"Your Majesty, ladies and gentlemen. ”

Lord Fabio Adrian, the chief guard of the royal guard, walked through the gate with an inextinguishable lamp in a proper manner, followed by several well-trained royal guards.

"With all due respect, it's dinner time. ”

Although they were acquaintances, their fully armed and ready appearance still startled everyone.

"Fabio, you look good," Duke Cullen touched his belt and moved his ass quietly, keeping his eyes on Captain Adrian's sword:

"Just to call us for dinner?"

"Thanks to you. Adrian smiled kindly, and bowed deeply to King Kessel:

"Don't panic, we're just doing a little drill, and now, please get out of here with me in an orderly manner. ”

But an impatient voice interrupted him:

"Fabio, what's going on?"

Advisor Sordor frowned at the royal guards and the growing number of guards outside, paying particular attention to their hands holding the hilt of their swords:

"What is the reason for this escort formation, and so many people?"

Lord Adrian smiled slightly, he first glanced at the king at the end of the long table, and then said politely:

"It's nothing, Lord Soddor, we've advanced this month's drills, that's all—"

But Sodot didn't buy his account.

"Alright, Fabio!"

The military advisor snorted coldly:

"We've served in the standing army together, we've been through bloody years together, and you and I both know that this isn't a bullshit routine. ”

"You are facing the entire Imperial Council, and the people here are all the elite of the kingdom, what can't you say directly?"

This sentence made many ministers who had no military experience nervous.

As he spoke, the commotion outside Ballard not only did not stop, but even grew louder, and the sound of cheering and rushing could be heard from time to time.

Captain Adrian looked at Sordor solemnly and sighed deeply.

He glanced at the king again, and stopped talking.

At the end of the table, King Kessel was as calm as ever, and he hooked his hand and motioned for Adrian to come closer.

"Lord Adrian. ”

Gilbert saw some clues and spoke gently:

"If there's any inconvenience, of course we can cooperate first - we're hungry anyway, aren't we. ”

But before Adrian approached the table, the footsteps outside the door suddenly increased, almost deafening.

And with that, there was a dense sound of weapons unsheathed!

"It's coming!"

"Defend the wings, steady!"

"Who the called the sniper team!"

"Protect Your Majesty!"

"Stand back!"

The shouts of the royal guards came and went, each of which made Lord Adrian's face pale, and the captain of the general guard turned around and protected King Kessel behind him.

Soduo reacted immediately, he subconsciously got up and touched his waist, only to remember that the weapon had been left at the palace gate.

Only then did the ministers in the room realize that something was wrong.

Duke Cullen nimbly bounced up from his chair and drew a tiny dagger from his belt.

Gilbert grabbed his staff and charged at the king.

Joke disappeared with a swish, leaving only one butt exposed under the table.

Viscount Connie rushed to the door first, remembered something, and hurried back to approach the king.

Lord Clappen's face was earthy but composed, while Bishop Guy closed his eyes and read the words.

"Enough!"

Lord Adrian's roar rang out, shaking everyone away.

With his command, the chaos outside the door was the first to cease.

And in Ballard's room, three crisp muffled sounds came from the table, wafting away.

Knock, knock, knock.

"Steady. ”

I saw King Kessel put away his fingers and calmly looked at the ministers who had different reactions:

"It's not like I haven't encountered it. ”

He remained seated behind the table, seemingly unaffected.

Only then did the overreacted ministers react, either embarrassed or embarrassed, and busily tidyed themselves up.

Gilbert exhaled and sat back in his seat, Prime Minister Cullen casually shoved the dagger back into his waist that shouldn't have been.

Sodot bent down disdainfully and slipped out from under the table.

Everyone regained their proper appearance, and they realized that the door of the Ballard Room, which was originally quite spacious, had been tightly blocked by the human wall of the royal guards, and they could not see the scene outside the door at all.

And each guard faces the outside, leaving only their backs to the imperial courtiers indoors.

The ministers looked at each other, not knowing why.

"Why, the Assassins?" said Sordor in confusion.

"Adrian?" said King Kessel again, his words filled with displeasure and questioning.

The captain of the general guard smiled back with apologetic shame.

"Sir!"

At the same time, a high-ranking royal guard guarded the human wall separately and squeezed into the room in a rage:

"Captain Adrian!"

Adrian's face sank, and he called out the name of his subordinate:

"Marico?"

The second vanguard officer of the royal guard, Marico held down his weapon and shook his head in remorse, before saluting the other dignitaries:

"Your Majesty, ladies and gentlemen. ”

Adrian understood what he meant and sighed bitterly.

"What's the matter outside the door?" said the king's voice steadily, speaking to everyone's hearts:

"Let them get out of the way, don't block it. ”

Adrian turned around, bowed, and smiled;

"Your Majesty, this is just a routine measure, we only need a minute ......"

But unexpectedly, King Kessel, who had been calm for a day, suddenly raised his voice and shouted angrily at the human wall at the door:

"Royal Guards, get out of the way!"

The guards were all too familiar with the King's voice, and the guards guarding the doorway almost instinctively retreated to the left and right, revealing the guards in the previous row, then the next, and then the next...... until the deep hallway outside the door is revealed.

Everyone was stunned when they saw the moment they saw the door.

Only the king was as calm as ever, and his eyes were cold.

Adrian couldn't stop it, so he had to sigh.

Outside, I saw that the royal guards were densely packed, ready to fight, with the Ballard room as the center, standing in all the places in the corridor where people could stand.

All the guards were grim-faced, wary and nervous as they faced the depths of the hallway.

It seems that there is the most terrible enemy there.

The noisy Fuxing Palace was quiet at this moment.

"Gurgle...... Gurgle...... Gurgle......"

From the depths of the hallway, from the end of the line of sight, came a strange and crisp sound.

The eyes of the people in Ballard's room widened:

A tall horse stepped on the stone slab in the Fuxing Palace, facing the countless guards and lights around it, and slowly came from the corridor.

The royal guards at the front were the most stressed, holding on to the hilt of their swords, but they kept retreating as the horses' hooves approached.

"What the hell......" Lord Clappen was incredulous, but he immediately stopped.

Because around the black horse, several people who were obviously dressed differently from the royal guards gradually appeared in front of everyone.

It was a small group of men, nervously surrounding the horses, trembling forward.

"I hate to say that, but I recognize the big man. ”

Soudor looked at the tall man in the leader of the team with a headache, the latter was sweating profusely, looked at the royal guards around him, and raised his hands:

"It's the son of the Karabiyan family, his father once sent him to the army for training, as if he had made meritorious service, and I also commended him when I went to the Western Wilderness Labor Army......"

Karabyan?

Everyone was stunned.

"Damn, that's the youngest son of the Glover family," Joke narrowed his eyes and looked at the tall man's side, the companion who was even stronger than the former:

"Lozano entrusted me with favors and helped his younger brother solve a problem of jealousy in Hongfang Street......"

Glovor.

This surname heightened everyone's suspicions.

"Ah," said Duke Cullen's voice raised intriguingly, his gaze focused on another panting, limping man:

"That hapless guy who had a duel last night, the Doyle family...... What's it called? It looks like Dani David?"

Doyle.

Everyone's mood became more and more solemn.

The small group of people was getting closer and closer to the Ballard room, but the royal guards in front of them only stopped them, and just blindly retreated.

"Well, if you say that, that horse, I remember......"

Viscount Connie's gaze was focused on the beast, and he wondered:

"When I went to the Northland, I brought with me a gift and a mount for Prince Tails in China......

Among the ministers, Gilbert did not say a word.

He just stared at the young swordsman at the front who was holding a single-edged sword and facing a group of royal guards, with a nervous expression.

It's like being hit by something.

But these intruders of extraordinary origin are nothing.

When their figures dispersed, revealing the person they were clustered around, the air froze completely.

It was a teenager.

Compared to the nervousness of the people around him, he paced leisurely and freely, seemingly without worry.

At that moment, behind the table, King Kessel's pupils suddenly tightened!

And in Ballard's room, all the ministers gasped.

"Prince?"

"Hell ......"

"Duke of Star Lake!"

"His Highness Tails!"

"Trouble Essence Trouble Again......"

"May the setting sun bless him......"

No one noticed, and Myco's Scarface spy clenched his fist under his sleeve.

The king's voice sounded faintly.

"Fabio Adrian. ”

The Iron Fist King slowly shouted out the full name of the captain of the guard, as if he was chilling to the bone.

"Hair, birth, what, what?"

In Ballard's room, the ministers immediately fell silent.

Lord Adrian's body stiffened, and then he turned his head and saluted in response, and his words were formal:

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness Tails misses his father's heart, goes and returns, carelessly, carelessly......"

Looking at the tall horse that was getting closer and closer, Adrian's brow twitched.

"Speak human words. The king's answer was simple, slow-paced and strangely meaningful.

Adrian took a deep breath and continued:

"The prince is still young, and he accidentally entered the palace gate by mistake......"

Boom.

A soft knock cut Adrian's words off.

"Obviously," the Iron Fist King's voice was very soft, as if he had quietly spoken in a breathy voice, gentle and indifferent:

"Your chief doesn't know how to speak, Mariko. ”

The second vanguard, Marico shuddered slightly.

Adrian closed his eyes and sighed, but this could not stop the king's request:

You answer. ”

For two seconds, Mariko's chest heaved and heaved, he glanced at his superior, gritted his teeth, and said:

"Your Majesty, as far as I can see!"

Marico stepped forward and pointed angrily at the hallway:

"Duke Xinghu and his eight attachés, without an appointment, without communication, carrying weapons, trespassing on the palace ban!"

"Intent - unknown!"

Everyone was amazed!

Duke Cullen dug out his ears desperately, as if suspecting that he had heard something wrong, while Gilbert stared at Tails in disbelief, his lips opening and closing.

The air in Ballard's room was frozen at first, but after that, it was freezing.

"Hmmm......"

At the end of the long table, King Kessel's pupils reflected the slowly approaching Tails.

He snorted in response, as if he didn't care:

"And that's how you let him in?"

Marico frowned, and was about to respond, but Adrian was faster than him:

"Your Majesty, the guards on duty at the palace gate today are not good at words and act rigidly, they have a conflict with His Royal Highness's people, they have a quarrel, and there is a little pushing......"

But the king's voice sounded again:

"Marico?"

The second vanguard swallowed his throat and glanced at the chief again, and Adrian looked at him in embarrassment.

In the end, Mariko no longer hesitated and said angrily:

"Your Majesty, the Duke of Tyers wanted to forcibly break into the palace, and the guards guarding the door did their duty and refused to let them go, so they started to fight with the duke's people, and blood was seen on both sides——"

"Since you have done your duty," interrupted King Kessel mercilessly, in a flat, but inexplicably shocking tone:

"And how did he get in?"

Marico shuddered, and lowered her head, unable to hide her shame.

The courtiers' gaze went back and forth between Tails and Marico, who were slowly approaching, and finally returned to the king.

"Marico......" Adrian reminded in a whisper.

But Kessel gave a light glance and silenced Adrian's words.

Marico took a deep breath and gritted her teeth:

"After the shedding, the bloodshed, things got strange, and many people quickly gathered at the palace gate to watch, and the scene was very noisy......"

Adrian coughed and took the dangerous words:

"I made the decision, we must let His Highness in and deal with this matter in the palace, otherwise the entire Yongxing City will see that scene and plan for the kingdom......"

Bang!

There was a loud bang, but it was the king who punched him hard and slammed it on the table!

What followed was his extremely cold rebuke:

"No one sees it now!"

As soon as these words came out, Adrian and Marikoqi bowed down in unison and knelt down on one knee.

The ministers in the room did not dare to take a mouthful.

Right now.

"Father!"

The voice peculiar to the young man came from afar:

"Why are you angry?"

The ministers turned their heads in unison, and at some point, Tails had come to a distance where they could see the movements.

At this tense moment, the prince's voice was a little lazy and freehand.

And the strange thing is that His Royal Highness the Prince is still carrying a sword on his shoulder, the blade of the sword is backwards, and with his steps, he shakes and shakes, pointing directly at the ceiling of the Fuxing Palace.

King Kessel frowned.

"Mariko, what's going on?"

The second pioneer officer, who knew his guilt, was startled and didn't know how to reply.

Adrian, who was next to him, immediately understood, and knowing what the king was asking, he replied respectfully:

"After entering the palace, we were about to be captured, but His Highness immediately put his sword against his neck, and the force was so great that he even cut out blood. ”

The ministers were startled and looked intently, only to find that Tails had an abnormal red on his collar.

"He walked forward step by step, the sword did not leave his neck, we did not dare to act rashly, in order to prevent accidents, we could only retreat all the way. ”

Listening to the explanation of the royal guard, Duke Cullen looked at Tails with more and more amusement, and Gilbert became more and more worried.

Compared to his previous anger, King Kessel did not immediately reply.

His back was back in his chair, his brow furrowed.

"It turns out that this is my royal guard. ”

The king exhaled, and his tone returned to his previous calm, but with a hint of sarcasm:

"Now I know how my father died. ”

Everyone breathed sluggishly.

The weight of these words was so heavy that Lord Adrian could only bow his head and close his eyes, sighing and apologizing.

On the other side, the younger Marico was aggrieved and gritted his teeth and said:

"Your Majesty, please let us ......"

But Tails' words came again, interrupting everyone's thoughts:

"Father!"

Everyone looked at each other: Duke Xinghu and his attachés stopped at some point, stopping in front of a row of guards who would not retreat.

The prince struggled to shift his heavy sword to the other shoulder, causing the surrounding royal guards to tense.

He didn't look at the people in Ballard's room, but looked at the portrait on the left: "King of the Sands" Kessel IV was riding on a horse in full armor, looking into the distance, his eyes were firm, his posture was erect, and his posture was heroic.

But Tails knew that a century ago, the painting of the "Sand King" was running to......

It is a war that is doomed to failure.

"Isn't it tiring to have a meeting that has been going on for so long?"

Tails shifted his gaze back to the Ballard Room, and the senses of hell set in, allowing him to see King Kessel in the lights and the setting sun.

He ignored the royal guards with terrible eyes in front of him, left and right, smiled slightly, and raised his voice:

"Let's talk?"

In Ballard's room, everyone looked back at King Kessel.

Behind the table, the Iron Fist King stared coldly at his son before speaking.

"Let him in. ”

Marico hurriedly turned around:

"Your Majesty?"

King Kessel sneered:

"I said, let him in. ”

Adrian shook his head at Marico, and then gave orders to the royal guards both inside and out.

On the intruder's side, looking at the guard defense line in front of him revealing a hole, the prince's attendant Huaiya swallowed:

"Your Highness?"

Tails let out a sigh.

"Stay," said the prince, baring his teeth, feeling the sore shoulders and the cuts on his neck.

"Cooperate later, don't resist. ”

Cohen, who was in charge of opening the way, was stunned by the frightened white-faced Cohen along the way:

"Huh?"

Rolf, the queen of the palace, also looked back, his eyes dissatisfied.

"Don't worry, you guys are my subordinates after all, they shouldn't be ......"

Terston paused, swallowing the second half of the sentence in his mouth.

Won't beat it too hard?

After all, it's a rebellion.

Around them, the dense royal guards were still nervous, as if they were facing a great enemy.

Beside Tails, Dark Horse Jenny felt the bad atmosphere and hissed uneasily.

"I know, it's too dark in here, you don't like it, do you? ”

Tails turned around and whispered to Jenny, "It's okay. ”

"Me too. ”

Jenny whimpered and fell silent.

Duke Xinghu put away his smile, carried the extremely heavy long sword, and strode forward.

As you have done countless times before, go it alone.

The prince's sudden approach caused the surrounding royal guards to disperse violently, like arrows into the forest, startling countless birds.

Tails could feel that as he crossed the threshold and passed by the royal guards, the vanguard officer named Marico was staring at the sword around his neck, his muscles pulsating, as if waiting for an opportunity to strike, but Adrian on one side held him down.

"At last," Tails stepped through the door of Ballard's room unharmed, and saw King Kessel behind the table:

"It's not been an easy journey. ”

The prince stopped at the table, rather elated:

"You are well protected, father. ”

"Even if his own son wants to see him, he has to bleed. ”

King Kessel just stared at him coldly, with not even a hint of a clear expression on his face—just as Tails had expected.

Unlike usual, the prince did not pay attention to the king, and looked around with interest:

In front of him, the ministers of the Imperial Council looked at him dumbfounded, with wonderful expressions.

Behind him, countless royal guards glared at him with resentment and gritted their teeth.

"Sure enough, Anker was right......"

Without waiting for the others to react, Tails sighed, tightened the blade of the sword beside his neck, and sighed to himself:

"If you don't kill people, no one will listen." ”

Even if it's your own life.

He squinted back at King Kessel.

In the same way, if you don't seek rebellion, the tyrant will be unscrupulous—perhaps thinking that he is very popular.

What a world!

"Your Highness!"

In the royal meeting, Gilbert was the first to hold back, he tried his best to hide his anxiety, and squeezed out a smile:

"What are you doing ......"

Tails turned his head, his eyes lit up.

"How are you, Gilbert," the prince's tone was bright, without the slightest hint of gloom, in contrast to the atmosphere of the Fuxing Palace:

"By the way, Wya's back. ”

Tails flicked his thumb behind him, regardless of whether he was pointing right or not, and smiled:

"How touching it is for father and son to be reunited. ”

For some reason, Tails, who was under pressure several times in and out of the Fuxing Palace, actually felt relaxed and happy at the moment.

It's like unloading all your burdens.

But his smile didn't last long.

Because at that moment, Gilbert's expression was extremely complicated.

He looked at Tails' face, and then at the sword on his shoulder, as if he were smiling bitterly, sad, and sighing, sad.

Tails was stunned for a moment.

"I know, Your Highness!"

Gilbert took a deep breath, lowered his head, and raised his head again to see that it was already full of spring breeze:

"You are not happy with your marriage. ”

Gilbert smiled stiffly and suppressed his rapid breathing:

"I understand. ”

As soon as this statement came out, many people were confused.

Tails was also stunned:

"Marriage?

"But you don't have to be in such a hurry!" Gilbert interrupted him severely, and gave Tails an anxious look as he spoke to himself:

"I said, just wait for me at the palace gate, and I'll explain it to you......"

Gilbert laughed, turned his head, and smiled wryly at the others:

"You know, young man, he is not satisfied with the candidate for marriage, and he is a little impulsive, and he wants to talk to me clearly......

"And our meeting was too long, he couldn't stay, so he ......"

Tails blinked, gradually understood, and couldn't help but feel a warmth in his heart.

But it's a pity.

Gilbert......

"I see," Bishop Guy reacted quickly, smiling the same lightly:

"Marriage is indeed a big event, may the Goddess bless ......"

Viscount Connie, who was of noble birth, also reacted and laughed heartily:

"Oh, yes, yes, of course, we were all young and understood......"

Prime Minister Cullen also blinked, and shook his head like a kind and kind old man:

"I still remember that Your Majesty used to make a big fuss about marriage, in front of the former king......"

The ministers at the Imperial Council laughed and worked out well, and they quickly mingled, making the atmosphere in Ballard's room much more comfortable.

Most of the royal guards also understood, and unconsciously laughed along with it, slacking off their tense muscles.

But Adrian sadly noticed that in the face of such an atmosphere, only two people remained unmoved.

King Kessel didn't smile, he stared at Tails vacantly, as if there was no one else in his eyes at the moment.

Tails smirked, and there was no warmth in his eyes as he looked back at the king, only a challenge that was eager to try.

"Fabio, very well, you are very conscientious, it is just a false alarm," Advisor Sodor exhaled, giving Adrian a thumbs up:

"But the drill was effective, and I suggest that the Brethren of the Guard be rewarded ......"

Clang!

A muffled sound of metal striking suddenly spread!

The royal guards who did not completely relax were excited, and they all unsheathed their swords!

"Steady!"

Adrian shouted loudly, calming down a possible conflict.

The guards who came to their senses were short of breath and looked at each other nervously, and only then did they put away their weapons under the strict orders of the commander.

The ministers in front of the emperor were speechless and incredulous.

"Sorry, it's too heavy," Tails breathed heavily, laughing, dragging the blade off the ground:

"No wonder it's called 'Load-Bearer'. ”

King Kessel's eyes narrowed, and the emotion between his eyes became more and more indescribable.

After this incident, the efforts of the ministers were completely interrupted.

Gilbert's expression was only more bitter.

This made Tails feel a little guilty.

But soon, he put it behind him, strode forward disapprovingly, and stretched out his hand.

Swish!

Several of the guards' weapons were unsheathed again.

"Rest assured. ”

This time, Tails smiled, walked over to the table, and motioned for everyone to relax:

"I just want to give myself ......"

The prince sat down with a big grin, patted the shoulders of the people around him, and looked into the eyes of the iron-fisted king:

"Find a chair. ”

To his left, the treasurer Qiu Ke watched the prince's hand on his shoulder, and smiled more ugly than crying.

Feeling the puzzled or uneasy gazes around him, Tails smiled.

Oh, yes.

Both in the Hall of Heroes and here.

He had to find his own chair.

He had to wield a heavy sword that he couldn't handle.

Bet on ...... own life.

Tails stared straight at King Kessel, and he suddenly realized the heaviness and pressure that he could perceive every time he looked at his father......

It's gone.

Although the king's gaze was still sharp, there was still a faint stinging in the opposite direction.

"Sorry to interrupt, guys. ”

Tails slapped his thigh, leaned on the table, and said with a smile:

"I'm afraid that today's Imperial Council will have to end sooner. ”

In Ballard's room, both the ministers and the guards looked at each other and were at a loss.

The king's gaze deepened.

Tails looked at the sky outside the window and couldn't help but hook the corners of his mouth:

Or...... Not too early?"

He suddenly had a feeling that on the small table in front of him, there were constantly flowing waves, pulling up the lines that were pulled back and forth.

And at this moment, he stepped into this room, just like a ship dividing water, and quickly slashed through it.

Finally.

"What are you doing," King Kessel's voice sounded in the silence, and his words were slow, slow:

"Son?"

Son.

Hearing this title, Tails felt a little dazed.

"Me?"

Tails paused, showing a sincere smile:

"I'm here to save you. ”

The prince's inexplicable answer made everyone frown.

"Oh?"

In front of everyone, the Iron Fist King let out a burst of voice that seemed to be laughing but not laughing.

"Help me?"

He leaned back, blending into the darkness where sunlight could not reach, and became indifferent again.

It's like anger and madness to the extreme, restoring the ultimate calm.

"Yes, father. ”

Tails' attitude is light-hearted, as if he is enjoying a family conversation between father and son.

"I'll save you......"

The prince leaned back and threw himself into the warm embrace of the setting sun.

Only the eyes were cold.

Like a sharp knife out of its sheath.

"Loose from the weight of that crown. ”

Tails curled the corners of his mouth and looked at the Iron Fist King with a smile.

Crown.

As soon as these words came out, the faces of the imperial ministers were like earth, and the royal guards were all stunned.

Gilbert was terrified, and cried out in a gaffe:

"Your Highness!"

At that moment, the light in King Kessel's eyes changed back and forth, evolving countless times.

But in the end, they ended up in one place.

Straight into the smile of the Duke of Star Lake.

Tails raised an eyebrow and a stiff smile.

"Oh, sorry, I forgot. ”

In the midst of the fearful gaffes of countless people, Tails reacted, pointed to King Kessel's forehead, which was not crowned today, and smiled apologetically:

"It's not on your head. ”