Royal Alchemist

The secretary brought him in and then backed out. You Zichen stood respectfully in front of Saffirol, as if he had long forgotten who was yelling at him not long ago and sentenced his father to death for a trivial matter.

Safirol looked him up and down: "Your name is You Zichen, and you are You Zixun's younger brother? You said you have secret information?"

"Yes, Your Highness, very important information." You Zichen's eyes sparkled with excitement and frenzy.

Safirol was noncommittal: "Then tell me, I hope you are worth my time."

You Zichen leaned forward with a smile, and Girod took a step in front of Safirol vigilantly, his eyes were stern: "Just stand there and say what you want to say."

"It's about my brother." You Zichen had no choice but to back away, pretending to be mysterious with a smile on his face, "Our family will hold a party tonight."

Saffirol glanced at a piece of surveillance information on the right hand side, which was sent to his office this morning, and it clearly stated the place and time of Youjia's gathering tonight.The party was hosted by Yu Zixun's second uncle You Bolun. It was not only to relieve the pressure of the tribe, but also to pray for the wanderer Xun who was leading the army.

"Have fun," Safirol said.

"No no! Your Highness, the gathering is actually just an appearance!" You Zichen said eagerly, "Actually, You Zixun is planning to defect!"

Safirol's eyes sharpened: "What did you say?"

"You Zixun told us not to bring people or things, and to use the party to deceive people. He said that he had prepared a boat and would carry people away overnight. After thinking about it, I thought it was wrong, so I decided to report to His Highness. Our Youjia era Serving the royal family is supposed to serve the empire and die. You Zixun’s treacherous behavior is shameful, and I disdain to be with him..."

Not waiting for You Zichen to finish expressing his emotions, Safirol suddenly got up: "Order the guards to rush to the meeting place immediately! Once they are found to defect, they will be executed on the spot!"

"Yes!" Gerald immediately took the order and left.

Safirol felt uneasy after thinking about it: "Wait, I'll go there together!"

You Zichen chased after him and shouted: "Your Highness! Your Highness, I am loyal to you and the empire! I never thought of betrayal, so I came to tell you the news as soon as possible!"

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Outside a manor of Youjia, the royal guard waited quietly.

Saffirol sits in the town in person, and the You family members can be seen constantly getting out of the car and walking into the manor on the screen, and You Bolun and You Zixun's butler go out to greet them from time to time.

Only a very small number of people looked normal, as if they really came to the party. Most of the people looked nervous and started looking around as soon as they got out of the car.Hearing You Zichen's meaning, he clearly reminded the clansmen not to bring any belongings, but there were still many people who brought large bags and piles of boxes into the manor, wishing they could carry the whole family on their backs, for fear that the target was not clear enough.

But You Bolun and the housekeeper did not refuse, as long as they brought it, they would accept everything.

You Zichen said courteously: "Your Highness, look, I'm not wrong. You Zixun has made arrangements, and as soon as everyone arrives, he will take people away. That ungrateful guy wants to betray the empire! Damn it! He doesn't even think about it. Who gave him the status he has today!"

Saffirol turned a deaf ear and focused on looking at the screen, his handsome eyebrows slightly raised at an angle.

Seeing that Safirol was silent, You Zichen continued: "Your Highness, I am different from You Zixun, in my heart there is only empire..."

"Shut up! Can't you be quiet?" Gerald couldn't help cursing.

Safirol leaned towards Girod and asked in a low voice, "Have you found any spaceships nearby?"

Gerald questioned the guards and replied, "No, not found."

"It must be hidden somewhere! You Zixun is so cunning, he won't be exposed so easily!" You Zichen rushed.

Safirol tapped the armrest and asked Girod, "How long have we been guarding?"

"Almost two hours."

Sapphirol vaguely felt that something was wrong: "What are you doing?"

But look at the old butler at the manor who is still receiving guests in an orderly manner. His shirt is as white as snow, his black tuxedo is neat and pure, his hair is meticulous, his bowing angle, and his way of pointing the way are as standard as if measured by a ruler. Even the stewards in the palace are inferior to him.

"The butler of your family is very good." Safirol spoke to You Zichen for the first time.

You Zichen dismissed it a bit, and responded perfunctorily: "Ah, he has been in our house for many years, it seems that he has been the housekeeper since I can remember."

The old butler was older than the three Youfu brothers. He had been working for the Youjia for decades, never had a day off, and watched the old master's son and grandson grow up with his own eyes.

"Then he should be very loyal to Youjia." Safirol thought thoughtfully, "Then a loyal housekeeper must be able to do anything for the master's family, right?"

No one answered him, and the atmosphere was very strange.

Suddenly, Safirol raised his voice: "How long has it been since You Bolun showed up?"

When he roared, Gerald's heart tightened, and he immediately played back the surveillance video, only to find that You Bolun hadn't appeared on the screen since an hour ago.

"Cunning guy!" Sapphirol roared angrily, "Rush in! Arrest everyone inside!"

In the manor, wanderers with different relationships, far and near, gathered together, all of them looked flustered and fidgeted.

The old butler brought a guest into the room and ordered the servants to take away the empty dishes as soon as possible.

"When will the ship come?" Someone finally couldn't hold back, "Didn't it mean that the ship will come to pick us up later? Why haven't we heard anything after we waited for so long?"

They were all gathered together by You Zixun, and the one who asked the question looked impatient, and casually knocked over the dinner plates on the table beside him.

The old housekeeper glanced down and signaled the servants to clean up: "Please be patient, the people have not arrived yet, and when everyone has arrived, there will naturally be a boat to pick everyone up and leave. You can't just leave here and there."

"How long will you wait for? Those who don't come, what are they waiting for? Let's come first and go first!"

"That's right, we should leave quickly, in case someone leaks the news, it will be too late!" Someone echoed.

Suddenly someone noticed something strange: "Where's Yu Bolun? Where did Yu Bolun go? Why didn't you see him?"

The rest of the people also commented: "Yes, it seems that I haven't seen him for a long time."

"Shouldn't he run away first?"

The man at the beginning was furious, and grabbed the butler by the collar: "Where's Yubran? Tell him to come out! Did he escape!"

The old butler remained unmoved, with a polite smile on his face all the time: "Please be safe and don't be impatient."

At this moment, a group of heavily armed soldiers descended from the sky and rushed into Youjia Manor. For a while, the curses of men and the screams of women were mixed together, which could be heard endlessly.

"It's the Royal Guard!"

"Help! Who will save me!"

The door of the room was split open by a sharp sword, and the soldiers broke in. Someone wanted to take advantage of the chaos to escape, but was directly killed by the soldiers guarding the periphery. Blood splashed on the fence and stained the withered flowers red.

The panic exposed by the defection occupied the hearts of everyone present, and they fled in all directions without grace.

Only the old butler stood calmly among the fleeing crowd, as if his time axis was different from others, as if everything outside had nothing to do with him.He slowly tidied up the messed-up bow tie, carefully tidied up his attire, and repeatedly went to meet some distinguished guests.

The chaos quickly subsided, and all the wanderers in the manor were driven to a corner, and the soldiers held bloody sharp weapons in their hands.

Accompanied by Gerald, Safirol walked into the manor.

When the old housekeeper saw You Zichen following behind Safirol, he was not surprised at all.

When Safirol walked into the room, he saw the old butler standing upright in the center of the hall at first sight. Even though he was being held up by a weapon, his expression did not change at all, with a just right smile on his face.Sapphirol glanced around, and didn't talk to the old housekeeper directly with those squatting in the corner: "What are you doing?"

The old butler bowed respectfully: "We are holding a family gathering, Your Highness."

Sapphirol sneered, walked slowly in the hall, and patted a piece of luggage that was as tall as a person: "Bringing such a big guy to the party?"

The old butler smiled and said nothing.

"Where's Yubran?" Safirol seemed calm, but the bulging veins on the back of his hand revealed his inner anger.

"I don't know, Your Highness."

Safirol turned around half a circle, walked in front of him, and said in a majestic and cold tone, "You don't know?"

"Yes, Your Highness, I don't know where he went." The old butler remained calm under Safirol's sword-like gaze. At his age, it seemed that nothing could control his emotions.

You Zichen walked up and down the villa in a panic, muttering: "Not here! They are not here!"

He was like an epileptic, shaking uncontrollably in his limbs.

"Not here! You Bolun You Zihe! You Ruixi, You Jie, You Zihua... are not here! They escaped!"

Everyone whose name he reads is an excellent junior of Youjia, but they are not here!At this moment, You Zichen suddenly understood that this was a scam, a scam to turn the tiger away from the mountain!

You Zixun had already guessed that You Zichen would betray his clansmen for profit, so he consciously let him inform Saffirol and draw Safirol's attention to this manor. In fact, the person he really wanted to take away had long been It was gathered at another secret location, and even Yu Bolun's appearance at the beginning was also suspicious.

And those who were called to the manor were all those who were abandoned by You Zixun, and they were pawns used to fool Safirol, including You Zichen.

When Safirol found that Yu Bolun was no longer there, he understood what was going on, and the anger of being fooled almost ignited him.

He didn't bother to look at You Zichen at all, a clown who can't get on the stage is not qualified to talk to him at all, Safirol stood in front of the old housekeeper: "They betrayed the empire, have they all escaped?"

The old butler bowed his head slightly, expressing his acquiescence, upholding enough politeness and pride in his bones.

"Then why don't you leave?" Safirol asked, "Did You Zixun abandon you?"

The old butler smiled slightly: "I'm old and I don't want to leave my homeland. Young people have their own way. This is the last thing I can do for him."

Safirol felt that he was deeply humiliated by this steward. Isn't it the way to stay in the empire? Isn't it the way they should go to serve Solomon?

"One last thing?" Safirol sneered, "You also know that your life is not long? What's your name?"

"I'm just a housekeeper, and my name is of no importance." The old housekeeper bowed respectfully to Safirol, "Your Highness, welcome to Youjia Manor. Your presence makes the manor flourish. It's a pity that the master is not at home , please allow me to entertain you on behalf of the host, would you like to have some tea first, or dessert?"