v5 Chapter 40： , Temptation and depravity

Duke Nolius' complexion was terrible, and it seemed that something extraordinary had happened. Seeing such a face, the branches in Walnut's heart wrapped around her body also shook under the tremor of her body.

"What's wrong? What happened?"

Duke Nolius shook his head and said softly: "His Royal Highness, maybe...you still don't know the owner of this forest? Although he seems to be harmless on the surface, in fact...all of us, For him... for this forest, in fact, they are just some sacrifices."

"Sacrifice?"

"Yes. After knowing this, it is really sad."

The Duke shook his head and said softly--

"Two days ago, I overheard that person say it. He said,'When the time comes, all of our lives will be sacrificed by him' to achieve our own goals. After hearing this sentence, I really can't believe my ears, such a thing can happen."

The Duke frowned and sighed slowly, seeming very helpless. But after hearing these words, Walnut didn't respond, but Lilo next to him was startled. She quickly reached out and grabbed the Duke’s sleeve, and said loudly: "Grandpa, you... these words you said... are they true?"

Duke Nolius stretched out his hand, stroked Lilo's head lightly, and said, "If possible, I would also like to believe that what I said is lie. But...huh? Your Royal Highness, you look...like Not so surprised. Don't you...you don't believe what I said?"

Wasn't the walnut surprised?

She was surprised.

However, this does not mean that such a development has exceeded her expectations.

The cruelty, decisiveness, and decisiveness of an idiot is not the first time I have experienced it. In the past fifteen years, she has seen his cruelty too many times. She felt that she seemed to have begun to get used to... even when she heard that he wanted to slaughter everyone here, she wouldn't feel any surprises.

"He...want to sacrifice everyone here...so what's the reason?"

The Duke shook his head and said, "This... is not clear. But he wants to sacrifice us, that's for sure."

Walnut exhaled, closed those red eyes... and opened them. She looked into the depths of the forest, her crimson gaze seemed to want to penetrate the layers of leaves and see the dulan tree in the deepest part. I also want to see through the person living in the tree...

Walnut: "I see... Lord Duke, thank you for your message. If it weren't for you, many people here would probably have died."

Duke: "Your Royal Highness, this is what I should do. But now...what should we do? Should we just wait for that man to sacrifice us? Your Royal Highness, you should know that we must not die here. Not only us, but also you...you are the real person with the highest status here. Our Nolius family is willing to serve the Royal Family of Frihus wholeheartedly and overcome this difficulty together"

Walnut bit her lower lip lightly, thought for a moment, and raised her head: "My lord Duke. You said, what should we do?"

The Duke smiled slightly and said: "It's actually very simple. Doesn't that man go out often? Your Royal Highness, you only have to wait until the next time you let this man out, then close the seal and never let the man in again. This is arguably the easiest way."

Walnut frowned and shook her head slowly: "No. It is impossible for him to be blocked by my seal. A seal of this degree can be split anytime and anywhere as long as he wants."

The Duke of Norius seemed surprised, frowning, and pacing back and forth. After thinking for a long time, he sighed, as if completely helpless, spread his hands and said--

"In this case, Princess Walnut, we may really have no other way. Now, the only way to keep us all, I am afraid there is only one."

Hearing this, Liluo rushed forward and said anxiously: "What is the solution? Grandpa, what is the way? I... can I save the bread as well?"

"Of course you can. Moreover, it is a very convenient method once and for all. However, this method requires the help of Her Royal Highness, we can do it."

Walnut stared at the duke blankly, not knowing what he wanted to say. But soon, the so-called "method" was confided from the duke's mouth.

"His Royal Highness, in fact, as long as you open the barrier, everything will be fine. As soon as the barrier is opened, the vampires outside will naturally come in immediately. Those greedy bloodthirsty demons will definitely bite when they meet people, and they will not let go. Anyone who has been here, but before that, I will prepare first to protect everyone here from fleeing into the depths of the forest. Let this forest owner deal with these vampires. In order to protect his territory, he must not Will retreat with us, on the contrary, will take the initiative to fight."

Duke Norius gritted his teeth in indignation, with an imperceptible smile at the corner of his mouth, and continued--

"In this way, when that person is completely torn apart by those vampires, then the people here will be safe. Then, as long as your Royal Highness closes the barrier, I believe that the Norius family members under my leadership will be very convenient. Get this man done. Everything is as simple as trying to get something."

The Duke said with joy, but Walnut was in his ears, but he kept shaking his head. When the Duke finished speaking, Walnut sighed and shook his head vigorously again.

"Impossible. It is impossible for a few blood races to suppress him at all. But if too many people are put in, you will never be able to stop it. In time, this place will become hell."

"Isn't your Royal Highness still considered a **** here? An upcoming hell?"

Duke Norius took a step, spread his hands and said loudly--

"It's impossible for us to escape anymore. Now it's our last fight. If you don't worry, you can just open the barrier and let me go out. I will discuss with those blood races and use their power to kill this man. ."

Walnut sighed: "Why can you talk about those vampires? Just your tongue?"

Duke Norius smiled slightly and said: "Of course I have confidence. My confidence comes from my experience and the world I have seen in so many years."

"Although I am not very clear why that person often goes out these days, but I think that since he can enter and exit the vampire's territory safely. It must mean that some kind of deal has been reached between him and the vampire. To be honest, I I don’t think that this kind of transaction has much authenticity. When people are at a disadvantage, they tend to rely more on wisdom to defeat the dominant opponent. I just go out and declare, "I know the seventh knights’ sixth team captain Browning’s heart The real purpose', I believe that when the time comes, the other party will invite me over and treat me well"

The words of Duke Norius were finally over.

After listening to these, Walnut also bowed his head completely and remained silent.

Lilo looked at her grandfather and then at the walnuts here. She didn't know what she should say for a while, so she could only cover her mouth without talking. Of course, after this long, long time...

"I...I won't let you do this..."

Walnut's thinking came to a result. She raised her head and looked at the old man in front of her with twinkling and restless pupils.

"I... will believe him... I believe he will not do something so cruel that sacrifices everyone... I... cannot open the barrier... nor can I put in vampires outside... this is... …My job……"

Duke Norios originally wanted to be angry. But when he saw the hesitation in Walnut's eyes, the lord of the duke rolled his eyes and immediately got his mind. At the moment, he showed a look of anger and said loudly--

"Believe? Believe? How many people in this world are worthy of trust? Your Royal Highness, I know that you are a good person. From the point that you protect him like this, I also know that the relationship between you is not simple. But... …Have you ever thought about your Royal Highness? If you care about him so much, how does he treat you?"

Walnut's body shook sharply, and the dust from her hair fell a little.

"He tied you to these vines and sealed it on this enchantment wall? He won't give you food or drink, no matter how weak you are, he won't come to see you? Your Royal Highness, is it all worth it? You know, you are the royal family of the Bucks Empire, a princess of the Bucks, but now you are treated like this by a small civilian who doesn't know how to make a fortune. Do you think this is normal?"

Walnut closed her eyes and shook her head desperately. Halfway through the Duke’s words, she finally couldn’t bear it and shouted: “It’s normal and normal because all of this is my sin... All these things are caused by me and I should be punished... so he There is no problem with everything I do"

Lilo listened but didn't understand. She stepped forward and took Walnut's hands and said, "Why? Your Royal Highness. Why does all this happen because of you?"

The blood-red pupils shrank slightly, and the whole shoulders trembled. Walnut turned her head instinctively and didn't want to answer Liluo's question, but Liluo still turned her head and just looked at her.

"Say, your Royal Highness, what is going on? Don't tell me, how can we help you?"

After waiting for a while, the Duke also stepped forward, knelt at the feet of Walnut, and said loudly: "His Royal Highness, it is not that the subordinates are boasting, but the subordinates are also the three-dynasty veterans of the Bucks Empire. The subordinates' loyalty to the Bucks Royal family is determined by the goddess. As a guarantee, let’s say it. It’s definitely not better to bear the pain alone than let us all share it, right?”

In the last two sentences, the Duke said softly.

Hearing such comforting words, Walnut's nose couldn't help but sore, and serious tears finally fell uncontrollably.

She has no way to wipe it, so Li Luo will help her wipe it. After the wiping, the princess raised her head tremblingly, sobbed, and uttered a word--

"If... you really don't resent me... if... you really agree, then I... just tell you the truth."

Next, it was just an hour.

This hour is neither long nor short.

Walnut sobbed patiently, her thoughts returning to the past. From my first encounter with an idiot, to the many adventures I experienced later. He has been rescued many times and conflicts caused by the theoretical contradiction between the two people. Of course, the most important thing was about this blood incident. She did not hide her "sin" in the slightest. As her voice fell softly, Lilo and Duke Norius both fell silent, and now they seemed to be speechless.

"So... I deserve it all... The real fault... is with me... not with him..."

"your Highness?"

Lilo looked down at Walnut, her eyes a little unbelievable. After all, what she had heard in the previous hour was far beyond her comprehension. She looked at the current walnut, as if she was looking at a stranger. A stranger who I don’t know, I don’t know at all...

"Are you surprised? Haha... Looking back now... I really experienced a lot of incredible things... These things have joy and tears... But all of this is true. And I, It is indeed a sinner. On the next full moon day, it will be the moment I...be enclosed in the moonlight."

Duke Norius pinched his chin, thinking.

His eyes rolled, as if he was organizing his own language. However, it didn't take long for his language to be organized, and a disdainful smile was also raised from the corner of the duke's mouth.

"Your Royal Highness, if you ask me to say, your current practice is a big mistake. Being sealed? As punishment? Do you think this is the best result?"

The imprisoned princess raised her head and looked at Duke Norius here, not knowing what he wanted to say.

"Think about it carefully, Your Royal Highness. What you did, everything, in fact, the starting point is for everyone's good. This is'goodwill'. But when I hear it now, I have not even heard that person's behavior. How much'goodwill' is in it. On the contrary, what I feel is full of'malicious'."

"If you are sealed, then your goodwill will disappear from this world. But his malice will continue to exist. No one can stop him, and your self-giving up will cause more harm. People, let more lives die."

"And correspondingly, what if... we kill this man?"

"There will be less ‘malicious’ in this world. And princess, your ‘goodwill’ will be preserved. For this world, it’s always better to retain goodwill than to retain malice..., isn’t it?"

Walnut's mouth opened slightly, her pupils widened, and she stared at Norius below. With her head, she now seems to have gradually remembered what is going on. A terrible thought immediately came to her mind

"No...no I can't do this. He...he saved me too many times...he saved the wind and sand...he saved the stag too many times and I absolutely can't do this"

"You must do this, Your Royal Highness."

Duke Norius leaned forward, climbed the branches, and whispered softly in Walnut's ear--

"You think, that man is completely indifferent now. Just because you gave him a little trouble, he is going to seal you up? Doesn't this man cherish the feelings of more than ten years? Is it? For such an answer...Your Royal Highness, are you...satisfied? Would you be happy...?"

"I......Of course I...not happy..."

"Yes, you can't be happy. Since he hasn't cherished your feelings for more than ten years, how can you continue to keep this love for him? No, you can't change anything. ."

"I... nothing... can't change it back?"

"Yes, yes, he is not benevolent, then you can kill him unrighteously... One is to protect yourself, not to let yourself be sealed, and to keep more'goodwill' in this world. On the other hand, it is also for revenge……"

"revenge?"

"Haha, that’s not wrong. Revenge. Kill him, for all the excessive behavior he has done to you. You are the princess of the Bucks Empire. You are the glory of the princess as the princess, the dignity of the princess. You don’t I will forget, and I can’t forget it, just follow the advice of his subordinates...Kill this man. Then, start again. Bury this dark history, I believe that soon, everyone will praise the beautiful and kind walnut again. Princess. For the so-called Lord of the World Tree who is merciful and cruel, there will be no scruples at all."

"Kill him..."

"kill him."

"For your freedom...At the same time, it is also for yours-Fu m;#8226; revenge"

He spoke softly, unable to reach Lilo's ears below.

But the Duke of Norius believed that these words had passed into Walnut's ears without a doubt.

This princess... is deadlocked now.

Her face was dull and her expression twisted. A pair of scarlet pupils flickered unnaturally. Even her body seemed to tremble slightly.

The Duke of Norius jumped down and looked at the princess' expression very satisfied. Watching her look gradually changed from resisting to uncontrollable, from resisting to longing later. Not long after...

The four tree vines slowly rose up.

The tips of these vines slowly opened, exposing the mouth like teeth inside. The opening and closing is not broken, and it looks trembling and terrifying.

"Kill... the idiot."

"I... can be free..." H