"Hahahaha, I only heard that His Majesty Cohen had the habit of losing things when he was young. I didn't expect that the special envoy who came here to propose marriage could also lose the gift list." Before anyone arrived, a burst of hearty laughter came from behind the heavy curtains.
"Such a careless suitor has the confidence to ask me to marry my precious daughter to the Sibia Empire? I really want to see her sooner."
Following this energetic voice, a group of chamberlains surrounded the old man in royal robes and walked up to Cohen and others.
This old man was of medium build. Although he had a thin face, he was energetic. With every move he made, he had the majesty of an emperor sweeping around him. His eyes glanced over, and when he saw Cohen standing with a smile, he felt a trace of difficulty.
Perceived surprise flashed in his eyes.
"I have met His Majesty the Emperor." Cohen put his hands on his chest and bowed slightly, performing the courtesy of a junior, "I wish His Majesty good health."
Before the old emperor could speak, a well-dressed lady came out from behind the curtain, walked slowly to the emperor, bowed to the emperor first, then turned back and reprimanded Cohen loudly, "Sibiya's proposal messenger,
You are so brave, you don’t kneel down when you see the Emperor of our country, but you salute as a junior, do you still have the Liva Empire in your eyes?"
Emperor Riva himself did not say anything to stop him. He wore a subtle smile with a hidden meaning, and just looked at Cohen with peaceful eyes, as if to see how he would respond. Cohen straightened up and turned to look at the noble man.
Wife, from what this woman just said, he had roughly guessed the identity of the other party. Especially since Princess Berni standing next to her did not make a sound and lowered her head slightly, which meant that this was one of her many sisters.
One person.
This lady is about 25 or 26 years old. Judging from the way her hair is styled, she should be a lady. She is pretty good-looking, with delicate skin and a sultry figure. She is also well-groomed, wearing a handmade dress.
A delicate light green dress, with a luxurious colorful gauze draped over her exposed shoulders, and a few pieces of jewelry to make her even more beautiful... But Cohen hated her tights, which made her look even more gorgeous.
Her breasts were held up high on her chest, creating a shocking hanging ravine.
"Although I am here to propose marriage in a private capacity, I am fully authorized to represent His Majesty Cohen Keda. Before I set off, His Majesty the Emperor repeatedly told me to pay attention to my self-respect and never to give big gifts to others. If I make His Majesty feel that I have eaten,
If you lose, then my life will not be saved." Cohen kept a smile on his face, "If Her Royal Highness the Princess feels that the Emperor of our country should kneel down when meeting Emperor Riva, what does it matter if I kneel down... But Her Royal Highness the Princess
, do you understand that if I do this, the subsequent development will seem to be more surprising."
"How dare you threaten me, a small messenger?" Taking a step forward, the lady looked at Cohen with a bit of evil in her eyes, "You'd better get clear on the fact that the Sibia Empire is not capable of leading the Divine Alliance.
Although you are a powerful country, your army is not an invincible force. Based on the current national strength, your Majesty Cohen seems to be unable to bully Riva."
"Your Highness the Princess is overthinking it. Speaking of this threat! In my understanding, this method is actually a huge investment and carries considerable risks." Cohen shook his head seriously and said: "And between me and
There has been no enmity between the princesses in the past and no enmity in the recent times. Why should I threaten the princess? I have no such motive at all, so please relax, your princess."
"You lost the gift list, how do you explain it?" Seeing that she could not mislead Cohen, the lady tried another method, "Since ancient times, suitors have paid most attention to sincerity. Who would propose without preparing a gift list? The marriage of common people
It needs to be formal and solemn. Since you represent His Majesty Cohen, then we can regard this matter as His Majesty Cohen's contempt for the entire Riva Empire."
Emperor Riva, who was supposed to be the real master, turned a deaf ear to the tit-for-tat confrontation between the two. He chuckled and sat down at the table. He also waved Princess Berni over and personally peeled off a piece of fruit and put it in her mouth.
.
Princess Berni didn't seem to worry that Cohen would fall behind. She ate the fruit with a smile on her face, then turned around to watch the battle with interest.
"This gift note! In fact, it's not that I lost it, but that His Majesty the Emperor of our country didn't write it at all. The statement that it was removed is just a means of keeping it secret." At this point, Cohen faced Emperor Riva and said, "Please
Your Majesty asked the rest of the crowd to stay out of the way so that I can tell you the list of gifts to show His Majesty the Emperor's caution in this matter."
"This world has really become strange. How can we hide gifts when giving them to others? Proposal envoys from the six countries all hold lists in the palace hall and sing out the gift catalog loudly." The noble lady smiled faintly, lowered her gaze, and spoke with
He adjusted the colorful gauze draped on his arm with his hands and said, "Looking at your sneaky appearance, these gifts are not serious things, are they?"
Cohen gave an indifferent expression, looking out the window, and did not answer the lady's words.
"Things are not always like this. There are always exceptions." At this time, Emperor Riva, who had always stayed out of the matter, spoke up, "Where is the attendant priest? Come out and talk about this kind of exception for the eldest princess."
"Yes, Your Majesty." A young priest wearing a white robe came out of the curtain, stood next to the noble lady and said: "Your Royal Highness, Princess, any gift or dedication that includes items from the gods, except for the person involved,
Except, no one else can know."
"I also remembered one thing." Before the noble lady could react, Cohen had already cast his gaze on her, with a pleasant smile on his lips, "Her Royal Highness, you seemed to have said just now that it was a gift from the Sibia Empire.
Isn’t it something serious? You can ask this priest, what kind of punishment will the person involved receive if he evaluates the sacred items given by the Light God Clan in this way?”
Hearing Cohen's words, even the arrogant eldest princess couldn't help but take a step back, with deep fear in her eyes. The priest in white standing behind her lowered his head, not even daring to say a word...
As a priest of the temple, he did not say anything to stop the eldest princess when she blasphemed the gods. The princess had a noble status, so even if she was punished, it would not be too severe, but he had only one way to die.
"Children are not sensible. They came to join in the fun when they heard that I was meeting the envoy. What they said may offend me. Please don't take offense to the envoy." In the stagnant atmosphere, Emperor Riva stood up and waved to the eldest princess, "Okay.
, just pretend that this incident never happened, go and talk to your mother, I have to discuss business with the special envoy! You all should also step aside."
Emperor Riva's last words were to those "miscellaneous people waiting". The people in the room quickly retreated, leaving only Cohen, Emperor Riva and Princess Berni. Emperor Riva waved to Cohen,
Invite him to sit down at the table. Emperor Riva did not know in his heart that this special envoy was Cohen, but the conversation between Cohen and the eldest princess impressed him deeply. Not to mention that Cohen retreated in order to let the eldest princess fall into the trap.
It can be said that Cohen's magnanimity in speaking eloquently in front of the royal family is not something that ordinary people can possess.
"The envoy has gone too far." Cohen smiled magnanimously and sat down opposite Emperor Riva. Princess Berni knew that Cohen had always been arrogant and arrogant. In another place and with other people, she would never say this sentence of apology, so she asked Cohen
Give me a grateful glance.
"It really surprises me that the special envoy has such magnanimity at such a young age." Emperor Riva looked at Cohen and said slowly: "I had only heard that the Sibia Empire produced outstanding military generals, but I didn't expect that there would be a special envoy."
This kind of person. Viscount Silver Moon Lake, a very unfamiliar name! Cohen Keda, this child is really good at creating surprises for us."
"Your Majesty, thank you. The little ambassador has no other merits, he is just clever. Because he has a similar temperament to His Majesty Cohen, he got this job." Cohen kept a smile on his face, "If it is convenient, please allow the little ambassador to tell me.
Gift List.”
"First of all, it is a gift to your country." Seeing that Emperor Riva had no objections, Cohen said, "Our country sends ten finely crafted black iron weapons, thirty pairs of top-grade armor, fifty carriages of cloth and brocade, and various kinds of gifts.
I hope your country will accept the hundred carts of special products."
"It's really rare." Emperor Riva nodded and said with a smile: "Is this the first time your country has sent a gift since the restoration of the country? I am actually given this honor. Thank you very much."
"Then it's a personal gift for Princess Berni." Cohen continued, "The four princesses of our country gave a set of colorful clothes, an elf cloak, a set of colorful magic crystal jewelry, and ten rare toys. Three of them.
The prince presented a top-of-the-line carriage, twenty horses, and a box of ancient relics of books. There was also a gift from Princess Qinlun. Her Royal Highness the little princess spent half a month personally knitting a gemstone laurel crown for Her Royal Highness Princess Berni."
"What a rare and generous gift. Please convey my gratitude when the special envoy returns home. Special thanks to Princess Qinlun." Princess Beirni nodded slightly and replied calmly.
"But why didn't I hear any artifacts from the Gods?" Emperor Riva smiled slightly, "It's a bad habit to lie to others."
"The divine items were sent by His Majesty the Emperor of our country. There is no falsehood." Cohen reached out and took out a small box from his arms, slightly amplifying the sound so that the person standing secretly in the corner could hear clearly, "And this is not the ordinary meaning.
Divine items on."
"Oh? Is it so precious?" Emperor Riva looked at the box in front of him, "Daughter, open this box and let me see it."
"Yes, Father." Princess Berni took the box, carefully uncovered the seal, and gently opened the lid.
A piece of white feather, only as long as a finger, slowly floated from the velvet at the bottom of the box, rising slowly until it reached the height of the three people's eyes before stopping. Circles of white light spots as big as rice grains appeared on the feather,
And spread and flew out in all directions, exuding soft light all the way, passing through the bodies of the three people, passing through the heavy curtains, and even passing through walls.
"This is... this is... this is..." Emperor Riva pointed at the feather and stuttered in surprise.
These are the feathers on the wings of the eldest princess of the Gods. When Cohen went to the paradise island, he took great pains to "snatch" several such feathers. The other four were embedded in hair accessories and given to his wife. When choosing a gift, Cohen discovered these feathers.
The piece of feather began to emit white light spots. Thinking that it had no other use, I simply used it as a favor, but I didn't expect that it would have such a shocking effect on the emperors of other empires.
"This is a holy thing given to our Emperor by the Princess of the Gods before he ascended the throne. Your Majesty, you are a very smart person. Of course you know where this holy thing comes from." Seeing Emperor Riva's expression, Cohen
A long laugh, a sense of immense pride for the empire and the emperor was clearly revealed in his words, "Today, only His Majesty our country has received this treatment. Not to mention other empires, they have never seen this holy thing!
"
"His Majesty Cohen Keda is so good at asking questions." After staring at the feather for a long time, Emperor Liva withdrew his gaze. He shook his head and sighed, "How can the Liva Empire dare to accept such a unique gift?
Daughter, put it away."
Princess Berni gently caught the feather with her fingers, carefully placed it in the box, and then pushed it back to Cohen.
"This is not for your country, it is just a personal gift from His Majesty Cohen to Princess Berni." Cohen explained: "When the Princess of the Light God Clan gave this item, His Majesty Cohen had already stated that it would be given to other people in the future, and
The God Clan Princess acquiesced at that time. Moreover, each of the four princesses of our country has a hair ornament inlaid with this item. So Your Majesty does not have to worry, Princess Berni will definitely not have any trouble accepting this gift."
"Even the four princesses of the Sibia Empire?" Emperor Riva was stunned, "So, there are five of these holy objects?"
"Your Majesty, you know that I can't lie to you about this matter." Cohen shrugged and replied in a calm tone: "I saw four items from the four imperial concubines before, and I saw one more today.
pieces, so I can only say that our Majesty has at least five pieces in his hands. Who knows when His Majesty Cohen will be able to come up with one or two pieces?"
After listening to Cohen's words, Emperor Riva fell silent and looked at the small box on the table in trance.
Although he was talking to Emperor Riva, Cohen's keen sense kept detecting the surrounding situation. After showing this feather, one of the two people eavesdropping under the window left, and there was another person outside the wall on the other side.
One person joined in, but the person hiding behind the heavy curtain remained motionless.
"Can the special envoy tell me the true purpose of this trip?" After a long time, Emperor Riva raised his eyes and said, "His Majesty Cohen asked you to bring me this divine item from a thousand miles away to see what the hidden meaning is.
?”
"This is really a gift! What His Majesty Cohen bestowed upon you is just a simple wish. If Your Majesty insists that the envoy tell you a hidden meaning, the envoy will have no choice but to share his own guess."
Cohen clasped his hands and spoke, then suddenly turned his eyes and said, "Your Majesty, there is a reptile in the corner!"
"This palace has not been renovated for many years, and it is normal to have a few insects. My bones are very stiff, and I am too lazy to ask my servants to clean it." Emperor Riva's eyes flashed, "If the envoy feels bored, just brush them away.
Just go."
"Well... the little envoy has always been doing things like processing documents..." Cohen never expected that the old emperor would let him do it, and he felt embarrassed for a moment, "The little envoy... of course doesn't have this ability..."
"If you don't have this ability, how can you still come to propose marriage?" The old emperor smiled lightly, "If you don't even do this for me, then the special envoy will have no choice but to return home... Why don't you think about the elderly at all? I am young.
Now that I’m older, I can’t do many things by myself…”
"Your Majesty is enjoying a happy life. Of course, you don't have to do it yourself. The envoy is willing to do it for you." Seeing what the old emperor said, Cohen agreed, but then he pursed his lips and looked confused, "It's just that the envoy is not a farmer's son, so he can't tell the difference.
If you make a mistake in cleaning up the harmful insects and beneficial insects, wouldn’t it be a sin?”
"Bugs are just bugs, there's no difference between good and bad?" Princess Berni next to her smiled, "My father hates them too."
"My daughter still knows my feelings!" Emperor Riva chuckled and patted Princess Berni's face.
"In this case, the young ambassador is being reckless." After bowing his head, Cohen turned his body sideways, swept forward like lightning, and thrust his right hand into the heavy curtains - only to hear a "click", the man hiding behind the curtain
The man's neck had been crushed by Cohen! Then he pulled out the dagger from the man's waist and swiped it toward the wall. With a "pop" sound, he broke the window with his right hand holding the dagger, and a scream immediately sounded outside.
When the sword-wielding guards outside the door rushed in, Cohen had already finished taking care of the two eavesdroppers dressed as chamberlains under the window, then climbed back out of the window with a clumsy smile, stood in front of Emperor Riva and bowed again,
"Your Majesty the Emperor, the insects are gone."
After speaking, Cohen sat down and looked with interest at the masked warriors who appeared next to Emperor Riva when he rolled over.
"You are a bunch of losers. You didn't notice that there was a bad person peeping. You still bothered envoys from other countries to take care of it. What's the use of losers like you?" Emperor Riva glanced at the guards who rushed in, and ordered in a calm tone, "Behead."
As soon as he finished speaking, a masked warrior jumped out from Emperor Riva's side, with a flash of silver light in his hand, and several sword-wielding guards fell down.
"Find out the origins of these insects and exterminate the nine tribes." Emperor Riva stood up with a heroic spirit and said, "The special envoy is very skilled. I wonder if you are interested in accompanying me to the imperial garden."
"That's the envoy's honor." Cohen smiled and replied, "Your Majesty, please." (To be continued)