Chapter 313
As he spoke, he ran out without hesitation, carrying the 200-pound king, not giving the guardian god any chance to seal the space.
He ran all the way to the stairs, and instead of going down to the castle gate, he went straight up. After reaching the top floor, he jumped out of the window, then threw the person up with one hand, and then flipped himself up, and the two of them successfully sat on the "balanced bed".
Thanks to this prop that will not lose balance for any reason, otherwise the two of them would have fallen into a pulp from the 20-meter-high castle because the mattress flipped sideways.
"You are... Su Bei, a friend who understands." When Su Bei was trying to persuade the king, he deliberately showed his face to gain his trust. The king had a good memory, and the other party was a friend of his son who he had finally found, so he naturally had some impression of him.
It was for this reason that he had tried hard not to say anything while Su Bei carried him along. Since the other person was his son's friend and a powerful psychic, he should have appeared at this time to save him instead of killing him, so he would not cause trouble for him.
"It's me." Su Bei nodded subconsciously, but stopped when he realized that the other party couldn't see him.
The king hesitated for a moment, or rather paused for a moment, before continuing to ask: "Thank you for saving me. Can I ask why you are here?"
As the owner of the castle, he was naturally aware of Su Bei's disappearance, but Wu understood that Su Bei's explanation at the time was that Su Bei had a special mission to do and might not help with disaster relief. He didn't pay much attention to it at the time, after all, he was just a student. Who knew that the missing student would suddenly appear at this time and save his life.
Although he shouldn't doubt his savior, there are some things that he should ask for clarification in a timely manner, which will be better for everyone.
Su Bei replied meaningfully: "I am a destiny-related psychic."
This answer was concise and powerful enough. The king had also investigated his ability and knew that he was not lying. Just as a prophet could see the future, a destiny-based psychic had the same ability. If he knew in advance that he would be in danger and waited here on purpose, then it was perfectly reasonable.
But the king still had a question: "Since you knew yesterday that I would be in danger, why didn't you warn me directly?"
People who know Su Bei would no longer ask him such questions, but unfortunately the king did not know Su Bei, so Su Bei had to make up an excuse: "There are too many variables, why not I just do it in one go."
The king easily believed his explanation. After all, fate was the most mysterious system. How could ordinary people control their fate? It was reasonable for him to like to control everything in his own hands.
"Thank you very much this time. If it weren't for you, I would have gone to see my ancestors now." The king was full of emotion. "If Asia and Africa can survive this crisis, I promise that you will become my most distinguished guest. As for now, I'm sorry that I can't continue to express my gratitude. I need to go back to preside over the situation first."
He did not know whether his guards had arrived, and if they discovered his disappearance, they would surely panic. The king knew that if he did not show up in time, his disappearance would not be hidden for long in this chaotic situation.
By then, the country will inevitably fall into chaos.
"Are you really going to leave now?" Su Bei lowered his voice slightly, sounding like a bewitching force, "This is a good opportunity for observation."
What to observe is, of course, who has ambition and who has the ability to match that ambition. Who can stand up and take charge of the situation when there is no leader, and who is the one who is more likely to cause trouble than to accomplish something.
Just like Su Bei said, now is the most suitable opportunity. The guards all knew that he went to find the guardian, and they were intercepted when he asked for help. This was obviously a conspiracy against the king of Asia and Africa. In the end, he disappeared, and the guards would probably think he was dead. With their testimony, others would not disbelieve it, and they would not think that he was still alive, and they would not come out immediately to test them.
The reason why Su Bei persuaded the king not to show up immediately was certainly not because he really wanted to watch the show. If the king went out now, he could at most have the title of saving the king. But if the king went out under his leadership when the country was in chaos or even when the villain was about to succeed, the highlight that Su Bei would get would be completely different from the former.
If he could choose the latter, which has greater benefits, he would naturally not choose the former. Based on Su Bei's understanding of the king, he probably didn't care much about the people, and if there was this opportunity, they would most likely be persuaded by him.
Things turned out just as Su Bei had expected. After a long silence, the king gave a positive answer: "Okay, I'll go out after a while. Will you stay here next?"
He was a little worried that Su Bei would go find other people after saving him. In order to fake his death and escape, the guards would be useless for the time being. Su Bei had just demonstrated his strength, both in terms of supernatural powers and physical skills. If he could stay here to protect himself, the king would feel a little safer.
Fortunately, Su Bei had no intention of leaving and took the initiative to promise: "I will stay here to protect you until you decide to leave."
"Great, please don't worry, I will definitely give you the reward you deserve after this is over." The king breathed a sigh of relief and took out a tablet from his storage ring, connected it to the castle's surveillance camera, and monitored every move in the castle in real time.
The invisibility talisman naturally cannot make the tablet invisible as well. Seeing this scene, although Su Bei could monitor it with his mental power, he still went over and looked at the tablet with the king.
An hour later, the news of the king's accident spread. But ten minutes later, the other five princes and princesses, except Wu Mingbai, entered the castle together. The heartbroken queen took them into the bedroom and told them what happened to the king.
With her and the guards' double testimony, the information that the king was in trouble was confirmed.
Su Bei originally thought that these princes and princesses with ideas should first deal with the current predicament before doing anything else, or be a little petty and quickly seek help from the ministers they have won over, or be a little more ambitious and do something practical to win the support of the people. The result was unexpected, under the leadership of the eldest prince Andrew, they actually quarreled directly in front of the queen.
At first, only Andrew and his twin brother were arguing, and then the youngest princess Sofia also joined in. In the end, the remaining two people who were affected by the quarrel could not help but join in the quarrel.
Of all the possible solutions, a public quarrel was obviously the worst, and it could not even be called a solution. The king looked extremely ugly, and he was now somewhat thankful that he was invisible, so that no one could see his dark complexion.
"…Excuse me, it must be because this happened suddenly that they are a little confused, but they will be able to adjust soon." Knowing that Su Bei was probably watching this scene, the king said reluctantly. He was comforting Su Bei and himself at the same time.
Su Bei agreed politely: "The child is still young and needs exercise to grow."
However, this made the king even more upset. Andrew and the others were still young, but Su Bei and the others were not much older either! They were children of the same age, but the huge gap between them made him even begin to doubt if there was something wrong with his education.
Compared with these children, the queen was much more sober. She suppressed her grief over the loss of her husband and scolded them harshly. After stopping this meaningless quarrel, she drove the children back and asked them to come back tomorrow.
This is to give them some time to think and seek help.
After they left, he had people block the news of the king's disappearance and continued to send out psychics to carry out rescue operations. Then he asked for help from other countries, especially wanted powerful psychics to come and solve the problem of Gaodi Anzhuo, who might have rebelled.
Seeing her do these things in an orderly manner, the king felt relieved. At least he and his wife had no problem with their IQs. If these children couldn't take on the responsibility, they would just open a new account.
When the undercurrents in the capital were surging, the protagonists were also not at peace. Nightmare beasts could not get into the capital, but it was easy for them to get to other places. Many people had never seen so many nightmare beasts in their lives, and this time they saw enough in one day.
Although Jiang Tianming and his team were basically on their way to rescue people all day, they always had time to rest. During the rest time, they chatted in the group and checked if Su Bei had replied.
The protagonists are smart, but the next day, they realized that the problem was still with Gao Di Anzhuo. The earthquakes in Asia and Africa continued, and they would stop for a while and then start again.
This is obviously not a natural earthquake, and the only one who can cause a non-natural earthquake involving an entire country is the Patron Saint of Asia and Africa.
It was not convenient for the others to go back, and they had also heard about the king's death and the chaos in the capital. Feng Lan stayed in the capital of Asia and Africa, so she was well-informed and told them about this in the group.
Wu Mingbai couldn't explain how he felt about the king's death. It would be a lie to say that he had any deep feelings for his father whom he had just met after 15 years. However, since he had no ill will towards him and it was not his fault what happened back then, it was really hard for him not to care about this father.
Before we could get to know each other well, my father passed away. Although I wasn't heartbroken, I did feel a sense of loss.
Because they realized the problem with Emperor Gao Anzhuo and that the task of testing the guardian god could not be entrusted to the unarmed Feng Lan, Jiang Tianming and his team decided to send Wu Mingbai back.
Wu knew that as a prince, it was perfectly reasonable for him to come back at this time. Using the excuse of fighting for power would not alert the mastermind behind the scenes.
What happened outside was not that new to Su Bei. The excitement in the capital was enough for him to see. The eldest prince, together with his former teammates and some guards, directly surrounded the castle, under the pretext of protecting the crime scene.
But Su Bei said that this operation was useless. The king was already dead. What other use was there in defending the castle except to prevent others from seeing the guardian god? It was not like occupying the castle would make you the master of the country. It was better to surround the capital.
Apart from the Guardian Angel, the only person who was barely stopped by Andrew was the Queen. But he did not dare to really stop the Queen. If the Queen wanted to leave, Andrew would have no choice but to let her go.
In terms of prestige, the queen is much more powerful than him. If she wants to take the throne, she might be able to become the queen for a period of time.
If Andrew could really make up his mind and firmly control the queen, he could also ask the emperor to make the princes end the rebellion as quickly as possible and become the new master of the country. Although it is a bit unreasonable, extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures. In this time of internal and external troubles, if he can immediately take the throne and stabilize the country, it will be a good story.
But unfortunately, Andrew obviously did not have such determination. He only tried to please the queen, hoping that his mother would support him. Through the queen's public support, he could achieve his goal of ascending to the throne legitimately.
Under normal circumstances, there would be no problem with this choice. But as I said before, this is an extraordinary moment when the country needs to stabilize quickly. His bold and indecisive behavior made the queen lose the idea of supporting him.
The king sighed at this operation, and then he stopped paying attention to him, obviously giving up all hope on this son.
The second princess was much smarter. She took a people-friendly approach, opened the warehouse to distribute food, and won the hearts of the people by providing food to the disaster victims. This method is of course a temporary solution, but as an underage princess, she has no power, so it is good enough for her to do this.
It is worth mentioning that the king knew about her relationship with Weisser. The king was so angry that he was shaking. You know, the second princess was only fourteen years old!
In a real comic, this couple might be able to continue. But this is a real world, and Su Bei is sure that once their unacceptable love is discovered, it will be stopped immediately.
So he was not worried about being angry at the beginning. If the king didn't find out until they were about to leave, then they would take the initiative to expose it as Wu Mingbai said. Su Bei was a good socialist young man and would never allow this pedophilia to continue.
Now that the king has discovered this, it's even better. After all, the second princess may become the next king, and offending a king is not a good thing.
The second princess took the risk to contact Weisser at this time in order to let Weisser help monitor Andrew and provide her with assistance at a critical moment. As for what this assistance is, it doesn't look peaceful anyway.
The oldest of the remaining three children was only eight years old, and even if they were mature, they were powerless to deal with the situation. According to Andrew's spies, after discussing with the retainers, the three of them stayed in their own houses obediently and had no plans to go out to do anything.
From Su Bei's perspective, this approach is quite smart. Unless the ministers of the Asian and African countries want to usurp the throne, it is generally impossible to allow the youngest son to take the throne when there are older princes and princesses.
Therefore, it is their best choice to stay at home and watch the fight. Not only can they conserve their energy and avoid casualties, but also if one of the eldest prince and the second princess wins, they will not cause any trouble during this period and will also gain a certain favor from the new emperor.
At least the three little ones didn't cause the king any worries, so he didn't need to start over. He breathed a sigh of relief and smiled at Su Bei who couldn't see him, "These little ones are still smart."
Su Bei naturally would not say anything to spoil the fun at this time. He simply perfunctorily said a few words while thinking about when Wu Ming would come back. When he came back, he would definitely encounter obstacles, and these princes and princesses were one of the obstacles.
The others were relatives who had grown up together, so even if there was a competition for the throne, they would hold back. But Wu knew it was different. He had no family ties with them. And Andrew and his friends obviously had no shortage of brothers and sisters.
Su Bei's plan was to wait until Wu Mingbai was troubled by these guys, and then he would take the king out. This would not only solve Wu Mingbai's crisis, but also add a little highlight to his plot, which was perfect.
It happened that at this time the king also thought of his son who was living abroad. He felt guilty when he thought that not only had his son been living abroad for the past fifteen years, but he was finally found back, but he was away when he encountered danger.
After hesitating for a while, he looked at Su Bei and said, "Student Su Bei, you and Ming Bai are friends. I want to ask if he showed any sadness when he left the capital to help with disaster relief."
As soon as he heard this question, Su Bei knew what he was upset about. The answer was of course no. Wu Mingbai was not such a hypocritical person. He wanted to go to the disaster relief work, and he probably didn't think so much when he went there.
However, Su Bei was not willing to enlighten the king. He just shrugged and said, "Sorry, I was not there at that time."
Knowing that the reason he was away was to save himself, the king suddenly felt embarrassed to ask any more questions.
Wu Mingbai returned on the third day after the earthquake, along with Ai Baozhu. The next thing to deal with is the guardian god, who is likely to have problems, so a strong defensive psychic is essential.
Although Ai Baozhu's ability is not that strong, it wins because it takes the opponent by surprise. Unless you use your mental power to resist at the beginning, once you act aggressively in the [Gorgeous Realm], you will definitely be thrown out, no matter how strong the opponent is.
This time difference was enough for them to escape.
Just as Su Bei had guessed before, Andrew became anxious when he heard the news that Wu Mingbai and his friends had returned. He thought without hesitation that Wu Mingbai had returned to become the king. In addition, he had been suffering from depression for the past two days, so he was determined to teach Wu Mingbai a lesson so that he would stop daydreaming.
The king was furious when he saw his thoughts through surveillance. Although he already knew his eldest son, oh no, now he should call him second son, but seeing that he was so brainless, he couldn't help but feel his adrenaline rushing.
No matter how you think about it, you should be able to imagine that under the current circumstances, Wu Mingbai has no chance of ascending to the throne. If he were "still alive", it would be possible. But now he is dead in the eyes of the public, and the country will never accept a prince who grew up in a foreign country to inherit the throne.
Wu Mingbai's competitiveness for this position was even lower than that of the youngest Sofia. He had never expected that the eldest prince would go after Wu Mingbai first when he was facing internal and external troubles.
Things that did not involve the castle could not be captured by surveillance, so Su Bei could only turn a blind eye and listen to the old king's nagging. At first, he was very reserved and maintained the dignity that a king should have.
But maybe it was because of Su Bei's invisibility, or maybe it was because of his own invisibility, or maybe it was because there were only two of them now... In short, the king gradually let himself go, criticizing the eldest prince's various actions while wondering how to teach him a lesson in the future.
After hearing this, Su Bei really wanted to poison him. Why is a king so talkative? This ruins his character, do you know?
That night, Wu Mingbai showed up and saved Su Bei's ears. Although the eldest prince was chasing them, they still managed to sneak into the castle and went to the secret room where the guardian god was, ready to see what the other party was like.
Seeing this, the king finally got anxious. He himself was forced to flee by the rebellious guardian god. What if Wu realized that they were not prepared and really died there?
"No, I have to go out." He stood up and said seriously, "Please take me down, I want to stop them."
However, Su Bei refused: "Now is not the time for you to come forward."
Wu Mingbai must meet the guardian god. The plot has progressed to the later stages. Compared to the [Word Spirit] which is already absolutely powerful and the [Death Summoning] which can continuously increase its power, Wu Mingbai's [Earth Element] is progressing too slowly.
It is obvious that this plot was deliberately set up by the author to give him a chance to cheat. Whether out of consideration for the plot or for his companions, Su Bei would not let the king ruin the plot.
Of course, with the author around, he certainly couldn't destroy it. But if he didn't hold him back, Su Bei was afraid that the king would suddenly die on the way, and all his efforts would be in vain.
"What do you mean?" The king stood there in a daze, asking puzzledly.
In order to dispel his thoughts, Su Bei told him the truth: "This is Wu Mingbai's destined opportunity."
He thought that he had already mentioned the word "opportunity", and the king should not stop Wu Mingbai from making progress. But Su Bei obviously underestimated a father's love for his son. The king quickly frowned: "I'm sorry, although you said so, I only know that Mingbai will encounter danger. The guardian angel is very powerful, and he is definitely not able to fight against it. I can't let him be in danger just because he might gain something from this trip."
Tsk, he is indeed a good father. Wu knew that if he heard these words, he would be touched. Unfortunately, Su Bei couldn't let him ruin his plan. He made a touching expression and said, "Okay, then I'll take you down."
After saying that, he walked over and took advantage of the king's relaxed vigilance to stab him in the back of the neck. In the last second before the king fell into coma, he heard Su Bei apologize without any apology: "I'm sorry, but please sleep a little longer."