Chapter 1632
Look! Look at what I said!
Hearing the attendant's report, the Fourth Prince Vernon couldn't help but turn pale, looking toward the door with suspicion, while the old Emperor slumped back onto his throne in despair, as if his son—the fourth stupid son—had just died.
That perverted Prince with a Wang Nu collection hobby had actually bundled up three of his daughters from the top ten in the order of succession and brought them all over. This was no longer a level of "coming with ill intent"; this was damn well coming directly to force the palace!
According to the situation in those files, this dog thing was probably stirring up trouble in the Nine Western Kingdoms while also setting his sights on the territory in the east, preparing to use his Eastern Kingdom of Kalewen as a springboard to gradually intervene in the affairs of the Three Eastern Kingdoms.
If he were just an ordinary ambitious person, that wouldn't matter; at worst, the two countries would just go to war. But he happened to hold a high position in the Cleanup Bureau, could influence the decisions of the Cleanup Bureau's upper echelons, and was said to have an extremely, incredibly, especially cruel personality!
The few cleanup agents he had spent a large amount of wealth and resources to win over in the Bai Yang Branch had once participated in the promotion assessment with him and witnessed this Prince Leon's methods. Now, even just hearing his name made them tremble; his rampant cruelty was evident!
Facing such a crazy and extreme madman who also held absolute military power, any resistance he made would probably be meaningless and might even provoke the other party's cruel nature, so...
Give him whatever he wants! Now that his fist is big, he is justice!
Glancing at Prince Vernon, whose face had turned bloodless after realizing the seriousness of the situation, the old Emperor closed his eyes in despair and waved his hand powerlessly:
"Let... please let Prince Leon in!"
Hmm... why is the atmosphere here a bit strange?
After entering the inner hall with the three princesses who had been "invited" under semi-coercion, looking at the old Emperor and his son who looked like they were mourning their own deaths, Leon couldn't help but frown in confusion, but soon he felt relieved again.
His own Director had only used less than sixty minutes to sweep away all the ancestors the Kingdom of Sika Laiwen had accumulated over six thousand years. People just having an ugly expression instead of beating their chests and wailing loudly could already be considered to have great restraint.
"Your Majesty, Your Highness Vernon."
As an important accomplice who had swept away their ancestors, Leon, feeling a bit guilty, took the initiative to salute and greet them, then explained with a face full of sincerity:
"I am very sorry about the Profound Sanctuary matter, but whether you two believe it or not, it wasn't me who did it. I was just a victim who happened to be brought there.
Your Majesty, the purpose of my coming here this time actually only has two points: one is to find out the reason for the Low Fever Syndrome spreading throughout the world, and the second is to understand why Miss Olivia... left without saying goodbye. I had no motive to do such a thing."
"..."
"..."
This person... seems quite polite?
Looking at Leon, who clearly held absolute military power but still took the initiative to salute the two of them and patiently explained his purpose, the Emperor and his son couldn't help but look at each other, seeing a glimmer of hope in each other's eyes.
Since this Prince Leon was behaving very kindly, is it possible that this was just a misunderstanding? He wasn't preparing to force the palace, just on a whim, and happened to kidnap my three daughters/sisters...
Uh...
Looking at the three Wang Nu behind Leon, whose hands were tied, whose mouths were stuffed with suspicious cloth, and who were strung together with hemp rope, the hearts of the old Emperor and his son, which had just recovered a little, immediately died back down honestly.
With his method of kidnapping people, how could it possibly be a misunderstanding!
"This... circumstances were urgent, I'm sorry."
Understanding that his methods were indeed a bit rough, Leon couldn't help but loosen the rope in his hand, apologized to the three terrified Wang Nu, and then explained with a slightly embarrassed expression:
"I invited these few Highnesses here because I discovered some problems with the Low Fever Syndrome and wanted to ask them to help explain, but... the few Highnesses were not very cooperative, and the Low Fever Syndrome is of great importance, so I had no choice but to be offensive."
Low Fever Syndrome? Not asking me to abdicate? After hearing Leon's explanation, the old Emperor couldn't help but blink, then, as if he were Popeye who had eaten spinach, immense vitality was injected into his body. He straightened up from the throne with a start, his eyes burning as he asked:
"You brought them here to solve the Low Fever Syndrome matter?"
"Right."
Hearing this, Leon couldn't help but blink along, then asked back with a confused expression:
"Is there a problem with this?"
"No, no! Low Fever Syndrome is good! Low Fever Syndrome is good! Uh... I mean, this matter is indeed very important!"
Seeing that the situation had actually taken a turn for the better and was not heading in the worst direction, the expressions on the faces of the old Emperor and his son couldn't help but relax simultaneously. They then ignored the fugitive status of a certain Prince Leon and enthusiastically called for people to move chairs and tea tables, even serving a pot of fragrant black tea.
"You speak, we listen!"
"Good..."
After declining the black tea personally poured by Prince Vernon, Leon, who was a bit baffled, suppressed the confusion in his heart, asked the three Wang Nu who had regained their freedom to arrange themselves according to the order of succession, thought for a moment, added Prince Vernon in as well, and then asked:
"Your Majesty, have you seen the difference between them?"
!
Difference?
The old Emperor, who had just recovered from the surprise of not having to abdicate, couldn't help but carefully examine his children after hearing this, and then said somewhat uncertainly:
"The difference you speak of... is it their hair?"
"Right."
After nodding and acknowledging the result given by the old Emperor, Leon pointed to the few Princes and Wang Nu and explained earnestly:
"If the order of succession of the few Highnesses is arranged from left to right, they are the second, fourth, seventh, and tenth respectively. Wang Nu Anbeisi, who is in the second order of succession, still has clean white hair, with almost no black visible, while Prince Vernon, who is in the fourth order of succession, already has a finger-width of black hair on his head.
As for Wang Nu Aili'er, who is in the seventh order of succession, and Wang Nu Cuisitana, who is in the tenth, one-eighth of the hair on their heads has already turned black."
"This..."
After looking at the color of his children's hair and finding that the situation was indeed as Leon said, the old Emperor couldn't help but tighten his expression, then asked with some confusion:
"Could it be that the change in hair color caused by this Low Fever Syndrome is related to the order of succession?"
"Yes, but to be more precise, it is related to the strength of the 'bloodline' in each person's body."
After recalling the white hair on the Director's head without a single impurity, Leon raised his finger and pointed to the finger-width of white hair on his own head, then frowned and said:
"If I'm not mistaken, the essence of this Low Fever Syndrome spreading throughout the world is actually a plunder specifically targeting bloodlines!"
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