Feeling the snowflakes and blood coming towards him, Lei Xiao looked intently.
It was a tragic battlefield on a snowy field.
The scorching fire and blood melted the snow and frozen soil, and the damp and muddy land was filled with twisted corpses and broken armor.
However, even though Lei Xiao had excellent eyesight, he could not see every corner of the battlefield clearly. It was like looking at the moon in the water, and everything was blurry.
"What is this place?"
Looking at the sudden scene in front of him, Lei Xiao's expression froze. He wanted to call out Rolandel, but found that the space bracelet on his arm had lost its effect, just like the situation in the dormant magic circle in the space train.
"Lord, this is the subconscious space. To be more precise, it is the subconscious space of His Majesty the old King."
Xiao Huan flapped her transparent wings and instantly transformed into the image of a mature witch. She stroked her chest and saluted Lei Xiao: "As long as we find the old king's main consciousness in this space, we can have a dialogue with him."
"So, my father has been fighting against the disease in the cold and fighting?"
Ariel looked at the bloody scene ahead and bit her red lips tightly.
"Please rest assured, Your Royal Highness, the old King has spent his whole life in the military and killed countless enemies. These are just drizzle."
Wu's voice clearly revealed some excitement, and he said: "For Your Majesty, this small scene is not even a threat."
"That's true. His Majesty the Steel Wrist King's strength has reached half a step to the fifth level. His physique and will are far beyond the comparison of ordinary strong men. Otherwise, he would not have persisted for such a long time."
Erza did not use illusion disguise, but showed her original dark elf appearance, with determination written all over her extremely fair and delicate face.
Just as the group of people said this, on the snowfield battlefield where there were originally only corpses, earth-shattering shouts of killing suddenly rang out, which made people feel awe-inspiring.
"The place where the shouts of killing are the loudest must be where my father is!"
Hearing the sound, the eagerness on Ariel's face became more obvious, and she couldn't help but look at Lei Xiao.
"Let's go over there right now."
Lei Xiao did not hesitate, his lavender wings vibrated, and he flew towards the battlefield ahead.
A group of five people moved forward at high speed on the boundless snowfield for a while, and Lei Xiao further noticed.
The snowfield battlefield ahead was not far away, but it could not get any closer, as if it was always standing still, which made people full of doubts.
On the contrary, the snowfield, where there were only scattered snowflakes falling at first, became even colder and biter.
The howling cold wind mixed with heavy snowflakes kept hitting everyone's energy shield, and even the movement speed of the group was greatly affected.
"Lord, this is His Majesty's subconscious self-defense mechanism at work."
Xiao Huan's crisp voice soon reached Lei Xiao's ears: "After all, we used a hastily built dormant array to forcefully enter the old king's subconscious mind. We were automatically excluded by the old king's subconscious defense mechanism.
It’s a reasonable thing.”
"How should we respond?"
Lei Xiao narrowed his eyes slightly, looking through the thick snowflakes coming in, looking at the increasingly vast and distant snowfield battlefield ahead, and asked Xiao Huan with a raised eyebrow.
"Back to Lord Lord, judging from the current situation, forcing a breakthrough is not a wise choice."
Xiao Huan nodded to Lei Xiao and responded: "Perhaps the key to solving all this lies in the hands of Her Royal Highness the Princess."
"In my hands?"
Ariel, who had been following Lei Xiao closely, looked puzzled and asked quickly: "Xiao Huan, what should I do?"
"The answer is actually very simple. Since we can't force a breakthrough, just let His Majesty the old King's self-defense mechanism take the initiative to let it go. As long as His Majesty the old King's self-mechanism determines that we will not cause harm to it, everything will naturally be solved."
Facing the biting wind and snow that kept filling her ears, Xiao Huan raised her voice a lot and shouted at the top of her lungs: "As a blood relative of His Majesty the old King, Her Royal Highness the Princess is undoubtedly the best candidate."
"What exactly should we do?"
Ariel's starry eyes lit up, her voice rose a bit, and she tentatively asked, "You're not going to ask me to shout directly, are you?"
"That's not impossible, but I'm afraid the effect will be minimal."
Xiao Huan raised her eyebrows, and then replied: "Your Highness the Princess only needs to recall the unforgettable time spent with His Majesty the old King in your mind, and leave the rest to me."
After speaking, Xiao Huan drew a light gray magic circle in mid-air, quickly flew towards Ariel, and then merged with the latter, causing the latter's whole body to exude a light gray light.
Under the soft gray light, Ariel's starry eyes were blurred, apparently lost in memories.
Not long after, blurry pictures began to appear in the sky full of snowflakes around the group of people. These pictures stood in the wind and snow, and the falling goose feather snowflakes melted at the touch, which was quite magical.
As these images gradually became clearer, Lei Xiao further noticed.
It was a series of memory fragments like short videos.
In the first picture, a burly middle-aged king was walking in the garden with a little girl who looked to be only three or four years old and dressed in a princess dress. From her curly black hair,
Look, this is obviously a father and daughter.
Moreover, the father's mountain-like body is in sharp contrast to the daughter's petite height, which only reaches his knees.
Although this scene of father and daughter taking a walk looks extremely ordinary, the faces of the middle-aged king and the little girl are both filled with bright smiles that have never disappeared from their cheeks.
Lei Xiao looked at the repeated scene and nodded slightly.
From the picture, it can be seen at a glance that the middle-aged king is the old king who is unconscious on the hospital bed. Although his handsome face and figure are no longer the same, the tenacity between his eyebrows has never changed.
The little girl is naturally Ariel as a child. Not only her fair face and long, slightly curly hair, but also her noble temperament unconsciously revealed when she walks are exactly the same as she is now.
"Although this scene seems ordinary, Ariel has rarely seen her father since she was a child. This must have been a rare time for father and daughter to get along when Ariel was young. No wonder it will be remembered to this day."
Lei Xiao thought this while continuing to observe.
In the subsequent scenes, there is little Ariel happily welcoming the old king's return at the palace gate, and there is also the old king celebrating little Ariel's birthday. They are all very warm scenes, until there is a scene
It caught Lei Xiao's attention.
In that scene, Ariel was learning to ride a horse under the guidance of the old king and the white knight. At this time, Ariel was obviously taller and was already close to the old king's waist. Her fair face also lost a bit of innocence, and
A little more willful and coquettish.
It can be clearly seen that although Ariel's fair face was full of reluctance and her little mouth was pouted, she still very neatly climbed onto the horse that was half a head taller than herself, and did not even accept the old king's offer.
of support.
"She looks at least eleven or twelve years old. Is she in her rebellious stage? It's hard to imagine how unruly a little princess can be in her rebellious stage."
"But the heart can't be deceived. Even so, Ariel obviously cherishes this time very much."
Lei Xiao smiled helplessly, and his eyes continued to wander over the next scene.
After that, as Ariel grew up, Lei Xiao saw the old king teaching sword skills, and father and daughter hunting together. Ariel even sneaked out of the palace and was caught by the old king when he came back from the side door.
Scenes.
As for the last picture, it is a grand banquet.
At this time, Ariel, whether it was her exquisite appearance or slim figure, was almost the same as she is now, and she was obviously an adult.
Ariel was seen wearing a luxurious pink dress, moving lightly, and immediately became the focus of the audience as soon as she appeared, causing a burst of applause and cheers from the surrounding noble ladies and other nobles.
The old king, who was already gray-haired, stood silently in a corner of the banquet hall, looking at his daughter with kindness and relief, just like thousands of ordinary old fathers.
"This should be the scene at Ariel's coming-of-age ceremony, right? According to her, not long after that, the old king suddenly fell into a coma completely, and he remains until today."
Lei Xiao nodded thoughtfully, thinking this in his heart.
Just when Lei Xiao thought of this, the series of memory scenes in mid-air suddenly emitted a burst of extremely dazzling light.
Wherever the brilliance went, the manic wind and snow all disappeared, as if they had never appeared.
Click! Click!
Along with the crisp sound of broken glass, Lei Xiao was surprised to find out.
The invisible wall that blocked everyone's eyes was shattered and turned into crystal fragments, which were dissipated in the wind on the vast snowy plains where the sky was clear and clear at some point.
And the battlefield that was originally out of reach is now close at hand.
In the middle of the bloody battlefield, a burly figure wearing a golden crown, a broken red robe, and golden plate armor stood standing with a sword. Surrounded by a group of enemy corpses, judging from the coat of arms,
, obviously a soldier of the Pars Empire.
From this distance, Lei Xiao could clearly see it.
That burly figure was none other than Ariel's father, the old king who was bedridden.
Compared with the haggard old king in reality, the other party's figure is still extremely burly, his plump face is full of determination, and even his temples are not gray.
Especially his pair of shining and sharp eyes, coupled with his thick and slightly curly hair, made him look like an unruly lion, looking down at the fragmented corpses on the ground.
"Father!"
Looking at the familiar figure she had not seen for a long time, Ariel ran over without any hesitation, surrounded by Lei Xiao and others.
"Ellie? My daughter?"
Hearing Ariel's call, the old king was stunned for a moment and immediately noticed the presence of the group of people.
I saw that he also had no hesitation. A touch of urgency and tenderness suddenly appeared on his resolute face that was originally full of murderous intent, and he hurriedly came forward.
When they got closer, Ariel, whose face was already filled with tears, hugged directly into the old king's generous chest, sobbing uncontrollably.
At this point, the father and daughter, who had been separated for a long time, even separated by life and death several times, came into contact with each other again, even if it was only in the consciousness of the terminally ill old king.
Seeing this heartwarming scene, Lei Xiao and everyone else couldn't help but have moved expressions on their faces, but they just watched it all quietly.
Ever since the old king fell seriously ill, Ariel, who had been assassinated several times, fled the royal capital and then fought back singing triumphant songs. Needless to say, she wandered on the edge of life and death many times.
The old king also relied on his extraordinary strong will to not collapse in the raging unknown disease, and has persisted until now.
It can be seen from this that it is not easy for the father and daughter, who have been together rarely and separated many times since childhood, and have depended on each other, to meet again.
"Ellie, my good daughter, my most precious treasure in this world, why are you here?"
While being extremely excited, a trace of doubt appeared on the old king's face, and he said puzzledly: "Although I have been fighting in chaos and have forgotten time and everything, this place is obviously not reality, but my reality."
Inner world, right?”
"To be honest with my father, this is my father's inner world, or in other words, my father's subconscious level."
Ariel wiped away the tears from the corner of her eyes, nodded to the old king and said, "And the reason why we are here is because of an extremely exquisite dormant magic circle, so that we can directly talk to our father."
"So that's it. It's just as I expected."
The old king sighed, and then an unexpected look appeared on his face, and he murmured: "So, my body in reality is already on the verge of death, right?"
"Father, don't be so pessimistic. He and I must find a way to save our father!"
Ariel denied the old king's words, but said urgently: "This is also the main reason why we come here to meet our father."
"Let's not talk about it for now. I am satisfied to be able to see my daughter again. After all, my hard work for so long has not been wasted."
The old king touched Ariel's head affectionately, his expression immediately became solemn, and asked: "Ellie, how is the situation in the Cold Flame Kingdom now? You guys have been forming cliques secretly for a long time.
The brothers who covet the throne have probably turned this country upside down, right?"
"In order to fight for the throne, they will use any means, even to ignite a raging war in the kingdom, and draw innocent civilians and soldiers into the whirlpool of blood and fire again."
The old king sighed heavily, shook his head helplessly and said: "It's all my fault. In the early years, I was busy with state affairs in the north and neglected to discipline them, which is why the disaster has persisted to this day."
"Father, please don't worry. The Kingdom of Lengyan has indeed been in pieces for a while, but now the broken mirror has been reunited."
Ariel smiled and patted the old king's generous back gently.
"Ellie, tell your father, which of your royal brothers is in control of this country?"
After hearing Ariel's words, the old king's solemn expression became more urgent, and he quickly asked. ()