Chapter 534 Blood Night (II)
“The time is just right.”
In the tavern, a tall young man with long light blond hair slowly stood up from the corner and said to those who were not satisfied The guests who came here smiled and said: "Do you want something to drink?"
Ruibo shook his head with a serious face, walked slowly to his brother, and said softly: " Father never liked you hanging around In a place like this, you ended up opening a tavern in the old city.”
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince did not wear his usual ornate armor today, but wore a purple-and-gold-patterned robe. , also wearing a burgundy cloak with the crest of the Violet family on his shoulders, looking graceful and majestic, coupled with his innate imperial temperament, even if he just stood there calmly, his presence The feeling is still enough to overflow the whole pub.
The person opposite him was completely at the other extreme. Although he was also a prince, Xubresian always seemed to be so slovenly. The white robe he put on casually did not help him reflect even the slightest temperament of a superior. , the education he received from the imperial family was in vain for him, and his playful smile made him look like a street singer, not a prince with a respected status.
"You know that I have never been very obedient, Brother Huang."
Xiu shrugged, not at all frightened by the people around him who had vaguely surrounded him, but just as usual He pointed to the wooden chair opposite him politely and asked Ruibao with a smile: "Sit down for a while." ?"
The latter was silent for a few seconds, then sighed, sat down slowly, and nodded: "Then just sit down for a while."
"Sorry, brother. , everyone here is absent from work today, so we have to do things like pouring water ourselves.”
Xiu casually took out a cup that didn't look very clean, picked up the teapot and poured some light brown liquid into it, which was worth nothing once he smelled it. He pushed it down in front of Ruibo and said, "Do you mind?"
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince frowned slightly and did not touch the suspicious-looking cup of tea in front of him. He just stared straight at his younger brother: "I thought you had a lot to ask me."< b r>
"For example?"
Xiu blinked in confusion, then picked up the cup in front of the other person, took a big sip, wiped his mouth, and sighed: "You really I don’t know how to taste life. These teas are good things that ordinary people can’t afford after working for half a month.”
“For example, why I found this place, and why your people are absent from work for no reason.”
Rui Bopi raised the corners of his mouth with a smile, and looked at the cup of tea in the other person's hand calmly: "By the way, the things we usually drink in the courtyard are at least something ordinary people can't afford after working for half a year, so I disagree with your 'taste' and 'life'."
Xiu laughed, spread his hands and said: "My people often miss work, and you know my taste. Brother, I always know it. It's all bad."
"Axiu."
Ruibo suddenly raised his head and asked in a very jumpy manner: "Answer me, do you want to get involved in the throne and do this? The King of the Empire."
The latter immediately nodded without thinking and smiled: "Yes, that's what I thought."
"You"
Ribo never expected that the other party would admit it so frankly. His brain, which had been under high load during this period, suddenly shut down for a few seconds.
"Why are you so surprised? Brother."
Xiu drank up the tea in his hand and leaned lazily on the hard back of the chair, with that free and easy smile still hanging on the corner of his mouth. Smiling, but there was no longer any smile in his eyes: "Isn't this the answer you were expecting?"
Ruibo, who had come back to his senses, took a deep breath, and his right hand under the table moved imperceptibly. Shaked: "I don't understand what you are talking about."
"Haha, okay, okay, brother, you really don't have to be like this. There are no outsiders here anyway."
Xiu looked around at the murderous men, women, and children around him, shrugged and said, "The question you just asked, Just want me to show that I am indeed a heart People who are unpredictable, this way, you will feel more relaxed when you do what you have already made up your mind to do.”
“What are you talking about”
Ruibo's expression changed, but he was interrupted before he could finish a complete sentence.
"Brother Huang should be very clear about what I am talking about."
Xiu chuckled lightly and said calmly: "Although you have made up your mind about certain things, you still need a reason, a reason that can make you feel relatively at ease and have fewer nightmares in the days to come, and I I just told the truth and happily handed this reason into your hands. Of course, even if I deny it, you will definitely deny my denial in your heart. If this is the case, why do we have to go around so much? Where is the circle? ”
Ruibo's eyes gradually turned cold: "Do you know what I want to do?"
"I know."
Xiu nodded and asked seriously in the affirmative. : "Besides killing me here, is there any other possibility?"
Ruibo nodded with a livid face, and then asked through gritted teeth: "You should also know, Ash. Why should I do this? ”
"Definitely, to put it simply, my changes make you feel scared, and the results of the trial and my father's indulgence have made you feel a strong sense of crisis. You are afraid that the throne that is already within your reach will take flight. You Afraid of having your lofty ambitions stifled Before you start, you I am afraid that my younger brother, who I have never seen through, will take away everything. I am so scared that I can’t help myself and can’t sleep at night. Am I right?”
Xiu narrated lightly and continued. After saying what seemed like a question, he immediately continued: "The situation The speed of losing control is so fast that you can't react at all, and the threat I revealed at the last trial made you realize that you can't wait any longer, and just at this moment, there is an excellent opportunity. appeared, so whether anyone is willing to cooperate or not, you must Do something, and it turns out that you are indeed a very decisive person."
Ruibo's face was so pale at this moment that it was almost transparent, but the reason was not because of fear or being told something, but because of him. I realized that I had to make a decision as soon as possible.
Of course, he said it was a decision. In fact, from the moment he pushed open the door of [Female Bee], there was no other option except letting Xubresn die here.
"I don't hate you, Ash. Even though your character has always been bad, I still like you as a younger brother."
Ruibo sighed sadly and smiled helplessly: "Whether you believe it or not, I still don't have any hatred for you until now." Xiu smiled and nodded: "Of course I believe it, brother, after all Whether you hate me or not and whether you want to kill me are two different things."
"Yes, they are two different things. I want to reverse the family's predicament, but this is the only thing that matters. I can't give in to anything, no matter who is standing in front of me."
Ruibo stood up suddenly and said in a deep voice: "Take out the hands you shrink in your sleeves. Before entering, this tavern had been completely sealed in the barrier, and your finger that could transmit information to the outside world did not send out anything.”
“That’s it~”
Xiu blinked, stretched out his left hand that had quietly retracted the cuff, and dropped a shiny wrench on the table: "Brother, you really have a plan."
"No need to waste time anymore. Yes, Ash, I can chat with you all afternoon."
Ruibo looked at his brother with cold eyes, shook his head and said: "No one will come to save you, no matter who you are. Whether it is the bribed Redbud Guard or the little dwarf working in this tavern, they were already under control when I rushed here. My dear brother, if you have any fatal flaws, That’s just too confident.”
Xiu rubbed his nose in embarrassment and said with a smile: “I thought my greatest advantage was that I was self-aware.”
“Even if you use sarcasm. Even if you say this in a different tone, the facts will not change.”
Ruibo looked at the other party unmoved, and said in a deep voice: "Did you know that from the day you could speak, when I was still a minor, I had already made a lot of arrangements and surrounded you. Through my eyes, including this [Female Bee], I know many things that my father still doesn’t know about. Of course, I admit that I haven’t paid much attention to you in recent years, otherwise there won’t be any on the Day of Judgment. It was a farce, but after that, I still quickly found out about you through countless channels that you couldn't even think of, and I was fully prepared."
"Okay, look. You are more insecure than I thought, brother."
Xiu still didn't show any panic, but said calmly: "This is really admirable."
"You know. How many people are on my side? Do you know how many informants you have around you?" Ruibo walked around the table, walked quickly to Xiu, and grabbed the latter's collar. He raised it and roared: "Do you know how much power I have managed by virtue of my status as the crown prince? Do you know how much preparation I have made to change this damn situation? Do you know how hard I have endured these years? You Do you know how much I hope you are still the innocent kid who likes to tease people?”
"I know"
Xiu, who had difficulty breathing, smiled with difficulty, then nodded and repeated twice: "I know, I know."
"No! You don't know! You don’t know anything!”
Ribo let go of his hand angrily, pushed Xiu back to the chair, gritted his teeth and said, “How could you possibly know how powerful I am?”
“ The people standing beside you include the Archduke Dantès, three brigades of the Redbud Guard with a total of 306 people, as well as the Barton family, the Seth family, the Fortan family, the Mortensen family, and the Austin family in our violet collar. Thirty-nine old aristocratic forces, including the Boyd family, in addition to his father's deputy chief of the Shadow Guard, Mr. Ian, the commander of the Royal Guards Corps, and two of the three leaders of the Territorial Autonomous Army One, the Violet Northern Merchant Alliance, headed by the Snow Diamond Chamber of Commerce, and of course, the Marshall and Hussein families that were recently contacted by Grand Duke Dantes.”
Xiu used his gentle voice to narrate calmly, using practical actions to show that he indeed 'knows' what Ruibo had just said. At the same time, the latter's face became increasingly ugly.
“As for the informants around me, if you do a simple calculation, they are probably all my cooks, the maids in the Tricolor Courtyard, the two friends I made when I concealed my identity and went to the aristocratic area, and my most recent friends. The trusted captain of the guard, the owner of the shops next to [Female Bee], A few of Correa's friends, the three roommates in Xiao Na's shared house, Master Miguel who has been secretly tutoring me in magic, and the other one hundred and seven people I have omitted, oh, yes, there are also Since last week, you have belatedly discovered that those Redbud Guards who are loyal to me belong to All the newly transferred faces in the team in the past three days."
After Xiu finished speaking slowly, he refilled his cup of tea and continued without raising his head: "As for the power you have managed, the preparations you have made, and the hard work you have put in, brother Huang, of course I know all about it. To be honest, it’s not easy to tell the truth, and it’s worthy of admiration.”
“You”
Ruibo’s eyes widened, and he pulled out the sword from the scabbard of the tall man behind him. He pulled out his long sword and shouted sternly: "What on earth do you want to say!?"
"What I want to say is that I see everything you do."
Xiu didn't even blink when the sword was pressed against the side of his neck. Instead, he picked up the tea in his hand and took a sip. , exhaled particularly comfortably and then shook his head and sighed: "What a pity, dear imperial brother, if you can let me see a little bit of hope in the process of learning these things, and see even a glimmer of the real pattern, we will all There is no need to go as far as today."
"What do you mean?"
Ruibo was forced to move the sword to the side because Xiuzi just let the sword go. The sharp edge cut through the skin, drawing a trace of blood from his neck.
"What I mean is that I am actually a very lazy and muddle-headed person, so if you, the emperor, can shoulder the responsibility, I am really willing to let you sit on this throne."
Xiu crossed his legs and turned to Ruibo with a regretful expression: "It's a pity that you can't, you are too far behind."
A cold chill suddenly rose from the bottom of Ruibo's heart, and he He roared angrily immediately and decided not to continue to deal with his brother's demonic whispering words. He swung his long sword and struck hard at Xiu Duotou——
Pfft! !
The sword entered the body and blood flew.
Xiu sighed tiredly, wiped a trace of blood from his cheek, shook his head and said: "I'm sorry, brother, I have never hated you and my father. After all, it's not you who have limited abilities. ”
Puff puff puff puff puff puff!
Ribo, who had a sword pierced through his heart from behind, was stabbed into his body by seven or eight sharp weapons from all directions. Those who did it were the people he brought with him.
If this is a dream
It must be the worst and most terrifying nightmare that I have ever experienced in my life.
If this is not a dream
The Violet Empire may soon welcome the most unfathomable king in history.
Ruibo shrugged and quietly stopped breathing.
531: End
(End of this chapter)