Chapter 240: When you are a king, you have to be ruthless
“High Priest, I want to inherit the throne.”
Deep in the Rainbow Nest, in the huge cave at the top of the big tree leaning against the mountain, Luo Xidan He knelt down and spoke calmly but resolutely.
The old man who had wrapped himself in a pile of hay slowly raised his head. His beard and hair were all white, but his eyes were turbid black, unlike those of ordinary Hongchao people.
The high priest of the Hongchao clan is not a member of the Hongchao clan? This is probably beyond the imagination of many people.
The old man was wearing a shabby white coat that did not match his status. There was a triangular logo on his chest that had been worn away by time and could not be seen clearly.
He glanced at Luo Xi and then lowered his eyes: "Can I advance to Crimson?"
Luo Xi nodded: "I came back this time to advance to Crimson."
The high priest continued to ask: "What happens after that?"
Luo Xi did not hesitate: "After completing the promotion, go out and help someone, and then he helps me and the Hongchao clan."
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The high priest took out a flask from under his buttocks. The stopper was a rubber product with a small purple flower sealed inside.
Uncorked the bottle, he took a few sips of the wine and then said in a deep voice: "That young man?"
"Yes."
The high priest wiped it off With the wine on his beard, his cloudy eyes seemed to become much brighter.
Looking at Luo Xi, he narrowed his eyes: "Do you like him?"
Luo Xi didn't expect that the high priest would ask such an irrelevant question. After being stunned for a long time, he hesitated and finally said: "I don't like it."
The high priest stared at her for a while, and finally shook his head. : "You're not ready yet..."
Luo Xi bit her teeth lightly, she was still kneeling, her face full of stubbornness: "I don't deny it, but I have no time to waste."
< br>The high priest took another sip of wine: "So you want to bet on the Hongchao clan? As a princess, you are very good, but as a king, you are not enough..."
Luo Xi fought for the first time She asked the old man whom she respected very much: "Who is enough?"
The high priest was not angry, but said leisurely: "On the Chihei Peak, everyone is enough, Luo Ming is enough... When we get down the mountain, he is not enough, and neither are you."
By Luo Xiang Head: "That tribe of people have to stay in the mountains all the time? The resources on the mountains are getting less and less... Brother Mu Hai's two children died in a row. He didn't dare to let his sister-in-law get pregnant again, because if she didn't go collecting, Work, the materials he received could not even feed the family."
The high priest took another sip of wine: "Two of Luo Ming's children also died young."
Luo Xi said directly. He stood up and his voice became much louder: "Luo Ming did not seek personal gain with his power. I respect him, but it is precisely because of this that we have to move out!"
The high priest looked at the determined girl for a while. , his tone was a little disappointed: "Respect him? You respect him when you move out? You are not ready...Luo Ming is not ready either...Go back, I will help you arrange the materials for promotion to Crimson, and neither will Luo Ming." It will embarrass you and your friends. When the crimson color turns red, you can go out and try for a few more years..."
Luo Xi bit her lip, what Sean said before coming came to mind.
Sean: "How are you going to tell your high priest?"
Luo Xi: "Show my determination, show your strength... If it doesn't work, I will directly force you into the palace. "
Sean: "Isn't the high priest an old man that you respect very much? "
Luo Xi: "Of course I respect him. He has the same status as my grandfather in my heart... But Hongchao The clan can't wait any longer. I want to advance to Crimson, but only the king can get the materials... Even if there are exceptions, Luo Ming will definitely hinder me..."
Sean interrupted her directly. The man's eyes were frivolous, but there was seriousness in his eyes: "The materials are not the key at all. You have to understand that the ultimate goal of what you do is to lead the people down the mountain. But you are too persistent. What happens after you go down the mountain? ? Yes, because you and I trust each other, I can also help you settle down the clan, but what happens after that? "
"The Hongchao clan will stay with others for the rest of their lives? From the [Academy] to the Empire, you Hongchao clan are all good You trust me, do your other tribesmen trust me? How can you be sure that I will always keep my promise? Luo Xi, I am a bad person, why do you keep trusting me?"
"Move out? For the sake of continuation, will it be possible to continue after moving out? You know that I will not attack the Hongchao clan?”
“You can’t even figure this out, will the high priest support you?”
< br>The words came up over and over again. Luo Xi was not convinced before. She believed in Sean and knew that he had a flexible mind... but the Hongchao clan must know better.
Now, the words the high priest said are different, but the meaning is exactly the same...
I am not qualified yet...
Seeing Luo Xi fall into silence, the high priest waved his hand: "Go back...I I can drink this wine for several years, but I just need to tighten my throat..."
Looking at the child he watched grow up again, he sighed secretly.
Still too immature... Children of the Hongchao clan can endure hardships, including Luo Ming and others, but they are isolated from the world after all...
If this kid could put a knife on his neck today, he would be happier...
He blew that young man up to a high pitch, and he probably talked to him before coming here... But that's all. ...
Whether that young man is hiding something or is careless, it doesn't work...
Just as he was thinking about it, Luo Xi's voice sounded again.
“High Priest, what if I say, I must want this throne?”
The high priest raised his head, and the determination in the girl's eyes turned into coldness.
He frowned slightly: "I can't stop you even if I don't stop you, but what happens next? Fighting and killing are indeed effective, but this is not a personal grudge of the clan... If you win, you will succeed to the throne. So what? The new king will come down in a few days? "
Luo Xi took a deep breath: "The emotions within the clan are no longer within my scope. I have succeeded, and you should take care of these things. "
The high priest's eyes lit up slightly, and he said with a sophisticated meaning: "I can help you calm down the emotions of all races, but what's the reason? Luo Ming is in power, not to mention anything else, he will take the lead in hunting and treatment. Distribution according to work, he has no privileges, and the tribesmen all see it..."
Luo Xi interrupted the high priest again, her eyes burning: "The lives of the tribesmen have not improved. It’s just incompetence. Incompetence on the mountain can be regarded as no merit, but incompetence after coming down the mountain is a disaster for our clan.”
The high priest raised his brows: "How can you show your ability?"
Luo Xi took a deep breath: "Someone in the clan disappeared before, right?"
"There is such a thing, We occasionally send people down the mountain to investigate the situation nearby, but the number of missing spies has increased recently."
Luo Xi raised his head: "They were all captured. The imperial army and the Gray Sea forces secretly jointly captured the tribesmen. It’s just that the Red and Black Peak is a natural barrier, and large troops cannot pass through - those villains are preparing to stay at the foot of the mountain, use spies to lure the spies down the mountain, and may even send elites up the mountain to arrest people.”
The high priest frowned slightly. : "I see... so?"
Luo Xi seemed to have suddenly changed into a different person. She said word by word: "I think Luo Ming should cooperate inside and outside and betray the tribe."
The high priest was silent for a moment, and suddenly his eyes widened and he slammed the round table: "Bold! Luo! "Xi, do you know what you are talking about?"
Luo Xi didn't give in at all: "Is this enough reason? I am also reducing your workload..."
The high priest asked: "Luo Ming is conscientious, you must have evidence for what you say! Moreover, the evidence must be so solid that even I can't refute it!"
It looks like a question, but he is following the lead...< br>
Luo Xi pursed his lips: "I caught a person, he can testify."
"Not enough!"
"You can ask your heart——"
Ask your heart, This was the method Luo Xi used to verify his truth and lies when he first met Sean.
The Hongchao clan has a natural advantage in this regard.
The high priest frowned: "Luo Ming can naturally ask his heart, who do you believe between outsiders and the temporary master of the Hongchao clan?"
Luo Xi looked at the other party directly: "No, Luo Ming's questioning will definitely fail."
"With you?""With him."
The cave fell into silence.
After a long time, the high priest sat back and wrapped himself in hay balls: "Do you believe in him so much?"
Luo Xi lowered his head: "You can only believe in him and be willing to believe in him."
"I have obtained the throne, and I have a method... what happens after I come down from the mountain? Do you still believe him? Do you still dare to believe him?"
"...I have to believe it."
The atmosphere was a bit stalemate, and at this moment , someone pulled the wind chime at the entrance of the high priest's cave outside.
"Say." the high priest said calmly.
"Luo Xi's friend sent something and said he wanted you to see it."
The high priest glanced at Luo Xi, who looked surprised and didn't seem to know. Affection.
“Bring it up.”
After the disciple of the high priest who presented the thing withdrew, the high priest picked up the thing.
It was a ball of paper, which seemed to be some kind of document that had been pinched tightly.
He opened it, and there were crooked writings on it.
Scanning the words, the high priest's cloudy eyes shrank slightly.
"What did he say?" Luo Xi asked there.
The high priest glanced at the girl, he smoothed the ball of paper and pressed it under the table, and sighed after a long time.
"The kid... what did he tell you before he came here?"
Luo Xi hesitated for a moment, but still told the high priest about his conversation with Sean.
She did not hide it either: "I was not convinced at first and felt that he did not understand... But your attitude told me that what he said was right. I have been learning various things from him, He doesn't hide his secrets, but I haven't learned well enough... so I will continue to learn."
The high priest was silent for a moment, repeating what Sean and Luo Xi said: "' You trust me, do your other people trust me? How can you be sure that I will always keep my promise? Luo Xi, I am a bad person, why do you keep trusting me? 'Haha, what a great boy..."
He raised his head: "He said so, do you still believe him?"
Luo Xi did not hesitate: "Xin, he said bad things, but he did things to help me."
"Even if he will change his heart in the future?"
Although I feel that the word 'change of heart' It was strange, but Luo Xi still replied: "That will be in the future. You can say that I trust others, but I still believe it today...and he has not disrespected my trust."
The high priest finally sighed. He shook his head angrily: "That's all..."
He seemed to have suddenly changed, and the eyes of the aging high priest almost made people tremble in their hearts.
"Go and prepare. After dealing with Luo Ming, you will succeed."
Luo Xi said in surprise: "Do you agree?"
The high priest snorted coldly and scolded: "Great Hu Xiaoyao, you will no longer be a child."
Luo Xi was stunned, then knelt down on one knee: "Luo Xi understands"
"Go, we will hold a clan meeting the day after tomorrow. Congress, deal with the traitor Luo Ming”
"Yes!"
When Luo Xi walked away, the disciples of the high priest walked into the cave.
He stood next to the teacher and whispered: "Teacher, Wang...Although Luo Ming has not made any achievements, he will never betray his tribe."
The high priest picked up Sean He looked at the things that were delivered and said, "I know, but it's fine on the mountain. But down the mountain, incompetence is a sin..."
"Are you going to cooperate with Luo Xi to seize the throne?"
The high priest shook his head: "That child is extremely talented, but she is still pure at heart... She came to see me today, she treated me respectfully, and her views on Luo Ming were objective and fair... So I said she was not enough."
< br>He sighed: "I didn't expect that child to react very quickly. I felt that she was not generous enough and cruel enough, so she immediately gave me a blow."
The disciple said doubtfully: "But Luo Xi also listened to the words of the young man named Sean. Is this her own growth? "
The high priest smiled: "If she can say it and do it, it is growth. "
Disciple: "But she trusts Sean too much. Even if she has the potential of a king, she can't be ruthless when facing Sean after coming down from the mountain - what Sean said seems to be reminding Luo Xi You can't trust yourself completely, but in fact Luo Xi will only become more convinced... I, the Hongchao clan, still have to face huge uncertainty."
The high priest smiled helplessly: "Who says it's not the case? But then Sean sent such a thing, alas, he not only ate Luo Xi to death, but also ate me to death. Even if I want Luo Xi, I want to be ruthless, but seeing such a good girl become ruthless makes me, an elder, feel sad..."
"He calculated clearly and knew my request...and he blatantly Tell me, he is determined to take Luo Xi... I, the Hongchao clan, can only believe that his feelings for Luo Xi will not change."
The disciple became confused: "Isn't this still uncertain?"
The high priest calmly lay back in the haystack: "He was right about Luo Xi, and he was also right about me...So, helpless acceptance can only turn into trust, and we can't do anything to him."
< br>The disciple finally saw what the teacher was holding.
It was a document with the words "Paradise City New Block Land Deed" written at the top, and the beneficiary at the bottom was Luo Xi's name.
This should be a very precious thing, but it was rolled into a ball and sent over.
There is a line of handwritten words in the blank space of the land deed.
"I taught Luo Xi what to say. Luo Ming can also be killed by me."
Next to it, a dried flower with a transparent coating was stuck.
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After walking out of the cave, there were bursts of lively sounds coming from the open space not far away.
Luo Xi, who was not in a good mood, walked over and saw Sean surrounded by a large group of people.
Before, the tribesmen were a little wary of strangers, but now, all their faces were full of excitement.
Boxes after boxes of supplies were moved out, and the children who helped carry the items all had sweet candies in their mouths.
Sean was lazily directing everyone there.
"Sister, watch your steps."
"Hey, brother, run slower, you won't be compensated if you fall."
He smiled and said loudly: "These are all things your princess Luo Xi brought back. She paid for them all with her life. I suggest you all be careful not to waste them - that child, is the candy in your mouth sweet?"
"Sweet!" the child shouted.
Sean burst out laughing: "Who do you want to thank?"
"Sister Luo Xi!"
(End of this chapter)