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Ruffal received New Year's greetings from Lucien—it was still dark in the morning, and when he was drowsy, he was awakened by the rustling of the window, and he opened his eyes tensely while holding the sword, Just met the little black bean eyes of the carrier pigeon innocently.

Ruffal was stunned for a moment, he couldn't think of anyone who would write a letter to him at such a time, and asked this kind of carrier pigeon, which looked like it was trained by the army, to be sent to his window.

There are very few people who can get this kind of carrier pigeon, and there are even fewer people who can get carrier pigeons that can track his whereabouts. Rufar counted the suspects with his fingers and only the emperor above him and Luthers that bastard.

Thinking of Luses, Rufar didn't feel tired at all. While getting up to get the bamboo tube tied to the pigeon's leg, he forced a few bad words about Luses loudly.

That is to say, he can still be called the first prince of Luses now. After this month, everyone will call Luses the Grand Duke of Fenry Vedder.The meaning of this name is equivalent to the "crown prince" of some neighboring countries, which means that Luthers has been officially established as the first heir to the throne.

In other words——

Ruffal lost.

This taste is really not very good for him.

Ruffal's method of removing the bamboo tube from the pigeon's leg was not very gentle, and the pigeon lowered his head and pecked the back of his hand.The white-feathered bird jumped to the side, and the little black bean looked around Rufar's room alertly, only to find the crumbling wine bottle, and couldn't help but groan in disgust.

At this time, Ruffal is too lazy to care about a bird. You can see that even a bird can easily land on his window sill, and you know that he is gone, and there is no one who can be used around him.

Even those who wanted to stay were driven away by him, and Ruffal didn't think there would be any practical significance in making a last-ditch effort.Although he really didn't want to admit it, since the one at the top had already decided Luthers' victory, with his ability and remaining power, the only meaning of the dying struggle was to make him lose even more embarrassingly.

Instead of being bound to him, it's better to just go away and go their separate ways. Maybe they can find a way out and have a chance to make a comeback in the future.

After all, he was on his way back to the imperial capital, no matter how he was, he was still the second prince of the empire, and he should attend Luses's canonization ceremony.

After going back this time, he would basically have no chance of coming out alive, either he died of illness or died accidentally.

The conditions for rushing back were not very good. On the way, he had to be careful and wanted to deal with the guys he went to claim credit for in front of Luses in advance—they were all idiots, and they thought it was a big deal for Luses that Rufar died halfway. Good thing, but it did add a lot of difficulty to Ruffal's return journey.

Ruffal hadn't had a good night's sleep for several days before today, and he relied on spirits and potions to relieve his aching head, but he took care of himself pretty well, with a clean face and well-dressed, energetic The appearance is not too haggard.

He had to go back, and die in the hands of Luthers in a dignified manner.

In this way, the battle between him and Luses can be regarded as complete, and only he personally attended Luses's canonization ceremony, recognized the legitimacy of Luses' victory, and frankly and frankly killed those who were once in his hands. The guys below won't use his name to mess around.

But I have to say that no matter who sent him the letter at this time, no matter what kind of content it contained, Ruffal couldn't help feeling a little joy and comfort in his heart.

Even if they wrote letters to curse him, it was more lively than when he was woken up and couldn't sleep, and could only drink himself alone.

The bamboo tube was opened, and a letter with a few pages was pulled out. The rose griffin family crest of Duke Velveer was printed on the back of the letter, and Lucien's smooth handwriting was on the front.

right.Ruffal suddenly remembered that when Lucien left the imperial capital, he gave him a few pigeons, and he could be traced.

In the letter, Lucien sent greetings to Ruffal, mentioned what happened to Velvet, and complained a few words. The dean of the church was busy with work and refused to let the beautiful Hall he liked set foot in the temple. and so on.

They are all small everyday things, just like Lucien is completely ignorant of Rufar's current situation, and they are still writing back and forth in the past few years, chatting about bits and pieces in a familiar and coquettish tone , Write New Year's greetings like a child's diary.

Ruffal himself didn't realize that the corners of his mouth raised a little, and the brows that were frowning unconsciously relaxed a lot.He sat in front of the window and opened a new bottle of wine, and he drank the wine with Lucien's greetings, and the astringent wine became much easier to drink.

Lucien managed the territory very well——Rufar thought that His Majesty regretted letting Lucien out just like that. Lucien's talent staying in the imperial capital might create a bigger goal than building Velvet. value, and might even be put into the colosseum between him and Luthers, becoming an opponent the two of them had to defeat.

So Ruffal thought it was good that Lucien was let out. Lucien was a likable brother with beautiful blue eyes, and he didn't want them to turn into the muddy eyes of a dead man too early.

In the second half of the letter, Lucien brought up old stories again about the no-control zone on the other side of the Moon Mountains. During the years that it was blocked, Velveer crossed the mountains and opened up a relatively easy mountain road. It was a trade at that time. The business route of transportation - the tax of the neighboring principality is much heavier than that of the empire, and the merchants are happy to do business in Velveer, the low tax policy is good, and the freight of crossing the mountains is included to make a profit.

That mountain road was very well concealed by Sean. In the remote wild forest where no one could see, Lucien established a tentative friendship with the Chamber of Commerce on the other side of the mountain. On the premise of giving up some of the benefits, they He is also willing to take a little risk to help Lucien place a few fugitives in the gray area at the foot of Moon Mountain, and provide them with some life guidance and shelter for novices, so that they can gain a foothold there smoothly.

It's fine not to tell them who those people are. If they know more, the matter will be exposed, and it's inconvenient for them to blame Lucien.

In short, the general summary of Lucien's letter is that he is willing to provide Rufar with a way to escape to a foreign country on the other side of the mountain. He has already prepared the money and resources. The wave of guard slaves that Rufar bought for him back then You can also give him a few helpers.

The area near the Moon Mountains on the other side of the mountain is an uninhabited area, but it is not as desolate as everyone imagined. On the contrary, that area is quite prosperous and rich due to various shady profiteering businesses, complete facilities and beautiful environment, and even has a The strict legal system restrains the thugs, fugitives, and smugglers in this area from doing anything out of line, and it turns out to be an orderly and prosperous country within a country.

No matter if it is a wanted criminal who is being rewarded by major trade unions, or a fallen prince who was hunted down by the old country, no one will ask who you were in the past. As long as you have brains, strength and a little luck, you can live well there. .

"..."

Ruffal put down the letter, and let out a long sigh from the deepest part of his body at the same time.

The information sent by Lucien is more detailed than last time, which means that Lucien is really taking his smuggling out as a task, even though he has been rejected many times by himself, until now he has not The plan to agree.

It is impossible to say that there is no wavering, and no one can escape the emotion of fear of death. Ruffal has thought about turning his horse's head more than once, turning around and fleeing to the brand new beginning that Lucien described to him.

Every time Ruffal held back.

If he ran away, everything he insisted on and supported the existence of Ruffal would be wiped out. Even if he was alive, he would have lost his most important thing, and what survived was just an empty shell.

Lucien also seemed to know that he would not agree, and at the end of the letter he wrote rather discouragedly that this was his last effort, and angrily scolded Ruffal for being a bastard who wasted his good intentions. Take care of him.

... As expected, he was still a child, and he scolded people so badly.

Ruffal shook his head, laughing so rarely and easily.

But just this moment of relaxation——

His eyes went dark and he didn't know anything.

……

In the early morning light, the silver-haired Hollisso picked up His Royal Highness, who was unconscious, and rolled it down from the window sill without a sound.The cloak worn by the young man was blown away by the wind, like a bird of prey spreading its wings after hunting, clutching its prey and flapping its wings back to its nest.

Before leaving, he rubbed the pigeon's little head, and fed a handful of crackers to the little guy who had been flying hard for several days.

Lucien is indeed not good at swearing.

He is only good at doing things directly, plus ignoring his personal opinions to force others to do what he wants.

So he wrote just to inform Ruffal.

It doesn't matter if you agree or not with Ruffal.