Wayne and Zero approached the carriage outside the palace gate, and Rune, who had been waiting by the carriage, looked at the father and son who stepped into the carriage with expressionless faces, and said that he was not good, but he didn't ask too much, but just ordered the coachman to drive the carriage to the Cretan mansion.

Not far from the palace gate, by the big tree, the prince's extravagant carriage stopped in the shade of the tree, Nadeseken lifted the curtain of the car, looked at the Cretan carriage that left not far away, the corners of his mouth hooked an intriguing smile, and then lowered the curtain.

"It seems that the prince already has a candidate in mind. ”

Inside the spacious carriage, next to Nadeseken's seat, a man wrapped in a black robe made a low and hoarse voice through his face scarf.

"That little boy was a good choice. Nader Seken shook the glass in his hand and said in Sven's voice.

"You're talking about the son of the Sword Saint Wayne?" the black-robed man questioned, "What good does he do for our plans?Sword Saint Wayne, it's not ......something we can afford to mess with."

"Hmph!" Nadeseken snorted disdainfully, pursed the corners of his lips and looked sideways at the black-robed man, "There are eight Sword Saints on the continent, and the number of the Empire is five, you dare to provoke Denos, and you dare not offend a Sword Saint? Don't you think it's ridiculous? No matter how strong Wayne is, he still doesn't work for the Empire, after all, he is just a dog raised by Denos! No matter how strong he is, what's the use? Not everyone in his family is as strong as him." ”

The black-robed man hesitated for a while and said: "The Crete family is as strong as a cloud, and the name of the first martial arts family in Denos is worthy of its reputation, not to mention the sword saint Wayne, his younger brother Ryan alone is a generation of fighting heroes, and it is said that there are even immortal Tongxuan giants in the clan for more than hundreds of years, and our idea of beating his children is nothing more than to set him on fire." And our target was not the Cretan family but the royal family of Dnos, so Prince Nadeseken should not let a small mistake be made. ”

"Do you know what kind of decision Emperor Videlier made just now?" asked Nadeseken, staring at the black-robed man with a wicked smile on his lips.

The black-robed man didn't speak, just sat there quietly, Nadesseken had a smile on his face even more, he turned his eyes to the swirling red wine in the glass and said, "He plans to marry that Wayne's son to his daughter Princess Isery, do you think that child has a lot to do with the royal family?"

The black-robed man turned slightly sideways towards Nadeseken, he still didn't speak, Nadeseken put the wine glass in front of his nose and sniffed it, and then said: "I didn't say that you should immediately go to fight Wayne's son, that kid is just our spare candidate, the original plan remains the same, secretly observe, it is best to take down the kid named Jeno together." ”

"But...... The Cretan family ......," the black-robed man hesitated.

"Aha...... You don't still have a good luck, do you? Think you can retire with success? hahaha...... It's useless, if you participate in this plan, you can't go back, offending this empire is equivalent to offending the Cretan family, you only have two ways now, either offend them all to the end, or die" Nadeseken's eyes sparked a hint ......of cruelty, and he stared at the black-robed man tightly.

The black-robed man was silent for a long time, and then he looked at Nader Seken, whose face was gradually becoming crazy, and said, "Then we ...... A well-thought-out plan needs to be in place to make sure nothing goes wrong. ”

"Foolproof...... Of course, we can't afford to fail. Nader Seken grinned at his teeth.

He opened his mouth and raised his head to drink the red wine in the glass, holding the glass and waiting for the residual wine in the glass to drain and fall into his mouth.

It wasn't until the wine in the glass was gone that he put down the glass contentedly and shouted "Let's go" to the car door. Then the carriage moved slowly, and Nadeseken squinted his eyes with a smile on his face, listening to the music coming from the music box with a look of enjoyment.

In the Cretan family's carriage, Zero and Wayne sat in the carriage without saying a word, both of them looking out the window, and neither of them paid any attention to the other.

After a long time, Wayne looked at the expressionless Zero and said, "If you have anything to say, just say it." ”

"It's nothing...... Zero stared out the window and didn't look at Wayne, just replied in a cold tone, "There's nothing to say, when did my thoughts matter?"

"I know, it's unfair to you...... But you have to understand that we have no reason to refuse, this is the emperor's reward, as a subordinate, we can only accept it silently. Wayne looked at Zero and said, his tone full of helplessness and vicissitudes.

"There's nothing fair or unfair, like people have told me...... There is nothing that should or should not be, only whether others are willing to ......" Zero suddenly thought of what Vangellis had said to him, "I was just moved by the selflessness of some people who sacrificed their sons for the sake of the family. ”

"Do you think I sacrificed you?" Wayne chuckled helplessly.

"Isn't it? You know I don't want to marry any princess at all, and besides, I'm so young, do you think it's appropriate to arrange a person's fate so early?" asked Wayne, turning to zero.

Wayne frowned lightly and looked into Zero's eyes and said, "Jeno, you must know that I don't want my child to be arranged by others......"

"I've only seen a Juggernaut so powerful in the mouths of outsiders that he can't even defend his own children!" Zero interrupted Wayne directly, raising his voice and speaking to him.

Wayne's brows tightened when he heard this, and he said with a serious face, "So do you think I should shelter you everywhere? Is this your pride? There is a Sword Saint Father?"

When Zero heard Wayne's words, he knew that the other party was about to start self-righteous parent-child education again, and he immediately said: "I never use you as my capital to show off, this is something that all the people of the Cretan family are showing off except me." Scold...... I think even if it's not me who comes with me today, it's Leah, the emperor said that he wants Leah to marry the prince, you will not hesitate to agree. ”

"That's enough, Jeno!" Wayne shouted, "You know, I'm not just a Juggernaut! I'm a Juggernaut, but I'm also your father, the head of the Cretan family, and the general of the Dnoth Empire!"

Seeing Wayne's anger, Zero didn't say anything more, but chuckled and turned his face to look out the window.

Wayne looked at Zero, who was full of disbelief, lowered his voice and said to him: "This marriage was given by the emperor in the name of a reward, and above the court, as a courtier, the emperor can only accept the reward, and there is no reason to shirk it, do you think that your words only represent yourself? You are wrong Jeno! You are a member of the Cretan family, everything you say and do, it represents the position of the Cretan family, and I am the same." I, Wayne, am not only your father, but I am also the head of the Cretan family, and I ...... As a father, how can I not want my children to be arranged by others? Behind me, there are your mother, your sister, your uncles and aunts, cousins and cousins, and the entire Cretan family! How can I disobey the king? Jeno, my child, don't feel unfair, as a member of the Cretan family, this is a responsibility that you have to assume sooner or later, and if His Majesty the Emperor pulls out a prince today and says that he wants to marry your sister, I will also agree, because you are all members of the Cretan family. The emperor's marriage is a supreme honor in the eyes of anyone, whether it is the entire court, the Cretan family, or even the entire empire, they will think that the marriage between you Jeno and the royal princess is a matter of course! I'm Juggernaut...... But there are also things in this world that the Sword Master can't do!"

Zero Wenyan clenched his teeth, he clenched his fists and turned his face, his eyes were red, his lips trembled slightly, and he asked Wayne, "Just because of this, should I accept all this......?" Defy...... Why can't I control my own destiny?"

Wayne looked at the angry Zero and sighed, which reminded him of himself back then. After a while, he said to Zero, "You know what? Actually, this kind of thing happened to me...... At the beginning, the former king once betrothed me to the sister of the current emperor, but I didn't like the princess in my heart, but your grandfather still agreed to marry at that time. At that time, I also felt unfair, just as angry and unwilling as you are now...... Complaining about his fate. Later, I left my family and went out to cultivate, until I met your mother...... I went out and practiced frantically, sharpening myself so that one day I could become strong enough. On the day when I finally became a Sword Saint and became famous, I returned to the imperial capital, took your mother's hand and stood in front of the first king and said I want to marry your mother, and I will never marry a royal daughter. At that time, the first king looked at me, and even if he didn't want to, he finally agreed to my marriage to your mother, do you know why?"

Zero didn't say anything and kept looking at Wayne, who stared into Zero's eyes and said to him in a serious and firm tone: "Because I'm strong enough, strong enough to control my own destiny, strong enough to change the king's mind, this is the change that power can bring to you." If you want to control your own destiny, you have to be strong enough. I am indeed your father, but I still have the entire Cretan family behind me, this is a responsibility that I cannot abandon, I was able to control my own destiny at the beginning, but now I am carrying the fate of the entire Cretan family, and it is ...... I am no longer the unruly me who returned to the imperial capital back then, and I am no longer the independent me...... Do you understand my helplessness, Jeno?"

"You are my son, the son of whom I have high hopes, and I hope that you will one day inherit my will and take up your responsibilities. You're different from your sister, you're a man, and your sister is just a weak girl. Her personality is diametrically opposed to yours, if this kind of thing happens to her, she will only accept the next thing obediently, do you think that with your sister's kind and gentle temperament, she will rebel against the fate arranged by others? But you are different! You are my Wayne's son, you have the blood of a strong man in your body, and sooner or later you will become a man who stands up to the sky, and I believe that you can also control your own destiny with your own strength like me. I hope that one day you will be strong enough to come back with your sweetheart, and stand in front of everyone, and proudly, piously, and with all the affirmation, and say, 'Behold, this is the woman I love most of all, and I will not marry her!'" This is what my son should do, he should be a fighter who does not give in to fate, not a coward who pities himself and blames others when he encounters difficulties! He should be independent and strong enough. This is the strong man I admit from the bottom of my heart, do you understand?"

Zero listened to the generous statement of the man in front of him, and the anger in his heart gradually subsided. Wayne didn't say anything more after he finished speaking, but let out a long breath between his noses and turned his face to look out the window at the traffic. The two continued to sit in silence in the carriage, waiting for the car to reach its destination.

Everyone goes on with their own lives, and everyone has their own destiny...... The days are going on in an orderly manner, who can see through them, and who can say them all?

Iselly ran down the corridor leading to the Imperial Palace's dormitory with her skirt in hand, followed by two maids shouting all the way. Completely ignoring the shouts behind her, Isley ran straight to the door of the Emperor's dormitory and shouted inside, "Mother, where are you?"

The maid by the door saluted as she hurriedly ran into the dormitory, and Iseri looked around the dormitory and found Diria, who was sitting by the desk reading a book.

Deria looked at Iselly, who ran in, put down the book in her hand, looked at her indifferently and asked, "Is there anything wrong with Isery?"

"Of course!" said Iselle, with an unhappy look on her face.

She pouted and walked over to Diria's side and asked, "Queen Mother, did you tell your father to let me marry Jeno?"

Diria chuckled, and she reached out and touched Isery's head and replied, "This is the result of a consultation between me and your father, and it is your father's decision, to be exact. ”

"Why?" said Isely, her face was full of confusion, "I'm with Jano...... It's just ordinary friends, we're still so young, why do you want us to marry?"

"Because I can see that you like him very much~" Diria raised her slender eyebrows and looked at Iselly with a smile on her face.

"I ......," Iselly blushed at the remark, stammering back, "I don't...... I...... It's just that...... I just think he's very different from others...... I just want him to approve of me......"

Deria smiled gently and said to Isery, "That's what it feels like to like someone, Isely, otherwise why would you be so desperate for Jeno to approve of you? You don't feel this way for other boys, do you? That's like ......."

Iselie's face was so red that she was about to drip blood, she lowered her head and played with the corners of her skirt with her fingers, muttering like a mosquito, "But...... You haven't told me about it before...... How will I face Jeno in the future......"

"Be friends with him," Dyria comforted her, embracing Isley into her arms, "you still have to try to get him to approve of you, as you have been doing before, and you have to be as close to him as you are, and when you grow up, your father and mother will let you both get married, and from then on, he will be your husband, you have to listen to your husband more, oh, you can't always be so naughty." ”

Iseli buried her face in Diria's chest and nodded, and after a while, she looked up shyly and asked Diria, "But...... Will Jeno approve of me?"

"Yes. Diria stroked Isery's little head and comforted, "Do you remember what he said at the party two days ago?" He said that he hopes that you can become a good princess who is responsible, responsible, and can set an example for others, and then you must work hard according to his standards, and the queen believes that as long as you work hard to change yourself, Jeno will one day approve of you." ”

"Really?" asked Iselle, uneasy.

Deria looked at Isley with a determined look in her eyes and nodded. Iselly lowered her head and buried her head in Dyria's arms.

Holding Iseri in her arms, Diria looked up at the golden birdcage hanging from a beautiful wooden shelf not far away, in which two finches with bright feathers were playing. A satisfied smile appeared on Deria's face.