Chapter 129 Come out, Trajan!
After the banquet.

But Ai'er couldn't go back and have a good rest with a sense of relief.

Because she still had to deal with the official business that had accumulated throughout the day.

Thinking about the documents that had piled up on his desk during the day, Al couldn't help but think:
'Did Morn really handle so many things on his own before? How did he do it?'

El walked to the study and asked the clerks and nobles next to him:
"There shouldn't be too much official documents to deal with today, right?"

"I'm sorry, Grand Duke. Today it's about 10% to 20% more than before."

After hearing this desperate answer, Ai'er walked into the study with a dead heart.

Seeing Ai Er really working on the official documents, the nobles and clerks at the door all sighed:
"At the banquet just now, I even felt that the old master had returned."

"Really? I only heard it, but does the Duke really look that much like the old Duke?"

"More than alike, the Duke just now is exactly like the old master. Both are noble and great beyond words."

"It's the kind of charm that makes you know I must follow this person just by looking at him!"

Having said this, the nobleman looked at the study and said:
"But this is the only thing that is different from the old master."

The clerks all nodded.

"Yes, the old duke always leaves his official duties to others."

"That's a good thing."

"Good thing!"

The clerks and nobles all expressed their deep agreement.

The old duke's trust in his subordinates is indeed very exciting, but from the perspective of a retainer, it is better for the master to keep all major matters in his hands.
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In the study, just as Ai'er was about to struggle with today's official documents, she discovered that subtle changes had taken place in the entire study.

For example, the desk that was once pure black now has a few barely noticeable dark blue textures under the light, as if hiding an unknown story.

And the originally sky blue curtains now seem to have a few faint wisps of lavender silk threads intertwined in them, adding a touch of mystery to the entire space.

After touching his intact bracelet, Ai Er subconsciously put his hand under the desk.

She would call upon her vassals.

But before she could call her vassal.

An old man appeared opposite her:

"Don't worry, kid. Why would anyone want to harm their own offspring?"

Looking at the old man who suddenly appeared, Ai Er, who put his hand on his bracelet, raised his eyebrows and said:
"Isn't it a bit suspicious for someone who came uninvited to say these things?"

The old man originally just smiled nonchalantly, but as he smiled, he became stunned.

Because he found that the other party really didn't seem to recognize who he was, and it wasn't like he was saying that on purpose.

He glanced in disbelief at the portrait hanging beside the study.

It was obvious that both he and Trajan were hanging on it!

After being stunned for a moment, even the first Duke who founded the House of Westeros didn't know how to start the conversation, so he pointed to the side and said:

"Kid, do you want to see if I look like the man on the wall?"

Ai Er sneered directly:
"Are you going to say that you, an old man in your seventies, are my father Trajan?

As he was talking, Ai'er finally reacted and looked at the wall next to him with a guilty look on his face.

The old duke noticed her eyes moving back and forth and then he smiled:

"Now you know, kid."

"You, no, are you?"

The old duke nodded amiably and said:
"Don't doubt it, kid. I am the first head of the Westeros family, Contessa Westeros."

"My child, I am very happy that after so many years, I can still see such an excellent successor like you, and Trajan who simply leaves me speechless."

While saying this, the old duke was carefully observing the other party's reaction with a smile in his eyes.

This is your only chance.

The shock of the ancestor's appearance will definitely bring you a surprise.

Sure enough, after hearing his ambiguous words, the girl's eyes flashed with an interesting look. This discovery made the old duke make an immediate judgment.

"Child, I am here to tell you something important, something very, very important."

"What do you mean?"

Al couldn't help but straighten up.

The old duke said seriously, word by word:

"Something big is going to happen in this country. Terrible ambitious people are hiding in the empire. They will threaten the empire and even the southern border."

Does he know what really happened?
Hope rose in Ai'er's heart.

The old duke caught this reaction very well.

She must know something.

"I used to be one of them, but now, after seeing you, I have finally made up my mind. As a member of Westeros, I must stand up to protect my bloodline and my children."

Ai Er sat up straighter, and the old duke, who felt that the time was right, said to Ai Er at this time:

"Tell Trajan that there is an enemy lurking for many years who wants to overthrow everything now."

He knew Morn was still alive?!
A hint of surprise flashed across Al's eyes, which directly told the old duke the answer.

Countless surprises and fears flashed through the old duke's mind.

He is actually still alive?!
So, were those strange behaviors what he did to make us think he was dead?
Thinking of this, the old duke immediately said:
"Child, I have to go. Their eyes are always on me. I can't say too much, and I can't leave for too long."

"But please tell your father what I said. Also, don't make it public, otherwise everything will be over!"

After saying these words, the old duke left without caring about anything else.

Only the stunned Ai'er was left there.
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On the streets of Khazad-dum late at night, the old duke, who did not immediately return to the imperial capital, was walking slowly.

Trajan was still alive, so his death would not be due to some stupid ancient oath.

Is he waiting for us to jump out?

But that's not right. He has already given the Sequence 1 potion to that little girl Ansha.

So why is he hiding?
Could it be that the last batch of Sequence 1 potion is with him?

This is still not right. If it was in Trajan's hands, then what was the situation with the emperor? Didn't he say that the conditions were met and all he had to do was offer the empress as a sacrifice?

And he obviously didn't know Trajan was alive!
The lack of intelligence made the old duke understand the pain and helplessness that Moon felt in the same situation.

But after a moment, the old duke laughed again.

But no matter what, he made two plans.

Trajan’s advantage is that he is a poor old man hiding deep in the enemy camp but caring about his family.

When Trajan succeeds in his long-planned counterattack and ascends to godhood, there will definitely be a place for him on the throne of the new dynasty.

The emperor’s advantage is that he is an old comrade who has followed him loyally for thousands of years.

When the Great Emperor sweeps away everything and ascends to the throne of God, he will be one of the angels serving the Great Emperor.

No matter what, I won't lose!

After laughing, the old duke looked around and said:

"Tula, huh? Come out, I know you're here, kid."

This was originally just a precautionary measure by the old duke. After all, after hearing those words, the girl might have gone to Trajan.

In this way, it is indeed possible that Trajan could find himself without knowing it.

But what caught the old man off guard was.

After he said this.

A young man in a thick windbreaker really stood in front of him and asked with a strange look on his face:

"So, who are you?"

(End of this chapter)