Volume IV, Chapter XIII
"Do you think such an ability can be possessed by a twenty-five-year-old man?" Cohen asked softly, holding his forehead with his hand, "Even if the crow is extremely talented and the practice is extremely perverted." β
"Impossible, or unthinkable. Bai Ying shook his head: "He is similar to you in this regard, and the one you have is not something that a young man in his twenties can have. β
"Are you praising me or scolding me?" Cohen smiled: "However, the crow is right in front of us, and his every qiΔ is real, so we can't believe it." Although his strength is confusing, it is the truth. β
"I can't answer that question. Bai Ying lowered his head and thought about it carefully: "The crow's martial arts and magic are very balanced, which is impossible for ordinary people to achieve in their lifetime. β
"Why?"
"More than twenty years is not a long time for cultivation, whether it is magic or martial arts. White Shadow explained, "And as far as any of the attainments that the crow has now are concerned, it takes a particularly good human to spend a lifetime to achieve, not to mention the simultaneous cultivation of magic and martial arts, so the assessment of his strength ...... I don't know the bottom of my heart. β
Cohen stood up, shaking his head and going around in two circles.
"What's wrong with you? I saw you still didn't care. β
"There are too many questions, and listening to what you mean, the crow's various strengths can be further improved. Cohen looked at the pale whiteness that appeared in the sky: "I fought him in that situation, and I knew I couldn't beat the injured crow, if he could improve." I'm afraid that no one on the entire continent can restrain him anymore. β
"What do you mean by that?" asked in surprise, "Are you worried that he poses a threat to you?"
"Nope. I didn't doubt him. Cohen shook his head with his back to the white shadow. In a deep voice, he replied, "Although as an emperor or even as an ordinary person should be doubted, I still do not doubt him...... I don't doubt my friend. β
"What is this?" White Shadow pursed his lips, "Is this trust or obtuse?" or simply call you stupid?"
"It's my intellect and intuition that tell me. Cohen turned around and smiled brightly, "I'll never doubt my friend." β
"And what are you bothering about?"
"Even though I was a friend, I couldn't resist looking for answers, and I'm sure the crow himself would never say anything. His personality is rare, and he belongs to the type that can be done, but not said. Cohen continued to go around in circles: "And me! I think he's very abnormal right now. Then as his friend, it is my responsibility to restore him to normal. Otherwise, if it drags on for such a long time, I am afraid that he will sink deeper and deeper into the mire. β
"What's the matter? The emperor of the empire is not actually worrying about state affairs, is this crow more important than you to expand the territory and be a madman?"
"It's two different things, no one says I can't help my friends when I'm crazy. Cohen kicked away a pebble at his feet: "Besides, there doesn't seem to be any state affairs worth my attention at the moment." β
"Think about your chief of staff!" Bai Ying smiled: "He is really miserable, he has to take two empires in two years, this is something that other emperors can't do in their lifetime, and it's not worth your attention?"
"What's so difficult about this?" Cohen snorted coldly, "Just those two Demon Empires who are barely breathing. In my eyes, it's not worth mentioning at all, it's basically not difficult. I give me plenty of time. The conditions are also ripe, but His Excellency the Staff Officer has not yet figured it out. β
"I didn't figure it out either. β
"That's why women can't go to war!" Cohen said with a wicked smile on his face, "Don't be dazzled by the enemy's mighty armor, you have to keep an eye on your opponent's qiΔ, find out their weaknesses and tear them apart...... This is the whole process of the battle. β
"Really, I just think you're getting old......"
On that day, more than a dozen important decrees were promulgated one by one, and the palace was busy. Not to mention anything else, just signing and stamping the decree made several internal affairs overseers feel sore.
For the officials of the imperial court, the internal affairs overseer, and even for the emperor himself, the only benefit of this hectic day was that after the promulgation of these decrees, the imperial government affairs generally entered a period of steady development, and if there was no chaos, there would be no other major affairs to worry about in the near future.
Of course, our Excellency the General Staff is an exception, who has almost been driven mad by the orders of His Majesty the Emperor, and is still busy in his staff department.
Equally hard was Abu, who had to stay by Cohen's side and sign and seal the decree for him...... It was Cohen's habit to think about business when others relayed it, and Abu's help also avoided the possibility of leaks. There is no need for a person and a beast to talk, Abu just looks at the official document, and Cohen's handling opinions are passed on to Abu's head, and the efficiency of the office is very high. Of course, this can't be seen by anyone else.
After only one morning, His Majesty the Emperor had finished several days of work, and then opened the door, raised his head and laughed a few times, ready to go outside to have some fun. Today is a busy day, and the officials of the various ministries do not even have time to eat now, so of course they will not have the leisure to come to him for trouble.
"Where should I go?" Cohen leaned against the door frame and thought hard, "These guys don't have time......!
"His Majesty the Emperor. Lucy, who was in the courtyard, walked to the door, "Aren't you going to rest for a while? You didn't sleep much yesterday, did you?"
"No need, it's very rare to have no one to disturb you, and what's even more rare is that Princess Qinlun isn't even there. I might as well enjoy it and go to bed when they have something to do with me. Cohen smiled: "You arrange it, I'll sneak out to have fun." β
"I'm afraid it's hard to come true!" Lucy replied with a smile: "I have a friend waiting for Your Majesty, and I was ordered by Prince Weisu to see if His Majesty has time." β
"Really, wouldn't it?" Hearing this, Cohen's strong interest was half wilted on the spot: "Do you know who it is?"
"I don't know exactly who. Lucy lowered her voice, "However, I saw a very elegant gentleman. There is also a light and graceful young lady!"
"Miss, when did I know such a young lady?" Cohen wondered, "If she's really light and graceful...... How could Young Master Ben not remember her?"
"Prince Ke Weisu said that he is a friend of His Majesty! Lucy affirmed.
"I sue you! among the women I know. There aren't many people who can be called friends. Especially the young lady with a light body and graceful appearance, how could such a young lady be let go? Speaking of this, Cohen coughed lightly: "Of course, Lucy, you have been wrapping yourself so tightly, even if you are light or something, you can't see it......"
"YesβYour Majesty. Hearing Cohen's ridicule, Lucy blushed slightly: "Do you want to go and see?"
"Go. Cohen nodded: "Since it's my father's order, if I don't go, I will be flattened." β
"Your Majesty, please change your clothes first, His Royal Highness is in the harem to receive guests!"
A person who can be received by His Royal Highness on such a busy day. Of course, it won't be a nobody, Cohen changes into civilian clothes and follows Lucy to his parents' apartment.
As soon as he entered the garden, Cohen felt that Uncle Maizawa, the leader of his father's guards, was looking at him strangely, and in the distance, his father's laughter was louder.
"Uncle Maize, why are you looking at me like that?" Cohen leaned over to him and asked softly, "Who's here?"
"Back to Your Majesty, I'm just a guard. Mai Ze replied solemnly: "It's not my habit to chew my tongue. β
"Your look unsettles me. Cohen didn't care so much: "Sue me, you don't want your emperor to appear without any psychological preparation, right? β
"His Majesty the Emperor will not lose his temper. Mai Ze replied with a smile: "I saw such a beautiful and beautiful lady." Your Majesty will be happy, right?"
"You're saying the wrong thing, don't you mean pretty and beautiful?" Cohen smiled, "As the head of the Prince's guard." Well, if you don't tell me, I'll send you to the Royal Academy to make up for it. β
"Your Majesty the Emperor, I used to be an honor student at the Royal Academy, graduating with the third place that year. In the face of Cohen's coercion, Mai Ze also replied in a low voice: "Pretty and beautiful don't mean the same thing, right? A beautiful lady must be beautiful, and a beautiful lady may not be beautiful......
Cohen couldn't do anything about Mai Ze's insistence, shook his head and walked forward, standing by the garden pavilion amid the announcement of the chamberlain.
The people in the pavilion all stood up, except for Prince Wei Su and his wife, everyone else was saluting Cohen, so they couldn't see their faces clearly for a while. One of them was a gentleman about the same age as Prince Viso, and a young lady was elegantly dressed in a simple dress dominated by black, which made Cohen feel familiar to him.
"No courtesy. Cohen walked up to the gentleman and reached out to help him, which was completely to save Prince Visu's face: "Please sit and talk." β
"Thank you, Your Majesty. The gentleman smiled and stood up, looking up at Cohen, who immediately opened his mouth in surprise.
"Uncle Earl?" Cohen looked at the elegant vampire in front of him, "How could it be you?"
"Why are you still called Uncle Earl?" Cathering walked over and knocked on his son's head: "It used to be a hairy boy, but now you are the emperor! β
"But...... Uncle Earl's name is very long, hehe! I can't remember it......"
"It's a coincidence, several foreign leaders have been coming to the palace in the past few days, and you have to memorize all their names...... If you can't remember, don't eat. Cathering did not care about the friendship between mother and son: "Remembering the name of the minister is the minimum obligation of the emperor." β
"No, Mom, I have hundreds of ministers!" Cohen was surprised: "Besides, the names of the uncles are very awkward!"
"How do others remember that?" Cathering was unmoved.
"They don't need to memorize the names of hundreds of people...... Cohen put up a flattering smile, "Mom, can I use a nickname?"
"By a nickname, I think you're looking for a ......," Cathering raised her hand again.
"NoβI mean with a title!" Cohen was in a hurry: "Title!
"Oh, is Your Majesty going to give me a title?" the vampire Count, who was left out in the cold, laughed at this time: "Then I will thank Your Majesty first." β
"Uncle Count, don't embarrass me at this time!" Cohen glared at the vampire leader. A helpless expression on his face: "How can I want to get a title suitable for you for a while?"
"Oh, that's not something your subordinates need to worry about, is it?" the vampire stroked his slightly curly mustache, "But the words spoken by His Majesty the Emperor can't be changed. If you regret it, you will lose your trust in the people. β
"Ah~~ You guys are bullying me!" Cohen clenched his fists. Unwillingly, he roared: "There is a title, but uncle, you don't even want to take a copper plate salary, I'm a poor egg." β
The vampire count shrugged, "It doesn't matter if you have money or not, I'm not short of money to spend - in fact, I don't use it much." β
"Then call it Count Night Spirit, anyway, uncle, you often disappear in the night. Cohen laughed: "How about this title! Uncle, are you still satisfied?"
"Does Your Majesty the Emperor want to listen to the truth?" replied the vampire Count solemnly, "This title is rotten. β
"Whatever you want, or you will be called to talk about the Earl, or to brag about the Earl." Cohen finally regained face: "Uncle Wingman must be glad that you have such a title." β
"Okay, well, the spirit of the night will be the spirit of the night. Count Night Spirit sighed, "I hope that when others hear this title, they don't think of the nightingale first......"
"Beautiful young lady. Since you didn't look up, let me guess. His Majesty Cohen walked up to the young lady: "Well, simple hair accessories, complex hair knots, fair skin, and natural fragrance...... You are Visa. β
"It doesn't count. The young lady in black raised her head, her facial features were delicate, her bright eyes stared at Cohen, and there was a charming smile on the corner of her mouth: "Brother Cohen, you are cheating." β
"Where did I cheat? Cohen helped her up, "Let me see, when did you become so beautiful?" β
"Back to the words of His Majesty the Emperor. Weisha smiled and took a step back, pulling the corner of her skirt and turning in a circle. Tilting his head and saying, "Before I knew it, I changed β am I really beautiful?"
"Of course! Cohen took Weisha's hand: "Your hands are cold, are you tired, do you want to have some favorite drink?"
"No, I'm getting better. As long as you don't use spells that are particularly energy-intensive, you don't need to suck life. As she spoke, Wei Sha opened her mouth and stuck out her tongue: "If I suck Brother Cohen's blood as soon as we meet, the four imperial concubines and sisters will not spare me." β
Cohen patted Weisha's face lovingly: "Didn't you have to suck blood every day before?"
"People were growing up at that time!" Wei Sha pouted: "If you drink blood every day, you will feel annoyed." β
"Come and sit!" Cohen pulled Weisha and sat down close to the elders, "Uncle Earl, why didn't you come a few days earlier?"
"I want to too! And Visha has been clamoring to come to the Holy Capital. Count Night Spirit shook his head, "But there are still a lot of things to deal with in my clan, especially recently, the dispute with the Demon Vampire Clan is very tricky. β
"Wouldn't they? Could they still cross the dividing line and come to your uncle?" Cohen asked puzzledly, "Although this demarcation line between gods and demons is not very strict, it is not something that can be passed by saying it, right? β
"The nominal walls are impregnable, but in fact they have little effect on some alien races. Count Nightspirit replied, "Even ordinary smugglers can pass through the current dividing line, let alone aliens with special skills. β
"Why is it called the dividing line?" Cohen smiled bitterly, "Uncle Earl, is there anything I can help with, just say." β
"I'd like to ask you to take care of Visha for me, because there are a lot of things in the clan that have not yet been dealt with, and I am not able to do anything. β
"That's no problem, I can even help you with clan matters. β
"Cohen, it's not a matter of your words. Prince Wei Su said softly: "The dispute between the gods and the demon vampires has a long history, and it cannot be resolved overnight. You don't know the grievances that have been passed down since ancient times, and you are not a bloodsucker. β
"Is it that complicated?" Cohen looked at a few elders, "It's so far away, what other disputes can't be put aside?"
"Compete for a few sacred relics that have been handed down from time immemorial. Count Night Spirit smiled, "The dagger I gave you is one of them. Legend has it that whoever gets all the holy relics will be able to control the entire vampire clan, and even a big secret is involved. β
Cohen's mouth widened, "I'm talking about Count Night Spirit. I'm so grateful to you for sending me a dagger, but I don't think you're using me as a treasure chest...... Isn't this hand pretty?"
"Because no one knows that this dagger is in your hand. Prince Wei Su patted his son on the shoulder: "Say it again." Didn't it help you, too? Judging by your personality. No one can take this dagger away. β
"But I'm probably going to give it away, or sell it...... In that case, aren't you worried?"
"If you do that, you're not Cohen. Count Night Spirit looked confident: "I'm relieved to put it here with you." Even if I don't get the other holy things, the other party can't get them all. β
"But, uncle, I'm afraid you're in a lot of trouble this time, right? Cohen looked at Weisha beside him: "If you leave alone, Weisha will be worried." β
"This is the mission of every generation of vampire patriarchs. Weisha also understood. The Night Spirit Count looked at his daughter with loving eyes, "If I can't do it, then the next patriarch will also do it with all his might, there's nothing to say." β
"The next patriarch?"
"Visa's brother, Kenan. β
"That's not good, Kennan is my internal affairs officer, and he can't be replaced by others, so how can he get involved in this kind of thing?" Cohen shook his head like a windmill: "I said, Uncle Earl, you can give up Kenan yourselfβI know you're here to squeeze me today, so you can just let the horse go." β
"Hmm...... But I'm embarrassed!" someone stroked his mustache again: "How can I squeeze my own emperor?"
"If you don't say it, forget it, I have a lot of things to do anyway. Cohen grabbed Visha's hand: "Sister Visha." Let's go out on the street and have fun, don't disturb the elders to discuss big things. β
"Those holy relics involve a lot of secrets, isn't the Emperor curious?" said someone slowly.
"Whatever, uncle, you went to great lengths to find me. It's certainly not a simple thing to use holy relics or something as bait. Cohen turned around: "I don't have a lot of free time, why do I have to take care of things?"
"Cohen, sit down. Prince Visu laughed and stopped his son, and patted the Earl of the Night Spirit on the shoulder: "You better tell it straight, so as not to miss this opportunity." β
"Well, I didn't expect that His Majesty the Emperor would not be tempted again. Count Night Spirit nodded: "I would like to ask His Majesty the Emperor to help me capture a few holy relics, only by collecting all the holy relics can we unravel the mystery that has plagued the vampire clan for thousands of years." β
"What are some of them?" Cohen put his hand on his jaw, "When does it start?"
Three months later, the representatives of the vampire clan from the two places met somewhere in the demon genus as agreed. Your dagger is one of them, a bracelet, a dagger, and a scroll from the past. We have two, and the Demon Vampire has two as well. Count Night Spirit explained, "If we can gather four holy relics this time, many of the problems in the vampire clan can be solved, at least there will be no more battles between gods and demons." β
"Three months later, there should be time in time!" Cohen nodded: "But it's a bit troublesome to meet with the demons, after all, it's not on their own territory, can the other party also call a helper?"
"Calling a helper can only be considered a personal act, and if it has nothing to do with the vampires, it's useless to call it...... I received a message that the other party might call for help, so I prepared early. β
"That's right...... How do you want me to help you?" Cohen stood up and paced in circles in the gazebo: "In a battle of this scale, you don't want others to know who is helping you, and I can't send an army to come forward. Even if you are a person with excellent martial arts, if you send too much, you will reveal secrets. β
"That's the problem. β
"Let me think about it...... How many people do you usually have on the other side?"
"It's close to twenty, and so are we. Count Night Spirit thought for a moment, "But the manpower they have prepared has been in actual combat for a long time, and our people are obviously not comparable. β
"Why are they in real combat mode?" Cohen frowned.
"Almost all of the good players in the Demon Vampire Clan are working for the empires, and they are diligent in their work, so they are naturally more powerful than us old guys who live in seclusion. β
"You mean to say they're working for the various Demon Empires?"
"Yes, especially several important empires, as well as the Demon Temple. β
"Well, that's easy. A smile hung on Cohen's face: "Uncle Earl, you can keep in touch with me at any time, and leave the rest to me." β
"Your Majesty has come up with a solution?"
"It's easy to find a direction, and I already have an idea. Cohen took Vissa's hand again, "Let's go, pretty young lady, let's go out into the streets." β
"Come back early and wait for you to have dinner. Cathering stood up and shouted twice, then turned around and smiled at the two men: "This kid, his heart is still so wild." (To be continued......)