The First Vampire-Chapter 692 - : 690 Decree (Part 2)_1

Chapter 692: 690 Decree (Part 2)_1

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The sunlight in the square seemed to pause for a moment.

Then it resumed its flow.

But Keshia could feel that she was enveloped by an invisible forcefield, as if, at a thought from the young Holy Knight in front of her, she would be crushed like an ant.

No one can remain calm under the threat of death.

Keshia’s delicate body started trembling, her fair forehead was already covered with a fine sheen of cold sweat. At this moment, she was like a fragile rose in a storm, at risk of being battered at any time.

“Hand me that edict, and I can let the Lloyd Family off,”

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The words from Colin seemed to come from the heavens, carrying an awe-inspiring grandeur.

But Keshia stubbornly bit her lip, allowing the bright blood to slowly seep from between her teeth and said forcefully,

“As long as you spare…the Lloyd Family…the edict…will never be publicized…”

It seemed similar to Colin’s demand, but the initiative was completely reversed.

Colin smiled coldly, he certainly did not want to accept such conditions, wouldn’t that mean the Lloyd Family held a handle against the new emperor?

So, he stopped talking, the light in his eyes just kept getting brighter.

Keshia began to tremble more violently.

After a while, her long dress was completely soaked with sweat, revealing her exquisite figure.

But even so, she still clenched her teeth, refusing to back down.

This made Colin feel a little embarrassed.

The situation made it seem like he was bullying a weak woman…

Seeing Keshia, as pale as a sheet of paper, visibly swaying, Colin had to retract his aura.

Not knowing whether she couldn’t hold on or she had other plans, Keshia fell towards Colin.

With no choice, Colin caught her and pulled her into his arms.

The soft, damp touch and the sweet fragrance that hit his nose, you can’t help but lose yourself in it.

But Colin breathed a long breath and muttered a curse in his heart-

Another troublesome vixen…

After a while, Keshia finally caught her breath, but she still had no intention of leaving Colin’s arms. She just tilted her head up and said pitifully,

“Count Angler, are you really going to treat a weak woman like me this way… ”

“Hand over that edict, otherwise, you’re not a weak woman, but a political enemy!” Colin replied coldly without expression, “And I won’t be merciful when dealing with enemies!”

“I’ve already submitted an edict, isn’t that sincerity enough?”

Colin crushed the edict in his hands into dust, saying,

“Ryan is already dead, this edict is a piece of waste paper! What I want is the edict that revokes Judy’s inheritance rights!”

“Count Angler, we dare not give that edict. Otherwise, wouldn’t you able to dispose of the Lloyd Family as you please.”

Colin lowered his head, gazing at the beautiful woman in his arms, and suddenly asked,

“Madame Keshia, does the edict you’re talking about really exist?”

Keshia chuckled and replied,

“Count Angler, there’s no need to bluff me. Of course, the decree does exist.

Emperor Reinhardt knew from the beginning that Harrison and Judy weren’t his offspring, so he left this decree to adopt Ryan. Therefore, he must have also left a decree to revoke the inheritance rights of Harrison and Judy to make sure that the throne would not be succeeded by someone outside of the St. Lorenzo family.”

“Really? Then who are the parents of Harrison and Judy?” Colin initially thought the two might be the illegitimate children of the Queen and Prince Lexie, but it seemed to be not the case according to Keshia.

“Cyrus St. Hilde.” Keshia spat out a name that surprised Colin.

“Cyrus St. Hilde? You mean the former Northern Duke?”

“Correct.” Keshia looked into Colin’s eyes, and asked, “Count Angler, correct me if I’m wrong, you are a descendant of the St. Chapman family, aren’t you?”

Colin hesitated for a moment, then finally nodded his head.

He was not entirely sure whether he was a descendant of the St. Chapman family, but this identity did suit him the most. It could explain his promotion to Holy Knight and help him gain a higher position in the imperial political landscape.

You have to know that although Duke St. Chapman failed in the end, he had such a high prestige among the noble class for his role in confronting the Church. His political legacy could provide significant help for Colin to control the imperial situation.

Keshia then continued:

“So, you should also know the true identity of Queen Midela, right?”

Colin nodded again.

“What you probably don’t know is that before Midela impersonated and married into the Royal Family, she was already pregnant! And the father of the child was Cyrus St. Hilde!”

Colin frowned and asked:

“So, are you saying that Cyrus was trying to make the St. Hilde bloodline the masters of the Empire through this scheme?”

“Exactly. Because Midela was impersonating, Cyrus knew she wouldn’t dare to make it public. But he never expected Midela, an extremely ambitious woman, to be content with being manipulated by others.

In the end, she told Emperor Reinhardt everything!

What is even more amazing is that this woman managed to persuade the enraged Emperor, preventing him from breaking ties with the Northern Duke immediately.

Of course, this does not mean that Emperor Reinhardt would swallow his anger.

When St. Sean plotted against the North Territory, the reason why the Royal Family tolerated this and even secretly helped Mr. Ji was because they wanted to use Mr. Ji to drive out Prince Lexie, as well as to exact revenge on Cyrus!”

Upon hearing this, Colin was already half-convinced.

After all, this could explain many strange things, such as Midela’s estrangement of the St. Hilde family, the odd relationship between the Emperor and Queen, and the Emperor’s fondness for giving green hats to his vassals and raising a bunch of illegitimate children…

For example, when Emperor Reinhardt initially allowed Prince Harrison and Princess Judy to apprentice under Colin and allowed them to return to the North Territory with him… At that time, Colin thought it was odd. Wasn’t the Emperor worried that something would happen to his only two offspring?

But if what Keisha said was true, then everything would be explained.

Seeing Colin deep in thought, Keshia laughed and said:

“Now you understand, don’t you? Emperor Reinhardt had never intended to let Harrison and Judy succeed him. His genuine choice for successor was Ryan St. Lorenzo!

And I am the real queen in the mind of Emperor Reinhardt!

That bitch Midela is just a tool that Emperor Reinhardt temporarily uses to appease the North Territory!”

Keshia took a few deep breaths in order to regain her composure, and then, her radiant smile re-emerged:

“Colin St. Chapman, the royal power I control exceeds your imagination. It is only by working with me that you will truly be able to control this empire!”