Kingdom’s Bloodline

Chapter 653: Time to dance wildly

"It now appears that there will be no action tonight."

The round-faced girl turned around and opened a movable side door. The cheers from inside almost drowned her voice:

"Of course, the premise is that you don't make any mistakes."

There will be no action...

Thales tried his best to hide his shock.

The prince followed her into the banquet hall and walked into the crowded banquet hall.

"Do you have any other evidence? I, I can't just believe it so casually..."

"Evidence? How interesting," the girl snorted, "How many people do you think in this city, no, probably in the entire kingdom, know what we know? How many people know the mission His Majesty gave us? Do you need it? He sent a messenger—no, it’s too dangerous—does he need to send a minister to whisper into your ear to tell you?”

Your Majesty's mission.

Thales's heart trembled.

Damn it.

"But this, this is too..." Thales stared at the round-faced girl with an indifferent expression: "In other words, you are actually the one we buried in the Emerald City -"

But the girl didn't answer, and just kept walking into the crowd. Thales had no choice but to try his best to keep up.

"Welcome! My friends who have come from afar and have been looking forward to it for a long time!"

Zhan Kelvindill's voice came from the center of the banquet hall. Because he was standing on the second floor, his voice was louder than before. It not only interrupted Thales' words, but also attracted the attention of all the guests.

Almost all guests.

Thales gritted his teeth and followed the girl in front of him through the crowd, all the way to a corner against the wall, and squeezed in behind a precious vase.

No, he had to ask.

Ask her clearly about her identity, her origins, and her purpose.

If it was really what he thought, then his previous conversation with Zhan En, the so-called "Indestructible Emerald City" conversation...

It all became a joke.

"The tradition of Kevin Deere...the glory of the City of Queens...the southern pearl of the kingdom...the Emerald City opens its arms, and the Kongming Palace sweeps the path and is waiting..."

Zhan's speech had just the right rhythm and emphasis, and maybe the content was good. He won a burst of applause from time to time, but Thales didn't care at all.

Ignoring the protests of several guests, he gasped and squeezed behind the vase, focusing on following the round-faced girl in front of him.

"Wait a minute, we're not done yet!"

Thales watched as the round-faced girl kicked off her dusty boots, took off her bag, and took out something that looked like a simple dress.

This skirt had obviously been modified. She just shook it and put it on her head without much effort. It was quick and convenient.

Thales was a little surprised, but he still returned to the topic and asked his doubts:

"What you are implying is so incredible that I need more explanation: your mission, your purpose, your position, your role, and whether you are—"

"Okay, okay, okay, we'll talk about it later," the girl said casually. She scooped some water from the vase, wiped her hair carelessly, wiped the bird's nest into a haystack, and then turned her back, "Don't mind helping me. ?”

Thales hesitated for a moment, but had to obediently fasten the back buckle for her.

"Okay, now you can always..."

"No, I'm sorry, not now," the round-faced girl whose image changed drastically turned her head, yawned, and pointed to the top of her head, "Now, it's my turn to appear."

Appear?

Thales was startled and was about to speak when he saw the girl reaching out her hand and pulling something.

A second later, she soared into the air, went straight to the ceiling, and disappeared behind the pillars!

no……

Thales stared blankly above his head.

How did she get up here?

On the other side, Duke Zhan, who was standing on the second floor and giving a speech, opened his arms, smiled and said to the guests in the entire banquet hall:

"...And Iris is always consistent and faithfully fulfills our promise——"

At this moment, the surrounding lights flashed, and a figure suddenly landed next to Zhan En, startling the Duke and even all the guests!

Even the Seychelles knight behind him had his sword unsheathed!

"Ning because of friends!"

The new figure opened his arms gracefully, and although his voice was soft, everyone could hear it clearly: "Don't die with the enemy!"

At that moment, everyone was stunned.

Including Zhann, the Duke himself glared at the round-faced girl who landed next to him. A moment of horror flashed across his face, which was accurately captured by Thales, who had been with him for several days.

But after everyone saw the figure that suddenly arrived, there was one round of applause, two rounds of applause... and soon, the entire competition banquet erupted into extremely enthusiastic cheers!

"Look! That's——"

"Allow me to introduce you, wise Lord Godalan, that is Miss Hilley!"

"Ah, great!"

"The Star People really have their own tricks, and the way they appear is so special..."

"She's beautiful again!"

"What, living in the legend of the ladies' circle, but the limelight is stabilizing the emerald pearl of Karabyan's singing and dancing girls?"

"Ah, did you see that dress of hers? Did you see it?"

"Yes, it is simple but not simple. It must be specially customized!"

"And the hairstyle! It takes a lot of time and manpower to style it like that!"

"Wow, that's probably natural makeup! It seems to be there, it makes people feel fresh and natural. Emerald City is really at the forefront of fashion!"

"It's not the Emerald City, it's Kevin Deere! It is indeed the home of the Duke!"

"Ahem, Dad, our family also has a lot of money, right? Look, do I still have a chance?"

"Your Excellency, Lord Xiri, this is too rude!"

"Yes, we have always suggested that the Duke should discipline his sister. After all, he is Kevin Dill, and he cannot do whatever he wants. Sunset Temple is also willing to contribute to this, but it is a pity..."

"Grandma is such a bear. I go to the Emerald City every year and never see his sister a few times. That bastard Duke hides her tighter than JR in his crotch. Is it just to show off at the celebration?"

"So she has been staying in Kongming Palace these days without leaving home?"

"That means the rumors are all false, and there is actually no conflict between her and His Highness Thales?"

"Duke Zhan wasn't cruel enough to try to break up the couple? Didn't he have a bad relationship with the prince?"

"Look, heroes cherish heroes. This is the vision of a big man! If you can sit in that position and manage national affairs, how can you allow personal grudges to get mixed up?"

"Guess, if the Duke's sister gets married, how much dowry will it cost?"

"Ah? Is this marriage going to happen?"

"Oh my God, so romantic!"

"You're so romantic! You guys have little experience. Only those of us who often travel to the capital know that there are people from officials to business people. Damn it, they are all vampires!"

"Hush! Be careful! I heard that the Emerald Celebration also has vampire guests! The real kind!"

"Hey, you are still too young to do business in Exeter? I have a friend from Comas. The contract for the limestone mine signed there has been broken countless times... One time the reason was the most ridiculous. :The king is dead!"

Amidst the thunderous cheers of the audience, Thales narrowed his eyes and had many thoughts.

The situation in Emerald City has changed.

And it happened so suddenly that he was caught off guard.

The round-faced girl waved her hands in a showy manner and greeted the guests with a smile.

But Thales, who was fastening her back, knew that she had hidden the dust and stains along the way behind her back where no one could see. The girl was even barefoot, but she couldn't see it from below.

Zhan En was standing behind the girl. The Duke of South Bank didn't say much, but his brows became more and more serious.

In the crowd, Karabyan's two sisters still looked a little embarrassed after washing up. When they saw the round-faced girl taking away the spotlight of the entire competition banquet, they couldn't help but snorted coldly, raised their hands to fan, and hid their aggrieved expressions behind " My brother is a fool".

"Your Highness!"

Thales turned around and found Mallos standing beside him with a serious expression.

"Where have you been? Why have you become covered in dust and gray--"

Thales was so worried and confused that he had no time to deal with his parents' nagging:

"Thor, please!"

Seeing the prince's expression, Mallos understood something and immediately stopped.

"Okay," the watchman looked at the girl who suddenly appeared on the second floor with doubt in his eyes, "What's going on? Isn't that lady always..."

"right."

"Duke Zhan has always disliked you and——"

"right!"

"But she showed up -"

"right!"

"Your Highness, we need-"

"right!"

"but……"

Thales sighed loudly:

"Please! Not now! Thor!"

Mallos looked at him, nodded, and said nothing more.

In the center of everyone's cheers, Zhan En stood behind the round-faced girl, with a calm expression on her face.

"Xilai, you! No matter what, you can't just show up here!"

The girl shrugged nonchalantly:

"Well, in case you need a reminder—this is my home, too."

Zhan suppressed the anger in his tone:

"When did you come back? Why didn't you notify me in advance..."

"Stop talking nonsense, the whole city is waiting, announce it quickly," the round-faced girl waved with a smile and bit out a sentence from her teeth, "This is the Emerald Celebration, unless you want to destroy the family sign."

Jenn took a deep breath.

He was extremely well-behaved, and it took him a few seconds to regain his smile.

The Duke of South Bank's reason finally prevailed. He passed over the girl and opened his arms to the guests.

"I declare that zero hour has passed!"

The atmosphere was electric and cheers surged in response to his words.

"The fighting banquet is over!"

Zhan glanced at the round-faced girl, who tilted her head:

"And the Queen's Day is here!"

With a burst of anger, and with some unknown emotions, Kevin Deere's host looked at the guests and announced loudly:

"Emerald City, in the name of the setting sun and the kingdom, from now on - have a party!"

After the Duke finished speaking, all the fireworks that had been prepared on all the observation decks outside Kongming Palace were launched at the same time, rising into the sky, booming and exploding in the night, flashing out thousands of brilliance!

"boom!"

In an instant, the cheers of the guests were deafening!

"Long live!"

"Long live the Duke!"

"Long live the lady!"

“The setting sun bless you!”

"The sun is supreme!"

"The sea of ​​​​mu is endless, the girl sings! The scimitar is red, the cargo hold is full!"

"The people of the Beidao clan are very polite - fuck his mother, rob his father, and kill everyone!"

"May the voyage go smoothly and the pirates disappear..."

"Emerald Unparalleled!"

"Prince, get out of here!"

"It's time to have some fun!"

"I'm going to pass the exam to be a vigilance officer this year!"

"Giseri! My Majesty, the honor of the grassland belongs to you!"

"Duseri! Hongda Dalaga!"

"Kasha won't lose!"

"Neither can Qina!"

"Ka'Sa is rising!"

"Qina wants it too!"

"Kasha is the best!"

"So does Qina!"

"Kasha is unparalleled in the world!"

"Qina is also Wushuang!"

"Kasha...'s stupid brother, don't die so early!"

"Qina... too!"

"Let me grab the preferential berth in Gonghai City next quarter!"

"Lady Harvest, I will have no worries about food and clothing. You will be my blessing. I will trust you to live a prosperous life!"

"Comas people? Damn it, you liar who took my money, fuck off!"

"Everyone! Listen to me! Disaster is bound to happen, and Mingye is the real one - oh, whoever steps on me!"

Amidst the chaotic shouts and slogans, almost everyone in Kongming Palace rushed out of the hall and rushed to the observation deck, looking for the best location to watch this year's celebration fireworks.

Soon, the entire Emerald City was filled with cheers and screams, and different areas set off their own celebration fireworks in response to Kongming Palace's signal.

"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Fireworks filled the sky one after another, colorful, dispelling the darkness and reflecting the entire Emerald City like daylight, marking the beginning of the Emerald Celebration.

Cheering, roaring, drumming, singing, dancing... With the arrival of the Emerald Celebration, every corner of the city became agitated.

But not everyone is into it.

"Hi Ashford."

When most of the guests rushed to the observation deck, the round-faced girl concealed her smile. She looked at the smiling butler beside her:

"The lift mechanism in the banquet hall is not smooth. It needs to be repaired."

"Go right away, miss."

Jenn glared at Ashford, but the butler just smiled.

The round-faced girl shrugged indifferently, turned around and walked away.

"Where are you going?" Zhan came to her side and said coldly.

The girl didn’t even look back:

"Dating."

The Duke's eyebrows twitched.

"No, you're not allowed to go anywhere tonight!"

Zhan grabbed her arm and looked stiff:

"You have no idea what's happening now! Seychelles, you escort her to-"

But the next second, the girl suddenly turned around and grabbed the Duke's collar!

"Jane Kevin Deal, my dear brother."

"Still the same sentence: stay out of my business." The round-faced girl had sharp eyes and a cold expression. "Now, back off - you don't want to roll around on the ground with your dick in front of everyone, right?"

Zhan En's eyes became sharper and his anger increased.

"You know I won't back down, dear sister."

The girl's face turned cold.

Seychelles came to their side at the right time and interrupted the confrontation between the Duke and the girl:

"Miss."

A few seconds later, the round-faced girl snorted.

"It's just a joke," she let go of Zhan and looked at Seychelles aside, "You are still so boring, Seychelles."

The Seychelles knight bowed his head respectfully and released the hilt of his sword from his waist.

"And you, shouldn't you go out to the observation deck and let everyone see you leading the Emerald City and enjoying yourself with the people?" The girl looked at Zhan En and said sarcastically, "The Grand Duke of the South Bank?"

Zhan En straightened his collar, with a chill in his eyes:

"We have to talk."

The girl shrugged, showing no interest:

"Oh, I can't wait."

The Duke of South Shore glared at her, nodded to Ashford, and turned to the lookout.

The girl snorted contemptuously, picked up a glass of serra wine from Ashford's plate, drank it in one gulp, put down the glass at the latter's smile, turned and walked down the stairs.

But before she took a few steps, someone suddenly grabbed her arm and pulled her into a corner.

"Hey, you're not afraid of me anymore?"

The girl smoothed her hair, scratched it into a bird's nest again, and then put on her dirty boots.

"I--"

Amidst the roar and infinite brilliance of the fireworks, Thales took a deep breath and finally spoke politely and introduced himself:

"Forgive me for overstepping my bounds, I am Thales Can——"

"I know." The girl said nonchalantly.

After being interrupted, Thales lowered his voice and asked cautiously:

"So, so you're really—"

"That's right, Cecilia Kevin Deere," this time, the girl answered simply, "Short name: Hilley."

After the words fell, Cecilia-Hile extended her hand generously.

After his doubts were confirmed, Thales was still stunned for a second. He subconsciously wanted to reach out, but immediately paused.

Thales looked at Shilai's hand wearing a gray glove that didn't know what it was hiding, and hesitated on his face.

Xi Lai hummed and withdrew his hand.

"Forget it if you don't hold it."

Thales was silent for a while, and when she stuffed the simple dress back into her bag, she couldn't help but say:

"But what you just said, 'discretion' and 'let others do it for you', if that is a secret code, a secret code that only a few people know, then what exactly are you..."

"no."

Hilley interrupted.

no?

What is it not?

Thales looked at her blankly, hoping that the other party could say more.

"Everyone should do their own thing. I shouldn't have come to you unless it was absolutely necessary."

Xi Lai spoke again, still looking listless and not wanting to say more.

"But after seeing the stupid things you have done recently, and the fact that you have revealed so much information to my brother one after another, and even risked doing something bad, I think I need to give you a warning."

Thales' thoughts froze.

The stupid things I did recently...

I shouldn't have come to you...

It is necessary to give you a warning...

In this way, she is indeed a member of "our side".

Moreover, the level is higher than mine.

Because she hides deeper?

"But, you are Zhan's sister," Thales frowned, wanting an explanation, "You have no reason to be unfavorable to him... How is this possible?"

"The world is full of wonders," Hilley stretched out her right hand and covered the light with it. The ghostly face of "Jacques the Soul Bone" was pressed against her palm, smiling strangely at him, "Everything is possible."

"But you are a Kevin Deere, a descendant of the Iris..."

"And you are still a shining star," Xi Lai said disapprovingly as he shouldered his bag. "It won't affect your turning against daddy, and father and son becoming enemies, right?"

Taylor was speechless for a moment.

"So, what are your plans? Who do you report to? How do we—"

But the next second, Hillai raised his index finger and stopped in front of Thales' lips.

"Remember, single-line contact, this is not something you should ask, and it is not something I should say."

"If you don't want to regret it, just keep your mouth shut."

Hilley patted Thales on the shoulder casually and tightened his tone:

"Especially to my brother."

Hilley looked at Mallos, who was standing in the distance, paying attention to their every move, with a vigilant expression:

"Or someone else."

Thales felt tense.

He stared hard at the carpet, contemplating the implications of this information.

The freckled girl looked at him and smiled for the first time.

"Then, we'll see you tomorrow, Your Highness."

After saying that, Shilai Kelvindir returned to her original appearance and stepped out casually.

Thales stood alone, his eyebrows furrowed.

But just seconds later...

"Oh, I almost forgot to mention that."

Xi Lai suddenly turned back. She hooked Thales' shoulders and leaned into his ear: "The Secret of the Kingdom..."

"Say hello."

Hilley stretched out his hand in front of him and folded his palm: the grimace of "Soul Bone Jacques" in his palm smiled evilly at him again.

Thales shuddered subconsciously and turned around.

But Hilley had disappeared outside the trap door and was nowhere to be seen.

The Secret of the Kingdom.

Say hello to you.

Cecilia Kevin Deal…

Thales stared blankly at the place where Xi Lai disappeared, recalling everything he met with this girl today.

But……

At this moment, Thales suddenly felt something strange.

He turned around and saw Zhan just under the light of a bunch of fireworks.

The owner of the Kevin Deere family, the Duke of Iris, stood on the opposite staircase, illuminated by the flash of fireworks.

He stared hard at Thales and at the place where his sister left.

[He will give you the most unpredictable and unexpected blow. 】

At that moment, Zhan En's eyes were complicated and obscure.

Thales could only shake his head, spread his hands, and gave him the same surprised and incomprehensible look.

[And you have to prepare for the worst, the worst. 】

The light of the fireworks dimmed.

"boom!"

Another firework exploded.

But Zhan's figure has disappeared.

Thales was left alone, breathing in a daze.

It wasn't until he was tapped on the shoulder that the boy returned to reality.

"Your Highness," Marius appeared in front of him with a solemn face, "you must know..."

"Not now, Thor," Thales let out a long sigh, "I'm a little tired tonight and need to rest-"

"Dagory is dead."

Thales was stunned for a second before he could react.

"W-what? Who?"

"Conmuto just got the news from an acquaintance," Mallos said with a gloomy face, no longer as calm as before, "It was today - after midnight, to be precise, it was yesterday - night."

"The wine merchant, Dagory Moss, died in Emerald City Prison."

The wine merchant... Dagori.

died?

Thales gasped.

He subconsciously turned around and looked behind him.

Look towards Hilley - where Cecilia Kevin Deal disappeared.

But there was nothing there.

Only the seal belonging to "Soul Bone Jacques" in his pocket reminded him of what had just happened.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Fireworks shot up one after another, and colorful lights exploded one after another in the darkness.

Under their illumination, Kongming Palace is like a towering giant standing in the center of the city, revealing its true form in the flickering fireworks: majestic, strange, gloomy, and terrifying.

As for the four-sided observation deck filled with guests, it looked like the giant arm stretched out by a giant. With the explosions and flashes of light, shadows of different lengths were drawn out, repeatedly coming and going in an endless dance, deeply covering the entire Queen's Palace. City.

The hand speed is not developed, so I need Jin Ke La, and I don’t have a sword to hold up Gua Gua, which costs 18,000 a day!

The King of Hell wants you to watch the third watch, who dares to stay until the fifth watch?

——by the author’s next-door neighbor’s dog who was finally found after being lost for several months