The reason why Joe Valentine said those words was for an obvious purpose, which was to imply that he knew what the high priest had revealed to Lin Yi about the situation under the throne last night.
It should be noted that apart from Lin Yi and Su Xiao, only the Imperial Guards knew about this matter.
As for the high priest’s own people? That night, they were completely killed by Su Xiao and the Imperial Guards.
And this means that Joe Valentine has arranged for someone to intervene among the Guards.
This is not a good sign. You must know that the Guards are the royal army. Joe Valentine can place people in the Guards, which fully shows that the old king seems to have lost control of the following.
But based on Su Xiao's understanding of the old king, it was impossible for this old lion to not notice Joe Valentine's little moves.
Could it be that he was letting it go on purpose? Ready to find a good reason to kill Joe Valentine?
However, Su Xiao just stormed these contents in his mind, and his expression did not change at all.
"Interesting thing? He said he wanted to marry his daughter to me and asked me to spare his life." Su Xiao responded in a calm tone.
"The high priest has a daughter?" Joe Valentine looked surprised.
"Maybe it's an illegitimate daughter. That guy's behavior has always been disorderly, but with that guy's appearance, his daughter..." Su Xiao shook his head slightly, but before he finished speaking, it left people with endless room for imagination.
"Hahaha." Heslett laughed out loud. His character has always been relatively forthright, and these sudden humorous words made him laugh.
Joe Valentine on the other side blinked at Su Xiao, and there seemed to be some deep meaning in his eyes.
"I'm optimistic about the third prince. I like him no matter what." The commander of the army, Heslett, said. His support for the third prince is something that everyone can expect. After all, Heslett holds military power and plays an important role in the kingdom. .
As for being on the wrong team, that's a joke.
What if Heslett is really on the wrong team? He firmly controls the military power. Once something happens to Heslett, the consequences will be disastrous, and the frontline theater may collapse in an instant.
As long as the new king's mind is normal, no matter who Heshlett supports, the new king will not dare to touch Heshlett easily. Instead, he will try his best to win over the commander of the kingdom's army.
"Who do you support? Do you think I don't want to live anymore?" Joe Valentine laughed dryly. He couldn't reveal who he supported at will. Once he was on the wrong team, it would be terrible.
"Valentin, were you beaten by your wife again? Why is your face so bruised?" Rowan Harvey began to tease Joe Valentine. Joe Valentine, a big man, has a characteristic, that is, he is henpecked.
His wife is a super ruthless person, and it’s really not certain who will have the upper hand in the nightlife of these two couples.
Although the four people appear to be very harmonious on the surface, they actually have their own thoughts.
Rowan Harvey is a spy sent by the Necrons and is ready to run away.
Su Xiao is the iron hand responsible for cleaning up dissidents, and to the other three people, it is equivalent to a sword hanging above their heads.
Joe Valentine is more savvy. He already knows the situation of Rowan Harvey and Su Xiao through the Royal Guards, but today he didn’t say a word. He looked as if he really didn’t know anything. Like the Grand Archon.
Heslet was the only one who was ignorant and didn't know anything.
The four people present now may have more savvy than the entire venue combined.
Su Xiao quietly waited for Rowan Harvey to reveal his true identity, while Rowan Harvey was patiently waiting for the opportunity to run away. Joe Valentine chose not to help each other and was ready to sit back and watch the fight between the tigers.
It's no wonder that the old king wanted to clean up these officials before these crown princes entered the city. If these crown princes and Su Xiao were really put together, I'm afraid these crown princes would die without knowing how they died.
"Shut up, old pig." Joe Valentine shouted angrily.
"He was definitely beaten hard by his wife again." Heslett continued to add fuel to the fire, with a gloating smile on his face.
"A reckless man, an old man, and you two are ignorant." Joe Valentine swore again.
These people are the most powerful people besides the old king. However, do important people have to be serious and polite?
Not so. In private, these big shots also use foul language, but it is not known to outsiders.
In the eyes of outsiders, they are aloof and have a sense of majesty just sitting there.
Not to mention these three people, the old king would also swear at Su Xiao and the other four when he was extremely angry.
One time, the old king was so angry with Heshlett that he pointed at Heshlett's nose and yelled, "Get out of here."
This is how the cronies get along with each other. If it is other officials who anger the old king, no, they have no chance of angering the old king because they have already turned into corpses before that.
At the dining table in the distance, two girls of seventeen or eighteen years old were chatting and laughing in a low voice. These two were princesses of the kingdom. Because of their young age, they wisely gave up the fight for power, so they did not need to get into intrigues with each other. In the whirlpool.
"Lidya, what do you think the four of them are discussing?" One of the princesses tilted her head slightly, with curiosity in her eyes.
"I don't know, they must be discussing important matters. Mr. Joe Valentine's face turned red. It must be a very important matter." Lidia responded softly, her eyes also turned to where Su Xiao and the other four people were from time to time. direction.
In fact, her heart was also full of curiosity, and she wanted to know what national events Su Xiao and the other four were talking about.
In fact, Rowan Harvey was vividly describing the embarrassing scene when he and Joe Valentine were having fun, and then Joe Valentine's wife blocked the door.
At this moment, the door of the banquet hall was pushed open and the king arrived.
The old king's arrival immediately silenced the originally noisy banquet hall.
"Father."
"Father."
A total of three princes and a princess came forward to greet them. They were the eldest prince, the third prince, the seventh prince, and the second princess.
Except for the Sixth Princess, the four most favorable contenders have all arrived in the royal capital.
The sixth princess didn't come, not because of the long journey, but because there was some situation in her territory.
She will arrive tomorrow at the earliest, or maybe the day after tomorrow.
The old king's first glance after entering the door did not look at the crown princes, but glanced at Lin Yi in the corner.
Lin Yi smiled at the old king, then lowered his head and continued to cook.
After the old king saw Lin Yi, he didn't make any unnecessary moves. He just glanced at Lin Yi quietly, then came to the front of the crown princes, and then waved his hand to indicate that everyone could go down.
Seeing that everyone's attention was not on him, Lin Yi quietly moved a few steps to the center and arrived near Su Xiao's table.
At this time, everyone began to gather in the middle as much as possible to get closer to the king.
Lin Yi's action did not arouse the suspicion of others. After all, on this occasion, everyone was looking for their own position and striving for more opportunities.
While Lin Yi was observing Rowan Harvey, he also looked at the four princes or princesses.
There is nothing special about the eldest prince. The mustache on his chin is an obvious mark.
The only feeling he gives people is that he is gentle and polite to others.
He is among a large group of officials, enjoying the admiration of everyone.
The third prince wore light armor and looked slightly gloomy.
He is similar in age to the eldest prince, but he comes across as iron-blooded and uncompromising.
The seventh prince is a handsome and handsome guy, different from the previous two princes.
He is only 28 years old and full of youthful energy.
At this time, he was flirting with a girl in the banquet hall. Of course, this flirting was just abbreviated, the full name was flirting with his own sister.
Now in the banquet hall, apart from officials and wealthy businessmen, there are a lot of old men. There are only two young girls, the two princesses.
The second princess sat on the edge. Although she was not young, she had a delicate appearance.
There are also several officials beside her who are trying to make a good impression.
As for "taking sides", it is not possible yet, after all, the situation is not yet clear.
During the banquet, wherever the old king went, the atmosphere would become lively.
The old king's attitude towards those officials was not close, but he was not alienated either. He properly maintained the majesty and demeanor of a king.
Soon, the old king came to where Su Xiao and the other four were sitting.
Seeing the old king walking slowly, Heslett, the commander of the kingdom's army, shrank his neck. This guy was not afraid of anything, but the only person he was afraid of was the old king.
"Your Majesty the King." Consul Joe Valentine quickly stood up, ran to the old king's side, and carefully supported him, portraying the image of a dog-legger to the fullest.
His face was full of flattery, and his eyes were full of flattery.
Su Xiao sat still and did not move. The same was true for the Kingdom's Finance Officer, Rowan Harvey, and the Kingdom's Army Commander, Heslett, who was looking around, preparing to find an opportunity to escape.
The old king came to the vicinity of the three people with the support of Joe Valentine and sat in the seat in front of Joe Valentine.
"Heslett, when you saw me coming, did you want to run away?" The old king spoke, not in a hurry, but with a sense of oppression that could not be ignored.
"How...how is it possible? Your Majesty, you are worrying too much." Heslett denied quickly, but cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
His eyes were full of nervousness and uneasiness, as if a child who had done something wrong was caught by an adult. "Sit here honestly. If you dare to slip away early today, I will break all three of your legs." The old king's tone was stern and left no room for doubt.
"Yes, yes." Heslett nodded repeatedly, not daring to show any disobedience.
Rowan Harvey on the side secretly turned his head, trying to reduce his presence as much as possible to avoid being noticed by the old king.
The old king seemed to have noticed Rowan Harvey, so he caught him out too.
"Rowan, how did you handle that matter?"
"Your Majesty, in addition to the real estate, the collection of Hervé Anthony's property has basically been completed, including a total of..."
The old king raised his hand to indicate that there was no need to continue.
"Whoever dares to make trouble in the royal capital will be crushed to ashes by the four of you."
The old king's seemingly unintentional words actually contained multiple profound meanings.
The most obvious meaning is to allow the four people to temporarily unite the power system to jointly maintain the stability and order of the royal capital.
But the deep meaning is actually to stabilize Rowan Harvey and show him that he is in great need of Rowan Harvey's help recently.
The old king sent a signal in this way to tell Rowan Harvey that he had not caught Rowan Harvey yet, and Rowan Harvey did not need to run away yet.
Rowan Harvey did not dare to believe the old king's words easily.
In this palace full of intrigues and calculations, whoever dares to believe the words of the old king will die miserably.
Rowan Harvey was deceived by the old king in his last term. Before his death, he was still helping the old king count his property.
With such lessons learned, Rowan Harvey had to be more vigilant.
Seeing the old king's unusual attitude today, he felt increasingly uneasy.
In his opinion, the old king's behavior was by no means a good intention, but seemed to be a sign of danger.
It seemed that he had to find a way to escape today.
The old king did not sit in the first place, so the single seat remained unoccupied.
That is the highest position, which not only represents supreme power, but also represents deep loneliness.
The old king seems to be tired of this loneliness, after all, he will abdicate soon.
Because of this, he came to Su Xiao's table and sat at the same table with the four people he trusted the most. They changed glasses and drank happily. He didn't look like he was going to die soon.
The atmosphere in the banquet hall gradually became lively. After a few glasses of wine, the faces of the old king, Rowan Harvey, and Joe Valentine turned red.
They are just ordinary people with a constitution that cannot resist the effects of alcohol.
Su Xiao and Heslett's expressions remained unchanged. This low-alcohol fruit wine was nothing to Su Xiao. It was really difficult to get drunk.
While several people were changing glasses, a knight in armor walked quickly into the banquet hall.
He went straight to the old king and whispered a few words to the old king.
After the old king heard the knight's secret message, his expression did not change at all, and he just asked the knight to retreat.
"Your Highness..."
Joe Valentine sensed something was wrong, so he whispered a test.
"Charlene was killed."
The old king's voice was not high-pitched, and there was basically no emotion on his face.
"Little princess..."
The commander of the Kingdom Army, Heslett, was about to stand up when an arm pressed on his shoulder. It was Rowan Harvey.
"Heslett, calm down."
Rowan Harvey's eyes were lowered, he leaned towards the old king and whispered something.
"Well, then I'll leave it to you and finish this matter as soon as possible."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Rowan Harvey got up and walked out of the banquet hall. He still had very important things to deal with.
Seeing Rowan Harvey leaving the field, BooBoo Wang approached Lin Yi and bit Lin Yi's clothes, and Hicks didn't know when he appeared behind Lin Yi.
The old king nodded towards Lin Yi, and then started talking with Su Xiao.
Lin Yi came to a deserted corner and covered his whole body with the power of shadow.
Bubuwang didn't expect Lin Yi to have this skill, and he looked very excited.
In the past, it had been hiding alone to detect intelligence, but this time it was good, someone finally went out with it.
After Rowan Harvey left the palace, he was indeed heading towards the official residence that was ransacked last night.
Lin Yi and Boo Boo Wang were hanging about ten meters behind Rowan Harvey.
The two of them did not pay attention to Rowan Harvey for a long time, but stared at him with their peripheral vision.
These are all tips for tracking, because people are very sensitive to sight.
Not to mention a strong person like Lin Yi with keen perception, even ordinary people will have some reactions after being stared at for a long time.
Rowan Harvey is clearly a specially trained kind of guy.
Lin Yi noticed that while the other party was moving forward, he used the windows on both sides of the street and some decorations at the corners to see if anyone was following him from behind.
This is a habit that Rowan Harvey has developed subconsciously. He is extremely vigilant, but the stealth methods of Bubo Wang and Lin Yi are not something that an ordinary person like Rowan Harvey can see through.
When he was about to arrive at the justice's mansion that Su Xiao cleaned yesterday, Rowan Harvey turned directly into a small alley next to it.
Lin Yi and Bu Bu Wang quickly sped up and chased after them. They saw a carriage parked on the opposite side of the alley, and the carriage had the military logo printed on it.
The city guards didn't dare to stop them when they encountered such a sign, especially in such a sensitive period. If they really wanted to collide with someone who shouldn't be collided with, those city guards would die without knowing how.
Bu Bu Wang bit the corner of Lin Yi's clothes and motioned for Lin Yi to sit on its back.
After the carriage started running on the street, Bubu Wang also carried Lin Yi and hung on the back of the carriage.
At this time, Lin Yi, who was riding on Bubu Wang's back, also detected the information about the groom on the carriage.
[The intelligence attributes of both sides are being compared... The comparison is completed. Our intelligence attributes are 1.0 times that of the enemy's, and we have obtained 100% of the enemy's information (the detection eye is increased by 20%). 】
The information is as follows
Name: Dunk Nick
Rank: Lord-level creature
Category: Necrons (awakened the power of the dead, high-level awakening)
Health: 100%
Mana: 5860 points
Strength: 90 (true attribute)
Agility: 90 (true attribute)
Physical strength: 83
Intelligence: 85 (true attribute)
Charm: 73
Skill 1: Awakening of the Dead (Passive LV.55): HP +1700 points, mana +2600 points, reduced magic damage taken by 16%.
Skill 2: Power of the Dead (Passive Lv. 58): Power of the Dead can invade the enemy's body and form a repulsive reaction with the energy in the enemy's body, causing 80 points of real damage + 3% of the enemy's consumed mana.
Skill 3: Power of the Dead·Controller (Active Lv. 40): Power of the Dead attack form.
Skill 4: Necronomic Power·Net of Heart (Active Lv. 40): Perceived form of Necronomic Power.
Skill 5: Power of the Dead·Simulation (Active Lv. 40): The power of the dead takes form.
Skill 6: Necronomic Power·Death Spin (Exclusive ability Lv.20): Dunk Nick’s exclusive ability.
Skill 7: Dagger Throwing Master (Passive Lv.42): Increases the attack power of dagger weapons by 133% , the damage when throwing is increased by 216%, and the proficiency in using dagger weapons is greatly improved.
Skill 8: Devouring Blade Vortex (Ultimate Ability Lv. 10): Create a huge vortex within 10 meters of itself. The vortex generates strong suction, gradually pulling enemies and surrounding objects toward the center. Blade wind is generated inside the vortex, causing 370 points of cutting damage per second to enemies entering the vortex. After destroying the enemy, the Devouring Blade Vortex will absorb and recycle the enemy's energy.
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As if aware of Lin Yi's detection, Dunknik looked back, but he didn't find anything unusual.
But Dunknik didn't believe that his intuition would be wrong. This was something he had honed countless times between life and death, and there was absolutely no chance of it going wrong.
Another groom beside Dunk Nick came over: "Master, what happened?"
Ido noticed that Dunk Nick had a very serious expression just now. In the past, Ido had only seen Dunk Nick with such an expression when he encountered a strong enemy.
"Ildo, you will take the adults away later, and I will take care of the mice behind you." Hearing Dunknik's words, Ildo nodded. (End of chapter)