The son-in-law of Mr. Hachishaku

Chapter 161: Meeting with the King (two chapters in one)

"Why should brother Li Ang be disqualified from meeting him? What did he do wrong?"

La Ya lost all sleep in an instant, sat up and asked.

Tanis smiled and took the little snake's hand: "No, I just want to ask your opinion."

"Okay, go to bed early, you just shed your skin and need more rest."

The communication between mother and daughter started inexplicably and ended in an anticlimactic manner. Until Tanis closed the door and left, Laya didn't understand what she was going to do.

On the other side, Tanis came out of her daughter's room and called over a few Gemir knights, asking them to keep an eye on Laya and not allow her to move around as she pleased until the audience was over.

At the same time, they were also asked to pay more attention to Li Ang's movements and report any situation in a timely manner.

There was nothing to say all night, and the time flew by to the next day.

Li Ang woke up early as usual, tidied up and walked out of the guest room.

Immediately, a Gemel knight who had been waiting for a long time came over and said, "Your Excellency, Lady Tanis asked me to take you directly to the Egret Church to wait for an audience."

Li Ang looked at the knight with a low eyebrow, and then at the two guards in front of Laya's room.

A smile couldn't help but appear on his face: "Okay, take me there."

Tanis obviously didn't want the two of them to meet again, so she came up with this idea to prevent the bond between Laya and him from getting deeper and affecting subsequent plans.

Li Ang followed the Gemel Knight out of the main building and saw a bridge made of huge special components.

Beside the bridge, red lava poured down like a waterfall.

The feeling it brings is not the comfort of rushing down the river, but the burning feeling of being close to death.

After crossing the iron bridge, we came to the so-called Aigley Church.

The stone spire-style building is consistent with the overall style of the official residence. Different from the golden tree emblems engraved on other churches in the junction, the front end of Aigley Church is two flying snakes with teeth and claws.

Going inside, this worship of snakes becomes even more exaggerated.

The statue of the serpent with its head lowered almost occupies the visual focus of the church. Blood-red candles can be seen everywhere, and even the sunlight shining in from the window is dyed blood-red.

Tanis knelt in front of the altar and worshiped the statue respectfully.

If you look closely, you will find that the statue is not made of stone or wood, but a dried snake slough.

Li Ang was the first one on the audience list to arrive, and the others should still be on their way.

He found a bench and sat down, waiting for Tanith's worship ceremony to end.

What surprised him was that the Knight of the Furnace, who had always been inseparable from Tanith, was not seen today. After the Knight of Gemir who sent him left, there were only two people left in the church.

After more than ten minutes, Tanis finally had enough.

He stood up and greeted Li Ang with a smile, and there was no difference in his tone.

"Your Excellency, you are here so early?"

Seeing that she asked questions knowingly, Li Ang sarcastically said: "It's all thanks to Madam."

Tanis seemed not to hear the sting in her words and kept smiling: "While others haven't arrived yet, could you please help me rehearse the interview process."

"I'm not afraid of your jokes. This is my first time hosting a ceremony independently, so I'm a little nervous."

Although the hostess's attitude was very sincere, Li Ang didn't believe a word of it.

It was obvious that he couldn't wait to supply him to Rakad so as not to cause any complications.

"Forget it, ma'am, I'm quite introverted and not suitable for this kind of thing. Why don't you try to find someone else?"

Tanis didn't expect that Li Ang would refuse. After all, it was just a trivial matter. With Laya's relationship, he should be happy to help.

"Since you don't want to, I won't force you."

She still maintains the magnanimity and self-restraint expected of the owner of the Volcano Mansion.

It is precisely because of this consistent gentleness that so many people are willing to serve the official residence.

"How about we talk about Raya? Wait for them while we chat."

Tanis said, walked to Li Ang and sat down.

With such an approachable attitude, other visitors would have been deceived and confused.

However, Li Ang deliberately moved to the side to distance himself from her.

"Don't get me wrong, I don't mean to dislike Madam, I'm just afraid that La Ya will misunderstand her."

Tanis covered her mouth elegantly and chuckled: "Your Excellency, you are so interesting."

Then she quickly ignored the topic and brought up her daughter again: "You have seen it, right? The true face of that child?"

"I don't know what you think, but as the mother who raised her, please allow me to say something."

"I hope you can continue to treat Zela Yasi well from now on."

"No matter what the reason is for that appearance, she is still a good child, so good that as a mother, I feel a little guilty."

This is one of the few true expressions of Tanith, who has always shown herself to others as a mask.

She really cared about and cared about this unrelated adopted daughter.

However, the purpose is still impure. It is just to make Li Ang relax his vigilance and give people the illusion that "La Ya will be left to you to take care of her from now on, and your days will be long in the future" so that he will not have any negative thoughts about the upcoming audience. Suspect.

But in fact, she felt from the bottom of her heart that Li Ang was not worthy of her daughter. The better the two were, the more she wanted to give Li Ang to Lacade as soon as possible.

I went to see La Ya last night just to test the depth of the current relationship between the two.

It's a pity that this trick didn't work on Leon. He didn't listen to what Tanis said at all, and responded with silence throughout the whole process, like a breathing puppet.

It wasn't until he heard footsteps outside the church that he seemed to wake up from a dream and yawned.

"They seem to be here."

Tanis was almost furious, but she could only stand up with a smile: "Okay, I'll go take a look."

Immediately afterwards, under the leadership of the Gemel Knight, a group of people filed into the church. Including Li Ang, a total of 13 people on the audience list had arrived.

Tanith greeted him warmly and said a lot of encouraging words.

This group of unfortunate lucky people come from all kinds of backgrounds, including down-and-out nobles, rebel knights, criminals, civilians, and foreigners, but they all have one thing in common: they hate the Golden Dynasty extremely for some reason.

At the same time, Li Ang discovered that there were only a dozen visitors and the hostess Tanis left in the church, and someone closed the church door from the outside.

Of course, he was not the only one, some smarter visitors also noticed this situation.

"Lord Tanith, what do you mean, why do you want to lock us up?"

Tanith's face did not change when she was questioned, and she explained with a smile: "My king is carrying out a great plan deep in the volcano, and we must use special methods to see his true face."

"Excuse me, are you ready?"

"When you're ready, close your eyes and wait a moment."

"I'll lead you to my king." Some of them closed their eyes immediately after hearing what she said, while others were watching, but as more and more people joined, they could only hesitantly follow her. Do.

Only Li Ang kept staring at Tanis standing under the big snake statue.

"Do you have any more questions, Your Excellency?" the hostess asked gently.

"No." Li Ang smiled meaningfully: "I just want to remember your appearance so that I can come out and cause trouble for you later."

After saying that, he closed his eyes.

Tanis, who had wanted to play dumb, immediately became happy when she saw this.

Then he immediately used a magic similar to teleportation to send everyone into the volcano one by one.

Li Ang was the last one, and before leaving, Tanis's whisper sounded in his ears:

"farewell"

"Hopefully this will be a perfect encounter."

I don't know if it was just for him, or if it came to everyone's ears.

If it were everyone, it would be quite funny to think about.

Repeat the same words 13 times.

While Li Ang's thoughts were diverging, his body had been transferred from the church to another place.

This is a huge cavity inside the Gmir Volcano, like a cave. Directly above the head is the volcano's official residence; more than a dozen spiral stone pillars support the roof of the cave, and golden chandeliers and countless iron cages are connected by iron ropes. , hanging in mid-air; the unsolidified magma flows on the ground, forming strange red lines.

In the center, there is a boiling magma lake, as if something is surging below, which looks extremely weird.

The temperature in the cave is very high, making people feel thirsty and sweaty just after entering.

This feeling is exacerbated by the uneasiness caused by the unfamiliar environment.

The audience gradually became riotous.

"Where is this?"

"Why did Lady Tanith send us here?"

"Do you see a way out?"

They asked all kinds of questions, but no one could give an accurate answer.

Li Ang stood silently at the back and watched with cold eyes.

"Heroes Fight against the Lesbian Monarch" seems to be a good drama. It should have been the destined destiny of the elder brother Latarn, but now it has appeared on the younger brother Rakad.

"Don't panic, everyone. Lady Tanith must have had her intentions in sending us here. We should look around first to see if there are any clues."

Someone stood up, but unfortunately no one listened to him.

However, a few people set their sights on Li Ang, because he was personally recruited by the eldest lady of the official residence, Laya. The two seemed to have a good relationship, and they even attended the banquet together last night.

"Aren't you going to meet Racade? Come with me."

Li Ang crossed the crowd and walked straight towards the magma lake not far away.

Everyone thought he must know something inside, and quickly followed him.

As they got closer and closer, the hot magma rolled more and more fiercely. Suddenly, the lake surface seemed to be frozen for a moment, and then a huge black and red snake head broke through the magma, leading the snake that seemed to have no end. The body was pulled up from the lake.

The dazzling lava spurted out, enveloping the charred petrified remains.

Overflowing the lake shore and spreading in all directions.

All the spectators were instantly confused and retreated involuntarily under the strong pressure of the giant snake.

"Oh my god, what kind of monster is this!" One of the visitors expressed what everyone was thinking.

Li Ang, the only one who did not retreat, looked up at the towering snake that almost filled the cave.

"This is the Rakad you want to see."

"As for why he became like this, it's a long story."

And just when everyone thought that Li Ang would be crushed to death by the overwhelming snake, his figure appeared behind everyone like a ghost.

"Have you ever heard of the legend about the immortal serpent in Gmir Volcano?"

"Don't look at me yet, look at the snake."

Only then did the spectators realize that the fatal danger had not been eliminated.

Li Ang took out the Kalia Scepter and kindly reminded: "We can only leave here by defeating the big snake, so please work hard."

One person couldn't help but ask: "What about you?"

Li Ang shook the staff in his hand: "I am a mage, so of course I have to hide behind it."

As soon as he finished speaking, the pyroxene at the top of the scepter burst out with dazzling blue light, mysterious runes surged, stars were born among them, and finally turned into a meteor shower in the sky, like a network of light that formed the Milky Way, all flying towards the writhing serpent. .

[Origin Magic-Destruction Meteor]
"Brothers, come on, I'll hold the line for you from behind!"

Since the audience was recruited by the official residence and called heroes, they must be outstanding in their own way. Cowardice does not exist. When they saw Li Ang move his hand, they drew their weapons and rushed towards the big snake without saying a word.

No matter what doubts you have in your mind, you have to wait until you survive.

As they worked together to besiege the big snake, Li Ang's melodious voice echoed in the scorching cave, like a bard.

"A long, long time ago, Rakad, who had not yet become a dynasty judicial officer, traveled thousands of miles from his hometown of Lienia to the Gemir volcano on the plateau, intending to find a mysterious power inherited from ancient times."

While telling stories, he would occasionally release a magic spell to help the visitors in danger.

And as he told it, everyone gradually learned about the first half of Larcade's life.

Young Larcade realized the power of nature from the hot flames of the volcano's eruption. In order to master this angry power, he determined to stay on the top of the volcano.

During the research process, Laka encountered a mysterious snake.

Just like Adam and Eve were bewitched by snakes and ate the forbidden fruit, snakes seem to always be synonymous with evil. The big snake with hidden evil intentions appeared in front of Larcade in a friendly manner.
It claims to be an immortal existence that has appeared in the border area since ancient times, and it knows a thing or two about the long-lost Gemir spell.

Lacard, who had little life experience, believed Orochi's words, and under his teachings, he successfully reappeared the lost spell in the world using magic as a carrier.

From then on, Larcade regarded the serpent as his friend and was full of trust.

Seeing that the time was right, the big snake told him another secret about the golden tree and the supreme will:

The golden tree and the two fingers that people believe in today are both the enslavement of this continent by the supreme will. As the golden tree grows, everything is controlled by the supreme will. Those who obey me will prosper and those who go against me will perish.

Those who disobey the Supreme Will are doomed to a bad end.

Just like the eternal city of Konolon lost in history.To pursue true freedom, the Golden Dynasty must be overthrown, and even the Supreme Will must be swallowed up, so that this continent can be free again.

At first, Larcade was doubtful about the serpent's bewitchment. It was not until Malika and Radagan disappeared and the magic ring was broken that he decided to become the king and end the hypocritical golden dynasty.

Destroy this chessboard of supreme will and give human beings true freedom!

(End of this chapter)