So are you willing to give up? "An Fei asked suddenly.
Chris fell silent. In fact, it was a bit difficult to talk to An Fei, but he understood An Fei's subconscious meaning. After a while, Chris slowly said: "Both the eldest brother and the second brother are more talented than me. I learned about it a long time ago." I have already figured it out, I just want to be a peaceful Duke in my Buried Sword Principality."
"Sincerely?"
"Of course, An Fei, I won't lie to you, not before, now, or in the future. You are my first true friend, and I cherish our friendship." Chris smiled. Then he said: "Why do you ask this question? Is it important to you?"
"It's very important, don't forget, we are partners." An Fei said slowly: "Your answer can even determine my life. If you want to fight, then whether it is West or Glendon, they are mine. Enemies. If we don’t want to fight, there’s no need for us to offend anyone, just stay far away and watch them fight.”
Chris took a deep breath and his eyes became moist.
"In this case...Chris, you can reject this task and tell them with actions that you don't want to compete for anything, so as not to become someone else's target in the future."
"No, my father has done a lot for me. I want to solve this matter myself." Chris said decisively.
"You have personality, I admire you." A smile appeared on An Fei's face: "But in my opinion, this matter cannot be concealed at all. I have a new idea. We have made His Majesty's intentions too complicated. Maybe he just wants you to kill someone."
"Isn't it possible? You mean..."
"Don't think about anything, let's go to the small palace right now."
"Wait a minute, I have a map of the small palace here. Let's study their defenses first." Chris had participated in the action plan to assassinate the princess of the Shansha Empire, so he knew the process.
"His Majesty gave you this thing? And marked their defense?" An Fei smiled bitterly. He really couldn't figure out what Juland was going to do, so he could only find the simplest answer that seemed reasonable. Anyway, Juland would not frame his son, and Chris didn't want to fight for the inheritance. With these two prerequisites Everything is simple. In the past, if people were killed and trouble was caused, Yolande would naturally end it. As for the consequences of disappointing Yolande, they could be completely ignored. Chris doesn’t want the inheritance, so what does he care about? Feel free to be disappointed. No matter how many calculations you make, I will go straight, ignore it, and stick to the end. This is called staying the same in response to changes. Of course, if Chris still has certain expectations for the inheritance. An Fei would not make such a hasty decision.
*
When the moon emerged from the clouds again, An Fei and the other three people had arrived near the small palace. There were three such small palaces around the holy city, and the scenery near the small palace was different. Rand didn't dare to travel far, but he always needed to walk around and get some fresh air. Sitting in the deep palace will suffocate people to death. The small palace in front of you is surrounded by large and small ponds on three sides, and the other side is close to the holy river. From a distance, it looks like a giant ship parked in the water.
"Actually, if you think about it, my substitute is really pitiful." Chris said with emotion: "I have lived in a false dream my whole life."
"Yeah..." Susanna nodded. She was a little scared if someone suddenly told her that the target she was guarding was fake. And she is not a high-level swordsman. An Fei, Chris and others are even more illusory. Everything is a dream, so she might collapse on the spot.
"You can't say that, he should be an orphan, right? If he hadn't been your substitute, he might have struggled to survive somewhere, or become someone else's servant. Or even a slave. A lifetime of hardship. In exchange for more than ten years of glory and wealth. Who can decide whether he is lucky or unlucky?" An Fei's expression was very indifferent.
"But...his life is still too short."
"Short-lived? How do you know that an orphan can grow up safely?" An Fei sneered: "Disease, hunger, cold, these are all fatal to an orphan. Without Your Majesty, he might have become a long time ago. There are piles of skeletons, Chris, haven't we seen enough of these?" War continues on the mainland, whether in the mercenary country or the Mao Empire, orphans can always be seen everywhere, especially the tortured Violet In this city, unattended children can be seen everywhere. Juland, who is highly respected by the people, has no time to take care of these. The situation in other countries can be imagined. After all, the fake Rodhart may not be a pitiful person, at least he has enjoyed the glory and wealth for more than ten years.
Chris fell silent. He was a calm but compassionate person. The experiences he had experienced in the past six months had made him feel a lot. In the past, his life was too small.
It turns out that there is so much injustice and poverty in the world. Think about the truth of An Fei's words.
"Okay, it's time for us to take action!" An Fei walked out of the shadows of the woods.
"An Fei, wait a minute, we don't have a plan yet!" Chris said hurriedly.
"Plan? Okay, let's make a plan." An Fei shook his head slightly. Although Chris was very smart, his acting style tended to be reserved. This was also the reason for lack of experience. Things have been made clear, Yolande He actually handed over the defense map to Chris and told Chris that the Guards would not interfere with their actions. An Fei had reason to believe that even if they made a mistake, the Guards would help them make up for it. Do you need to make plans
"An Fei, am I too verbose?" Chris smiled bitterly. He saw An Fei shaking his head: "But I really want to do this well."
An Fei was stunned. He suddenly thought of a question. From the beginning to the end, he was only thinking about Yolande and Chris. He ignored himself in an extremely noble manner. Since he had done it, why not try his best to do it well? ? At least don't let Yolande be too disappointed in Chris. It will also be a proof of his ability. Otherwise, he and Chris will become useless in the eyes of others: "Chris, take out what His Majesty gave you." Let me take a look."
After just flipping through a few pages, An Fei had a wry smile on his face. That fake Rodhart was really extraordinary! He has never practiced swordsmanship or magic, and he belongs to a race that cannot pose any threat, but his reproductive capacity is very amazing. He is only sixteen years old, has only four personal maids by his side, but already has six children. , all biological. Using simple addition and subtraction, minus ten months of pregnancy and two months of recuperation, he had touched a woman when he was fourteen years old at the latest. Moreover, he also brought all the children over. It was very easy to do what Yolander wanted to do. He just casually mentioned in the summons that he wanted to see those grandchildren. How could the fake Rodhart think about it? too much? Very normal thing.
"You are such a substitute..."
"When he was very young, his father found him two teachers. Those two teachers were very poor in knowledge and had no moral character. They only knew how to eat, drink and have fun. So Rodhart was only proficient in Eat, drink and be merry.”
"Are these six children also going to be killed?" An Fei said slowly.
"My father told me that all of them will die."
An Fei breathed a sigh of relief, looked through all the information, and then looked at the defense map carefully: "It seems that there is really no need to make any plans. There are too many flaws. What His Majesty wants to test is not your ability. "
Chris was stunned: "What is that?"
An Fei avoided answering: "Leave the middle-level swordsman and the four low-level swordsmen to Susanna. I am in charge of the light priest, and all the followers are also handed over to me. Chris, the rest will be taken care of by me." You are responsible."
"Okay." Chris said without hesitation. He was not stupid. Just now An Fei asked about the six children and said that what his father wanted to test was not his ability. Chris had vaguely understood something.
"No other questions, let's go and go around on the right."
As soon as An Fei finished speaking, Chris had already walked out of the shadow of the woods, released his floating technique, and hurriedly flew to the right, as if he was afraid that if he slowed down a little, all the courage he had mustered would be lost.
"An Fei..." Susanna called out in a low voice. She felt that something was wrong with Chris.
An Fei shook his head. He couldn't give Chris any advice. He had never been in contact with Julande. He didn't understand Julande's character. Even if he had met him, he might not be able to understand it because Julande's mind was too deep. . Is ruthlessness able to gain Julande's appreciation or kindness able to gain Julande's favor? No one knows Yolande's standards, so letting Chris make his own decision is the only way, at least without leaving any regrets.
Although Yolande has given Chris the detailed defense map, and although Anfei said there is no need to make any plans, it turns out that situations can easily arise without sufficient preparation. The masked An Fei and others had just climbed over the wall when a group of imperial guards happened to walk out of the side door of the palace. The moon was exceptionally bright tonight. Under the scattered moonlight, An Fei and others could not stand at all. There is nowhere to hide.
The formation of the Guards was a bit chaotic, but it quickly stabilized. Under the orders of the leading general, they walked over seven or eight meters away from An Fei and others as if they had not seen anything. .
"They are so cooperative, we have to work harder and don't be looked down upon." An Fei smiled and walked towards the side door.