Volume 1 Once Upon a Time in the South Master of the Bulrush
Side hall of the Saliuch Palace.
King Kelman and Count Philip were looking solemnly at the soothsayers sitting on the floor in the hall. The soothsayer looked almost older than Master Pilo, still muttering strange spells in his mouth, and the crystal ball in front of him emitted a strange purple light.
Because the curtains of the entire side hall were closed, with this dim purple light, it looked very strange and gloomy, especially the face of the soothsayer reflected in the light, if others saw it, they were afraid that they would faint on the spot. Kelman's face was full of solemnity, while Philip seemed to be surprised, and it could even be said that there was no wave on his face. Several times he felt a little sleepy, and if it had not been for the king's side, he would have yawned long ago.
After a spell, the purple glow in the crystal ball finally dissipated. The soothsayer woke up slowly.
"Master Thrush, what did the divination come out of this time when the lone relatives led the army to meet the enemy Tingxiao?" asked Keelman eagerly. If Master Pilo saw the scene in front of him and knew that he and such a magic stick were called masters by the king, he would probably be so angry that he would smoke and bleed from eight holes.
"Your Majesty, what a good omen, what a good omen. Master Bulrush wanted to laugh, but he didn't expect to be choked by his own saliva and cough with tears. Kelman hurried up and stroked his back, which was slightly better, while the Count of Philip stood still as if he had not seen or listened to anything.
"The old body has just divined, which is really a good omen that is rare to see in a hundred years. Master Thrush leaned on Kelman's pull before he struggled to get up.
Hearing Master Thrushan say this, Kelman was overjoyed, "Master, so So, Lone will definitely be able to win this time?"
"Your Majesty, not only that, but the old man has received a revelation from heaven that in the future, the entire continent, spanning the north and south of the Traleste Mountains, will be ruled by the surname Kelman. The man with Kelman's blood in his veins will be the ruler of this continent. Master Thrush's ravine-wide face was also smiling.
King Kelman heard this from the master soothsayer, and the ambition that had been hidden for twenty years was ignited. Count Philet, on the other hand, had a calm face, and in his opinion, no matter what the master soothsayed, he would not be surprised in the slightest.
Originally, His Majesty the King was going to ask for more details, but Count Philip picked up Master Thrush, and did not forget to carry the crystal ball, and sent the master out of the hall as soon as he started.
The master still wanted to say a few words, and he looked back at His Majesty from time to time while walking, but the earl didn't give him a chance, and after walking out of the palace, he stuffed him into the hands of the palace attendants.
"Take good care of the soothsayer. Count Philip commanded coldly.
The palace attendants on both sides received the order and took the divination master away.
"If you don't believe it, why are you so rude to the master?" Kelman glared at the Count.
"I've been rude to him for decades," said Count Frey, helplessly, "I don't think he will hold a grudge against me." ”
Kelman recalls that on the eve of every expedition he led his army, he and Phil would go to the soothsayer named Thrush Mountain to check his fortune for many years. After he ascended the throne, he took this thrush who was still living on the street by divination to the palace and placed it in the palace. This time, when the army went out, he thought of this person again.
However, it was the most gratifying thing for him to see the Count of Phila, whom he had only met once in a few years.
"Philip, haven't seen you in a few years?" asked Kelman with a wry smile.
"The last time I saw Your Majesty, it was the princess's birthday dinner. Philip recalled.
Kelman sighed and said, "You old fellow, you always don't want to see people. Six or seven years have passed. ”
Philip bowed his head and was silent.
Kelman looked at Philip and didn't blame him anymore. There are some things that weigh on the hearts of the two of them, and no one has said anything for so many years.
"Old man, go to the front this time," Kelman looked at Philip with a smile, "you can't run, you have to come with me this time." ”
"In such a war, the old minister must follow His Majesty's left and right. Fei Lie said slowly.
"It's still interesting enough for you old fellow," Kelman sighed, "these people around me now are not pure-minded." ”
Fei Lie didn't know how to comfort His Majesty, or didn't want to comfort His Majesty, so he simply didn't say anything again.
Kelman also knew that there was no point in talking to his old friend, so he asked in a different mind, "What do you think of the Tingxiao people's rash attack this time?"
"The princess was stabbed by the child of the prince's family, and it is indeed strange that the court Xiaoren suddenly attacked at this moment. Fei Lie groaned, and suddenly asked again: "Your Majesty, do you think that someone is secretly in the court?"
"To tell you the truth, I thought this as soon as I received the battle report from the front, and then I discussed it with Master Pilo, and he also advised me to pay more attention to the ministers under me. Kelman rubbed his temples with his fingers, "Then you say, who could it be?
"Did you say it could be Yuankang?" said Kelman to himself without waiting for Philip to answer, "but that doesn't make sense." Since it was his work to give the Ressa family a potion to that child, what should he do now to contact the Tingxiao people? Wouldn't it be better if I dealt with Ressa?"
"Is it Governor Genyasu who plots against the prince's children?" Fei Lie was a little surprised.
"I found the raw materials of the potion, although it changed hands several times, but in the end it was bought by Yuan Kang. That thing seems to be called a red dragon liver. Kelman frowned.
Fei Lie nodded, "No wonder they said that the children of the Resa family looked like they had lost their minds, and it turned out that they had been poisoned by the potion refined from the red dragon liver." Once an ordinary person is exposed to this kind of potion, the nerves in the body can be excited more than ten times. ”
"But Your Majesty, this matter is indeed the most suspicious of Governor Yuankang. But could there be something strange behind it?" Fei Lie couldn't help but wonder.
"What else could be wonderful. Over the years, Yuankang has been thinking about how to pull Ressar off the horse every day. Kelman said with an unkind face, "This time, as soon as this matter is found out, I may still suspect that it is someone else, if it is Yuan Kang, then there is no need to doubt it at all." ”
Fei Lie saw that His Majesty's face was ugly, and he didn't say anything more.
"Yuan Kang is making trouble on weekdays, and I can tolerate him. Now that the princess has been attacked, this is a calculation on my head, and he must not be tolerated. Kelman said grimly.
"In that case, it really doesn't make sense for Tingxiao people to suddenly attack. Could it be that the prince fornicated with the Tingxiao people in order to save himself?" asked Fei Li.
"He is not a prophet, how did he know that Yuan Kang would plot against his son at the Pillow Sword Meeting. Besides, the time is not right, it is estimated that the Tingxiao people have been in Maine for several days, and the news from Salyushi here is estimated to have reached Maine. Kelman retorted.
Fei Lie couldn't figure it out for a while, and instead asked, "What did Master Pilo say?"
Master Pilo couldn't guess why. Kelman sighed,
"Then it seems that you have to be careful this expedition, not only to be careful of the Tingxiao people, but also to be careful of your own people. Fei Lie also sighed.
Kelman looked at Ferry's solemn face and couldn't help but quip, "Master Pilo can't guess, Master Thrushan can't guess." ”
Fei Lie smiled helplessly when he heard this, and secretly thought, "How many times has Master Thrushan been right over the years?"