Chapter 141 Brothers and Sisters (4/5, plus 5)
In the hidden secret room at the bottom of the palace, Coldi saw the most terrifying thing in the world.
That should not have been born, should not have appeared.
The guy who should have died early in the dungeon but was forcibly saved by the Silver Wing Grand Duke and sent to the monastery.
The evil spirit that should have died silently in the monastery.
""-·What!?"
Under Cordie's horrified gaze, Terrence became the familiar face that had been bothering him for more than half a month.
"Hi, my dear brother~"
Herbert looked at his panicked expression and couldn't help laughing and shaking his head: "It's been a long time since we last met."
Compared to when he saw Filia, whose identity was unclear, the emotion that surged in his heart when he saw Kordi's face was quite friendly and...excited.
hehe.
"you!?"
After struggling for several times, Cordy found that he couldn't escape. He suppressed the fear in his heart.
He shouted, "What did you do to His Royal Highness the Great Prince?!"
His voice was very loud, trying to be heard throughout the long tunnel by the guards outside.
But he was destined to be disappointed.
Herbert smiled as he watched him struggling desperately, then said faintly, "Haha, haha, haha, you can scream, but no one will come to save you even if you scream your throat out."
After hearing this strange laugh, Cordy fell silent. He suddenly felt that he really couldn't understand the boy in front of him, and he couldn't help but feel confused.
Is he...really Herbert
Although he listened to the survivors' description of the scene at that time, he had no way of connecting the figure in his memory with the bloodthirsty and brutal paladin.
The gentle, weak child who likes to follow behind me.
Could it really be this scary-looking, cold-hearted young man who made his soul tremble
Is this really the same person
Seeing that his brother had finally calmed down, Herbert nodded with satisfaction and said, "You just asked me what happened to Terrence?"
He shook his head and denied it, "Wrong! It's not that I did anything to him. His life or death has nothing to do with me. It's more that he asked for it."
Herbert was also a little emotional. He didn't expect that Prince Terrence was so anxious.
Not only did he dare to poison his own father's food, he also tried to poison a legendary warrior. He was really brave.
I have to say, it’s really creative!
Moreover, he almost succeeded.
Maybe it was because he had never thought that his son would be so impatient, or maybe his health was not as good as before,
The king was actually hit and fell into a coma.
If it weren't for the intense crisis when Valentina appeared that day that woke him up from his coma and fired a shot into the sky, he might never wake up.
A legendary warrior died silently and humiliatingly on his bed.
Herbert looked at Cordy, whose expression changed, smiled, and explained kindly:
"His Majesty the King woke up after that day. As for what happened afterwards, I'm sure you can guess."
It's fine if he didn't react when he was hit, but how could he be completely unaware after waking up
Terrence is dead.
Although the king still wanted to spare his life after being angry, the prince still met his end - he died at the hands of his own sister.
Filia pierced his heart with an ice blade and cut off his head with a knife.
The person who attempted to usurp the throne was eventually beheaded by others.
"It's really you!?"
After learning that Terrence had died a long time ago, Cordy suddenly understood everything. He gritted his teeth and said angrily, "Did you instigate the nobles during this period?"
He finally figured out why the Frost Crystal Royal Family seemed so silent and why they were so indifferent to the deaths of their nobles.
Not only did he watch them kill each other, he even seemed to be fanning the flames!
Everything is clear now.
But rather than the fear of knowing that he was going to die, he felt more anger at this moment.
right.
It's anger.
"Are you crazy? Don't you know what they're going to do
"Aren't you a Paladin now? You! Why are you spreading chaos in the kingdom!?!"
Although he wanted to inherit the position of Duke eagerly, he would do anything to achieve it, even maliciously murdering his own brother.
He also wanted to help Terrence usurp the throne and assist him in committing patricide.
But Cordi's feelings for the kingdom are real, and he really doesn't want to see the kingdom fall into chaos.
People are complex.
A hero may have a dark side, and a complete bad person may still have some innocence in his heart.
But Herbert seemed quite calm in response to his questioning.
"Chaos? No, you're wrong."
He shook his head and said calmly:
"I am not spreading chaos, I am creating a new order."
"Destruction leads to construction. I don't know if you can understand this. In simple terms, when something has been distorted to the point where there is no need to modify it any further, then let it be broken."
"Let it grow again, give it the right order once again."
Just as he had promised the Archbishop, he would dig up all the rotten roots.
Let the tree grow again.
After seeing his expression, Cordy realized something and said in panic, "You lunatic!? Do you think you can control all this?"
"Do you really think ruling a kingdom is so easy!?"
Crazy.
"Of course I can't."
Herbert answered confidently, then smiled strangely, spread his hands and asked, "But why should I do it?"
"All I need to do is help them break it. The subsequent repairs are not my responsibility. Naturally, other people will do these things."
Friends who often kill people all know one thing.
It is easy to kill someone but difficult to dispose of the body.
Cleaning up the aftermath is always the most difficult task, and I don’t want to do this kind of thankless task!
"who!!?"
After hearing this, Cordy became even more angry and gritted his teeth and said, "Filia? Is it her? Are you going to pin all your hopes on her?"
"Wrong, she is not the candidate."
Herbert shook his head and chuckled, "By the way, instead of worrying about the future of the kingdom, I think you should worry about yourself first."
He drew his sword from his waist and gently slashed it across Kordi's neck, leaving a tiny wound.
At this moment, the fear of death brought Cordi back to his senses.
After the anger subsided, all that remained in my heart was fear.
I'm going to die.
His eyes widened in horror, and he tried to dodge the sword like a wolf or a fox, but he was unable to escape.
Finally he could only beg for mercy:
"No! You can't kill me. If you kill me, my father will be very sad!"
The young man in front of him just shook his head slightly after hearing this.
"No, my brother, you are wrong."
Herbert stared at Cordie and whispered:
"Father has been sad for a long time."
"Once upon a time—"
Chapter 142 The End of Hatred (5/5 plus 6)
Chapter 142 The End of Hatred (5/5, plus 6 more)
In the secret room.
The half-brothers, who had a big age difference, looked at each other quietly.
Herbert looked at Cordie, whose expression was stiff, and said softly:
"From the moment you chose to attack me, his heart was already broken."
"No, maybe even earlier than that."
"I remember the first time my father noticed you staring at my back with a cold gaze.
You were severely reprimanded by him."
"It was also after that that your malice towards me did not disappear, but you learned to hide it."
"Children's intuition is very sharp, Cordie."
Herbert sighed with emotion: "Perhaps you haven't noticed, but I began to become somewhat distant from you after that."
Herbert was a sensitive child since childhood. He could not only understand the ideas in works of art, but also detect the malice of others.
"Besides, you are really a little too anxious. I really have no interest in the title of Duke."
"Even though you may not believe it, it is true."
"That is to say, if you are not so impatient and wait for me for a while, I will bring up this matter with my father myself."
Herbert originally had the idea of giving up his title. He had planned to tell his father about it on the day he came of age, which meant that he could decide his own future life when he came of age.
But unfortunately.
Cordie didn't hold out until that moment and took action ahead of time.
He was so afraid that the Grand Duke of Silver Wing would announce that he would give the title to Herbert on the day he came of age - this matter almost became his inner demon.
"But apart from that, you are actually a pretty good brother."
Herbert looked at him, feeling somewhat emotional.
You are a beautiful woman, but you are a thief.
At this time, Cordi also lowered his head in silence.
After a long time, he raised his head and said in a dry voice: "Herbert, can you forgive me? I--
"I will not forgive you."
Herbert answered calmly, his eyes still gentle, but his words were without any warmth.
"Brother, do you remember what you taught me before?"
“Someone has to pay the price.”
"If you make a mistake, you need to take responsibility."