Three Philosophical Questions for Travelers

I may not live long, he thought.

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intrigue, five

At noon he stayed at his mansion for dinner.Ah Nan came to visit again during the meal, so he opened a bottle of good wine and invited him to have lunch.They drank two glasses of wine, and the prime minister took Ah Nan's hand and said, "Ah Nan, thanks to you these days. Varda and I are masters and servants, and I was young. I have been thinking about him outside, and now I see him recover. In my heart..." He took a sip of wine, "I don't know what to say, thank you anyway. I can't drink the wine in my wine cellar, so you can take whatever you like!"

Ah Nan smiled and said: "I said it before, I don't covet your things, I help you only because I respect you. I have heard adults say since I was young that the northern border does not rely on the king, but on the king." It's the chancellor..."

Kloin interrupted: "That's not right, His Majesty the King manages everything every day, and I can't compare with him."

Ah Nan nodded, and said, "But these words show your greatness from the side, my lord. You support half of the northern border. When I think of being able to help you, I feel extremely honored."

The prime minister nodded and said, "A Nan, I can understand your feelings. But you have done so much for me, and I have to repay you. I want to know..." The prime minister pondered, he looked at Nan eyes and asked, "What do you want?"

Ah Nan was silent for a while, "I..." He hesitated to speak.

"Let's talk, as long as it doesn't violate the principle, anything is fine."

Ah Nan nodded, and said, "I want to meet Candine Lastor."

Candine Lastor, that was the previous Grand Knight Commander. He was brave, invincible, resolute and resolute, with noble morals. Even Chloe admired him very much.However, 20 years ago, he was involved in a political storm and locked into the Tongtian Tower.Now that he's been locked up there for 20 years, alone, is he still alive?The prime minister doesn't know.

"What are you looking for him for?" Kloin asked.

Anan said: "To tell you the truth, my lord. My adoptive father used to be a knight. He fought under the command of Lord Candine. He blocked the arrows for the Grand Knight Commander and shed blood for the empire. However, he died for treason." He was punished for the crime—Master Prime Minister!” He suddenly stood up, then knelt down, “Please let me meet Kan Zhuien, I want to ask him, did my father betray my country?”

The prime minister thought to himself: Too many people were implicated in the case back then, it was too cruel and too dark, unless the little king wanted to rehabilitate them, no one would be able to catch these people.He pondered for a while, and said, "It's been 20 years, and you want to rehabilitate your father? Nan, it's too difficult."

"I know it's hard, and I don't expect to be rehabilitated. I just want to give him a word. Since I knew my father was a traitor, I can't lift my head up every day, and I feel guilty at night; I miss him, But I don't know whether I should worship him or not; I only want a word from the great knight commander, as long as I can hear Candine say: 'He is a righteous knight.' Then I am satisfied."

The prime minister didn't know how to reject him, and Ah Nan's reason was justified.Logically speaking, ordinary people are not qualified to visit Kan Zhuien, but if the prime minister asks, the little king will most likely agree.

"Get up, I'm going to talk to the king about it today, but I don't know if he agrees or not."

"Thank you!" Ah Nan saluted again after getting up.

It was late, the prime minister had something to do in the afternoon, and Ah Nan was about to leave.Before leaving, Ah Nan handed Croin a small bottle and said, "My lord, this is for you."

The prime minister was stunned for a moment and asked, "Is this your painkiller?"

Anan nodded.

"You gave it to me, is there any use for you? I remember you have a bad headache, right?"

"I can handle it," he said with a smile. "My headache has recovered a lot. It doesn't matter if I don't need medicine."

Really?The prime minister was convinced that Ah Nan was lying—he was trying to comfort me.

"This won't work, I can't have this." He pushed the painkiller back.However, Ah Nan stuffed the medicine into his pocket, and said very seriously: "You need this more than I do. Your health is related to the whole country, so nothing will happen to you!"

The prime minister pondered for a moment, then shook his hand vigorously, and said, "My thanks are beyond words, Your Excellency Anan."

"No need." Anan Nemendus shook his head at him.

"I'm a clean official and a poor official. I have nothing to give you. As I said before, I want to sell some horses. I don't think I should sell them. I can give them to you."

"How can I do that?" Ah Nan quickly declined, "I have seen those horses, they are all good horses, very expensive."

"No matter how expensive it is, it is not as precious as our friendship, Your Excellency Anan."

Ah Nan shook his head again and said: "I always say that I am an honest and upright gentleman, Mr. Prime Minister. Since you are 'clean and upright', you should not accept gifts from friends. Our friendship is pure and we don't need those things. These horses They are fine horses, send them into the army, the knights need them more than I do."

Kloin didn't know what to say, he suddenly felt a little hot in his eyes, he hadn't been touched for many years. "Okay, my friend! I listen to you!" He shook Nan's hands vigorously again, and the man smiled reassuringly.

Then he sent Ah Nan all the way out of the gate, watched him go away, and then returned to the house.In the afternoon, he went to bid farewell to the little king, and told Ah Nan's request.The little king agreed and said, "He can go, but he must be handcuffed and accompanied by my guards."

This is not a problem, Kroin thanked His Majesty the King and left. Afterwards, the little king will preside over the trial ceremony of Hassan Heron, so there is no time for Kroin to waste time here.Before leaving, the king said to him: "Prime Minister! When you come back next month, the northern border will be different."

Hearing these words, Kloin's blood boiled with excitement. After getting along with him these days, he realized that the little king was not incompetent, it was just that he didn't work hard.He is, after all, the son of the King of the North, and he has the blood of the King.

After bidding farewell to the king, Chloe returned home to pack his luggage.The next morning, he set off for the Western Regions.Varda was not fully recovered, so the prime minister asked him to rest at home.He set off with some servants and guards.Before leaving, he planned to say goodbye to Ah Nan, but as soon as he went out, he saw Ah Nan coming in a carriage.

"My lord, I happen to have a batch of jewelry business going to the Western Regions, how about we go together?"

Chloe was very happy and said, "Okay, let's go together!"

So they drove away from Yingtou City. Before leaving, the prime minister looked back at the castle and thought: A nation under the north wind must be strong, with continuous blood and endless life.

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intrigue, six

The carriage galloped on the road, and Eagle Head City was getting farther and farther away.The prime minister often travels far away, and despite his injuries and illnesses, he never shirks such things.Everything is worth it for his country.

It takes more than ten days to walk from Eagle Head City to Cold Night City, and there are some mountain roads to walk, but with Ah Nan on the road, the prime minister doesn't feel bored.They traveled during the day and stayed in hotels or camped at night. Chloe brought several bottles of wine and shared them with Ah Nan at night.

These days he started to take Ah Nan's painkillers, which really worked wonders, his waist and legs didn't hurt anymore, and then his mind became like a young man's.His health has improved, and his mood has also improved a lot.

At dinner on the fourth day, they camped by a beautiful lake.There is a clear lake here, reflecting the bright moon, and the grass is as soft as velvet; now that it is winter, the flies and insects are frozen to death, and the lake is quiet and quiet.

The servants lit a bonfire, and the temperature rose accordingly. Then someone brought dried meat, and the accompanying guards beat two rabbits to serve everyone.The prime minister was very interested, so he opened two bottles of wine and said, "Ah Nan, come have a drink with me!"

"Of order, my lord." Ah Nan sat cross-legged on the grass.

The two began to drink with the beauty of the night, and the topic started from wine tasting and gradually turned to politics.The prime minister has always been full of bitterness, and this drink made it come out.He usually tastes good wine, but today, for some reason, he gradually talked more.He first complained about how irresponsible the little king was in the past, and how selfish these ministers were; later he commented on the kings of the three principalities and the dukes in the northern border, saying that these guys are not kings and ministers, the more he said The more irritable I became, the later I could hardly control myself.

Ah Nan has been echoing him, drinking with him and listening to him vent.It was like this until midnight, Ah Nan suddenly asked: "My lord is going to the Western Regions this time, what are you going to do?"

"It was the king who asked me to send a letter to the Western Regions..." He suddenly cleared his mind when he said this, coughed dryly, and said, "It's not convenient to tell you here, the less you know, the better."

Ah Nan nodded and asked, "Is it a very important matter?"

The prime minister nodded and said nothing.

Ah Nan stopped asking, but said: "My lord, I'm a little dizzy from drinking, shall we go for a walk by the lake?"

"go!"

The prime minister's legs don't hurt these days, so he especially likes to take a walk.The scenery by the lake is very good, the sky is cloudless, and they can see the road clearly under the moonlight.The two walked forward all the way, the evening breeze was pleasant, and the prime minister was slightly drunk, feeling very comfortable.At this time Ah Nan suddenly said:

"My lord, how old are you this year?"

Cloin said: "61 years old."

"You look like you are in your 40s." Ah Nan said with a smile, "You can live a little longer, the country depends on you."

"I think so too, but my body, alas..." He sighed, and after saying this, he suddenly felt a trance, and his head became dizzy.No matter how painful he was before, he never felt this way. He felt as if his soul had gone out of his body, as if his body was no longer his own. "I..." He said a word, and then collapsed on the ground.

I may be dying!He suddenly had this strange idea.

Ah Nan quickly came to support him and said, "My lord, what's wrong with you?"

The prime minister was about to say that he was ill, but the feeling suddenly disappeared.He sat on the ground for a while, shook his head at Nan, and said, "I... Maybe I drank too much."

"Don't scare me, my lord! The journey is long, and if something happens to you along the way, what shall we do?"

Yeah, I'm fine, he thought.

Thinking of this, he returned to the tent.At this time, the strength of the wine came up, and he fell on the mat, closing and opening his eyes, and it was broad daylight.He sat up from the mat, thinking about what happened last night, he felt a wave of fear—what if I really die on the road?I'm young, if I can't complete the task, then things will be troublesome!

This feeling of anxiety accompanied him throughout the day, and he fell ill twice in the middle of the day. Each time he could feel the erosion of death, which made him terrified.

In the end he made a decision. At night, he called Ah Nan and said, "A Nan, I have something important to ask you."

Ah Nan seemed taken aback by his serious attitude, "My lord, you are..."

"Listen to me, the matter is very important!" He took out the king's letter from his pocket and said, "If I have any accidents, such as getting sick and dying on the way, I want you to send this letter to the people in Cold Night City in the Western Regions." Duke Ucho. You must deliver, swear to me, Anan Nemendus!"

"No, no, no, no!" Ah Nan waved her hands, panicked, "I can't! What kind of letter is this? I... I'm just an ordinary businessman, I..."

At this moment, the prime minister felt in a trance, as if he was about to fall ill again. He grabbed Ah Nan's hand and said, "Listen! Let me tell you, this letter is a secret letter from the king to Duke Ucho. It is related to The life and death of the entire northern border in the future! If this letter cannot be delivered, we may lose this war, and then the country will be destroyed, and the people will die... Anan? Nemendus! You are a clean and honest gentleman, you must not want to Let this happen, right?"

Ah Nan looked at him with complicated eyes, and asked, "Is it really that serious?"

The prime minister shouted, "Can I still lie to you?"

"The safety of the country and the people are all in this letter?"

"Good! So you have to—"

"So you must die here, Chloe Tali."

Anan Nemendus finally bared his fangs.

The face that always wore a gentle smile was distorted, his lips turned into a sinister curved black slit like a sickle, and the skin on his face was raised high by the corners of his mouth like a knife; A terrible red light, like an evil red star twinkling in the sky.The prime minister was frightened by this scene, "You, you!" He stepped back, "What did you just say?"

"I said you must die here, Mr. Prime Minister." The handsome blond man walked slowly towards him.Ah Nan's leather boots stepped on the lawn, but made no sound, like a floating ghost.

"Your mission is over, now, please go to die." Ah Nan said and raised his hand, "I will give you a painless death, Chloe? Ta—"

A black horse rushed out of the woods and ran towards Ah Nan.Ah Nan dodges, and the black horse passes by.

The rider picked up the prime minister and put him on the horse.The prime minister was shocked. When he looked up, he saw that the rider was the person he knew and trusted the most.

"Varda!"

"It's me, my lord! I've come to rescue you!" shouted his old servant from the horseback.

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They were galloping on their horses, running into the depths of the forest.Cloin shouted: "Varda, you are going in the wrong direction, my guards are all by the lake!"

"No, my lord, you cannot go back!" said Varda.

"We can fight with the soldiers and take this liar down!"

Varda said: "Anan Nemendus is not a simple liar, nor is he a wizard. I don't know what he is! My lord, after you left, some people from the ancient gods came to the house. These people What did you say... Oh, the demon hunters under Dara Kasha's command. They are tracking the traces of the ogre, saying that there is a smell of ogres in our house... Later they saw the painkiller that Anan gave me, and they took a sip They insisted that Ah Nan was the evil spirit. They also said that my strange disease was the curse of the evil spirit, and the medicine he gave us was not medicine, but another kind of poison."

"How...how is this possible?" the prime minister murmured, "He is a clean and honest gentleman, and he never tells lies."

Varda said sadly: "My lord! You have been intoxicated by that devil. Think about it, is there something wrong with you these days when you are with him? How could you easily trust such a stranger as usual? ? You are the prime minister of the empire! When will you drink with a businessman and talk to him about the affairs of the court? I think Ah Nan has planned it long ago, and he just wants to manipulate you—using evil spells like the devil manipulates the soul Control you!"

These words woke up Cloin, and he said to Varda: "Yes! I also drank that medicine."

"You drank too?" Varda hastily reined in his horse, then took out an amulet from his bosom, and said, "Put it on! The amulets of the ancient gods can ward off evil spirits."

It was a small doll carved out of milky white jade. Kloin hung that thing around his neck, and felt his mind become confused for a moment, followed by a sharp pain in his waist and legs.He thought to himself: Where is this amulet?But on second thought, his body should have been like this.It was precisely because Ah Nan's medicine made him overly excited that he forgot about the pain.Now that the evil medicine has been dispelled, the joints will naturally ache.

Varda continued to gallop on horseback, and the scenery on both sides disappeared quickly; at this time, the clear night sky was suddenly blocked by dark clouds, the cold wind came, and the moon was dark and the wind was high.Varda cursed and said, "I can't see the way, we have to walk slowly."

The cold wind caressed Chloe's skin like ghostly tentacles, and he kept shivering.Looking at the darkness around him, he felt an irresistible panic. "We... we should probably go the other way," he whispered.

Varda said, "Then where can we go?"

Yeah, where can we go?So they kept walking like this, waiting for the sky to dawn soon.At daybreak, the devil's spell may have lost its effect.

They kept running like this, and kept running, and the runners were exhausted.In the end, the dark forest was left behind by them, and it became a flat grassland under their feet.In front of you is the Shenen Mountain Range, and if you climb the mountain, you will be in the Western Regions.

They were relieved. "I don't think he can catch up, the devil is afraid of the sun," Varda said.

Looking at the rising sun below the horizon, Kloin thought to himself: Is this really the case?I saw that he walked under the sun on weekdays, and he was not burned to ashes by the sun.

At this moment, Kloin suddenly saw a dark shadow on the horizon.

In his eyes, the black shadow was extremely small, like a bug lying on an oil painting.However, comparing the surrounding scenery, he was shocked to find that it was a huge monster.It blocked the sun on the horizon, and its shadow was as long as a dark river.Varda also saw it at this time, he pointed to the thing and said, "What is that?"

Chloe blinked and said, "It seems that he is not afraid of the sun."

That demon king, he is bigger than the sun.

The black shadow is exactly the body of Anan Nemendus. He is walking slowly from the east. His huge body casts a black shadow like a dark cloud in the sky, covering the sky and blocking out the sun.He is so huge that the sun is trampled under his feet.

"That's not a devil, that's a god." Varda murmured with his eyes wide open, "Is that the Creator God?"

Cloin opened his mouth and his throat squirmed, but he couldn't speak.The black figure was getting closer and closer to them, and every step he took, his face became clearer and his figure became hundreds of feet larger.

Kloin felt that they were several miles away, but the giant had already towered into the sky, and Kloin could only see his chin when he raised his head.