Chapter 654 (1/2)
Reuven?
Looking at the rightful expression of Yuli vilz, the black haired wizard was speechless and didn't know what to say.
Of course, he did not forget the hot-blooded and reckless heir of lottel, but if it was not mentioned by the Duke of ellemans, Loren would never have thought that it was Reuven who suggested that Yuli vilz should be forced to see him at the risk of being assassinated.
”Lu Wen and I have known each other since we were very young. We have been friends for many years. Although we have always been impulsive and reckless, we are very good at looking at people, or... We are always stupid enough to trust others.”
The young Duke didn't care about the black haired wizard's expression and shook his head slightly: ”if my memory is not confused, 'if I find someone who can be absolutely trusted in the Principality of Byrne, it's definitely not Loren Turin'... That's his original words.”
”Luwen, he thinks highly of you and even regards you as a close friend - you may not understand how surprised I was when I learned about it.”
The black haired wizard still looked at Yuli weiltz with suspicion. Of course, he didn't understand, or he couldn't believe that this kind of thing that can only be in knight novels would really happen.
”... so, just because of Lu Wen's words, are you willing to bet?” Lauren took a deep breath and said in as calm a voice as possible:
”Even if you risk your life and step into a castle that is likely to kill you here?”
”If Byrne had no attempt to betray the Empire, I would have nothing to worry about; if so, the 100000 Legion would kill all rebels, and the giant dragon flying in the sky would turn the whole Byrne into a sea of fire!”
Yuli weltz looked at the dark haired wizard coldly: ”it's not me who makes the choice, but you.”
”Really? I'm sorry to say that... But in my opinion, what you said is no different from what I just refuted you. It's just a word game.”
The black haired wizard sneered and almost wrote his disdain directly on his face: ”indeed, the Earls of Byrne may be able to maintain the most basic reason; but is there no knight in this city who would kill your imperial envoy in anger?”
”You should be well aware that the destruction of Byrne cathedral and the heresy, coupled with the governor Gaspar's years of raiding and squeezing, how much the people in this land hate him?”
”Even if a very few people who do not resent or even sympathize with him want not to be targeted in the face of this tide of counter offensive, their resentment against the Empire will be more fierce than ordinary people!”
With a long deep breath and a slight frown, Loren felt the pressure brought by each other. The young Duke felt no less oppressive than Conrad.
”So since you want me to answer your question directly, you'd better stop beating around the bush.” slowly looking up, the black haired wizard went straight to the subject:
”Tell me, what is the reason why you are willing to take risks and appear in this red blood castle?”
”By the way, you'd better not try to threaten me again; once exposed, you are the first to die, not me. In front of the Knights of Quan Bain, your dozen guards will be the same as the ice and snow in midsummer, and no trace will be left!”
”As for the accountability of Elman and the sky palace, whether Byrne will betray or not has nothing to do with you at that time - every Knight of Byrne should be happy to be responsible for this. The red blood castle and the thirteen Knight Lords will deeply regret this time. Your death will not change anything, anything!”
The voice vibrated, and for a whole minute, there was a dead silence in the carriage.
”Indeed...” even if Loren was so ”impassioned”, Yuli weiltz was still ”serious” and could not even read any emotion from his eyes except the short trance when he just mentioned Lucian:
”If I really die here silently, even if it leads to irreparable consequences, it should not change anything.”
With his hands in front of him, the stiff faced Duke straightened his chest and his slender body was as straight as a gun: ”even if the Empire came to blame, Byrne's nobles could shirk that they knew nothing about it.”
”After all, according to common sense, I should still be in El mans at the moment... It would be very offensive to come to Bain without permission.”
”In the end, the only one who will really blame Byrne is the Principality of El mans; and in order to calm Byrne's anger, I'm afraid the heavenly palace will also choose to sacrifice the interests of El mans? Even if Byrne really rebelled and 100000 legions invaded Byrne... As you said, it has nothing to do with me.”