thefictionvixens Chapter 129 Problems Brought by the Two Heroes
Chapter 129 Problems Brought by the Two Heroes
On a sunny day, the Holy Light Kingdom's Hero Enthronement Ceremony was held as expected. The sun shone on the magnificent square, creating a festive atmosphere.
The streets of the capital were filled with excitement and anticipation. People dressed in their best clothes and gathered together. Their faces were filled with pride and hope, and their eyes were shining with admiration for the brave. Children ran around holding flowers, and laughter and joy rose and fell, adding vitality and vigor to this special day.
As the second place in the selection competition, Zhang Wei's team was invited to participate in this ceremony. They sat in the viewing seats, and in front of them were the seats for the main members of the royal family and the three dukes of the kingdom.
Duke Dragon Wing was having a cordial conversation with Duke White Tiger who was sitting next to him, while the seat of Duke Lionheart on his right was empty. Henry the Lionheart Knight, who was the Duke Lionheart's plenipotentiary representative, was sitting on a chair that was temporarily set up behind the empty seat.
The winners of the brave selection competition, wearing wreaths and formal gowns, walked onto the stage built specially for this ceremony amid the cheers of the people.
After the winners came on stage, Duke White Tiger sat upright and ended his chat with Duke Dragon Wing.
At this moment, the third princess Amina Hudson led a team of four brave warriors summoned by the kingdom onto the stage.
There were doubtful voices in the crowd, and Duke White Tiger felt a little uneasy.
The king did not show up, but the third princess Amina read out the royal family's decision on behalf of the royal family - the royal family decided to respect this selection and canonize Du Lei and other six winners as the kingdom's heroes. At the same time, the royal family will continue to recognize the heroes of Omiya Yasushi and other four people.
"What does it mean?" Kaori Kida asked the question that many people were wondering.
"It's just a team of two brave men." Zhang Wei briefly pointed out the current situation.
"I object!" Duke White Tiger suddenly stood up and stopped the ceremony. He loudly questioned the third princess Amina, "Is this the intention of the royal family or the intention of Duke Lionheart? Why didn't His Majesty come out, but you, the third heir, came out to support the ceremony? Do you treat the brave selection competition organized by the goddesses as a joke?!"
"Your Excellency Duke of White Tiger, please listen to my explanation..." Princess Amina did not expect that in order to protect the newly promoted heroes such as Du Lei, the Duke of White Tiger would disregard decency and etiquette and directly stand up in front of so many dignitaries and people to obstruct the ceremony.
"I don't want to listen. If you have any explanation, go explain it to the goddesses! Neither His Majesty the King nor the high priest was present at the scene. I question the legitimacy of this enthronement ceremony! If even they can be heroes, then Zhang Wei who entered the finals and the other contestants who entered the semi-finals, are they also heroes???" Duke Baihu dragged Zhang Wei into the water, after all, he did not mention the other contestants by name.
Many people began to look at Zhang Wei.
Zhang Wei cursed in his heart, thinking: "What do your conflicts have to do with me?"
Zhang Wei simply pretended to be dead and didn't want to pay any attention to Duke Baihu pointing at him.
"Zhang Wei! Zhang Wei! As the second place, what do you think?" When Duke White Tiger saw Zhang Wei pretending to be dead, he turned around and asked Zhang Wei to express his opinion.
"Ah? Me?" Zhang Wei pretended that he had just fallen asleep. He pointed at himself, stood up puzzledly, and looked at Duke Longyi at the same time. After all, he was now a viscount under Duke Longyi. No matter what he said, it still depended on Duke Longyi's intention.
When Duke Longyi saw Zhang Wei looking at him, he said, "Just say what you really think. After you finish speaking, the other contestants must also speak."
"Oh," Zhang Wei immediately understood what Duke Longyi meant, and he said directly: "I am not interested in being a hero, nor do I have the ability to do so. Think about it, if someone like me can be a hero, then the Demon King can also be a Saint King."
Zhang Wei's self-deprecation caused a burst of laughter. Some people who disliked Zhang Wei took the opportunity to shout and curse at Zhang Wei to vent their dissatisfaction.
"What are you talking about? Sit down." Duke White Tiger asked Zhang Wei to sit down unhappily.
"Other contestants who are here to watch the ceremony, please also express your opinions." Duke Longyi also stood up and began to call the roll.
"I just came to the capital to broaden my horizons." said one of the contestants.
"Ah? I have no opinion." said another contestant.
"Um, can the travel expenses here be reimbursed?" Some contestants were more concerned about reimbursement.
After the last contestant finished speaking, the entire venue was in chaos and the original atmosphere was completely destroyed.
Duke White Tiger knew that Duke Dragon Wing was trying to stir up trouble. He gave Du Lei a look and immediately said that he would not attend a ceremony whose legitimacy was questioned, then got up and left.
When Du Lei saw Duke White Tiger leave, he didn't say anything. He led his team members down the stage and left the square.
Now that the protagonists of the enthronement had left, the ceremony naturally could not go on. The third princess Amina, with tears in her eyes, took Omiya Yasushi and the other three away from the square, feeling extremely humiliated.
Henry the Lionheart Knight quickly left the table to chase his sweetheart.
Zhang Wei originally wanted to leave, but found that Duke Longyi was waving at him, so he had to rub his nose and walked up to Duke Longyi with a smile.
"Sir, is there something wrong?" Zhang Wei asked.
"Don't be in a hurry to leave. His Majesty will send someone to summon you soon." Duke Longyi kept Zhang Wei with foresight. As for Qian Yuanyuan, Samantha and Kida Kaori, Duke Longyi let them go about their own business first.
Soon, a palace eunuch came to them and said that His Majesty the King summoned Duke Longyi and Zhang Wei.
Duke Longyi glanced at Zhang Wei, and Zhang Wei quickly gave him a big thumbs up.
When they arrived at the side hall of the palace, the king sat on the throne, and next to him was the high priest who was also sitting on a chair. The ruling basis of the Kingdom of Holy Light is the divine right of kings, so as the spokesperson of the goddess in the kingdom, the high priest can sit side by side with the king.
On the contrary, the queen's position should be closer to the front than the king and the high priest, and she should be one step higher to show the difference.
When Zhang Wei followed Duke Longyi and was led by the eunuch into the side hall, the third princess Amina was lying on the queen's knees and crying aggrievedly.
Henry the Lionhearted Knight stood at the bottom of the steps, trying to be as close to Princess Amina as possible. However, due to the difference in status, he could only stand there and comfort Amina with his eyes. However, such an act of comfort only made the king and queen feel that Henry cared about Amina very much.
As for Amina herself, she could not see Henry's concerned look.
"He's not here." Zhang Wei whispered to Duke Longyi that Duke Baihu was not present.
Duke Longyi snorted lightly, indicating that he had received Zhang Wei's reminder.
After Duke Longyi and Zhang Wei saluted the king, the high priest and the queen, they followed the eunuch's instructions and stood in their respective positions.
They just stood there quietly, as if waiting for someone.
After a while, an eunuch hurried to the side hall, saluted the king, the high priest and the queen, and reported: "Lord White Tiger has left the capital with six brave men including Du Lei. They did not use the teleportation array, but directly broke out from the west gate. The officers on duty at the city gate did not dare to stop them."
"Understood." The king said, and signaled the eunuch to leave.
"Rolando is giving me less and less face." The king spoke to the high priest with a smile, but Zhang Wei felt that he was speaking to Duke Longyi.
The high priest kept his eyes closed and did not speak.
"Your Majesty, Duke Baihu is just like this by nature. I hope Your Majesty don't mind." Duke Longyi could also tell that the king was talking to him, so he quickly came out to act as a peacemaker.
"Aslan, you are such a nice person. Fortunately, your Dragon City is the closest to me, otherwise I would not be able to sleep at night." The king has begun to suggest that the Duke of White Tiger has rebellious intentions.
"Your Majesty is working hard for the country and the people. We are incompetent and cannot share your worries. Why not send a herald to let Duke White Tiger realize his mistake, and then he will apologize to Your Majesty."
When Zhang Wei heard what Duke Longyi said, he thought that they were all old foxes. They seemed to be speaking for Duke Baihu, but in fact, they were just taking advantage of the conflict between the royal family and Duke Baihu to make the conflict worse?
"There's no rush for this." The king was not a fool. He could see through Duke Longyi's intention to sow discord. The king glanced at Zhang Wei and said, "Is Zhang Wei here?"
"Your Majesty, I am here." Zhang Wei thought to himself, do you dare to pretend a little more? This room is so small, and there are only a few people in total. Are you asking a fool? ? ?
"What do you think about what happened today?" asked the king.
Zhang Wei was confused for a moment. He didn't understand what day it was today and why everyone was asking for his opinion.
"Don't be afraid, just say whatever you think." The king thought Zhang Wei had concerns, so he asked Zhang Wei to tell the truth.
"I think there are three things wrong with what Duke White Tiger did today."
"Oh? Tell me about it." The king allowed Zhang Wei to speak freely.
"First of all, Her Highness the Princess is not only representing herself today, but also His Majesty and the High Priest. Even if you have doubts, you should not publicly question the Princess."
When the third princess Amina heard what Zhang Wei said, she cried even louder.
After the queen appeased the three princesses, Zhang Wei continued, "Secondly, Omiya Yasushi and the other four heroes were summoned in response to your majesty's sincere prayers, and they also represent the grace of the goddess. This hero selection competition only says that it is to select heroes, but it does not say that Omiya Yasushi and the other four heroes are no longer heroes."
The high priest also opened his eyes at this time and looked at Zhang Wei.
"The last point is, even if there is a huge misunderstanding, Duke Baihu is still your Majesty's subject. He should not act on impulse and put your Majesty in a disloyal and unjust situation, and be ridiculed by representatives of other countries for no reason."
"Okay!" After hearing what Zhang Wei said, the king couldn't help but say something loudly. Every word of this hit the bottom of his heart. He even regretted giving Zhang Wei a low title. He shouldn't have just thought about disgusting Duke Longyi, but ended up missing out on such a good talent.