The banquet was followed by a ball, and the attendants moved the long table in the center of the hall down. The hall suddenly seemed extremely empty. Aristocratic couples dance to the music in the ballroom, and occasionally a young gentleman invites a beautiful woman they don't know.

Since Dimihera had followed Dick into the hall, no one had come to harass her so far.

At this moment, His Royal Highness Longer came over with a bouquet of flowers in his hand, and he smiled toothily and charmingly: "Beautiful Miss Dimihera, will you give me this honor and make me your dance partner?"

"Come here, boy, help me get rid of this guy!" she called out to Dick. I don't know Weishenme, the first thing she thought of asking for help in such a situation was Dick.

Dick was socializing with a group of nobles with his wine glass, and when he heard the voice of Dimichra, he had no idea what was happening, and was stunned: "What did you say?"

Demichra was angry, but Long was already behind her back, and the other was stretched out to her, and at the same time he bowed forward slightly, making an inviting gesture. She hurriedly said, "Your Highness...... I...... I've ...... With a dance partner, it's Dick!"

Long's bright smile froze on his face, he straightened up a little embarrassed, and at this time Dick also shook off the people who were entertaining and rushed over, and Dimihra hurriedly rushed up to take Dick's hand and said, "Let's go, let's go dance." Before leaving, she did not forget to turn back to Long'er and smile: "Thank you very much for the invitation, Your Highness." ”

Looking back and smiling, all kinds of charms are born, even if Longer is jealous, it is not easy to attack at this moment, and he smiled back with the same bright smile towards Dimihe. Then he smiled and walked out of the ballroom.

His smile only lasted as far as the door of the ballroom, and when he left the ballroom door, the young waiter brought him a bucket and a hat to protect him from the cold, he pushed him away roughly, "Get out, don't bother me!" he shouted angrily.

Marshal Lupsas, who was standing near the door, immediately rushed over when he saw this, and he asked in a low voice, "What's wrong with you, Your Highness?"

Longer's eyes were blazing, and the flowers in his hands had already been crushed by him: "What kind of thing is he Dick, why should he fight with me?"

Lupsas lowered his voice and said, "Your Highness, Duke Dick is in charge of a legion, which is an indispensable help for us at present, even if you are dissatisfied with him, you must not push him to the side of Yorkson at this time." When you inherit the throne, everything will be fine then......"

However, even if both of them lowered their voices, the content of their conversation was all heard by the young waiter who brought the coat and hat next to them, but neither of them cared, how could the commoner know those things about the nobles, I am afraid he didn't even know who Dick was!

But they didn't see the bright light in the young waiter's eyes.

In the ballroom, Dick held the slender and soft waist of Dimhera with one hand, and the other hand was stretched out and shook the ten fingers of Dimichra's hand. The two of them moved their steps in this posture, moving their steps deftly and dancing to the music echoing in the hall.

"Ah, you've stepped on my foot again," cried Dick, "don't you say that angels and elves are the most elegant races?

"I fell into a demon tens of thousands of years ago. Dimichra said lightly.

Dick was speechless. However, Dimihera's body was fragrant and soft, and it was a pleasure to hold it in her arms, although her feet had to be hit hard from time to time.

The ball did not end until late in the evening, and the nobles dispersed, and Dick and Dimhera boarded the carriage, and the coachman, who had been waiting in the driver's seat, whipped his whip and drove forward.

"How did you provoke the Fourth Prince, Long'er?" Dick asked in the car.

Dimihra said casually: "What kind of provocation, I only saved him once on the battlefield of the Battle of Mirrock." ”

"Is that really all?" Dick asked.

"What else?" said Demichra casually.

When the carriage drove back to the mansion, Dick was already tired and sleepy, and the only thing he thought about was to sleep with his head covered, but at this time, Puluo, the head of the imperial capital's intelligence, who was ordinary in appearance and temperament and clothing, said at this time that there was something important to report.

Dick is not a mediocre lord after all, even if he is tired, he still summons Pro, but he is secretly ruthless, if what this kid said is not a major incident, then he must peel his skin.

Prolo walked into Dick's room, and after only a few words, Dick fell asleep: "What you said is true?"

Prolo said: "These are all information from the intelligence officer we arranged in the banquet hall, when the intelligence officer was about to deliver a coat and hat to His Highness Longer, and overheard his conversation with Marshal Lupsas. ”

"Well, I see, this piece of information you provided is very important and rewarding. Now I'm going to think about it, you should step back first. Proyan bowed slightly, then walked out of the room and closed the door with his hand.

Dick immediately rested his chin in his hand and fell into deep thought.

"Demichra, it's all your fault. Dick grumbled.

As the black mist rolled, Dimhera was already sitting on his bed, her delicate body shrouded in black robes in a seductive arc. She chuckled, "The person who asked me to save him in the first place was you, don't put the blame on me!"

Dick frowned, he attended Long's banquet tonight, which was equivalent to publicly stating his position in front of the ministers, and it was too late to regret it. The eldest prince Yorkson was obviously quite dissatisfied with his defection to Longer, otherwise he would not have come over to threaten him personally, and it was difficult for people in the Qin and Twilight Chu dynasties to be trusted, so it was not the best policy to take refuge in the eldest prince.

Di Mihera suddenly smiled and said, "Boy, for the sake of you helping me find the 'sorrow' of the magic sword, I will help you once and solve this matter in person, how about it?"

"Solution, how to solve it?" Dick frowned and asked, "The only way to make the fourth prince eliminate his prejudice against me is to ...... you"

"We demons don't mind that much. Dimichra understated.

Dick suddenly jumped to his feet, rushed to Dimihera, clasped her shoulders with both hands, stared at her with his eyes tight, and said word by word: "Please love yourself! Although is determined to seize power and take revenge, I will not call the women around me to ......" he blushed, but could not say any more.

Dimichra was at a loss: "Boy, what are you talking about?"

Dick snapped, "What are you talking about?"

Dimihera thought for a moment and said, "I mean, for the sake of your grief for helping me recover the magic sword, if it's inconvenient, I can help you kill that guy who gets in the way, I'm a demon anyway." ”

Dick's left foot tripped on his right foot and nearly fell into. He was so embarrassed that he wanted to find a hole to get into.

But then it occurred to him that Demichra had the wisdom of an angel and the cunning of a demon, and she really didn't understand what she meant.

Miró Palace, inside Edward VII's bedchamber

Edward VII was coughing violently while half-lying on his couch, half-covered, when a medical officer next to him quickly handed him a handkerchief. Edward VII hurriedly took the handkerchief and covered his mouth, and the sound of coughing became muffled.

"Bixia, you can't overwork it at the moment, or it will worsen your condition. The medical officer said cautiously.

Edward VII finally stopped coughing, and he said lightly, "Tell me honestly, how many days do I have left?" He put down the handkerchief, which was a blinding red!

"Bixia, please don't say anything like that!" the doctor said in panic, falling to his knees in fear.

Edward VII suddenly said angrily: "Tell me the truth! Will I be able to hold out until the day when the Miro Empire recovers and sends troops to Faun?"

Edward VII was a generation of emperors, and he had his own majesty in anger, and although the medical officer was terrified, he did not dare not answer: "If yes...... If it is bixia...... Observant...... Careful care, no longer overworked...... Words...... Yes, you can. ”

Edward VII breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, he waved his hand weakly, and said lightly: "Stand down." ”

As if he had been granted amnesty, the medical officer immediately and respectfully withdrew.

In the huge dormitory, only Edward VII was left lying quietly, the candles on the table made a crackling sound, and Edward VII's eyes seemed to be shining in the light of the candles.

Time is long, two months have passed in a blink of an eye, and it is already the middle of winter.

Dick wore a cashmere coat, stood in front of the tall floor-to-ceiling windows in the Duke's Palace, quietly looking at the scene of snowflakes falling outside the window, the white snowflakes were like pieces of flying petals, rolling and falling slowly with the wind, and the ground was light and silent. With a different kind of beauty.

Outside, it's a snowy field, but inside it's warm and pleasant, and the wood in the fireplace is burning, quietly emitting light and heat. Dick stood in front of the window, thoughtful.

In the past two months, a lot of things have happened, first of all, he completely took over the entire Twelve Provinces in the southwest, and implemented a series of reforms in the entire southwest region, including demolishing the inner city walls of various cities, strengthening the outer city walls, training demon hunting cavalry, and so on.

At the same time, because the territory has expanded from three provinces to twelve provinces at once, the scope of recruiting soldiers is also much broader, because King Qin's 150,000 demon hunting legions were temporarily left in the imperial capital, replacing the original duty of the Miro legion to defend the capital, so there are only less than 100,000 legions left on the southwest border, although Dick issued an order to Badajoz not to attack for half a year, but there is no absolute, just in case, Clende and others have begun to recruit new soldiers, in two months, the number of demon hunting legions in the southwest has reached 300,000, if you add the 150,000 to defend the imperial capital, there are 450,000 troops, which can be called the first army of Miro。 However, these new recruits still need to be trained.

At the same time, during these two months Dick had to attend almost every day of the meetings and balls among the nobles, and he was now a duke, in control of a legion, and in power over the government and the opposition, and the necessary social entertainment was inevitable.

Edward VII's condition has deteriorated day by day, and he was able to barely deal with the government affairs, but recently he has not appeared in front of the ministers at all. Therefore, the battle between the eldest prince Yorkson and the fourth prince Longer gradually turned from dark to light, but because the empire relied on the army like never before, the eldest prince was always at a disadvantage in the battle.

The Miro Empire has also recovered in the past two months, and the establishment of various legions is gradually being replenished and improved through recruitment, with the defeated border legions having recruited 150,000 soldiers, and the Miro Legion having recruited 200,000 soldiers.

Dick had definitely not relaxed his cultivation in the past two months, and with the help of the magic array that he had purchased at a sky-high price from the Shadow Thorn, as well as the true divine grace potion he had obtained from the Divine Ruins, his cultivation had progressed in a long way. In the past two months, he has reached the realm of a ninth-level mage and knight. It's only one step away from the realm of the Grand Magus and the Dragon Knight.