Chapter 554 The Murderous Intent of Lan Leng Fort Emerges

"Your Excellency, City Lord, let's not talk about joining the faction."

Smiling slightly, Lei Xiao looked at the Marquis of Rose in front of him with great interest, and asked, "I'm curious, how did you deduce that I want to help Her Highness Princess aspire to the throne?"

"In the beginning, I didn't think of this level."

Nodding to Lei Xiao, the Marquis of Rose picked up the red rose on the table again, and responded: "Originally, based on what I know about Her Royal Highness, it is about helping the fortress defenders and repelling the invading enemies." There is nothing worth noting about this.”

"After all, as far as I know, Her Royal Highness has always had a strong sense of responsibility since she was a child, especially when dealing with ordinary people, and this is exactly what the other princes don't have."

Speaking of this, the Marquis of Rose glanced at Ariel first, and then continued: "However, knowing the purpose of everyone's coming here, combined with yesterday's border battlefield, I have a new speculation."

"Yesterday's border battlefield battle, you all have a hidden purpose, and that is to further enhance Princess Ariel's reputation!"

Taking a deep breath, the Marquis of Rose concluded: "From this, combined with the fact that you are trying to win me over, I have come to a bold conclusion, that is, Your Excellency Ke Qing is going to help Her Highness Princess aspire to the throne and join the current power Go to the competition!"

"I see. Based on the news of the frontier battlefield we got yesterday and our visit today, did we finally come to this conclusion?"

Hearing this, Lei Xiao nodded thoughtfully.

"That's right, the reason why Your Excellency Ke Qing asked such detailed questions is because he was worried that the other three princes would find out and then involve himself, Her Royal Highness, and Kongqing Town in the power vortex, right?"

Marquis Rose paused, changed his previous words, and continued: "No, since Your Excellency Ke Qing is going to join this power struggle, he has already thought of this, so what your Excellency is really worried about is that the war will When will it open!"

"Your Excellency's deduction is quite reasonable."

Lei Xiao raised his eyebrows noncommittally, and continued: "Then do you think the three princes have noticed this like you have?"

"I'm guessing, at least in the next few days, it's unlikely."

Gently shaking the red rose in his hand, the Marquis of Rose responded: "Forgive me, as long as the nobles who know something about the royal family know that, compared with the other three princes, the power of Her Highness the Princess is almost negligible."

"For the three princes, Her Royal Highness, who also has the right to inherit the throne, is an obstacle to the peak of power and must be eradicated sooner or later, but it is not the most important right now. Otherwise, Her Royal Highness will not be able to leave the king smoothly. All."

Nodding to Lei Xiao, the Marquis of Rose said: "So, on the premise that the other party clearly despises Her Highness, I am afraid that the arrogant princes will not take Her Highness seriously for a while."

"I see."

Lei Xiao nodded slightly, signaling for the other party to continue talking.

"However, His Majesty Keqing must have expected it. Even if the three princes don't know that you are trying to expand the sphere of influence, the fact that the fifth-rank powerhouse appears on the battlefield is enough to arouse the high vigilance of the three princes."

The Marquis of Rose, while gracefully fiddling with the rose in his hand, continued: "As a result, the other party will definitely send a large number of spies to Kongqing Town to investigate, and when the other party collects the information, it is confirmed that there is indeed a fifth-order powerhouse. , then, no matter whether you are trying to aspire to the throne or not, I am afraid that a big battle is inevitable."

After a pause, Marquis Rose added: "However, Your Excellency Keqing's move in the border battlefield is indeed very mysterious. It not only perfectly resolved the border crisis, but also greatly increased the prestige of Her Highness the Princess."

Continuing to fiddle with the roses in his hand, the Marquis of Rose continued: "It is conceivable that in the current extremely chaotic situation, if the Kingdom of Holy Night breaks through the fortress of the mountain castle and drives straight into my cold flame territory. Then the Holy Night who has gained the sweetness The main combat faction of the Night Kingdom will surely persuade the new King of the Holy Night to send an additional army of hundreds of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands."

"At that time, the full-scale war between the two countries will be together, and the direction of the matter will be even more difficult to control."

"After all, the Holy Night Kingdom is not the only opponent of the Cold Flame Kingdom, including the Unfallen Fortress in the Far North guarded by Her Royal Highness the Third Princess, and the Rainforest Fortress in the Far South. It has not been peaceful in recent years."

Smiling at Lei Xiao, the Marquis of Rose said: "Once the matter develops to such an irreversible point, your opponents will not only be in the cold flame, but also need to face them at the same time. There are several powerful countries such as the Holy Night Kingdom, which is quite cold."

Taking a deep breath, Marquis Rose stood up from his seat, bowed to Lei Xiao and Ai Lier respectively, and said solemnly: "I have to admit that it is thanks to the actions of Your Excellency Ke Qing and His Highness the Princess that this Only then did Leng Yan avoid a terrifying catastrophe caused by the flames of war!"

At this time, one can clearly feel that the Marquis Rose in front of him, no matter in appearance, manner, or tone of voice, has lost the yin and yang aura just now, but has a little more respect.

Hearing the words of Marquis Rose, all the subordinates couldn't help casting reverent glances at Lei Xiao.

"It's no big deal, thanks to Her Royal Highness the Princess."

Lei Xiao raised his eyebrows slightly and said with a smile.

"All in all, from my point of view, everything is as expected by Your Excellency Keqing. Before the three princes fully understand the context of the matter, it is the best time for Her Royal Highness to develop!"

Taking another deep breath, Marquis Rose nodded to Lei Xiao.

"Okay, now that the matter has been completely clarified, let's go back to the topic just now."

Continuing to maintain a gentle smile, Lei Xiao changed the subject and said, "Your Excellency, the reason why you were able to guess the purpose of our coming here at the first time is because before this, the envoys of the three princes have all been sent one after another. Have you been here?"

"This... how did Your Excellency Ke Qing know?"

On Marquis Rose's rough and square face, a look of surprise appeared involuntarily, and he blurted out.

"It's not important. What's important is that as far as I know, the city lord and the envoys of the three princes didn't seem to be having a good time."

There was still a faint smile on Lei Xiao's face, as if he had seen through everything about Marquis Rose.

"To tell you the truth, Your Excellency, it is true."

Being stared at by Lei Xiao's seemingly peaceful eyes, the Marquis Rose simply didn't hide anything.

Then he snorted softly elegantly, and said in a disdainful tone: "Those guys from the capital all look arrogant, and if they don't speculate in three sentences, they are exactly the same threats, saying In the end, it’s just a dog beside its master.”

After a pause, the Marquis of Rose said seriously: "Your Excellency, although you are completely different from those guys, my answer will not change. Lan Lengbao is just a corner of the eastern region, and I am only loyal to the current Leng Yan. The king will not be involved in any power disputes."

"Understood."

Hearing this, Lei Xiao didn't say anything else, but changed the subject again, seemingly inadvertently, and asked again: "Your Excellency, may you invite us to have a look at the monsters you raise?"

"Warcraft?"

Hearing Lei Xiao's sudden question, the Marquis of Rose responded with a puzzled expression, "Your Excellency, where did you start talking about this? Lan Leng Castle is a wine-making town. Regarding the brewing process, There are extremely strict requirements, not to mention monsters in the city, even ordinary animals are not allowed to be raised at will."

"So that's the case, I just asked casually."

Staring closely at the suspicious eyes on Marquis Rose's rough face, Lei Xiao nodded slightly.

Needless to say, the reason why Lei Xiao asked such a question was naturally to confirm whether the mysterious monster was raised by the other party.

Judging from the confused expression of the other party, the other party obviously knew nothing about it.

"Since the mysterious monster in the city is not even known to the Marquis of Rose, and the control over animals in the city is extremely strict, then where did this mysterious monster come from? Where is it now?"

Thinking of this, Lei Xiao couldn't help showing a look of doubt on his face.

"Having said that, it is not difficult to see from the current situation that the Marquis of Rose is still in a neutral state, and he is quite witty. He is a rare talent. Therefore, we must find a way to subdue him."

Nodding thoughtfully, Lei Xiao continued to think: "However, judging from his resolute attitude, if he uses force to force him, I'm afraid there will be little effect."

"And if the other party insists on not complying, with the other party's quick-witted mind and Lan Lengbao's impressive financial resources, if his position changes, it will definitely cause me a lot of trouble in the future. Naturally, this risk cannot be taken."

Realizing this, a cold light flashed involuntarily in Lei Xiao's dark eyes, and he thought to himself: "It seems that if there is really no other way, just like Ju Bai said, this person must be If you stay, you must avoid future troubles."

Just thinking of this, Lei Xiao was taken aback for a moment, and suddenly revealed a look of enlightenment.

"I see, it turned out to be like this!"

"Since I have the idea of ​​killing, there must be someone among the three princes who has the same idea and wants to get rid of Marquis Rose."

"In this way, is the mysterious and dangerous beast that Bai Wei talked about, could it be a murderous intention secretly planted by a certain group of messengers?"

Thinking about this, Lei Xiao regained his energy, and said to the elegant man in front of him: "Your Excellency, I have a question, please explain it to me."

"Your Majesty Keqing, you are serious. As long as you don't mention the matter of soliciting, even if there are a hundred questions, I will know everything."

The Marquis of Rose sniffed the red rose in his hand, nodded without hesitation.

"As your Excellency the City Lord knows, at present, the power dispute centered on Lengyan King Capital has already radiated to the whole area of ​​Lengyan, including this eastern area of ​​Lengyan naturally."

Lei Xiao smiled slightly, and then said: "For example, if you are the leader of a party fighting for power, once the olive branch you throw is broken by someone who doesn't know how to praise, and in order to protect this unsightly guy, You will also not accept olive branches from other opponents, what will you do?"

"this……"

The Marquis of Rose reacted immediately, and a look of vigilance could not help appearing on his rough face.

Then he said in a deep voice: "Your Excellency, Keqing, are you threatening me? Although my strength is only at the fourth level, I also have a life-saving trump card, so I won't let you succeed easily!"

"Dear Your Excellency the City Lord, with your intelligence and dexterity, do you think I will tell you this in advance if I want to do something?"

Lei Xiao continued to smile and responded calmly.

"Your Majesty, do you mean...one of the three waves of envoys has been secretly planning to get rid of me?"

After being stunned for a moment, a look of enlightenment suddenly appeared on Marquis Rose's rough face.

Surprised, he threw the red rose in his hand on the table and stood up directly from his seat, with a look of sudden realization.

"Is there no such possibility?"

Also stood up from the seat, Lei Xiao responded while exercising his muscles and bones.

"Your Excellency, all this is just your guesswork, right?"

After pondering for a while, the Marquis of Rose continued: "Furthermore, my Lan Leng Castle is heavily guarded. There are five well-trained second-tier guard squadrons inside and outside this castle alone. It will never be easy.”

Speaking of this, the Marquis of Rose gracefully picked up the red rose on the table again, looked at his nose and smelled it, and said: "Your Excellency, if you want to use this method to lure me into submission, I'm afraid it's a bit presumptuous." Satoshi..."

However, the voice of the Marquis Rose has not yet completely fallen.

The entire hall where everyone was sitting suddenly trembled without warning.

For a moment, in the spacious and luxurious living room, the vacant tables and chairs all shifted a lot in an instant, and then there was a "thump, thump, thump" sound.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the trembling lasted for about five or six seconds before regaining calm.

Immediately afterwards, Bai Wei at the side moved her nose on her white cheeks, and while she looked solemn, she immediately came to Lei Xiao's side, bowed and said, "My lord, the strange and dangerous smell of a monster just now is coming again. Appeared suddenly!"

"Dangerous beast smell?"

Hearing Bai Wei's description, Marquis Rose's square face showed a nervousness again, and asked Lei Xiao, "Your Majesty, what's going on?"

"It seems that I don't seem to be smart."

Lei Xiao smiled lightly, and then said, "Your Excellency, City Lord, if I don't expect it, you are really in big trouble."