Alexander VI sat under the pillars of the porch and looked at the garden in the courtyard, which was very cool, the evening breeze carried away the sultry heat of the day through the corridor, and the stars in the sky were distant and cold, just like the mood of the pope now.

To the surprise of many of the Pope's followers who left the Vatican, the Pope was thought to have lost his son first and then expelled, and some even secretly speculated that perhaps the Pope would not survive this difficulty.

However, to the surprise of many people, Alexander VI's mood after leaving the Vatican seemed to calm down quickly, although he was alone a lot of the time on the way, but it was not as depressed as people imagined, and as for Valencia, the Pope's mood seemed to have become better, which can be felt from the fact that he was finally willing to accept the invitation of the local nobles to several dinners.

But suddenly, that all changed.

Even the servants could feel the indescribable oppression, and the whole house seemed to fall into a suffocating atmosphere all at once.

The servants carefully hid, leaving the Pope alone to look at the garden in the night.

Cadron came with a jug of wine, and he looked at the Pope's gloomy expression and wondered what he was thinking at this time.

Alexander would suddenly come to Valencia, which no one expected.

The fact that the Queen of Naples murdered Caesar on the battlefield in an inglorious way is known to all, which made many people once imagine how crazy the Pope would be to retaliate, but no one thought that before Alexander VI could react, he was expelled from the Vatican.

The current pope has no power or power, and it is doubtful that if it were not for the possessions he brought with him, it would have been doubtful that anyone would even be willing to follow him.

At this time, Alexander suddenly appeared, and the blow to the Pope was obviously very large.

What is this, ostentation or mockery?

Everyone knew that Alexander VI had high expectations for his sons, but now, with the exception of one Geoffrey, the Borgia family was like a withered tree, and only Alexander VI's trunk was also rapidly withering.

"Why did he come to see me?" Alexander VI suddenly opened his mouth as if he was talking to himself and as if he was asking Cadron next to him, seeing that his entourage was a little dazed, the Pope waved his hand and asked him to put the wine aside, "What do you think he is here for?" ”

"I'm sorry Your Majesty, I don't know," Cadron replied in a low voice, he really couldn't guess Alexander's intentions, just as he never thought that Nomelo would choose to leave the Pope, although the Pope did face a difficult situation, but Nomelo's departure did surprise many people, "But that Gombray always seems to be able to do something unexpected. ”

In response to Caderon's "evaluation", the Pope twitched the corners of his mouth.

The Pope knew that his relationship with Alexander was delicate and complicated, that Alexander was the father of his granddaughter, which should have been a wonderful thing, and that the Pope himself had to admit that Alexander had benefited him far more than he had given him.

This was supposed to make their relationship closer, but in fact they were the worst husband and son-in-law.

In many ways, Caesar may have been on the cards, but Alexander VI knew that their relationship would not have been very good even without Caesar.

As an ambitious pope, Alexander VI could not tolerate his "Papal States" becoming a province within a powerful state, which not only offended his dignity as pope, but also could not be tolerated by the Vatican.

Or that no one sitting on that throne could accept this fact, so even without Caesar, once the Duchy of Rome and Thesia threatened the existence of the Vatican, the final result between him and Alexander would still be completely opposed.

Alexander was even thinking about how the Vatican would get along with Rome Thesia after he left, after all, there was a different pope, but the situation of the Vatican and the delicate relationship with Rome Thesia have never changed.

Caderon looked at the Pope's side face, and felt an urge to speak, he was eager to advise Alexander VI to act, and the thought that he might be able to take advantage of the Duke's visit to the Pope to completely eradicate that man, Caderon felt his heart beat violently.

Caderon didn't know when he was so madly jealous of Alexander, maybe it was because of Lucrezia, he felt indescribably jealous when he saw that person completely conquer and possess everything Lucrezia.

There is also Maria de Luna, although there is no evidence, but Caderon has a hunch that Thiego must have some kind of inexplicable relationship with Alexander, which makes him blame Alexandre for Maria de Luna's cold treatment of him as well.

It's just that maybe because he is too familiar with the Pope, looking at the current Alexander VI, Caderon, who has already spoken to his lips, is inexplicably a little uneasy in his heart, and he has a vague feeling that the Pope is looking forward to this meeting with Alexander.

Although he knew that such an idea was absurd, Caderon still felt it so strongly that he did not say it in the end.

Alexander's ship docked at the dock on Prison Island off the coast of Valencia, because the terrain of Prison Island is straight and without twists and turns, and from a distance it looks like a huge rock poking into the sea, as soon as the ship leaves the dock, it will immediately face the vast sea, which can be completely unaffected by the coastal topography, and because there are no other islands around Prison Island, it has a wide field of vision, and if someone wants to surround this place at sea, then it will be found from afar.

Alexander had never had any illusions about the old man's discipline surnamed Borgia, so even though Cadron, the papal emissary, came to Prison Island in a small boat and promised Alexander that the Pope would agree to meet him, Alexander still asked Schell to lead a group of Balkans to land on the boat first, and then set foot on Valencian soil after making sure that there was no danger.

The Valencians did not know about Alexander, who came under a pseudonym, only that a detachment of foreign mercenaries had suddenly appeared on the docks of Valencia.

And this is really a common thing for the local people, the business of Catalan mercenaries is so popular in the local area that such people can always be seen in Valencia City, although this team is not locals, but for the sake of their regular payment of landing fees, the local city guards only vigilantly monitor them for a while and then ignore them.

The meeting between the two Alexandras was somewhat awkward, and the Duke of Gandino's villa became the meeting place, but the Pope's expression seemed to be a little dazed until he saw Alexander walking into the garden.

But once he saw the familiar figure, Alexander VI seemed to wake up all of a sudden, and his waist involuntarily straightened slightly, although it was still difficult to hide his old age, but he at least seemed to have some energy.

And when Alexander walked up to him and bowed to the Pope, who was sitting there silently watching him, first bent down, then knelt down on one knee and took his hand and bowed his head to kiss him, Caderon, who was standing very close, seemed to hear a muffled sound coming from the Pope's throat.

"I thought we wouldn't see each other again." In a deep voice, the Pope said to Alexander, who was on one knee, "After all that has happened, our meeting is a very delicate miracle, isn't it?" ”

"Your Majesty, I prefer to think that this is the result of those things that happened before."

Alexander, who had stood up without permission, looked down at the Pope from top to bottom, and saw that the Pope's expression looking at him showed a trace of anger or hatred, he bent down slightly and whispered to the Pope: "Your Majesty, did you never think that if it weren't for your own ambitions, Giovanni and Caesar might still be alive now?" ”

"How dare you~~"

The Pope's face was pale, his shoulders twitching slightly from rage, and he seemed to want to stand up but had no strength, and just as Cadron was about to support him, he pushed his followers away with all his might.

"You know I'm right, with all the power and wealth you have, you can give them everything they can envy, and the important thing is that you can let them enjoy a carefree life instead of being a tool for your ambitions, but whether it's Giovanni or Caesar who ended up dying because of their ambitions, what does that mean to you, I mean which is more important than your ambitions or your sons?"

Alexander VI looked viciously at the young man opposite, he was indeed the father of his granddaughter, and they were supposed to be close, but in the end they turned against each other, and this young man even became the last shackle that pulled him off the papal throne.

Now he stood before him, and though he had heard that he had brought with him a guard that seemed to be quite strong, the Pope believed that this man would not leave Valencia alive if he wanted to.

The Pope's hands trembled slightly, and then he grabbed Alexander's shirt on the chest with his head bowed and pulled him hard, and when the faces of the two men were so close that they were almost close to each other, the Pope muffled in a muffled voice: "Maybe what you say is right, but tell me what you are yourself, and see what is the difference between you and Caesar now, his only mistake is failure, so you are not qualified to mock him, because don't forget that you are also my son, and my ambition has also fulfilled you." ”

The two men confronted each other silently, they could see the same thing in each other's eyes, and at this moment Alexander suddenly felt as if he finally understood the reason why he had tried to give up so much that he had always been unable to get rid of.

As the Pope said, Alexander VI's ambition did fulfill him, and it was with Alexander VI's ambition to restore papal authority in Christendom that he succeeded in obtaining what he wanted.

He was indeed the "son" of Alexander VI, and indeed a Borgia.

Cadron looked at Alexander with anger and disgust, he was also ambitious, but he was only a retinue, and even though he was favored by the Pope, no one really paid attention to him.

But this man, although he was hated by Alexander VI, also happened to prove his success.

And he was only favored by Lucrezia.

Even now, Cadron still thinks that Alexander's success has come too easily, and he does not want to admit that this man is relying on his own ability, and prefers to think that it is all because of his good luck, which makes Caderon's heart even more resentful, and his eyes flicker as he looks into the courtyard.

Cadron had killed people, and it was his master, the greatest secret of his life, and he wanted others never to know, but he was willing to kill Alexander at this time if needed.

His gaze quickly swept over the garden, wondering how sure he could be at such a close distance and the unsuspecting of the other party that he could be hit with one blow.

After all, Alexander's guard was in the garden, and as for the possibility of crazy revenge after killing this person, Caderon's eyes couldn't help but leave the Pope next to him.

Caderon didn't believe that his men would be so loyal to him if he killed Alexander, and that he had a Pope by his side, and that Alexander VI could be said to be his greatest protector at this time, and as long as the Pope was willing to protect him, even if it was only for a short time, he believed that things would turn around.

Caderon's heart became warm, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that this was a godsend, and Alexander would never have imagined that this retinue standing by would suddenly make a move, and kill his murderer in front of the Pope, which would be enough to give him a new position in front of Alexander VI.

The more he thought about it, the more excited he became, Caderon's hand crept behind his waist, and under his slightly wide coat was hidden a short knife, which was extremely sharp and unusually powerful because of its unique shape.

More critically, it once ended the life of a man named Giovanni Borgia.

Just as Caderon was determined to draw his dagger, he heard the Pope sigh.

Then the Pope's outstretched arm was between Caderon and Alexander, which made him stunned for a moment before he came to his senses and reached out to support the Pope, who was struggling to stand up.

Alexander VI looked at the young man in front of him carefully, he knew that Caesar's death had an inseparable relationship with Alexander, not just because he was the elder brother of Josa, but it was the person in front of him who led Caesar to his demise step by step.

And by now, he has clearly known that the root cause of the Radia gold coin turmoil is his grandson's father, who has allowed himself to fall into the current situation, and now he has taken the initiative to stand in front of him.

The Pope took Alexander's face in his trembling hands and looked at him carefully, his eyes filled with anger, bewilderment, and a hint of bewilderment.

"Come, tell me what made you come to me again." The Pope's mood seemed to slowly subside, he had bent down even lower, because he did not know that the back that happened to be in front of Cadron seemed to be so heavy and lonely as if he could not bear too much pressure, his gaze paused at Alexander, and then made a gesture to him to go to the garden with him.

"Alexander, I know more about you than you think," said the Pope as he walked along, as if babbling, and then he laughed to himself, "Of course, I don't know until now that what I think I know is exactly what you want me to know." ”

Alexander took the Pope's other arm, leaned his weight against him, and walked slowly towards the garden.

I don't know if it's a delusion, Cadron felt that Alexander seemed to glance at him when he turned around, which made Caderon, who was already prepared, feel uneasy in his heart.

He didn't know if Alexander had the intention or not, but he also saw that the foreign troops in the courtyard seemed to be paying attention to the actions of the two popes.

Caderon's hand slowly retracted, and a cold sweat suddenly soaked through his underwear.

He told himself that he had been too impulsive, and that looking at the fierce foreign soldiers, he felt that he had almost done something stupid.

Just when Caderon was afraid that he had not done something stupid, the Pope "Son-in-law" had already walked into the courtyard.

Under a gazebo ridden by a grape trellis, the strange son-in-law walked slowly, because there were guards around him, and Caderon, who was a little further away, could not hear what they were saying, but from the way the Pope seemed to have suddenly stepped on his feet because of an accident, it was clear that Alexander had said something very strange to him.

This made Caderon's curiosity swell up immediately.

Ever since he noticed that there seemed to be some kind of relationship between Tiego and Alexander, he had been speculating about the mystery of this, and now that he saw the Pope like this, Caderon's curiosity was even stronger.

Is there anything more important than the hatred that comes from Caesar's death? Cadron thought so secretly.

If he didn't believe it before, now that he sees the appearance of the "Weng son-in-law", he believes it a little.

It may be true that the hatred of losing a child is difficult to eliminate, but no one can guarantee that there is a greater reason for both parties to let go of the hatred for a while.

As long as the stakes are big enough for Alexander VI to change his mind, then it may not be impossible.

Now it seems that this is the case.

"Tell me, how can you be sure that what you say is true?" The Pope's face was cloudy and he asked, "Don't swear, we all know it's useless, I want you to prove it to me." ”

Alexander nodded lightly and whispered: "Of course, Your Majesty, I will prove my word to you, I only want you to consider whether you are willing to cooperate with me again in this situation." ”

The Pope stared at Alexander's face, and he couldn't see any clue from it, but the past made him suspicious: "Isn't every time we work together unpleasantly, then how do you think I'm going to agree to your request?" ”

"Your Majesty, you must admit that every time our cooperation broke down because you wanted to break the contract, then it is still up to you to decide what the outcome will be this time," Alexander smiled disapprovingly, "but I think you must know that if you succeed this time, you will not only be able to return to the Vatican, but may even have more power than before, so it is not up to you to agree or not, but what kind of benefits it can bring you." ”

Looking at the smile of the "son-in-law" that made him feel hatred from the bottom of his heart, Alexander VI fell silent.

As he walked out of the villa, Alexander said to Ciel: "Remember Shel, if one day you are going to kill someone, don't let him say a word to you, or you may have missed the best time when you listen to him." ”