Chapter 158 Sorry, Brother Xia (7k)
The words that sounded like a palace coup echoed throughout the entire council hall.
Of course, the few people who knew the inside story heard the hidden meaning in Lin En's words, and sweat broke out on their foreheads.
If you want to die, stand away! Don't splash my blood!
They thought with trepidation.
However, at this moment, the atmosphere terminator Lin En still stood there, looking at Saint Laurent VI.
Not many people can withstand the gaze of an emperor.
As a time traveler, he happens to be one of them.
Taking advantage of this gap, Cardinal Connor also stared at Lynn silently, as if he was weighing something.
He didn't expect that this kid was so cunning that he could bite him back before he could make a move.
But this was not a very difficult problem for him.
Because at the end of the day, these accusations are false and a ploy to muddy the waters.
The Tianli Church has been deeply rooted in the Saint Laurent Empire for so many years, so naturally it will not be seriously injured because of a false accusation.
But for now, he has to take the blame for the time being.
Because all this was decided by Saint Laurent VI.
Although the Tenli Church was not under the direct jurisdiction of the empire, it still followed the old calendar and respected the emperor in some aspects.
Therefore, when faced with Lynn's accusations, he did not panic, but chose to remain silent.
However, as one of the culprits who had caused the destruction of the Bartleon family, he naturally could not just watch this enemy leave safely.
Even for Lin En at this moment, he seemed to be dancing on the edge of a cliff ten thousand meters high.
If you make the slightest mistake, you will fall into the bottomless abyss.
And if you want to push him down, what you have to do is very simple.
Bishop Connor looked calmly at Lynn, who seemed fearless.
The more this kid looked like this, the more it proved his guess.
Why did Lynn suddenly make such accusations against the Tenli Church?
As we all know, when a hot news appears in society, it often means that another hot news is overshadowed.
In other words, he did this just to divert everyone's attention away from the questions raised by Bishop Connor.
This further proves that Lin En has no way to explain how he survived the two demons.
As long as he grasps this point, he can easily wipe out all the power he has built up today.
What an innocent little guy.
Bishop Connor smiled, then slowly said: "Your Majesty."
Before he could finish his words, Saint Laurent VI suddenly spoke up and interrupted him.
On the high platform, the emperor looked down at the calm-faced young man below with a dignified expression.
"Very courageous." Saint Laurent VI said coldly, "It seems that the Bartleron family has produced an outstanding descendant."
"Your Majesty, thank you for the compliment."
Lynn leaned forward slightly, but there was no trace of humility on his face.
"Hmph." Saint Laurent VI snorted coldly, then looked around and his expression eased a little. "As you can see, there seemed to be some unpleasant incidents in today's award ceremony. I have decided to hold it another day."
"Now, everyone leave immediately."
His voice instantly spread throughout the entire council hall.
The nobles who arrived at the scene immediately breathed a sigh of relief, their backs were soaked with cold sweat and their hearts were beating wildly.
After praising the great Emperor, people left the venue one after another, trying to maintain their elegance as much as possible, and swarmed towards the door.
As for Marquis Mosgra, who was trembling while holding his granddaughter's body, he was asked to leave.
Before leaving, he glanced at the boy's back with red eyes full of resentment and jealousy.
As if a decision had been made.
Seeing this, Princess Hillina and others did not want to continue to muddy the water and prepared to leave.
Unexpectedly, Saint Laurent VI suddenly called them.
"All members of the royal family present, gather at Elohet Palace."
"As for you, Lynn Bartleron, come along as well."
"I think there are some things I should talk to you about in person."
Having said that, Saint Laurent VI quickly left the council hall surrounded by members of the Knights Templar.
Except for the third princess Ivester, all the royal family members present included the eldest princess, the second prince, the fourth prince and the ninth princess. They were all present at the dinner and were now called to the palace by their father.
For a moment, everyone looked at each other.
Of course, the most shocked person among them was Cardinal Connor.
He never expected that Saint Laurent VI would make such a choice in the end.
It was clearly the Tianli Church that took the blame for him.
But for some reason, not only did he not take advantage of the situation to suppress this rebellious guy, he even made moves to exonerate him.
It was as if he didn't want the Tianli Church to ask about the outcome of the incident in such a situation.
Bishop Connor took a deep breath.
When he opened his eyes again, his expression had returned to his usual gentleness.
Although the reason was unknown, it was obvious that now was not a good time to deal a fatal blow to Lynn.
But it doesn't matter.
What he is best at is waiting.
As long as Lynn doesn't leave Glostin, sooner or later something outrageous will happen.
At that time, he will find an opportunity to use this "knife" and kill him with one blow.
Late at night, inside Elohet Palace.
"Boy from the Bart Leon family, do you feel that you are very impressive tonight?"
The mark of the Golden Tree was engraved on the wall above the throne. Saint Laurent VI sat at the highest point, leaning over and looking at the young man at the bottom of the steps.
His eyes were faintly glowing with golden light, and his imperial majesty was like thunder descending to the earth.
I'm afraid that if it were anyone else, they would have knelt on the ground in fear.
However, Lynn looked calm.
Compared with the aura of the two demons, the old guy in front of him is simply not worth mentioning.
What's more, this is not his real body at the moment, it's just a puppet.
Lynn remained silent in response to Calderon's question.
Seeing this, Saint Laurent VI's eyes flashed with a hint of coldness: "Do you think you have something on me and dare to use it to threaten me?"
"Yvesette is also extremely stupid. As a member of the royal family, she actually fooled around with you in public."
"Do you know the real reason why I didn't punish you tonight?!"
Hearing this, Lynn finally raised his head.
"Then, Your Majesty, do you know why His Highness was able to return to the imperial capital safely and why he did not transform into some terrifying existence?"
At this moment, his eyes were sharp, trying to detect a trace of fatherly concern from Saint Laurent VI's expression.
Unexpectedly, the other party just frowned and said coldly: "Now I am asking you."
It was as if the Ivester he was talking about was just an irrelevant passerby.
Hearing this, Lin En gave up the last bit of hope in his heart.
He shook his head to indicate that he didn't know.
"When the incident happened, I was busy with important matters and could not get away." Saint Laurent VI said calmly, "When I had some free time to deal with government affairs, I found that the Bartleron family had experienced such a huge change in just a few months."
"This is my fault."
When talking about his former subordinates, his tone slowed down slightly.
After all, Count Bartleon is currently in a coma. Legally speaking, Lin En is the temporary head of the family and can automatically inherit the title.
After hearing Saint Laurent VI's words, Lynn's Liar Swallow did not react at all.
This shows that he is telling the truth.
But Lin En didn't feel flattered at all, and even felt like laughing.
If this old Deng really cared so much about this so-called old subordinate, why didn't he take any action against the Mosgra family from beginning to end? Not even the slightest revenge.
It's not that he couldn't understand Saint Laurent VI's thoughts.
This is exactly what Lynn said to Duke Tyrvus after he shot Darion.
It has already happened.
In order to avoid maximizing losses, the "wise" emperor allowed Irina to transplant his divine genes, and he instantly became a hot new upstart in the empire, even ignoring the sufferings that the Bartleon family had endured over the past year.
Did he really not know that the Fourth Prince had drawn Eleanor's blood? Not necessarily.
Perhaps these subordinates have simply lost their usefulness and are not worthy of his continued support.
Lynn understood his thinking.
Understanding does not mean agreement.
Because humans are double-standard animals.
So at this moment, Lin En didn't even have the interest to talk to him.
Saint Laurent VI seemed to sense the other party's absent-mindedness and frowned: "Also, regarding the Sealed Object incident in Orne City, you were at the bottom and did not know the full picture, so you cannot judge the reason why the top leaders made such a decision."
"So I understand the anger and resentment in my heart."
"But that's no excuse for you to cause a scene in the chamber."
"You can regard today's incident as my compensation to your Bartleron family, or as my invisible reward for your actions in Orne City."
"After you leave the palace, I will not pursue your previous actions."
"As for the feud between you and the Mosgra family and the Tianli Church, I will not take sides with either side. I will leave this arena to you to fight."
"Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty."
Lynn bowed calmly.
Seeing this, Saint Laurent VI looked him up and down expressionlessly, then nodded: "I hope you can have a more peaceful time in Grosting. It will be time for autumn hunting soon."
"Go ahead. Also, call Silina over here."
After getting the permission from Saint Laurent VI, Lynn safely escaped from what happened tonight. He slowly stood up and walked out of the palace with a calm expression.
Looking at his tall back, a barely perceptible cold light flashed in Saint Laurent VI's eyes.
"Yuvilia."
某一刻，圣罗兰六世极为突兀地冲着林恩的背影喊道。
然而对方似乎没有第一时间反应过来，甚至就连下意识的举动都没有。
直到走出两三步后，少年才后知后觉地回过头，神情诧异：“陛下，您喊谁？”
“.没什么，去吧。”
圣罗兰六世面色寡淡地挥了挥手。
与此同时，心中充满了困惑和不解。
难道是自己想错了？
可如果不是那样，0级封印物的核心，以及里面寄宿着的创生恶魔究竟去了何处？王座之上，皇帝陷入了沉思。
“那个老家伙都找你聊了些什么？”
在宫廷内侍的带领下，离开皇帝行宫的林恩在中庭见到了伊薇丝特，以及包括大皇女希尔莉娜在内的另外四名皇子皇女。
甚至就连席亚和寂静圣女缇雅，不知为何也来到此地，正用一种冷漠的眼神注视着他。
然而眼下的林恩却没时间处理他们的事情。
感受到伊薇丝特冰凉的小手裹住他的手背，林恩微微一笑：“不必担心，陛下赦免了我今晚的罪。”
他隐瞒了最后的那个小插曲，觉得这件事过早告诉伊薇丝特并不是什么好事。
闻言，对方鲜红的眼眸中浮现出一丝诧异。
似乎没想到那个老家伙今天居然这么好说话。
不过她仍是暗地里松了一口气。
说实话，哪怕是对经历过大风大浪的伊薇丝特来说，今晚发生的一切都充满了刺激。
刺激到.她快要忍不住将自己可爱的小狗用力按倒在床上。
只可惜伊薇丝特早就和自己约法三章过，在没有彻底俘获林恩的内心之前，是不会和他上床的。
否则的话，岂不是输给了未来的那个贱女人？
另外，在方才的晚宴上，她还隐约察觉到了一丝不对劲。
这样想着，伊薇丝特将目光投向不知为何跟过来的那位寂静圣女。
短暂的对视之后，对方似乎不感兴趣一样，宛如人偶一样移开了视线。
直觉告诉她，林恩和她之间的关系并没有那么简单。
可由于眼下不太方便，因此伊薇丝特便准备等回去之后，用催眠能力结合林恩舌头上的情欲开关，狠狠“拷问”这个家伙一番。
注视着希尔莉娜缓缓步入行宫内部的身影，伊薇丝特默默想道。
“你倒是运气不错。”
就在这时，一旁的四皇子约书亚忽然没头没尾地说道。
他的目光充满了困惑和诧异，似乎没想到林恩为什么能安然无恙地从埃洛赫特宫走出来。
见状，林恩呵呵一笑，低头整理着左手上的手套。
由于之前那只被尤妮斯捡走了，所以眼下他只剩下了一只。
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可古老的决斗仪式却并未对手套的样式有要求。
看他这副不怀好意的模样，四皇子神色一变，终于意识到眼前这家伙其实是个敢在大庭广众之下杀人的疯子。
虽然他根本不相信对方敢在这样的地方，朝一名货真价实的皇子动手。
可.万一呢？这家伙可是一名货真价实的疯子！
所谓疯子，不正是会做出常人所不敢做的事情？！自己身为帝国皇子，万金之躯，又岂会为这样的破事冒风险？
圣罗兰研究所还有那么多可爱的实验体在等着他！更何况，那家伙似乎有些神秘领域的手段。
否则尤妮斯哪怕再如何愚蠢，也不会莫名其妙地捡起手套，接受他的决斗申请。
念及至此，四皇子的眼中闪过一丝阴冷，似乎将这份仇恨记在了心里。
倒是二皇子费利特对此颇为感兴趣：“约书亚，没想到你居然也有一天也会低下那莫名其妙的高傲头颅，真是有趣。”
他神色舒展，俨然没有了平日里的冰冷和淡漠。
“聒噪。”
四皇子皱眉道，随后不再言语。
然而他在记恨林恩，林恩又何尝没记住他？下一个就是你了，小登。
他在心里默默想道。
接下来，在等待希尔莉娜觐见圣罗兰六世的时间里，中庭内的气氛陷入了有些诡异的沉默之中。
二皇子费利特的目光从始至终都停留在他的身上，似乎再一次刷新了对于林恩的认知。
九皇女艾梅丝妲则是颇为好奇地望着他，可却总在林恩朝她看过来的时候，下意识轻哼一声，呲着小虎牙移开视线。
至于远处的席亚和寂静圣女则十分靠近，态度亲昵地聊着什么。
虽然没有肢体上的触碰，可明眼人都能看得出，两人之间的关系十分亲密。
见状，林恩叹了一口气，不着痕迹地移开视线。
倒是远处的寂静圣女缇雅，一边低着头和席亚小声说着什么，一边微不可察地皱了皱眉。
片刻后，希尔莉娜面色平静地回到了中庭，通知二皇子费利特前去觐见。
而紧随其后的则是四皇子和九皇女。
直到几十分钟过去，最后的最后，圣罗兰六世仿佛才想起伊薇丝特一样，让人来通知她。
就连皇女殿下本人都仿佛已经习以为常了一样，对此并没有什么意见。
其他几名皇子皇女也是这样一副神情。
唯独林恩深吸一口气，不知为何有些烦躁。
他本想推着伊薇丝特过去，谁知却有一名年长女仆过来代劳了。
“陛下只说要见三殿下一人。”
对方的神情有些木讷。
闻言，经过短暂的眼神交流后，林恩只得在原地等候。
倒是伊薇丝特低声说了一句“等我回来”，随后便乘坐轮椅逐渐消失在走廊上。
至此，整个中庭便只剩下林恩独自一人，面对另外几名不太熟悉的存在。
虽然都是原著中见过的角色，可眼下一股脑出现在眼前，还是令林恩感到有些不适应。
顺带一提，光是在场的三名女性，希尔莉娜、缇雅以及九皇女艾梅丝妲，就都是勇者席亚未来的后宫。
只不过艾梅丝妲的剧情等级略低一筹，只有A级而已，在原著中也属于倒贴角色，不是很出彩。
因此林恩并没有怎么关注。
似乎察觉到气氛有些沉默，意想不到的家伙率先打破了这份寂静。
“哒、哒、哒”
伴随着一阵清脆的足音，身材高挑曼妙的女人朝他走了过来。
见希尔莉娜忽然靠近那个令他讨厌的家伙，席亚下意识停止了和缇雅的交谈，将目光投向自己的上司。
伴随着一阵陌生却沁人心脾的淡淡幽香传来，林恩忽然看见一只白皙柔嫩的玉手，探到了他的面前。
手中还捏着一张烫金的华贵请帖。
“明天，有空可以让小伊薇带你过来玩一玩。”希尔莉娜的神情柔和，似乎忘记了林恩之前对她的容貌评价，“就在我的宅邸里，不过和今晚不同，来得都是同龄的一些朋友，算是私人性质的晚宴聚会。”
仿佛一个温柔的大姐姐一样。
正常来说，一个生理性征正常的男性，在看到如此绝美的女人主动邀请，一定会有所心动。
然而林恩.不是什么正常人。
他毫不犹豫地摇了摇头：“抱歉，我家殿下不让我在外面和陌生女人讲话。”
林恩仿佛一个听话的乖孩子。
倒不是他在搞节目效果。
而是因为伊薇丝特那个女人，真特么这样叮嘱过。
倘若被她事后得知，自己在没经过允许的情况下，擅自答应了她仇人的宴会邀请，回去之后会怎样，林恩想都不敢想。
更何况，这女人为什么突然向他提出邀请？事出反常必有妖。
林恩才刚回帝都，不想随意招惹这些势力。
光是莫斯格拉家族和天理教会，就够他忙活一阵的了。
闻言，希尔莉娜神色一滞，不过很快就反应过来，轻轻撩起耳畔垂落的白金色长发，星眸潋滟，风情万种。
“没关系，替我转交给她即可。”
说着，希尔莉娜露出一抹动人的微笑，随后转身离去。
在低声和席亚交谈了几句之后，对方朝这里不着痕迹地瞥了一眼，随后一行人便离开了埃洛赫特宫，消失在夜色里。
望着那道绝美而又曼妙的身影，林恩深吸一口气，平复着心中的激荡。
说老实话。
这女人.真的很美很美。
如果不是见识过祛除诅咒之后的魔女小姐，经历过类似直达灵魂的冲击感，他恐怕都要沉沦在那女人柔和静谧的笑容之中。
帝都最美的女人，不仅仅只是美在容貌上，更带着一种类似“魅惑”的buff。
就在这时，林恩的耳边忽然传来了轮椅被推动的声响。
伊薇丝特回来了。
“殿下为什么要邀请那个家伙？”
返程的马车上，席亚有些困惑地询问道。
希尔莉娜托着粉腮，漫不经心地望向窗外。
在听到下属的问题后，她沉默片刻，随后眼中浮现出一丝无奈。
因为这是自己的父亲卡尔德隆交代的事情。
在觐见过圣罗兰六世之后，对方直截了当地提出了这点要求，让她尝试着接近林恩，获取他身上隐藏的某个秘密。
虽然希尔莉娜目前对此一无所知，但那毕竟是皇帝的命令。
What's more, he promised her a considerable amount of Wangxuan score as compensation.
Although her first impression of the little guy was not very good, Hillina still decided to take on the task.
But right now, in front of her close subordinates, she didn't know why she didn't want to say it.
Perhaps he was afraid that Xia would overthink and cause unnecessary misunderstandings.
Seeing that Hillina fell silent, Xia stopped asking questions. After the carriage arrived at the destination, he got off and returned to the military headquarters.
"Good night, your highness."
Sia waved her hand and said goodbye to her gently.
Xilina smiled and said, "Good night to you too."
After watching Xia return to the military headquarters, Hillina ordered someone to drive away.
Now she was the only one left in the carriage, and everything suddenly became quiet.
As for Tia, when she left Elohet Palace, a nun came to pick her up.
After all, she is the Saint of Silence and has a very high status in the church.
The street scene outside the window was rushing backwards.
After an unknown amount of time, the carriage slowly stopped in front of his mansion.
Just as Hillina was about to go back to soak in the hot spring to wash away her fatigue, she found a slender figure in a moon-white robe, standing at the door of the mansion with her legs together.
"Tia? What's wrong?"
After recognizing the other party's identity, although she was confused, Hilina still asked.
In a sense, the relationship between the two competitors can only be described as dull.
Hearing Hillina's active inquiry, for some reason, the elf girl, who should have been as cold and indifferent as a doll, showed a trace of hesitation in her eyes, which was extremely rare.
After a moment of silence, she whispered, "Can you give me two of those invitations?"
Xilina was a little surprised: "You want to attend this dinner? But I haven't heard of it."
"It was Brother Xia. He suddenly asked me when we were leaving. He seemed to want to participate."
Tia stood on tiptoe slightly, touching the ground with the tips of her boots, trying to make herself look as calm as usual.
So that's why, was it to accompany him? Hilina didn't doubt it, and she didn't even think Tia was lying.
Because the personality she displays on a daily basis is so indifferent that it is impossible for people to associate her with lying.
Looking at the two extra invitations in her hand, Tia took a deep breath.
"Would you like to come in and sit down?"
"No."
After rejecting Hillina's invitation, Tia left with a heavy heart.
After walking on the empty and deserted street for a long time, she finally let out a long breath.
In fact, she did deceive Hillina just now.
Xia had no idea that she would be attending the dinner party.
Even Tia was not going to tell him about this, but was planning to sneak into the dinner party by disguising herself.
The reason is simple.
This might be one of the few opportunities for her to get close to that annoying guy.
It's not that I have an obsession with him.
I'm just hesitant about the missing twelve years of memory.
She wanted to learn about her missing past through that damn guy, and she did not rule out the possibility of using some brutal and coercive means.
But, this was, after all, a private meeting with another man.
In the silent church and secular concepts, it is a manifestation of unchastity.
Even though Tia hated that man to the core, it was still inappropriate.
Therefore, she decided to keep it secret completely.
Just think of it as a little secret buried deep in your heart.
"I'm sorry, Brother Xia."
Under the moonlight, the girl whispered to herself with a heavy heart.
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