Chapter 499: Persecution
When I met a cynical and unambitious heir like Rodney, I really don't know if it was lucky or unlucky. (8) (1) δΈγ γζη½%.γ81.
However, born in the royal family, some things are involuntary, even if Rodney has no ambitions, in the end, it will not end well.
In order to make all this clear to him, I pulled him to a separate place and turned on the preaching mode.
After some preaching, Rodney smiled, and told me that he had known early on that his brother would be against him, and that he had no support from the forces that would sooner or later become a skeleton of his brother on his way to the throne.
That's why he entrusted his sister to me, and because of this, he wanted to spend more time with his cousins and have more fun.
I was very helpless about his self-defeating explanation, and I was silent for a while, and I said: "If you strive for it, some things may not be successful, but if you don't even have the courage to fight, you are bound to fail." β
"So, don't say I'm ruthless, I didn't promise from the beginning" I said lightly: "Your own sister, you still have to protect yourself." β
With that, turn around and leave.
Within ten steps, Rodney rushed over, grabbed me, and said with a bitter face, "How can you do this?" I just want you to protect her life, nothing else! β
"I'm sorry, I can't help" My expression was indifferent and my voice was cold.
"Please, okay?" Rodney pleaded, "I don't have many friends left to trust......
"You're still my friend?" I asked.
"Yes, I've always seen you as a friend," Rodney said, "the best kind!" β
"Hehe" I sneered: "If you really think of me as your best friend, then why don't you believe me?" And why don't you consider my persuasion? Are you willing to wait for your brother's butcher's knife to fall like a pig waiting to be slaughtered? β
"Then what else can I do!" Rodney's expression was sad: "The eldest brother controls most of the nobles and powerful ministers, and the second brother controls most of the guilds and wealthy merchants, what resources do I have to use?" What ability do they have to compete for the position of city lord? β
"Who says you have nothing?" I said, "Don't you still have me, aren't we friends?" β
"You?" Rodney shook his head repeatedly: "I know you are very powerful, but you alone have no way to help me seize the throne, so I still hope that you can promise me to protect my sister's safety, at least let my family leave a line of blood." β
"Since you don't believe me, then forget it" I shook my head in disappointment: "I still say the same thing, your own sister is protected by yourself, I am an outsider, I can't help it." β
"Wait, wait!" Rodney quickly stopped in front of me and said, "Then what do you think I should do?" β
"Yo? Know what to do if you ask me? What were you thinking? β
Rodney sighed and said helplessly: "Actually, I didn't want to ask all along, isn't it forced by you to have no choice." β
"You remember," I said, "I didn't force it, but I was forced by your two brothers, you have to hold a grudge, you have to hate them, I just want to help you continue to live." β
Seeing Rodney nodding, I said again: "You have to think about it, once you choose to ask me to help you, you can't go back." β
He nodded again.
"Not only can you not turn back, but you may also do something that makes you feel bored, or even disgusted," I said lightly, "Perhaps, there are other things that will make you miserable." β
Rodney hesitated, then nodded.
"Even, when necessary, you need to cut your two brothers" I said coldly: "Listen, you are the one who slashes it, not someone else." β
"Why?" Rodney grimaced.
"This is the only way for you to become the lord of the city," I said, "Don't worry, your two elder brothers are exactly the same as yours, the only difference is that they are ready to slash the other two brothers." β
"But I, I don't want to ......"
"There are many things you don't want to do, but if you can't convince yourself to kill your brother, you won't have to worry about what you don't want in the future" I said coldly: "Because you are dead, of course, if you die, your sister will not live long, believe me, your brothers must know the truth of cutting grass and eradicating roots." β
"I, I ......"
Rodney didn't say a complete word for a long time, hesitated for a long time, and I was even a little impatient, and then he said, "I, I don't think I can do it." β
"Can't really go down?" I raised my eyebrows: "You have to think about it, this question is not only about your life, but also about the lives of your sister and even a large number of your cousins." β
"I ...... Can you give me some time to think about it? β
"Of course" I said: "Don't say some time, you always have time before you really need to make a choice, don't worry, I won't force you, but you still have to think about it yourself, once you decide, don't change the hexagram, otherwise, no one can help you." β
Rodney nodded.
Returning to the twelfth floor with him, I still smiled, but Rodney couldn't smile, and there was a lingering tangle between his eyebrows.
Eva seemed to see that something was wrong with her brother and wanted to ask something, but Rodney shook her head and refused.
Seeing him suddenly become distressed, as a friend, I don't feel good, but what he should bear, he must bear, whether it is future power and wealth, or pain and twists and turns.
This is almost everything that has happened in this month, of course, these are not known to be the most important Phoenix, Cagalli and the others have reached level six, that is, they can enter the next layer of space, and on the other hand, it is time for me to fulfill my promise.
In other words, the days of single brushing are over.
Early in the morning, I didn't wash up and go out as usual, but after washing, I sat quietly at the door, teasing the little squeak who had also just gotten up.
This Beetle, which was originally about my size, has grown to waist-length height, and its body has grown half a meter long.
As soon as I rolled over and lay on its back, I felt like I was lying on a hard bed with temperature, and if I spread a blanket, it would not be a problem to sleep two or three people.
"I really didn't expect you to grow so big!" I patted it on the back and laughed.
Xiao squeaked proudly, raised his front paws, and danced, completely looking like I was very good.
Suddenly, I remembered the first time I saw Squeak, so I said, "Squeak, do you still have any news of the female Beetle monster you took pictures of before?" β
Xiao Squeak lowered his head gloomily and let out an extremely lost squeak.
"Did you run away with someone else? You've appeared? I asked.
Little Squeak shook his horns.
"Is it getting ugly? Aren't you rare? I asked again.
It wagged its horns again.
"Could it be ......" I lowered my voice and said in a deep voice, "It's hanging up?" β
A little squeak, but still waving his horns.
Me: "...... I didn't hang up your lost fart, chase it back, I'll help you chase it! β
Squeak raised her head, looked at me, and squeaked excitedly.
At the same time, a woman's roar came from the room: "What is the call of one person and one insect in the early morning!" It also makes people not sleep well! β
Me, Squeak: _b