Chapter 12 The Mastermind of the Assassination
After dinner, Li Yuan touched his stomach and burped.
After eating nearly half of the horse, he barely let himself fill his stomach in human form.
However, he is not worried about food in the future. Dragons are very good hunters, and there are plenty of prey in Helganorn's territory.
"Good cooking skills." He praised the butler standing next to him.
"As we all know, cooking is an essential skill for a housekeeper. It is my honor to satisfy you, my lord."
Shitou put his hands behind his back and puffed up his chest with pride.
"Your golem actually has such a degree of autonomy? Are you a very powerful mage?" Zhenna spoke to Li Yuan cautiously.
"There must be some inside information."
Li Yuan only gave a relatively vague answer. Now it is inconvenient for him to reveal too much information about himself and the Endless Tower.
Zhenna heard that the other party didn't want her to pry, so she simply changed the subject: "Didn't you say before that you had questions to ask me?" "Yes, I was thinking
that the person sent to kill you is now dead. , no one went back to report back, the person who gave the order behind the scenes will try to investigate. It is only a matter of time before they find me. I already know the inside story of the assassination, and I have killed so many Imperial knights, I don’t think that person will let go easily. Pass me." Li Yuan stared at Zhenna and said slowly.
"I'm sorry for getting you involved..." Zhenna bowed her head and apologized.
"No need to apologize, I am a sensible person, and this matter cannot be considered your responsibility." Li Yuan changed the topic as he said, "But I saved your life, and you still owe me a favor. I I hope you can tell me the situation truthfully this time and stop hiding anything. At least I need to know who is the mastermind who ordered your assassination behind the scenes?" "I understand. You are
my savior now. What's more ? The concealment is indeed unjustifiable." Zhenna nodded, made up her mind, and looked the other person in the eyes, "Then please allow me to formally introduce myself again. I am actually the princess of the Dragon Backbone Empire, Zhenna of Dragon Head Castle."
"She is really a princess of the same country." Li Yuan was not surprised. After all, he had known about this for a long time.
"The person behind the order to assassinate me, I think, should be my imperial sister, the first princess of the Dragon Backbone Empire, Fred." Zhenna said.
"In order to compete for the throne, eliminate competitors?" Li Yuan asked.
Examples of heirs fighting for the throne are nothing new in any feudal kingdom.
At this time, Zhenna was silent for a moment, and then gave a vague answer: "Probably." "
Probably? What do you mean?" Li Yuan didn't understand for a moment.
"My father fell ill a year ago, and the imperial sister gradually began to act as an agent in political affairs. Now she has basically taken over the power. Most of the nobles, ministers, and generals have come to her side. And those who are willing to support me It's so pitiful that I actually pose little threat to her. The only
candidates to inherit the throne are our sisters, but since I was a child, I have never been able to compare with her. Even if she thinks that I am interested in competing for the throne, to her, I am She is not even a pebble on her way to the throne."
Zhenna looked gloomy when she said this, and her inferiority complex in the face of her sister was obvious.
Li Yuan stared at her for a while, and then said: "I set up such a trap, but I still have a back-up plan. I really feel that you are insignificant, so I wouldn't go to such trouble to kill them all." Zhenna looked at Li in surprise
. Yuan, these words seemed to comfort her.
She smiled self-deprecatingly: "Who knows, she and I have been estranged a long time ago. I have always been unable to understand Sister Huang's thoughts."
She was still in a very low mood, but after hearing what others said, she felt somewhat relieved. It has calmed down a bit.
"But according to what you said, the situation is not very optimistic." After finishing speaking, Li Yuan fell into deep thought.
According to Zhenna, Princess Fred should be regarded as the de facto ruler of the empire. Her power can be seen just from the fact that she can make such a move to get rid of her own sister.
With the only competitor to be eliminated at this point in time, the eldest princess might be ready to ascend the throne.
The future queen of the Dragon Spine Empire - this is the enemy they will face now.
In other words, he is going to be an enemy of such a big country at the beginning?
Li Yuan felt that his scalp was starting to feel numb.
Zhenna observed Li Yuan's expression and said cautiously: "You actually don't have to worry so much. Maybe as long as I don't go back to the empire, the imperial sister will not take any further actions..." "Maybe, but
I I don’t dare to bet my life and fortune on such a good luck." Li Yuan said seriously.
Because of the existence of the symbiosis contract, his life is bound to this endless tower.
If someone attacks the Endless Tower, he cannot abandon the tower and escape. That would undoubtedly put his life and property in the hands of the opponent.
Through the battle with the previous dragon-slaying team, he could see that the Imperial troops already had a fairly mature dragon-slaying system.
Once that Princess Fred chooses to kill everyone and send a more powerful dragon-slaying team over, if he is unprepared, he may die in an ugly way.
The top priority is to strengthen the defense force here!
As he thought about it, his eyes focused on Zhenna again.
"What are your plans for the future?" he asked Zhenna.
"I..." Zhenna was speechless for a while, and finally spoke after a while, "Don't worry, I will find a way out on my own. I will leave tomorrow morning and won't continue to cause you any trouble." Then it's better to just stay
- This sentence immediately came to Li Yuan's mind.
He had been involved in this murder and had personally killed a group of Imperial knights. Regardless of whether Zhenna left or not, as long as these two things were discovered, Princess Fred would have enough reasons to get rid of him.
Zhenna and he are now in a similar position, so keeping her can at least serve as a fighting force.
You must know that if he had not joined forces with Zhenna in today's battle, he would have died in the hands of that team of knights.
The current situation is grim, and any option to improve your survival rate cannot be easily passed up, even if it is only a small improvement!
But he didn't say this invitation right away. He still clearly remembered the way Zhenna had blown her hair before.
He wasn't sure how wary Zhenna was about him now. If he didn't carefully consider his words, he might be rejected on the spot.
At this time, the stone standing behind him suddenly spoke:
"Please forgive me for overstepping my bounds, my lord. If this lady has no place to go, how about asking her to stay here? If she is willing to sign a membership contract, It will also help with the restoration work on the tower."
(End of chapter)