The bloody battle at the Vallock Fortress finally came to an end, and Lei Chan agreed to the request of the fallen angels and withdrew the bloody army to the Iron Fist territory. Catherine and the Demon Emperors of the Shadow Empire entered the Vallock Fortress, and the armistice negotiations between the three kingdoms were scheduled for the next morning, in the middle of the city of Blackcloud.

The repair of the Vallock Fortress and the treatment of the wounded were carried out in an orderly manner, and Chen Rui's Returning Yuan Tree played an important role, especially the Demon Emperors who were depleted and seriously injured, all of them were very well recovered. The replenishment of logistical materials and troop resources is also being carried out as soon as possible, because the start of peace talks does not mean an armistice, and the more times like this, the more we must not relax our vigilance.

Catherine only said hello to Xia briefly, and took her subordinates to live in the arranged tower camp, while Laura and Pagliu returned to the starry capital in the sky to recuperate.

In the evening, Chen Rui appeared outside the camp of the Shadow Empire.

After a few moments, he was invited into the camp and came to the main tent of the tallest tower where Catherine was located, a transformed mountain, and Catherine was looking back at the night sky, which had turned purple.

The female demon emperor who led the way respectfully bowed to the back and retreated, and only Chen Rui and Catherine were left on the entire peak.

"No one would have imagined that the illusory city in the sky at the concert was actually real," Catherine looked at the huge castle in the sky and sighed, "Tell me, what is that?"

"The capital of Xinghuang, the site of the ancient alchemy civilization. Chen Rui did not hide it, "By chance, I became its inheritor. ”

Catherine looked stunned. nodded: "It turns out that you have obtained the inheritance of the ancient alchemy civilization, no wonder you can have black potions and incredible weapon-making talents." ”

It is reasonable to use the ancient alchemy civilization to interpret the "inheritance of the great master". In fact, it is crooked.

This "misunderstanding" Chen Rui did not explain, everyone has their own secrets, the super system and the identity of the traverser are his biggest secrets, in the subconscious, this is a secret that he does not intend to reveal to anyone.

"This sky castle should still have the terrible Liliang, how many hole cards are you still hiding?"

"It's just an empty shelf. Chen Rui shook his head. "Inheritance, no matter what it is, it's not a panacea, otherwise I wouldn't have been on the brink of death several times in a row. ”

Catherine's gaze softened. She and he had gone through the trials of death together, and more than once, every time. He didn't hesitate to stand in front of her.

Slowly turning his head, those eyes turned into indifferent tranquility again: "Did Xia Bixia ask you to come?" ”

Chen Rui pretended not to hear the deliberate title: "Catherine...... xiexie you. ”

"Did you thank me for saving your Empress Bixia?, or did I thank you for saving the Vallock Fortress or the Fallen Angel Empire?" Catherine's voice grew a little colder.

"My Empress Bixia?"

Chen Rui's "answer" looked more like a salutation for Catherine, and the softness in Catherine's eyes, which had been shielded by tranquility, moved slightly. I felt that my heartbeat was inexplicably faster, and I immediately suppressed it vigilantly. He frowned and said, "A living Thea, a stable Fallen Angel Empire, can better serve as a buffer between the Shadow Empire and the Blood Empire. Lei Chan originally thought that I was dead, so he did not hesitate to give up his dignity and standards to personally solve Xia and wanted to take advantage of the situation to dominate the demon world, but now instead of dying, I have reached the kingdom level. So Lei Chan won't attack Xia again, so. You should be able to rest easy, your Empress Bixia is now safer than ever......"

Chen Rui cleverly changed the topic: "What did you just say? Is there any clear restriction on the strong people above the national level, and they can't deal with ordinary strength?"

"When 'quantity' is completely unable to determine 'quality', there must be a corresponding limit, and I have heard that there is a corresponding ...... on the ground Demigod Pact?" Catherine said more rhetorically.

Demigod Contract?Chen Rui remembered that when Shijie was on the ground, Isyorul descended on the Emerald Forest Sea, and the demigod powerhouse of the elf clan had mentioned this word, and it seemed that it should be some kind of convention to restrict the demigod-level powerhouse from interfering in Shijie.

"It seems that there is. Chen Rui groaned: "There are also demons in the demon world?"

"As far as I know, there is no formal contract in the Demon Realm, it is just an unwritten convention, and I have only just entered the realm level, judging from the legendary path from demigod to god level, it is just beginning. In the annals, the gods have not shown miracles for a long time, but the years of the gods are endless, and our tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of years are just a nap for the gods, so we can't guess or estimate. What is known is that there is a very key word in this legendary road, and that is 'faith'. If the kingdom is compared to shijie, then faith is the pillar of shijie, and where there is faith, there must be believers. Beliefs can be transformed or changed, destroyed or born, but they cannot be directly interfered with by those in control, for example, the gods can use the believers in our shijie to influence each other and even start wars to fight for the faith, but they must not act on their own, kill or change the believers of the other party. Demigod powerhouses should also have this reason, because unless they are gods, these believers cannot survive in the kingdom and can only be in ordinary shijie. Catherine didn't know that the man in front of her not only had the power of faith, but also possessed a believer in a galaxy, and according to the concept she understood, that "galaxy" was the "kingdom of God".

"If a super-level powerhouse slaughters ordinary people at every turn, not only may it affect the state of mind and comprehension of beliefs, but what is more troublesome is that you don't know if or how many of these ordinary people are believers of other powerhouses, and how many unknown strong enemies will be incurred...... In addition, super-level powerhouses also have their own pride, and unless they are provoked, they will never be easily killed. ”

Chen Rui nodded slowly: "I see, no wonder Lei Chan made a lame excuse when he made a move against Xia." ”

"Lei Chan is a very proud person, if it is an opponent of the same level, he will not hesitate at all, he really wants to kill Xia in public. It was actually a great shame for him, but he actually gave up his dignity and pride. Unifying the Demon Realm is certainly a reason, but the most important thing is probably the dark illness on his body, wanting to clear the obstacles for the Blood Demon Empire at all costs before his injuries erupt or before he retreats. However, I could sense some kind of abnormality in Lei Chan's life breath, once it exploded. Even if it is Lei Chan, I am afraid that it will not be able to escape the fall. He should have been using the Blood Demon Ring, one of the seven artifacts, to curb this mutation, and he was afraid that it would be difficult to cure it with the life-prolonging potion alone. ”

"In any case, this is one of the most important bargaining chips in negotiations with Lei Chan. I will definitely do my best. ”

"You're not only negotiating with Lei Chan, but also with me," Catherine looked at him lightly. "Since you, the prince, are here today, it is definitely not as simple as chatting and thanking, so let's talk about it openly. As a strategic ally. You must promise me two conditions, first. No matter what changes happen in the future, this Star Capital will never be able to appear on the battlefield against the Shadow Empire. Second, all the new things and new jishu that the Fallen Angel Empire has in the future, the Shadow Empire must also have it at the same time. ”

Chen Rui shook his head: "We will ...... in the future Can't you escape war after all?"

"That's a naïve question, you already know the answer in your heart," Catherine said, looking away. "I'm not really a wise man, and I sometimes get tired of that cold and unforgiving throne. But I have to sit down, I have to give up more ......."

"Abandon our future," Chen Rui sighed, "so that your people can have more? It's not the first time I've seen your paranoia, to be honest, I really admire you." ”

"Have you ever lost someone closest to you? I have not only lost, but I have also buried ...... with my own hands" Catherine's eyes were a little misty: "That year, I put on the crown with my hands stained with the blood of my brother, and I vowed to protect this land that was once full of crying and blood, so that no more people could be lost. I don't know Shia's story, but what is certain is that she is just as persistent as me, and as emperors, we will not let go of our attachments, so, sooner or later, one day ......"

Empress Bixia paused and sighed: "I won't give you multiple choice questions, I can only tell you that your so-called 'our future' is just a phantom, you are a smart person, let it go as soon as possible, it will be good for us." ”

Chen Rui was silent for a long time, and suddenly smiled.

"My Empress Bixia, has anyone ever told you that when you encounter something related to the empire, you are always far-sighted, calculating, and scheming from time to time, even if you are not the first wise man who is hyped, you are by no means stupid, but once you encounter personal emotional matters, you are an out-and-out fool? This is the legendary high IQ and low emotional intelligence?"

Catherine didn't understand the words that were almost poisonous snakes, but there was obviously a chill in her eyes: "I don't have time to accompany you to say these boring words, what I want to listen to now is your reply!"

"IQ is innate, EQ is acquired, to be precise, this EQ is a bit ambiguous, let's just see it as a ...... of feelings"

"Since you can't give me an answer, let Thea talk to me. Catherine's voice grew colder.

"Don't be angry, Empress Bixia...... Isn't it just not to use this big guy on the battlefield? and that Xia has it, you have to have ......it too," Chen Rui said with a smile, "I agreed, but the second condition ...... Let's just set a tentative time limit of two years. ”

Catherine thought of that day, when she left, a voice of 'two years' came from behind her, nodded, and closed her eyes: "I'm going to rest, Your Excellency Agulie, you can go back and resume your life." ”

Chen Rui turned around and walked a few steps, and suddenly stopped: "The closest person is in this shijie...... I have also lost, a life that I once regarded as my daughter, and although she has left me forever, she has left an eternal mark on my heart. Your success in nirvana should be the result of this imprint, and there is a strange connection between us, which I believe you have felt. It is precisely because I have lost that I will cherish it more. Zuihou said that the 'phantom' you once saw is not necessarily illusory, and may have become a real existence now. ”

The footsteps faded away, and Catherine slowly opened her eyes, and what fell into her eyes was the city in the sky under the purple moonlight.

PS: The second is generally late, so if you go to bed early, please watch it the next day. (To be continued.) )