On the main road of Emerald City, Thales rode on a horse and followed the carriage in which Hilley was riding indifferently.

They are surrounded by the heavy protection of the Star Lake Guards, the knights of the Emerald Legion are on the outer periphery, and the outermost are the security officers who have been assigned to duty. They are trying to maintain the security line, roaring, throwing batons, shields and even weapons, and swarming both sides of the street.

The citizens who were vying to see the nobleman's face or pointing at Thales and talking about him were stopped and turned back.

Well, although Caguerre's case is a hot topic, at least he didn't get thrown an egg.

Not yet.

A few seconds later, Thales took a deep breath and turned to the car window:

"Why, Heeley? What I just said, was that really necessary?"

"This way you can listen to me properly." A white arm was propped up by the car window, but the silk gloves above the wrist seemed a bit redundant. "And, you're welcome, unless you would rather spend a day with the Seychelles captain."

, dear, dear, loving, loving, miserable, miserable, miserable.”

"But what you just said, about us being in the room... people, people are going to take it the wrong way!"

"Oh, you mean the part about contraceptive pills?" A round face appeared above the arm at the right time, with a hint of a mocking smile, "Don't worry, my brother has too much time to take care of himself and has no time to trouble you."

"That's not what I'm worried about! What I'm worried about is the fear of people's words, your reputation, the damage you will suffer, and what people will say about you..."

Thales couldn't continue, so he could only sigh and smooth Jenny's mane.

The girl from Kevin Deere's family leaned against the car window. She was fully made up and looking radiant. She blinked and looked at him intriguingly.

"It's strange, Thales, why are you always so worried about me?"

Thales frowned:

"I'm serious, Heeley, it's not a flirting joke between men and women..."

"Indeed not," Shilai's expression suddenly changed, and his words were cold and stern, "I am talking about why you, Prince Thales, and perhaps my brother and others, are always so confident and certain, thinking that you are better than

Who has the right to worry about her?"

Thales paused and stopped talking.

"You know, you're not the king - not yet."

Hilley tilted his head and repeated his words:

"Why aren't you worried about yourself, worried about being feared by others, worried about your reputation, worried about what people will say to you?"

After being stunned for a while, Thales hesitated for a moment and sighed.

"Because, because I am a man."

Hilley raised his eyebrows and was about to ask a question, but was interrupted by Thales raising his hand.

"I know this sounds unfair, Shirley, but to many people in the world, love affairs are just medals on my chest, scars of warriors. The more achievements the better," Thales struggled to find a suitable metaphor.

, "But it is a noose around your neck, a festering abscess, slowly vicious, fatal in one blow."

Hilley was silent for a while and sneered.

"A badge of honor for men, right? Even the aphrodisiacs and the parts you 'can't do'?"

Aphrodisiac...

Thales only felt a pain in his heart.

"Well, if you say this, it may hurt the self-esteem of men - some men -" the prince advised earnestly, healing himself at the same time, "but it will be from the other side, to be precise, it will be from the other side.

Is it worth paying the price for your reputation and even your life just to hurt me, Heeley?"

"So are you hurt?"

"No! Because that's not true!" Thales denied loudly with his hands open.

Sensing something wrong with her master, Jenny, as a war horse, pricked up her ears vigilantly and let out an uneasy low cry, ready to raise her hooves and speed up to escape.

Hilley raised the corners of his mouth and narrowed his eyes, showing a hint of mockery and pride.

Thales immediately realized that his voice was too loud. While comforting Jenny, he looked back anxiously:

Fortunately, everyone in the Star Lake Guards was at least five meters away from him, and everyone was walking calmly, seriously, not squinting, and not listening - especially D.D. You probably won't be able to find anything better than this guy in his life.

This is the time to be more dedicated and dedicated to your job.

"Well, I am not exempt from vulgarity, and it has some influence," Thales retracted his hands dejectedly, "but to be honest, this kind of relying on some primitive, narrow and boring standard to judge a man's value

, the rules for building self-esteem, and the culture of being afraid that others will say you’re not good, so you have to pretend to be good no matter what, it’s really, really stupid!”

Xi Lai clicked his tongue and shook his head: "If you wait until you are forty years old to say this, it may be more convincing."

Thales choked on his words and decided to return to the topic:

"Anyway, what I want to say is that what you just did was quite unwise and not good for yourself -"

"If I am really like you said, Your Highness," Heeley interrupted him coldly, "if I care about being feared, care about my 'reputation', and care about what people say about me,

No matter what kind of damage I suffered, I would have been hanged by the noose long ago, leaving only a walking corpse - the person who has been supported by balls, parties, banquets, the eyes of my peers, the guidance of ladies and ladies, and of course Carla over the years.

The vicious whispers and little notes of Sister Bijan formed a vicious noose."

Thales was silent after hearing this, and then spoke feebly:

"Hile..."

"As you said, only when you cater to the values ​​others place on you and recognize the self-esteem others have built for you, that 'primitive, narrow and boring' thing will become your medal, just like a peacock.

feathers of pride."

Xi Lai hummed:

"In the same way, if I don't care and don't abide by such rules, this noose won't be able to hang me."

All right.

Thales sighed.

"The reason why rules are rules is not only because some people are willing to abide by them," he said with emotion, looking at the dome of the sky that was filled with dark clouds and becoming increasingly gloomy.

Those who impose punishment will be punished.”

And the price is heavy.

Hilley was silent for a while.

"Indeed, so I was forced to cut my flesh, disinfect it, and remove abscesses, in order to become white, pure, and flawless—at least until my father died and no one could care about me anymore."

She raised her gloved hand with a sarcastic look on her face:

"Look what I got."

Thales sighed helplessly.

"Sometimes I really wonder whether you are Zhan's sister, or Kevin Dill," the prince shook his head, "or someone who jumped out of some rock, brandished a stick, and wreaked havoc in the Kingdom of God.

Wild monkey.”

"Female monkeys also have big sticks?"

Thales's face changed:

"This is not a sex joke!"

The atmosphere relaxed a little, and Xi Lai shook his head and pointed in the distance:

"So, if you want to be neither harmed nor punished, in addition to not caring about not following the rules, you also need to know how to take advantage of those who care and follow the rules."

"What?"

"A minute ago, the Seychelles knight held up the flag of the Duke of Iris to intercept your team. He consciously ordered the world, and no one in the royal family dared to disobey." Hilley raised the corner of his mouth, "But now, as a person in the extreme realm

Master, he was respectful and trembling, and consciously stepped aside a street away, lest I say even one more word, why?"

Thales frowned.

Hilley stared at him for a while and smiled slightly.

"Because people like Seychelles enjoy majesty and are obsessed with power and position, they really believe in a certain 'primitive, narrow and boring' standard, and they care too much about this kind of rule that flaunts someone's value to build self-esteem," Hope

Lai looked sharply into the distance, "He was afraid that people's words would be intimidating. He was afraid that if I spoke too much, it would not only affect myself, but also Kevin Deere's reputation. He was afraid that when he faced Zhan En alone after returning to Kongming Palace, he would

It would leave a bad impression to the furious master that he could not do things well and ruined my reputation, which would affect his future military career."

Hilley looked at Thales and changed the subject:

"Of course, Seychelles may - not much, but a little bit - still be afraid, after he publicly asked you about the fact that you are 'not good' in bed..."

"That's not true." Thales added with a sullen face.

"... He will be left with an unforgettable bad impression by the second prince and the future king on 'the thing that men care about most', and will be hated forever, and will be retaliated against in the future."

Thales frowned when he heard this and turned his head slightly:

In front of the queue of the Emerald Legion, the Seychelles knight felt Thales' gaze. He quickly turned back and sat upright on his horse, solemn and majestic.

It seems like it has always been like this.

"And don't forget, between this set of rules for men and women, there is another set of rules that I can use." Heilai said quietly.
To be continued...