Throne Steps

No matter how bloody Farah's head caused in Fjalal, no matter how reluctant Li Chen was, when the time came, he had no choice but to roll to the port city of Kieran.

In addition to the "death talisman" in his hand... oh, no, it was a performance viewing ticket, and the "contract effect" that became more and more obvious day by day was urging him.

Sometimes, Li Chen would also think: It would be nice if I was not so sharp.If he hadn't been sharp, he might not have noticed Saenz's emotion when he opened his eyes under the tree of life, he might not have to face such an embarrassing situation, and he might not have to work hard to avoid "the situation from worsening."

Although Li Chen himself knows that escaping cannot solve the problem, but honestly, who can get along better?The opponent is not a cat or a dog who can be dealt with at will, but a pure white color who can kill himself with one finger!

In fact, if the pure white color forced him, the matter might be simpler.He had experienced and seen too much persecution and being persecuted in his previous life.It can even be said that it was the persecution of his adoptive father Xinlik, Su Lingran and Su Can that made him more tenacious.He can endure and dormant when his strength is insufficient, but he will never give up, and he will never submit cowardly.

To put it simply, even if Saenz persecutes him, he will not seek death, but will only strengthen his obsession.

But the problem is that the pure white color seems to want more than that.

As long as Li Chen thinks about this matter carefully, he will feel a headache. He really doesn't understand what kind of ending Saenz wants.Saenz wants to become the head of the family, and Lichen wants to "leave". Objectively speaking, there is no future between them.What's more, the current emotion is still Saenz's hot head, and Li Chen absolutely dare not have this kind of contamination with him.

It can be said that in this whole thing, only Saenz has the will to move forward.As for emotional matters, there will never be any good results based on the efforts of only one person.

Li Chen thinks thoroughly, and hopes to get rid of it as soon as possible.Due to emotion and reason, he cannot and does not want to give Saenz any hope.This sounds cruel, but this is also the most appropriate way to deal with it.

Li Chen's thoughtfulness to Saenz is not only reflected in the soft policy.

He has to draw a line between himself and Saenz, and he must not cross the line.

"elder brother."

In the lively restaurant, as Li Chen approached and spoke, a man with brown hair and blue eyes looked over.He sat alone at the dining table, but the meals on the table were not for one person.There was even a clean set of cutlery on the edge of the table to his left.

Saenz did not bring a single attendant or bodyguard with him on this trip—at least not on the surface.

Same as every time we met in Kieran and watched the performance together, Saenz disguised himself as an ordinary businessman, and Li Chen's temporary identity was his younger brother.This "brother" setting is only used when watching the melting pot performance.Over the years, even if the two didn't mention it before they met, they could still cooperate tacitly.

However, the current Li Chen doesn't necessarily think this kind of tacit understanding is a good thing.

He sighed secretly in his heart, then sat next to Saenz, ate naturally, and occasionally helped Saenz with food.He thought about it, since we met, don't be too coy.If you avoid the other party like a snake, maybe the other party still feels that you care about him.

However, Li Chen didn't dare to be too close, and just casually picked up some innocuous topics: "How long has my brother been here?"

"Just arrived yesterday." Saenz glanced at him and said again, "From my mansion."

Li Chen's heart skipped a beat.

He knew that the leader would settle accounts with him, but he didn't expect it to be so fast.Where is Saenz's mansion, in the suburbs of the temple capital!Although it is in two directions from Fujalal's mansion, it is generally within the circle of the temple capital.What Saenz said clearly meant that when the black swan gave Fujalal the head, he was "watching" not far away!

Of course Li Chen knew that Saenz was "at home".But on the one hand, he didn't want to bother; on the other hand, he didn't think that Saenz would release him easily after he knew about the "head-giving" plan in advance.

So after they arrived at the station with Farah's head, they only rested for a day before rushing to Fujalal's mansion in full outfit.

However, it's better to settle accounts than to discuss private matters.

Seeing the change in Li Chen's expression, Saenz knew that his mind must be spinning again and again.Being able to think of many things in one sentence is Lichen's biggest characteristic.

"Don't think too much." Saenz patted him, "Eat first."

Even if there are accounts to settle, they are not in a hurry at this moment.

Li Chen originally thought that since the leader's first sentence meant something, he would definitely be "cleaned up" that night.

However, things don't seem to be going that way.

Saenz didn't seem to intend to deal with him right away, he was quite casual when eating, and he was calm when getting along.Occasionally, he said a sentence or two that seemed to be quite meaningful, and when Li Chen thought about it, the Highness changed the topic again.

Li Chen has some doubts. This may be a different kind of "stalemate". Saenz may be waiting for himself to confess.This is an old trick between them. When Li Chen did something to make Saenz angry, Saenz would sometimes beat him in this way of "putting".

Of course, in the past, it was Li Chen who broke the deadlock first.

But this time Li Chen has no such plan, at least not now when we first met.He and Saenz still have at least three days to five or six days to get along with each other, so it's better not to make yourself unhappy so quickly.

So, after Li Chen packed the bed for Saenz as before, he stood up and stepped aside: "Brother, I'm going back to my room, good night!"

Saenz didn't answer, just sat by and looked at him.

Li Chen would not be at a loss, he turned his head sideways pretending to be puzzled: "Brother?"

Saenz didn't answer right away, he seemed to be thinking, but his eyes were still on Li Chen.Being stared at like this, Li Chen didn't dare to leave for a while.The longer the two remained silent, Li Chen's heart sank a little bit.

——Is this a posture to settle accounts?

Saenz finally spoke: "This time the script...is still written by you?"

Li Chen paused for a second before realizing that the other party was talking about the melting pot performance.Although they haven't watched the performance yet, Saenz and Li Chen already know the plot because they received the picture book released to accompany the performance.Since Li Chen cooperated with Amoya, the eldest son of the chairman of the chamber of commerce last year, the other party has spontaneously sent related works in advance for two consecutive years.Amoya is a genius, and he didn't deliver the picture album to Saenz himself, but just gave Black Swan an extra set, and he didn't even mention who he was going to give it to.

Last year's book, Black Swan was dedicated to Saenz, and this year is of course no exception.Although Li Chen doesn't want to be too clingy with Saenz anymore, he won't be confused about the customary gift.It’s just that these two albums were accompanied by the event of “giving away the head”. I don’t know how Saenz will feel after realizing this.

"No, at least not all of them." Li Chen stood facing him and replied, "I have already sorted out the outlines of some stories to Amoya through Sean, and they will play the rest by themselves, and I will not Sean won't meddle in this matter again."

After feigning death, Li Chen had already entrusted the negotiation of the script to the witch Xiao En.And after meeting another time traveler Yang Xiaoxiao last year, Li Chen sorted out some of the plots and handed them all over to Amoya, who was mainly in charge of the "Melting Pot Performance".In case Yang Xiaoxiao can face Amoya one day, it will all depend on how Amoya fulfills this lie.

Saenz seemed to be just asking casually, picked up the kettle on the table, poured water and said, "You and Amoya have a good relationship."

...Do you want to cut into the topic of the successor of the Chamber of Commerce?Li Chen pondered secretly, and replied: "It's just a business acquaintance."

Saenz did not comment on this sentence, took two sips of water, and said calmly: "Whether he succeeds or not, he is a member of the chamber of commerce. There must be a limit to your trust in him. The secrets he knows... have been Enough."

This is obvious knocking.What secret does Amoya know?Not to mention anything else, what he knows about Li Chen is important enough.For example, Li Chen is Regsella, the original script of the performance, and the actual controller of Black Swan.

"He's a businessman." Li Chen smiled, "I dare to entrust the black swan business to him because I believe in his propriety."

Although this is also based on the premise of a partial contract.

"Really?" Saenz put down the glass and glanced at him, "Then, should I trust your sense of proportion?"

coming!Li Chen's heart skipped a beat, and he lowered his head.It is not the first time that Saenz has questioned him, but as long as there is such a statement, it must be a harbinger of the storm.

There is no coercion, no contract fluctuations, but Saenz's silence is enough to make people shudder.

Li Chen sighed deeply.

Although Saenz asked the question, he didn't need the answer, he had the answer in his heart.

Li Chen didn't expect that he would still escape tonight, so he could only hang his head and reply ambiguously: "Your interests come first."

"Putting my interests first?" Saenz stood up and walked slowly towards the bed, "Fjalal asked someone to take Farah's head to the mercenary guild and put it in your name. Perhaps as a You, a new five-star mercenary, can tell me, what good will this do for me?"

Li Chen was taken aback.

Saenz passed him by, and he narrowed his eyes slowly.

Li Chen only learned about Fujalal's method of dealing with the head on the way to Kiran, and hadn't had time to analyze and react.To be honest, Li Chen did expect that Fujalal would "return" this task to Black Swan, but he was caught off guard by directly assigning it to a person.

What exactly does Fjeral mean?Warning, sowing discord, or... implying that he has noticed Li Chen?

Li Chen opened his mouth and was about to speak, but Saenz stood behind him.

An invisible pressure enveloped him from behind, and the man's deep voice rang in his ears, as if there was a trace of heat wrapped around his ears.

"Also, you haven't seen me for eight months, what's in my interest?"