Kingdom’s Bloodline

"Trust me! About ten steps forward, there is a gap to turn left..."

Thales' tone was agitated, and the speed of his speech was a little impatient: "Go from there!"

"ah?"

Kerz was a little confused, so he was still resisting his help, wondering:

"But you..."

Feeling the uncooperativeness of the people around him, Thales became more irritable.

The seamstress sighed: "Forget it, you will go faster by yourself..."

Damn it!

This guy……

Where do you talk so much?

"Keep me here, maybe that's my price... I shouldn't be doing unpaid work..."

Thales couldn't bear it anymore, he took a deep breath, leaned against Kurz's neck in the dark, and shouted into her ear:

"Shut up, bitch!"

Kurz shuddered!

"What do you call me?" She gritted her teeth, "Boy?"

"Nonsense!" Thales yelled back, "If you die here, who will take care of that cripple with shit in his head?"

"Without you, one day, he will die in a remote and dilapidated alley!"

"It rots into the soil, and no one knows it!"

Kurtz's arm around his neck trembled slightly.

Thales dragged the seamstress forward, desperately moving forward, and said through gritted teeth: "Stop your stupid chatter! We will definitely get out alive!"

"I don't have so much free time to help you pass the message, the prince is very busy!"

"Whatever you have to say to anyone, say it yourself!"

Kurtz's voice trailed off.

All she could hear was her low panting.

"Damn it..." Kurz gritted his teeth, suppressed his voice, and sucked in his nose:

"What do you know... a little kid who has never been touched by a woman..."

But she no longer resisted, but followed Thales' rhythm and limped forward.

The collapse behind him was getting closer and closer.

Thales suddenly left the rock wall he had been supporting, and forcefully brought the woman to the rock on the other side.

And just a second after they left, the rock wall suddenly cracked and collapsed.

"Follow my footsteps, there is an uphill ahead, you have to climb up..."

Kurz was surprised: "Huh?"

Thales, who was out of breath, didn't bother to explain: "Here we are, reach out and climb! It's right in front of us!"

The seamstress was suspicious: "But how do you know..."

"Damn it, climb up!" Thales pulled the opponent's arm and rushed up the slope, pushed his shoulder against Kezi's chest desperately, and climbed up with the seriously injured Kezi, roaring violently: "No Talk more!"

"This is the prince's order!"

Kerz choked for a moment. With her tough personality, she surprisingly didn't retort this time.

Instead, he followed the prince obediently and fled for his life.

This is probably the most well-behaved time in her life.

They climbed the slope, and within seconds it was covered by a fallen rock slab.

"Boost……"

Thales gasped, while urging: "I try my best to choose a safe path...but the rock formation under our feet is fragile...it's going to...collapse..."

Kerz didn't say much, but put half of his weight on Taylor's shoulders, and stepped up his steps.

The lonely darkness, coupled with the endless years, is a terrible torture.

And knowing that the deadly threat is imminent, but still can only grope forward in the boundless darkness, this is torture worse than torture.

Try to move forward, try to climb, try to explore.

Try to climb over obstacles and avoid danger.

But still can't see the way out, can't see the sun.

It was still pitch black all around.

I can't see the sun, my fingers, or the light.

As if everything was in vain.

Why, why hasn't it arrived yet...

Did you go wrong?

The hope in Thales's heart gradually faded, and he had a feeling: If he was the only one walking alone, then sooner or later he would be tortured madly by this terrible torture.

but……

but now……

He felt the same warm body on the right,

Feeling the heartbeat in her chest that was so close to her, beating again and again.

No.

He can't give up.

Thales bit the tip of his tongue hard, reminding himself of the pain.

He can't give up!

The darkness still enveloped Thales' eyes, as if in these ten minutes, he became completely blind.

The ground is cold and damp, and the feet are rough and difficult.

But he can't give up.

They didn't walk in a straight line, but hurried back and forth a few times, walking through the dark underground labyrinth.

Regardless of the top of the head or the bottom of the feet, the collapse behind them never stopped, and the gravel passed their heels several times.

"No, don't turn there, there is a cliff ahead, leading to a deeper underground...Let's turn right..." Thales gritted his teeth.

He took a big breath, touched the rock wall, shook his head, and confirmed his feeling.

"How do you know?" Kurz, who endured all the way, couldn't help but questioned, "The sound of falling rocks on the right is too loud, we will be buried alive!"

"Because there is a cliff in front, I don't know if it was cracked after an earthquake thousands or hundreds of years ago..." Thales shook his head: "And there is a naturally formed cave on the right, which is very solid..."

"No, no, no," Kurz's question became more and more serious: "I'm asking about cliffs, earthquakes...how do you know these things?"

Thales' breathing was slightly stagnant.

They turned right into a cave, and there was a constant tremor from the ceiling of the cave, and dust fell from the top of their heads from time to time.

But it didn't collapse after all.

"have no idea……"

Thales climbed hard, muttering: "I am, I just know..."

He just knows the way.

That's all.

The prince knew very well that Kurtz was very suspicious of how he suddenly became a familiar guide.

But he didn't have time to explain.

Just now, at the moment of touching the rock wall.

Time doesn't slow down, perspectives don't rise, and senses don't heighten.

But Thales felt that he seemed to see more things.

Fractures in rock formations...

The squeeze of the mountains...

The rhythm of the crust...

and where he should go.

Everything is in the heart.

Thales gasped for breath, astonished at his wonderful feeling, wondering whether this was a new function after the further development of "Hell Sense".

But according to what Hei Jian said, he obviously hasn't "died", so how did the power of ending upgrade?

"Forward, keep moving forward, that's the only way to the outside world, the only exit," Thales was dripping with sweat, but he couldn't tell whether it was Kerz's sweat or his own, and his shoulder Sore and painful, his legs were trembling, and the back against Kezi was almost numb:

"and……"

He didn't say any more.

According to this situation.

Regardless of whether it is an exit or not, it will all collapse in a few minutes and disappear from then on.

Completely isolate the black path from the eyes of the world.

However, just after climbing up a gentle slope, Kertz suddenly spoke.

"This feeling... yes, the air is getting clearer."

"We are getting closer to the ground and the exit!"

With a lot of experience, her voice at this moment contained a hint of surprise; "Boy, you are amazing!"

Thales was instantly refreshed!

Finally, after turning a corner, they saw that the rock in front of them was at the top of a steep slope, and a faint light seeped into the cave.

The two took a deep breath!

arrive!

"Boom!"

The roar behind suddenly increased!

A huge stone pillar fell from behind.

"Run!" Thales yelled angrily. Without his reminder, the two of them used all their strength to climb up the steep slope!

They just stared at the top exit, moving forward with all their heart.

The gravel behind them splashed and roared, which did not make them turn back at all.

Their height slowly rose, their wrists and knees rubbed blood.

Thales gritted his teeth, feeling that his physical strength was getting weaker.

No.

climb.

Climb quickly!

Kurz's same rapid breathing was back and forth in his ears, scratching his ears and temples quite itchy.

Her life, her future, was still on his shoulders.

The obedience and trust of the other party made Thales feel a heavy weight in his heart.

Even though Kurz lost hope.

Nor can he bow his knees to despair.

The roaring in the ear and the trembling under the body are still incessant.

And the crackling sound behind.

But he can't give up.

must move forward.

keep going.

keep moving forward!

Finally, climbing up to the last rock, Thales stuck his head out of the hole, greedily sucking in the long-lost fresh air on the ground.

"ah"

The bright sunlight made him unable to open his eyes, but Thales only felt relieved.

He ignored the rest, rolled out of the hole in a hurry, turned around, and grabbed Kerz, who was unable to move and was lagging behind.

The crime of Hell River spread to her arms and legs, Thales roared angrily, and pulled her out of the hole.

Kezi fell at his feet in pain, the two panted, and climbed out of the gap in the mountainside with hands and feet.

"My God..." The seamstress's face was covered with scratches, bruises and many stains, but she looked at the clouds in the sky with excitement and trembling, and stretched out her hand towards the air.

Like touching air for the first time.

"We actually... came out alive?"

Thales collapsed on the ground, panting in pain with scars all over his body, but a few seconds later, he laughed heartily.

at this moment.

"Boom!"

Amidst the loud noise, a strong wind suddenly blew out in the cave, blowing out a majestic cloud of dust!

Thales and Kurtz had to raise their arms to cover their heads while coughing continuously.

"Ahem... what are you doing..."

After a while, the huge smoke dissipated, and Thales and Kez, who were sitting on the ground, were ashamed, looking at the scene in front of them, and looking at each other.

The cave they climbed out of was blocked by a huge rock that fell from it.

This road is closed.

If they come out one step late...

Kerz stared at the refugee-like Thales, and suddenly burst out laughing, lying down on his back.

Thales also laughed.

He also lay down slowly on the ground.

They lay like this in the rocky gap at the foot of the mountain, laughing together.

Laughed for a few minutes.

At this moment, the prince sincerely felt that he could see the sky and the sun...

What a bliss.

Compared with the people in the underground...

Thinking about it, his mood cooled down.

"Hey."

"Have you been here before, how did you know the exit?" Kerz laughed enough, she fell to the ground, looking at the blue sky and white clouds that she hadn't seen for a long time, feeling a sense of satisfaction spontaneously.

Thales' smile froze slightly.

"I have climbed the black path no less than ten times," the seamstress snorted, "but I have always been the only one leading others..."

In the next second, Kezi suddenly rolled over from the ground!

She put her hands on both sides of Thales' shoulders, knelt on her knees and clamped the prince's waist, and pressed her whole body above Thales, blocking Thales' sight.

"Don't tell me this is a compulsory course for the nobility or the royal family," Kez's eyes were quite sharp, she nodded slowly, her eyes getting closer and closer to Thales: "Even the lord's family in the Palace of Heroes doesn't know It took us several generations of people to find a way out of this terrible broken place, and many of them never came out again."

Thales looked at her nervously, which made the young man quite uneasy.

Kerz's gaze became more and more fierce.

His heart beat faster and faster.

Oops……

What, how to explain?

"Hahaha, I'm just kidding," Kezi suddenly laughed again: "I even escaped, who cares how you know, you're so scared..."

Thales felt relieved and let out a breath.

"But," Dan Kez rolled his eyes, looked at him thoughtfully, "you're quite calm...it's not like the first time."

"Ah?" Thales was taken aback.

Kerz put his palms on the ground instead of his elbows, getting closer and closer to Thales.

The chest almost hit Thales' chest.

Thales looked at her nervously.

Kez observed his expression and smiled badly: "No wonder you dare to call me 'bitch', hehe, I have played with many girls."

This time, Thales choked and blushed truly: "Ahem..."

He turned his head in embarrassment: "Nothing..."

"That's right, wasn't it really enjoyable to hit my chest just now?" Kerz squinted his eyes, staring at him firmly with a look of catching rape.

Thales was embarrassed again: "That, that, ah, yes, about why I know the way to go... that's because..."

"Cut." Seeing Thales' behavior of changing the subject, Kurz shook his head in disdain, turned over and sat back.

Thales escaped from the restraint, fled from the spot in anxiety, and stood up.

But he froze immediately.

here it is……

He raised his head and looked at the towering peaks, stacked rocks, quiet soil, and tenacious trees in front of him...

Thales looked up again, looking along the curve of the mountain, taking a panoramic view of the winding mountains.

It looks so special under the sunshine.

It's the Hills of Sighing.

He exhaled slowly, walked forward unknowingly, and touched the rock formation standing in front of his eyes.

This was the first time Thales stood outside the mountainside, at the foot of the mountain, looking around at the majestic mountains surrounding Dragon Clouds City.

It just lay quietly on the ground, under the clouds.

The scorching of the sun, the blowing of wind and rain, and the footprints of travelers never made it move half a bit.

From ancient times to the present.

From the present to the future.

to eternity.

There is a strange beauty.

At that moment, Thales suddenly understood.

That is not the crime of hell, not the senses of hell.

but

"You ask me why I know the way?"

"Because," Thales was in a trance for a moment, "because someone gave me a blessing when he was parting."

"What?"

Kerz's expression changed: "Blessing?"

Thales smiled as he felt the trembling of the rock formation under his palm.

yes.

He lowered his head and looked towards the sealed cave.

The figure reappeared in front of his eyes.

【May the mountains tolerate your footprints. 】

[May the earth bless your journey. 】

"He blessed me..." Thales stared blankly, thinking about the deep underground, with complicated emotions:

"Never get lost."

"So, I found a way out."

Kurz watched Thales closely for several seconds.

Watch the ecstatic expression on his face.

"Oh," Kurz sighed and shrugged, "Another crazy one."

Thales came back to his senses and chuckled.

"Maybe."

The two lay quietly on the ground, recovering their exhausted energy.

There is no terrible darkness, no silent loneliness, no falling rocks behind you, no shaking of the ground.

At this moment, it seemed that the whole world was lazy.

Thales rested his arms on his pillow, looked at the faintly visible human-shaped shadow on the top of the mountain, and slowly raised the corners of his mouth.

"Heroic Spirit Palace." He said lightly.

Kerz was startled: "What?"

Thales looked at the black shadow and muttered in a daze: "That is the palace where the Grand Duke of Dragon Clouds City lives in the magnificent Dragon Clouds City."

"Building on dangerous peaks, suppressing the tops of mountains..."

He smiled lightly: "But, why is it called this name?"

Kurz frowned, and looked at him like a lunatic: "Heroic Spirit?"

"You have to ask whoever built it."

Thales snorted lightly.

He shook his head, deeply moved in his heart: "In the language of the ancient Northland, it means the undead of heroes."

The breeze blows, bringing new air to this small flat land under the mountainside.

The sun was blocked by clouds, and the two ushered in a ray of shade.

Thales stared fixedly at the mountain: "Did you know, Kez, in a certain corner of this city, in a certain underground of this mountain, there may really be the ghosts of ancient heroes..."

The boy sighed: "Day after day, year after year, there is no sun, no end, and no one knows..."

"In the darkness that Dragon Clouds City and people can't see..."

"Watch over this city, this land."

Kerz raised his eyebrows, looking at Thales more and more strangely.

At this moment, the prince suddenly remembered the scene when he first met the silver shadow man.

The other party strangled his throat deliriously, and pierced his chest with a silvery arm.

Seeing that his life was about to be taken away, he barely stopped.

Thales was slightly taken aback.

He subconsciously reached out to his chest and pressed down.

The boy trembled slightly.

Thales' expression slowly sank:

He said in a complicated mood, "What do you think, Kez?"

Kerz looked at Thales pitifully with the eyes of a patient, and turned over helplessly: "Are you asking me?"

Here it comes again, she secretly slandered the crazy kid.

"The devil knows."

I see.

Thales continued to touch his chest, and the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, revealing a faint smile.

"That's right," he said with a smile, looking at the towering mountain peaks:

"The devil knows."

The touch under his palm gave him the outline of a pair of glasses.

It was those glasses.

Those heavy, ancient, cracked old glasses with black frames.