Chapter XVIII
The world is sinister, and people's hearts are unpredictable. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć infoThe people who help you on the surface may want to harm you, and the people who harm you on the surface may be the people who have you in their hearts and really want to help you.
But then again, when I met someone who was suspected of harming me before, I accidentally met on a narrow road.
"I think I'm a little nervous looking at your posture!" said Henry Gretel, smiling at the two excited women in front of him.
Anne's magic card had flown out and circled around the trio. Lillian looked angry and clenched the broom in her hand.
"Relax, relax! You don't have to be so nervous......" Henry Grett smiled a little stiffly, slightly embarrassed.
"Don't talk nonsense, if you dare to mess around, we will all die!" Anne said breathlessly, under the influence of the dragon's coercion.
"You people! I don't bother to explain it to you. Henry Grett was very helpless and waved his hand. The black dragon behind him roared angrily: "Woo......"
How big the gap between humans and dragons is can be seen at once. Anne was affected by the dragon's roar, and all the magic cards fell to the ground, shaking her brain to go blank for a moment. Lilian's condition was not much better, and her face turned pale.
Only dumb, stupid, as if nothing had happened.
"Okay two, now you can be patient with my explanation!" Henry Gretel took advantage of the dragon's fright, and put his sword on Anne and Lilian's necks.
"Humph!" Anne turned her face angrily and ignored him. Lillian hugged the cat in her arms tightly and said coldly: "Gretel, what do you want? You are a treacherous person, you can't even protect your future wife, and you watch me being sent to the gallows." I managed to escape, and you're doing this to me now!"
"Okay! Glitter took a step back and plunged his sword into the ground.
"Now you can listen to me calmly, right?" said Gretel, smiling like a gentleman.
"Speak quickly!" Lillian commanded glaring at Gretel.
"Think about it, although my Principality of Grett is not the most powerful country in the world, it is not so easy for two or three people to rob the Dharma Field. If we hadn't released them on purpose, do you think you would have been able to escape so easily?" said Anne and Lillian, deep in thought.
"Gretel, to be honest with you, I still don't quite understand. One is that if you want to let me go, why don't you let me go when you meet me, but take me to the old duke, and second, even if you really don't want to kill me, you don't need to go through the motions at all and let me really go around the gallows. Lillian stared into Gretel's eyes, trying to read something from his gaze.
"Lillian, it seems that being a princess is really a pleasant thing. As a member of the royal family of the Mauryan Empire, you should know that the interests of the country always come first. Because the state is its own industry, if it is not managed well, it is the ruler of the country who loses the most profits. Gretel spoke to Lillian in a very serious tone, slightly mocking.
"Well, I don't want to listen to your long explanation. All I know is that you almost killed me before. Lilian heard Gretel's taunt and said with some displeasure.
"I feel like it's too hard to communicate with you. Princess, you must have heard the name Dermont Organt!" Gretel asked, in a different way.
Lillian shuddered at the name.
"What does this archdemon have to do with you?" Lillian looked at Gretel warily.
"Looks like you're going to think a little bit about that, too. Don't worry, I'll tell you little by little. Glitter took two steps back, his back against the black dragon behind him.
"The man behind the murder of your father was Dermont Ogunte. Do you know this?" Gretel stared at Lillian closely, only to notice that she was dazed.
"You don't know this?" said Gretel, stunned.
"I haven't met Dermont Ogant, I've only heard legends about him since I was a child. Gretel, don't talk nonsense, it's Charlie who killed my father......" Lilian trembled because of her emotion.
"Lillian, I'm not kidding you. Originally, our family planned to help you restore the country, but your knowledge and experience really make me see no value in helping you. Poor Mauryan, it seems that you are really far worse than your father. Charles I is much stronger as emperor than you go back!" Gretel was unusually angry, jumped on the dragon's back, and prepared to leave.
"Meow!" the black cat in Lilian's arms suddenly screamed, broke free from Lilian's embrace, and jumped onto the back of the black dragon, raising its front paws in a blocking pose.
"Mr. Mighty Cat!" shouted Lillian.
"You cat is a bit interesting, what's wrong, do you want to express any emotions?" Gretel smiled, and suddenly his expression became serious: "You won't be the legendary number one master of the Peacock Dynasty, the mighty cat!"
The cat was noncommittal, just put on a posture to stop Gretel.
"Well, I also want to hear what you want to express. Gretel actually crouched down very respectfully and looked at the cat in front of him with a smile on his face.
Seeing this, the cat jumped off the dragon's back, snatched the broom from Lillian's hand, and wrote the following words on the ground:
"Princess Lilian Peacock, King of the Peacocks of Gretel. ā
"The legendary mighty cat lives up to its name. I don't care what the throne of the Mauryan Empire is, with you by your side to help Lilian, I see a little value in helping you restore the country. Gretel calmed down and sat cross-legged on the dragon's back, looking down at the three of them.
"Lillian, or your father has always loved you so much that he has never let you participate in any national affairs. It's different now, your father has passed away, whether the sky is falling or the ground is sinking, all the hardships have to be borne by yourself alone, are you mentally prepared for this?" Gretel stared at Lillian's eyes with blazing eyes.
"Gretel, or maybe I'm shallow. But it is true that as you said, my father has always favored me very much, and has never let me participate in the deliberations of any major national affairs. In his opinion, too much involvement in politics is the misfortune of a princess. But as you can see, I, a princess who doesn't know anything, is just a stupid and powerless person in the face of national hatred and family hatred. I'm sorry everyone. I could only watch my parents and siblings get at the hands of that bastard Charlie. Charlie didn't take me to heart in the first place, or had decided that I wasn't a threat to him at all......" Lillian said with tears in her eyes, her voice full of sorrow.
"Well, Lillian, I'll protect you with me here. Touched by Lilian's tears, Gretel jumped off the black dragon and took Lillian into her arms.
"For the sake of our marriage, I will do everything in my power to help you. Rest assured, although I, Gretel, am not successful, but I swear as the next heir of Grand Duke Gretel that I will help you and love you in this life, even if I die, this will not change!" Henry Grett put his arm around Lillian and pointed his sword to the sky with the other.
Slowly, Lillian stopped sobbing, and Gretel let go of her embrace.
"Well, you're going to have to listen to me this time. Gretel slung his sword to his back and began to speak. "Lilian, the affairs of the Mauryan Dynasty seem to be just your uncle Charlie who killed your father, and now Charlie is the emperor. But in reality, Charlie is just a weak prince who simply has no strength to take the position of your family. The reason why he was able to successfully usurp the throne this time is that according to the people of our Heavenly Dragon Kingdom, it is your uncle who colluded with the people on the demon's side. They were in cahoots on both sides, and it took the internal and external attacks to capture your father. After a pause, Gretel's eyes became slightly melancholy.
"Your royal family of the Peacock Dynasty has always had clan magic in the blood, and every man of the royal family is born with a powerful fighting force. Especially your father, the Emperor, is a strong man who can shock a country with his own strength, and you never thought that a strong man like him could be solved by your uncle's rotten sweet potato rotten bird eggs? However, the information we got later was really scary, and we didn't expect your uncle to collude with the people of the archdemon Dermont Ogant. With that, Gretel wiped the sweat from his face.
"I'm sure you've read the legend about Dermont Ogant. At the earliest, this demon had a bloody battle with the founding pope of the Celestial God Cult, and in the end, it was only the first generation of the Celestial God Cult that had a slight advantage. Later, this guy went into hiding for decades, and when the first pope died, he, the devil, swaggered to mourn the first pope. At that time, the second generation of popes and bishops watched the guy come and go freely, and no one dared to do it. It's just that he deceives himself into writing a passage in "God Says" saying that God is tolerant and allows his enemies to mourn for him. It's all a mess. As you have seen in the history that followed, during the worst years of the Celestial God Cult, there were many heretics everywhere, and the number of people who believed in demons increased. The Celestial Cult is almost extinct. If it weren't for the fact that this demon suddenly became nervous and disappeared, do you feel that the Celestial God Sect would have developed to what it is today?"
As soon as she spoke, Lilian felt a chill down her spine.
"This is the enemy we're going to face!" Gretel sighed meaningfully.