Throne Steps

Chapter 164 Little Swan

It was already evening when Li Chen returned to the small town attached to the city of Vermavia.

With a stranger's face on his face, he was mixed into a team with different numbers and compositions, and entered the courtyard through the back door.The number of people entering and leaving this yard is inconsistent every day. Even the most professional intelligence organization has to spend some effort to identify the whereabouts of all members.

What's more, some of them often switch identities... Oh, no, specifically, they should switch faces.

"...that bastard is still at the door?" Li Chen paused just as he took out the transforming potion, "It's been almost two weeks, has he been there?"

"To be precise, he stayed for ten days." Fudexi sat on the side, casually said, "To be more precise, except for eating and going to the bathroom, he was at the door, and he was basically kneeling when he was awake. "

"Oh?" Li Chen raised his eyebrows, "Why, has the story of me begging for forgiveness spread all over the country?"

"Which thing about you hasn't been spread? Two years ago, you pretended to have a falling out with the pure white one, and knelt in front of his mansion for ten days and ten nights without moving, but those who wrote black swan anecdotes Some of the picture books even describe your situation and mood clearly and clearly, as if you have endured the humiliation." Fudexi picked up the teapot on the table, poured tea slowly, and said in a mocking tone, "I can't I heard that later on, many people sent letters to that Highness, pleading for your life and asking him to forgive you."

Li Chen spread his hands: "I really endured the humiliation."

Fudexi put down the teapot, picked up the cup, and turned it slowly: "Tell me, if these people know that it's not His Highness who doesn't want to see you, but you are avoiding His Highness, what will they think?"

"Hey." Li Chen leaned against the table, looked down at Fudexi, and laughed in a low voice, "I don't think knowing too much is necessarily a good thing, what do you think?"

Furdhi took a sip of hot tea and put it aside: "I don't know anything."

Li Chen smiled, pulled out the transforming potion, and drank it. Fudexi watched his face gradually change from a black swan character to a familiar black-haired youth.This face is still not Li Chen's original face, but after nine years of gradual changes, it is very close to his actual appearance.The pupils faded from black to brown, the corners of the eyes no longer hung up, and the facial features became soft.Next year at the latest, Li Chen will no longer need the Transformation Potion.

And Akeye left the lone wolf and followed Li Chen for nine years, his image, demeanor, and even the hostility on his body are completely different from before, and he thinks he will be able to end his routine use of transforming potions soon.

Li Chen opened his eyes.

Fu Dexi said: "In the past few days when you went in, I heard a lace news. However, because this news is not reliable, I doubt the purpose of this news..."

"Don't say that I got caught for committing a crime, okay?" Li Chen took out a small clear mirror from his storage ring, and confirmed his appearance, "And it must not be some little gossip after dinner that can catch your heart , don't whet my appetite."

"Okay." Furdhi paused, as if he was mentally preparing for Li Chen, and then said, "There are rumors...His Royal Highness Lailier is getting engaged."

"...What!" Li Chen straightened his body instantly, "With whom! When did the news come?!"

"What I said earlier was just a rumor, and it was spread in a very biased and small area..." Fudexi glanced at him and said, "It is said that he is the son of an inconspicuous lord's family."

The mirror disappeared from Li Chen's hand: "Have you verified it?"

"There's no way to verify it, so it's just rumors." Fudexi said slowly, "However, there are possible candidates, and some of them have been rumored well."

Li Chen glanced at him: "Judging from your tone, it should be unreliable."

Fudexi also poured him a cup of tea: "This news comes in a strange way, let alone the intelligence team, anyone would doubt it after hearing it."

"Perhaps, we don't have to wait too long." Li Chen pushed the teacup by the table with his fingertips, "On His Royal Highness's wedding anniversary in a few months, just see who dances with our Second Highness."

Furdhi picked up his teacup: "Then why are you spreading the news now?"

Li Chen took a sip of tea slowly, looked down at the tea in the cup: "...I have a guess."

"what?"

"When did this news come?" Li Chen put down his glass, "... how old is the 'little princess' of Qiao He's family?"

"Joch, you mean Cervantes' younger sister?" Fudsi rubbed his chin, "Ten...four?"

"Yeah." Li Chen dipped his finger in the tea, slowly wrote a name on the table, and guided, "Do you still remember that a few years ago, there was a girl who was also fourteen, and what happened?"

Fudexi glanced at the name: "...'Norsang'?" He was puzzled for a while, then suddenly said, "Ah, the one that seduced Saenz by the offshoot of the color of sea blue?"

His tone was impersonal, but Li Chenquan pretended not to hear it, and just said, "A 14-year-old girl is just about to enter the social circle, and she was taken as a pawn by our Gaolingzhihua... It's a pity that this chess piece is useless before it moves a single step."

Fudexi understood his meaning a little bit: "You mean... Qiao He's family is going to challenge the marriage of the Third Highness? What does this have to do with the Second Highness?"

"Marriage is a firm and obvious binding relationship." Li Chen squinted his eyes, "For the other highnesses, the relationship between the third highness, the later the better, the longer it is delayed, the more variable it will be. .”

"I still don't understand." Furdhi frowned, "There is no law that stipulates that elder sister and younger brother cannot marry at the same time...Of course, I mean that they married separately."

Li Chen did not comment on the intentional humor in his words, and replied: "There are indeed no rules, but those who move slowly will definitely back down. Weddings are publicity stunts that can't be compared with grace, and no one will waste this opportunity."

In short, the time to "make headlines" cannot be hit.

Fu Dexi said: "Even so, it is impossible to sacrifice the marriage of the Second Highness just to delay the fiancée of the Third Highness who may come."

Oh, "sacrifice marriage" here does not mean "sacrifice love", but "sacrifice the powerful boost that marriage can bring".

"So, we will find out on her brother's wedding anniversary." Li Chen reached out to wipe off the wet water stains on the table, "A woman who asked me to ask about Wiggins' ability just after school would never marry a Nobody."

The cub who knelt and slept for twelve days in front of the gate of the Black Swan branch finally ushered in a different day.

In the early morning, when the mist was still there, a man came and opened the door.He has an ordinary appearance and a calm expression, but when he looks down at people, there is something penetrating in his eyes.

He said, "Come in."

The boy got up immediately.Because he knelt for too long, he staggered and almost fell, but he finally stood up.He didn't dare to ask people to wait, and staggered into the door.

Someone was sweeping the floor in the yard, and several black swans were exercising.Some turned a blind eye to him, some glanced over and raised their eyebrows, and one raised his hand and threw a small dagger at the person leading the way.

call out--

It was too late to say it, but then it was too late, I saw the guide waved his hand, and unexpectedly brought out a small gust of strong wind, which instantly blew the hidden weapon that was approaching the door!Then there was a muffled bang, and the missed hidden weapon dagger hit the boy's feet heavily, and stood there upright because the small half was stuck in the soil.

The boy was naturally taken aback.

The guide didn't say anything, he just looked back at the dagger and the boy, and then cast his gaze at the person who made the move.

The other party spread his hands innocently.

The passers-by continued to walk forward.

The boy swallowed a bit, with obvious lingering fear in his eyes, but he followed without hesitation.

They ended up in a house.There is a dining table in the room, on which are various simple but delicious breakfasts. The people sitting at the dining table include Lichen, Akye, Fudexi and Yulia.

"Here, someone brought it for you." The passer-by approached the dining table, took a piece of bread and stuffed it into his mouth, and sat down at the dining table very naturally.

Li Chen took a sip of the hot drink: "I'm going to take someone early in the morning, you have nothing to do?"

"You only said to bring it in, but you didn't say when." The guide shrugged. He saw Akeye spread a piece of bread with jam for Li Chen, and said shamelessly, "I want it too, boss!"

Yulia took a fairly solid dry food and stuffed it into his mouth, and the world was clean immediately.

Fudexi wiped his hands: "I wanted to ask yesterday, what exactly do you want to do?"

Li Chen took a bite of the bread with jam, pouted his mouth and said, "Look at his face."

Fordhi replied without turning his head: "It looks exactly like Brown, I know, what's wrong?"

Yulia was surprised: "Brown?! You mean the adopted son of the chief executive?"

"Farah's orphan is also a success, and the director's adopted son is also a success. In short, wouldn't it be interesting to bring back a child who is exactly the same?" Li Chen smiled, "Besides, they look about the same age... Sorry, how old are you? gone?"

"...Six years old, I'm not sure." Facing several oppressive black swans, the boy couldn't help being nervous, "I don't know my birthday."

"If you don't, just pick a day you like, it's not a problem." Li Chen finished eating the slice of bread, "Let me ask you, why are you kneeling at our door these days?"

The boy said: "I, I want to follow you!"

Li Chen raised his eyebrows and said, "Me? Are you sure you didn't join Black Swan, but followed me?"

The boy nodded decisively.

Li Chen asked with interest: "Why?"

The guide held dry food in his left hand and water in his right. He swallowed hard and interjected, "Because you seem to be a good person."

Yulia grabbed his left hand and pressed it up, and the dry food was stuffed into his mouth again.

The boy murmured for a while, then whispered, "Because you saved me that day..."

"Save...?" Li Chen vaguely remembered the boy running past him and the chaser being turned over by Akye, and smiled, but his tone was not friendly, "I'll give you another chance to explain the reason."

The boy was taken aback, and his eyes towards Li Chen gradually became firm: "I don't want to stay here anymore, I don't want to go on like this forever, I want to change!"

No matter in terms of appearance, expression or voice, Li Chen is the most gentle person here.But the boy is very smart and has a mature mind beyond his peers. He can see who might reach out and who can make a decision.

Li Chen looked at him: "Even if everyone doesn't know whether this change is good or bad for you?"

"Even so."

"Even if I might give you a very unimaginable arrangement?"

"Any arrangement."

Li Chen laughed, this time with real joy, and his eyes also curled up.

Seeing his expression, Yulia whispered, "Someone is going to be in trouble..."

Li Chen turned a deaf ear and said to the boy, "Come here, have breakfast first. Then, someone will teach you how to sign a loyalty contract."

[The author has something to say]: On January 1st, the update will be resumed! ! !