Chapter 1216

At noon the next day, Su Xiao, having fully recovered his mental state, left the Iron Hand mansion with Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang and Amu, heading straight in a certain direction of the royal capital.

The purpose of Su Xiao's trip was to see a princess, and this princess was Alisa Herbert, the name written down by the old King.

Su Xiao didn't know what was special about Alisa Herbert, but the old King wouldn't choose this princess for no reason, so he decided to go and test her.

According to the information provided by the Fourth Princess, although Alisa Herbert was the old King's offspring, she hadn't participated in this power struggle, partly because she was relatively young, and partly because she had no real power in her hands.

Although the Fourth Princess failed in this power struggle, she wasn't the type to be content. She didn't dare to seize power for the time being, so she could only keep a low profile and start secretly developing black forces. The Fourth Princess, who originally dealt with both black and white, began to turn completely black.

The Third Prince certainly knew what the Fourth Princess was doing, but he had no time to pay attention to it now. Compared to the Fourth Princess, he valued royal power more, or rather, he already had a way to deal with the Fourth Princess.

Su Xiao had already completed the main quest, so he wouldn't get involved in the power struggle anymore. He would devote all his energy to under the throne.

Walking on the streets of the royal capital, Su Xiao had been thinking about one thing: why the old King chose Alisa Herbert.

After about half an hour, Su Xiao arrived at Alisa Herbert's residence, which was a residence that wasn't luxurious but had a large area.

The courtyard in front of the residence wasn't large, and it was filled with flowers and plants, which looked like they were carefully tended.

If there was anything different about Alisa Herbert compared to other princes or princesses, it was that at 20 years old, she had no fiefdom but lived in the royal capital, living a very peaceful life. This was Alisa Herbert's own wish and also something the old King had agreed to.

A very strange floral fragrance wafted over. Su Xiao looked for the source of the fragrance and saw a flower bud similar to a rose, but it was completely blue.

A gentle breeze blew, and blue pollen drifted.

"Woof."

Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang barked.

"Poisonous?"

Su Xiao understood what Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang meant: that flower was poisonous. He stepped forward, plucked a flower bud, and smelled it in front of his nose. Indeed, this thing was highly poisonous.

A princess who would cultivate poisonous flowers in front of her house didn't look like a kind person no matter how you looked at it.

"This is private territory. What business do you have?"

A male voice came from above. After a clatter of armor, a man wearing silver armor jumped down from above the residence.

The man landed silently, but he stepped out two deep footprints. He was about 30 years old, had a small mustache on his chin, and a sword hanging from his waist. It wasn't the fancy thin sword, but a knight's heavy sword. Judging from the weight ball at the end of the hilt, this sword was at least over 100 catties.

Princess Alisa Herbert wasn't found, but he was blocked by a guard instead. However, Su Xiao wasn't disappointed; instead, he looked the guard up and down.

"I'm here to find Alisa Herbert. Let her come see me."

When Su Xiao saw this guard, he had already vaguely guessed the old King's intention. This guard... was very strong.

"Mr. Iron Hand, Her Highness the Princess is resting."

The guard bowed slightly to Su Xiao, with nothing but hostility in his eyes, because he knew one thing: nothing good ever came from Iron Hand's visit.

"This has nothing to do with whether she is resting. It's that she must come see me. I want to see the person alive, or see the corpse if dead."

Su Xiao certainly wasn't here to request an audience with Alisa Herbert, but was preparing to borrow Alisa Herbert. Please don't misunderstand; he just wanted to take Alisa Herbert under the throne.

"Her Highness the Princess... is resting and is not convenient to see guests for the time being."

The guard took a deep breath. He knew what the consequences would be if he said this, but this was his mission: to protect Princess Alisa Herbert and block all evil things outside, even if it meant sacrificing his life. He was Alisa Herbert's guardian, the knight who guarded her, Goss.

Three pairs of eyes looked at Knight Goss. At this moment, Goss felt an unprecedented malice, a malice that had almost turned into substance.

Cold sweat seeped down Goss's temples. He wasn't afraid, but was worried about one thing: whether he could protect Alisa Herbert's safety.

Su Xiao looked at the knight blocking his way with interest. This guy's aura was very strong. Although he was confident he could kill the other party, it wasn't a simple matter.

By now, Su Xiao was interested in this princess named Alisa Herbert. A princess without power or influence actually had such a strong holy warrior protecting her; this didn't make sense.

Seeing this "knight," Su Xiao seemed to have already seen a powerful cannon fodder.

"What a great gift."

Su Xiao muttered. The knight named Goss frowned, and a vague ominous premonition arose in his heart.

"Are you trying to defy the King?"

Su Xiao's words made Goss feel even worse.

"Of course not, but you cannot represent the King here. His Majesty once ordered me to protect Princess Alisa with my life."

Goss also knew some of the current situation in the royal capital. The old King had just abdicated, and the new King hadn't yet taken power, which led to the blurring of royal power.

If Su Xiao took out the old King's token or letter, Goss could refuse on the grounds that the old King had abdicated. As for the new King's token and letter, he could also use the old King to suppress Su Xiao.

Su Xiao took out a golden lion pendant and a letter from his bosom.

"The old King and the new King, which one do you want to choose?"

The golden lion pendant in Su Xiao's hand represented the old King, and the letter represented the new King. This was a death-seeking question.

"This..."

Goss's mouth opened and closed. In the final analysis, he was just a holy warrior executing a secret order. At most, he dared to exploit loopholes, but he absolutely didn't dare to defy royal power.

Goss's thought at this moment was: what exactly happened within the royal family, and why did Iron Hand hold such great power?

Outsiders certainly didn't know about the royal family's upheaval. Now that the old King was dead and the new King was rapidly grasping royal power, in order to stabilize Su Xiao, the Third Prince wouldn't even blink an eye at sacrificing a younger sister.

As long as Su Xiao didn't touch military power or finance, even if Su Xiao got a princess pregnant, the Third Prince wouldn't say anything. Instead, he would give Su Xiao a small fiefdom and take this opportunity to strip Su Xiao of his Iron Hand position, then confer a title with no real power.

The Third Prince kept his distance from Su Xiao. Relying on a holy warrior to block Su Xiao? Stop joking. Even if Su Xiao killed the other party on the spot, the matter wouldn't blow up, and someone would even come to collect the corpse.

Su Xiao certainly wouldn't take action now, because he needed to know what Alisa Herbert's personality was like. If Alisa Herbert's personality was relatively soft, then this holy warrior would be cannon fodder, cannon fodder to open the way under the throne. This was a great gift from the old King.

"My lord... please, come in."

Goss spoke word by word, his attitude wasn't great, but Su Xiao didn't care at all. He wouldn't get angry with a dead person; that would be very stupid.