The villainous prince who bullied Feng Aotian was actually myself.

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There seems to be a story behind her being like this. It is said that when she was eighteen, she fell in love with a human. No one knows which country he was from or what his name was, as time has passed. All that is known is that he was apparently a poet.

Since the poet left the Thorn Forest, she has sealed away her heart and love, becoming a cold and aloof goddess.

What a melodramatic story! It's hard to tell if it's true or not; it's more likely just a rumor.

Leon has never fallen in love with any girl, and therefore has never tasted the bitterness of love. In any case, he doesn't believe that love could remain so unforgettable after hundreds of years! It only exists in TV dramas and novels.

Furthermore, as long as vampires keep drinking blood, their lifespan remains in a youthful state.

Humans are different; humans are born, grow old, get sick, and die.

More than three hundred years have passed; by now, that poet's ashes should have been completely decomposed by microorganisms.

Well... it's also possible that it accidentally turned into a fossil and will be dug up and analyzed by future generations.

Chapter 46 What a silly child!

Soon after, the vampire delegation returned to Moonlight City.

Accompanying the vampire envoys were the Imperial Knights led by Seth and the Second Prince Leon.

After the two parties negotiated and signed the agreement, Fitch paid a substantial sum in compensation, and Leon was released.

On the way back to Guberlan, Leon and Lyon acted as if nothing had happened, displaying their "brotherly affection" and being all lovey-dovey.

The atmosphere only became heavy after they returned to the palace.

In the study, Leon met Caesar.

"If you have anything to say, just say it."

After what happened, most fathers would be worried and fussy with their children, but Leon's father was different. He remained cold and indifferent, as if it had nothing to do with him whether Leon was dead or alive, and that he didn't have a son like Leon.

"Your Majesty, I have nothing to say."

Leon answered, feigning timidity.

“Hmm…” Caesar paused for a moment before continuing, “I originally intended to send you to a harsh place to temper your youthful impetuosity, but I didn’t expect these troubles to arise. Since you are alright, let’s just drop this matter.”

Should we just give up?

Even he himself could see that Leon was behind this, so how could Caesar not see it!

He might as well just tell himself that there's no need to investigate the matter of you being taken to the Thorn Forest by the kidnappers anymore, and that it should be treated as if it never happened.

Why put on such a pretentious act, pretending to care about yourself!

This is blatant favoritism towards Leon, an attempt to quell the conflict.

Leon's heart clenched.

It seems that

Caesar already has a choice regarding his successor...

Indeed,

Aside from his fighting skills, he was indeed inferior to Leon in every other aspect.

If one were to rationally consider matters from the perspective of an emperor, the natural choice would be to let whoever is more capable of preserving the legacy laid down by their ancestors succeed them.

Becoming an emperor is not based on personal military strength.

Take Xiang Yu and Liu Bang, for example; they are living examples.

"how?"

Seeing that Leon had not responded for a long time, Caesar continued to snort coldly.

"Since it is His Majesty's will, then I naturally have no objections."

Leon quickly replied, "However—"

"but?"

Caesar looked puzzled.

“Father, after this crisis in the Thorn Forest, I realized that I have been staying in Guberlan all this time and my experience is far too limited. I also deeply feel the inadequacy of my knowledge.”

Leon replied, "I've heard that besides the Crouching Dragon, there's also a Young Phoenix in the Snow Capital. I'd like to go and learn from him."

"Ha...those two Crouching Dragons and Young Phoenixes..."

Caesar was stunned. "You can stay in Guberland, there are many learned wise men here, such as your mentor, Mr. Bancroft."

“Father, Guberlan is too safe for me. If I stay here, I’ll be like a flower in a greenhouse. Didn’t you say before that you sent me to the frontier to temper my character?”

Leon said seriously, "I know I'm too naive and stupid, which gives you a lot of headaches, Father. So I've decided to change myself and stop causing you worry."

"..."

Caesar wanted to begin, but found himself somewhat speechless.

Leon is a simple-minded boy; it seems there really is something to it.

He seemed to have never questioned why he had been abducted to the Thorn Forest. His words just now were actually meant to settle things peacefully, but Leon seemed to think that he disliked his character.

His mother was such a wise woman.

And his father, who was himself, was also full of wisdom.

Why……

If it weren't for the undeniable Hoyle family bloodline within Leon, Caesar would have truly felt that this foolish child wasn't his own.

Either way,

Go to the snow capital

Staying away from politics is a good thing for him.

He is, after all, his own biological son.

Let him do whatever he wants.

With that in mind, Caesar agreed to Leon's request. "Very well, there's no end to learning. I'm quite pleased that you have this intention. If you want to go, then go."

"Thank you, Father. I will definitely study hard."

Leon was secretly laughing his head off, but he tried his best to hide it on his face.

Snow City

Leon has no interest in the likes of Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong.

Helena,

I've come to keep my appointment.

On the day he left Izero City, Leon promised Helena that he would go with her to see the world's sights.

"Okay, study hard."

Caesar gave a perfunctory hum.

"Then, Father, I shall take my leave."

"Go."

Leon left Caesar's study happily.

"Your Highness Leon, what's making you so happy?"

Not long after leaving the study, Leon once again ran into the annoying tomboy Hebrew.

She currently works for the Knights of the Cross, led by her mentor, Seth, the leader of the Empire's three heroes. The Knights of the Cross are the Empire's strongest fighting force, responsible for protecting the capital. Therefore, due to work requirements, she also lives in the palace and often goes to the West District where she works. So it's not surprising that Leon bumped into her in the West District.

"I want you to take care of it?"

Leon's handsome face instantly turned from sunny to cloudy. "This prince needs to study hard and improve every day."

"study hard, improve every day?"

Hebrew had no idea what kind of crazy scheme Leon was up to again, thinking, "You must have sacrificed your intelligence to come back alive from the Thorn Forest."

"Get out of the way, I don't have time to argue with a pervert like you today."

Leon had no intention of wasting time with Hebrew, so he nimbly bypassed him and continued on his own way.

"Your Highness Leon, has Leon been scared out of his wits by those vampires?"

After entering the West Palace, Hebrew met Leon.

"how do I say this?"

Leon was puzzled.

"I don't know, but he seemed to be in a better mood after leaving His Majesty's place."

Hebrews said.

"He seems to be in a good mood? Did he say anything to you?"

"Leon asked."

He said he was going to study hard and improve every day.

Hebrews answered.

"Ah...you've known my brother for a while now, he's always been so eccentric..."

Leon gave an awkward laugh, but his smile froze instantly after Hebrew had walked away...

Leon was not in a hurry to go to the Snow City.

He first returned to his residence.

They found that the place was still familiar, except that the room that used to imprison Helena had been cleaned out.

The servants who were specifically assigned to serve Leon were disbanded and reassigned to other places.

Leon found his former head maid.

This is a brown-haired woman in her thirties with floral vine tattoos on her arms, exuding the aura of a mature woman.

After some subtle questioning, Leon learned from her that Anne and Lucy had disappeared the night he was taken from prison.

I wonder if those two little fox girls are safe.

Before leaving, I need to visit Ping'an Town.

I was always busy and couldn't get away before.

She didn't even get to see Helena's beloved sister Anna.

Chapter Forty-Seven: Ping'an Town

Ping'an Town is not in the city; you have to leave the city to get there.

The town is about 30 kilometers away from the city of Guberland.

This is about the same distance between my rural hometown and the city in my previous life.

Leon thought to himself with emotion.

Ping'an Town is under the jurisdiction of Guberlan. In the next ten years, the urban coverage of Guberlan will only increase, and the entire city will become more and more prosperous. According to the current trend, the expansion radiation area of ​​Guberlan includes Ping'an Town.

Feng Aotian truly lives up to her name; her family owns so much land in Ping'an Town that even if it gets demolished in the future, she'll still be a second-generation demolition beneficiary!

With the added benefit of being a registered resident of the capital, her seemingly miserable birth was actually just the beginning; her life was like a wish-fulfillment novel.

Helena, oh Helena, your life is my dream.

Following the directions of a kind passerby, Leon galloped for nearly forty minutes before finally finding Peace Town.

The roads here haven't been repaired; they're bumpy, muddy roads, the kind of roads that Lu Xun described as "originally there were no roads in the world, but as more people walked on them, roads were formed."

That's right, this road was created purely by foot traffic and has never been repaired.

We continued riding our horses along the muddy road.