silent in the black lake

He never came back after he left

After I fell into a drowsy sleep in the room, suddenly the young man who was the leader of the half-vampires came and took me back to the palace

That's when I realized that he didn't bring me back to the land of the Night Race, he just found a small clinic in a small town in the kingdom, and the day I returned to the palace was already seven days past the day of the accident

Although the seven days were not long, many things happened. The biggest thing was that the current king of the human kingdom was killed by a vampire, and the news that the sole heir of the Stuart family was taken away by a vampire spread throughout the country.

The entire human kingdom was shrouded in a shadow of despair in an instant. The commoners besieged outside the palace every day and mourned, while the nobles had different thoughts and split into two factions.

Those nobles who are loyal to the Stuart family suggested to form a temporary council of nobles to manage it on their behalf while looking for my whereabouts, and to stand still against the vampires. Fighting against vampires, and even imprisoning his brother's ten-year-old daughter on the grounds of protecting the only bloodline of the Stuart family

However, since the nobles loyal to the Stuart family had either died on the battlefield or were old, the new young nobles who succeeded them were quite ambitious and wanted to take this opportunity to make a move. Although the old nobles were all high-ranking and powerful, their numbers were very small. Rarely, no more than those nobles who advocated scattered forces

Fortunately, the strongest fighting force in the army is the guard of the Stuart family. Therefore, except for those nobles who already had troops who mobilized some troops, the main army has not been affected.

On the third day, those aristocrats who were about to move couldn't hold back and elected another aristocrat as the successor of the king on the grounds that Stuart's family was exhausted and had no successors, and threatened his brother's daughter Anna. Tacia signed the consent form

Fortunately, the half-vampire forcibly took Anastasia away on the grounds that he was only loyal to the Stuart family, and reached a consensus with those nobles who were loyal to the Stuart family, suppressing those ambitious nobles. ease

It wasn't until an arrow was shot from the gate of the imperial palace on the seventh day, with a letter stating my location attached to it, that the half-vampire rushed to that town overnight to find me

"Uncle!" As soon as I opened the door of the room, Anastasia cried and threw herself into my arms

"Sorry, Anastasia" I hugged her hard, "I'm back, you won't face these things again"

"Father, he..." She raised her head and frowned, looking at me with big eyes full of tears, her face seemed a little unbelievable

She is very similar to my brother, looking at her, I can't help but think of my brother's eyes covered with blood, and my heart tightens

"I'm sorry" I hugged her tightly, pressed her head into my arms, and gently stroked her

I'm really sorry for her, my brother died because of me, I made her lose her father, and let her go through things that she shouldn't go through at her age

Ten years old, this is the age to play around, it's all my fault, let her be forced to go through these, bear these

Anastasia hugged me tightly and cried loudly. She cried for a long time, until she slowly turned into sobbing and finally let go of my hand, and I realized that she had fallen asleep.

I picked her up, ignored the cracking sound from the wrist, carried her back to the bed, covered her with the quilt, and gently wiped away the tears on her face

I don't even know what to do for her other than that

"Your Highness" Darren's voice sounded behind me, he is the current leader of the half-vampire, that young man

"Thank you for saving Anastasia for me" I looked at Anastasia's face even though I didn't know if I was looking at her or looking through her at my brother

"What are you going to do?" He asked after a long time, then paused and said, "Or heal the injury first."

The wounds on the body can heal, but what about the wounds in the heart?

I took a deep breath and clenched my fists, "Gather all the nobles in front of the palace tomorrow, and I will replace my brother to wear that crown."

"Whether the nobles are willing or not, Darren will bring them all for me, okay?"

"obey"

The night will always pass, and the dawn will always come as expected, they will never stop because of any kind of life's joys and sorrows

The maid handed me the plate with the cushion on which was the gorgeous crown that had been repaired as before

I picked up the crown, but there was a tearing pain in my wrist, and my hand trembled involuntarily

With a clang, the crown fell to the ground

"Your Majesty! Let me put it on for you." The maid hurriedly picked up the crown, raised it over her head, bowed her head and said eagerly

"It's so heavy" I looked at my trembling hand

"The crown is made of gold and precious stones. It is natural to be heavier. Your majesty, your hand injury is still not healed." The maid didn't continue, I don't know if she is really explaining, or comforting me to help me find an excuse

The maid helped me put on the crown. It was obviously not the first time I wore it, but this time it felt extremely heavy, and the heavy pressure was on the whole body. It was obvious that it was only my neck that hurt from the pressure before.

When I was a child, I wore a crown, and the crown always hung obliquely on my face. No matter how much I shook my head, I couldn’t fall off, but now I can only straighten my neck and straighten my head, without daring to tilt it at all. Don't even dare to run fast

"Your Majesty, the nobles are here." Darren suddenly stepped in front of me and said softly on his knees

"Understood, let's go." I raised my eyes and walked towards the palace gate in a leisurely manner. Darren also stood up and followed behind me

Before I got to the gate of the palace, I heard noisy voices from outside the gate. I think it must be the surrounding civilians who can make such a loud noise. Many civilians must have come

The red carpet appeared in front of my eyes. I paused and stepped on it. At the same time, I heard someone outside the palace gate calling loudly: "Welcome Your Majesty", and those noisy voices gradually disappeared.

The world is quiet, so I can only hear my own heartbeat

Indeed, a lot of people came. The open space between the palace gate and the gate was already full of gorgeously dressed nobles, and the gate was also full of civilians eager to see through. Although I could only see a part of the people outside the iron gate, they The back is all dark and endless

The moment I stood outside the palace gate, I felt all eyes focused on me. I subconsciously scratched my fingers, but his face suddenly flashed in front of my eyes.

- no mess, as long as you don't scratch your fingers

I clenched my fists instantly, and couldn't help laughing at myself, it's so late, I'm still thinking about him, that cold-blooded and ruthless vampire, and the culprit who caused all this

"Let's start, priest." I nodded slightly to the white-haired priest beside me.

The priest turned to face the crowd, and began to read the words used for the king's coronation that have not changed for thousands of years, "...the Stuart family rebuilt the human kingdom 536 years ago and passed it on until now. , the descendants of the Stuart family have served as the kings of the human kingdoms of all dynasties, and they have dedicated their lives to regaining freedom for human beings under the rule of the night clan and fighting against slavery. Now the orthodox descendants of the Stuart family, Jeremy Stuart Special, inheriting the throne, Jeremy Stuart participated in the battle at the age of 13, was on the front line, killed many vampires, and wiped out most of the 45th generation vampires who endangered civilians. Suggestions to improve the lives of civilians internally, enhance the combat power of the human army externally, find half-vampires as firm allies for human beings, and make great contributions to human freedom. He should succeed the new king of the human kingdom.”

After the priest finished reading, he turned around slowly and walked in front of me, bent slightly, and held a delicate scepter, to be precise, it should be a sword in the shape of a scepter, and handed it to me with both hands.

I picked up the hilt, my wrist hurt again, and I trembled slightly, I took a deep breath, I clenched the hilt tightly, raised it high, and pointed at the sky slightly obliquely

Sweat is already oozing from my forehead, this action makes my wrist hurt so much

I took a deep breath again and shouted loudly: "I, Jeremy Stuart, will fulfill the mission of my ancestors, resist the rule of the night clan all my life, and fight for the freedom of mankind"

"Your Majesty" shouted in unison, and everyone outside the door knelt down in comfort, but more than half of the people in the field in front of the palace gate were still standing without moving.

"Your Highness," suddenly a voice came from the group of people standing in front of the palace gate

I put down my sword, glanced at the group of people indifferently, and said bluntly: "Earl Hunter, the coronation ceremony is complete, please call me, Your Majesty"

A rather handsome young man came out from the crowd, bowed slightly to me, lowered his head, and said with the corners of his lips curled up: "The coronation of a king requires the submission of all the subjects, but we have great doubts in our hearts. I am very frightened, I don’t know whether I should kneel or not, I also ask Your Highness to clarify our doubts, and when my doubts are gone, I will naturally submit to His Highness and respect His Highness as Your Majesty.”

He is the 'new king' embraced by the nobles

As expected, I smiled mockingly, and said coldly: "Should I kneel? Aren't you already standing here properly? Please answer me first, in what capacity are you standing here?" Are these the followers of the former Stuart family, or the rulers who want to create a new country?"

"Naturally, we are loyal followers of the Stuart family." The young man saluted again, "Because of this, we are even more terrified. It has been reduced to the palm of the night clan, fearing that the Stuart family will lead mankind to the embrace of the night clan, fearing that the fight for human freedom will soon become a joke in the bed of the night clan."

"Baker Hunter, talking nonsense, obstructed the coronation ceremony, attempted to destroy the harmony within the human kingdom, insulted the mission inherited from the ancestors of the Stuart family, and shook the confidence of human beings to fight freely. Relieve the soldiers who fought, and kill them immediately." I looked down at the group of people and said loudly, pointing the tip of the scepter in my hand at the young man

"Follow orders" Darren's cold voice resounded in the audience

The young man immediately raised his head to look at me in panic, the disbelief on his face was filled with fear, and he screamed loudly: "How could you kill me! The Hunter family has followed the Stuart family for more than 100 years ! You are enslaved by vampires! You servant of vampires! How can you be the king of human beings! You..."

In the next moment, he fell straight to the ground, with a panic expression on his face, but there was already a deep bloodstain on his neck that was bleeding out

Darren stood in front of him, took out a handkerchief and wiped the blood on the tip of his sharp nails, then turned and knelt down to me

I raised my hand, Darren stood up, disappeared from the spot in the next moment, and appeared behind me in the blink of an eye

"Who else has doubts, tell them quickly." I glanced at the nobles who stood together and looked at each other. "After today, if I hear these 'doubts' again, Baker Hunter is an example."

"As a descendant of the Stuart family, you connive at instigating half-vampires to kill humans. How are you different from those vampire night clans that kill humans?" A white-haired middle-aged nobleman stood out from the crowd, "Even if you To kill me, I have to make these different voices! Everyone can see clearly! The Stuart family has been controlled by vampires and half-vampires, and there is no hope for human freedom! Kill me, you traitor to mankind !Even if I am killed, there will be countless resisting fighters behind me, and we will not surrender."

I couldn't help laughing, raised my chin, and glanced at him coldly, "Viscount Lake, you are really brave, you are really a good planner, do you think that if I kill you, I will become your mouth?" If you don’t kill you, then you will force yourself to say that I am acquiescing to your words, guilty of the fact that the Stuart family is controlled by half-vampires, huh?”

"I have one thing to say, and two to say two. The Hunter family has followed the Stuart family for more than 100 years, but you kill as soon as you say, without any regard for the friendship of the ancestors. Isn't it killing him and burying you being manipulated by the Night Clan? the facts?" The middle-aged nobleman said solemnly

"Then I will tell you one thing and another. It is precisely because I care about the friendship of the ancestors that I tolerate you moth-like nobles to survive to this day. Which of the ancestors of your family was born and died on the battlefield, and exchanged their lives for your family. Today's honor, and apart from enjoying the glory and wealth, eating, drinking, playing and waiting to die, who is really willing to go to the battlefield to fight for the freedom of mankind?" I glanced at the group of people one by one, "Don't tell me that you have also been on the battlefield, you Is it melee or what? You know it yourself. Sitting in the barracks commanding and drinking tea, relying on the soldiers to fight outside, and in the end the credit book says "the command is strong to win the victory." Waiting for the glory, it is really relaxing, father and brother Didn’t I inform you of the many expeditions, since you are righteous for the freedom of mankind, why are you all sick at home, all kinds of evasions?"

"Said that I colluded with half-vampires? Then I will tell you again today. For the last time, half-vampires are allies of the human united front. How many half-vampires are fighting and bleeding with human soldiers on the front line. Are they cowardly like you? The moth nobles who are afraid of death and greedy for pleasure can be suspicious. Half-vampires may have trouble getting along with humans in the past five years, but they will never harm humans. Their food is also purchased from civilians at the same price through blood donation organizations. Let me hear rumors about half-vampire suspicion in the future, don't blame me for not caring about race, there are good and bad half-vampires, and there are also human beings, I have never forgotten the Stuart family's legacy to condense the blood of human beings. power, but I will never condone the vicious habits and bad words among human beings. If there are human beings provoking half-vampires or half-vampires actively harming human beings in the future, I will not simply condone." I will straighten the sword of the scepter It was inserted straight into the ground, and my wrist suddenly hurt so that my whole body went limp, but I still kept my back straight, and I must not show weakness here

"Yes" Darren suddenly half-kneeled beside me, and at the same time the half-vampires standing beside me in front of the palace gate all knelt down and replied in unison: "I swear allegiance to the Stuart family to the death, and follow Your Majesty to the death."

I was a little surprised, raised my hand, and responded, "The half-vampire is with the Stuart family."

"Are you still a member of the Stuart family!" The middle-aged nobleman suddenly sneered, "A vampire who has been enslaved by a vampire, a toy who hangs around the bed of the Night Clan, and a prince who wears a ring with the symbol of the Night Clan , how do you prove that you are not a spy sent by the Ye Clan? We don't even know what you did with the Ye Clan during the three years you disappeared. As soon as you came back, the Ye Clan chased after you and killed the former king. I took you away, but you came back safely, and then you succeeded to the throne. Coincidentally, it seemed that it was planned in advance. If someone like you is our king, I am afraid that it will plunge the human kingdom into dire straits. "

I chuckled, and I knew they would make a big fuss about it, "The legacy and mission of the Stuart family is to lead mankind to resist the night clan, refuse slavery, and fight for freedom. I only know how to pass on these legacy, inherit The descendants of the Stuart family with this mission can be called the Stuart family. They never know that they are not considered as the Stuart family if they are captured and imprisoned by the night clan. Since I dare to say it, I dare Admittedly, I was indeed captured and imprisoned by the Night Clan for three years, but my hatred for him only increased during these three years, so I found every opportunity to come back, to return to the Stuart family, not only for The mission of the Stuart family is also for myself, I want to kill him, kill that Night Clan"

I took off my gloves, raised my hand with the broken finger, glanced coldly at the group of standing nobles, and said in a loud and low voice: "I bit off this finger myself, and it was forced by that Night Clan!" You put the ring on my finger without hesitation, so I bit it off. You can suspect that I had an affair with him, and you can also suspect my motives for coming back, but if you prevent me from taking revenge on him, then I will kill him first. If I kill you, I will kill you without hesitation just like when I bit off my finger, or if you think you can be hostile to me, then I don’t mind destroying you moth-like useless nobles first, even if you bear the burden of Stuart. The title of the special family sinner, even if you will be blamed by your ancestors after death, I will kill you group of weak and useless nobles who have no contribution and only seek profit for themselves and shake the foundation of the kingdom."

Seeing the silence of those nobles, I put down my hands and said with a sneer: "All the members of the Stuart family can die for the freedom of mankind, even if there is only one person left, so the members of the Stuart family will do anything to win. If it can be done, I will not take any sympathy into account and get rid of all those who hinder the victory of the war. Since you are all nobles who follow the Stuart family, today, in front of all the sons and daughters of the kingdom In the face of the people, give me, the heir of the Stuart family, a clear statement."

The nobles immediately lowered their heads, shrunk their necks slightly, and remained silent, for fear of meeting my eyes.

"Earl Lake" I looked at the middle-aged noble

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty" the middle-aged nobleman quickly crawled down

I laughed contemptuously, "Didn't Earl Lake still be righteous just now, seeing death as home? Since Earl Lake has said that he will never give in, and I will not force others, you have finished your dissenting voices, then take my words to pass on." Earl Baker Hunt, please clear up the confusion for him. By the way, by the way, convey to your ancestors for me, the ancestors followed the Stuart family's kindness and Jeremy's sins. Jeremy died I hope to beg forgiveness from them in the way of hell to pay back"

The middle-aged nobleman raised his head and looked at me with an earthy face, his trembling lips seemed to be muttering something. The next moment, blood gushed from his neck and he fell straight down. This time Darren did not rush to salute, but looked at me. the restless nobles

"Your Majesty!" The group of nobles immediately knelt down and shouted in unison.

I scanned them around, looked at their slightly trembling bodies, and said coldly: "Since you surrender to me, then I will declare in advance that I hate people who are perfunctory on me the most, and even more hate people who say things differently." , if you are unwilling, you can leave now, but I will deprive you of your titles and confiscate half of your wealth, and you can take the rest of your wealth to become a wealthy commoner and spend the rest of your life in peace, but if you If you decide to stay on your title and stick to the honor of your family, don’t even think about continuing to seek pleasure, let alone say you are loyal to me on the surface, and do some unknown things in private. I will give you three seconds time to consider, those who are unwilling can leave immediately and go outside the gate, I, Jeremy Stuart, swear on the honor of the Stuart family, I will never make things difficult for you.”

"One" I glanced at the group of nobles, who buried their heads lower

"Two" I shouted, and I couldn't help but smile. Human beings are always greedy, especially these nobles who are used to enjoying power, status and wealth. It is harder for them to give up these things than to kill them

"Three" I shouted loudly, as expected, none of these people stood up and left

I chuckled, and said leisurely: "Since you are willing to surrender and be loyal to me, the new king, you must obey me, right?"

"Yes, Your Majesty" the group of nobles shouted in unison

"Very well, then please, everyone, hand over all the troops in your hands, including your guards. I will mix these troops with the existing troops to form a brand new army. In the future, the guards of the noble territories will Soldiers will be dispatched by this new army so that all places can support the battle in time." I said without any explanation, "All of you are limited to three days to hand in all your troops, otherwise I will treat you as if you still have disagreements with me. When the time comes Don't blame me for being rude"

Those nobles raised their heads one after another, looked left and right, and finally no one answered: "Yes", and then the group of nobles lowered their heads again, and followed suit.

"Your Majesty" suddenly a voice came from the nobles who had been half kneeling there. I looked for the sound and found that it was the Duke. Although he had opinions on me, he still loyally followed the Stuart family.

"Duke" I became vigilant. I think he still has objections to me when he speaks out now. This is something I didn't expect. Thinking of him saying that he investigated Linton for a long time last time, I don't know if he has investigated something.

"Your Majesty, please tell me whether your personal hatred or the mission of the Stuart family is more important in your heart. If the two conflict, how would you choose?" the Duke said straight to the point: "Forgive me, I must ask you Answer my doubts, you have always been a gentle and kind person since you were a child, but after returning for three years, your temperament seems to have changed drastically, presumably because you suffered so much during the three years of being imprisoned by the Ye Clan, your hatred really worries us."

I breathed a sigh of relief, as long as it wasn't about him, I think it's easy to answer, "You don't have to worry, Duke. I'm a descendant of the Stuart family, so naturally I put the family mission first, but I think my hatred and The missions of the family do not conflict. Of course, if there is a conflict, I must put the mission first. Since the Duke mentioned it, you must have doubts, so let me just say that I have never forgotten the Stuart family. The mission, let alone doing some crazy things that are not beneficial to the battle just for revenge, you can rest assured, if you have any hesitation about my words and deeds, you can feel free to ask, as long as it is right, I will never say a word, But if you use this as an excuse to embarrass me, don't blame me for turning my face and denying people."

The Duke lowered his head and bowed his heart, saying no more

I glanced at the people below, and they were all half-kneeling, respectful and humble. lurking

Human beings are unpredictable