In the empty and silent courtroom, the Dwarf King slowly pulled Chi Sui's sword out of its scabbard.
The translucent black sword reflected a hint of chill under the sunlight.
Eric's statue stood on the ground, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised.
The next moment, a cold light flashed, and the black sword shattered the statue. A horrifying scream came from inside the statue, and the next moment, a golden light appeared on the forehead of the Dwarf King.
Bang
The moment the statue exploded, the dwarf king also spat out a mouthful of blood.
Eric's golden shadow could not condense, and only Eric's roar remained in the air: "You dare to betray me! Joel! Just wait to be devoured by my divine power!"
Eric seemed to want to say something, but the sword was too powerful, and he finally dissipated into the air.
Chi Sui was a little surprised.
She looked at the dwarf king spitting blood quietly: "You have been bitten back."
Long Xi was also silent for a rare moment.
Yoer raised his hand to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth without caring, and put Chi Sui's sword back into the scabbard.
"The final step in sword-forging has been completed."
Chi Sui took the sword thrown by Yue Er, feeling a little complicated: "You mean, sharpen the blade?"
Joel held onto the chair and slowly sat back on the throne.
Arthuran walked slowly out from behind the throne.
Anna was a little surprised: "You've been here all the time!"
Atheran lowered her eyes and forced a bitter smile, but she said nothing.
Long Xi lowered his eyes and looked at the Dwarf King with a puzzled look: "You are dying."
The lifespan of the Dwarf King and his wife was not long to begin with, and now the Dwarf King was suffering the backlash of Eric's promise. If it weren't for the black armor on his body that blocked some of the force, he would probably have died here on the spot.
Arthuran looked sad.
The Dwarf King smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. It's just death."
He looked at Long Xi and Chi Sui and smiled: "Just that sword strike just now proved that this thing can really work on Eric."
Joel reached out and held Arthuran's hand: "At least, I still have half a year to live."
Atheran closed his eyes tightly, and when he opened them again, his gaze became soft and firm.
He looked at Chi Sui: "Chi Sui, can I ask you a favor?"
Chi Sui gripped the hilt of his sword tightly and sighed, "Are you planning to entrust Lan Qiao to me?"
Arthuran shook his head: "I guess so."
She lowered her eyes, her eyes sore: "I want you to accept Lan Qiao as your dependent."
Chi Sui was stunned.
Anna frowned: "Dependent? Once you become someone's dependent, you have no freedom. You..."
Chi Sui also didn't know what to say.
Dependents are actually the same as high-level servants.
Furthermore, the contract in this world has a very strong binding effect. Arthuran actually...
Long Xi frowned: "No."
He looked at the couple, looking a little annoyed: "If you don't teach your own children well, you should spend the rest of your time guiding and correcting them."
He looked at Aselan and the Dwarf King, his tone mocking, "You are simply too lazy to spend the rest of your time on the child, but you feel responsible for the child's life, so you entrust the child as a dependent to someone you think you can trust."
Long Xi's eyes were heavy: "Excuse me for being blunt, but apart from you, no one else has the responsibility to be responsible for the rest of your child's life."
Atheran opened his mouth and said: "We can give you gold mines as..."
"Atherland."
Seeing that Long Xi's face was becoming increasingly ugly, the Dwarf King interrupted Arthuran.
He sighed and said, "Just pretend I didn't say anything about this."
Long Xi snorted coldly: "We agreed on three months, and you exceeded it by three days."
The Dwarf King held his forehead with his hand and said, "Three gold mines. Once I get the transfer letter, get out of here immediately."
Long Xi sneered: "Let's transfer the ownership today. If we delay until tomorrow, it will be four gold mines."
Dwarf King: …………
After Chi Sui and the others left, Arthuran sighed, "If Zhu Xu succeeds to the throne, and we are gone in the future, what will happen to Lan Qiao and Lan Te?"
The dwarf king raised his eyes, his gaze dark: "None of my three sons is a good person."
Atheran pursed his lips.
Wiping the blood that kept flowing from the corner of his mouth, the Dwarf King suddenly asked, "Atheran, should I give the throne to Zhuxu?"
Atheran hung his head: "I don't know."
That night.
The dwarf king who transferred the gold mine to Long Xi sat quietly in the forging room.
Zhuxu was invited over by the servant.
He looked at the Dwarf King at the top somewhat awkwardly. A month ago, the Dwarf King had already chosen the Crown Prince. Zhu Xu had been living in the palace in order to learn forging techniques from the Dwarf King.
This was something he had never dared to think about before.
"Father."
Zhuxu saluted the Dwarf King, somewhat puzzled as to why the Dwarf King called him over so late.
Under the flickering lights, the Dwarf King lowered his eyes and said, "Eight years ago, it was you who instigated Chidan to speak rudely to Lant."
Zhu Xu's pupils shrank and his expression changed.
"That thing of Ayman's wasn't something he forgot to put there. You asked Ayman to put it there."
Zhuxu's teeth were chattering.
"The reason why I asked Dwarfman to put the things there is because... you know what Rand will do."
The Dwarf King suddenly sneered: "Because you were the first one to contact Eric."
"You brought that statue. You sacrificed your mother's life to Eric, allowing him to deceive Lant and attack Chidan, the most talented one, according to your plan."
Zhu Xu froze in place for a moment. He looked up at the Dwarf King in disbelief.
The Dwarf King seemed not to see his gaze: "No, you did not kill your mother with your own hands."
"Lant killed Chidan under Eric's instigation. Eric also followed the plan and told Lant that if he wanted to destroy the evidence, he had to make a sacrifice."
"So you gave your mother wine, and after she passed out, you dismissed the servants and allowed Lant to sacrifice your mother without any difficulty."
"You are the one who actually made the deal with Eric."
The Dwarf King played with the dagger in his hand and looked at Zhu Xu indifferently. It was precisely because Zhu Xu was the one who actually made the deal with Eric that he could not find any conclusive evidence.
Rand's evidence was easily thrown out by Eric. Although Rand seemed smart, he was actually being manipulated by these two people.
"Then I asked you to come and forge Chi Sui's sword with me, and you revealed the news of the sword to Eric."
"Zhu Xu, what I said is correct?"
Zhu Xu slowly stood up, his body trembling, but he stared at the Dwarf King intently: "Father, so, you want to destroy me?"
The dwarf king remained silent.
Zhu Xu forced a smile. "But do you have evidence? If you want to depose me, can you produce evidence to explain to the court officials?"
"I know that after you know this, you are afraid that I will take action against Lan Qiao and Lan Te after I succeed to the throne."
"but………"
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