Ever since Perseus was attacked by the plague beast, he has been recuperating in the intensive care unit. He recovered well in the initial period and everything is developing in a good direction.

But since Yuan Wen's night visit one day, Perseus's temperament suddenly changed drastically. He always scolded the medical staff and refused to see anyone. His irritable mood also made it difficult for his wounds to heal. Later, it turned into a chronic disease and his whole body became...

Due to long-term infection and inflammation, he became depressed and even fell into coma from time to time.

During the period when Perseus was unable to take charge, the kingdom's affairs were all handled by the ministers below. Government orders were conveyed as always, local officials carried them out as always, and the people lived as always. The huge national machine of Doguland seemed to be still operating, without any

What a change.

However, those who are at the center of the power vortex know that with Perseus's current condition, it may not be a matter of how long it will take for him to recover. The old king dies of illness and the king's crown may change hands within a matter of days.

The royal city is now like a barrel of gunpowder. Just waiting for a spark to appear, it may explode into a thunder that will overturn the entire territory.

Sting also lost a lot of weight during this time. On the one hand, his daughter was missing and her whereabouts had not been found for a long time. On the other hand, Perseus was in a bad state. He had a heavy burden on his shoulders and had to deal with it every day.

Among the ministers, it can be said that they are mentally and physically exhausted.

In the last meeting, Perseus had already made his intentions very clear. Bolton had no talent as a king, and Andre formed a party to disrupt the government. Both of these people have been excluded. The future "Doguland 25"

"It can only be the remaining candidate, Solandel.

In order to achieve a smooth transition of power when the new king is crowned, on the one hand, he must have the support of the ministers, and on the other hand, he must firmly hold the military power. Both are indispensable.

Unfortunately, Solandel's foundation is too shallow and she lacks supporters among civil servants. Except for those soldiers who fought alongside her in the north, the rest of the legions are either loyal to Bolton or Andre's army.

The doorman cannot be used by her.

All Sting can do is to win over those civil servants or generals who have wavered in their stance to help Solandel expand its influence. In addition, he is also doing his best to deal with the affairs of the Hircine family.

The Hircine family is openly on the side of Solandel, but Kino is under house arrest and deeply involved in the crisis. Sting is trying to coordinate, hoping to transfer Kino back to Twilight City, or send him to the Cold Valley.

Go and free him.

However, the Troyin family at Fengyun Pass was very fierce, and it was obvious that they wanted to hold Chino to death.

And the strange thing is that Chino himself is not active in being transferred. He seems to be retiring in Fengyunguan, which makes it difficult to understand his inner thoughts.

Wind and rain have been hitting the royal city for several days, and the air is so humid that it makes people feel stuffy.

Late that night, Sting returned to his hotel after finishing his official duties. He looked at the clock and found that it was almost 4 a.m., and he had made an appointment with someone to talk about something at 6 a.m. Now he couldn't sleep for long even if he lay down, so he didn't even wear pajamas.

Change, sit down on the recliner, and start to relax with your eyes closed.

"Dongdongdong!"

Just after Sting lay down for a while, there was a dull knock on the door. When he opened the door, he saw the imperial guards standing outside.

The leading imperial guard said silently: "Lord Sting, please come with us. Your Majesty will summon you."

Sting looked at these imperial guards. They were fully armed for some reason, wearing heavy helmets and sharp swords that were only worn in battle. It could be seen from their sharp eyes that they were the most elite among the imperial guards.

Yes, there are 17 people in total.

"What are you doing?" Sting couldn't help but be confused.

The leading imperial guard said nothing, but made a cold "please" gesture.

Sting didn't say much and got on the carriage parked outside.

On the way to the hospital where Perseus was staying, Sting lifted the curtains of the car and looked outside a few times. He always felt that there was some kind of eyes watching him in the dark.

He thought it was an illusion at first, but later found out that it was not the case. In addition to the imperial guards who followed the carriage, there were also many hidden guards scattered in the dark along the way, monitoring him the whole time.

All kinds of strange behaviors made Sting feel uneasy inside.

When we arrived at the medical center, the security here was even tighter than before. There were more than a hundred people on guard duty scattered around, and there were still many masters hidden secretly.

When Sting came to the intensive care unit, Perseus was in a conscious state. He was sitting on the bed leaning on a pillow. His face was blue-grey due to long-term inflammation and heavy use of drugs, and his lips were shriveled and shriveled, like rotten bark.

Seeing his former good brother become like this, Sting couldn't help but feel sad. He said with concern: "Your Majesty, if you have anything to do, you'd better lie down and talk."

Perseus did not respond. He just looked at the heavy rain outside the window with a dazed look in his eyes: "I had a dream last night. I dreamed about something that happened a long time ago. At that time, we were both very young and we were studying together in the academy."

"Sura was a little girl that year and was our classmate. The three of us often went out to drink secretly, copied each other's homework to deal with the teacher, and chatted about life together under the moon."

"Do you still remember? When you chased Sura, the three of us made an agreement that when you have children in the future, whether you are a boy or a girl, you must recognize me as your adoptive father, and I will treat your children as your biological children.

."

Having said this, Perseus smiled helplessly: "Later I became the king. Out of etiquette, I couldn't let Lorna call me foster father. However, I still treated her as my own child and gave her a different surname.

Prince, by giving her everything you can, you have fulfilled your promise back then."

The past events are vivid in his mind, and the laughter and laughter of those years still seem to be echoing in his ears, but now things have changed. His wife has been dead for fifteen years, and his daughter has disappeared recently. These memories leave Sting with only a sense of sadness.

Perseus withdrew his gaze, looked at the brother in front of him who had grown up together, and said deeply: "Sting, whether you admit it in your heart or not, you should be able to tell that I may not live long."

"Ever since I became the king, you have always treated me as 'Your Majesty', and you have always acted calmly and peacefully. You have never taken advantage of the personal relationship between you and me. I am honored to have a brother like you."

"There are some words and some things that I know are different between kings and ministers and should not be spoken. But now I am also going to die. If I can't listen to my brother's heart before I die, and if I die like this in a coward, I will

I’m afraid I won’t be reconciled after death.”

The topic of life and death made Sting even more sad. He secretly wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes with his sleeves: "Your Majesty, please tell me if you have anything to say."
Chapter completed!