Chapter 40:
As soon as the question of Luther faking his death came up, Luther was immediately confused.
Why did he suddenly feel that... the eldest prince Engri seemed to be miserable?
The "dog" he was on the surface had turned his back on him a long time ago, and now even his sister Nalia seemed to be abandoning the dark side for the bright side.
But now he feels like he shouldn't think about these irrelevant issues.
What he should consider more is how to survive and how to find the possibility of survival in this struggle between the three parties.
Luther had never felt that his brain was running as fast as it was today. The brain that had been used to think about how to exploit civilians and how to deceive when reporting the situation to the empire suddenly had a new field of work today.
Of course, Engli's line was completely ruled out by him first.
Because from the way Princess Nalia interrogated him today, it can be seen that she is definitely not of the same mind as Engri, who plans to silence him directly. So if Nalia didn't show up today, he would still die one day in the future, at the hands of the eldest prince Engri.
The two remaining options were to attach to Nalia or to attach to Sirius.
At least for now, there should be no reason for these two parties to rush to silence him, and he even has a certain value to both of them.
Wait... maybe he can please both parties at the same time?
Luther suddenly had a risky idea in his mind, but it was probably the most likely way to survive until he could find a chance to completely erase his original identity and fly away.
"Is this question difficult to answer?"
Nalia's eyes, which were originally somewhat complicated, now became very impatient. The sword in her hand was now moving closer to Luther's position.
"It's not difficult to answer. I'm just worried that if I say this, I will be silenced by the eldest prince Engri."
"You mean, you want to negotiate terms with me?"
Nalia's expression was very dissatisfied. In her opinion, People like Luther were not qualified to make conditions with her. No matter in terms of character or behavior, he was not qualified to negotiate with her.
"..."
After hearing Nalia's words, Luther fell silent immediately, pretending that he didn't care if you just killed me and I lost my life.
Of course, he was extremely scared in his heart.
But he knew that he had to get a promise now. At least for now, it seemed that Nalia's promise was still valuable, far more valuable than Engri's life-buying gold coins.
"I can keep you alive, but you can't hide anything from me."
Seeing that he stopped talking, Nalia also understood that Luther was going to use the information he knew as the final bargaining chip to make a deal with her. .
Although the feeling of being threatened was very unpleasant, Nalia believed that she was not the kind of person who was cruel enough to torture Luther and then extract information from his mouth.
And even if she does that, there is no guarantee that this man will not lie at the last moment.
"The eldest prince Engri has now committed the crime of murdering members of the royal family, which poses a major threat to the Xilin Empire and the royal family. As the princess, I cannot allow him to continue to act recklessly.
You are an important witness, so if you are willing Tell me what you know, and I can keep you alive."
"...Okay."
Luther nodded, then thought for a moment and said decisively: "The Second Prince Sirius, he is not dead."
"Not dead. ?"
A trace of surprise flashed in Nalia's eyes, and then she asked: "Then where is he now?"
"I don't know about this... subordinate."
Luther decided to keep a close eye and did not tell all the truth. Speaking of which, after all, his plan is to rely on both parties at the same time. On the one hand, he conveyed a valuable and absolutely true message to Nalia and obtained a promise from the other party.
On the other hand, he had to rely on Sirius, who had the ability to awaken in space. After all, no matter how you looked at it... the second prince was much more trustworthy than this terrifying woman.
Being greedy for pleasure all year round, the last thing he believed in was a beautiful woman. Even if the other party was the princess of the empire, he still had the same idea.
So at this time, he couldn't blow Sirius's vest off even if he was beaten to death. This would not only offend the second prince. And it also means that he will lose a lot of value in the eyes of the princess.
"You don't know?" Nalia's pupils suddenly tightened, as if she was observing whether Luther was lying.
"My subordinates really don't know...
because I didn't dare to really obey His Highness Engel's order from the beginning. After all, I framed the second prince and harmed him. I didn't have the guts to commit such a serious crime.
But I In order to deal with the eldest prince, we could only find a commoner to disguise himself as the second prince and make him a puppet. The
real second prince has now been hidden, and for safety reasons, we did not Apart from meeting each other, we have never met again.
But he said that he will find a way to contact me in the future."
Although these words may not be the best words, they will make Nalia feel that he is valuable. important information.
That is, he is now the person most likely to come back and contact the second prince Sirius after he "disappears".
If he died, then she would no longer think about finding her brother.
"..."
Nalia obviously understood the meaning of Luther's words, but she did not point it out, nor did she feel angry.
Instead, he regained his indifferent expression and put the sword pointed at the opponent back into its scabbard. It was as if nothing had happened.
Then she took off the black silk glove on her left hand with some disgust and threw it on the ground, and explained to Luther calmly:
"Engori was going to kill you, and he was also going to kill the fake one." Sirius, but he didn't succeed."
Upon hearing this, Luther was not surprised at all.
Nonsense, that is the second prince whose awakening ability is very terrifying! How could that kind of person be killed by an ordinary assassin?
Because he had been hiding in the secret room for the past few days and didn't know what was going on outside, so at this moment he didn't know the true situation of Sirius's murder. He just felt that these people were really stupid, and no one expected such an ordinary person. The person is actually a terrifying space awakener.
"Similarly, the mole planted by Engli around me was also preparing to take your life, but he didn't find any trace of you. Then I found the clumsy assassin's traces instead, and he has now been sent to another place. The world."
"Thank you, Your Highness, for rescuing me! I will definitely serve you with the utmost respect from now on."
Luther was very good at getting things done. At this moment, he immediately looked like a dog-legger and began to fawn over and please the person in front of him. Nalia.
Nalia didn't believe his nonsense so easily. She glanced at the fat man slightly and continued to talk to herself:
"But I still can't compete with Engri who is already at the peak of his power. So if you don't want to die... then the only option is to fake death."
At this point, Nalia looked at Luther with eyes full of It was a joke.
What choice will such a person who is greedy for life, afraid of death, and very covetous of the rights and privileged life brought by his status as a lord make at this time?
Faking death can save lives, but it will also make him lose all the life he once had. Even his wife and children cannot tell him, and he must become a complete corpse in the eyes of everyone except her.
"Subordinate... I understand."
Luther hesitated for a moment, and finally decided to follow the choice given to him by Nalia.
"Very good, then from now on you can change your name and appearance, and then live somewhere else with another identity."
"...Yes."
(End of Chapter)