“…… I, without this, righteousness, duty! ”

The lips protrude from the thin and cold syllables, the corners of the lips are curled by the pronunciation of the words, and Lin An's eyes are cold and lofty, as if the existence of a different world has entered her soul.

The depths of the Emperor's eyes tightened.

The crows in the maple forest were silent, and even the wind that blew through the leaf tops held their breath.

The emperor's old and scattered gaze suddenly sharpened.

He carefully inspected the girl in front of him who raised her chin arrogantly, and from the cold and indifferent lines of her mouth, chin, and eyes, the strength and arrogance that went against the secular imperial power.

It was the only force that could stand up to him at the top of the imperial power.

Most of the time, people don't see its existence.

However, the emperor, who has stood at the top for a long time, can feel its omnipresentness, and in many cases, the imperial power that is seen as far-reaching and invincible in the eyes of the people is constrained by this power.

People refer to people who have this power, as –

"Legend"!

They truly exist in the world, but they never appear in front of ordinary people;

They seem to have no influence on the world, but without their power support, the order of the normal world in front of them will surely collapse, fall into chaos, and reshuffle;

They make the powers of power in the world love and hate, sometimes fear and sometimes like, and can neither intimately separate you nor me, nor can they be excluded.

And the girl in front of her is a representative of this kind of person, and is likely to be a real part of that kind of person in the foreseeable future - and it is clear that before she officially becomes a member of that kind of person, she already has the arrogance and indifference that matches that status.

That kind of arrogance is not revealed in the expression, the girl's expression can be called cold, and her coldness is not enough to surprise and irritate the emperor, and it can even be said to be immature. Not enough to sting people—

But the fearlessness of ignoring the imperial authority and the indifference of being in another world, treating all things in the world equally, has already reached the essence.

This made the emperor have to admit that even if there is no corroboration, just by this look, this girl should be one of those kinds of people, and only in the teaching and exposure of that kind of person can she have such eyes under the order of imperial rule.

And I have to say, although this black-haired girl has not yet fledged her wings. But her eyes that had no reverence for imperial power still stimulated the heart of the emperor, who had held power for many years and belonged to the top of secular power.

Lin An could feel the change in the emperor's momentum in an instant, just like an old lion king who was originally casual and playful. In an instant, he faded his languid appearance, and stared at her coldly with the cold gaze of hunting prey.

The bone-chilling gaze disappeared in an instant.

The Emperor's gaze was fixed on her, still old and faint. He looked at her quietly and in a bit of confusion, as if he was measuring her words, and as if she was looking at something, for a long time, before she said silently and slowly:

“…… Yes, you do. There is no such obligation. ”

This sentence symbolizes many meanings, and it was heard in the ears of several people present. Each has a different meaning.

Lin An lowered his eyes.

She had achieved her goal, seized the opportunity, and when they met in private for the first time, the emperor was caught off guard and was introduced into the coffin by her.

In this sentence, just look at the looks of these people at the scene. I was already able to feel its weight.

But Lin An was not a little proud.

The emperor's love that was exposed in an instant just now had already made her peek into the tip of the iceberg in the emperor's heart.

That's a place that no one can really touch. That is the true inner coldness of the emperor, and this coldness has always been hidden under a cloak called "emperor".

The old man in front of him is an emperor, but not only an emperor.

There was something deeper hidden in his heart, which was not as old as his appearance, but had become sharper and sharper over time.

Lin Anxin felt a deep fear of this old man.

In the maple forest, no one broke the stagnant atmosphere, as if everyone had lost their voices, and the emperor's words had just fallen.

The whole process does not need to be modified with words or expressions, everyone knows that this is the imperial power's concession to Lin An's identity, or rather-recognition.

This is not because of Lin An's pressure to admit it, but as long as that covenant exists, as long as someone puts the same identity in front of the imperial power, the imperial power must recognize it.

It was the power of that identity that maintained this covenant and forced the imperial power to recognize, not the young girl standing before the emperor.

This is undoubtedly a strict shaking of the imperial authority, which is real, but it should not be staged in front of a third person.

Count Jefa suddenly felt that he was deaf and blind in an instant, and even began to fantasize that he could be invisible and not be discovered by the emperor.

Lin An raised her eyes, she looked at the old man in front of her with some surprised and curious eyes, it seemed that the old man's answer was not what she expected, after the surprise, the coldness faded, indifferently precipitated, the corners of her mouth floated just the right smile, some joy, as if she had faded away from an armed defense.

Smiles are contagious, especially the girl in front of her has a peerless appearance, and the smile on her face is thrilling and easily breaks the solemn atmosphere in the maple forest.

There was a subtle change in the atmosphere.

Odin and Count Jefa seemed to have just reacted.

Count Jefa stepped forward, a "bold" angry rebuke as if he was about to blurt out, but the emperor suddenly waved his hand, stopping his move, and his aging and flabby eyes were still staring at the young and even somewhat immature girl in front of him.

Lin An took a step back.

She lowered her head high, her black hair slid down her shoulders, and her posture was incredibly beautiful, as if she was a little shy and embarrassed, and whispered:

“…… I beg your forgiveness for the offense just now. ”

With a smile, she glanced at the emperor again, raised her slender hands, drew an elegant arc on her chest, pressed down with her proud and straight waist, and performed a full mage salute deeply-

"Ann. Lin, I've seen Majesty. ”

Again, she bowed deeply.

Lin An's attitude changed so strangely, but in the eyes of others, it was not abrupt, and the people present seemed to grasp something in their minds.

The Emperor's face was deeply surprised, and a stunned smile crossed his eyes. She had already understood that she had inadvertently fallen into the girl's design, and she had seized the opportunity well, and achieved her purpose at the most opportune time, and when he was completely defenseless—

It was achieved in a very risky way, seemingly likely to attract monstrous rage, but in fact very safe.

Then, to put it mildly, with the help of its own advantages, the scene was resolved. He opened up a way out for himself, and even brought him a ladder.

In the direction of Master Ulysses, a low chuckle was heard. Reminder: "Your Majesty." ”

The emperor came to his senses, laughed, and went down the steps erected by Ulysses and Lin An, looked at the girl in front of him who was still slightly bowing, and stretched out his hand to help:

"Excuse me."

Lin An raised his head with a smile. The eyes are bright and distinct, and there is a lively smile.

The smile softened the atmosphere again, and Count Jefa was stunned, for the first time he had a feeling that he couldn't keep up, and he quickly reacted, and a smile was too sincere to be seen on his face.

The Emperor did not withdraw his hand. Raise your hand and pull it off.

Lin An immediately followed his movements to his left side and gently grabbed the emperor's arm, although without force. But you can still feel the hard and huge bones under the thin arm, showing that the old man is aging, but not weak.

"You've been designing this for a long time?"

The emperor slowly walked towards the Feng Palace, and asked lightly as if he was displeased, as if he still wanted to settle accounts after the autumn.

But he didn't get an answer. turned his face sideways and looked down, only to see Lin An's eyes looking around. As if looking for the object to whom the emperor was talking, he was so innocent that he didn't seem to know that this sentence was asking her.

The emperor laughed angrily and snorted, but Master Ulysses laughed, and the sound shook the maple forest, and the red maple fell.

Lin An lowered his head, as if he hadn't noticed Master Ulysses, who was gradually coming up side by side with the emperor, like an ostrich buried in the soil.

"Well, you don't have an obligation, then I'll exchange something of equivalent value, it's okay."

Master Ulysses said.

At this time, the exit to the White Palace at the end of the path was already faintly visible, and neatly armored guards were stationed near the exit.

Lin An glanced at the emperor quickly, as if he hadn't heard anything, and let her continue to hold it, turning his head sideways to speak to Count Jiefa on the other side.

But Lin An knew that their attention was on him.

Along the way, the scrutinizing gaze has not stopped stopping on her, as everyone knows what kind of uneasiness is hidden under this seemingly joking scene.

But in the current situation, you can only use a ridiculous fig leaf to cover up the coldness and temptation under the screen, everyone knows it, but they have to perform with love, and everyone is a good actor.

As a result, Lin An's gaze immediately and unceremoniously roamed over Master Ulysses, with a more shrewd eye than a businessman, as if he wanted to find the most valuable item on the master's body.

Finally, her gaze fell on a pendant of sapphires on a black background that hung around the master's neck.

The gem was inlaid with broken diamonds, and the texture was somewhat similar to the gold pattern on the black court mage robe on his body, exuding bursts of fluctuations, suppressing the invisible power forbidden by the magic circle in the palace to ten zhang away.

"Obedient little fox!"

Master Ulysses laughed and scolded, and said, "I can't agree to this, you have to ask Your Majesty." ”

As he spoke, there was a faint appreciation in his eyes, which was a wise choice for Lin An.

Lin An wrinkled his nose and glanced at the emperor secretly, who ignored her and talked to Count Jefa.

Lin An looked back at Master Ulysses, who continued to look at him.

So Lin An moved a little bigger, turned his head and glanced at the emperor again, timidly touched it, and his eyes continued to spin on the pendant on Master Ulysses' chest, and he was glared at by the master.

Of course, her actions have long been seen by Odin and Count Jerfa, although she knows that she is acting, but she has to admit that Lin An has made full use of all her advantages:

Any movement of a beautiful girl is pleasing to the eye, a smile and a smile are touching, and can soften the hardest heart, even if it is as shrewd as Count Jefa, he has to praise the afterlife in his heart.

And Odin looked at the scene in front of him, hiding the complexity in his eyes, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Lin An's small movements were like two or three times, and Count Jiefa saw that the heat was almost over, so he built a ladder for Lin An and the emperor, and the smile in his eyes became more and more obvious, and finally after Lin An peeked again. Can't help but laugh.

The emperor sighed and finally turned his head to look at Lin An.

The helplessness in his eyes, as if the elders were conniving at the naughty juniors, didn't wait for Lin An to speak, he said lightly:

"Do you really want to? This is no ordinary pendant. ”

The emperor's gaze was meaningful.

Lin An smiled and said playfully: "It's just not ordinary, otherwise I won't suffer a loss?" ”

The emperor's eyes changed for a moment, and he looked at Lin An meaningfully.

Lin An smiled and looked at the emperor for a moment, and the emperor finally snorted. Put away the inexplicable smile, "I'll send someone later." ”

The words fell, and the white palace finally appeared in front of me again.

……

Walk into the side hall. The side hall with a bright floor was huge, and the crowd of twenty or thirty people did not seem crowded at all, and Prince Byron and Princess Victoria saw the emperor walking at the front at a glance, and then saw the black-haired girl beside the emperor.

"Father."

"Father."

The emperor pulled out the arm that was being held by Lin An and walked up. Holding the hand of the tired queen, he said a few words and asked about the situation of Jokjadan.

In the process, Lin An felt the indifferent gaze swept from Princess Victoria's direction more than once.

Lin An didn't evade this time, and his gaze swept over without dodging.

The coldness in Princess Victoria's eyes clearly showed malice. As if to say, what method did you use to seduce my father.

The ladies and courtiers all flocked to the emperor and his wife, even if they all used light perfume because of the queen's preferences. The aroma was still strong and smoky, and there were more than a dozen people near Lin An, and most of the people's attention in the crowd was on the emperor and his wife, and no one noticed the eye contact between Lin An and Victoria.

But Princess Victoria's gaze fell behind Lin An, and she suddenly withdrew like an electric shock. Lin An didn't have time to turn his head, Odin's deep voice was like a bundle of silk. Ringing in her ears:

"Don't get in trouble."

Lin An paused, did not look back, and walked towards the position beside the former emperor without hearing or hearing.

The noblewomen and courtiers gave way, for the queen was waving to her.

"Little girl, you disappeared as soon as you turned your head, where did you go?"

The queen had already seen Lin An, and her appearance would not be ignored at any time, not to mention that when she walked in, she was by the emperor's side.

The empress pulled Lin An to her side, held her hand, and asked in her mouth, but her eyes were looking at the emperor.

"She's going to have something in store for Yokyadan's treatment—oh, yes, she's a little girl, but she's going to be the new court mage." The emperor lightly sued the empress.

The people around them looked surprised, and there was a noticeable inhalation in the crowd, as well as a slightly shrill whispered voice from a woman.

The queen's expression was still calm, just looking at the emperor's expression, as the emperor nodded slightly, her face gradually showed joy, trembled slightly, and her eyes turned to Lin An.

"Oh, I see! That's, that's really...... That's great! That's great! ”

The queen suppressed her excitement and did not lose her temper, but she held Lin An's hand and suddenly forced.

Lin An could clearly feel her trembling, and the excitement was transmitted from the hand she was holding to Lin An's hand, and Lin An had to admit that the queen was indeed a qualified mother, even if her husband and children were not very qualified.

"Your Majesty, you're too tired, please don't get too excited."

Master Ulysses reminded.

With his words, a noblewoman behind the queen took the handkerchief handed by the maid and handed it to the queen.

Lin An was close and smelled the faint blue-veined mint fragrance on it, just like the aroma on the queen's body, which was a unique aroma of a medicine that controlled feelings.

"Alright, you go and prepare." The Emperor spoke up.

"Willing to obey."

Lin An glanced at the emperor, bowed slightly, smiled and nodded, and left with Master Ulysses.

After turning around, the emperor's rebuke was heard behind him:

“…… What are you doing here? The queen is about to faint! Victoria you ......"

……

"The relationship between the two Majesties is really good." As he walked, Lin An said to Master Ulysses.

"They grew up together as childhood sweethearts, just like the eldest prince and his wife."

Master Ulysses said, and Lin An pursed his lips secretly.

Master Ulysses couldn't see Lin An's movements, and he led Lin An to the side hall on the other side.

The white pillars surrounded a space that was not smaller than the side hall, and there were no guards patrolling and standing guard all the way, and it was not until he reached the door that Lin An heard a buzzing whisper.

A dozen white-robed mages led a large group of apprentices. The long alchemy table is like a long dinner table where dozens of people sit opposite each other, six or seven are arranged in parallel, white robes and gray robes are walking around the platform, the sound of chanting spells and the hands of the mages are flying together, the spiritual light and potions of various colors of magic circles are shining, more than a dozen high cabinets are placed against the wall at an inopportune time, and the doors and windows behind are sealed.

Master Ulysses took Lin An in, the air was not dull and pungent, everyone on the alchemy table focused on the things in hand, and only a few mages raised their heads. Seeing Master Ulysses nodding, he glanced at Lin An's face twice, and then lowered his bloodshot eyes.

Lin An estimated that they no longer had the energy to judge what beauty or ugliness was.

"Rice, they're in the dormitory. This is the temporary alchemy room, if there is anything to prepare, you make a list. ”

Master Ulysses walked to an empty alchemy table, and two apprentices rushed over and cast a cleansing spell on him and Lin An. After finishing the incident, he did not run back, but skillfully opened the alchemy table at the signal of Master Ulysses.

Lin An didn't say anything, and his spiritual power almost subconsciously attacked when the apprentice ran over to cast a spell, and after coming back to his senses. Seeing that the expected inquiry and admonition did not appear, he didn't care, and took out an ancient book from the space. Spiritual power was sent to Master Ulysses.

"Huh?"

"I'm trading methods, not human lives." Lin An bit the "deal".

"Spiritual power actualization?"

Ulysses noticed that when the ancient book floated up, there was no magic fluctuation, and his pupils shrank, staring at Lin An. A chill swept through my heart:

With their current distance, Lin An's threatening power was materialized by his spiritual power. It was not lower than him as an archmage, and with the suppression of the level of spiritual power, it was enough to delay or even lose control of all the activation spells in his body, and then turn him into an exploding firework.

He unconsciously took a few steps back, the dangerous chill in his intuition disappeared, and then looking at the distance between him and Lin An, he realized that the scope of Lin An's spiritual power realization realm was between half a zhang and one zhang, and beyond this distance, he could maintain the absolute suppression that Lin An should have in order to maintain their level gap.

Lin An smiled and glanced at him, but Master Ulysses chewed what Lin An had said in front of the emperor at this time, and changed his eyes on Lin An again, and almost felt jealousy in his heart.

He lowered his head, took the ancient book, and no longer had any objection to the word "transaction" that Lin An said, shook his staff, and simply said:

"Quick memory."

The book brushed and turned, and finally passed the last page, he put down the book and closed his eyes, and after a while, he opened his eyes, his eyes changed from excitement to calm, and said to Lin An:

"Are you sure this kind of circle really works?"

The magic circle recorded in the book is unique, but it is cleverly conceived, although it is peculiar, but the conditions are unexpectedly low, it can be completed by a white-robed mage who has just been promoted, the only question is how effective it is.

Lin An smiled.

"If it doesn't work, then I shouldn't be standing here right now."

There was a sense of reason in her tone.

Well, Master Ulysses understood, this thing was specially researched and given to her by the person behind this girl, so the conditions were so low, and the only high-demand light natural gem must have been carried by this girl.

However, no matter how rare the radiance stone is, the Merlin treasury will not be able to take out even a piece, and even in the public treasury where the emperor supplies the palace mage group, there are the top radiance stones.

Master Ulysses directly called two white-robed mages to open the treasury together.

"The better the radiant stone, the more obvious the effect, don't save money."

Lin An reminded him, and was impatiently whitened by a white-robed mage with red rabbit eyes.

Lin An didn't care, thinking that when the emperor sent the pendant, these white robes would be the people she called.

Master Ulysses looked at her with complicated eyes, and in just a few days, his perception of the girl changed again and again.

Lin An was also a little uncomfortable with such a gaze, and when he was about to find a topic, Master Ulysses's voice came to his ears: "You are very wise and unwise to do that. ”

This was said by means of teleportation, Lin An looked over, Master Ulysses's lips did not move, only nodded to her, but listened to the ear and continued:

"You seem to have lifted one load, but you've also picked up another. His Majesty may not have cared much about you originally, but after today, you will definitely become one of the people he pays attention to. ”

"Even if I didn't have today, wouldn't I be in the spotlight? Now it's just a matter of turning the secret attention into the open, which is at least much better than pretending not to know. Lin An replied.

For example, before the ancient book just now, before it was replaced today, Master Ulysses would probably ask where it came from, and even covet it.

But now, he could only look at Lin An with complicated eyes, even if Lin An took out more books, Master Ulysses would not dare to take another look.

Another example is the trip to Paradise Island, although it has been confirmed that it is only Kress's unauthorized decision, but the fishing plan like the one on the "Strings of God" that used her as bait will definitely not happen blatantly after today.

Lin An is not a person who likes forbearance, especially if he doesn't like to forbear when he is obviously capable.

In order to test the intentions of all parties before, even if it was over, she finally didn't suffer any losses.

But after the goal is achieved, continue to swallow her anger, this is not her style:

Therefore, in order to express her return to everyone, she chose a time to announce a high-profile return in front of the emperor-

As for the emperor's displeasure?

Hehe, then find the person you should find to be angry!

(To be continued)

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