novelzi Chapter 569: Clear, the Marquis’ plan.
Chapter 569: Clear, the Marquis’ plan.
Su Guangjing and Xie Keqing were also preparing to listen carefully to Su Yi's next words.
The most critical issue now is how to find the nobles and how to extinguish their candles.
Su Guangjing, Xie Keqing, and Lan Ji are undoubtedly among the candidates for the nobility.
Now time is running out...
"And the Marquis wanted to pin the blame on the alchemists, because the collections in the storage room were indeed looted."
“These are established facts.”
"That's one of the reasons why the princess thinks so."
"That is to say, the final situation is that it is very likely that the alchemists group wiped out the Marquis' Mansion. It is also possible that the tax officer took advantage of his status, but I think the most likely possibility is that the Rose Thieves Group appeared again."
Hearing this, Hong Hong couldn't help but speak out: "And it was they who killed all the people in the Marquis' Mansion. So, as I said before, the Rose Thieves Group was not eliminated at all. It was their leader who disguised himself as the Marquis."
“This connects us to what happened before.”
Su Yi nodded: "So everything is instigated by the Marquis behind the scenes. Without him, none of this would have happened."
"Then the Marquis's goal is also very simple, to achieve immortality. But what happens after immortality? Does he need to pave a way out for himself?"
"The princess is dead, the king's mission has not been completed, the country is facing the risk of being attacked, and the Marquis's Mansion is gone."
"And he has even bigger ambitions."
"Greater ambitions?" Lan Ji murmured to herself, and then her eyes lit up.
"You mean...Prince!"
Lan Ji's call of "Prince" brought Su Guangjing back to reality, and he understood it at the same time as Lan Ji.
"The marriage was also arranged by the Marquis, the prince was also received by the Marquis, the princess was also brought home by the Marquis, and the alchemists were also recruited by the Marquis's tax officials..."
"The Marquis is the mastermind behind this, and he has already made preparations for the back-up plan."
"Whether it succeeds or fails, the prince's presence is necessary, and his death is predetermined."
"The Marquis will not let him leave alive."
Honghong didn't understand yet and looked at the few people who seemed to understand with confusion.
"If a fake marquis can pretend to be a marquis, why can't he pretend to be a prince?"
"As long as the prince dies, he may be able to transform into a prince with his superb disguise skills, instead of being a marquis in this country with an enemy at the gates. His goal is to become a prince and a king!"
"Even the immortal king, that's what he's planning."
Su Yi finished his words.
Everyone took a breath.
This is the purpose of the Marquis and also the purpose of the leader of the Rose Thieves.
This is entirely based on scattered clues, motives, and fictitious inferences made by guessing at the characters' personalities.
But if you think about it carefully...it was indeed the purpose of the Marquis's whole plan.
What Su Yi said was as if he had seen it... This result was convincing.
"And the price of eternal life is not only the Seven Emotions Man and the princess' curse, but more likely the lives of the Rose Thieves and the entire Marquis' Mansion as nourishment."
"If you think about it carefully, the road to immortality is not something that can be found casually. Immortality will inevitably come at the cost of the lives of others. This is a road full of blood and sin. The further you go on this road, the soul will eventually be corroded by darkness."
"Just like the current Diablo games, you say they are all competitive games, so who says that the lives won are not plundering the lives of the losers?"
"If you want to prolong your life, you must sacrifice your life."
Su Yi has a scale in his heart. He is now an immortal body. Su Yi believes that at the beginning, this was the devil's long life shared with him, and then in the victory or defeat in the arena, the devil's game infused him with the vitality of 521 people.
Undoubtedly, this told Su Yi that if he wanted to live forever, there would be a price to pay.
And the price is the equivalent exchange of other people's lives, which should be a theorem that cannot be violated.
"So the entire Marquis's Mansion was wiped out that day! No one was spared."
"In pursuit of immortality, he used all means possible, sacrificing the lives of the servants and guards of the entire Marquis's mansion, as well as his brothers in the Rose Thieves Group. Those innocent lives died tragically under his greed, and turned into resentful spirits."
"You mean the vengeful spirits are them..." Liu Zihu was stunned.
"That's right. The evil spirits we encountered attacked me, not because the princess cursed the tax collector or hated me."
"The vengeful spirits we encountered were actually the vengeful spirits of the servants' guards. They all believed that the tax collector colluded with the Rose Thieves Group, which led to the destruction of the Marquis' Mansion."
"So, they attacked you..." Liu Zihu suddenly realized, and then was surprised.
"So the entire Marquis's Mansion was empty... After this incident happened..."
When everyone heard this, they seemed to see the tragic situation in the Marquis's Mansion.
As soon as Su Yi finished speaking, the whole space seemed to be shrouded in a gloomy atmosphere. Countless black shadows were crawling in the dark corners around, and the candle flames were jumping violently, as if countless invisible hands were controlling it.
Some strange and nerve-wracking sounds came from all directions, rustling and crying, as if countless souls were groaning in pain.
The sounds intertwined together made one's scalp tingle and one's hair stand on end.
Xie Keqing tensed up instantly.
“Is this… what you said?”
"Wraith?"
The shadows cast on the wall twisted and changed, as if the twisted faces of the vengeful spirits were struggling. The air was filled with a rotten smell, as if one could smell the scent of death. Black mist could be vaguely seen surging on the ground, as if the grudges of the vengeful spirits were gathering.
"Are you okay..." Liu Zihu felt creepy, and under the flashing of the strange red light, he couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart.
It felt like these evil spirits were ready to kill them at any time.
"If we make any mistakes, these evil spirits will tear us to pieces... We can't move..."
Everyone's spirits were shocked again by this strange scene.
But when they looked at Su Yi, they found that the young man was not surprised but laughed.
It seemed like something happy happened, which made everyone feel creepy.
My heart is also lifted.
What's going on?
This Su Yi, is still smiling so brightly?
The candle flamed without wind, and only a short section of the candle was left.
"So, what should we do now?" Du Wei rarely asked Su Yi for advice.
The rebellious look on his face disappeared, and was replaced by... a hint of heat hidden in his eyes.
"All we need to do is extinguish the candle in front of us and help the princess get rid of the prince she cursed."
"And you guys need to deal with the nobles that the prince wants to eliminate."
"I had an idea just now, but now after seeing these evil spirits, I have another idea."
"What...is it?" Jiang Tianxia asked.
"Our game may be a cooperative game, and the exiled person has not said what will happen."
"As long as we decide on the option, we can let the nobles extinguish the candles themselves. Just like us, as the four princes, we also extinguished the candles in front of us."
"That's understandable, and the noble only needs him to extinguish it himself."
"So what's your other idea?" Jiang Tianxia narrowed his eyes.
"That is to let these evil spirits wandering around come and recognize it."
Su Yi looked at the candle in front of him that was shaking violently.
"As people from the Marquis's Mansion, how could they not know the Marquis?"
Su Yi smiled slightly, but no one noticed it at first.
But while Su Yi was speaking, the number of evil spirits behind Jiang Tianxia seemed to increase rapidly.
The dark shadows squirmed into a ball, it was so scary!