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  Chapter 123 Scarlet Banquet

   At the same time, in the palace, a banquet was being held.

Under the sound of the music, men and women with heavy makeup and fancy clothes are dancing. However, although each of them is trying to act as if they are enjoying the banquet, it can be seen from their tense eyes and tense faces that these guests are not Not as comfortable as they appear to be.

   And their eyes are currently staying between the three figures on the stage.

   "The emperor's brother regained Mordheim, which is really a great achievement."

  Looking at the burly young man in front of him, the second prince raised his wine glass with a smile.

   "Now it seems that you are the emperor of the empire, but you deserve it."

   "Huh, it's natural."

  The eldest prince sat on the chair, shaking the wine glass in his hand, staring at the second prince next to him like this. He never liked his little brother who was thin and monkey-like. Seeing his appearance of pleasing him now, the First Prince still didn't look happy at all.

   "Hey, hey, everyone knows that brother is the best."

On the other side, the third prince is immersed in the food and wine as always. His round body is like a ball, and even the best silk from Sinian is stretched tightly. It looks like A humanoid ball with short hands and feet.

   Two wastes.

  The eldest prince put away the disdain deep in his heart, and looked at the two of them again.

   "Then, since you have already admitted it, according to the agreement, it is time to hand over the sacred objects you hold to me."

   "It's natural."

  The second prince took out a scepter that was as long as a forearm and inlaid with white diamonds, and placed it on the table. The third prince stretched out his hand with great difficulty, and took off a necklace with a disc hanging from his almost fat neck.

   Those are the other two sacred objects, the scepter of the wind **** and the wrath of the earth god.

  Seeing this scene, the eldest prince frowned, and was about to reach out to take it, but at this moment, the second prince suddenly reached out and grabbed the scepter.

   "Wait, Brother Huang, did you forget something?"

"What's up?"

   "According to the regulations of the empire, only those who have collected the four sacred objects can be qualified to become emperor. I believe that the hammer of the **** of fire is in the hands of the emperor's brother, so... where is the gift of the **** of water?"

  “……”

  Hearing the second prince's inquiry, the first prince's face darkened.

"This has nothing to do with you. In fact, I don't think it makes much sense. There is no heir, and it doesn't matter whether the gift of the water **** exists. It just so happens that I think it is really not worth advocating for the empire to choose the emperor in this way." Therefore, I plan to reform the imperial succession system."

   "This system is indeed heartbreaking. In order to become the emperor, brothers have to fight against each other. It really hurts... But rules are rules, so I want to see the gift of the water god..."

   Having said this, the Second Prince narrowed his eyes, stared at the First Prince and smiled slightly.

   "Could it be that the emperor mobilized his troops to go to the City of Silver, but in the end he didn't find the water god's gift?"

"………snort!"

  Hearing his younger brother's question about the needle hidden in Mianli, the First Prince snorted coldly. Just as the Second Prince said, the biggest reason why the First Prince mobilized troops to recover the City of Silver was to find the gift from the Water God. According to the clues he got from a royal channel, the water god's gift should be placed in the temple of the Silver City. As a result, when the eldest prince led his troops to repel the plague believers and the ratman army occupying the city, and came to the temple, he found that the gift of the water **** seemed to have been taken away!

  Who the hell?

   "To be honest, I doubt this question too."

   Glancing at the third prince who was still eating and drinking in the mountains, the eldest prince stared at the second prince coldly.

"When I arrived at the shrine in the City of Silver, the sacred object that was supposed to be placed there was gone. You and I know very well that the barrier that protects the sacred object cannot be broken unless it is a person with the direct blood of the royal family. of."

   "Oh?"

  The second prince showed a surprised expression.

   "According to Brother Huang, do you think that I took it away?"

   "This is Altdorf."

  The eldest prince stared at his younger brother, his tone was very indifferent.

"And when you appear here, I think you should give me an explanation. No matter who it is, as long as you hand over the gift of the water god, I will treat this as the end of the matter. As long as you are willing to surrender to me, then I will It will ensure that your power and status will not be threatened in any way."

   "However, as long as Brother Huang has a thought, our heads will fall."

  The second prince smiled lightly.

   "Brother Huang, do you really think that I will sit and wait to die?"

   "You have no choice."

   Staring at the second prince, the first prince said coldly.

   "Hehehehe."

   Facing what the eldest prince said, the second prince suddenly laughed.

"Since the past, Brother Huang has been like this. He thinks that he does everything best, so he doesn't care about other people's opinions at all. Could it be that you really take all this for granted... No, I think Brother Huang also understands , Father doesn't like you at all, otherwise, why would you collude with the northern barbarians to assassinate Father?"

"you---!"

  Hearing this, the First Prince's expression changed suddenly, he slammed the table and stood up. Hearing the eldest prince's roar, the high-ranking noble officials below who were already trembling were suddenly terrified, and stood in place, not daring to move. Even the sound of the music that was originally playing did not know when it stopped.

  However, the second prince still sat leisurely on the chair, swirling the wine glass, looking at the first prince with great interest.

"Isn't it strange? Brother Huang, why do I know all this? To be honest, I was taken aback when I found out about this plan. assassination trick."

"you………"

   "You want to ask me how I know? The reason is actually very simple..."

  The First Prince didn't finish listening to what the Second Prince was saying, because at this moment, a sharp knife suddenly appeared from behind him and stabbed the First Prince in the back. Years of experience in fighting made the First Prince react instinctively almost instantly when the sword was approaching him. He tilted his body, and then the sharp blade pierced into the First Prince's body from behind, piercing through his lungs.

   "Poof——!"

  The eldest prince spurted out a mouthful of blood suddenly, he turned his head to look, and saw that behind him was his confidant. At this moment, with a ferocious smile on his face, he stabbed the dagger into his body.

"you……!"

  However, before the eldest prince could say anything, the latter suddenly turned the blade, and accompanied by a burst of severe pain, the eldest prince fell to the ground wailing.

   Screams started.

  At this moment, the guests were already trembling with fear, but the second prince stood up indifferently, came to the first prince, and looked down at him.

"Brother Huang, I'm afraid you haven't thought about it. In fact, compared to you, a fool who has become a monk halfway, I am the most loyal believer of the God of Changes. Do you think you can use the power of the God of Chaos without paying the price? Facts have proved that your stupidity is really speechless."

   "So, you sent him to my side... and... abetting me to believe in evil gods?"

   Staring fiercely at his younger brother, the eldest prince clenched his teeth, while the latter seemed relaxed.

"Brother Huang's words are really ugly. What is instigation? I didn't instigate Brother Huang to do anything. Brother Huang turned to the God of Thousand Changes for help, didn't he? I just took advantage of Brother Huang's plan... and now , everything is over, Brother Huang."

   While speaking, the second prince lowered his head and stared at the first prince.

"This palace, this country, everything here is mine... and you, in the end, are just a clown dancing in my palm, oh, and the Dimensional Stone you worked so hard to get, And the ceremony—don't worry, I will complete the ceremony on your behalf, and offer the sacrifice that the God of Change expects..."

   "Hehehe, hehehe..."

  However, before the second prince finished speaking, he was interrupted by a burst of silly laughter. He stood up helplessly and looked at the third prince who was still stuffing chicken legs into his mouth while sitting on the table.

   "My stupid brother, don't you understand the current situation? Or are you too stupid to see clearly?"

   "I, I know, hehehe..."

  The fat third prince nodded vigorously.

   "But, I don't like it, hehehe...everyone...are brothers, why do you...call back and forth? Everyone, darling, how cool is it?"

   "It seems that you really don't understand."

  Looking at the third prince who looked like a fool, the second prince snorted coldly.

   "But it's not important, as long as you obey me obediently, it will be fine, do you understand? Stupid?"

   "This, this is not good, this is not good."

  The third prince shook his head desperately.

   "Everyone is good, everyone is together! That's right, everyone is together!"

"boom!"

  Accompanied by the third prince's words, suddenly, the huge turkey in front of him burst open, and then, countless cockroach-like reptiles crawled out of it and spread out in all directions. At the same time, the nobles who had eaten food at the dinner party also let out screams. They tore their skin painfully with their hands, and saw that the skin that had been well maintained began to gradually swell, decay, and countless small Mosquitoes and flies drilled out of their mouths and ears, and every time they shouted, a dark green poisonous mist with plague would be released, quickly filling the entire hall.

   At the same time, the third prince raised his hand high, and with his movement, pieces of his clothes and skin began to fall off, revealing his body with pus and stench inside.

   "Praise be to the loving father---!!!"

  (end of this chapter)