Chapter 1252 Undercurrent

In the light and shadow intertwined by fireworks and magic, the height of the airship slowly dropped. When it was still some distance from the ground, Hao Ren heard grand cheers coming from below. He looked at what seemed like a colorful ocean. The crowd that was constantly surging like this couldn't help but mutter to Sir Morian next to him: "It seems that Veronica has a high reputation among the common people."

"Civilians may not know what great achievements Her Royal Highness the Princess has outside," Morian shrugged, "It's just that each of them can get a piece of sweet dough."

Hao Ren: "..."

After a slight shaking, the airship finally landed smoothly on the edge of the rectangular platform built with white stones. The strong mountain warriors pushed the heavy springboard from the platform to the side of the airship, and used The locks were fastened, and then the royal guard of honor played a twenty-two-gun salute on both sides of the red carpet before Veronica and Morian appeared in front of everyone.

Hao Ren stood on the other side of Veronica, even half a body farther forward than Morian.

Twenty knights who had followed the princess through life and death and finally returned victorious lined up behind the three of them. These knights had not changed their attire on the battlefield. They were still wearing their scarred and bloodstained armors, with slings hanging around their waists. The sword he held was covered with scars after a fierce battle. Twenty knights stepped off the steps with the momentum of thousands of people, which immediately ignited the enthusiasm of the civilians onlookers. Even louder cheers sounded like an overwhelming wave of people. The name of the Kingdom’s battlefield rose began to be chanted—the cheers were deafening.

Veronica waved to the crowd below the platform. Her eyes paused at certain specific points in the crowd, and she nodded slightly in greeting: It seemed that it was not too late for her to come back.

Hao Ren saw everything with his eyes. Of course he could see a few leading points in the cheers around him, and he also naturally thought that the princess would need some means to maintain her prestige in the royal city and to intimidate himself. The aristocratic faction he rules, these things do not make him feel disgusted or criticize Veronica, he is just not interested in all of this, just like any other qualified censor, he is interested in these "passing by" "Landscape" is just a spectator's attitude.

He just watched and followed Her Royal Highness the Princess forward. At the end of the red carpet, he saw a majestic middle-aged man in gorgeous clothes, and a group of nobles and nobles standing behind the middle-aged man.

This should be the king of Talos, he guessed.

Sure enough, Veronica bowed and saluted immediately after arriving in front of the middle-aged man, preparing to pay tribute to her father according to royal etiquette, but before that, the majestic king had already taken a step forward. For the first time in his life, Rudolf III took the initiative to throw aside the cumbersome rules. He gave his daughter a hug: "Welcome home, my child."

"Father," Veronica seemed to have expected this hug. She just smiled after she stepped away, "seeing you in good health is better than anything else. I'm back, and I'm bringing you something very important." intelligence."

"Have you crossed the boundary of order?" Rudolph III looked at Veronica and the knights behind her with bright eyes, and finally stopped at Hao Ren. Of course he could tell that this was a stranger, but this stranger stood in such a conspicuous and important place, and even looked more noble than Veronica's Royal Swordsmanship instructor. He couldn't help but begin to guess that this strangely dressed man was He Lili, "And you brought a guest."

Veronica immediately turned sideways and solemnly introduced: "Father, this is the ancient guardian we brought from the Holy Mountain of Cassuan. He helped us cross the realm of chaos and led us to complete all the feats along the way. , his name is Hao Ren, and he comes from the last thousand years."

Rudolph III's expression suddenly became a little stunned.

Probably among all the speculations of His Majesty the King, this was the most incredible one.

The several ministers standing behind Rudolph III naturally heard Veronica's words, and their expressions were also wonderful. These powerful people are naturally not ignorant country folk. Although they have never seen the ancient classics about the Holy Mountain of Cassuan that Veronica found, they have heard similar legends to some extent, so naturally Being able to understand what it means to be an ancient guardian awakened from an ancient holy land - this not only means that a powerful warrior has returned to the world of order, but also means that there is a possibility that certain ancient technologies and lost historical fragments can be filled in .

However, this kind of thing actually only happens in the stories of bards and bad playwrights.

No one would have thought that they would actually encounter such a thing in their lifetime, but several old ministers were somewhat relieved after seeing the team of dusty knights behind Veronica: If it was this famous knight princess, , it doesn’t seem too strange to encounter such an adventure.

Hao Ren watched the scene in front of him of the reunion of father and daughter and the triumph of the knight without saying a word. He didn't plan to speak out about this strange kingdom for the time being, but at this moment, he felt a strange gaze fall on him. On myself.

In fact, a lot of eyes were focused on him, the "ancient guardian" who suddenly appeared. If it weren't for his own perception ability that was beyond ordinary people, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to distinguish one or two special gazes from it.

With the throbbing in his heart, Hao Ren slightly raised his eyelids and found the source of his sight: behind Rudolph III, a thin, pale middle-aged man was looking at him. This middle-aged man was wearing a lavender suit. He is only a few steps away from His Majesty the King. He is obviously a person of extremely high status. His eyes hidden under the high cheekbones are narrow and gloomy. They are as unwavering as a pool of cold water and lack emotion. Although he is aware of After seeing Hao Ren's reaction, he immediately shifted his gaze and hid his expression well, but Hao Ren was still 100% sure that those eyes had just landed on him.

The look in his eyes was not only ordinary curiosity and exploration, but also a kind of vigilance and even hostility, a hostility without any reason.

But except for the person involved, no one around him noticed this "little episode."

The welcome ceremony ended quickly. After the routine etiquette necessary to welcome the victorious knight was over, several gorgeous gold-inlaid carriages slowly drove from the other end of the platform. The king and his ministers rode on several of them. The car is ready to return to the Golden Rose Palace. But when taking the first carriage, Veronica asked Hao Ren to accompany her.

The first carriage was exclusively for the royal family. In addition to members of the royal family, only dukes and generals authorized by the king could ride it, and that must be done under very special circumstances.

Therefore, this request surprised Rudolph III. He thought of Hao Ren's identity as an "ancient guardian" and knew that this identity was different, but he still did not expect that Veronica would attach so much importance to this guardian. He asked his daughter's opinion again with his eyes and received a more affirmative answer.

"Father," Veronica nodded vigorously, "The Guardian led us to complete all the battles in the Land of Chaos and repelled the monster army in front of the Western Fortress. His selfless behavior deserves our highest respect. And Regarding some visions that occurred in the Land of Chaos... I think we need to discuss it with the guardians."

Rudolf III heard an extra serious attitude from Veronica's tone. He glanced at Hao Ren, who naturally had an indifferent expression. After a moment of consideration, His Majesty the King nodded: "It should be so."

So in addition to His Majesty the King and Veronica, there was an "ancient guardian" like Hao Ren among the passengers in the first carriage. This was naturally not in line with the rules, but in this situation, no one would question it. The king's decision.

But before getting in the car, Hao Ren felt the cold gaze again.

He raised his head, only to see a tall and thin figure from the back. The important minister of the kingdom in rich clothes had already boarded another carriage.

"Inexplicable..." Hao Ren shook his head, "I provoked him..."

Although he didn't know where he offended an important minister of the kingdom whom he had never met before, he still silently took note of the tall and thin man's appearance and prepared to go back and find an opportunity to investigate. I'm afraid the other party thought he was hiding his sight very well, but he probably never expected that Hao Ren's perception ability would be so strong as to be so incredible.

After the carriage left the white platform, the noisy people outside gradually faded away, and the carriage seemed quiet. Hao Ren sat opposite Veronica and Rudolf III. He neither looked around curiously nor restrained in the slightest. He just narrowed his eyes slightly, as if he was closing his eyes to rest: he behaved like an "ancient guardian".

Opposite him, Veronica finally couldn't help but hold the king's hand: "Father, why aren't Aniya and Andrew here?"

"They are sick," Rudolf III frowned when he said this. Obviously, the sudden illness of a pair of children cast a haze on this day worthy of celebration. "Especially Ania, she originally insisted on Come to greet you, but I’m really worried about her health.”

"Is the younger brother or sister sick?" Veronica suddenly became nervous, "Is it serious?"

"Don't worry," Rudolf III showed a relieved smile, "It's getting better now. The royal pharmacist has prepared special medicine for them. Now Andrew can move around, and Aniya only needs to rest for a few days."

Hao Ren, who was "closing his eyes and concentrating", suddenly moved his ears.

He heard some strange depression in Rudolph III's tone. The situation of the prince and princess... was probably not as simple as illness.