Chapter 1188: Big Shot

Seeing the information of these five people, Bubu Wang was clearly entangled. In its view, the probability of these five people becoming the new king was not low.

Of course, these five people only had the highest possibility of becoming the new king. The remaining people were not completely without hope.

These competitors could basically be summarized into four types. The first type belonged to voluntary withdrawal, totaling 18 people. The second type belonged to 'soy sauce', totaling 16 people. The third type belonged to having ambition but no strength, totaling 10 people. The fourth type belonged to having ambition and strength, which were those 5 princes and princesses.

For a period of time afterward, Su Xiao would, of course, pay appropriate attention to these people. After all, his main quest was related to these people. He needed to choose one among the 49 princes or princesses and let them successfully inherit the throne.

Su Xiao still had 14 days of observation time, so he was not in a hurry to make a choice.

Walking on the bustling street, Su Xiao soon arrived near the royal palace.

As soon as Su Xiao approached the royal palace, the expressions of several officials chatting at the palace gate changed. It was clearly not okay for them to just walk away; it was too embarrassing. As for standing there blocking the way, forget it.

Now, in the eyes of these officials, Iron Hand was a combination of a god of slaughter + a god of plague + a god of death. They would never offend him if they could avoid it.

Three officials walked into the royal palace, trying to keep their expressions natural.

The old king's summons today was not for discussion, but for a banquet, a lunch banquet.

Of course, this meal was not so easy to eat because ten princes or princesses were also attending this banquet, and all officials in the royal capital who held real power had to be present. This banquet would definitely be very 'lively'.

When Su Xiao entered the banquet hall in the royal palace, he found that over a hundred people had already gathered here.

Don't underestimate these hundred people. Any one of them pulled out at random was a big shot. Without real power and huge wealth in their hands, they simply weren't qualified to attend this lunch banquet.

Many long rectangular tables were placed in the banquet hall, and high-grade wine, various rare fruits, exquisite snacks, etc., were placed on the tables.

The old king had not yet appeared, so the atmosphere in the banquet hall was very lively. Among the many officials, there were also many big merchants. Although they held a large amount of wealth in their hands, their status in the banquet hall was not high.

The reason the old king summoned these big merchants was mainly to let these people see those princes or princesses, and the meaning was very clear: choose one of them to support.

The big merchants who could catch the old king's eye were, of course, not small characters, but in the banquet hall today, they became small roles.

As soon as Su Xiao walked into the banquet hall, many gazes focused on him.

"Hey, over here."

A rough shout came. The person who dared to greet Iron Hand like this was, of course, not a small character. This person was Kingdom Legion Commander Heslet, who held the kingdom's military power. He wore black clothes and had several crisscrossing scars on his face.

Beside Heslet sat two other people. Su Xiao recognized one of them; it was that old man, Kingdom Finance Officer Rowan Harvey. Su Xiao hadn't seen the other person before. According to his guess, this person was likely Administrator Joe Valentine.

Including Su Xiao, the four confidants most trusted by the old king were all present.

Su Xiao stepped toward the direction of Rowan Harvey and the others. If it were in the past, Rowan Harvey would definitely show a hostile attitude, but today was different. He no longer needed to put on that kind of hostile attitude.

"Iron Hand, you slipped away early yesterday. I haven't had a good night's sleep until now."

The old man Rowan Harvey spoke. There was an undisguised fatigue on his face. It seemed that raiding a house was not an easy job.

Su Xiao sat at the wooden table, with Rowan Harvey and the others sitting side by side. This square table was closest to the old king's seat. Except for the four of them, no one else was qualified to sit here, not even those princes or princesses.

"Killing people is not easy either. Last night, I met Joseph Ke."

Su Xiao also changed his previous reticent attitude because he knew that the current situation was very special.

Before the power struggle began, the four power-holding officials most trusted by the old king, Su Xiao and the others, had to have some small conflicts among themselves. Even if that kind of conflict was just for show, this was actually an attitude, an attitude that made the old king feel at ease.

Now it was different. The previous situation of having small conflicts with each other was clearly not suitable for the current situation. On the contrary, the four had to appear very united so that they could help the old king stabilize the scene.

Once the power struggle began, no matter how many officials the old king killed, the situation in the royal capital would be slightly turbulent. At this point in time, of course, the four could not continue to have 'small conflicts'.

"Joseph Ke?"

Kingdom Legion Commander Heslet spoke. He clearly knew Joseph Ke.

"He is now..."

Heslet asked as if unintentionally, but in his heart, he wanted Joseph Ke to be alive.

"Slaughtered by me. If I'm not mistaken, he came to repay a debt of gratitude."

"Is that so."

Heslet sighed, with some pain in his eyes. This pain was not for show, but from the heart. He had once fought side by side with Joseph Ke.

"Have a drink."

Heslet picked up the wine glass. The red wine in the glass was poured very full. Rowan Harvey and Administrator Joe Valentine both picked up their metal wine glasses, and Su Xiao also picked up his wine glass.

Ding~

The wine glasses clinked, and the four drank it in one gulp. This was an attitude. Many people in the banquet hall saw the four clinking glasses.

"Bai Ye, let's talk about some private topics. When you killed the High Priest last night, did he say anything interesting? That guy is a god-stick."

Administrator Joe Valentine spoke. This was a thin, middle-aged man responsible for managing most officials.

Hearing Joe Valentine mention the High Priest, Su Xiao turned his gaze to the other party.

"Interesting things? He said he wanted to marry his daughter to me to let him spare his life."

"The High Priest has a daughter?"

"Maybe an illegitimate daughter. That guy's style has always been unseemly. But judging by that guy's appearance, his daughter..."

"Hahaha."

Heslet laughed out loud. This guy's personality was relatively forthright.

"Speaking of which, who do you favor this time?"

The little old man Rowan Harvey put down the wine glass in his hand, his hands clasped together. He was definitely a 'sweet pastry' in the power struggle. After all, he held the power of finance.

"I favor the Third Prince. No matter how I look at him, he is pleasing to the eye."

Legion Commander Heslet spoke. That he supported the Third Prince was something everyone expected. As for standing on the wrong side, stop joking. Even if Heslet stood on the wrong side, what could happen? He held military power in his hands. If Heslet died, that would be a huge joke. The front-line war zone might even collapse.

As long as the new king's brain was normal, no matter who Heslet supported, the new king couldn't touch Heslet; instead, he would win over this Kingdom Legion Commander.

"Support who? Do you think I don't want to live?"

Joe Valentine gave a dry laugh. He couldn't casually reveal who he supported; standing on the wrong side would be terrible.

"Valentine, were you beaten by your wife again? Why is your face bruised?"

The little old man Rowan Harvey began to tease Joe Valentine. Joe Valentine, this big shot, had a characteristic, which was being afraid of his wife. His wife was a super ruthless person. Who rubbed whom in the night life of this couple was really not certain.

"Shut your mouth, you old pig."

"He was definitely beaten hard by his wife again."

Heslet added fuel to the fire.

"A brute, an old immortal, you two bastards."

Joe Valentine cursed again.

These three were the people with the greatest power outside the old king. Big shots must be serious? Behave gently? Not necessarily. In private, these big shots would also curse, but it was just unknown to outsiders. In the eyes of outsiders, they were high and mighty, and as long as they sat there, they had a sense of majesty.

Don't talk about these three. When the old king was furious, he would also curse at Su Xiao and the other four. Once, the old king was angered by Heslet, pointing at Heslet's nose and roaring 'Get out'. This was a confidant. If other officials angered the old king, no, they had no possibility of angering the old king at all, because before that, they had already become corpses.

Beside the banquet table in the distance, two seventeen or eighteen-year-old girls were whispering and laughing. These were two princesses, but because they were young, they gave up the power struggle directly, so they didn't need to scheme against each other.

"Lydia, what do you think the four of them are discussing?"

One of the princesses spoke.

"I don't know. They should be discussing big things. Lord Joe Valentine's face is flushed; it should be a very important matter."

Lydia was actually also curious about what Su Xiao and the other four were discussing.

In fact, Rowan Harvey was describing a time when he and Joe Valentine were having fun, and then they were blocked at the door by Joe Valentine's wife. Joe Valentine was so scared that he jumped out of the window without even wearing pants, but this guy was worthy of being an administrator; his IQ was absolutely top-notch. Although he was naked, he used both hands to cover a very critical part, which was his face.

Just at this moment, the door of the banquet hall was pushed open, and the King arrived.

PS: (Two updates today, just treat it as taking a day off. The temperature in the north has dropped sharply recently, and Feiwen's small plastic physique has naturally caught a cold.) ===== CHAPTER 1189 =====