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Chapter 214 Caesar: Mom, I've come to kill your whole family (Seeking monthly votes)

The time was the early morning of July 29th, at the palace of the Whale Garden.

With a clang, the white-haired youth pushed open the door and stepped into the king's bedroom.

Caesar looked up and saw Queen Kalilena sitting in a leather chair in front of the bookshelf, gazing intently at a wooden photograph frame. He turned his gaze to the side and saw the old king, his hair white, lying on the bed, his hands clasped together in front of his chest, fast asleep.

At this moment, an invisible barrier protects the king; this is the protective power of the White King's Scepter, which is why the queen and the two princes cannot take the scepter at will.

He could try to take the scepter, but only if the members of the royal court in the courtyard would allow him to do so.

"Mother, you wanted to see me?" After a moment of silence, he spoke.

"I heard from the guards that you protected the town from the beast tide last night?" Kalliana asked.

"Yes, it's me."

Caesar nodded.

If he hadn't known that the royal court's men were nearby, he might have tried to seize the queen now.

Karelina put down the photo frame in her hand and looked up: "You've grown up... I'm surprised that the child in my memory who was as delicate as a girl can do so many things."

She paused for a moment, then composed herself slightly and said:
“But something strange happened last night… The Royal Court team told me that the ravines on the mountain were unlikely to have been caused by the Christmas sleigh, but the commoners at the scene said that the Red Dragon wasn’t there. So I’m very curious, how did you manage to do that, Caesar?”

Caesar looked out the window at the maple leaves swirling and falling, and remained silent for a moment:
"I have no obligation to answer you."

"why?"

“Stop playing dumb, Mother. You sent the assassins,” Caesar asked. “Can’t we really stop? Why must we draw our swords against each other?”

After a long silence, Kalilena suddenly said, "Do you know that in every generation of royalty, only those who inherit the 'Blessing of the King' can use the White Scepter?"

Caesar paused, then shook his head.

Kalilena said, "The royal blessing is only inherited by the person in each generation of royal blood who is most suitable to become king. So a few years ago, the royal blessing was stripped from the king and chosen you instead."

"Blessing, you've chosen me?"

"Yes, that's why the king lost his immunity to all poisons and recently contracted the Black Death."

“So that’s how it is. There was only one ‘King’s Blessing’ from beginning to end,” Caesar murmured softly.

"Yes, the reason he has kept you locked in the castle all these years, using your poor health as an excuse to keep you out of the public eye, is because he doesn't want others to know that you have inherited his blessing and have become the chosen one for the next king."

Karelina paused slightly at this point:

"And now, you are the only one in the whole world who is qualified to use the scepter; even the king has lost this right."

"But in order to protect you and prevent you from being targeted by others, he has always kept the White King's Scepter with him all these years, enduring the spiritual corruption of the scepter, and keeping this secret from the outside world from beginning to end."

She sighed: "He loves you very much and hopes you grow up safely."

Caesar remained silent.

“But there’s another rule about the blessing: after the giver dies, the blessing will transfer to another suitable person,” Kalilena said. “Your brothers need this blessing from you to use the White King’s Scepter… because someone who cannot use the White King’s Scepter cannot become a true king.”

“So only when I die,” Caesar said, “will they have the chance to inherit the blessing and wield the White Scepter.”

“That’s right,” Kalilena lowered her eyes and suddenly smiled. “Your two brothers have made a pact that after you die, whoever is chosen by the Blessing will become the new king, and the other will support him to the end of his life. What a united pair of brothers. I am proud of them.”

Caesar asked in a low voice, "And what about Father? What did he do wrong?"

"Do you know why I poisoned the king?" The queen turned to look at him.

Caesar thought for a moment: "Those who are blessed by the King are immune to all poisons. You are testing me. If my father gets the Black Death, it means the King's Blessing has been transferred to me. If he doesn't get the disease, then you don't need to do anything, because you can rest assured knowing that the blessing hasn't been transferred."

Kalilena nodded: "That's right. If the Blessing of the King didn't transfer, the King doesn't need to die, nor could he get sick; if the Blessing did transfer, then the King must die, so he will get sick... To me, this is a win-win situation, and either outcome is reasonable."

“You are so wicked… Mother,” Caesar said softly.

Karelina grinned, revealing a smile as innocent as a young girl's.

“It’s all your fault, Caesar… You, this filthy, hybrid life, were born into the royal family, yet your father told me I had to treat you well, just like my two sons. Thankfully, he had the self-awareness to lock you up, you little bastard, otherwise I might have strangled you when you were still young.”

"It's so kind of you."

Caesar murmured softly.

Kalilena glanced sideways, her gaze disdainful as she looked at the old king on the sickbed:
"Over the years, the reason he has tried every means to keep Li Qingping in the small garden is because he understands that even if he defies the rules and stands against the royal court, Li Qingping will definitely protect you."

She lowered her voice: "It's so heartbreaking... The king loved you so much, he thought of you in every way, but in the end he died because of you."

Caesar remained silent. Seeing his silence, Kalilena looked at the old man sleeping soundly on the bed and continued:

"And that shark, I really didn't expect the king to go to such lengths, keeping an Eternal Abyss Shark by your side. That old man is really crazy, he can even do something like this."

"So, there was no turning back from the very beginning. From the moment I inherited the blessing, my father had to die. You were all going to kill me, weren't you?"

"Correct."

"I was born a mistake."

"Yes."

"Because I was born, the blessing was transferred to me, which is why my father fell ill."

"Yes."

"I shouldn't be alive, should I, Mother?"

"Yes."

Who is my biological mother?

"She's dead, you don't need to know her name."

“Fine, this is the last time I’ll call you ‘mother’,” Caesar suddenly looked up at Kalilena: “Bitch.”

"Bitch?"

Karelina was taken aback, seemingly not understanding the meaning of the word.

“Yes, Li Qingping taught me this. He said that in Eastern countries, people generally use this word to describe women like mothers.” Caesar smiled slightly, speaking in the same casual tone he used to use when chatting with her. “I used to love you very much, but now…”

At this point, Caesar's tone suddenly turned somber:
"Mom, I'm here to kill your whole family."

Karelina was taken aback.

Caesar looked up at her one last time before slamming the door and leaving.

In the corridor, Li Qingping was holding a crystal ball and waiting quietly outside the door. When he saw Caesar come out, he silently followed.

After a long silence, the little shark in the crystal ball suddenly said, "Caesar, you can't swear."

It paused for a moment: "Even if a primary school student is corrupted, he still needs to have manners and can't be led astray by Li Qingping."

Caesar thought for a moment: "Aguru, didn't you tell me that calling a pig like Li Qingping a pig isn't an insult? So... calling my mother a whore isn't an insult either, it's not a bad thing."

Agubaru was taken aback: "That makes sense."

"So, you really think I'm a pig?" Li Qingping sighed and pointed to himself.

The little shark nodded.

Caesar shook his head: "Just kidding."

"Alright, enough of that." Li Qingping sighed. "Let's discuss how we escape on the day the legendary whale landed."

"I think it would be better to change our approach."

"Change your thinking?"

Li Qingping lowered his eyes and looked at the shark in the crystal ball.

Yagubalu nodded and slapped the water with its tail:

"They want us to escape from the whale's mouth and kill us in some unknown place, because they are certain we will escape... So the royal guards will definitely be stationed near the whale's mouth, while the guards around the queen will be reduced."

"what do you mean……"

"We'll try to use a diversionary tactic on August 1st to capture the Queen, or one of the eldest or second princes, and use that to force the royal guards to back down."

After saying that, Agubaru spread his fins: "Of course... if we can't do it, then we can only stall for time and wait for my friends to come and help."

"A friend?" Li Qingping raised an eyebrow. "You're not the only Shark of the Eternal Abyss?"

The little shark thought for a moment, then covered its mouth with its fin: "Hmm... I'll keep it a secret from you for now. I feel like if you knew who the friends I invited here are, you'd be absolutely shocked."

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(End of this chapter)