Anthony chatted and drank with two generations of Hilton owners like nothing happened.

Silvio and his son, on the other hand, were a little restless, distracted.

I don't know how long it took, but the two of them who felt like a year heard a squeak behind them, and someone pushed the door in.

The two of them looked up, and Anthony on the side also looked back.

The gray-haired old duke walked in front, followed by Princess Arlinna.

Her face was a little pale, and the sad look on her face was even heavier.

It's just that the eyes are firm and unwavering. It's like having made some kind of determination, or made some kind of decision, and the whole person feels relaxed.

Even if he didn't have to keep his mind watching, Anthony could guess a little bit of the outcome.

He stood up and saluted the old duke.

"I'm sorry, Lord Duke. We were a little tired and needed to go down to rest, and we were out of company. ”

The old duke was stunned for a moment, and then nodded: "Okay." ”

Anthony nodded to Silvio and Owen and his son, and then helped a somewhat lost Yalina to retreat.

The old duke's room was not far away, and after a short walk, Anthony helped Arina back to her room.

The girl sat down on the edge of the bed, staring blankly at the man she had entrusted her life.

"Anthony, I just saw my brother. My younger brother Andrey, now the king of the Empire. ”

"I know." Anthony couldn't help but feel a pain in his heart when he looked at her.

"He apologized to me, made amends, and wept bitterly. I...... I let him go......"

Arina muttered, as if talking to herself.

"I know." Anthony gently wrapped his arms around her and whispered comfort.

"Andrei is my younger brother, the younger brother of my mother's compatriots. I can't do it...... But...... But his father is his ......"

The girl's voice choked, and tears dripped down like pearls.

Anthony pulled her into his arms and gently patted the girl on the back.

"Don't be sad, His Majesty the King will definitely support your decision in the spirit of heaven."

Arlina sobbed in his arms, her voice staccato and her voice staccato.

Anthony ...... I'm too soft-hearted...... Did you do something wrong...... I'm sorry for your trouble......"

Anthony's arms firmly and forcefully wrapped around the girl's weak body, and his voice was strong.

"There is no right or wrong in this matter! Or rather, as long as you think it's right, it's right! ”

"As for trouble, now I am not afraid or even able to ignore such so-called trouble."

"So, as long as you feel comfortable in your heart, that's the right choice."

Anthony's voice is not loud, but it seems to be the will of heaven and earth, and it is terrifying.

……

Anthony and a group of seven people rested at Huaishui Pass for a while, and then quietly left Huaishui Pass under the farewell of a few close people such as the old duke, without alarming other soldiers and civilians in the pass.

And on this day, an earth-shaking event occurred in the country of the glorious empire.

His Majesty King Andrei announces his abdication!

The whole country is in an uproar!

The king's ascension to the throne a decade ago has been fraught with controversy.

It has always been rumored that he is jealous of Anthony, the imperial general who is in the ascendancy, and is worried that he will be robbed of the throne. So he did not hesitate to collude with the Holy See of Light, kill his biological father, and kidnap his sister Princess Arina in an attempt to coerce Anthony into submission.

In the end, Anthony showed great power and slashed everyone in the Holy See of Light. From the Pope downwards, almost all the troops have been wiped out.

Although due to the direct intervention of the God of Light, Anthony was still defeated in the end. But for Prince Andrei, the initiator, the result was not perfect.

Standing like a mountain, although the breathless general Anthony left, and Prince Andre finally ascended to the coveted throne, Tang Fengjun, the strongest armed force of the Brilliant Empire, did not listen to him.

Without the strong suppression of the army, the six major provinces of the empire went their own way, and they didn't even disobey the yang and yin for the new king, and they almost ignored it.

The decree signed and issued by King Andre immediately became a piece of waste paper as soon as it left the imperial capital area, and no one paid attention to it at all.

If it weren't for the fact that the old Duke of Edinburgh, Mattsias, remembered that André was the only male of the old king, he expressed almost minimal support. The helmsmen of the other provinces took a wait-and-see attitude, waiting for the return of Anthony the strong. The dragon chair under Andre's ass has long been unstable.

But what's the point of such a king?

In terms of prestige and authority, the current King Andrei is far inferior to the previous Prince Andrei.

And I have to be afraid, I don't know when Anthony, the strongest man in the world, will come back and chop him into minced meat.

Sitting on the lonely dragon chair, the new king looked at the ministers below with different thoughts, and regret flashed in his heart many times.

It's a pity that some things are done, and there is no possibility of starting over.

By the time the news of Anthony's reappearance came, the nominal king was finally cornered.

Abdicating and begging for forgiveness was the only way King André could think of to survive.

He should be glad that Anthony's powers were so great that his own sister, Princess Arlina, didn't die. Otherwise, Anthony, who has no ties to worry about, will definitely not leave him any way to live.

……

"Andrei abdicated, and the Alexandra royal family was tantamount to announcing its dissolution. The provinces took care of themselves, and the glorious empire vanished. The empire that my father and my ancestors had worked so hard to build was destroyed by me. Am I doing something wrong? ”

Arlina's eyes are misty, her face struggling with pain.

Anthony patted her on the shoulder and comforted:

"I'm sure the old king won't blame you. Besides, if our next plan fails, and the two worlds of man and god are completely merged, there will be no room for a glorious empire on this earth at that time. And if we succeed, it will not be easy to rebuild a powerful and prosperous empire. ”

This was said in a bold manner, and Arina was inspired by it, and her face finally looked better.

As they spoke, the group drove their horses around the col and immediately saw a small village in front of them.

That was the destination of their trip, leaving the village.

The village is a bit old, and the houses are built like they were when Anthony left more than a decade ago.

Looking from the entrance of the village, there is not a single pedestrian on the road. There was a dead silence in the village, as if everyone had left.

Sou~

A sharp arrow pierced the sky, with a fierce aura, and shot at Anthony and the others.

At this moment, Anthony was in a trance, and his heart was full of emotion.

How familiar the scene was in front of me.

Everything is like going back to more than ten years ago, when he first came to Licun, and he was greeted by an arrow at that time.

The only difference was that the arrow did not shoot at Anthony, but went straight to the Elven King.

With a soft click, the sharp arrow hit the elf king's left shoulder, and entered the flesh for three points, and the blood flowed when it landed, and the injury was not light.

Yes!

Daniel and the other companions around him all snorted softly, completely unable to believe their eyes.

They never imagined that such an ordinary arrow, which had probably just crossed the threshold level of a professional, could actually hurt the saint-level powerhouse Elf King.