Chapter 200 "The betrayer will not stop until he dies" (asking for monthly tickets)

"Well, it's time to plan today's itinerary."

"Agubaru and Caesar are going to meet the Royal Court team, and... Hei Pupa has to meet with Makutaki."

"If Xia Pingzhou wakes up, he will have to ask the hacker about the relevant investigation and dispel the Ripper's suspicion at the same time."

In the dark prison cell, Ji Minghuan closed his eyes while thinking and synchronized his consciousness with the No. 3 machine.

In another corner of the world, the little shark opened his eyes in the crystal ball, raised his head and looked out the bedroom window.

There was a blush on the horizon, and the blood-like twilight flowed over the flying fish, shining through the window and onto Yagubaru's face.

In a world without morning and noon, it is inevitable that people feel a little depressed and lonely, just like there are only autumn and winter in spring, summer, autumn and winter.

However, just like an ant does not know the change of day or night, or a summer cicada does not know the change of spring or autumn, for the people who have never seen the outside world, they naturally cannot feel anything uncomfortable.

"Let me, Shark, free you, and go outside to see the real blue sky and white clouds, kids."

Yagubaru nodded, drooling unconsciously.

Every morning when it wakes up and sees the belly of the whale and the flying fish above its head, it feels its appetite is whetted and its spirit is full. Its ambition is burning, which is even more exciting than a cup of black coffee. I don’t know if it is the influence of racial genes.

"What are you talking about... It's time to get up, Yagubaru." Xizel adjusted his collar while raising his finger and tapping the crystal ball gently. "I have to meet with the Royal Court team today. Li Qingping is waiting for us outside."

"Let him pay today's friend fee first." Yagubaru snorted coldly, "Otherwise Shark won't leave."

"Don't act like a spoiled child, Yagubaru." Xizel smiled, "Let's go meet the people from the Royal Court Team first, and then Li Qingping and I will go to the warehouse to get some fragments for you."

"Are you really going to take me with you?" Yagubaru said, "It will easily arouse the suspicion of the Royal Court Team."

"Li Qingping said that it would be better to take you with him, just in case they take direct action, although the possibility is very small."

Cesare tied his bow tie and put on a luxurious robe that symbolized royal power, his white hair swaying in the wind.

He closed his eyes, put on the crown, then slowly raised his eyes from the shadows and looked at himself in the mirror expressionlessly.

Xizel picked up the crystal ball, turned around and left the floating castle.

Walking into the yard, you can see Li Qingping leaning against a maple tree with his eyes closed. He always has his hair loose in the garden, unlike outside when he would tie his hair into a braid.

Hearing the footsteps, Li Qingping slowly opened his eyes and stood up among the swirling falling maple leaves.

He turned his head and asked Xizel, "Your Highness, Third Prince, are you leaving?"

Xizel nodded: "Yes... go meet them."

"Then let's go." Li Qingping nodded slightly and glanced at the little shark in the crystal ball.

"Friends' fee."

The shark extended its fin.

"Protection money."

Li Qingping stretched out his hand.

"Trash."

The shark retracted its fin.

"green tea."

Li Qingping withdrew his hand.

While the man and the shark were arguing, César summoned the atlas of strange stories and crushed the "Christmas sleigh" in his hand. An orange light pattern flashed in the air.

Accompanied by a long cry in the sky, two elks pulling a sled flew from the other side of the world, galloping in the clear sky like water.

Li Qingping climbed onto the scarlet sled and raised his hand to scratch his cheek. He felt a little embarrassed that it was a bodyguard's fault to let his employer drive him.

Soon, the Christmas sleigh stopped above a floating island, stirring up a flurry of falling snow, as if bringing a sudden and fleeting winter.

Looking around, the island is the palace dedicated to the Royal Court. As the top guard of the royal family, the Royal Court is naturally treated very well, and this luxurious and majestic palace gives us a glimpse of the tip of the iceberg.

The huge dome is engraved with ochre-red crystal fish patterns, and the number of fish patterns represents the years since the birth of the Royal Court Team.

At the edge of the island, two elks hung their heads and lowered their eyes, waiting for their owner to get out of the car.

César got off the sled holding the crystal ball, casually touched the elk's horns and furry head, and then walked towards the hall in front.

At this time, the six members of the Wangting team should be gathered in the auditorium, preparing to have breakfast together.

Li Qingping was an exception. He had never slept in this luxurious palace, and had never had breakfast with other members.

It was like a crow standing among a flock of pigeons, its pitch-black color so abrupt that it seemed like a sharp sword piercing the eyes.

When it was time to eat, Li Qingping preferred to return to the land of the box garden, let the phoenix pick an island for him, and sit down in a busy little restaurant. He would taste the island's specialties and chat with the local residents.

Therefore, he has a good image in the hearts of the people.

People who knew his character treated him as an ordinary visitor to the island and treated him accordingly, but there were still people who treated him as a noble and kept their distance from him, kneeling down to him when they saw him.

Of course, what Li Qingping missed most was Li Jing's breakfast. He especially liked glutinous rice buns and black sesame soy milk.

When he was still in school, every morning he and Gu Wenyu would find a breakfast shop on the way to school and sit down. Usually he would pay because he was a rich second-generation.

But occasionally, if Gu Wenyu's brother was able to get up, he would prepare breakfast for the family. Gu Wenyu would eat before going out, and then Li Qingping could only sit in the store alone to eat and drink. Gu Wenyu would play with his phone beside him, urging him:

"Can you eat faster, pig?"

Li Qingping was actually envious of Gu Wenyu's family.

After all, he is an orphan. Every time Gu Wenyu asked about his family situation, Li Qingping could only cover up and say something like "nouveau riche" or "oil tycoon" and then change the subject without leaving any trace.

Over the years, because Gu Wenyu was shy, he never mentioned going to Li Qingping's house.

If Gu Wenyu had mentioned it even once, Li Qingping would probably have been too lazy to continue lying and would have taken him to see the shabby apartment where he usually lived, but he didn't.

On the contrary, Li Qingping had been to his house once or twice.

Speaking of which... Li Qingping always felt that Gu Wenyu's brother was not simple, but he couldn't tell what was strange. It was just that his intuition told him that the seemingly warm young man was not as simple as he appeared.

"What are you daydreaming about?" Little Shark asked, "If you have time to daydream, why not earn some money for Shark Shark's friendship?"

Li Qingping glanced at it out of the corner of his eye and said nothing.

He accompanied César into the palace, through a corridor with a red carpet on the floor and framed oil paintings on the walls, and then Li Qingping pushed open the door of the auditorium.

Behind the door were the six members of the Royal Court team: Ruth, Ryan, Louis, Kuki Suye, Ke Ojiena, and Di Rejie.

Ruth, who was sitting at the deepest part, raised her eyes, her long sea-blue hair shimmering with the dim afterglow of the sun.

There was anger in her pupils, as if she was wondering who was so rude to barge in without saying hello during their meal time.

The first person that came into view was Li Qingping, who was dressed in a black suit. In his arms was a crystal ball, in which was a Nobel shark. Then a white-haired young man wearing a royal robe and a crown on his head slowly walked in.

He lowered his eyes, and there was no expression on his pale face.

The six members of the Wang Ting team were all slightly startled, as if no one had expected this unexpected visitor.

"Hello, hey... His Royal Highness the Third Prince comes here at this time? What's going on?" Louis adjusted his glasses, scratched his brown hair and said to Ke Ojiena beside him.

"Who knows?" Ke Ojiena yawned and half-lay on the table. The two buns on her head were particularly eye-catching.

In the silent auditorium, Xizel's footsteps were particularly clear.

After a moment, he stopped, pulled a chair beside the long dining table, and sat down slowly, facing the seat of "Ruth", the captain of the Royal Court team.

Then he slowly raised his eyes and met Ruth's gaze in silence.

Ruth was the first to take the lead and stood up from her chair.

According to royal rules, even if you see the king in the auditorium, you don't need to kneel on one knee. You just need to stand up and bow slightly. Otherwise, the scene would be too ridiculous.

The other five members of the Royal Court Team stood up one after another. They placed their hands on the Royal Court Team medals on their robes, bowed to César, and said in unison:

"Welcome to His Royal Highness the Third Prince."

Xizel's blue eyes swept over everyone one by one. Li Qingping walked over silently, holding the crystal ball and waiting beside him.

"No need for formalities," he said, "I just came to have a meal with you...My father never let me leave the castle before, and now is a rare opportunity, so I want to get to know you."

"Your Highness is truly leisurely and elegant." Ruth sat down and looked up to meet César's gaze.

Xizel leaned back slightly, leaning his body against the back of the chair, "Ms. Ruth, I heard that you are only twenty years old, and you have already become the captain of the Royal Court Team. This is really not easy."

"Your Highness, thank you for the compliment." Ruth said softly.

"Mr. Ryan, I am impressed by your performance in the Colosseum." Xizel turned his head and looked at the bearded and long-haired man. "It is difficult to be recognized by the Sword in the Stone. Its resonance difficulty is much higher than that of other anecdotes."

Ryan nodded slightly and lowered his deep eyes.

Xizel looked away from his face and looked at the Asian man with a buzz cut:

"Mr. Kuki Suye, as an outsider who was not born in the Whale Court, you were chosen to become a member of the Royal Court Team. Everyone knows the difficulties involved."

Jiu Gui Suye was stunned for a moment, then nodded to him respectfully.

"Louis, Keojiena, Direjie... I remember all of your names, and I know all of your experiences. I know how much effort you have put in to become a member of the Royal Court Team." Xizel said, "I came here this time... to fulfill my childhood wish.

He paused and said, "At that time, I admired you very much. I was always envious when I saw my brothers being with you, but I could only sit on the windowsill and look at you from afar. But now it's different. Even if you suddenly die of illness one day, I can't allow myself to continue to be a bird in a cage."

In silence, Xizel raised his head and said, "From today on, we are friends. What do you think?"

Ruth was silent.

Louis took the initiative to speak: “How could it be…We are just guards, how can we be friends with His Highness?”

"Guard..." Xizel laughed softly, "Do you really think of yourselves as my guards?"

He suddenly raised his head, lowered his voice, and said word by word: "So... if my mother or my brother asked you to kill me, as the guards you mentioned, would you draw your sword against me?"

After the words were spoken, everyone present fell silent except Li Qingping.

"I trust you from the bottom of my heart, but I don't want those noble figures that I admired when I was young to disappear from my mind one by one," Cesare said, "so there is something I must tell you."

He paused and said, "Those who betray me...we will fight to the death."

After saying this, the white-haired boy raised his eyes from the shadow of the crown. His cyan pupils indifferently scanned everyone's face, memorizing their expressions at the moment in his mind.

At this moment, his expression was resentful and gloomy, which was not the expression that should appear on a young boy or a pampered royal. Instead, it was like the expression of a wild beast in the mountains.

In the dead silence, Xizel slowly stood up from his chair, turned and walked towards the exit of the auditorium.

Seeing this, Li Qingping looked at the six members of the Wangting team expressionlessly, then picked up the crystal ball on the table with one hand, slowly turned around, and followed behind Xizel.

The two walked out of the hall slowly in unison, their figures shrouded in the blood-like twilight.

Behind them, the six members of the Wangting team stared silently at the backs of Xizel and Li Qingping.

"This is our blackened elementary school student."

The little shark in the crystal ball turned its head and glanced at César's expressionless profile, then tilted its head and stuck to the glass, twisting its butt and tail towards the six people behind it.

It showed a row of small fangs and made a face at them, "Does your Royal Court team have such a blackened elementary school student?"

(End of this chapter)