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#467 - Chapter 201 Narration (Part 2)

Daenerys widened her eyes and asked in disbelief, "Are you saying that Varys has been with them all along?"

Liu Yuan nodded in agreement: "You could understand it that way. These guys have ulterior motives and are trying to disrupt the entire situation in Westeros. In addition, your father became increasingly suspicious and paranoid after being imprisoned. So, Varys took the opportunity to pass him a lot of information that was both true and false, trying to alienate him from Rhaegar. It's a pity that they overplayed their hand and things backfired. Rhaegar actually chose to elope with Lyanna because of true love. To make matters worse, your father went into a state of madness and killed Duke Rickard in a rage. This act was like a fuse that instantly ignited the flames of civil war, directly causing the four Guardian Houses to turn against him. Since then, the kingdom has fallen into a chaotic civil war. And those Blackfyre descendants who had been watching covetously, because their own strength was not mature enough to intervene in this dispute, could only watch this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity slip through their fingers. When they finally came back to their senses, Robert had already successfully usurped the throne. You know, Varys, as the master of whisperers who has served two dynasties, has enough power and channels to secretly swap Rhaegar's son and escort him away from King's Landing, but for the sake of the plan's secrecy, he left Princess Elia and her daughter to die in the Red Keep."

Daenerys couldn't help but feel suspicious and asked, "If that's the case, then why was Illyrio willing to take me and Viserys in later?"

Liu Yuan pondered for a moment, and then replied: "Perhaps it was because they realized that Robert was too capable, not only successfully unifying the Seven Kingdoms, but also quickly quelling the Iron Islands' rebellion. Faced with such a powerful opponent, those guys knew they had no chance of winning, or the puppet they had carefully selected had encountered some kind of accident. So, this group of people decided to hide temporarily and wait for the opportunity. After the death of Ser Willem Darry, those people believed that you and Viserys had lost their value, so you both ended up in such a miserable situation on the streets. At the same time, Jon Connington, under the alias of Griff, joined the Golden Company, while young Aegon, disguised as Young Griff, has always been taken care of by him and accompanied him."

Daenerys said with emotion as she listened to this past experience: "That was indeed a painful memory that I don't want to recall! Back then, Viserys always carried me on his back, tirelessly traveling around, visiting those wealthy merchants and nobles, and begging them for help. However, those guys were only curious about the legendary experiences of our family and the precious jewelry left by my mother. Even my brother had to sell the crown that my mother left behind. After that, we followed ships to places like Lys and Tyrosh, but we never encountered anyone willing to lend us a helping hand. To be honest, it's really incredible that my brother and I have been able to grow up safely until now!"

Liu Yuan gently patted the back of her hand and said slowly: "So, in your opinion, why would Illyrio suddenly decide to take you in?"

"Now that I think about it carefully, it is indeed quite strange," Daenerys analyzed thoughtfully. "Perhaps they obtained some key information, thereby determining that they once again had the opportunity to intervene in the affairs of the Westeros continent. In order to win over a powerful and famous warlord like you, they carefully planned this so-called marriage? To make me a link to connect you with them closely?"

Liu Yuan nodded in agreement: "That's right, Varys must have noticed that there are many doubts about the three children under King Robert's knees. He predicted that Westeros would fall into a fierce civil war, and Viserys, who had no background, was exactly the banner they were looking for. As for you at the time, you were just regarded as an important bargaining chip to win over allied forces."

Daenerys frowned and asked with a suspicious look: "Is it that insidious and cunning Varys again who is stirring up trouble behind the scenes, causing chaos and war between the Seven Kingdoms?"

Liu Yuan shook his head gently and replied firmly: "The truth is just the opposite. Varys tried his best to prevent this disaster from happening. The situation at that time was very complicated. A group of self-righteous people who tried to usurp power acted recklessly, coupled with a series of coincidences, eventually led the Westeros continent into a quagmire of civil war. As the war intensified, all forces suffered heavy losses. And after the Battle of the Blackwater, the Blackfyre descendants, who had been dormant for a long time, felt that the time was ripe, and began to instigate Viserys to send troops to participate in the war. At the same time, Varys, who was in King's Landing, was not idle. He carefully planned a series of events, aiming to divert the attention of the Red Keep, so that it would have no time to take care of the dynamics of other places."

Daenerys widened her eyes and asked in disbelief: "In this case, the rumor that Varys killed Mace Tyrell is actually true?"

Liu Yuan nodded and said with a solemn expression: "Yes, this is indeed true. According to the information sent back by the spies we sent out, Varys paid a heavy price for this! Even one of his own eyes was gouged out by the opponent's counterattack before his death."

Daenerys became more and more confused and continued to ask: "Then why did he do this? What exactly caused him to kill?"

Liu Yuan: "In order to remove the last pillar of the Red Keep, and by the way, sever the relationship between King's Landing and Highgarden. The most important thing is to get rid of me. At that time, I led the army to destroy the Great Sept of Baelor. Varys sent people to ignite the wildfire there in the ground of King's Landing. It was left by your father who was prepared to perish together. There were a lot of them, enough to burn down half the city. But I found the wildfire cellar in advance, and the little bird Varys sent to set the fire was also caught. By the way, the wildfire on the Great Wall to fight the Others came from here."

Daenerys frowned: "Do you have any grievances with each other? Why did he want to get rid of you, even at the cost of dragging half of King's Landing with him."