Kingdom Bloodline

On the altar, Jane knelt under the magnificent statue of the Goddess of Sunset, looking distraught. Captain Seychelles went forward and tried several times but failed to help him up.

Federico looked at his cousin's back with a complicated expression, without saying a word.

"So, this is a revenge caused by a personal grudge." Huai Ya recalled what happened in the birch forest in the North. He looked at the assassin's suicide note handed to him by Thales with emotion and relief. "The mistakes made by the Duke of South Shore in the past eventually came back to haunt him."

Thales stood at the front of the altar with his hands behind his back, looking up at the mysterious goddess of sunset.

Perry Bott's body, covered with a white cloth, lay quietly between the two Kevin Dills, humble and insignificant.

"If it was just him, it would be fine," Mallos said softly, calmly, "Unfortunately, the debt owed by a gambler often has to be repaid by those around him."

The people around me...

Zhan En’s back trembled slightly.

"Oh, right, Xilai, no, Xilai...she...she is now...her opponent came to Chadway just for her..."

But these words seemed to remind Zhan En of something. He came back to his senses from his trance and turned to Thales anxiously:
"You! Thales! Go find her, now! Send people! Send troops to protect her! And you, Cassian! How can you be here! Go back immediately, go back to her—"

Everyone looked at each other.

"Calm down! Jenn!"

Thales had to interrupt him loudly.

"Don't worry, I've made arrangements," the prince came to Zhan En, looking at the rude and inappropriate Duke of South Shore, but he couldn't be happy, "There are enough guards, and she is hiding well, nothing will happen to her - if it doesn't work, there is also an escape plan."

Of course, the biggest variable is the character of Miss Xilai.

She is not the type who can keep quiet, hide herself well, and cooperate with the action.

Zhan En stared at Thales blankly and took a few deep breaths.

Federico watched Thales comforting Zhan En with complicated eyes.

"According to the current investigation, the assassin was very reckless and did not have time to obtain any clues from Chadway, let alone find Miss Kevin Dill," Mallos added.

Thales nodded. "Also, if the target of the mastermind is really Xilai... then we can't go looking for Xilai in a big way. This is probably their purpose. They want us to panic and reveal our flaws."

Zhan En's eyes gradually focused and he regained his shaky sanity.

"As for her safety, I'm sorry to say so," Cassian sighed as he looked at the embarrassed appearance of the Duke of South Shore, "but Miss Shilai's ability to protect herself independently may be far beyond the imagination of most people."

You must know that many years ago, outside the half tower, in the evil forest, it was she who saved my life.

More than once.

Cassian sighed in his heart:
She also spared his life.

"I agree." Thales thought of Xilai's series of mysterious abilities, from pretending to be a ghost to summoning gods and ghosts. While he agreed, he also felt a lingering fear.

"This is our top priority," Federico suddenly said, looking at the body of little Bot on the ground, "Only by finding the truth and the mastermind behind this can we protect Xilai."

The initiator of the Bloody Iris looked at Zhan En who was kneeling on the ground intentionally or unintentionally:
"Only then can we know who is deliberately creating confusion and who is trying to fish in troubled waters - after all, what you see may not be what you believe."

Thales frowned and walked back to the latter's body.

"There must be someone behind this," the Knight of Seychelles looked at Zhan En's lost look, full of indignation, "As for this little Bot, he is a tool instructed by others. The so-called personal grudge is just an excuse. Whether he is there or not, they will be against Lord Zhan En..."

"And if my cousin wasn't so cruel and hypocritical, and had fewer schemes and cunning tricks," Federico stared at Zhan En's back and said coldly, "I think the person behind the scenes wouldn't have such a convenient excuse and such a useful tool."

Jenn closed his eyes.

However - a sneer emerged from Thales' heart - Thales, you have experienced the situation of the Emerald City, seen the wolves and tigers eyeing it covetously, and also tested the depth of the water in the South Coast Territory.

If it was true as Federico said, more than ten years ago, when Emerald City suffered a drastic change and Jan Kevindill hurriedly succeeded to the throne, he was not so cruel and hypocritical...

Could the Emerald City, which is admired by everyone and rich enough to rival a country, really be stable and prosperous to this day?

Thales took a deep breath.

Of course, the truth could also be the other way around:
If Zhan En wasn't so cruel, hypocritical and cold-blooded, then perhaps he wouldn't be able to sit firmly on his newly acquired dukehood, and he might even have difficulty surviving the political catastrophe in which the old duke was assassinated and the family was in turmoil?

Thinking of this, looking at Zhan En's dazed back, Thales suddenly remembered what Fast Rope said about his brother, the former prince of Exter, Suril, in the Blade Fang camp:
[Suriel is destined to meet his end... not because of a certain person, a certain conspiracy, or a certain accident, but because he sits in this position, and more because Suriel was born to be in this way. His decisiveness, ruthlessness, and ambition are all signs. When he is used to moving forward in the darkness, maneuvering in tricks, going back and forth in politics, swinging swords on the battlefield, and climbing snow-capped peaks in the wind and frost of the Dragon Kingdom...]

[Then he will die here one day, sooner or later, if not this time, then the next time. His lifestyle will one day come back and devour his life...]

[This has nothing to do with your strength, Thales. On the contrary, the greater your strength and power, the tighter the chain will be, the deeper it will be, and the harder it will be to break free...]

At that moment, Thales looked at Zhan En kneeling under the statue of the goddess and felt that he understood him a little better.

The more Zhan En tried to hold on to power, the more power came back to hold on to him.

Leaving him nowhere to escape.

But don't get me wrong, and don't be sentimental - the voice in his heart became tough at the right time, and promptly dispelled Thales's sentimentality at the moment:
At present, no matter whether Zhan En has so many conspiracies and cunning tricks...

Without your persistence and help, Thales, the stability and prosperity of Emerald City...

It will last until today at most.

Thales came back to his senses.

"So, Little Bot took revenge on the Duke, but someone else was the innocent victim."

Looking at the body of his former classmate on the ground, Knight Cassian, who had come out of his sadness, turned to Thales with sharp eyes:

"What about the priest? Is he okay?"

Thales' heart trembled. He raised his head and exchanged glances with Mallos and Huaiya.

That’s right, Chadwei’s safety is what Shile cares most about.

"Don't worry, Priest Chadwei is still safe," Huai Ya, as the prince's attendant, had to put on a stern face and said, "He is recovering under the close protection of us and the temple..."

But Cassian skipped the aide's words and went straight to the point:
"Take me to him."

Wyatt paused. He resisted the urge to turn around and look at Thales's thoughts, and smiled politely:
"I understand your concern for the injured. But I'm sorry, after what happened, the priest was frightened. It's inconvenient for him to see guests now for safety reasons..."

"So," Cassian's tone tightened, "he's dead?"

Huai Ya was stunned and said hurriedly: "Of course not! I can swear on my honor that the priest is still alive..."

still alive.

Mallos frowned when he heard this, and Thales' heart sank as well.

As the prince's attendant, Huaiya was still a little naive.

"I see," Cassian looked at him deeply, "Chad is dying, right?"

Wyatt suddenly choked and realized his mistake.

Cassian was silent for a long time. He glanced at Thales and Mallos, who had serious expressions, and seemed to see through something.

He looked at the two completely different Kevin Dills again, curled the corners of his mouth, as if he was about to sneer.

But he finally looked at the body of his old acquaintance on the ground and sighed.

"I didn't spend much time with that priest, but even with the little time we spent together and what we saw... he shouldn't have died, at least not for this."

Cassian stared at Thales:
“And someone should do something about it.”

Thales nodded solemnly:
"of course."

Cassian nodded in response and turned away:

"Excuse me, someone needs to know this."

Someone needs to know...

Seeing Cassian leaving, Thales felt a chill in his heart.

If Hilley knew about Chadway's assassination...

When Huai Ya saw Thales's embarrassment, he felt something in his heart and said subconsciously: "Please stay..."

But before he could finish his words, or figure out what to do, someone else got there first.

"Stop, old friend," Cassian's former colleague, Captain Seychelles of the Emerald Legion, stood in the way of Cassian and said coldly, "We are not done yet."

Cassian paused and frowned:

"Finished?"

"You know," Seychelles pressed the hilt of the sword at his waist with a sharp look in his eyes, "I haven't settled the score with you for obstructing law enforcement and robbing the blood-sucking murderer at the North Gate Bridge last time."

well.

Huai Ya felt relieved.

Finally someone stopped him, and the reason used was quite respectable...

But he immediately reacted:

Why Seychelles?
Huaiya was puzzled for a moment and looked at Mallos, who gave him a playful look.

How else to put it? Even though he was an Extreme Knight, a civilian who was originally a mercenary from East Land, Seychelles was just the Duke's errand boy a few years ago, but now he has a military rank and is the backbone of the Emerald Legion.

Mallos narrowed his eyes as he recalled his experience with the legion captain.

This man is very skilled, but his skills go far beyond just his skills.

"Do we have to settle our accounts now?" Cassian observed, his expression gradually turning colder.

For Seychelles, now is a good time to settle accounts.

Mallos nodded secretly:
Otherwise, behind closed doors, no matter how clear and well the accounts are calculated, who can see them?
"You can leave if you want."

Seychelles glanced at Thales very quickly and said coldly to Cassian:

"Then please lead the way and come with me to the place where you and Miss Hilley are hiding and harboring the blood-sucking murderer, and bring him to justice?"

Cassian's expression changed.

Huai Ya was still confused, but Mallos had to look up to the Seychelles Knight:
After these words were spoken, it was no longer convenient for Cassian to go back to Miss Kevin Dill, at least not openly.

"No wonder, old friend," Cassian said with a terrifying look in his eyes and a cold tone, "No wonder you have been so successful in your career and have been promoted step by step."

"It's all thanks to you that you resigned and gave way to someone better," Seychelles snorted disdainfully, "I am where I am today."

The two former colleagues faced each other coldly.

Interesting.

Mallos thought:
When they rounded up Lausanne II at North Gate Bridge overnight, Cassian had kidnapped the prisoner from Seychelles.

But Regent Thales instructed that there was no need to investigate further. As the person most responsible, Seychelles immediately forgot about the matter and ignored it.

Now, when they didn't want Cassian to go back and deliver the message, but couldn't say it clearly...

Seychelles' memory returned, and it suddenly remembered the case and prepared to settle the score.

It is soft when it should be soft, and hard when it should be hard. It can be straight or bent at will, and can stretch or retract freely.

Mallos could only sigh again:
Is this the Extreme Knight that is a feature of Emerald City?

In comparison, some people in the royal capital, especially those in the royal guard, would be eaten without leaving a bone if they were placed in the Emerald City... well, without the protection of their family background.

"Lord Cassian, please listen to me."

Thinking of this, Mallos, who had been watching silently, finally spoke up and explained gently:

"One of the reasons why today's misfortune befell Priest Chadway was that the person behind the scenes could not find the elusive Miss Kevin Dill. But you know the girl's character. If she gets furious after learning about this, acts impulsively, or even shows up and falls into the trap, then it will be right up to the enemy..."

"That was her decision," Cassian responded coldly, "It shouldn't be anyone else's decision."

Mallos frowned slightly.

"Since you are so loyal, old friend..."

Seychelles sneered:

"Why did you pretend to be noble and abandon everything and walk away?"

Cassian frowned and looked at his old colleague in confusion.

not only that.

Seychelles stared at the other party coldly:

Cassian, he was so cool and noble at that time. Just because he couldn't stand the gloom of the world, he resolutely resigned and threw away the titles and honors that countless people envied and desired, and didn't care at all.

It really has the style of ancient knights.

only……

Seychelles held the hilt of the sword tightly, trying to suppress the discomfort in his heart.

He was so free and easy, so morally upright, and he left after expressing some lofty thoughts. But where did he put the others who stayed behind, these awkward vulgar people who had to work in the mud and hustle and bustle just to earn a living?

Even when Seychelles filled the job title he vacated, it seemed like plagiarism and charity, which made him look even more vulgar and unworthy of the position.

But does he really not know how much of Cassian's position and title was obtained by his family background and how much was obtained by his hard work and achievements?
Why does he appear to be clean and upright while I appear to be so vulgar?
What is even more incomprehensible is that if you leave, you leave...

"And why did you come back now?"

Seychelles' words were filled with a hint of disgust and disdain:

"Just to climb to a higher branch?"

DD is right.

Thales watched their confrontation and felt something: these two old friends had a complicated relationship in the past, and it was difficult to distinguish between gratitude and resentment.

I don't know how Doyle figured that out.

"I do what I want to do," Cassian was silent for a while, "and at this moment, being loyal to Miss Hilly happens to be one of them."

Seychelles sneered.

"Unlike you, old friend, you have always been loyal," Cassian looked at Seychelles, then glanced at Thales and Zhane intentionally or unintentionally, "whether you like it or not."

Seychelles' pupils focused instantly.

He clenched the hilt of the sword tightly and took two deep breaths.

Yes.

He stared at his old colleague, grinning, but the voice from the bottom of his heart became more and more painful and unwilling:

Because in Cassian's eyes, some things - things that most ordinary people can't even dream of in their entire lives - come too simply and easily, or even come with us at birth, so they are dispensable and don't need to be cared about, let alone cherished.

That is why they can be so detached from the world and remain pure and upright.

Maybe they are not being hypocritical, because these lucky ones, these people favored by heaven, they think so sincerely, and perhaps even think that they are noble and transcendent.

Swish!
Seychelles drew out his sword, estimated the distance and angle of his attack, and sneered.

And people like Cassian, they will never understand why: why does someone like Seychelles, who has lived in poverty and struggled for food for three generations, have to go to such great lengths to scheme for personal advancement, to strive so hard to move up, to be so penny-pinching, so ambitious and restless?
Why don’t they know how to look up and see the sun, moon, stars, wind, flowers, snow, moon, and the beauty of the world?

Why do they have to live so hard, so difficult, so artificially, with their heads, waists and even knees bowed so low?
Why do we have to struggle for those despicable, vulgar and insignificant things, getting covered in mud, dirty and ugly, and losing all dignity?

Is the title of Lord Knight special? Is the position of a captain in a regiment very powerful? Is it very important to be born into a noble family? Is it important to be born with land, property, family background and connections? Is it troublesome to get along and work with people of different classes? Is it really a big deal to eat one more bowl of meat or one less meal a day, or to have ten more or ten less silver coins in monthly salary?
In life, we should do what we want to do and not do what we don’t want to do. Is that difficult?
Shouldn't people be born relaxed and beautiful, free and independent, happy and self-satisfied, without being bound by external things or restricted by others?
Swish!
Cassian also drew his sword. He leaned sideways, looking around at the guards around the temple, planning a breakout.

"I don't want to be your enemy, Seychelles."

"Wrong, Cassian."

But Seychelles was murderous, and his answer was difficult for Cassian to understand:

"You thought you didn't want to."

The atmosphere in front of the altar suddenly became tense.

Mallos frowned, and Huaiya subconsciously stood in front of Thales, ready for battle.

Federico seemed to be lost in thought, while Zhanen was still in a trance, oblivious to what was happening around him.

The guards in the distance noticed something unusual here, but no one dared to approach.

“Even if you keep me here,” Cassian snorted, looking at the obstacles ahead, behind, and around him, even those of high and low status, “she will eventually get the news.”

Thales felt depressed.

He is right.

Thales' inner voice reminded him carefully:
The girl's magical powers cannot be said to be great, but they are weird enough.

Shirai would know.

And that's when the trust between you breaks down.

"enough."

Thinking of this, Thales sighed and interrupted the increasingly dangerous confrontation:

"I'll go with you."

Huai Ya looked back in confusion:
"Your Highness?"

Thales pushed aside Huaiya who was protecting him, and walked towards Seychelles and Cassian who were on the verge of a fight, forcing them to lower their swords and step back. "I said, I will go with you to see Xilai, Knight Cassian."

Cassian was somewhat surprised, and everyone else present was also startled.

"I'm not going to hide it from her. In fact, I'm going to tell her about Chadwick myself - before she hears about it from someone else."

Thales was worried:
"And I just hope that before that, you can give me a little more time to sort out the clues and formulate countermeasures. I hope that when I see her, I will have more comprehensive information so that I can give her valuable advice and help, instead of being completely in the dark and leaving her alone to digest the anger and grief."

Thales looked at him firmly:
"I swear."

Cassian stared at the boy.

"Your oath," he snorted, being rude to His Royal Highness, "is not my oath."

Most of the people present frowned.

"I know, and I respect that very much," Thales said as sincerely as he could, "So if you insist, I can only compromise, put aside what's going on here, and go with you to see her - to avoid any misunderstandings or misjudgments between her and me."

Zhane came back to his senses and turned back slowly, while Federico had a subtle expression.

Cassian was silent. He looked at Seychelles, who had a gloomy face and refused to give an inch. He still didn't understand where the other party's inexplicable hostility came from.

Finally, he snorted, put away his sword, and stepped aside.

"Ok."

Thales' eyes moved: "Oh?"

"I can wait," Cassian said in a wary tone, "but not for long."

Thales was a little surprised.

Did he... agree to it?

"She has instructed," Cassian said softly, "that if there are any changes in the city, your opinion will prevail."

Thales was shocked:
"From my perspective... did she... did Xilai really say that?"

"You doubt that?"

"No, no, no, I just..."

Wow.

Thales was somewhat flattered.

Does she trust me so much?
Seychelles stood aside. He had to put away his weapon and looked at Thales who was patiently explaining to Cassian with mixed feelings.

Yes.

He forced himself to suppress the resentment in his heart and shook his head in self-deprecation.

Some people are born to be favored by others.

Some people are born with it effortlessly.

Not like him.

Just now.

"What exactly do you want to do?" a hoarse and tired voice came.

Everyone turned their heads.

Under the statue, Zhan En spoke quietly:
"what do you want?"

"Of course, it is to stabilize the situation and reduce losses."

Thales took a deep breath and turned around:
"And then hopefully we can find ..."

"Not you," Zhan En said coldly. He stood up from the ground with a cold look in his eyes. "I mean—him."

Everyone followed his gaze and looked at the other Iris.

"you."

The Duke of South Bank said coldly:
"Federico Cavendish."

Feder frowned: "What?"

"You did this, you planned it, or at least you instructed it," Zhan En pointed at the body on the ground and said coldly, "There are many more people running errands for you than just Lausanne II, right? And this didn't happen earlier or later, but happened right after you were released from house arrest and were able to contact them."

"absurd."

Federico's face was as dark as water:

"We were under house arrest together and released together. How could it not be you who did it? You contacted him? Cousin?"

"Shilai is my biological sister!"

"She's also my cousin!"

Of course, they were both suspects.

Thales closed his eyes helplessly: If I had known earlier, I should have kept them locked up until I left.

No, that's not possible.

The other self in my heart spoke up in time, cautiously and rationally reminding His Royal Highness:
You know very well, Thales:

The arbitration of the old case is a good reason, allowing you to temporarily gain the power to restrain Kevin Deer and obtain the qualification to control the Emerald City.

But on the other hand, it is not a good excuse: as long as you don't conclude the case, don't give an explanation, and don't release at least one Kevin Dill, you will not be able to gain the trust of the Emerald City, balance the situation, and stabilize the scales.

And he would not be able to leave the Emerald City happily.

You use this to clamp down on Kevin Dill and contain the Emerald City.

The Emerald City also uses this to control you and the royal family.

Thales opened his eyes suddenly.

"This assassin escaped from the high seas just like you, and also came back to seek revenge on me at this time," Zhan En sneered, "You two didn't even take the same ship to sneak back to Emerald City, did you?"

"I'm also sorry about what happened to Priest Chadwe," Federico denied, "but it has nothing to do with me. It's nothing."

Thales frowned.

"And you know, Feder," but Zhan En was aggressive and relentless, "You know that Xilai has been to the temple to receive instruction, you know that she has a good relationship with the priest, you also know that she sometimes hides here to avoid trouble, you even know about her illness since childhood..."

Thales's eyebrows jumped.

"Jen," Federico interrupted with a frown, "you lost your composure."

But Zhan En didn't care. He gritted his teeth and said more and more:
"...and who knows how much your father has told you about Xilai: good, bad, strange, and bizarre, including the history and grudges between our family and the Banta, the Temple, the Secret Department, and even the royal family..."

Thales's expression changed.

"Cousin!"

Federico had to interrupt him loudly and glanced at the people around him:

"Calm down and consider the situation. Family disgrace should not be made public."

"You've already spread it!"

Zhan En sneered:

"Look at it now. Thanks to you, the name of Iris has become a laughing stock. The descendants are killing each other, the enemies are eyeing it covetously, and Xilai has been targeted..."

"fart!"

Federico couldn't stand it anymore and raised his voice to retort:
"This is obviously all your fault!"

Zhan En paused, then laughed in anger:

"My fault?"

The cousins' quarrels became more and more unscrupulous, and everyone frowned as they watched.

Wyatt winked at Thales, but the latter just shook his head and continued to watch their quarrel.

"Of course! Didn't you hear it just now?"

Federico snorted coldly and waved at the body on the ground:

"Look, there was a coup and the killing of the diplomatic envoys. If you hadn't caused so much trouble during your administration, how could the son of a drug dealer have his family destroyed and the blame be placed on Kevin Dill? How did the people behind him have the opportunity to take advantage of the situation, slap our family in the face, and destroy the foundation of Emerald City?"

Zhane's breath hitched, glaring at his cousin.

"And you, Jan Kevindill, you sit on the Duke's throne but you can't even clean up your mess. You can't even silence him properly, and you even gave him a chance to run away and come back for revenge!"

Zhan En choked up when he heard this and clenched his teeth:

"If you hadn't brought back so much trouble..."

"Stop talking about my conspiracy against you!"

Federico interrupted him with a poof and pointed his finger at Zhan's nose:
"This is all your fault. You left behind a mess, you created enemies, you created grudges! And you know it, no one knows it better than you! It was you who implicated her and dragged down Xilai!"

Zhan En's chest heaved and his expression twisted because of the rebuke.

"So please be kind and stop pretending to be so affectionate with your sister! If anything happens to Xilai, it will be your fault that your sister suffered so much—"

Before anyone could react, Zhan En was enraged and swung his hand to punch!
"Hurry your mother's ass!"

boom!
Under the shocked gaze of everyone, Federico fell to the ground after being punched.

He shook his head and touched the blood from his nose. He was in disbelief at first, then he became angry and stood up and rushed towards Zhan En!

"Fuck you—"

boom!
“Your Highness——” Huaiya was horrified and looked at Thales first.

But there was no time to ask for instructions, and the two furious cousins ​​violently bumped into each other almost at the same time!

So, in full view of the public, the two young masters of Kevin Deer, who were extremely noble and had been fighting each other in the political arena, started fighting in the temple without any manners or even vulgarity, and the foul language never stopped. Some of the insults were even obviously derived from childhood grudges:
"You fisherman, you sea-digger..."

"Fuck you, corpse carrier..."

Thales sighed in despair.

He ignored Wyatt's anxious request and sat down on the steps beside little Bot's body, closed his eyes and stroked his forehead, not even watching this evenly matched and invaluable "fierce battle".

But perhaps because they were pampered, or because there had been peace for a long time, the fight between the two was far less entertaining than the selection of generals, and it quickly turned from a back-and-forth of rapid punches into an ugly tearing and pulling, and was abruptly stopped after three seconds at Mallos' suggestion.

"Lord Jane! Calm down! We are still in the temple..." Seychelles grabbed the furious Duke of South Shore from the front, pushing and pulling him.

"Please step back, Master Feder. I don't like your father, but I don't want to take revenge on someone else..." Cassian grabbed Federico, who was also furious, and dragged him back by his right arm.

The two Kevin Diers were soon separated, staring at each other with hatred, their faces bruised and their clothes in disarray.

Mallos stood in the middle, frowning as he looked at the two top masters on his left and right who were stopping the two nobles.

"If you have no objection, Your Highness," Wyatt rubbed his hands together, especially staring at Zhan En, "I will let them calm down and then lock them up again..."

"open."

"Ah?" Huaiya was surprised.

"I say, you, let them go." Thales still closed his eyes and rubbed his forehead, but what he said was unexpected, "Let them fight."

what?
Cassian and Seychelles, who were in charge of breaking up the fight, looked at each other in disbelief.

Even Zhane and Federico, who were gritting their teeth and swearing at each other, were stunned.

Only Mallos' eyes moved and he stepped aside consciously.

"But Your Highness..." Huaiya still wanted to fight for something.

At this moment, Thales suddenly opened his eyes and raised his head, shouting angrily:
"open!!"

Everyone was shocked!
Seychelles and Cassian let go of their hands almost at the same time and both stepped back.

Only Jean and Federico were left on the steps, facing each other without any obstruction.

The two who were still gasping for breath did not react and stared at Thales in a daze.

"Go on, keep fighting." Thales sat on the steps, his elbows resting on his knees. He looked expressionlessly at the countless empty seats under the altar, wondering where everyone in the Emerald City should sit. "Don't interrupt because of me."

Both Zhanen and Federico were a little confused, they looked at each other in blank stare.

The moment their eyes met, new and old hatreds surged into their hearts. Their faces were ferocious and they subconsciously grabbed each other's collars!

But Thales's cold and calm voice came:
"Just kill anyone and treat him as the mastermind behind this case."

The two Irises stopped their raised elbows at the same time.

"In this way, the case will be solved, the political problem will be resolved, and there will probably be no more deaths in Emerald City."

There will be endless troubles and it won't end smoothly as expected.

Of course, you, Thales, will still use all your means and tricks to maintain the balance.

Thales looked coldly at the two Kevin Dills who were beginning to think, and the voice in his heart pointed out what he wanted to express:
But what does that have to do with the dead people who are eliminated?
"Isn't this your wish and purpose?"

Thales brushed the nonexistent dust off his knees as if nothing had happened:

"Eliminate each other by my hand? And take the throne alone?"

Zhane and Federico were still holding each other.

The two men gnashed their teeth and looked at Thales, then at each other. The anger and hatred on their faces gradually disappeared, replaced by confusion.

"So I'm giving you a chance now, isn't it? It's easier than racking your brains to engage in political struggles, right? Here, get started."

Thales didn't even look at them, he just raised his hand and urged:

"Come on, let's do it?"

But the two Kevin Dills held each other's collars, and although the hatred remained, they did not move.

The four people around him didn't say anything.

"Right here, right now, with the setting sun as a witness, shall you duel?"

However, Thales continued with his words, which seemed to be sarcastic or serious:
"No matter who it is, just kill one. Really, just one, I said."

Zhan En's eyes were filled with anger, but he remained silent for a long time.

"Fight."

Federico's eyes were cold, but he didn't move.

"Fight?"

The next second, Thales stood up impatiently and urged in a cold voice:

“Hit him!!!”

With the blessing of the Sin of the Prison River, his voice echoed in the empty temple, attracting the attention of the guards standing guard in the distance and the security officers investigating the case. Then they all quickly lowered their heads at the whispered scolding of their superiors, and nervously busyed themselves with the work at hand, pretending that nothing had happened.

Jenn and Federico looked at each other coldly.

"Go ahead, Zhane, weren't you pretty powerful when you hit me?"

Thales restrained his expression and stepped forward, slowly circling around the two of them, as if he was observing a monkey show:

"As for you, Feder, don't you dream of sitting in that seat?"

Seychelles and Cassian retreated hastily.

"Your Highness, people are watching..." Huaiya, feeling something was wrong, wanted to speak out to remind him, but Mallos stopped him with his hand.

Thales stood in front of the two Irises with an expressionless face.

Under the prince's gaze, the cousins ​​gradually calmed down.

Zhan En snorted disdainfully, loosened his collar, and pushed Feder back:

"brutal."

The latter fought back without showing any weakness, waving his cousin's arm away:
"absurd."

Huai Ya breathed a sigh of relief without realizing it.

Federico took a step back and Zhane turned his head away. The two bruised and swollen Kevin Dills tidied their appearance.

"It seems that we won't fight?"

Thales crossed his arms, his eyes grim:
"What? Were you just pretending? Were you just throwing fake punches and acting together for me?"

Neither Zhanen nor Federico said a word in response to the prince's ridicule.

"Now, can you shift your focus back from attacking and framing each other? If none of you are willing to be the 'mastermind'."

Thales walked past them and slowly moved forward, staring straight at the sunset statue above his head, and snorted coldly:
"You know, whether it's Anke Bailar who went to Mindis Hall to assassinate, or one of my personal guards who slept with a little stuffed bear..."

His Royal Highness turned around and glanced at Zhan En with disdain:
"...They are much braver than you." (End of this chapter)