Eastern Kingdom, capital city of Rensenburg.

In the palace, the long-lasting blood caused panic, but due to the old king's usual strictness, most people did not even dare to stop and watch for a moment.

In the study, the old king, who was a little weak in energy because of his old age, was lying on the table and falling asleep, and beside his left hand was a thick approving document to be read; The waiter next to him was a little apprehensive, he didn't know whether to remind the old king who was becoming more and more irritable about this strange vision.

Fortunately, a series of footsteps relieved him.

"General Howell!" The waiter's face was surprised.

"Go down, I'm going to talk to His Royal Highness alone."

It was a burly middle-aged man, and although his tone was very calm, the oncoming majesty still made the waiters who had been serving the king for a long time feel a little unbearable.

Only a battle-hardened warrior has this palpitating feeling.

The waiter hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded and left silently.

Tonight, the king wanted to be diligent in his administration on a whim, and he learned about the financial and tax situation in various places overnight, so he only brought him with him as a waiter, and it stands to reason that he should not leave. However, Howell's reputation is almost universally known in the capital, Rensenburg.

He was the old king's most trusted man, and the friendship between the two sides was formed during Howell's young years of following the king in the northern and southern wars, and he never became enemies because of power disputes or anything like that.

It is precisely because of this that he can enter and leave the forbidden place of the palace without permission.

"Don't go too far. I'll need you to serve you later. ”

When the waiter came to the door, Howell suddenly mentioned something.

He nodded, relieved at the same time.

[At least you don't need me to wake up this grumpy tiger; Over the years, his temper has become more and more irritable, which is really terrible......]

With such a thought, he didn't dare to stay too far, but stood there at a certain distance.

From this angle, you can see the condensed blood light in the sky.

After living in the palace for a long time, he suddenly remembered a legend.

That legend has to do with Her Highness Evelyn, who is now far away in the Icewind Realm, and also with her mysterious mother......

His thoughts were interrupted in an instant.

Because there was a violent scolding in the study.

The waiter was even more grateful to General Howell.

……

In the study.

"Your Majesty, if you want to punish me, hurry up."

Howell's attitude was neither humble nor arrogant, but he said quickly: "But I do have something very important. ”

The old king still had spit at the corner of his mouth, and was now unhurriedly wiping it with fine silk.

Despite his age, he knew Howell, and he would not have done such a presumptuous thing if it wasn't really big.

He's always been measured.

And the angry scolding just now was purely cathartic, and at the same time made the old king himself mentally prepared for the possible bad news next.

"What is it about?"

"Wait......"

Before the old king could finish his words, he suddenly felt a stir in himself, as if he had lost something, and his two hands began to grope wildly on his body.

He even jumped up from his position in a hurry and almost didn't fall!

"Gone ......"

"My Blood Pact ......"

"You ......"

He jerked his head up and looked at Howell.

The latter sighed softly and silently pushed open the window. Outside the window, the blood-red glow began to fade, but it was still a little glaring.

"There should be some bad talk at tomorrow's meeting."

"But I don't care about those people, you know what I'm trying to say."

Howell's tone was a little strange, and it sounded very firm, but with a hint of regret.

Burst!

The old king sat down in a soft chair.

At that moment, he seemed to be ten years older.

"My blood pact is gone, the imperial blood pact ......"

"Hehe, everyone knows that I am invincible on the battlefield because I am so brave; But they didn't know that if it weren't for the protection of that imperial blood contract, I would have died more than a dozen times; Nobody knows ......"

"That's the only thing Ullica left me."

When he spoke of the name Ulrika, his eyes lit up with some sparkle.

Howell bowed his head in silence.

That's not a name he can talk about.

As for the Imperial Blood Pact, it is likely that only Howell and another court mage, Evelyn's teacher, know something about the entire palace.

It was a powerful blessing from the mysterious Ulrika to the old king, and with the protection of the imperial blood contract, he could be invincible on the battlefield.

It was the only vestige of Caesar's empire that Ulrika had.

Although Ulrika left the world many years ago, the imperial blood pact remains. And now, the Imperial Blood Pact is gone. This means that the inheritor of Caesar's empire has awakened like Ulrika many years ago.

Evelyn awakened.

This is a very dangerous uncertainty for the entire Eastern Kingdom, especially since she is now far away in the Ice Wind Realm.

Thinking of this, Howell couldn't help but glance up at the old king.

At first, he was strongly opposed to letting Evelyn fly away, but the old king seemed to be intent on conniving.

Perhaps the old king still had luck in his heart, thinking that Evelyn could not awaken the bloodline of Caesar's empire like her mother did - after all, this kind of caste power cannot explode in every generation, and generally speaking, it takes at least several generations to accumulate new power and prepare for the next outbreak.

But now, things are changing.

Evelyn's awakening adds more instability to the already unpredictable Eastern Kingdom, and the nobility of the kingdom is unlikely to support the descendants of Caesar's empire as queens; The church will not allow it.

And after any other heirs ascended the throne, the first thing they did was probably to kill Evelyn.

So what will Evelyn do when the time comes?

Evelyn, who has great power, will she show mercy to her brothers and sisters when she remembers her mother's fate vividly?

These thoughts quickly passed through the minds of the two, and both sides actually had a certain number.

This is not the first time Howell has mentioned this issue.

He had long ago talked to the old king that in case of an accident, there should be a contingency plan.

But the old king was very stubborn in this regard.

He probably thinks he has fifty years to live.

Squeak.

Howell closed the window, and the waiters outside the hallway shivered with cold, but they didn't dare to look at it again.

……

"And what do you think I'm going to do?" The old king struggled a little: "I can't kill Evelyn. ”

"She's Ulrika's child, and she's mine."

"You have a lot of children." Howell said calmly.

"What's more, you know the power of the Emperor's Blood Contract."

The old king's body shuddered.

"I've heard that the awakening of Caesar's bloodline often means war. A large number of innocent people will die in the war, and eventually rivers of blood will be spilled. ”

Howell said earnestly, "I don't want to see this happen." ”

"Please give the order!"

The old king's eyes gradually lost their brightness, and it took him a long time before he suddenly lifted his pen, grabbed a slip of paper, wrote some words, and then stamped his secret seal.

"Which side are you going to do?" He looked a little tired, but asked casually.

"Her Highness Evelyn has my people by your side. As long as there is your Majesty's order, tomorrow will ...... The shadow of Caesar's empire will no longer haunt the homeland of the Rhine. ”

Howell stepped forward, took the note, read it carefully, and after confirming that it was correct, nodded slightly.

"There is also a very important thing, which is related to the Blue Cloth Sect, which has been in the limelight for the Ice Goddess Church recently."

"Your Majesty, the partition wall has ears ......"

The old king, with some impatience, motioned for Howell to come over and speak.

Howell naturally took two steps forward, and then, suddenly, a thrust, and at that moment, the old king's eyes protruded, and he wanted to make a sound but could not make any sound.

A dagger was stuck in his chest, and blood flowed down the blade and dripped onto the marble floor, quickly turning into a beautiful blood spark.

"After losing the Emperor's Blood Contract, you are really a waste."

"I have information from the Blue Coat Sect that I want to share with you, and that is ......"

"I'm one of the seven high-ranking members of the Blue Coat Sect."

Howell whispered in the old king's ear, "Guess why I killed you with my left hand?" The squire who just went out is actually your bastard, right? Left-handed, blonde hair, really like you......"

The old king's eyes were bloodshot, and his body tried to struggle frantically, but the whole person seemed to be wrapped in the coldest winter, and finally he could only gradually fall into the endless hell.

Not long after, the old king died.

Howell let go of his hand, his expression calm and calm.

He looked at the note in his hand, and his eyes were full of emotion:

"Eventually, you're going to give the order to kill Evelyn."

"Sister Ulrika, you really believed the wrong person in the first place."

"Well, it's time for Evelyn to see how mediocre and incompetent her father is."

Sigh quietly.

He put away the note, then briefly arranged the study, and then opened his voice:

"You can come in."

The waiter in the corridor suddenly shook his head and walked in quickly.

The blood light in the sky suddenly dissipated.

Immediately afterwards, there was a commotion in the palace.

The riot did not subside until midnight.

The old king was assassinated, and the murderer was his personal attendant.

The modus operandi of left-handers has undoubtedly illustrated this.

General Howell, in grief, stepped forward to preside over the situation, and invited the heirs to the throne to return to Rensenburg to discuss the aftermath of the old king.

and the matter of succession to the throne.

……

Thousands of miles away, the Ice Wind Collar has not yet learned of the earthquake that occurred in Rensenburg.

In Oak Square, Evelyn slowly opened her eyes.

At that moment, she seemed to see thousands of troops and a sea of corpses and blood!

"Are you alright?"

A gentle voice rang in her ears.

The voice seemed to have the power to calm people's hearts.

The panic in her heart seemed to be calmed down a little in an instant.

Evelyn tilted her head and looked over in confusion, Xu Nan smiled slightly, pointed to the excited Mirren below, and said:

"Woke up?"

"The story is just beginning."

……