Yes...it's been a long time. "
Meng Na took a deep breath, suppressed the uncontrollable desires and fluctuations in her heart, and avoided looking at the other person's face.
"It's rare to meet again. Your Majesty and I are old friends... Why don't we go sit somewhere nearby and have a drink?"
she asked half uneasily.
As a high-level executive of the shelter and one of the five adjudicators under the Chief Adjudicator of the Royal City Headquarters, Meng Na naturally knew based on the intelligence that the man in front of her had left the mortal world and ascended to the holy throne, becoming a respected crown prince.
She was happy for the other person, but she couldn't help but feel nervous and awe when meeting him at this moment.
"Of course, that's what I meant."
Chen Lun smiled.
Meng Na was startled, but she didn't expect that the other party was still so gentle. She relaxed a little, regained her previous ability and generosity, and walked to the sofa seat in the corner together.
After calling the waiter and ordering a bottle of red wine, Meng Na said:
"Actually, I've been coming to the Royal City for a while... When His Majesty arrived as the head of the Council of Generosity, I had the idea of paying a visit. Unfortunately, I was busy with business and had no time at all."
"All encounters are guided by fate, and it is no different at this moment."
Chen Lun took off his hat, put it on the table, and said with a chuckle.
But Meng Na didn't know why, when she heard the word "destiny", her face suddenly stiffened, her smile gradually faded, and her eyes dimmed.
"Miss Monaghan strongly recommended me to join the Imperial Tribunal. I would like to personally express my gratitude to you..."
Chen Lun said.
After hearing this, Meng Na forced out a smile.
"You're welcome, Your Majesty Jack, I have always thought that the Imperial Tribunal lacks people like you."
Chen Lun poured two glasses of wine, gently pushed one in front of Meng Na, and held up the other to signal.
"So in return, or as a warning before saying goodbye, what I want to tell Miss Mona is... you have a sense of justice that many people don't have. This kind of justice is not extreme or false, but the persistence of the lowest level of human nature. , I think the empire does not lack people like me, but it lacks law enforcers like Miss Mona."
After hearing this, Meng Na couldn't help but be stunned.
The perfect man reflected in her eyes was smiling lightly and taking a sip of red wine, and then she heard Him continue:
"So Miss Mona should stick to her dreams and beliefs. As for revenge... I think you can put it down completely, because Howard is dead."
Meng Na felt as if she had been struck by lightning, and her mind couldn't turn around.
"You...what did you say?!"
"Your enemy no longer exists, Miss Mona. Keep pursuing your beliefs. I hope that one day in the future, I can see that the empire will become better with your help."
After Chen Lun finished speaking, he put down his wine glass, put on his hat again, got up and left.
A long time passed before Meng Na came back to her senses.
She seemed to have figured out something and hurriedly called His Majesty Jack, but when she looked up, she could not find him anywhere in the bustling reception hall.
Mona burst into tears with joy, and immediately picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp. After exhaling a hearty mouthful of turbid air, she raised the empty wine glass high like anyone else and saluted in the direction where Jack was leaving.
She whispered softly:
"Thank you... thank you! Mona will never forget your words!"
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Downey was hiding at the bar not far away, staring at his boss Mona without moving. He saw his goddess crying "inconsolably" and his heart broke.
"It turns out...she already has someone she likes. No wonder she doesn't accept me."
Taking a deep breath, Downey secretly told himself that he should do something. He looked up and saw that the man in the black hat had already walked away. He gritted his teeth and quickly followed.
Downey wanted to find the other party and ask for an explanation for Miss Mona. It would be best to get the other party to come back and apologize... As a gentleman, he should not leave a beautiful lady ruthlessly after hurting her.
Soon, he found the other party.
But the gentleman in black hat went straight upstairs and walked to a luxurious room. Two imperial guards standing at the door quickly saluted him.
Downey looked surprised. He recognized that room, which was the lounge of Duchess Emmaline, the host of the reception!
Who is that man?
Creak.
As the door opened, Downey suddenly heard a woman's voice:
"Oh, I'm sorry! I almost didn't recognize you, Your Majesty! Your Highness the Princess is waiting for you inside, please come in quickly!"
Through the corner of the stairs, he unexpectedly saw Duchess Emmaline, as humble and shy as a little maid meeting a nobleman. She blushed and said hello, and even did not forget to lift her skirt to salute.
Your Majesty!
The person Miss Mona likes is a high-ranking person!
Donnie was startled at first, and then felt hopeless. His thighs suddenly lost strength, and he rolled down the stairs with a plop. After enduring the severe pain and getting up, he declined the help of several waiters, limped back to the bar, and drank heavily.
However, he never noticed from the beginning to the end that there was always a meaningful smile on the corner of the black hat gentleman's mouth.
"Duchess Emmaline, you're welcome."
He smiled politely at the lady in front of him.
Immediately, Bi walked slowly into the room with an upright posture. In the process, he stuffed a note into his trouser pocket without leaving any trace.
There were some dark handwriting written on it:
"...After Downey learned how powerful his love rival was, he felt deeply powerless, so he had to give up the idea of having sex and go back to drink to drown his sorrows."
This was the first time that Chen Lun used the ability of [Fateful Joke]. He had discovered Downey's following early on, but he was too lazy to explain or teach him a lesson, so he just did it casually and solved this little trouble.
"I wish you a pleasant chat with Her Royal Highness, I will take my leave now."
Duchess Emmaline said respectfully, and called away the other people who were in the room, leaving Princess Anna and His Majesty Jack alone.
Click.
The door is closed.
Chen Lun put Tangny's episode behind him and walked straight to the sofa, where a blond woman was sitting with a beautiful diamond-encrusted crown on her head.
"Jack, please sit down."
Princess Anna raised her hand to signal.
"I invite you to the cocktail party this time. Firstly, I want to celebrate my father's permission for me to rule. After all, it has been two years since the adult ceremony. I am finally able to control this power. It is not easy."
"Congratulations, Your Highness."
After Chen Lun sat down, he congratulated softly.
He glanced at Anna without leaving any trace, and thought to himself that it was indeed true.
The other party obviously no longer remembers planning to assassinate Prince Dazlet, as if it had never happened. As for the missing logical gaps, they spontaneously filled in the gaps with their brains. In short, no one remembers what happened at the royal dinner. .
He took a deep breath and asked in a deep voice:
"What about the second thing?"
"Secondly, of course, I want to have a casual chat with you... I don't have many friends to begin with. After taking power, this situation became even more obvious. It's a luxury to find someone to chat with."
Princess Anna sighed, then raised her beautiful eyes and asked:
"What? You don't want to?"
"Of course not...I mean I would be happy to have a chat with Miss Anna."
Chen Lun smiled.
There was understanding in his eyes, and he secretly thought that even if he forgot about the assassination, his favorability would not decrease...perhaps in the other person's heart, he was still a trustworthy friend.
"That's good, I guess you know the truth."
Anna rolled her eyes at him.
Immediately afterwards, her face turned serious, and she became serious.
He said solemnly:
"The Sun Cross Society has had a big problem recently... In the past period, the Church of the Seven Gods went crazy arresting members of the society, causing us heavy losses. In addition, my brother has stopped responding to the prayers of believers for a long, long time. Members feel hopeless and the organization is on the verge of collapse."
She picked up the wine glass and took a sip, her tone lonely.
"They are losing faith."
Chen Lun listened silently.
But he was thinking in his mind that when Anna asked him to join forces to assassinate the prince, the fundamental motivation was the oracle from the "scorching sun"... As long as Dazlight is killed, Arnold can get out of trouble?
At that time, Chen Lun had already noticed something unusual.
Because according to Arnold's temperament and his belief in adhering to the end of darkness, he would probably not issue such an oracle... Now it seems that this is obviously an illusion created by Howard, but to guide Anna and the Sun Cross Society to carry out the assassination and act as a guide. Just a fuse.
But there is no point in delving into it now.
Prince Dazlet is dead, and the mastermind behind it, Howard, is also dead. Even the people involved in this matter are almost no longer remembered...
Chen Lun was deeply aware of the dangers of high-ranking games, and became more determined to leave the royal city and temporarily avoid the whirlpool.
'Is the Sun Cross Society going to disband...?
After listening to Anna's complaints, he suddenly thought of Matthew's land again.
The ultimate goal of this group of secret forces composed of light descendants from the underground world is not to help the "New Sun" they believe in escape from trouble, but to use its power to save their hometown and the land that has never seen the light of day.
Chen Lun felt something in his heart and suddenly had an idea:
'It's a pity to give up such a powerful force. Maybe it can be used again. ,
He immediately raised his head and said to Princess Anna:
"Sorry, Your Highness, I just met an old friend downstairs and had two more drinks. I'm going to go to the bathroom."
"Please."
Anna seemed to be troubled and seemed a little distracted.
Chen Lun stood up and entered the bathroom, locked the door, and immediately took out an ordinary notebook. It looked like he bought it at a roadside grocery store, nothing special.
Turning over a new page, Chen Lun's eyes were deep.
"Hide."
He called silently.
In the raised right hand, an ivory-white fountain pen quietly appeared. The tip inlaid with gold and quenched silver fell down, and he immediately wrote a paragraph of stunning black cursive characters:
"...The Cross Society of the Sun is about to lose its faith and disband, but its leader Anna suddenly realizes during a conversation with her friends that the Sun is trapped at the end of darkness, and that abominable wave of polluting insects is the enemy of God, and members of the Cross Society should invest more Among them, hunting the insect tide to relieve the gods' worries... In a sense, this is a way to regain faith and restore cohesion... Perhaps in the near future, the insect tide will disappear and the scorching sun will rise again. .”
(End of chapter)
