When Leng Yiyao and Hemo hugged each other and whispered in the room, two figures were standing quietly beside the woods about 300 meters away from the only accommodation building.
"It's so late, and His Majesty the Emperor hasn't gone back yet. Are you worried about seeing something you don't want to see, or do you think this foreign country is suitable for being alone?" The lazy tone, with a natural casualness, was like a pure chance encounter halfway. . The pair of peach blossom eyes narrowed slightly, looking at Lu Chen whose face suddenly darkened with a smile but not a smile, with a calm and long expression.
Lu Chen turned his head and took advantage of the moonlight to see who was coming. After a long moment, he smiled sarcastically: "You really knew I was there this afternoon." Otherwise, he wouldn't have pried on him and said, "I'm worried about seeing something I don't want to see."
Qiu Rui shrugged and said matter-of-factly: "I just saw that Miss Leng was thirsty and gave her a coconut. But who knew that people in your empire would be so difficult to get along with. The dignified marshal of the empire turned out to be a jealous person. I never thought that the emperor Your Majesty, it seems that you are also very fond of that beauty." No one in this world could have expected that a marshal and an emperor in such a huge empire would fall in love with a woman at the same time.
However, judging from the current posture, it seems that the beauty's heart is with the marshal. Otherwise, His Majesty, who had just ascended the throne not long ago, would not have been so dejected.
"You seem to be very interested in us." Lu Chen lowered his face, hiding all the expressions on his face in the shadows under the trees. At that moment, even the tone of voice could not detect any emotion.
Qiu Rui just smiled lightly, but he didn't feel the slightest bit embarrassed about being caught: "I think none of the three countries that landed on the island this time are not interested in the empire." If they are really not interested, why bother? Mobilize troops and organize this competition
"Hilamore has always been cautious, but I didn't expect to bring you here with me this time. Aren't you afraid of being jealous of your random behavior?" Lu Chen didn't believe his casual talk. He was not completely sure of the reason behind approaching Leng Yiyao. After all, love at first sight is a wonderful thing. At first, he didn't like Leng Yiyao in all kinds of ways, and finally fell in love and couldn't extricate himself. Whether he was just putting on a show or being confused, or whether he was really amazed by Leng Yiyao and couldn't help himself, he didn't want to go into details, but the insight he showed was by no means as simple as being interested in the empire. What's more, at this point and this position, he deliberately contacted himself. How could it be such a simple coincidence
If Leng Yiyao hadn't said at the time that this man was inherently deficient, he even doubted whether Hellamore would have let him live to this age.
"He is my cousin. We are all blood relatives. How can we be afraid of saying this?" Qiu Rui seemed to not understand the meaning of his words. He smiled nonchalantly. Under the moonlight, his face looked even more beautiful than in the daytime. Outstanding. The most important thing is that the hazy orderliness that covered the body seemed to be revealed all at once. In an instant, the original temperament was broken, and the whole person's calmness and superior posture were undoubtedly revealed.
At this moment, Lu Chen looked at him deeply. If Qiu Rui during the day can make people understand the wonder of the Creator, who has given him a wide-open balance between genius and innate deficiencies, then at this moment, the darkness revealed in the eyes made people understand the wonder of the Creator. People are shocked.
"You are chatting with me, a foreigner, so late at night. You don't want to tell me that you and Helamore are brothers, right?" Lu Chen suppressed all the doubts in his heart and spoke calmly.
"It is said that the position of emperor of the empire depends on luck. It seems that this is not always the case." Qiu Rui was not angry at all after being criticized in front of him. On the contrary, he glanced at Lu Chen appreciatively: "The war between you and the Duolin Kingdom is about to begin. We, the Hela Kingdom, are adjacent to you, so naturally we won't just stand there in silence. However, it's a pity. , I’m afraid my cousin won’t have the energy to help you by then.”
No energy
Lu Chen's face suddenly darkened, and his eyes became cold: "What do you mean?" If you don't want to side with the empire, why bother to mobilize troops and participate in this competition
"Because..." Qiu Rui raised his eyebrows, but there was no trace of a smile on his lips. There was only one pair of eyes, which were instantly cold and endlessly cold: "When he arrived, he was busy advancing and retreating with Huo Mu. Where did he find the time to get involved with the empire? Does it matter at all?"
Lu Chen suddenly turned his head!
Qiu Rui's words mean that Helamore has already defected to Duolin Kingdom in advance? So, participating in this competition is just to explore the military strength of the empire in order to provide feedback to Duolin
But why
Why would Qiu Rui tell him such a confidential matter
What are the benefits of Qiu Rui betraying Helamore like this? After all, he is the cousin of Helamore and the lord of the entire Hela Kingdom. If Hemo knew about this, what would happen to Hela Congress
No… .
Lu Chen's thoughts suddenly stopped!
Wrong, they were all wrong.
What kind of person is the strongest person in the Hela Kingdom’s military world, what kind of Lord Regent!
This man's ambition goes beyond that!
He raised his head and looked deeply into Qiu Rui's eyes like a lone wolf in the desert. After a long time, he smiled sarcastically. All the royal families in the world were the same. Everyone watched the hand-to-hand fight during the day and concluded that Hellamore had grasped Qi Rui's lifeline. Actually, no. This person, at home, displays his talents and makes full use of his strengths. Let everyone have a panoramic view of this wonderful show of "brotherly helping each other". In fact, it has deeply buried a thorn in everyone's heart.
Everyone will subconsciously believe that the healthy Helamore is the winner of the two. But in fact, through the gap of "congenital deficiency", Qiu Rui may have opened up many secrets of Hellamore that would not be disclosed to outsiders. After all, who would believe that a person like him, who is inherently disadvantaged, would have the intention to seize power
However, if he didn't have the ambition to fight for power, why would he turn around and find him alone after touching Helmer during the day
A flash of fire flashed across Lu Chen's eyes.
Although the relationship between the Empire and the Duolin Kingdom is bitter, there may be unrest within Hela.
Lu Chen calmed down, calculated carefully, and finally connected everything from beginning to end. Is it any wonder that Helamore wanted to take him to the competitive competition? He wants to use Qiu Rui to attract everyone's attention, and at the same time, he wants to use Qiu Rui's ability to explore the bottom line and strength of the empire. Silent pieces kill two birds with one stone!
"You tell me this kind of thing, are you not afraid that Hellamore will find out and he will kill you?" He looked at Qiu Rui's expression carefully. Being used in such an "honest and fair" way, Qiu Rui could only think of "Leaking secrets" to fight back
No, based on his observation, this person would never be such a passive person.
Sure enough, Qiu Rui suddenly smiled. Those eyes were full of contempt and contempt, "Just him?" The voice was indescribable arrogance and ridicule: "If he can touch a corner of my clothes, I will lose!"
After saying that, he ignored Lu Chen's expression and looked up leisurely at the moonlight. In his heart, he couldn't help but think of the woman who was his opponent during the day.
No one in the empire is stupid. Even this person who is not well-known outside and is often praised as "ascending to the throne by luck" is considered to have a good mind. However, this man's understanding is still far different from that woman's.
Although he didn't know why, he had a hunch that if the person having this conversation tonight was Leng Yiyao, she would never ask him why he came to tell her the secret of Hellamore.
Thinking of this, and comparing the experience of today's contact with Helmer, I smiled softly in my heart. The three realms of the empire coexist, and apparently they do not interfere with each other, but in reality, the royal family is much weaker than the military realm.
Lu Chen didn't know why Qiu Rui suddenly had an uninterested expression on his face. Before he could ask, the other party turned around and left.
In the dark surroundings, except for the occasional sound of wind, only the bright moon remained, which seemed to witness what had just happened.
Lu Chen just stood there, watching Qiu Rui come and go, and for a while, he didn't come back to his senses. After a long time, I heard a deep sigh suddenly coming from behind, which sounded like speechlessness and mockery.
"Who?" Lu Chen suddenly turned around and saw the man walking out of the woods, his expression was shocked. He never expected that the other party would be him!
M calmly met Lu Chen's gaze for a while. After a long time, he sneered and said, "Can't you guess why the Lord Regent told you the true plan of Hela Kingdom in person?"
No matter who comes, Lu Chen admits that the last thing in the world he wants to do is to look embarrassed in front of two people. One is Leng Yiyao, and the other is M in front of me. The former is his beloved, but the latter makes him unable to forget that he has been favored by his father for so many years, but it turns out that it was all a lie.
"What are you doing here?" He frowned and looked at the other party coldly.
"Leng Yiyao was afraid that something would happen to you, so I wandered around everywhere. Who knew I might bump into you." M smiled faintly, but looked in the direction where Qiu Rui left just now: "He told you Helamore's plan, didn't he? Not for the Empire, but for himself.”
He heard clearly all the conversation between the two people just now. Naturally, he did not miss the look of scrutiny and disappointment in Qiu Rui's eyes when he finally left.
The fact that Lu Chen was able to discover his ambition meant that he had a certain political acumen, but he was still far from Leng Yiyao's level.
"What do you mean?" Lu Chen said as expected.
M came back to his senses, and this time he did not give in. "He wants to use you to expose Helamore's ambitions. As long as the empire knows Hela's plan in advance, it can take advantage of it and contain Helamore. At the same time, he can take advantage of the opportunity to seize power and take the throne!"
Once the empire and the Duolin Kingdom go to war, the empire will know the opportunity. If someone like Leng Yiyao is there, he may be able to play a good trick of "taking advantage of the enemy's advantage" and then drag the Hela Kingdom into the water in front of the Duolin Kingdom and directly kill Helamore. Fall into passivity. When the time comes, even if Hellamore is full of mouths, he will not be able to defend himself in the face of the anger of Hormu from Duolin Kingdom. At that time, one thing is going down, the other is going up, and it is the best time for Qiu Rui to take action. If he stepped on his cousin to get the upper hand, so what if he was born with deficiencies? Who in the country can compare with him
Lu Chen was in a daze for a moment. At this moment, he finally thought about this series of situations!
Qiu Rui not only wants to ascend to the throne, but also wants to seize the throne with no blood on his hands, with a clear face and a clear face!
Once Hellamore's good show of "being in Cao's camp and being in Han" was exposed, his reputation would be completely ruined. When the time comes, his forces in Hela Kingdom will surely support him and come to power.
Knowing that Helamore was afraid of him, why did he still act as regent? Why stand out
Because, he wants to prove in front of the people of the country that even if Hellamore falls, they still have a better choice!
At that time, he will be able to take the throne easily without any effort, just like picking something out of a bag!
However, he did not expect that a third party would hear this "private conversation".
At this moment, Lu Chen couldn't help but feel enlightened. He suddenly thought of another question...
If, this afternoon, he stood aside and watched the "climbing a tree to pick coconuts" show, Qiu Rui would be able to notice it. So tonight, Qiu Rui will not be defensive at all about this topic that should never be heard by outsiders
But under such precautions, M was still able to hide in the woods and listen to the whole process...
Lu Chen suddenly felt a little cold in his heart.
Although he is constantly climbing up, working hard to grow, and trying his best to overcome his various shortcomings and deficiencies, it seems that there is still a long way to go before he is M...