"Who are you looking for?"

Balm opened a gap in the door, looking carefully at the stranger knocking on the door with alertness in his eyes.

This is a young man who looks like a noble young man. In Balm's memory, he did not know him, and he had no impression of the other person in his mind.

The young man smiled and acted very politely, but the first sentence he said made Balm feel instantly.

"illegitimate child."

"What?" Balm said in a low voice, as if he was puzzled.

"illegitimate child."

The young man stressed again.

This time, Balm confirmed that he was a friend whom Master Tilrant would come to the door. When Tilrant was injured and hid at Balm's house, he had told him that one day, if a stranger who called "illegitimate child" came to visit, there was no doubt that he was the person he was waiting for.

"Please come in."

Balm opened the door, but his eyes unconsciously glanced at the young man's left and right behind. The searches of the security officials of the royal capital these days obviously made him full of caution. Although the momentum of the search has gradually faded, this is not a reason to relax.

When he was led into the living room of the room, Xia Lan looked around casually, simple and clean. He had heard Tilrant say that this was the house of his father's former butler. As the housekeeper of a noble family, he must have had good bad habits in life, but the scene in front of him was somewhat inconsistent with reality.

"Please use tea."

Balm placed the brewed hot tea on the table. Although he was old, every detail of his movement was reflected in a very respectful and polite manner. The etiquette of the aristocratic family for many years had long been integrated into his life and became a habit.

After thanking her, Xia Lan gently blew the faint white mist that the hot tea in the cup was blowing, and drank it in her mouth. Although the tea is of average quality, it tastes unique, and it seems that it is related to the method of making tea.

"I wonder what happened to this young master come here to visit today?" Balm asked knowingly.

"I have some things to talk about when I look for Tilrant." Xia Lan said very directly.

Balm nodded, it seemed that he had not recognized the wrong person. He was indeed the person that Master Tilrant was waiting for.

"Please wait a moment."

After saying that, Balm left the living room silently. Xialan knew that he was going to ask Tilrant if he saw him.

When a cup of hot tea was gone, Balm also reappeared in sight.

"Please come with me, Master Tyrrant promised to see you."

Following Balm's footsteps, the two left the living room and walked to a small yard outside the back door. The yard did not plant bright flowers and plants like some normal families, but had cultivated a vegetable field.

In addition, there is a simple house in the corner of the yard, which makes the whole yard even more crowded and small.

When you open the door of that room, you will see the messy miscellaneous tools, which seem to be a storage room.

In the room that was crowded with only three people, Xia Lan did not go in, but watched the old man quietly outside the door because he had no reason to bring him here.

Soon, the old man's next move immediately attracted Xia Lan's attention.

He gently moved a wooden board placed on the floor of the house, holding a small hammer in his hand as if he was hitting something on the ground. After a while, Xia Lan's eyes lit up, and it turned out that's it.

An old man lifted a stone slab on the ground, and a dark hole appeared in front of him in an instant.

The old man left the house and said respectfully to Xia Lan outside the door: "Master Tyrrant is waiting for you below."

Xia Lan nodded, walked towards the narrow hole without saying a word, and after careful observation, Xia Lan bowed and jumped in.

...

In the narrow passage, the slight light embedded by the wall illuminated the sight. Xia Lan walked quietly. He found that in addition to the fishy smell of soil, a faint fresh air flow continued to flow into his mouth and nose. This was not a completely confined space.

At the end, the passage suddenly became spacious and the light's vision became brighter. Xia Lan saw a man there, a man looking at him.

"Who are you?" Tilrant asked, sitting on a wooden chair and looking at the strange young man in front of him.

"Your collaborator."

Xia Lan understood why Tilrant asked this question. When they met that day, Xia Lan was in disguise and did not show him his true appearance. This time, he did not intend to disguise.

"Where is his man?" Tilland nodded and looked at Xia Lan.

"He needs to deal with some difficult things, and I'm afraid he won't be able to meet you during this period."

The excuse of lying has long been a lie, and Xia Lan's correspondence seems quite calm and composed.

"Can you represent him?"

Tilrant narrowed his eyes. After not seeing him for many days, his body became a little thin. It seemed that the injuries in his abdomen had not healed, and his face looked strangely pale under the light.

"Yes."

"This time, he asked you to come here, probably because something happened to me, right?"

"That's right."

"What's the matter?"

"He turned to His Highness the Great Prince."

"Um?"

Tilrant spoke in surprise, his expression became solemn, and his eyes looking at Xia Lan began to evade from alert and guard.

"What does he want to do?"

"It's just cooperation, just like you." Xia Lan said calmly.

Tilrant sneered, feeling ridiculous at the man's decision, "Did he forget my fate?"

"He said he wasn't you." Xialan looked at Tilrant and said seriously, "As long as the result is beneficial to us, some things are not important."

Tilrant snorted coldly between his nose, and said with some sarcasm: "I guess he has sold me to the eldest prince, right?"

"At least your safety can be guaranteed, otherwise do you think you can hide here with peace of mind?" Xia Lan said sarcastically. "You are also a smart person, and you should know his intention."

"Who doesn't know how to help your brother beat your brother?" Tilrant glanced at Xia Lan and said disdainfully. "Tell me, what instructions did his new master bring!"

Xia Lan heard the resentment in Tilrant's heart. No one would feel good when he was betrayed and betrayed. Even if the betrayal is full of kindness, betrayal is betrayal!

"Some nobles in the royal capital plan to seize you to completely let the fourth prince lose the opportunity to turn things around, but the eldest prince did not agree, so he asked me to come over because he was worried that there would be an accident in your safety."

"Accident? Isn't there an accident already?" Tilrant looked at Xia Lan and said lightly.

"The eldest prince cannot control those nobles." Xia Lan did not care about Tilrant's sarcasm and said to himself: "If you want to take revenge, it is best to unite the eldest prince in his opinion, otherwise we will not have a chance."

"It seems that the person also understands the current situation." Tirlan nodded, as if he was quite convinced, and said: "Now the muddy water in the capital is not something we can stir. An accident may happen at any time. Once you act rashly, you may encounter a catastrophe!"

Speaking of this, Tilrant sighed deeply: "We cannot help but act, and may even become an existence used by others without even realizing it. As long as we do nothing, we will naturally take the opportunity to seize the opportunity to obtain the benefits we want through unexpected changes in the situation. Apart from that, we can only wait."

He seemed to remember that day, the day when the ideal was about to be realized but was shattered in a blink of an eye.
Chapter completed!