Throne Steps

"Your Highness..."

As soon as the butler entered the room, he saw Saenz walking towards the couch with a thin blanket in his hand.Li Chen was lying on the couch with a stack of materials in his hand, but he seemed to have fallen asleep.

The butler quickly walked over in two steps, took the blanket from Saenz's hand and covered Li Chen with it.But even though the butler's light hands and feet had reached the professional level, Li Chen woke up instantly.

"...I fell asleep?" The person who just woke up was still a little dazed, sat up and wiped his face twice before recovering, "I'm really sorry."

"I've been here for a few days, why is it still like this?" Saenz sat back, "It's so far away, the black swan can't turn around without you?"

Being ridiculed by Saenz, Li Chen seemed to regain his energy in an instant, and said with a smile: "What do you care about me? If nothing else, I will rest when you rest."

Saenz glanced at him and didn't reply. He just flipped through the documents handed over by the butler and put them back in the butler's hand: "We'll deal with them together."

Li Chen rushed over: "Wait, isn't this my document?"

Saenz raised his crutch and pushed him back: "Did those two dogs of yours lose their limbs and their heads?"

Upon hearing this statement, Li Chen knew that Saenz really didn't want him to continue processing the documents, so he sat back honestly and said, "Oh, well, let them use their remaining energy, I'll just stay here and be lazy."

Said it was lazy, but in fact Li Chen still couldn't sit still with Saenz.After all, Saenz played an important role in "Severe Arms, Legs, and Heads", and he was still processing various documents in an orderly manner. Li Chen was really embarrassed to sit in a daze.

Saenz couldn't bear it anymore, he held down the person who rushed over to "steal" the documents again: "Can't you just sit quietly?"

Li Chen put down the document in his hand and smiled coquettishly: "I didn't lose my limbs or my head... Besides, after watching the first part and not looking at the back, it's equivalent to not letting me watch the ending of the show, Your Highness."

Saenz flipped through the information he put back with his fingertips, and found that the important parts had been marked, he sneered: "Take other people's information as a joke, huh?"

"Then what are you looking at?" Li Chen sat on the couch and tilted his head, "Since lunch, have you turned over three pages of documents in your hand?"

Saenz simply threw the entire document aside, and said frankly, "No."

Li Chen raised his eyebrows: "Anyway, they don't dare to bother you with any troubles now... It is widely rumored that your temperament has changed drastically because of your injury, and you can't avoid people, do you know that?"

Saenz didn't change his color: "So what?"

"No." Li Chen smiled lightly, "I just want to know whether a person with an injury can become the Patriarch of Saenlich."

It was rare for Saenz not to overwhelm others immediately, but even if he was stared at so simply, those who confronted him would feel heavy pressure.

But Lichen is not afraid, he is almost a hobgoblin here in Saenz.Saenz did not bully him further, but asked back with a warning tone: "Spy on pure white, huh?"

"It's not me who is spying on the pure white color, but you, Your Highness."

Li Chen stood up and adjusted his clothes: "If... I mean, if you lose the possibility of becoming the head of the family, will you never recover from it?"

After he finished speaking, he didn't seem to need an answer, so he nodded to Saenz and walked out.

Saenz was kept secret for nearly a month.In recent days, even Lichen—the only non-caregiver allowed in—has been quiet about him.

In fact, Saenz no longer thinks it is embarrassing to be seen by the public with his cane appearance, and he has already adjusted his mentality in this regard.But he is always thinking, so he needs to be alone for a long time.

——What is my most scruples?

Betrayal, the death of a close comrade-in-arms, an accident with the mother or even a physical disability, which caused the family head to compete... Which of these things made me feel sad, anxious or even disturbed the most?

Saenz looked out the window, the courtyard was empty, so he relaxed his mind without any scruples and let his imagination run wild.He felt that he must know the answer, but he just needed a little aftertaste and a little comprehension.

Li Chen's words gave Saenz a new direction of thinking.He must fight for the position of head of the family, this is one of his innate missions, even if a little disability will become his disadvantage now.But it doesn't mean that his life is all about fighting for the throne. After all, life is long, and there is only one winner in the end. If you only pay attention to this goal, your vision will be too narrow.

Saenz indulged himself to think back, recalling why he would go all out for this matter.

He seldom imagined what he would look like if he succeeded, nor did he guess how others surrendered to him.He witnessed his father's majesty, commanding the army, entering and exiting the royal court, but he rarely thought about what would happen if all these belonged to him.Unlike other careerists, he chases high positions, but doesn't fantasize about the fruits of victory.

This kind of people is actually not uncommon. They enjoy the process of chasing, strategizing and overcoming difficulties. When the goddess of victory smiles at them in the end, they will lose interest in all of this.

At the end of the day, even if Saenz is indeed disqualified from the competition, it will only arouse his greater energy to make waves.

And the so-called "weakness" that will affect his journey to grab the position is, in the final analysis, just a challenge that needs to be solved on the journey of conquest.

Yes, the weak point, the kind of gap through which solid protection can be destroyed.Wiggins has been used as a cover for many years, but Saenz's power does not need another answer.

Yet Saenz chose the question anyway.He wanted to know, aside from the impact on competition and his influence, what he really cared about.He has been chasing the position of Patriarch for too long, maybe he will be blinded by it, and maybe he will lose what he cares about before repenting.

He was so used to being in control that he felt that this kind of miss must never happen.

The situation before him was helping him to clear his mind.He spent time in constant "losing" and "strikes", but he felt that life was not difficult.Saenz thought, he must not have missed the most important thing.

There was a sudden commotion in the yard, which pulled Saenz out of deep thinking.One second he seemed to have just touched the edge of the answer, and the next moment he was pulled away from his thoughts by the noise. This faint discomfort made him half-close his eyes.

It was the nominal "weakness" and "flagpole" of Saenz's forces who broke in - Wiggins Estor, the head of the Ainuma Temple.

He was wearing a white magic robe, holding a white oak staff, and even his long hair was silver-white.Coupled with the light-colored pupils that appear due to outstanding talent, Wiggins is almost more pure white than the Sarnlich family.

And the darkness that lives with him represents the "black swan". From Li Chen to the two responsible persons, they are all black-haired and black-eyed, and the opposition between the two is visible to the naked eye.

"Your Highness!"

Wiggins saw Saenz by the window on the second floor at a glance, and quickly approached: "Forgive my rudeness. But for a month, we have not seen your figure or heard your voice. Worrying about you."

Saenz was not angry, but his eyes were cold.Wiggins couldn't find the connivance he used to have in him, and couldn't help but panic: "I didn't deliberately disobey your order, but I was too worried to make such a move. Please don't blame the guards at the door."

Can't clean up the mistakes I made, and plead for others?Saenz sneered inwardly, but on the surface he didn't respond to a single word.He moved his eyes away from Wiggins, looked in the direction of the courtyard door, and then turned to leave the window.

"Your Highness!" Wiggins took two steps closer, with a earnest expression, "Let me go in and take a look at you, okay? I prayed outside for a month, but I couldn't sleep or eat every day because I couldn't see you. Please let me see How about you, okay? Please!"

Saenz looked at him condescendingly, and said in a cold tone, "No."

Wiggins seemed nailed there, with a look of disbelief on his face.And Saenz felt that this guy was really annoying, and after rejecting him gloomily, he actually felt a little refreshed in his heart.

"Don't stand there stupidly, His Highness didn't allow you to come in."

Another voice came from behind Wiggins, it was the "Black Swan" Lichen who was allowed to enter the door.He walked over with strides, and there was a tendency to forcibly drag him out if the opponent didn't cooperate-although he might not be able to beat Wiggins when he really used his magic power.The two guards at the door were looking at Wiggins through the open door, and their eyes did not look friendly.

Wiggins turned his head to look at the empty window, and had no choice but to go out.He brushed past Li Chen and said in a low voice, "Don't be too complacent."

Li Chen stood still, turned his head slightly and raised the corner of his mouth: "I was ordered to come every day, but you were ordered not to come, why am I not proud?"

After speaking, he sneered and walked towards the small building, leaving Wiggins with a back that made him feel very arrogant.

Li Chen entered the room, and Saenz was sitting at the table, seemingly waiting for him.

"What's wrong with you? The power of the contract fluctuates so much, you want me to hurry over here." Li Chen smiled, "Don't just drive away that annoying spirit?"

Saenz held his head: "Part of it is."

Li Chen looked a little dazed: "Huh?"

Saenz said with a low smile: "Actually, I have to thank him. I thought he disturbed my thinking at first, but when he said he wanted to come in, I suddenly realized something."

Li Chen showed a clear expression, smiled and said, "You have found the answer."

Saenz looked at him: "Yes."

Li Chen's smile began to blur, and the surrounding environment gradually became hazy.In the stream of light, Saenz was like falling into a cloud, but his thinking was extremely clear.The tree of life circulated with his power, uncovering the cover in his heart, revealing his answer.

——What I care about is not the impatient hearing, the heartache of being hurt, or the flustered of loss.

Since you care about it, you won't lose a bit of it.Even if it is only in unreal thoughts, even if the surroundings are bleak, we must keep them safe and never allow harm to spread.

Protect him, trust him...see him.

The embarrassment of licking the wound, it doesn't matter if only he sees it; the appearance of being disgusted by himself, only his thoughts are cared by him.Subconsciously do not accept his negative views, even if he is disabled, even if he will lose the qualification to compete, he still wants him to treat himself as usual, still close, unscrupulous, and smiling as before.

Doesn't this already have an answer?Saenz sighed, since he ordered not to see anyone in the illusion, he has the answer.

It's not that I don't see you, but I'm waiting for him to come and see you.

he……

His contract!

"I can't do this." An elegant and luxurious voice came to my ears, "After all, a long, long time ago, this was still a kind of provocation..."

Saenz's power suddenly exploded along the loyalty contract, and quickly traced the invading power along the opponent's vein.He is no longer the tired and wounded person in the illusion. Now his magic power is pure and terrifying, but the opponent retreats faster than him, avoiding his thoughts of waiting for an opportunity to strike.

He opened his eyes, and there were two people standing under the tree not far away.They stood so close that one of them seemed to have just let go of the other's wrist.As soon as Saenz got the answer, the inviolable territory sensed an external force, which made him secretly irritable.

"Even now, this is still a provocation." He stood up sullenly, and strode towards the two of them, "I hope you don't misunderstand me, Your Highness Mogadishu."

[The author has something to say]: This is how the relationship line is opened