Chapter 6: The King's Messenger

It's a bit late. Normally, no king's messenger would come to offer condolences at such a late hour. Of course, there are exceptions to everything, such as the envoy bringing the king's secret order, or the envoy has an ulterior secret and has to take advantage of the cover of night.

General Walker, hearing the news of the messenger's arrival, quickly regained his composure after an initial astonishment.

"The order goes down to greet the king's messenger of the highest standard. ”

Before he could finish speaking, the holy sword that General Walker had obtained from the old king suddenly glowed a dazzling red light and roared twice.

"Why don't you hurry up and give the order. General Walker coldly ordered the soldier in front of him.

"Yes!" the mighty soldier glanced at the Holy Sword, a slight smile on his lips, and turned to give the order.

"Walker, it seems that the situation is not optimistic!" the disabled General Walker smiled and pointed to the glowing holy sword.

"It's better to strike first! Another Walker picked up the holy sword, as if intending to swing it.

"If the enemy does not move, I will not move! If the enemy moves, I will move first. The seated General Walker waved his hand. "Let us go and meet the messenger of the so-called king!"

Although it was a little late, the soldiers stood in a neat line, their armor shining strangely in the light of the fire.

General Walker, who was standing on the side, was dressed in heavy armor and was majestic. General Walker, who was in a wheelchair, was dressed in white and had a good demeanor.

Soon, the king's messenger came. To people's surprise, the messenger was ragged, as if he had escaped, and did not look like the king's messenger at all.

"General Walker!" the visitor shouted emotionally, and when he came to the standing General Walker, he fainted with excitement.

"Hurry up and ask the military doctor to come and take a look, is he overworked or what's wrong?" The situation came a little suddenly, and General Walker, who was seated, was also unexpected.

The soldiers around heard the general's order and hurried to find the military doctor, and after the military doctor came, there was a burst of knocking, and the fainting king's messenger finally woke up.

"It's getting late, and the king's messenger seems to be having a long journey, so please rest early." Tomorrow morning, my two brothers will come again to greet us. General Walker, who was seated, saw that the envoy was awake and was about to appease him a little, but he didn't expect the envoy to become emotional.

"Two generals, the situation is not allowed, I have the king's secret order, and I need to convey it urgently to the two generals. The messenger panted and struggled to his feet, and the sitting General Walker felt a little strange at his unrelenting posture.

"Then the envoy will invite him into the big tent of the Chinese army!" After speaking, General Walker, who was standing, pushed the other General Walker to walk in the direction of the big tent of the Chinese army, and the envoy walked behind with the support of the military doctor.

Entering the large tent of the Chinese army and retreating from the surrounding soldiers, the king's messenger suddenly half-knelt in front of the two Walker generals.

"Please send troops to rescue His Majesty. ”

The headless sentence surprised the two Warker generals.

"You get up first, what the hell is going on? Don't be in a hurry, tell us little by little. The seated General Walker keenly sniffed out the unusual breath, and the standing General Walker stepped forward to help the King's messenger.

"In general, our Majesty the King is now under the control of the Archbishop. As he spoke, tears fell from the corners of his eyes.

"Don't talk nonsense, who are you, do you have any token from His Majesty the King to give you as proof?" General Walker, who was seated, looked serious, and seemed to have some suspicion of the King's envoy in front of him.

"No, I'm not talking nonsense, I have a token from His Majesty the King. The messenger trembled and took out a gold ring with a large ruby.

General Walker, who was standing, took the ring and looked carefully under the lamp, only to see the gold ring engraved with the word "Charlie".

"Walker, this ruby does not look fake, judging by its fineness and workmanship, it does look like a royal thing. ”

"This one ring alone doesn't mean anything, we want to know who you are and how you got this ring. The seated General Walker was unusually calm, staring carefully at the expression on the face of the messenger in front of him.

"I have papers. As he spoke, the King's messenger took out a small notebook from his body, and General Walker, who was standing, took it and opened it, revealing a small ball of light from the notebook.

"Your name is West Point?" asked General Walker as he looked at the face of the messenger with his papers.

"Yes, General. I used to be the chef at His Majesty's side who was in charge of His Majesty's food. ”

"You're just a chef, you shouldn't be involved in the royal family's affairs, why do you want to work for His Majesty the King?" General Walker, who was seated, felt that the situation was a little complicated.

"General Hui, I don't really have any feelings for the current king. I used to be a cook for the old king, and the old king was very kind to our family, young and old, so I am very grateful to the royal family for their love to us. ”

"When you say that, I don't understand what the hell is going on. According to you, the present king should be your enemy, so why would you die for your enemy?"

"General, things aren't what you think. It is estimated that most people in the country now think that the new king killed the old king and plotted to usurp the throne, but in fact, the current king is innocent. The emissary's mood stabilized a little.

"The real situation of the Mauryan Dynasty now is known only to us on the king's side. Chef Pastry said with tears rolling around his eyes.

"The current King Charles and the old king in the past grew up together, and the relationship between their brothers is actually very deep. This is also the reason why the old king made His Majesty Charles a prince after he ascended the throne. The messenger paused, then continued. Of course, it is impossible for the two brothers to be free from contradictions, but on the whole, King Charles still loves his brother very much. ”

"I seem to understand a little, listen to what you just meant, the current King His Majesty was actually controlled by the current Archbishop, and killed the old King as a last resort. ”

"Yes, things are exactly as you guessed, General. Chef Pastry nodded when he saw that General Walker understood what he meant.

"I still don't understand a point, since you are a member of the old king, why did you become a close confidant of the new king and come to deliver a letter for him?" asked General Walker with deep doubts in his heart.

"There are actually some coincidences in this matter. Because I was deeply favored by the old king, and I was also a chef for the royal family, I once tried to avenge the old king by poisoning the new king's food. The messenger spoke, as if caught in a memory.

"In the beginning, I planned to poison the food, but His Majesty's diet is strictly monitored, so I can't do anything but wait for an opportunity. But then I realized that something was wrong with the new king. The people in the palace said that the king was mentally ill and often went crazy and beat people and killed people. Then I came up with the idea of putting the poison in the potion that I was going to give to His Majesty. While I was doing this, I happened to be seen by the captain of the guard, now His Majesty, who had taken me and was about to kill me. I thought I was going to die, so I scolded him fiercely, calling them thieves, and the old king ruled the country with kindness and died at their hands. Unexpectedly, the captain of the guard let me go after knowing that I was trying to avenge the old king. He said I was a righteous man and didn't deserve to die, but I got the wrong object of revenge. Then he took me to see the new king, who, to my surprise, looked dumb and unresponsive, and looked like the walking dead. The captain of the guard told me that the new king was actually dead, and that the whole kingdom was now ostensibly run by the royal family, but in reality it was the archbishop who really controlled the country. Moreover, the new king never thought of plotting to usurp the throne, it was the archbishop of the Celestial God Sect who controlled him, and it was the archbishop who really killed the old king. ”

"Can you guarantee that everything you say is true?" said General Walker, looking at the chef in front of him, with a blank face.

"I can vouch for my life that everything I say is true. The messenger's expression was resolute, not as if he was telling a lie.

"Tell me, then, how did you get this ring?" General Walker pointed to the ruby ring engraved with Charlie's name. Staring into the emissary's eyes, look closely.

"This was actually given to me by the captain of the guard, and the new king told him when he was awake that there were only two generals who could get rid of the archbishop. I also ask the two generals to believe in me and send troops as soon as possible to exterminate the archbishop of the Celestial God Sect. So said the king's messenger, and fell on his knees again.

The two generals exchanged glances after listening to the envoy's words.

The sword flashed, and General Walker, who was standing, pointed his holy sword at the neck of the king's messenger.

"What a bitter ploy, do you think we don't know who you really are?" the seated General Walker's eyes were sharp, and he looked like an eagle trying to catch its prey.

"Two generals, I didn't expect you and the archbishop to be in the same group!" the messenger did not have the slightest timidity when he saw this, and his eyes were full of determination.

"Your story is well written, but you didn't expect that General Ben wouldn't fall for you. The seated General Walker smiled slightly, looking like he was sure to win.

"General, I don't understand what you're talking about. Everything I said was true. If you are the lackeys of the archbishop, kill if you want, I am not afraid of death. If you want me to surrender, it's impossible. "The messenger seemed to be righteous and awe-inspiring, and really had no fear of death.

"Less garlic here. The purpose of your visit this time is to assassinate General Ben. At first, you wanted to disguise yourself as our soldiers and assassinate us under the guise of reporting the arrival of the king's envoys. But you didn't expect that the holy sword given by the old king would predict the danger and alert us. Then you changed your strategy, used bitter tactics, and made up a story. ”

"We'll kill you now. As he spoke, General Walker, who was standing, raised his sword and stabbed at the king's messenger.