The moment he was able to follow Sully's thoughts, Egbert understood that all of Lord Sully's previous actions were intended to cultivate him.

Lord Suli even hinted to him again and again, tirelessly, that you will not be abandoned.

That kind of tenderness penetrates into my heart like plum blossoms in winter.

Egbert is certainly not a fool, and there are no pure fools among the people present. They just have rigid thinking due to their different growth environments and the deliberate confinement of those in power in society.

When the rigid thinking loosens, who can catch up with Suli's thinking first will only depend on his preference.

Of course, this is purely Egbert's own imagination.

He who keeps company with vermilion becomes red, and he who keeps company with ink becomes black.

Apart from Cyril, who was old and had not seen much, Egbert was the only one who had spent the longest time with Sully.

Change is a gradual process that occurs over a long period of time.

When he realized that he would not be abandoned by Sully, when the sense of security was something that was confirmed without being pointed out, Egbert felt an indescribable excitement in his heart almost after Sully agreed with him in a positive tone.

That emotion kept beating in his nerve endings, which was different from any previous physical gesture of Sully. Even this affirmation suddenly surpassed the most profound image in Egbert's memory, the image of Sully hugging him actively.

When Diez left Zizou Town, his lack of attachment to Suli finally gave Egbert a different concept.

When thoughts get close, any physical actions that are considered to be an additional sense of security cannot compare to the indescribable excitement generated at that moment when thoughts get close.

My heart was filled with something indescribable, and my soul was soaked by those eyes that were as green as the most beautiful pool of water in the monster forest.

In my sight, the person who was defined as a believer from the beginning has never changed.

but……

Egbert still looked at Euphia somewhat unhappy: "You have hugged enough, right?"

"Please don't be jealous and hate me just because you can't do this, okay?" Euphia gave Egbert a deliberately provocative look.

However, something in Egbert's mind was touched instantly, and he completely ignored the concept of security he had just had.

He said decisively: "How could I not do this?!"

Suli: ……………………

…

"No, it's me, I can't do it, let me go!"

Rejected the third company, didn't want to be dragged into the battlefield at all.

It was not until Euphia let go of Sully and Egbert forced a distance between her and Sully that Sully touched the non-existent cold sweat on his head and talked about the meaning of his third question.

"After the first two questions and Ophelia's performance have proven the meaning of her character and actions, all the information we have just learned will be equivalent to known facts."

"So when I chose to ask Ophelia whether there was still information that I didn't know after she left Licheng, it proved that there was such a piece of information that the mercenary could not get no matter what he paid. That information may be crucial, or it may not be so crucial, but it must be a royal secret about important information."

"The four words 'Royal Secrets' are equivalent to a piece of information in themselves." Having said this, Suli refused to continue communicating by the ruined city wall.

It’s not that what he said couldn’t be spread, it’s just…

It's a bit cold.

It was not until he returned to the small building and found Su Shi guarding there that Su Li said to him, "You should also listen to what I say next."

Sully then went into the small building, and the stove that had appeared earlier was moved to the living room.

Perhaps because she felt that the heat of the previous stone had faded, Euphia condensed several more fire stones and threw them in.

Suli then looked as if he had come back to life.

"And I think the information referred to by the term royal secret is most likely related to Ophelia and Xia Zuo's mother."

"Back to the previous question, Ophelia's biological father has the ability to confront the king. Rounding it off, it means that we can determine who her biological father is by investigating the upper class."

He showed a look of shock: "Wait, what are you talking about?"

"Let me talk about this issue." Roy took the initiative to explain to Su what happened at the negotiation table before, as well as Sully's subsequent speculation.

Sully has already shown that he doesn't want to know this information, but as a mercenary who works for money, Roy will occasionally take the initiative to do some work.

Not to mention that everyone was stunned after hearing this, Su Li did not intend to give Su any more time to be stunned. He directly explained: "If the unknown information is really something related to the royal secrets, then it would be more convenient to think from the perspective of Ophelia's mother, who we know nothing about."

"At the same time, I don't think Ophelia's mother would be a particularly powerful person."

"Otherwise she would not have agreed to her mother becoming queen."

"A strong woman might choose to compromise appropriately according to the current environment. But when her daughter is already so arrogant, the character of Ophelia's mother, who has not shown any signs of being outrageous, can be roughly defined."

Suli explained: "There are two possibilities for the character of the unknown lady. One is that she is a truly noble person who does not care about external things but only cares about her own cultivation."

Money is something outside of one's body, and so is status and identity. Perhaps only in this way can one attract two people of equal status and power.

At least the fact that Sully mentioned this possibility as his first choice proves that this is how he thinks.

But unfortunately, this point is not denied.

"Although I know you don't want to think too highly of people, I have met that woman before. Although it was only once, the impression she left on me was... deep enough."

It was the same winter day as now.

Not even five years old, he already sees himself as the heir who will shoulder the heavy responsibility of a country in the future.

However, the young Ji had an indescribable fear of taking on such a heavy responsibility. It was also for this reason that Ji took the initiative to escape the education that his mother had prepared for him as an heir.

Then he saw the woman outside a building planted with fragrant flowers such as freesias.

The woman was accusing Ophelia at the time.

She said in a way that was almost insulting: "I've told you many times not to get close to your father all the time. I don't want to see such a scene! Ophelia, you know, it's because you and I look alike that I think it's disgusting for you to get close to your father."

It's hard to explain what he was thinking when he heard these words, but he knew he couldn't stand up to defend his sister, whom he had never offended but also had never been close to.

At the same time, the cub, at his young age, faced unspeakable malice for the first time.

Back to the present, why not explain: "In the past, it was difficult for me to describe what that woman's behavior was, but now I can say with certainty that the woman hated a daughter who looked like her."

"Even the reason is unbelievable. He was jealous of his own daughter."

"I'm glad that my memory is still good enough to remember these scenes... but now just recalling the woman's expression at that time, I can feel scared."

Isn't it possible that he shivered because of the cold?

"She hated Ophelia, hated that her daughter was still young, could still grow up, and still had the identity of a princess..."

"Although I don't want to admit it, after knowing Ophelia's background, I can say with certainty that the woman definitely thought about the possibility of her daughter and her husband getting together."

He rubbed his face and said unwillingly, "...I feel uncomfortable just thinking about her having this thought."

The evil in the palace was not discovered until then.

Suli was silent for a long time about this information.

Then he said, "Then there is only the second possibility left."

"That would only be a lady who regards love as everything."

But it’s not just that…

"I have to stress that talking about a woman behind her back is not a good thing and it makes me feel like a scumbag," Sully said.

"But now, the information that came out suddenly is like a bolt from the blue."

Sully's speech speed became very slow at one point, and there were even pauses in his speech.

"Assuming that there is nothing wrong with what we see, then the reason why the lady hates her daughter is very likely that Ophelia's real father is a guy who is not much older than the lady. And she loves him deeply."

Suli's face seemed petrified for a moment.

He didn't even want to continue talking about his speculation.

But when the information given was like a key link that closed the Möbius loop that had not yet been fully connected, Sully's brain began to gradually go blank.

The gossip books of the nobility that were once obtained in the Asa Academy not only prove that most of the books left in this world have been restricted by the nobility, but also perhaps, for certain groups of people, some gossip really has reasons to be worth recording.

Because, that proves that in places that normal human logic cannot reach, there exist horrific phenomena that rational human thinking cannot replicate.

Euphia couldn't help but cover her mouth in shock.

“Can this exist?”

Because if Sully's speculation is followed, then the lady is not only in love with a man who is not much older than her...

And the man's age is at least comparable to the age difference between Ophelia and the king.

Euphia couldn't deny that what came to her mind at the moment was that Ophelia and the current king were siblings.

cough……

Suli, who didn't know what Yufia was thinking, said directly: "I really don't want to answer at all."

Because it is no longer a question of whether or not he can answer it, but just by taking out all the things involved in the whole cycle and going through them, Sully might fall into an indescribable sanity drop.

It is no longer understandable to humans.

But he still said it.

Suli almost gritted his teeth as he stated: "Ophelia's real father is a clergyman of the Holy See of Light, and also the most powerful clergyman, that is..."

"--pope."

The author has something to say: