As night fell, the crescent moon like a hook showed its clues in the sky.
Yerodisha, the palace hall.
"According to Fageris' previous report, Arthur should have arrived by now." Emperor Rex looked at Urser, the captain of the guards, "Why haven't you seen him yet?"
"General Fargeris went to the Dragoon Legion," Urser replied, "His Royal Highness Arthur has indeed entered the palace. But... he went to the Aster Palace."
"Aster Palace?" Emperor Rex frowned, showing a strange look.
Not to mention Emperor Rex, even Urser himself finds it unbelievable—judging from the information that Fageris sent in advance, Prince "Arthur" ordered Samuel to kill the emperor who was stationed in Jinyao's territory today. Supreme Commander Trinis. Although Trinis was killed by the elder Stanwell of the Dragon Valley, and Samuel and Trinis had a fair duel, but the real "line" of the whole incident is very clear. Some kind of signal from the imperial capital.
The nature of this incident is extraordinary. Now that Prince "Arthur" followed Fagares into the imperial capital alone, it should be for the purpose of explaining and explaining to Emperor Rex.
However, the Third Highness did not come directly to meet Emperor Rex, but left His Majesty Rex aside, and went to Ziyuan Palace to meet his "old friend"!
A certain "old friend" has a special status, that is, the official wife of the uncle of the Third Highness!
"Your Majesty," Urser asked tentatively, "After the Third Highness entered the Ziyuan Palace, it seems that some kind of shielding props have been activated, so that outsiders cannot perceive the movements inside. Do you want me to take people to the Ziyuan Palace..."
"No!" Emperor Rex shook his head immediately, "Don't get close to Ziyuan Palace, I want to see what he can do."
"Yes." Ulther was puzzled, but without further questioning, he immediately bowed and retreated.
Ziyuan Palace, the soft moonlight dragged the two shadows in the garden very long.
Veronica brushed her golden-brown hair and filled his cup: "This is the tea I made according to your method, how about it?"
"It tastes good." Chen Rui tasted it, and said with a smile: "But to be honest, there is inevitably a gap compared with Yi Ni, and the teacher still needs to work hard."
"Yini is not only beautiful and smart, but also ingenious. How can the teacher compare with her." Veronica shook her head with a sad expression, "It's a pity, Laura..."
"Lola didn't die, but was seriously injured and went to a place to recuperate." Chen Rui said mysteriously: "This is a secret, please keep it secret, teacher."
"That's good." Veronica breathed a sigh of relief: "No wonder you look so relaxed, don't worry, I'm not a talkative person..."
"But the danger I encountered this time is real, and I almost died." Chen Rui shrugged, "Will the teacher not comfort me?"
Veronica stared at him, and suddenly sighed: "I don't know how to comfort you, perhaps, the one who should comfort you most is that Princess Lanbis. I remember that when she was in the academy, she was a very Simple and cute girl. Why did you hurt her like this?"
"It's not that I want to hurt her, it's... her own request," Chen Rui pointed to his heart: "I just happened to take advantage of this opportunity to express what 'Little Arthur' has always wanted to say to her at the wedding." Everyone just said it."
"You mean Lanbis herself..." Veronica was taken aback, but intentionally or unintentionally ignored what he said later.
"People change," Chen Rui met her gaze, "just like you and me."
Veronica's blue eyes were covered with light smoke: "Yes, we have all changed."
"Environment...especially time can change people. However, no matter how the environment changes, some things should not be changed. What do you think, teacher?"
"I don't know..." Veronica gently looked away, "I only know that some things have changed and it is impossible to go back."
"First, we should determine whether it has actually changed."
Chen Rui finished drinking the tea in the cup, but Veronica didn't pour it for him, and put down the teapot: "Why are you coming to see me so late today?"
"Suddenly I really wanted to see the teacher, so I came here, and I will stop by to meet that majesty later."
"'By the way' to see His Majesty?" Veronica gently covered her veil and said with a smile: "So you want to meet His Majesty, so come and see me. Hurry up to the hall, it's getting late, don't let me Your Majesty has been waiting."
"Teacher, you are wrong. I came here specially to see you. As for Your Majesty, it's really just 'by the way'." Chen Rui's tone was very sincere, "Besides, after this time, I don't know if I can see you again Teacher."
Veronica was slightly shocked: "Why do you say that?"
"The great emperor became more and more wary of me, and constantly used various methods to restrict me. This time I couldn't bear it anymore, and pulled out a pawn he had placed in Jin Yao's territory, which was equivalent to giving him a reason to make use of it. If I'm unlucky... I may never see the teacher again."
"How could he do this?" Veronica tremblingly said, "No matter what, you are father and son after all, and you were his most beloved son..."
"What about the most beloved son, for the throne, for the power, siblings quarreling, father and son turning against each other, there are countless examples in history. It's a pity..." Chen Rui looked a little sad, not for "Chen Rui", but for "Chen Rui" It's for "Arthur".
"It's a pity that His Majesty doesn't know what little Arthur wants?" Veronica sighed softly, "Although you have changed a lot, I can see that you don't care about what His Majesty is obsessed with. "
Chen Rui frowned slightly: "Teacher, do you know what I want?"
"Maybe it's just this cup of tea, a quiet yard, a person who can let go of all masks and burdens and talk." Veronica's blue eyes glowed with a touch of tenderness, "Just like little Arthur back then..."
"It seems that a lot of things have not changed for me." Chen Rui said with a pun: "Whether it's 'Little Arthur' or 'Arthur', there are always things in common. There are some coincidences, maybe more than that. It was by chance. In short, I am very happy to have such a cup of tea, a quiet yard, and a... "
"Okay, little Arthur," Veronica interrupted what he was going to say, "open your heart and have a good talk with His Majesty. After all, he is the father who loves you the most. As long as he understands your ambition, he will not It's hard for you."
"No, it's not the time yet." Chen Rui took a deep look at Veronica, "Since the teacher asked me to open my heart, why did I lock the door of my heart tightly?"
"You really should go!" Veronica avoided the question, as if she had made up her mind, "This is the last time we meet, I won't see you again, and you don't come to me again, we, After all, they are people from two worlds.”
At this time, in another place... or another world.
The royal tomb of the Kingdom of Myas, the underground world.
This is an altar. Although it is only three stories high, it has a majestic momentum. However, it feels awe-inspiring and frightening, because it is surrounded by tall towers made of accumulated bones and corpses. The road covered the entire vast underground world, and I don't know how many lives were sacrificed to complete this complex of buildings that can be called a "miracle" but also a "hell on earth".
On the altar, there are two mysterious people wearing crimson cloaks and masks, Kurchi and Rotes. These two names must be aliases, but the attire is an out-and-out identity representative—the Black Dead Patriarch.
In addition to the two patriarchs present, there were also several regional archbishops and principals, as well as the strongest representative of the church, the Destroyer.
The highest rank of the Destroyer is the Great Destroyer, there are only two of them, and their strengths are all at the demigod level, while there are six ordinary Destroyers, and the lowest is the first stage of the kingdom, which includes the so-called strongest Destroyer, Asura.
This is the once-in-a-hundred-year officiant. Except for the pope whose name is only known, almost all the elites of the mysterious church are concentrated here.
Compared with the unfinished main altar of "Fear" in the Jinhui Underground Palace, this main altar of "Hate" is quite complete. From the outside, it should have a long history.
Those who participated in the main sacrifice were the most core black dead disciples. These people also had to pass through layers of investigation and the most reliable belief verification when they entered. Those who did not have the true belief in destruction could not pass at all.
Due to the lessons learned from the destruction of the main altar of "Fear" in the Jinhui Underground Palace, the already stronger main altar of "Hatred" has once again strengthened its defenses. The surrounding area is surrounded by powerful thoughts that condense countless resentful souls. With these most elite destroyers, plus With the strength of the Bone Tower Forest and the main altar itself, which can accept the "hate" beliefs from all over the world, it is quite difficult for even a pseudo-god-level powerhouse to break through the defense and force their way in.
It's just that strong fortresses are always breached from the inside. The so-called test of faith is not foolproof. For Shura, who is "destroyed", he can easily pass the "destruction" by using his instinctive will. The test of "faith", especially the extremely pure and destructive aura, is also regarded as one of the candidates most likely to be favored by the ruler in this "God's Descend" sacrifice.
The sacrifice began. Countless blood and the essence of life were thrown into the altar. After completing a series of complicated rituals, all the bone towers shone with a strong aura of destruction. Countless bloody clouds lingered around the tower, mixed with belief The special source of power surged towards the main altar in the center.
About half an hour later, the blood color of the Bone Tower Forest gradually thinned out, and the entire dark red main altar turned bright red, and the space in a concave sacrificial pit in the center began to distort, and a vortex-like entrance appeared, glowing with blood red light Come.
Under the action of the blood-red light, the injected essence condensed into a blood-red bead, faintly revealing a black electric light.
When Shura, who was guarding the altar, saw this blood bead, his eyes suddenly lit up with a strange light, and a familiar name came to his mind.
"Blood Annihilation Pearl!" Kurki revealed surprise, and he exchanged a glance with Luo Tesi. It seems that the power of the Lord's arrival this time is far greater than before. Originally, it required countless sacrifices of lives to obtain a powerful treasure equivalent to a divine weapon.
The blood energy in the Bone Tower Forest became increasingly dimmer, and the power of the essence was concentrated on the main altar, and its own strength began to drop sharply.
The main altar trembled, and the blood-red vortex in the center turned into a beam of light, which rose to the top of the underground world, and the blood-colored light radiated out with a powerful aura of destruction.
The nearby black dead disciples clearly felt the power of that "god", and they all showed fanatical gazes.
The imperial palace of Longhuang Empire, Ziyuan Palace.
Veronica seemed to sense something, and her body shook.
"Teacher, what's wrong with you?" Chen Rui asked with concern.
"I'm fine," Veronica's voice was faintly anxious: "You go, leave here far away, leave the Dragon Emperor Kingdom!"
"Okay! Veronica," Chen Rui didn't call 'teacher' this time, and stood up, "Let me take you along, leave here together, go to a new place, and start life again. Whatever you want In whatever capacity, sister, teacher or others... If you are tired of my company, you can also choose absolute freedom. This is the last and greatest wish of 'Little Arthur'."
Looking at those sincere eyes, Veronica's hands began to tremble slightly, as if she was desperately suppressing something.