Under the night sky, Thales raised his head and looked at the lights of the entire Emerald City, watching them gradually grow stronger. According to tradition, the Fighting Banquet is about to end, and Queen's Day, the Emerald Celebration, is about to begin.
"I understand," Thales sighed, "Emerald City is far more than just a city, it is a history, a century-old history."
Every direction has its own shape.
The kingdom was far more complicated than he imagined.
The prince lost his mind and said:
"From a certain perspective, it is even more complete, special, dazzling, and more impeccable than Yongxing City."
The moonlight gradually dimmed, and the brightly lit Kongming Palace looked even more like a divine messenger descending to earth, waving his giant arms to the sky and the earth, resisting all odds and protecting the world.
And they are now standing on this giant arm, feeling that more than a century of past has gathered into light, turning into the lights of thousands of households, gathering at the feet of the angel, illuminating the entire Emerald City and even the South Bank Territory.
"Indeed."
Zhan's mouth curved slightly, he leaned on the stone railing, and looked at the Queen's City in front of him with Thales.
"And you can't imagine how much courage each generation of the Iris family has exerted and what price they have paid in this century to build the Emerald City into what it is today."
courage.
cost.
Thales frowned and fell into deep thought.
After a few seconds, the curve at the corner of Zhan En's mouth disappeared.
"Unless the Year of Blood repeats itself and resorts to war, or disaster strikes and repeats what happened in Longxiao City, I really can't imagine any other means to defeat this invulnerable and unassailable city in the Kingdom of Stars overnight.
City of Queens to oust Kevin Dill from the ducal throne.”
The bloody year, the flames of war.
Disaster, old events in Longxiao City.
Thales' breathing stagnated, and the scene of the Dragon's Blood Night appeared in front of him.
but not.
Thales denied himself with all his strength:
impossible.
This is not Exeter.
He won't.
But the voice in the bottom of my heart calmly reminded him that when he was in Longxiao City, you thought the same thing: impossible.
That's your father, the Iron-Fisted King.
Are you sure?
Thinking of this, Thales only felt a slight numbness on his back.
And if...
If that day comes...
Thales didn't dare to think any further.
"so."
The next moment, the lord of Emerald City turned around, his words filled with chill:
"This makes me even more uneasy."
Zhan stared at Thales, his tone showing a rare fluctuation:
"Extremely disturbing."
Thales frowned:
"You mean..."
"Tales, do you think that even we can discover and see these facts?" The Duke of South Bank's voice was anxious and restrained, like an archer who drew his bow to full length and continued to persevere while trembling, "Revival
The master of the palace, your father, the Iron-fisted King, His Majesty Kessel V, wouldn’t he know?”
The iron-fisted king.
Thales' expression changed.
Facts that even we can discover...
Wouldn't he know?
These words were like a thunder, waking the prince up from the lights of thousands of houses in front of him.
The wind was blowing high in the building, and Zhan En's robe was blown to pieces, which for a moment overshadowed the singing and dancing behind him.
"But..." Thales said subconsciously.
The Duke accepted his words and still looked down at the city that his family has ruled for generations in the cold autumn wind:
"But he, our supreme king, still sent you here, to the Emerald City."
"Send to the Queen's City."
At that moment, looking into Zhan's eyes, Thales suddenly felt a sense of horror, and even got goosebumps.
He is right.
The voice from the bottom of my heart sounded faintly:
That's your father.
The supreme ruler of the kingdom.
Maybe he can't always have his way.
But he is never aimless.
Think of Longxiao City.
Think of Camp Bladefang.
"So, we know that this place is an iron wall, easy to defend and difficult to attack."
Zhan En stared at the town below him, his words trembling slightly:
"Your father is still so confident and decisive?"
"What exactly is he planning to do? What other means are there that can overthrow Kevin Deere's centuries-old rule and take away this indestructible city?"
The cold wind is getting stronger and stronger, and Zhan En's tone is getting colder and colder.
"Or is it that the king has already calculated his chips and is ready to conquer this special city even if he pays unimaginable costs and sacrifices, lays down millions of people and bleeds for thousands of miles?"
It was the first time that Thales saw Zhan like this.
At this moment, the Duke of Nan'an was like a warrior fighting against thousands of troops alone. He gritted his teeth tremblingly and raised his last sword.
Or, try your best to fight to the death.
Or, for the sake of dignity, turn the sword edge...
At that moment, looking at the man in front of him, Thales suddenly understood something.
"fear."
The Duke of Nan'an was slightly startled: "What did you say?"
the same.
Thales said to himself silently:
He and I are the same.
"What you feel is not uneasiness."
The prince turned to the outside of the observation tower and spoke slowly: "It's fear, the fear you feel when you realize that you are facing the Supreme King."
"fear?"
There was still doubt in Zhan's voice.
Thales looked back and confirmed:
"Yes, believe me, I know it very well."
certainly.
The voice in his heart said to Thales, with deep fear and vigilance:
You know.
you know.
You know it too well.
Zhan's expression moved slightly, and he looked at Thales differently.
"So have you gotten over it?"
The owner of the iris said softly: "Or are you still feeling that fear every moment?"
At that moment, the prince's eyes were extremely complicated.
Thales didn't reply.
Standing on the observation deck of Kongming Palace, he felt as if he had fallen into the huge and broad palm of the divine messenger.
Climb high and look far.
But it was broken by the cold wind.
Stand firm.
But there was no way to escape.
After a while, Thales breathed out.
"Let's put it this way, yes, compared to Yongxing City, Emerald City is not much worse. In some places, it is even worse."
Thales punched the stone fence in front of him, his palms hurting.
"But I have a vague feeling that it still lacks something, something that only the person sitting on the supreme throne of the stars can possess, use, and sow."
Zhan's eyes were filled with doubts:
"You mean...the authority of the High King?"
Thales shook his head:
"I don't know, I can't tell. Like you, I don't know what he will do."
Zhan's eyes flashed.
"But, Zhan, to be honest," the prince looked at him and spoke sincerely, "he will give you the most unpredictable and unexpected blow."
"And you have to prepare for the worst, the worst."
The worst, the worst plan.
Zhan was quiet for a few seconds.
"What do you want?" The Lord of Emerald City suddenly said.
"What?" Duke Xinghu frowned.
Zhan took a deep breath and turned around:
"I know you don't like your father. But you won't help me for no reason just because you don't want him to get his wish."
Thales understood and was a little confused:
"I thought we agreed..."
Zhan interrupted him: "No, Thales, let's be honest: you and I just made peace, but there was no cooperation, let alone an alliance."
The Duke of Nan'an narrowed his eyes:
"I don't believe you really want to help me, and of course, I dare say you don't even believe it yourself.
"You are just using me, and even your father: Duke Xinghu is waiting for the price, waiting for the king's blade to fall, and waiting for the blood of the Emerald City to be everywhere, so that he can demand compensation and ask for a high price."
Thales' expression changed.
Awaiting price.
Asking prices all over the place.
So, Zhan En still thought that I cooperated with him just out of greed?
"So, let's make a price. What do you want, Thales?"
At this moment, the Duke of Nan'an in front of him was extremely cold.
"At that last moment, what kind of price do you want before you are willing to lend a helping hand and stop your father instead of standing idly by or even adding insult to injury?"
Make a price...
What price do you want...
Only then can you stop your father...
For some reason, Thales suddenly remembered the passage in "The Covenant".
[Those who betray this alliance will be betrayed and separated from their relatives.]
[The body is burned in flames, and the soul is cut off by the river of hell.]
such a pity.
The voice in my heart sounded again, with sarcasm:
Unfortunately, Thales, you have already made your choice.
Thinking of this, Thales tightened his grip on the "covenant".
or……
Now, is this the real choice?
Thales looked at Kevin Deere's master.
Zhan En also stared at the prince closely.
"I," Thales said softly, "what I want..."
King Kessel’s words rang in his ears again:
【Depose the Duke and destroy Zhan.】
Destroy Zhan...
"Your Majesty the Duke?"
A soft call brought the two confronting people back to reality.
Thales and Zhan turned around together: the butler Ashford stood behind them with an apologetic smile.
In his eyes, the two dukes only paused for a moment, then both turned back and showed ceremonial smiles.
The posture is perfect and impeccable.
"Zero hour is almost here."
Ashford whispered, and at the same time glanced at the hookah beside the Duke.
The two reacted and looked at each other.
"Of course," Zhan En took a deep breath and patted his front, which was full of cigarette smell, "Excuse me, Your Highness, I have to prepare first and announce the start of the Emerald Ceremony."
Thales also smiled back and motioned for him to take the first step.
The Duke of South Bank was not rude and immediately moved to the lounge. Ashford saluted Thales and followed him dutifully.
Thales lowered his head: Beside the observation deck, the hookah stood alone.
It seems like it has always been like this.
Another gust of cold wind blew, and Thales couldn't help but shiver.
Worried, he turned and left the observation deck, but did not want to join the banquet anymore, so he turned into the corridor, but before he had taken a few steps, two familiar figures floated out from the hall on the side and stopped in front of Thales.
.
"His Royal Highness Thales!"
"Isn't this just a coincidence?"
Thales sighed heavily, frustrated and exhausted.
"Kasha, Qina, we meet again."
He looked back helplessly to find where his savior Mira was? Marius? Glover?
If it really doesn’t work, can D.D work?
After Miranda's baptism, the Karabiyan sisters were a little embarrassed and tired. They blinked, giving people a strange and cunning feeling:
"You're looking for a fierce woman, right?"
"She is the most popular person at the banquet now!"
"Men are vying to please her, and women are vying to win over her..."
"Well, maybe I can't get away for the time being?"
"It's worth all our efforts and careful consideration..."
"Ask the two customers on the grassland where they are from..."
"Thus provoking them to fight..."
"To create opportunities for her to show off her talents..."
What?
Thales' eyebrows twitched.
"Oh, no, sister, you spilled the beans!"
"Ah, that's not good, sister, why didn't you remind me!"
"Because I was the one who spilled the beans first!"
"Ah, that makes sense. I blamed you wrongly!"
"Now what?"
"Ahem, it doesn't matter, look at him, he's so stupid, he probably didn't understand..."
"I heard it!" Taylor protested loudly, "And I understand it!"
The expressions of the two sisters changed and they smiled:
"Oh, Your Highness, those details are not important!"
"Anyway, now..."
Kasha and Qina looked at each other and said with joy:
"You are ours!"
Thales sighed heavily.
"I'm sorry, but I'm really not in the mood to argue with you right now..."
He waved his hands and continued walking, but the Karabyan sisters jumped up and down with their skirts in hand and caught up with him from both sides.
"It's okay, Your Highness!"
"We won't bother you anymore!"
"Although it is two hundred and twenty-four gold coins."
“But after all, there is still a premium, so we don’t lose much.”
"Although Karabyan's land is barren and its finances are tight."
“But we have always lived frugally and frugally.”
"Although the heir is hopeless and born stupid."
"Oh, there is no excuse for this, I have to admit it."
Kasha clicked her tongue and shook her head: "But, Your Highness, if we can't become a couple, at least we can still make a deal!"
Qina winked playfully: "Yes, if we can't be friends, at least we can do business! Sister, why are you hitting me!"
"Oh sister, I'm sorry, I thought you were going to say **!"
"Hey, sister! Your words are so dirty!"
"What about my idea?"
"Hehe, I really like it!"
"Ahem," Thales had to cough heavily, interrupting the two people who were swaying shyly, "Sorry, I have to go to the toilet now..."
But Kasha and Qina followed him with a whisper, full of confidence:
"Your Highness!"
"We saw you having an affair with the Duke!"
"Communicate privately!"
"I also saw you dating him!"
"Meet for a meeting!"
Thales looked strange and quickened his pace.
The Karabyan sisters put away their smiles and looked mysterious:
"So, we know what you're going to do!"
"Everything is for politics, everything is for royal power!"
Thales was startled.
"What?"
He looked at the direction Zhan En was leaving, then looked at the words "Stupid enough to go to grandma's house" on their fans, and frowned:
"What do you know?"
Kasha's eyes flashed: "First of all, we know that you are not here for a blind date!"
Qina raised her eyebrows: "That bitch isn't good enough for you anyway?"
"You are definitely not here to travel!"
"Otherwise, we wouldn't be so poor..."
Thales' eyebrows jumped.
"Because you offended dad not long ago, you were kicked out of Yongxing City!"
“Life is hard in the countryside where birds don’t shit!”
"I wish I could break each copper into two halves!"
Thales frowned firmly: "Um, well, if you don't believe the rumors, don't spread them..."
The next second, the smiles of the Karabiyan sisters all disappeared!
"But we know..."
"we know!"
"You are a prince."
"You are the shining star!"
"You are the future heir to the throne."
"The future leader of the kingdom!"
"You won't settle for mediocrity."
"I won't settle for anything less!"
"You are gathering strength."
"In order to make a comeback!"
Forehead?
Thales looked to his left with embarrassment: Kaisha was filled with indignation.
He glanced to the right again with mixed emotions: Qina's eyes were filled with enthusiasm.
"Did you misunderstand something?"
"There is no misunderstanding, this is very clear, Your Highness," Kasha said coldly, "You take in the daughter of the criminal minister in the north, the fierce woman of the Yalande family!"
"And Paul, the 'silly lion' of the Bozdorf family, that bumbling little old-fashioned guy!" Qina's eyes were sharp.
"No." Thales' expression changed and he wanted to defend himself.
"You still humiliated yourself, lowered your status, and befriended Karabyan's heir!"
"Although you may be disappointed, because the stupid brother Cohen is a nerd and a hunk!"
"Now, just now, you put aside your past grudges and negotiated privately with the Duke of Nan'an, regardless of grudges!"
The next second, Kasha pressed her hands on her chest and sighed affectionately:
"Ah, wanderer of Yongxing City, how lonely you are!"
Qina bit her lips, her eyes sparkling:
"Everything is done just to regain the rights and interests of Canxing!"
"To this end, you vow to make some impressive achievements."
"Only in this way can I stand up to my father in the Fuxing Palace!"
"You want to win the alliance between the princes of the six realms."
"I won't hesitate to marry a bitch and betray myself!"
"Poor love and politics, they are so contradictory!"
"The pillow at night is stained with tears!"
"Wait a minute, I've seen this part before." Thales' facial features tangled together, "It's a line from "The Cutler Seizes the Palace""
But Karabyan's twins didn't give him a chance.
"no doubt……"
"You travel far and wide to make friends with the world!"
"Your flag will eventually be raised high!"
"Endure the humiliation and bear the burden, and the grand plan will be revealed!"
"The young man's ambition will live up to the golden blood of the emperor!"
"What?" Thales tried hard to follow the other party's logic.
But the expressions and movements of Kasha and Qina changed again, their limbs trembled, and the atmosphere was tragic and inexplicable.
"But yo..."
"But!"
"Your opponents are everywhere!"
"Your crisis has not yet come to an end!"
The twins waved in unison, one left and one right, one high and one low:
"The hope of the kingdom..."
"The fate of the shining star!"
The two sisters changed positions tacitly, and waved again in turn:
"The bloody throne!"
"The sinister palace!"
Kasha flicked her fan and looked alert:
"Enemies from the dark, they spread rumors and slander your heroic experience as a hostage in the north!"
Qina clenched her fists and shook her head, heartbroken:
"The villains lurking in the sewers, they actually talk nonsense and maliciously speculate on your true purpose of coming to South Bank!"
Thales' eyebrows twitched: Huh?
"They are deceiving everyone, saying that you are not worthy of that beautiful and lovely Ms. Heeley!"
"They have very bad consciences. It is said that you and Duke Zhan are hostile to each other and wish that the other would die first!"
"They want to drive you out of the Emerald City!"
"Blast out of the South Bank Territory!"
Thales took a deep breath, exhaled it in pain, and decided to accept his fate and lie down, giving up his defense.
"Fortunately..." Kasha's eyes were sharp.
"Fortunately!" Qina said coldly.
"There is also Kasha by your side!"
"And Qina!"
"No matter how long the road ahead is!"
"The boy will eventually become the king!"
Thales, who originally gave up his defense and just regarded himself as a dead fish, was stunned when he heard this:
"ah?"
I saw the two sisters looking at each other, one holding out her left hand and the other holding out her right hand, speaking decisively in unison:
"We'll help you, Your Highness!"
Kasha is full of confidence:
"Counter these rumors: You are not an unwanted northern barbarian!"
Qina's eyes shone:
"Find out these opponents and send them to hell one by one!"
"Show your royal style and advance and retreat together with us!"
"Rise your shining star banner and spread the prince's authority!"
"Improve your status: proud of the Emerald City!"
"Show your honor: the queen is from Volaland!"
"Ah, sister, you spilled the beans again!"
"Ah, this doesn't count, this doesn't count..."
Sister Karabiyan cleared her throat, looking like she was bearing the humiliation:
"Anyway, Your Highness, don't be afraid!"
"Even if you are the enemy of the world, we are not afraid!"
"You two, wait a minute!" Thales quickly raised his hands, doubtful, "Why should I be the enemy of the world?"
Kasha and Qina both trembled.
"It's okay, Your Highness..."
They covered their mouths and looked at each other.
"It's okay, Prince..."
The twins took a deep breath, full of hope and emotion, and nodded heavily:
"We help you!!!"
Looking at the two sisters with faces full of hope in front of him, Thales' expression darkened.
I knew it.
"Well, thank you for the reminder, thank you," Thales jogged, "It's just that I have a date with Duke Zhan..."
"But Your Highness!"
Kasha and Qina lifted up their skirts and followed quickly:
"In Emerald City, we can give you a lot of things..."
"a lot of!"
"To realize your political ambitions!"
"ambition!"
"That bitch doesn't have anything good to do anyway..."
"In addition to being a good brother..."
"How jealous!"
"Although my surname is Kevin Deere, there are rumors behind it..."
"It is said that it is still a deformed monster..."
"Unlike some better choices, reserved and dignified, virtuous and wise..."
"It also comes with a silly brother who points where to hit..."
At this moment, when Thales was feeling infinitely melancholy, a bunch of strange black hair suddenly fell from the ceiling!
"ah!"
The twins yelled, took a big step back, and hugged each other instantly.
A withered and terrifying human head slowly emerged from the long hair.
Thales looked at the head that was shaking like a living thing and frowned:
"Again?"
But this time, Kasha and Qina were clearly prepared. The sisters hugged each other and shivered for a while, and finally plucked up the courage:
"Don't panic, sister, it's fake!"
"Don't panic, sister, it must be fake!"
"Yeah, yeah, don't panic, don't be afraid, don't cry!"
The two sisters bravely pointed at the human head in their hair and gritted their teeth:
"Wisdom is on the left!"
"Sword to the right!"
"Kasakina!"
"One left and one right ah ah ah"
Amidst the frightened sounds of Kasha and Qina, Thales' eyelids jumped:
A servant ran from behind carrying a plate and accidentally knocked Kasha and Qina down. The plate fell to the ground with a loud noise.
"You don't look at the road when you're walking!"
The sudden accident attracted Kasha's attention, and she no longer paid attention to the human head on her long hair.
Qina was also in pain and had tears in her eyes:
"That's right, don't you have eyesight?"
The servant was so frightened that he got up. He was too frightened to say anything, but bowed repeatedly.
"It's okay, Kasha, Qina..."
Thales quickly helped the twins up, but before he could say anything more
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh"
Amidst the terrified screams of the Karabyan sisters, Thales covered his ears in pain.
The next second, Kasha and Qina turned around and took a step forward, but with a plop, they both fell face down.
"Oops! My left shoe!"
"No! My right shoe!"
The two sisters turned around and discovered the key while trembling:
"They're tied together!"
"hateful!"
"Hey, that's just a prank, can you calm down?" Thales gritted his teeth and turned to look at the withered head in the long hair, but inadvertently, he saw the servant clearly among the dim lights.
I saw the servant bowing repeatedly, with his face illuminated by the candlelight and his lips exposed.
However.
The young man was stunned.
like……
In the trembling candlelight, the servant finally stopped bowing.
He raised his head.
Grinning.
Thales' breathing was stagnant.
empty.
He reacted with an empty mind.
The skin on this person's face is smooth.
No ears.
No eyes.
No nose.
is empty.
There is only one mouth.
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh"
Kasha and Qina screamed again.
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