Lan Haiyue's eyes stayed on the line "following the mantle of the Great Snow Mountain", as if he had been pondering for a long time.

Sad...... Is it time to start looking for an heir......

Lan Haiyue withdrew her eyes, and her squinted eyes flashed with a complicated meaning—is it so fast? It doesn't seem to be time yet.

With Bai Hechou's cultivation, there was no need for him to decide the issue of the heir so early. Could it be that he had some special reason for leaving the Great Snow Mountain, or that he was giving up the position of the Witch King?

Not to mention...... The question of the heir, but I came to ask myself - I had already left the Great Snow Mountain many years ago.

Lan Haiyue held the letter in his hand, he originally wanted to burn it gently, but suddenly his heart moved, and he carefully folded it back into his arms.

With a faint sigh, Lan Haiyue looked at the locust tree in the courtyard, and suddenly laughed in a low voice: "Old...... We're all getting old. It's been more than thirty years in the blink of an eye. When I first moved here, the tree wasn't that thick......"

He turned around, and his old body actually looked a little trembling, perhaps because of the complexity of his mood.

With Lan Haiyue gently flicking his sleeves, the flames on the small stove next to him suddenly went out, and the old man sat back in his chair, closed his eyes, and began to think quietly.

Worried, do you want me to take a look at it for you? See if this female apprentice of yours is suitable to inherit the Great Snow Mountain? Hmph...... You've got a big problem for me.

Worried, the reason why you handed over this issue to me, to a "traitor" who has been your enemy for decades, must be because. You've also noticed the subtleties of your female apprentice.

Du Wei, it's Du Wei again, why does it seem that everything has something to do with this kid.

Blue Sea Joy. This dìdū first wise man is thinking.

It wasn't that he didn't fail to see the strange tone in which Elu had spoken of Du Weidi. No matter how much Ai Lu tried to hide it, but in front of the wise old man. This kind of young youth's youthfulness makes her disguise unable to escape the eyes of the old man who have been tempered by the years.

Moreover, Lan Haiyue also kept some contact with his disciple Philip, so it can be said that he also knew a little bit about some things about Du Wei in the northwest. For example, why Du Wei suddenly got engaged in advance, and some subtle changes in the Duke's Palace......

Philip once mentioned it in a letter. For a while, a girl named Ailu appeared in the Duke's Palace, who was a friend of Du Wei's. And when I think of this Ai Lu mentioning Du Wei in front of her, that strange tone.

It doesn't have to be complicated. Lan Haiyue, a long-lived old man, has already tasted the subtle feelings.

But...... This sentiment. But that's the real problem.

This girl is very young and healthy. Beautiful and smart. And she's got a good talent too. With Ai Lu at such a young age, he was able to cultivate the Great Snow Mountain Physical Technique to such a point. It's not easy - of course, compared to the three outstanding people who emerged from the previous generation of Daxue Mountain people, Lan Hai Yue Bai He Chou Chi Shui Xuan, it is much inferior.

But after all. Such a genius as these three of them has rarely appeared in the many years of history of the Great Snow Mountain. Among the three. If there is an occasional one in the past generations. can already be regarded as a strong contemporary character, not to mention the appearance of three at the same time.

So, Ai Lu is actually doing quite well. And according to Lan Haiyue's observation, this girl's attainments in frost fighting spirit are also good. Merely. It seems that she is a little less talented in witchcraft...... But it doesn't matter. In the past dynasties, not every witch king was as perverted as Bai Hechou, and he could practice witchcraft and martial arts to the extreme. For example, he broke off with Chishui. Isn't it the same that they are all good at one thing?

But...... Inherit the Great Snow Mountain.

Lan Haiyue immediately remembered the bitter cold snow mountain on the top of the mountain, which was so boring all year round that it could almost extinguish all the enthusiasm and fantasy of life...... Those who have been cold in their blood, those children have been assimilated by that indifferent environment since their adolescence, and gradually lose their laughter and fun. Turned into a cold-blooded animal who only knew the end of his cultivation - to this day, Lan Haiyue still remembers standing in the ice and snow, practicing the action of stabbing icicles over and over again......

No, that kind of rìzi is a kind of abrasion of people. This vivid girl. Should you really go through that kind of life? inherit the position of master of the Great Snow Mountain and become the witch king...... And then in the countless rìrì nights of her life. They withered on the top of the snow bees in the bitter cold. Let such a fresh flower wither and indifferent little by little in the ice and snow......

Especially. When this girl mentioned Du Wei, that strange tone, the subtle emotion, Lan Haiyue certainly understood what it meant......

However, once she was chosen to become the heir, she was destined to inherit the position of the witch king...... Then she must cruelly say goodbye to all this!

Because of the past generations of witch kings, it is absolutely impossible to have any emotion or even love!

On the snowy mountain, there is only endless indifference and the cold of ice and snow, as well as the indifference to all the joys, sorrows, and sorrows in people!

Lan Haiyue hesitated.

Or as you get older, you will always become softer and softer. The same is true for Blue Sea Yue!

He knew that the clever Chou on the snowy mountain, the powerful enemy who had lived under his shadow all his life, must have gained insight into the mind of his female disciple. So......

"Hmph, sorrow, so you can't bear to make a decision, and leave this matter to me. Lan Haiyue clutched her chest, pinched the letter through her clothes.

He knew that Bai Hechou was waiting for his answer.

If she answers a "yes", then no matter how many wonderful fantasies Ai Lu has in her heart about life, under the strict mountain rules of Bai Hechou and Daxue Mountain, she must return to the snow mountain, whether she wants to or not, even if she is unwilling. Bai Hechou will also ruthlessly break all her illusions with her own hands!

Then, the fate that awaits her is to become the master of the snowy mountain. In the Snow Bee

On the life of a lifetime......

But what if you answer "no"?

Will Bai Hechou give up the idea of letting Ai Lu inherit the snowy mountains?

Then this girl's life may have a slight turn for the better. In those beautiful eyes, there may be a glimmer of hope in the fire. Maybe. There was a hint of affection in her heart. There can be ......

After all, she is a young, beautiful and healthy girl. She should have a colorful life. Just like the thousands of girls in this world, just like I saw those ordinary girls in dìdū.

I have to say. Lan Haiyue, who has lived in dìdū for many years, unconsciously. His way of thinking has involuntarily detached himself from the Great Snow Mountain and is more inclined to be an ordinary Roland person.

If you want to say "no"? Then this girl might be able to enjoy life.

But......

Lan Haiyue hesitated. He keenly grasped the crux of the issue!

Bai Hechou suddenly wanted to set an heir at such a time. Does he have something unspeakable?

Or is he ......

Is he not going to live long, or is there some special reason for leaving......

In that case. The Great Snow Mountain needs a leader and an heir!!Compared to the future of the Great Snow Mountain. A girl's personal life seems to be less important......

Lan Haiyue has been thinking, and time has passed unconsciously quickly, when he comes back to his senses. Elu has returned.

She walked lightly into the small courtyard. With the envy of the old man, the young girl reached for an oil-paper bag. A crisp voice with a hint of a smile: "Master Shibo." You're right. The beef here is really fragrant!"

Under the mask, those eyes seemed to be smiling.

Lan Hai sighed......

Lan Haiyue is worried.

And at the moment. Du Wei was also busy.

In three days, the first round of preliminaries of the competition venue has been over. In the end, more than 3,000 contestants participated. After the group preliminaries in groups of eight. The winner of the first round was decided, and then for some special reasons. The list of winners of the first round of preliminaries, there has been a change - after the competition. Some fighters were not convinced by the defeat in the ring and went to their opponents for a private duel, resulting in a number of casualties. There were also a few bastards who ran off to drink after celebrating the passage of the preliminaries, and got drunk on the tincture of cheese. As a result, he was arrested and sent to the prison of the Dìdū Public Security Station.

There are some people, although they passed the preliminaries. But I saw that there were many masters among the players. Having lost hope for the rest of the game, he simply abstained.

Outcome. The final list is counted. Three hundred and ninety-seven remained.

This included Dewey himself, as well as the thirty-two Holy Knights of the Holy Order. Elu, of course...... And the Dragon Ball trio that made Du Wei roll his eyes.

But tomorrow. The game will be suspended for a day - of course. Du Wei, the black-hearted fellow, was not kind enough to let those warriors rest for a day. For Du Wei, the three-day game, in terms of betting and gambling, as well as ticket revenue, has made him very happy. If you let Du Wei decide for himself. He longed for three hundred and sixty-five days a year. This kind of competition every day!

But not tomorrow.

Because tomorrow is the annual festival of the Roland Empire to welcome the New Year!

December 31 rì...... So tomorrow, the whole city will celebrate, and tomorrow night there will be a large fireworks display, and various celebrations, of course, there will be no time for any competitions.

And for Du Wei, there is another highlight tomorrow night, which is the New Year's dinner held in the palace. There is one more important thing about this dinner:

On top of this dinner. His Majesty the great Emperor Augustine VI will be in poor health for him. Therefore, he will not attend this New Year's ceremony, which is also the first time in decades that His Majesty Augustine VI has been absent from such an important New Year's celebration.

This is the result of the discussion between Prince Chen and Du Wei. After passing the level with a stand-in on the day of the Celebration Festival. On this day of the New Year, there will be no stand-in. Instead, the news of the old emperor's physical illness was released first, and the wind was released first. In this way, when the question of succession to the throne arrives later, it will not be too abrupt.

And now...... No one knows about the aristocracy of dìdū yet. Their nominal emperor had been dead for almost three months.

Well, the temple probably hasn't noticed it yet.

New Year's Eve!!

The whole city is lit up. Even the soldiers of the police station were wearing the latest uniforms they had just been issued out on, and above the palace square. The Royal Guards donned their distinctive armor. Dressed in a bright red cloak, it looks majestic.

The whole dìdū was immersed in the atmosphere of the festive festival. Fireworks in the warehouse are stockpiled. Tonight, you can enjoy the fireworks as if you don't need money!

Obviously, Du Wei and the regent are of the same mind...... Because. Before the invasion of the alien sinners of the future. This may be the last peaceful New Year before the Great War of the Future......! Let these people, who have no idea about the fate of the future, enjoy the last peaceful and happy moments.

Even. The regent also decreed that the curfew should be lifted on this day. There is also the square in front of the palace. It is also open to the general public. You can enjoy the tour to your heart's content.

this order. Immediately received the cheers and support of the whole city, and it was not until evening. Tens of thousands of citizens have gathered on the square in front of the palace to see the ceremonial flowers, and the crowd has paralyzed the traffic on more than a dozen streets.

And the nobles who got the royal invitation card and went to the palace to attend the New Year's dinner tonight had to go around and enter through the northwest gate of the imperial city......

In order to make the people celebrate, let the nobles divert the route. From that point alone. Prince Chen should be regarded as a very good monarch.

As always, in the capacity of Du Wei. He entered the palace in the afternoon and stayed with Prince Chen. And then at the time of the dinner party. He will also enter the venue with Prince Tatsu...... This has always been a privilege reserved only to the Empire's recognized First Minister, and in previous years only the old Chancellor Robsscel had received such treatment. But since he took a back seat, especially since Du Wei returned to Dìdū. Start with the Celebration Festival. This honor goes to Du Wei.

New Year's dinner than

It's a lot easier to celebrate the half-day. There aren't so many traditional, almost religious conventions, and a little more casual. Of course. The scene was still very grand, and the number of participants was almost double that of the festival.

In the Imperial Nobility***, being able to get an invitation to the New Year's Royal Dinner is almost equivalent to dissolving into the symbol of the Imperial Nobility***.

And it is clear that Dewey is once again in the spotlight.

After Prince Chen and Du Wei entered one after another. Du Wei cautiously walked behind Prince Chen. Then the regent of the empire announced in public that His Majesty the Emperor was not in good health to attend tonight - no one expressed any surprise, after all, the old emperor was placed there, and he had been depressed since he was overlooked. Of course. There are also people who vaguely smell something, but they are also very clever and do not show it on their faces.

This was followed by the first dance of the regent and queen.

It is worth mentioning. That Princess Louise hasn't returned to dìdū yet!

Miss Daily was more than ten days ago. Du Wei specially sent someone to bring her from the northwest to Dìdū. Du Wei secretly met with her and met Du Wei Di Daili. Acting extremely fearful and deferential, Du Wei reassured her to return to Prince Chen—he could see from the woman's eyes that she had completely succumbed and lost the courage to continue to oppose him.

It's a pity. That Princess Louise hasn't come back yet!

The men sent by Dewey to the Northwest only brought Dai Li back, while Princess Louise brought a letter. The letter was very clear: she was unlucky. In the northwest, he contracted again, although he was not seriously ill. But in order to avoid aggravating her illness on the long journey, she had to postpone her return to Dìdū - although Prince Chen didn't say anything when he saw this letter, but he glanced at Du Wei deeply at that time, and that look made Du Wei feel a little upset in his heart.

When Du Wei went back that day, he was very depressed.

News came from the northwest that the princess Louise was clearly not ill...... But now she won't go on her own! According to the report of Dewey's men, this Louise Justice is now guarding our one-eyed paladin in the city of Gilliat, barely leaving an inch!

Moreover, it seems that the relationship between the two is becoming more and more harmonious......

"Damn! What is 'getting more and more harmonious'!" Du Wei knew that his subordinates didn't dare to talk nonsense, and he didn't know how to phrase it, so he said such a vague description: "I think it's a hot love at all!!"

Princess Louise fell in love and refused to return, which brought Du Wei a difficult insight: at the dinner party, after the Lord Regent had danced his first dance, it was time for him to end!

Although Du Wei can repeat the old trick again, holding the eight-year-old little Princess Lori Karina and dancing again, unfortunately the news from the court is that Princess Karina accidentally sprained her leg while riding a horse......

"Okay then......" Du Wei sighed.

At this moment, Prince Chen's dance had been completed, and when the music sounded again, it was already Du Wei's turn.

The more than 100 aristocratic girls present all looked at Du Wei with blank eyes, waiting for the favor of the current number one nobleman in the empire...... Although Du Wei's game two days ago was a bit ugly, it was ...... He's the Duke of Tulip after all!!

One by one, the aristocratic girls in evening clothes leaned forward, and some even deliberately exposed their rǔ grooves in an attempt to attract Du Wei's attention, and some kept shaking their small fans and scratching their heads - hell, don't you know that it is the end of December? Still shaking fans......

Du Wei's eyes swept through the crowd...... Then he stood up helplessly and walked aimlessly towards the ladies......

"Oh, he's coming! he's coming!"

There was a low noise and nervous whispers from the ladies.

Du Wei gritted his teeth, closed his eyes, walked straight over, pretended to walk through the flowers casually, endured the fiery gaze of the surrounding shè, and finally stretched out his hand in a direction in front of him casually, sighing in his mouth: "Can you please ......"

There was a sigh of frustration all around, but in the direction that Du Wei stretched out his hand to invite, a girl who looked about fifteen or sixteen years old sat on a soft chair and wore a bright red evening dress, like a blooming rose.

But what surprised Du Wei slightly was that the girl in front of him was not waiting for her arrival with an eager face like the other aristocratic girls.

When he stood in front of her and stretched out his hand to invite, Du Wei even saw a trace of disgust in this girl's eyes?

Yes! Yes, yes!

Du Wei looked at this girl carefully, she was very young, very beautiful, with a pair of rare brown eyes, golden hair, very delicate and white skin, very beautiful face band, with a little bit of baby fat peculiar to girls of her age - it is conceivable that when she grows up in a few years, after this baby fat fades, she will become a great beauty. Of course, she is also very beautiful now.

Merely...... Why did she look at me with such disgust?

Du Wei was absolutely sure that he didn't know this girl at all, and he hadn't even met her!

"Is that okay?" said Du Wei stretched out his hand to invite again.

The girl glanced at Du Wei coldly, and then suddenly she stood up, looked Du Wei up and down, and then said coldly: "What do you think I am? Lord Duke! Do you think I am a girl who can't get married? Now use me as a shield! Go find someone else! Because I'm disgusted when I see you!"

Her voice wasn't too soft, and some of the people standing close could hear it clearly.

And Du Wei was already stunned, he touched his nose and couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Beautiful young lady...... Do we know each other? Do you have a grudge against me?"

"You! you've made me a joke!Duke Tulip!" the girl's beautiful face was furious.