Kingdom’s Bloodline

In Dragon Clouds City in the early morning, a two-wheeled carriage was driving skillfully through the chaotic streets. Le Wen Novels|

As the carriage moved forward, the indignant shouts outside the window gradually diminished.

In the carriage, Marquis Shiles turned his head and looked at Thales who said nothing.

The Marquis shook his head silently in his heart.

after all……

"Are you all right, Your Highness?" the Marquis of Comus asked tentatively.

Thales raised his head as if aware of it, and glanced at Shiles absentmindedly.

The little slippery man at the side felt that the atmosphere was not right, and secretly took a breath.

Under the subtle gaze of the Marquis, Thales sighed after a while:

"Yes."

"Just a little tired."

Shiles held his cane with a serious expression on his face.

"What are your plans, Your Highness?"

Thales closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and expelled all the fear and shake in his heart.

I have to pull myself together.

Especially at this time...

The prince clenched his fists tightly, feeling the wound made by the dagger in his palm.

It hurts.

but……

"I seem to understand a little bit," he opened his eyes, his eyes determined: "As for why Luba dared to assassinate His Majesty, and even brought the army to Dragon Clouds - we must rush to the Palace of Heroes as soon as possible."

"It's war again, isn't it?" Marquis Shiles sighed.

He turned his gaze to the street outside the window, first hesitantly, then worriedly said:

"Are there any other circumstantial evidences regarding His Majesty's assassination?"

The figures of the White Blade Guards appeared before Thales' eyes,

Think of the scene where they blocked the crossbow arrows for the two children with their flesh and blood.

I remembered the scene of the last White Blade Guard with a distorted face, struggling to turn around to meet the enemy.

Dragon Guards.

Thales came back to his senses and shook his head: "Maybe not anymore. With Lumbard's character, it will probably be handled very cleanly—any news about Nicolai or others? People in the shield area?"

"As far as I know, no." Marquis Shiles gently tugged on his cuff, sighing slightly: "It seems that things are a little troublesome."

"Yes," Thales said in a low voice, thinking quickly about the situation in front of him: "No one expected that Lumbard would use such a quick, intense and extremely effective method... King Exeter was killed by his subordinate Grand Duke There are probably not many examples."

"not even one."

A tender female voice sounded in the carriage.

Thales and Shiles were taken aback for a moment, then turned to look at the little slippery head.

"Recently, about two hundred years ago, the Tann family in Wellandland tried to assassinate the then King Gongju, but the conspiracy was revealed—King Xhosa gathered the troops of other grand dukes and drove to the castle of the Tann family. Raise the banner of the Ronnie family's 'Knight's Code'."

After the little slippery man finished speaking, he blinked his eyes and stroked his head, as if he was recalling carefully:

"On the seventh day, Amos Tan, the 'Grand Duke of Mourning' who violated the political oath, was bound out of the city by his subordinates and subjects who were filled with dissatisfaction," the girl raised her head and said affirmatively: "In front of In front of everyone, King Xhosa personally pierced the traitor's chest with a soul-killing spear."

"Jacob Olesiu was the first person to escort the deceased Grand Duke out of the city, and later, he became the first Welandlander Grand Duke surnamed Olesiu."

Thales and Shiles frowned, listening to the little slippery man with strange expressions.

It was only then that Xiao Hua Tou noticed the expressions of the other two, his face blushed, and he hurriedly lowered his head timidly.

They looked at each other.

"You said, she is your maid?" Marquis Shiles was a little puzzled.

"Yeah, I just fell in love with her." Thales touched his head, a little embarrassed, and secretly poked the little slippery head, making the latter's head lower: "Hey."

"Is that so?" Shiles looked at Xiao Huatou meaningfully, and smiled slyly, "I see."

Thales quickly changed the subject: "So, whether it's regicide or rebellion, it seems to be a great crime in the Northland."

Shiles nodded, and sighed: "If you say that, the people of the North will not allow a kingslayer... How dare Lunba have such courage?"

Thales put down his hand, his face heavy.

He thought of the Viscount Cambida in the Black Sand Territory, and the Flame Knight, one of the five generals.

"I'm afraid we all underestimated Rumba." He said silently.

Thales suddenly raised his head.

"But Rumba still has a hurdle that cannot be bypassed." The prince narrowed his eyes: "If his intention is indeed what I think."

Shiles' eyes stayed on his cane: "For example?"

"Too many things are still in the fog, and it is necessary to reorganize the clues." Thales shook his head, his face became more and more serious, and his brain was running wildly: "When did Lunba start planning and how he implemented it all .”

The carriage turned a corner.

"Is this important? The situation has gotten so bad," Marquis Shiles took out an exquisite pocket watch with a copper chain: "With all due respect, in addition to clarifying the facts, maybe you should consider how to escape. I can provide some Luzi..."

"This is very important," Thales nodded slowly, straightening out his thoughts step by step: "The reason why the situation is so bad is because we underestimated Rumba before."

"Let me ask you again," Shiles said with a serious face, "Now I can send you quietly out of the city, and even back to the stars—are you sure you want to return to the Palace of Heroes?"

"Go back to that unfathomable vortex?"

Thales seemed not to have heard his words, and said to himself: "We still don't know the whole picture of Lombard's plan, so we might as well go back to the beginning of his plan..."

Shiles silently observed the young prince, and his evaluation of him rose slightly in his heart.

Under such circumstances, how many people can restrain their fear and think calmly?

What a pity.

The Marquis sighed silently in his heart.

The prince's eyes suddenly paused.

"Lord Marquis," Thales thought of something, and he asked subconsciously, "Why did King Nunn find Peifeit and this collaborator of Lumbard?"

"Ah?" The Marquis of Shanliu City raised his eyebrows.

Why did King Nun...seek for Pefit?

This question still needs to be asked?

"Because Grand Duke Peifei happened to kill his son?" Shiles rolled his eyes, as if he didn't quite understand the prince's question. Seeing him with a strange expression, he tentatively replied, "And His Majesty Nunn happened to Spotted this?"

Thales shook his head.

"Because King Nuen obtained the investigation information of Lumbard—Sword of Disaster, remember?" Thales' eyes became clearer and clearer, "This information assassinated Prince Moral, and I was in front of Broken Dragon Fortress. Assassination linked."

"That's why you concluded that Rumba has a collaborator, and King Nuen wants revenge."

A world of ice and snow appeared in front of Thales' eyes.

Those were the words that Nicolai and Shiles said to him in the nights before arriving in Dragon Clouds City.

Shiles didn't answer right away, he paused slightly, thoughtfully: "What do you mean..."

Thales exhaled slowly, with unprecedented solemnity in his eyes: "I'm afraid, when I set out from Heisha collar, Nikolai received the news of the sword of disaster, and when King Nun decided to take revenge, we all Falling into Rumba's scheme."

He lowered his head slightly, his face was ugly, and the little slippery boy beside him didn't dare to speak out when he saw his expression.

No.

not enough.

There are still some clues missing, some crucial clues.

"To be able to carry out such a large and long-term plan," Thales murmured, "From planning to execution, from Black Sand Leading to Dragon Clouds City, from assassination to transporting troops, from operation to secrecy—it's absolutely impossible. If a grand duke in a remote place can do it alone, Rumba must have an internal assistant as a helper."

"About this point, I agree with you." Marquis Shiles nodded with a serious expression, "I think Lumbard really has helpers to accomplish such a big thing."

"You have a wide range of contacts, do you have any clues?" Thales' eyes lit up:

"In your opinion, who is the most suspect?"

at this moment.

The little slippery head suddenly raised his head as if feeling something, and looked out the window.

She turned pale and poked Thales.

It was only then that Thales noticed that their carriage had stopped unconsciously.

Marquis Shiles put the pocket watch that he had been rubbing his hands for a long time into his pocket, and sighed, "Your Highness, we are here."

Thales's heart moved: "So fast? I remember that the Palace of Heroes is..."

"The Palace of Heroes is still a bit short," Shiles interrupted him, blinking his eyes: "For the rest of the journey, another adult will escort you."

Thales was slightly taken aback.

What?

The next moment, their car door was opened.

A rough voice that made Thales turn pale in horror came into the small compartment:

"Master Marquis, thank you very much for your help."

A middle-aged military uniformed nobleman whom Thales was familiar with, holding the car door with one hand and holding his sword with the other, boarded their narrow carriage under the guard of densely packed soldiers.

"Otherwise, we will have to spend a lot of time looking for this guest."

The visitor sat down heavily, and his sharp sword-like eyes swept over Thales and the little slippery head:

Thales seemed to be struck by lightning, and his heart seemed to fall into an ice cave.

The little slippery head covered his mouth in fright, his eyes were full of panic.

I saw the ruler of the Black Sand Territory—— Grand Duke Charmain Lombard, sitting securely beside the smiling Marquis Shiles, taking the time to close the car door.

Facing the Grand Duke of Lombard, Marquis Shiles showed the most friendly smile, just like seeing Thales for the first time.

The Marquis leaned forward slightly, and said in a respectful tone, "My honor."

Rumba snorted softly, turned his head, and glanced at Thales with a pair of cold eyes: "You can really run, Your Highness."

Thinking of the bloody scene just now, Xiao Huatou was already trembling with fright.

The prince just stared blankly at the Grand Duke Heisha in front of him, motionless.

Fear and panic climbed into his heart in an instant, and he forcibly suppressed it.

No.

Charmain Rumba.

Shrew Bermuda.

this means……

It took a few seconds for Thales to react from the shocking scene in front of him.

"Shiles Bermula, you!" He turned his head and looked at the Marquis of Shanliu City in disbelief: "You betrayed us!"

Rumba said nothing, his face was as cold and serious as ever.

"Don't be so surprised, Your Royal Highness." Marquis Shiles sighed regretfully, shaking his head slowly, "This doesn't fit your usual image of a genius. Besides, I haven't betrayed you."

"Did you betray me?" Thales laughed angrily, "Don't tell me, you have..."

Thales's words paused, and his expression changed.

No way.

At that moment, he realized: he might be right.

"You're that helper," Thales looked at the smiling Marquis Shiles, and said with disbelief on his face, "You've been with Rumba from the very beginning?"

"It's so quick to wake up, Your Highness." Lunba said sarcastically.

A second later, Thales shouted in shock and anger: "Shiles, you betrayed King Nun!"

The little slippery head shook slightly.

Rumba chuckled disdainfully.

Marquis Shiles frowned.

Thales clenched his trembling fists and looked angrily at the black sand collar soldiers in patrol uniforms outside the window.

They fell again into Rumba's hands.

More desperate and worse than last time.

"Tsk tsk," the Marquis of Comus shook his head, seeming to dislike Thales' words: "Don't say that, I hate betrayers and repeated villains the most—I have never betrayed His Majesty Nun. "

Thales desperately suppressed his impulse and anger: "I thought you had an agreement with King Nun and were working for him!"

"Of course, he needs to take revenge on the black hand who betrayed Moral." Shiles shrugged, as if he didn't care: "For this, he needs someone like me who can move freely among the princes without arousing suspicion." third-party candidates."

The Marquis blinked: "It's fair to exchange the bitumen contract for revenge."

Thales panted heavily, and glanced at the unsmiling Rumba: "But you betrayed Nunn!"

"No, no, Your Highness," Shiles sighed, raised a finger, and shook it lightly: "You misunderstood."

Shiles opened his eyes, his eyes were full of shrewdness, but there was a trace of sincerity that was irrefutable: "I am an honest and promise-keeping person, and the spirit of contract is the first creed of the Bermuda family."

"Contract spirit?" Thales clenched his fists and gritted his teeth in anger.

"Yes," Shiles nodded, and spread his left hand: "I have faithfully fulfilled the agreement with His Majesty Nun and helped him find and kill his enemy. He is very satisfied, and I am also very happy."

Shiles raised a finger, raised his eyebrows and shook his head, as if accusing Thales of not suspecting him: "Contract spirit."

The Marquis' eyes were clear.

Not even a trace of guilt and embarrassment.

As if that was his true nature.

Thales took a deep breath.

The crime of Hell River flooded his head in due course.

Finally, Thales slowly eased his breathing, and his brain began to calm down.

Marquis Shiles continued his friendly smile and blinked: "As for now, I am just fulfilling another contract with Lord Luba."

"And I kept my word, as always—see, still the spirit of the contract."

Thales let go of his clenched fist, looked at Luba's hand resting on his sword, and gave up his plan to touch the dagger.

"How much have you done for Rumba?" Thales said coldly: "Help him prepare supplies? Or kill the king directly?"

Shiles exhaled, and looked at Rumba, the latter's eyes were full of coldness.

"I think about it, it's actually not much." Your Excellency the Marquis pulled out his cane and smiled slightly: "I will provide His Excellency with some news from the Palace of Heroic Spirits, about the king's whereabouts and the progress of the plan..."

"Mobilize some of Comus' business association contacts, use conventional channels to deliver news and items, and cover up some news..."

"Take His Majesty's special order, prepare some weapons, and send some people into the city..."

"Of course, as for disguising and replacing them with patrols, that's Mr. Urad's task..."

Hearing Shiles utter the chilling news one after another, Thales raised his head abruptly.

"Since when?"

"When Nikolai came to look for me? When he entered Dragon Clouds City?" The prince said unhappily, "Or should you be Lumbard's internal response from the very beginning?"

Marquis Shiles smiled without saying a word.

"That's enough," Luba said on the side, his words were cold and he glanced at Shiles mercilessly: "We are short on time."

But Thales didn't care about his enemy at all.

"What did he give you to allow you to risk the greatest taboo and cooperate with a kingslayer?" The prince said angrily, "Contract? Money? Power? After deducting the price you paid, it can be better than what King Nun gave you." more?"

Shiles shook his head.

"No, the problem is not what Your Excellency Lombard gave me." The Marquis smiled apologetically at the Grand Communique of Lombard, turned his head to Thales and said, "Business can't just be based on profits and numbers, sometimes you have to do word of mouth and connections. "

"His Majesty Nunn is a good partner, but even if it is the most secure business, you must leave behind."

Thales was taken aback when he heard the words, and then sneered:

"So Luba and Heisha Ling are the backups you are preparing outside of King Nun and Dragon Clouds City?"

Marquis Shiles turned his head, he pushed the car door, and tapped his cane on the pedal.

"You're wrong again, the backhand is not someone or something 'prepared', it's an idea." Shiles turned his head and smiled lightly, and gestured to Luba with his palm: "Your Majesty the Grand Duke has proved his worth and potential , so when he appeared in front of us, even if we didn’t agree in advance, he would naturally become my back-up.”

Thales sneered disdainfully.

"Shiles Bermula," his eyes circled back and forth between Luba and Shiles, and he said through gritted teeth, "What about after Luba, have you prepared a 'backhand' for him?"

Rumba raised his head slightly, and cast a chilling look at Thales.

It was like looking at a dead person.

Taylor's heart tightened.

"If I were you, Your Highness," Shiles stepped off the carriage without looking back, and said with a smile, "I would start thinking about ways to escape, instead of trying to sow discord in vain."

Rumba snorted coldly: "It makes sense."

Thales clenched his fists and stopped talking.

His gaze swept over the densely packed soldiers outside the window again.

No.

They have no chance.

His heart was full of despair at that second.

The little slippery head behind him held his arm tightly.

"Then the next thing will be left to you," Marquis Shiles turned around, bowed slightly to Grand Duke Lombard on the ground, and then smiled at Thales: "Please rest assured, Your Highness, as I promised Yes, His Excellency the Grand Duke will send you to the Palace of Heroes."

"Thank you," Thales snorted disdainfully, "Thank you for your spirit of contract."

Marquis Shiles smiled, showing no intention of being offended.

Rumba reached out and slowly grasped the handle of the car door.

"After I'm done, I'll send someone to send the carriage back." Luba breathed out a heavy breath of cold air, and nodded slightly to Shiles with a cold expression: "I will remember the friendship in Shanliu City."

Shiles let out a hot breath, and watched his driver step down from the driver's seat, and another soldier with the black sand collar stepped up.

"No, there's no need." The Marquis shook his head, his eyes glanced at Luba and the two children with deep meaning, and his tone was full of regret: "I think I don't need this carriage anymore."

Several people were silent for a few seconds.

"Farewell now, Your Excellency." Marquis Shiles straightened the gorgeous clothes that had been wrinkled from getting on and off the carriage, straightened his top hat, and said respectfully, "I wish you all the best, and your wishes come true."

The car door that Rumba was about to close suddenly stopped, and Grand Duke Heisha paused for a moment. He turned his head and looked at Shiles awe-inspiringly.

"May all your wishes come true?"

"Do you think I will succeed?" Luba said lightly.

Thales' heart skipped a beat.

success?

What are they trying to do?

"Of course, you have a unique vision and demeanor." Marquis Shiles exhaled with a sigh of relief: "I am honored to witness such an important and crucial, magnificent and magnificent history."

Thales' heart became tighter and tighter.

important and crucial.

grand and magnificent...

history?

Rumba sneered.

"As for Your Excellency's future," Shiles nodded slowly while holding the cane in both hands, with a humble and respectful smile as always: "I have a lot of confidence and absolutely no doubts."

Grand Duke Heisha looked at the Marquis with complex eyes and a subtle expression, before nodding in response after a few seconds.

"Good day, Your Highness Thales." Shiles turned his head, looked at Thales with an ugly face, and also respectfully sent his blessings: "I also wish you and your maid..."

But his words made Thales feel extremely ironic:

"Everything goes well, all wishes come true."

The doors were closed and the carriage moved on.

Only this time, the person staring coldly at Thales in the carriage was replaced by Charmain Rumba with a cold face.

Thales took a deep breath, tried his best to use his calmest and best state, and turned to face Grand Duke Heisha.

"Little Prince, I don't know yet. Since when," the Grand Duke Lombard seemed to be absent-minded, and gently pulled out his old saber under Thales' murderous eyes and the little slicker's fearful eyes. , his frightening gaze then turned to the prince and the girl beside him:

"You have a maid?"

Facing the cold light of the blade, Xiao Huatou shook slightly.

At that moment, Thales only felt his scalp go numb.