Ashik is dead.

And what the old king and Eshik just said...

There was a trace of confusion on Jace's face. The development of things was somewhat beyond his expectations and he was a little dazed.

Yes, things changed so quickly. Not only Jace, but other people who didn't know the truth would also be very surprised, or even shocked.

"Jace, my child, don't be surprised." The old king took a breath with difficulty. He patted Jace's shoulder and smiled warmly in his eyes.

"His Majesty."

Shuke, a fourth-level true wizard wearing a purple robe, appeared from the void. He looked at the old king who looked very tired and old, and a trace of worry flashed in his eyes.

"Shuke, don't worry, don't worry."

"I know my own situation. I can't do it. Really, I'm very old and really at the end of my life."

The old king forced a smile at the fourth-level true wizard named Shuke.

"You guys..." Jace's lips moved slightly.

"Jace, my child, you must be wondering what is going on."

The old king looked at Jace and spoke vaguely and intermittently, but his eyes looking at Jace were extremely bright. He said, "My child, I'm sorry that I deceived you."

"From the beginning I knew that Aisik was not actually the prince of our Principality of Saint Laurent. Haha, although Aisik performed very well, there was no way he could have hidden it from me."

"In my eyes, his performance was full of flaws and loopholes."

"It's just that you happened to be affected by some other things at that time, so I wanted to use him to secretly motivate you, and kill Aisik after you regained a little confidence. But I didn't expect that, my child, your behavior was beyond my expectation and was truly good."

"So I changed my original plan and let Aisik become a grindstone. At the same time, I let you grow freely, wanting to see how far you can go. I didn't expect that you could actually do this and silently carry out a palace coup. Hehe, Jace, my son, you can do this, which means you are more than just excellent."

The old king kept talking.

Jace listened, his lips moving slightly, as if he wanted to say something.

"Your Highness, everything His Majesty has done is for you." Shuke bowed slightly towards Jess and said so.

"For me?"

Jace dropped his eyelids, but his doubts remained.

As if he could see the doubt in Jace's heart, the old king continued, "Jace, our Holy Thorn Flower Principality must have a king, and a powerful king, not a weak and incompetent one."

"We have seen your planning and forbearance over the past few years. Every time you accumulated strength, every time you gave in and made a move in secret, step by step, I am really satisfied."

The old king laughed and said, "God is really kind to me. He gave me such an outstanding son."

Jace was silent.

He didn't speak.

But there was a wave of shock in his heart. Jace really didn't expect the truth of the matter to be like this. In his opinion, the very powerful opponent Aisik was just a whetstone for him, and his father, the old king, looked old and confused, but was watching everything in secret.

I guess... no one could have thought of it.

Jace was very uneasy.

"Your Highness, your method of gathering wizards is very good. However, do you think that the price you offered is enough to recruit a powerful fourth-level wizard? Even if you once saved her by chance and owed her a life-saving favor?" Shuke spoke softly again.

As soon as he finished speaking, there was an invisible and subtle wave in the air, and an old woman in a navy blue robe appeared and bowed slightly towards Jace.

"Your Highness, I am very happy to accompany you and witness your growth over the past few years." The old woman was very old, but she was full of an indescribable grace and elegance.

"Mrs. Sneer..."

Jace raised his brow.

"Sni's true identity is one of the powerful wizards in charge of the royal wizarding group of our Holy Thorn Flower Principality. Her real purpose in being with you is to protect you, so that you will not be harmed by other people and will not be in danger of your life." The old king's voice rang in Jace's ears.

At this moment, the old king looked at Jace, whose expression had finally changed, revealing a trace of bewilderment and helplessness. Suddenly, he showed a trace of apology and said, "Jace, my child, please forgive me."

"sorry."

"I might shock you by doing this, but I have no choice."

"Child, you should know the Principality of Lionheart and Flame, the leading country that we are cooperating with on the surface. In the Principality of Lionheart and Flame, the two princes are not ordinary characters. If you are not strong enough, when you become the king in the future, you will face more things and bear greater pressure."

"You may even be unable to bear it."

The old king held Jace's hand tightly, stared at him intently, and said, "Forgive me, my child."

At this moment, Jace looked at the old king's face. He wanted to say something, but he couldn't utter a word.

His mind was completely confused.

"I...Father, you are doing this for my own good." Jace pursed his lips and said this.

"It's fine Jace, it's fine."

The old king showed a look of relief on his face. He reached out his hand again, touched Jace's face with distinct facial lines, touched Jace's hard beard, and said, "Thank you for your forgiveness."

"Don't you want to be king?"

"After that you will be the king."

"Jace..."

The old king's arms suddenly became stiff, and then dropped heavily.

He was not breathing and was dead.

"His Majesty!"

"His Majesty!"

"His Majesty!"

The powerful secret guards of the palace cried out in shock and quickly knelt on the ground. Even Shuke and the other four powerful level four True Meaning wizards bowed their heads to express their condolences and respect.

Now only Jace was left standing.

Jace looked at the old king's body on the bed with a complicated expression on his face.

He closed his eyes, and opened them again after a short while, but the expression on his face was a little strange.

"Father."

"Father."

Jace sighed silently in his heart, his body softened, and he knelt heavily in front of the old king's body.

…………

Morin was waiting in the passage.

Ishik and Jace had been gone for a while, but Jace, Ishik and their knights and wizards were still confronting each other, with no intention of retreating.

However, the reason why Morin did not leave was not because of the wizards and knights, but because the scene caused by the fight between the wizards and knights was too scary. The surrounding energy was stirred, forming violent energy rays and energy particles, making everything around very unstable. If he went out before, his whereabouts would be exposed without a doubt.

If that's true, it would be a lot of fun.

After the energy around him calmed down a little, Morin used his own void talent. He moved his body and disappeared directly into the surrounding void, completely disappearing.

"I didn't expect that there are so many Level 4 True Meaning beings in the Holy Thorn Flower Principality, and they usually keep a low profile." Mo Lin thought of what happened just now, his heart moved slightly, and he was filled with an indescribable feeling.

True meaning.

The existence of the fourth level of true meaning.

If you don't reach the fourth level of true meaning, in the wizard's world, they will always be two completely different existences.

Morin appeared in the forest near Taya City. Just as he was about to move forward, he heard a horse neighing.

A team of knights wearing gray mysterious iron armor, with their entire bodies covered in heavy armor with only a pair of eyes exposed, were protecting a figure and running non-stop on the road.

"Jace, is it him?" Morin frowned when he saw the figure.

Although Morin was still hidden, Jace seemed to have discovered him. He reined in his horse with a whoosh. The other knights followed behind Jace. Their momentum suddenly changed at this moment, and they slowed down and stopped in unison.

This alone shows how extraordinary these knights are.

"Maureen."

"Maureen Olson!"

Jace made a few gestures towards the knights, indicating that they should wait here, and then he turned around and walked towards where Morin was.