There was firewood burning in the stove, the room was steaming, and Tingqi left after applying the ointment to Nalan, the effect of the medicine had no effect, but he didn't feel any discomfort, Tingji said, "The treatment of death without symptoms has no effect at all, I have been researching new treatments, and I have added safflower, Chuanbei, red peony, and snow lotus, I hope it can be effectively relieved." Remember, no matter how uncomfortable it is, don't scratch it with your hands, don't let your skin fester, and remember to drink plenty of water. Before leaving, Tingli also told him, "I just passed by your father's hall, and he asked you to go. With that, he took the medicine box and left.

Nalan got up from the pedal bed, quickly got dressed, fastened the buttons, took off his robe from the button on the wall, put it on his body, put his hat over his head and went out the door. It was snow and ice outside, and my feet made a "creaking" sound when they stepped on the snow. He had long wanted to walk in the snow, look at the sun outside, and listen to the sound of the snow under his feet.

In my father's hall, there was a smell of pine wood, and a steaming flame burned in the fireplace, and the whole room was large, but it seemed hotter than his small room. In the center of the hall hung the banner of a lion, and the kings sat beside their father, and they were discussing the journey south with Snow.

"You two must find out how many people there are in the Savage team. If there are not many of them, we will find a way to capture the Yanqi tribe, and when Nalan is well, we will go to the Yanqi tribe to serve. ”

"Father wants to give him the entire Yanqi tribe? He has been imprisoned by you for seventeen, and I don't know if he has the mind to govern the country. "The kings were full of grumbling.

"I can send someone to help him. Ji Zhou twisted his white beard, "Just ask, how much brain do you have to govern the government, if you are in power, it is not up to the former ministers and elders to assist you." ”

When Ji Zhou found Nalan, he was already walking in the center of the hall, and the kings were wearing a purple robe, and the collar around the neck was made of black rabbit fur, like the corpse of an animal, "You two go down." He said, "Prepare well, and I will send reinforcements to protect you early tomorrow morning." ”

Nalan forced himself to smile, but was met with the indifference of the kings, and as he walked by, his robes sliding like a gust of wind, and he could even see the rabbit fur on his collar swaying back and forth.

Snow stood beside him and squeezed his shoulder with his hand, "I'll go to you in the evening, I have a lot to say to you." With that, he left.

"Nalan. Ji Zhou smiled lightly and called softly, "Come and sit." Nalan approached unhurriedly and sat down on the chair where the kings were sitting, "Don't take what the prince just said, he has been spoiled by her mother since childhood. ”

"It's nature for him to see no one, I have no mother since I was a child, and you have never cared about me, no one taught me how to be a man in the dark heavenly tower, but I know how to respect people. ”

Ji Zhou smiled, "Sure enough, as I expected, you didn't read those books that Snow gave you in vain." He looked at Nalan seriously, "Child, promise me that no matter what you hear in the future, you won't believe it." I will convince the wizard to retry your crimes, and I will tell her that your mother's prophecy has nothing to do with you, and that you have not inherited your mother's genes, and that you will not predict the future. I will also convince the ministers to give you a suitable position, otherwise, I can't guarantee what the wizard's court will do to you. ”

"Mother's death was a prophecy?, what did Mother predict?" Nalan exclaimed, "Why did she lose her life because of this? Father, Mother has already paid for the so-called stupidity of the wizard, do you decide to listen to another wizard's advice?"

"We have to believe the words of the wizard. Ji Zhou explained, "Her words are the will of God. ”

"Heaven's will?" Nalan sneered, "It's foolish. He got up from his chair, "I'm sure you're going to continue to be ignorant, then there's nothing to talk about between us, and I'm not interested in the position of the lord of the Yanqi tribe, and if my father is fine, please forgive me for retiring." With that, he turned and left.

"Nalan. Ji Zhou got up from his chair and shouted behind him, Nalan didn't look back, he only heard the sound of a heavy thing smashing on the table, and then went out. As he descended the stairs, the kings stood in front of him with their backs to him, and his personal bodyguard, Semak, stood beside him, and it was not until he had finished the steps that the kings turned their whole body around.

"Have you finished talking to your father?" asked the king, nonchalantly.

"I don't have much to talk about with him. Nalan walked around him and walked to the front.

"That's right. The king said, "Father just said casually, really let you go to the Yanqi tribe, it is a shame for our royal family, you have not learned to govern since you were a child, this face of yours will also scare many people, please stay in your room on weekdays and don't come out to be scary." ”

Nalan let out a cold breath, turned around, and examined his face, "I don't want to say a word to you at all. With that, he turned and was about to leave.

"Haha. The kings laughed, and Nalan stopped, "I don't know why I'm here to fight you so much, I've always liked to call Snow a wild man, a wolf feeding a big child, and you only deserve to be described as a monster." He continued, suddenly excited, and even touched the fish scales on Nalan's face with his hand, "It's grown so big, I only found out half a month ago that I have a half-monster brother, and you have lived in the Heavenly Tower for seventeen years I didn't know, I have seen that Heavenly Tower countless times since I was a child, why have I never heard of you as a monster?"

Nalan couldn't bear it anymore, and just as he was about to fight hard, Snow pulled away from the kings, separated Nalan, and stood in front of the kings, "I bullied my fiancée not long ago, and I bullied my brother here today, are you willing to let everyone in the world make enemies of you?"

"Hmph. The king sneered, "I have enough loyal ministers, what is the use of you both? I am His Royal Highness the Prince, and all the women in the world are mine, and I don't take her seriously at all." ”

"She's the future Great Clan?" Snow said coldly.

"If you like her, I'll give it to you. The kings said angrily, "And you." He pointed to Nalan, "Which of you two wants? I'll give it to you." ”

"...... you?" Snow pointed his finger at his nose, his face flushed with anger, he endured it and threw down his arm, "Let's go." He pulled Nalan up and left quickly.

Snow took Nalan to the tower of the royal court, and Nalan knew that this was the place where Snow often came to play, here, he could see a hundred miles away, he could see the snow in the distance, and he could hear the whipping of training slaves on the slave training ground. The cold can freeze the muscles on his face, especially the cracks on Nalan's face, which can feel like worms crawling.

"This world is completely different from what I see in books. Nalan looked at the snow in the distance, "Our world is originally a vibrant, charming world, there are birds and flowers in the world, birds and beasts, there can be many injustices in the human world, such as the gap between the prince and the young master, the life of officials and refugees, and the treatment of monkeys and pandas, such as those who have been trained into slaves, can only have a group of loyal slaves by beating them under the whip?"

"The way people live is too cruel. Snow replied, "When we come into this world from crying, it means going through a lot of pain and suffering. Animals also have the instinct of animal survival, I have seen the wild cats in the mountains behind the royal court, the mother cat gave birth to kittens and found that there were two other cats in another place to give birth to kittens, unfortunately the mother cat did not know where to go, the cry of the kitten aroused its desire for maternal love, it chose to hang the kittens back to the nest and feed them together with the kittens they gave birth to, becoming a big family. I have seen many refugees sell their children to the royal court, knowing that they will be subjected to cruel training and have to survive in exchange for money. So, we can't expect everything to be what we imagine it to be, but we can choose to be kind. Even if you can't get used to everything, you can't change the situation, just like cats like to eat fish, but cats can't go into the water, fish like to eat earthworms, but fish can't go ashore. He let out a long sigh, "Actually, you and I live in this beautiful royal court, and we can't see the sorrow of the world and the cry of humanity, we can't be the masters of slaves, and we can't redeem the people who are suffering." ”

"Even kingdoms rise and fall. "I remember reading in books when I was a child that in our country of the Red Tooth people, if slavery is not abolished, the herders will not have a good life. ”

"Master once persuaded your grandfather, and tried to persuade your father. The Red Tooth family has a long history of slavery, and the nobles have long been accustomed to a pampered life, and no nobleman can change the current status quo, even the soldiers are burning and looting everywhere they go, plundering the herdsmen's materials, in exchange for their own abundant food and clothing, so we can only look at this situation. ”