Chapter 1: Midnight Dreams

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"Alex, what are you? Does it matter? "Lin Kai. BΓ©shatou and Attiria both asked with concern, and even Emily gave me a concerned look.

"I don't care, it's just a little out of strength, I'll be fine after a while." I replied with a reluctant smile.

Lin Kai also came to help me and whispered in my ear: "Alec, your outstanding performance has made me more confident in the success of the plan!" ”

"It turns out that it is also the ......end of the crossbow," Aruton said to me with a pale, "His Excellency the Earl's sword skills are indeed worthy of his reputation, and he was able to defeat Peges, one of the top ten swordsmen in the imperial capital, although the victory was a little reluctant. ”

"Yes, very lucky." I replied unconcernedly, in fact, all my fatigue was faked, and I had no intention of revealing all my strength at this time. Of course, the main purpose of pretending to be extremely sleepy was to discourage Aruton from being a threat to me, thinking that I was not enough to be a threat to him. In fact, even if the "Ultimate Sword Master" Ka Miao wants to win, I will have to pay the price, and a mere Pegeus is not in my eyes.

Back in the banquet hall, after everyone was seated one after another, after a while, the baptism of little Ferdinand was about to begin.

Etiria himself went to the common room and summoned the Archbishop of the Gods, Mr. Banderas, to the stage, and then brought Ferdinand Jr. to Banderas.

"Everyone, be quiet, the baptism of Archduke Ferdinand is about to begin."

After the master of ceremonies was announced, the entire banquet hall fell silent. I suddenly thought of an unrelated thing: the status of the royal husband is really not valued, even his son's title is three levels higher than that of his father, it can be seen that the royal family of Ferratis has never regarded the unrelated colt as their own, Lin Kai has stepped into the upper echelon of the imperial nobility because of his marriage to Ettiria, but over the years, has he gotten what he wants? Was he really happy?

Banderas was of medium stature, in his fifties, with a kind eyebrow and a thin body wrapped in a wide silver robe of the gods, and an artist's elegance.

He poured the branches of the horse chestnut tree with holy water and sprinkled it lightly on Ferdinand seven times, then put a brown beaded rope on the wrist of Ferdinand's right hand, and recited a long list of ancient words representing blessings, which were said to be the special language in which the clergy of the Cult of the Gods communicated with the gods. Beshatu! ”

The baptism ceremony is quite simple, but the dinner is extremely long, and the ceremony is followed by elaborate rituals among relatives and a lavish ball. Aruton felt gloomy and no interest in staying because his men had lost to me in the competition, so he hurried away after toasting.

I had no interest in attending the ball, and I was afraid of neglecting my master when I retired, so I leaned on the pillar in front of the windowsill with my glass in my hand and watched the glitzy beings, enjoying myself.

At this time, Archbishop Banderas came to me.

"Hello, Your Majesty the Holy King!" It's like a whisper that clearly reaches my eardrums.

I couldn't help but look at this clergyman with the name of a great painter with a little surprise, my title of "Holy King" has not been circulated in the human world, so I can't help but be surprised by the well-informed news of the Cult of the Gods.

"King of all peoples, you don't have to be wary of me, I am not your enemy. My colleague, Archbishop Blanco, had a relationship with you. Banderas saw through my defensive gaze, squirmed his lips, and spoke in a small voice that no one else could hear.

"Hello, Your Excellency!" I smiled and said hello, also remembering the silver-robed archbishop of the Cult of the Gods, Blanco, who held my coronation. Fernando once said to me - "Young Meinster, young king!" His Holiness expects a lot from you! I couldn't help but light up, as if I had grasped the entity in the mist.

"I have heard that His Excellency the Earl works in art and paints well, and I also have a special affection for this, and I hope to be able to get close to His Excellency the Earl and ask for advice." Banderas suddenly said loudly.

"I can only graffiti, but the archbishop is a real master, how dare I get an axe in front of Your Excellency? However, thanks to the Archbishop's refusal to give up, I am willing to ask the Archbishop for much help. I laughed too.

"That's the best, painting meets bosom friends, like making good friends, I really gained a lot tonight! From now on, I won't be lonely in the emperor! Banderas said happily, "I have come across a work by Dumini, but I have never been able to distinguish whether it is genuine or genuine, so how about asking His Excellency the Count to come to my abode another day and examine it for me?" ”

"Okay, it's a word, I'll make a special trip to visit another day! It is rumored that the archbishop has a large collection, and that the archbishop's own paintings are among the finest in the world, and I have long coveted it, and now I can't wait. In particular, there are rare works by the master Du Mini, which makes me even more excited. Du Mini, a genius painter of the empire a hundred years ago, worked in an extremely varied style throughout his life, with enthusiasm and unrestrainedness in the early days, exploration and change in the middle period, and mysticism in the late period, which was obscure, so it is no wonder that the archbishop had difficulty distinguishing the authenticity from the false. ”

I had a good conversation with Banderas, and at the banquet we staged a scene in which we painted our friends, and although it was eye-catching, it did not arouse suspicion.

It wasn't until Banderas was invited by Etiria to speak with her relatives that I became a happy loner.

"The majestic Earl, would you like to dance with the little girl?"

With a sweet voice, I looked up and saw the charming Princess Emily.

"Based on my comments, Her Royal Highness the Princess should know that I will not refuse the request of a beautiful woman." I chuckled and took Emily's little hand and walked to the dance floor.

After a cheerful dance music, it is a romantic and sultry personal dance. Princess Emily snuggled up in my arms, her face flushed and her breath short, causing me to reverie. And the posture of our handsome men and women has also become the focus of the banquet.

At the end of the song, I kissed Emily on the earlobe and whispered, "Emily, one day, you will be my lovely son!" ”

After saying that, he let go of the delicate body of the seventh princess, left the dance floor, complained to the Ettiria and his wife, refused the hospitality of the couple, and strode out of the princess's mansion.

Princess Emily's gaze followed my back until it disappeared, her slender jade hand pressed lightly against her chest, as if trying to soothe the pounding heartbeat.

"What kind of man is this?" Emily's large, moving eyes were filled with bewilderment.

Walking out of the princess's mansion, I glanced back at the door of the princess's mansion, my soft gaze instantly turned cold, and the gentle smile on my face was replaced by heavy frost, I snorted coldly, but said in my heart: I'll play a fun game with you!

At that moment, a carriage came out of the gate and stopped as it passed me.

The curtain lifted, revealing the smiling face of Archbishop Banderas.

"How about giving His Excellency the Earl a ride? Walking alone in the middle of the night, although very poetic, it is inevitably lonely. Walking in a group can also relieve the loneliness of the road. ”

"The archbishop is so gracious, but he is irreverent. It is also an honor for me to ride in the same car with the archbishop! I laughed and boarded the bus.

The carriage started again and galloped away, leaving two long wheel marks on the snowy road in the middle of the night.

Late at night on 5 February, accompanied by Cassta, I secretly infiltrated the camp of the "Silverying" Knights in the north of the city and met with the lieutenants of Lybinglan, General Zolaci and General Joseph.

"The two generals are both close associates in front of General Lida's tent, and they are rare brave generals in the 'Silver Silk' and even the empire. I don't believe I need to explain, the two generals should know what I mean. "I stared at the two highest-ranking generals of the Silver Silk" Knights, except for Li Binglan.

The sturdy General Zolachi and the thin General Joseph carefully examined the half of the tiger talisman I had handed over, and then resolutely said: "Needless to say, the young master, we believe in youβ€”just as General Leigh pinned all his hopes on the young master, and we trust you in the same way!" The King of Meinster is not only famous all over the world, but also the man whom General Leigh willingly entrusts with his life! General Li entrusted his life to the young master, and we also gave our lives to the young master! It is incumbent upon us to rescue General Leigh! The young master can arbitrarily mobilize the 10,000 generals under General Li's seat! They are all loyal and brave warriors who have fought thousands of miles, and they will fully cooperate with the young master! ”

General Joseph sighed and said, "If there is the other half of the Tiger Talisman, it will be easy to do, we can lead a large army into the Imperial Palace and rescue the Libing Army!" Now it can only use a mere 10,000 generals......"

"Don't be discouraged, everyone, please listen to my plan......"

When I explained in detail the planned plan, the two generals were amazed: "Then, the role of the generals is not to fight head-on, but to attract the attention of the enemy?" It works! The young master is really a man of God! No wonder it can make the 70,000 generals of my empire feel cold! ”

General Zolach thought for a moment and said, "I'll carry out the task on the side of the generals!" ”

I hesitated for a moment and said, "General Zuo, please think twice!" The general is an imperial soldier, not a personal subordinate of General Leigh, if he is in charge of it himself, he is a traitor! Moreover, the general is the deputy marshal in the army, and the 'Silver Ying' Knights are inseparable from the general's leadership. ”

Zolachi smiled and said resolutely: "Young master, please rest assured! I had always been a retainer of General Lee before I joined the army, but I later joined the army with General Leigh. Therefore, I can leave the military at any time! And regardless of whether this success is successful or not, my brothers and I have also become rebellious, and I am also determined to abandon my identity as a general, and after rescuing the Li Bing army, I will follow General Li and the young master to conspire for a great cause! As for the affairs of the regiment, it was enough for General Joseph to take care of it. ”

"General Zuo, I want to ...... too"

Joseph said hurriedly, but was stopped by Zolachi waving his hand: "Joseph, your situation is different from mine, your stay is controlled by the military department, and I am completely privately assigned by General Leigh, once you participate in this matter, it represents the rebellion of the entire regiment, and it will implicate the lives of the whole regiment's soldiers." And if I participated, at most it would only represent the rebellion of General Leigh's family, and there would be far fewer people affected and implicated. And there must also be a senior general in the regiment to preside over the military and politics, so you must stay! ”

"I listened to General Zuo's ......" Joseph also suddenly understood the stakes and no longer insisted.

In the military system of the empire, since the family general only obeys the orders of the master, he does not need to bear the responsibility of disobeying military orders, and if he is investigated and punished, he is mainly blamed on the principal, which is very different from the army's rebellion in the severity of the circumstances.

"General Zuo Yuntian Gaoyi, please accept my worship!" I said with emotion.

"Young master, don't do this! General Li is as kind to me as a mountain, and I will do my best for General Li without hesitation! Zolaci said, holding my hand.

I nodded and said awe-inspiringly, "There are two generals here!" It is up to people to plan things, and it is up to heaven to make things happen! Just go according to plan! ”

Author's words: In the past two days, an article called "Aesthetic Magician Forty-One, Liuli Love" appeared on the Internet, not my work, it may be a small joke made by a netizen and me, I was really angry at first, and then I saw that the author of the article took the initiative to clarify, which was both angry and funny. Should I express my anger or gratitude to this friend (who you are or where you originated ^^) for complimenting me on my writing and making some pertinent comments about my writing? Here's the response:

First, you said that my writing is one of the best among the Internet authors, this is a false praise, I dare not be ashamed, as for you said that my style of writing is influenced by Xu Zhimo, Liang Shiqiu and others, so the writing is particularly elegant, this is probably also a misunderstanding, because I am involved in a lot, reading is a whim, and there is no fixed preference, you hold this statement, probably because I read some friends asked how to improve the writing of the advice;

Second, you say that "clumsy" is a bit lifeless. There is a depressing tone throughout the book, and there is no particular climax in the plot. Not to mention the plot twists and turns, twists and turns! It gives a dull feeling. In terms of creating the climax of the plot, the author's skills are even more insufficient. Can't give a shocking feeling! "I'm really sorry for this, I have never intended to write "Beauty" as a tragedy, but it may be too sensational - there is no sorrow of death, how can there be joy in the afterlife, so it gives you a feeling of depression and sadness, and I am really lacking in skills in creating the climax of the plot, which I will deeply reflect, as for the plot there are no peaks and turns, twists and turns, which is not only related to my limited talent, but also related to the characteristics of first-person novels, after all, limited perspectives are not as free and easy to create suspense as omniscient perspectives;

3. You say that "the biggest fatal wound is the lack of creativity!" To take the simplest example, the author's war with strong walls and clear fields can indeed be said to be exemplary, but there is nothing new. From the very beginning, the results were known. It's better to watch him than to watch Yoshiki Tanaka's "Legend of the Galactic Heroes" Battle of Yamliza Battle. "Maybe you're right, I'm really not creative, on the one hand, it's related to the fact that I'm approaching the age of being the best of innovation, and on the other hand, it's related to the fact that I've read this kind of novel quite limitedly. And when I compare myself to Tanaka Okami, of course I can't match itβ€”can I compare? You're smearing it in my face. I'm just a little mustard ^^

Fourth, you say, "His writings, like his people, are permeated with a kind of unsatisfactory melancholy from beginning to end!" So, I think the author is a famous college student, about thirty years old! Now I am probably a teacher or a civil servant in a government agency who has not been raised once in ten years. "Oh, famous college students can barely be counted, as for the ambition, this is a matter of opinion, self-ask has always been, I have maintained a good attitude, in the work is also highly valued by the boss, for the departments of the competition, of course, if you insist on comparison, compared to many people I am really nothing, life is not old to make unrealistic comparisons, at the top of everything can there be a few people? Can these people be satisfied with the status quo? A mountain is still a mountain high, and there is even greater success beyond success...... The key is to see if I can adjust my mentality, recognize my position, and ask myself if I can handle this point better. If it is purely to express a feeling of disappointment or frustration, I am afraid that I will not create the style of the present, but deliberately create a pure joy, so that the characters in the book are purely strong, without any frustration or failure, and there will be no so-called sadness, of course, as I said before, I do not mean to create tragedy, but the laughter that has experienced the baptism of pain is more precious, even if there is sadness, it is also calmβ€”this is the foothold. As for age, I have never been shy about saying that I am nearly thirty years old, and you can guess for yourself as a profession - it is not a census, and it becomes hypocritical to talk too much ^^

Finally, if this friend wants to write it, he can write a new one himself, or he can mark it as a "Beauty" fan, so it's better not to make too many jokes.

At dusk on February 8th, when a light snow fell, I climbed alone to the Mochizuki Pavilion in the western suburbs and saw the beautiful figure that was both familiar and lifelike.

"Her Royal Highness the princess sent a letter to me and asked me to come here, what are your orders?" I said with a blank expression.

"Alex......" Kalisa turned to face me, calling my name softly.

"If Your Highness has no orders, forgive me for retiring. You and I are of different identities today, and meeting alone will only provoke criticism. ”

"Alex, do you still hate me?" There's a wordless sadness on her face and eyes.

"Your Royal Highness the Princess, did you ask me to meet just to ask this question?" I didn't have a lot of excitement on my face.

"I don't blame you for your reluctance to answer, Alee, I know you have always resented me in your heart...... If not, why have you avoided me since you entered the imperial capital? Nevertheless, I ...... I still want to meet you...... Otherwise, my heart will not be able to let go......" said Kalisa sadly.

"If you don't see each other, you and I can't change anything when we meet at this time, but it will only complicate things, it's useless to see each other, so why reluctantly meet?" I said in a softened tone.

"Alee, you're still so sensible, if you hadn't cared too much about me in the first place, I wouldn't have ......" Kalisa's voice began to choke.

"Is it fair for you to say that, Kalisa?" I smiled wryly.

"It was me who was wrong, I was wrong in the first place...... I thought I could not care about you, I thought I ...... Was that the man I met in the courtyard of my house that day you? Kalisa said with a sad expression.

I nodded and said, "After all, the past is in the past, who is right and who is wrong?" ”

After a moment of silence, Kalisa said, "Alex, if you can, leave and don't stay in the imperial capital anymore......"

"No way, I'm not leaving...... In the imperial capital, I have too many unfinished business. I shook my head.

"Is it for the sake of Libinglan? Would you also make such a sacrifice for the sake of a woman? Even if it costs your life? There was a deep resentment in Kalisa's eyes.

"Yes, not only Li Binglan, but as long as it is a woman next to me, I will do it...... I love the country, and I love the beauty even more...... You've had that before. I replied firmly, with a tenderness in my eyes that did not belong to Kalisa.

"Is that so......" Kalisa seemed to say to herself, as if to ask me rhetorically. The noble princess of the empire never seemed to have achieved the happiness she longed for.

"Your Royal Highness, I'm leaving. Everything is precious. We won't see each other alone again. I stopped being nostalgic and turned to walk down the stairs.

"Alex, let's go...... Leaving the imperial capital, the sky is high and the birds ......will fly," Kalisa whispered.

"Kalisa, I don't hate you, I really don't hate you. Because of your words, I forgive you for everything in the past...... Even if it's going to happen today, I don't blame you! I hope you don't cling to the past, and when love is a thing of the past, let the feelings of the past become a dusty memory...... If you insist on blowing away the dust on it and opening the yellowed calendar, you will only find a little helplessness...... "I stopped, said softly, and walked away again.

"Someone once said that the farthest distance in the world is not life and death, but I stand in front of you, but I don't know ...... But I don't know, I love you...... Alec, I'm sorry...... I'm sorry for you......"

Behind me, there was a poignant, painful and low-sobbing confession of Kalisa, and the sad words, sobbing voices, and staccato words drifted in the wind and snow, like a sad song from a midnight dream, haunting my heart for a long time.

I went down to the foot of the mountain and said coldly to the jungle on both sides of the mountain road, "Come out, I believe you have been waiting for me for a long time!" ”

Dozens of figures rushed out, followed by dozens of bright sword lights and sword shadows towards me!

I let out a long roar, and "Weiming" swayed out like lightning and thunder, and with the brilliant red light with boundless murderous aura, I rushed into the crowd fiercely!

The figure was divided and merged, and the sword light of the "unnamed" rushed wrongly, and then swirled, with the blazing flames and the sword blade piercing the clouds, ruthlessly tearing the human body, splitting muscles, cutting bones, drinking blood, and shattering the enemy's internal organs......

By the time I stopped, the sides of the forest road had become a living purgatory, with severed limbs and stumps scattered all over the ground, bloody to my nose. Two terrible groans of the dying were heard, and there was a dead silence in the room, with not a single intact corpse.

The relentless killing began and ended quickly.

I snorted coldly at the killer's corpse: "The light of the cocoon fire dares to compete with the bright moon!" ”

At this moment, the figures of Van and Casta stepped out of the forest, and Van exclaimed, "Oh my God, what kind of sword skills are you?" The sword makes the sword move like the sky and the earth cracking, the rainbow runs through the sun, the momentum is like a thunderbolt, and I am invincible! And it's so beautiful that it's palpitating, it's so beautiful that it's thrilling! This is simply a swordsmanship to fight and kill the enemy in the midst of thousands of troops! We didn't even get a chance to intervene! ”

"Okay, Van, I came out of the battlefield, and my sword skills naturally depend on the war spirit! You use your magic to refine these corpses, I don't want to leave any traces. I said lightly.

After Van used magic to destroy the corpse, he said with emotion: "I can't imagine that Kalisa will really plot against you, we grew up together, and we used to be ......"

"Van, don't blame her, they have different positions...... Moreover, once a woman gets married, she will completely change her mind, and her whole mind will be on her husband...... Kalisa is good, and will remind me......" I said lightly, "the enemy will do everything to get rid of me, indicating that the situation in the imperial capital will enter the white heat...... The Rouge Killers are really my nightmare, this tumor attached to my limbs will produce lesions if they are not completely removed. ”

A faint sentence has invisibly decided the survival of the Rouge Killer Group.

That night, I didn't sleep well, my mind was touched by some strange vision, and I suddenly woke up in the middle of the night, and found that my surroundings were shrouded in a realistic atmosphere, and a biting cold current flowed slowly in the room, hazy and shadowy, as if I was in a completely biologically isolated environment. I looked at Gartha Ruri and Vivien beside me, and they didn't seem to be affected in any way, as if they were still sleeping soundly, dreaming sweetly.

I felt the trembling of my heart grow stronger, my heart rhythm intensified unnaturally, a thin cold sweat broke out on my forehead and palms, and I suddenly noticed a looming figure outside the curtain.

I moved slowly, reached out and touched the "unnamed" beside the bed, and then bounced up like lightning, leaping, the long sword flashed with my body, silently but as fast as thunder!

The figure disappeared, dodging my blow, and appeared on my right side.

Just as I was about to whirl out my sword, the man whispered, "Wait! ”

The rhythmic sound of music easily dissipated my murderous aura. I also saw the person clearly at this time, and couldn't help but exclaim: "Ka Miao, it's you?!" Why are you here? ”

"Disturbing late at night, I came here for something important."

There was a strange smile on the corner of Ka Miao's mouth, and her beautiful body was like a qualitative existence, and she flashed to my side, gently holding up my face with the palm of her right hand, and blew in my ear: "You are such a lovely man!" ”

I was thinking about what he was saying and was stunned by his strange behavior, when Ka Miao kissed me on the lips.

I can't imagine that I will be despised by a man one day! I angrily pushed Ka Miao away, took a few steps back, like an angry lion, pointed my sword at Ka Miao's body, and said, "I don't have a good sleeve! Say what you mean! ”

"Hee-hee, what a funny man! I'm both beautiful and masculine. Moreover, I am no worse than the women around you, and I can give you the same things that they can give you, and no more. Ka Miao's face showed an extremely rich and unusually ambiguous expression, and she stretched out her slender, flawless, white index finger like a woman and gently pressed it against the corner of her lips.

I shook my long sword and said coldly, "Say! Say why you're here! Otherwise, Hugh blames me for being ruthless under the sword! ”

"You really don't understand the amorous feelings, in fact, men are also good...... Well, I'm not going to tease youβ€”it's a pity, though it's a pity, my little man! Ka Miao smiled lightly, with a charming and dreamlike expression on her face, even more moving than a woman, "I am here to take something from you. ”

On February 10, 1894, the Imperial Palace finally announced the date of the wedding of the Second Prince of Aruton and the Grand Duke of Lybinglan:

"The Second Prince of the Holy Phratis Empire, Arutun. On the night of February 26, 1894, the Holy Lun calendar, Ferratis, the Grand Commander of the Imperial 'Silver Silk' Order, the Grand General and Grand Duke of the Imperial Palace, were officially married. ”

The tide of the century at the end of the 19th century in the Saint-Lun calendar finally swept the entire continent of Saint-Lun through a world-renowned wedding, which swept from Proust, the imperial capital of the Faratis Empire. This long-brewing storm, once it begins, will be like a devastating force, and there is no force in the world that can stop it. The troubled days and the winds of the great times have inadvertently blown around the world.

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