Scepter of Thorns

Madam Red sat by the window covered by black curtains, and the maid served a pot of black tea on a silver tray, "Madam, your tea."

Curly smoke rose from the spout of the pot, enveloping her heavily made-up face, "Frantz rebelled."

"Yes, ma'am." The maid bowed to her. "He is a patriarch through and through."

"I expected this result on the first day he took office." Madam Hong took a sip of tea leisurely, "Empress Victoria abdicated, and Caesar became the supreme ruler?"

The maid replied flatly: "Yes, madam."

She called the maid back.Although she couldn't see the scenery outside, she could still imagine the misty rain and mist. She had seen too much, and it was like this every rainy season.And she can only stay in this mansion forever, watching the people outside the window come on stage and then leave sadly.

She began to recall her distant memory, Caesar, the silver eyes.She was sure that she had seen someone before, not the silver-eyed Prince Clement, but a man of noble status who showed his love to her in a humble way.He gave her big bouquets of red roses, saying that this was the most suitable flower for her.But she had never seen such a fiery and gorgeous flower. Both she and her sister Black came from the most desolate north of the devil world, where there was a vast Gobi and desert, and no delicate flowers could survive.

black queen. Black.Madam Red repeated these two words.

She remembered.

That was Ulysses Phaethon, the first generation of Demon King. He belonged to the Demon Realm clan and had a pair of dazzling silver eyes.During an expedition to the northern border, he met two sisters, and he made love to her, but finally married her sister, a woman who was always rational and calm.

She laughed dumbfounded, stood up and went to the kitchen, the rose cookies that she carefully baked should be ready.

Then Madam Hong heard a small sound, like something being pried open lightly.She leaned sideways against the wall at the corner of the kitchen, and two young men of similar age entered the mansion through a side door.The leader was a black-haired demon youth whose facial features made her feel familiar.

There was a silver-haired man behind him. Madam Red stood on her tiptoes and glanced at it. She was a little surprised for a moment. Except for the color of his hair and eyes, his appearance was exactly the same as Caesar's!

"Hello, ma'am." They spoke first, "Please come out, we have something to talk to you about."

Knowing that her whereabouts had been discovered by the other party, Madam Hong twitched her lips, "Okay, but let me take the rose cookies out of the oven first."

She put on thick gloves and pulled out the iron rack that placed the desserts from the oven, and then slowly put the desserts on it into the silver tray one by one.She led the two of them to the Xiangyang reception room, and the tray was placed on the table, "This is the snack I just baked, don't you want a piece?"

She looked up at them with mockery and anticipation in her eyes.The silver-haired young man hesitated for a moment, and out of courtesy, he reached out and took one.

On the other hand, the black-haired demon stared into her eyes, and said with a half-smile: "Except for the large amount of saccharin and a spoonful of black scorpion poison in it, I really want to taste it."

Madam Hong laughed out loud, the silver-haired youth shook his hand, and the snack fell back into the tray again.

"You are from the Solomon family." She laughed wildly, "I think you used to eat this kind of food when you were young."

"It's more than that." He said sarcastically, "But madam, we really have a serious business to come to you this time."

A small snake poked its head out from the black window curtain. She held a snack and put it near the snake's mouth. The triangular snake's head shook, and the letter spit out and swallowed it in one gulp.Madam Hong didn't answer, she just slowly fed all the cookies to the snake, the two looked at her silently and waited patiently.

After the poisonous creature was full, Madam Hong clapped her hands, and the maid came over to take away the remaining plates.At this time, she looked at the black-haired demon youth, "What's the matter, tell me."

"Hundreds of years ago, your eldest sister Black put a lock on you in order to prevent your love with the first generation of Demon King, and imprisoned you in this mansion forever. I think this memory is very important to Madam. It is unforgettable, but now, I got that key by chance, so I came here specially to make a deal with you." He smiled and showed a key hanging on the necklace, "This is it."

"Okay." Madam Hong shrugged, "For the sake of keeping the same blood, I can satisfy you with one condition."

"Aren't you afraid that this is a scam?" The silver-haired young man standing aside interjected.

She didn't answer the question directly: "Young man, are you Caesar's twin brother?"

"... yes," he said, "my name is Amiens Phaethon, and my name is Edward Monroe."

Edward glanced at him lightly, but said nothing.

"Now that we know each other, I can tell you the reason." Madam Hong smiled, her voice was cold and hoarse, mixed with a kind of aura, "First of all, this history has been completely cleaned up, if you I know, I must have come into contact with some unknown things. It would not be surprising if I got the key. What's more, one of you is a descendant of the Solomon family, and the other is the twin brother of the Demon Clan and the Supreme Consul. To deceive a downtrodden and imprisoned woman."

"Believe me, just give me the key first." She brushed the red hair hanging from her ears, "After 'unlocking', I will fulfill your conditions."

Madame Hong leaned calmly on the soft chair. She had a gorgeous face, her lips were like flames, and against the color of her hair, she seemed to be burning.An old and heavy crown was embedded in the fluffy hair. It was the black iron crown, the symbol of the Black Queen.

Edward suddenly thought of his mother for some reason. His memory was as dilapidated and blurred as if he had been soaked by sea water. The woman with heavy makeup also looked lazy and noble, and looked at him with contempt and indifference.But the fragments of these pictures were only frozen at the moment of her death, her eyes widened in a daze, and the dark purple blood spread from the broken body, which wet the dead branches and leaves under her body.

He handed the key to Mrs. Hong, who took it with a smile and gave him a deep look.

"You still want to stay?" She played with the key and said with a smile, "Want to watch me unlock it? Okay."

Madam Hong stood up, almost as tall as Amiens.She first took off the fluffy fur coat, revealing her plump figure, then the sharp high heels and lace socks. When she was about to take off her tight trousers, Edward took Amiens out silently.

The woman laughed wantonly and took off the last piece of clothing.She was beautiful naked, the color of honey as sweet as molasses, and her bright red hair was scattered about her body, with a lock or two caught between her thighs.Her breasts were exposed, and her red hair curled up, revealing the metallic luster inside.

She poked the key into the muddy and deep lair, inserted it into the keyhole that had tortured her for half her life, and the lock opened with a "click", and at the same time, an invisible restriction disappeared with this small sound.She threw the two dirty things aside, leaned on the chair and sat up.

A sense of ambiguity filled the room.The most intimate taste in a female body is as mellow as wine that has been sealed for many years, making people want to move.She put on her coat and waited until the smell dissipated before calling the two people outside the door to come in.

The expressions of the two men were very delicate, Madam Hong propped her chin, she was as seductive as a goblin at this moment, "What's your condition?"

"We want to know everything about the Black Queen," Amiens said, "all the plans, the policies, the people in the party, etc."

"You and Caesar are not in the same group." She said lazily, "Okay, after you go out, it will be in the third room on the left. You can flip through it as you like, but you must return it to the original place when you come out."

Amiens nodded slightly and walked out of the room.A few minutes later, he called to Edward at the door: "Okay, let's go."

Madam Hong glanced at him, "It's really fast."

"Excuse me, ma'am." Edward waved his hand, "I wish you a happy rest of your life."

"what."

It was still raining outside the mansion.Amiens opened a black umbrella, "Are you sure that Death is the guide?"

"I'm sure." Edward walked on the empty street, and the rain dyed the city into a lonely gray. "He fought against me in the forest and tried to trap us all. The white magic circle is his fault."

Amiens lowered the umbrella a little, "It's a pity that I ran away."

Edward suddenly turned his head to look at his face, "Are you going out on the street like this? You will be arrested."

His silver hair was scattered behind his back like a cold spring of ice. His facial features were sharp and sharp, but his temperament was very soft, which weakened the majesty of this inherently superior person, and instead revealed a gentle and elegant taste.

"It doesn't matter." Amiens smiled calmly, "I don't want to hide anymore, anyway, Caesar has been too busy to take care of me recently, but you are in a bit of trouble, do you want to go to heaven?"

He took out a white feather from the interspatial ring. The rain wetted it, but it seemed to awaken something. The crystal streamer radiated from the feather, as if it had been stained with ice and snow, and it looked as exquisite as a handicraft.

"It was in our hotel in the slums. I found it on your bed when you went to wash up. You seemed to be having a dream that night. It was very painful, so I put it away on my own initiative. Later I found this There is a strong light element on it, which comes from the wings of the pure-blooded celestial clan." Amiens handed him the feather, "I guess you also know that it is said that this is the key to enter the heaven."

Edward looked at the feather carefully, "Not only this, but also a place with a strong light element to be effective, but there are very few places like the Demon Realm."

"I know where it is." Amiens answered, "I will help you."

Edward turned sideways, "Why?"

"I want the scepter of lies." He replied bluntly, "You will definitely not be able to use this in the heavenly realm, but I need it very much. So I want to beg you to give it to me, and as a price, I will send you to the heavenly realm."

"Okay." Edward smiled, and pointed suggestively at the leaf-shaped imprint on his nails, "But this time, there is no need to sign a contract."

"That's right." Amiens elbowed his shoulder, "Okay, let's go."

The two left the street one after the other. In the distance, a thorn bird flew up from a branch. Its thorny wings "swished" the rainwater among the leaves, and then disappeared into the leaden sky.

----Chapter48. Transaction & End----

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