Roya had no doubt about this reason. He had seen the black snake in Tallulah's consciousness. Ursus had become the obsession of the black snake. As long as the black snake thought it could benefit Ursus, they would do anything, even war.
But Luo Ya felt that there was one thing that Black Snake didn't understand, or that she had been stuck in a blind spot in her thinking caused by an obsession for so many years.
"What is Ursus you are talking about?"
Leaving the problem to Kashena to think about, Roya continued to move forward. He came to see Kashena not simply to reminisce about the past, but because he knew very well that the reformist's internal guards and conservative spies were lurking around Kashena, and Kashena herself represented the radicals.
At this moment, the attention of the three forces of Ursus is focused here, and what he has to do is to guide them to think in the direction they want, in order to buy time for the integration movement.
Chapter 133 Two people competing in acting skills
After meeting each other after many years, not only was there not much emotion between the two friends, Kashena and Roya, but even Avdoga, as an outsider, could feel how fierce the confrontation between the two was.
The three of them found a secluded pavilion and sat down. Avdoka naturally sat next to Luoya. This time when she came back, she had to rely on Luoya's help for many things.
But as soon as she sat down, Avdoga felt that Kashena was looking at her with obvious hostility, as if she was dissatisfied with her sitting too close to Luo Ya.
Although nothing was said, this sharp and cold aura made Avdoga feel uneasy. She didn't understand why the once gentle and elegant Kashena seemed like a different person after meeting Roya.
When Luo Ya noticed that Kashena's eyes stayed on Afdoka, he suddenly felt a headache. He was very familiar with this look. Every time when he held Mandela and taught her how to keep the deep pool running, Abrana's eyes were so sharp.
"Don't embarrass a child, Kashena."
"I just want to know why you chose her. Is it because she and I have some similarities, in life experience or appearance?"
There was a bit of doubt and unwillingness in the resentful words. Kashena regarded Avdoga as the new follower chosen by Roya. In her opinion, Roya just wanted to train Avdoga to be the next herself.
Although Luo Ya couldn't see Kashena's expression, he could feel the depth of her resentment by listening to her voice. Although this was beneficial to him, he thought that Kashena would be more objective and talk to him peacefully instead of being so sarcastic. He really didn't care about Avdotja's good looks, he couldn't see it.
"Are you blaming me for not taking you with me when I left?"
"How could that be?" Kasheina sneered, "You have your own plans for everything, so why would you care about a passerby like me? If you want to go, just go. Why do you want to come back now?"
Watching Kashena's sarcasm towards Roya, Avdoga felt that this scene was too weird. What happened between these two people in the past? Could they have really lived for more than a thousand years?
Faced with Kashena's sarcasm, Roya didn't know what to say. Although he didn't know why he left that year, he did leave Kashena alone in Ursus, just like he left Mandra to assist Abrana. Kashena did help Igor stabilize the situation in the country at the beginning of the founding of Ursus, which also made the Duke of Koschei qualified to continue from a thousand years ago to the present.
(It seems that I should spend some time with Mandrado when I return to Victoria, so that she won’t become like Kashena)
Although he thought so, there were some things that were not difficult for Luo Ya to guess. The reason why he did not take Kashena away in the past was probably not because he did not want to, but because he could not. Moreover, he could even imagine that his life span in the past must not have been as short as it is now, otherwise he would not have been able to raise Kashena. Then what he was going to do at that time was probably quite risky.
"I can't take you with me to die."
Luo Ya's tail shook unconsciously, which actually meant that he was unsure about what he said, but Kashena's tit-for-tat momentum suddenly weakened, and a hint of "as expected" flashed in her eyes.
As early as when Roya left, Kashena had thought about why he left. Everyone only knew that Roya did not want to be remembered by history, but they did not know the reason. However, Kashena had studied it for a long time and found that a thousand years ago could be said to be a turning point in Terra's history. Many stories that are still widely circulated today happened there, such as the expedition of Nightmare Khan, the transfer of power to Casimir, and the establishment of Ursus. And behind these things, there is an inextricable relationship with Roya.
"What happened back then?"
Luo Ya shook his head without hiding anything. He didn't remember much, so instead of making up something to deceive, it would be troublesome if what he said didn't match what Kashena knew.
"I don't remember. There are too many things I don't remember."
Kasheina was not surprised at all by Roya's answer, and she had even expected it. However, in her opinion, Roya just didn't want to tell her the truth.
"I'll just assume that you didn't lie to me."
"When have I ever lied to you?"
When this question was just asked, Kashena stared at Luoya with an expression that was beyond description. She almost wanted to stand up and punch him, but she still reached out and turned off the eavesdropping device on the inside of her collar.
"You said you would always be with me."
Just as Luo Ya thought, Kashena did have connections with the radicals, but she didn't want too many people to know about this, otherwise the radicals would doubt her position, which would be very disadvantageous to her.
Aphrodite was dumbfounded when she heard this, and even wondered if she should not have come. Although the matter between Roya and Kashena was not complicated, when she thought that these two people seemed to have lived for thousands of years, she couldn't help but wonder if she was still dreaming.
Roya shook his head without hesitation at Kashena's words. He knew what kind of person he was. He would not make promises that he could not keep when he knew he was dying. As for Abbrana? That was because Roya could not beat her at that time. There was nothing he could do.
"I couldn't have ever said that to you."
Seeing that Luo Ya decisively denied the matter, Kashena no longer had any doubts about his identity. After all, this was what Luo Ya would do. If the man in front of her just kept admitting his mistakes and trying to please her, then Kashena would turn around and leave without hesitation.
"You just don't remember."
"But I'm not to the point where I don't even understand what I would do or say."
Luo Ya knew very well what kind of person he was. It was impossible for Kashena to deceive him. At the founding meeting, Luo Ya knew very well what he thought of Kashena at that time. He did like Kashena, but this liking did not include love. What he hoped was that Kashena could live well instead of thinking about him until now.
"I won't promise forever to anyone casually. This is a matter of credibility."
"Really?" Kasheina raised her eyebrows slightly, "Then who is the Kal'tsit who followed Nightmare Khan on the expedition?"
These words almost made Luo Ya break the pillar of the pavilion next to him with his tail. He didn't expect to hear Kal'tsit's name from Kashena's mouth.
"And what about that woman who came all the way from Da Yan to Ursus to find you? She said you let her down. What about that?"
Just as Kashena finished her words, Luoya's tail "snapped" and made many cracks on the hard stone pillar. This was the first time he felt that this tail was so troublesome and he couldn't control his inner emotions.
"Oh, you don't remember them either, do you? You remember me, though. That's really touching."
Although she was still sarcastic, Kashena's tone was much softer, and she seemed to be really happy about this matter. However, Luo Ya didn't want to talk about it anymore. He was afraid of bringing up someone he didn't remember at all. Besides, he didn't come to Kashena to talk about these things, so he just wanted to stop here and talk about family matters.
"You have become much sharper over the years, but Ursus has become more corrupt. I'm afraid it will follow the same path as the Hippogriff Empire."
The sudden change of topic caught Afuduo Gyatso off guard, but Kashena already knew that Luoya would talk about these things. Just now, Luoya just felt bad and deliberately let her vent her dissatisfaction. Now is the real show.
"So this time you chose to let Tallulah overthrow Ursus, which you built, and build a new empire, just like you helped Igor overthrow Hippogriff?"
Kashena's aura gradually became dangerous. She was obviously now Liberi, with eyes like a poisonous snake ready to move. The air around them suddenly became a little solemn. Luoya just reached out and rubbed Afdoka's head to tell her not to be too nervous.
“I never wanted to be a conspirator, nor did I want to do anything big. Even when I helped Igor, I just wanted to help more people survive.
"Back then, the Hippodrome Empire made it impossible for many people to survive, so it disappeared. Now Ursus is also making it impossible for more people to survive. It doesn't matter whether I am here or not. The trend of history cannot be driven by me alone."
A dark flame ignited from the tip of the tail. Luo Ya certainly knew where this vague murderous intent came from. In his perception, there were more than a dozen inner guards lurking around him, and he was not carrying any weapons.
At first glance, the situation seemed to be unfavorable to Roya, but he became more and more certain that his guess was correct. The internal guards hiding around were definitely not radicals, or even if there were some who still supported Kosice's plan, they dared not speak out. In Ursus, there was only one person who could gather so many internal guards in this place, and that was the new emperor Fedor.
There were always open and covert struggles between the three forces, but no one dared to deny that the emperor of Ursus had absolute authority on the surface. He probably sent the inner guards here to get a chance to talk to Roya. As for the killing intent? When they heard that Roya might threaten the survival of Ursus, it was normal for the inner guards to show killing intent. After all, they were loyal to Ursus, not the people of Ursus.
"But you guided this land to develop in the direction you wanted, and shaped history into what you wanted. Thousands of years ago, the Khan of Nightmare led his cavalry to conquer the entire Terra and rewrote the pattern of the entire land. What did you gain from it?"
From Ursus to Casimir, from Victoria to Sargon, Kashena had spent decades reviewing everything that Roya had brought to Terra. She always felt that Roya was deliberately looking for something, and probably had found it.
"The Cyclops of Kazdel went to Sami and the end of civilization in the north because of you. Nightmare Khan personally conquered the entire Terra for you. The legend of the 'Whiplash of the Earth' is still circulating today. Sargon's struggle with the 'King of the Past and the Future' has left most of the country in the desert. Your presence is something Ursus has to consider."
Roya just listened, but he didn't have the same sense of unreality as Afdoka. Everything Kashena said was very familiar to him. Even if he couldn't remember it, he did have a feeling that "it seemed like I really did all these things." The heartbeats of the guards around him stopped for a while after listening to it. After all, if Roya did all these things, then he could not only overturn Ursus's table, but also tear down the house of Terra.
"If you are really satisfied with the current Ursus, why are you still afraid of my appearance?"
This rhetorical question left Kashena speechless. Roya knew that the effect he wanted had almost been achieved. First, he used Kashena, the black snake's personal statement, to confirm his identity as the founder of Ursus, and then he made the Ursus side believe that he was negotiable.
"You know what kind of person I am, right? If Ursus is really that good, why do you think I want to overthrow it? Or do you think Igor, Yakov, Alexander, and Selena would be happy to see the current Ursus?"
Luo Ya stood up, and Avdoka subconsciously stood up with him. Her brain was now in a state of high speed operation and then crashed.
"Then why didn't you accept Igor's advice back then?"
Kashena also stood up, her tone more angry than ever, and they were both suppressing the feelings in each other's hearts.
"If you had stayed and assisted him, how could Ursus have fallen to this state?"
"If Ursus can't move without me, then it's better to destroy it sooner rather than later. When I proposed abolishing the aristocracy and reorganizing the parliament, weren't you the ones who disagreed?"
The flames around him quickly melted away as Roya spoke, and the air became dry and hot, but Roya still remained restrained and did not take action. Otherwise, it would be difficult to protect Aphrodite without a weapon. Besides, he was not here to fight this time, as he had other things to do later.
"Aphrodite, let's go."
Avdoga, who had been unable to react, finally came to her senses when Roya called her name. She temporarily suppressed all thoughts and left with Roya. Kashena did not stop them but just watched them leave. Then an inner guard walked out from the shadows.
"He found us."
"He had long guessed your existence, and he said some things deliberately for you to hear. Now it seems that he is waiting for Ursus to give him an answer."
Although Kashena was connected to the radicals, she no longer cared about factional differences when it came to Roya's matter, so she would not hide too much from the reformist Emperor's Guards.
The inner guard thought for a moment and then disappeared from Kashena's sight. Feeling that there was no longer any surveillance around her, the corners of her mouth rose into an imperceptible arc.
"I'm glad to have helped you this time. Don't even think about running away next time we meet, my dear teacher Noah."
Avdoga, who had just left, also looked at Luoya, not understanding why he was smiling so happily.
"You seem very happy?"
Avdoka was puzzled that she didn't notice that her tone towards Roya had become respectful. After all, Roya was still furious just now. The change was too fast.
“I’m just good at regulating my mood.”
Roya answered casually, but he couldn't help but feel that Kasheina was indeed his student. She was afraid that she had guessed Roya's intention the moment he appeared. She deliberately told him about his past in order to help Roya raise his status in the hearts of the Ursus factions, and also to tell Roya some things he had forgotten, such as the Khan's expedition, and what he had wanted to find at the north and south ends of Terra.
This seemingly tit-for-tat conversation was performed by Roya and Kashena for the internal guards from the beginning. Originally, Roya wanted to guide Kashena to say those words himself, but the girl knew his style of doing things too well. She knew what to do even without Roya saying anything.
But even so, Kashena still chose to cooperate with Roya to act out this drama. She was indeed resentful, and was angry and unwilling to let Roya leave without permission, but she could not say that she had much hatred. After all, unlike Kosice, Kashena never participated in any conspiracy of Ursus. She just watched it all indifferently and then recorded the true history without any intervention. Her obsession was not as distorted as Kosice.
This made Luo Ya feel a little better. If Kashena didn't tell him that he also had a lover in Dayan, he would be even happier. This is the disadvantage of living too long. The key is that he doesn't have much memory left.
But at least his plan can now be basically declared completed. The next people he will face will probably be the reformists. They will come to him on their own, so Luo Ya is not in a hurry.
"Come on, do your thing."
After hearing what Roya said, Avdoga just nodded slightly. She still couldn't believe that this blind man beside her could have stood shoulder to shoulder with the pioneers of Ursus a thousand years ago. He looked too ordinary.
Chapter 134 Luo Ya's Preparations
In the city of Yakukro, in the Chun Xuehua Jewelry Store on Songxin Street, Afdoka took the exquisite ruby necklace handed to her by the owner.
"Thank you for giving it to me."
Looking at the jewelry in her hand, Afdoka finally breathed a sigh of relief. She didn't expect that she could get the necklace back. The owner glanced outside the door and then whispered to Afdoka.
"This is the dowry your mother ordered for you. It is my duty to give it to you, but please forgive me, Miss Afdoka, you'd better leave as soon as possible. Although changing your hair color is a good idea, it is still risky. I still have some money here. Please take it and leave. The farther you go, the better. It's best to leave Ursus."
As the manager spoke, he took out some money from under the counter and handed it to Avdoga, his words full of concern.
"Please don't refuse. Your parents often patronize my business. They helped me to book this store with their guarantee. This is the only thing I can do for you."
Seeing the manager's firm expression that would not tolerate refusal, and considering that she was indeed short of money, Avdoga chose to accept it. If it were in the past, she would definitely not choose to do so, but now she was very clear about her situation. After leaving Ursus, she would still be separated from Roya and others, and then she would have to rely on herself.
Avdoga glanced at Roya who was standing next to her. Although he couldn't see her, Avdoga could clearly feel that he seemed to be looking at the shop owner in front of him. Then he took out a letter from his pocket and put it on the table.
"If someone comes to ask about us later, you can give him this letter."
The shop owner's expression seemed to turn a little ugly for a moment, but he quickly adjusted himself and nodded to show that he understood.
After getting the last thing her mother left for her, Avdoga, with no regrets, led Roya away again, but they still walked through the alley to avoid being discovered as much as possible.
After all, they were still in the city, and Afodoga was somewhat nervous. Her eyes would subconsciously look at those corners where she felt people might be hiding. In comparison, Luo Ya seemed like an ordinary person who was just out for a stroll and was in the mood to chat with Afodoga.
"You've prepared your dowry so early?"
"It was my mother's idea. This necklace and the hair ornament on my head were her dowry for me. They are also my birthday gifts every year. She would go to that store to order them for me during the New Year, so I want to take it back."
This was one of the few times Avdoga thought of her parents, and for her it was totally worth the risk to come back. Luoya remembered that when the girl just woke up, she seemed to be planning to give him her dowry.
"So you were still thinking of giving me the hair accessories?"
"Because you saved my life, this is all I can do to repay you."
Although this is true, Avdoka felt a little embarrassed when she thought about giving away her dowry. In Ursus, giving a dowry is equivalent to proposing directly. However, there is no need to worry about this matter now. She continued to hold Roya's wrist.
"Get ready to go, otherwise it will be bad if someone finds you later."
"Ah, don't worry about that. We have been discovered."
Luo Ya pointed behind him casually, as if he didn't care about the matter at all. Afdoka was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly thought of Kashena.
"It's not her. She was discovered when we walked into the jewelry store. It's not difficult for your enemies to find out what your mother left behind. It's normal for them to pay a little attention to it. After all, it's only been a few days."
That being said, this was just Luo Ya's way of comforting Afdoga. After all, he "saw" it clearly at the time. When the store manager took Afdoga's necklace, he took the opportunity to send a message to someone, probably to please Afdoga's enemies. After all, he was in this situation today thanks to Afdoga's parents, and he needed to find a new noble to rely on.
Although Luo Ya could understand the other party's behavior, Avdoka probably couldn't accept it. There is a difference between "knowing" and "understanding" some things. Even if you know that people are very likely to betray, it takes time to understand and accept this. Avdoka has just experienced so many blows. If she is betrayed again at this time, she will definitely feel very uncomfortable. It would be a pity if she goes astray because of a momentary thought. She still has a bright future.
Of course, Avdoka didn't think so much about Luoya. She was just inevitably a little panicked, but she still held Luoya's wrist tightly and did not run away alone.
"Then what do we do?"
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