Chapter 43: The Assassination of the Emperor
"Okay—in that case, then I'm not going to beat around the bush." Moroni said. "Dare to ask Your Excellency how much strength Nie Li has inherited?"
"How much strength have you inherited?" Chewing on Moroni's words, Ye Zhen's brows furrowed slightly, and he suddenly fell silent.
He didn't expect the other party to ask such a question, to be honest, even he didn't know how many successful husbands he had.
Just kidding, he hadn't even seen Nie Li's shadow, how could he compare it to it?
"Hehe-Nie Li destroyed this banquet hall with a single sword, although Your Excellency is young, but after all, he is his heir, although his strength must be inferior, but he is also a stunning person." Moroni said with a burning look in his eyes.
Don't look at his current expression is very calm, but that's just pretending, the knife back then has left an indelible wound in his heart!
“——”
However, after hearing Moroni's words, Ye Zhen was immediately speechless.
It is simply unbelievable that such a huge palace was destroyed with a single sword, and you must know that with the huge scale of this banquet hall, even if thousands of skilled craftsmen were arranged to build it overnight, it would take at least three or five years to complete it.
It takes three or five years to build a palace, and that guy can destroy it in an instant...... At the same time that his mouth opened into an O-shape, Ye Zhen's understanding of Nie Li also deepened.
"Why is Your Majesty asking this?" Although the mood swings had not yet subsided, Ye Zhen still replied calmly.
After all, the guy he is facing is not an NPC that can be found everywhere on the street, but a dignified lord of a country, and he can't let people wait all the time, right?
"That's right—there's something I want to ask you about." Moroni finally spoke out about his plans. "As far as I know, although you and Nie Li are inextricably linked, but you are indeed a citizen of our Loulan Kingdom, you were born in Mingsha Town on the border, and there are many shops and properties in Yiqi Town and Loulan City, and your business is prosperous.
As the king of the Loulan Kingdom, if Moroni wanted to know the information of a person, it would be a no-brainer.
It is important to know that if you want to buy a land, you need to go to the mayor's office or the commercial office to apply for registration. And these officials and institutions are all subordinates of Moroni.
"Your Majesty praised it falsely, it's just a bowl of rice, I just don't know what Your Majesty is referring to when he says that there is something to trust?" Leaf Scar replied quietly, not at all worried that Moroni would dare to attack his shop.
As a player, even if those shops and properties are in Loulan, the king has no right to interfere with the player's legal behavior.
You know, this is not an ancient dynasty, the king can be deprived at will, only those NPC aborigines, the player is special and does not exist, and is not among them.
"Your Excellency is quick to talk, so I'll make a long story short." Moroni said. "You must also know that we and the Ling Tian Empire have been inseparable rivals since ancient times, and it is only because of the edict of the Lord God that we have had to stop fighting in the past twenty years. The reason why I came to you this time is to ask you for a difficult task that only adventurers can complete, I wonder if you are interested? ”
Since Leaf Scar was covered with a cloak, Moroni couldn't see his expression, so he could only talk to himself.
"The task that His Majesty can personally explain must be extraordinary, but I don't know what it is?" Ye Zhen said with a smile. Now that he knows that Moroni is not here to trouble him, then he can rest assured, after all, it is not a wise choice to confront a country, and it is a good thing not to be evil to the king.
As for the task, Ye Zhen doesn't have to worry about it, there will be no failure penalty for the general tasks in the game, even the most difficult S-level tasks, he doesn't need to worry too much.
"Clever, this matter is indeed extraordinary, and it must be done in secret, otherwise, not only will I be in trouble, but even Your Excellency will not have a good time in the future." Moroni said mysteriously.
"Your Majesty, please say, even if you go to the soup and fire, you will definitely do it!" Ye Zhen said awe-inspiringly, since it is a task issued by Moroni himself, it is by no means simple, and the task reward will naturally be extremely rich.
Hidden missions are the favorite of all players.
"I want you to kill someone...... "Moroni was still tempting.
"Kill whom?" Questioning, Ye Zhen's eyes didn't blink, joking, being an assassin, killing people and setting fires is as ordinary as eating and drinking.
However, the next name of the person Moroni said almost caused him to fall out of his chair.
"Lingqiu!" Moroni replied in a firm tone, his eyes filled with a palpitating killing intent.
"How is that possible!" Hearing this name, Ye Zhen's eyes widened, and he was petrified almost on the spot.
Of course, Ye Zhen will not be unfamiliar with this name, you must know that this guy named Ling Biao is the emperor of the Ling Tian Empire!
What are you kidding, he is not Jing Ke, he actually asked him to assassinate the legendary Ninety-Five Emperor, isn't this playing the piano indiscriminately?
"Why me?" Squinting at Moroni across the conference table, Ye Zhen's gaze looked a little unkind.
Since ancient times, heroes and heroes who have done great things for the emperor will hardly end well. Back then, Nie Li killed his opponent for Ling Biao and returned to save a country, but in the end, he ended up with a tragic ending of a broken family, not only his wife and daughter died, but even the adopted son was cut off by others, and there was no corpse.
Now, this guy Moroni has asked him to assassinate Ling Biao in turn, and let the apprentice who killed his father's enemy avenge himself, is this extremely wise majesty a little too naïve?
"Without him, you are the most suitable person." Moroni said very dryly. "Ling Tian's Palace, like the Loulan Palace, is heavily guarded, except that you can enter and exit at will, I can't think of anyone else who can sneak into Ling Fei's dormitory without alerting the guards!"
As early as after learning that the golden cicada shell leaf mark is an adventurer, Moroni made up his mind to let this guy die for himself.
If Ling Biao didn't die, he would not be able to retrieve Loulan Moyu justifiably, and due to the rules of the mastermind, he could only ask the adventurer to do it.
There is no doubt that when it comes to the kung fu of assassination, the descendant of Nie Li, who killed the god, is definitely the most suitable candidate.
However, after seeing Moroni's appearance that the destiny of heaven must be yours, Ye Zhen raised his eyebrows and said noncommittally, "It's not that I don't want to, but I can't kill him at all." ”
It's not that Ye Zhen looks down on himself, but he knows very well that even if he can successfully infiltrate the Ling Tian Emperor's Palace, if he wants to assassinate a person at the level of the lord of a country, it will be even more difficult than ascending to the sky.
Not to mention, by Ling Ao's side, there is also a guard commander whose strength is not under the cloud punishment - the remnant sword.
When it was said that outside the Ling Tian Palace, Ye Zhen had seen the terrifying strength of the remnant sword with his own eyes, and even the cloud punishment evil was almost killed under that guy's sword back then, what was he going to do to fight with others?
"No, if there's one more adventurer who can do this, it's you. Doesn't it seem too arbitrary for you to make this conclusion before you have even done it? "Moroni is still not giving up.
For the sake of Loulan Moyu, he could ask Ye Zhen to make a move in a low voice regardless of his previous suspicions, how could he give up so easily at this time?
"In that case, then I would like to ask Your Majesty a question, may I ask how sure I can succeed if I assassinate Your Majesty now at such a close distance?" Ye Zhen said with a sneer.
His meaning is very simple, since you dare to be alone with me without fear, then you will definitely not joke with your own life.
is also the lord of a country, at such a close distance, you are not afraid that I will fight out and kill you, so what can I do to assassinate the emperor Ling Biao in a foreign land?
"I know what you mean—but how can Ling Biao, that desolate and unbridled faint king, compare to me! I have been practicing martial arts since I was a child, studying under famous teachers, and I have laid a good foundation since I was a child, and I have traveled through most of the desert at the age of ten, and I have tempered a strong physique. Moroni accentuated his tone. Unless it's Nie Liqin, no one in this world can kill me without alerting the guards-"
Saying that, Moroni seemed to be a little anxious, he didn't give Ye Zhen a chance to refute, and continued: "Ling Biao, that faint king, is about the same age as the previous king, and he is already over sixty years old at this time. And according to intelligence, this faint gentleman is finally said to be drunk and indulgent, and the harem has three thousand nights and nights, even if he has some strength when he was young, he has already been hollowed out by wine, and he has reached the end of his life in the old age of aging and dying, as long as you can take off his head, I can meet you with any requirements you have! ”
After that, Moroni was afraid that Ye Zhen would refuse again, and said: "Moreover, that Ling Biao was not a good thing in the first place, he killed many of Nie Li's righteous sons back then, and even cut off their heads, which is inhumane. If you cut off his head now, it can be regarded as repaying Nie Li's kindness for preaching and teaching, right? ”
I have to say that Moroni is worthy of being the monarch of a country, although he spoke at length, he was organized and well-organized, and the layers were clear, as if letting Ye Zhen assassinate the emperor of a country still let him take advantage of something.
System: Please choose whether or not to accept the request of the S-Class Mission, Moroni.
It was at this time that the system prompt suddenly sounded, and another S-class task came from the shadows and appeared in front of Ye Zhen.
(To be continued)