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"Father, you are awake."

The floating building leaned over a large bed covered with luxurious silk, and King Garol was lying in the middle, his body was extremely weak, coughing violently from time to time, panting from time to time, and relying on medicine to maintain his life in the last few years.

Fulou was shunned by his father since he was a child, and his father was very disappointed with his birth, he had heard about it.Until now, he didn't know the reason.A few years ago, after his father's illness worsened, he had the opportunity to see him more often, but his father was always lying in bed, and his severe tuberculosis made him unable to speak much.

"Fulou, this time, listen carefully to Hari's arrangement."

Father Wang's voice is so small that it can only be heard by the floating building next to his head, but he still doesn't quite understand the meaning of this sentence, he is at a loss.

"what?"

As a result, the father seemed to have closed his eyes and ignored it, looking very tired, Fulou had no choice but to get off the bed.

"Prince Fulou, don't disturb your father's rest anymore." Hali who was beside the door stepped over and persuaded softly, Fulou nodded, and he forced Fulou out of the room.

"Hali, what happened? Father wants me to obey your arrangement?"

Walking outside the door, Fulou was still very puzzled, he stopped in front of Hari and asked.

"Prince Fulou, you also know what happened in the market recently. Several Nabeles people died. Now their royal family has become angry and ready to march."

Hari's words shocked Fulou. This was the first time in history that he heard of a serious conflict with a neighboring country.

"...March?! Why didn't you mention it? What about our countermeasures?"

Fulou was stunned, and asked a series of questions. Hari shook his head, but laughed it off, and did not show any uneasiness.

"Don't worry, Fulou, you grew up with me." Hari supported his shoulders, "You also know that you are the son of God, you are a noble person, this time you will definitely be able to save yourself from danger."

Fulou also calmed down and asked calmly:

"what?"

Hari took a breath first, then slowly opened his mouth:

"The royal family of Bayles deliberately decided to let you be a hostage, so as to ease the war situation. For the sake of the overall situation of the country, Fulou, you have to agree."

Hari's ridiculous words made Fulou look at him in astonishment, and he took a step back.And his mind was blank, his eyes were confused, and he had already moved his sight away from Hari.

"What... what did you say? Wait, did the emperor agree?"

Hari is still smiling, but in Fulou's view, there is a knife hidden in the smile.

"Didn't you hear what he just said?"

The father's voice rang in his ears again.

He closed his eyes and took a deep breath, deciding to face this cruel decision.

"Say it again, you... want me to go to Nabeles as a hostage?"

Hari sighed and persuaded him, "Your Highness Fulou, if you don't agree, our country will become ruins at any time. You also know that our royal army can only have tens of thousands of people, so Baylor General Si Jilong led an army of [-] troops..."

Even if he does not care about the military and does not participate in government affairs, Fulou still has a clear concept of the disparity between the two countries. From the perspective of land, although the two countries are small countries, Nabelles, which is closer to the West, has absorbed foreign theories. , is more developed in industry and agriculture, and the use of land resources is balanced. Even the soil seems to be more fertile than that of Galore, and the export economy can be maintained by relying on food production. The industrial base cannot be developed at all. Galore's economy is completely dependent on the export of low-quality resources, handicrafts and other trade support. If the cooperation with Nabeles all the year round collapses, I don't know what kind of predicament it will fall into!

Fulou clenched his fist and swung it towards the cold and hard wall. "Impossible... How could the emperor agree, how could I be a hostage?!"

"Fulou, believe me, then Bayless will not do anything to you, they still want a long-term cooperation, probably just let you be a guest."

What Heli said is right. Although Galore is backward, it is actually a very rich land in the eyes of Western countries. If the war starts now to attract the attention of other countries, they may participate in the fight for territorial resources. In the end, it may not be possible to let Nabeles Therefore, Bayles will not go to war, but he will definitely put forward corresponding conditions.Fulou only hoped to guard the country peacefully and take hostages in neighboring countries, how could he easily agree?Once he falls into the hands of others, that is to say, Galore is handed over to others, especially under the watchful eyes of the ambitious Hali, it is no longer a day or two for him to desire to fully obtain the imperial power of Galore.

"you!"

Fulou snorted, glared at Hari angrily, and hurried to one side of the long corridor.

Guessing that Fulou did not accept this proposal, Hari chased after him a few steps.

"Your Highness Fulou, I have ordered someone to notify Bayles, and you will be leaving soon. Oh, don't show such a vicious expression, Fulou, your father is still lying down, you don't want him to just leave Get mad like this!"

However, Fulou's quick footsteps left the guards around him far away, and he ran back to his bedroom, maybe he should be quiet for a while.

The helplessness at this moment reminded him of Kaye's face immediately.

Jia Ye has been an attendant by his side for several years, and he is the only person in this indifferent palace who can keep Fulou motivated to live.

By chance, the two got acquainted with each other, and Fulou's wishful thinking was also involved, but he was willing to open his heart to this ordinary commoner.

Every time I see Jia Ye, I can naturally forget my noble status and let go of my troubles.

However, Jia Ye was not waiting for him at the door.

Fulou pushed open the door, only a few maids were cleaning the carpet in the bedroom.

Only then did he remember that Jia Ye hadn't been here for a long time, but he rushed to see his father and ignored it.

Normally, he would always be waiting at the door of the bedroom to go with the floating building.

Fulou caught the guards patrolling the door.

"Have you seen Kaya?"

Several people looked at each other in blank dismay, saluted and left.

At this time, Indra came from behind, and his voice fell in Fulou's ears.

"Kaya is not here."

As Garol's right general, Indra holds most of the military power and is also responsible for the actions of the personal guards. If Kaye disappears, it must be his arrangement.Coupled with the news he just learned at Harina, Fulou felt 1 dissatisfaction in his heart, and he turned angrily and stared at Indra.

"Where did he go, why didn't he wait for me here?"

The other party's answer was the same as he thought, and Indra explained unhurriedly: "He was transferred to the guard by me, and he should be assigned to patrol the east of the city tonight."

Fulou almost picked up the tall man's collar, but his strength couldn't make Indra move. Fulou just clenched his fist and didn't reach out.

Fulou gritted his teeth, and asked word by word: "Are you kidding, Indra, you actually transferred Kaye away without my permission?"

Fulou usually smiled brightly, but because he didn't see Kaye, he became so angry and uneasy. Indra suddenly felt that it was difficult to breathe, and he took a breath, "This is the meaning of Master Hari."

Fulou's angry tone deepened again, "What did he mean? Indra, what did he mean? Do you know what he meant? He actually told me today that Bayles wanted me to be a hostage. Prince, you are going to be reduced to hostage, is this what Hari means?"

He reached out to Indra's waist without hesitation, Indra was caught off guard, the sharp dagger he was carrying flashed in front of his eyes for a moment, the sound of the sharp knife stopped, and the dagger was already firmly held by Fulou live.

Fulou held the knife and didn't point it at anyone, but this impulsive move made Indra anxious, with a sharp look on his face.

"Fulou, calm down! I don't want to either! Calm down first!"

Of course Fulou didn't dare to gesture to Indra with a weapon, but what Indra was worried about was that he accidentally hurt himself.

Indra reached out his hand to stop the progress of the floating building, but was pushed away violently.

"Get out of the way, if Jia Ye doesn't show up in this room today, I'll go out and find him!"

Indra quickly imprisoned Fulou's hand holding the dagger, and the strength of Fulou's grip was also forced to relax, but he still refused to accept it.

"Calm down and let go."

Fulou panted and struggled, and finally let Indra let go.

"I want to see Kaya."

To appease him, Indra lifted his cloak and embraced him.

Fulou didn't refuse, and leaned forward as if tired.

"I'll bring him back, Fulou, you put it down first."

Since childhood, Indra disciplined him like an elder brother, and Fulou finally relented.The dagger fell to the ground, making a piercing metallic sound.

Indra knew about the hostage plan proposed by Nabeles, and in order to stabilize Fulou's mood, he transferred Kaye back from the guards.

Jia Yeben participated in security patrols in the north of the city. Hearing that Fulou was in poor health, he couldn't wait to go back.

When we arrived at the imperial city, it was already evening, unexpectedly Fulou fell asleep very early because of his low mood.

When he opened his eyes again, it was the next morning again.

Jia Ye stood guard at the door of the dormitory every step of the way, and when Fu Lou went out, he saw him, and suddenly he lost all sleepiness, and Fu Lou woke up from his sleepy eyes.

He shook Kaye's shoulders to confirm whether he was a real person intact.

"You're back from the escort?"

"Yes, aren't you feeling unwell? Why do you get up so early?"

Seeing Fulou's overjoyed expression, Jia Ye didn't doze off, he took a rest at night, and came to guard him outside the door of Fulou at dawn.

Fulou dragged him into the room, and Jiaye sat down at the table. "I went to bed early yesterday, when did you come back?"

Jia Ye said lightly: "I came back last night and didn't bother you."

Jia Ye could see that he was more haggard than the previous few days. After sleeping, his eyes were still red. Although he grew taller, his bones were still so thin and not strong at all. If he missed two meals, he would probably fall apart. .Before that, he didn't know whether Indra said that Fulou was sick was true or not, but when he saw Fulou, he thought it was true.

"You should take a good rest, Fulou, even if I'm transferred, you shouldn't treat yourself like this." Jia Ye said with concern, but looked at the table.

"Are you worried about me?"

"Yes."

He answered honestly, this should also be the answer Fulou expected.

Fulou let out a laugh, walked to the side of the big bed, stretched and fell back in.

"I'm so glad to hear you say that, and I want to go back to sleep."

Jia Ye fiddled with his body and helped him cover the quilt.

"You come up too." Fulou stretched out his arm, trying to grab him, but he didn't know where to pull him, so he patted Kaye's butt.

"do not do that."

Knowing that it was a joke, Jia Ye walked away resistingly after Fulou lay down on the bed.

Fulou closed his eyes reassuringly, and suddenly remembered something, he raised his head slightly again, and poked in the direction of Jia Ye.

"correct……"

Jia Ye was about to guard the door again, and immediately turned around, "Huh?"

Fulou didn't know whether to talk about the matter of being a hostage in Nabeles.

This is a big event. If we don’t talk about it now, we don’t know if we will have a chance to talk about it in the future.

Will Kaye follow him?

Even if he followed, he couldn't just let go of Garol.

Fulou shook his head in his heart.

"Forget it, nothing."

……

Today, the guards are routinely patrolling the avenue. In order to maintain law and order and prevent the people from causing trouble, more people have been sent recently.

Dasha searched for quite a long time before finally seeing Amon.

After meeting, they walked into an alley, hiding from others for a while.

Dasha asked him nervously:

"Mr. Amon, about my friend...you said he came to the escort, do you know when you can see him?"

Amon scratched his head, avoiding Dasha's expectant gaze, "Ah...it's a bit troublesome to say."

"what happened?"

Amon thumped his hands and sighed helplessly, "That Jia Ye suddenly stopped coming to the guards. I really have no way to ask to see the members of the personal guards...you know, we..."

In an instant, Dasha lost his smile again, and his eyes drooped down.

"How could it be that he didn't come suddenly... Then, are you sure that Jia Ye is in the personal guard?"

Amon nodded in response.

"Yes, he should be the person you mentioned. You said he was good-looking, and he was indeed very handsome."

Dasha hummed several times and walked out of the alley.I have been in the imperial city for so long, I never thought that there would be no chance at all.

Can I really see Kaya?

Dasha repeatedly asked in his heart that this question should not be questioned by others, but by himself.

He was going to find him himself.

Now that it is known that Jia Ye is a member of the personal guard, then, if you go to the imperial city to ask for an interview, you will definitely be able to wait for him.

Dasha knew his idea was absurd, but he couldn't wait any longer.He didn't have much silver around him to support him to stay in the imperial city, and he didn't want to drag Shesha's family down.

One side is fine.

Let him meet.

"Hey, Dasha, where are you going..."

Stepping forward, Dasha ran towards the square in the center of the imperial city.As long as you get there, you will not be far from the palace.Before Amon could react, he chased after a few steps, and stopped on the spot with his hips akimbo. He knew that if he chased after him, he would not be able to stop anything.

In front of the moat, the majestic city wall, the solemn and tall iron gate, and the guards standing side by side blocked Dasha's way.

He watched from a distance, then walked forward cautiously.

On the way, he was surrounded by several guards who stretched out their swords to block him, Dasha didn't dare to move any more.

"Stand here to see what to see, walk around."

It seems that this is really a ridiculous move, but it's all here, he can't just be expelled silently like this, Dasha was very nervous, and didn't move a step for a long time.

"Sorry, I just wanted to find someone..."

Several guards who were taller and stronger than him drove him back together, and Dasha was also pushed back to a far away place. The force of the opponents almost made him unsteady on his feet, and they urged and cursed at the same time.

"Where did this kid come from? Is this a place where you can come? Get out of here quickly."

The rude behavior made Dasha walk away in disappointment, but he turned his head again, looking at these people unwillingly.

"I just want to see my friend, he's in the Guard...can you pass...a message for me?"

Although Dasha looked so helpless and pitiful, it didn't matter at all in the eyes of these guards. They waved away Dasha without even looking at him.

"Spreading a message? You talk a lot of nonsense, what are you passing on at the gate of the palace as a commoner, be sensible, let's go!"

One of them stepped forward and grabbed Dasha's arm, and he was pushed farther away again.

Several guards saw that he was not moving anymore, so they walked towards the city gate with confidence and continued to be on duty.

But a few people stood quite close and started whispering.

"Hey, don't you think that person just now looked familiar? Although he was dressed in tatters, but..."

"I also think, why is it so familiar..."

"What do I think? He looks a bit like...but...impossible!"

Several people whispered to each other, and were soon seen by General Indra who happened to pass by.Everyone didn't expect that he would come here for inspection when he was free, and they all stood up straight, looking straight ahead.

Probably because he heard them chatting, he came to find out. Indra asked sternly:

"what are you guys saying?"

Someone immediately explained it quickly.

"Report to Master Indra...a man came here just now and begged us to let him in, but we have already sent him away."

Indra looked and looked, the person they were talking about had already left, but there were very few people in the square, and he spotted a thin figure that was about to disappear from a distance, which made him feel inexplicably uneasy.