"It's indeed an early reunion," Lambis quickly calmed down and revealed a shallow smile, "I know that the identity of the messenger is a bit abrupt and will arouse suspicion...... However, what I'm curious about is that weishenme, you can see through it at a glance that it's me? My Transfiguration Technique is taught by the old dean Carlisle himself, even a saint-level powerhouse may not be able to see through it, don't tell me, that weak boy back then already has the strength of the saint-level or even surpassing the saint-level?"

"I hope your guess ...... Or maybe the blessing can come true, but alas, the truth is that I was almost killed by that damn guy with a scroll, and then unluckily hit by the aftermath of some big guy. Chen Rui pointed to his haggard face and sighed, "To tell you the truth, the reason why I see through you is because of a special ability I have obtained, you can see it as a talent for certain fields of the crafter, in fact, this talent cannot completely penetrate the disguise of Transfiguration, the most important thing is that it is the familiarity you give me, I seem to see the one who likes to read quietly in the library, but sometimes there are some unexpected little pranks...... Little girl. ”

Arthur now has most of the memory fragments complete, Lambis was his junior sister in Starlight Academy back then, as the royal nobles of the two empires, the two have a lot of intersections, although the friendship is ordinary, it can be regarded as an old acquaintance.

Zuihou's words made Lan Bisi's eyes flash with remembrance, and then a smile appeared: "I don't think the talent of the 'Crafter' you are talking about is suitable for all Crafters, right? ”

Chen Rui also smiled, took out a bottle of wine and two glasses, and poured her a glass of wine. He raised his glass: "The circumstances of life are different, and the Grandmaster is actually just a fluke. The biggest fluke in seven years. ”

"It's been seven years, and the little girl who didn't know anything back then is almost twenty years old. And the boy who was obsessed with Teacher Veronica back then has also become the world-famous grandmaster today," Lambis took the wine glass, took a small sip of wine and looked up at him, "Can you tell me what happened in the seven years since you disappeared?"

Chen Rui said lightly: "It's just a desperate struggle to survive in a strange place, but fortunately, I have survived until now." ”

"So, seven years later. You're in everyone's sight again?"

"What, shouldn't it?" Chen Rui looked at Lan Bisi with a smile, is it finally time to get to the point?

"There's nothing that should or shouldn't be this," Lambis shook her head and put down her glass: "I'm just a little emotional, Jihua can't keep up with the changes. ”

Chen Rui deliberately frowned: "What does Her Royal Highness the princess mean...... My appearance has ruined one of your jihua?"

"Can I be honest and honest?"

"Of course," Chen Rui said with a smile, "I believe that you are not here just to catch up with me or meet me in advance. ”

Lan Bisi bowed slightly: "When I was studying at the academy. I'm just an ignorant little girl, like you say, I like to read quietly in the library and play tricks on people from time to time. I also longed for the aiqing in the book, but I didn't think too much about life or jihua at all. After the Empire announced its marriage to you, my life was suddenly decided like this. A little girl who doesn't understand what love is, wants to marry a man who definitely doesn't love her. You...... Can't understand that feeling. ”

"Perhaps, you have a different feeling in your heart. Because the woman you are obsessed with ends up marrying someone else. Lan Biss smiled mockingly: "In fact, as the princess of the Blue Yao Empire, in fact, political marriage is unavoidable. To be honest, I don't have a bad feeling for you, and it's probably better to marry you than to marry those nasty guys. Just when I had already accepted my fate, you, as my fiancé, disappeared, and this disappearance was seven years. In the past seven years, I have experienced a lot, and if it weren't for the tremendous pressure exerted by your father, I would have been 'married' again and again in the whirlpool of interests, just like a piece of goods! If you don't show up for a day or if Emperor Rex doesn't let go for a day, I can only keep the title of 'fiancée' and be a 'living widow' until I die! Countless rumors, visions, and conspiracies...... Almost crushed me, I am not reconciled, unwilling to accept such a fate!"

Chen Rui listened silently, feeling Lan Bisi's mood swings, and only after a while did he ask: "So, you have your own jihua?"

"Yes, I swear that I will take control of my own life! I will not let others manipulate my destiny again!" Lan Bisi sneered, "Just when I was re-energizing, replanning my life, and moving forward step by step according to my own jihua, you suddenly appeared after seven years of disappearance!"

"I understand, my appearance, especially the timing of my appearance, was a mistake," Chen Rui stood up, walked a few steps, and sighed.

For Lambis, the "Arthur" that appears now has indeed become a superfluous person

"I admit that you have reappeared, a lord with extraordinary means, a grandmaster with great means, and a very promising successor to the next Emperor Longhuang - however, this does not mean that I will give up my ambitions and pursuits, and as an accessory, a vase, or even a commodity, I will leave my life in the hands of someone other than myself!"

Chen Rui looked at Lan Bisi's excited appearance and nodded: "I understand your intention to come today." ”

"I'm sorry, I'm a little out of shape," Lan Bisi took a sip of wine, took the opportunity to take a few deep breaths, her mood returned to normal, and her eyes flashed with a hint of discoloration: "You are so calm? calm to my surprise, it seems that you have really changed a lot." ”

"Time and environment can change many things, and so can you," Chen Rui said indifferently, "I want to ask you formally, are you really unwilling to accept this marriage?"

"You should know the answer," Lan Bisi raised her eyebrows, looked at Chen Rui for a while, and asked rhetorically, "Can I take this question as a good start to solve the problem?"

"I'm just trying to make your attitude clear. ”

"I don't want to!" replied in the affirmative.

This unexpected answer made Chen Rui take a deep breath and slowly bow his head, but in fact, Lan Bisi didn't know. The "fiancé" in front of her was the person she wanted to recruit, and he knew her pursuit and persistence better than she imagined.

"So. What do you want me to do?"

Lan Bisi, who originally thought that the other party would refuse, was taken aback, and all kinds of arguments were suddenly useless. Surprised: "You...... Promised?"

"Weishenme wants to object?" Chen Rui spread his hands, "Even if I don't agree, you have a lot of preparations, I don't believe that you will come here without any preparation or certainty." The most important thing is that for me, marriage is not just a political bargaining chip, but a real life event, including 'emotion', 'responsibility' and 'commitment'...... This does not include 'barely'. ”

Lambis was silent for a moment, and suddenly showed a touching smile: "This kind of talk." It's a bit like the 'Arthur' back then. It seems that those two female guardians of yours have a true happiness that many women envy, and perhaps Veronica-sensei will have a haode ending as well?"

"Hopefully. Chen Rui was reluctant to say more on this issue: "There is nothing in the world that is not earned for nothing, and since we have reached a consensus, we can settle down and talk about the deal, and be truly open and honest." ”

Lambis nodded: "You, what do you want?"

Chen Rui sat down, didn't go around in circles, and directly said what he wanted: "Holy Grail." ”

Lan Bisi was shocked, and her beautiful eyes glowed with a scorching distiller. Staring at Chen Rui's eyes tightly, it was actually under this condition...... "Arthur" came to the Lanyao Empire to "greet his relatives" this time, and he had other plans at all!

Before coming here, she had always had preconceived notions. His mind was full of how to persuade Arthur to give up this marriage, and his heart was ready to deal with all kinds of difficulties, but now he suddenly found that the other party had come here for purposes other than marriage. The mood suddenly became complicated.

"No wonder that Cardinal Gralin would visit the imperial capital at this time......" Lambis suddenly figured out a lot of things and blurted out. "You're from the Church of Light?"

Chen Rui secretly praised Lambis's reaction speed, in fact. Gerain's visit to the Lan Yao Empire was indeed the purpose of discussing Haodejihua when Raphael came to Jin Yao's territory, in order to plot the Holy Grail. Geralin was still quite accurate in terms of timing, but the unexpected "injury" of "Arthur" in the city of Jagorda really startled the cardinal.

"Weishenme thinks I'm a member of the church?"

"I got the information, the popular magic game Jishu is likely to be from the Dragon Nest, although I don't know if this information is accurate, but the equipment of the magic game is made by Jin Yao's territory, and the promotion is carried out by the church, which is well known, you and the church must have a close interest relationship. Moreover, the first time you appeared after your disappearance for seven years was accompanied by the same Master Geralin, so I have every reason to guess that you are a member of the Church, and even the seven years since your disappearance are likely to have something to do with the Church. ”

"Commendable reasoning. Especially Zuihou's words, which made Chen Rui smile mysteriously, "But the focus of our discussion seems to have shifted, let's go back to the Holy Grail." ”

"This condition is impossible! Don't you take it for granted?" Lambis shook her head resolutely: "The Holy Grail is the highest holy relic of the Empire, I just have the title of a princess, and the value cannot be compared to the Holy Grail at all!"

"You're wrong, no matter how big the Holy Grail is, it's just a dead thing, and in my opinion, your value is far greater than that of the Holy Grail. Chen Rui smiled, "Lambis Heber, the best Heber royal family in the younger generation. Several of the princes of Covalonte the Great are not successful, and the only one who can barely compete with you is the second prince Victor. You have gathered nearly thirty percent of the voice of the Congress, the elven clan has a pretty good impression of you, and there are also many strong people in the Templar who are supporting you openly and secretly, and the talent and control strength of your personal subordinates alone are not trivial, such as ...... That small group of Shueisha in Starlight Academy, if I insist on marrying you, except for some diehards, these strengths will be completely out of your grasp, in fact, as far as I know, after the announcement of the marriage of the Blue Yao Empire, the shili in your hands has already been quite shocked. ”

"Looks like you know a lot about me. The glint in Lambis's eyes was fleeting, and what "Arthur" just said was not only her strength that she showed in the open, especially the "Shueisha", which was her secret weapon, but it was revealed in one word.

"Just a little bit to know about your fiancée...... Don't tell me you don't know anything about what happened to me when I returned. Chen Rui's serious eyes did not show a hint of a smile, "Your ambition is indeed very ambitious, but the difficulties are definitely beyond imagination." You've been using the pressure of Emperor Rex on the Blue Empire to block out the coveted gaze around you, paving the way for your own progress step by step. My reappearance now has indeed put you in a difficult situation, but it is also a test, an opportunity. I can fully cooperate with your Jihua, and I can also win the support of the Church of Light for you, and the road ahead of you will be wider and smoother. As for the Holy Grail...... With the Church of Light in charge, you only need to play a few key roles. ”

"That's it?" Seeing that he was gone, Lambis frowned slightly and asked.

"That's it. ”

Lambis fell into deep thought, and only after a while did she speak: "I can't seem to find a reason to refuse such generous trading conditions, are you sure I can get the support of the church?"

"Sure, Glalin is at the inn, I can arrange for you to meet and talk in detail," Chen Rui's answer was without thinking, "Not only that, I know that you have always wanted to entrap the Mooredeng family, this time in the Mage Tallinn incident, Ed, the illegitimate son of Emperor Covalonte, died unexpectedly, and Liald and the Mooredeng family are in big trouble, it is also a good opportunity for you, in this regard, I can also play some unexpected roles." ”

"What are you capable of...... To be precise, it's the changes you've made in seven years that really surprise me," Lambis looked at him deeply and smiled, "Perhaps, it was a mistake for me to give up this marriage?"

"It's too late to regret it now," Chen Rui shrugged, "Do you plan to retain this power?"

"Nope. There was a steadfast look in her eyes, "I've come to this point, and I'll never look back." I'm going to be in control of my own destiny, not someone else's, sorry, including you. This is the path I have chosen, and I will continue to follow until I am completely in control of myself and the fate of all the people in the empire. ”

My life is mine, not by man, and my life is up to me, not by heaven.

This is the real Lanbis.

From another point of view, she is somewhat similar to Chen Rui, both want to control their own destiny, but they choose different paths.

It's just that when she really masters the empire completely, maybe she will find that she has lost the true self she once wanted to master. Chen Rui thought of Catherine, thought of Rex, and had an inexplicable feeling of sighing in her heart, no matter what, as she said herself, this is the path she chose, and she will keep going.

Chen Rui took a deep breath and raised his glass: "I admire your perseverance and respect your decision, so ...... I wish you success, Your Highness Lambis. ”

"'Our' success, Your Highness Arthur. ”

The two glasses collided. (To be continued......)