Alice felt her heart suddenly tremb

Alice felt her heart suddenly tremble. A warm feeling suddenly rushed into her heart, a sensation of thankfulness mixed with a boundless regret.

“Big brother Linley, thank you. Thank you.” Alice couldn’t help but repeat herself. Her tears were already beginning to shimmer in her eyes. The tears of excitement.

Linley smiled. “Go back. This afternoon, I’ll pay a visit to his Majesty at his palace.”

Linley could feel that right now, his heart was very calm when he saw Alice. When seeing Alice, all he was seeing was a female friend whom he was on good terms with. Nothing more.

“Alright. Thank you.” Alice glanced at Linley one more time, then turned her head and left, her thoughts extremely complicated.

Originally, Alice was afraid that because in the past, she had hurt Linley, Linley would feel hatred for Kalan, which would cause Linley not to help save Kalan. But Linley’s reaction had been totally out of her expectations. Linley wasn’t agitated at all. He was very calm.

Watching Alice’s departing back, Linley sat down. Grabbing a fruit, he began to casually eat it. At this time, Bebe popped out as well.

“Boss, you’re gonna help that Alice? If it were me, I would’ve kicked her out long ago. Heck, it’s enough that you didn’t just slap her to death with one palm!” Bebe said unhappily.

Linley glanced at Bebe. “Bebe, humans aren’t magical beasts.”

At this time, Doehring Cowart flew out of the Coiling Dragon ring. Looking at Linley with an approving gaze, he said, “Linley, you performed very well. I was a bit worried that you’d have a child’s temper and shoo her away, throwing another stone into a drying well.”

“A child’s temper?” Linley was startled.

In Doehring Cowart’s eyes, such behavior was indeed that of a child.

“That’s right. Women, psh. They are all over the place.” Doehring Cowart chuckled.

Linley was instantly speechless. He was very much not in favor of Doehring Cowart’s viewpoint on women, which was rather similar to the viewpoints of Yale and Reynolds.

“Alright, enough chat. I need to continue my training.” Linley immediately rose and returned to the Hot Springs Garden.

As far as Linley was considered, Alice was nothing more than a side-episode, incapable of affecting his mood. Right now, the only thing Linley cared about was…avenging his father.

…..

“His Majesty is in his study, laboring over affairs of state. Lord Linley, please come with me to the study.” The palace attendant said respectfully.

Linley nodded.

Bebe standing on his shoulders, Linley followed the attendant towards the study. After a while, they finally arrived.

“Your Majesty! Lord Linley has arrived!” The palace attendant called out loudly from outside the door to the study.

Clayde, who had been absorbed in reading some texts, raised his head. When his tiger-like gaze landed upon Linley, his eyes shone excitedly. Laughing loudly, he said, “Linley, quick, come in. There’s no need for the two of us to stand on so much ceremony.”

“Yes, your Majesty.” Linley laughed faintly as he entered the study. Clayde, in Linley’s eyes, really was a bold, straightforward man, and was incredibly polite when interacting with Linley, never using his position as the king to try and bully him.

“If it wasn’t for my father’s death,” Linley mused to himself, “Perhaps you and I would’ve become friends. But there will come a day where I must kill you. Right now, the only thing I am lacking is an opportunity.” Linley had never hesitated in his determination to kill Clayde.

As soon as he had the opportunity, he would definitely kill him.

Clayde clinked wine cups with Linley in a toast, took a sip, then said, “Linley. It is quite rare that you voluntarily come pay a visit to the palace. What business do you, my Prime Court Magus, have to discuss with me today?”

Linley chuckled.

The Prime Court Magus actually had quite a few responsibilities, but Linley had never undertaken any of them. He allowed the other court magi to assume many of the responsibilities, and Clayde had never given him any pressure. After all, Linley was only a servant of the Kingdom of Fenlai in name. All he was doing…was showing that he, Linley, considered himself to be on Clayde’s side.

“It’s true that I came here today to discuss something.” Linley smiled as he looked at Clayde. “With the Debs clan under suspicion of smuggling water jade, your Majesty ordered that Kalan and Bernard be seized, right?”

“That is so.” Clayde frowned as he looked at Linley. “What, you’ve also come to speak on their behalf?”

Over this period of time, quite a few nobles had come to speak on behalf of the Debs clan. The reason they had done this was because the Debs clan had made use of their fortune.

“If you really want to save their clan, I can indeed give you face.” Clayde said forthrightly.

The only thing Clayde really wanted to do was to break the power structure that had been erected by his younger brother Patterson. As for the Debs clan, he was going to dispose of them just as a matter of course. He was totally willing to pardon the Debs clan in exchange for Linley now owing him a favor. After all, even if he were to pardon the Debs clan, he could also squeeze them for quite a hefty price in the process.

“No.” Linley only shook his head. “I haven’t come to speak on their behalf.”

“What?” Clayde looked curiously at Linley.

Linley said casually, “Your Majesty, the question of whether or not the Debs clan engaged in the smuggling of water jade naturally has to be handled in a fair, aboveboard manner.”

“Oh?” Clayde looked questioningly at Linley. “Then Linley, the reason you came today was because…”

Linley laughed. “I’m thinking that it’s enough for you to have seized the clan leader, Bernard, due to your suspicion that the Debs clan engaged in the smuggling of water jade. As for his son, there’s no need to seize him. After all, what’s the point of seizing a successor? If you seize the first one, they’ll still have a second one. As long as their clan isn’t exterminated, someone will continue the line.”

“Linley, you mean to say…” Clayde looked at Linley.

Linley looked back at Clayde. “Your Majesty, I hope you can release Kalan.”

“Oh, release Kalan. I heard that you and Kalan…?” Clayde had done a very thorough investigation on Linley. Naturally, he knew of the complicated history between Linley, Kalan, and Alice.

Linley let out a helpless laugh. “Your Majesty, that was a long time ago.”

Clayde reminded him, “Linley, I must remind you that based on my investigations, this Kalan fellow is a very vicious, narrow-minded person who can hold a grudge.”

“I know.” Linley nodded slightly.

Based on the few interactions he had with Kalan, Linley had already sensed that Kalan viewed him with hostility. And…Linley knew that during the seven day exhibition of his sculpture, ‘Awakening From the Dream’, someone had desired to destroy it.

Destroying a sculpture was an act which benefited nobody.

Aside from Kalan, Linley couldn’t think of anyone else who would want to destroy ‘Awakening From the Dream’.

“Then why do you help him?” Clayde continued.

“Your Majesty. Do you believe a narrow-minded man of limited vision such as him is someone I would be concerned about?” Smiling, Linley looked at Clayde. Clayde blinked, then laughed as well.

“Right. In the past, it could be said that you and Kalan were old acquaintances. But now, not only does he not wish to befriend you, he even harbors enmity towards you. It is his father who continues to try and befriend you. Compared to his father, Kalan’s vision really is very limited.” Clayde laughed loudly.

Clayde patted Linley on the shoulders. “Don’t worry. I’ll instruct Merritt to handle this case fairly and to investigate everything thoroughly. The Debs clan definitely won’t suffer any injustice. But if the Debs clan really was guilty of smuggling water jade, I won’t allow them to escape punishment either.” “Right. Handle the case fairly.” Linley nodded.

On the way back home in the carriage, Bebe was lying atop of Linley’s thighs.

“Wow, Boss, you are so evil. The leader of the Debs clan definitely engaged in smuggling. Later on, his clan will be finished. Even if Kalan is able to escape for now, in the future, he’ll still be in terrible straits!” Bebe said excitedly.

Bebe had wanted to destroy Kalan a long time ago. Linley shook his head with a laugh. “Whether or not the Debs clan really will be finished is hard to say. For example, they could give the majority of their clan’s fortune directly to King Clayde, and perhaps Clayde would give them a way out. But no matter what, now that they’ve fallen into Clayde’s hands, even if they don’t die, they’ll lose several layers of skin and flesh.”

Linley fully understood how dark the world of nobles could be. Although on the surface, they talked about handling things fairly, that was nothing more than a sham. “Compared to Clayde, the Debs clan is too weak.” Linley shook his head.

That puny little Kalan was someone Linley had never worried about. Kalan simply wasn’t even close to being on the same level as Linley. The one Linley wanted to deal with was Clayde!

“Milord, we have arrived.” The driver said respectfully.

Linley pushed open the carriage door and stepped out. With a leap, Bebe hopped onto Linley’s shoulders again. Just as Linley was about to enter his manor, a gate guard said respectfully, “Lord, a guest just came by. He’s currently in the main hall waiting for you.”

“A guest? In the main hall?” Linley felt suspicious.

There often would be nobles coming to visit Linley, but without his permission to come in, all of them would quietly wait outside. Only people with a very high status, such as Duke Patterson or King Clayde, or Cardinal Guillermo, would directly head to the main hall, instead of waiting outside.

“Who is it?” Linley couldn’t h

Hasil (Bahasa Indonesia) 2:

Alice merasa hatinya tiba-tiba gemetar. Sebuah perasaan hangat tiba-tiba bergegas ke dalam hatinya, sensasi rasa syukur dicampur dengan penyesalan tak terbatas. "Kakak Linley, terima kasih. Terima kasih. "Alice tidak bisa membantu tetapi mengulangi dirinya. Air matanya sudah mulai berkilau di matanya. Air mata kegembiraan. Linley tersenyum. "Kembali. Sore ini, saya akan berkunjung ke Mulia di istananya. "Linley bisa merasakan bahwa sekarang, hatinya sangat tenang ketika ia melihat Alice. Ketika melihat Alice, semua dia melihat seorang teman wanita yang ia memiliki hubungan baik dengan. Tidak lebih. "Baiklah. Terima kasih. "Alice melirik Linley sekali lagi, lalu berbalik kepalanya dan pergi, pikirannya sangat rumit. Awalnya, Alice takut karena di masa lalu, dia telah menyakiti Linley, Linley akan merasa kebencian untuk Kalan, yang akan menyebabkan Linley tidak membantu menyelamatkan Kalan. Tapi reaksi Linley ini telah benar-benar keluar dari harapan nya. Linley tidak gelisah sekali. Dia sangat tenang. Menonton Alice berangkat kembali, Linley duduk. Meraih buah, ia mulai santai memakannya. Pada saat ini, Bebe muncul keluar juga. "Boss, kau akan bantuan yang Alice? Jika itu aku, aku akan menendang keluar lama. Heck, itu cukup bahwa Anda tidak hanya menampar sampai mati dengan satu kelapa! "Bebe kata sedih. Linley melirik Bebe. "Bebe, manusia tidak binatang ajaib." Pada saat ini, Doehring Cowart terbang keluar dari cincin melingkar Naga. Melihat Linley dengan tatapan menyetujui, ia berkata, "Linley, Anda tampil sangat baik. Saya sedikit khawatir bahwa Anda akan memiliki temperamen anak dan mengusir dia pergi, melempar batu lain ke pengeringan baik. "" Marah seorang anak? "Linley terkejut. Di mata Doehring Cowart, perilaku seperti itu memang yang anak . "Itu benar. Perempuan, PSH. Mereka semua tempat. "Doehring Cowart terkekeh. Linley adalah langsung berkata-kata. Dia sangat tidak mendukung sudut pandang Doehring Cowart pada wanita, yang agak mirip dengan sudut pandang dari Yale dan Reynolds. "Baiklah, cukup chat. Saya perlu untuk melanjutkan pelatihan saya. "Linley segera bangkit dan kembali ke Hot Springs Garden. Sejauh Linley dianggap, Alice tidak lebih dari sisi-episode, mampu mempengaruhi suasana hatinya. Saat ini, satu-satunya hal Linley peduli tentang itu ... balas dendam ayahnya. ... .. "Yang Mulia adalah di ruang kerjanya, bekerja atas urusan negara. Tuhan Linley, silakan datang dengan saya untuk penelitian. "Petugas istana kata hormat. Linley mengangguk. Bebe berdiri di pundaknya, Linley diikuti petugas terhadap penelitian. Setelah beberapa saat, mereka akhirnya tiba. "Yang Mulia! Tuhan Linley telah tiba! "Petugas Istana berseru keras dari luar pintu untuk studi. Clayde, yang telah diserap dalam membaca beberapa teks, mengangkat kepalanya. Ketika tatapan harimau-seperti-nya mendarat pada Linley, matanya bersinar penuh semangat. Tertawa keras, katanya, "Linley, cepat, masuk. Tidak perlu untuk kami berdua berdiri di atas begitu banyak upacara." "Ya, Yang Mulia." Linley tertawa samar-samar saat ia memasuki studi. Clayde, di mata Linley ini, benar-benar berani, pria mudah, dan sangat sopan ketika berinteraksi dengan Linley, tidak pernah menggunakan posisinya sebagai raja untuk mencoba dan menggertak dia. "Jika bukan karena kematian ayahku," Linley renung untuk dirinya sendiri, "Mungkin Anda dan saya akan sudah menjadi teman. Tetapi akan datang hari di mana aku harus membunuhmu. Saat ini, satu-satunya hal yang saya kurang adalah kesempatan. "Linley tidak pernah ragu-ragu dalam tekadnya untuk membunuh Clayde. Begitu ia memiliki kesempatan, ia pasti akan membunuhnya. Clayde mendentingkan gelas anggur dengan Linley bersulang, mengambil sip, lalu berkata, "Linley. Hal ini sangat jarang bahwa Anda secara sukarela datang berkunjung ke istana. Bisnis apa yang Anda, saya Prime Court Magus, harus membicarakan dengan saya hari ini? "Linley terkekeh. Perdana Pengadilan Magus benar-benar memiliki beberapa tanggung jawab, tapi Linley tidak pernah dilakukan salah satu dari mereka. Dia mengizinkan orang majus pengadilan lainnya untuk menganggap banyak tanggung jawab, dan Clayde tidak pernah memberinya tekanan. Setelah semua, Linley hanya hamba Kerajaan Fenlai nama. Semua dia lakukan ... menunjukkan bahwa ia, Linley, menganggap dirinya berada di sisi Clayde ini. "Memang benar bahwa saya datang ke sini hari ini untuk membahas sesuatu." Linley tersenyum sambil menatap Clayde. "Dengan klan Debs dicurigai menyelundupkan giok air, Yang Mulia memerintahkan Kalan dan Bernard disita, kan?" "Begitulah." Clayde mengerutkan kening sambil menatap Linley. "Apa, Anda juga datang untuk berbicara atas nama mereka?" Selama jangka waktu ini, beberapa bangsawan datang untuk berbicara atas nama klan Debs. Alasan mereka melakukannya adalah karena klan Debs telah memanfaatkan kekayaan mereka. "Jika Anda benar-benar ingin menyimpan klan mereka, saya memang bisa memberikan Anda hadapi." Clayde kata terus terang. Satu-satunya hal Clayde benar-benar ingin lakukan adalah untuk mematahkan struktur kekuasaan yang telah didirikan oleh adiknya Patterson. Adapun klan Debs, ia akan membuang dari mereka hanya sebagai hal yang biasa. Dia benar-benar bersedia untuk mengampuni klan Debs dalam pertukaran untuk Linley sekarang karena dia nikmat. Setelah semua, bahkan jika ia mengampuni klan Debs, ia bisa juga menekan mereka untuk cukup harga yang lumayan dalam proses. "Tidak" Linley hanya menggeleng. "Aku tidak datang untuk berbicara atas nama mereka." "Apa?" Clayde memandang penasaran di Linley. Linley berkata dengan santai, "Yang Mulia, pertanyaan apakah atau tidak klan Debs terlibat dalam penyelundupan batu giok air alami harus ditangani secara adil, secara tulus. "" Oh? "tanya Clayde tampak di Linley. "Kemudian Linley, alasan Anda datang hari ini karena ..." Linley tertawa. "Aku berpikir bahwa itu cukup bagi Anda untuk merebut pemimpin klan, Bernard, karena kecurigaan Anda bahwa klan Debs terlibat dalam penyelundupan batu giok air. Adapun anaknya, tidak perlu untuk menangkapnya. Setelah semua, apa gunanya merebut penggantinya? Jika Anda merebut yang pertama, mereka masih akan memiliki satu detik. Selama klan mereka tidak dibasmi, seseorang akan terus garis. "" Linley, Anda bermaksud mengatakan ... "Clayde melihat Linley. Linley kembali menatap Clayde. "Yang Mulia, saya harap Anda dapat melepaskan Kalan." "Oh, melepaskan Kalan. Saya mendengar bahwa Anda dan Kalan ...? "Clayde telah melakukan penyelidikan yang sangat teliti pada Linley. Tentu, ia tahu dari sejarah yang rumit antara Linley, Kalan, dan Alice. Linley tertawa tak berdaya. "Yang Mulia, itu adalah waktu yang lama." Clayde mengingatkannya, "Linley, saya harus mengingatkan Anda bahwa berdasarkan penyelidikan saya, Kalan orang ini adalah sangat kejam, orang berpikiran sempit yang bisa menyimpan dendam." "Aku tahu. "Linley mengangguk sedikit. Berdasarkan beberapa interaksi dia dengan Kalan, Linley sudah merasakan bahwa Kalan melihat dia dengan permusuhan. Dan ... Linley tahu bahwa selama pameran tujuh hari patung nya, 'Kebangkitan Dari Mimpi', seseorang telah diinginkan untuk menghancurkannya. Menghancurkan patung adalah tindakan yang diuntungkan tidak ada. Selain Kalan, Linley tidak bisa memikirkan orang lain yang ingin menghancurkan 'Kebangkitan Dari Mimpi'. "Lalu mengapa Anda membantu dia?" Clayde terus. "Yang Mulia. Apakah Anda percaya seorang pria berpikiran sempit visi terbatas seperti dia adalah seseorang yang saya akan khawatir tentang? "Sambil tersenyum, Linley memandang Clayde. Clayde berkedip, lalu tertawa juga. "Benar. Di masa lalu, bisa dikatakan bahwa Anda dan Kalan berada kenalan lama. Tapi sekarang, tidak hanya dia tidak ingin berteman dengan Anda, ia bahkan pelabuhan permusuhan terhadap Anda. Ini adalah ayahnya yang terus mencoba dan berteman dengan Anda. Dibandingkan dengan ayahnya, visi Kalan ini benar-benar sangat terbatas. "Clayde tertawa keras. Clayde menepuk Linley di pundak. "Jangan khawatir. Saya akan menginstruksikan Merritt untuk menangani kasus ini secara adil dan menyelidiki segala menyeluruh. The Debs klan pasti tidak akan menderita ketidakadilan apapun. Tetapi jika klan Debs benar-benar bersalah menyelundupkan giok air, saya tidak akan memungkinkan mereka untuk menghindari hukuman baik. "" Benar. Menangani kasus ini dengan adil. "Linley mengangguk. Dalam perjalanan kembali ke rumah di kereta, Bebe adalah berbaring di atas paha Linley itu." Wow, Boss, Anda begitu jahat. Pemimpin klan Debs pasti terlibat dalam penyelundupan. Kemudian, klan akan selesai. Bahkan jika Kalan mampu melarikan diri untuk saat ini, di masa depan, dia akan tetap berada di selat mengerikan! "Bebe berkata penuh semangat. Bebe ingin menghancurkan Kalan lama. Linley menggeleng sambil tertawa. "Apakah atau tidak klan Debs benar-benar akan selesai sulit untuk mengatakan. Misalnya, mereka bisa memberikan sebagian besar kekayaan klan mereka langsung ke Raja Clayde, dan mungkin Clayde akan memberi mereka jalan keluar. Tetapi tidak peduli apa, sekarang bahwa mereka telah jatuh ke tangan Clayde ini, bahkan jika mereka tidak mati, mereka akan kehilangan beberapa lapisan kulit dan daging. "Linley sepenuhnya mengerti bagaimana gelap dunia bangsawan bisa. Meskipun di permukaan, mereka berbicara tentang penanganan hal-hal yang cukup, yang tidak lebih dari tipuan. "Dibandingkan dengan Clayde, klan Debs terlalu lemah." Linley menggeleng. Itu kecil Kalan sedikit seseorang Linley tidak pernah khawatir tentang. Kalan hanya tidak bahkan dekat untuk menjadi pada tingkat yang sama seperti Linley. Satu Linley ingin berurusan dengan itu Clayde! "Tuanku, kami telah tiba." Sopir kata hormat. Linley membuka pintu kereta dan melangkah keluar. Dengan lompatan, Bebe melompat ke bahu Linley lagi. Sama seperti Linley hendak memasuki manor nya, penjaga gerbang kata hormat, "Tuhan, tamu hanya datang. Dia saat ini di aula utama menunggu Anda. "" Seorang tamu? Di aula utama? "Linley merasa curiga. Ada sering akan bangsawan datang untuk mengunjungi Linley, tetapi tanpa izin untuk masuk, mereka semua diam-diam akan menunggu di luar. Hanya orang-orang dengan status yang sangat tinggi, seperti Duke Patterson atau Raja Clayde, atau Kardinal Guillermo, akan langsung menuju ke ruang utama, bukannya menunggu di luar. "Siapa itu?" Linley tidak bisa h