Kingdom’s Bloodline

Never underestimate the courage of the Northlanders. ``Le`wen``novels``lwxiaoshuo`

This was what Puttilai told Thales six years ago after the game of survival in the Palace of Heroes, and His Royal Highness at that time deeply believed it.

But at this moment, looking at King Charman sitting safely in the carriage, Thales found in horror that he still didn't understand the weight of this sentence.

King Charman looked at him coldly, with scrutiny in his eyes.

Just like six years ago, when they first met.

During the six years, Thales imagined countless times: the terrifying new king stood on the highest point of Black Sand City, looking at the direction of Dragon Cloud City with cold eyes, and slowly issued dangerous orders to deal with Prince Xingchen .

But even if Thales racked his brains and exhausted his thinking, he couldn't imagine that their reunion six years later would be like this.

"you……"

Thales' eyes widened, unable to believe the facts in front of him: "Are you crazy?"

King Charman didn't answer, his eyes were cold.

Thales looked around subconsciously, looking around.

"Don't worry," King Charman's cold and vicissitudes voice said: "It's just me and you."

There is only a small window in the dark carriage, and the top is gray one-way glass.

The Grand Duke's personal guard headed by Justin, as well as the prince's own guards, were still steadfastly guarding the surrounding area, tightly surrounding the Heisha Mission composed of more than a dozen soldiers.

Thales no longer looked around, he took a deep breath, forced himself to calm down, and worked his brain.

What is the situation now?

Luba, come to Dragon Clouds City in person?

And, most importantly...

Thales stared at King Charman in front of him, sweating unknowingly.

Everyone in Exeter didn't know that the ruler of the entire kingdom was hiding in this small mission headed by Viscount Cambida.

That is to say...

The prince swallowed a mouthful of saliva,

He gritted his teeth and said, "Do you know what happened to the last Exeter who was overconfident and arrogant, left the heavy guards, and went deep into the dangerous place with the king?"

Thales survived the initial shock, he frowned, and adjusted his tone to the most natural state:

"Just a hint for you: his name starts with n."

King Charman snorted softly, unable to distinguish his emotions.

"Of course, I know him, I am too familiar with him - I grew up listening to his stories and looking up to his image, unlike you, who only knew him for a short day."

Thales frowned slightly, thinking of the unforgettable old king.

"So I know that if he didn't do that back then, the end would only be worse." The new king said flatly.

Thales took a deep breath, knowing the threat of the other party, he was determined to stop talking nonsense and get straight to the point.

"All I have to do now is yell," Thales leaned back into the carriage, and said calmly, "The famous Charmain I will disappear from the world, like the melting snow in early spring, leaving no trace Come on—neither Cambida nor Croeth can save you."

He squinted his eyes and tried his best to observe the king's expression in the dim light: "The Regent of Lisbane will probably be very happy to wipe his tears and tell the whole country: the mission of the black sand collar unfortunately encountered robbers on the way home."

"Longxiao City deeply regrets this."

Snapped!

The king's hand clapped tightly on the scabbard.

According to the instructions of Nicolai, Huayya and others for six years, Thales stared firmly at Luba's shoulder, and at the same time moved his hand back to his thigh intentionally or unintentionally, approaching the jc dagger at his waist.

In the narrow carriage, the long sword will only be a burden to the hands and feet, and...

Thales glanced at the car door out of the corner of his eye: I won the first time I jumped out of the car.

However, the scene he imagined did not happen after all.

King Charman took a step forward, and his sharp and cold eyes stared directly at Thales, which made the latter feel pressured.

"Indeed," the king nodded slowly, "if I die here for no apparent reason, no one will know about it, I will be powerless to be held accountable, I will be speechless, and there will be no unmanageable consequences—there is nothing that the princes in the country dream of more than this Something happened."

King Charmain tapped the old scabbard between his knees lightly.

Boom, boom, boom.

"Longxiao City will probably be able to breathe a sigh of relief, the unspoken hatred will be cleared away, and the threat that is at hand will be lifted from now on."

"All the grand dukes who participated in the king selection meeting, Ronnie, Lyco... can also be liberated from the heavy shackles and burdens."

"The struggle between an unorthodox king and the princes has come to an end, and Exeter, who has been troubled for six years, returns to his old outlook."

Boom, boom, boom.

The king's eye sockets narrowed slightly, as if he wanted to see Thales more clearly, but he slowed down his speech and said after each sentence: "And that special Star Prince, no longer has to worry about his most dangerous enemy."

Thales' Adam's apple moved slightly, and the young prince looked at the enemy unwillingly.

The sound of King Charman knocking on the scabbard suddenly stopped.

His face suddenly turned cold.

"but……"

Oh shit.

I knew there was a "but".

Thales snorted coldly in his heart, thinking of the scene where he often used this word to tease a certain girl, poured cold water on her when she was at her happiest, and made her leave in a huff, and couldn't help but think of the phrase "retribution is not good" talk.

"If you do that, the smart prince might win the move, but end up losing the whole game."

His Majesty the King said coldly: "Even yourself, and the Grand Duchess who brought you along, have all lost."

Thales paused slightly.

He clenched his fists lightly, puzzled.

What?

Myself, the Grand Duchess? clean?

"Do you want to see the head of the Grand Duchess pierced by a spear and erected on the wall of Dragon Clouds City?"

The king said calmly: "Then feel free to call for help and surround me here—don't hesitate."

At that moment, the air in the carriage suddenly became thick and stagnant.

Thales clenched his lower lip and took a deep breath.

"What do you mean, Rumba?"

The prince gritted his teeth: "What exactly do you want?"

Thales saw that the unsmiling King Charman raised his mouth in a rare way.

"It looks like you've had a good time in Dragon Clouds these past six years." King Charman leaned back again, with a calm expression on his face: "My people pay back every year: the relationship between the Grand Duchess and the prince is very close, almost as lover."

Thales frowned painfully, unable to refute.

"but I?"

"In the past six years, I, as the king of Exeter, have been trembling like a fisherman fishing on the ice, step by step," King Charman looked out of the carriage, feeling quite emotional: "One side Thinking about how to catch those nasty schools of fish to feed them, while trying not to become their food in the water."

"So far, it looks like you're doing pretty well," Thales said dissatisfiedly: "Otherwise, when the whole country condemns you, you won't have the time to come to Dragon Clouds City to catch up with me, by the way—freedom The Alliance did a good job, with an imminent war, it will suffocate both Qiyuan City and Dragon Clouds City."

King Charman chuckled and snorted again.

"That's just an appearance, Thales, you know it better than anyone else." The king acquiesced to Thales' identification, and only listened to him calmly said: "Six years, that ideal Exeter is getting farther and farther away from me." Farther away."

Star Prince was slightly taken aback.

selma.

Thales grasped the point keenly: Why did he mention Selma?

"Thales."

"The 'errand' you found for me six years ago." The king raised his right hand and pointed at his temples. There was a shallow mark on it from the crown. "It's not a good job."

"Almost all the Grand Dukes regard me as an enemy. Needless to say, those four people back then, the three who failed to come to the king selection meeting also complained a lot."

"All the laws I tried to implement were very difficult, even in the Black Sands Territory."

"Ronnie and Lecco are running around calling, jointly denouncing the king's injustice."

"My vassals are full of grievances and are ready to move."

King Charman sighed softly.

"'Kinslayer,'" said the king, bowing his head slightly, looking at his sword, "that's the nickname they gave me, and even the roughest commoners laughed about it—even if my decree made them Even if my order can prevent them from being exploited by tax collectors and oppressed by the lord, even if everything I do is to enable these humble and insignificant people to obtain their own future, however..."

The king kept silent, he stroked his sword lightly, his eyes became colder and colder.

"They're still against me."

"Maybe one day, my authority hidden in the crown will be wiped out, the issued decrees will become waste paper, and I will die without food in the besieged isolated city? I don't know."

Thales sighed.

"That's because you are trying to confer nobles with new standards, change the status quo of power distribution, and change the future of everyone."

"You're trying to make a group of people who are used to the present and the past believe in an unfamiliar future that will be better, and make another group of people give up everything they are enjoying."

"Even when the wealth is the most abundant, the food is the most abundant, and the conditions are the most mature, it is hard for most people to imagine," the prince shook his head:

"And you want to use six years to complete what Mindis III has not done for more than a hundred years?"

Thales raised his head and looked seriously at the former Rumba and now His Majesty Charmain: "This is the price."

There was silence in the carriage.

King Charman stared at him fixedly.

The two stared at each other for a full five seconds, until the king laughed slowly.

"Look, I knew it was right to come to you, you are one of the few people who can understand me," King Charman's smile was cold, making people unconsciously nervous, which made Thales realize that because of the new The title, the majesty of the Grand Duke of Heisha is also increasing day by day:

"Not everyone can participate in this conversation, not even someone as smart as Erasa."

Thales sneered and shook his head.

"Rumba."

"Before I impatiently call the people outside, save the nonsense," the prince's tone became firm:

"Why did you come to me?"

"What do you mean by those words just now? What do you mean by 'losing the whole chess game'?"

King Charman didn't answer right away, and his increasingly vicissitudes showed a look of both banter and sarcasm.

"Guess what, Thales," the king said flatly, "Just like before, aren't you the best at this?"

Seeing the king's prepared and unhurried demeanor, Thales, who became more and more irritable, tried to persuade himself not to be impulsive.

Damn.

What makes him so bold? What gave him such reliance?

No.

whatever he wants...

"Obviously, the Liberty Alliance is not enough to take away Qiyuan City and Dragon Clouds City," Thales leaned on the leather back, thoughtfully: "In order to save yourself from the predicament that thousands of people point out, You still have to add fire—so you want to start with Dragon Clouds City."

"I guess—the marriage of the Grand Duchess? You want to use her to plunge Dragon Clouds City, which is the most threatening, into internal strife?"

Thales raised his head coldly: "Once the external support is lost, the king can easily extinguish the resentment and dissatisfaction of the vassals in the Black Sand Territory, allowing your laws to flow unimpeded."

King Charman's expression remained unchanged, noncommittal.

"Speaking of the Grand Duchess Walton, I have a question." Unexpectedly, the king pushed the sword from his lap aside, freeing his hands.

Charmain Rumba put his elbows on his knees, with a relaxed expression, and asked with an undefended attitude: "Back then, how did Nunn turn you into his ally, and made you willingly stand on the side of Dragon Clouds City? "

Thales shook his head unceremoniously: "He didn't turn me into an ally, you forced me to stand on the side of Dragon Cloud City, remember? Someone wanted to blame Prince Xingchen to achieve his great cause of founding a country, but in the end Reap the consequences?"

As soon as this remark came out, Thales saw with satisfaction that King Charman's face, which was originally neat and tidy, became much uglier.

"My guess: he made you a promise."

The king ignored his sarcasm, but Thales felt that Rumba's tone became more and more cruel:

"Marriage, is it?"

Thales took a breath.

"I know that Nunn must promise to marry his granddaughter to you in exchange for the protection of the future king of the stars?"

Thales clenched his fist unconsciously again.

"That's why you care so much about the Grand Duchess's marriage?"

King Charman's speech became more and more rapid, and the pressure gradually increased: "Do you think she is your fiancée, something in your pocket, and an important pawn for the stars to control Exeter?"

"However, she is now facing..."

Thales clenched his fists until he chuckled.

"I admire your imagination, Rumba," the prince sneered and shook his head: "Do you really think that an heir to the throne of Star Kingdom can marry the Grand Duchess of Dragon Clouds City in Exeter?"

The king curled his lips: "If King Nun is still alive, maybe."

I only heard Charmain I whisper: "But my uncle still made a good deal, even after his accidental death - the gift from the former king was exchanged for an unexpected gift: under the light of the stars, the dragon spear Survive unpredictable torrents and storms."

"You tried your best, broke the convention, and supported her to sit on the throne of the Grand Duchess. In the past six years, you, Lisban and others have tried every means to help her gain a firm foothold. The stability of Dragon Clouds City."

In the carriage, the king leaned forward slowly, his eyes fixed on the heir of the stars.

"Even if you know, the girl sitting on the throne of the Grand Duke," he said word by word, biting the shocking accent:

"Not really Walton blood at all."

At that moment, all the muscles in Thales' body tightened!

He knows.

He knows!

There was never a moment when Thales, who was always good at thinking and calm in dealing with things, never wanted to turn his back on him immediately and use violence to solve the problem like now.

The image of the helpless and sobbing little slippery boy appeared in Thales' mind.

He unconsciously touched his dagger.

Charmain Rumba.

kill him.

kill him!

Now.

keep this secret forever...

The prince took a deep breath, and the crime of prison river poured out of his body, but it didn't flow to the limbs, but to the brain.

The last remaining sliver of reason returned to Thales's heart under the influence of the crime of prison river, like a traveler on a cliff, telling him hoarsely: Calm down.

The enemy is ready.

King Charmain sighed.

"You know, Ms. Kashan told me a lot of things," the king shook his head: "For example, the real direct bloodline of the Walton family is extinct."

"Once her identity is revealed," he said indifferently, "what will happen to her?"

"Think about it," Charmain's words spread like a deadly poison in Thales's heart: "In front of the spokesperson of the God of the Moon, under the effect of the co-governance oath, pretending to be the Grand Duke of Dragon Clouds City , deceived the whole of Exeter..."

Thales slowly raised his head.

The prince swallowed softly.

But he was far from being so calm on the surface.

This is Thelma's greatest weakness...

Too……

So, that's what Charmain Rumba is for.

Come to me with this secret?

Damn.

hateful!

what to do.

what to do?

Thales' heartbeat became faster and faster, almost uncontrollable.

King Charman watched Prince Star's reaction with great interest.

But he was disappointed, and the prince, though more silent than usual, still looked the same.

It seems that what the king said just now is not a major event that can shake the entire Exeter.

The next second, Thales closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

"You have been complaining about your current situation just now, but it reminded me of a very interesting thing, Your Majesty."

The king narrowed his eyes, watched the second prince open his eyes strangely, and said in the calmest tone, as if nothing had happened:

"Back then, at the king selection meeting of six people, you were chosen as the next king."

"So," Thales shrugged easily and said, "If one of the Grand Duke's votes proves to be invalid..."

"If she is not qualified to participate in the king selection..."

King Charman's face changed.

"Then you won the throne by one vote back then," the prince said lightly, releasing his counterattack:

"Is it still legal, reasonable, and qualified?"

"His Majesty Charmain, who has ruled Exeter for six full years through that king election meeting?"

In the next second, King Charman clenched his fists as if he had been hit to the core.

His eyes changed back to the cold and fierce Thales was familiar with.

Just like the Grand Duke of Lombard back then.

There was a suffocating silence in the carriage again.

Until one party breaks it.

"Ha ha ha ha……"

The corners of the king's mouth curled up, and he laughed out loud.

"So, you confirmed it," King Charman tapped his knee lightly, looking at Thales's eyes, as if he was looking at a bird that could not escape the hunting net:

"This is real?"

Rumba said coldly: "So, the girl sitting in the Palace of Heroes is indeed not of the real Walton blood."

"Right?"

At that moment, Thales' face suddenly changed!

The prince could no longer hide his emotions, he grabbed the clothes on his thighs and clenched his teeth.

No way.

That means……

hell.

hell!

"Scarlet Witch..." Thales spoke with difficulty:

"Did the Scarlet Witch tell you nothing?"

That is to say, Rumba he was just at...

King Charman, who was sure of winning, looked at the prince's reaction and sneered.

"About the identity of the new Grand Duchess of Dragon Clouds City?"

"No," the king took the saber back to his knees, and said decisively in a cold voice, knocking Thales into the abyss: "Not a single word."

Rumba's eye sockets narrowed slightly, and the light revealed from them was extremely menacing: "Until you just told me this."

"Thales."

He raised the corner of his mouth: "My friend,"

At that second, Thales' heart went cold from the inside out.