Chapter 13
Chapter 13
"Xiwei?"
The two guards seemed to have noticed something, looked at each other and frowned and said, "Your name, why..."
"Isn't this the name of the deputy head?! What is your purpose in pretending to be the deputy head!"
Xi Zheng had already guessed that this would happen. After all, the identity represented by his name is now a "dead person" in name. If he just said his name like this, it would only attract suspicion and not be trusted.
But the current Xi Zheng really has no better way.
Rather, it is a good thing to make people doubt itself, and only in this way can the commotion be made bigger.
Xi Zheng took off his hood, revealing his elf face.
Seeing this, the guards couldn't help but startled again: "Elves? Why did elves come to the Knights?"
Xi Zheng didn't care about the reaction of the guards, and continued: "I want to see Captain Theo, please tell me a word, just say that I can tell him where the saint's book is hidden, I think he will be willing to come See me."
The guards heard the name that made them gasp again: "Bold! How dare you call the Holy Maiden directly!"
Xi Zheng looked at them with unwavering eyes: "If you refuse to go, you miss the opportunity to pass on the news, and if you are investigated afterwards, you may lose your head."
He had a judgment in his heart, knowing that after he said this, he would definitely be able to shake the guards.
But in the process, there was a small problem.
"Theo isn't here?"
Xi Zheng asked with a frown.
The guard's expression was complicated, and he didn't have the energy to correct Xi Zheng's unreasonable title at this time. After hesitating for a few words, they finally turned around and said to Xi Zheng: "Although the head is not here, the deputy head is now in Wangcheng Here, we will immediately inform the deputy commander of the news, please wait patiently."
Xi Zheng asked again: "Where did Theo go?"
The guard refused politely: "This is confidential, we don't need to tell you."
Xi Zheng deeply understood the reason why it is difficult to move forward without an identity, so he had no choice but to change the question: "Who is the deputy head?"
If he remembered correctly, since his death as "Xi Wei", the Holy Knights of the Kingdom have never selected a deputy leader, but it has been so long now, it is not surprising that someone new will take his place.
He asked this question, and the other side quickly replied: "The current deputy head, of course, is the chief healer of the empire, Mrs. Hurley!"
Xi Zheng froze for a moment: "Hulley?"
That girl who used to wipe tears at every turn, turned out to be the deputy team leader?
One of the guards left the gate, probably to convey the news, Xi Zheng stood quietly at the gate and waited.
The time he waited was shorter than expected, and before long, the sound of hurried footsteps came from a distance, and they were getting closer.
Xi Zheng looked back, and at this moment, the sound of footsteps was approaching.
A purple-haired woman wearing a healer's white robe came out from inside, and quickly fixed her gaze on Xi Zheng: "Xi Wei! It's really you..." Her voice stopped here because she could see clearly Xi Zheng's face showed obvious disappointment in his eyes.
There is no doubt that the person who came here is the current deputy head of the Knights, Miss Hurley, the top healer in the empire.
However, when Hurley saw Xi Zheng, she didn't recognize him. She just shook her head and covered her face and said, "It really can't be him."
Xi Zheng silently observed Hurley's appearance.
When they reunited after parting, Hurley looked more mature than before, but this kind of growth did not seem to be a good thing for her. She was obviously more tired than before, with thick black and blue under her eyes, and her expression was haggard Tired, there seemed to be hidden pain in his eyes.
In just one or two years, what kind of thing can bring about such a big change in people?
Before Xi Zheng could make a sound, Hurley had already regained her usual calmness by virtue of her control. She looked at Xi Zheng with a dignified posture and asked, "This elf guest, you just heard the report from the guards, you seem to be I want to find Captain Theo, and you also know about the Lord of Ice and Snow, don’t you?”
Xi Zheng nodded: "Yes."
He looked at the people around him calmly, and continued: "The news I'm going to say next is very important, so I hope to be able to communicate with the deputy head alone, is that okay?"
Although Hurley was a little surprised, she probably considered a lot of problems, so she didn't refuse.
After pondering, she nodded and said, "Okay, please follow me."
As she spoke, she ordered the guards to open the passage for Xi Zheng to enter, then turned and walked inside.
Facing the puzzled gazes of the surrounding guards, Xi Zheng followed Hurley indifferently, and arrived at a certain combat meeting room inside the Holy Knight Order not long after.
This place is very familiar to Xi Zheng, after all, he has stayed here for several years, and he has held many combat meetings.
After entering the room, he almost habitually went to a certain position and sat down.
Hurley turned her head and saw him in that position, and couldn't help being stunned again: "That position, you shouldn't..."
"Hulley." After entering the room, there was no scruple about revealing his identity. Xi Zheng interrupted the other party and said, "This is my original position, Hurley, I'm Xi Wei."
His words made Hurley's eyes widen in an instant.
"Xi...Xi Wei?"
Xi Zheng nodded: "Although the appearance has changed a bit, as long as Hurley's sleepwalking to Theo's room is mentioned, you should be able to recognize it..."
Hurley turned from wide-eyed to blushing in an instant, and she cried out almost instantly, interrupting Xi Zheng's words, then she rushed over to cover Xi Zheng's mouth, and it took a while to calm down .
When Xi Zheng turned his attention to her again, her eyes were already red and she shed tears silently.
"It's really Xi Wei, it's really you." Hurley covered her eyes, not wanting others to see her crying, but her sobbing voice still revealed her emotions.
Xi Zheng looked at her speechlessly.
After hesitating for a few seconds, he finally raised his hand, rubbed the other person's head lightly, and said, "Yes," said, "It's me."
Hurley lowered her head and let Xi Zheng comfort herself in this way. After a long time, she took a long breath and said, "I don't know how you survived, Xi Wei, but you can come back. It must be very difficult, I...I have a lot to tell you..."
Xi Zheng nodded again, put on a considerate look, and said, "Tell me, what happened to this continent. I came back this time to help you."
This statement is a lie.
Regardless of whether it was before or now, Xi Zheng came to the Kingdom Paladins twice, but he was actually using them to achieve his goals.
Xi Zheng couldn't be more convinced that the relationship between any person is based on taking advantage of him.
He comforted Hurley with a gentle voice, and then said: "About Theo, about the Knights and the Demon King's City, tell me what happened recently, and I will find a solution."
Hurley grabbed Xi Zheng's clothes tightly, as if she had finally found a place to lean against in a struggle.
She said in a hoarse voice: "These things all start from the day the devil disappeared..."
According to Hurley, on the day the demon king Xizhen was subdued by the two kingdoms and the temple and disappeared, a strange sight appeared in the Ideon Continent.
In the west of the mainland, thick blood-colored clouds gathered in the sky above the Demon King's City, and the thick clouds spread over a wide range. Even in the King's City of Turance, one could see the purgatory-like scene.
At the same time, a strange phenomenon occurred in the Gala Shrine located in the east. Countless lights in the shrine were automatically lit, and at the same time a bone-piercing cold air overflowed from the hall, instantly killing the entire Gala Shrine and the surrounding villages. And towns all turned into ice and snow.From that day until now, the ice and snow have never disappeared.
Since that day, the entire Ideon continent has changed.
Ling En, the son of Glory who was originally controlled by the Demon King, returned to the Kingdom of Turance after regaining his sanity, and told all the truth about the past few years to everyone in the Ideon Continent.
Hurley lowered her head and whispered in an unbelievable manner: "The truth is that we have all misunderstood the Demon King. The things he did did not hurt anyone from the beginning to the end. On the contrary, he was actually using Sacrifice your own way to protect the entire continent."
Xi Zheng: "..."
The saying that this demon king is a great benevolent person appeared again.
Xi Zheng tried to make Hurley sober and not to be brainwashed by Ling En: "Don't forget, he was the chief culprit who killed the two elite troops of the Knights, and he is the enemy of the Knights."
Hurley shook her head and quickly explained: "No, listen to me! I only found out later that it was the Lord of Disaster who was behind the scenes. In fact, the people in those two troops had been occupied by the Lord of Disaster for a long time. They are no longer alive, but we didn’t know it. The Demon King was helping us at that time, if he hadn’t acted at that time, when those two troops entered the king’s city, it would definitely cause a large-scale war!”
It turned out that the situation at that time still had this way of interpretation.
Xi Zheng couldn't explain this matter clearly, so he could only say: "Then he attacked the king of the neighboring country..."
Hurley continued to explain: "There is also a reason for that. In fact, the king of the Luolu Empire was confused by his prime minister. The devil attacked the king at the beginning just to make him regain his sobriety. In fact, he did awaken the king, and The mastermind behind the scenes has been uncovered. If it weren’t for that action, the two kingdoms would probably have fallen into endless disputes.”
Hurley finished talking, and Xi Zheng couldn't continue talking about it, so he could only change the subject: "At the beginning, the devil kidnapped the eldest prince..."
Hurley: "There's a reason for that!"
They chatted like this for nearly half an hour, and every time Xi Zheng raised a question, Hurley was able to give a perfect response to prove how "pure and kind" and "great dedication" the demon king Xizhen is.
At the end of the chat, Xi Zheng already felt mentally exhausted.
He sat on the chair and held his forehead weakly, and asked, "Ling En told you all of this?"
Hurley nodded again: "Master Ling En spent a long time and worked hard to let everyone understand the truth of the matter."
Xi Zheng: "..."
Is this Ling En's revenge on him?
Trying his best to change his image from a vicious, brutal and intimidating demon king to a fool who dedicated himself to mankind with all his heart?
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