Chapter 916 The Shock in Lionheart City (Part 2)
"Your Highness, Princess?!"
After seeing Ariel's graceful and exquisite face clearly, Leslie was stunned for a long time with her lips slightly open, and then she quickly knelt down on one knee and saluted: "See Her Royal Highness! Being able to see Her Royal Highness's face at such a close distance, It is my supreme honor!”
"Leslie doesn't have to be polite."
Ariel lowered her body slightly, helped the young leader of the merchant family up, and said with a smile: "Remember that you were also present at the evening dance of my adult ceremony, right? That time of farewell was already a special moment. Several years.”
"That's right, Your Highness, it was my grandfather who attended Her Highness's ball with his ministers! I still remember that when Your Highness, you dressed up, even the moons and stars outside the window lost their color!"
Leslie's slightly pale face was full of flattery, and then she was filled with uncontrollable excitement: "I didn't expect that Her Highness the Princess would still remember me!"
After speaking, Leslie's slender body began to tremble with excitement.
You know, Her Royal Highness Ariel is honored as the eldest lady among eldest ladies. She is the most perfect and elegant princess in the Cold Flame Kingdom. She is also the idol and admiration figure in the hearts of countless noble ladies, including Leslie of course. Inside.
On the other hand, Leslie herself is only somewhat famous within the Phytolacca family, which is evident from this.
"Leslie, you and I are about the same age, and you are extremely talented. When you participated in the conference, you were already the best among your peers. It is only natural to remember you."
Ariel still maintained a faint smile and said with a smile: "It is really a wonderful fate to be able to meet again here."
"Thank you for your appreciation, Your Highness the Princess! It's a pity that great changes have taken place here, and I am unable to entertain Your Highness the Princess."
After the excitement, Leslie lowered her eyebrows again, and her fair face dotted with freckles was filled with sadness.
Feeling dejected, Leslie thought of something and looked at Lin and the others in disbelief: "Her Highness the Princess's flag has been planted in half of the Cold Flame Kingdom. So you have joined Her Highness the Princess's flag." Camp? ”
"That's right, Cousin Leslie."
Lin smiled and nodded, and responded: "Under the command of this adult, we will cut off all thorns."
After saying this, Lin bowed and stepped back, letting Lei Xiao out.
"You, you are the princess guest known as the Shadow Lord?"
Looking at Lei Xiao's calm and indifferent face, Leslie's lips opened slightly, but she hesitated several times.
As the elder's granddaughter, Leslie was naturally familiar with the miraculous achievements of Lei Xiao and Ariel, and the fact that Lei Xiao had so many strong men under his command also shocked Leslie.
Leslie clearly understands that at this critical moment of life and death, only the Princess Keqing and Her Highness Ariel can save the lives of herself, her grandfather and others!
However, now that the merchant family has sided with the fourth prince, it is undoubtedly equivalent to standing on the opposite side of His Royal Highness Ariel, and they are each other's enemies.
In this situation, even the unruly and willful Leslie couldn't say anything to ask for help.
"I am indeed the Shadow Lord."
Hearing his long-lost nickname, Lei Xiao smiled lightly.
What the other party is thinking cannot be hidden from Lei Xiao's eyes, which coincides with Lei Xiao's next action plan.
As long as Leslie is used as a breakthrough point, and the elders who support Han Shui are ready to kill at this time, it will undoubtedly be easy to persuade the four opposition elders.
"Things are simpler than I thought, but to be on the safe side, let's take this guy under our wing first. This situation is a godsend."
After making up his mind, Lei Xiao immediately nodded to Ariel.
"As you command, Lord."
Ariel understood, quickly came to Leslie, and stated Lei Xiao's true status succinctly.
"No, I didn't expect that even the proud princess would be willing to surrender."
When Leslie heard that this guest was the real master of everything, the surprise on her fair face was clear.
Although I have long heard that Mr. Keqing is invincible in every battle and has created incredible war miracles one after another.
But Leslie never expected that Lord Keqing could even subdue Her Royal Highness the Princess. This is simply a miracle among miracles!
"What kind of magic power does this man have that can make Her Highness Ariel lower her proud head?"
Leslie's starry eyes flickered and she looked straight at Lei Xiao, swallowing involuntarily.
At this time, she no longer had the arrogance and pride of being a direct member of the Shanglu family. In front of Lei Xiao, everything about her was simply worth mentioning!
"And not long ago, Lin and Kelly were far less powerful than me, but now they have reached the same level as me. Such an amazing training speed may be difficult for even the head of the family to achieve."
By now, the situation could not be clearer.
The young man from another world in front of him obviously possesses incredible courage and huge energy! Not to mention her, not even her grandfather can compare with him!
"I never expected that one day I would stand in front of such a person and be rescued by him."
Just as Leslie's heart was stirring back and forth.
Noticing the admiring gaze cast by the other party, Lei Xiao's face was calm and he said bluntly: "I already know your entanglement, but Hanshui's decision does not represent everyone in the Shangluc family. Even if you don't make a request, I We will also help.”
"Because your grandfather is crucial to my next actions, which is why I saved you."
At this point, a look of solemnity appeared on Lei Xiao's face, and he continued: "However, I will decide my law of action based on what happens next, and I may choose to give up on you or your grandfather. ”
"But I will never choose to give up my affiliation, because from the moment they swore allegiance to me, they have been tied to the thread of fate with me."
Lei Xiao's eyes passed over the subordinates standing respectfully beside him, and his voice became more solemn: "So Leslie, are you willing to be my subordinate?"
"I am willing! You have just saved my subordinate, and you are about to save my grandfather and family. My subordinate has already died and it is hard to repay him!"
Leslie's starry eyes were full of determination, and she had already knelt at Lei Xiao's feet: "My subordinate Leslie Shanglu is willing to swear allegiance to the lord to the death!"
"Without further ado, let's sign the contract."
Lei Xiao nodded slightly, and a third-level recruitment order appeared on his palm.
It didn't take long before the prompt sounded in Lei Xiao's ears.
[Congratulations, the third-order nine-star water magician Leslie Shangwei has signed a master-servant contract with you and has become your new subordinate! 】
After hearing the prompt, Lei Xiao followed his usual practice and lowered himself to help the opponent up while opening the opponent's attribute bar.
【Name: Leslie】
【Occupation: Water Mage】
[Level: Level Three Nine Stars]
【Loyalty: 100】
[Skill 1: Water Spear "Active" (water attribute spell single target attack, additional piercing effect)]
[Skill 2: Water Prison "Active" (water attribute spell group attack, additional imprisonment effect)]
[Skill 3: Torrent Wall "Active" (water attribute defense spell, with outstanding effect in humid areas)]
[Skill 4: Mastery of Water Attribute Magic "Passive" (When using water attribute magic, the damage will be moderately increased)]
"Yes, it is indeed much better than ordinary magician subordinates. These are my little greeting gifts."
Lei Xiao nodded with satisfaction, and with a wave of his hand, a brand new set of fourth-level fine mage equipment, as well as a large number of magic scrolls and potions, appeared in front of Leslie.
This is the standard equipment for important subordinates. Although the quality is far inferior to that of the main subordinates, it is still at the level of an ordinary senior commander under Lei Xiao.
"Lord, are these, are these for your subordinates?"
Looking at these splendid equipment and magic items in front of her, Leslie was filled with excitement and was filled with emotions in her heart.
Although her background is far more valuable than that of ordinary noble ladies, she has never received so many dazzling precious items at once!
"This staff and robe are even better than my grandfather's! There is even a fourth-level absolute defense scroll!"
Needless to say, Leslie was very excited after this.
Lei Xiao, on the other hand, motioned for Leslie to lead the way while asking the four opposing elders about the specific situation.
Through Leslie's introduction, Lei Xiao learned more.
After Han Shui led the main force of the Phytolacca family to leave Lionheart City, Leslie's grandfather discovered that a considerable number of powerful rivals were left behind.
However, because Leslie's grandfather and three other elders opposed the decision, the other party would not take action blatantly.
Therefore, although some relevant countermeasures were taken, they did not take it too seriously.
After all, the elders of the Presbyterian Church have a transcendent status in the Shanglu family. In terms of seniority and status, they are not inferior to Han Shui, the leader of the family.
"Leslie, it seems that Han Shui took advantage of your grandfather's confidence, so he directly chose to get rid of you in a big way."
"It is conceivable that as long as the four people of your grandfather are killed, not only will the dissidents be eradicated, but they will also kill the chickens and scare the monkeys, making the two neutral elders who follow the wind to surrender."
"In this way, the entire Phytolacca family is completely in the hands of that guy."
With an imperceptible gust of wind passing by, Lei Xiao was speeding through the huge and bustling Lion Heart City, while speaking to Leslie who was leading the way at the front.
"What the lord said is absolutely true. I must have guessed it. In fact, from the very beginning, my grandfather and the other three elders strongly disagreed with Han Shui's intervention in the power dispute of the royal family."
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Leslie sighed softly, and a crisp sound of respect came over.
"My grandfather once said that the first generation head of my Shanglu clan fought to the death in a battle to protect His Majesty the Hero King from breaking through. Only then was he praised by His Majesty the Hero King and was able to have his own flag and coat of arms."
"But in the final analysis, we are just a stag loyal to the Lion King. We will be proud of the Lion King's strength, but we will also die because of the Lion King's fall, and will never be able to replace him."
"However, some later family heads only saw the decline of the Lion King and the expansion of the deer herd, but did not understand the principle of both prosperity and loss, and even changed the name of the family's main city to Lion Heart City."
"And Han Shui is frantically testing on the edge of danger. Not only did he choose to join the power dispute, but he actually chose to cooperate with the other two aristocratic families in an attempt to obtain more land and power."
"You know, those two aristocratic families with ulterior motives are actually a ferocious pterodactyl soaring in the sky and a powerful and powerful earth dragon. How could a stag dance with such a monster and end up with his whole body... Retreat?”
Leslie's voice was full of helplessness, and she sighed again: "And now, that hateful guy actually extended the blade to his own people first, which is a heinous crime!"
"Perhaps he only saw the hard antlers on his head, but forgot that he did not have the teeth and claws of a lion."
Lei Xiao raised his eyebrows and said with a faint smile: "It doesn't matter, as long as we remove him from the position of head of the family, he will understand everything."
Since Leslie has become one of his own, Lei Xiao has already informed Leslie of his plan to support Lin in becoming a leader.
"As expected of your lord."
There was a touch of reverence in Leslie's voice, and she echoed: "I believe that Lord Lord and Sister Lin will definitely guide the merchant family to become more prosperous!"
The group of people had just said this, and under Leslie's guidance, they arrived outside the courtyard of a small and quaint castle in the center of the inner city.
Lei Xiao discovered it while sneaking into the inner city.
There are three steps, one post, five steps and one sentry here. They are full of Guards soldiers wearing brown armor. The defense is extremely tight, which is completely different from the outer city where people come and go.
And this small and simple castle was surrounded by at least three brigades of Guards soldiers, as if a war was going on.
"It turns out that the main force of the Guards Corps has not been transferred at all!"
Leslie's angry voice reached Lei Xiao's ears again: "Lord, it seems that they have been planning for a long time!"
After a pause, Leslie added: "Lord, this is one of the castles of the Presbyterian Church. It is also the location of my grandfather and the other three elders. They are inside!"
"Then let's prepare to sneak in and rescue them first."
However, Lei Xiao had just finished speaking, before he had time to deploy his subordinates.
I saw the Guards soldiers who had surrounded the castle, suddenly began to retreat quickly, and even the magicians worked together to cast a large magic wall, as if they were guarding against something.
Before the group of people could react, they heard a loud "boom" and caused the earth to shake. This small and simple castle actually exploded, and a ball of fire shot into the sky.
Along with the fire, a large amount of thick smoke and dust began to spread rapidly around the castle.
When the thick smoke gradually dispersed, Lei Xiao looked intently.
I found that the tall and simple castle had long since disappeared, leaving only a mess of messy ruins and broken walls. (End of chapter)