Chapter 554 The murderous intention of Blue Cold Castle emerges
"Your Excellency, City Lord, let's not talk about joining the camp for now."
Smiling slightly, Lei Xiao looked at the Rose Marquis in front of him with interest, and asked: "I'm curious, how did you guess that I want to help Her Royal Highness aspire to the throne?"
"At first, I didn't think about this level."
Nodding to Lei Xiao, the Marquis of Rose picked up the red rose on the table again and responded: "Originally, based on my understanding of Her Royal Highness, I would like to help the fortress defenders and repel the invading enemies. There is nothing noteworthy about this.”
"After all, as far as I know, Her Royal Highness the Princess has always had a strong sense of responsibility since she was a child, especially towards ordinary people. This is exactly what the other princes do not possess."
Having said this, Marquis Rose glanced at Ariel first, and then continued: "However, after knowing the purpose of your coming here, combined with the incident on the border battlefield yesterday, I have a new speculation."
"Yesterday's battle on the border battlefield, you all had a hidden purpose, and that was to further enhance Princess Ariel's reputation!"
Taking a deep breath, Marquis Rose concluded: "From this, combined with your attempts to win over me, I have come to a bold conclusion, that is, Your Excellency Ke Qing is ready to help Her Royal Highness the Princess aspire to the throne and join the current power Go to the competition!”
"I see. Combining the news from the border battlefield obtained yesterday and our visit today, have we finally arrived at this conclusion?"
Hearing this, Lei Xiao nodded thoughtfully.
"That's right, the reason why Your Excellency Keqing asked such detailed questions is because you are worried that the other three princes will detect it and involve yourself, Her Royal Highness the Princess and Kong Qingzhen in the whirlpool of power, right?"
Marquis Rose paused for a moment, then changed his previous words and continued: "No, since Your Excellency Ke Qing is ready to join this power struggle, he has naturally thought of this already. Therefore, what Your Excellency is really worried about is that the war generals will When will it open? ”
"Your Excellency the City Lord's inference is quite reasonable."
Lei Xiao raised his eyebrows noncommittally and continued: "Then do you think the three princes will have noticed this like you?"
"My guess is that, at least in the past few days, it is unlikely."
Gently shaking the red rose in his hand, the Marquis of Rose responded: "I'm sorry to say it bluntly, but any noble who knows something about the royal family knows that compared to the other three princes, the power of Her Royal Highness the Princess is almost negligible."< br>
"For the three princes, Her Royal Highness the Princess, who also has the right to inherit the throne, is an obstacle to the peak of power and must be eradicated sooner or later, but it is not the most important thing at the moment. Otherwise, Her Royal Highness the Princess will not be able to leave the King smoothly. ”
Nodding to Lei Xiao, the Rose Marquis added: "So, under the premise that the other party obviously despises Her Highness the Princess, I am afraid that the arrogant princes will not take Her Highness in their eyes for a while."
"That's it."
Lei Xiao nodded slightly and motioned for the other party to continue speaking.
"However, I believe Your Excellency Bike Qing has already anticipated that even if the three princes do not know that you are trying to expand your sphere of influence, the mere presence of a fifth-level powerhouse on the battlefield is enough to arouse the three princes' high vigilance."
Rose Marquis gracefully fiddled with the roses in his hand while continuing: "From this, the other party will definitely send a large number of spies to Kongqing Town to investigate. When the other party compiles the information, it is confirmed that there is really a fifth-level powerhouse. , then, no matter whether you are trying to claim the throne or not, I am afraid a war is inevitable.”
After a pause, Marquis Rose added: "However, the move Your Excellency Keqing made on the border battlefield is indeed very mysterious. It not only perfectly solved the border crisis, but also greatly increased the prestige of Her Royal Highness the Princess."
Continuing to play with the roses in his hand, the Marquis of Rose continued: "It is conceivable that in the current extremely chaotic situation, if the Kingdom of Holy Night once breaks through the mountain fortress and marches straight into my territory of Cold Flame. Then the Holy Night Kingdom will get the sweetness. The main war faction of the Night Kingdom will surely convince the new King of Holy Night to send hundreds of thousands or even hundreds of thousands more troops.”
"By then, the two countries will be in full-scale war, and the direction of things will become even more difficult to control."
"After all, the opponents of the Cold Flame Kingdom are not only the Holy Night Kingdom, including the Far North Fortress guarded by Her Royal Highness the Third Princess, and the Rainforest Fortress in the Far South. In recent years, things have not been peaceful."< br>
Smiling at Lei Xiao, the Rose Marquis added: "Once things develop to such an irreversible point, your opponents will not only be within the cold flames, but will need to be faced at the same time. Their strength is almost the same as that of Leng Yan." Several powerful countries such as the Holy Night Kingdom are comparable to Leng Yan.”
Taking a deep breath, the Rose Marquis stood up from his seat, bowed to Lei Xiao and Ariel respectively, and solemnly said: "I have to admit, it was because of the actions of Your Excellency Ke Qing and Her Royal Highness the Princess that this Only then did Leng Yan avoid the catastrophe caused by the flames of war.”
At this time, it can be clearly felt that the Rose Marquis in front of him, no matter his appearance, behavior, or tone of voice, no longer had the strange aura just now, but instead has a little more respect.
After hearing Marquis Rose's words, all the subordinates couldn't help but cast admiring glances at Lei Xiao.
"It's not a big deal, thanks to Her Royal Highness."
Lei Xiao raised his eyebrows slightly and said with a smile.
"All in all, from my point of view, everything is as expected by Your Excellency Ke Qing. Before the three princes have fully understood the context of the matter, it is the best time for Her Royal Highness to develop!"
Taking another deep breath, Rose Marquis nodded to Lei Xiao.
"Okay, now that the matter has been completely clarified, let us return to the topic just now."
Continuing to maintain a gentle smile, Lei Xiao changed the subject and said: "Your Excellency, City Lord, the reason why you were able to guess the purpose of our coming here at the first time is because before that, the envoys of the three princes had already arrived. Have you been here? ”
"This...how did your Excellency Keqing know?"
A look of surprise appeared on Marquis Rose's rough and square face, and he blurted out.
"This is not important. What is important is that as far as I know, the city lord and the envoys of the three princes did not seem to be having a very happy time."
Lei Xiao's face was still filled with a faint smile, and he seemed to have seen through everything about Rose Marquis.
"To be fair to your Excellency, this is indeed the case."
Being stared at by Lei Xiao's seemingly peaceful gaze, the Rose Marquis made no attempt to hide it.
Then he snorted gracefully and said in a disdainful tone: "Those guys who came from the royal capital all looked arrogant. If they didn't speculate in three words, they would make the same threats. After all, he is just a dog beside his master.”
After a pause, Marquis Rose said seriously: "Your Excellency, although you are completely different from those guys, my answer will still not change. Blue Cold Castle is just a corner of the eastern region, and it is only loyal to the current Leng Yan. The king will not get involved in any power disputes.”
"I understand."
Hearing this, Lei Xiao didn't say anything else, but changed the topic again, and asked, seemingly inadvertently: "Your Excellency, City Lord, can you please take a look at the magical beasts you raise?"
"Warcraft?"
After hearing Lei Xiao's sudden question, the Marquis of Rose responded with a confused expression: "Your Excellency, guest, where do you start with these words? Blue Cold Castle is a small brewing town. Regarding the brewing process, There are extremely strict requirements. Let alone Warcraft, even ordinary animals are not allowed to be raised in the city. ”
"So that's it, I was just asking casually."
Staring closely at the doubtful eyes on Marquis Rose's rugged face, Lei Xiao nodded slightly.
Needless to say, the reason why Lei Xiao asked like this was to confirm whether the mysterious monster was raised by the other party.
Judging from the confused expression on the other party's face, it was obvious that the other party knew nothing about it.
"Since not even the Rose Marquis knows about the mysterious monster in the city, and the city's control over animals is extremely strict, then where did this mysterious monster come from? Where is it now?"
Thinking of this, a look of doubt appeared on Lei Xiao's face.
"Having said that, it is not difficult to see from the current situation that the Rose Marquis is still neutral, and he is quite witty. He is a rare talent. Therefore, we must find a way to conquer him."
Nodding thoughtfully, Lei Xiao continued to think: "However, judging from his resolute attitude, if he is forced to use force, he may have little effect."
"And if the other party insists on not complying, with the other party's rather clever mind and the considerable financial resources of Blue Cold Castle, if its position changes, it will definitely cause a lot of trouble for me in the future. Naturally, this risk cannot be taken."
Realizing this, Lei Xiao's dark eyes flashed with a cold light involuntarily, and he thought to himself: "It seems that if there is really no other way, just like what Ju Bai said, this person can't help but To stay, we must avoid future troubles.”
Just when he thought of this, Lei Xiao was stunned and suddenly showed a look of enlightenment.
"I know, that's what it is!"
"Since I have murderous thoughts, then there must be someone among the three princes who has the same idea and wants to get rid of the Rose Marquis."
"So, could it be that the mysterious and dangerous monster that Bai Wei talks about is a dangerous murderous intention secretly laid by a certain wave of messengers?"
After thinking about this, Lei Xiao regained his energy and said to the elegant man in front of him: "Your Excellency, City Lord, I have a question, please clarify it."
"Your Excellency, Keqing, you are serious. As long as you don't mention the matters of wooing, I will tell you everything even if there are a hundred questions."
The Marquis of Rose sniffed the red rose in his hand and nodded without hesitation.
"As the Lord of the City knows, the current power dispute centered on Leng Yan King's Capital has already radiated to the entire Leng Yan territory, naturally including the eastern region of Leng Yan."
Lei Xiao smiled slightly, and then said: "For example, if you are the leader of a party fighting for power, once the olive branch you throw is broken by someone who doesn't know how to appreciate it, and in order to protect this eyesore, What will you do if you don’t accept offers from other opponents?”
"This..."
Rose Marquis reacted immediately, and a look of caution appeared on his rough face.
Then he said in a deep voice: "Your Excellency, guest minister, are you threatening me? Although my strength is only at the fourth level, I also have life-saving cards, and I will not let you succeed easily!"
"Dear City Lord, with your intelligence and astuteness, do you think that if I were to take action, I would tell you this in advance?"
Lei Xiao continued to smile and responded calmly.
"Your Excellency, Guest Minister, do you mean that... one of the three previous waves of envoys has secretly planned to get rid of me?"
After being stunned for a moment, a look of sudden enlightenment suddenly appeared on Marquis Rose's rough face.
In surprise, he threw the red rose in his hand on the table and stood up from his seat, looking like he was suddenly enlightened.
"Isn't this a possibility?"
Lei Xiao also stood up from his seat and responded while flexing his muscles.
"Your Excellency, are all these just your guesses?"
After pondering for a long time, the Rose Marquis continued: "Furthermore, our Blue Cold Castle is heavily guarded. Inside and outside this castle alone, we have five well-trained second-order guards squadrons to protect us. The other party has this idea, too. You will never succeed easily.”
Having said this, the Marquis of Rose gracefully picked up the red rose on the table again, looked at his nose and smelled it, and then said: "Your Excellency, if you want to use this method to induce me to submit, I'm afraid it's a little self-inflicted. Cong..."
However, Marquis Rose's words had not yet completely finished.
The entire hall where everyone was sitting suddenly began to tremble without warning.
For a moment, the spacious and luxurious living room, the empty tables and chairs, all shifted a lot in an instant, and then made a "thump, thump, thump" sound.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the trembling lasted for about five or six seconds before calmness returned again.
Immediately afterwards, Bai Wei, who was on the side, moved her nose on her fair cheeks. With a solemn expression, she immediately came to Lei Xiao's side, bowed and said, "Sir, that strange and dangerous smell of monsters just now, again. Suddenly appeared! ”
"Dangerous smell of monsters?"
After hearing Bai Wei's description, a trace of nervousness appeared on the square face of Marquis Rose again, and he asked Lei Xiao: "Your Excellency, guest, what is going on?"
"It seems that I am not smart enough."
Lei Xiao smiled faintly, and then said: "Your Majesty the City Lord, if it is not what I expected, you are really in big trouble." (End of Chapter)