“Wait… I-I don’t think I heard right, I think I just heard that you wanted me to meet your father… funny, how is that possible… haha, hahaha.”
Lin Xiao pretended that he misheard and tried to muddle by, but Claire wouldn’t just let him as she grabbed his hand and repeated, “Lin Xiao! You didn’t mishear, I wanted to take you to my father!”
“Ah? W-who did you want me to meet?”
“My father!”
“What? Whose father?”
“My father!”
“Hm? Your father? W-what’s wrong with him?”
“He wants to see you!”
“Who does he want to see?”
“… Hey, you’re doing this on purpose, right!”
Claire finally lost her patience and grabbed onto him tightly with one hand so he couldn’t run and then made a fist with her other hand and placed it in front of him so that he didn’t ask any more stupid questions.
“Uh… I heard, b-but you’re joking, right?”
“I’m not joking! Lin Xiao, you have to go with me right now!”
“Hey, w-wait! Why do I have to see your father?”
“Because he wants to see you!”
“B-but I never agreed to it!”
“No, you agreed!”
“When?”
“Just earlier, you said other than being my husband, you’ll agree to anything! So just give up and come with me!”
“T-that… Hey, tomboy, stop tricking me! I had thought it was something to do with the mission, but meeting your father… what does that have to do with anything?”
“Of course it’s related! My father knows I like you… uh no, he knows that I chose you to lead the negotiations, so he wants to meet you personally and see if you’re capable or not… is that a good enough of a reason?”
“Claire, you! … You tricked me!”
Lin Xiao was speechless and wanted to resist, but because of his promise, he could only go with her.
But… why did the king want to meet him? Lin Xiao didn’t understand.
Could it be just like what Claire said and he wanted to test his abilities? Perhaps that may be the case, but Lin Xiao felt like that wasn’t the main purpose!
The king was sick and needed to recuperate so he handed everything over to Claire and trusted her a lot. It looked like he was going to let Claire succeed him after passing, in a situation like this, how could he doubt Claire and test Lin Xiao while sick?
Lin Xiao couldn’t make sense of it.
Sigh, of course, someone that young couldn’t understand the old king, after another thirty years when he was also married and had children, then he would be able to understand the king’s feelings.
The king did indeed want to test Lin Xiao, but not for this mission, but because of his identity. He, Lin Xiao, might be Claire’s future husband!
Yes, the reason the king was so insistent on meeting Lin Xiao was that he wanted to see the brat that captivated his daughter before he died.
Think about it, the precious daughter that King George raised for numerous years whom he barely got any love from because of her stubbornness was suddenly snatched away by a brat, how could he endure that as a father?
He already had a lot of self-restraint for being able to wait until now to meet Lin Xiao! Anyone else would have already gotten people to kidnap Lin Xiao and interrogate him!
So, was this just a meeting between the father-in-law and his son-in-law?
No, if anyone thought that, then they would have King George all wrong.
Do not underestimate this meeting!
This wasn’t just the first meeting between them, but an interview of life and death. George knew that he was beyond saving, and would only be able to hang on for half a month at most, at that time, even if Lin Xiao did take care of the rebels, he wouldn’t be able to hold on for his triumphant return. So George wanted to take this chance to meet Lin Xiao for the last time!
Even Claire wasn’t aware of her father’s resolve!
Lin Xiao’s life and death would be decided by his performance during the interview!
If he confirms that Lin Xiao was heroic with noble character and someone worthy of handing his daughter to, he would immediately bestow marriage!
But, if he doesn’t pass the interview…
If Lin Xiao can’t pass the interview and is determined to be a swindler with nothing but flowery speech and tricked his daughter, then he would immediately put him down!
Yes, George never told Claire and just told her that she had to bring Lin Xiao to him. That’s why Claire was so happy and thought that her father agreed to their relationship, but didn’t know that he already had murderous intent.
If Claire knew the truth, then she would never bring Lin Xiao to her father!
Actually, George already had numerous warriors lying in ambush! They were all at least sixth-level warriors who were fully equipped and ready to sacrifice their lives for the king!
Once Lin Xiao enters the room, he becomes an ant on the palms of his hands! If George sends the signal, the warriors will break through the walls, and immediately execute Lin Xiao! He wouldn’t even give Claire room to object!
It may sound heartless and cruel… but George had no choice!
His condition was worsening and he didn’t have long left, he could only use this extreme method in his final moments to ensure Claire’s happiness!
He wouldn’t hesitate even if he was hated by his daughter for killing Lin Xiao!
Because this was the last thing he could do for his daughter before he left.
At this time, the two that were nosily heading towards George’s room didn’t even realize how important this meeting was, and could even be said to change their fate.
Just like that, an interview with the king serving as an examiner was about to begin.
Either a marriage with the future queen would be arranged, or he would be killed by the warrior lying in ambush.
Fate was in Lin Xiao’s hands.
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…
Perhaps this was the case for George, but this was all just his one-sided wishful thinking.
Even if George allowed Claire to marry Lin Xiao, it’s not like he would agree, and even if he were to be ambushed, it didn’t mean he would die…
Please, who was he, he was Lin Xiao! He even beat the third apostle black and blue, so what were a few small-fry lying in ambush to him?
If George really couldn’t tell good from bad and suddenly became hostile, then the person who would suffer would be himself…
But that was for later.
Lin Xiao wasn’t thinking that much as he was forcibly taken away by Claire, he just thought he was on his way to meet the parents. He was even thinking about how to act so that King George wouldn’t see that he was a lazy and unmotivated pervert.
“We’re here! … Cough, Lin Xiao, I’m begging you, don’t say anything weird when you meet father!”
“Uh, what do you mean by weird?”
“Anyways, just answer whatever question my father asks and have a good attitude!”
“No problem, I can do that.”
“Also, you have to be respectful to me! Calling me tomboy in private is one thing, but don’t say that in front of my father!”
“Of course, my beloved queen, I’m your lowly knight, how would I dare speak rudely to you?”
“Hm, it would be better if you spoke like that usually…”
“What?”
“Nothing… okay, let’s go!”
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