Rody was still sitting in a yard outside the city, holding the fallen leaf that Mr. Qiu had left that day in his hand, which had been split into two halves, and remained silent.
"It stings the warmth of spring, stings the arrogance of summer, stings the style of autumn, and stings the coolness of winter." Rody murmured softly in his mouth Mr. Qiu's words that day, and sighed: "It's true. It’s a bit complicated.”
He picked up the Dragon Tooth Sword from his side, looked at it gently, then stood up, gave a light scolding, and slashed down the sword in his hand like lightning. After only hearing a loud noise, he was heard on the ground. A deep pit was created. The tree next to it was shaken, and its leaves fell one after another.
"It still doesn't work..." Rody shook his head: "Could it be that the greater the strength, the less effective it is?" He slowly stretched out a finger, held a leaf falling from the tree in his hand, and then gently lifted it out. The sword in one hand swung out quickly.
As soon as the leaf was touched by the fighting spirit on the sword's edge, it immediately shattered into pieces and turned into a ball of dust...
"No, you can't do this." Mr. Qiu didn't know when he had come behind him, frowning and said: "It doesn't mean that the stronger the power, the stronger the strength. The way you were just now, with a sword in your hand Or holding another weapon, what difference does it make?”
Seeing the distress in He Luo Di's eyes, Mr. Qiu smiled faintly: "This bottleneck is not so easy to break through... Your strength is already very strong now... Very strong." He said slowly: "With your strength, you have actually reached You have reached the realm of the Sword Saint Warrior, but cultivation is not that simple... With pure strength, when you meet a strong person in the field, you will become like a baby without the ability to resist. "
"Control!" Mr. Qiu whispered: "Control is the true meaning! Why are gods so powerful? Because they can control this space, they can make June snow fly, they can make winter thunder burst, they can freeze time and space, and they can make space distort. .So the gods are powerful and can dominate all things!”
He paused and continued: "The so-called domain experts are called humans close to the gods because they can carve out a 'domain' of their own in the world created by the gods. And in this field, you become the master of everything!”
Mr. Qiu gently patted Roddy on the shoulder, looked at the sky, and said calmly: "Everything in this world has rules! Why are there stars in the sky, why does the sun rise and the moon set, why does spring happen? Come autumn, why will there be summer rain and winter snow... As long as you can understand these rules, you can control everything!"
Roddy seemed to have some realization in his heart. He looked at one of his palms, then slowly held it, and murmured: "Comprehension..."
"Yes!" Mr. Qiu said slowly: "I can't teach you how to improve your strength. In fact, your strength is already very powerful, but you don't know how to control it! How to set your own rules !”
"First learn to control your power, and then learn to control everything around you." Mr. Qiu picked up a withered branch from the ground and gently held it in his hand. A ball of light appeared on the tip of his finger, and then on the withered branch Fresh buds are sprouting, and the verdant green seems to be full of infinite vitality...
Mr. Qiu's face seemed to have a certain brightness: "Everything in the world is like this. The moon always rises after sunset, and spring always comes after winter goes. Everything is reincarnated, it's just how you understand it."
Rody slowly took the branch from Mr. Qiu, but as soon as the branch reached Rody's hand, the buds on it withered immediately.
"This..." Rody suddenly felt something in his heart and looked at Mr. Qiu: "You have..."
Mr. Qiu smiled slightly and nodded. Then he said calmly: "I can tell you these truths, but I can't help you when you can truly understand them... You can rest here for a few days, and then follow me to a place today. "
"Oh? Where to go?"
Mr. Qiu said calmly: "Go to the palace." His tone was very strange: "It's time to let you know something... I don't have much time."
Rody frowned: "Mr. Qiu, what on earth are you talking about?"
Mr. Qiu shook his head and whispered: "It's all my fault... It's funny that I didn't have the courage back then, and I still don't have the courage later! I watched her being hurt by two people... If I had stopped him then, I wouldn't have hurt her now. If I had... I wouldn't be watching her secretly crying every day. She is just a weak woman, and no matter who wants to hurt her, I will never sit idly by anymore... not even that guy!"
He looked at Roddy and whispered: "In the past few days, I have made a decision. I will leave here and take a friend with me forever. But before that, I need to understand one thing and see something clearly. something.”
"What?"
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A woman's voice in the palace whispered: "I'm very worried... But why haven't you come to see me for so many days? And Qiao Qiao... Where did Qiao Qiao go?"
The woman's voice continued: "Your Majesty has sent people to see me these days, but I have concealed them all... You... What do you want? Do you really watch me die?"
A voice seemed to sigh and said slowly: "It's not easy for me to come in even once, don't worry. That person will die soon, and our son will be the new master of this continent. This world will change because of us. Change... it's such an interesting thing."
The woman's voice seemed to be silent, and suddenly she heard a clear voice saying slowly: "He is cheating on you."
Then the door was pushed open, and a slender figure walked in slowly.
Seth frowned and whispered: "Mr. Qiu."
Mr. Qiu glanced at the queen who was helplessly sitting behind Seth, with a hint of excitement in his eyes. When his eyes slowly swept across Seth, he revealed a somewhat forbidding look: "Have you forgotten that I warned you back then? What?"
His tone gradually became cold: "I warned you when you returned to Her Majesty the Queen privately for the first time. Do you think that because you are his son, I really don't dare to kill you?"
Seth's expression remained unchanged and he said calmly: "Of course you dare." Then he shook his head and said: "But you won't kill me."
Facing Mr. Qiu's murderous intent, Seth slowly took a step forward and said calmly: "I know that when a man falls in love with a woman, he can do anything. Don't say that I am a tulip. Son of God, you still dare to kill me... but you won't do that. "
There was a bit of mockery in Seth's eyes: "Mr. Qiu, although I am not as powerful as you, I know many things better." His voice was low: "You love her, but she loves me. So, you You won't kill me. Others may do it, but you won't." He smiled: "Because you are Mr. Qiu."
Mr. Qiu's eyes trembled, and the chill in his eyes increased a bit: "Of course I don't. I might not know many things originally, but now, I know."
He took a deep breath, looked at the queen sitting behind, and said softly: "Don't you understand yet? He doesn't love you. He won't fall in love with any woman... He met Qiaoqiao just to get close to her. You. He approached you only for himself! Back then, you begged me to protect you and prevent others from discovering your affairs... Haha... "
Mr. Qiu suddenly smiled, but there was sadness in his eyes: "How many more people did I kill for you? Anyone who accidentally knew your secret was killed by me secretly... But if I do this, you Are you really happy?"
Seth shook his head: "Mr. Qiu, you really surprised me..." He smiled: "I originally thought you would stay by her side all your life and be an invisible bodyguard. Can you tell me, Why did you suddenly become so courageous today?"
Mr. Qiu shook his head: "I don't care what you do. If you have ambitions, that's your business. Even if you go and kill the emperor now, I won't frown." He took a slow breath: "But now you use her as your bargaining chip. Use her as a tool for your ambition!"
Seth shook his head: "You are wrong again. This world needs to change! There has been too much corruption in the empire's hundreds of years of history, and I am the one who can change it all!"
Mr. Qiu smiled faintly: "You can keep talking to Roddy about these words. Unfortunately, I am not Roddy. He may be persuaded by you, but I will not."
Seth raised his eyebrows and said calmly: "You already know about Rody? Oh, what a pity... I have been secretly avoiding you these days and dare not come to the palace, just for fear of being bumped into by you... I didn't expect that you still knew about it. ”
He looked directly at Mr. Qiu and suddenly said loudly: "Where did I go wrong? I added an invincible Tulip Commander to the empire. For this reason, I would rather give up my title and hide behind the scenes! I would rather give up all the glory that originally belonged to me!" I will also get rid of a stupid emperor for the empire, and I will change the aging empire and make it rejuvenated! With Seth here, a great empire will rise again on this continent! Reuenthal and the Minister of War, the Marquis Caroline, are just passing clouds in my eyes! I will make the empire full of vitality! The empire is just like a big ship, and now it is destroyed by a stupid man The helmsman takes control! I will drive that foolish helmsman away!"
Mr. Qiu shook his head: "What are you doing for?"
"For what..." A strange look flashed in Seth's eyes
"For the tulips!" Seth said slowly: "For hundreds of years, the tulips have been called the guardians of the empire, the walls of the empire, and the pillars of the empire! But why do tulips always have to bear these responsibilities? The Thorn Flower family is the royal family. , Why don’t they take on these responsibilities? Let me tell you! To replace the thorn flower family that should have died long ago!”
His eyes flashed with excitement: "My son will become the emperor of this continent! The blood of the Tulip family will become the new master of this continent!"
Mr. Qiu still shook his head. He looked at Seth, who was in high spirits in front of him, and suddenly whispered: "I misjudged you! Everyone misjudged you..."
A bitter smile appeared on Mr. Qiu's lips: "Everyone thinks you are a person who is afraid of taking responsibility and a playboy who evades family responsibilities... Huh, I didn't expect that you have been working hard for the family... It's just that you She is more dedicated and dedicated than Nicole!”
Seth said slowly: "When I was very young, I read a sentence from Mr. Dandong's notes. Although many of his notes were recorded in a strange language, those things recorded in imperial texts, But I watched it when I was very young... Do you know what that sentence is called? "
His face was calm, and he said slowly in a low tone: "That sentence is called: retreat to advance!"
"In my hands, a new era is about to begin. The empire will have an invincible commander named Tulip, and I, a wise man like Dandong! Roddy and I will create a glorious era for the empire! Qiu Sir, do you still think I am wrong?"
Mr. Qiu's face was a little complicated: "You are strange - you seem very ambitious, but you don't seem to be interested in the throne. You... what are you doing for? Why do you do everything?"
Seth smiled slightly: "No reason." There was an eager look in his eyes: "Just for that wonderful picture! To see a great era being created in my hands! You think, am I doing it for myself? Am I being selfish?"
Mr. Qiu nodded and sighed: "I don't know how to describe you - you are despicable, crazy, shameless and admirable."
Seth bowed slightly, like an elegant curtain call, and smiled: "Thank you for your praise and praise." Then he smiled and said: "Mr. Qiu, do you still think I did something wrong? I am actually very good. I need your power... I need you to help me deal with the Pope, and I need you to help me deal with those guys from the Northern Continent... But I don't think they are pagans. In fact, I have never believed in any gods!"
Mr. Qiu looked at Seth and said calmly: "I won't!"
"What?" Seth frowned slightly, then sighed, as if he was very sorry: "Then it's really a pity... Okay..." He said lightly: "Then Mr. Qiu, tell me. What are you doing today? Why are you here suddenly? Do you want to kill me now?"
The queen behind her was trembling slightly and crying. Mr. Qiu felt pain in his heart and whispered: "I misjudged you back then. I thought you were a person without ambition and a person who stood outside the circle of right and wrong. So. Regarding the matter between you and her, I have sincerely blessed you... Now, it is time for me to make up for my mistakes. "
Seth's expression did not change at all, and he said calmly: "Oh? Have you made up your mind? Then kill me. I will watch you do it!"
Mr. Qiu slowly stepped forward and whispered: "I still won't kill you... but I will never let you use her as a tool. I will take her away!"
As soon as these words came out, Seth was stunned for a moment, and then he suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed. He laughed more and more crazily, as if he had heard the most ridiculous joke in the world!
Mr. Qiu frowned: "Why are you laughing?"
Seth suppressed his laughter, glanced at him coldly, and whispered: "Finally got up the courage? But... what a pity..." There was a joking look in his eyes: "It's a pity that your courage came too late! If you had the courage before she entered the palace! If you had the courage before I came into contact with her... But your courage came too late!"
Seth turned around, looked at the queen sitting there blankly, looked at the haggard face, and whispered: "Tell me, tell her, are you willing to go with him and leave me?"
The queen's dull eyes glanced over, lightly scanning Mr. Qiu, and then glanced at Seth, with a deep meaning in her eyes, and then her voice came out as if it was very empty.
"No!"
Seth sighed. Not only did he not have a proud expression, but there was a trace of regret and pity in his eyes. He couldn't help but gently reached out and stroked the queen's hair, and whispered: "Infatuated woman, in fact, he said That's right. I am a terrible villain, and you are a tool in my hands... In this world, others may lie to you, but Mr. Qiu will not lie to you. "
The queen shook her head, with a heartbreaking look in her eyes, but still gritted her teeth and said: "No! I won't leave you!"
Seth smiled faintly, turned around and looked at Mr. Qiu again, and said coldly: "What else do you have to say?"
Mr. Qiu's originally calm face finally showed a trace of sadness. Even when facing powerful vampires and legendary magic weapons, his eyes that had never wavered were now a little broken.
Seth shook his head and sighed: "Don't you understand? Once a woman is not blinded by love, she will not be able to see the world clearly!"
Mr. Qiu gritted his teeth and said, "Are you really from the Tulip family? Why do you have such a devil's heart?"
Seth smiled. He was still smiling, as if he was smiling calmly.
"I am the son of Tulip. All the blood in my body belongs to Tulip! But I am the best descendant of the Tulip family in history!" He said coldly: "Is Roddy outside? Why don't you let him in? ?”
As soon as these words were said, Rody had already strode in from outside. His face was full of anger, and he stared at Seth fiercely!
Seth looked at Roddy's cannibalistic look and shook his head: "What a pity... It's a pity that although you are very good and have great potential, you are not a conspirator by nature. I have always believed that it is better to use your brain than your hands. A lot of excellence - so when I was very young, I thought about whether I wanted to be the invincible commander of the Tulip family in the future, or a wise man like Mr. Danton."
Mr. Qiu smiled bitterly: "The answer is already obvious."
Seth nodded: "Yes, it's obvious. Being a conspirator is more interesting than being a hero. This is my choice." He glanced at Rody, not caring about the anger in Rody's eyes, and said calmly: "So what's your choice? My dear Duke? My sister's lover? Stop looking at me like that. You love my sister deeply, so even if you hate me again, you can't kill me... So, you What is your choice? Tell me... Are you willing to cooperate with me to create that great era... Let our names shine in history together?"
Rody didn't answer. His heart was filled with complicated emotions. He felt confused for a while and angry for a while.
Seth looked at him coldly and said calmly: "You are Roddy. A year ago, you were just a commoner struggling in the mud. You will worry about the next month's living expenses and the next meal. Worried about not having bread to eat... If it weren't for me, you wouldn't be where you are today, and you wouldn't be a hero that attracts so much attention! There wouldn't be millions of people cheering for you, bleeding for you, and dying for you. You wouldn't have my sister! Your love won’t be honored by the whole continent! But look at you now! Do you think it’s good to show your original face?”
He smiled gloomily, suddenly stretched out a finger, pointed at Mr. Qiu, and said coldly: "This person is your role model! Even if you end up with the same invincible power as him, so what? Even if you are powerful now He can stand at the pinnacle of power, so what? Look at this man! He has no way to deal with a woman he loves! What is power? Gods and demons! But control!" He stretched out a hand, then squeezed it tightly, and said loudly: "What's so great about personal strength? With my intelligence, if I want to become an invincible master, then I will. I have done it a long time ago! But I tell you, it is useless! When you control this continent, your personal power is only small! Even if you have the power of Mr. Qiu, so what? Sir! So what? Can you experience the joy of creating a new era? Can you experience the success of making everything flourish in your hands
Seth suddenly smiled again: "Do you know? I have always been very optimistic about you, Roddy!"
He smiled as if he was very proud: "Among the thousands of students in the empire, I picked you at a glance! Do you still remember how you came to the Tulip family? How did you meet my sister?"
"Is it you? Did you...arrange these as well?" Rody frowned.
"Yes!" Seth said in a very calm tone: "I was the one who paid to hire you to work as thugs outside the city. You all thought that you attacked the wrong person, but in fact you did not attack the wrong person. It was I who paid to hire you. Your... Well, you know? I have been observing you for a long time... You have always been number one in swordsmanship, you have great potential, you have good qualifications, your character is very strong, and your figure is very similar to mine... You Your character is very pure and you have no bad habits or bad habits. You have no background, you are just a commoner... There are too many. I have been observing you for a full year! Do you know that I think you are a person who can be shaped? A heroic person! It's just perfect... except for your face at that time! Fortunately, I know that my sister has a magic mask, and I happen to know my sister's character very well... So, I took the plunge! To think it actually worked!"
"In order to get you to take the bait, I first inquired about your friend and knew that you were short of money. I hired your friend to make him a lot of money. Then I knew that he would definitely drag you along... So, I succeeded! That night, you were hired as thugs and ended up attacking the wrong target... Actually, no, that was not a mistake, but a 'coincidence' arranged by me, and under my arrangement! Old Mark's help... You! Roddy! A civilian boy, who entered the Tulip family! Who do you think I left so many books for? I can't read them to you! By your side, I will teach you how to be rebellious, teach you how to be a qualified commander! I will teach you the true qualities necessary to become a hero! Gradually transform into a new hero of the empire!"
"These are all..." Rody's body began to tremble.
"Yes, it's all me." Seth said coldly, "I did it all!"
This man looked at the two extremely powerful men in front of him with a proud attitude, but the look in his eyes seemed to have a condescending look: "Now, choose!"
silence…
Roddy's eyes were filled with death. He could only hear his heart beating. There seemed to be indescribable bitterness and humiliation in his heart! Then, his body was trembling slightly, as if a strange emotion filled his body...
His expression was also very complicated. Sometimes he showed anger, sometimes excitement, sometimes disappointment, sometimes sneer...
Mr. Qiu raised his eyebrows and was about to speak.
At this time, Roddy suddenly laughed!
Roddy stood very straight, as upright as a javelin. The confusion in his eyes was finally swept away. He smiled happily and calmly. The previous anger and rage disappeared completely...disappeared in In this smile.
He looked at Seth in front of him and said something softly.
His words may not be as exciting, as high-spirited, as gorgeous and touching as Seth's.
But his tone was very serious, as if he was talking about a very simple thing...
Roddy said this with a smile:
"Set, I think you are pathetic. Really pathetic!" -
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