Tonight the palace is immersed in rain.

There was a knock on the door, followed by the voice of a maid, "Your Highness the Queen, the Crown Prince is back."

Yu Yuan opened the door and saw such a Durand. He seemed to have come through the night in the wind and rain. He was soaked all over his body, and the rain dripped down his golden hair. , On the contrary, it seems that the person who fell into the water has just been picked up.

The maid Annie stepped back knowingly. Yu Yuan locked the door and immediately lit the fire in the fireplace. Durand sat next to him to keep warm. He went back to the inside and found a new towel to put on the little prince.

"Why did you come to me without even changing your clothes?" Yu Yuan knew that the little prince was eager to see him, but he couldn't help frowning, "You've come so far and came back in the rain."

From the moment he sat down, Durand was like a clockwork machine with its core removed. He didn't move, and he didn't even say a word when he entered the door, as if the action of just walking here had exhausted all his strength. Yu Yuan sighed, looking at the little prince's eyes as if he was looking at a young man who was sad because of being blamed, so he had to pick up a dry towel and wipe his wet hair in front of him. Wrapping the two of them in this small orange ball of light in the darkness of a room is like a fairy tale scene.

It was raining outside the window, and the rain always seemed to be associated with some kind of sadness, and it also pushed those who gathered in a corner under the heavy rain closer.

"I know you're worried about me, but it's not advisable for you to rush into the forest, and you're rushing back overnight, have you ever rested, eh?" Yu Yuan wiped his hair for the "drowned golden retriever", then went back to the He got up and wanted to get some tea, but at this moment, the person who had been silent all the time grabbed the palm of his hand.

If Durand looked like he survived the drowning, then when he heard Edith from the accident to the safe return, it was the whole process of drowning to the shore.

A state of suffering.

Yu Yuan had no choice but to show the patience to coax the child again, "Bake here for a while and wait for me, I'll be right back."

As if he was afraid that Durand really thought he would disappear again, Yu Yuan kept a heart and did not close any doors when he walked inside, so that people outside could always see the wall lamps inside being lit one by one. You can also vaguely see his back.

Warm black tea was boiled in the pot on the small stove. This pot was actually the only clean one left by Yu Yuan when he tried refining medicine during the day. There was actually nothing else in the room, Yu Yuan went inside just to secretly buy ready-made ones directly from the game store.

"Are sweets useful? Will eating some snacks make him feel better?" Yu Yuan was really worried about the little prince's growth.

Lin Ling: "Believe it or not, as long as you give it, he is willing to take the poison."

While browsing the dim sum page of the game mall, Yu Yuan discussed with Lin Ling what to buy, "[Steaming bear biscuits], if this is really hot, wouldn't the little prince find it strange that I baked it in the room? of?"

He wanted to buy some normal food, but most of the options in the mall were [Slime Jelly], which had eight flavors to choose from, [Dried Lizard Tail] that restored mana, and [Ghost] that would ooze blood-like red berry juice when cut in half. [Berry Pie] Screaming [Roaring Little Cake] when you poke it, etc. The style of painting is very magical.

In contrast, for players, small props cookies that can increase the ratio of experience gain on the way to upgrade are the most normal things here.

"Don't worry, there's nothing strange about the steam. Even if the little prince is in this state, he won't be able to eat it even if you poison it."

Yu Yuan poured the brewed black tea into the teapot, and took it out together with the biscuits priced at 5 gold coins in the mall.

During the short period of time he left, Durand still seemed to have not moved at all, and the whole person was like a statue.

Yu Yuan poured him a cup of black tea before listening to the other party calling out in a hoarse voice, "Edith."

"Ok?"

Yu Yuan picked up the cup and took a sip of his own. The time to brew the black tea didn't seem to be enough. Many tea stalks were still mixed at the bottom of the cup. He was thinking about how to save the tea, but Durand was clearly thinking. is more important.

The young crown prince hesitated for a while before asking, "How did you get back?"

Yu Yuan was about to confess that he had been helped by a monster, but at this moment, there was another knock on the door.

This time it was the maid Nancy, "Your Highness the Queen, have you rested?"

"What?" He glanced at the door subconsciously.

"His Royal Highness asked if I can see you now?"

As if to confirm Nancy's words, another gentle male voice sounded, "Edith, it's me."

Word by word, Durand's voice.

With horror in his eyes, Yu Yuan turned his head stiffly and looked at "Duland" who was sitting on the carpet with him in front of him.

And the person in front of him, who was still half a bit embarrassed, seemed to have suddenly changed his face, and was smiling and shaking his finger at him, as if to say, "Are you surprised?".

It's a **** octopus outfit.

Yu Yuan almost cursed without swearing.

The first thing he thought of at this moment was a horror story, probably about a man coming home and seeing two of his own mothers, each of them told him that the other was fake, and the protagonist of the story couldn't tell who was real and who was fake. ——As for himself, the only luck is probably that once the "fake" in front of him is revealed, he has no intention of continuing to dress down.

"Wait a minute!" Yu Yuan could only bite the bullet and shout to the door, turning his head to question the fake in front of him aggressively, "XX, you pretended to be addicted to Durand once, not twice, not three times, this XX is over. You still like acting and you want to do a full set?!"

From the beginning, this man appeared pitifully at the door in a water costume, and just pretended to be lost and deliberately asked him how he got back. And thinking of comforting the other party, he even paid 5 gold coins to buy game props biscuits, but it turned out to be a fake!

"Shh—" Louis, who was forced to take off his waistcoat, still maintained his original appearance. Instead of being anxious, he instead reminded the queen to keep his voice down, "You don't want to be heard, do you? Then be careful."

Of course Yu Yuan didn't want people outside the door to hear him. Even if he had eight mouths, he couldn't explain why there was "another Durand" in his room. Go out and change your face so that no one can see you."

The only thing he is happy about now is that he locked the door by himself. Even since the last time he hid two people in one room, he has developed the habit of always locking the door when he enters. I really don't know how to evaluate it...

But for the queen's order, Louis obviously had no intention of obeying, "I'm not going."

Grass, if you don't go, you're here to buy a **** house and live here, right? !

The people outside the door have been waiting for a long time, and Yu Yuan even feels that he has heard Nancy's voice to persuade Durand to come back tomorrow, but as a player in the game for so long, Yu Yuan also knows what Durand's character attributes are like, especially this one. It was the first meeting after Qiu Li's accident, Yu Yuan could almost imagine the real Durand's demeanor at this time, and it was estimated that it was not much different from the fake one.

"What do you want to do?" He could only try to communicate with Louis to persuade people to go away, "Is it alright to meet you later?"

But Louis seemed to be determined and had other thoughts, "Tonight is tonight."

Yu Yuan simply wanted to give him a staff.

Why would you, such a powerful-sounding monster boss, do such a rude thing at night depending on someone else's home.

"Lin Ling, how big is the difference in strength between me and him? Is it feasible to make a surprise attack? Just knock him out."

As long as this monster is stunned and dragged to the bottom of the bed, it will be temporarily fooled tonight. The most important thing is not to let others see it, especially the outrageous scene of "two Durands" meeting. It is impossible for him to ask outsiders for help. After all, it is a monster, an existence that needs to be hidden in this kingdom. Although Louis' attitude is still good now, it is difficult to guarantee that he will not hurt anyone if other people appear, and it is even difficult to say whether the entire palace has his opponent.

"You forgot the conversion formula of 'one louis equals two tips equals six you'?" Lin Ling ruthlessly exposed the reality, "You two are definitely not comparable in terms of positive strength, as for sneak attacks... Not too optimistic.”

However, when Yu Yuan watched Lui not only have no intention of leaving, but also took a sip from his teacup and commented, "Your craftsmanship is not very good", with a look of "I won't leave, you will drive others away", Finally got the killing intent.

Of course, he also respects objective strength, so this kind of killing intent is at most knocking out the opponent and seeing if there is a possibility to make up for it.

He deliberately sighed slightly embarrassed, and shouted out the door in Louis's smiling eyes: "I'm not feeling well today, come back tomorrow."

Nancy complied, followed by what seemed to be footsteps, and fell silent again.

"It's alright." Yu Yuan looked at the person in front of him with a bad expression, but in fact, he was quietly preparing to take out a staff from his game backpack.

To a certain extent, to deal with opponents whose strength is too large, perhaps physical attacks are more effective than spell attacks!

"Of course I'm satisfied."

"Didn't you come here tonight on purpose to let me see you 'as you are'?" Although Yu Yuan had a lot of expectations for the octopus before, he never thought that the reunion would be in this form.

"How is it possible, I..."

A sharp piercing sound resounded—

At the same time as Yu Yuan's rhetoric of "Dizzy me!" rang out in the bottom of Yu Yuan's heart, almost in the next second——

Louis caught the staff in one hand.

"..." If this is a keyboard online game, it is estimated that the [Attack MISS] prompt will appear.

The sneak attack was easily resolved by the opponent.

Yu Yuan couldn't help remembering that he had used this trick on a certain blood NPC at the earliest. At that time, it was hit but it didn't hurt, but this time...

"Is it the reason why I haven't seen you for so long, I don't know if you have switched to this attack method now?" Louis easily pushed the wooden staff away, "If you forget, I can help you remember."

But at this moment, there was a rustling sound from the door lock.

At this moment, Yu Yuan quickly realized that Durand outside was using the key to unlock the lock.

The just leaving is not leaving at all, just looking for other ways to come in!

Yu Yuan immediately grabbed Louis's hand and wanted to take him to the inner room to hide him under the bed, but Louis backhanded him again and said with a half-smile, "It's useless to me, I'm talking to 'them' Not the same."

With his toes, he could think of what the octopus man was alluding to, but Yu Yuan didn't have time to be shocked or questioned how the other party knew, because the door was about to be opened-although he had double-locked the door for safety, but after locking the door for no reason, he went back again. The people outside must have heard some of the current movements. It's just an ordinary door, and I don't know how many ways to open it.

"What on earth are you trying to do?" The sharp eyes were like a knife slashing on Louis' body. At this critical juncture, Yu Yuan could only warn in a low voice, "You must not be seen here!"

The face is exactly the same as the real crown prince, and the exact shape seems to be carved out of the same mold and then polished. Anyone who sees this scene will realize that the fake one is a monster, and Nancy outside the door, Yu Yuan has never been. It can be seen from the beginning that the "position" of this maid belongs to Fernando.

As long as it is exposed, it is endless trouble.

"Don't worry, darling," Louis said in a tone that sounded like he was whispering to his lover before saying goodbye. "All the things you worry about won't happen."

"Edith, are you okay?"

"Your Highness Queen, please open the door first."

Durand, who was naturally sensitive, had already found out that something was wrong, not to mention there was a very crucial piece of evidence: after Qiu Lie was in danger and parted ways, he and the queen hadn't seen each other for a few days. Back on the way, these queens must all know, otherwise he would not have knocked on the door rudely late at night, just to make sure that the other party is really all right now.

There was no response from the door.

The key Nancy brought could only open the first lock, and the second lock could not be opened unless it was opened from the inside. Durand considered breaking the door violently, but the situation inside was unclear. After thinking about it, he could only lower his voice and say to Nancy, "Go and invite the knights to come, and then gather downstairs to go in through the outside window, and let a few more come to guard the door, be quick."

Nancy quickly ran out with her skirt up.

Durand, who was left behind, circled the door twice, and finally said helplessly: "If you really have rested, then I will go first and see you tomorrow morning."

The footsteps seemed to disappear from the door again, but in fact he had only reached the corner of the nearest corridor, and he could be the first to notice any major movement in the room.

Yu Yuan pretended that everything had calmed down, and immediately ordered Louis, "No matter what your plans are, you must leave now."

But Louis just rubbed the corner of his lips, dipped a little lipstick color, and said casually: "People are still there, and more people will come soon."

Hearing this, Yu Yuan's eyes widened immediately. The more people who came, the more danger this octopus would be exposed to as a monster. Now, he wanted to compress and pack him into a ball and throw it out the window.

"Can't you transform, can you become smaller and walk through the window." Yu Yuan had a new idea, "Or can you go out the door as a maid?"

"Honey, I just want to be what you're interested in." Louis smiled dangerously.

"I like birds, can you turn into a bird and flutter away from the window now." If eyes could kill Yu Yuan, he would have killed this monster 200 times by now.

However, what Louis said was very high-sounding, emphasizing again: "I said, I will not leave tonight."

As if he was in his own home, Louis, who still wore Durand's appearance, simply sat on the sofa, poured a new cup of black tea on his own, and picked up a small biscuit in his hand to play with, "You don't need anything. Worry, if you are tired, you can just lie down on the bed and go to bed now."

"..." You really settled down here with me!

I want to know what new arrangements Durand is making in the quiet time now. If Fernando or someone else is called, it will only become more and more chaotic. No matter how he tried to persuade him, Yu Yuan could only ask Lin Ling again, "Brother, is there any way?"

Lin Ling was also helpless, "You can't beat him, and no one can beat him. From the current situation, no one can stop him from doing whatever he wants."

"...Really that strong?"

The earliest time he was in the forest, he thought he was already quite powerful, and he was one of the most powerful black wolves in the wolf clan. He warned him for the first time that this "sea-smelling" monster was dangerous. Yu Yuan himself said that he has not been able to smell any sea water until now, which is probably a racial talent that only beasts have.

The second time was a showdown with Fernando to mention the existence of Louis. Fernando's first reaction was that this monster was very strong, and he warned him to stay away. In fact, Yu Yuan had already begun to wonder if the situation would be different if Fernando had forced him to move into the room tonight. At the same time, Lin Ling, who should have concealed the plot, also frankly provided him with this information, which is just how strong this Louis is.

But until now, Yu Yuan himself hadn't witnessed it. In his opinion, Louis just kept changing his appearance, appearing with different identities and different faces, and his true strength only came from other people's narratives.

Lin Ling explained: "Let me tell you this, he is the biggest boss in this dungeon. He should have appeared at the climax to the end, but now I don't know why he appeared so long ago, maybe you did it in the plot. What affected him. In short, I can't spoil too much, I can only tell you that it is best not to let him kill the little prince, otherwise your game will directly determine the BE ending."

Yu Yuan rubbed a handful of hair irritably, sat down on the sofa in a self-sacrificing way, stared at Louis, and said viciously, "Aren't you afraid that someone in the palace can threaten you? You are a monster."

It's not a big threat, it can only be used as a cliché.

Hearing this, Louis instead stretched his arms on the sofa, looking very relaxed, "Who are you talking about? Your new king, or your desired crown prince, or it can't always be the one who is loyal to you. Commander of the Knights?"

The tone of indifference, as if these people together could not threaten him even one cent.

"Then why are you here tonight?" Yu Yuan could only turn the topic back to the original question, "You can't really just pretend to be Durand for a show, right?"

With the ability of the person in front of him, Yu Yuan doubted that he had chosen the timing for Durand to come back soon, and then pretended to be Durand and arrived earlier, just to cause the current situation—no, it’s almost certain, No one will do things for reasons like "fun" for no reason.

Louis blinked, "If I said that I only appeared like this to see you, would you feel a little moved?"

Not only can't, but even more want to hit people.

There seemed to be movement downstairs outside the window, and Yu Yuan realized almost immediately that Durand had someone find a way to enter through the window. This is the second floor, and the difficulty of operation is actually very low.

"Why?" he asked again.

"As I said, someone broke the deal - like your new king."

As soon as he finished speaking, in front of Yu Yuan, all of this happened in an instant. Louie's body seemed to melt for a second, and then...

He became like Fernando.

Louis smiled and asked like a child begging for candy, "Do you like this look?"

Yu Yuan: "???"