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When approaching the royal city, it actually rained, which was a rare happy event in several years. Romance debuts

Vanessa wore the crown.

The bridgehead emerged in the torrential rain, like two tall ghosts, and as they approached, the yin qi gradually condensed and took shape.

There are two stone castles in Mianlong, which are separated on both sides of the Sleeping Lion River, like mirrors mirrored in pairs, connected by a huge stone arch bridge in the middle. In the center of the bridge is the Weihe Tower, under which the turbulent river flows. Moats were dug around the perimeter of the walls on both banks, turning the two castles into islands. At this time, the precipitation turned the moat into a long lake.

Through the rain, Vanessa found thousands of soldiers encamped under the eastern city on the other side of the river, and the flags hanging outside the tents were soaked with water and set up on poles, like many drowning cats, unable to see the colors and patterns. All she knew was that most of the flags were gray, and in fact, the whole world seemed to have turned gray since she left the royal city.

The first thing that happened was the clash between the Imperial Guards and the Selangor Guard. In terms of numbers, the imperial guards overwhelmingly occupied the upper hand, but fortunately, whenever Xue Lanwei couldn't resist, there were always some feather arrows shot from nowhere to help them tide over the difficulties, so Xue Lanwei still holds the control of the palace fortress. After the siege of the temple, Vanessa's Xue Lanwei got the news as soon as possible, and quickly took control of all the entrances and exits of the palace, and took the important ministers in the palace as hostages, so that the imperial guards did not dare to make up their minds to attack. They were also just as the queen thought, and they never took a step forward.

That's what Vanessa looked like when she showed up.

"Good." Vanessa hugged Reina and patted him on the shoulder, "Now I'm going to see what Terrence will do." ”

"But he still has your parents." Miskey, Meese said, "I'm sorry I couldn't figure out a way to get them out." ”

"There's no need for that. I gave Koeman the task of rescuing my parents, and if he didn't get his way, at least I didn't let them down. Vanessa said as she walked towards the council hall, "Push the ministers up the battlements, and every hour if Terrence wants to capture the royal city." ”

"But you'll annoy everyone in the Flame Country!" Reina persuaded.

"As long as I finally take the throne." Vanessa doesn't stop, "History is always written by the winning side. When the time comes, I can say that Terrence drove them to a dead end, and they voluntarily gave up their lives; Or simply pushed down by him. Feeling that the throne was close at hand, Vanessa couldn't help but feel a little anxious.

They bypassed the rockery, entered the palace, and came to the Long Night Hall, where Xue Lanwei pushed open the door for the queen. The ancient gate creaked apart, and Vanessa looked up and gasped—there was already a man sitting on the throne.

It was the Flame King in military uniform, Terrence.

He wore the full armor of his expedition: white scale armor with fine gold thread, a high-topped golden flame helmet, knee pads, throat guards, handguards, and boots all glittering iron armor, and a heavy wool cloak adorned with gold buckles. His helmet had his mask stripped of it, revealing a grim face—but what a face!

There is a world of difference between his appearance and before departure! The originally handsome body is now bent and deformed like a vulture, the smooth and soft golden curls have turned into a bald head, and the top of the head is covered with age spots; The long pink neck is long on the bony shoulders, and the skin of the emaciated chin hangs loosely; The original huge and enthusiastic eyes were now faintly covered with haze, and the only thing that did not change was the unchanged smile on his face, and Vanessa could only recognize her husband from this smile.

"You're back at last, my queen." Terrence raised his right hand, oh my god, his muscular, strong, hands were now as thin as wood, like a handful of straw that could fall at any moment.

"Terrence? My king? Vanessa tried to ask, and hesitantly stepped forward, where several Freeman guards stood at one end of the hall, cloaked in scarlet cloaks and half-helmets with fire stripes. In the gallery of courtiers, important ministers gathered around the majestic oak and bronze gates, as if waiting for the king's new orders. How did they get in? Vanessa looked back at her questioning Sharanwei, only to find that Reina had become invisible, while Meese had a stern expression and a wary gaze at Terrence on his seat, ready to attack magically.

"It's me, don't be afraid, dear." Terrence said weakly.

Vanessa came to him and didn't touch his outstretched hand, "What's wrong with you?" What happened? ”

Terrence did not answer the queen's words, but with trembling hands pulled out several things from under his armor, which were a nude statue cast in bronze, a block of uranium iron, a feather of gold, and a barrel encrusted with precious stones. Vanessa's eyes widened, they represented the four major free trade city-states, Scambray, Haken Island, Fort Duke of Windsor, and the city-state of ale. "You've conquered them all?" Vanessa asked in the same trembling voice.

Terrence nodded, an old voice coming out of his mouth, "Not only them, but also Creon of the Land of the Wine Valley, Nadax, the new leader of the Sand Riding Country, and Camilla of the Land of the Mountains?" Hill-" Before he could finish speaking, a violent cough like a storm interrupted his words, and Terrence was now an early display of the old version compared to half a year ago.

"What are you going to say? What the hell is wrong with you? Vanessa looked at her husband warily, and she didn't even dare to pat him on the back to ease his horrible cough. She looked up and asked her archmagician, but Meese replied with the same confusion, he didn't know what had happened to Terrence.

"My dear, like you, I think of a qiē too simply." Terrence smiled bitterly, "I wish I could wipe out Olops as soon as possible, but I used forbidden magic without permission, and as a result, I was eaten by magic and became what I am now." ”

Vanessa couldn't believe her ears, there was such magic in the world, magic that could help people realize their ambitions to conquer the world?!

"I thought that the sooner I unified the whole realm, the sooner I could break that damned prophecy," Terrence said weakly, "but I was wrong, the prophecy could not be broken, and even if I killed that prophet, it would be a nightmare for the rest of my life." ”