The royal city at night is destined to be restless.
The empty hall was brightly lit, and the blood-red carpet was dazzlingly red as if it had been soaked in blood. The two red birds on the candlestick spread their wings to prop up the candlelight, and the light was obviously warm yellow, but there was a gloomy coldness. The gray-white statue in the corner opened its empty eyes and stared blankly ahead, the sharp sword in its hand reflected a glare of cold light.
Yuechu stood aside, glanced at the three people kneeling in the middle of the hall, and then slightly narrowed his eyes to reduce his sense of existence.
The only thing that surprised him in this situation was that he was also called here. Except for Rafa who was aloof, all ten blood clan elders were present, and he was the only one who shouldn't be here.
After all, this is a major matter involving the face of the blood race.
Rafa sat on the throne, the smooth armrests under his hands were not warm. He thought he would be very angry, but at this moment, looking at Hino who was kneeling on the ground but not giving in at all, his heart was actually very calm, so calm that it was unbelievable.
Perhaps amidst the constant disputes, he had already been mentally prepared enough to foresee the worst outcome.
Rafa Ying's straight eyebrows and eyes seemed to be covered with thick snow and frost, exuding a chill that made people shy away from him, making people dare not look directly at them. His pupils were full of indifference, and he was unwilling to give any extra emotion to Xinuo. The once strong emotions receded in repeated disappointments, and turned into the current indifference like water.
Rafa: "Hino, are you convicted?"
Hino sneered, the veins on his forehead swelled with his anger, what crime, what crime is he guilty of!
Hino: "I'm not guilty, but if my father insists on convicting me, then I'll take it!"
Rafa was expressionless, and was not irritated by Shino's words. After putting aside the bottomless cover, he clearly pointed out Shino's problem.
Rafa: "First, you are a blood prince, fornication with human beings is a great crime of treason; second, you skipped classes, neglected training, and gave up trials for a human being, which is dereliction of duty to the crown on your head; third, you have served me since childhood. The same kind of people you grew up killed."
"Do you think you are worthy of the position of heir?"
Hino gritted his teeth and made a clucking sound, and uncontrollable anger flashed in his eyes. Like an enraged lion.
Hino: "What if I deserve it? So what if I don't?! In your heart, I am just a toy. I don't need my own thoughts, preferences, and will. I just need to be molded into what you like a little bit, and put into the prince in the shell!"
Rafa frowned: "This is your duty."
Hino laughed mockingly: "But I don't want such a responsibility at all."
Facing Rafa's questioning, the resentment in his heart was like a flood breaking through the dam, out of control, roaring and roaring, drowning all reason.
Hino raised his head high, with desperate determination: "This prince should be whoever he likes, anyway, I don't care about it!"
As soon as these words came out, there was a deathly silence in the hall. The elders lowered their heads tremblingly, wishing that they were not here, so as not to be unable to bear His Majesty's anger.
Feilin's eyes were empty, and she slumped on the ground weakly. Sure enough, she still came to this step.
Yuechu lowered her head quietly, and applauded Xinuo silently in her heart. This scene was even more exciting than he expected.
Rafa was very calm, he looked at Hino very calmly, and his words were also very calm.
Rafa: "If that's the case, then we will deprive Shino of his title of prince and become a commoner."
Hino froze for a moment, his pupils shrank suddenly, he didn't expect his father to say such words. However, he quickly clenched his fists, suppressed the panic in his heart, and sneered.
Deprivation is deprivation, he never cares!
However, the elders couldn't sit still, the impact of His Majesty's simple words was enough to set off a huge wave in the blood race, affecting the interests of countless people.
The elders secretly exchanged glances and pushed the powerful Roots out.
Roots knelt down on the ground, crawling on the ground and lowered his posture to the lowest. Hino has always been disrespectful because of His Majesty's favor, but these old people who have followed His Majesty for many years know how cruel this king is.
Thousands of years ago, during the July change, three generations of blood clans wanted to overthrow His Majesty's rule and establish a new order, but the result was that the human head was placed in the center of the central square for a whole year, and finally dried into dry skin and bones, and crushed into slag. At that time, blood flowed into rivers in Wangcheng, and all blood clans who participated in the rebellion were killed.
Too many years have passed, and the newly born blood race has never experienced cruelty before they dare to make trouble in front of the king.
Roots said tremblingly: "Your Majesty, as a pure blood, Prince Xino has always been raised as an heir. If he is directly deprived of his title, I'm afraid... I'm afraid it will cause turmoil."
He licked his parched lips, but couldn't continue. What kind of turmoil was involved, but too many interests were involved, and he was afraid that the nobles would be peeled off. But these may not be considered a matter in the eyes of His Majesty, but as elders, they have to think about their own interests.
However, regardless of whether those people will die or not, Roots now only feels that there is a knife across his throat, and his head will be harvested at any time.
But the elders are by no means in vain, the long time has given them experience in guessing His Majesty's mind.
It is self-evident that His Majesty personally summoned Yuechu over such a private matter.
Roots bit the bullet and continued: "Now that we have two purebloods, it's better to make Yuechu the prince first, and then slowly make the transition."
Rafa paused, his eyes froze for a moment. This is indeed the safest method, no matter how you consider it, it is very beneficial, but...
There was a resistance in his heart, he didn't want to have such a father-son relationship with Yuechu. He had a hunch that this relationship would hinder his secret and unknown ideas. Compared with the so-called heir, he seemed to have other intentions that even he couldn't see clearly now.
Rafa slowly tightened his fingers, and cast his eyes on Yuechu involuntarily.
At this moment, Yuechu had already raised his head, and looked straight at the aloof Rafa without hesitation, his eyes were still gentle, without fear or joy, just staring at him straightforwardly and enthusiastically, full of emotions. trust.
He was telling Rafa that whatever decision he made, he would gladly accept it.
This kind of trust broke through Rafa's last careful thought, and the noble majesty felt sweet helplessness in his heart, and finally agreed to the proposal of the elders.
His gaze turned to Hino again, and Rafa's gaze returned to indifference: "Hino, you go and receive the ten lashes yourself, this is the punishment you deserve. I will withdraw the blood shadow, and you can do whatever you want from today onwards." , no one will interfere."
Hino didn't care about these things, he was more worried about Anna: "Where is Anna? I want to see her!"
Rafa would not embarrass a small human, even if this small human confused his successor, but he believed that it was Hino's stupidity that caused such a mistake.
Rafa: "She is in your room, and she will be your blood slave from now on."
Only then did Hino breathe a sigh of relief, and looked at his father with complicated eyes, he thought...
Rafa ordered Hino to be dragged down to be tortured. He looked at the two young vampires still kneeling on the ground, with a little impatience between his brows.
These are the waiters he personally selected for Hino, but he didn't expect that not only did they not play a role in admonishing him, but they were even kept in the dark and knew nothing about it.
For these people, Rafa did not treat Hino with tolerance, and the anger of the superiors never showed mercy. He cruelly wanted to deprive Feilin and Dila of their noble status, and make them become commoners from then on, expel them from the royal city .
Feilin knelt on the ground with her back bent, and she didn't even have the strength to defend herself. Dila's eyes were gloomy, but she could only helplessly wipe away her tears and accept the punishment.
They are waiters, and they are both prosperous and damaged with Prince Xi Nuo. Now that the prince made a big mistake, how could they get away with it.
Yuechu sighed helplessly, after all, he couldn't see the miserable fate of his former companions, so he walked forward slowly and pleaded for them.
Yuechu: "Your Majesty, Feilin and Dila are really stupid. As His Royal Highness's right-hand man, they are closed-eyed, unable to persuade, and completely unable to perform their duties. But they are young and immature, and His Highness has always been It’s justifiable to be assertive, so I wonder if we can give them another chance?”
Speaking of this, Yuechu's brows and eyes were stained with a smile, as if the stars were scattered and shining brightly. He looked at Rafa, his long eyelashes fluttered gently, his black and white eyes brought out a sense of intimacy, his tone was leisurely, sweet as honey, as if he was acting like a baby to him.
Yuechu: "Besides, thanks to Your Majesty's great love, this is a great joy in my life, so I naturally want to be happy and lively. I have some friendship with Feilin and Dila. Seeing them so miserable, It’s hard not to feel sad.”
"If His Majesty wants to punish them, simply deprive them of the title of servant and let them be selected together with others. Presumably the lesson this time will be remembered by them, and they will not dare to do this again in the future."
Yuechu's eyes were shining, revealing a pitiful pleading, gently scratching the tip of Rafa's heart like a kitten's paw, making him feel pity and love, it was really hard to refuse.
How could Rafa not know that Yuechu went around in such a big circle just to plead for the two of them, his eyes softened, Yuechu and the two of them could not be so affectionate, but Hino mercilessly abandoned them , the comparison between the two is undoubtedly chilling.
Rafa agreed: "You are my successor, so naturally you have the right to decide whether they will stay or not."
Feilin and Dila ascended from hell to heaven in an instant, kneeling gratefully to thank His Majesty for his tolerance, but they knew better that His Majesty would not let go easily without Yuechu's intercession. They will become the laughing stock of the family, wandering in the outer city from then on, like rootless ghosts, unable to regain their glory.
After His Majesty and the elders had left, Yuechu walked over to help Feilin and Dila up. He wiped the ashes from their faces and sighed softly.
Yue Chu: "It's okay, I believe that it will not be a problem to become His Highness Hino's waiter again with your strength. But in the future, you must not ignore it like this, and report any situation immediately, so that even if something happens, the responsibility will not be on your shoulders." .”
Feilin's eyes were dim, seeing the concern in Yuechu's eyes, she involuntarily tightened the hand that grabbed Yuechu's sleeve.
Become His Royal Highness's servant again? Then she is crazy to do this! Don't even think about giving someone to His Royal Highness Yuechu in the family, because that position can only be hers!
Dila kept her head down, and if Yuechu could see his face, she would find that his rough face was as red as a ripe apple, almost smoked.
He didn't think as much as Feilin, he was just thinking: If only he could follow His Royal Highness Yuechu...