Chapter Seventy-Three: The Fallen Lion [VIII.]
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Cohen looked at Elvis with a look of hope, thought about it for a long time, and said: "It must be even more difficult to get out of the city now, and your two royal brothers will definitely send more people to guard the city gate, just waiting for you to throw yourself into the net." At the same time, Camille and the subhumans were seriously injured in the battle at this moment, and they will definitely arrange for people to search the city on a large scale, and it is only a matter of time before they find you and Camille. ”
Camille glanced at Cohen impatiently and said, "Can you say something useful, we all know what you're saying now." ”
"Elvis, your two brothers must have thought that you and Camille must be hiding in the royal city all day long, but it would be much easier if you sneaked back into the palace and hibernate now, and then considered leaving the city when they were exhausted from the results they wanted. Cohen glanced at Elvis pointedly and smiled.
"Back to the palace?" Camille looked at Cohen in disbelief.
"Yes, they would never have imagined that Elvis would return to the most dangerous place, and they must have thought that the two of you were trying to get out of the royal city and run away, so as long as Elvis can return to the palace and lie dormant, patiently waiting for the turnaround, leaving the Lion Crusader City is not the only solution, do you plan to live in the shadow of escape for the rest of your life? Cohen leaned quietly against the wall and watched as Elvis stopped talking.
Elvis habitually looked at Camille, who knew that Camille closed his eyes and said, "Your Highness, this decision needs to be made by yourself, and I won't affect your thinking." Hearing Camille's reply, Elvis rested his little face pitifully on his two small hands, racking his brains to consider whether Cohen's proposed method was feasible.
Time passed minute by minute, Elvis's head was covered with a dense layer of sweat, after all, this was the first time he made a decision, a decision related to his life and death, at this moment he put away the uninhibited mentality of hip-hop fun on weekdays, and kept repeating in his mind the bits and pieces of his past in the royal city, how to make Cohen's method a reality, there are so many factors to consider, but in order to survive, Elvis must think hard.
"Let's go out of the cave first, let him be alone for a while!" Xuelu suddenly stood up and walked straight to the door, Cohen and Camille glanced at each other, and followed Xuelu out of the rock house, leaving Elvis alone to sit there and ponder.
Outside the house, Camille, who was originally silent, suddenly stopped Cohen and the two and said softly: "I know that you are all thinking about His Highness, but it is not good to force him to make a choice like this, he is just a child after all." ”
"Elvis was destined to make many painful choices in this life, which may be related to the life and death of others, and even more likely to be related to his own life and death, if he has been hoping to live a life of drunkenness, then Elvis in this wooden door will never open the door and tell us his choice. Cohen said as he took out the jerky and water and handed it to Camille, and continued, "Eat something first, Elvis said you haven't eaten for a day." ”
"Fake affection!" Camille glared at Cohen, but still took the food and ate it, but her eyes were staring at the broken wooden door of the rock house, in fact, she also agreed with Cohen in her heart, if Elvis can't make a choice and can't get out of this door, then the only thing she can do is to fight for this life and send His Royal Highness Elvis out of the city, and find a rich city and county for him to live there peacefully until he grows old.
Xuelu quietly walked to Cohen's side at this time and asked softly: "Do you believe that Elvis will choose to turn back to the palace?" Have you ever thought about it, even if Elvis is lying dormant in the royal city waiting for an opportunity, but he has no chips to compete with his two brothers, in fact, turning back to the palace is tantamount to dancing on the blade, and it is easy to lose his life. ”
Cohen nodded and sighed: "I don't know the risks of doing this, in fact, I'm also betting, didn't you hear Camille just now, the queen has been biased in favor of the prince, then there must be something wrong with her deliberately letting Camille send Elvis to escape from the royal city, I'm betting that Anasta Constantine XI still doesn't know, and that he still has the ability to protect his most beloved son." ”
Xuelu replied as if she didn't understand, turned to look at Iwaya, and said, "According to what you said, the fork in Elvis's fate lies in his choice today. But if he chooses the latter, you and I must have the consciousness of death, after all, our strength is in front of the powerful royal family, and it is not an exaggeration to describe it as an egg hitting a stone. ”
"As long as you don't blame me for implicating you, I'll die without regrets!" Cohen took the initiative to hold Xuelu's tender little hand for the first time, and looked at Xuelu with a smile.
"With me, you won't die!" But this sentence, Xuelu just said to herself, the cultivation method of the tree of the world that day was left in her soul, so far Xuelu didn't think of what excuse to tell Cohen, originally planned to wait for him to finish this mission and rush to the Crescent Lake cliff with Rachel and the three before taking it out. Now it seems that it is necessary to increase their respective strength as soon as possible, otherwise it will be really impossible to save their lives if they encounter this kind of power mixed with force again.
At this moment, the wooden door of the rock house was slowly pushed open, and Elvis's fat figure appeared in front of everyone, and the three of them immediately stood up straight, quieted down and waited for Elvis's choice.
"Cohen, I choose to go back to the palace, I don't want to run away anymore!" Elvis said in a loud voice. Hearing Elvis's choice, Camille rushed forward with an arrow, and just when he wanted to say something, Elvis continued: "Sister Camille, please respect my decision!" Camille's whole person suddenly froze, looked at Elvis hesitated for a long time, and finally knelt down on one knee and performed a standard knightly salute, and said: "Follow your decision, Your Highness Elvis!"
"Now that you've made your choice, let's sit down and have a good talk!" Cohen walked up to Elvis and nodded approvingly, motioning for everyone to return to the hut.
"Tell me about your plans, Cohen!" Elvis asked as soon as he stepped through the door.
Cohen nodded and said straight to the point: "First of all, you have to think about who can help you return to the palace, and can find a safe place for you to hide for a while, and in addition, the news of your return to the palace must not be known by anyone other than this person." In the palace, you have to find a way to find a chance to ask your father for help alone, I think he should still not know about this matter, and you must not tell your mother about returning to the palace. ”
"Why can't I tell my mother, she has always cared for me!" Elvis looked at Cohen in confusion. Cohen had no choice but to repeat his guess to Elvis, "I don't believe it, I don't believe that the Queen Mother would do this to me, you must be wrong, Cohen!" Elvis looked at Cohen with red eyes and roared loudly.
At this time, Camille walked up, pressed Elvis's shoulder, and said: "Actually, I was suspicious on the day I was injured, but I didn't dare to say it at the time, we were chased and killed not long after we left the palace, until I asked for the help of my comrades from the former escort regiment but was betrayed, I always felt that there was an invisible net hanging over our heads, no matter how we ran, we would eventually be caught." Fortunately, this place I brought you here is a slum in the royal city, and it will take a lot of effort for them to find this place. ”
Elvis was completely silent, tears couldn't help but flow out, and he choked up and said: "I don't believe it, what you said is false, I must ask the queen in person!"
Cohen sighed, walked over to Elvis, squatted down and pressed his shoulder, and said, "Since you personally said that you want to save the Lion Crusader City and save this kingdom, then today is the last time you cry, if you can't do it, then your so-called promise is all a joke." When you're calmed down, we'll continue to talk about how to get you into the royal city, understand?" Cohen walked back to Shelly and waited patiently for Elvis.
After listening to Cohen's words, Elvis gradually suppressed his crying, Bai Huahua's teeth bit his lower lip stubbornly, and two chubby little hands wiped his face indiscriminately, and after a while to make sure that he was not crying, Elvis walked to Cohen's side pitifully, pulled Lacohn's sleeve, and said, "I have nothing to do, I can continue!"
Looking at Elvis with a dirty face, Xuelu took out a handkerchief from her arms and poured some water, gently wiped his little face, and then pulled over a chair to signal him to sit down, and said: "Crying is a sign of weakness, promise Sister Xuelu, no matter what happens in the future, Elvis will stand up and face it, do not retreat, do not escape, do not cry, and rely on your own strength to fulfill your promise today, okay?" Elvis looked up at Xuelu, nodded, and said word by word:" I'm going to keep my promise, Sister Xuelu!"
Seeing Elvis's mood gradually regain his calmness, Cohen said again: "Then now you think about it, who can arrange for you to quietly turn back to the palace without anyone finding out?"
Elvisto thought about it for a while with his chin small, and then said: "Only my sister can arrange for me to sneak back to the palace, originally I was going to find the queen, if everything Cohen said is true, then now I can only find my sister Sylvana." ”
"Third Princess?" Camille was stunned for a moment, and then asked, "How did we get in touch with the Third Princess?" She won't leave the royal city for half a step, or I will sneak back to the royal city to deliver a letter for you?"
Elvis shook his head and said, "There is no need to sneak back to the royal city, because my father's illness requires boiling medicinal pulp with mountain spring water, I know that my sister has to leave the royal city every few days to get water from the Wolongya Waterfall in the west, if I remember the time correctly, she will definitely go there to get water tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, as long as I can meet her, I should be able to follow her back to the palace." ”
Cohen nodded, thought for a while and said to Elvis: "Then follow the method you said for the time being, as long as you can sneak into the royal city and wait for the right time, I believe that one day you will figure out the rights and wrongs here." It's not too early now, I'll arrange everyone's tasks first, and I hope to meet Princess Sylvana in Wolongya tomorrow. Cohen took a breath, watched everyone's cheeks slowly calculate something, and after a while, said: "Xuelu, please go to the hotel to bring Rachel first, the three of us are here tonight to keep vigil, beware of accidents, as for Rose, let him rest in the hotel, don't rush this trip to the troubled waters, after all, he is still a member of the Armor of Honor." I will go to the elven residence alone to meet Elder Bolt and complete the task given to me by the patriarch, and then I will return here to join you. Camille didn't long recover from his body, so he stayed here to recuperate, and Xuelu blessed this place with a small range of purification techniques before leaving, the environment here is really too harsh. After Cohen finished speaking, he glanced at everyone, and after everyone was sure of their tasks, he gently hugged Elvis and whispered: "Don't worry, you will definitely be able to fulfill your promise by your own strength, I firmly believe!" Elvis looked at Cohen, and there seemed to be a surge of hope in his heart, but he knew that in order to turn hope into reality, he needed to put in 120,000 points of effort, and even a little luck.
"Camille, Xuelu and I will go out first, take care of Elvis, and we'll be back in a moment!" Cohen let go of Elvis, walked over to Camille, patted her on the shoulder, and the figure faded into the depths of the alley.
"Your Highness, do you really believe in them that much, and what are we going to do if they bring back pursuers?" Camille still didn't quite believe Cohen at this point.
Elvis shook his head, looked at the starry sky, and muttered to himself, "I believe him because he's a warrior!"