One hundred and thirty-five. Don't talk about morality, don't talk about good and evil
Lilia didn't know that the matter had been resolved.
Still worried that the Harles gang would come for revenge, she took only all her money, family-related things and some clothes and got on the carriage and left.
Although her bloodline has grown from glory to the earth, time is enough to erase everything. Lilia is just an old man with a proud heart. This pride also ruined her life - when she was young and beautiful, her vision was too high, so she failed to continue the bloodline.
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In the carriage, Lilia talked about the past stories with emotion, and showed Lu Li the photo frame that had been placed on the dining table. The beautiful girl in the blurry black and white photo was what Lilia looked like when she was young. Of course, now she only has
Age spots, wrinkles, and eyes that are no longer clear.
"Will you still like me if I get older?"
Anna's coldness would always melt when she encountered something related to Lu Li. Outside the car curtain, she asked Lu Li sitting next to her in a low voice.
"You don't age."
The pale lips under the cloak curved: "So you like me?"
Lu Li did not answer.
Before returning to the hotel, they first walked into a restaurant. After Lu Li indicated that he had enough money, Lilia still only ordered one portion of lamb.
Lu Li ordered two more steaks and vegetable salads. The price of the latter even exceeded the price of the steaks, and the supply was limited. Guests at each table could only order one vegetable salad at most.
"How mature do you want your steak to be, sir? Do you need any condiments?" the waiter asked.
"Well done."
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Many omnivorous scavengers still survive, such as rats and crows.
"What?"
The waiter was stunned for a moment, then apologized and walked away strangely.
The upper class are accustomed to eating undercooked steaks, usually 5 to 7 mature, because they think this type of beef is the most tender and delicious.
Not to mention that some nobles have always liked to eat the "original taste" of food. They even wanted to pass the steak over the charcoal fire and serve it to the table.
It takes some time for the steak to be fully cooked. The lamb and vegetable salad are brought to the table first, and the lid is opened.
Lilia liked the vegetable salad more than the lamb she ordered. After eating less than half of it, she slowed down, took out a handkerchief and wiped the corners of her mouth, and asked politely: "Mr. Exorcist, can you tell me something about
What about Princess Roland?”
"You can call me Lu Li."
Lu Li answered and said calmly: "The long years have caused her to lose many memories. All I know is her current condition and the cause of her death."
The latter was the trigger that triggered the war, the mystery of the disappearance of Princess Roland.
Some historians have analyzed the causes of this war. Some scholars believe that the opposition in the Kingdom of Allen ambushed the convoy escorting Princess Roland on the road, and some scholars believe that the people of the old Principality of St. Mark resisted the marriage, so the same
Princess Roland, who was dissatisfied with the marriage, was rescued by her followers and escaped.
"Why did my ancestor...the princess disappear? Was she framed by the guards of the Kingdom of Allen!" Lilia couldn't help but get excited, attracting the attention of the guests at the surrounding tables.
Lu Li shook his head gently: "She was swallowed by the swamp."
"swamp……"
Lilia whispered softly. She knew that period of history clearly. Princess Roland disappeared on the way to the Allen Peninsula, which happened to be on the Swamp Road...
"Were they harmed by others?" Lilia asked.
"It was just an accident. She stepped into a swamp while escaping."
Lilia lost her appetite.
If Princess Roland died accidentally just to avoid marriage... the consequences of her willful behavior would be the destruction of her family and country, and hundreds of thousands of people would die as a result.
Lilia should resent her. But paradoxically, she could not accuse Princess Roland of being wrong.
As a descendant, Princess Roland deserved her resentment for ruining the country and the family with her own hands. The pain suffered by the descendants of the family was all due to the choice of this noble girl.
As a woman, Lilia understands and agrees with Princess Roland's choice. If she had been forced to marry an unknown man when she was young, she would have made the same choice.
Should we say this is stubbornness stemming from blood?
Lilia thought complicatedly.
After a long time, she slowly asked: "You mentioned the territory before, princess, is she very powerful now...?"
"She is the evil god in the weird system, the Lord of the Southern Shadow Swamp." Lu Li said.
"God..."
The title of evil god makes ordinary people subconsciously associate it with gods. To a certain extent, they are similar, but they are not omniscient and omnipotent like the legendary gods.
And unwarranted kindness to mankind.
The steak was brought to the table, and Lilia, who had lost her appetite, just ate a few more pieces of vegetable salad, leaving the lamb and steak untouched.
Lu Li finished his portion of steak, packed up the rest, and took the carriage back to the hotel.
After renting a room next door and settling in Lilia, Lu Li and Anna returned to their room.
There were still five hours before the evening party, so Lu Li casually opened a few books that Lilia had given him before.
"History of the Customs of the Principality of Saint Mark", "Glory of Toaragon", and a well-preserved and ancient ancient book signed by Grand Duke Edela.
Opening the title page, a line of faded and beautiful words appeared.
[Even if the flower withers, people will remember its beauty - To my beloved daughter Roland Toyaragon]
This book, or diary, was written by Archduke Edela after the Swamp Mother disappeared and the war began.
Quietly flipping through the pages and looking back, most of them contain memories of the Mother of the Swamp.
Interesting stories from her childhood; her first trip to the Kingdom of Allen when she was thirteen and astonishing all the nobles; the precious agate bracelets collected and made by the great craftsman; the streets crowded with people and flowers every time she travels...
Princess Roland is indeed the treasure of the entire Principality of St. Mark. After her disappearance, the angry Archduke Edela declared war on the Kingdom of Allen. Countless people brought hoes and dry food and voluntarily joined the army to attack the Kingdom of Allen.
So much so that Lu Li wondered whether it was because of them that the Swamp Mother could become an evil god and regain her humanity hundreds of years later. The love of millions of citizens turned into the first seed and was buried deep in the heart of the Swamp Mother. Because of Lu Li,
wake.
Edela frequently wrote in her diary. The progress of the war alternated with memories of her daughter.
Sadly, history is doomed.
This diary makes people feel the sadness and despair of Grand Duke Edela even more. As the pages are turned one by one, Grand Duke Edela's handwriting becomes more and more scrawled and messy. The lands occupied in the early stage were recaptured one by one by the Allian Kingdom coalition forces.
, and even the territory was counterattacked and invaded by the coalition forces.
The memories of Princess Roland are gradually postponed until the last page.
The army of the Kingdom of Allen arrived outside the palace, and the memories written by Grand Duke Edela in the last period of his life also went back to the day Princess Roland was born.
This is the last sentence.
[When she came into the world, the whole of Saint Mark was shouting her name, Roland...]