793: Chapter 252: The Surprise Forces Strike Again (Part 2) 793: Chapter 252: The Surprise Forces Strike Again (Part 2) Crespo’s words were like a stone dropped into a lake, instantly stirring up ripples in Klaina’s heart.
Her expression suddenly became unnatural, acquiring a bashfulness unique to young girls.
“Oh, it looks like I’ve guessed correctly.
Tell daddy, which lucky young man is it?” Crespo looked at his daughter, somewhat surprised.
His heart also felt a pinch of loss, realizing that if his daughter were to marry, she would leave him.
Klaina shook her head, her teeth gently biting her lower lip, “Daddy, no, I don’t fancy anyone.
Klaina will never marry; I will always be daddy’s Little Klaina.”
Crespo said, “How can that be?
A girl must eventually get married.
Are you keeping secrets from daddy?
My Little Klaina, you know how much daddy loves you.
Tell me.”
Looking up at Crespo’s earnest gaze, Klaina didn’t know why but her eyes suddenly reddened.
She felt as if there was some grievance in her heart, and tears uncontrollably flowed down her cheeks.
Crespo had not expected his daughter to react this way, and he was startled.
“My Little Klaina, what’s wrong?
Did that guy bully you?
Hmph, I want to see who dares to bully my Little Klaina.” The anger that suddenly appeared turned the amiable father instantly stern, making even the temperature in the air seem to drop a few degrees.
Klaina knew her father always did as he said, almost subconsciously she cried out, “No, daddy, you can’t go, he is too strong.”
Hearing Klaina’s words, Crespo was stunned for a moment.
He wasn’t truly angry, but hoped to use this approach to scare the truth out of his daughter.
pared to him, Klaina was still too naïve.
However, her response still surprised him.
After all, Crespo was also a formidable martial artist.
Even though, as the Minister of Military Affairs, he might not be as skilled in actual bat as his brother Cruz, he had still reached the rank of Zi, inparable to ordinary people.
Someone who could defeat him would be at least of the Zi rank, and such a powerhouse would be at least forty years old.
Who exactly was his daughter’s love interest?
“It seems I’ve guessed right, my Little Klaina.
Just who is this fellow you fancy?
And how did he bully you?” Crespo’s face darkened as he gazed at Klaina, his paternal authority emanating from him.
After Klaina had spoken, she knew she had let something slip and once again lowered her head, stammering without being able to say a word.
“Tell daddy, or else I’ll turn Landias City upside down just to find this guy.”
“Daddy, don’t.
He isn’t in Landias City!
And, I, I don’t fancy him,” Klaina’s voice sounded strange.
Crespo felt a stir in his heart as his brain swiftly sifted through his memory, searching for the man his daughter had mentioned.
Someone who had caught his daughter’s eye, possessed formidable strength, and was not in Landias City.
Suddenly, a figure that scared him flashed through his mind.
His body shook violently, and his tiger-like eyes revealed a look of astonishment as he stared at Klaina.
“My god!
Little Klaina, your affection couldn’t be for him, could it?”
Seeing her father’s gaze, Klaina knew he had guessed correctly.
She didn’t dare look him in the eyes and just kept shaking her head, yet she didn’t utter a word.
Crespo sucked in a breath of cold air; from his daughter’s demeanor, he knew he had guessed right.
“This, this…
My Little Klaina, how could you fall for him?
Even if you were fond of a Beastman, I could somehow accept it, but that man is simply impossible!” At this point, Crespo didn’t know what to say.
His spirits were already low in the court, and he thought seeing his daughter might cheer him up, but she gave him such a huge surprise, even a shock.
Taking a deep breath, Crespo tried to calm his emotions.
Yes, his daughter’s fondness for that man wasn’t wrong.
He was so powerful, having even repelled one of Faran’s Seventh Tower Masters, and his appearance was so handsome, willing to give everything for his beloved.
Such a man truly possessed enormous appeal to any woman, despite the empire being his enemy.
From an impartial perspective, he was undoubtedly the most outstanding person of his generation, even His Majesty admired him.
But why did it have to be his own daughter who fell for him?
Kleyena shook her head vigorously, “No, no, I haven’t fallen for him, I haven’t fallen for him.”
Crespo stood up, taking his daughter with him, and clutching Kleyena’s shoulders, he said gravely, “My Little Kleyena, forget him.
That man could never be anything to you.
He is simply not suitable for you, and there’s not the slightest possibility between you two.”
Even though she knew her father spoke the truth, Kleyena’s heart couldn’t help but ache severely when she heard his solemn words.
Slowly, she lifted her head to look at her father and, unable to hold back the sorrow that had built up over these days, she suddenly threw herself into her father’s warm embrace, bursting into tears.
“Why, Daddy, why did he have to appear before me, enter my life?
I know I should forget him, but no matter what I do, his image remains perpetually in my mind.
I’m sorry, Daddy.”
Listening to his daughter’s sobbing voice, Crespo’s feelings were far from good.
A faint light flickered in his eyes as he sighed softly and said, “Don’t apologize, you’ve done nothing wrong.
If I were as young as you, if I were a girl like you, I would have fallen for such a man too.
After all, he is inprehensibly outstanding.”
After pausing for a moment, Crespo’s eyes showed a contemplative light, “My Little Kleyena, do you know?
We just received news today that the man has led his Qin City Army to the Northern Frontier of the Milan Empire, that is, the battleground against the Beastmen.
Due to his arrival, the situation there has now bee tense.
The Beastmen have already sent messages asking for our help, and Martin, known as the ‘Shield of Milan’, has moved two hundred-thousand-strong groups of the Northern Legion to the south and is about to meet with Xi Duofu in the south of Milan.
All the situations are evolving unfavorably for us.”
“He’s gone to the Northern Border?” Kleyena asked her father in surprise.
Crespo nodded and said, “Not only has he gone to the Northern Border, but he has also brought a nearly one hundred thousand strong Qin City Army, unlike the previous encounter with the Flore Empire when he only led a few thousand elite troops.
According to the messages sent by the Beastmen, the army under that man is posed entirely of powerful warriors, legions filled with plete Douqi Warriors.
Their involvement is like the last time when they turned around the situation in the East; they have already stabilized the Northern Frontier of the Milan Empire pletely, even possessing the strength to launch a counter-offensive against the Beastmen at any time.
This Qin City has now bee the archenemy of the Empire; it can be said that it is because of his emergence that the Empire’s years of preparation have failed at the last moment.”
Kleyena asked in astonishment, “What does His Majesty plan to do?”
Crespo gave a wry smile and said, “There’s nothing we can do, as of now His Majesty also cannot think of a better strategy.
In today’s council, this was our main topic of discussion, but we have yet to find an answer.
Entering a period of war consolidation, it’s obvious that Milan wouldn’t initiate the war, the more time drags on, the more prepared they bee.
And we are also unable to declare war now, for we do not have any assurance of victory.
What I fear most now is that man showing up on the frontlines of the Southern Milan Empire one day.
Whenever I think of his power, the power that defeated Faran Tower Master, my heart unconsciously turns cold.”
“But this can’t go on like this.
With this consumption and strengthening, Milan will only bee stronger and stronger.” Under her father’s influence, Kleyena also had some knowledge of military affairs and couldn’t help worrying about the future of the Empire.
Crespo sighed and said, “We can only take one step at a time.
His Majesty has already sent envoys to send messages asking for help to Faran, but due to Faran’s seclusion, we have not received any replies as of now.
The rise of the Empire and the initiation of this war were supported by Faran behind the scenes, and now His Majesty just hopes that Faran can intervene, only that way can we achieve our goal of unifying the Continent.”
Placing her hopes on Faran, Kleyena knew that the Empire had reached a critical juncture of life and death.
Although the surface showed an offensive stance, the situation on the Continent had already begun to change.
Crespo said, “Why doesn’t our Empire have talents like that man?
Zither Emperor, Ye Yinzhu, what a Zither Emperor.”
The three words ‘Ye Yinzhu’, struck heavily in Kleyena’s heart, and the image of that man immediately surfaced once more, revolving endlessly in her mind.
…
The night was very quiet, and Ye Yinzhu sat alone on the bed, lost in silent reflection.
Without Haiyang and Sura by his side, he felt a touch of loneliness, and his longing for his wife unconsciously grew stronger.
Counting the days, they should have returned by now.
Although it was wartime, and he was the mander of the entire Qin City Army, his mood was always very relaxed.
When he thought of his two lovely wives, he would be enveloped in an intense feeling of happiness.
(To be continued.
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