Things went more smoothly than expected. Su Xiao turned around and left. The tomboyish princess pulled the blanket on her shoulders. She looked at Su Xiao's back.
After a moment, the tomboyish princess suddenly shouted: "Is the situation already so bad? Help me tell my father that if I need to go to the battlefield, I will not refuse."
Su Xiao stopped, and the tomboyish princess raised her chin slightly towards Su Xiao.
These princes and princesses are completely different from the characters in palace dramas.
They all know very well that compared to rights, the continuation of the kingdom is the most important.
Without the kingdom, they would all be hunted mercilessly by the Necrons, and they would not be able to escape even if they fled to the ends of the earth.
Afterwards, the two began to "visit" the princes or princesses involved in this power struggle one by one.
Surprisingly, most people's attitudes are surprisingly consistent.
They said they could give up the fight for power, but they could not be deprived of the territory they governed.
These territories are like a "consolation prize" for giving up the struggle for power.
In fact, the old king had already agreed to this.
As for the issue of the new prince's territory, in the current critical situation, there is no time to think about it so much. How to successfully survive the current disaster is the most critical thing.
After about two hours, the two "interviewed" a total of twenty-six princes or princesses.
Among these people, two people had extremely ambitious ambitions, and at this time, someone was already taking care of their funeral affairs.
On the streets of the royal capital, Su Xiao and Lin Yi walked slowly and slowly, each holding a peach-like fruit in their hands.
"Don't tell me, this thing is really sweet. Do you think this thing can be grown in the real world?" Lin Yi took a bite of the fruit in his hand and felt that the fruit was crispy and fragrant. It tasted great and was better than in real life. The peaches are much more delicious.
"It's a bit difficult. Some people have tried to bring the seeds of the Reincarnation Paradise into reality through other methods, but I don't know whether it is due to the lack of certain elements or other reasons. None of these seeds can germinate, and they have to give up in the end." Su Xiao said Lin Yi answered this question.
Bubuwang had previously wanted to transplant a fruit tree from the captive world of gourmet food to the real world. It fully expected to be able to taste such delicious fruits in reality, but unfortunately it ended in failure.
"Forget it."
When the two of them finished all this, it was already 3 o'clock in the morning.
When Su Xiao visited the last princess, the princess acted extremely nervous.
Her body was trembling slightly, her face was pale, her eyes were full of fear, and she almost peed from fear.
After all, the princess has always been a fisherman. In her imagination, Su Xiao came to her, maybe because she wanted to have a chance.
You must know that no one knows the level of chaos in the kingdom's top leadership better than the members of the royal family.
"Woof."
Bubu barked, which meant: "Master, I want to eat meat."
Crunch, crunch, crunch... Su Xiao chewed the pulp in her mouth, and the crisp sound was particularly clear in the silent night.
Although this stuff tastes good, considering his physique, it can only relieve his hunger to a small extent.
"Bear it first." Su Xiao said vaguely while chewing the pulp in her mouth.
After hearing this, Bubu Wang sighed helplessly, drooping his head, looking a little frustrated.
"As expected, the old king will host a banquet later."
Hearing Su Xiao's words, Bubu Wang, who was already so hungry that his steps were trivial, became more energetic. What that means is: "Really?"
"Of course, if there is no banquet, we will rebel against him."
Lin Yi smiled, and he understood that he was not joking. At this time, if the old king does not award the reward, it means that the old king has begun to doubt Su Xiao.
Once this happens, Su Xiao will definitely kill the old king and a large group of princes and princesses before being drained of power.
When the two returned to the palace to resume their duties, the old king did not hold a banquet, but took a nap on the throne in the council hall.
"Old man, although you said you took the secret medicine, you can't go through such trouble. The secret medicine only makes your body regain its brightness. Normal people can't endure your kind of work and rest." Lin Yi saw that he was not sleeping yet. The old king couldn't help but sigh.
The old king took out a clay bottle from his arms with trembling hands. He carefully poured some white powder from the clay bottle, poured it on the tiger's mouth of his left hand, raised his left hand to his mouth and nose, and took a deep breath.
"Huh~" The old king's breathing became much easier, and his flushed face gradually recovered.
He closed his eyes and quietly felt the changes in his body.
After a while, he opened his eyes, with a hint of exhaustion and helplessness in his eyes.
"Thank you for your hard work. I originally wanted to help you host a banquet, but I can't seem to hold on for long."
When Lin Yi heard this, he stepped forward and gently touched the old king's pulse.
The old king did not stop Lin Yi's movements, but looked at him quietly, with complicated emotions in his eyes.
"How many secret medicines have you taken in the past few days? Why is your body being eroded so quickly?" Lin Yi had a solemn look on his face.
At this moment, half of the tissues and organs in the old king's body have been transformed into the organs of the Necrons.
"There is no way, this medicine is also resistant. If I don't increase the dose, I'm afraid I won't be able to hold on." The old king curled up on the chair, looking very weak and tired.
In the past two days, the old king had tried his best to suppress the kingdom's upper echelons from causing trouble, and he had spent his last effort.
If the old king ignores these things, he should still have a few months to survive.
But once the old king lets it go, the entire kingdom will immediately fall into chaos.
"Iron Hand, who among my descendants do you like the most?"
"The great prince."
Su Xiao knew who the old king supported the most, so he chose a relatively safe prince.
"Valentin also thinks highly of him."
The old king smiled. The Valentine he was talking about was Consul Joe Valentine.
The old king turned his gaze to the side hall of the meeting hall and said slowly: "Valentin, come out."
With a creaking sound, a wooden door was gently pushed open.
Consul Joe Valentine walked into the meeting hall. This henpecked powerful minister had a tired face and bloodshot eyes. It was obvious that he had not rested much in the past two days.
"You and the Iron Hand made the same choice." The old king nodded slightly and motioned to Archon Joe Valentine to step forward.
Joe Valentine bowed and saluted, and then slowly came to the old king, waiting for further instructions from the old king.
"Cough cough cough..." The old king suddenly began to cough again and again, and the violent cough seemed to shatter his body.
His hand shook suddenly, and the pottery bottle in his hand fell to the ground with a crisp sound.
Seeing this, Joe Valentine rushed forward, quickly picked up the pottery bottle, and carefully poured the white powder into the old king's hand.
"Hoo, ho, ho..." The old king gasped, as if he had just experienced a fierce battle.
"I used to use the medicine once every five days, but now I have to use it at least 30 times a day. As people get older, it just doesn't work." The old king laughed dryly a few times, and the laughter was full of bitterness and self-deprecation.
Joe Valentine lowered his head on the side, not daring to apologize.
He knew well the old king's mood at this moment, and he also knew that he could not do anything inappropriate at this time.
"What about you, brat?" After asking Su Xiao for his opinion, the old king turned his attention to Lin Yi.
"Brother Qi." Lin Yi replied without hesitation.
"Huh? I thought you would choose the third child? Can you tell me why?" There was a look of surprise in the old king's eyes.
He even sat up from his chair and looked at Lin Yi curiously.
"Brother Qi can take me out to play, it's that simple."
In Lin Yi's memory, the seventh prince often secretly took Lin Yi out to play when he was a child. This was also one of the few happy times for Lin Yi's predecessor.
After Lin Yi grew up, the seventh prince secretly took him outside the Wall of Gods.
It's a pity that Lin Yi was caught by the old king in the end.
As for the seventh prince, it was miserable. He was beaten completely by the old king.
Seven of the leather straps were broken. There was nothing I could do. The seventh prince's physical strength was too high. The old king was just an ordinary person. How could he possibly move the seventh prince?
"You guys are really nothing like your father." Hearing Lin Yi's reasons, a different color appeared in the old king's eyes.
The color was filled with surprise, emotion, and a hint of relief.
"Since you have said so, I will give that guy Lao Qi a chance. I'll give this thing to you, and then just give it to Lao Qi." The old king slowly took out a ring with a seal from his pocket. Seal with lion head.
The seal exuded a primitive atmosphere in the dim light. The only problem was that the lion carved on the lion seal had its eyes closed.
Normally, lion sculptures representing the royal family have their eyes open.
"Take this pendant and go to 555 Martoris Street. Those guys will help you then."
After the old king finished saying this, he continued to lie on the chair, his tired body seemed to be overwhelmed.
The current old king is like a dying old man who is explaining his future affairs to his descendants.
"How long can I hold on?" Su Xiao said, and when he heard these words, the corners of Joe Valentine's eyes jumped.
"I may...not survive tonight." The old king's voice was low and weak, like a candle swaying in the wind.
The old king winked at Su Xiao, and the meaning in his eyes was very clear. As long as Joe Valentine's expression was slightly strange, Su Xiao would immediately kill Joe Valentine on the spot.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty?" Joe Valentine felt as if he was struck by lightning. He looked at the old king in astonishment, his face full of disbelief.
The pair of eyes that were originally filled with blood turned red instantly, and tears poured out of the eye sockets like a flood.
The old king stared closely into Joe Valentine's eyes. If Joe Valentine did something wrong before, he would ask Su Xiao to get rid of Joe Valentine immediately.
Judging from the current situation, Joe Valentine is a loyal minister.
When the old king said that he could not survive the night, Joe Valentine's eyes immediately turned red, and his expression of grief was by no means a disguise.
The old king had seen countless people, and he could see that Joe Valentine was heartbroken.
"Valentin, at my age, life and death are normal things."
The old king was not frightened by the fact that he was about to die soon, but faced it calmly.
He has experienced the baptism of time and has long been indifferent to life and death.
His current body is undergoing unimaginable torture every moment. For the old king, death is the best relief for him in this situation.
"Valentin, go and call the eldest prince."
"You brat, call Lao Qi over." The old king said to Lin Yi again.
When the old king said this, Lin Yi understood the old king's eyes. It seemed that he wanted to have something alone to say to Su Xiao.
After the two left, the old king glanced at Lidya Su.
"After I die, Lin Yi will be entrusted to you for the time being."
The old king did not expect that Lin Yi could get along with Su Xiao, a cold-faced killer. Originally, the old king wanted to find an opportunity to take Lin Yi to the border, but now it seems that it is not necessary.
"Under the throne." The old king suddenly spoke, and as soon as he said this, it was like a thunder exploding in the meeting hall.
"You are under the Curious Throne." The old king looked directly at Su Xiao. That kind of look was definitely not what a dying person should look at.
"Both the high priest and Karen Garrett know that there are secrets under the throne, but they don't know what is specifically under the throne. They died in front of you. As expected, they will reveal some secrets before they die."
The old king patted the armrest of the throne. He leaned back on the throne and felt the uneven touch of the throne.
"Iron Hand, what are you looking for under the throne? There is nothing you desire there." The old king's voice echoed in the chamber, causing the place to fall into dead silence.
"Looking for the key." Now, Su Xiao was also ready to talk to the old king.
He didn't know what was under the throne for the time being, but judging from the old king's tone, he didn't seem to be too resistant to what was under the throne.
"Key?" The old king was stunned, then seemed to think of something.
"The key is on the first level. You really need that thing. After all, you have inherited the power of the guardians." The old king nodded slightly, as if he had a deeper understanding of Su Xiao's purpose.
The identity of Su Xiao's Dharma-Destroying Shadow cannot be concealed at all. If the old king cannot discover this, then there is no need for him to continue squatting in this position.
This old guy looks like he is about to die, but in fact he is like a mirror in his heart, seeing everything clearly.
"It turns out that what you are pursuing is still power, so I feel relieved. Originally, I thought that what you were pursuing was that thing. If it's not that thing, that's fine. It's fine if it's not."
The old king let out a long breath, and the sharpness in his eyes gradually dissipated, replaced by a sense of relief.
In the old king's opinion, if Su Xiao entered under the throne, it would be impossible for him to come out alive.
The old king trusted the Iron Hand, but he was not sure that the Iron Hand would be loyal to the new king.
It is true that the old king is not going to die soon. Before he dies, he will use the last resort to get rid of some people.
It is not wise to use force to get rid of the Iron Hand, but under the throne is a good choice, so on the 'Night of Killing', the name of the high priest was added to the list.
Under normal circumstances, the high priest should be handled by the guards, because the guards are dead soldiers and can keep many secrets.
With the old king's thoughtfulness, how could he not have thought that the high priest would reveal the secrets under the throne before his death?
He had long thought that the news under the throne was actually revealed intentionally by the old king.
The struggle for power is so ruthless. Just now, Joe Valentine, who worked conscientiously for the old king, also accepted the temptation.
If Joe Valentine's expression had been slightly wrong at that time, he would never have been able to leave the chamber.
A generation of emperors and ministers, officials with great power like Su Xiao, Joe Valentine, and Heslett, can the new king really suppress them?
The old king made a series of tests, and Hexlet passed first.
Joe Valentine also successfully passed the test just now. As for Rowan Harvey, before the old king could test him, the guy gave the old king a "surprise".
As for Su Xiao's temptation, Su Xiao had no such opportunity at all.
Because most of what he did was invisible, including killing powerful officials, learning a lot of secrets of the royal family, dissuading a large number of princes and princesses, etc.
It's not that the old king doesn't want to find opportunities to test Su Xiao, but that he can't do this.
God knows what will happen when you are tempted. Others may not know Su Xiao's fighting power, but the old king knows it very well.
The old king once thought of using the imperial guards and the holy warriors in the capital to besiege Su Xiao, but that would definitely cause a lot of noise.
Once word spreads, the reputation of the royal family will plummet.
As for not getting rid of the Iron Hand, that's no joke.
Except for the old king, the other princes or princesses were a little frightened when they saw Su Xiao.
They are so afraid of meeting each other, so how can they let Lidya Su work hard for them? It's simply impossible.
The old king is well aware of Su Xiao's strength and influence. During this critical period of power transfer, he must carefully handle his relationship with Su Xiao.
A little carelessness may lead to unpredictable consequences.
"Your Majesty, do you allow me to enter under the throne?"
"There are at least 300 imperial guards outside the palace."
The old king continued to look at Su Xiao, but a smile appeared on Su Xiao's face. This was the first time the old king saw Iron Hand smile. He once thought that Iron Hand did not smile at all.
"They can't stop me."
"What if I don't allow it?"
"Then I will kill all the direct descendants of the royal family."
This time, Lidya Su finally stopped hiding her thoughts.
The old king was silent. Just now, he showed his fangs, preparing to test Su Xiao and even take extreme measures.
But what he didn't expect was that the Iron Hand, which had always obeyed his words, also showed its fangs.
This sudden situation made it impossible for him to use any of the words he had planned for a long time.
Regarding the Iron Hand, the most ideal way is to let the Iron Hand die under the throne, or become the same kind of things under the throne and be suppressed under the throne forever.
However, the current situation was completely beyond his expectation.
"Who are you, exactly?"
Now that things have developed, if the old king still believed that Su Xiao was the original Iron Hand, he would have died long ago due to frequent assassinations by the Necrons.
"It doesn't matter, Bay Herbert, how about we make a deal?"
"oh?"
"Allow me to bring a prince or princess under the throne. As for royal power, I have no interest in that thing."
"you……"
The old king looked at Su Xiao in surprise. This was the first time he showed surprise, or in other words, it was a rare gaffe.
"How do you know what it takes to get under the throne? How could you possibly know!"
The old king forced himself to calm down. The situation was clearly beyond his control.
"It's almost time, the transaction is over."
The old king was stunned for a moment, then thought of something. At this moment, he smiled, feeling a little pleased.
At this moment, the iron door of the conference hall was pushed open, two figures walked into the conference hall, and then the door of the conference hall was locked.
Blood soaked along the gap at the bottom of the metal door. At the door of the meeting hall, there were more than a dozen corpses lying densely, all of which were the corpses of the Imperial Guards.
Hundreds of guardsmen with blood-stained armors stood guard around the chamber, preventing anyone from entering.
"Father, I'm here to see you." A male voice came from the door of the chamber, and Joe Valentine followed the visitor respectfully.
"Hahahaha." The old king laughed heartily. He was very happy now, very happy.
"Martial, you have become my best heir." The old king was neither angry nor roaring. On the contrary, he only looked at the visitor with relief.
The person who came was not the eldest prince that everyone expected, but the third prince, Mathil Herbert. The third prince had lost some power at the beginning of the struggle for power, and he was not a very high-profile third prince. (End of chapter)