On the day of the execution, all the relatives and men who were arrested with Lu Man were chopped up alive, and Lu Man was the only one who still laughed on the altar, if that sound could be called laughter.

Every once in a while, the officer overseeing the execution would give him a break to rejuvenate the magician. And Lu Man, who was majestic in the past, his will has now been completely destroyed by the sheep's tongue, and he can't stop begging the officials to give him a good time. But the officials all plugged their ears with things, and one by one they appeared indifferent.

Because His Majesty the Emperor has a word, he wants to make the rebellious Lu Man laugh for three days before he dies.

At the same time, because Lu Man's laughter was so terrifying, the delegates of various countries also ran away shortly after the emperor left.

It is said that Luman's laughter is like the cry of the devil, especially at night, when the laughter reverberates in the quiet night sky, leaving the hearts of the inhabitants near the altar furious and unable to sleep at night.

Luckily, the palace has a new magical barrier, so you can't hear the laughter. But the big and small officials all found the Prime Minister the next day, hoping that the Prime Minister could come forward to persuade the emperor to end this person's dog life as soon as possible, so as not to cause everyone to sleep well.

The Prime Minister did not make any comment on this matter, in fact, he felt very relieved about Lu Man's death. Especially living in the palace, I always think of my friends......

"Bear with me! It's not been two days. The Prime Minister said to the officials, "The emperor is also happy once, and if you feel uncomfortable, the emperor can ask you to vent his anger." ”

The officials thought about it, isn't it just three days?

A secluded corner of the palace. The heavy dungeon was violently pulled open. Blinding sunlight casts through the massive doorway. In an instant, the eyes of the only prisoner were dazzled.

The man was fixed to an iron shelf, unable to avoid the light at all, and only tilted his head slightly. The gorgeous robes of the past were covered with filth, the fine jewelry was long gone, the pale cheeks were deeply sunken, and there was not the slightest aura in a pair of big eyes, and only a little numbness was left in the eyes. The only thing I could tell was that it was a woman.

The voice of the guard officer rang out: "Mention the traitor Lisa!"

Two soldiers turned the winch. Pull up the rebel pseudo-princess with an iron frame, remove the torture equipment, and drag it to the officer.

An elf stepped forward to scrutinize the magic seal on her arm, confirming Lisa's identity.

"Yes, she's right. The elf handed the order to the guard, turned to Lisa, and said, "Follow me." ”

Lisa lowered her head, didn't answer the elf's words, and dragged her crumbling body after her.

The group turned around the palace's pavilions and walked towards the harem, as Lisa's closed eyes gradually adjusted to the sunlight. She also began to discern the scenery around her, and the palace was no stranger to her. She certainly knew where she was going.

If the death penalty is executed, it should be out through the main gate of the front palace or the side gate of the harem, without passing through the royal courtyard of the harem. Walking here, naturally someone wants to see her, so who will this person be? There seems to be no need for people like Kaida, and the rumored princesses don't seem to have to depreciate themselves to meet a prisoner......

Cohen. Kelda, it must be Cohen. Kaida, and only he, would appear as a victor at this time, amusing her with cruelty.

Mu Ne's eyes were full of vigilance, and Lisa looked herself up and down, is this a princess?

Lisa's footsteps stopped at a fountain and spoke for the first time, in a low but firm voice: "I'm going to freshen up." ”

As soon as she finished speaking, the soldier behind her slapped her back, and Lisa's weak body fell to the ground.

"Don't ask for a lot. The elf turned gracefully: "Consider your current status. ”

"I'm going to freshen up. Lisa raised her head, a red blood stain hung on her forehead, and replied calmly: "I am a woman, I want to freshen up." ”

The elf turned her head away and said no more, and Lisa moved to the fountain step by step, carefully cleaning her appearance against the rippling water, and the lace of her tattered robe was torn off by her, and then she washed the long hair that was scattered again, and put it in a proper woman's hairstyle, and fixed it with a slightly clean lace.

When she took another step, Lisa's spirits seemed to be much better, and although she was a little out of breath, she still insisted on reaching her destination once, a small and chic house in the harem.

"Back to Captain Rock, the prisoner Lisa brought. The elf stopped and reported to a tall orc officer.

The orc nodded, and led Lisa into the room.

Through the two layers of carefully placed window screens, the dazzling sunlight becomes very soft, and there is a slight cool breeze around it, and the summer heat obediently converges in this building.

Following the azure carpet, Lisa walked to the middle of the room, paused and raised her head slightly. At the top of the carpet, a man stood with his back to her, a silver-white cloak covering most of his body, long black hair tied up over the carefully embroidered stand-up collar and down to the cloak.

"Sir, she's here. ”

Cohen. Kaida raised his hand and waved it at his side, and the guards in the room immediately retreated. Then he turned around, and his gaze enveloped Lisa.

The two men were separated by a distance of ten paces.

In Lisa's opinion, the man in front of her is the same as Cohen in her memory. Kaida is no longer worthy of the number, and the simple child who used to be like an idiot can no longer compare with him.

His eyes now contained a lot of things that he didn't understand, and although he didn't speak, a majestic aura spread from all over his body, almost making Lisa dare not face it.

Lisa's face was a little bloody, and her expression was neither miserable nor rebellious, and although the clothes she was wearing were very tattered, everyone could see that she had done everything she could. If it weren't for the few drops of water that dripped down her hair and fell on the carpet, others would have thought that this was a young woman from an ordinary family and not a prisoner.

After a moment of silence, Lisa bent over and gave Cohen a court lady salute.

Cohen looked silently at the familiar stranger, at the face that hadn't changed much. I can't help but think about it. I was in a trance. I feel like I'm back to my youth...... Time passed, and in the blink of an eye, the young self would never have thought that one day the two would meet in such a situation.

It was because of this woman that she entered the Holy Capital for the first time, and then a series of things happened. If it weren't for her, he wouldn't have been hurt, and he wouldn't have met Fischet...... These many years of turbulent experience. Maybe it won't happen. Speaking of which, it should be this person who has made a change in his life.

When I think of Fischette, I can't help but think of the first meeting with him, two ignorant teenagers, meeting on a grassland, at that time, he lifted his face with one hand, revealing a delicate face, and the other hand stretched out to himself, with a sincere smile on his face. There was a pure blue sky behind it, and a few white clouds were floating lazily. And himself, half-dead.

"I know you, you're Cohen. Al Qaeda. ”

In an instant, the smiling face against the blue sky and white clouds came to mind.

Cohen even felt that as soon as he walked out of the room, he would see Fischette leaning against the columns, and he would give himself a faint smile and say, "How about a meeting with that man?"

His smile will be a little narrow, and there will be a little schadenfreude in his eyes, which, when mixed together, will make people feel like punching him.

Coming out of this room, could such a thing really happen? While deceiving himself and trying to convince himself with the facts, Cohen didn't have any thoughts on Lisa......

"Good day. Greeting in a slightly hoarse voice, Lisa's hands clasped in front of her, her eyes leveled at the man who had almost become her husband.

"There is something I want to sue you, your father is being executed, and it is on the altar. Cohen maintained a cold expression on his face: "This process is relatively long, and it may take another two days, and your husband will be tortured together." ”

"Got it. Lisa didn't show any sadness or panic: "So when will my death sentence be executed?"

"You seem to be in a hurry to die. Cohen stepped forward, but looked out the window: "Your father begged me to let you go before the execution, don't you feel it at all?"

"What do you think I should feel right at this moment?" Lisa replied flatly, "In your mind, I am not a normal person for a long time, right? After all, I have seriously injured you and died, and it would be a strange thing if you spared me." If I can't escape death, why should I show my feelings based on your words?"

Hearing Lisa mention this, Cohen didn't feel angry in his heart, only thinking about the series of events that happened after the injury, and the meeting with Fichette...... It was as if he had been on the prairie again, and the sound of horses' hooves sounded in his ears, and Fichette's horse team was shouting from behind, and the fresh scent of weeds was in the gentle breeze around him.

"The world is impermanent, and after a few years, your kung fu is getting deeper and deeper. Cohen replied casually.

Lisa stared at the side of Cohen's face, and found that the man's eyes were no longer fierce, and the previous aggressive momentum had been replaced by a gentleness: "Your Excellency, I didn't rack my brains for my life, and I don't regret the past...... If I had another chance, I'd still stab that dagger into your back. ”

"Good. Cohen untied a dagger from his waist and threw it in front of Lisa: "Give you this chance." ”

The sheathed dagger bounced twice across the carpet before finally coming to rest at Lisa's feet, the jewels reflected a few bits of cold light on the upper of her shoes. Lisa's gaze lingered on her feet, unmoved for a long time.

"I thought you had become smarter, but you still haven't made much progress. Cohen said mocking words in his mouth, and his face did not change in the slightest: "As soon as you enter the door, you are struggling for your life everywhere, saying that knife, but it is also to remind me of the past, hoping to have half a chance to live......"

"Let me not let me live in you!" Lisa suddenly raised her head: "I have nothing to say to Your Excellency! What does Your Excellency mean by calling me? If you want to humiliate me, Your Excellency can do it! I hope Your Excellency is used to seeing this broken and ruined body!"

"Really? Cohen folded his hands, nodded slightly, and said, "Your fate will be decided by the Interior Officer, go out." ”

"I don't expect anything. If you want me to die. Please at least allow me to change my clothes. Lisa pulled her hair. He made another ladylike salute to Cohen before turning and walking towards the door.

Lisa stepped out of the room, and the two doors slowly closed, and the door lock snapped shut with a soft click.

Cohen kept staring at the dagger on the carpet, his face cloudy.

Thinking of himself back then, Cohen couldn't help but smile on his lips and bent down to pick up the dagger. Sit down in a chair next to you.

At that time, he and the prince who was lying in the carriage together must have been a fool in the eyes of others, right? With a serious injury that was half dead, and he was still vigorously sketching his dreams for the future, Fichette's ideal was to be a good emperor, right?

Although as soon as he talked about this, he was a little helpless, and his innocent expression was often teased by himself. Fichette, on the other hand, usually asks to travel the world with him, and his reasons are always so many......

This time really flies, as if it is just in the blink of an eye. Everything has changed, and it has become a thing or a person. Misfortune happened to Fichette's family. As for himself, he has replaced Fichette as the king of a country.

Thinking of the rest of the story, Cohen's face gradually turned cold.

If, if there is another chance, I will do my best to redeem this qiē, and I am willing to pay whatever the price. If you don't have friends to share with, what if you become famous all over the world? What if you win the mainland?

But that doesn't seem to be the case now...... At this moment, Fischette is sleeping in the ice crystals, but he is standing here in a royal dress, managing this bullshit country.

This is the fact, the fact that it is as cold and hard as iron, and it is pressed against the back of the chest, making Cohen breathless, and the fact that he cannot shake on his own...... If these things can't be changed, what's the use of coming to the world? This continent can't be compared to the lives of friends.

The sunlight on the carpet slowly moved, the light flickers changing shapes, encroaching on one colorful pattern after another, and finally crawling to Cohen's feet, and Cohen, who was in deep thought, did not notice it, but his face became more and more ugly, and his eyes were sometimes lonely, sometimes melancholy.

A glass of red wine was handed to Cohen, who came back from his endless thoughts, looked along the hand holding the glass, and looked at the white arm with a slightly confused gaze, and finally rested on Firin's face.

"Drink some!" Filine smiled and put down her glass and sat down next to him, "Look at you, you've been sitting there for a long time. If you feel bored, you can talk to us!"

Cohen smiled apologetically at his wife and took the glass: "I want something." ”

"Is there anything hard to decide?" Filine whispered, "If you can, sue me!"

"It's not hard to say. The glass was fixed on his chest, and Cohen's eyes looked out the door, "You should have seen the woman outside the door, right?"

"See, she's Lisa! ”

"Can I ask you something?"

"It doesn't seem like you can say goodbye to your wife, right?" Fei Lin smiled slightly: "Husband, please say, I will do my best." ”

"The woman outside the door, help me deal with it!" Cohen stood up and sighed, "Whatever the outcome, it's fine, just don't let me know." ”

"Okay, leave it to me. ”

Cohen nodded: "I'm going to relax, the air is too dull." ”

After a while, an officer carried a wooden barrel to the altar of the Holy Capital. Several soldiers poured all the strange little reptiles from the barrel into Luman's mouth...... Almost immediately, Luman's terrible howl rose an octave so high that all the people and animals within a three-mile radius of the altar ran away.

This mixture of all the sounds that humans could produce came to an abrupt halt after half an hour, and Lu Man's body was wrapped in layers of magic and carried away.

He was taking advantage of this rare leisure time to get acquainted with his new home, such a large palace, it was really easy to get lost if he didn't carefully recognize the way, and His Majesty Cohen, who had a strange personality, never liked to be followed by a large number of chamberlains.

The Holy Capital Palace has a history of more than 400 years, and the Xia Mai family has had several hedonistic emperors in history, so the palace has also undergone several large-scale expansions, and in the most extravagant of them, the walls have expanded outwards enough to have a city district.

In recent generations, the emperors have been enlightened and upright, and the palace has not been expanded except for routine maintenance. However, there are many buildings in the palace, and as a residence for the administration of the state and the royal family, the function of the palace is fully capable of fulfilling its mission.

These days. His Majesty Cohen and White Shadow led a large group of magicians. More than a dozen magic arrays of various sizes were built inside and outside the palace. Delineate the defensive areas of the various units of the Guards in more detail to ensure the safety of the palace.

Under the supervision of the interior and the secretary of state, His Majesty Cohen redivided all parts of the palace, and even the offices of the heads of the interior and military departments were all moved into the palace.

The huge square in front of the palace has been stripped of unnecessary decorations and used for military parades, festivals, or mass gatherings.

The main entrance of the palace has been repaired, the walls of the palace are much higher than the original, and the defense has been reorganized. The moat that surrounds Miyagi is being widened, in addition to the original six towers. Two new towers were built on the palace wall, plus two main palaces and two harems, and there will be a total of twelve towering spires over the imperial city.

Entering the main entrance is a medium-sized square, which has been left as it has been at the request of the Minister of State, with nothing changed, and is dedicated to royal ceremonies. The huge building behind the plaza is the former council building, a five-storey building clad entirely in white stone, with huge floor-to-ceiling windows and jade fencing on each floor. The roof of the building is a huge dome with a dignified style.

The whole building looks splendid and atmospheric, and it is the various meetings of the empire. As well as the place where the emperor received officials from all over the country, the royal ball was also held on the first floor here.

On the left side of the square is the General Office of the Military Department, and on the right is the General Office of the Interior, each of which handles its own affairs and has its own conference room and reference room. In addition to these, there are also two guards garrisons and palace guard stations, which together form the palace front palace, all under the protection of the magic array.

Backwards, passing through a well-defended palace wall, is the main palace, which is the most important location in the entire empire.

At the heart of the main palace is the tallest building in the city, the nine-storey Royal House. The architectural style of this building is different from that of the former council building, with stained glass floor-to-ceiling windows and huge patterns inlaid with various gems highlighting the magnificence of the royal family.

The vast plaza in front of the building, the high abutment downstairs and the long royal road are all made of large pieces of jade, and the platform of the council building alone is higher than the average three-story building.

The roof is made up of five large spires, and below the spires is the emperor's private hanging garden.

On the first floor is the main hall of the Imperial Palace, which is extremely spacious and can accommodate thousands of people at the same time without being too crowded, and it is also one of the most majestic halls in the Imperial City.

The interior is mainly silver, with pieces of wool carpets of fine weavers on the floor, and the surrounding walls are full of reliefs based on myths and legends, and hundreds of unique sterling silver lampholders hang down from the roof, and the soft magic lights are not extinguished day and night, illuminating the entire hall in fine dust.

The upper floors were the emperor's private office area, and no one was allowed to enter it except for the members of the imperial family and the most important officials.

The main hall of the palace was the site of the Emperor's court meetings, and every three days, the principal ministers of the various ministries would gather here to meet the Emperor, and ordinary officials were not even qualified to approach the building.

There were more than 200 rooms on the upper floors, and His Majesty Cohen assigned the upper floors with the terraced garden to the Minister of State and the four Interior Overseers, giving them a place to conduct official business by their side, leaving only the highest floor as a private space.

After the Imperial Chamber, there are two relatively large symmetrical buildings along the central line of the Imperial City, the Imperial Archives on the left and the Imperial Study on the right.

Further outwards are the offices of the intelligence systems on the left, and the offices of the Office of the Interior Inspectorate, the Chiefs of the Alien Race, and the Ministry of Justice on the right. Near the palace walls, a large number of guards were stationed in each of them, and they had complete facilities at their disposal, as well as a special arena for martial arts.

The front and main palaces were guarded by the Guards, completely military-managed, and there was not a single chamberlain in these places, let alone a maid - of course, the white shadows around His Majesty Cohen, and the chamberlains carried by the members of the royal family, did not count, nor did the female magicians in charge of the defense.

Behind the main palace is the harem where the royal family lives, and the harem area is huge, accounting for half of the entire imperial city. The architecture and design are not just beautiful, but also because the Sibian Empire has always been wealthy, and the buildings in the palace are of course excellent, and the use of various materials is unrestricted, and the emperors of each generation have personally supervised the construction.

Every generation of architects in the empire dreamed of one day making their mark here. Even if the top 10 most beautiful buildings are selected on the entire Bith continent, this harem can be ranked in the top five.

There are three Imperial Gardens in total. Five artificial lakes of varying sizes. A martial arts arena. There is a racecourse, more than 30 buildings of different styles, and countless pavilions and pavilions built according to the situation...... The other members of the imperial family lived on the right side, and the emperor and his concubines and children lived on the left side.

It was this harem with beautiful scenery and red verdant everywhere that made Cohen feel very nerve-wracking. In fact, there is no other reason, he just thinks that the road here is too complicated. Unlike the roads of the front palace and the main palace, it is clear at a glance that the road is horizontal and vertical.

According to the recommendations of the Interior Overseers, a new building is being built in the square outside the gate of the harem palace for the exchange of scholars. However, the emperor himself showed little attention to the land and personally participated in the design.

The officials did not express any objection to this incident, in fact, they were mentally prepared for the large-scale destruction of the holy capital before the war, and had already raised a large amount of money for construction in advance. But the damage in the battle of Shengdu commanded by the emperor was very small, and this money was just like being saved, compared to it, this small expenditure in front of him was nothing. As long as it can make the emperor happy, let him go.

It was the day after Luman's execution. Emperor Xià's mother, Cathering. Hagrid held a simple but solemn ceremony in the Imperial Garden to honor the former emperor and his wife. Vitamins. Prince Qaida accompanied his wife, and two other princes also participated. However, His Majesty the Emperor insisted on not attending, and in the end he just stood far away and watched the progress of the ceremony.

Cohen has always felt a sense of regret for the former Emperor and his wife, and he does not want to get too close, because such a scene will bring up the tragic past buried deep in his heart.

In fact, it is impossible to avoid such a situation even if you are far away, but "the farther you go, the less damage you will suffer" Cohen, a naïve character, believes, and is resolutely supported by another tough character. But in the eyes of outsiders, this is the strangeness of His Majesty the Emperor.

fell into the demonization magic of the little princess of the demon clan, and the two personalities in Cohen's body were torn apart, and it was precisely because of this that Cohen barely escaped the fate of being demonized.

After the last meeting with Marshmallow, Cohen is stimulated by good news, and the two personalities in his body are merging at a rapid pace. The two personalities are freed from opposites and oppressive situations, make up for each other's shortcomings, and move towards the same goal.

After the ceremony, Cohen went to see Fischette as usual, and in his mind, Fischette was a big living man, and it was just a matter of when he could wake him up.

Although the whole person was encased in a huge magic crystal, Fichette still had a faint smile on his face, and Cohen couldn't guess his smile...... What's so funny about Fichette in that case?

By the time His Majesty Cohen walked out of the room, an attendant who had delivered the news was already waiting outside the cordon, his face anxious.

"What's going on?" Cohen asked slowly, walking over.

"Returning to His Majesty the Emperor, a special envoy sent by the Bright God Clan is here, and the Prime Minister invites you to the front council building. ”

"The messenger of the Protoss, is it coming too fast?" Cohen wondered, "Do you know who it is?"

"Your Excellency doesn't know the details. ”

Cohen waved the chamberlain away and called for a horse to be brought over. In such a large imperial city, there is a lot of distance between the harem and the former council building, and you can't get tired of walking on two legs?

Riding a little crow, Cohen followed the special passage to the front palace, then passed through the military headquarters, and finally dismounted outside the lounge next to the former council building, and went up to the top floor of the council building surrounded by several officials.

When the guards at the door made a loud announcement, the ministers of state and the envoys of the Protoss, who had been waiting for a long time, stood up and turned their heads to look at the door.

After the capture of the palace, His Majesty Cohen returned to his old appearance and began to put on full-body armor again. He stood in the doorway, flicking his helmet mask upwards with his fingers, revealing his face, and looking at the short Protoss envoy with a blank gaze.

"I've seen His Majesty the Emperor. The so-called messenger of the Protoss was nothing more than an old priest of the temple, and he was bending down to salute at this time: "I have been sent by the Protoss of Light to deliver a message to the great Protoss. ”

After communicating with his father with his eyes, Cohen decided to treat him politely and said, "Since you are the messenger of the Great Protoss, you don't need to salute, please sit and talk!"

"Your Majesty, please be seated as well. ”

Cohen has always disliked going around in circles, and immediately after sitting down, he asked: "I don't know what instructions the priest has brought with him this time?" You must know that the Sibia Empire has just been recovered, and the people urgently need the guidance of the Protoss, and we are already looking forward to the edict of the Protoss. ”

"Returning to His Majesty the Emperor, what I have brought is good news. The priest straightened his robe and ribbon: "Let me introduce myself, I am the first cardinal priest of the Temple of Paradise Island, and my status is only below the cardinal priest. ”

"And then?" Cohen replied casually. (To be continued......)