Chapter 223: The World Is So Big, Master Tang Will Take You to See It

"What did you say?"

Inside the white tower, Olyana almost crushed the object in her hand.

"You heard it, Rudolf is dead. In his palace, no one has entered yet, but it won't stay hidden for long." Compared to Olyana's panic, Tang Luo could be said to be quite calm.

That tone was basically like saying what he wanted to eat tonight, casual.

"Wait a moment." Olyana raised her hand, stopping Tang Luo from continuing, "I need to be quiet."

"Alright, you be quiet, but don't be quiet too long." Tang Luo pulled over a nearby chair and sat down.

After a while, Olyana regained her composure and said: "Speak, what exactly happened."

"You might not believe it if I say it." Tang Luo said with a smile, "Actually, Rudolf has been fishing all along."

"What do you mean?" Olyana's expression turned slightly grim.

"It's that he has always known your ambition, known what you wanted to do, even known our cooperation." Tang Luo said, "But he held back, silently watching you show off, never interrupting you, until... you thought you had the strength to defeat him, take over this country, and jump in front of him. Rudolf would then strike you down in one blow, telling you the gap between people."

"How could that be..." Olyana said she couldn't accept it.

Tang Luo said: "Actually, whether you believe it or not isn't important; the point now is that Rudolf is already dead. You can start preparing to take over Tausen and fulfill your wish."

"Now is not the time." Olyana no longer dwelled on other aspects, "My preparations are still insufficient."

"How many things in the world are there to let you prepare?" Tang Luo said, "Now is the best opportunity to seize power."

"My foundation is unstable." Olyana said, "Many people will oppose me, and Charles and Vivian are still here, my right of inheritance is not higher than theirs."

Gender was not the biggest problem for Olyana in becoming queen from empress.

Tausen did not prohibit the existence of a queen; there had been several before.

But Olyana, after all, was a "midway entrant"; when Rudolf insisted on marrying this woman of unknown origin, he faced opposition from some people.

Now Rudolf suddenly died violently, and the succession rights of Olyana, Vivian, and Charles are indistinguishable.

For those opposing Olyana, they definitely won't let the empress become queen.

And for the neutral faction, supporting a child to take power is far more in line with their interests than letting a scheming empress become queen.

"So what do you mean?" Tang Luo asked.

"Naturally, I hope the master can help me take Vivian and Charles away." Olyana said.

At that time, as the sole heir, she would control Tausen, nothing more than a matter of time.

"Can." Tang Luo also didn't bother to care what Olyana was thinking, or how to gradually control Tausen after Vivian and Charles were gone.

This wasn't his concern; put bluntly, Tang Luo simply didn't understand political intrigue at all.

If he were in Olyana's position, the only thing he would do would be—those who follow me prosper, those who oppose me perish.

As long as I kill everyone who opposes me, no one will oppose me.

But for Olyana, it definitely couldn't be that simple; it was impossible to act recklessly like Tang Luo; she needed helpers to aid her in governing Tausen.

Those wanting to take over also weren't a chaotic mess.

Of course, if there really were overwhelming obstacles and it couldn't be done, Olyana wouldn't mind using those ruthless methods.

Under the guidance of the attendant, Tang Luo came to Charles's residence.

Olyana went to Rudolf's palace, where Rudolf's ashes were.

Plans never keep up with changes; now what Tang Luo needs to do is not "uncle takes you to eat something good," but to directly take Charles and Vivian away.

In fact, Olyana had hinted to Tang Luo that Charles and such could just die—on the condition that no one finds out.

But Tang Luo decided to take Charles away; Olyana, Rudolf, Charles, Vivian—their displayed traits.

Gave Tang Luo a vague idea, perhaps he could verify it.

"What are you doing here!"

Charles naturally didn't know of Rudolf's death; he was practicing swordsmanship in the courtyard.

This time he wasn't holding a wooden sword, but a truly unsheathed sharp blade, swinging it with still no discernible pattern.

But there was a kind of mad frenzy like beating an old master with random punches, each strike seemingly harboring anger.

After stopping the swing of his sword, Charles's sword didn't droop, but pointed at Tang Luo.

At this moment, there actually seemed to be a few traces of his father's shadow in it.

The difference was, Rudolf was arrogant, while Charles displayed more anger, like a roaring male lion and a crying nursery teacher.

"Let them go." Tang Luo instructed the attendants behind him.

In the courtyard, there were still several of Charles's attendants waiting.

The attendant assigned by the empress to Tang Luo was not talkative, was quiet in demeanor, and held a not-low position in the palace.

Those attendants seeing Charles had no intention to speak, all left, leaving only Charles and Tang Luo in the courtyard.

It's also possible they were originally Olyana's people.

"Your Highness the Prince, interested in sparring with me?" Tang Luo looked at Charles and said.

"You want to die?" Charles asked.

He was holding a real sword now.

"Then it depends on whether the little prince has that ability." Tang Luo said with a smile.

"Die!" Charles roared, his voice as sharp and piercing as ever, no, it should be said even more piercing than last time.

The sword in his hand thrust upward diagonally at Tang Luo's face.

Tang Luo reached out and casually flicked, interrupting Charles's sword; the force transmitted made Charles's broken sword fly from his hand, not to mention he himself fell to the ground.

"No way, Your Highness the Prince, why are you so weak?" Tang Luo said with a smile.

Charles leapt up, his hands moving like wind and fire wheels, executing the "brat's boxing," smashing toward Tang Luo.

Then Tang Luo pressed his head with one hand, so even his clothes' corners couldn't touch.

"Your Highness the Prince, as a flower in a greenhouse, even if you practiced another hundred years, you wouldn't be my match." Tang Luo said, "Let alone killing me."

Saying that, he casually pushed, and shoved Charles to the ground.

"Unless you're willing to leave the palace, I know a place where you can become stronger."

Charles stood up, looking at Tang Luo: "What place?"

"Your Highness interested?" Tang Luo asked.

"Tell me quickly!" Charles said.

Tricking a child in a fit of anger, or a foolish child who thinks too highly of himself, is simply too easy.

Having dealt with Charles, Tang Luo went to find Vivian again.

It was even easier than with Charles; Tang Luo only said to Vivian: "Little princess, Uncle will take you outside the palace to eat something delicious."

Vivian happily trotted along behind Tang Luo.

A luxurious carriage was already prepared, with over ten guards on horseback standing watch.

Tang Luo was among them.

Inside the carriage were Princess Vivian and Prince Charles, who planned to leave the palace—The world is so big, we want to go see it.

In a corner unseen by anyone, Orianna watched Tang Luo take Vivian and Charles away, a smile appearing at the corner of her mouth.

That forest is not simple.

Few who go deep into it can come out, and that includes extraordinary people like sorceresses.

As long as Master Jing follows the ground she gave, taking the little prince and little princess in……

"Our cooperation ends here."

Orianna silently thought in her heart, dealing with a tiger for its skin is truly unpleasant.

A group slowly left the royal capital, Tang Luo sat on his horse, examining the map in his hand, their destination being a forest on the border of Taosente.

Though called a forest, it's not really particularly suitable, because compared to the small Taosente, this forest is actually much larger.

According to Orianna's account, this forest contains many dangerous magical beasts.

If Tang Luo is unwilling to kill ruthlessly, he can dump Charles and Vivian there.

Furthermore, if one is interested in that forest, one can also go in and walk around oneself.

How to put it? Dangerous places also have benefits.

After all, some precious herbs can be found in the forest.

Tang Luo had two maps in hand, one was from Taosente capital to the forest, the other was a map of part of the forest's area.

Orianna was not secretly scheming against Tang Luo, but used an open plot.

She openly told this proud Master Jing that there is danger there and also benefits there, go or not as you wish.

Tang Luo's words, of course, are absolutely to go.

He also wanted to see what the seven little dwarves are like.

After several days of travel, the convoy finally reached the edge of the forest.

Here, the population was already very sparse, a few nearly abandoned small villages scattered about.

Arriving at the village nearest the forest, already completely uninhabited, Tang Luo said: "Rest here for one night, tomorrow I will take the little princess and prince into the forest for training. You wait outside for seven days; if we haven't returned after seven days, just go back."

These guards are Orianna's people, following Tang Luo's lead naturally, they will not disobey his orders.

And Vivian and Charles did not hear Tang Luo's order; even if they had, their opinions could be completely ignored.

Charles inwardly already sensed something was off, openly and secretly often mentioning his prince's identity, warning Tang Luo to show him some respect.

Also, he wanted to maintain the dignity of his brat self, saying that training in the forest is a piece of cake, absolutely not afraid.

Very awkward.

As for Vivian, she now wholeheartedly just wants to run into the forest to eat a big meal, a true enthusiast.

Speaking of which, it's also interesting.

With Vivian leaving the palace, or possibly because Tang Luo fed her various kinds of "fresh food" during this period,

Vivian's height began to grow at a visible speed.

Originally already a bit taller than Charles, she is now taller than Charles by more than half a head, and the clothes she wears are somewhat ill-fitting.

The hidden astonishing charm began to slowly emanate.

Occasionally catching sight of the guards, they couldn't help but glance again, inwardly admiring the little princess's beauty.