Chapter 264 Fight Back
New Victory Palace.
The royal guards stood in front of the palace, bowed and said respectfully, "Lord Klein, His Majesty is waiting for you in the inner room, please."
Astor nodded slightly and walked into the hall with dignity.
In the huge palace, the only sound was the gentle noise of the guards walking. When we reached the inner hall, even this gentle noise disappeared.
Astor lowered his eyes and walked slowly and silently.
The palace where he was summoned was not a reception room, but more like a study room for summoning cabinet ministers and handling government affairs. The three sides were filled with books on the walls and cabinets, and in the middle was a large, gorgeous and heavy carved ivory table. The rest of the space was idle, without even a statue or other decorations, making the palace look particularly empty.
The monarch who summoned him, the newly victorious king, was supporting his chin with one hand, his eyes closed, as if he was asleep. The faint dark blue under his trembling eyelashes revealed the new king's fatigue from being busy with government affairs in recent days.
Astor did not say anything to disturb his rest. His eyes fell on him gently, and then his eyes met the figure standing silently beside him.
The tall and handsome man seemed to be a foreigner, with black hair and black eyes, and even his skin was a uniform and silky black.
Astor frowned unconsciously, feeling that this person was indescribably familiar, but he had clearly never seen this person before.
The man was dressed in an extraordinary robe, but he was in the posture of a guard. Astor was unsure of the man's identity, so he did not speak first, and stared at Lu Yi in silence.
So when Lu Yi suddenly woke up with his head turned, he was met with two pairs of eyes staring at him.
His consciousness returned instantly, and Lu Yi's hand supporting his chin pressed upwards on his solar plexus, half helplessly, half affectionately blaming him: "Why didn't you call me when my brother came?"
This sentence was obviously not directed at him. Astor had a subtle expression. Then he saw the man approaching with particular familiarity and stretched out his hand to massage Lu Yi.
Lu Yi didn't appreciate it, and slapped his hand away, warning him in a tone that didn't sound like a warning: "You said you were my bodyguard, but my brother is still here..."
Lu Yi lowered his voice, but Astor could still hear it clearly. It was precisely because he heard it clearly that his expression became more subtle, and he couldn't help but speculate about the man's identity again.
——Male concubine?
After receiving two merciless slaps from Lu Yi, Ares finally behaved with his hands reddened. He quietly retreated behind him and acted as a silent but loyal guard.
Astor was silent, then bowed.
“Your Majesty…”
As soon as he opened his mouth, Lu Yi immediately stood up, walked quickly to Aster and held his arm.
"Brother, what are you doing?"
Astor's eyes flickered slightly. He still bent over, but glanced at Ares from the corner of his eyes, "Your Majesty..."
After all, he was the one who grew up under his care, so Astor naturally had confidence in Lu Yi's character. However, royal power was not superior to other rights, especially since Lu Yi had just ascended the throne. No matter how close their relationship was, he could not show his disregard and contempt for the royal authority in front of others.
Lu Yi followed his gaze and saw Ares, and instantly understood Aster's concerns.
He pulled Ares in front of them and said simply, "Brother, don't worry about him. He is one of us."
Lu Yi pointed at Ares, the name stuck in his throat, hesitant and didn't say it out loud.
Appearance may be subject to rules, but what about names?
Ares spoke at the right time: "Rui Yi."
"This is my personal guard, Ruiyi." Lu Yi continued.
"Personal bodyguard." Astor repeated meaningfully.
Lu Yi knew at first sight that Astor had misunderstood, but he had no way to clarify anything, so he had to pretend to be stupid and pretend that he didn't understand.
"In short, he is an absolutely trustworthy person!" Lu Yi said with finality.
He turned and asked, "Father, did Duke Klein explain my life experience to you?"
Astor nodded.
"Then...what about mother? She must have known about it, how is she?"
"Mother..." Astor organized his words, "She had a big fight with her father, and the next day she went to the pub and brought back a handsome young man - perhaps it would be more accurate to say a lover."
Lu Yi listened and slowly opened his eyes wide.
Astor knew what Lu Yi wanted to ask, and answered in advance: "Father acquiesced to this matter."
Perhaps Astor's expression was too calm, so Lu Yi's attention began to shift.
"...Brother, aren't you surprised?"
"It's okay. You might be a little surprised when you see it at first."
Seeing Lu Yi's shocked expression, Astor continued to explain: "This situation is quite common. In fact, a lover as unique as Queen Klein is rare.
“Although my mother’s behavior of bringing someone back to the manor was too blatant, since my father doesn’t care, I don’t care either.
"As for the rest, my mother didn't show any attitude. But I think she must miss you too. My father was kicked out of the bedroom, but the oil painting of the family portrait in the corridor is still placed in front of her door.
"Lu Yi, when are you going to go see her?"
"In two days, when I have less things to do... Brother, are you all right? How are your injuries recovering? Where's my second brother?"
"I'm fine. My wounds have healed long ago. Zorn is fine too."
"I never had the chance to ask you before, brother, why did you lead the army yourself? Was it something that Callisto did?"
Lu Yi never thought that in just such a short period of time, his home was almost robbed by Callisto. God knows how scared Lu Yi was when he saw several people trapped at the bottom of the valley.
Just a little bit and everything would be irreversible.
Astor nodded and explained the letter from the Vatican.
Even though Lu Yi had passed his most angry moment, he still couldn't help but grit his teeth when he heard what Callisto had done.
Lu Yike remembered clearly every good thing that Callisto had done.
"Callisto has gone completely crazy." Lu Yi snorted coldly.
"What?" Aster looked puzzled. "In fact, I have never understood why he did this. The Church already has supreme power. Breaking the long-standing balance will definitely do more harm than good no matter what the result is. He did this... Is it really like you said, that he has a mental problem?"
"He's anxious. He doesn't care about the Church or the Empire."
Afterwards, the more Lu Yi reviewed the situation, the more solemn he became. The Vatican's hands were everywhere in the scope of human activities. Even if it wasn't this time, there would be a next time.
Callisto is like a poisonous snake with its tongue spitting out, silently locking onto you in the dark. Once he thinks the best time comes, he will spray venom without hesitation, waiting to deliver a fatal blow.
If it weren't for the unpredictable divine blood in Lu Yi's body, the current situation would have turned out as Callisto expected.
[He must be extremely anxious.] 857 said with a sigh, [He has been planning for many years for the twin godheads, but one of them finally fell into your hands, and you have three of the five fragments of the other. If he doesn't rescue him, he won't have to be anxious anymore. Not only is he extremely anxious, he must hate you to death.]
【“Then I’ll make him hate me even more.”】
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Katifan, the Grand See.
The dark and dim hall was dead silent, with the only sound of breathing barely audible.
The violent coughing sounded particularly terrifying in the dead silence, each one more violent than the last, as if even the internal organs were about to be coughed out.
After a long time, the continuous coughing gradually stopped, and then slow footsteps were heard in the hall.
The sound of bare feet stepping on the wooden floor is extremely light, a low and muffled sound that comes from far away and then gets closer.
Then, a corner of the heavy floor-length curtain was opened. The thin moonlight struggled to penetrate into the hall through the gap, becoming the only ray of light in the dim room - a not-so-bright moonlight.
The moonlight illuminated the long platinum-blond hair that reached the ground, as well as the ends of the hair that had turned into a dark pale white.
Callisto held the plain handkerchief, not even glancing at the blood on it.
The handkerchief turned to ashes as he looked expressionless, and the divine power that was affected forced Callisto to cough softly again.
Callisto took a deep breath, and it took him a long time to suppress the itch in his throat.
The backlash of the divine blood came faster than he had expected. The fire he had stolen had long been extinguished, and he had to bear all the bitter consequences himself.
If I had known this, I wouldn’t have let Lu Yi kill Xia so early, thought Calisto.
The old fire was extinguished until nothing was left, but the new fire was not only not used by him, but killed him without leaving a single piece of armor.
Lu Yi's excellence far exceeded his expectations, and for a moment Callisto didn't know whether he felt more hatred or pride in his heart.
She is worthy of being the spark he values.
In the entire Isaiah continent, only Lu Yi and he were qualified to achieve godhood.
This game where lives are at stake has not yet come to an end, and it is still unknown who the final winner will be.
Callisto indifferently reached out and tied up his long hair.
A sharp force of light flashed by.
The smooth platinum-colored hair fell to the ground.
Callisto loosened his hand, his hair just reaching his shoulders, the messy hair on his forehead blocked his sight and also blocked the moonlight.
"knock--"
There was a knock on the door.
Callisto looked up and saw the door opening a narrow gap. He did not allow the person outside to come in, but just said, "Speak."
"Your Majesty, urgent news has come from the holy temples in various places. Rumors have spread, and some believers have fallen into panic!"
Callisto frowned, "What rumor?"
"Yes... yes, it means that all the gods have fallen long ago, the God of Light is no longer here, and the human race should be established!"
Callisto turned suddenly, his eyes falling on the Templar's armor through the gap in the door.
The Royal Guard knight lowered his head even lower, and the trembling of his body became more obvious.
"Have you found out where the rumor came from?"
"From the new Victory Capital!"
The new Victory Capital - the work of Lu Yi.
Callisto couldn't help but let out a low laugh.
Well, here comes the fight back.
He is waiting to see what kind of surprise this gift will bring him.
The author has something to say:
Yay!
Now I have long hair, shoulder-length.
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