Chapter 56 The Bishop is coming to pick you up

Ming Jue, who had never been involved in any scandal, suddenly brought his brother's child home and decided to pass the title to him.

As soon as this news came out, it immediately caused an uproar in the aristocratic circle, and these idle nobles often discussed this matter in private chats.

"How could he be so kind? I remember he killed all his brothers and sisters himself. He killed their father and brought the other man's son home to raise. Is he crazy?"

"Keep your voice down! If Ming Jue finds out, you'll be dead."

"I'm still curious about which of Ming Jue's brothers is the father of that child. It seems he only has a brother named Ming Chuan, who shares the same father and mother, but he died in some accident. Could this be his child?"

"It's very possible. It seems that Ming Jue doesn't completely disregard blood ties."

“…”

Mingnuo knew nothing about any rumors from the outside world.

However, several princes heard of his existence and wanted to win over Ming Jue to seize the throne. They came to Ming Nuo with gifts to give to him and develop friendship with him.

These Saroyan brothers and sisters were wary of each other and hated each other. They all came to visit Ming Jue alone, bringing their own androids. Ming Jue did not allow Ming Nuo to meet them in person. "Nuo Nuo is new here and shy. He may be afraid of strangers. Your Highness, please forgive me."

The princes received the same reason and did not feel looked down upon. They said that they hoped to have the opportunity to take Ming Nuo to visit interesting places nearby in the future. They put down the gifts and turned to hint to Ming Jue about the throne.

The old emperor was dying, but he was unwilling to give up the throne and refused to follow the decision of who would designate the next emperor.

Ming Jue held the military power and showed no signs of taking sides, so several princes who coveted the throne wanted to pull him into their camp.

Three princes have already arrived today. Ming Nuo hid in a small room in the study, listening to the Fourth Prince getting close to Ming Jue. "Ah, so many years have passed in a flash. The days when Ming Chuan and I were classmates are still fresh in my mind."

Ming Jue lowered his eyes, the corners of his lips curled up, "Yes, maybe Xiaochuan misses you too."

The Fourth Prince's smile froze on his face. What could this dead man Mingchuan think of him? A chill instantly spread from the soles of his feet to his entire body. He couldn't grasp Ming Jue's meaning for a moment and could only smile awkwardly.

"Just kidding." Ming Jue said lightly, "My child is usually very reserved. The book says that appropriate jokes can bring people closer together, so I'm trying to learn from them."

The Fourth Prince twitched the corners of his lips and nodded: "...Then Brother Ming really has good intentions."

Across the door, Mingnuo was leisurely eating fruit. Sane sent him to Mingjue and left, but the two of them added each other as friends, so Sane would send him messages from time to time.

But Mingnuo has too many friends and group chats, and there are more than hundreds of messages every day. At this time, the role of Dillon, the advanced artificial intelligence, comes into play, and he directly helps Mingnuo reply to some irrelevant messages.

【Saen: Have you had breakfast? 】

【Mingnuo:.】

【Saen: Did you eat it or not? 】

【Mingnuo: Read, unsubscribe.】

[Saen: ...]

Although Dillon was very unhappy that Mingnuo and Sedwick were secretly dating, he was determined not to let anyone interfere with their love.

The conversation outside the door was still going on. Archer was leaning on the sofa and was about to laugh. What stupid stuff.

The Fourth Prince started talking about the old emperor again, and he was praising himself openly and secretly as the most promising heir among all the heirs. Ming Jue would never suffer any loss by supporting him.

Ming Jue just smiled and said nothing, "You are indeed very good."

The Fourth Prince smiled like a child being praised by his parents. Despite Ming Jue's ambiguous words, he was already certain that Ming Jue would help him. Before leaving, he held Ming Jue's hand and promised him, "I will definitely work hard and live up to your trust in me!"

The throne belongs to him!

Ming Jue looked at him with eyes that showed concern for the mentally retarded and nodded, "Well, I believe you."

The Fourth Prince walked away in a proud and heroic manner, and Ming Nuo also walked out of the small room. At this time, a bionic servant came in with a humble look and served them freshly squeezed juice.

Ming Nuo subconsciously said, "Thank you."

The android replied in a matter-of-fact manner, "It would be my honor to serve you."

Ming Nuo: “…”

I'm still not familiar with this environment full of bionic people.

Before coming to the Saichuan Empire, Mingnuo had heard many rumors about this empire. The most talked-about point was that almost every Saichuan person had a bionic follower.

The cheap bionic people serve tea and water to their masters and provide various services. If they encounter any damage, they will not repair it but will just replace it directly.

Noble children would often have high-level bionic people around them, acting as relatives, friends, and lovers. However, Ming Nuo had never seen such high-level bionic people in the Duke's Mansion. Uncle Ming Jue was surrounded by household bionic people.

They cleaned quietly without talking to each other, so the huge Duke's Mansion was often so quiet that it made people feel uneasy.

"Wait a minute, Nuonuo, come with me to the palace." Ming Jue changed into formal clothes and said to Ming Nuo, "The old emperor wants to see you."

Ming Nuo was puzzled: "But I don't know him."

Aqier held Mingnuo's shoulder and said disdainfully: "What's so good about that old thing? I won't go."

Seren naturally put Mingnuo's safety first and frowned, "Why does the old emperor want to see Nuonuo?"

"He's just a front, trying to get me there." Ming Jue had long understood the old emperor's intentions. "He probably learned that his sons and daughters, who were hoping for his death, came to see me and wanted to know my position. If you're worried, you can come with me, but you have to change your identities."

Aqir raised an eyebrow: "Why? Do you want us to be your servants?"

Ming Jue looked at him, "Of course, you can choose not to go."

Aqir did not completely trust Ming Jue, and would not watch him bring Ming Nuo to the danger-ridden Saichuan Palace, so he could only hold his nose and put on Bugsen's face.

This time, they could only bring Aqir with them. Ming Nuo could only hug his unhappy uncle and said, "Just wait here for me to come back. I'll bring you something delicious, okay?"

Seren pursed his lips and said, "Can you replace Aqir and let me go?"

Aqir held his head and said bluntly: "Wait until you can beat me."

Seren glared at his brother angrily, turned his head away and stopped talking.

Sedwick pushed down Mingnuo's sticky hair, leaned over and kissed Mingnuo's forehead, "Be careful on your journey."

Ming Nuo smiled and hugged his waist, "Yeah!"

Mo Lin looked at the two people who were left alone, rubbing his hands and suggesting, "Your Highness, Junior Brother, how about you two help me explore the Ordnance Research Institute here? It seems to be not far from here. I have a pass."

Seeing both of them looking at him with cold faces, Mo Lin raised his hands to distance himself from the matter. "Let me be clear, this isn't a sudden idea of ​​mine. It's a task assigned by the teacher."

Wen Zhining was very curious about how human-like the latest generation of bionic humans developed by the Saichuan Empire had become, so he specially sent Mo Lin to find out the information.

Since there was nothing to do, the two of them simply went to the arsenal with Mo Lin.

In the palace of the Saichuan Empire, every servant did their work trembling with fear. When Ming Nuo passed by them, they suddenly knelt down in front of him, buried their heads and trembled.

Ming Nuo was startled and subconsciously wanted to help them up, but Ming Jue held his hand and whispered, "The old emperor is watching us."

Ming Nuo had no choice but to withdraw his hand, looked at them with reluctance, and followed his uncle's footsteps.

In the Perseus Empire, whether it is the gardener or the cleaner in the palace, everyone knows that this is their job and it does not mean that they are inherently inferior.

But in the Saichuan Empire, this kind of service-oriented work really made them inferior people.

Ming Nuo pursed his lips, not really wanting to respect this cultural custom.

The old emperor was ill and could not get out of bed. When Ming Nuo walked into his bedroom, he smelled a pungent smell of blood. He couldn't help but look up. The old emperor was breathing weakly, his head resting on the young woman's shoulder, his eyes were cloudy, and he kept coughing.

Ming Jue chuckled and took a step forward: "Your Majesty, good day."

Mingnuo and Aqir stood behind him. They looked at each other and did not salute the old emperor.

The old emperor was so ill that his consciousness was blurred and he didn't notice this. Seeing Ming Jue was like seeing a savior. He waved to him, "Come, come quickly. Tell me, are those bastards of mine already eager to send me to death?"

He clearly called Ming Jue over on the pretext of wanting to see Ming Nuo, but in the end he didn't even look at Ming Nuo.

Mingnuo felt relieved that he didn't have to talk to the old emperor. He stood aside with Achir and looked at the crazy old emperor.

The old emperor is over three hundred years old this year. Time has carved circles of wrinkles on his face. In addition, his exposed skin is covered with blood crystals of various sizes. The pungent bloody smell that Ming Nuo smelled came from him.

Ming Nuo curled his lips and secretly made a comparison in his mind. Although they were both emperors, he was far inferior to his brother.

Ming Jue told him everything the princes had said, adding some exaggeration. The old emperor was so angry that his lips trembled, "They are all unfilial beasts... Kill them all, kill them all!"

The old emperor's blood coagulation disease broke out again due to emotional excitement. He screamed in pain and became unconscious. Sometimes he shouted that he wanted to kill all his sons and daughters, and sometimes he asked Ming Jue to go to the Perseus Empire to snatch Ming Nuo away.

Ming Nuo: “…”

Old man! Even if he was really kidnapped, he wouldn't save him.

Ming Jue lowered his eyes to admire the old emperor's agony, but his voice sounded helpless. "Your Majesty, the fringe galaxies are experiencing an invasion by the Tasang beasts. We don't have enough troops to capture the young prince."

"I don't care! I must snatch him away!" The old emperor grabbed his hair nervously, "I can't die, I am the emperor, I want to live..."

"Your Majesty is ill. Call the doctor."

Ming Jue gave an order and turned to leave with Ming Nuo and Aqir. When he passed by the doctor, a happy smile flashed in his eyes.

Soon, the news of the emperor's serious illness spread. The people of Saichuan Empire did not care about his health and cursed him directly on the Star Network.

[Die soon, you old fool! You've brought such chaos to the empire! If you don't die, I'll rush to the palace and strangle you to death!]

[Who will be the emperor next? Those pampered princes? Goodbye, by then it will be the old emperor version 2.0 again.]

"Can we have the emperor of the neighboring Perseus Empire serve as our emperor part-time? I also want to live a normal life."

"Can we allow our unenlightened bishop to be emperor? The bishop is definitely better than the royal family."

【……】

After Mingnuo returned to the Duke's Mansion, neither Sedwick nor his uncle came back. He was bored and browsed the Star Network. He was shocked by the comments about the unpopularity of the royal family here. When he saw someone suggesting that his brother should be a part-time emperor, he was overjoyed.

His brother is extremely busy on weekdays and has no holidays all year round. If he is given more official duties, Ming Nuo suspects that his brother will die suddenly at work at such a young age.

"Have Senior Mo Lin and your uncle returned?"

Sedwick ran back in a hurry. He looked exhausted and his clothes were stained with blood. Before he could catch his breath, he asked Mingnuo about the whereabouts of the other two people.

When Aqier saw him like this, he scolded him, "How did you get yourself so dirty?"

Seeing this, Ming Nuo poured Sedwick a glass of warm water and said, "You haven't come back yet, where did you go?"

"I sneaked into the armory, only to be discovered and hunted down." Sedwick briefly recounted this thrilling experience. "It was so chaotic, I didn't see Senior Mo Lin. I wonder if he ran off with my uncle."

Mo Lin is a pure brain output, with weak combat capability. Once an accident occurs, he can only rely on others to survive.

Ming Nuo's face was solemn, and he broke into a cold sweat for Senior Brother Mo Lin. "I hope he is with his uncle."

Aqier knew his silly brother best, "I'm afraid it's hopeless."

Seren is very strong in single combat, but he doesn't care about his teammates at all. Sometimes he will even beat his teammates when he gets too excited. It is better to hope that Mo Lin will meet a pig on the way to escape and carry him away than to expect him to take Mo Lin with him.

Half an hour later, Seren came back leisurely. He even took the time to buy a bunch of snacks for Mingnuo. Carrying large and small bags of things, it seemed that he just went out shopping.

Seren had candy in his mouth. Seeing Mingnuo and Sedwick looking at him in shock, he shared the snacks in his hand with them and said, "Eat them. I bought them according to your preferences."

Ming Nuo didn't see Mo Lin, and he had a bad feeling in his heart, "Uncle, where is Brother Mo Lin? Didn't you bring him back?"

Seren said naturally, "Isn't he following Sedwick?"

Sedwick: "..."

An awkward silence spread. Seren understood everything from their expressions and froze for a moment, "No way..."

They both ran away, leaving Mo Lin behind?

Ming Nuo quickly sent a message to Mo Lin, asking him where he was. He didn't know whether Mo Lin was still busy escaping or had already died, and he never received a reply from him.

Mingnuo had to go for help, but his uncle was not at home, so he had to ask for help from his new acquaintance, Uncle Bugsen. Bugsen agreed to help him find someone, but the arsenal was still under the control of the old emperor, so they could only search privately.

"Thank you, uncle." Ming Nuo nodded in understanding, his eyes full of worry, "Uncle, can I go for a walk on the street?"

Maybe I can meet Mo Lin who escaped.

When Bugson faced the obedient Mingnuo, he subconsciously pinched his throat and said, "Of course, do you need me to send someone to follow you?"

Aqir: "No, we just follow him."

…

In a grocery store, Mo Lin was curled up pitifully in the corner, blood still oozing from his arm. Excessive blood loss made him dizzy and weak all over. Thinking of his experience, he sighed deeply.

It would be better to keep him in prison.

It's more painful to come out than to stay in.

Fortunately, the owner of this shop was a man who was eager to see the empire in chaos. When he saw Mo Lin being chased by the guards, he immediately hid him under the counter to cover him up.

The shop owner was very excited: "What big thing have you done?"

Mo Lin laughed dryly, "It's not a big deal."

Seeing that he was unwilling to talk more, the owner did not ask any more questions: "Then you don't have any companions to help you?"

Mo Lin twitched his lips awkwardly. What should he say? He had originally thought that with the assistance of Sedwick and His Highness Seren, he would be able to return safely from the armory without any hindrance.

Little did he know that when these two people were running away, they didn't even think about the existence of their teammate, and disappeared in a flash.

The owner seemed to understand Mo Lin's dilemma. It seemed that his companions were all dead. He was also a young man with a story.

The shop owner patted Mo Lin's shoulder and said, "It's not safe here either. You'd better find another place to hide quickly."

Mo Lin: "Thank you."

He inched closer to the window and saw the guards searching outside. He fumbled for his smart computer and shared his location with Mingnuo: "Junior brother, save my life! My brother is dying."

Not far away, Ming Nuo and his three companions were shopping while looking for Mo Lin. Ming Nuo was multitasking and nodded in agreement as he bought all the items that the shopkeepers tried to sell him.

Soon Sedwick's hands were full of things.

The patrolling guards knew at a glance that these people were rich young men who were out shopping. These rich young men usually had bad tempers, and they didn't want to get into trouble.

The intelligent computer was shocked at this time. Ming Nuo quickly lowered his head to look. He pulled Sedwick's sleeve in surprise and lowered his voice, "It's my brother. He contacted me."

Sedwick breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, the person is still alive.

Ming Nuo followed the address Mo Lin sent him. The shop owner who had taken Mo Lin in looked wary and asked, "What are you here to buy?"

Mo Lin crawled out weakly, as if he would die in the next second. He said with a faint voice, "They came to find me."

Ming Nuo was shocked by his miserable appearance, and quickly helped him up, asking with concern: "Brother, are you okay?"

"I'm not fine." Mo Lin was helped up. There was a golden cat in front of him. His face was pale. He pressed Ming Nuo's hand repeatedly, "Wait, don't help me up, let me lie down."

It's more comfortable to lie down.

Aqier sighed and carried Mo Lin on his back, "Is it okay?"

Mo Lin was so moved that tears welled up in his eyes, "Thank you, Second Prince."

Who said the second prince is stupid? This prince is not stupid at all, he is a hundred times better than the third prince.

Seren felt guilty: "I'm sorry."

Sedwick later apologized to him.

"It's okay, I don't blame you." Mo Lin smiled and forgave them, but in fact he was gritting his teeth. If he could beat them, he would not be so tolerant and generous.

Ming Nuo leaned against the window and watched the guards patrolling the street. Mo Lin's escape had alarmed them. Mo Lin was injured, and even if he changed his face, it would easily arouse the suspicion of the guards.

Ming Nuo observed the movements of the guards and turned to ask, "Why isn't anyone searching the church ahead?"

The shop owner proudly raised his hands and chest and introduced it, "That's the cathedral of the Unapocalypse. The bishop lives inside. Naturally, the guards wouldn't dare to search it."

Mingnuo's eyes lit up and he looked at Sedwick, who nodded slightly.

Archer found the right moment, carried Mo Lin on his back and ran towards the church. He moved quickly and ran to the other side in a flash. Seren followed closely behind him, while Mingnuo and Sedwick walked directly into the church with a swagger and a clear conscience.

The first floor of the cathedral was filled with devout believers praying. Mingnuo walked to the stairs, waved to them, and several people ran up to the second floor quietly.

For some reason, this floor was empty without any clergymen, save for the tall statue of the goddess standing quietly, with compassion in her lowered eyes.

Aqier put Mo Lin down and asked Ming Nuo, "When will Ming Jue send someone over?"

Ming Nuo checked Mo Lin's injuries and said, "Uncle said that the man is almost here."

At this moment, there was a sudden noise on the first floor. Sedwick stood in the shadow of the stairs, glanced downstairs, and said in a serious tone: "The Guards are coming."

Ming Nuo was shocked: "Didn't they say they didn't dare to search the church?"

Sedwick looked at the military rank on the man's shoulder and said, "Here comes a major general. He should be the commander of the Guards."

There was no other way, so Mingnuo had to ask Aqir to hide Mo Lin behind the statue. The statue perfectly blocked their figures, but it could not withstand the carpet search.

If there is no other option, you can only go straight ahead.

If a fight really breaks out, they still have their second uncle and younger uncle, so they can run away even if they can't win.

Ming Nuo's heartbeat quickened as he heard the footsteps getting closer. Suddenly, he caught a glimpse of a pool of blood on the ground. His heart nearly jumped out of his throat. "Blood, there's blood."

Sedwick was about to rush over to wipe off the bloodstains that would reveal his whereabouts when he heard footsteps coming from the other side of the corridor. Mingnuo hurriedly pulled him back.

The bishop in a white robe slowly walked up to the statue. He was too young, with blond hair and blue eyes. His eyes were as gentle as water, and a glance from him seemed to eliminate all the restlessness in his heart.

Ming Nuo was also secretly looking at the bishop, his eyes full of amazement, thinking to himself, what a sacred face, no wonder he could be a bishop.

The bishop's robe was very long, and when he knelt in front of the statue, he could easily cover the bloodstains on the ground. Ming Nuo breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this. He didn't know whether he did it unintentionally or on purpose, but his favorability towards him increased.

The guards didn't find anyone on the first floor, but they didn't dare go to the second floor. Their commander didn't have this concern. He ignored the clergy's obstruction and went up to the second floor directly.

When he saw the bishop, he sneered and leaned against the wall and said, "It's really harder than climbing to heaven to see you, Bishop."

"Major General Luo." The bishop raised his eyelids and glanced at the young major general lightly, his tone indifferent, "It's been a long time since we last met."

"I came to your place to check on someone, can you please be flexible?"

"no."

"This is His Majesty's order."

"Your Majesty has not given me any orders."

Seeing that the bishop refused to budge, Major General Luo gritted his teeth. However, he was helpless and could not help but soften his voice. "I promise I won't mess up your place."

The bishop finally looked him in the face and said, "Well, come here."

Major General Luo blushed, and with a hidden thought in mind, he walked towards the bishop step by step, "You..."

Suddenly, he felt a sharp pain in his neck and blood spurted out. Major General Luo covered his neck with a big gash and looked at the person in front of him in shock, but he couldn't speak.

The bishop's fair cheek was stained with blood. He indifferently stabbed the dagger into his heart. Watching the young major general die unwillingly, the bishop looked down at the corpse and said, "I didn't intend to kill you so soon."

A few seconds later, another bionic man who looked exactly like Major General Luo appeared behind the bishop. He put on Major General Luo's military uniform and his intelligent brain, walked downstairs, and led the guards away.

The bishop turned around, looked at the statue, and his cold voice echoed in this sacred church: "Come out, Mingnuo."

Ming Nuo was stunned by this development. When the bishop called his name, he walked out from behind the statue in a daze, "You...you know me?"

The bishop looked into Mingnuo's eyes and said in a steady voice, "Your uncle asked me to pick you up."

Ming Nuo: “…”

His uncle's connections are truly formidable.