Aranza's residence is in an independent garden on the edge of the island, a two-story stone building. Not every member of the Lane family is qualified to have an independent residence on this island fixed with iron chains. Even the current head of the family can only
To be able to own a small building in the name of the entire branch to which he belongs, let alone an attached garden, shows how precious Aranza's status is.
Of course, this is because Aranza is the son of the Hero King.
In the past, when Aranza followed Cecilia, she would visit the family once a year and stay in this familiar yet unfamiliar small building for a few days. Unexpectedly, after going out to experience, she would not return here for a year or two. The family council
Those old guys just missed him.
Aranza was born as a dead shell without a soul. The King of Heroes took out branches from his own and his wife's souls and merged them into Aranza's soul. This was not a secret in the Lane family. If it weren't for the fact that this was the first time that such a practice had been done
, without reference, Aranza needs to be left with Cecilia for observation and recuperation. The old guys in the family council may have locked Aranza in the Black Chain Castle as an ancestor.
Because these old guys who can only lead soldiers in war don't know anything about alchemy. They have a one-sided understanding of Aranza's resurrection and stubbornly believe that Aranza is not an ordinary person. The King of Heroes actually cut off a little of his own soul.
His son, therefore, these old guys believe that Aranza's identity is not just as simple as the son of the Hero King.
But, at least for now, Aranza is just Aranza.
The group of people settled in the small building. Aranza gave the old housekeeper a few words and asked him to leave. After a while, the old housekeeper returned to the small building with a girl about the same age as Aranza.
"Sir, you are back." The girl followed the old housekeeper and bowed her head to Aranza.
"Well, you don't have to be so polite," Aranza smiled and scratched her head, turned to Jiexi and others, "This is Nicole. When I stayed here before, Nicole was responsible for some affairs related to me."
Later, Aranza introduced the Thorn Mercenary Group to Nicole and asked her to take Jessi and others to have a meal. He followed the itinerary mentioned by the old butler Jian and went to the high-rise dining room of the Black Chain Castle. The current head of the Lane family
, the Duke of Alsis will receive Aranza there.
"Miss Nicole," after watching Aranza and the old housekeeper leave, Jessie immediately sat comfortably on the animal skin sofa in the center of the living room, staring at Nicole with arrogance and unceremoniousness, "I can ask you
A question?"
"Excuse me, I will answer to the best of my knowledge." Nicole still stood where she was, her words were respectful and her expression was not weird.
Jiexi dragged her chin with her hands and thought for a moment before continuing: "It's not a big problem. It's just out of my personal curiosity. Why do some of you call Aranza 'Prince' while others call him 'Prince'?"
'grown ups'?"
"Lord Aranza has not been officially canonized by the family. The title of 'Prince' was privately given to Lord Aranza by some of the upper echelons of the family. It does not represent the will of the family."
Nicole opened her mouth to answer, and her words were precise, which immediately gave Jessie some conclusions about Aranza's position in the family.
"So, how does the current head of the Lane family call Aranza?" Jessie immediately asked a crucial question.
"This..." Nicole didn't expect Jie Xi to ask this question. She didn't know how to answer for a while. She thought about it for a long time before saying, "Duke Alsis never seems to use these two titles..."
On the other side, Aranza and the old butler appeared in the corridor of the high-rise dining room of Black Chain Castle. Aranza followed the old butler through the red plush carpet in the corridor. The soft texture under his feet did not make him feel comfortable. On the contrary, Aranza
I just feel that this long and narrow corridor is full of oppression.
At this moment, the old housekeeper suddenly stopped, turned to look at Aranza, and said with emotion: "Your Highness, you look more and more like your father."
Aranza was stunned and then said: "Grandpa Follett, what are you...?"
"I am old and can no longer take care of the family affairs for His Majesty the King... Duke Alsis has arranged a new butler. I will leave here in a few days. Your Highness, you must take care of yourself." Old Follett
Sighing softly, the wrinkles in the corners of his eyes seemed much clearer. After speaking, he stopped talking nonsense and led Aranza to the carved wooden door at the end of the corridor.
"The Duke is waiting for you inside." Old Follett bowed to Aranza, his eyes did not stay on Aranza, but stood on one side of the door, waiting for Aranza to go in and meet the current head of the Lane family.
Judging from the old butler's intention as he stood by the door, it was obvious that Duke Alsis wanted to talk to Aranza alone.
Aranza took a deep breath, and the depression that filled the corridor instantly obscured his usual carelessness. The boy with brown hair like his father pushed open the luxurious carved wooden door. This dining room has no windows, and a huge magic crystal chandelier hangs in the dining room.
In the center, the specially processed magic crystal emits white and bright light, coming towards you like a tide.
For a moment, Aranza mistakenly thought that she was worshiping the king's throne.
At one end of the square dining table, Duke Alsis remained motionless, moving his clean chin up and down, chewing a piece of beef in his mouth: "Sit down, Aranza, you are so slow to come back. Some elders of the family council almost missed it."
I'm going crazy."
Aranza didn't say anything, and sat down at the other end of the square dining table, where the tableware and food had been placed, and she just started eating. As for the Duke opposite, he was not polite to him, and he didn't need to be polite to him.
"You are still like this, with a self-righteous expression every time you see me," Duke Alsis said to himself, "Aranza, others will care about your identity, but I don't care. Don't think those elders can
I can cover you."
"So, what do you want to say to me?" Aranza stopped holding the knife in her hand and asked.
Hearing this, Duke Alsis suddenly laughed: "Aranza, don't say 'you' to me, you should call me 'head of the house'. Do you know what 'head of the house' means?"
"I don't know," Aranza continued to eat, not looking at the Duke opposite, "but I know what you mean."
Hearing this, Duke Alsis was not angry with Aranza's attitude and continued: "In this family rookie competition, you finally waited for the opportunity to perform in front of those elders. Be happy, but you'd better not
Let me find some clue, stay there as before, and then get out of the Black Chain Castle obediently. This is your best choice."
"Crack!"
Hearing this, the table knife in Aranza's hand suddenly broke. The brown-haired boy raised his head and glared at the rude Duke, but he could not cause any trouble. He stood up suddenly, snorted heavily, and walked away, feeling angry and helpless.
.
Seeing Aranza leave the dining room, Duke Alsis laughed unbridledly, seeming to enjoy the process of insulting Aranza.
Alcis Lane. In the era of the King of Heroes, he was just a small character who was squeezed into the corner of the family. After the Year of Disaster, he used his army and money to seize the position of head of the Lane family. There are a total of seven members of the Lane Family Council.
Elders, three of them hate him extremely, and the other four have more or less accepted bribes from Alsis and have not expressed their attitude clearly. However, the only power of the family council is to decide who the head of the family is. It cannot influence the decision-making of the head of the family. It can only make suggestions.
Or participate in some of its affairs.
"Your Highness, are you okay?" Old Follett had been waiting for Aranza at the door. When he saw him coming out with a gloomy face, he couldn't help but asked with concern.
"I'm fine, Grandpa Follett, where are you going next?" Aranza said.
"Elder Goethe of the Family Council would like you to come to him, but..."
Old Follett seemed a little hesitant, because Aranza didn't look good. Telling him about this now might cause unnecessary trouble. But in the end, old Follett decided to speak. His intuition told him that the prince
His Highness is no longer as young and ignorant as he was in previous years. "However, a servant has just informed me that the prairie elf you brought was forcibly taken away by Lord Shim while dining in Restaurant No. 1..."
Him!
Aranza felt a fire burning fiercely in his chest that left him nowhere to hide, and his unquenched anger instantly boiled over. Him, this man, was the biological son of Duke Alsis, the current head of the Lane family.
"Haha, that dead shemale, I'm going to kill him!"
Aranza suddenly laughed angrily, clenched his hands into fists, and his knuckles turned blue. He quickly walked through the corridor, left the Black Chain Castle, and let Old Follett lead the way towards the residence of Duke Alsis and his family on the island.