I Reincarnated As The Richest Guy

Treason

"So,I am not feeling too well today and I'm afraid we won't be able to spend enough good time together. But, what I would like to talk about today is success. It's easy to get successful,but it's not ever easy to attain success."he said vaguely.

The men started whispering to one another.

"Gentlemen,calm down. I don't mean to scare you. Everybody want to be successful, but do you know that with just three tricks,you can be just that? ; Hard work, endurance and diligent. You're hardworking doesn't mean you would be successful. No,you have to have the spirit of endurance, perseverance and you must be diligent. Without these attributes,you would easily get discouraged."he took a pause to allow them take to his words as fish takes to water.

The men nodded in agreement.

He continued,"The journey of life isn't a loaf of bread and butter. You will face challenges on your road to become successful. Sadly,if you only rely on your hard work without having any of the aforementioned values,you are likely to miss that success. It is the spirit of endurance that pushes you forward, telling you to preserve, urging you to put more efforts and not to give up on your dreams of becoming a successful man. A word is enough for the wise. Therefore,I won't be saying much than this."

The crowd stood up to give him a round of applause.

"No,no,no claps."Laquan chuckled.

"Also,I must tell you never to let the spirit of distraction take over your mind. Set aside anything you know that might affect your determination,your goals. I am not telling you not to live your life to the fullest,no. Live your life to the fullest and implementation of your dreams too. Young men,it is good to have a good dream. Don't make yourself that passenger that didn't tell the cab man where he was heading but just told him to keep driving him to anywhere of his choice."

The crowd erupted into laughter.

Laquan shook his head and smiled.

"Have a purpose, that's your dream. Thank you."he smiled and got down from the podium.

"Have a fruitful day, you all."

They accompanied him with an enormous sounds of claps.

He waved at them briefly and walked out.

He got back inside the room and moved hurriedly towards the bed.

He laid down and stared up at the colonial chandelier.

"Your Highness,do you feel sick?"

"No."he shook his head.

"You can leave."he commanded with a croaky voice.

He bowed before exiting the room.

Quan shut his eyes.

He had few drinks last night in his body,so why is it affecting this body also?

Did he also drank last night?.

Sleep tugged at his eyes and he shut them slowly, allowing nature to take control.

Barely fifteen minutes since he fell asleep,he heard a loud thud at the door and following after was a loud voice;

"Your Highness! Get up! A treason is happening right now!"

Laquan's eyes went opened instantly.

Treason?

Isn't that attempting to overturn the current government?

"A group of rebellious men are outside. You are not safe here,your highness. Let's get you out of here."the man with orotund voice informed.

It was one of the men from earlier.

Laquan yanked the blanket off his body.

His heart went on a racing marathon.

The old man sent him there for this?!

"His Majesty requested I take you away from here. Come, let's go!"he grabbed Quan's hand and ran down the lobby with him.

Sounds of gunshots,swords and anguished voices pierced inside his ears.

The man took him through a backdoor and they found themselves at the roof of the building.

Looking down,they could see the fighting soldiers.

Doesn't the emperor control majority of the seats in the parliament?

Why is this happening? Right after he came there?.

The door behind them opened and the emperor and his eunuch rushed inside.

"Quan..take this..it will lead you to your uncle in the east side. He will help you."he handed a round metallic object to him.

"Keep the prince safe. I'm counting on you,Eunuch Kai."he instructed.

"Your Majesty,you.."

"I know what you're trying to say,Kai. But no. I won't ever let them take the crown even if it means I have to stop them with my last breath. I will surely kill them all. Go..go.."he insisted whilst breathing heavily before rushing back inside.

Laquan was void of emotions as he didn't know how to react.

He just got there. He isn't his real father. They haven't spent real time together.

Or...maybe he is?.

The man did said he was going to direct his relative to him,after all.

A flying arrow struck the man with him on his back and he gasps before dropping to the ground on his knees.

"Sta..stay safe.Yo.your..hig..."he gurgled out blood before falling face flat on the floor.

Quan recoiled back in fear.

Different arrows came flying over after that.

"Let's go!"Kai grabbed his hand and led him away to another door on the rooftop.

He locked the door from behind and took him down a dark path.

Laquan's breathing became unsteady.

"Fear not,my prince. I will take you to safety."he assured and finally, they got out to the open.

The sounds of missiles being thrown pervaded the air but as they moved on,it faded off.

Kai snatched the object given to Quan by the emperor and set it in the air.

Quan watched in surprise as the object levitates and started moving towards a direction, swishing.

"We must not lose sight of it. Quick,Your Highness."

They followed its leads for a long time.

When it was dusk,both were tired.

Eunuch Kai grabbed the object and breathed out.

"We shall continue after a rest,Your Highness."

They were surrounded by trees.

There's absolutely no place to rest there.

Kai wrapped his left hand around Laquan's body and took him to the top of an apple tree.

Quan was,yet again,left in bewilderment.

He has superpowers?

"Your highness,why won't you use your powers?"Kia questioned as he plucked out two apples.

"Huh??"

He proferred the apples to him.

"You must be hungry. Eat this."

Laquan collected it from him and moved one to his mouth.

"You're not going to wash it?"

Laquan stared around and back at him.

"No water here, clearly."

"Why not try summoning your power?"Kai peered his eyes in his.