Lord of the Myriad Worlds

Chapter 553: Swearing by Luo Mountain

In the early hours of the next day, while Li Wei was still deep in sleep, he was jolted awake by a Global Proclamation.

It turned out that Duke Kaidel's Faction had finally made an announcement, temporarily merging with Tyrant William's Faction.

He didn't know what price Tyrant William had offered, but in the end, Duke Kaidel agreed to the same conditions as Duke Will: as long as the Nean grand army was defeated, he would retire and enter the Nine-Star Council for his twilight years.

Meanwhile, Duke Kaidel's successor, Marquis Maclay, agreed to the same condition as Karl: ten years later, he would organize a grand army of fifty thousand to await Tyrant William's deployment and launch an attack on the Nean army.

At this point, on the surface, Tyrant William had thoroughly integrated the forces of the three major Dukes of the former Locke Kingdom, becoming the most dazzling number one figure on the entire Dimension-Ascending Continent at this stage.

The general trend seemed very clear up to this point.

And right at this moment, Li Wei received a request from Falcon Karl to head to the demiplane for a discussion.

He immediately dared not delay. Adjusting his mindset, he quickly entered the demiplane, only to find that Falcon Karl had actually arrived a step ahead of him. Besides him, no one else was in sight.

So, was this a secret plot just between the two of them?

At this moment, Falcon Karl spoke quickly, "Li Wei, there is something I must tell you in advance. My friend and also my true love, Jiang Xinran, intends to stay at your Liwei Fort for a short period of time soon. After all, you have her disciple here, and you can also be considered half a disciple of hers. In a sense, it's half her maiden home. Do you understand what I mean?""What? Lord Karl, this is inappropriate!"

Li Wei shuddered. Was he joking?

"There's nothing inappropriate about it. Her soul has perfectly returned, everything is normal, and she has already accepted my marriage proposal..."

"Lord Karl, do you think I would believe that?"

Li Wei said, very speechless. Are you kidding me? Does it have to be this absurd?

Falcon Karl gave a wry smile. "Li Wei, to tell you the truth, although Xinran was resurrected by me, I highly suspect that old hag still tampered with her. So she has essentially become that old hag's spy. I don't dare let Xinran know about this; she has already endured too much. She needs rest right now, to recover in an absolutely comfortable and reassuring environment. Furthermore, I have already given her those research notes on Sequence 6 Magic."

"Lord Karl, even with this reason, you can't send Jiang Xinran to Liwei Fort. Isn't this just trying to cover something up but only making it more conspicuous?"

"There's no other way, Li Wei. This was requested by Xinran herself. Alright, Li Wei, let's speak frankly and openly. The truth is that His Majesty William still doesn't trust me enough. He thinks you might be my illegitimate son..."

"What?"

Li Wei's brain couldn't process this. Are you kidding me? Do you people of the Locke Kingdom have to use illegitimate sons as an excuse for everything? Everyone looks like an illegitimate son to you; is it interesting?

"Calm down, Li Wei, it's very simple. His Majesty William probably thinks I secretly transferred most of my core military forces to you. But the heavens can be my witness, I have never done such a thing! I can swear upon the towering Locke Mountains that my loyalty to His Majesty William is like these Locke Mountains, unshakeable for millions of years!"

"In short, Li Wei, you should understand my difficulties. As a subject, since the monarch is suspicious, then I must open the doors wide and be open and aboveboard, letting His Majesty William see clearly. Once he understands the ins and outs, and knows that you are not my illegitimate son, but merely the illegitimate son of Marquis Ah Qing of the Kingdom of Rhodoks..."

"Lord, stop! Please don't spread any more rumors. I am truly no one's illegitimate son!"

Li Wei hurriedly interrupted. Was this a joke? He had finally witnessed what speaking wildly meant. Karl, what happened to your persona?

"So you agree, Li Wei. Please believe me, I have a very high regard for you. Sometimes I truly wish you were my illegitimate son! Really, if Anna were actually eighteen, I would absolutely force her to marry you, but I can't drag you down."

Falcon Karl spoke somewhat incoherently, even finding it difficult to control his emotions.

"Lord, you..." Li Wei probed tentatively.

But Falcon Karl waved his hands in vain. "I'm fine, it's just that my Sanity has dropped a bit. To resurrect Xinran, I was permanently drained of three points of Sanity, making it hard for me to concentrate and think things through. But if this can put His Majesty William at ease, I am willing."

"Li Wei, I truly wish you were my son!"

"That's it then. You'll have to suffer a bit for now, but I won't let you be disadvantaged..."

Before he finished speaking, Falcon Karl let out a loud cry, his eyes rolling back and foam frothing from his mouth, as he was forcibly logged out of this demiplane.

In the next second, Li Wei also logged out, his expression stern. If he wasn't sure last time, now he could be absolutely certain. This father-son pair, Duke Will and Falcon Karl, were definitely playing the script of Sima Yi. They were going to stage a coup akin to the Incident at Gaoping Tombs!

Look at this, just look at this!

They even activated the skill of playing dumb and feigning madness. No, this was even harder than feigning madness, because the drop in Collective Sanity was real and couldn't be faked.

If Tyrant William still had some suspicions before, he could at least lay to rest more than half of his worries now.

As for that resurrected Jiang Xinran, she definitely had the probing methods of that Royal Consort on her. What kind of existence was a 5th-Tier Radiant Mage? It would be weird if she didn't have such methods.

Speaking of which, was it because Li Wei's previous evaluation score was too high? Thus, it invisibly provided Falcon Karl with an excellent shield.

It was estimated that the gaze of Tyrant William and that old hag would heavily focus on his place next.

Who told him to have such a high evaluation score.

"Forget it, forget it. My loyalty to Lord Karl is as clear as day, with Luo Mountain as my witness! At this very moment, it is exactly the time I need to share his burdens and solve his difficulties!"

Having done his psychological preparation, Li Wei patiently waited for Jiang Xinran to come knocking.

Since things had come to this, he was not afraid of having his bottom line exposed. It didn't matter whether he was exposed or not; he had already been dragged into this. Now he just had to wait for this otherworldly version of the Incident at Gaoping Tombs.

Let's see who gets the last laugh.

A few days later, Jiang Xinran indeed arrived. Li Wei brought Li Yue, Second Aunt, and other core subordinates to personally welcome her, giving her plenty of face. But the resurrected Jiang Xinran seemed like a changed person. Let alone showing Li Wei any kindness, she didn't even greet Second Aunt or Li Yue, nor did she have any interest in visiting the comatose Hathaway. Instead, upon arriving, she immediately conducted a thorough inspection inside and outside Liwei Fort, as if on a tour of inspection.

From the Blazing Legion to the Ice Legion, and then to the Guard Legion and Ranger Legion, she didn't even spare the two Mage Towers.

Finally, she even took a stroll back and forth through the commoner district.

After seeing everything she needed to see, Li Wei felt a subtle change in Jiang Xinran's aura. Following that, she quickly entered the All-Heavens Temple. This was the last place she hadn't inspected.

When Li Wei led his people to catch up, they saw Jiang Xinran had already pulled out a bizarre, writhing, lifelike cyan thread from her forehead.

"Mark Mark!"

Mark started explaining from the side, and Li Wei instantly understood. This was indeed some sort of dark magic, suspected to be Sequence 6 Magic. Because it was too well hidden, apart from being able to be dispelled in a 4-Star Temple, there was almost no other way to deal with it.

"Hiss hiss hiss!"

The cyan thread suddenly emitted a weird sound, but a few seconds later, it rapidly spontaneously combusted and disappeared.

Interesting. This was the only method that Royal Consort left behind. He wondered if she felt much more at ease now.

Anyway, Falcon Karl really made a huge profit this time, successfully diverting their attention.

However, this also meant that Tyrant William was actually not easy to fool. He just didn't know whose hands the deer would ultimately fall into.

"Li Wei, have everyone else step down. I have something to say to you. Mark can stay."

Jiang Xinran finally spoke.

Li Wei nodded, gesturing for Li Yue, Second Aunt, and the others to leave. Now she was no longer Marquis Night Owl; her Night Owl title was gone. Now she was Falcon Karl's fiancée, so he still had to give her some face.

When only the three of them were left in the temple hall, Mark directly turned his back. A brilliant golden light resembling sunset clouds floated up around his body. This was a Divine Art. Inside the temple was Mark's home ground. Without needing any instructions, he could do things perfectly.

Li Wei remained calm in his heart, waiting for Jiang Xinran's performance.

Yes, it didn't matter which side she was on; to Li Wei, it was all a performance.

"Li Wei, outside your Liwei Fort, in the direction of the Fierzway Fortress, there are currently ten thousand elite soldiers stationed. The one leading them is an old acquaintance of yours, the Frost Duke. Of course, his current identity is an Imperial Myriarch, Commander of the Imperial Ice Legion. This is a special legion capable of fighting field battles normally during the Great Frost. Against the backdrop of the current Great Frost, this is a trump card!"

"The fact that His Majesty William deployed the Imperial Ice Legion to the Fierzway Fortress clearly shows that he doesn't quite trust Karl, and believes you are Karl's trusted confidant. Therefore, if you dare to make the slightest unusual move, this legion can annihilate you."

Li Wei nodded and didn't speak. This was also a fact. Because of the Great Frost, the two Mage Towers in Liwei Fort both had to be used to resist the cold, making it impossible to divert attention to support a siege battle. So it would be very difficult to replicate the offensive and defensive situation of the Karndorf Fortress.

"Now, go bring Hathaway over. I can wake her up early. I will stay in Liwei Fort for a month, and I can teach her some more magical knowledge regarding Sequence Four and Sequence Five. Of course, if you don't trust me, then forget it."

"Lord jests. It's not that I don't trust you, Lord, but that my wife overexerted herself previously, which is why she is in a deep coma. So I want her to rest well for a while. Whether she can advance or master more magical knowledge, I truly do not care."

Are you kidding me? There was no way he would hand Hathaway over to Jiang Xinran.

That Royal Consort was an old hag, and Jiang Xinran wouldn't be much better.

Hearing Li Wei's refusal, Jiang Xinran's expression didn't change. She just sighed softly and didn't insist further.

"I will continue to stay here for another month. This is a 4-Star Temple, which has an excellent effect on my recovery. You are quite impressive too; Karl's Falcon Capital doesn't even have a 4-Star Temple yet."

"However, I still have a word of advice for you. That is, choice is more important than effort."