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"It's nice to have no smog."

He looked at the revived town and smiled.

Seeing that Ivan finally left the crack, the temple demon hunter who had been guarding the ground walked forward quickly, took out a letter the size of a palm from his arms, and handed it to him:

"Your Majesty, your letter."

"My letter?"

Ivan glanced at the other party, and directly tore open the envelope. After the content of the letter was printed in his field of vision, his expression changed several times, and finally he fixed on a pensive expression.

"..."

The demon hunter saw his complicated expression and his curiosity was about to stir, but he still remained silent and returned to his post, and he was very sensible and didn't ask any questions.

"Prepare the mount, I'm going back to Akhtatun."

He crushed the letter in his hand, and after watching the paper scraps scattered in the sky like fluff, he ordered.

……

Ekhtatun, the city in the lake, the Temple of Hades.

At ten o'clock in the evening, a summer night event is ready. Arbor-like evergreens are blooming with fine white flowers, and the cool air is filled with unique incense.The statue of the goddess of spring water in the cistern holds a water bottle and spits out the clear spring, and the green grass spreads along the gentle terrace.

The waiters walked through the crowd with trays in their hands, and the wine in the glasses was crystal clear, reflecting the light moonlight.Accompanied by their mothers, teenagers in exquisite dresses met Xia Li in a long skirt one by one, and showed shy and admiring eyes.

Since most of the boys and Charlie are meeting for the first time, they each try to put their best foot forward, trying to make the best impression on the other.The demeanor, tone, and facial expressions of speaking have been rehearsed repeatedly, and they are proficient enough to go to the singing and dancing party.

However, in the face of so many aristocratic teenagers' overtures, Xia Li always half-lyed on her seat, maintaining a lazy sitting posture, and didn't even wear a fake smile on her face, just showing a dispirited expression. .

But no matter how indifferent and lazy the queen was, the enthusiasm of the teenagers remained undiminished, and there was a kind of persistence to melt the iceberg with tenderness.

The reason for all this is an edict announced by Queen Ellome to the ministers in the King Power Hall a few days ago-her sister, Xia Li, the king of the underworld, will not follow the practice of royal intermarriage, but will be from the excellent Choose a husband-in-law from among the noble children.

Tonight's banquet is a 'social party' arranged by her for Xia Li.

……

For most noble teenagers, this event is an excellent opportunity to reach the sky in one step.Even without talking about the actual rights, just being able to inject that noble blood into the blood of the family is a supreme honor, so it is understandable that the nobles of the family are so enthusiastic.

Xia Li herself is one million unwilling. The perfect lover in her heart already has a standard template - if she can't marry the royal family, wouldn't she never be with him forever! ?

But her arms couldn't twist her thighs, and she couldn't disobey Elleme's will, so she could only choose to treat them passively. However, the enthusiasm and huge number of noble boys made it really difficult for her to deal with.

Just when Xia Li was in a state of desperation, a figure driving a chocobo broke into the banquet. The unique song of the bird even overwhelmed the music, and everyone turned their heads to look over.

"Yo! It's so lively!"

The knight jumped off the bird's back, threw off the reins, and let the chocobo stand behind him with its head tilted.

Just at this time, a gust of evening wind blew away the black cloak on his body, and the cloak trembling with the air current rolled up like a battle flag, and strode towards the crowd head-on.

This young man in black surprised everyone in the field, because he was dressed in a murderous look, his silver armguards were polished, the sword on his waist was chilly, and the high-top leather boots made the originally not-so-tall boy even more beautiful. Majestic breath.He stood at the bottom of the steps, raised his head, and the moonlight was reflected in his dark pupils.

"Brother Yiwen!"

Xia Li recognized her immediately, like a little rabbit seeing her owner, jumped off the seat in surprise, rushed out of the crowd of noble boys, leaped directly out of the steps, and threw herself into the other's arms.

"It's really grown up."

Ivan gently caught the priest girl, hugged her in his arms, and walked up the steps step by step. His eyes instantly looked like the cold light of a sword unsheathed, and he looked around fiercely:

"My younger sister doesn't plan to get married in the near future. Come back in a few years."

"This wedding banquet is His Majesty's will!"

At this time, a middle-aged nobleman stood up and said with an emphasis.

"..."

Yiwen turned his head when he heard the words, narrowed his eyes, and threw a beam of thought power directly at him.

"Uh!"

The nobleman who had just spoken fell on his back, fell straight to the ground, and fell into a coma.

Seeing this scene, all the nobles turned pale, subconsciously stepped back a few steps, turned their faces to avoid his sight, and showed expressions that dared not speak out.

"I will explain this matter clearly to her, everyone should leave first." Ivan raised his head, and issued the order to evict the guest again very bluntly.

Can he still not understand the idea of ​​that cheap cousin?

Isn't it just that she is afraid that Xia Li will be used by someone who wants to threaten her status one day!

Therefore, as long as she is married to a man who has no royal blood, she will fall into dust, and there is no legal reason to touch the throne of the Sun King.

Chapter 90 Conflict

"It turned out to be His Majesty Yiwen. This is the first time we have met since you stepped down from your position."

The person who spoke was an old man in white robes, holding a long hookah in his hand, and wearing a gold serpentine family crest ring on the end of his little finger on his right hand.Sitting by the flower bed accompanied by an old servant, he looked very old, with a thin body, like a shriveled monkey, but wearing a large white robe, there was a subtle sense of vicissitudes.

This sentence seems to be just a simple greeting, but judging from Yiwen's recent situation, it is an insinuation that he has never held real power, and has removed his identity as the Sun King, so he has no qualifications to show off at all.

"..."

Ivan turned his head when he heard the sound, glanced at him, and gently put Xia Li down:

"Who is this?"

"Next is Tirek of the Hillmond family. You haven't dealt with government affairs, so it's not surprising that you don't know me."

The old nobleman sat motionless on the spot, looking like he was getting old, but his tone had a hint of arrogance and acrimony that didn't match his age.

"He's the current Chancellor of the Exchequer."

The priest girl tugged at the hem of his clothes and whispered.

"It turned out to be Lord Tirek."

Ivan nodded pretending to be awake, picked up a thin wine glass from the waiter's plate, sipped the liquid in it, and turned his eyes to the old man again:

"Since you still remember that I have been the Sun King for two days, you should also know that I still keep the title of the king and the ceremonial car. Does the Minister of Finance know nothing about the etiquette that should be followed in front of the king?"

"Her Majesty the Queen has served the empire for many years in old age, but now she is old and frail, so she is allowed to enter the palace without ceremony. Although your Majesty is honorable, you still need to follow the Queen's will."

Tirek raised his eyebrows, and after finishing his pun, he gave him a lukewarm glance, and returned to his old-fashioned attitude.