Chapter 257: Lijie's Heart Knot

"The Biel family?"

Hearing this name, Marlene's face changed slightly-1-

"These bastards actually hit you with the idea!"

Sitting opposite Marlene, Lijie had a melancholy face, she held the teacup in her hand, staring blankly at the black tea in the cup. After that, the trio were brought back to the stronghold by Rhodes and Seven Love, while the soldiers who had sealed off the entire market area were nowhere to be found. During this time, Rhodes also asked the three of them what happened, but could not get a definite answer. I only knew that someone suddenly came forward to save the three people and drove away those soldiers. As for who the other party was, Anne didn't say, and neither did Lijie. Christie was already in a semi-trance at the time, and was unable to provide any valuable information. However, Rod was not angry because of this, from Lijie's stumbling attitude, he had already sensed her thoughts, so Rod did not force him to ask, but asked Marlene to take a look at the situation, anyway, the two are also friends who grew up together since childhood, maybe there are some things that outsiders like Rod can intervene in.

Sure enough, for Marlene, Lijie did not have that kind of hesitation, but happily told the whole story.

After listening to Lijie's story, Marlene quickly realized the importance of the whole thing, she knew Lijie's background better than anyone else, in fact, strictly speaking, Lijie's background can be regarded as a stain. Not just her own, but a stain on the entire Duchy of Moon. It's not a matter of a day or two that the idiots in the southern region want to bring down the principality, and now that they have come to arrest Lijie, it is obvious that they are planning to make a fuss about Lijie's life experience.

"What are you going to do? Lijie? ”

Thinking of this, Marlene calmed down first, and then asked.

"I don't know ............... way"

Faced with her friend's inquiry, Lijie shook her head a little dazedly.

"Aren't you going to talk to Mr. Rhodes?"

“………………… I don't know how to .........."

Lijie lowered her head, and a melancholy expression appeared on the girl's face again.

"I just want to be an ordinary person, an ordinary girl, an ordinary adventurer. I just want this kind of life, and I don't want to cause trouble, let alone cause trouble to others......... Mr. Rhodes is already very busy, if you bother him with my business........."

"But the problem is, now your problems are not just your problems."

Marlene interrupted Lijie without the slightest politeness, which made the girl look up in surprise and look at her friend in surprise.

"Lijie, you yourself should be well aware that now your problem has spread to the mercenary group, Anne, Christie, it can be said that they were involved for no reason. Aren't you going to give them an explanation? Not only that, but judging from the current situation, since they will attack you, then it means that your identity has been revealed........." Marlene paused, and then she looked intently at the girl whose face was getting paler from hearing her own words. “……… There's no escaping blood, Lijie. You can cover it up, you can ignore it, but you can't deny it exists. It's the same in your body and in mine. It's as if no matter how I deny it, others will also see me as the heir of the Shania family. There are many things in this world that are not subject to our own will, and it is not that what we think will be what we think. ”

With that, Marlene stood up, walked to Lijie's side, stretched out her hand, and took the girl into her arms.

"Do you remember? Lijie? At that time, in the entire royal palace, not a single child wanted to come near me, except for you. As much as I would love to have fun with them, and I try to behave like them, there's no denying that I'm still the heir to House Shania. If I get hurt or something happens to them because of their negligence, they won't have a good time. They alienated me, not because they were afraid of me, but because they were afraid of the family behind me. This is the truth of this world, Lijie. At that time, you were the only one my friend. Don't you understand my feelings? And now? You're not just you, Lijie. Noai Lu. No matter how much you try to escape, you can't erase Lijie. Calant. Belled——— or rather, Lijie. The presence of Karant J. Franlica Belled. ”…,

Hearing the last name that came out of Marlene's mouth, Lijie's shoulders couldn't help but tremble, and she hugged the girl in front of her tightly with her backhand, as if this could counteract the chill caused by the name.

What should I do?

Lijie herself doesn't have a clue, she just feels that her brain is in chaos, and she doesn't know what to do, and now she confesses her identity to Rod? The girl felt that it was still a little too early, and, in Lijie's heart, this was her own private matter, not suitable for involving others.

"If you can't help it, then I have a suggestion."

Sensing Lijie's hesitation, Marlene spoke.

"In any case, the current situation has indeed affected the mercenary group, if it is really the Biel family, then these rats will definitely not stop there. I think that we can tell Mr. Rhodes the truth about this, and that your identity may be kept secret......... Until you want to say it. I don't think it's a difficult thing to do, Mr. Rhodes is very understanding, and if he could understand your feelings, then I think he would probably not refuse. If you can't speak, leave it to me. ”

"Marlene.........

Hearing Marlene's words, Lijie was silent for a moment, and then she shook her head as if she had made up her mind.

"No, thank you, Marlene. But this is a problem that arises because of me, so I will go and talk to Mr. Rhodes personally......... In any case, as His Highness said, this is my own responsibility. ”

At this moment, the confusion in the girl's eyes had disappeared, and in its place was an unusually firm belief.

It's getting late.

A full moon hangs in the night sky, unusually beautiful and conspicuous against the support of the cruising light bands, and the stars shining in the night sky are like diamonds dotting this beautiful picture, and in the middle of the night, there is silence all around. But for Rod, the night was not peaceful.

At this moment, he was sitting behind his desk, staring intently at the information in his hand, and on the other side, Qilian was staring at Rod in front of him with his hands on his cheeks. The big fluffy tail dangled behind the girl, and it looked a little funny.

"The ............... of the Biel family"

Rod muttered under his breath and put down the information in his hand. After that, Lijie took the initiative to stand up and confess part of the situation to Rod, including the origin of these soldiers and their purpose. Of course, Lijie didn't dwell on the issue of her life experience, but Rhodes also knew that it was enough for Lijie to take the initiative to stand up and say this, as for the girl's life experience, since Lijie didn't want to say it, Rod was not in a hurry to ask for a while. However, it can be seen from the fact that the other party actually sent someone to arrest Lijie that her life experience is definitely not simple.

As for the Biel family, Rhodes is no stranger to it, and in the Duchy of Moon, they have always been the backbone of the self-proclaimed "reformers". For this group, their ultimate goal is to end the royal rule of the Duchy of Moon and then establish a new ruling class similar to the parliamentary system of the Land of Light. And since they want to arrest Lijie, it means that Lijie must be helpful to their "cause" of "overthrowing the dictatorship of the king". After all, this group of southern aristocrats is not as good as the north, most of them are businessmen, and they will never do things that have no interests and benefits.

It seems that history has not changed.

Staring at the record in front of him, Rhodes stretched out his finger and tapped the top of his desk. The crisis of the Principality of Moon is caused by internal and external affairs, and on the surface, it is another conspiracy by the Council of the Kingdom of Light to try to dismantle the Principality of Moon with the help of internal resistance. But from the player's point of view, it is a completely different thing——— after Lydia came to power, the "reformists" are far less powerful than before, the archangel has been hitting these rebels who are trying to subvert the country, and now it can be said that the reformers have reached the most dangerous stage. This is the last threshold for both the royal party and the reformists——— if the royal party wins, then the reformers will be uprooted. But if the reformers want to pull the royal party to defeat both sides before they die, then it is naturally not a good thing for the principality. …,

It is precisely because of this existential background that the reformists carried out this series of actions, together with the Parliament of the Kingdom of Light, tried to create internal turmoil in the principality by disrupting order, raising prices, and attacking merchant ships on the border, trying to shake and overthrow the rule of the royal party. Of course, they themselves are under the banner of "resisting the violent dictatorship of the royal family", but what they do is no different from what they do in Rhodes's view.

Because of this, although Li Jie did not explain his identity, but Rod is not a fool, not to mention that he is familiar with this history, coupled with Marlene's hints, without asking Rod much, he can understand that Li Jie must be a very important figure in the royal party, at least it must be an important existence that will affect the "great cause" of the reformers——— since she already knows Lijie's positioning, then her own background Rod doesn't care much......... Anyway, no matter how you look at it, she can't be the illegitimate son of Archduke Lydia.

However, this attack was a wake-up call for Rod, and Lijie's background may have been the reason for her attack, but the Starlight Mercenary Group itself could also be another target of this attack. Previously, the leader of the Darkfangs, Chauvin, had reminded Rhodes that the Council of Light had sent someone to participate in the Midsummer Festival, and it was possible that he was coming for Rhodes. Thinking of himself leading Starlight to smash a series of calculations in the Council of the Kingdom of Light, this inference is not delusional, and the group of reformers who have always been proud of the country of light, will they let go of this good opportunity to dedicate themselves to their masters? Not to mention that although Rhodes smashed the field of the Land of Light, it also affected the interests of the reformers, they couldn't just sit idly by——— fortunately Parfield was far away, and it was not so easy for those Southerners to intervene for a while.

"Master, do you already have an idea?"

Seeing that Rod stopped moving, Qilian immediately asked, and in the face of Qilian's inquiry, Rod shook his head slightly.

"We don't have too many clues at the moment, but I don't think we need to worry too much, Parfield is not their territory, it is not easy for those idiots to make trouble here, and then, we still have to manage our own strength first, and ........."

At this point, Rod paused, as if remembering something again, and then he stood up.

"From tomorrow onwards, we will continue to focus on strengthening the strength of the mercenary group."

Then, Rod made a decision.

PS: How many changes will there be today? Guess what?