Age of Heroes, ten consecutive guarantees

Go home, go home.

Bai Yu had previously wondered whether Cordelia was not timid about being close to home.

But seeing that she was almost reaching the gate of Bach's house, Cordelia's pace began to slow down.

I had said it was so powerful before, but I started to feel frightened even when I arrived at the gate.

Bai Yu looked at the prosperous manor located on the outskirts of Huadu from a distance, and sighed: "It is indeed the residence of the Grand Duke. This house is definitely not cheap. If it were placed in Suka Bulie's place, the street lights would be covered with hangings. Only capitalists can afford it.”

Cordelia didn't answer. She stood under the streetlight and looked at her home silently.

In her understanding, it was less than half a year since she left home, but three years had passed for her relatives.

She thought for a long time along the way and had no idea what kind of opening remarks she should use later.

Even Bai Yu's teasing was heard.

"Aren't you going to call the door?" Bai Yu asked, "Are you going, or should I go?"

It's okay for him to shamelessly knock on the door. At least there is an outsider here, and Cordelia won't be hit hard by the dual physical force of mother's love and father's love just after entering the door.

Cordelia suddenly said: "No, there seems to be other guests at home?"

The gate of the manor was closed, and only some luxury cars were seen parked on the lawn not far behind the gate.

If there are guests around, it is obviously not appropriate to go in at this time.

Bai Yu suddenly lost his patience when he saw her coy look. He was not a very impatient person, but he really couldn't stand such a pretentious attitude, which really went against her bold persona.

Lifting Cordelia up, Bai Yu tapped his toes on the ground, stepped on the wall, and flew to an altitude of tens of meters as if walking on flat ground. Even if there was a surveillance video, his movements could not be seen at all. The Moon Hidden Step had already been completed. In this realm, the only people in the world who are faster than him are the saints and the peak masters.

Half a minute later, Bai Yu had arrived at a balcony inside the manor, stepped on the handrail, and landed lightly.

"Are you too bold to break into a private house?" Cordelia tapped Bai Yu's chest lightly: "And how do you know this is my bedroom?"

"Intuition" Bai Yu said: "I think if it were you, you would definitely occupy this room with the best lighting."

Cordelia snorted arrogantly: "You actually know me so well."

With that said, she reached out and pushed open the floor-to-ceiling window and stepped into the private bedroom she hadn't returned to in three years.

All the scenery is just like the scene when I left yesterday.

Bai Yu's fingers ran across the window sill and desk, not picking up a trace of dust.

Even the room that had been missing for three years was cleaned regularly and remained intact.

"Your relatives really care about you." Bai Yu was a little envious.

He couldn't help but think about himself in his previous life. After being taken away by a bus, after his relatives attended his funeral, would he leave the room at home as it was?

Maybe.

But he hoped not.

Cordelia picked up the stuffed toy placed at the end of the bed, hugged it gently, and took a deep breath. She found the familiar feeling, and her tense spirit was slowly relaxing, as if she had found a charging station. , I can feel the fatigue accumulated in my body being dissipated.

Everyone who travels far away thinks that they have an iron body and an iron will; but when they return home and slump on the sofa, they realize that they are just relying on a strong force to hold on.

Just when Cordelia was about to throw herself down on the bed and stretch out happily, she heard a small movement in the corner.

He walked around the bed, tilted his head and looked into a pair of blue eyes.

"Yeah!" Cordelia was startled, why was there someone in her room?

The other party was also startled, and immediately got up and asked: "Who is he!"

At the same time, Bai Yu snapped his fingers, the fire lit up the dark room, and the two young women looked at each other face to face.

They just watched in silence for about a moment.

After Cordelia looked up and down, she asked confirmingly: "...Lena?"

The woman's eyes were wary at first, then turned into astonishment, then turned into confusion and doubt, and finally turned into disbelief.

"Sister Leah?"

The girl named Lena opened her small mouth, showing an expression of shock and astonishment. The shock in her eyes was almost like seeing a big guy who was regarded as a vegetable stand up from the golden toilet.

Although it was inappropriate, Bai Yu thought of a personal experience he had heard from a college classmate.

This college classmate had been living in his grandmother's house when he was a child, and was raised by his grandmother and mother. When he was a child, he asked where his father had gone, and his mother told him that he had gone to work abroad. He was very sensible and guessed that this was a lie by his mother, and he felt already in his heart. He believed that his own father had been taken away by the Prince of Hell, and after his college entrance examination, his father really came back from abroad... The two father and son met for the first time in fifteen years, and they stared at each other for ten minutes.

Lena's psychological process at this time is probably similar. Her sister, who she thought was gone, is back again. What will be her first words?

Did he hug him excitedly, or...

Lena wiped the corners of her eyes and asked softly: "Sister, do you have any last wishes? I will definitely fulfill it for you."

...The first reaction was to deny reality and decide that it was a dream or a ghost?

Cordelia immediately put her hands on her hips angrily: "Do you believe I will take you away with me?"

Lena shook her head: "No, I can't leave with my sister, I'm about to get engaged."

Cordelia was confused: "You have just grown up, why are you getting engaged now?"

Lena bit her lip: "This is a matter decided by the family."

"When did the family become so anxious to marry off their daughter?" Cordelia keenly noticed the redness and swelling at the corners of Lena's eyes. She stepped forward, touched her sister's face and asked, "Did you cry just now? Who bullied you? ?”

Lena was squatting on the carpet just now, and she was probably hiding here quietly to drop the pearls.

Being touched unexpectedly on her cheek, Lena felt the warmth. It was different from what she expected, and she subconsciously held Cordelia's hand.

"It's hot..."

"Sister, you, you are alive..."

She shook her head: "Are you still alive? Are you back?"

The little girl was so excited that her two wolf ears popped up on top of her head, spinning around and shaking.

He hugged Cordelia and said incoherently: "Sister, you still, wow..."

"You have grown into a big girl, why are you still crying like a child?" Cordelia hugged her sister, put her head on her chest, gently touched her hair, and rubbed her ears. The movements are full of the maternal demeanor of the eldest sister.

Bai Yu silently acted as an ambient light, reducing his aura and presence, and silently watched this scene with his hands folded.

After soothing her sister's excited emotions, Lena finally came to her senses after a while.

Cordelia took out a handkerchief and wiped the water stains on her clothes, and asked, "So, what happened, and why are you engaged now?"

Lena asked back: "It's because... No, sister should tell me first, where have you been for the past three years and why did you come back?"

"I am the elder sister and you are the younger sister. Of course you listen to me." Cordelia knocked her on the head: "Speak quickly."

Lena covered her head and spoke pitifully about the situation at home.

At this time, Bai Yu was also acting as an audience. From Lena's narration, she gained a more detailed understanding of the Bach family.

…

The Bach family has a long history.

His ancestor was once a slave gladiator who was blessed by a miracle and received the mysterious bloodline of a golden wolf.

Then he was valued by the founding emperor of Rome and became the first group of people to follow the founding emperor.

As the Roman emperor conquered the east and west, he made great achievements and became one of the founding marshals.

Obtained a fief and a grand duchy granted by the Roman emperor, and had hereditary power in a principality.

Even with such an honor, the Bach family is still providing talents for the Roman royal family. Almost every generation of the best heirs of the Bach family will become military generals under the emperor. Although they may lack military talent and are only at the level of the Ming Dynasty War God Li Jinglong, they are naturally talented. The mystery of their inherited bloodline ensures that their personal strength is always sufficient to serve as the emperor's bodyguard.

As we all know, power comes from distance from the center of power.

Whether working as a secretary-general for a big leader (such as Huo Guang) or as a personal security guard, although his status may seem low, he is actually a confidant of the big leader.

This also laid the foundation for the Bach family to continue for eight hundred years.

Another point that seems very wise is that one of the family mottos left by our ancestors is that the Bach family must never marry into the Roman royal family.

This is essentially to limit the Bach family from falling into the power struggle within the royal family. Not marrying means not taking sides.

Even during the period when the empire was divided into two, the Bach family never took sides and remained peaceful in the principality for several generations.

However, in an era when the emperor's position can be smoothly handed over, the Bach family's choice is certainly smart, but once it falls into an era of disputes over the throne, the Bach family's behavior is obviously up for grabs.

After all, you have to take sides as early as possible... Look at the great heroes of famous emperors in the past, such as the twenty-four Lingyan Pavilion, Liu Xiu's Yuntai twenty-eight generals, Napoleon's fourteenth marshal, the top ones are basically all Deposited early in advance.

If you wait until the situation is stable before taking custody, then the big boss will definitely be dissatisfied and the good position will definitely not be yours.

The decline of the Bach family originated from the period of the division of the Roman Empire. Because they stayed away from the center for too long and resolutely refused to take sides, this caused dissatisfaction between the two royal families. Although in the end, with the great sacrifice of love, Rome was Great again.

But at this time, the Roman royal family and the Bach family had been separated for more than a hundred years.

At that time, Archduke Bach also realized the changes of the times and realized that far away from the imperial power, his family was always under the knife's edge.

At that time, even though the Roman Empire was integrated, it was still suffering from internal and external troubles, and key issues had not been resolved.

Although in the end the stage of intensified social conflicts was forcibly skipped by relying on the development of productive forces, it also further promoted the modernization process.

So the then Archduke Bach sat in his study and thought deeply for three days and three nights, and finally made a decision that went against his ancestors. He had to do two things.

The first thing is to return the principality to Rome, allowing Rome to take over all the rights of the principality, while retaining only honorary titles and part of private property;

The second thing is to marry into the royal family.

These two measures gave the Bach family a breath of fresh air. At that time, the Roman emperor readily agreed, and the Bach family once again entered the upper echelons of imperial power, maintaining its glory for about two hundred years.

Unfortunately, at this point, all the Bach family's trump cards have been played.

In the future, the Roman royal family had little need for the Bach family.

The territory of the Bach family has been effectively returned to the hands of the empire;

As for marrying into the royal family...actually it only happened twice.

It's not that the Bach family disagreed, but that the royal family didn't think it was necessary.

There was only one place for the Roman emperor's consort.

This is stipulated by the teachings of the Holy Church. The Roman Empire was a unified state and religion. The Roman emperor was both the head of state and the religious leader. He must maintain the doctrine. Naturally, he could not maintain stability through a large number of marriages like the Eastern emperors, who had three palaces and six houses.

Therefore, the position of a princess is very valuable. An emperor usually only has one princess, so why give it to the Bach family, who is an honorary grand duke?

Therefore, all the Bach family could provide to the Roman royal family were excellent guards.

However, if there is no such thing as bloodline inheritance, if there are no returnees, each generation will almost always become weaker than the previous generation.

The Bach family had already declined a hundred years ago.

Cordelia mentioned that her family has many brothers and sisters, and her parents have given birth to so many children. In addition to loving each other, they also want to give birth to outstanding children.

But among the descendants of this generation, there are only two truly outstanding ones.

One is herself; the other is her brother, Galka.

As for these siblings, their height was determined by their birth.

Cordelia was born with the golden rule; Galka was born with the ability to transform into a silver wolf.

Therefore, Cordelia was able to stand out from the Holy Church at the age of eighteen and became an official saint of the Holy Church; Galka was also selected to join the emperor's guard at the age of twenty and was transferred to the Hunter Bureau. training.

These are the results that have already been arranged.

A strong family also needs a strong successor; and a declining family needs strong enough descendants to support it.

The heritage of the Bach family is nothing but a castle in the air, and the glory of the past cannot shine on today's generation.

In order for the Bach family to maintain the dignity of the Grand Duke, they must establish sufficient and solid connections with the top levels of power in Rome.

The contemporary Archduke Bach thought that with this pair of children, the Bach family would be very stable for at least the next hundred years.

But as Cordelia went to Fuso to look for Ashen Robin's secret room and disappeared for three years, the Bach family's situation also began to deteriorate.

Three years have passed, and today Galka can only be said to have a bright future, but he is too young, has too little experience, and his status is not enough to support the Bach family.

That's why... marriage is needed.

In fact, Galka's marriage has been decided for a long time, but the two parties have not been able to consummate the marriage because the woman went to Penglai College to study and has not returned home for two years. I wonder if she has plans to escape from the marriage;

Grand Duke Bach couldn't wait for Galka to grow up. He calculated that the only card left in his hand was to marry his daughter.

…

Bai Yu asked strangely: "It has only been three years, but the Bach family has already declined to this point?"

Cordelia said: "Marriages between nobles are actually not uncommon. Many of them are blind dates or arranged marriages. There are very few people who can fall in love and get married freely... Even so, such a hasty approach is not like what my father would do. Things to do.”

The saint frowned. Three years was not long but not short either. Time was like a not-sharp knife. Over time, it had opened a gap between her and her relatives.

Lena continued: "The target of this marriage is the Murfat family. This family belongs to a new noble family. The family history is less than two hundred years and the qualifications are very short. Therefore, it is necessary to seek marriage with a big noble."

Bai Yu asked: "The price offered by this store is very high?"

"Well, as long as there is a marriage, Bach can gain support from the factions under Murfat, who are very influential in the Senate."

"It seems that Archduke Bach plans to enter the Senate?" Bai Yu thought that this was not a good thing.

"I don't know the specifics." Lena said softly, "Father seems to be willing to agree."

"Isn't anyone else in the family opposed?" Cordelia asked.

"...the Murfat family is a very suitable marriage partner."

"It doesn't matter which family you belong to." Cordelia looked at her sister's red and swollen eyes: "What matters is that you don't want to, then this is wrong!"

Lena raised her eyes and gave a bitter smile: "Of course I am willing. For the sake of the family, it is inevitable to sacrifice some people... For the sake of the family, I can accept it."

"This is wrong." Cordelia pressed her shoulder and repeated: "This is wrong. Will sacrificing your marriage definitely lead to a happy outcome?"

"There is nothing wrong or right. Adults only look at profit and loss. The past is the past. I am already an adult, so I can't cry like a child." Lena lowered her gaze: "Everyone can't help themselves. .”

"It's not just us, our parents are also under a lot of pressure."

"Sister, do you know that after the news of your disappearance came, Brother Galka trained day and night, constantly improving his strength... Father and mother would also break out into quarrels with each other, and the house became very empty."

"The situation in the Bach family is getting worse and worse. Everyone wants to do something, but there is nothing they can do. Now I can finally do something, and I should be happy about it."

Lena comforted herself and held on to her clothes.

"I'm not a sister. I'm not as powerful as my sister. I can't become a saint, and my bloodline is also a degraded variety."

"For a person like me with mediocre talents and mediocre qualifications, the only thing of value is myself."

"The only thing I can do is get married. Apart from that, what else can I do?"

The feeling of inferiority spread deep in her heart.

Before the gap in talent and talent, any words of comfort are feeble.

Even within a large family where there is no competitive relationship, it is natural for Lena to feel despair when faced with the high achievements her eldest sister has brought.

Thousands of words turned into one sentence of self-mockery.

"Sister, you must not understand this feeling..."