Chapter Seventy-Eight: The Sloping Scales [II.]

Outside the gate of Douglas's luxurious palace, the attendants and servants who came and went looked at Garfield and Leo who were standing outside the door without saying a word in amazement, and speculated about the purpose of the two of them coming here, after all, the eldest prince and the second prince are incompatible with each other, and everyone in the Lion War Crusader City knows the truth.

At this time, Garfield also knew that he was suffering, he seemed to see disdain in the eyes of the group of attendants and servants who were watching him, and felt contempt in the smiles on the corners of their mouths, if it was changed before, this group of subordinates might not turn into a cold corpse one day, and the reason for being killed may be just an inadvertent look, but now Garfield can only knock out his teeth and swallow blood, and endure it.

Taking the initiative to come to this place and wait for Douglas's reception has already made him inferior in the competition between the two for the crown prince, and it is really unknown if the group of ministers and nobles who support him know that they are inferior to visit Douglas, and can still support themselves as kings as before. However, how to win this game Garfield is not so anxious, after all, the most important thing now is how to survive the king's almost desperate oracle.

"Garfield, my dear brother, how many years have you not visited your lonely brother?" Just as Garfield was thinking, Douglas pushed open the gate of the palace, and walked towards Garfield with his arms open happily, and then a strong bear hugged him and patted Garfield's slightly thin back very happily. At first glance, the two seem to be friends who haven't seen each other for many years, but those who know them know that they wish each other would have died without a place to be buried, and if it weren't for the terrifying combat power of Constantine XI to suppress the two alive, the two princes would definitely be able to turn the royal city upside down in order to compete for the crown prince.

Feeling Douglas's arms suddenly tightened, Garfield had to resist with all his strength, and his originally fair cheeks gradually turned red. Garfield gritted his teeth and smiled bitterly: "Although I haven't come to visit Brother Wang for a long time, Brother Wang won't strangle me to death as soon as we meet, right?"

Douglas smiled and let go of his arms, patted Garfield's shoulder heavily with his right hand, and said with a smile: "That's not to strangle my beloved brother, but why are you fighting for the throne with me with your weak body?"

And Leo, who had been following Garfield, was about to walk into the palace when a faint shadow appeared in front of him, and said with a grim smile: "Brother, I haven't seen you for so long, why don't we find a place to talk?" It was Douglas's henchman Martin. Leo was stunned for a moment, and smiled disdainfully: "After so many years, you still like to pretend to be a ghost, this bad habit Master scolded you a lot back then, and today your skin is itchy again?" After speaking, he slowly pulled out a black stabbing sword from his waist, glanced at Garfield who walked into the aisle worriedly, then raised his weapon and slowly took two steps back, cautiously wary of Martin.

Martin seemed to know what Leo was thinking, and smiled disdainfully: "Don't worry, Your Royal Highness the Great Prince of the Little Life of the waste master is not interested for the time being, if you want to kill him, how many people in the entire royal city can stop me?"

"Worthy of the words!" Hearing Martin insult his master, Leo raised his sword and stabbed, Martin casually jumped back to avoid the attack, pulled out two daggers with a black body, and said to a piece of grass not far away, "Go over there to practice!" After speaking, the figure disappeared into the air in an instant, and disappeared without a trace, Leo hesitated for a moment and chased after him, and the two quickly used all their strength to fight together.

At this time, in a secret room in the palace, Douglas casually poured a glass of water for Garfield, and then sat on the throne with a big grin, and said with a smile: "Say, find me something, if you want me to give you the throne, you can go back." ”

"Brother Wang said that it was funny, we have fair competition in the battle for the crown prince, how can we let you give it up, even if we fight hard, the decision is not in the hands of the old guy, I am most afraid that in the end, the two of us will be empty, in vain!" Garfield Deppie looked at Douglas with a smile.

"In that case, I don't understand the purpose of your personal visit!" Douglas reached out and grabbed a handful of berries from the fruit bowl, threw them into his mouth and chewed them one by one, not at all interested in the unnutritious words in Garfield's mouth.

Garfield naturally understood what Douglas meant, and after hesitating for a moment, he said: "If Sylvana and the two don't show up tomorrow evening, the old guy will definitely set off a bloody storm, I want to ask Brother Wang if there is a way to avoid this disaster and survive?

After listening to Garfield's words, Douglas threw all the berries in his hand into his mouth and chewed loudly, wisps of bright red sauce flowed down from the corners of his mouth, and then wiped it with his big hand, licked his lips unsatisfied, and said with an excited smile: "Do you know what my favorite color is, it is red, an incomparably bright red, a blood-thick crimson that can make me feel supreme pleasure, especially the pleasure brought by the blood gushing out after piercing the major artery, which is incomparable to anything in this world." So, I love killing, I like the feeling of corpses strewn all over the field and rivers of blood. At this time tomorrow, if everything goes well, the Battle Lion Crusader City will become the most terrifying purgatory in the Noah Continent, thinking about this scene will make me spasm, whether I can survive or not is no longer my concern, I just want to have a first-class seat, watching millions of people in the city die one by one, haha!!!ha

"You madman!" Garfield looked at Douglas in disbelief, he couldn't have imagined that his royal brother would be so mad, although there was information a long time ago that Douglas was particularly murderous, but that was only a conspiracy to clear the way, since jumping into the crown prince race, Garfield also thought that he was ready to kill like crazy. But when he heard Douglas admit his hobby, Garfield subconsciously stood up straight, shook his arms violently, and held two golden double-edged daggers in his hands, looking at Douglas vigilantly.

Douglas looked at Garfield, who was in a fighting posture, slowly stood up and walked to his side, reached out and flicked the dagger in Garfield's hand, and said disdainfully: "What do you want to do with two knives for cutting wood, my dear brother!" After speaking, he slowly walked behind Garfield, gently hugged him with one hand, stretched out his tongue and licked Garfield's white cheek, and continued: " Why don't I give you a suggestion, kneel in front of the old guy and cry and shout and beg him to spare your life, maybe he is in a good mood for the sake of you being his most obedient son, let you live, haha After saying that, he laughed wildly and pinched Garfield's face, then sat back in his chair and grabbed a handful of berries and ate them.

Douglas's naked insult made Garfield's body tremble with anger, but at this time he knew that he had to suppress his anger and endure the solution, and he lowered his status and came here not to bring humiliation on himself, but to find a ray of life through Douglas as a springboard.

Garfield took a few deep breaths, withdrew the dagger, sat down opposite Douglas again, raised his glass and drank the water, then reached out to the plate in front of Douglas with one hand, picked up all the berries on the plate with the other, and sat there slowly and ate it, thinking about how to convince Douglas.

"It's kind of interesting!" Seeing Garfield actually calm down and sit opposite him, and snatch up his favorite berries, the corners of Douglas's mouth flashed with an indescribable smile, which was actually mixed with that kind of heartfelt comforting smile, and then clapped his palms, and after a while, a servant pushed open the wooden door of the secret room, stood respectfully in front of the two, and said, "What are the orders, my lord!" Douglas waved his hand casually and said, "Bring more berries up, and then go to the cellar to get a bottle of good wine, I want to drink some wine today!"

The servant respectfully retired, and after a while he turned back again, with a large plate full of fresh berries in his hand, and a bottle of wine that exuded a mellow fragrance, and after opening the jug and pouring a glass of wine for the two of them, he took his leave.

Douglas reached for his glass and took a sip, then slowly ate the berries, and waited patiently for Garfield to see how the scheming brother would convince him.

Time passed slowly, and when Douglas lost patience, Garfield, who had been eating berries silently, suddenly reached out and picked up the cup in front of him, looked at Douglas thoughtfully, and said, "Brother Wang, are you betting that Sylvana and Elvis will definitely appear in front of people before the sun goes down tomorrow?"

"Why do you say that?" Douglas smiled, slowly raising his glass and motioning for Garfield to come too.

Garfield took a sip of wine, sorted out his thoughts a little, and said: "Now all the forces in the entire War Lion Crusader City are desperately sending out manpower to search for the two, but according to my information, only Brother Wang, there is no movement on your side, so there are only two reasons that can make you sit back and relax, either you saved Sylvana, or you sent someone to kill Sylvana." If you save Sylvana, as long as you personally escort the two back to the royal city before the sun goes down tomorrow, you are the hero of the entire Lion Crusader City, because you saved everyone's lives, and if so, the battle for the crown prince will basically end in your victory. But if you send someone to hunt down Sylvana, the power to save Princess Sylvana will definitely send her back to the royal city, otherwise you will become a whetstone for the old guy. As long as Sylvana appears, you only need to arrange for someone to escort them back to the royal city to show their innocence, and then find a random scapegoat to kill them, save the princess and save the lives of the people, which will also make you a hero of the royal city. Garfield took a sip of his wine and looked at Douglas's cheek to see something out of it. But except for a smile hanging on the corner of Douglas's mouth, he didn't even blink his eyelids, and he still looked disdainful.

"But I think Sylvana and Elvis are definitely not in your palace, you are gambling to save Sylvana's power, in order to protect yourself, you must let the princess return to the royal city to eliminate the old man's anger and save his own life!" Garfield took a sip of the wine in his glass and slowly sat back in his chair.

Douglas picked up the wine bottle on the table and poured a glass of wine for Garfield himself, and said with a smile: "What I said is the truth, but unfortunately it's not true, I still like the bloody purgatory a little more." Okay, that's all for the gossip, I understand what you mean, don't worry, before the old guy announces who is the crown prince, neither you nor I will die, otherwise there will be no opponent, the game will not be fun, do you say, my dear brother Garfield!"

After getting Douglas's promise, Garfield's heart finally let go, and sometimes he had a momentary soft-hearted intention to withdraw from the battle for the crown prince, but his greed for royal power made him want to stop, and it was this idea that has supported him and Douglas for all these years.

Garfield stood up, raised his glass and looked at Douglas to drink the wine, and said, "Brother, thank you!"

At this time, Douglas was obviously stunned for a moment, and sighed: "No one has called me my brother for many years, and in your eyes, I am no different from a demon from purgatory!" After speaking, he clapped his palm to summon the servant and said, "Send my brother out of the palace!" After speaking, he picked up the wine glass and walked up the stairs behind the secret room, and disappeared.

Hearing Douglas's eviction order, Garfield smiled bitterly and followed the servant out of the palace, and when he came to the gate, he saw Leo, who had a blue nose and swollen eyes, standing there respectfully waiting for him, and sighed: "How is it, you have been taught a lesson by your brother Martin again?"

Leo pursed his lips and said dissatisfiedly: "He is not much better, he is not beaten by me!" Garfield smiled and patted Leo's shoulder, and without saying anything, Leo rubbed his sore shoulder and hurriedly followed.

At this time, Douglas was standing in front of the window on the third floor of the palace, sipping a glass of wine, and after a while, he looked behind him and asked, "How is it, Martin, has your brother's skills improved during this time?"

"If you really work hard, it's just a matter of three knives!" Martin's faint shadow reappeared behind Douglas, but the originally neat clothes on his body were very messy at this time, and the little finger of his right hand was slowly dripping blood.

Douglas looked at Martin casually and said with a smile: "You're still soft-hearted, but why shouldn't I?" After drinking a glass of wine, he pushed open the door and left.