Chapter 158: Just a Chess Piece

The atmosphere in the field suddenly became tense. Louis sneered at the guards surrounding him and the fourth prince Jonah hiding behind them. And Taida stood in front of Louis with a two-handed giant sword, but he was indeed a little too nervous. You know, there are four fat men and many mages in Louis's portable camp space. And as long as Louis is willing, he can continuously mobilize troops from Ruolin City through the portable camp system.

It can be said that as long as the top combat power of the Qinghu Empire does not take action, Louis can fight his way out without using the flying dragon. After all, this is not a city defense, and he can move anywhere.

At this moment, people on both sides are full of absolute confidence in themselves, so they are not in a hurry at all. But something unexpected happened outside the field.

The guard captain who ran out with the identity token of the fourth prince did not go directly to the location of the city guards, but turned to the side and quietly escaped into a tavern next to him.

"Your Highness! I got the stuff!" In a hidden corner of the tavern, a tall man was drinking fruit wine quietly in this shadowy corner. At this moment, the captain of the guard appeared beside him, knelt on one knee in front of him, and handed the token in his hand to him.

"Yes! The fourth brother paid attention to my identity token, and I also planned to do so." The man stood up, with a gleam in his eyes. At this moment, the light in the tavern accidentally flashed here, revealing the appearance of this person. This person turned out to be the second prince Claude who had called Louis and gave him his identity token!

At this moment, the second prince Claude took the token handed over by the captain of the guard in his hand with a hint of pride.

"Fourth brother, fourth brother, you are easy to make wrong choices once you are angry. This time you will never be able to turn over." The second prince Claude showed a gleam in his eyes, "Let's go, let's deal with all the forces of the fourth brother in the capital."

An encounter, an instant reaction. The second prince Claude placed a heavy bet on Louis, using his own identity token to lure his fourth brother, the fourth prince Jonah, out of the cave. Then he used the chess pieces he had placed around him, the guard who was electrocuted by Louis, and the captain of the guard who had been lurking around the fourth prince for many years.

Just at that time, before the opening of the trade fair. The second prince Claude calculated the time to let Amos and Cassie leave, because he calculated that the two would definitely go to the high-end trade fair, and then they would meet Louis who was stopped by the guard at the door.

So Louis had only two choices to enter, one was to be taken in by Amos, and the other was to show the second prince's token. But no matter which choice, the guard at the door would inform the fourth prince that Louis had the second prince's token on him.

Then with the character of the fourth prince, he would definitely rush over, and the first step of the plan was completed.

The next step was the second step, to provoke a conflict between Louis and the fourth prince. But this actually didn't need the second prince to provoke. Because he knew his fourth brother's character, he would definitely use courtesy before force, first invite Louis to dinner, and then use both soft and hard methods to force Louis to hand over his identity token. Louis's character and strength naturally would not yield, so a conflict was inevitable.

In addition, with the power in Louis' hands, there were only two outcomes after the conflict between the two. The first was that the fourth prince Jonah was killed by Louis, which was actually the outcome that the second prince wanted to see the most. In this way, the competition for the crown prince of the Qinghu Empire could almost be said to have ended in advance, because the eldest prince had died in the Northern War a few years ago, and the third prince was an out-and-out dandy, and he was not even qualified to participate. It can be said that in this way, the second prince locked the position of crown prince in advance.

As for the second result, it is the current result. Louis did not want to completely tear his face with the Qinghu Empire, but he would not let the fourth prince have an easy time, so the fourth prince Jonah was angry and prepared to ask the city guards to take action in the name of being assassinated. At this time, the chess pieces arranged by the second prince in his early years were completely put to use.

At this moment, the second prince made a decision again. He took a group of people with the second prince's identity token and swindled the fourth prince's power location to defeat them all at once. On the other side, a confidant of the second prince went to the camp of the city guard with something that could prove the second prince's identity.

"Take him down for me!" As soon as the city guards arrived, a trace of excitement flashed in the eyes of the fourth prince Jonah. You know, the city guards are the backbone of the capital. Every ordinary guard is a high-level swordsman, and several captains of the city guards are above the level of three-star great swordsmen. Although their individual strength is not as good as Louis, if they are combined with the existing people, it should be enough to take him down.

At this moment, the fourth prince Jonah took the lead in condensing magic power, and countless wind blades flew towards Louis.

But a scene that he did not expect appeared. At this time, the captain of the city guards suddenly blocked in front of Louis and smashed the flying wind blades.

"Your Highness, the Fourth Prince, Lord Louis is the most distinguished guest of His Majesty the King!" The captain of the city guards, one of the most trusted confidants of the King of the Qinghu Empire, even Jonah, the Fourth Prince, did not dare to quarrel with him.

"What did you say?" The magic that was brewing in his hand dissipated instantly, and the Fourth Prince Jonah stared at the captain of the city guards standing between him and Louis in amazement.

"Your Highness, Fourth Prince, Lord Louis is a guest of His Majesty the King. No matter what the reason is, I hope you will not take action against Lord Louis. Otherwise, the City Guards will have no choice but to act cheaply." The captain of the City Guards looked at the Fourth Prince with an indifferent expression. .

"This... how is this possible?" The fourth prince was stunned, and an ominous premonition suddenly flashed in his mind: "Captain, in this case, please return my identity token to me." Jonah is not stupid, otherwise he would not It was impossible to fight to such an extent with the second prince Claude, but at this moment his heart suddenly sank, and the reaction of the city guard captain happened to verify his suspicion.

"What identity token?" The captain of the city guard showed a trace of confusion. He just received a message from the second prince Claude, saying that the fourth prince was going to do harm to the king's guest Louis. After all, he was one of the king's most trusted people, and he roughly knew Louis' information, so he immediately brought people here to protect Louis.

After seeing the reaction of the city guard captain, the fourth prince collapsed weakly on the ground and murmured unconsciously: "Failed by half an effort! Failed by half an effort! Brother, you are so good! You have placed such a person beside me. A chess piece, and I know nothing about it..."

Thinking of this, the fourth prince suddenly stood up and stared at Louis behind the captain of the city guard: "Are you very proud? You are just a chess piece used by the second son. You are just a chess piece that can be discarded after he has used it. You Look at the person you killed with the potion. That was one of Lao Er's pawns. Your fate... will be the same as his!"