Duke was shocked to the extreme, the power of the thousand-year-old temper seemed to be drawn from his body at once, and the whole person instantly softened, he pushed open the courtyard door, and almost rushed in.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, is it really you, is it really you?"

Duke fell to his knees, staring at Hippo with wide eyes, his hair trembling like an uncontrollable flame.

"This guy is good at finding a place, and he can find it alone. Bai took a glass of wine and shook it slowly, "It seems that the rest of the guys are not all stupid." ”

Duke completely ignored Shiro's words, his eyes were only Empress Hippo, his face was full of shock and ecstasy, "Your Excellency, it's really you, it's really you......!" But your supreme appearance is undenied, you are finally, you are finally ......"

Suddenly, Duke was stunned for a moment, and looked at Bai vigilantly, "Your Excellency, why are you here, can it be said that this madman dares to blackmail you!"

Duke stood up violently, his whole body was glowing with scarlet fire, and his eyes looked at Bai angrily, "You damn bastard, you let you escape back then, but I didn't expect to leave a bane, you don't hide and live like a mouse, you dare to ......"

Bai rolled his eyes helplessly, the wine glass in his hand was directly like Duke throwing it over, Duke was angry, smashed the wine glass with his hand, roared angrily, and the fire in his whole body soared, and he was about to make a move when he heard a crisp voice sound.

"Enough! Don't let people eat properly!?"

Hibo slapped the table hard, and the snack dregs on the table jumped a few times, "Duke, if you have nothing to do, go back to sleep, and don't run here to make trouble." ”

Duke's surging flames froze for a moment, the wind blew, and in the blink of an eye, it dissipated cleanly.

Duke almost cried, and knelt down again, tears welled up in his eyes, and he tore open his throat and howled, "Your Majesty, it's really you, you're finally back......!"

"Alright, alright. Hippo interrupted Duke impatiently, "What are you doing here?"

Duke was stunned, raised his head, looked at Bai opposite Hippo, and then looked at the spirit officer and Balk on both sides, and suddenly looked a little sneering, "This time...... This time, His Holiness the Pope summoned men to enter the city, but I don't have a fixed mission, so I'll just walk around. ”

Hipp's eyebrows couldn't help but jump twice, "Just go around?"

"Uh......" Duke's big face was full of embarrassment, "this...... Your Majesty, you should understand that the delicate relationship between Fire Leaf City and the Holy Spirit Temple is now, largely because of ......"

Of course, Hibo understands that she hasn't done anything else in the past two days, and she has made up for the current situation in the human continent.

"Because of the three of them?" Hippo pointed unceremoniously to the three of them, "so you have nothing to do, and you want to come and find out, ah...... According to your stupid brain, you must be thinking about getting all three of them back if you get the chance, right?"

Duke suddenly smiled wryly, this ...... That's exactly what he thought.

Now Duke has mixed feelings in his heart, and suddenly found that Empress Hippo actually appeared here, which is a big surprise, although her appearance has changed, I don't know why she appeared in this place, but Empress Hippo is still Empress Hippo, this is an unchangeable fact.

However, this also makes things complicated, when Bai alone entered the palace of the moderates, killed the Empress Hippo and ended the war, although many people do not believe that the Empress Hippo is dead, after all, there is no corpse, but in any case, White's notoriety has left a strong mark on the real history.

Even if Empress Hippo really didn't die, it seemed unlikely that she would sit at a table with the big enemy like this, drink tea and eat snacks.

Moreover, it is not surprising that the spirit officer is here, how can Balk seem to get along well with everyone, a harmonious and comfortable appearance, this guy used to be a loner, no one cares, this will be endowed with special powers.

In this small courtyard, a former radical leader, a former moderate leader, a moderate and almost neutral loyal believer, a loner who kills no one and no one else.

The four of them sat together drinking tea and eating snacks, no matter how you look at it, it is very discordant, so the current Duke is a little confused.

Hipo snorted, turned and stood up, she was only seven or eight years old now, standing on the ground about the height of Duke kneeling there, her slender body seemed to be carried away by a gust of wind.

Seeing Hippo stand up, Duke suddenly became excited, realizing that he was looking directly at the empress's rudeness, and hurriedly lowered his head, "The empress forgives her sins, her subordinates didn't know that the empress had returned, so she suddenly appeared here and collided. ”

Hippo nodded, his immature face revealing nobility and majesty that was by no means commensurate with his age, "Duke, many years have passed, and although you don't seem to be smart at all, fortunately you haven't become stupid, and I'm glad that you still kneel down and salute me today." ”

Duke was slightly startled, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, my loyalty has never changed, and the loyalty of all of us has always been the same, since you have returned now, then ......"

"Duke......" Hippo interrupted lightly, "I can not doubt your loyalty, but do you really think that everyone's loyalty has not changed?"

Duke was stunned for a moment, trying to say something, but found that he couldn't answer.

Hibo said lightly: "I heard that kid say that you have been exploring the black sea, is it because of the rumors back then?"

Duke lowered his head and replied in a deep voice, "Yes, the Empress, back then...... Back then, someone said that you were not dead, but trapped somewhere in the black sea. ”

Hippo looked puzzled, "Who said that, and where is he?"

Duke frowned, and glanced up at Balk slightly, "He's ...... When they die, they are the first to die. ”

Hibo sneered slightly, "Oh...... That's a coincidence, I've been somewhere in the Black Sea all these years, but I don't think any of you can know about it, Duke...... You should understand that all of you together are not white opponents, and no one can find out his whereabouts. ”

Duke hung his head and remained silent.

At this time, there was a commotion in the direction of the square, and Hibo looked in that direction, his eyes faintly cold, "What has the Holy Spirit Temple been doing in the past two thousand years, you should know very well, why we made an oath in the first place, and you should not forget, Duke, you answer me, is the Holy Spirit Temple still the original Holy Spirit Temple?"

Duke's head drooped lower, his teeth chattering slightly, but he couldn't say a word.

Hippo sighed, "Actually, I thought about it when I was locked up in the Black Sea, Duke...... In the final analysis, we are just ordinary people, flesh and blood, we will be happy and sad, we will laugh and scold, in addition to our firm faith and loyalty, we will also be jealous, we will also be angry, we will also be dominated by desires, and we will be tempted by interests......"

"Your Majesty ......," Duke roared, and looked up sharply, his eyes glowing red as he looked at Hippo, his throat gurgling, but he couldn't say anything else.

Hippo looked at Duke, his eyes showing a hint of pity, "Duke, you must have been in pain all these years. ”

Five big and three thick, like a piece of coarse coal burning with flames, Duke was covered for a while, the corners of his eyes flashed with a faint luster, he lowered his head violently, and gritted his teeth.

"Duke, once many things begin, there is no turning back, and there is no way to really distinguish who is right and who is wrong in many things, this is human beings, ordinary human beings, we don't have bodies built of elements like real gods, we don't have thoughts like the world flows, we are just human beings, many things ...... Not surprising. ”

Sighing slightly, Hibo stepped forward and patted Duke on the shoulder, "Go, Duke, don't tell anyone about my here, I don't want the news to get out of the way yet." ”

Duke slowly raised his head, "Your Majesty, you ...... If you officially return to the Holy Spirit, then you are considered a pope......"

Hibo shook his head directly, "Duke, don't be naïve, how did our companion die, have you forgotten?"

Duke was shocked, and his eyes suddenly darkened.

"This is not the case today, when the leaders of the radical faction have been hunted down. Hippo gave him a mocking look, "And the reason why the original moderate leader is still expected is only because she's a person who may never come back, right, Duke?"

Duke's lowered face contorted.

"Duke, go, the thousand-year-old oath has imprinted each of us with an immutable mark, this time let's fight for our own ideas, if we meet on the battlefield, then no one has any grudges, just give it a go. ”

"Your Majesty!" Duke yelled, nearly crying.

Hippo took two steps back and shook his head lightly, "Go, Duke, this is no longer the world we originally dominated, and the Temple of the Holy Spirit is no longer the Temple of the Holy Spirit that it once was. ”

No longer talking, no longer looking at Duke, Hippo walked back and sat down, turned his back to Duke, and drank herbal tea leisurely.

Duke knelt for a while, but Hippo refused to speak, so he bowed respectfully to Hippo and left with a sad face.

"I didn't expect that the original fool was the most loyal one. ”

As soon as Duke left, Bai couldn't help but sneer, "If it's someone else who comes today, I'm afraid it won't be such an easy thing." ”

Hibo frowned, her immature face was full of displeasure, and she suddenly glared at the spirit officer, "How did this fool find here, you should have already set up the enchantment, they won't find out here." ”

The spirit officer shook his head, "The barrier has not been destroyed, he didn't follow our aura to find here, he should have simply followed the road map." ”

Hippo sighed helplessly, "There is really a benefit to not having a brain, it seems that he is the only one among us who is not good at searching for breath, and if he doesn't use energy feedback, he can't even catch a mouse......"

Lingguan smiled bitterly, "I didn't expect him to find this place like this, maybe this is fate." ”

Balke, who had not been silent, suddenly said gloomily: "Although Duke has no brains, he often does things correctly, whether it is luck or fate, now he knows that the empress has appeared here, in fact, we should ......"

"Yes!" said Bai without thinking, "it will only be bad for such a guy to keep!"

Hippo glared at Bai and Balk angrily, "I think it's the two of you who are really stupid, and you're just going to make a fuss!" Killing him will only make the Pope even more confused and angry, and he can't do anything but startle the snake, and ...... Even if we knew I was there, there would be little room for manoeuvre between the two of us. ”

Speaking of this, a little helplessness flashed in Hibo's eyes, "You see, the original Theros ...... It's become what it is now, and I really can't imagine it. ”

In the middle of the table where the four of them sat sat a mirror about 20 centimeters in diameter, the mirror was delicate and ornate, the border was woven with mythril wire, and inlaid on a wooden board that exuded a faint fragrance, and the wooden board was also carved with ancient mythological and story patterns, as well as detailed text annotations.

No need to ask, it's elven stuff.

The live broadcast in the mirror showed the situation in the square, and now it was Theros' hideous, blackened face.

Bai shrugged his shoulders, "Even if it is an unswerving oath of loyalty, it has been yellowed and decayed after two thousand years, there is nothing eternal and unchanging in this world, the gods are born and fallen, but we humans always think that we have something to be immortal." ”

There was no expression on the spirit officer's face, and he said indifferently: "Human beings, after all, should die after being a hundred years old, and life can only be valuable. ”

Balk suddenly smiled grimly, "Death is just the beginning, my friend. ”

The spirit officer looked at his old friend, and had no choice but to correct it helplessly, "Is it to return to nothingness and die...... Indeed, it may just be the beginning of the pain. ”

Balk slowly stood up, pulled out the knight's sword, straddled it at his waist, and said, "I like death very much, in this world of the living, the dead always have a feeling of traveling to another world, I hope those old friends like this feeling." ”

As Balk left the courtyard, Hippo sighed again, "Dead, it's really hard to get along with, I hope there won't be any more such guys." ”

Bai lazily shrunk up in his chair, and didn't bother to look at the round mirror on the table again, "As long as the plan doesn't vary too much, it shouldn't be, this world ...... It's better to have more people alive. ”