Offer your allegiance to Chaos!

"It's been a long time, sir." Just like his gray sideburns, Albert's voice was a little more hoarse than Ashe remembered. He leaned on a cane, stood up slowly, and followed his After the movement, the other six people also stood up one after another.

They put their hands on their chests and performed the ancient Syracuse etiquette to Ashe neatly.

"Lamberly, Hiswal, Clement, Philip..." Ashe didn't return the salute, but glanced at the family crests on the chests of the other six people one by one, and raised her eyebrows: "It's pretty neat, but , you are the only real family talker, why, the old man of the Lamberley family is dead, or is the kid from the Hiswal family scared to pee his pants and dare not come?"

"Your Excellency was joking. Since the lady is in Longmen, among us, those who dare to come in person are brave, but they can also be called reckless. Those who dare not take risks are cowardly, but they can also be called wise."

Albert said hoarsely: "The Lei Fengsi family has already proved this truth with the blood of the whole family, hasn't it?"

"Then why do you dare to come, old man?" Laplande crossed her arms, her favor with Albert had already dropped to freezing point due to the assassination of Texas, and she had an unscrupulous temper, she couldn't help but sneered. : "Aren't you afraid of that woman, or are you not afraid that I will chop you into pieces?"

"Your Excellency Laplande, this is a negotiation between two parties. It's not your turn to intervene." The middle-aged woman with the Lamberley family crest printed on her chest frowned, "Even if you don't want to respect us, please Respect your master."

"Tch." Laplande snorted coldly, but did not refute the woman's last sentence. This sentence was a casual temptation. Seeing this was the result, the people on the opposite side exchanged glances.

"Okay, stop talking about such useless nonsense."

Ashe patted Laplande on the shoulder, stepped forward and pulled out a chair to sit down. Following his movement, Wei Yanwu and Laplande also sat down. Wei Yanwu sat in the middle of the long table, holding Tasting it carefully with a teacup, it looks like it's nothing to do with yourself.

"Since greetings are nonsense, what business do you want to talk about?" Albert asked.

"For example, why do you still dare to appear in front of me?" Ashe didn't move the teacup in front of her, and her expression became indifferent. "Or, do you want to argue that the one who assassinated Texas was not yours?"

Seeing that Ashe brought up such a sensitive topic, the people on the other side exchanged glances again. Except for another man wearing the Texas family crest frowning, the other five looked quite playful——Fuguo The alliance is not monolithic. Even if there is a common enemy, Ms. Sicily, the representatives of the other five families are very happy to see Albert deflated.

"...I have no objection to this matter." Albert was silent for a long time, and said frankly: "I also expected Your Excellency's anger, so I didn't intend to appear in front of Your Excellency."

The unexpected frankness made Ashe frown again. He never thought that Albert would admit to the assassination so simply and neatly. Wouldn't he be worried about the backlash of the pure-blood factions within the family?

But what he cared more about was the second half of the sentence, "Originally? So what did you think of that made you dare to appear in front of me again?"

"Not thinking, but encountering."

Albert shook his head, "If there are no accidents, Lord Wei Yanwu should have told Your Excellency that the mastermind behind the two attacks that happened just now is the master of the house."

"That's right." Wei Yanwu put down his teacup, cherishing words like gold.

"You really have the guts to call her Patriarch." Ashe sneered, "So, what about the evidence? Just because you were also attacked in the same way? I just told Old Wei, why should I rule out your own Possibility of directing and acting?"

"because this."

Albert opened his mouth lightly, and at the same time, he stretched out his hand and unbuttoned the black windbreaker.

The exposed chest made Ashe startled.

It was not a suit shirt, but was wrapped in white bandages, wrapped like a mummy, even so, the scarlet blood was still exposed, and its location was actually the heart!

"It's three centimeters away from the heart." Albert said succinctly: "Your Excellency, do you think anyone will put their life on the gambling table for a self-directed and self-acted game of little value?"

Ashe's expression changed dramatically.

"Although there are many discords with the Texas family, but now they are facing a big enemy, the Lamberley family still has to say a few words of justice."

The middle-aged woman of the Lamberley family spoke: "Your Excellency may not know that the reason why Lord Albert dared to say in such a public place that he had conspired to assassinate the head of the family was because the Texas family had no objection to him." I don’t mean the big cleansing, but the pure-blood faction loyal to the lady of the house has all disappeared.”

"Disappeared?" Ashe repeated the word.

"Yes, disappeared." Another man wearing the Texas family emblem sighed: "Nearly one-third of the high-level and elite armed forces disappeared collectively, and they only took all of the two vaults. The property disappeared in Syracuse without stirring up civil strife or making a sound."

"At the same time, two attacks broke out at the same time." Albert tightened his windbreaker, and a bitter smile appeared on his solemn and cold face for the first time: "It seems that we have all underestimated her."

"Damn it, when did Texas become so awesome..." Laplande was stunned, and expressed the aspirations of everyone present in vulgar words.

Ai Xi sat stiffly in place, his mind was a little confused, he covered his forehead, and after a long silence, he relaxed his body, leaned back slowly on the chair, and exhaled a long breath:

"Okay, I probably understand the matter... But even so, do I have to forgive you? You didn't succeed in killing Texas, but you were stabbed instead. You deserve it. I still have a reason to kill you— —Or that sentence, why do you dare to appear in front of my eyes?"

The words were still the same, but Ashe's tone had softened. Both he and Albert knew what the two parties were going to talk about next. The so-called threats were nothing more than negotiating words.

"Because we have a common enemy."

Albert laughed again, "To be honest, I don't know what happened to you and Ms. Sicily these days, and the information I received is also very mixed. For a while, it said that you broke out in an abandoned stadium. It is said that you lived in the same hospital and lived together peacefully, but not long ago, I heard that the villa you lived in was destroyed, and you and Miss Laplande fled here... What a complicated relationship."

After a pause, he narrowed his eyes slightly: "But, no matter what, since Your Excellency is now in Lord Wei Yanwu's mansion, it proves that we are still friends and there is still room for cooperation, doesn't it?"

Ash was silent.

Yes, as early as the first time he saw Albert, he knew that tonight's conversation would definitely involve cooperation, but...he was not ready yet.

Indeed, times have changed, because of the existence of the teacher, there is no possibility of empty talks between him and Ms. Sicily, no matter what, it is necessary to fight to establish a strategic balance, whether it is protecting Texas or discussing the Book of Khorne It doesn't matter whether they belong to each other, they have to fight, but...

Ugh……

Ashe suddenly raised her head and looked at the starry sky outside the window.

He had some inexplicable thoughts in his heart.

——What is the lady of Sicily thinking now?

Chapter 116 Do you want to continue with the matter on the bed?

The conversation between Ashe and Albert lasted until late at night and ended two hours later.

Just like the countless negotiations Ashe had experienced in Rome, he and Albert played a game of chess with various deterrent tactics and interest entanglements. They determined the goal of jointly fighting against the Sicilian lady and allocated The battlefield command power delineated the division of interests in Syracuse after the war, and the detailed rules almost went down to the ownership of every gold coin.

Talk with each other, and fight every step of the way.

But to be honest, Ashe was not as engrossed as he seemed, and a considerable part of his energy was not focused on the negotiation-the reason is very simple, he was not even sure whether to join forces with the Restoration Alliance, and even if he was sure, he would not Probably after the victory (if it can be won) kill the Sicilian lady and divide Syracuse as said in the negotiations.

He can really win. He 100% turned his back on the spot after the defeat of Ms. Sicily, turned around and killed the remaining soldiers of the Restoration Alliance, and then negotiated with Ms. Sicily alone, forcing her to hand over the Book of Khorne, or accept the spirit of chaos. Relying, suppressing one's own desires, and reaching a peace agreement again.

It's all about acting, but it's just acting.

Ashe understands this point, Albert understands it, and even Wei Yanwu, an outsider, understands it. However, in politics, negotiations on the table and calculations under the table are two different things. Therefore, both parties signed the contract happily. .

According to Albert, he brought almost all of the remaining elite military forces of the Restoration Alliance, a total of 77 armed forces, which are now scattered in Longmen and can be assembled at any time.

Of course, Ashe didn't know how many people were secretly there, and it was impossible for Albert to tell.

The Restoration Alliance has sent out the main corps, and Ashe will hand over all the collected information on Miss Sicily's combat power to them, and serve as a bait to lure Miss Sicily to the encirclement, and join Lapland on the frontal battlefield. As the main attacker, in addition, he also participated in the staff work of the Syracuse War and so on.

For this reason, the Restoration Alliance offered an extremely high price on paper, which was far higher than the price paid to Ashe by the mission last time.

In addition, the two sides also tacitly did not mention issues related to Texas and pure blood.

All in all, this is a negotiation that is far more symbolic than practical. However, no matter how symbolic it is, it also means that the hunt for the Sicilian lady has officially begun.

"We can set aside a day for you to try to lure that lady to our predetermined encirclement. If you can't do it, then we can only choose to attack by force—of course, the price we pay you should also be corresponding 20% reduction."

Albert finally said: "We haven't received information about the mobilization of the Syracuse Imperial Guard yet. Maybe that lady still has a lot of arrogance and is going to kill us all by herself, but we can't rule out that she is here The possibility of last-minute cowardice...we cannot wait too long, and I hope your Excellency will understand that."

With a smile on his face, Ashe nodded in agreement, but after leaving the meeting room and returning to the bedroom, his face quickly turned gloomy.

"Are you really going to go to war with that woman?" Laplande couldn't help asking: "I don't know where Texas is yet, shouldn't we find her whereabouts first?"

"At least it can be confirmed that Texas is not in danger." Ashe sighed: "Perhaps, she should appear when we fight here—or maybe after the fight is over, the snipe and clam fight for the fisherman's benefit .”

"Will the Zionist Alliance sit back and watch Texas sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight?" Laplande expressed doubts.

"So they must have kept a reserve force. Do you really think they only brought 77 people?" Ashe shook her head: "Let's put the Texas one aside for now. The top priority is the Sicilian lady's side."

"Do you want to try to reconcile with her again?" The figure of the teacher slowly emerged from the void, sat on the bed, and raised his eyebrows: "This is useless work, if it is said that before Texas disappears, she may still calm down Let me listen to you, after Texas disappears, you have no room for maneuver—Texas is too dangerous, and it is impossible for her to leave this hidden danger behind."

After a pause, she shrugged again: "Not to mention me."

"Yeah, things are back to the beginning." Ashe smiled bitterly: "However, I still want to talk to her again."

The teacher shrugged and said nothing.

Ai Xi sighed, sat down on the bed, picked up the phone, and dialed Ms. Sicily's private number - this is what she used to contact her subordinates temporarily after she arrived at Longmen, and Ai Xi was the only one besides her subordinates Know.

Calling on the phone in Wei Yanwu's mansion will definitely be monitored, but Ai Xi doesn't care about these details anymore.

The phone rang for a few seconds before being connected, but Ashe didn't hear a voice from the other end, only faint breathing.

"I'm Aixi." He didn't hesitate too long, and said simply and straightforwardly: "I'm in Wei Yanwu's mansion, and I just met the envoy of the Restoration Alliance, led by Albert..."

Ms. Sicily didn't speak on the other end of the phone, and Ashe didn't care. She just talked about the content of tonight's negotiation without any sense of confidentiality.

"So, what do you want to express?" Finally, after listening to Ashe's long speech, Ms. Sicily's indifferent voice sounded: "Demonstration? Declaration of war?"

"At this juncture, don't be weird, can't we have an open and honest talk?" Ashe sighed and said, "You know, I don't want to be your enemy. Our previous peace treaty is very important to me. Still valid."

"What about Texas? What about that guy?"

Because it was a telephone conversation, Ms. Sicily did not clearly explain the existence of the "teacher". Outsiders must be confused, but both of them could understand.

Ashe was silent for a while. To be honest, before making this call, he knew that these two unsolvable issues would inevitably be discussed. He had prepared a lot of drafts, trying to convince Ms. Sicily, such as Texas and pure blood The relationship with Pai is not necessarily that strong. She may have really agreed with the peace agreement, but she was suddenly rescued by the Pure Blood Pie at the last moment. For example, the relationship between the teacher, the Spirit of Chaos and the Book of Khorne, for her Words are beneficial, it can free her from the spiritual erosion of the Book of Khorne, etc... But when this moment came, he suddenly became weak and couldn't say a word.

At this moment, he also suddenly understood his purpose of making this call.

"Sorry, I shouldn't be so naive... Perhaps, since we parted ways in Rome, it was already destined to have a war. Since the reunion, I have done so much useless work, whether it is advanced or a peace agreement, It’s just delaying the war until now.”

Ashe said softly:

"I made this call... just to hear your voice again."

"..."

There was silence on the other end of the phone.

In the long-lost silence, Ashe raised her head, looked at the moonlight falling like water outside the window, and quietly listened to the breathing of Ms. Sicily.

"Then let's fight."

After a long time, Ms. Sicily's voice sounded again, from indifference to calmness, "As for the voice, no matter who wins, you still have a lot of opportunities to listen to it in the future, don't you?"

With a snap, the phone hung up.

"Yeah, I can hear it anyway, it's just the difference between being locked in a cage and looking at the dead bodies of my friends, or listening as a free bird perched on her shoulder."

Ashe put down the phone, sighed again, and her eyes gradually became firm:

"So, you can't lose."

Laplande's hearing can naturally hear the dialogue on the phone, she didn't speak, and patted Ashe on the shoulder.

"Let's fight, let's fight~"

Amy's figure also emerged from the void, and an apple came from nowhere, and while biting it, she said excitedly: "I'll just say, Slaanesh and Khorne collided, how could it be possible?" It's just a matter of talking about it, it really is going to be a fight—"

"You gloat, you ghost!" Ashe smacked her head hard, and said angrily, "Go back to the Book of Slaanesh when you have nothing to do, useless fighting scum."

"What's the matter with the five scumbags? Without me, you would have become the scum in the world that even eight-year-old girls wouldn't let go." Ami curled her lips, but she was obedient, her figure dissipated and turned into a golden spot of light .

To Ashe's surprise, this time, the golden spot of light returned to his body on its own initiative, making him feel the warmth of his soul and fullness of energy. Does soul return also return energy?

"It won't work at around 3000 meters." I could guess what Ai Xi was thinking at a glance, the teacher smiled and answered his doubts, "Speaking of which, do I need to go back too?"

"Ah, this... don't need it."

Aixi was taken aback, her eyes suddenly turned subtle, she glanced at the big bed, and coughed lightly: "This bed can sleep two people..."

——I don’t know how Amy in the Book of Slaanesh looks at this completely different double-labeled scene at this moment.

"Oh, I think it can sleep three people." The teacher smiled and glanced at Laplande.

Laplande was straightforward, turned around and left, "The devil is watching you show your affection, my old lady sleeps next door!"

——Very good, Student Pulling the Dog is now in a very stable state of mind.

After Laplande slammed the door and left, Ashe and the teacher sat on the bed, looking at each other.

The teacher's eyes were full of smiles, mixed with a bit of teasing.

Ashe felt dry mouth for the first time.

It had been about four hours since the teacher came into this world before he got the chance to be alone with the teacher for the first time—the woman he really fell in love with for the first time in two lifetimes.

He was extremely anxious.

"that……"

By coincidence, he asked the question that he thought was the most impossible to ask:

"—Do you want to continue with the things in the dream?"

Chapter 117 The Teacher's View of Love

"What happened in the dream? What's the matter?"

The teacher smiled, "I didn't understand~"

As soon as Aixi said this, she regretted it. Why did he start the conversation so straight to the point, but it was impossible to take back the words, so she had to bite the bullet and say: "It's... in the dream... the last thing about the engagement banquet what……"