Chapter 9: Obscurity
More than 200 miles to the south of Luoyang City, is the capital of the civilized continent.
The national capital is located in the center of the oriental continent, the capital connects the four sides of the trade artery, the four sides of the business and the travelers come and go with this, the passenger travel is endless, the prosperous business makes the capital prosperous, the population in the city is tens of millions, the traffic is busy on weekdays, the country's material resources are constantly flowing or from the main road, or from the canal and waterway to gather here.
The walls of the capital city are endless, majestic and majestic. The city towers are large in scale and embellished with magnificent images. The city wall is ten zhang high, and the wall is covered with bluestone bricks, which is thick and tight, and indestructible. There are city towers, arrow towers, gate towers built on the city gates, towering in the sky, majestic and majestic.
Tourists from all over the world are shocked by the majesty of the capital and the prosperity of the capital.
And on this day, a big event happened in the court, the current emperor suddenly fell ill and died suddenly last night. Due to the suddenness of the incident, he did not leave any will, and as a result, the dragons in the capital were leaderless. Several princes tightly sealed the news, and all the guards and palace maids present that day were confined, and only the prime minister and some chief ministers were confined to the matter
Know.
The emperor left eight heirs, six princes and two princesses. Two of the princes died early, and one of the princes guarded the border passes, and now they still know the news through what channel and are rushing to the capital. The remaining three princes restrained each other, but no one wanted to give up this position, and now the three of them are difficult
Competing for the top, not to mention that there is another prince coming, although the prince is a concubine, but he is quite favored by the emperor. The prince has practiced martial arts since he was a child, is very brave, and voluntarily went to the poor place of the border pass, guarding the border pass, defending against foreign enemies, and won the emperor's appreciation.
Things are not so simple, several royal knights who were sent to find the Holy Maiden have not returned yet, the Royal Knights are almost the most powerful force in the court, there are only more than ten people in total, each of them has been strictly selected, they are all one of the best masters, it can be said that every knight is a rare talent,
One less is a great loss for the royal family.
Wave after wave of unsettled, all kinds of things came together, making the important ministers of the court and several princes busy.
As the saying goes, a country cannot be left without a king for a day, and under the discussion of the three princes, it was finally decided that the current assistant minister would declare that the emperor was seriously ill and that it was not appropriate to pay attention to the affairs of the court and China, and that he would temporarily manage the whole empire, which eased the tense atmosphere between the court and the central government.
A well-known inn, private room, by the window.
"Alas, these three elder brothers of mine are really anxious, although my father is old, but his body is also strong, I didn't expect it to suddenly ...... like this" The young man sighed, but he shook his head as he spoke, did not continue, thought about it, and said, "The third brother has also rushed back from the border pass, and in a few days, it will inevitably be chaos on top of chaos, such as."
I'm afraid it will be even more troublesome at that point. This young man is ordinary, but his gestures reveal a unique aristocratic temperament, and a pair of chopsticks in his hand are holding the dishes in front of him as if they were in his mouth.
"Don't look at me like that, if you're a girl, I don't mind......" The young man's expression was strange, and he paused slightly, "Prince Moyun." ”
"If you're still that bored, I think I should go. The person opposite the sixth prince spoke, his tone was flat, but there was a slight expression of impatience.
It is comparable to a woman's face, pointed ears, lilac eyes, and delicate corners of the mouth...... This was enough to make a beautiful woman jealous, and this person was a dark elf, Moyun.
"Well, just kidding, you really haven't changed at all. The Sixth Prince smiled, as if he had long been accustomed to Mo Yun's personality.
Then, he put away his casual appearance, exuding a unique royal atmosphere, his face was serious, and he said silently, "The world thinks that the royal family is high and glorious, but I don't know what kind of obscurity is hidden behind this brilliance. Even if I just want to protect myself, it will be difficult to escape this imperial power struggle, and they will let it go
Me?"
Mo Yun was silent, his face silent.
The sixth prince shook his head with a wry smile, straightened his face, and said, "Mo Yun, what do you think should be done?"
"The Pope. The two looked at each other for a moment, Mo Yun's lilac eyes were very beautiful, he glanced at the six princes, and spit out these two words.
"Sure enough, the hero sees the same thing, just like I thought, he is worthy of being my confidant, haha......" The previous serious look changed his face in an instant, and the sixth prince laughed.
"However, how to start, the royal knights sent by my father have actually already been cast under my hands, and I will find a way to recruit the remaining knights, my father is dead, and the royal knights can only follow my father's heirs, this force is absolutely indispensable. Although the eldest brother, the second brother, and the third brother are brave and resourceful, they are shrewd
, hehe, it should be that this prince is slightly better. ”
"It's better to be careful. Mo Yun picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip gently, as if he had never liked to talk.
Looking at Mo Yun's gentle movements, the six princes secretly chuckled, if this elf is a woman......
The sixth prince frowned slightly, thought about it, and analyzed.
"I know a little about the enmity between the temple and the dark elves, and I am not afraid of losing face in the secrets of the court, and I think you know a lot. Throughout the ages, it has been a full 800 years, and the cancer of the temple has taken root in our country as early as now, and it is deeply rooted. It's just that if this cancer is not removed, how can we wait for the imperial family to be at ease, it's just that this father has been in the emperor for many years
But my wish fell on my head. The Sixth Prince sighed and continued, "This Holy Maiden incident has attracted countless cultivators to come, and there are many forces from all sides who have grudges against the temple, if they attack the temple at such a time, they will definitely attack it in groups at that time, even if the power of the temple is strong, they will suffer this time." ”
"Yes, there are too many enemies in the temple. Mo Yun nodded, but there was a hint of gloom on his fair face.
"Speaking of which, all of this is thanks to the Demon Sect, the temple has been too comfortable over the years, I didn't expect to rob Her Highness the Holy Maiden so easily. The six princes took a sip of tea and continued, "Actually, this matter is just to hide people's eyes, and to make the temple unstable, they sent the temple masters to come out to hunt down the holy maiden
whereabouts, we can also take advantage of the situation. Second, it can attract masters from all over the world to gather here and wait for the opportunity to move. Third, if the royal family's secret actions are detected by the temple, they can also use the matter of the saint as a cover, and the fourth is ......" The sixth prince paused, smiled strangely, and continued, "They can also catch up with the past." ”
"I didn't expect you to even know about such a thing. Mo Yun was slightly stunned.
"When I knew him back then, he was still a stupid boy who was not afraid of heaven and earth, but I didn't expect that in just ten years, he had achieved the position of the young sect master, and that old guy valued him very much. ”
"But it's a matter of course to think about it, after all, he is ......" The sixth prince didn't continue, looked at Mo Yun's eyes looking at him, changed the topic, and said. "Mo Yun, if I were you, even if I didn't become a prince, I would be willing, with your appearance, the beauties in the world are not up to me to choose, haha......"
Mo Yun didn't pay attention, just stared at the crowd outside, not knowing what he was thinking.
"It's me who is overly concerned, and it doesn't hurt to tell you, but it seems that you are not interested in looking at you. Alas, I really don't understand how there can be such an uncurious person as you...... Forget it, it's the elves. The Sixth Prince laughed dryly.
"By the way, I heard that you once saved a young man in Luoyang, which doesn't seem to be your style. The Sixth Prince said.
"It's just that I can't get used to them bullying people. "Mo Yun doesn't care. In fact, at that time, Mo Yun had already felt the breath of those two mysterious old men.
The sixth prince didn't ask any more, even though he knew that Mo Yun was just an excuse, but he didn't expose it.
You must know that this elf, who seems to be gentle and elegant, and his demeanor is noble and elegant, but he once destroyed a small country with his own hands, and tens of thousands of regular troops were not spared, and he became an endless soul.
Although he usually makes some different jokes with Mo Yun, even he doesn't dare to say anything when he is serious, once he angers this elven prince who is too beautiful to speak, the consequences are absolutely unimaginable.
"Moyun. ”
"Huh?"
"What would you do if one day we became enemies?" the sixth prince looked at Mo Yun with a serious expression.
"Kill you......" Mo Yun replied.
"Hehe, I know ......" the sixth prince smiled bitterly.
......
About dozens of miles away from Luoyang City, the temple branch and the church.
"Yumeng, you are lazy again! Oh my God, you are sleeping on the sun and moon wheel again! I will not spare you this time!"
A clear cry almost frightened the young man into falling off the tower.
Seeing that the pretty figure not far away was walking towards this side angrily, this young man named Yumeng suddenly became excited, and jumped down directly with one hand, and then ran without looking back.
There was an exclamation from under the church, but he was startled by the boy who suddenly fell.
After making his way through the sparse crowd until he had escaped to safety, Yumon turned around and grimaced at the beautiful girl in the church, as if it was particularly comforting to see her gritting her teeth.
Yumeng is an orphan, he has been taken in by the temple since he was a child, until now, Yumeng is sixteen years old, but he is more naughty by nature, he likes to be lazy, and this time he was also lazy cleaning the bell tower and was found to be lazy, and ran away in a hurry.
The sacred and magnificent cathedral looks particularly solemn and sacred in the sunset, and the goddess of light is beautiful and solemn, even for those who do not believe in God.
People were strolling in front of the church, and a few people were praying in front of the statue of the goddess of light in the church, and at this moment, their expressions were extremely reverent.
In the center of the church square there is a small white fountain, which is particularly beautiful when the sun sets and the water is stained with a brilliant golden glow.
Everything was serene and calm.
"Roaring ......"
Until a loud roar rang out. The roar resounded in all directions, coming from the depths of the woods not far away.
The roar immediately attracted people's attention, and they looked around in horror. At this moment, four temple personnel wearing battle armor quickly walked out of the church. After briefly calming the crowd, he continued his way deeper into the woods.
Inside the church.
"Uncle Seaman, what's going on. Karina, the girl from before, looked nervously at the tall man in front of her. He is the highest-ranking guardian knight of this church, and is now in charge of law and order here.
"Dragon......" Knight Heman didn't say any more, and rushed directly in the direction of the woods, his handsome face was a little nervous, he was not afraid of the so-called dragon, but he was only worried that the dragon would hurt innocent people.
Ever since the Holy Maiden affair, Seaman had inevitably been punished by the Pope, and was now sent to guard the branch of the Temple, in charge of security, which made him ashamed.
It's been so long since the incident of the Holy Maiden, and he still doesn't have a real clue, and he can't go too far from the church, which really gives the Templar Knight a headache. While worrying about the saint, he also blames himself deeply.
"Uncle He-Man, be careful......"
Looking at the back of the knight who was gradually moving away, Karina could only pray silently.
She was more worried about Yumeng's safety, hoping that nothing would happen to him. Although they usually fight and make trouble, in fact, their relationship is still good, after all, they grew up together since childhood. It's just that that guy is always lazy, not afraid of heaven and earth, and often plays tricks on himself and teaches him a lesson.
No one else knows, but little Karina knows very well that the guy must not die so easily.
Deep in the woods, several figures floated slowly.
Before you know it, the sun has set, and after dusk, darkness is falling.
"Lord He-Man, this place has been searched, and no trace has been found. The source of the sound must be from the mountains, shall we go up and search for it?" said one of the temple personnel.
"I think the same, just in case, you go back to the church first, and take care of the security around the church. I'd like to see what the hell is sacred!" He-Man commanded, with a somewhat solemn face.
"Yes!"
The temple personnel quickly returned, they were not worried that the Heman knight would be in danger, they absolutely believed in the strength of the Heman knight. Because they had the privilege of witnessing He-Man knock down an Earth Bear King with one punch, it was a high-level magical beast, even more powerful than a giant dragon.
After instructing the temple personnel to go back, He-Man continued on his way. His face was a little nervous, and he faintly felt that this matter was not simple.
To the south of the church there is a small mountain range with dense jungle and bushes and grass, which is dim even during the day.
The stars are dotted, and the moon is half bent.
In front of the church, the open square was empty, and the people who had gone out for a walk after tea and dinner had long since left.
Karina, with her two small hands dragging her face, sat listlessly on a park chair not far from the fountain. From time to time, look out at the jungle in the distance. It's so late, shouldn't that guy ......
A glimmer of light slowly walked through the darkness, and there was only the occasional sound of insects chirping around.
Along the muddy jungle, Seaman spotted the dragon's trail, and they were getting as close as they could. A feeling of uneasiness was getting stronger and stronger, and at this moment he had no way out.
An unknown beast seemed to be hidden in the darkness ahead, waiting for him to slowly approach.
Then, open its huge mouth and swallow him.
The dignity of the Templar would never allow him to flinch, even if there was the legendary ancient beast in front of him, he would rush up needlessly, this is the dignity of a knight, the Templar Knight.
See!
Eyes like two small lanterns looked warily ahead, a pitch-black dragon with a horrible old scar on its skull. The huge body lay motionless on the ground, the rough scales of the whole body looked extremely hard, and white gas erupted from the nostrils from time to time.
He-Man's expression was startled, he knew the dragon.
"I didn't expect you to come anyway......"
A figure walked out from behind the black dragon, Sen Ran's eyes were cold and direct, and he couldn't see his appearance clearly, only long white hair, like a nightmare, fluttering in the wind.