Kareth looked at the letterhead in his hand, his fingers trembling slightly.

The content of the letter was simple, with only three words written on it.

I'm coming.

The signature below is Zhuo Li.

This is the central bank of Que Rift City, and Kareth has just arrived to exchange the 10,000 gold coins, which is a huge amount of money, and Bai Xuan can only hand it over to him to deal with.

Just as they were resting, a letter arrived.

"Where is she?" said Kareth, who struggled to restrain his excitement with a happy glint in his eyes.

"It's right in front and only ten minutes from here. The blonde samurai who delivered the letter said, "My lord, I can take you there." ”

"Let's go. Callis ordered his samurai to stay put, and he followed the blonde samurai out.

He had to go.

Zhuo Li is his childhood sweetheart's playmate, and he is also his crush, and the youngest daughter of the Duolun family.

The Duolun family's territory is in Sword Spine City, which is one of the two major local families, and in recent years, the family has gained the support of most nobles, and it is very likely to take the position of city lord.

Located in the northwest of the Cretaceous Kingdom, the city of Jianji is one of the important strategic points, next to the Jianji Mountain, rich in various iron, copper, coal and other resources, but also rich in various timber and sweet wine.

The Duolun family was also in the royal capital when the two were young, and then they were sealed to Sword Spine City, and although the two of them fell in love, they rarely had the opportunity to meet now.

Kareth counted the time, and it had been more than two years since the two had last met in the royal capital.

At that time, he was still working hard to enter the Sanctuary.

There was a reason for Kares's efforts, as one of the few young samurai to step into the sanctuary, he silently gave too much, he demanded himself more than the average samurai, and his hard training and high level of understanding were the main reasons for his success, day after day, year after year.

And most of the driving force for all this can be said to come from Zhuoli.

There is a huge gap between the families of the two people.

Although Careth's family is in the royal capital, there are as many nobles as dogs in the royal capital, and their family is just one of the ordinary ones, and Zhuo Li's family was originally a prominent family, although he left the royal capital after being sealed to Sword Spine City, his momentum is in full swing, if he can take the position of the city lord, it is equivalent to a standard feudal minister.

Zhuo Li is now the most famous aristocratic lady in Sword Spine City, not only because of her beauty, but also because of her amazing talent in government management, she has already entered the family management system at a young age, and is also quite proficient in business and financial affairs.

If she were a man, no one would have doubted that she would be the heir to the family.

This means that the distance between Kress and her is getting bigger and bigger.

But as long as she's a woman, she'll need to marry, and Carres believes he'll still be her best bet.

Kareth has been working hard to try to bridge the huge gap between the two people and the two families, and if you choose from the young talents, he can now be regarded as the best in it, except that he does not have a strong family background.

The two of them came to a large shop, and the samurai led Kareth through the side door and told him to go up to the second floor.

"My lord, Miss is waiting for you on the second floor. ”

Carres stood still, silently took a deep breath, and walked up to the second floor.

As soon as he reached the second floor, he saw a woman on the balcony looking into the distance, her back was lonely and beautiful, but it contained a kind of strength, and her golden hair shone in the sun.

The girl who haunted him.

Kareth stared blankly at her back and stopped.

She slowly turned her head and smiled, the smile that Carres was most familiar with the countless times she had seen in her dreams.

Now there is something else in this smile, a powerful faith.

"You're here. "She also has a great voice.

"Well, I'm coming. Carres wanted to go up and give her a hug, but he didn't know why he stopped in the middle of the room and didn't go any further.

He saw something on the wooden table in front of him.

"Sit, don't stand still. Zhuoli walked over, and the two sat down at the wooden table, facing each other.

"Kareth, you seem to be getting more and more handsome. She tilted her head to look at him, her eyes full of smiles, "Tell me honestly, are there any beautiful girls who like you?"

"Well, of course not. Kares's heart raced, "I followed His Royal Highness Bai Xuan in Ember City, there are too many things to deal with, and I am surrounded by five big and three rough men, where are the girls." ”

"So, what does Ember City look like now?" she asked, "Won't His Highness Bai Xuan be embarrassed when he hears that He is going to become the lord of Ember City?" ”

"His Highness is not as capable as the world thinks. "I'm sure he'll take care of his territory." ”

"So what about you, you plan to stay by His Highness's side all the time and make contributions?" she blinked, "There are rumors that His Highness Bai Xuan may inherit the throne, do you think this is a possibility?"

"His Highness is not interested in the throne. Carres lowered his voice, not knowing what to say.

"He probably knew he didn't have any hope. Zhuo Li raised her head, "Have you considered returning to the royal capital?"

"Return to the royal capital?" Cares looked at her, "I have no intention of doing so, and now Your Highness is in need of manpower the most, and I can't leave without an order." ”

"If you want, I can figure out a way to appoint the issue. Zhuo Li also looked directly at him.

"Zhuoli, we haven't seen each other for a long time, are you here to talk about this?" Karles was a little confused.

"Carres. Zhuo Li was silent for a while, "You need to have a better future before we can be together." ”

"I don't think that returning to the royal capital will have a better development, the current situation in the royal capital is not stable, and following His Royal Highness Bai Xuan is promising, and the current special status of Ember City will be an opportunity for His Highness to rise. ”

"It will also be his chance to destroy. Zhuo Li sighed, "Judging from his previous performance, his chances are infinitely close to zero. ”

Carres fell silent, he didn't know how to refute it, just looking at the past words, it was.

But now it's completely different, but it's hard to explain, and people may not believe it if they explain it.

"I will not leave Your Highness. "I'll always follow him." ”

It was his choice.

"I respect your choice. After a moment of silence, Zhuo Li said softly.

"I'm sorry, Zhuoli. "But trust me, my heart for you will never change." ”

"I know. Zhuoli lowered her gaze, "But Kareth, if this continues, we won't have a chance." ”

"I don't think so. Carres stared steadfastly.

"You don't understand......" she muttered.

"What?" said a sense of foreboding rose in Kares's heart.

"We are no longer a world person. She said with some difficulty, but she still bravely looked him in the eye, "We live in two worlds, do different things, deal with different people, my father is about to become the lord of Sword Spine City, and Ember City is now the target of everyone. ”

"We're not the same again. She slowly closed her eyes, something dripping from the corners of her eyes.

Karles looked at her in a daze, like falling into an ice cave.

Two worlds, she's right.

There was a long silence.

Zori stood up, and she walked up to Careth, bowed her head and kissed him lightly on the forehead, before walking out of the room.

Carres sat still, wondering how long it had been before he sensed that she had already left.

He picked up something on the table, which was a rough-polished heart-shaped moonstone that he had given her as a child.

It turns out that she knew that this would be the end.

Kareth held the stone tightly in his hand and closed his eyes, blood slowly spilling from his palm.