The Warrior of Love

"The Demon King's?" Alia said seriously, "Your Majesty, what information do you have? Please be as detailed as possible."

"Of course, please rest assured, goddess, I will tell you everything I know."

The pale-haired old man closed his eyes and thought for a moment. When he opened his eyes again, they became deep and distant.

"Although it is hard to believe, the demon king should be related to our royal family."

"Ugh?"

"What do you mean?"

Everyone looked at King Lionheart in surprise, even the Ice Dragon Princess, who had been indifferent, turned her head.

Even though they were of different races, she understood the importance of the royal family in human countries. It was no exaggeration to say that they were the pillars of a country. But such a royal family would actually be related to the legendary Demon King... The seriousness of the situation was immeasurable.

"Well, although it is related, it happened a long time ago." The Lionheart King stroked his beard and suddenly kept the secret again.

Jiang Liu frowned: "Can you be more straightforward?"

"I'm sorry, I just don't know how to put it right now. After all, this is a very shocking fact for me."

The Lionheart King smiled helplessly, and then said seriously: "I believe you all know that this is not the first time that this world has been threatened by the Demon King. The first time was 1,300 to 1,400 years ago, when the Dark Lord "Mephisto" led alien creatures to invade this world. At that time, the human race was still very weak and did not have a decent country. The main force against the Demon King was the elves... However, even the Elf King could not defeat the Demon King, and the major races were soon forced into a desperate situation."

"It was at this time that the 'Golden Knights' and the 'Seven Heroes' stepped forward and defeated the Demon King."

Ai Si said nostalgically, "My mother often told me this fairy tale when I was a child."

"Yes, this is probably the most widely spread story, and I grew up hearing this too."

The Lionheart said seriously: "But few people know the other version of this story."

Jiang Liu raised his eyebrows: "Another version?"

"In the story, the 'Golden Knight' is an unknown hero who came from nowhere, but in reality, he is a hero from another world sent by the gods!"

"As expected." Jiang Liu didn't seem that surprised for some reason. "But the Demon King was defeated that time, right? The hero should have returned to his original world after completing his mission, right?"

As he said this, he looked at Alia, and the red-haired goddess nodded. Although she was not the one who guided them that time, as a conscientious goddess, she had looked through the records of this world when she accepted the mission, so she was very sure that the hero had successfully returned last time.

"Ah, the hero has indeed left this world with the goddess."

The Lionheart hesitated, but finally said, "But his wife and children stayed."

"what?"

“That’s… um, the human leader at the time felt that his tribe was too weak, and it was rare for a hero to be a human, so he arranged for his daughter to join the hero’s team.

Originally, they just wanted to win over the hero to their side, but their feelings grew stronger during the adventure and eventually they had a child. "

The Lionheart King said in a deep voice: "That is the ancestor of our royal family!"

Jiang Liu was stunned for a moment, and his first reaction was to look at Aaliyah: "Is this possible?"

"um, yes……"

The red-haired goddess said with a complicated expression: "The divine world does not prohibit this, and similar things have indeed happened."

"So... the royal family actually has the blood of brave men flowing in their bodies - this is indeed true, not a rumor." Jiang Liu nodded in understanding.

"Yes, the blood of the brave gives us a much higher upper limit of strength than ordinary people. As long as we train properly, we can continue to become stronger. It was also from that time that humans, led by the royal family, gradually surpassed the elves and became the most prosperous race in the world."

The Lionheart laughed at himself when he said this: "However, as generations change, the blood of the brave becomes thinner and thinner. By the time of me, there is almost no external manifestation of it."

"I heard about your daughter?"

"That child has some "reversion" phenomena, and his bloodline is the strongest in the past hundred years."

After calming down, the Lionheart King continued, "As for why the current Demon King is related to our royal family... it has to do with our first ancestor, the son of the brave man and the human princess."

Aaliyah asked anxiously, "What happened to the child?"

"The first ancestor is the direct descendant of the brave man, possessing a power more powerful than any other individual. Even the dragon race cannot compare to him. Under his leadership, humans established the first political system that can be called an 'empire'.

He recruited many heroes and convinced them. His influence transcended racial barriers. He was recognized as the greatest king at that time and was honored as -

"Hero King!"

"puff!"

Jiang Liu suddenly tightened his mouth and almost laughed out loud.

The Lionheart gave him a questioning look, but quickly continued his story.

"As a human being, no matter how great you are, you will always face death. After the death of the Hero King, he was buried in a magnificent mausoleum along with his beloved things.

But because the mausoleum itself was built in a secret place, and the news was deliberately blocked from future generations, no one knows where he is buried, and the same is true for the Wang family. "

"Then what is the relationship between this Hero King and the Demon King?" Jiang Liu finally asked this key question.

"call--"

The Lionheart took a deep breath and spoke almost word by word.

"The Demon King... might be the Hero King who has returned from the dead!"

Chapter 390: Oh, Jiang Liu, my Hercules!

After a while, when everyone had digested this shocking news, Jiang Liu slowly spoke.

"How did you come to this conclusion? Is there any basis for it?"

"Of course, if I wasn't sure about such a horrifying fact, I wouldn't tell it."

The Lionheart said in a deep voice: "That reckless goddess...ah, Lady Alia, I'm sorry, I'm not talking about you, I'm talking about the blue-haired one who came last time."

The red-haired goddess smiled subtly as she thought of her "senior".

"That goddess ignored all the advice and led the heroes who seemed immature to challenge the Demon King. At first, they were unstoppable against the low-level undead, but when they really came into contact with the Demon King, they were defeated by the non-necromancer monsters that were summoned...

Alas, although I was not there at the time, I gave the hero many magic props when he left, hoping that they would be useful... Among them was a crystal ball that could record and send images."

King Lionheart gestured to form a ball the size of a glass bead.

"With the help of the magic item that can receive images, I was able to witness from beginning to end how the goddess and the hero were beaten to death...

But, it was also because of this that I was able to see the true face of the devil with my own eyes!

Although he looked like a complete skeleton, the clothes he wore had the royal crest and a very special personal mark, which was the unique symbol of the Hero King. In addition, the ring and crown he wore were consistent in style and size with the records.

I looked up a lot of information and found that the Demon King's skeleton shoulder width and height can also correspond to it."

"Couldn't the ring and crown have been stolen?"

"Those are magic items with special marks. No one can use them except the person himself."

"Then it's confirmed." Jiang Liu frowned, "But if it's the Hero King, why would he destroy this country? You are his descendants, he should protect you."

"That's beyond my guess."

The Lionheart King shook his head: "It's too long ago. Although we can confirm the identity of the Demon King, there is really no way to verify why he became the Demon King.

Perhaps some mental changes occurred after becoming undead, causing the ancestors to hate the living.

Perhaps something unpleasant happened to him during his lifetime, and the hatred has not dissipated until now...

But no matter what, we cannot let him destroy the world like this, even if he is the first king of mankind, even if he is our ancestor... For the survival of the country, he must be defeated!"

The Lionheart's expression was firm and solemn. His old skin could not hide his still passionate heart, and his eyes sparkled with determination.

"My lord the Brave, please free our ancestor from the curse of the undead and let him rest in peace!"

Jiang Liu sorted out the information, came back to his senses and nodded to the Lionheart King.

"No problem. The duty of a hero is to defeat the Demon King. It doesn't matter what the Demon King's origins are. What matters is that he has become a threat to this world! In this case, I will destroy him without mercy. Even without your request, what I am going to do will not change."

"Oh, he is indeed a noble knight! He is so different from the last one!"

Reinhardt looked at the red-haired goddess again and compared Alia with a certain blue-haired goddess in his impression.

In an instant, this king, who was famous for his calmness and wisdom, felt a lump in his throat and had an urge to cry!

It’s true... I’m afraid of comparison in everything!

"But there is one tricky thing." The Lionheart King calmed down and said regretfully, "The holy sword "Excalibur" that has been passed down from generation to generation in the royal family was taken away by the blue-haired goddess. Now it has become the collection of the Hero King. As a result, we can no longer provide you with the artifact to kill the Demon King."

"..."Excalibur"? "

"Yes, that is the legendary golden knight... the holy sword used by the previous hero to defeat the demon king. It is said that he obtained the artifact after completing the trial of God with great difficulty. He named it "Excalibur". It is said to have the dual meanings of "cutting steel" and "royal power". It has been kept as a heirloom of the royal family."

The Lionheart said with an expression that could almost be described as gritting his teeth: "But now it has been given to the Demon King, it's really... Alas!"

That golden knight must be in the late stage of chuunibyou - Jiang Liu curled his lips.

Seeing the painful and tangled look on the Lionheart King's face, Jiang Liu comforted him kindly: "It's okay, I have no shortage of weapons to kill the enemy, not to mention that I am confident that I can defeat the Demon King even with bare hands."

"That's amazing... But I hope you won't be too careless." The Lionheart King said tentatively, "Although I know that the hero is very strong, but since the opponent is the legendary hero king, his combat ability must be unimaginable... It's better to be cautious."

Jiang Liu didn't think he would lose, but there was no need to argue with an old man. He smiled and nodded as if he agreed with what the Lionheart said.

"Well, although we cannot provide the holy sword, as the royal family of a country, we cannot just sit there and do nothing."

King Lionheart clapped his hands, and the servants opened the door to the living room. A girl with bright golden hair and a gorgeous long dress walked in.

"Let me introduce you. She is my granddaughter, Lilia."

"Nice to meet you, brave hero, goddess, and both ladies. Hello, I am Lilia Kalman Greytiger."

The princess with long golden hair greeted everyone politely, and Alia quickly returned the greeting.

The appearance of this princess can be said to be quite exquisite, but Jiang Liu didn't look at her much and turned his gaze directly to the Lionheart King Reinhard.

"Lilia is the only member of the royal family who has inherited the talents of her ancestors. Although she is still young, she has the strength that is not inferior to that of a knight."

"Let her join the team? That's too rash."

Jiang Liu was not only not happy, but also unhappy.

"Battle is no joke. She doesn't have the temperament of a warrior at all. I guess she has never been on the battlefield. You want such a young lady to join the team to defeat the demon king? Even if you are the guardian, it's too much. I can't accept such a ridiculous request."

"Guardian? Oh, you mean the clan leader... Hehe, you misunderstood. I didn't ask her to join the team. This battle is too dangerous for her. If she forces herself to join, it will only hold you back."

The Lionheart King smiled slightly and said, "I mean to marry Lilia to you - what do you think, brave sir?"

"what?"

"Ugh?"

"Uh……"

"The wedding can be held after the Demon King is defeated. It's just a ceremony. If you agree, Lilia can marry you today."

"Ah this..."

Jiang Liu subconsciously turned his head and saw the blonde girl with her head lowered deeply, her rosy ears looking particularly cute.

“Lillia doesn’t seem to hate you. In fact, as a handsome and powerful hero who just saved me... Lilia has a good impression of you.

What do you think, brave man? I am not bragging, but Lilia is a lady among ladies in terms of appearance, character and manners, and will definitely not let you down.

Furthermore, if you and Lilia unite, the child you give birth to will surely be a conqueror who surpasses the King of Heroes!"

"Uh..." Jiang Liu's mouth twitched suddenly after hearing what the Lionheart King said.

"Can I ask...how old is the princess this year?"

"Next year she will be fourteen years old, which is old enough to get married and have children in our country!"

Fourteen? Isn't that a crime?!

Who do you think I am?

Do I look like a lolita or a sex offender?

——Jiang Liu wanted to complain, but he didn’t know where to start.

Only then did he realize that no matter how calm and wise this old man had appeared before, he actually still had the mindset of a feudal ruler...and this was understandable!

Perhaps in the eyes of the Lionheart King, this kind of thing is very normal and beneficial to both parties, and Jiang Liu should accept it happily.

but--

"I'm sorry, but I refuse."

Jiang Liu pulled the hand of a silver-haired girl next to him with a little force.

"It has nothing to do with Your Highness the Princess. It's because I already have someone I like."