Offer your allegiance to Chaos!

——After all, it wasn't the first time she had killed him.

But just when Ashe was almost in a desperate situation, and his brain was about to lose consciousness after a long time of hypoxia, maybe it was out of the last trace of pity, maybe it was love driven by some kind of emotion, Laplande finally stopped , she let go, raised her head, and looked down at the painful teenager indifferently.

After regaining her freedom, Ashe immediately broke free from the weight of Laplande's body, crawled to the side of the bed, opened her mouth to breathe like a dying duck, and then almost coughed out her lungs. It took a long time before she lay limp He fell down on the bed, staring blankly at the ceiling, feeling the frantic beating of his heart almost jumping out of his chest.

"Now, do you feel shortness of breath and rapid heartbeat?"

Looking down at Ashe, Laplande said with a sneer in a sarcastic tone: "This, is what you call the impulse of love?"

"..."

Ashe forced the corners of her mouth to reveal a helpless wry smile.

He didn't know how to answer Laplande's question.

He didn't know how to face Lapland at this moment.

—a Lapplander who fell in love with him.

Yes, at this moment, even if Ashe is an emotional idiot, she can see why Laplande questioned her before, why she acted so angry and impulsively.

It is obvious that the kissing experiment that was just a joke to him before came to Laplande, but it became her love enlightenment. After six years of acquaintance and companionship, she finally realized the love for him in her heart. true feelings.

Love.

——Because of love, there is a desire for monopoly, and jealousy, anger, and impulsive plunder.

Even Ashe, who has never been in a serious relationship, can distinguish this logical chain even from literary works, film and television operas, and the most basic social common sense.

But the sad thing is that no literature or art can really teach a person how to fall in love. For a special person like Ashe, this law is even more applicable.

Love?love?Don't be kidding, even if Ashe searched through the experiences of the two lifetimes, the only experience she could find was the time when she was a romantic prodigal son in the Financial Street of the United States in her previous life.

At that time, how did he respond to the confession of a certain noble girl with whom he had a one-night relationship?

"Sorry, I'm a hedonist, I'm a person who absolutely hates all forms of restraint, and I still prefer a more pure, occasional relationship to a stable partner or marriage... like last night."

That's right, even when he saw the [-]-year-old young girl crying and her eyes turned red, he just held the wine glass helplessly and took out a tissue to wipe her tears.

Like wiping her virgin blood last night.

He is such a scum.

It was in the previous life, and it is in this life...it seems to be the same.

Frankly speaking, Ashe in this life will regard Laplande as her best friend, willing to go through fire and water for her, and die again and again, but to say that she is regarded as a lover... Sorry, Ashe feels very strange.

Yes, strange.

Even in the face of Texas, who has been with Texas for three years in the most intimate manner, even in the proposition of choosing her without hesitation, Ashe can only say that she is faint. Jojo felt a trace of "enlightenment"——"Ah, so I actually value Texas so much?" awareness.

He didn't even know if that counted as love.

Ashe is such a person.

The absolute hedonist, the absolute egotist, the absolute...

—Slaanesh.

For some reason, he suddenly thought of the book in his mind, [The Book of Slaanesh]. He didn't know where this book came from, but when he thought about it carefully, the prefix "Slaanesh" was really special. The field suits him.

Why that book chose him, perhaps, his extreme deformity of mind is one of the reasons.

And why did his mind become so deformed?

Is it the tragedy and shadow of childhood and youth in the previous life?

Or something else, something deeper hidden?

Past life of previous life?

Fate of fate?

Ashe didn't know.

"Sorry, Laplande, my...sincere friend."

Ashe can only say this:

"I don't know what love is. I am willing to dedicate everything I can to you, whether it is to cure your ore disease, to accompany you through life, or to give up one life after another for you. If you want , I can also give you the happiest, physical pleasure, I promise, that taste is far more wonderful than heaven... But, I don't know what love is."

So, I can't respond to your love.

Therefore, your love cannot be passed on to my side.

He didn't say the last sentence.

But Laplande clearly understood.

"..."

The long silence was far longer than any previous silence.

Laplande lowered her head, under the backlight of the incandescent lamp, Ashe couldn't see her expression and eyes clearly.

She didn't say any more words.

That's it, silence.

Until the unlocked door was slowly pushed open by an outsider.

—Texas walks in.

Chapter 23 Banquet

Cold gaze.

Overlooking the two on the bed.

Obvious.

At this moment.

As far as Texas could see, the two were entangled in a very indecent gesture.

It's all signs of having just experienced a fierce "fight".

The first time he realized the badness of himself and Laplande's posture, Ashe's heart suddenly thumped, and a sense of powerlessness surged in his heart. He wanted to explain, but he didn't know where to start.

First of all, no matter what the hype is, it is true that he and Laplande share a room, right?Is it true that he and Laplande had just experienced a long and intense kiss?With these two iron-like evidences, he still explained what a fart.

Besides, does he have a position to explain as far as Texas is concerned?At least in the eyes of Texas, he still has the title of "Miss Sicily's favorite concubine". Now that there are many Laplandes, it's just that there are too many lice and it's not ticklish.

Forget it, tired, destroy it.

Ashe sighed for a long time, closed her eyes, relaxed her body, and greeted the coming Shura field with a casual and peaceful attitude, or some kind of crueler situation.

However, to his surprise, Texas just watched quietly for a while, but did not express any opinion on the indecent situation in front of him.

What came out of her mouth was completely irrelevant.

"Officer Chen from the Longmen Guard Bureau, waiting for you downstairs."

Texas said:

"I heard from her that it was Chief Wei Yanwu who invited you to his private residence for a banquet."

"..."

At this moment, after a very short silence, Ashe completely put aside the messy thoughts before, his eyes narrowed slightly, and there was only one thought left in his mind.

——Finally, is it here?

……

……

3 minute later.

After packing up her clothes, without any entourage or belongings, Ai Xi got into the car driven by Chen Sir alone, and drove on the road leading to the outskirts of Longmen City.

Along the way, the two did not communicate, but Chen looked at Ashe in the back seat more than once through the rearview mirror, his eyes full of confusion and curiosity.

She couldn't help being curious, this was the countless times she and Ai Xi had met, but every time they met, this young man would always give her a bigger surprise, like an endless onion, from the free offer From the intelligence chain of the gray forces in Longmen, to the farce in Rhodes Island, to the "provocation" at Penguin Logistics Headquarters, to the unexpected invitation from Chief Wei Yanwu tonight... There are always countless mysteries about him. On the first floor, people can't help but question, what kind of background does this mere 15-year-old boy have?

Especially tonight, it is absolutely unprecedented for Chief Wei Yanwu to host a banquet in his private mansion to invite someone, at least in Chen's memory. Chief Wei is a person who does not mix life and work together, even As Dayan's distinguished guest and Ursus' special envoy, he would also choose to host a diplomatic banquet on a more official occasion rather than at home.

Is the move tonight for the sake of confidentiality?Worried about being discovered by the outside world about their meeting?But why did she tell her not to hide the boy's whereabouts from everyone in Penguin Logistics?

To be honest, if it wasn't for the fact that the young man didn't have the characteristics of the blood of the same race, Chen would have doubted whether he was the illegitimate son of Chief Wei... The previous order was also the same, she had found evidence of the young man's murder, but Chief Wei had sternly ordered him not to Investigate further.

More than once, Chen wanted to ask who Ai Xi was, but her good professionalism finally made her swallow the question.

Finally, the two came to Wei Yanwu's mansion.

Not to mention how magnificent it is, it can only be said to be a quiet small garden-style building in the traditional style of Dayan. Only the empty blocks within a radius of one kilometer and the guards at ten steps and one sentry faintly show the representative of the owner. power.

With the license plate number of Chen's car, the two of them didn't go through any sentry checks along the way, but when they reached the door, something happened that made Chen almost crush the steering wheel.

——Wei Yanwu actually waited in front of the door himself.

God, what a god you are—

Staring at Aixi with eyes like seeing the Arabian Nights, she opened the car door and got out of the car. Chen watched the two embrace each other as if they had been friends for many years, and they walked towards the gate of the mansion together while chatting and laughing. I felt dizzy in my head, and when I started the car on the way back, I almost hit the green belt.

Obviously, tonight is another sleepless night for Sir Chen.

……

……

"The last time we met was when Mr. Ai, as the plenipotentiary envoy of Rome, came to discuss a treaty of friendship and cooperation with Longmen."

Wei Yanwu said.

In the center of the long square table, exquisite appetizing pastries and fruits were already placed, and beautiful maids were serving platefuls of sumptuous dishes. After the dust settled, only Ai Xi and Wei Yanwu were left in the hall. One host and one guest sit at both ends of the long table.

After shopping around the street for an afternoon, Aixi was already hungry. He didn't care about the etiquette. He started to feast on the first thing. Hearing Wei Yanwu's words, he shrugged: "I didn't expect Mr. Wei to remember such an ancient calendar."

"It's only four years, how old is it?" Wei Yanwu laughed.

"The length of time does not lie in the change of the hour hand, but in the change of the world." Ashe said: "The world is changing too fast, fast enough to make the family fall apart, let Syracuse be unified in one hand, and make me feel like a Isn't that long enough to run around like a stray dog?"

"I don't believe that the head of any mobile city-state dares to treat Mr. Ai as a homeless dog." Wei Yanwu shook his head: "Your footprints range from Syracuse to Casimir to Ursus, and to today's Longmen, The trajectory line formed has been buried in the minds of the leaders of the mobile city-states since the beginning. No one will forget you, and no one dares to forget you-oh, the corrupt nobles of Ursus did ignore it for a while Your presence, so they tasted the consequences quickly, didn't they?"

"It's not a bad result." Ai Xi looked innocent: "Isn't it just closing down a few banks and bankrupting a few wealthy households? At most, it's a seed, what kind of fruit."

"May God bless you, such seeds will never germinate and take root in Longmen." Wei Yanwu shook his head again: "It's better to keep those taboo knowledge in your mind forever in your heart. A mobile city-state on the verge of collapse is enough to make people suffer. Terra has learned the lesson."

"Knowledge is never taboo or not, it just depends on whether people have the ability to control it." Ashe took a bite of the apple, "If you hate this kind of knowledge, how about burning all the Longmen coins in the treasury first?"

"The taboo I'm talking about is just the result of a deception that has been full of malice from the very beginning. As for the current system that you single-handedly helped rectify, I believe that there is no need for you to hide malice."

Wei Yanwu laughed: "Besides, no matter how amazing and brilliant the knowledge you provide is even beyond the times, the foundation of Longmen's achievements today is, after all, built on the hard work of millions of Longmen citizens. I still believe that as long as the whole dragon gate unites as one, we will be able to overcome all difficulties."

"... You learned well, I didn't copy those books for you for nothing." Ai Xi finished eating the apple two or three times, and nodded: "Student Wei, I hope you can live up to my expectations and block Syracuse's attack." That grown-up."

"..."

This time, Wei Yanwu couldn't help but restrain his smile a lot, and gradually turned into a wry smile visible to the naked eye.

"So, since you don't want that Sicilian lady to drag Syracuse into the abyss of war, and even drag the whole of Terra into the hell of fire, why did you choose to assist her to ascend the throne in the first place? The most forbidden knowledge unreservedly dedicated to her?"

Wei Yanwu sighed and said: "Because of you, Syracuse's current power is growing at an unprecedented speed. The history of Terra has never witnessed such an independent economy, which was born in such a strange way. Reborn from destruction, reconstructed from disintegration... The sinful wealth accumulated in Syracuse for thousands of years has been turned into part of military expenditure, and the military expansion and preparations in just a few years have achieved unprecedented results, and Katz Dale, Letania, Ursus, and Great Yan still failed to organize an effective defensive alliance system to contain its development amidst the disputes and chaos. To this day, unless it is a war, no one can stop it. Follow its steps."

"Then there will be a war."

Ashe put down the knife and fork, and said with a smile: "Since there is no other way, how about a fight?"

"..."

Wei Yanwu was dumb for a moment, and after a while, he smiled wryly and said, "What you said is easy, but behind a war, there are millions of people dying, and even—"

"Okay, old Wei, stop talking about these useless things."

But Ai Xi interrupted Wei Yanwu, he waved his hand impatiently: "I hate these meaningless polite words, you and I both know the meaning of this banquet tonight, you and I also know, at least in your In my heart, for today's Syracuse, there is still a method other than war that can contain or at least delay its steps."

"...Sure enough, I can't hide it from you." Wei Yanwu sighed and laughed again: "Okay, let's get straight to the point. Indeed, as you said, for today's Syracuse, although it is difficult to understand it from the outside world. The angle of entry into intervention, but within it, there is still enough fire waiting for us to light."

After a pause, Wei Yanwu said: "It's too fast... Ms. Sicily's footsteps are so fast that the whole of Syracuse can't keep up with her pace. Her integration of the country is too fast and brutal, and she treats crimes across the board. The means of industry have been hated by the upper class, and the excessive massacre and redistribution of wealth have accumulated huge dissatisfaction among the middle class, and the old forces left over from the past and the power of the old family are secretly eyeing it. Her most important fundamentals, the people at the bottom, are blind and ignorant, making it difficult for her to help her in the short term."

"Syracuse like this is undoubtedly like a few years ago. It has become an active volcano waiting to erupt. As long as a kindling can be thrown in, the forces against the Sicilian lady will be united again overnight. Overthrow the new order and restore Syracuse to its ancient glory."

"—And now, there is only one kindling that is missing."

Ai Xi quietly drank the red wine in the glass, quietly listened to Wei Yanwu's deep tone, and finally smiled slightly: