"Yes... it's been a long time."
Mona took a deep breath, suppressed the uncontrollable desires and fluctuations in her heart, avoided his gaze, and deliberately did not look at the other person's face.
"It's rare for us to meet again. Your Majesty and I are old friends... Why don't we find a place to sit nearby and have a drink?"
She asked half nervously.
As a senior executive of the shelter and one of the five judges under the Chief Judge of the Royal City Headquarters, Mona of course knew based on intelligence that the man in front of her had transcended the mundane world, ascended to the holy throne, and became a respected His Majesty.
She was happy for him, but she couldn't help feeling nervous and in awe when they met at this moment.
"Of course, that's what I meant."
Chen Lun smiled.
Mona was stunned. She didn't expect the other party to be so gentle and elegant. She felt relieved and regained her usual efficiency and generosity. They walked to the sofa in the corner together.
After calling the waiter and ordering a bottle of red wine, Mona said:
"In fact, I have been in the Royal City for a while... When Your Majesty came as the head of the Kangkai Council, I had the idea of paying you a visit, but unfortunately I was busy with work and had no free time at all."
"Every encounter is guided by fate, and this moment is no exception."
Chen Lun took off his hat, put it on the table, and said with a chuckle.
But for some reason, when Mona heard the word "destiny", her face suddenly froze, her smile gradually faded, and her eyes dimmed.
"Ms. Mona strongly recommended me to join the Imperial Inquisition. I would like to personally express my gratitude to you..."
Chen Lun said.
After hearing this, Mona forced a smile.
"You're welcome, Your Majesty Jack. I have always believed that the Imperial Inquisition lacks people like you."
Chen Lun poured two glasses of wine, gently pushed one in front of Mona, and held up the other glass as a gesture.
"So as a reward, or as a parting advice, what I want to tell Miss Mona is that you have a sense of justice that many people don't have. This justice is not extreme or false, but the most basic adherence to human nature. I think the empire is not short of people like me, but it is short of law enforcers like Miss Mona."
After hearing this, Mona was stunned.
The perfect man reflected in her eyes was chuckling and taking a sip of red wine. Then she continued:
"So Miss Mona should stick to her dreams and beliefs. As for revenge... I think you can let it go completely, because Howard is dead."
Mona was stunned as if struck by lightning, and her mind was a little confused.
“You… what did you say?!”
"Your enemies no longer exist, Miss Mona. Keep pursuing your beliefs. I hope that one day in the future, I will see the empire become a better place with your help."
After Chen Lun finished speaking, he put down his wine glass, put his hat back on, stood up and left.
It took a long time before Mona came to her senses.
She seemed to have figured something out and hurriedly called out "Your Majesty Jack", but when she looked up, she could not see him anywhere in the bustling reception hall.
Mona cried tears of joy, then picked up the wine glass and drank it all. After exhaling a long breath of satisfaction, she raised the empty wine glass high as if no one was around and saluted in the direction where His Majesty Jack was leaving.
She whispered softly:
"Thank you... Thank you! Mona will never forget your words!"
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Donny was hiding by the bar not far away, staring at his boss Mona without moving. He saw his goddess crying "heartbrokenly" and his heart was broken.
"So... she already has someone she likes. No wonder she doesn't accept me."
Taking a deep breath, Donnie secretly told himself that he should do something. He looked up and saw that the man in the black hat had walked away. He gritted his teeth and quickly followed him.
Donny wanted to find the other party and ask for an explanation for Miss Mona, and it would be best if he could get her to come back and apologize... As a gentleman, he should not leave mercilessly after hurting a beautiful lady.
Soon, he found the other person.
But the gentleman in the black hat went straight upstairs and walked to a luxurious room. The two imperial guards standing at the door hurriedly saluted him.
Donny showed a surprised look, he recognized the room, it was the lounge of the organizer of the cocktail party, Duchess Emmaline!
Who is that man
Crunch.
As the door opened, Donnie suddenly heard a woman's voice:
"Oh, sorry! I almost didn't recognize you, Your Majesty! Her Royal Highness the Princess is waiting for you inside, please come in quickly!"
Turning the corner of the stairs, he unexpectedly saw Duchess Emmaline, who was as humble and shy as a maid meeting a nobleman. She greeted him with a blushing face and even lifted her skirt to salute.
Your Majesty!
The person Miss Mona likes is a person in a high position!
Donnie was shocked at first, then felt hopeless. His thighs lost strength all of a sudden, and he tumbled down the stairs. After climbing up despite the severe pain, he declined the help of several waiters, limped back to the bar, and drank heavily.
However, he never noticed that the gentleman in the black hat always had a meaningful smile on his face.
"Duchess Emmaline, you're welcome."
He smiled politely at the lady in front of him.
Then, he walked into the room slowly with a straight posture. In the process, he slipped a piece of paper into his trouser pocket without leaving any trace.
There were some dark words written on it:
“…After learning about the strength of his ‘rival’, Donnie felt powerless and had no choice but to give up the idea of seeking justice and go back to drown his sorrows in alcohol.”
This was the first time that Chen Lun used his ability of playing a life-threatening joke. He had noticed that Donny was following him early on, but he was too lazy to come forward to explain or teach him a lesson, so he simply did it casually and solved this little trouble.
"I hope you enjoy chatting with Her Royal Highness the Princess. I'll take my leave now."
Duchess Emmaline said this respectfully, and called away the other people who were originally in the room, leaving only Princess Anna and His Majesty Jack.
Kada.
The door is closed.
Chen Lun put Donnie's little episode behind him and walked straight to the sofa, where a blonde woman was sitting with an exquisite diamond-studded crown on her head.
"Jack, please sit down."
Princess Anna raised her hand to signal.
"I invited you to the reception this time to celebrate my father's permission for me to govern. After all, it has been two years since my coming-of-age ceremony, and I am finally able to take control of this power. It was not easy."
"Congratulations, Your Highness."
After Chen Lun sat down, he congratulated quietly.
He glanced at Anna inconspicuously, thinking to himself, as expected.
The other party obviously had no memory of planning to assassinate Prince Dazlet, as if this incident had never happened. As for the logical gaps left in the middle, they also spontaneously filled them in with their imaginations. In short, no one remembered what happened at the royal dinner anymore.
He took a deep breath and asked in a deep voice:
"What about the second thing?"
"The second reason is, of course, that I want to have a casual chat with you... I don't have many friends to begin with, and after I came to power, this became even more obvious. It's a luxury to find someone to chat with."
Princess Anna sighed, then raised her beautiful eyes and asked:
"Why? You don't want to?"
"Of course not... I mean I'd love to have a chat with Miss Anna."
Chen Lun smiled.
There was enlightenment in his eyes, and he thought to himself, it seems that even if he forgets about the assassination, his favorability will not decrease... Perhaps in the other party's heart, he is still a trustworthy friend.
"That's good. You're smart."
Anna rolled her eyes at him.
Then, she said solemnly, with a straight face:
"The Prideful Cross has had a big problem recently... For a while, the Seven Gods Church went crazy, arresting members everywhere, causing us to suffer heavy losses. In addition, my brother has not responded to the believers' prayers for a long time. The members feel desperate and the organization is on the verge of collapse."
She picked up the glass and took a sip, her tone dejected.
“They are losing their faith.”
Chen Lun listened in silence.
In his heart, he thought that the fundamental motivation for Anna to ask him to join hands in assassinating the prince was the oracle from the "Scorching Sun"... As long as Dazlet was killed, Arnold could escape
At that time, Chen Lun had already noticed something unusual.
Because according to Arnold's personality and her belief in the end of darkness, she would most likely not issue such an oracle... Now it seems that this is obviously an illusion created by Howard, just to guide Anna and the Prideful Cross to carry out the assassination and act as a fuse.
But it is meaningless to delve into this further now.
Prince Dazlet is dead, Howard, the mastermind behind the incident, is also dead, and almost no one remembers the people involved in this incident...
Chen Lun felt deeply the danger of high-level gaming, and became more determined to leave the royal city and temporarily avoid the vortex.
'Is the Prideful Cross going to be disbanded...'
After listening to Anna's complaints, he suddenly thought of Matthew's land.
This secret force from the underground world, composed of descendants of light, has the ultimate goal not to help the "new sun" they believe in escape from trouble, but to use its power to save their hometown and the land that never sees the sun.
Chen Lun felt something in his heart, and immediately had an idea:
"It would be a shame to give up such a powerful force. Perhaps we can make use of it again."
He immediately looked up and said to Princess Anna:
"I'm sorry, Your Highness. I just met an old friend downstairs and had a couple of extra drinks. I'm going to the bathroom."
"Please."
Anna seemed to be troubled and looked a little absent-minded.
Chen Lun got up and went into the bathroom, locked the door, and immediately took out an ordinary little notebook. It looked like it was bought at a roadside grocery store and there was nothing special about it.
Turning to a new page, Chen Lun's eyes were deep.
"Hide and seek."
He called out silently.
In his raised right hand, an ivory-white fountain pen quietly emerged. The nib inlaid with gold and silver fell down, and immediately wrote a paragraph of stunning black cursive words:
“… The Prideful Sun Cross Society is about to lose its faith and disband, but the leader Anna suddenly realizes in a conversation with her friend that the Prideful Sun is trapped at the end of darkness, and that the abominable polluted insect tide is the enemy of God. The members of the Cross Society should devote themselves to it, hunt down the insect tide, and relieve God’s worries… In a sense, this is a means to regain faith and restore cohesion… Perhaps in the near future, the insect tide will die out, and the Prideful Sun will rise again.”