After leaving the prison world, Tatsumei went to the workshop world on his own, and gave the dragon's tail bone that he had obtained in Ansville to Nesel.

Because the material of the undead keel is extremely special, it will take a long time to deal with it, and after handing over the keel, Chen Ming returned to the office of the knight's hall.

"This time, the mission information problem was caused by my negligence. ”

Opposite Chenming, sat Corvette, and he said apologetically, "Although Lord An Mixiu and you will no longer pursue it, but there is still a need for sincerity, I have decided to deduct 100,000 yuan from my personal merits and compensate you and your subordinates, although it is still insufficient, but it is also some of my sincerity." ”

"Lord of the Corvette Hall, I shouldn't have accepted your gift, but now that my subordinates have saved me and put their current position in jeopardy, I am disrespectful to this feat. ”

Chen Ming did not refuse, although his title is still there, but because it is airborne and sealed, coupled with the record of mission failure, he himself still owes the Demon Palace 20,000 merits, and there is no way to talk about the compensation for those under his command, therefore, he must accept the 100,000 merits.

"It's my fault, how can I bother you?"

Corvette's face softened slightly, and he said, "So next, do you continue with the mission, or do you choose to rest for a while?"

"Hmmm......"

Chen Ming lowered his head and pondered, and then said, "Although there are no substantial casualties in this incident, I don't want there to be a next time, and it is obvious that the person behind the incident may be aimed at me, so I think it is better to investigate the matter clearly before making other plans." ”

"That's good. ”

Corvette smiled and nodded, and said, "This matter is also related to the safety of my knight's palace, so it will be released as a mission, and in this case, it can also make up for your losses." ”

"Okay, thank you, Lord of the Temple. ”

Chen Ming stood up and saluted, "In addition, by the way, I also convey my thanks to the Deputy Hall Master of Gelie, although his rescue was not carried out this time, I still thank him for his trip." ”

Chen Ming knew that with the strength of the transcendent, he didn't bother to take on this kind of task that was only counted as a bottom reward in the eighth order, and the reason why he took it was probably because of the spirit that Les showed that they were willing to take action.

Chen Ming is a grateful person, people give him sincerely, he will repay it with sincerity, and he doesn't like to owe too much to others.

"Okay. ”

Corvette also got up and walked out the door, "I'll relay that for you." ”

Seeing Corvette leave, Chen Ming slowly sat back on the sofa and fell into deep thought.

Access to the prison world was hindered, giving him a sense of frustration that his future was broken, although Tirmis, who guarded the prison, allowed him to go in and interrogate Arden if he agreed to one condition.

But first of all, as the Demon King, Tirmis, the conditions he proposed must have been extremely difficult, and he didn't tell him clearly, so he didn't dare to agree.

Second, he couldn't guarantee that even if he met his old classmate, he would ask for useful information, and he would not be willing to do such a business at all.

After being silent for a long time, Chen Ming spoke, "Xia Mi, help me find out what Arden has experienced in the past three years, and who sent him in." ”

"These things, when Arden was arrested, the people of the Knights' Hall had already completed the investigation. ”

Behind him, Xia Mi appeared out of thin air and handed the documents in his hand to Chen Ming, "Including some interrogation materials for him, they are also in the folder, please take a look at the young master." ”

"You're as efficient as ever. ”

Chen Ming sighed, took the document and looked through it.

The document says that after leaving the Nightmare Academy, because of the hunting match, Arden's refusal to save the third prince Carlisle, and the second prince's death of Argos and Riley were all blamed on his various crimes, so that Arden did not dare to return to the empire, and with the help of his royal faction, he fled to the ninth hell, and after he was not baptized, he encroached on a subhuman village, and borrowed their blood to successfully advance.

However, it was obviously impossible for the minions of the empire to let him go, and chased him all the way to the ninth hell, and when he was about to be killed by them, Arden suddenly disappeared, and according to the scene at the time, he may have triggered a wish from the human world and was forcibly brought to the human world by the cracked world.

The human world is the territory of angels, and it is impossible for the demons in hell to hunt down there, and the Eternal Night Empire has no choice but to put this matter aside and use their dependents in the human world to collect some movements about him, but they have never found anything.

In this way, Arden mysteriously disappeared in front of everyone, until a year ago, he returned from the Demon Palace, and with his cunning, he passed the assessment of the Demon Palace and joined the fifth detachment of the Knight's Palace, and after that, there was nothing else.

In hell, the power of the Demon Palace is supreme, no matter how big the demons have committed before, the moment they join the Demon Palace, those demon kings are not allowed to take them away with the help of past grievances.

Because Arden has an inseparable relationship with the death of the three princes, the empire has been negotiating with the Demon Palace, but it has never been decided, and Arden's performance in the execution of the mission is extremely good, the Demon Palace is even more reluctant to let go.

And the next thing was Chenming's mission, which was quietly dropped by Arden when he was out at the top of the Knights' Palace, which also caused the second team to almost be destroyed in Annsville.

In addition to these, Chen Ming looked at the transcripts of the Knights' Palace's interrogation of Arden, and unfortunately, there was no valuable information other than Arden's resentment against him between the lines.

"It seems that all this needs to be investigated from those days when Arden was on earth. ”

Chen Ming frowned, closed the file, and said, "Did An Mixiu say anything about these?"

"My lord only said that Arden was not summoned to the world by humans. ”

Xia Mi said, "For the rest, he wants the young master to investigate by himself." ”

"Let me investigate on my own?"

Throwing the documents on the table, Chen Ming sneered, "It seems that our monarch wants to study his successor." ”

"And. ”

Xia Mi slowed down, and then said, "There is a guest in the Hall of Despair, and the Lord said that I hope you will receive it. ”

"Guest?"

Chen Ming was stunned, "Do you want me to go to the reception?"

"Yes, the visitor is special, and it may have something to do with this incident. ”

Xia Mi nodded and said, "Young Master, what is your decision?"

"Since An Mixiu said so, it doesn't matter if you see him. ”

Standing up and stretching, Chen Ming smiled, "Let's go, go back to the Temple of Despair." ”

"Yes. ”

Xia Mi saluted, and then followed Chen Ming and left the knight's hall directly.

......

The Temple of Despair.

In the living room of the huge main hall, there was only a handsome young man in a white dress, the young man's face was extremely pale, the corners of his mouth occasionally showed sharp and clean fangs when he smiled, he was holding a copy of "Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales" in his hand, he was reading, but Xifa, who was standing not far away, looked at him vigilantly, and the magic on his body roared as fiercely as a beast.

"Deacon Shifa, don't be so nervous, I won't eat you again. ”

The young man looked down and flipped through the pages, as if he didn't notice the magic on Xifa's body in the slightest, "Besides, this is the mansion of Lord An Mixiu, how dare I do it here?"

"Humph!"

Xifa snorted coldly, she didn't believe the nonsense said by the kind young man in front of her, although she had the title of the uncrowned king, but even if she was also the uncrowned king, it was divided into several grades, according to all the uncrowned kings currently registered, her strength was only in the middle and lower reaches, and the vampire in front of her was definitely a top existence, and he had killed a real demon king with his own hands!

"Why do you say that the endings in fairy tales are so good?"

Closing the book, he looked up at Hifa as if he were talking to himself and as if he were seeking an answer from him.

Xifa's face turned pale, a mouthful of blood overflowed from the corner of his mouth, and his eyes looked at him fiercely, but he did not dare to act rashly.

The seemingly calm living room has actually been occupied by two extremely evil forces, and it is dense and secret.

Shepha's steps slowly retreated, her face covered in cold sweat, just a glance that almost scared her.

"You're good. ”

Retracting his gaze, the young man smiled and said, "Master An Mixiu's subordinates are all very good. ”

As if the pressure of the sky had suddenly disappeared, Shepha's entire body softened, and he almost knelt on the ground.

"You can kneel down and meditate, but you can't kneel down this bat who doesn't know etiquette. ”

Beside Shepha, two figures suddenly appeared, one of them reaching out to hold her.

"Leon!"

Another young man in deacon costume, the moment he appeared, a terrifying dark shadow instantly swept through the living room and attacked the young man.

"I'm not here to fight you. ”

The vampire known as Leon raised his head, his scarlet eyes flashing with terrifying magic, he could easily deal with Hifa, but he didn't have the ability to be so bland in the face of an opponent who was not much different from himself.

At the moment when the two were about to face each other, Chen Ming shouted softly, "Xia Mi, come back!"

"Phew!"

The amazing magic came to an abrupt end, and Natsumi stood back in place, and Leon also looked away and placed it on Chenming's body, "You are the desperate successor that Sman's kid said, Chenming?"

"Before introducing myself, shouldn't Lord Leon give an explanation of what just happened?"

Even though he knew that the person in front of him was extremely powerful, Chen Ming still questioned angrily, there was no other reason, Xifa was injured by Leon, and he had to find an explanation.

"It was she who showed hostility first, not me. ”

Leon said slowly, "Although we don't have a good relationship with you, but the two armies are still fighting each other, I'm just here as a guest, there's no reason to be a good gentleman when others release hostility, right?"

"This mouth of Lord Leon is as open as if it had been opened, and the horn is non-stop. ”

Chen Ming smiled indifferently and said, "Xifa is not right, but it's not your reason to hurt her, right?"

"Have you ever read a fable called The Farmer and the Snake? ”

Leon was not angry, and continued to look at the book in his hand, "In this story, the farmer saved the snake, but the snake took revenge and bit him to death, do you know why?"

Chen Ming frowned, he didn't understand what Leon meant, but he still replied, "Because the farmer saved the snake in order to take it to the market and sell it, and the snake sensed his hostility, so he ......"

Before he could finish answering, he suddenly saluted and said, "Taught." ”

"Well, smart. ”

Leon smiled and said, "Don't release your kindness to people who are hostile to you, otherwise it will only be you who will suffer." ”

He closed the book and said, "The reason why fairy tales are beautiful is because it stops the ending in a beautiful place, but the follow-up often makes people think about it carefully. ”

"What do you mean, my lordship, is your intention to be good or not evil?"

Handing Xifa to Xia Mi and motioning for them to leave, Tatsunaru came to Leon and sat down, "You and us, it seems that there is no goodwill at all, right?"

"Good intentions and bad intentions, wait until we talk about them. ”

Leon smiled slightly and said, "Lord An Mixiu said that you should talk to me on his behalf, I was not very willing at first, but now it seems that our conversation will be very pleasant. ”

"I hope so. ”

Chen Ming's gaze also softened, and he said, "My lord should be here for Arden's business, right?"

"Yes. ”

Leon nodded, his finger tapped lightly on the book cover, "Arden, originally a descendant of a certain line of princes of my empire, although he does not have the right to inherit the throne, but according to the hereditary system, he can accept the title of the prince of the eternal night, even if he commits a crime, at most, he will only exploit the title on his body, and there will be no danger to his life, after all, he is alive and more valuable than the three princes who died." ”

Chen Ming's brows tightened, and he asked puzzledly, "Aren't the three princes the children of the Eternal Night Sovereign?

"Didn't we let you go too?"

Leon glanced at Chenming and said, "Carlisle and Argos died because of you, and Riley was also injured by your companions, so it stands to reason that if we want revenge, we should be looking for you, right?"

Chen Ming smiled and said, "I have An Mixiu to protect me, the empire wants to kill me, but it's not that easy, right?"

"There is indeed such a relationship, but the main thing is that the prince of the empire has not been killed. ”

Leon said, "Actually, if you don't have the relationship of An Mixiu, or if someone else kills the three princes, then the empire will not be stingy with the pursuit of the killer, but it is only a short period of pursuit, when the price of the pursuit reaches a certain level, the empire will give up, for a few dead garbage, the empire will not pay too much, do you understand?"

"Everything is built on profit. ”

Chen Ming's gaze was a little deep, although it was undeniable that this method was the best way to deal with a powerful country, but in his opinion, he only valued interests, but there was no emotional factor, and he did not want to agree.

"If you are in your position, you must seek your own government, which is understandable. ”

Leon smiled, "The struggle of the royal family is extremely fierce, there is only one supreme position, of course, it is the one who lives to the end, the lives of the princes, even if they are not lost in the hunting race, will be swallowed up by the struggle for power, for us there is no difference between the two, as long as the last one left is the blood of the monarch, everything, will not change." ”

"And how did you survive?"

Chen Ming asked, "I heard that you are the younger brother of this generation of monarchs, and the royal struggle is so cruel, how did you survive?"

"Before my brother became the Demon King, I was always superior to all my siblings. ”

Leon laughed, "But I have no interest in the throne, which is full of blood and sin, and when their battle was at its fiercest, I chose to be a bystander, and even my father hated me for not fighting, until orthodoxy was established, and I missed the throne, and yet the strength was one of the best in the empire, and my benevolent brother let me go." ”

"I see......"

Chen Ming suddenly, at the same time, he also had some admiration for Leon in his heart, in the hell world, there is no demon who does not yearn for the supreme demon throne, it symbolizes not only strength, but also a kind of dominant hegemony, but Leon can obviously have the opportunity to get it, but he took the initiative to give up, how can this not make him feel admired?

"Actually, I'm not as lofty as I say. ”

Catching a glimpse of Chen Ming's expression, Leon smiled slightly, and said, "In my time, all my brothers and sisters had the support of a powerful prince and overlord behind them, only me, my mother's family was just a viscount, and could not provide me with much help, the royal family struggle was not only the strength of one person, but also the game of many bigwigs behind the prince, and I was alone, why should I fight with them?"

"Actually, now you, you won't lose much to the Eternal Night Monarch in your achievements. ”

Chen Ming smiled, "The throne of the Demon King is not so important sometimes. ”

"Those who are destined to have it, don't say cool things. ”

Leon shook his head and smiled, "But the extreme pain and choices that need to be endured during this period are not so easy to overcome. ”

"Alright. ”

He paused, and then said, "That's all for gossip, and now it's time for us to get down to business." ”

When Chen Ming heard this, there was a trace of solemnity on his face, "My lord, please speak." ”

"As I said earlier, even if Arden commits a crime, he will not be killed by the Empire because of the prince behind him, and at best he will be deprived of the inheritance of the title. ”

Leon spoke softly, with a coldness in his eyes, "He should also know about this, but he still did not return to the Empire, but hid in the Ninth Hell." ”

Chen Ming pondered, "Maybe it's because he's afraid of Sman's frame, so he will deal with it like this?"

"It's impossible. ”

Leon vetoed, "The royal faction behind Arden is the big guy who supports Prince Sman, even if he is the only prince in the royal family who is qualified to inherit the demon king, he will not unload the mill and kill the donkey to eradicate a demon who supports his own forces." ”

Chen Ming knew in his heart and said, "Then what do you mean?"

"I've also watched some of the Demon Palace's investigation of Arden, and there is generally no problem, but I think that maybe the time when he was brainwashed was not when he went to the human world. ”

Leon frowned slightly and said, "My guess is that someone gave him a hint before he left the academy, and the trip to the world is the time when he is completely manipulated. ”

"The personnel of the academy are changing too fast, and there will be no trace in three years. ”

Chen Ming also frowned and said, "If you want to find out, you need to send someone to the human world." ”

"This matter is related to the relationship between the Empire and Lord An Mixiu, so it must be investigated. ”

Leon nodded, "It's an extremely troublesome matter for demons above the eighth order to go to the human world, and if you just investigate, you don't need such a high strength." ”

Chen Ming's heart suddenly burst into his heart, and he smiled bitterly, "The hints of the adults are a little obvious too much, right?"