In the remnants of the flames, the demon phantom had long since disappeared, and only a trace of dark golden light was circulating in it, but Qin Ran looked at the system prompt that had just appeared, but his eyes narrowed.

[Kill the remnant soul of the first crow to trigger a special event: Hidden ...... from 20 years ago]

[The secret of twenty years ago: Time is the most terrible existence, it can not only make the vicissitudes of life, but also make things and people, what happened twenty years ago? No one knows except the participants! Now that one participant has died, the remaining one is bound to appear......]

……

"Is it just a remnant?"

Qin Ran paid attention to the description he cared about the most.

In his mind, several speculations had already emerged.

Which one it is, Qin Ran still needs to collect more evidence.

As for the rest of the descriptions in Twenty Years Ago?

Qin Ran, who had already guessed, was not surprised.

Call!

Qin Ran took a deep breath, picked up the loot, and looked at Mary.

With the collapse of the chamber, not only Mary, Adal, and Count Shirin, but also more palace guards rushed here, but fortunately, under the command of the young earl, everything was in order.

The underage princess rushed into the ruins, stood in front of Qin Ran, and after opening her mouth several times in a row, she seemed to have made up her mind, and said in one breath: "Can you tell me what happened?" ”

"Okay."

Qin Ran looked down at the stubbornness and seriousness on the girl's face, and nodded.

Mary has the right to know what happened.

Though......

It's cruel.

……

The tea room at Warren Palace.

Unlike the formal chamber and attached tea room, this tea room was reserved for the young men of the royal family, who waited here while the elders discussed state affairs.

Of course, in order not to bore young people, there are quite a few items to pass the time.

In addition to the most basic books and darts, there are also some novelty gadgets.

As soon as Qin Ran walked in here, he saw a puppet sword target in armor.

The leaking joints and standing posture were enough to inform Qin Ran that this puppet sword target was different from the fixed dead sword target.

"This is a small gift from a former advisor wizard of the Warren royal family to King Warren, it only needs to be wound up, and it can perform some simple dodge and attack moves."

"It's a great choice for beginners in swordsmanship."

Mary acts as a narrator.

"That's right."

Qin Ran nodded again, and after glancing at the old earl, he walked straight to the sofa on the side.

What follows is bound to be a long conversation.

Qin Ran didn't want to stand and talk all the time.

"That James is a fake?"

After Qin Ran sat down, the old earl spoke directly.

The old earl was visibly excited.

Not only did the voice raise a few syllables, but the whole person pressed his hands on the armrests of the sofa where Qin Ran was sitting, staring at Qin Ran without blinking.

Qin Ran was not used to being looked down upon in such a posture.

He raised his hand and placed it slightly on the old earl's shoulder.

When the other party stepped back as if he had been shocked, he slowly spoke.

"So to speak."

"I can't say that."

"What do you mean?"

The old earl ignored the strangeness of his body, and once again straightened up and asked.

However, this time, the old earl did not come close to Qin Ran again.

"Just like I literally say."

"That James VIII is both James and not James, his body is James, and most of his soul should be James."

"Or more accurately, most of the time."

Qin Ran explained to Mary in a way that he understood.

The old count, you say?

If it weren't for Mary, the other party would not have followed him into this tea room.

The old earl is respectable, but this does not mean that Qin Ran will like the other party.

The other party's stereotypical personality and stubborn behavior pattern were extremely annoying to Qin Ran.

And the other party's actions after that deepened Qin Ran's disgust.

"Prairie people!"

"Your Highness, please order more soldiers to be sent to sweep up the steppe people!"

"We're going to make them pay for it with blood!"

After hearing Qin Ran's words, the old earl immediately looked at Mary with red eyes, like a beast that had lost its cubs, and roared again and again.

Facing the old earl who seemed to have lost his mind, the underage princess seemed particularly calm.

"Count Aidale, please listen to 2567, we are making a decision."

The underage princess said.

The voice is not high, but it is persistent enough.

The old earl heard such insistence, and his . . Chest. After a few rapid ups and downs, he finally sat down on the sofa in a gloomy manner.

The old earl's friendship with James VIII made him eager for revenge.

But again, the old earl's loyalty to the Warren royal family kept him from disobeying Warren's only heir.

Standing in between, the old earl's torment can be imagined.

But......

At no time should we lose our due calm.

Qin Ran withdrew his gaze from the other party and looked at Mary, a trace of appreciation emerging from his eyes.

Compared to the old earl, Mary's performance was impeccable.

Even in the face of hatred, people who know that they are calm are the partners who can be trusted.

"It's a crow!"

"However, it should have nothing to do with the Raven Faction, just the personal actions of the first crow - although this is extremely inconsistent with the other party's original plan."

"His original plan should be to complete the follow-up finishing plan after getting the secret of the Dragon Sect."

"However, his collaborators clearly cheated on him."

"He had to choose this way to survive."

Qin Ran

"Collaborators?"

"Yes...... Snake Pie! ”

"What is the crow playing?"

The underage princess frowned suspiciously.

"It's the helper!"

Qin Ran replied lightly.

There has always been a doubt plaguing Qin Ran.

Twenty years ago, James VIII was so bold that he was able to attack the serpent like a ship.

Qin Ran guessed that James VIII must have had a certain dependence, and with the appearance of the first crow, everything was naturally clear.

The other party's reliance is the first crow.

Twenty years ago, James VIII, who could be called a man of great talent in the eyes of ordinary people, faced with the crow faction and the snake faction Entrenched in Leerdrie, began to plan how to eliminate the two, but the weakness of the Warren royal family made the young king unable to do it for a long time.

Until one day, the crow found James VIII.

Immediately, the young king realized that this was an opportunity, an opportunity to kill someone with a sword, and then to reap the benefits of the fisherman.

But all the while, the young king did not know that he had already stepped into the trap of two schools.

The two schools of thought played the king with applause like a child.

One acts as aid.

One acts as a target.

And eventually?

Those who act as targets are hidden.

Acting as a substitute for assistance.

And the young king?

It can only act as a puppet.

"Impossible!"

"James's dependence is on us!"

"It won't be a genre ......"

The old earl, whose faith had collapsed all his life, shouted loudly, and he ignored Mary's obstruction, and ran out frantically.

Mary wanted to stop it, but was stopped by Qin Ran.

"Let him go!"

"He needs to really calm down!"

"And ......"

"We have more important things to do!"