A faint oppression came out of Catherine's body, as if it was the prelude to a storm, Chen Rui's heart suddenly had a sense of danger, and his eyes narrowed slightly.\\

In the eyes of analysis, Catherine's comprehensive strength has actually surpassed the original S+, reaching S++, it seems that her strength has also improved considerably during this time, and it is certain that it has the credit for the black potion he gave at the beginning.

That's shooting yourself in the foot.

"Wait a minute, you're turning your face too quickly, I haven't said no. ”

Catherine was stunned, her breath subsided a lot, and she was quite surprised: "Then you ...... just now"

"Don't you know there's a word called 'reserved'? I was reserved a little bit more just now. Chen Rui ignored the oppression and raised a finger: "I officially state my attitude, no matter what identity Catherine or Christina or the rest are, your husband, husband, and man can only be me!"

That kind of determined look even Catherine was moved, and the Empress Bixia's momentum had completely weakened, only to hear this guy add again: "Of course it's okay to have an heir, I can guarantee that the task will be completed." ”

This sentence made Catherine's face a little hot, but she didn't hear it for a long time, and her good-looking brows furrowed slightly: "What else?"

"And ...... Well, it's no problem to have a few more heirs!"

"That's all?"

"Ahh ”

Catherine's murderous aura instantly skyrocketed, and her voice became cold: "Are you fooling me?"

"No, I'm serious. I'm talking about a matter between just a man and a woman, and it's a man and a woman who have a mutual affection plus an intimate relationship, which has nothing to do with the empire, nothing to do with interests. That's my answer. Chen Rui looked directly at Catherine, "I said back then that I would bring Liliang, who made the entire Demon Realm tremble, to the Shadow Empire and snatch you away. I've also had 'will definitely be back' messages in Crystal Valley. Do you know that I didn't go because my current liliang is not enough. ”

(Not enough.) ）

(Not enough for you to really let go.) ）

Catherine suddenly understood what he had not said. In the deep black eyes, the tranquil lake seems to be thrown into a stone, and the water ripples slightly.

After a moment of silence, Catherine spoke: "Are you supposed to be ...... Do you want to unify the Demon Realm to fulfill this wish?If so, I can only evaluate it as 'stupid as always.' I'm not here to listen to your so-called oath, so you don't have to talk nonsense. I just want to tell you that since you don't want to join the Shadow Empire. Then we are doomed to become enemies. ”

Chen Rui sighed and made a look of no resistance: "So, are you going to do it? Eradicate me, the biggest threat to the survival of the empire? If you want to kill me, I don't seem to have any room for resistance." ”

Catherine looked into his eyes, and her momentum suddenly disappeared: "I can't kill you, not only because you are calm. And even more because of my intuition, despite the shadow cloak in hand, even though I was only one step away from nationalization. Don't say you don't know what nationalization is, just like don't doubt a woman's intuition. ”

Chen Rui smiled bitterly, a woman's intuition was really strong, but Catherine had no real killing intent from the beginning.

"Actually, just Delia inadvertently revealed her trust in you before, and the Veil Lady was relieved to leave you alone with me. I guessed this, your strength should have grown to ...... At least to the extent that they can leave unharmed in front of me. I knew it was like this...... I would have left you behind, or your life, in the Night Wetlands. Unfortunately, there is no turning back in life. ”

Chen Rui sighed: "You have never really turned back, weishenme knows that you can't turn back?" It's like, you have never really let go, how do you know that you can't let go?"

"Don't waste your time, nothing can shake my will. Maybe you're the only man who makes me tick. But I can't let go of my attachments. After frankly expressing her good impression of Chen Rui, Catherine seemed to have unloaded some kind of baggage. His eyes became more determined: "If you really want to use the conquest of the Shadow Empire to achieve a stupid wish in the future, even if you can succeed, all you will get is my corpse." I'm all I say, I won't bother you anymore, you can leave, for a talent like you, I will leave a little leeway, before a complete turnaround, you don't have to worry about the disclosure of identity or secrets, if you change your mind, I welcome it at any time. So...... The next time we meet, it's either in my palace or on the battlefield. ”

Sure enough, it is as persistent as ever.

To protect the whole people.

Lonely sat on that cold throne.

Chen Rui looked deeply at Catherine's beautiful and moving eyes, as if to engrave her seriousness and firmness in his heart.

"Frankly, Catherine, at first I was more attracted to your beauty, plus that relationship and men's ...... Possessive desires, however, for now, I'm truly fascinated by you, my Empress Bixia. With the parting coming soon, allow me to play you a tune. ”

Catherine wanted to refuse, but her eyes fell on the familiar red piccolo in Chen Rui's hand, and finally nodded.

The melodious flute sounded, and to Catherine's surprise, it was not the familiar "Solo Dance in the Moonlight", but another song that she had never heard before, and the clear and poignant notes lingered in her heart, with deep sentimentality, with the persistence of no return.

She closed her eyes, as if she saw the windowsill, the lonely moonlight, the ethereal overlapping phantoms, the hurried passers-by, the reluctant eyes, and the back of the fading away.

One day, all the melancholy and sadness will no longer exist, and even the soul will be wiped out, but the imprint of the intersection of two hearts and two lives will always be engraved in an instant, like the sparkle of the stars in the sky, even if it is only for a moment, there is no regret.

The music disappeared, and Catherine, who was unconsciously immersed in it, slowly opened her eyes, a tear slipped from the corner of her eye, and she stroked the wetness on her face in shock, only to find that she was the only one left in the room.

Whatever the outcome, for the rest of your life...... Don't you regret it?

Long.

"Damn it...... I didn't even say the title of the song. ”

I don't know if it's the influence of music, this low voice has long since ceased to be dull and quiet.

The Bloody Empire, the Iron Fist Territory.

Edmund was covered in blood and stumbled through the woods.

The Iron Fist Castle was breached, and the Liliang of Zuihou in his hands was also lost.

Just half an hour earlier, after all his guards had been killed to protect him, he had become a veritable loner.

After making sure that there were no pursuers in the rear, Edmund gasped and leaned against a tree, holding the long sword in his hand and slowly sat down on the ground, and the scene of the previous city breaking appeared in his mind. At that time, his army was either dead or surrendered, and seeing that the general situation was gone, he personally killed dozens of his wives and concubines to avoid being humiliated by Alius and others, and when he was about to commit suicide, he was knocked unconscious by his guards and rescued desperately.

Although he saved his life, the huge humiliation and blow of defeat made it unacceptable to the second prince of blood.

"The demon god weishenme will bestow victory on Aleus?weishenme! What did I do wrong?"

Angry shouts echoed through the trees.

"You're not wrong. ”

A low, indifferent voice rang out.

This familiar voice made Edmund feel like a thunderbolt, and the cheering stopped abruptly.

"Father's ......"

A figure appeared in front of Edmund's eyes, not tall, with long black hair and an ordinary face, it should be the existence of passerby A in any place, but no one in the demon world dared to ignore this "ordinary" person, but needed to look up to this person.

Because he is Lei Chan, the strongest person in the demon world, Lei Chan. Mammon.

"Father, when are you going to finish your practice......" Edmund struggled to his feet.

"Just when I learned that you had failed. Lei Chan looked at his son indifferently: "I'm very disappointed in you. ”

"You've always been disappointed in me!" Edmund's breath became short, and he said desperately, "I am your real eldest son, when I was a child, whether it was Alyus or Tevez, they called me brother, I was the veritable great prince of the Bloody Empire......! I became the second prince, this time I just want to take back everything that belongs to me, but unfortunately I was wrong, very wrong!"

Lei Chan's voice was calm: "I said, you are not wrong, and Alius is not wrong, even...... Tevez wasn't wrong either. It's just that you're defeated. ”

Edmund leaned against the tree and sighed, "Yes, I lost, completely lost, and I had nothing." ”

"So I'm disappointed in you, because you can't face failure, as it was and still is. Lei Chan shook his head slowly: "As my son, I can keep your life and spend the rest of your life without food and clothing." ”

"Captivity?" Edmund's face showed a hint of ridicule, and he clenched his fists: "Let me watch that victor step by step step to the pinnacle of liliang and power?" ”

Lei Chan's eyelids slowly drooped: "There is an old saying, if you become a king, you will lose a king." From ancient times to the present day, this is the case. ”

"Not bad...... Empire, there really is no need for losers. Edmund laughed miserably, his face suddenly showed a trace of abnormal red, and then gradually turned blue, the real source of the mutation was in his clenched fist, there was a poison crystal used for suicide in it, if he didn't use Liliang to resist, he would die of poison in ten seconds.

Lei Chan quietly watched Edmund, who was bleeding from seven holes, slowly fall, sighed softly, and the faint sadness in his eyes was quickly covered by the cold solemnity, and suddenly punched into the sky.

In the dense clouds, a crack was drawn, as if a strange eye had been opened.

Suddenly, the pouring rain poured down, and the blood stains on Edmund's body were washed away by the rain.

In the rain, the lonely emperor's back gradually faded away.

ps: This chapter thanks to the alliance leader Dr. Ye, this chapter has been revised many times, and the content has been compressed from nearly 5000 to the current state, but I feel good about myself, hehe.

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