Damn it, this boss really has no normal skills.

The succession to the throne was a matter of great importance. Even if one wanted to intervene and was willing to get involved in this mess, one had to wait until one entered the capital and witnessed everything with one's own eyes before making a decision.

It would be extremely foolish to hastily choose sides just because of one person's opinion. Ji Ming would never make such a mistake.

So he did not agree to Philip's invitation, but of course, he did not refuse directly.

Instead, he used his usual Tai Chi method, circling around one after another to avoid Philip's temptation, always maintaining a plausible tone.

Philip also noticed Ji Ming's ambiguous attitude, but such an important matter could not be resolved by him asking questions directly.

I had no choice but to pretend to be confused, follow his wishes and laugh it off.

"Very good, Your Highness is a smart man. I really like talking to smart people. I hope we will have such an opportunity to speak freely in the future."

However, facing the hand extended by the Chosen One, Philip shook it without hesitation.

"Of course, the knowledge of the Chosen One is unparalleled. I have learned a lot and am already looking forward to our next meeting."

The two ended their private chat, which was essentially an extension of the banquet conversation, with a classic business compliment.

Ji Ming said goodbye and left Philip's room.

"call……"

As the door closed again with a click, Philip did not rush to call the servant back, but pounded his lower back and sat back in his seat.

Although the team heading north had done good things along the way, the fact that they had caused such a big commotion had already caused a lot of discussion among people in the royal capital.

They were all wondering whether this was the intention of the church or the actions of the few remaining people under Lord Changge?

There is a force in the east and a group of interests in the west. Such a complicated situation is really extremely tricky.

So much so that Philip took a deep breath and could only exhale tiredly.

Fia, who had been listening, slowly approached her brother and massaged his shoulders, the light in her eyes flickering with the shaking of the lights.

"Brother Wang, it seems that he didn't agree to us."

"Your speculation is correct, but I think his meaning is clear enough that there is no need to modify it with 'seemingly'."

Feeling his sweat-soaked back, Philip's once confident face showed a bitter smile.

"Yaya, you should have seen the barbarians outside the Jueqiao Pass. Do you think he is really a miraculous doctor from a foreign land, and that he was chosen by the gods because of his merits in curing diseases and saving lives?"

Sometimes silence is not necessarily a bad thing. At least as a bystander, you can observe more with your eyes.

So Fia thought about it and shook her head.

"That piece of land can't possibly support such a person. He even looks smarter than many great nobles."

Philip nodded but said nothing, and after a long moment he muttered.

"So who is he? Is he the secret chosen one that the church has deliberately kept there? Or is he being cultivated in secret and now they just found a random excuse to bring him to the surface... some other important person?"

At this point, Fia behind him seemed to suddenly think of something.

"Then... could he be someone who worked for Marquis Changge back then?"

"hiss!"

Philip took a breath of cold air immediately, because this sentence really connected a part of his train of thought.

As the conscience of the nobility who is still remembered by many people today, in the past ten years, let alone those who claimed to be the nephews of Marquis Changge.

There are even many ruthless people who have the audacity to say that they are the illegitimate children of Marquis Changge, and who are secretly cuckolding Princess Mengquan.

Although they are all not stupid dogs who are just trying to get attention, they will cry and admit their humble origins as long as the nosy nobles ask them a little.

But as for the circle of aristocrats, those who understand know it. Even a great monarch like the first King Lionheart could have left behind several carts of romantic debts. Who knows if Lord Changge will do the same?

And based on what we know, we can further speculate that the people in the kingdom who can be related to the Chosen Ones, whether it is Tenith or Eleanor, are both characters with quite complex compositions.

Chaos means that everything is possible, and any speculation, no matter how outrageous it is, can be forcibly supported by arguments.

And no matter how complicated it is, they can still find common ground in both places.

One is the church, they are all members of the Holy Light Church, and the other is that they are all related to the long march westward.

Therefore, when the brother and sister were discussing this slowly, Fia suddenly remembered a novel she had read before and blurted it out.

"Then my prince, do you think there is a possibility that Ji Ming is actually the child of Archbishop Tenis and Marquis Changge?"

"Shh!"

Philip was so frightened that his eyes widened, and he turned around to signal his little sister to keep quiet.

Only after all the goose bumps that suddenly appeared on his body had fallen off did he touch his forehead, which was covered with a circle of sweat.

"Silly girl, don't say that!"

Fia covered her mouth and nodded vigorously.

"I know, I know, brother, but... aren't there only two of us here, so I just made a bold guess..."

It's not Philip's fault that he was too stressed. As a long-lived species that lived longer than humans, although it was a bit reluctant, Tenis witnessed the history of the Kingdom of Light and the Church of Holy Light for more than 500 years.

Although she might be considered a latecomer to the church, it is not an exaggeration to say that she is a living fossil that has been watching over the kingdom since its birth.

The old lady had played chess with the grandfather king and danced with the grandmother queen. Eight of the twelve war commanders had been blessed by her holy light. She could definitely be considered a national elder.

Therefore, questioning whether she had a child with someone else is equivalent to questioning her identity as the leader of the ascetic succubus.

It was tantamount to questioning her contributions to the church and the kingdom, it was tantamount to questioning the recognition of her by previous kings and popes, it was tantamount to questioning...

Anyway, as long as you can slide down the ladder, you can say that he directly questioned the country's foundation, and it's okay to have a little bit of glory!

What, if this is considered Huiguang treason, then what about the nobles in the royal capital who allowed Lord Changge’s family to be destroyed?

BIG courage!

This is a slide that cannot be touched!

but……

To be honest, this is not impossible!

You have to understand that the succubus is best at camouflage. Otherwise, if their tail, horns and hooves are exposed, the duck they have caught will fly away with a quack.

Therefore, the Oriental appearance chosen by God may not be real, it may be a disguise for something.

……

and many more!

Philip suddenly remembered that this chosen one really appeared in disguise. He clearly had no abnormal covering on his body at the time, but he didn't know how he suddenly...

He still remembers that feeling to this day, and even though his grades in painting class were terrible, he still wanted to pick up a paintbrush to freeze that moment.

And he is a married man who likes the opposite sex. If it were a woman...

"Yaya, what do you think the Chosen One looks like?"

"Well, this... this... is there any need to ask?"

Fia didn't answer directly, but her slightly trembling hands said it all.

All this even reminded Philip of the legend of the evil concubine who brought disaster to the country. She was clearly a man, but she was able to outshine all the beauties and even killed the first Lionheart King.

Most importantly, if they weren't mother and son or half-sisters, how could the three of them get along? It couldn't be because of some common ideal...

Having talked about this, Fia let go of her brother's shoulders, sat down opposite him, lowered her head and thought for a moment, and finally asked softly.

"Is it really impossible?"

Phillip even hummed in confusion before he realized what she was struggling with, hesitated for a moment, and smiled in a complicated way.

"Yaya, I'm glad to see that you still maintain your purity, but..."

He stopped talking, leaned back on the sofa and stared at the ceiling for a long time.

"……Can."

He looked into his sister's eyes.

"I will try to keep you thinking this way, as well as Kai and Jacqueline!"

The brother and sister were having a family meeting and gossiping about other people's gossip. Ji Ming, who had no idea that he had a new mother and a third father for no apparent reason, had already gone to bed.

Of course, I slept alone.

【Then shall I leave? 】

Unfortunately, the banquet was just an interlude, as the adults were all busy with their own things.

Therefore, the next morning, after breakfast, the three of them parted ways with Viscount Kurumu seeing them off.

"See you in the capital!"

"See you!"

Watching the carriage with the royal emblem going further and further away, Ji Ming also directed the carriage arranged for him by the Viscount to drive in the opposite direction.

Don't think about things that don't need to be thought about. After experiencing so many battles, if you want to know what the archbishop thinks about this matter, you can just go and ask her.

Therefore, three days later, when he arrived at the agreed meeting place ahead of time and gave the coachman extra money for driving at full speed, he waited outside the pass.

That’s right, a pass, another pass.

However, compared with the magnificent Jueqiao Pass, which is so magnificent that it can make people's blood boil at a glance and has become the "first of the top ten must-visit places in Yangyue" for players, this pass is really...

Too delicate?

The surrounding mountains were soft and looked like a tourist attraction, not at all steep. There were so many markets and settlements scattered around that there was no place to hide.

As for the pass itself, it is even more difficult to grasp. Although the shadows of elf style can be seen in many places, it is completely a case of trying to draw a tiger but end up with a dog.

Apart from anything else, Jueqiao Pass would only have some carvings and stone engravings in unimportant places as a pursuit of aesthetics, and the basic requirements of military wonders must be met.

And this pass named "Jumen" is filled with works of art entirely to showcase artistic aesthetics. It even has statues of two bosses on the left and right sides, which is simply asking for trouble.

What’s even funnier is that Ji Ming didn’t know who these two idiots were until he asked the bartender while eating.

Oh, it turns out the one on the right is the first Sun King. No wonder there is a disc behind him. I thought Captain America changed his mind and didn’t want to let Lokomotiv be a soldier boy.

What about the one on the left? Hey, guess what? It's the first Lionheart!

That’s right, five hundred years ago, the two good men signed a peace agreement and an alliance pledge here. These two things were erected here by the ancestor king as a memorial.

Ji Ming thought that this guy was either the chief commander who made great contributions when the country was founded, or the Marquis Changge who died miserably. After all, you...

You have to have some shame, right?

Who knew that the nobles of Huiguang were so shameless, never mind what our relationship was like before, now that the people in Shenlin are about to trample your western border into a ball of lint, you're still here to show your filial piety!

He remained tense until he met the archbishop and saw the little lion reading a book in the prison car. Then he lay outside and whispered while no one was paying attention.

"Giuseppe! Do you see those two things standing on the wall?"

"what?"

The little lion pushed up his glasses, which he wore probably out of personal habit, and poked his shriveled head out to look into the distance.

The two giant statues were painted with a special paint, so they were clearly visible from a long distance, but he didn't know what that thing was, so he just frowned.

"Who are these two idiots? They are standing there in the rain like they have cerebral palsy?"

Ji Ming: ...As expected of a fellow countryman from the parallel universe, he speaks in an elegant and easy-going manner.

"Ah, the one on the right is the first Sun King, and the one on the left is you."

"Oh! Oh, no wonder, I was wondering why Diaodi was so wise and powerful! It turns out to be me, hahaha, not bad, really good, good!"

Looking at this Death Knight who was arrogant at first but respectful later and whose face-changing skills were more skilled than his own, Ji Ming could not help but sigh that he was worthy of being the greatest monarch in the past thousand years.

You can still perform so well even with amnesia, so you really have something (thumbs-up).

There was a reason why the Archbishop asked Ji Ming to meet them here. Although this huge pass seemed to have endless flaws, it was actually because its main purpose now was no longer to keep the enemy out.

Looking at the civilians who were strictly examined and harassed in every way, the merchant caravans who could turn a blind eye as long as they gave money, and the noble caravans that had an unimpeded journey, Ji Ming understood everything.

——The main purpose of this pass nowadays is to serve as a sieve to let the rich people in, while the poor people without money will stop here so as not to dirty the eyes of the masters.

He also realized belatedly why there were so many markets outside this pass and why each one was so bustling.

...Because perhaps for ordinary people, this is the end of what life can reach, and more prosperity does not belong to them.

Ji Ming turned his head to look elsewhere and found that Tenis was leading the way in the front without looking around, while Eleanor was huddled in the carriage, doing something unknown.

Only the little lion at the back of the team had put down the book in his hand and was looking thoughtfully at the civilian group in the distance who were chattering and crying from time to time.

When he realized that Ji Ming was looking at him, he turned around and gave him a Schwarzenegger-like smile, then continued to stare at that place in a daze.

Ji Ming suddenly recalled what the other party said when he was interrogated for the first time.

"Great cause..."

Jumen Jumen, naturally, is the gate of the royal capital. Therefore, only half a day after passing through Jumen Pass, a light shadow appeared on the horizon.

And the "a" here does not mean a lazy act of piling everything on top because we don't know what quantifier to use, but it really is a "a".

From left to right, it filled the entire view, reminding Ji Ming of the endless wall called death in "The Wandering Earth".

Fortunately, this wall has an end at least in the upper and lower dimensions, so it is not death, but the capital of the Glorious Kingdom - Qixia City.