Chapter 229: The Little King
In fact, it was not only Jiang Jingwen who was the only one, but the rest of the teammates also cast suspicious glances, including Zhao Yu, who was walking last.
Zhao Yu hadn't spoken before, but his ears hadn't left the team for a moment. He pricked up his ears and listened to every word from his teammates. Unfortunately, he couldn't understand what they were talking about.
Helpless, Zhao Yu could only continue to walk in a vicious circle at the end.
"It's nothing!" Shen Mengting directly replied with such a sentence of 'covering the coffin board', almost vetoing Jiang Jingwen's continued questioning.
Jiang Jingwen naturally chose to keep silent with interest. It's just that she still wants to care for her sister Mengting a little with palpitations.
"Sister Mengting, are you okay?"
"Huh?" Shen Mengting seemed a little surprised. She opened her mouth slightly at Jiang Jingwen. After a long time, after exhaling, she shook her head abruptly, "I'm fine! What can I do?"
At this time, Shen Jun's voice sounded again. The male swordsman seemed to have been asking questions, and he didn't mean to stop for a while.
"I have one more question!"
"Oh, Shen Jun, what do you mean today? I've been asking here and there. Qian Hao couldn't help but have an accusation.
"Didn't I say it, there are some things that must be asked, this is related to our safety after entering Kiyose City!"
"Yes, he's right! So, if you have any questions now, hurry up. lest you encounter an accident after entering Qingse City in the future!" Shen Mengting said calmly.
Everyone's eyes were all focused on Shen Mengting, this woman was still riding a horse so calmly, without a little panic.
"Okay! In that case, then I'll be bold enough to ask! You just said that you have almost no status in Kiyose City! But...... But I don't understand that. You are Shen Haiteng's daughter, and you seem to be ...... It's Yang Jiening's ......" Shen Jun involuntarily turned his face to Qian Hao next to him. Now the position that Qian Hao is riding seems to be a little behind Shen Jun.
"Goddaughter!" Qian Hao seemed to remind him.
But what she didn't expect was that Shen Mengting suddenly turned around. There was also a hint of complaint in her eyes, "Hey, Qian Hao, what are you talking nonsense?"
"What's wrong?
"When did I become Uncle Yang Jiening's goddaughter?"
"Ah, isn't it my goddaughter?" Qian Hao's eyes blinked dryly.
"My relationship with Uncle Yang Jiening is not as vulgar as 'goddaughter'. He was my father's best friend. At the same time, he is also the person I respect the most in my life. So, please don't use some vulgar comments to describe my relationship with him!, okay?" Although Shen Mengting's tone was gentle, there was a lot of blood in it. It seems that there is still a lot of blood between her teeth.
Seeing this, Qian Hao couldn't help but tremble. However, he cried out in his heart, 'What vulgar is not vulgar!' Isn't your relationship with that old magician to outsiders like a godfather and a goddaughter?'
Shen Mengting seemed to see through Qian Hao's thoughts, and she hurriedly added, "Although Uncle Yang Jiening did recognize me as a goddaughter, our relationship is far from being as simple as it seems. In short, people like you can't understand it!"
"Oh!okay!Okay!I can't understand!" Qian Hao stretched out his hands helplessly, "I can't understand!
"Wait! I'm even more confused in this way!" Shen Jun's sudden voice made everyone present focus their eyes, "No matter what your relationship is with that Yang Jiening." But...... But......" He seemed to hesitate. But the words circled in the end, and in the end, they were forcibly spewed out by him, "But since you have the blessing of Shen Haiteng and Yang Jiening, two legendary figures, how can you have no status in Qingse City?"
"Logically speaking, you're supposed to be the kind of person who responds to every call, right?"
Regarding Shen Jun's remarks, Shen Mengting shrugged her shoulders and chuckled, "Heh! It seems that you still don't understand the power of those compromise factions in Qingse City!"
"This ......"
"My father, as well as Uncle Yang Jiening, were attacked so much when he was alive. What's more, they've all already gone!" Speaking of this, Shen Mengting's tone actually revealed a trace of sadness.
"Ahh......h So ......"
"So now she has no power! she just wants to express this!" Qian Hao shook his head helplessly on the side.
"Qian Hao is right! So everything in the future must be won by our own efforts!"
"That's it!" Shen Jun nodded as if he didn't understand. He also got an 'um' out of it for a long time.
Shen Mengting has already told all the predicaments they are currently facing. As for whether she can overcome it later, to be honest, she herself is not sure.
"That's right, I'm just thinking! Since you have had a friendship with that little king when you were a child, can we find a breakthrough in him?" Shen Jun asked again.
Shen Mengting tilted her head and thought for a while, "I understand what you mean." Actually, I don't need you to talk about it, I will naturally go to find that breakthrough. That's what I planned!"
Speaking in an orderly manner, it was like she was maneuvering her horse at a constant pace.
"Your plan?"
"Didn't I already say it, when I got into the city, I would go to the king myself and make it all clear. I hope to get the king to move, and then he will approve it to resist the Sauron Empire!"
Shen Mengting's plan is exactly this. Only by convincing the king can the compromisers be completely suppressed. Otherwise, I don't know where this letter will be dropped, and someone will drop it and take it away. After all, there are many spies of the Sauron Empire in Kiyose City.
"What are the odds?"
Shen Jun's question made everyone's hearts tangled again, and everyone cast their eyes on Shen Mengting.
"It's hard to say whether the odds are big or not!, but I'm still confident that the king will believe what I say!" Shen Mengting smiled as she spoke, "I have indeed known him since I was a child, and I believe he also trusts me very much!"
"Well, you do have a good relationship with him!" Qian Hao added cautiously.
"I don't dare to say whether the relationship is good or not! But I have always believed that the king must trust me compared to those compromisers!"
"Ah, you're so confident!"
"Of course! The friendship between Sister Mengting and the little king of Wei Tianwen is not something that other people can understand!" Jiang Jingwen said coldly.
But soon, she realized that she seemed to be saying something. In an instant, she hurriedly covered her mouth.
"Jingwen, you don't have to hide it like this! I never intended to hide anything from my companions!" Shen Mengting slowly straightened her waist.
"Oh, you told us not to inquire about your relationship with the king. But ah...... Alas, that's actually quite difficult. After all, our bargaining chip is whether the king can trust you!So, what kind of bond do you have with him, that's really, very important!" Shen Jun shifted his gaze in other directions, he deliberately did not have any contact with Shen Mengting's body, so that he didn't have to worry about his strange gaze later.
And Qian Hao pricked up his ears and listened carefully, he had an almost paranoid curiosity about the relationship between Shen Mengting and the king. Of course, he should be afraid that hearing something will hurt his inner message, so he is still a little conflicted, thinking about whether it is better to listen or not.
"I've made it very clear before. If you think I'm hiding something from you, then I can't help it!" Shen Mengting didn't look back, she just straightened her waist even higher.
"Oh! that's right!" Shen Jun continued to look away nonchalantly.
"I have known the current king since childhood. As you think, my father has a good relationship with his father, so by the way, the relationship between the two juniors is also good. Later, as we grew older, our goals in life went in different directions, which led to less communication between us. That's it! We don't have anything to do with anything else! You don't have to think about anything else!"
"Ahh
"It doesn't mean that!"
Qian Hao breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. But in order to hide his comforting movements, he hurriedly added a sentence, "But then again! Speaking of that little king, I really have an inexplicable curiosity!"
"What's the matter?Qian Hao, are you interested in him?" Shen Jun turned his head, finally no longer flickering his gaze around.
"Of course I'm interested in him! Don't you forget!" Qian Hao suddenly began to shake his raised index finger, "How can he say that he is also the king of our Saran Kingdom! Since he is the king, it is equivalent to holding the great power of the state! So you say! How can I not be interested in him!"
Of course, the reason why Qian Hao was interested in the king was that this person held a lot of wealth that ordinary people could not grasp. If you can get close to the king by this, won't you be able to enjoy all the glory and wealth?
Thinking of this, Qian Hao actually laughed out loud.
"Qian Hao, if you want to understand the king, don't you want to use this to get in touch with supreme power and money?" Shen Jun seemed to see through his brother's thoughts.
Qian Hao immediately showed an embarrassed look.
"Qian Hao! You don't have to think about it. I know him very well, he is not a leader who likes to bend the law for personal gain!" Shen Mengting rushed in the direction of Qian Hao behind him, and quickly moved the two dark eyes.
"Oh yo! you really know him!" Shen Jun couldn't help but sarcastically.
But it didn't take long for him to understand a little bit, Shen Mengting knew the king normally, didn't the two of them know each other when they were young?
Besides, Shen Jun didn't know if Shen Mengting had something to hide. Because if the two of them grew up together, there doesn't seem to be anything inconsistent. Of course, if you add another adjective of childhood sweethearts, is it more appropriate?
Shen Jun didn't dare to continue thinking about the next thing.
"I don't dare to say I know him. After all, he is a high king!, however, I am sure and confident that Wei Tianwen, the king of our Saran Kingdom, is a wise monarch who can make us live a good life!" Shen Mengting said with confidence.
At this time, some fragments of getting along with the king also appeared from Shen Mengting's mind.
"I was born as a king, and I have decided not to allow other nations to be unbridled on our land, even if the main race of this country is also human!" these were the words of the king when he was fifteen years old. Shen Mengting was very impressed by this, and she knew that this king would one day lead them to resist the Sauron Empire.
"Well, since you, who grew up with him, can say that!, then I don't doubt anything anymore!" Shen Jun's mouth was pursed, and he was still blowing mischievously out of thin air.
"Shen Jun, you have to remember, I just said that I have known him since childhood, and I never said that I grew up with him. I hope you can learn your Chinese vocabulary more clearly!" Shen Mengting's breath was suppressed, and there was already a bit of anger in her straight face.
Shen Jun immediately closed his mouth when he saw this. Once upon a time, he never imagined that he would be so subservient to a woman.
"But then again, the little king......" Qian Hao's mouth moved, but his face was a little frozen and cold, "Hmm...... I heard that his personality seems to be quite weak, and he is often bullied by several regents!"
"Qian Hao, where did you hear this information?" asked Shen Jun.
"I heard it from some of the residents!"
"Qian Hao! These arguments are sometimes not to be believed. The things in the mouths of the people are often falsely spread!" Shen Mengting said calmly. A tree happened to stand in her way, so she pulled off the reins of her horse, causing the horse to bypass the tree.
Seeing this, the team members who followed also chose to drive their horses around.
Although Zhao Yu was not very proficient in riding horses, he continued to swing the reins in his hand with force, which still made the horse he was riding go around to the side.
"I also know this!" Seeing that the road ahead had changed again, Qian Hao also refocused his attention on the conversation, "But ah! if we ordinary people want to know about those princes and ministers, we don't have to rely on other commoners to spread false rumors!"
Shen Mengting knew very well that Qian Hao's drunkard did not mean to drink, in fact, in his heart, he was criticizing those so-called princes and ministers, and he had a serious separation from the common people. Civilians don't know what the upper echelons are like, so they can only learn about it through conversations.
"Qian Hao! I also understand some things! You don't have to complain to me about anything now. But there's one thing I'm sure of. Today's king is someone we can trust!"
"Yes, with your words, I must believe it. But even if he can be trusted, what about the others? As you said before, the compromisers in Kiyose have a very large voice, and you are sure the king will trust us?"
Shen Mengting didn't know how to respond, because Qian Hao's words really pierced her heart.
"When you tell me this, I also remember something!"
At this moment, Shen Jun did not forget to add fuel to the fire. He raised his head, his eyes full of flashes of recollection, "This little king seems to be younger than us, he seems to have only ...... Only...... I can't tell you how old you are!"
"The current king should be twenty-six years old!" Jiang Jingwen answered the question for others. Having lived in Seise Castle since she was a child, she naturally knew the age of the king.
"Oh, twenty-six!" Qian Hao snorted lightly, "Then it will be said that he and ...... I'm the same age as you!"
The 'you' in Qian Hao's mouth refers to Shen Mengting.
Shen Mengting's body shook to both sides, "Yes! Indeed, the king is the same age as me, and we are both twenty-six years old!"
"Wow, you're twenty-six years old!" Shen Jun actually took the lead and said something irrelevant. He still had a smile on his face, and there was no sense of urgency about the challenge he was about to face.
Seeing this, the rest of the people also released an inexplicable gaze at it.
Shen Jun realized that he had lost his temper, so he moved his eyes left and right, and after making a simple cough, he quickly recovered his face.
In fact, the reason why Shen Jun wanted to make a joke was also due to knowing Shen Mengting's age. In other words, this strong woman is not too young, I don't know what her family situation is? Her parents and elders have passed away, but what about her peers? For example, is she married or in love?
Thinking about it, Shen Jun almost laughed obscenely again. Fortunately, the nerve that tugged at his reason was still quite tight, and he quickly put away the smile that was about to be made.
"Shen Jun, do you have any opinion on my age?" Shen Mengting did not look back at Shen Jun. However, she maneuvered the horse and stopped.
In this way, after Shen Jun in the rear continues to move forward, he will be parallel to Shen Mengting. But it's a pity that because Qian Hao in the rear almost collided, Shen Mengting had no choice but to 'drive' and let the horse move forward again.
"Ahem...... Cough...... Excuse me! cough...... I just felt it, and I didn't want to ...... I'm going to emphasize something!"
"Don't worry! I'm not the kind of person who would get angry at people because of my age. But there is something I want to say!" Shen Mengting grabbed the reins of the horse in her hand, "Don't think that when I reach the age of twenty-six, it will be very ridiculous. You and Qian Hao are also in this age group. So, if you want to laugh, I should laugh at you!"
"Yes, yes, yes!"
Even though Shen Jun had already nodded in a low voice, Shen Mengting's expression did not relax in the slightest.
Seeing this, Qian Hao immediately tried to change the topic, "Oh! Yes, the king of our Saran Kingdom has reached the age of twenty-six!
"That's right! The king is not too young anymore, and he is enough to take on the responsibility of being in charge of the government!" Shen Mengting's words were almost roaring.