503 The Identity of Nick

And the thin moonlight spilled into the dense leaves, fell into the forest, on Jack's face on the ground.

He was so painful that his expressionless face looked very distorted. His fingers were inserted into the mud, and his body was twitching.

He inhaled and kept breathing, until the expression on his face gradually calmed down.

Nick didn't look at him. After feeling that his breath was stable, he said, "The story must be very long, get up and tell me."

Jack did not stand up, still kneeling, lowering his head, and slowly talking about the affairs in the past.

He said, "Roy and I accompanied the former King. The King was born more than two hundred years ago. Roy and I were responsible for the safety of him and closely protecting him. Later, there was always a war on the land, more and more naval battles happened. It affected our marine environment and affected our ethnic traffic. More and more high-level fish had died in the Kingdom of the Sea. While the former King of the Sea had set up a sea guard to protect the safety of the Kingdom of the Sea, he also hopes that we can contact human beings, stop human wars, and reduce the pollution of the Kingdom of the Sea."

"I became the first batch of leaders of the sea guards. The former king hoped that I could help the new king to protect the Kingdom of the Sea in the future. The former king himself took Roy to the land and looked for opportunities to talk to the human leaders."

"When the former King returned, he brought back a very beautiful woman. The man can have multi-wife in the Kingdom of the Sea, and it was reasonable for him to have a new lady. It is understandable. Soon after their marriage, the new lady gave birth to you. The new lady is your mother, Mrs. Cherry."

"The former king has set up the crown prince, and you can’t be the king. The former king then let you command the sea guards. The former king was afraid that the Second Master would be unhappy, so he first transferred me to the Kingdom of the Sea so that the Second Master would be in power and wait for you have a reputation in the army. I am not as important as before. When I come back, the Second Master, you are honorable and admirable in the army."

Jack kowtowed. "The Second Master, the former king had always cared about you. He was not partial."

Nick said indifferently, "You don’t have to rush to speak for him, let me guess why you don't hate him for taking your power?" He laughed, "You met a woman at that time, didn't you? Is it Mrs. Lewinsky 's mother? Should she be older? Grandma?"

Jack lowered his head. "Her grandma."

"Oh?" Nick smiled. "It seems that my information is not accurate enough, Mrs. Lewinsky is not your daughter, but your granddaughter?"

"Yes, the Second Master." Jack didn't explain it, and acknowledged everything.

Nick leaned against the tree with his arms, looking lazy. "Go down. Why does the old man plan that affair?"

Jack continued, "In the year that the former king and queen died, one person in the Kingdom of the Sea also left. Do you still have an impression, the Second Lord?"

"It's Uncle Wood."

"Yes, it's Master Wood." Jack dropped his head even lower.

"Uncle Wood was killed by human warship shells during the war. This was why Charles had to participate in the human naval battle." Nick said, "What does he have to do with the old man to calculate me?"

"Master Wood was killed by a warship, but he deliberately joined in human naval battles, looking for opportunities to die, not accidents."

Nick didn't speak. At that moment, he seemed to guess the story afterward.

His arms were tight, but his body still felt cold.

Jack went on to say, "The mermaid can't commit suicide, but Master Wood was determined to die. The reason why he wanted to die was that the night before his suicide, the former king figured out his affair with Mrs. Cherry."

Click!

A giant tree suddenly fell, hitting Jack's side heavily, and the ground shuddered three times.

Nick's voice was cold. "What do you want to say next? The old man was afraid that my mother's reputation would affect my reputation in the army, so he set up that plot on purpose?"

"Yes but no." Jack inserted his fingers into the soil and tightened his fingers, and then said, "The former king set up the plot to let you leave the Kingdom of the Sea. On the one hand, he didn't want you to know Mrs. Cherry’s affair and to be despised because of her, on the other hand, he was also afraid that you knew your identity and didn’t know how to survive..." he gritted his teeth. “The Second Master, you are Mrs. Cherry and Master Wood’s son, not the son of the former king."

"When the former king knew Mrs. Cherry and Master Wood’s affair, she was not scared. Instead, she informed the former king of the truth. It turned out that Master Wood had known Mrs. Cherry early when he left the Kingdom of the Sea, but he was later recruited by the former king and returned to the Kingdom of the Sea. Mrs. Cherry woke up without seeing Master Wood, and the pain of losing her love caused her to jump into the sea and suicide. She was rescued by the former king who had a similar appearance to Master Wood. The former king was interested in Mrs. Cherry and brought her back to the Kingdom of the Sea. This also made her meet with Master Wood again."

"Mrs. Cherry hated Master Wood left without saying goodbye, and she did not recognize him. Instead, she continued to stay with the former king in order to make him angry. However, the longer they stayed together, the two of them rekindled. Therefore, the former king figured it out."

"Although the former king was angry, he was righteous. He let Master Wood leave with Mrs. Cherry to live on the land. He only said that they had died so as not to affect the Second Master. But Master Wood consciously felt guilty for the former king and sneaked into the human naval battle that night to suicide. Mrs. Cherry also wanted to die, but didn't want to affect you, so she went back to land on the pretext of not adapting to life in the Kingdom of the Sea."

"Many people think the affair of Master Wood is strange. Although there is no news leaking, the elders are already suspicious. At that time, the Second Master has been regarded as God of War. The former king was worried that the Second Master knew the news and felt shameless. He planned the conspiracy at that time."

Nick's voice couldn't hear the mood. "Did he think the reputation of rebellion was better than that of bastard?"

The former king said, "Although treason is rebellious, even if a man's ambition is disapproved, even if people will hate The Second Master, they dare not to despise you. If people knew the Second Master’s identity, you must be despised, and the rest of your life will be shameless. The former king said that if a man lives with shame, he would rather be a dog."

"The former king hoped that the Second Master could live an upright life, without guilt. Because rebellion is a plot, the Second Master is innocent. Even if you were expelled, you are still not afraid to face anyone. However, once you know your identity, you know that your mother betrayed the former king, and you will feel lose face all the time. And you will be afraid of facing people again."

"He is really ... considerate." Nick smiled, seemingly calm.

"He asked you to follow me. In the end, he was still afraid that I would revenge Charles." Nick laughed. "Has he ever told you that as long as I really want to kill Charles, you should tell me this secret?"

Jack didn't dare to look up. "The former king hoped that the lord and the Second Master could be safe for all life."

"He surely knew how to be kind."

He was calm and things were a little different from what he thought, but he accepted.

Sure enough, his mother had a child with other people.

He expelled himself from the Kingdom of the Sea, perhaps for him, or to eliminate the potential crisis for Charles.

Either way, it was not important anymore.

The night breeze was extremely cold, and Nick pushed the door of Bella’s room. Bella had fallen asleep. He sat down by her bed and looked up to see a portrait of their family of three on the wall.