Without any warning, the priests of the two temples singing hymns in the Twin Squares shut up at the same time, and knelt down neatly on the ground facing the porch. The high-pitched hymns lingered in the air, lingering between the doorposts, and continued to gather from all around.
But the light and electricity dissipated one after another, leaving no trace in an instant. At this moment, the wind stopped, the shadows were frozen, and even the people and objects in the square merged into a stagnant picture.
In the huge waiting city, there is tranquility both above and below.
Looking from the direction of Baohua Building, there was a wilderness behind the Twin Plaza, but at this moment, Cohen noticed that the long world was shaking slowly, as if layers of heat were rising from the Twin Plaza, disturbing his vision.
.Gradually, the shaking increased, and even the Twin Squares themselves joined the ranks, causing bursts of exclamations in the city and on the mortal streets.
"They are coming soon, with such momentum, it seems that they have been premeditated." After a long time, Prince Weisu retracted his gaze and sighed softly: "Our plan was made in a hurry, and we had to interrupt other plans to cope with the situation. This is inevitable.
It makes people feel uneasy.”
"It doesn't matter, I'm very confident in this plan. After all, what we have to fight for is not too much, and it fits my character as an almost crazy emperor." Cohen's face smiled more: "My only
What I feel regretful is that I can’t witness the wonderful performances of the chief and deputy officers welcoming the envoys in the two halls. But from the looks of it so far, they did a good job!”
"Of course I am happy with the emperor's confidence in public affairs, but privately, I think your current choice is not very good. You must know that except for you, no one else has had the experience of meeting gods and demons." Wei Wei
Prince Su smiled and shook his head: "If you leave these things in other people's hands, aren't you afraid that they will mess it up? Who knows if there will be any sequelae?"
"Everyone has to have their first time. If you can win, you can win no matter what. It has nothing to do with experience or anything." Cohen replied softly: "If it were someone else, wouldn't there be any side effects? I don't think so.
, it’s not impossible for me to step forward, but I will lose the initiative, and in the end I won’t even have a role to fill in the gaps.”
"If you come forward in person, at least you will be more certain, and it will also give the gods and demons enough face. The ceremony has just begun, and there is still time to save it. You can change your mind and greet them on the mortal road."
"If it's just under normal circumstances, Dad, you are right, but the current situation is very special. What we have to face are brand-new gods and demons. They are different from what I have seen before. In my opinion
Personal coping methods will only be self-defeating." Cohen looked at his father: "Don't worry, it doesn't matter even if someone or a link makes a mistake, because the most important thing is to grasp the situation, take advantage of the situation, and use the force to force others.
That’s our first choice.”
"You said..." Prince Weisu frowned slightly: "They have become different. What does this mean?"
"Their mentality is different, but the reason why they changed is because of me." Cohen nodded: "Dad, the reason why I want to play your card in advance is not because I am too busy, but because I am too busy."
It’s because in the eyes of gods and demons, I no longer have much to do with this empire... Under such circumstances, I can only hand over Sibiya to you."
Prince Weisu's heart skipped a beat, and when he was about to speak, he found countless colorful objects floating down in his field of vision. The mature and prudent prince knew that this was an hallucination caused by being stimulated, so he quickly closed his eyes slightly for stability.
Be careful...
In fact, this was not Prince Weisu's hallucination. Throughout the city, almost everyone noticed that there were countless petals falling from the sky. Throughout the city, even the Mortal Avenue and the Twin Squares were shrouded in this breathtaking scene.
In the dazzling rain of petals.
The brilliant gold and the bright and delightful red are floating and endless, so vivid and real.
Just when the first petal was about to fall to the ground, the two light strips extending from the teleportation magic door began to change. The white light strip outside the temple porch and the purple light strip outside the demon temple porch lighted up almost at the same time.
With a slight sway, it spread like a liquid. It seemed to be slow, but in fact it quickly covered the ground of the entire Twin Square, and headed towards the city along the Mortal Avenue.
Everyone felt the same as the previous two princes who were lucky enough to walk through the light belt. Everyone felt that they were being lifted up a little. What was different from before was that the light curtain had changed in form and no longer seemed to be made entirely of light.
, but more like a water surface covered with a whole piece of translucent ice. If you move your steps, subtle ripples will appear on the ice. In addition, white and purple light are transmitted from the "underwater depths", which is even more...
It makes people feel like they are in a dream.
Flowers rained down from all over the sky, and soon the whole city turned into a sea of flowers. The city walls, roofs, streets, and trees were all filled with delicate flowers. However, the petals that fell within the scope of Twin Square and Mortal Avenue could not be spread on the ground.
On the top, those delicate petals first trembled slightly, and then disappeared silently into the "ice layer". If you look carefully, you can also observe the petals spinning and sinking in the "ice-covered water"!
Before the people watching the ceremony had time to marvel, the faint sound of music started to sound. It was imperceptible at first, and then gradually got louder. Before long, this simple and dignified sound echoed in everyone's ears. Finally, You Shuanggong
The bells inside were also rung, and the horns on the city wall sounded. This was the most formal statement. The new Sibia Imperial Capital welcomed the two special envoys with the most respectful attitude.
Inside the porch was the teleportation magic circle that attracted much attention. The light curtain shook for a while, and the two greeters who were looking away appeared outside the light curtain at the same time according to the established procedure - no need to say anything more, just look at their faces.
With that calm look on their faces, you know they have completed their mission and returned with great honors!
The crowd waiting at the entrance of the square surged forward impatiently, almost scattering the priests who were maintaining order, and frightened several priests responsible for the security of the square to the point where they broke out in cold sweat. But at this time, they could not open their mouths to reprimand or drink.
The scolding seemed to be about to cause serious trouble, but the two princes and their highnesses only glanced at each other, and the crowd recovered from the restlessness.
After suppressing the commotion of the crowd, the two princes stood on the left side of their respective porches, and the deputy envoy who came out stood on the other side. Different identities, standing positions and waiting etiquette were also different. The princes only needed to be silent.
The Foreign Minister Sibiya needed to perform a full salute, but as for Nizam, who survived the disaster, he still had to prostrate himself like other priests at the porch.
After they entered their position, the light curtain inside the porch began to rotate, gradually turning into a spiral shape, and then trembled violently. The already deeply concave curtain surface recessed inward, and finally opened a large hole -
—The wind speed increased greatly, and the passage connecting the Twin Squares to distant areas really appeared. The greeters standing by the porch were even able to see the palace where they had stayed before through the round hole!
Even if Cohen Keda was present, he could only look at it and sigh: The light gods and the dark demons, their use of magic is really superb. Whether it is the accumulation of magic power or the detailed use of magic, it is absolutely beyond the reach of mortals...
At the same time, on the rooftop terrace of Baohua Building, Prince Weisu was frightened by the emperor's words. His mood finally became normal, but his face was extremely ugly, and he even called the emperor by his first name during the conversation:
"Leave Sibiya in my hands? Cohen, this is not something to joke about! The only person who can lead the empire is you, only you!"
"Don't yell, dad, you have reason to do it. Don't raise your voice." Cohen chuckled first, and then straightened his face: "I definitely didn't mean to be joking. You must manage Sibia under the title of prince, otherwise, Sibia will
It will be directly destroyed by them."
"You..." Prince Weisu saw that Cohen was not joking or testing himself, and his expression changed again: "Do you know any secrets of gods and demons?"
"It's not a secret. I just learned that the gods and demons have a new view of me. The direct consequence is that I am no longer the representative of Sbia in the eyes of the gods and demons. I can only represent myself. That's right.
To put it bluntly, they will not trust me to lead Sbia." Cohen explained: "This situation came a little faster, but I don't want to let this opportunity go, I want to handle it alone."
"This thing is very likely to fail. Even if it succeeds, there are too many variables along the way. If Sibia is still tied to me, there is only one way to perish!"
When he heard his son say such words, Prince Weisu certainly understood what it meant and couldn't help but feel weak at his feet.
Cohen supported his father's body, held one of his father's hands tightly, and said in a deep voice: "So, Cohen Keda must be ousted by Visu Keda, and the four imperial concubines must be ousted by the old faction officials.
The city must be evacuated by the Holy Capital—today!”
"No! Absolutely not!" Turning around to look at the situation in the Twin Squares, Prince Weisu rebuffed with an unprecedented stern tone: "No matter what angle I stand on, I will never agree to your approach! Let alone change it.
Plans made before!"
"I knew Dad you wouldn't agree, so I have changed my plan in advance... I have already gone to talk to Rick and Shifta before. You know, we are brothers, so there is no problem in talking.
Now, the plan has been implemented." Cohen pushed the frightened and angry Prince Weisu into a chair: "Only if Sibia is split into two parts, the Holy City and the waiting city, the Holy City system can escape when I fail.
Only with the attacks of gods and demons can the people survive, and the experience and tradition of fighting gods and demons can be continued."
"You - you are kidding with your own life! You are kidding with the lives of many people!" Wei Su was so anxious that he could not even speak properly: "I, I will become the first person in history to usurp the throne of his son.
The treacherous villain!"
"I'm willing to give it, dad, can't you take the blame for the time being? In the history books, as long as we win, we can write whatever we want." Cohen gently patted the prince's back and said kindly: "Don't worry, dad.
, it’s too late for you to stop it. If I were you, now I have to consider how to maintain control of the empire, how to express my feelings to the gods and demons, how to make enemies of me and the city... I think this is a glorious and arduous task.
, in the whole country, there is no second person who can bear it..."
"But this is not a good idea!" Prince Weisu was sure that this was Cohen's true wish, and his emotions that had finally stabilized couldn't help but float again: "You have to know! To fight against them with a complete Sbia, not only will
It can increase the strength in your hands and make them take care of you to a certain extent! Once you are separated from Sibia, you will have nothing to rely on!"
"I'm still waiting for the city, so what am I afraid of? Even now, father, can't you see the true meaning of waiting for the city?" Cohen replied calmly: "Actually, from the beginning, I had no intention of going against God with Sibia.
Demon, this mess between me and gods and demons is ultimately caused by me and has nothing to do with ordinary people. I don’t intend to let hundreds of millions of people fight with me. After all, I also want to do a good job.
Emperor, I hope the citizens can have a stable life."
"A stable life requires paying a price!" Prince Weisu was still very excited: "You have given them a lot!"
"It's useless, dad. Although this sentence is a bit unpleasant, I still want to say that fighting against gods and demons is completely useless for ordinary people, and may even become a burden to me." Cohen shook his head: "Why did I do it so early in the morning?
Make a plan to fight demons? Why build a waiting city so early? Why not completely eliminate the factions within Sbia? I am looking forward to the day when we part ways! Everything in front of us is a foregone conclusion. This is not based on your will or mine.
thing!"
"You...are you asking Rick, Sifta and the others...Cohen, there is no regret for this kind of thing!" Thinking of this, Prince Weisu almost shed tears: "You are the emperor, and Rick and Sifta are...
They are affectionate brothers, so of course they will be willing to support you silently, but if you put them in such a position to take charge, it may cause a big disaster!"
"If they want to be emperor and can be emperor, what's wrong with that? How big is Sibia today? Isn't it enough for a family of three brothers?" Cohen laughed and reached out to pat Prince Visu's hand.
Jian: "If you divide it into three portions, there will still be extra. Dad, do you want to live like an emperor? Or you can give me a younger brother!"
Prince Weisu really couldn't stand Cohen's nonsense and taking things for granted, and was about to punch him, but an idea flashed in his mind and he grabbed Cohen's hand: "If you do this... will you only target gods and demons in the future?
"
"They were the ones who struck first." Cohen did not answer directly, but said softly: "I can't just sit back and wait."
Prince Weiss stared at Cohen, speechless for a long time.
"Before the demons came to the city, my original intention was to delay time and resolve the crisis in a roundabout way. But later, I learned some inside information through other channels and understood that the demons were not just targeting me. This time, the so-called demons
The culture is completely different from before." Cohen sighed and told Prince Vesuvius the reason.
"The demons are not the parents of humans, and they have no such feelings for humans. So, why would the demons send their little princess to the city? Although not many people know the truth, there is always someone who knows... Next
Only the devil has the right to marry the little princess, so no matter what the reason is, the devil has at least regarded me as important as his little princess."
"The Demon Clan has a reason to win over me, but why did the Light God Clan agree to marry the little princess to me? Although we did it through Dad, we don't have any hope for this proposal." Cohen.
He took a step back and stared at his father: "I told you a few days ago that the gods and demons are actually one, so the reason why they married the little princess is the same... They not only want to monitor me and me through the little princess
Controlling Sibia is because my status has risen in the eyes of the gods and demons."
"If the status of the two little princesses is not lowered, then your statement is valid." Prince Weisu was stunned: "But what is the reason for this? You have not done anything extraordinary before!"
"This is also a doubt I had before, or maybe I have been the emperor for a long time and forgot to pop up the 'I' limitation when thinking about problems." Cohen said: "My rise in status may not be because of how great I am, but because of other people.
What have you done to highlight me and my role? And the uncertain motives of the gods and demons make me have to guard against it."
"In the past, I only had the eyes of the God and Demon Princess, but today, I am afraid that I am already under the direct gaze of the God King and the Demon King. With the abilities of the God King and the Demon King, my situation is very bad. So.
, just leave the fight against gods and demons to me, and dad, your task is to let Sibia survive well, no matter what the victory or defeat on my side is... this is no longer my personal or Sibia's.
It’s a counterattack that humans have fought back for tens of millions of years!”
"If that's the case, I suggest..."
"I will not cooperate with others. Whether it is the Black Skull and Bones Society or similar organizations on the divine side, these two organizations have long been corrupted! Regarding gods and demons, their explorations for thousands of years are not even a fraction of what I know.
, they are not worthy of cooperating with me!" Cohen knew what the prince was going to say, and immediately interrupted him: "Don't worry, dad, I am fighting, not running to die. Whenever there is a chance of life, I will fight for it with all my strength.
——It’s just that this black pot is bigger, much bigger than the last black pot.”
"I... understand." Prince Weisu nodded dejectedly, then raised his head and said: "At least, at least keep the imperial concubine! I will definitely be able to protect them!"
"This is impossible. The four imperial concubines, the personal guards, the guards, and the people around the city all belong to my private armed forces. If I leave them to the Holy City, what is the difference between not dividing the family? Gods and demons are not
Fool, how can you not see through this?" Cohen once again rejected Prince Weisu's proposal: "Besides, if you give them to the Holy City, who are you going to quarrel with? What do the gods and demons see? I've even thought of a name.
Well, your side of the Holy City will be called the Inner Court from now on, and your side of the city will be called the Outer Court. How about that? Very constructive, right?"
"I still can't believe that this is the step you decided from the beginning..." Prince Weisu was silent for a while before he said: "You calculated the time very accurately. First, let other forces in the empire express their loyalty to the Light God Clan.
Then in my name, ask the gods to marry the little princess to curb the interference of the demons, and then send Rick and Shifta... Have you made a deal with the gods and demons?"
"Of course, I can't beat them, but I can build momentum, which is my only asset." Cohen nodded and replied: "It's a deal, they marry two princesses, and I keep the four princesses - it's a tie."
"With the weak fighting the strong, a draw is already a victory. More importantly, this draw is not just a draw, but a weight for you to build momentum, right?" Once Prince Weisu knew Cohen's thoughts, his thinking
He gradually followed up: "So, after the appearance of the God and Demon Princess, how do you plan to use your power to force others?"
"Ah, this is what I need to discuss with you, father. Originally, it would be best for my mother to intervene in such situations, but, my mother has always been kind and not a bad mother-in-law!" Cohen replied lightly: "Well, to put it simply,
As your son, I don’t want to be beaten to pieces by the two little princesses in the future.”
"I understand, the name of the evil father-in-law belongs to me, and the name of the evil husband belongs to you." Prince Weisu sighed looking up to the sky, with a tired look on his face: "I have always been worried about you.
But I didn’t expect that it wasn’t just me, but you had deceived everyone in the world. Well, aren’t you just a scapegoat? There are talented people in the country. It seems that after serving this post, I can also relieve myself of the heavy responsibility and travel around the mountains and rivers.
went."
After all, as a father, Weisu knew that the road ahead was difficult and dangerous, but he still supported Cohen without hesitation. If Cohen succeeded, of course he could relieve himself of his heavy responsibilities and travel around; if Cohen failed to achieve great things, then he, as a father, would also
Unable to stay out of the matter - Cohen is right, the gods and demons are not stupid, they may let Rick and Sifta go, but how can they spare him?
"It's getting late, I have to change my clothes. After all, it's a bride coming in, so etiquette is still required." In silence, Prince Weisu stood up, his expression and demeanor had almost recovered: "I'll leave you this little time, you're so happy
Review the planning steps."
"I leave the palace gate to my father." Cohen turned around and saluted, with a faint smile on his face, which was indescribably free and easy. (To be continued)