Heartbreaker

Fuck it, I should have chopped off that damn cripple's leg!

I was pacing back and forth in the king's office with a red face, my lungs were about to explode.There was a click from the metal handle of the oak door, and the moment that figure stepped into the room, I immediately picked up a wooden carving on the table and threw it at him angrily!

"Fuck|You|Damn it, Raig! I told you to go to the village to expropriate. Do you take my words as deaf ears?!"

I roared, and then I saw the person who came in—Ai Er.He quickly caught the oncoming woodcarving with one hand, and held a roll of blueprints in the other. Seeing my crazy appearance, he frowned and said, "...It's not good for others to see you like this."

"Damn it!" I approached him and cursed, "I want your elder brother to come see me, what are you doing here?!"

"Calm down, Your Majesty."

"Why didn't he come to see me?! Was he scared? Guilty? Damn, why did you commit crimes to me when you knew he was afraid?!" I shouted, "And you, Ire! You know that cripple is a failure Greedy ghost, why didn't you stop him?!"

Aie said in a deep voice, "I'm sorry, the eldest brother said that he can do it alone, so I didn't follow. I didn't expect that something would happen."

For the first time, I saw this calm and blind man show a guilty expression on his face, clenched his fists and finally let them go, and sat back on the chair behind the table in a dark manner.

"Well, if Laige is not here, just listen to me." I said coldly, knocking on the table, "A few miles away from Vulture City, there is a village called Bone Crow Village, which did not belong to any country at the time. The 'Black Ink Village' we forced to serve the Wanjiang Empire."

"This village is very rich, but the villagers are very fierce, and they are all strong laborers. I told the God Hunter Army not to touch their bottom line every time they go to collect supplies, and try to be as measured as possible. But this cripple doesn't understand at all 'Properity', seeing the money, he got a big appetite, and the villagers of Bone Crow Village began to rebel, and he even killed several people!"

I became more and more angry, and punched the table, "It's okay now, those people are making trouble in the city! They are clamoring for us to give them an explanation! Damn, the people's hearts in the lower city are already unstable, and the villagers of Bone Crow Village Add fuel and vinegar, and now everyone is saying that their king is a greedy and tyrannical monarch!"

Ai Er quickly caught the point of the topic from my angry rant, "What are you going to do?"

"I'm fucking mad now, I'm calling you an idiot!"

"Oh." Ai Er looked at me calmly, "but being angry can't solve the problem. Or do you want to pick a few chickens to kill for monkeys? Your Majesty, you are already a king, and many things can't be settled with swords and fists." It can be solved."

I walked up to him with a hideous face, "I think anger alone can be vented with knives and fists."

"Okay." Ai Er said, "Then you can punch me a few times, or cut me a few times on the shoulder. I will not fight back, Your Majesty. We will discuss what to do next when your anger subsides."

I stared at him with wide eyes, the one-eyed blind man remained calm, and his expression was even a little damn sincere.I stood there for a long while, feeling the anger bubbling through the pores, and dissipating in my stomach in one breath.

I went back behind the table and held my forehead.One-eyed Aiur waited quietly for a while, then said cautiously, "Your Majesty, for those troublemakers, I think we can send back the extra looted supplies, or give some compensation. As for those who tarnish your reputation, we will You can send an eloquent official to question him, or take him to prison, and then explain it to the people. Your generosity to the poor on the festival day, I believe the people will not believe rumors."

"What are the people?! Pigs and sheep, you can go where you can live! Don't tell me that all the people in Vulture City are loyal people. I have heard that in recent years, people have defected to the Twilight Empire one after another. The rest were either expelled or returned after being rejected.” I said bitterly, taking a deep breath, trying to calm down, “I have asked our foreign minister to lead his troops to the city gate. We will give back what is given, and as for compensation, there is no need. If there are so many villages that have surrendered to the Wanjiang Empire, if every one of them makes a fuss, we don't have to do anything else."

I got up, walked around a few times irritably, and said darkly, "Now the country's financial power is not in my hands, and the income and expenditure are all based on the records of the Finance Cabinet. I have looked at the previous accounts in the past few days, and they are really vague. I don’t know how much that old man Leeson has taken from the state treasury to fill his own pockets.”

"Speaking of which, Your Majesty." Aiur spread the blueprints on the table, "When we were inspecting the village, we discovered a secret of the Chancellor of the Exchequer."

I glanced at the blueprint, "What secret?"

"In this place, the 'Blue Ink Village' that originally belonged to the Wanjiang Empire - Luoyue Village and Tengluo Village, there is a hill at the junction of these two villages. On a whim that day, I took the soldiers to the hill , and found that there is a small villa built behind it, with baths and residences inside." Aie pointed to the marked place with a pen, "It is said that Ellison built it privately, as for the construction cost..."

Ai Er stopped, took a step back, and kept silent.I thought of the hot iron bottle that the thief old man always held, and the thick mink that wrapped his body.He has a cold illness, and it is estimated that he will go to the warm water bath to avoid the cold before the severe winter in the northern region.

And before the harsh winter of this year, a new king was about to ascend the throne. As a minister of the old country, he naturally couldn't leave the meeting.I carefully looked at the orientation of the small villa, and said, "This place is very clever."

Aie gathered his energy, "Huh?"

"Look, this place is next to the only main road from the southern border to the northern border." I crossed my legs and said, "If Elliott wants to command the army to attack the northern border, that is the only way he must pass."

Eyre understood. "Maybe we can build military camps and watchtowers here."

"That's right." I crossed my fingers, resting on my chin, and sneered, "But first, the necessary obstacles must be cleared."

****

After sending Ai Er away, I sat alone behind the table, staring at the white snow outside the window.After thinking for a moment, I called the servant outside the door to come in, and said to him, "You, go and call our Minister of Justice."

After a while, a tall, thin man with black hair and a black robe and a hooked nose walked into my room, with one hand behind his back, and silently bowed to me.

I stared at his face, and a smile slowly appeared on the corner of my lips, "Nugent Black... so it's you?"

He nodded respectfully, with a calm and calm tone, "Yes, Your Majesty."

"Oh, that's easy." I stepped forward briskly and said with a smile, "Do you still remember me?"

He paused, his dark curly hair swaying slightly on the side of his face.I laughed and leaned against the table, and said, "Fate is really wonderful, it turned out to be you. Oh, Blake, do you still remember, I am Lemon Sol, the 'Prince of Wicked Boys' back then."

It turned out to be him.I saw this name in the old law code of the Wanjiang Empire, and I am still wondering who this person is.The entries in the code are detailed and clear, it is rare to be fair and just, and it is difficult to find mistakes.I was still wondering who compiled this code, but I didn't expect it to be this guy.

The bastard who tortured me in the dark and dank interrogation cell.

"I remember the last time I saw you, Your Majesty, you were only 11 years old." The man said calmly, restraining every change in his expression as much as possible, as if he didn't know what he had done to me, or knew but don't care.

"It makes me so happy, actually I also remember your face." I smiled deeper, "I still remember after so many years. Where did your subordinates go? I can recall that one of them was carrying a salt bucket and the other was holding a leather whip." , and you are sitting at the table, the whole prison is lit only by the light of a candle."

He bowed to me again and said, "Most of my subordinates lost when the empire collapsed, and some of them surrendered to the new emperor. I didn't want to follow a despicable kingslayer, so I arrived at Vulture City with the exile team. Now the people here The law is mainly reviewed by me.”

I murmured, "Oh, that's not good, Blake. You review the code alone? Can you alone represent the axioms of the country?"

"No, absolutely not, Your Majesty." He suddenly raised his voice and said solemnly, "The enactment of any legal code needs to be reviewed by the king and the parliament. My past work was only adding and subtracting from the old law. From now on, I will Each revision will be presented to you for your review, Your Majesty."

"That's really great." I said warmly, "I believe that there will be no law on the punishment of royal relatives in the future code."

He bowed and nodded, his face stiff and vigilant, and he said nothing unless necessary.I raised the corners of my mouth with a half-smile, and said, "Blake, I actually called you here today because I have something to explain."

"Please speak, Your Majesty."

"Recently, the discipline of the Godhunter Army has been loose. I want you to draft a military regulation for these soldiers. You don't need to hand it over to me for review, but send it directly to the officers of the Godhunter Army so that they can announce it."

Nugent frowned slightly, "The drafting of the military regulations should be done by the military leaders, and I will draft them. It seems a bit out of bounds."

I raised my voice and said, "I asked you to formulate it, so you can make a good one for me. Listen, this military regulation is specially formulated for the God Hunter Army. Violators are not allowed to be punished, and blood is not allowed to be left behind." ; Two, don’t affect the morale of the army, don’t wear down the ferocity and bloodiness of the soldiers; three, don’t be too strict, if I hear a soldier complaining that the punishment is too heavy, it’s your dereliction of duty!”

The man with the hooked nose raised his eyes, his deep pupils stared at me for a while, before hesitating to speak, "Yes, Your Majesty."

"I want to see the finished draft of the military regulations in seven days. There don't need to be too many items, as long as they are rigorous and comprehensive." I smiled sincerely, "I'm sorry to trouble you, Blake."

****

The palace at night is always full of peace and tranquility.

After I finished my meal, I returned to the bedroom facing the cold moonlight spread on the long corridor, waved away the servants who were stepping forward, and my whole body was tired and exhausted as if falling apart.After ascending the throne, I learned about all kinds of affairs in Vulture City, big and small.From finance to law, including the relationship with the surrounding villages and the people in the city, it has been more than two months since I have not had a good rest in the bedroom.

I stood in front of two thick and dark doors, my eyes were swollen, and I was about to push the door in, when I suddenly heard a light and peaceful music sound, like a dream, coming from the gap in the wooden door.

It's the lyre.

squeak...

I walked into the room from the other side of the door, and was instantly enveloped by the cold and quiet night.There were no candles lit in the house, only the snow-white moonlight imprinted a vague silhouette on the floor.Luo sat on the edge of the bed, with his back to me, staring at the sky, fiddled with a lyre clumsily, and hummed a delicate melody on his lips.

I approached quietly, only one bed away from him.His white fingertips touched the slender strings, his chin lightly leaned on the qin frame, and the eyelashes covering his eyelids were like a thick arc.The moonlight danced on his soft hair, and the sound of the piano he plucked was immature and jerky, but it calmed my manic heart inexplicably.

"Luo." I spoke, breaking the silence in front of me like the end of time.

The sound of the piano stopped abruptly.Luo's movement of playing the piano stopped.I wanted to tease him, and while he wasn't paying attention, I strode forward and hugged him onto the bed from behind.I was about to untie his cloak, but he screamed and shrank to the head of the bed in embarrassment.

"Lai...Laimon..." he said in a hoarse voice. He didn't know whether his expression was joy or sadness, but at least he cheered up, "You're back..."

"Well. Today's affairs are almost done, so I'll be back." Seeing that something was wrong with him, I got up from the bed, took off the black fur coat and hung it on the hanger, and put on a cotton nightgown.During this period, Luo sat on the bed all the time, looking at me with those two dark eye holes, with an unpredictable expression.

The flowing air almost froze into a ball of cold glue, and I casually said, "That cripple Reiger committed another crime. I asked Nugent Black to set the military rules and restrain him in the future." Nose bastard, kills two birds with one stone.

Luo's face froze for a moment, "Nugent Black?..."

"That's right, the Minister of Justice of Vulture City." I took off my boots and sneered, "Although he is a bastard, the laws he formulated are indeed meticulous and clear. Satan, there is finally a guy who can do practical things."

"Oh." Luo said, "It seems that you are... satisfied with that Minister of Justice?"

"It's not that I'm satisfied, it's because that guy is here, it really saves me a lot of worry. It's okay to teach me a lesson once in a while, but it's also a trouble if I get killed." I yawned with one of my boots in my hand, "Who told others? Are they both too stupid? One is a vegetarian, and the other is a ghost, I will fuck them up sooner or later!"

"..."

Luo is a good listener, or bother the trash can.He just sat there and listened to me quietly, occasionally showing a smile, like the light of the sun melting the ice and snow.The more I talked, the more I felt that the boredom that had been accumulated in my heart for the past few days poured out with the words.

"Oh, yes. There is also the knight commander of the Winter Ting Army—Faros Plummer, you should recognize it? It is the Silver Kirin Knight standing in the audience during the enthronement ceremony. Damn, a foolish knight. He The soldiers can’t even beat the God Hunter Army, I went to the training ground today and made fun of him, the idiot was so anxious that he blushed and said that he would go back and modify the training plan..."

I shook my head with a smile and took a deep breath, feeling much happier in my heart.I sit on the bed and wrap my little ghost in the wide velvet comforter.The quilt had already been warmed and dried by the hot iron bottle on the bed. I stroked Luo's hair, and felt that some colorful ideas were just about to move.

"You have something on your mind, don't you?" I said. "What happened?"

Luo looked up at me, his warm eyebrows and eyes were like the sunshine on the flowers in the forest in the afternoon.He leaned against my side, closed his eyes, and said wearily, "It's nothing, Lemon... just... wanting you to come back..."

I kissed his forehead and smelled the faint scent of lemon in his hair.The silent night and the peaceful moonlight are the best lullaby. When I was about to fall asleep, Luo suddenly asked, "Lymon, back then in the Castle of the Undead...why did you choose me?"

I hummed in a daze, "What?"

"The mage told you the cause of my death. And my adoptive mother also said, my past." His voice was a little trembling, it seemed to be angry, and it seemed to be sad, "In order to get money, I cut off my Both eyes, one of which was shattered... but because of it I came across a nobleman. He had a summer estate in the country, and I was often taken there..."

I was a little sober, and I glanced at him and said, "Speaking of which, I still have to ask you, why did you jump off the carriage?"

His body tensed instantly, as if I had poked his wound.I tried to stroke his back, but he tensed even more, like a bowstring ready to go.

Although I had a vague guess in my heart, the more he concealed it, the more I asked, "Why? Why did you jump off the carriage?"

"I..." His tone was painful, as if the scar in his heart had been bloodied again, "Because... at first, the master took me to the manor just to let me play with his pet dog. Then, one day ……he just……"

I said nothing and waited for him to finish.Luo said intermittently, although he was extremely sad, but he wanted to say it persistently, "After that, he asked me to go a few times...not only me, but also other boys. He would call more than a dozen times each time. Three children came, but I could only force one or two at a time... I couldn't see them, but I could hear their screams and cries... I couldn't bear it, told my adoptive mother the truth, and wanted to escape from that place. She was next to a lord...but she made a fuss, calling me a white-eyed wolf, a bad ghost, and a broom star, crying and saying that I shouldn't have been adopted at the beginning, and said that if I didn't go to the manor, the powerful lord would be killed. It would break Jeremy's leg and kill her..."

I heard my voice colder than ice, "And then?"

"Then... at the end of the summer, when the master was about to return to the royal city, I was sold to him..."

I said, "And you jumped out of the carriage?"

He smiled wryly, "Yes. Until the end, I also wanted to escape...but I didn't expect that death is the only way to escape."

—I'm going to fucking kill that rat woman and her little rat, sooner or later—that was the first thought that came into my head.Then I asked, "Is that old thing called Tomani still alive?"

Luo shook his head, "I don't know."

I stared at him, "So? You were abused and just passed by without a word? Oh, let me tell you, the correct way for you is to chop up that dead old man's head, give your adoptive mother a few slaps, and then Set fire to burn that villa to ashes."

Luo was stunned for a moment, saw the anger in my eyes, and suddenly said gratefully and bitterly: "Thank you for feeling wronged for me, Lemon... Although killing... I don't think it is the solution to the problem, but I am very grateful for your comforting me... ...May I understand 'comfort', Lemon?..."

"No, I think you are stupid." I sneered.Luo smiled bitterly, as if expecting me to say this, he said sadly, "I didn't want to recall these terrible past events, and I kept talking to you..."

"Let's talk about it, it's not a big deal." I said slowly, "Who doesn't have a few idiot past stories."

"Sorry." He said in a hoarse voice, "I know that I have disappointed and angered you many times, but I still want... to repay your kindness for sacrificing your soul to wake me up as much as possible, so that you don't hate me so much in your heart... ..."

"Nonsense." I interrupted him, narrowing my eyes and said, "Luo, there is one thing you need to understand... If I hate you, I won't give up half of my soul to wake you up."

****

I didn't expect that my words would cause Luo to have such a big reaction.His dejected face suddenly glowed with life, what did it look like?The wandering weeds found fertile soil, and the lonely wandering birds found branches to perch on.

Stupid, equally sad, but it made a new thought pop into my head.

If intimidation and restraint aren't enough to get him to obey me.So what about love?

"Lymon... thank you..." Luo was flattered and said eagerly, "I... thought you hated me... because I don't seem to be the undead you want..."

I said, "What are you thinking about? You are my undead."

His shoulders trembled again, as if caught in some great sense of happiness, and even the cold air above his head was filled with a ring of colorful soap bubbles.I sneered from the bottom of my heart, stretched my arms around him tenderly, and stroked his body in his favorite way.A moan of comfort and satisfaction escaped from his lips, and the next moment he shrank back in panic, as if he was afraid that I would suddenly slap him and move away from my embrace——

"Luo, if your love is always being spoiled by other people," I stared at him, without any hesitation or timidity, and said the hypocritical words at my fingertips, "then you might as well give it all to me. I promise to love you for the rest of my life. "

Luo's body froze suddenly, like a frozen ice sculpture.He stared at me blankly with two pitch-black eye holes, and the longing and love revealed in the depths of the darkness wished to turn into a raging fire, surround me and burn me.

I stared at him, touched his silky smooth cheek with the back of my hand, and whispered, "Will you give it to me, Luo?"

"Lemon..."

"I……"

He choked with sobs, and suddenly stretched out his hand, as if mustering up all his courage, he hugged me tightly.

"I'll give you... I love you..." He said happily without thinking, with a choked cry in his trembling voice.

I narrowed my eyes and stroked the smooth back of my undead.Oh, it's "love".Absolute love, so strong, so pure and shocking.Lo, my poor innocent undead.Do you love me?

Unfortunately, I have no love, I just want to kill all the goddamn things, and you just happen to be a tool in my hand.

So, you'd better love me so much that I tell you to kill whoever you want, and you can kill whoever I want...

"I love you, Lemon..."

My beautiful thoughts were interrupted by the rustling of the bed, and when I came back to my senses, a heavy body was already on my body.Luo held my face in his hands and kissed me for the first time, eagerly and jerky.

I turned over and pushed him down, feeling the colorful thoughts coming up again, hitting me dizzy.I tore off my nightgown indiscriminately, pressed his shoulders, and panted eagerly, "You provoked me tonight, don't blame me for being rude..."

Luo was a little indulgent that night. It was the first time since he returned to the human world that he was so crazy and eager, which almost made me feel overwhelmed.He clung to my shoulders tightly, his chest heaved violently, and a choked moan came out of his throat, "Lymon...Lymon...I won't leave you...I won't leave you..."

I used practical actions to show that I was also a little obsessed with him. Luo was really likable when he was obedient.After everything calmed down, we leaned against each other, gasping for breath.Luo whispered, "Lemon..."

A heavy drowsiness covered my face, and I said in a daze, "Hmm..."

"Can I go to the lower city in the future..." He said, "You are often away, I am a bit bored staying in the palace, I want to go out for a walk..."

Heh, you just said you didn't want to leave me.At that time, I didn't ask the reason, and I was sleepy, so I said, "Okay, you can go out if you want...but don't be found out that you are an undead, come back on time at night, understand..."

He said yes, seemingly relieved.The quiet moonlight covered my sleepy eyelids, and I seemed to hear the lyre song sung by Luo again in a trance. My thoughts drifted and rotated with the gentle and gentle melody, and finally fell into a deep sleep at the end of the melody.