Devil’s Son-in-Law

The Blood Battle of Fortress Wallock was finally suspended, and Ray Zen responded to the request of the Fallen Angel side to withdraw the Blood Brass Army to Iron Fist territory. Catherine and the demons of the Shadow Empire arrived at Fort Wallock, and the armistice negotiations between the three countries were scheduled for the morning of the following day, in the middle of Dark Cloud Town.

The restoration of the Wallock Fortress and the treatment of the wounded were carried out in an orderly manner, and Chen Rui's return tree played an important role, especially the demon emperors, who were depleted and seriously injured, were well restored. Replenishment of logistical and troop resources is also taking place as soon as possible, since the start of peace talks does not amount to a truce, the more vigilant it is at a time when there has been no history of such a tragic defeat by accident.

Katherine simply greeted Shea and took her subordinates to the arranged high tower camp, while Laura and Pagliu returned to rest in the starry capital of the sky.

In the evening, Chen Rui appeared outside the Shadow Empire camp.

After a moment, he was invited into the camp and came to the main tent of Catherine's highest protective tower, a reconstructed mountain peak, where Catherine was looking behind her back at the night sky, which had gradually turned purple.

The demon emperor who led the way bowed respectfully to the shadow, leaving only Chen Rui and Katherine at the top of the entire summit.

“No one would have guessed that the concert's illusory City of Sky was real," Katherine looked at the giant castle in the sky and said with emotion: “Tell me, what is it? ”

“Star City, the site of the ancient alchemy civilization.” Chen Rui did not hide it, "I became its heir by chance. ”

Catherine nodded in a flash: "No wonder you got the legacy of an ancient alchemy civilization, with black drugs and incredible instrument talents. ”

The use of ancient alchemy civilization to interpret “grand master inheritance” can be justified, but it is in fact a distortion.

This “misunderstanding” Chen Rui did not explain that everyone has their own secret. The identity of the supersystem and the traverser is his biggest secret. Subconsciously, this is a secret that is not intended to be revealed to anyone.

“How many cards do you have left hidden in this castle of the sky that should still have terrible power? ”

“It's just an empty shelf.” Chen Rui shook his head, "the inheritance is good, the others are not all-powerful, otherwise I wouldn't have turned on the edge of death several times in a row. ”

Catherine's eyes softened and she and he went through the test of death together, and more than once, every time, he didn't hesitate to stand in front of her.

Turning his head slowly, his eyes turned to a desolate tranquillity: "Did His Majesty send you? His Excellency Aguri. ”

Chen Rui pretended not to hear that deliberate call: "Katherine… thank you. ”

“Thank you for saving your queen? Or did you thank me for saving Fort Wallock or the Fallen Angel Empire?” Catherine's voice got a little cold again.

“My queen? ”

This “answer” of Chen Rui looks more like a kind of name for Catherine. Catherine's eyes had been shielded softly and slightly. She felt her heart beat somehow faster. She immediately suppressed it with alarm. She frowned: “A living Shea, a steady Fallen Angel Empire, can better become a buffer belt between the Shadow Empire and the Blood Shadow Empire. Ray Chan originally thought I was dead, so he tried to give up his dignity and norms to take care of Shia himself, trying to unify the demonic realm. Now instead of dying, I have reached the national level, so Ray Chan will never take care of Shia again, so you should be relieved, Your Majesty is now unprecedented security...”

Chen Rui wisely shifted the subject: “Did you just say guidelines? Are there any clear limitations on the ability of strong people above the national level to deal with ordinary powerful people? ”

“When ‘quantity' is completely incapable of deciding ‘quality’, there must be corresponding limitations, I hear there is a corresponding… demigod covenant in the ground world?” Catherine's sentence is more of a rejoinder.

Deed of the demigod? Chen Rui remembered that when Isyorul came to the Emerald Forest Sea in the ground world, the semi-god of the Elves had mentioned the term, and it seemed that it should be some kind of convention limiting the intervention of the semi-god powerful in the world.

“There seems to be.” Chen Ruishin exclaimed: “Is there one in the demonic world? ”

“As far as I know, there is no formal covenant in the demonic world, it is just an unwritten custom that I entered the ranks of kingdom. From the legendary path of the demigod to the divine level, it is just the beginning. It's been a long time since the gods have revealed their miracles, but the years of the gods are endless, and our tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of years are just naps for the gods, so we can't guess or estimate. It is known that there is a very key word for this legendary path, which is' faith ’. If the kingdom is compared to the world, then faith is the backbone of the world, and faith must have followers. Faith can be transformed or transformed, destroyed or born, but it cannot be directly interfered with by the masters. For example, the gods can use believers in our world to influence each other and even wage war to compete for faith, but they must not themselves kill or change each other's beliefs. The demigods should also have this reason, because unless they are gods, these believers cannot survive in the kingdom, but only in the ordinary world.” Catherine did not know that the man in front of her, not only possessed the power of faith, but also the followers of a galaxy, which, according to the concept she understood, was the "kingdom of God”.

“If the superpower moves to slaughter ordinary people, it may not only affect their minds and their understanding of their beliefs, but even more troublesome is that you do not know how many of these ordinary people, or how many of them, are followers of other powerful people, will attract unknown strong enemies… Beyond that, the superpower also has its pride, and unless it is provoked, it will never be easy to kill. ”

Chen Ruizhen nodded slowly: “No wonder Ray Chan made a lame excuse when he took on Shea. ”

“Lei Zen is a proud man. If he is an opponent at the same level, he will not hesitate at all. It is actually a great disgrace to him to kill Shia with his own hands, but he has renounced his dignity and pride. While unifying the demonic world is a cause, it is most likely that he has a dark condition and wants to do everything in his power to clear the obstacles to the Blood Empire before the outbreak of injury or before he retreats. However, I can sense some kind of mutation in the life breath of Lei Chen. If it erupts, even Lei Chen will not escape the meteor. He should have been curbing this mutation with one of the Seven Spirits' blood brass rings, and the longevity medication alone would be difficult to cure. ”

“In any case, this is one of the most important chips in the negotiations with Ray Zen, and I will do my best. ”

“You want to negotiate not only with Ray Chan, but with me,” Katherine looked at him lightly, "since your husband is here today, surely it's not as simple as talking and thanking you, so let's be open. As a strategic alliance, you must promise me two conditions. First, no matter what happens in the future, this starry capital will never appear on the battlefield against the Shadow Empire. Secondly, all new things and technologies possessed by the future Fallen Angel Empire must be possessed at the same time by the Shadow Empire. ”

Chen Rui shook his head: “Can we… finally escape the war? ”

“This question is naive. In fact, you already know the answer in your heart.” Katherine looked away. “I'm not really a wise man, and sometimes I get tired of that cold and ruthless throne, but I have to sit down and give up more...”

“Abandoning our future," Chen Rui sighed: "so that your people can have more? I'm not seeing your paranoia for the first time, honestly, I really admire you. ”

“Have you ever lost someone closest to you? I not only lost it, but I also buried it myself…” Catherine's eyes were a little confused: “That year, with my hands stained with my brother's blood, I wore the crown, and I vowed to use everything to guard this land, which had been covered with crying and blood, so that no one could lose it. I don't know the story of Shea, but I'm sure she's as obsessed as I am, and as emperors, we won't let go of our obsession, so sooner or later..."

Her Majesty paused and sighed: "I will not give you any more choice but to tell you that your so-called 'our future’ is just a phantom. You are a wise man, put it down early, it is good for all of us. ”

Chen Rui was silent for a long time and suddenly laughed.

“My queen, has anyone ever told you that when you encounter something related to the Empire, you are always considerate, thoughtful, and sometimes strange, even if you are not the first wise person to be fired, you are not a fool, but once you encounter something personal, you are a fool? Is this the legendary IQ high and emotional low? ”

Catherine didn't understand some of the vocabulary of a snake, but her gaze clearly added a chill: "I don't have time to talk to you about these boring things, and what I'm going to hear now is your answer! ”

“IQ is born, emotion is acquired, to be precise, this emotion is a bit ambiguous, let alone perceive it as emotional...”

“Since you can't answer me, let Thea talk to me.” Catherine's voice is colder.

“Don't be angry, Your Majesty... isn't this the big guy you don't use on the battlefield? And that Shea has, and you have to have...” Chen Ruiyi said with a smile, "I promised, but the second condition... just tentatively set a time limit of two years. ”

Catherine thought of that day, when she left, there was a 'two years' noise behind her, nodded and closed her eyes: "I'm going to rest, Lord Aguri, you can go back to life. ”

Chen Rui turned around and took a few steps and suddenly stopped: “The closest person, in this world… I also lost it. It was a life I considered my daughter. Although she had left me forever, she left an eternal brand in my heart. Your success in Nirvana should be the result of this brand, and as a result we have a strange connection, I'm sure you've already felt it. It's because I've lost it, and that's why it doubles. To conclude, the 'phantom’ that you have seen is not necessarily an illusion, perhaps it has now become real. ”

Footsteps gradually went away, Katherine slowly opened her eyes and fell into the purple moonlight, the city of the sky.

PS: The second one is generally later, so please watch it the next day for friends who sleep early.