"I didn't expect that I would be so lucky today to meet His Majesty and the Queen here." Xia Lian walked forward slowly and said hello to the two of them.

"Today is a very ancient festival," the emperor said. "People are sitting under the stars, tasting cakes and admiring the moonlight."

Xia Lian raised his eyebrows in surprise, "Mid-Autumn Festival?"

The emperor nodded, "That's indeed the name."

He looked at Xia Lian, "Where did you know that?"

"Then where did you know about it, Emperor?" Xia Lian asked.

"Archaeologists have found some records from past human remains." The emperor slowly raised his head and stared deeply at the artificial moon in the sky. "The full moon also represents family reunion. I think this meaning is very good.

,So, everyone in this place will celebrate such a festival.”

"Did you build this artificial moon for this festival?" Xia Lian also raised his head and looked at the moonlight.

"That's right, but that's not the moon, but a rather terrifying weapon." The Queen spoke from one side.

At this moment, she was also wearing a veil, covering the upper half of her face, revealing her small cherry mouth. The black gauze covered her eyes, but it seemed that as provided her with powerful vision, allowing her to see through the gauze.

To see things in the outside world.

To be honest, even though I know the reason why she covered her face, this gauze covering her eyes really looks like some kind of sex toy.

Especially after she finished eating the pastries with her little mouth and licked her lips...

But fortunately, AS can regulate hormone levels, allowing him to maintain a sage posture for a long time, otherwise he would probably not be able to straighten up at this moment.

Of course, this is an exaggeration.

The emperor looked Xia Lian up and down and said, "You are very similar to your father."

After a pause, he continued.

"Although we have never met face to face, in fact, we often chat via video. We have been friends for many years, and we are a very good junior.

The reason why I issued that order in the first place was because I thought Cang Xing could play the greatest role in his hands.

I didn’t expect that Lord Bahram would make such an extreme choice, it was my mistake.”

Xia Lian stared at the emperor quietly. He was silent for a long time. He moved his throat and wanted to say something, but he did not say it.

The emperor continued, "But now that Duke Bahram is dead, the hatred should end here.

I watched both the counterattack you organized after escaping from Blue Star and the battle to escape back to Helios.

Your commanding ability may be better than that of many generals.

Nowadays, few generals in the empire know how to use tactics. They prefer to use firepower to directly crush the enemy. If they cannot defeat the enemy, they will use even greater firepower.

Although this is indeed much simpler, the casualties caused are also huge.

This kind of fighting method is not suitable for use on the same race."

After a pause, the emperor continued, "Xia Lian, are you willing to participate in this unification war?"

Hearing this, Xia Lian was stunned for a moment, but then he looked at the emperor with astonished eyes.

"However, not as Duke Helios, but as a commander of the new federal battlefield. How much land you conquer will belong to your Principality Helios."

The emperor raised his head and looked at Xia Lian.

"how?"

Xia Lian was silent for a long time, "You are joking. I have never learned systematic tactics and strategies. How can I be qualified to lead troops in war?"

"You are better than many people who graduated from professional military academies." The emperor praised, "Why, do you still need to hesitate? Do you just want to stay here and watch the end of the war.

Expanding territory is the dream of every imperial man, and this is a rare opportunity."

Xia Lian fell silent, his thoughts flowing. The emperor's move was completely beyond his expectation. He asked him to leave here and even allowed him to take control of the army. Aren't you afraid that he would bring the army to save these princes?

Is this a temptation, or something else...

But even if there is no other meaning in this, Xia Lian will not agree, because his current situation is very good, the enemy is open and we are hidden.

And if you really get involved in this war, not only will your energy be distracted by unnecessary things, but you will also be under his surveillance.

"Forget it, I'm still too young." Xia Lian declined.

"That's it..." the Emperor murmured in a low voice, "That's a pity, but since that's the case, I won't force it."

He seemed to want to say something more, when a white-haired old man came over from the end of the corridor and whispered a few words to the emperor.

The emperor's face showed a little surprise, but he still stood up and followed the old man out of here.

For a moment, Xia Lian and the Queen were the only ones left in the entire garden.

"I didn't expect that we are quite destined. It was only a few hours since our last meeting, but you and I met again." The queen teased.

"This palace shouldn't be so big that it's not easy for the two of us to meet," Xia Lian replied.

"That was a rare opportunity for you to leave here, and you just refused it?"

Xia Lian stared at the queen's veil. After a moment, he raised his lips and said, "Compared to going to the battlefield, I would rather stay in the palace. This way I can see you every day, right?"

What Xia Lian said seemed to amuse the queen. She covered her mouth and chuckled, "You seem to be very good at pleasing girls. You must have met many girls in the past."

"That's not true. I've never been a womanizer." Xia Lian said seriously.

The queen smiled even more happily, but then she continued.

"If you are imprisoned here, you will definitely try your best to escape. No matter whether this is a trap or not, for you, this is a rare opportunity and you generally will not refuse it.

Therefore, it is most likely..."

The queen raised her head and looked at Xia Lian, her eyes covered by the black gauze seemed to be able to see through people's hearts.

"You already have other ways to escape, right?"

"I didn't expect you to guess all of this correctly." Xia Lian smiled calmly, "Our breakthrough lies in you."

The Queen raised her eyebrows, picked up one side of the pastry and put it into her mouth, "This is not a good idea."

"By the way, I have a gift that I want to give you."

Xia Lian took out a pendant from his body, which was obtained from the pyramid of Orisis. This is a women's earring, so it should not belong to Orisis, but more like her wife Yinsis.

of.

The curse above has been erased by Xialian's Eye of Horus, and the divinity contained in it will make the person who wears it healthier and even immune to all diseases.

"This is an earring that my mother left to me. It is very precious and I always wear it with me. However, it is a women's model after all and does not suit me, so I have been looking for its owner.

The moment I saw you, I felt that no one in this world could be more suitable for it than you."

The queen's veil was facing the earring, as if she was sizing it up. The structure of the earring was very simple, with gold as the main structure, and two gems of unknown material, like pearls, but not as brilliant as pearls, more like

Some kind of suet-fat white jade.

She raised her head, looked at Xia Lian, and raised her lips, "Mr. Helios, my husband, your great emperor has just left not long ago, so it's not appropriate for you to give me such an ambiguous thing.

"

"What ambiguity?" Xia Lian asked doubtfully.

"This is your mother's thing, isn't it?"

"You misunderstood, I just think it suits you better, that's all." Xia Lian said calmly.

The queen smiled and said, "Okay, then I will accept it, but..."

She faced Xia Lian and said, "I want you to put it on for me personally."

Xia Lian stared at her for a while, then he nodded and said, "It's an honor to serve you."

Then, he walked forward with the earrings in his hand, leaned over slightly and searched for the ear holes carefully. The particularly pleasant floral fragrance from her body slowly penetrated into his nose, twitching his heartstrings, but compared to the last time

, he is obviously much more calm.

He quickly put on the earrings for her and then stepped away.

"alright."

The queen took out a mirror from somewhere. She carefully looked at the effect of the earrings on her ears. Judging from the smile on her lips, she seemed very satisfied.

"Speaking of which, I don't seem to know your name yet." Xia Lian asked.

The queen placed the mirror on the table on one side, slowly stood up from her seat and walked towards Xia Lian, and suddenly came close to his ear, her hot and moist breath gently touching his earlobe.

"My name is Jeanne, Jeanne d'Arc. Your gift is very beautiful. I like it very much."

She kissed Xia Lian gently on the face.

"This is a return gift for you."

After saying that, she turned around and left with graceful steps.

Xia Lian was left standing there in a daze. He slowly raised his hand and touched his cheek. There seemed to be residual warmth there.

He exhaled a shaky breath and murmured absentmindedly.

"What a monster."
To be continued...