The teacher breathed a sigh of relief.
Last night the school's senior management opened
There was a meeting that only senior teachers were eligible to attend. During the meeting, the king and queen were assassinated, and the principal deliberately brought up these two ancestors, as if he suspected that this matter was related to these two ancestors. Just when the teachers were worried that the principal would be unable to get over it, the principal told them to forget about it and then find a way to send them away.
We have to let them go even if we have to pay them!
[Chapter 96: Usurping the throne (IV)]
Just as Tsukasa and Sophia were leaving the school.
Ying Xiuleiyin and Su returned to the palace, where they met their two royal brothers. They didn't know what agreement the two royal brothers had reached, but they actually teamed up to control Xiuleiyin and Su. When they returned to the palace, they were asked to stay in a room and not go out before they were even told what was going on.
It was not until two days later that the two princes sent someone to take them out. They were brought to the throne room, with the two princes standing at the front, and below them were the ministers of state and other high-ranking officials. It seemed that the two princes had completed all the tasks during this period of time, and now all that was left was to announce the news of their ascension to the throne.
"Now that Shulain is here, let's announce this matter here." Prince Rayston stood in front of the throne and made the announcement. He first told Shulain the news that his father and mother had been assassinated, and then said that the country cannot be without a king for a day. According to the results of their discussion, they would let Prince Selis inherit the throne.
Ying Xiu Lei looked at the officials around him expressionlessly. Some of them were indifferent, while others had fake smiles on their faces, but no one raised any objection to this decision. It was obvious that they had been bribed by the two royal brothers long ago.
But this is also normal. Among all the princes now, although the brave Julius has a noble status, according to the rules of the continent, a brave man cannot become king, so this prince with both fame and strength has no possibility of inheriting the throne. If the brave man forcibly wants to become king, it is not impossible, but to do so will mean abandoning the Divine Word Church, his ally, and he may even be labeled a heretic by the Divine Word Church.
The next two brothers were actually the most popular candidates for the throne. After all, they had been helping to handle government affairs in the palace and had their own teams. If nothing unexpected happened, the next King Anareto would be born between the two of them.
Among them, Prince Selis is the first in line of succession.
He is the crown prince of the kingdom.
It is legitimate for him to inherit the throne.
As the fourth prince, Shulain had neither age nor political achievements, and he had not made a name for himself like the brave Julius. He was not originally considered to have a chance of inheriting the throne. It was not until the day of the appraisal ceremony that he showed initial attribute values that were far more amazing than Julius's, as well as mysterious exclusive skills, that people began to think that he might have a chance to become a candidate for the throne in the future.
But not now.
Prince Xiu Leiyin is still a fledgling now. To put it bluntly, he has not yet trained his own team, nor has he made any achievements. He is not yet an adult. If the king passes away at this time, the throne will never be inherited by the little prince. Therefore, no one has ever thought of assisting Xiu Leiyin to become king.
Even Prince Yanabaludo, who was very optimistic about Xiulein, could not make such a decision at this time. After all, in the current situation, Xiulein had no chance of winning at all. Moreover, based on his understanding of Prince Xiulein, the little prince had no ambition or kingly demeanor. Even if he stood up to support him, it would not change the outcome, and it might even make Xiulein feel disgusted. So why should he be so self-indulgent?
It seemed that the two royal brothers only intended to let Xiulein and Su watch and be witnesses. When they announced this matter, they never thought about what opinions the two younger brothers and sisters would have, because in their eyes, the threat of Xiulein did not come from himself, but from those nobles who saw the potential of Xiulein.
But at this time, Xiulein had not yet developed, and those nobles had not yet succeeded in stimulating Xiulein's ambition. At this moment, Xiulein was still that harmless little brother, and the two royal brothers had no ill feelings towards Xiulein at this time.
After all, Xiu Leiyin's character in the past was so naive that the two royal brothers might even regard Xiu Leiyin as their future general. If Xiu Leiyin behaves more obediently in the future, he might even receive the kingdom's full training.
Such results are for the kingdom.
It’s a good ending.
But it's a pity.
This is impossible to achieve.
Before Xiu Leiyin could say anything, Su had already stood up to protest.
"I have objections."
"Ok?"
Suddenly everyone looked at the little princess in astonishment. The two princes were also confused, because things had already become a foregone conclusion. Even if Julius ran back to protest at this time, he might not succeed, let alone other people. Moreover, this matter had nothing to do with Su, the princess. Why did she come out to protest? Did she really want to recommend Xiu Leiyin?
At this time, someone noticed that Prince Xiulain's behavior seemed different from usual. He no longer had the simplicity and innocence of the past. There was no expression on his face. He stood there without any emotion. Something was wrong.
"Xiurein, take Su down."
Prince Selis waved his hand impatiently.
Although strictly speaking, Su is his biological sister, closer than Xiu Leiyin, but this sister is useless. In her eyes, there is only Xiu Leiyin. At this important moment,
It was really annoying that she came out to cause trouble. He even considered when to let this annoying sister get married. After all, he felt that if Su and Xiu Leiyin continued to stay together, there would definitely be trouble in the future.
Xiu Leiyin did not accept the order, but stood up and said calmly: "I want to know the cause of death of my father and the queen."
Harris felt that something was wrong with Xiulein, but he thought of the Xiulein he was familiar with, and felt that the news of his father's death might have been too much of a blow to Xiulein, so he said with understanding: "Father and mother have encountered an assassin. I have ordered people to seal the city gates and send out the royal family's masters to investigate the news. I believe we will soon be able to know the news of the assassin."
Xiu Leiyin nodded, then looked at the captain of the guards in charge of defending the palace and asked, "You are in charge of defending the palace. Have you ever seen an assassin?"
The captain of the guards had originally been bribed by the two princes, but when he looked directly at Xiu Leiyin, he did not have the courage to tell the lie he had prepared.
The superposition of skills Deterrence and Scrutiny.
Plus the crushing of attribute values.
The captain of the guards was in a state of confusion.
Xiu Leiyin continued to chase and asked, "Captain of the Guards?"
"enough!"
At Prince Reston's signal, Prince Selis interrupted the interrogation of Xiu Leiyin. He also felt that something was wrong with Xiu Leiyin today.
And the captain of the guard looked like that.
If he continues to be questioned, he will most likely tell the truth.
The fact is, they never saw the assassin at all. Although the autopsies of the king and mother concluded that they were assassinated, the assassin seemed to appear and disappear out of thin air. Even before the fire started, no one found any trace. It was impossible to track down the assassin under such circumstances.
Both Harris and Prince Raystone had already made up their minds.
I'm not going to pursue this matter any further, I'm just pretending.
But this time.
They haven't realized yet that they have fallen into a trap.
[Chapter 97: Usurping the throne (V)]
"Xiu Leiyin, I understand how you feel, but please try to restrain yourself now and take Su with you. I will naturally get to the bottom of the matter between our father and mother." Harris still naively believed that Xiu Leiyin was just acting like this because of his emotional excitement. He had no idea what had happened to Xiu Leiyin, let alone that the Xiu Leiyin in front of him was a fake.
Su stood aside in silence. She was the only one who knew that this Xiu Leiyin was not Xiu Leiyin at all. Her two brothers were in danger today, and she was about to become the accomplice of this fake Xiu Leiyin. But she had no choice, because she did this all for her brother Xiu Leiyin. If she didn't help this fake Xiu Leiyin, then her real brother Xiu Leiyin would be killed by the fake Xiu Leiyin.
For the sake of brother Xiu Leiyin, I have no choice but to ask both of you to die.
Ying Xiuleiyin raised his head with a gloomy face and looked at Harris. Then, in front of everyone's surprised expressions, he drew his sword and pointed it at the throne, and loudly questioned Harris who was sitting on it: "Did you do the death of my father and the queen? Now I raise an objection as the fourth prince. Before the death of my father and the queen is revealed, I oppose any of you sitting on my father's position. Get down from there immediately, or don't blame me for disregarding brotherhood!"
"What a joke!" Prince Rayston shouted to the captain of the guards and others below: "Come here, take Prince Xiulein and Princess Su away!"
Harris was hesitant to speak. He originally hoped to convince Xiuleiyin. After all, with the support of Raystone, the throne was his anyway. In this case, he really didn't mind being generous to his brother. Besides, Xiuleiyin had such great potential, and Xiuleiyin had an older brother who was a world-famous warrior. He really wanted to convince Xiuleiyin, rather than use such a tough method to force Xiuleiyin to agree.
But after all, Lestone was his biggest helper in inheriting the throne. Since Lestone had made this decision, he couldn't say anything.
"Don't be violent. Xiu Leiyin was just emotional for a moment after all."
Harris' words instantly deflated the anger of the Guards, who were originally aggressive. Raystone glanced at his brother indifferently.
The ministers below all said with admiration: "The king is merciful."
You must know that Prince Xiuleiyin's actions just now were extremely disrespectful. If it were a king with a more fierce personality, Prince Xiuleiyin might be in danger of death today. He would never be as merciful as King Harris. The previous actions and impressions made many people think that Prince Harris was an ambitious villain who could not endure humiliation. However, this incident has changed many people's views on him.
on the contrary.
Prince Xiulain couldn't even control his emotions.
It seems that he really doesn't have the qualities to be a king.
Even Lord Yanabalu couldn't help but shake his head at this moment.
However, what happened next shocked them even more. Facing the siege of the Royal Guards, Prince Xiu Leiyin had a stern expression on his face, but he said confidently: "It seems that there is indeed another reason for the matter between my father and the queen, which makes you dare not tell the truth. In this case, I will get to the bottom of it today. I wonder who among you can stop me. Just come at me!"
The ministers were very disappointed with Xiu Leiyin's performance.
see.
It is believed that Prince Xiulain has gone insane.
Lestone even went past Harris and issued an order to the guards: "Go, the king has pardoned you, take this lunatic away!"
Seeing that Harris didn't say anything this time.
At a command from the commander of the Guards, several Guards immediately rushed towards Prince Xulain, but the next second they retreated at twice their original speed, bumping into other Guards and knocking down a large number of people.
Everyone was stunned.
Looking over there, it seemed that Prince Xiulain had knocked down his opponent with just a wave of his sword. No one would have thought that Prince Xiulain's strength had actually improved to this level. However, many people still did not have a good impression of Prince Xiulain. After all, the Royal Guards had 5,000 people. No matter how strong Prince Xiulain was, he could not fight against 5,000 alone.
Ying Xiu Leiyin expressed his disdain. He could defeat opponents of this level even if there were ten thousand, let alone five thousand. The strength of this body was not only due to the attribute value exceeding two thousand, but also the effect of the superposition of various skills. If he exerted his full strength, he could even fight with a monster like Sophia for two or three moves. A mere five thousand human soldiers were not a problem at all. He was not like the original Xiu Leiyin, who had mental defects. His will and spirit were harder than steel and he was not afraid of consumption at all.
Shadow Xiuleiyin walked towards the Guards step by step, like a king strolling in the garden. No soldier could defeat him with one sword. Although he was only one person, he gradually gathered the momentum of more than 5,000 people. When the Guards' commander saw Prince Xiuleiyin's eyes locked on him, his courage had already been pierced. He kept calling people to go up but couldn't stop Prince Xiuleiyin's steps. At this moment, the commander was extremely annoyed with the terrain of the palace. 5,000 people could not break in at the same time.
This way of playing is no different from queuing up and committing suicide!
He wanted to leave the palace and go to the square outside to fight Prince Xiulein, but the king and all the ministers were here at the moment. If their guards retreated, what would Prince Xiulein do if he turned around to deal with these people?
At this moment, the commander of the Guards was in a dilemma.
Harris was sitting on the throne and saw Xiulein killing everyone. For a moment, he felt that his position was not safe at all. Raystone next to him gave him a comforting look and asked him to look at the performance of those ministers.
Although the ministers were shocked by Prince Xiulein's strength, their disappointment in Xiulein was also visible. Some ministers even looked angry, pointing at the battle between Xiulein and the Guards and scolding them for making trouble. It was obvious that Xiulein's actions did not satisfy these people. Even if Xiulein defeated the Guards by chance, he would never get their support.
"Don't worry, the throne is yours, no one can take it away."
Raystone said with a smile, and that expression made Harris feel extremely strange. He always had an inexplicable feeling recently, that is, Raystone was no longer the third brother he knew, but was replaced by someone else.
But how is that possible?
He is Ray Stone, for sure.
Maybe it was just that he had never really understood this third brother, just like he didn't understand Xiu Leiyin.
It was all because he was too ignorant about his brothers.
[Chapter 98: Usurping the throne (VI)]
Raystone finished comforting Harris.
Looking back at the battle between Shulain and the Guards, seeing Shulain's powerful performance, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "As expected of souls from foreign lands, the potential of these reincarnated people is really great. Their pure souls may really help me realize my long-cherished wish. No, they will definitely help me realize my long-cherished wish!"
Harris was right.
At this moment, Reston is no longer the former Reston, but an old monster who has lived for who knows how many years. His true identity is the chief of the elves, the man who is like a venomous snake. As early as when he knew that Shulain was a reincarnated person, he had already tampered with the royal family and planted his soul seeds in all the royal family members. Only Shulain and the brave Julius were not planted with soul seeds.
Before, after feeling that the soul seed of his royal family had been destroyed, he immediately activated the soul seed in Raystone's body, devoured Raystone's soul and replaced Raystone. Then, after knowing what happened to the royal family, he felt that his chance had come, and he finally had the hope of taking the soul of this reincarnated person into his pocket.
Not only that, he can even assist Queen Harisden and manipulate Haris to become the king of the kingdom, and the Kingdom of Anareto will fall into his hands. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but want to laugh. Although he didn't know who did it, he was really grateful to that guy. In this way, most of the reincarnated people have fallen into his hands, and then he can realize his long-cherished wish.
It was the prophecy that made him a little wary. What on earth was the reincarnated being who was predicted to kill him and destroy the elves doing now? And the other party was able to crack his skills, which made him even more wary. He originally planned to collect all the reincarnated beings before taking action, but now he only needed to collect the two reincarnated beings from the Kingdom of Anareto.
If he accepted it, he would start to act immediately.
And this matter must be done before that brave man comes back!
Potimas was still dreaming his sweet dream.
But he didn't know that Ying Xiulei had already set his sights on him. His master had long known about Potimas's tricks, so how could he not predict that this old man would take action? He had long known that one of Harris and Reston must have been occupied by Potimas. The next thing he had to do was to find a way to expose this person's disguise. At that time, he would be able to easily convince the kingdom to go to war with the elves. After all, he still had evidence of the elves' child trafficking in the past.
Ying Xiu Leiyin broke through the encirclement of the army and rushed to the front of the legion commander. Under the awestruck gaze of the legion commander, he slowly retracted his sword.
"Captain, I have something I need you to do."
"what?"
"I have received a letter from brother Julius. The letter said that the demons have launched an attack. In order to ensure the safety of the frontline fortress, brother Julius will lead a team to the front line for support. He cannot come back to find out the truth about the assassination of my father and the queen. He also asked me to investigate the truth of this matter and let me stabilize the order of the kingdom, so that the country will not be in turmoil because of this incident."
"The demons have already launched their advance?!"
After hearing what Xiulein said.
The faces of the legion commander and the ministers changed.
At this time, Xiu Leiyin said to the legion commander: "You can disbelieve me, but you must believe brother Julius and what the hero said. The matter of my father and the queen is definitely closely related to the invasion of the demons. I suspect that the assassin is in the palace. I want to investigate this matter. Before the truth comes out, everyone in the palace is highly suspected, including... my two brothers. You are also suspected. I need you to cooperate with my investigation!"
When Reston saw that the commander of the Guards seemed to be convinced by Shulain, he could not help but stand up and asked, "Words are not enough. Shulain, take out Julius' letter and show it to everyone."
Xiu Leiyin said, "Of course, but I can't give it to you, Commander. My brother wrote in the letter that I can ask for your help, which means you are trustworthy. It is up to you to confirm the authenticity of this letter."
Then he looked at the ministers and the two princes.
"Brother Julius is the one who can be trusted when he says that the legion commander is a good person. If you have any objections, you can explain them to Brother Julius."
"Well, since it is the hero's intention, we have no objection."
If Xiuleiyin had not beaten up the guards just now, I am afraid that some people would still suspect that they were colluding with each other. But because of the farce just now, they knew that with Xiuleiyin's strength, he could completely ignore the guards and take them down. If he had already colluded with the guards, there would be no need to do so. Moreover, since the guards were able to gain the trust of Prince Harris and were entrusted with such an important task as guarding the palace today, it also showed that the possibility of Prince Xiuleiyin and the guards colluding was very small. If that was the case, it would only mean that the two princes were too weak.
Raystone looked at the scene with a gloomy expression.
Damn it, I didn’t expect that he had sent people to lock up Xiu Leiyin and the others right away, and he was still able to communicate with the hero through letters!
After reading the letter, the legion commander said that it was indeed the authentic letter from Prince Julius, and the words in it were also in Prince Julius' style, and there was no way it was a fake. He had once been a swordsman sparring partner for Prince Julius, and if he said so, then this letter was very likely to be true.
Of course the letter is true.
