149. Chapter 139 Mirror, mirror, tell me, who is the most handsome man in the world?

Author: Former Kodak Duck

Chapter 139 Mirror, mirror, tell me, who is the most handsome man in the world?

Just as Ada can see the true appearance of the heroic spirits, the mercenaries of Diamond Dog can also see the true appearance of Ada and others. After seeing Ada's performance, Shanmao, who personally escorted several people, got through to Huang Lang.

Correspondence:

"Boss, the guest you brought back... is very interesting. Do you need me to start extracting information?"

"No," Huang Lang, who was far away in Port Morebi, shook his head, "lock it up properly and don't do anything else for now. I'll take the time to go back in a day or two and handle it myself. By the way, I'll enter in the next two days.

Communication is silent. Unless it’s something particularly important, don’t contact us for the time being. We’re getting nervous here, so be careful for the time being.”

"It's up to you, Boss."

Shanmao immediately hung up the call. Huang Lang, who was sitting by the bed, looked out the window with a heavy face and looked at the burning City Lord's Mansion in the distance, thinking about a series of recent events.

After a while, he turned off the lights in the room and sat in the darkness to continue thinking.

The slowly passing time was like a knife, repeatedly cutting through his mind. Everything that happened after coming to the other world was woven into a web around him, and his mind was like a small insect.

, carefully and carefully communicate in the gaps between these large networks.

Huang Lang was sitting there, sitting like a statue in the quiet darkness.

At this moment, in the capital of the Eternal Empire, which was about to enter dawn two hours earlier than Huang Lang's city, there was a person who was maintaining almost the same posture as Huang Lang.

Aiden Stefan, the emperor of the human race is meditating. His posture is almost exactly the same as Huang Lang, but unlike Huang Lang who is wearing pajamas, Emperor Stefan is wearing a suit for martial arts training at this moment, sitting upright in the darkness.

In his own martial arts arena.

There was a long sword on his leg, and the light of the bright moon and stars pouring down from the dome projected on the blade, making the long sword emit a cold light.

Suddenly, Emperor Stefan moved.

One second he was as still as water, and the next second he was moving as fast as a rabbit. The sword light flashed, and Eden Stefan's sword roared through the air. He stared at the throat of the non-existent imaginary enemy, waved the sword, and turned around.

After moving around and finally cutting a deep mark on the wall with a sword, he became as motionless as a rock.

Snap, snap, snap

A slight sound of applause came from the darkness. Emperor Stefan, who was as motionless as a lion on the grassland, suddenly changed his attitude after hearing the applause. He turned his head as sharply as a panther that has discovered its prey.

, staring at the direction from which the sound came.

After his gaze was fixed again, the aggressive brilliance in Aiden's eyes disappeared again, replaced by a calmness like water and a warmth like jade.

The man who walked out of the darkness had a very similar appearance to Emperor Stefan, the same calm aura, and resolute expression. Except for lacking a little bit of the iron and blood aura of a real emperor, he was almost the same as Ai

Den-Stefan seems to be cut from the same mold.

The person who came was none other than the first heir to the empire, the crown prince, [Prince of Skyrim] Lazarus Stefan - the only son of Aiden Stefan and Helena Windwing.

"Father," Lazarus greeted his father respectfully. After being looked at sternly by the human emperor's wise eyes for a few seconds, he continued, "Why don't you take a rest? It will be a few hours."

, it’s my mother’s memorial ceremony.”

Aiden looked at his son with a little apology and regret on his face.

Being the head of a country, even in peacetime, is not easy. As the sole heir of the empire, Lazarus has been exposed to countless conspiracies since he was a child. He has also experienced many assassinations. Many times, he was killed by his mother.

Helena barely managed to escape with her.

Aiden knew that he did not spend enough time with his son. He spent most of his time with the Empire, and it was mainly Helena who accompanied Lazarus as he grew up.

But now that Helena is gone, the empire is still standing, and it still requires most of his energy.

Seeing the apology and regret in his father's eyes, Lazarus felt a pang of distress.

He knew what kind of person his father was. The man in front of him was not the kind of person who not only had no time, but also no extra emotion to devote to his children. Although his father had not spent much time with his children since childhood, Lazaros did not

Grudge against him - this is thanks to his mother Helena, and also thanks to Aiden for seizing every opportunity for his sincere devotion.

So when he saw his father showing apology and remorse, Lazarus just thought that his father was thinking about his late mother and the missing time between his family.

Generally speaking, Lazarus is right, but this time, the prince didn't know that he was wrong.

The apology and regret shown by Aiden this time were different from usual.

Looking at his son, the Emperor sighed heavily. He was apologizing and regretting now, both for what happened in the past and for what was about to happen.

What happened in the past refers to the birth of Lazarus.

Aiden knew that he should not have had a child at all. After all, the burden he was carrying was too heavy, and it was a burden that would be passed on to the next generation. He did not want to pass that burden on.

However, Helena's perseverance, meticulous care for him, and true love that never changed made him finally have a child with Helena, and Lazarus was finally born into the world.

What is about to happen refers to the storm that Lazarus is destined to face, a storm that should have been faced by himself, or by him and his brother.

After staring at his child for a few seconds, Aiden finally sighed. The emperor's magnanimity and determination gradually overwhelmed the soft part in his heart. He stood up, waved to Lazarus, and said:

"Since you are here, then follow me."

"Okay, Father."

Lazarus responded and followed with some curiosity - he didn't know why his father would let him come to the martial arts arena at this time.

He only thought that the shock of his mother's death on his father had not completely subsided, so he asked him to accompany him.

However, it doesn’t seem to be the case now?

The reason why Lazarus thought this was because his father came to a corner of the absolutely hidden martial arts arena in the inner court and gently manipulated the wall, and a secret passageway entrance appeared on the ground that he didn't even know about.

Then, he watched his father walk away.

Lazarus was surprised that such a secret passage appeared in the inner courtyard that he had regarded as his home since he was a child. He felt that the familiar things could not become more familiar. This was enough to surprise Lazarus, but the training he had received still made him suppress the turmoil in his heart.

Doubtful and surprised, he followed his father down.

The two of them were walking on the spiral steps. Lazarus noticed that there were magic lamps installed on the walls on both sides. It looked like they were being maintained regularly - but, in this secret passage that he didn't even know, there was

Who is always protecting him? Is it his father himself?

Just as he was thinking, Lazarus heard the voice of his father Aiden:

"This was built in secret after I became emperor. Only here can I safely show you and tell you our biggest secret..."

The biggest secret about us? What is it?

With such questions flashing in Lazarus's mind, he and his father walked all the way down until the steps under their feet disappeared and became flat ground again. Only then did Lazarus notice that they had arrived at an underground secret room.

Inside, in this secret room, there is a simple mirror. Behind the mirror is a passage that extends horizontally and leads to deep darkness.

Mirror? Why is there a mirror?

When such questions flashed through Lazarus' mind, he heard his father's voice again:

"You must have heard the story about your mother, me, and Alice Stardew."

Hearing this, Lazarus was startled for a moment, and then nodded hesitantly - he naturally knew the stories about his father, mother, and the Stardew Royal Family. After all, this was the story of the whole world.

Everyone knows the story, but why would his father talk about it now?

Does my father's romance back then have anything to do with the so-called big secret?

"First of all, I'm sorry to say this - although your mother and I later managed a great marriage, a very warm family, and a relationship with no regrets, at the beginning I chose your mother instead of

When you met Aunt Alice, it wasn't because of love."

"Wait, father, why are you telling me this?" Lazarus finally couldn't suppress the doubts in his heart and shouted out slightly, "You asked me to come to the secret room just to confess before my mother's memorial ceremony.

Right? Don't worry, I'm not a child, and I understand even if you and Aunt Alice are still in love."

"No, silly boy, I didn't mean that," Aiden sighed, "Indeed, what I said was the reason why your Aunt Alice and I separated in the first place."

"It is said that you chose your mother because you were already undergoing a transformation at that time and were preparing to attack the throne. Therefore, you considered that Aunt Alice's elf royal bloodline might be a factor in your struggle for hegemony and the relationship between the two major countries in the future.

After the impact, I separated from her and chose a mother with no identity background... Isn't it right? I mean, didn't you and your mother say the same thing?!"

Aiden shook his head gently.

"Isn't it?" Seeing his father shaking his head, Lazarus asked in horror, "What's the reason for that?"

"I chose your mother later because we had been together for a long time and developed a feeling that I couldn't tell whether it was family affection or love. Your mother chose to follow me because she had always had feelings for me.

, But, child, I chose to leave your Aunt Alice at the beginning...not because of the struggle for hegemony and relations with great powers, but because of love..."

"You chose to leave Aunt Alice because of love?!"

"Yes, love," Facing the disbelief on his son's face, Aiden's face showed a bitter application, "When I left her, it was precisely because I loved her, because I discovered during our last adventure

I found a dangerous treasure, and through this dangerous treasure, I discovered something even more dangerous, which made me choose to leave Alice."

"What is it that makes you, the strongest adventurer... so scared? Are you afraid of involving Aunt Alice? What treasure did you find?!"

"Yes, it is just that. As for the treasure, it is right in front of you."

After saying that, Aiden stretched out his hand and pointed to the mirror.

"A mirror?!" Lazarus muttered with a weird look on his face.

"Yes, a mirror," Aiden nodded, "my boy, why don't you go and look in the mirror?"
To be continued...