??Chapter 178: Chapter 9: Heaven Rewards the Diligent_2
Chapter 178: Chapter 9: Heaven Rewards the Diligent_2
Seeing her father seemingly not hearing her words and just staring blankly outside the window, the Girl felt sowhat annoyed, but she knew it was unwise to provoke her father at this ti when his mood was indeed terrible. She could only stand silently by the side, waiting for her father to snap out of his reverie.
“Tracy, when exactly do you plan to handle your marriage to Prince Hoffman?”
Even the Girl didn’t expect her father to suddenly bring up this topic that had nothing to do with what she’d just said. She felt a surge of panic, like a deer caught in the headlights—had her father found sothing amiss?
She tried to calm her emotions, gracefully sweeping a lock of hair from her face with a raise of her hand. The corners of Tracy’s cherry-red lips slightly tilted upward, revealing a beautiful curve, “Father, am I so old? Why are you so eager for
to marry? Hoffman isn’t old either, and right now, the kingdom is facing the invasion of the Northern Beastn, the king and Her Majesty the Queen are too preoccupied to inquire about these matters, I think we need to wait for so ti until the kingdom’s situation has stabilized before we can discuss this matter, right?”
“Hmph, Tracy, keep a close eye on Hoffman. We’ve invested a lot of money on him and placed our bets heavily; it would be the kingdom’s joke if we end up with nothing! Since the establishnt of the kingdom, there has been no incident of a woman being jilted; I do not wish for such a thing to happen in our family!” A sowhat cold gaze swept across the Girl’s cheeks, turning her rosy complexion sowhat ashen.
With a bitter taste in her mouth, Tracy didn’t know how to respond to her father’s questions. It seed her father had heard so rumors. Perhaps he did not know the whole situation, but if he were to find out about her relationship with Hoffman to this extent, who knows what he would think?
“Father, please rest assured. In so ti, Hoffman will co to Cyprus; I will remind him,” Tracy said with a trembling heart. But her expression quickly returned to normal after a brief change. How important she was in Hoffman’s heart, perhaps only God knew, but at this mont, she dared not reveal it outright; she had to take things one step at a ti.
A sceptical gaze swept over his daughter’s face, unable to discern any abnormalities. Duke Philip snorted heavily and spoke no more.
Tracy was an important piece in his alliance with the Royal Family. Hoffman, being one of the top contenders for the throne with his mother’s family having considerable influence, could potentially secure the throne if he married into their family.
However, Hoffman was no easy target; although Tracy was attractive, seducing him rely with her beauty might be suitable for a fling but insufficient for securing a marriage. It had cost Duke Philip a great deal of effort to arrange this engagent, and a broken engagent would not only an a loss of his daughter but also a blow to the soldiers and an unforgivable damage to the honor of the Philip Family.
An awkward silence filled the room once more. Duke Philip continued to ponder his myriad troubles, while Tracy contemplated how to steer the conversation back towards Kor, but in her urgency, she couldn’t speak imdiately. Her father’s suspicions still lingered, and she needed to wait for the right mont.
“Tracy, find ti to go to Caucasus for
and see the situation there. The reports coming from that place are becoming less and less believable. This Kor has risen to prominence in just half a year; the forrly remote and desolate Caucasus is now buzzing with activity. In the past, was Kor playing the fool or biding his ti? I can hardly see through it now,” Duke Philip sighed with so emotion, “Perhaps I was truly mistaken back then, leading to the current situation?”
The Girl was shocked and looked at her father, “Father, what are you thinking of doing? Isn’t it too late to have second thoughts now?”
Duke Philip’s face darkened, still and silent, “Second thoughts? Sotis, even if you want to turn back, it’s impossible. From the mont he was expelled from Cyprus, perhaps there was no turning back for him. But he’s not yet in a position to dominate the bigger picture; I just want to take a closer look at what abilities he has that brought life to the dead chessboard of Caucasus. Also, I’ve heard he moves freely in and out of Damarlinsk Castle; could the prophecy that stood for a hundred years be invalid for him?”
The arrival of the Great Mysterium Sect’s envoy once again put Kor in a difficult position.
From Rebry’s words, Kor had learned about the general origins of the Great Mysterium Sect, an offshoot lineage of the Dark Holy Church. It had managed to grow to such an extent in the south, which ant that the teachings of the Dark Holy Church weren’t as unacceptable as he had imagined. The envoy’s conversation seed to suggest great interest in the preaching paradise of Caucasus, and it seed likely that the Church of Light, too, would soon extend its reach to this place—sothing Kor found quite troubleso.
Through the window, Kor’s gaze swept over the lush green land. Early sumr had quietly arrived in Caucasus, and almost half a year had passed in a blink. Kor just realized that he had been staying in Caucasus longer than he noticed.
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