Emperor Fire

Ciro was noncommittal about this, but afterwards let Ivan spread the news about his recuperation in Putra.

Coffra felt strongly about this.

Although he is the lord of the city, the city of Putra is actually in the hands of the Danya family, so it is not appropriate for him to get too close to any party before the patriarch of the Danya family expresses his position in the battle for the throne.And what Ciro is doing now is obviously forcibly pulling him onto the boat.

With such uneasiness, Kaufra prepared a grand welcome dinner for Ciro on the second day of his arrival in Putra.

Before Ciro set off, Ivan dutifully reported the current situation in Putra City.

"Although the city of Putra is mainly controlled by the Danya family, there are still several people in the city who have to pay attention. First of all, His Excellency Marcelo, the cousin of Baron Lawrence Jebra. I believe that the friendship between His Royal Highness and Baron Lawrence , he will be on our side. Next is Mrs. Demi, she is the widow of the Earl of Gulaba. Although the Earl of Gulaba passed the title to his distant relatives at the end of his life, the huge wealth he left is enough for this Madame holds her head high on any occasion."

Ciro frowned and said, "Is it Gulaba who donated 1000 million gold coins to the empire to buy the earl title?"

Ivan said: "Yes."

Ciro nodded and continued to button the button, "What else?"

"The third is the nominal nephew of the lord of Kaufra, but in fact he is the biggest competitor of Otis, Gregory Danya. Although the Danya family seems to have made a plan for him to inherit the city of Putra decided, but before Otis graduates from the Royal Academy of Magic, everything is still possible. I heard that Gregory’s contribution and achievements to Putra City in the past few years are obvious to all.” Although magical geniuses like Otis are more rare, But succession to the patriarch requires more management skills, which Gregory is more suitable for.So far, there are still speculations from the outside world that Gregory's coming to Putra was not to give up, on the contrary, but to accept the test of succeeding the patriarch.

"The last one is Miss Freya Richard. She is here on vacation." The Richard family, like the Danya and Trozzo families, is one of the oldest families in the empire.As a socialite of the Richard family, Freya's arrival seems to have another meaning.

Ivan was also slightly taken aback when he received the investigation report.I didn't expect so many celebrities to be hidden in a border city.

Ciro buttoned the last button, "Go get the carriage ready."

"Yes." In fact, the carriage was already ready.But Ivan walked out cooperatively.

Shiro turned and entered the inner room.

The room was dimly lit, as if afraid of disturbing the person lying quietly on the bed.

Shiro walked to the bed and bent down.

Soso closed his eyes, as if in a deep sleep, his curled eyelashes cast a small shadow on the lower eyelid.He looked very unhealthy, his pale face was bloodless, and even his lips had a faint blue-gray color.

Shi Luo bent down and watched silently for a long time, then suddenly lowered his head a little, and pressed his lips lightly on his forehead.The slightly cool skin under his lips made his eyes darken, then he straightened up, straightened the tightly wrapped quilt, turned and went out.

Although it was an impromptu dinner, Kaufra prepared it with grandeur.

As soon as Xi Luo walked to the door, he heard the sound of music and noise filling the entire magnificent banquet hall.

"His Royal Highness is here!"

The noise stopped suddenly, and the music continued to flow.

Kaufra greeted him personally and saluted respectfully: "Welcome, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

Ciro smiled and said, "The city of Putra is beautiful, it's because of your governance."

Kaufra said, "Thank you, Your Highness, for your appreciation." As he spoke, he quietly moved out of the way.

Ciro turned his gaze to the handsome young man behind him.The dark blue slim dress outlines his tall and straight figure. From the appearance, he is much healthier than Otis.

Sensing his attention, Gregory took a step forward and saluted as a knight, "It's an honor to see you in Putra City, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"A very energetic young man." Ciro looked at Kofera, "Is it your son?"

Kaufra hurriedly said, "He is my nephew, Gregory Danya."

Shi Luo nodded and smiled, "Nice to meet you."

Gregory smiled appropriately.

Another young man with a dark heart.Shiro walked in calmly.

Most of the city of Putra are insignificant little nobles, and the battle for the throne is as far away as a cloud in the sky for them.They are concerned about the halo of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.So when Xi Luo appeared in the hall with a sick look on his face, he immediately attracted the admiring eyes of many girls.

His sickness did not stop them from yearning for the throne of the Crown Princess.A few girls began to approach him intentionally or unintentionally, while the rest were still on the sidelines.

Ivan walked beside Ciro, dutifully introducing the important people in the banquet. "That lady who looks a little rich is Mrs. Demi."

Even without Ivan's introduction, Ciro could recognize her from the crowd.Because the jewelry on her body is really eye-catching.

"The lady with a string of pearls on her head is Miss Freya." When Ivan said this, he paused, and looked at Shi Luo's face without any trace.In the list of crown princesses listed by the Trozzo family for Ciro, Freya ranked third.Of course, this list is confidential, and Ciro himself has not been known yet.

Kofera came over, bowed and asked with a smile, "Would Your Highness be willing to dance for us?"

Usually such an important banquet is officially started after the dance of the highest-status men and women.Here, the man with the highest status is undoubtedly Xi Luo, and the woman...

Many women had already guessed what Cofra was going to say when he walked towards Ciro, and many of them looked at Freya with envious eyes.Since this famous lady from the imperial capital appeared in this border city, many noble girls have lost their luster.Regardless of family background, fame, beauty, conversation, and self-cultivation, she is too outstanding.Because of this, even though their hearts were full of jealousy, their reason naturally acquiesced.

Freya appeared calm on the surface, but her heart trembled slightly.

The reason why she came to Putra was because the family was planning to marry the Danya family, and the object of the marriage was Gregory who was hiding here.After getting along for a few days, she had a good impression of Gregory, but she always had some hesitation in her heart.Because Gregory is currently considered to be the second heir of the Danya family, she is more interested in the first successor, Otis, but for some reason, the Richard family obviously gave up on the relationship with the Danya family. Odis's marriage plan, she can only accept this arrangement.

But now it is different.When she was about to agree with the family arrangement, the crown prince who rarely showed up appeared here.Without competition from other young ladies of the family, she will most likely get the chance to dance with him!Compared with the title of the wife of the city lord, the temptation of the queen of the empire is of course greater.Even if the battle for the throne has not yet come to light, at least there is a chance.

The more excited she was, the calmer she acted.Tilting her head, pursing her lips, smiling... She believed that everything about herself was perfect.

"My honor." Ciro coughed violently as soon as he finished speaking.

His cough was so piercing that no one would suspect that he was faking it.

Covera was also taken aback, and hurriedly asked him to sit down, and sent someone to find the pastor.

Si Luo sat in a large chair, took a weak breath, and whispered: "Don't disturb everyone's interest because of me."

Covera hastily said no.

But in fact, if the music hadn't been going on, the banquet hall would have been eerily quiet.

Ciro said: "Can I ask my guard captain to dance for me?"

Under such circumstances, Kaufra naturally did not dare to force the crown prince to end in person, and hurriedly said, "Of course."

The candidate slipped from Ciro to Gallon, and Freya was 1 unwilling.But she didn't show any displeasure on her face.At least the man in front of him represented Ciro, and at least his invitation to her meant that she was the highest-status woman in Putra City.

Vincent quietly walked beside Ciro.He wore an ordinary dress and hid among the entourage behind Shiro, and no one attracted attention. "Don't you want to win over the Charlie family?"

Ciro said lightly: "The Charlie family wants to use Freya to win over Gregory, so why should I go into troubled waters." Although Freya concealed it well, he still saw her ambition hidden under a decent smile. .It would be great to win over the Charlie family, but he didn't want to offend the Danya family either.

Vincent smiled and said, "I thought you were doing it for..."

Shi Luo raised his eyes, and a glint of darkness flashed across his dark pupils.

Vincent closed his mouth with a smile.

One song is over.

Gallon returned to Ciro in a personable manner.

Freya slowly returned to her original place like a noble swan.

Then it's time to choose your partner freely.The nobles watched Xi Luo's face, and saw that although he was ill, he was in high spirits, so they all relaxed and invited their dance partners.

Gregory unexpectedly did not invite Freya, but invited Mrs. Demi.

It was another young man who invited Freya, and Freya agreed without hesitation.

Ivan introduced: "The young man who invited Miss Freya to dance is Marcelo."

Ciro said with a half-smile, "It's really an amazing development."

Gregory should be well aware of the gossip he would cause by inviting Mrs. Demi instead of Freya to the first dance in front of everyone.So is he doing this to imply that he will decline the marriage with Freya?

interesting.

The tune changed to the fifth, and Ciro showed obvious fatigue on his face, and quickly got up to bid farewell to Cofra.

The cough that made everyone breathless before was still in my ears, and Kaufra didn't dare to keep it, and sent it all the way to the door.

Ciro got into the carriage sickly and left.

Halfway through the carriage, a man rushed out from the side of the road.

The driver was a knight. He drew his sword and said defensively, "Who?"

"Marcelo. Marcelo Jebra asked to see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." The hearty male voice outside the car caught Ciro's attention.

Gallon opened the door, took a quick look and said, "It's indeed him."

Shiro nodded.

Gal gets out and Marcelo gets in.

Unexpectedly, there were still people in the car, Marcelo looked at Vincent casually, and then turned to salute Ciro.

Probably cousin relationship, Ciro could clearly feel the familiar Lawrence breath from Marcelo.

"Your Highness, if you can use me in Putra City, please ask." Marcelo directly expressed his loyalty, "I have lived in this city for more than two years, and I am very familiar with every plant and plant here. Wood is very familiar."

Vincent asked, "Where is the best steak?"

Marcelo said: "Rose Restaurant on East Avenue."

Vincent asked again: "Which company has the cheapest magic tools?"

When Marcelo was asked, he hesitated and said, "Maybe it's the one on East Avenue..."

Vincent smiled and said, "I understand your hobbies."

Marcelo blushed, but fortunately it was night, and the red was also dark red—secretly red.

Ciro said slowly: "Is there any connection between Kofera and there?"

Marcelo said: "There is no sign yet."

"What about the Danya family and the Charlie family?"

Marcelo hesitated for a moment before saying, "The Charlie family intends to marry the Danya family, but neither Gregory nor Freya showed much initiative."

Are you all watching?

Ciro tapped his fingers on his thigh.

Vincent said suddenly: "Then what do you do to Freya?"

Marcelo was stunned for a moment, then smiled wryly: "This is not something I should consider." Compared with the ancient families with a long history like Charlie and Danya, the Jebra family is like an upstart, with no background, not enough contacts, and even Even the territory is pitifully small.

Ciro asked about the current situation in Putra City and changed the subject.

In order to prolong the conversation, the carriage made a big circle in the city, and did not turn back to the right road until the conversation was almost over.

Marcelo got off the car voluntarily as he approached the villa arranged by Caufra for Ciro.

Considering his safety when he went back alone at night, Ciro arranged for two guards to protect him secretly.

Back at the villa, Pan, who was staying behind, came out and said in a low voice, "Your Highness, Gregory Danya is asking to see you."

Shiro raised his eyebrows unexpectedly.

At the moment when Kaufra specially held a dinner to avoid suspicion, Gregory, the second heir of the Danya family, appeared very strangely.

When he got off the carriage, he didn't go directly to the reception room. Instead, he went back to the bedroom to take a shower and change clothes. After visiting Soso, he made sure that there was nothing abnormal about him, and then he dragged his slow and weak steps to the reception room.

Gregory sat on the sofa, staring at the cup on the coffee table, as if in a daze.Seeing Shi Luo come in, he put away his emotions very naturally, stood up and saluted.

"Your arrival surprised me." Shiro smiled kindly.

Gregory said: "Just like the indescribable surprise in my heart when His Highness came to Putra City."

Ciro sat down on the sofa opposite him, and made a gesture of asking for a seat.

Gregory took his seat calmly.

"The dinner party tonight is very interesting." Shiro chatted.

Gregory continued: "Putra is just a small border town, how can it be compared to God's feast?"

Ciro said: "Then why did you come to Putra?"

"Because I'm needed here."

Ciro wanted to find the unwillingness to say this from Gregory's face, but he was disappointed.Gregory was calm from start to finish.Shi Luo clenched his right hand into a fist, put it under his lips, coughed lightly, and after a while he let out a sigh of relief: "Tell me about your coming."

Gregory said: "Before the dinner, I gave a gift to Mrs. Rachel in the name of the city of Putra."

Ciro slowly put down his hand and said calmly, "Oh?"

Gregory said, "Your Highness should understand what I mean."

Do you want to continue to maintain a neutral position?

Xi Luo lightly stroked the eagle head ring with his fingers, and said with a half-smile: "Do you want to live in the name of Putra City for the rest of your life?"

Gregory said: "The city of Putra and the Danya family have always been one."

Xi Luo said: "I hope the next patriarch of Danya can think the same way."

Gregory smiled and said, "That's for sure."

Shiro was slightly taken aback.Gregory's smile did not appear to be faking.What gave him confidence?The promise of the Danya family patriarch?Still, the battle for heirs has already been settled.

Gregory said: "There have been many rumors about me and Otis from the outside world, but I believe that with the wisdom of His Highness, I will never be fooled by these rumors."

Ciro smiled, "Do you have any rumors with Otis? I only heard rumors about you and Miss Freya."

Greg turned his face straight, and said, "Have these rumors of damaging Miss Freya's reputation reached His Highness's ears? The people who caused such rumors are really hateful."

Ciro pretended to be surprised: "Isn't it?"

"Of course not." Gregory said solemnly, "The Danya family will only unite for love."

Ciro thought of the proud figure of Otis, and suddenly wondered who could capture that person's love.

Because of his distraction, the topic quickly fell apart.But Gregory's goal had been achieved, so he quickly got up and left.After he left, Ciro called Ivan and told him, "Prepare a gift for Kofera."

Ivan asked, "What kind of gift?"

Ciro thought for a while and said, "An eye-catching gift."

When Gregory saw that Ciro's gifts were continuously being delivered to the mansion of the city lord, he knew that he had underestimated the scheming and perseverance of the crown prince.He gave the gift to Mrs. Rachel to show his position of treating people equally, implying that even though Ciro came to Putra, the position of the Danya family has not changed.

But Ciro's gift to Kofera is like a silent declaration that he is bound to win.

He didn't understand why the low-key Ciro suddenly became high-profile, maybe it was related to... what happened in the woods a while ago?The story about Xi Luo's attack has actually been secretly spread in the empire.Countries such as Shamanlier and Santu will surely get the news soon, and the civil strife in the empire must be something they like to hear.

Could it be that Ciro was enraged by this assassination and finally decided not to bear it any longer, but chose to attack head-on?

Although his guess is slightly different from Xi Luo's idea, the difference is not far away.

Ciro said to Ivan: "Although we have reached a preliminary cooperation agreement with the Duke of Baseco, this agreement is based on mutual benefit. If we show inappropriate toughness to convince the other party of our strength, then this Agreements will become waste paper."

Ivan thought of Soso.Based on Soso's concern for Ciro and the relationship between Dilling and Soso, perhaps this agreement is not as fragile as imagined.But he didn't say it.Sometimes, many things cannot be maintained by pure friendship.Especially when it involves many interests.

After talking with Ivan, Ciro suddenly understood Mrs. Rachel's intention to attack him.

It is best to be able to kill him. If not, it is also a great gain to drag the God of Light into the water and tie her firmly to her warship.At least she made the God of Light Society temporarily oppose him.

The current situation is delicate.

Mrs. Rachel calmly held back the Illuminati Society, and he secretly reached an agreement with Shamanlier.It seems to be evenly matched, but these two cooperations are buried with unstable factors.Because from a standpoint, the God of Light and the Banding Empire, and the Banding Empire and Shamanliel are all opposites.No one knows when the God of Light will turn against Shamanlier.

Secondly, Mrs. Rachel has Castaron II by her side, and the Trozzo family is behind him, which is still an inextricable situation.Next, they will compete against those neutral forces that are still hovering.

Charlie, Danya...

This is also one of the reasons why the Charlie family wants to marry the Danya family.As a neutral force, their ideal state is to remain neutral until the result is announced.If not, it would be an ideal situation for the two to choose one of them at the same time and strengthen that side's weight.The worst thing is that the Charlie family and the Danya family each choose a side, which means that no matter whether they win or lose, the two families will pay a terrible price.

Shi Luo lay on the bed, constantly churning these things in his mind.Thinking about things in the quiet night is his long-standing habit.The only time the habit was broken was when Soso slept with him, but now the habit is back.

The surrounding fire elements suddenly became restless strangely.

Xi Luo suddenly opened his eyes and turned to look at Soso, but saw his eyes were closed tightly, and his face was slowly flushing.