Chapter 542: A Late Gift
"Holy Maiden, why are you here? Come inside, please!" Looking at the Holy Maiden standing outside the door, Winnie could hardly believe her eyes, she didn't expect the Holy Maiden to come to the other courtyard anyway, she hurriedly invited the Holy Maiden into the other courtyard with Li Zijun.
"When I heard the news of your upcoming wedding, I rushed all the way over, but unfortunately, I still didn't have time to attend your wedding!" said this, the holy woman sighed softly.
I don't know why, at this moment, Li Zijun really felt that the saint was full of regret for not being able to attend the wedding, and he couldn't help but feel a move in his heart.
"Before anyone arrives, you can't get a gift!" said the saint, taking two delicate wooden boxes from the people around her and handing them to Li Zijun and Winnie.
"A small gift, not a tribute, but also two subordinates!"
"Holy Maiden, you are so polite! It is our greatest honor that you can come, how can we accept your gifts?!" Over the years, Li Zijun has long been accustomed to such dialogues, and he casually 'excused' to the Holy Maiden.
What Li Zijun never expected was that as soon as he said this, the saint was slightly stunned. Although she tried her best to hide it, she still let Li Zijun notice her irrepressible sadness!
This change in the saintess was completely unexpected by Li Zijun, so that he didn't know what to say next.
"After all, this is a piece of the saint's heart! We must accept it! Thank you, saint!" Winnie smiled and took the gift from the saint's hand, invisibly dissolving the embarrassment in the air.
"I have a reluctant request, I don't know the two of you?" the saint saw that Winnie was about to hand over the wooden box to the next person, and she hesitated for a moment. Still stopped Winnie's move.
"Holy Maiden, what do you command?"
"This is the jacket I made for the two of you. I was in a bit of a hurry, and I didn't know if it fitd. Can you try it and let me see?"
"You made it yourself?"
"Then I'm really going to try!" After receiving the Holy Maiden's approval, Winnie winked mischievously at the Holy Maiden and Li Zijun, and walked into the back room with the gift box.
"It's still a child's character, please don't be surprised by the saint!" Looking at Winnie's back, Li Zijun shook his head with a wry smile, and waved his hand to explain to the saint.
"Winnie is a rare good boy who blesses innocence, treat her well!"
"I think so too! It's my luck to marry her, and I'll cherish my luck!"
Hearing Li Zijun's answer, the saint nodded slightly:
"Grand Duke. Can we talk about it alone while Vinnie is changing her clothes?" the saint turned straight and brought the conversation to the point.
Li Zijun also understood that the saint's coming today was by no means as simple as giving gifts, and he had already been mentally prepared for this, so he smiled and waved his hand to let everyone else leave the room.
"Did you know that Daniel has secretly strengthened the palace's security?"
Li Zijun has also heard some rumors about this news, but he has not yet received final confirmation. At this time, when he heard the holy woman mention it, he immediately became alert.
"You should know what that means!"
What does it mean? It means that his way home will become more difficult and dangerous! Li Zijun originally thought that Virgil would send a master to protect him, but now it seems. This can only be his wishful thinking. Thinking of this, Li Zijun's brows immediately furrowed tightly.
"Why do you want to assassinate Prime Minister Alec?" Li Zijun's question made the saint stunned.
"Alec sued you?"
"I guessed it myself!" "The last time Li Zijun lied that he cooperated with the Cult of Light, just to test Alec's reaction. As expected, Alec's reaction just confirmed Lee's previous guess.
"You're more sensitive than we think!"
"If there is no vigilance at all. I'm afraid I won't live today!"
"Don't talk nonsense!" the holy woman blurted out, making Li Zijun's eyes widen, and his eyes were full of questions.
"Such words are unlucky!" under Li Zijun's torch-like gaze. The saint looked a little flustered, and she explained casually.
"I take your word for it!"
"Now please tell me: Why did you Illuminati harm Prime Minister Alec?"
"We're not trying to hurt him, we're trying to protect him!"
"You know a little bit about our Cult of the Light. You should know if we really want to hurt him. He will never live to the day you return to Beijing!"
"For the Great Prince?"
"During this time, Virgil used Alec and Belloc to suppress Waters repeatedly, he was already overwhelmed, and a mutiny was a matter of time!"
"Your return seems to be an opportunity for him and gives him a legitimate reason to move his men. As everyone knows, such opportunities and reasons were specially sent to him by Fergill!"
"Dealing with his own son with all his heart, Fergil is really scheming!" the holy woman obviously despised Fergil's behavior, and she sneered.
"It seems a little inappropriate for you to comment on His Majesty Virgil like this in front of me, right?!"
"Isn't it appropriate? I don't think so!" the saint looked at Li Zijun-for-tat, without the slightest intention of backing down on this.
Faced with such a saint who was full of good feelings, Li Zijun didn't want to completely stiffen the situation, so he had to take the initiative to change the topic:
"Are you worried that after the fall of the eldest prince, the second unlucky person will be Prime Minister Alec?"
"The rabbit dies and the dog cooks, and the bird hides the bow! You won't not understand this truth! At this time, Prime Minister Alec's retirement is good news for both himself and others!" Speaking of this, the holy woman looked at Li Zijun fixedly for a while. The other person in her mouth was obviously referring to Li Zijun.
"According to you, I'm just a cover at best, the eldest prince doesn't care about it, and I don't seem to have anything to worry about!"
"Yes? We all know one thing: Waters is not a fool! he doesn't have to 'go' the route Virgil has drawn for him, and once he senses something, guess what he does?"
"I'm afraid some people will be disappointed!"
"You mean Fergill?!What is there to be disappointed in him? You are weak, but you are not completely vulnerable. Even if you get hit hard, the Waters side won't be easy. Two potential threats have been eliminated in one fell swoop, so why not!"
"Why did the Cult of Light choose me? I don't even have the status of a prince, let alone an inheritance. Aren't you afraid that your 'investment' in me will be wasted?" The Holy Maiden's intention to unite with herself on behalf of the Bright God Sect was so obvious that Li Zijun couldn't continue to pretend to be confused.
"To be honest, finding you is also our helpless choice!"
This truth doesn't sound very comfortable, Li Zijun smiled bitterly and touched his nose.
"It's no secret that the Cult of the Dark Moon supports Waters, and there's no way he's going to be our candidate again!"
"Abraham, the sixth prince, has an instinctive resistance to the two major gods, and although we have fought for him, he has always deliberately kept us in a state of dissociation. In addition, the sixth prince has a soft personality and often wavers and is difficult to decide whenever he encounters major events. ”
"Objectively speaking, he is not the ideal heir of the Dongyu Empire!"
"As for the ninth prince, Timothy, is too insidious and vicious, and the solution to the problem depends more on conspiracy. Such a person may be able to gain momentum for a while, but it is difficult to last long. ”
"The ambiguity between him and the necromancer is probably one of your concerns!"
"Cooperating with such a person will indeed greatly affect the reputation of our Light God Sect!" Regarding Li Zijun's statement, the holy woman also gave affirmation.
"What about the fifth prince, whether it is his character or his reputation in the court, why don't you consider him?"
"Dennis is a man who does have a lot of good qualities, but he started too slowly. On the surface, it looks glamorous, and there are so few things that you might be able to get your hands on!"
"And," said the holy woman, who suddenly hesitated.
"And what?"
"From what we observed, there seemed to be a mysterious force behind Dennis supporting him. ”
"Could it be that His Majesty Virgil has already chosen him as his 'successor' and is secretly pushing him to the throne?" Li Zijun was also aware of the 'mysterious power' in the mouth of the saint, he originally thought it was the Cult of Light, but now it seems that his previous guess should be a little biased, and he can't help but think of the second possibility.
"It's not impossible! It's just that with what we know about Virgil, it's not very likely!"
"Is it this 'mysterious force' that makes me the ultimate 'lucky one'?"
"Actually, you are very good, you are just a prince!"
"Your words sound much more pleasant now, you go on, I like to hear it!"
"Prestige in the army was originally your greatest wealth! Now that you have become Alec's son-in-law, you have a large number of fans in the court!"
"Keeping my father-in-law is equivalent to keeping this group of supporters for me. Gao Ming!" Li Zijun nodded again and again, and gave a thumbs up to the saint.
"I believe that the Grand Duke has fully felt our sincerity, and it is up to you to do what you do?"
"If I refuse, I'm afraid I'll be sad to even go to the level in front of me! I don't seem to have the right to refuse, don't I?"
"We don't mean to coerce the Grand Duke with this, even if you refuse us this time, we will still give you help like a friend and help you get through this difficult time!"
"'Friend-like', just once?"
"Do you believe me when I say 'never'?"
"Thank you very much for your openness!Last question: What are your conditions?"
"In every city under your future jurisdiction, there must be a church of the Illuminati Sect!" the saint looked into Li Zijun's eyes and said word by word. (To be continued......)