"It seems that the north is not a safe place." Alvin glanced at Onian and said.
"You're here, and it's probably going to be even more difficult." O'Nian retracted her eyes that were immersed in the country style, turned her face to look at him, and teased with a raised corner of her mouth.
"Both each other." Alvin laughed.
A simple carriage of the Universal Church, carrying a pair of young lovers, drove along the country road to the northwest city of Zantz.
At the same time, Salyuhi, the capital of the Yafei Empire in the south, was holding a grand enthronement ceremony for the new emperor.
That night, Ayton and Lan Yu led their troops in a surprise attack and captured the royal capital, Salyuhi. Without Onian, the Kelman royal family would exist in name only, so on the next day, an unknown illegal heir from the Kelman royal family came forward and announced his abdication.
A country cannot live without a king for a day. It seems that all Salyuhi people are looking forward to the arrival of a new emperor.
Finally, a few days later, amid the welcome of hundreds of thousands of Salyuhi people, Prince Reza led his brave and capable Maine elite to arrive at this century-old royal capital like a victor.
On that day, Prince Reza was the first to ride on horseback wearing dark green armor. His armor was no different from those worn by the Maine soldiers behind him. After all, he doesn't need any frivolous gold and silver armor to attract the attention of the crowd at this time, because at this time, he is already ranked supreme in the empire, and there is no need to emphasize anything. And this also seems to imply a people-friendly attitude of the new dynasty.
Immediately behind Prince Reza, in addition to a column of Maine's trusted generals, there was also a column, headed by the three Dukes of Nanton, Qian Xiao, and Jisugi, followed by several nobles with considerable backgrounds. , these people are all "old faces" to the people of Salyuhi.
With the support of these top nobles, it proves from one aspect how solid the foundation of the new emperor's position is.
Then came Herod, the Archbishop of the Orthodox Church, leading his palace guards and mages, and followed the elite of Maine. I believe that after the new emperor ascends the throne, he will soon ascend the throne of the Pope. Although the Light Orthodox Church has always been the most powerful religion in the Yafei Empire, the original King Kelman never officially recognized its status, so the Light Orthodox Church has never dared to say that it is the religion of a country, and Herod has always considered himself an archbishop. Now that Prince Reza is about to ascend the throne, Herod can be said to have waited until the clouds cleared and the moon came out.
Not long ago, Reza took his seriously injured son and fled back to Maine. Now who could have imagined that he would come back in such a glorious way? Life is such an ups and downs, and people like Nan Dun, Qian Xiao, and Ji Shan can only live a slightly clearer life.
On March 5th, which is today, Prince Reza officially announced his accession to the throne, changed his title to Emperor, and renamed the original Yafei Empire to the World Empire.
The successive royal families of the Yafei Empire have always followed the coronation system. However, the church at the beginning of the empire has declined over the past few hundred years. In recent decades, when the king ascended the throne, there was no such thing as a papal coronation. , but the successive royal families have not overstepped their bounds and still call themselves kings. This is why Kelman has never affirmed the growing Light Orthodoxy. Firstly, the Light Orthodoxy often does evil things behind the scenes, and secondly, he is also instinctively wary of religious authority. But what he didn't expect was that his dynasty would be destroyed before he could eradicate the church.
As soon as Reza came up, he abolished all the original ones and directly became the emperor of the World Empire, thereby avoiding the threat of the religious pope climbing on his forehead in the future. Because he is a self-proclaimed emperor and is not crowned by any pope from any church, the inheritance of the throne is a household matter behind closed doors in the Resa family. No one else has the right to interfere, at least not the Pope. Because the throne does not require the Pope to recognize its legitimacy.
So on the day he entered the city, Herod followed the Maine generals and the nobles, which fully demonstrated Resa's true thoughts.
Since the original palace was destroyed by Onian's red gold dragon, today's enthronement ceremony was held at Mitroni Palace. Mitroni Palace is located in the south of the inner city and is similar to a royal palace.
All the prominent figures in Salyuhi are here today, and together they are witnessing the birth of the new empire.
However, one stormy woman left the show early. She is the princess of the World Empire──Lan Yu Reza.
Lan Yu was naturally relieved to see her father ascending the throne and becoming emperor. But there was another emotion that was always haunting her. She always felt like something was missing, and she felt empty inside.
So she came out of the Mitroni Palace very early and had no intention of attending the lively dance behind. At this time, she was somewhat out of tune with the prosperity of the world, which was a bit inconsistent with her original tendency to like to be in the limelight. The main reason is that there is no opponent and the guy is not here. This kind of dance really can't arouse her interest.
Good times and good scenery make me think of you from afar, and thousands of customs are in your care.
However, there are countless young aristocratic men like Bai Chen and Jisugi who are waiting to dance with her.
After leaving the bustling Mitroni Palace, Lan Yu walked leisurely, walked north for a while, then turned west and went up York Street. She didn't know how, and made a few detours. After turning around, we arrived at the entrance of Earl Philip's Palace. Of course, it was the entrance of Earl Philip's Palace in the past.
She still remembered the scene when she came here to deliver medicine to Alvin, but now things have changed, and that nasty little bastard has drifted away, leaving this empty courtyard.
Nowadays, the courtyard is really desolate. At a glance, it can be seen that no one has cleaned the dead leaves and branches in the courtyard for several days.
Fortunately, after Lan Yu defeated Saliuxi, he sent a team of troops to guard here, so those crooked thieves had no chance to come in and take action.
When the Maine soldiers saw Lan Yu's arrival, they immediately bowed and saluted. They couldn't help but wonder: "Isn't the prince enthroned today? How come Miss Lan Yu has time to come here?"
Lan Yu didn't care what these people were thinking and walked straight into the house.
She walked up to the second floor, went directly into Alvin's room, and sat down at the end of the bed. She thought about how the little bastard almost died in her hands, and how he was showing off on the bed, and she couldn't help but curl her lips.
She glanced at Alvin's bookshelf and curiously stepped forward to take a look.
""The Adventures of the Noble Lady", "The Lady and the Priest", "Erotic Poems and Chinese Songs"... Yeah, you bastard usually reads these books, no wonder you always think of some inappropriate things in your mind. ." Lan Yu joked to herself.
Although she is not a fan of "street books", she has heard about them and naturally knows what stories these books are about.
When she actually opened the book "Yan Ci Hua Qu" and read a few lines, a delicate blush appeared on her cheeks.
The first sentence he said was: "I gently hold up your soft ****..."
"Bah!" Lan Yu quickly closed the book and stuffed it back into the densely arranged pile of books.
"Obviously my attainments in words and sentences are much higher than those of these street literati, but I am not afraid of being stained by these things." Lan Yu complained.
Perhaps it is because Alvin has been immersed in these things since he was a child that he has become the "beautiful person in his chest and the world in his belly".
Then she moved her gaze up one level.
""On the King", "The Great Way of Generalship, the Deception of War", "Thick Black and Powerful Officials"... Tsk tsk, this floor is full of such books. I didn't expect you, a bastard, to know how to read these things. It seems like You little bastard, your purpose in going to the north to find your mother is not so simple..." Lan Yu sighed after laughing lightly.
"Oh, how can I not know what kind of person you are? Your eyes are always showing the pride that you don't want to be inferior to others..." Lan Yu thought with a wry smile. In fact, Revenge is far less important to Alvin than living his own life. Therefore, perhaps it is not that there is no place for him here, but that his ambition is beyond human imagination.
Then she was surprised to find a few sketches in the corner of the bookshelf. It looked like they had been there for a few years, and the pencil strokes were a little blurry. "It turns out that this guy said that he had learned oil painting."
Lan Yu looked at the delicate outlines and painted the eyes of the woman in the painting vividly, "She looks quite talented... Oh, what a pity."
"But it's pointless for a grown man to waste his time on this kind of thing. If his hand can't lift the brush, then he can't lift it." Lan Yu really didn't feel too guilty about this, and was quite calm and relaxed. Talking. The main reason was that the character in the painting was a woman, and the paintings in several paintings did not depict the same person, which naturally made her unhappy.
After browsing through Alvin's "strange" readings, the surroundings became quiet again, so quiet that only her and Alvin's past remained. An inexplicable emotion surged over her, making her feel a little stuffy.
So she walked to the window and opened it to let in the wind from outside.
Looking out the window at the entire city of Saluhi, she felt a little confused for a moment, confused as to what she wanted.
"My father has gotten what he wants, but what about me? What do I want? Could it be that I want a so-called princess title?" she thought.
In fact, to a certain extent, she felt that she envied Onian. After all, it was her who was with him in life and death, not herself.
"Am I going to fulfill his wish and really go to the north to find him?" She suddenly laughed.
"Remember to find me in the north, if you miss me..." Someone's words still ring in my ears.
"That's it, that's all, you stinky bastard..." Lan Yu cursed out of thin air.
At the same time, in the north, the bastard who was sitting in the carriage admiring the scenery sneezed several times.
