The long sword was silently pulled out little by little, one centimeter, two centimeters...... Ten centimeters.

Suddenly, the drawn sword was suddenly withdrawn.

Richard finished packing up his bookshelves and turned to look at Edward.

Edward looked puzzled.

Richard didn't say anything, just looked at it with interest.

Edward was a little nervous, and said slowly, "Wang...... Your Royal Highness, Your Highness, you ...... What are you?"

"You know what, Edward?" asked Richard.

"What?"

"In my eyes, you are a typical medieval aristocrat. ”

"Huh?" Edward was stunned, then bowed his head in a half-loud reaction, "No, I ...... I am only the loyal captain of the guard of His Highness. ”

"You may say whatever you want, but no matter what your identity is, you will always put your family's interests first. ”

"I ......," Edward said.

Richard waved his hand and said, "There is nothing wrong with this, only with the existence of a nobleman like you, who constantly struggles, strives and even sacrifices for a family, can a family rise successfully." Well...... It's a great feeling, but ...... The problem is, you're not smart enough. ”

"This ......" Edward's lips opened and closed, his expression slightly flustered.

"More than a month ago, you asked for leave and said that you wanted to return to the family, and I agreed. But I know that you have not left the palace, but have lost William's palace. ”

"I ......" Edward's eyelids jumped, and he really panicked.

"At William's dinner, you agreed to William's request to find an opportunity to kill me, and William promised you to ensure that your family's interests would not be lost. Richard asked, "No matter how you look at it, it's a win-win deal, but the question is, do you think William will keep his promise, especially after you actually kill me?"

"This ......"

"Why do you think that the crown prince fights and the nobles stand in line? It is because they all know that the successful can share the flesh and blood of the loser and strengthen themselves. Your family was originally on my side, and when you kill me, you will be charged with rebellion. Do you think William will choose to do all in his power to help your family from attack, or will he give your family a gentle push and push your family into the table of the greedy nobles standing behind him?

Taking a step back, William really kept his promise and swore to protect your family to the death. But do you think that a new king can really do whatever he wants, and can he really do whatever he wants? The only soldiers he really has in his hands are only a few hundred soldiers, and the private soldiers of the entire Blue Lion City's large and small nobles are dozens of times this number. When the greedy nobles are ready to enjoy the fruits of victory, can he stop it?"

Edward was completely flustered, and his hands were shaking: "Your Royal Highness...... I...... Wrong, I ...... Items shouldn't have listened to William, shouldn't have tried to do anything to you, I ......"

"You're wrong. Richard shook his head, "But it's not that it's wrong to kill me, it's because your family has been on the wrong side from the beginning, so no matter how hard you try, nothing will change." Strategic mistakes cannot be made up for with tactical efforts, and the fate of the current situation has already been decided when your family chose to support me as the crown prince and sent you to me as the captain of the personal guard.

Of course, there are some responsibilities for this. But I can only say sorry, after all, vision and wisdom are really hard to find.

Well, I'm leaving, not to the territory, of course, I didn't think about the territory from the beginning. I will leave the Blue Lion City, leave the Blue Lion Kingdom, and then go to see what is going on in this world, study and figure out the principle. As for you and your family, work hard to ...... Struggle, maybe there will be a glimmer of life. ”

After Richard finished speaking, he lifted the heavy box and walked out directly, as if he was not struggling at all.

Edward stood in the bedroom in a daze, his body getting shorter and shorter, and finally sat down on the floor, covering his face with his hands, and shaking his whole body.

Suddenly, Edward raised his head again, with a somewhat desperate and crazy expression in his eyes, and muttered to himself: "What if what William said is true, what if ......"

With a "brush", the sword was drawn, and Edward stood up and was about to walk out.

But suddenly, it went back again.

With a "squeak", the bedroom door opened, and Richard, who had left, returned.

With a "bang", he put the heavy wooden box on the ground, and Richard looked at Edward and said slowly: "Well, I thought I would leave very calmly. But when I walked downstairs, I still found that I still couldn't let go of one thing, that is...... Treachery. ”

Edward's eyes shrank suddenly, and the next moment he seemed to be stimulated, and roared: "I don't want to! But my whole family has put fate on you, what can I do?"

How many times have I advised you, but when have you ever listened to me?! Do you always study some strange things, what wizards, and what you have gained other than the torture you had three years ago?!

Even if I don't kill you, what can I do, can you really leave?!!"

Richard smiled, a dangerous smile.

"I'm really sorry, my dear captain of the guard, Lord Edward! Sometimes, the reality is so cruel that if you take one wrong step, there is no undo. I hope that if you and your family have the next chance, you must not choose me again. Because...... I'm not on my side. ”

As he spoke, Richard quickly went up, his lips opening and closing quickly, as if he was reading something. Edward looked at the defenseless Richard, breathing heavily, gritting his teeth the next moment, he was about to swing his sword and cut it down, "It's all your fault, you forced me!"

But then, Edward saw Richard's hand wave at him, and a powerful air current, like a sudden wind in the room, slammed into him. Even though he was wearing iron armor, under the action of the strong force, he couldn't help but stumble backwards and almost fell.

Spell Wind Knockback!

This!

Edward was surprised, but Richard approached again, his lips still opening and closing rapidly.

Edward held the sword with all his might, and was about to stab Richard in the lower abdomen, but then his eyes widened, and he felt the sword pass through the air, as if it had entered a viscous liquid, and saw that Richard was in front of him, but he couldn't stab it no matter how hard he tried, and it was extremely difficult to even pull out the sword - the weapon was stuck by some mysterious force.

Spell Wind Barrier!

This!

Edward's worldview was somewhat broken, but Richard had already arrived at his side, pressing his shoulders slightly with his two hands, and then clamping his head.

"You know, Edward, the reason I don't want to fight for the crown prince is because I really have something very important to do. And this thing, too, is interesting, as interesting as you see it now. That's why I'm sorry to you, not sorry – I chose my own path and will never regret it. Hopefully, you can too. ”

"I ......"

"Farewell, Captain of my personal guard, Lord Edward. ”

"Click!" Edward felt an irresistible force rise in his neck, and his entire head suddenly spun 180 degrees, twisting behind his back.

Spell Wind Brute Force!

"Is my back like this?" Edward thought, and then his vision quickly darkened, and he fell to the ground with a "poof", and his breath was gone.

Richard's eyes flashed as he looked at Edward's corpse, then he let out a light breath and turned to walk out of the bedroom.