In Chen Rui's mind, some memory fragments began to emerge staggeredly. Most of these fragments were incomplete and hazy, but they all had one common feature, eyes.
The blue eyes are as beautiful as the ocean, and there is a touch of sadness in the deep tenderness.
In a trance, all the fragments began to overlap, converging into a blurred scene, a warm hand gently brushed over the boy's face, he turned and left slowly, the distant figure became more and more blurred in the boy's tears.
This is the most profound picture left in Arthur's subconscious mind, or obsession. Even Chen Rui's main consciousness, which has been fused with memory fragments, cannot erase this strong obsession.
Chen Rui took a deep breath, finally suppressed the strong emotion, frowned, and asked Diego, "Who is that woman sitting in the second row to the left of His Majesty?"
"The second row from the left?" Diego squinted his eyes for a long time, couldn't see clearly, and refused to show weakness, and said deliberately: "So it's her, don't think about it, a woman who can sit in that position is not It's not something that a small character like you can covet."
Chen Rui thought in his heart that I covet your sister, if I really want to reveal the identity of that highness, I'm afraid your sister will covet me. Before he could ask any more questions, Paul in the field spoke.
Paul first bowed to Emperor Rex in the VIP seat, and then exhaled and raised his voice: "Respected His Majesty Rex, Your Highnesses, Your Excellencies, and Ladies and Gentlemen."
Paul's powerful voice overwhelmed the audience, and the noisy arena gradually fell silent.
"I'm very sorry to have kept you waiting for so long. You must be wondering why my opponent, Samuel Camplot, hasn't appeared yet?"
Paul's words caused a burst of whispering, obviously guessing the reason. According to the time, the challenger Samuel should have appeared, but until now he has not been seen!
The patriarch of the Camplot family, Samuel's father, Carlo, the deputy director of the Imperial Finance Department. Camplot has already begun to break out in a cold sweat. Samuel is the silver knight of the empire, and the duel was presided over by Emperor Rex himself. Cowardice and defeat are two complete concepts. It is no longer a matter of winning or losing a duel. The Camplot family may not be able to bear the wrath of Emperor Rex.
"Here I want to announce to you a piece of news that I just got today. The channel of this news was originally very reliable, but because the content of the news is too shocking, I have not been sure, but until now Samuel has not appeared, It is enough to prove the authenticity of this news."
Paul glanced at Carlo, who was constantly wiping sweat, and then set his gaze on Fred, the patriarch of the Philip family and Joanna's father, with a sneer: "The news is that Samuel knows that he is not my opponent, but just Under the guise of a duel, I eloped with my fiancee, Joanna, early in the morning!"
This is indeed explosive news. There was an uproar in the stands of the arena, and there were more and more discussions. Many people know about the relationship between Samuel and Joanna. They also know that after Samuel was defeated in the last duel, Joanna's father ignored his daughter's objection and set a date for marriage with the Loman family. Unexpectedly, Samuel was so bold this time. , disregarding the duel personally presided over by Emperor Rex, and fled privately with Joanna!
Freite, the patriarch of the Philip family, was shocked. His eyes were full of shock and anger when he looked at Paul. Joanna went to Garden City to relax and has not returned yet. Taking a step back, even if she really eloped with Samuel, it is not impossible. . But Fred couldn't have imagined that Paul, who had always been respectful to him, did not communicate with him in advance, but directly revealed the matter in front of His Majesty Rex and everyone, which was equivalent to A resounding slap was slapped in the face of the Philip family. Not only that, this scandal directly damaged the face of the arbiter Rex the Great, and would bring extremely serious damage to both the Philip family and the Camplot family. as a result of.
If it had been before being persuaded by Elisa, Paul would definitely not have bitten the Philip family. Now that he has chosen his future path, he must prove his determination to the church and the Holy Maiden. This time, if we can attack and suppress the two major families at the same time, it will definitely benefit the Loman family's leadership. As long as a certain climate is formed and the church secretly supports them, even Emperor Rex will be able to How much to be afraid of.
There were also many people discussing in low voices at the VIP seats, Emperor Rex still looked indifferent, he didn't know what was going on in his heart.
At this moment, the surrounding discussions suddenly quieted down. Paul seemed to feel something, and was slightly shocked. An unbelievable light flashed in his eyes, and he slowly turned his head.
I saw that two people appeared in the field, a man and a woman, it was Samuel and Joanna.
Paul couldn't believe his eyes. Shouldn't Samuel and Joanna have died on Storm Island? Could this be Eliza's trick? This is even more impossible, Eliza managed to win him over, and she had no motive to frame him at all!
"First of all, I would like to apologize to Your Majesty. Due to some special reasons, I was late." Samuel bowed to the VIP table, "The reason why I was late was because I went to a dangerous place and tried my best to rescue him. I lost my most beloved woman. That place is called the Island of Storms."
As soon as this sentence came out, the auditorium once again exploded, the island of storms! That is a dangerous place that even saint-level powerhouses dare not touch! Samuel actually did it for Joanna... By the way, how could Joanna be in the Island of Storms
"Joke! Just because you can save people from the island of storm?" Paul has quickly recovered from the shock, and his thoughts changed sharply: "Obviously you seduced my fiancée...the two colluded to make up such a ridiculous lie !"
"Joanna is no longer your fiancée. Regardless of the outcome of this duel, the engagement between the Philip family and the Loman family will be terminated." It was the head of the Philip family, Fret, who spoke, and the power of the Philip family is still there. Above the Loman family, he forced his daughter to marry Paul because of the fall of favor of the Camplot family and Paul's potential and church background. Now Paul slaps the Philip family in front of everyone. , almost trapped Philip's family forever, naturally he would not be so stupid as to hand over the other side of his face to be slapped.
This decision was expected by many people, including Paul himself, but when he heard Fred announced in person in public, Paul still felt a little bit in his heart, with strong resentment, Joanna and Samuel were the happiest up.
At this moment, Emperor Rex's deep voice sounded from the VIP seat, and the surroundings suddenly fell silent.
"Since the dueling parties have arrived, the duel begins."
Samuel nodded to Joanna, Joanna was very smart and didn't say a word, just gave him a moving smile, turned and walked towards the stands.
Paul's face was already covered with haze, and his eyes were full of hostility. Joanna had always been cold to him, and had never smiled at him like that—this pair of dogs and men can come back alive from the island of storm and appear in the arena in time. hit him hard. Now that it has reached this point, the only way to do it now is to defeat Samuel in a duel, as the winner, insist that Samuel and Joanna have an affair and partner to frame him, and then rush to the holy mountain to become a temple knight, Use the power of the Holy Mountain to protect the Loman family.
Although many previous plans were forced to abort in this way, it was the only way to remedy and turn things around.
Paul let out a low growl, full of murderous aura, and clenched a long sword with both hands. This is a two-handed sword called "Hua Guang", a gift from Paul's teacher, the paladin commander Passari. The two-handed sword is also called the two-handed giant sword. The width and length of the sword body are far beyond the average one-handed sword. It can also play the role of augmentation, the tsuba is slightly tilted upwards, and the end has a sharp blade, like the fangs of a wild beast.
Samuel slowly drew out the long knife. Compared with "Hua Guang", this excellent-level knife is only an ordinary product. The aura of the Silver Knight does not have any special flow. Compared with Paul's aggressive aura, it seems Gujing does not wave.
Emperor Rex's eyes lingered on Samuel for a while, brightened slightly, and then regained his composure. The young man beside him yawned suddenly, as if he had foreseen the outcome of the victory and defeat, and was not interested in watching any further. This action seemed a little rude in front of Emperor Rex, but Rex didn't seem to mind at all, and the rest of the people didn't seem to notice either.
Paul's figure flashed, and he was already approaching Samuel quickly, his two-handed sword swept across with a terrifying sound of wind. As long as there is room to use it, the power of the two-handed sword is quite terrifying, and the solid ground protected by the barrier has already shown shocking cracks under the wind pressure of the blade.
Samuel didn't take it hard, instead he adopted a fighting strategy in order to dodge. It seemed that he wanted to consume Paul's physical strength, but Paul was unmoved, and the attack became more ferocious.
In fact, Paul did not show his true strength when he dueled with Samuel last time. This time, Samuel's strength has obviously improved to a higher level, and he has entered the holy level (false saint), which is equal to him. It's just that Paul knows Samuel's weakness of lack of endurance, and endurance is exactly Paul's strength. Samuel barely defends and dodges under this kind of high-pressure attack, which will consume more physical strength, and will definitely be dragged down by then.
Suddenly, Samuel's long knife drew an unimaginable arc, and the back of the knife pressed against the spine of the two-handed giant sword like lightning. With a flick of the blade, it moved along the blade towards Paul's throat. , far beyond imagination.
Paul was taken aback, and turned his head hastily, feeling a chill on his face, which had already been scratched by the blade, leaving a bloodstain. Samuel didn't give the other party another chance. The long knife in his hand was like a cunning poisonous snake, bypassing the edge of the two-handed giant sword, and frequently locked Paul's vitals.
In the dim light of the sword, there were several cracks in the sapphire armor on Paul's body, and there was blood dripping on the ground, Paul's blood.
Chen Rui nodded secretly. Since receiving the instruction, Samuel's combat skills and use of power have really improved a lot. In fact, the strength gap between the two sides is not very big. Paul's strength is only one line away from the middle rank of the Demon Emperor, and Samuel has just advanced to the middle rank of the Demon Emperor. There is no suspense, now you can plan your next move with peace of mind.