A filthy bumbling bum.

"You may not understand Corleone," Yannick said with a look of pain on his face, "but I can tell you that this is not fear, but power: the Corleone family put on a show to make you think they are afraid of you."

cheat?

Machiavellianism?

interesting.

Lausanne II was disdainful.

If that was acting, then the price they paid was too high.

That night, in order to execute him, the filthy people from the Kingdom of Darkness came one after another, but they just rushed to provide him with fuel and food one after another, until they aroused the uncontrollable ferocity and superpowers in his body.

The Corleone family was at a loss, and the other families in the seven branches of the Kingdom of Night suffered heavy casualties...

Lausanne II was about to raise his sword, but suddenly stopped.

other.

Other families.

He looked directly at Yannick again.

Go forward one after another.

One by one.

In the Kingdom of Darkness, everyone except Corleone...

Other families?

Lausanne II unconsciously grasped the hilt of his sword.

"What do you know?" he asked softly.

Yannick laughed sadly.

"I was told this by a terrible friend, or rival, who unfortunately is related to the Corleone family."

Lausanne II frowned.

"Yes, Corleone lied to you because they wanted to get better use of you."

Yannick stood up tremblingly. The injury on his abdomen had been repaired, but the severe injury on his shoulder was still recovering, and the wound was closed to the naked eye.

"Because if you feel that they are 'not afraid' of you, then you will be on guard and fight them to the end, refusing to compromise, let alone cooperate."

Yannick sneered again and again.

"Only if you feel that they are 'afraid' of you, then - at least in your eyes - they can be naturally forced to let you go, keep you, and have to let you 'move freely'."

Lausanne II did not speak, he just stared at the other party's wounds.

"As for why..."

Yannick snorted lightly: "A living chess piece is always more useful than a dead chess piece."

piece.

Lausanne II's sword trembled slightly.

Yannick stretched out his hand to signal to him:

"Look now, aren't you willing to work for others without any complaints? You even naively think that this is all out of your own will, that everything you do is for yourself and out of motivation.

Free will, are you acting freely?"

The vampire councilor laughed:

"In this way, as a chess piece, won't you be more alive and motivated, and you will work harder with all your strength?"

Having said this, Yannick thought of something and couldn't help but look around:

"Just like the land under our feet, the state council created by the wise king made everyone who could attend the meeting, from the princes and generals to the traders and footmen, think that they had the power to influence the state affairs and had the authority to order.

The capital that the rulers are afraid of has the right to speak for itself and the qualification to act freely."

He lamented:

"So, they neglected suspicion and forgot hatred, let alone resistance."

Accept the seats given to them by the majestic Kingdom with peace of mind, just like they were born to do so.

Lausanne II lowered his head.

"Then here comes the question. You have now stood at the most critical point in this power struggle, and you can influence everything with every move you make." Yannick moved his shoulders, and his wound finally healed. "How should you react?

"

He smiled brightly:

"A chess piece that thinks it's free?"

What responded to him was the increasingly cold sword light of Lausanne II.

————

On the abandoned sentry tower, Thales was silent for a long time and finally put down the telescope.

"Let's make a deal."

Le Corleone's eyelids moved:

"Your Highness?"

"Whether Yannick or others want to interfere with it, Count Li, please bring Lausanne II to me. He must be able to breathe and be interrogated."

Thales turned around:

"In this way, your bad debt of sheltering exiled dignitaries for many years, including smuggling vampire killers, causing harm to the Emerald City, and overthrowing the Duke of the Kingdom, will be wiped out."

Li Wenyan frowned.

"I am grateful for Your Highness's tolerance, but this person carries the blood of Prince Philip, and his powers are weird and terrifying. I'm afraid there is nothing we can do -"

"If a drop of blood is so terrifying," Thales interrupted rudely, "then where is Prince Philip now? Why hasn't he ruled the world yet?"

Perhaps this question was too sensitive, so the Vampire Earl shut his mouth and did not respond.

Thales stared at him for several seconds, then turned around and smiled.

"You know, when the blood disaster caused chaos in Longxiao City, the instigator also told me: the disaster was so terrible that even if they wanted to stop it, they could not do anything."

Li's eyes moved when he heard a few secret keywords.

Thales turned back and looked at the brightly lit Kongming Palace in the distance.

"But later I would also suspect that as the people who planned the conspiracy and caused the disaster, they might not be powerless."

He said quietly:

"I just don't want to contribute."

Thales turned to the opponent again, his eyes like swords:

"What do you think, Count Li?"

Li was silent for a long time, then took a step back and bowed respectfully, but he didn't give an inch in his words:

"Your Highness, please note that before coming here, Her Majesty Cortrina gave us many orders, asking us to abide by the rules in your country and not to create extraneous matters."

Thales sighed.

"But Katerina also said that you should be able to adapt to circumstances."

Instead of answering his words, Li changed the topic.

"This killer is a chess piece in the game between Master Federico and his cousin," Li looked down the tower with an expressionless face, "Since Your Highness has attacked him, does it mean that you have already formed a team among them, and also for Jade?"

Has the fate of the city been decided?"

Take sides?

No matter which team I'm on, it's going to be very troublesome.

Thales thought of Zhan and Federico. He had a headache and kept thinking about what the other party cared about.

"If you are worried about revenge against Zhan En, or you are worried about Iris' revenge, then I can guarantee——"

"I'm not worried about Kevin Dill," Li didn't let him finish. "Historically, the Blood Fangs had enmity with the three masters of Kongming Palace, but no matter how great the enmity, they will wait until they are born."

After all, the clouds have disappeared, and when the benefits arise, they will be reconciled as before."

"Then why-"

Li's eyes moved:

"What I'm worried about is, Your Highness: Did you communicate with Fuxing Palace for instructions before making this decision?"

Thales frowned slightly.

He recalled King Kessel's letter:
To be continued...