The next day, the townspeople of Yankou Town got a good news, a bad news, and a news that may be good or bad.
The good news is that the cruel and villainous mayor finally accidentally died at the hands of undead creatures. The bad news is that due to the relationship of the ancient battlefield, the area around Yankou Town has been eroded by the dead energy and the strange power of the dead, and has become a cursed place. Can no longer live.
The last piece of news is that Princess Princess, the lord of Darkmoon City, ordered Yankou Town to be sealed off with a magic circle to prevent further spread of the cursed land. Many people are unwilling to leave their homes, but because Yankou Town has been haunted by "ghosts" before, and the curse relationship caused by undead creatures, they have no choice but to leave.
The mayor, Shi Ke, must be severely punished. Since Shi Ke is behind the Saifu family, in order to avoid possible internal conflicts, he took advantage of this undead disaster to give him a chance to "die in line of duty". In fact, Chen Rui handed Shi Ke over to Guladam very faithfully, and he would definitely not be an experimental product of corpse explosion.
After being summoned by Chen Rui, Old Gauss immediately arranged for the corresponding manpower and transportation of monsters to assist, and completed the settlement of Soto Town in advance. Athena also called in more guards to maintain safety and order. The migration work is proceeding in an orderly manner.
Judging from the news from old Gauss, the eldest princess and her party will soon return to Dark Moon City, accompanied by Ji Ya. Thinking of Ji Ya, Chen Rui's original thoughts became heavy. The matter has been weighing on his mind, what should come will come after all, let's think about how to comfort her.
After the townspeople left Yankou Town completely, Chen Rui and Pagliu started the work of "seal". In fact, they set up dragon language inscriptions and magic circles to isolate the corresponding area of Yankou Town to prevent outsiders from entering , and repaired the originally destroyed bone altar, helping Guladam to speed up the recovery of soul essence.
Since the matter of Guladam involves many secrets such as poisonous dragons, it is not appropriate to report to Xiya for the time being, so the jadeite crystal mine in Yankou Town should be sealed up first, at least until Guladam's soul essence is fully recovered. Chen Rui's request to Guladam is very simple. He will not disturb him on weekdays, and he will support his experiment as much as possible without harming the general interests of the territory and civilians. Once the Lich is needed, he must go all out.
If the power of the undead in the ancient battlefield can be fully utilized, Guladam will be able to create a terrifying army of undead, which can rival the military strength of the entire Dark Moon Territory. Coupled with the power of undead magic, it is definitely a powerful secret weapon.
Chen Rui suddenly thought of one thing. In his hands were the Tauren and Medusa tribes in Xilang Mountain, the West Road Defense Force in Tim's hands, the Earth Elemental Allied Forces, and the Cloak Society. With the help of the Guladam undead army under him, together with the help of Pagliu, Lomon, and Delia, this kind of strength is quite powerful even for a lord of a large territory. If he wanted to, replacing Shia as the lord of the Dark Moon with an absolute advantage in force didn't seem... very difficult
However, Chen Rui doesn't want to do such laborious and boring things. He can see Xi Ya's hard work and pressure. Sometimes, the bloodless battlefield is more terrifying than the real life-and-death battle. You don't even know what's behind the scenes When will your "comrades" stab you. For example, in Lanrong's territory, it is the white-eyed wolf who calls out his brother and touches a knife in his hand, and keeps stabbing black knives in the back pretending to be a good guy.
If he was really passionate about power, he would have managed to return to the surface world long ago. That Jinyao territory is the richest territory in the Longhuang Empire. He, the third prince, is a legitimate and true lord, and he might be able to defeat the rest of his brothers and sisters. On the throne. Now hiding in the dark and helping Xi Ya to calculate and plan is already the limit of what he can do, besides, there is still something unclear between the eldest princess and him...
After arranging a series of resettlement work, Chen Rui, Athena, and Pagliu returned to Dark Moon City. Old Gauss told Chen Rui that Xi Ya had returned and was waiting for him in the back garden of the palace.
Chen Rui disguised himself as an attendant, and followed Old Gauss into the palace smoothly. Old Gauss led him to the back garden of the inner courtyard, and then bowed to leave.
Xi Ya was still wearing a white long dress that she was used to. Looking at this strange big demon, she was a little surprised at first, and then showed a clear expression: "This is the genius master of the demon world? In the inheritance of the great master, there is actually Such a wonderful transfiguration."
"This face is not a master..."
Chen Rui didn't explain the matter of the great master's inheritance. His original intention was this excuse. Now Xi Ya took the initiative to think so, which naturally saved a lot of effort. His face changed again and became the appearance of a "master": "This is the master." , However, the whereabouts of this master is currently unknown, and nine out of ten have encountered accidents."
Xi Ya nodded, didn't say any more in this regard, and didn't mention the genius master of the demon world, and said directly: "This time I went to Bailing's territory to visit, and the lord Sikali gave me a gift before parting." The gift is generous, and there are many luxuries, such as special decorative crystals, colorful feathers, top-grade silk clothing, etc., and a group of goblins and horned magicians who are good at construction, saying that they want to help Dark Moon repair the dilapidated palace."
Chen Rui shook his head and said: "This generous gift is more like giving to the princess herself rather than the Dark Moon's territory. Luxury goods can't alleviate the current real food shortage problem of Dark Moon, but those craftsmen will also increase Dark Moon's original food shortage. Tense food load. Of course, if Dark Moon is only so difficult on the surface... I suspect that Sikali's move is meant to be a test. If he wants to find out the real bottom line of Dark Moon, it cannot be ruled out that he has received the imperial capital's instruction behind the scenes, or It's stress."
The so-called friendship in politics is mainly based on interests and purpose. It is very likely that at some point, when interests change or the purpose cannot be achieved, it is not surprising that they turn their faces into enemies.
There are still very few people who really support Xi Ya, a weak force like General George, almost stubbornly because of some kind of kindness and reason. In fact, Chen Rui knew that even his father-in-law had been shaken, so General George just asked him to help Xi Ya once with all his strength, instead of forcing him and Athena to be chained to death in this precarious place.
The strongest is respected, this is the simplest and biggest rule, you can't pin your hopes on others, you can only rely on yourself.
This is true for individuals, and the same is true for the entire territory.
"You're right," Xia nodded. "By the way, Sikari seems to be very interested in the Ji Ya I brought."
Chen Rui frowned, and his impression of Sikali became even worse. He only heard Xia say: "I should have given Jiya to Sikali as a gift in return, but I am afraid that a certain genius master will return At that time, I couldn’t see his maid and complained, so I gave a set of gifts from Princess Square to Lord Sikali instead.”
The last time Xi Ya told Chen Rui that when Diou sent her to the Custer family because of her interest in Ji Ya, Chen Rui's faint displeasure fell into his eyes, and naturally he will not repeat the same mistakes this time.
"I have almost figured out about Ji Ya," Chen Rui sighed softly, "She should not be threatened at all now, and the magic ring can be removed."
"She is your maid, and the right to dispose of it is up to you." Xi Ya's tone was quite indifferent.
Chen Rui didn't linger on this question, and said: "This time I have obtained the transfiguration technique inherited by the great master. The key plan for that step has been completed. Given the current situation, it must be implemented as soon as possible. I plan to go there in person."
Xi Ya sighed, "As the lord and the biggest beneficiary of this plan, I don't want to say anything hypocritical. But... since Mount Xilang, you have been taking risks yourself. This is obviously not the work of a wise man .”
"I have never said that I am a wise man, and I am also afraid of death, but this matter is the most critical part of our entire plan, and no one is qualified for this role except me. And... I have already decided." Chen Rui's tone was undoubtedly determined, as if he was the lord, but this kind of determination that was almost beyond the norm did not disgust Xi Ya, on the contrary, the ice and snow in those purple eyes began to melt faintly.
"By the way, I remember... when I left last time, Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess seemed to promise me that when I return after solving the problems of the Custer family in the Shadow Empire, he will promise me a small request?" Chen Rui saw the atmosphere It seemed to be a little frozen, his tone changed, and his eyes became a little weird.
This kind of look made Xi Ya inexplicably nervous: "We... will talk about this issue later, Your Excellency the Sheriff, it's getting late, you can go back and rest now."
"Let's talk about it in the future?" Chen Rui's eyes twitched ambiguously, and then he shook his head, "That's too far away, we still have to... Well, let's talk about this important issue now. I'm going to have a discussion soon. This is the most dangerous thing, if the lord is so dishonest, it will hurt my enthusiasm."
"Bold!" Xia Ya's tone became fierce, appearing murderous: "You dare to threaten me!"
This reaction seemed a bit too intense, but unfortunately Chen Rui had long given up on this kind of thing, and sighed: "Your Highness also knows the danger of my trip, and it is very likely that I will not be able to come back. Could it be that my last wish cannot be fulfilled?"
"Shut up!" Xia Ya stared at this guy's eyes full of murderous eyes that are not afraid of boiling water, and finally said through gritted teeth: "Besides the dance I promised, if you dare to have any other messy requests, now you are the last one." moment!"
Chen Rui showed a look of astonishment: "What kind of messy request, it's just that dance... Princess, do you still want to..."
Xi Ya knew that she had fallen into a verbal trap again and was about to explode when she saw this guy approaching and politely made an invitation gesture. At the same time, a melodious automatic music sounded, wafting in the back garden.
You bastard, even the music has been arranged, so you really came prepared!
Xi Ya's eyes almost dissected this guy, but when Chen Rui made that inviting gesture, he stretched out his hand involuntarily.
Forget it, let's just fulfill the promise. As a member of the royal family of Lucifer, how can you break your word
After temporarily convincing him, Xia resisted the urge to burn this guy to ashes with black flames, and let him hold his hand. When the two hands first touched, it seemed that there was an electric current. The wonderful feeling on the Internet reappeared. The wonderful feeling at the fingertips flowed into my heart all the time, and my tense heart was gradually softened by this feeling. When I hugged my shoulders, the man's breath was already quite close. The last time I was in front of everyone, I didn't have such a strong feeling. Now , In this back garden, there are only two people, him and her.
In the beautiful melody, two figures danced under the moonlight.
Since the last welcome ball for people from the imperial capital, Xi Ya hasn't danced with anyone, especially this kind of interesting new dance. Chen Rui's performance is much more disciplined than expected, which makes Xi Ya's Gradually let go of some precautions, using the vocabulary Alice learned from someone to describe it, it's called gentlemanly demeanor.
As everyone knows, the so-called gentleman is just a more patient wolf.
However, for Xi Ya who has been busy all the time, it was a rare opportunity to relax, her steps became lighter, she began to enjoy this long-lost fun, and her cooperation with Chen Rui became more and more tacit.
Chen Rui also enjoys dancing with this ice princess, especially the close contact, the white jade-like skin is clearly visible, and the fresh fragrance faintly radiates from his nose, looking at the entire dark moon and even the entire demon world, he He was the first man to be so "close" to Shia, and she probably did it "voluntarily"... If the nobles in the territory saw this scene, their jaws would drop in surprise.
"Hmph!" Seeing the smile on Chen Rui's face, Xi Ya felt the desire to punch him: "Is it funny?"
"I'm thinking, the eldest princess keeps her word, she is worthy of being my lord."
"Damn guy!" Xi Ya heard "my lord", and her face became faintly hot.
"Even if Your Highness wants to take revenge, I'm afraid it will be difficult to find my people in a few days." Chen Rui hurriedly added another sentence in order to prevent her from turning upside down and ruining the atmosphere: "I personally hope that I can come back with my life next time. Accept the little punishment from the eldest princess."
Xi Ya's gaze was a little dim: "Actually, this time...you don't have to come back."
Chen Rui smiled slightly: "In my perception, some people and some things are more important than others."
Xia stared into his eyes: "You may not be able to get the return you want for your efforts. When the time comes, I'm afraid it will be too late for you to regret."
"Why do you regret it? I remember a book that once said that there are always several encounters in life, and there are always several times when you are stupid. The important thing is that you have experienced, met, and been stupid..." Chen Rui did not escape her Looking at him, he smiled and raised his hands, "Besides, I've been rewarded now, haven't I?"
Seeing his smile, Xi Ya suddenly felt her heart beating a little faster. The two of them didn't speak for a while, they just danced quietly to the sound of music. There are some subtle things that don't have to be expressed in words. Can feel it.
"..."
"Why is this piece of music repeated several times, you magic prop, after all..."
"Uh... it's just a longer piece of music, it should be over soon..."
"No! Damn guy, how many dances did you dance?"
"Uh, I think it's almost time..."
"It's almost three hours! Bastard, your tricks should be over!"
"..."