On the second floor of the ball manor, Roddirey's face was gloomy and terrifying.

"What!? Kerr is gone!"

“... Yes" Ayton and Ariel had been playing a little bit at the time, and they forgot to pay attention to Lan Coco's movements, causing them to bow their heads in shame now.

Luo Dirui took a deep breath: "I know, you guys go, I'll solve the matter of Ke'er"

"Do you know who kidnapped her?" Ayton grabbed a glimmer of hope, but was greeted by the cold eyes of the third prince.

"I don't know," Roddiri exhaled deeply, then noticed that his tone was low, and he slowed down.

"Anyway, you guys go back first, clues or something, I still have some connections here. ”

Seeing that Luo Dirui seemed to have lost some confidence in himself, Ayton was secretly anxious, but he didn't want to say anything, after all, he knew that the top management of Huangyao had not been peaceful recently, and Luo Dirui reminded him not long ago that he should really watch a little closer.

Suddenly, several attendants lowered the brim of their hats and walked into the central hall with glasses full of red fruit wine, and respectfully distributed the red fruit wine to every nobleman present, according to the rules, when the ball was about to end, they should raise their glasses to each other in celebration.

As for the news of the fall of the kitchen, Ayton had already told the third prince as soon as possible, but the latter did not react to it at all, and seemed to be planning to sit back and watch the changes happen in front of him.

"Brother, what do we do now?" Ariel tugged at the corner of Ayton's coat.

"Wait.." Ayton didn't have a clue at this time, and looked at the central hall, but soon found clues, including Joule and Milic, and many people suddenly began to walk towards the upper floor. On the first floor, there seems to be nothing but inconspicuous petty nobles and masked men disguised as attendants.

On the second floor, there are some uneven aristocratic forces, the largest of which is... The Marquis Christina, who invited Ayton to dance, and Roddire, who was the third prince. He and Ariel were also on this level at this time.

But on the third floor, there were all the high-end forces of Huangyao City, the four dukes, the seven marquises, and the various counts and viscounts who clearly stood in the position. Cleveland and Cerseily were also called up to the third floor by their respective fathers.

Through the platform on the second floor, you can see that the eldest prince and the second prince, who were still talking and laughing harmoniously before, are facing each other face to face across the central hall on the third floor. With a faint smile on his lips and red fruit wine in his hand, he seemed ready to wait for the end of the ball, and then toast the old king at the front desk on the first floor.

But the subtle changes that take place in the atmosphere are hard not to attract attention.

"Ayton, take care of yourselves. Roddiri suddenly shouted to him, and the voice fell. He walked alone towards the outside of the manor.

"???" Ayton and Ariel glanced at each other, and there was a big question mark on their heads: Which play is this going to be staged!

The sound of music seemed to be accompanied by the departure of the three princes, and gradually stopped.

"Master, there are a lot of people around here approaching here!" Mei'er's prompt suddenly sounded in her head!

......

Knock knock...

"Brother Reiner!

With a quick knock on the door, Reiner rubbed his eyes and looked at the silver-haired girl outside the door in a daze, followed by a teary-eyed Irene.

"Erin, Starry Night?" The sudden visit of the two girls suddenly made Reiner feel a thrill all over his body, and his head instantly sobered up.

"We've been attacked, Big Ayton has gone to the ball, Uncle Byth has drawn the enemies away, and Sister Bazaar has gone to find the others. ”

"Oh, quick.. Fast.. Come in and hide" Reiner's face turned pale with fright instantly, although his strength has increased a lot compared to before, but his nature is still a good child in the eyes of his parents.

"No" Starry Night looked very anxious: "We have to find the others, and then gather to find Brother Ayton, he will definitely have a way." ”

"That's right..."Reiner's face was hesitant, and his parents shouted behind him, "Chubby, what's the matter, are those innkeepers here?"

"Oh, mom and dad," Reiner replied loudly, looking at his appearance, Starry Night stomped his foot eagerly.

"Forget it, Brother Reiner, I'll go and meet Sister Bazaar first, and Irene, she will stay with you first. ”

As he spoke, Starry Night pushed Erin beside him to the front, Reiner gritted his teeth, and finally recalled the scene when Bais taught him seriously, and shouted in a low voice: "Erin, you hide inside first, Starry Night, I'll go with you to find someone else." ”

After saying that, the fat man ran into the house, took a training stick, and ran with Starry Night towards the nearest companion's quarter.

......

Cracking sound... The sound of the wine glass breaking sounded one after another, and some of the little nobles on the first floor who didn't know the truth drank the wine in their hands, and immediately felt a churning in their stomachs, and dropped the wine glasses one after another.

Before he could react to anything, the dead soldier pretending to be an attendant suddenly raised the blade hidden in his sleeve and slashed at the small nobles who couldn't reach it around, and the masked people in black around him broke into the hall on the first floor like a wolf.

This scene suddenly startled the old king sitting on the first floor, and Fürth Winston suddenly looked up at the third floor, where there were all nobles holding red fruit wine glasses, and the expressions of admiration that had disappeared without a trace because of the aging of his body.

At this moment, the old king finally understood that almost everyone knew the arrangement of the ball, except for themselves.

Soon another force emerged in the dance hall, they were uniformly dressed in white clothes like mourning clothes, although they were somewhat eye-catching, but they were on par with the black-clothed masked man, but the scene of the battle on the first floor seemed to be for the magnates on the second and even third floors to watch.

"Brother, what the hell are these humans up to?" Because of the rule that you can't wear weapons to enter the arena, Ariel's weapons in her hands now are only 'Liuhua', and the dagger and dagger are stored in the storage space by Ayton.

"Wait..."

Ayton took Ariel's hand and motioned for her not to be nervous, the scene was too weird at the moment. Soon, the unwitting attendants and nobles on the first floor were slaughtered by the sudden masked man, leaving only a few guards to resist to the death, and their pressure dropped sharply when the white-clad masked man joined the battle.

But the nobles on the third floor did not show any statement on such a situation.

The old king sat alone on the high platform on the first floor, surrounded by the sound of swords fighting, and his body trembled slightly, not because of the fear in his heart, but because of anger.

Angry that he didn't know about it, but his former courtiers and sons were indifferent, and it could even be said that this attack was planned by them together. But he wasn't afraid yet, because he knew that they wouldn't dare to kill him yet, and they needed to decide the winner and rightfully inherit their throne!

The battlefield on the first floor was obviously not enough for the constant influx of masked men to fight, but the strange thing was that many nobles on the second floor looked at the scene on the first floor with thoughtful eyes, and then walked down the stairs in the direction of the third floor.

Because on the third floor, the eldest prince and the second prince stood on the left and right sides, Duke Campbell and Duke DuPont stood on the side of the eldest prince, but Duke Halle stood on the side of the second prince. Of course, there is also a middle place on the third floor, where the Duke of Tude and two neutral marquises and nobles stand.

The current situation is already clear in Ayton's mind, this killing is indeed planned by the two princes, the purpose is to force the neutral people to be on whose side!

And a demonstration to the old king: Look, no one is on your side now, and when we decide the winner, you can consciously give way

The people who died on the first floor were those who were not favored or even useless in ordinary times, because only by eradicating these useless nobles could some of the capable people who took refuge in them inherit their positions. And the smart ones among them are all sick and did not attend this ball.

But the final result on the third floor is that there are still people who choose neutrality, and this kind of person is likely to be suppressed by both sides, because in the imperial power, neutrality is not allowed, and they like to play checks and balances, but it does not mean that the nobles under their hands also play checks and balances.

And the aristocratic forces led by Tude are still unwavering neutral, and it has to be said that they are making a big gamble.

On the second floor, more and more nobles went up to the third floor, and most of them went to the eldest prince's side, after all, there were two grand dukes standing there, but the previous marquiss Christina unexpectedly chose the second prince's side.

On the third floor, Cersei of the Campbell family also kept glancing at Ayton and the others, signaling them to hurry up and take refuge.

Looking at the current scene, Ayton frowned, he still didn't want to participate in the struggle between the two factions, if he joined the eldest prince Gatru, then it was likely to be plotted by the second prince Danmod.

Thousands of years of history warn Ayton not to just look at the superficial phenomenon, if the latter has no hole cards at all, there is still a dare to argue with others.

"Ariel, we've had enough, it's time for us to go home. ”

"Mm-hmm, brother, take more pastries and go. ”

"I'm still thinking about eating, don't worry, I've hidden some storage space, and when I go back, remember to give them some points to the starry night." ”

"Okay!"

The masked man on the first floor rushed into the second floor, Ariel smiled lightly on the corner of her mouth, and showed the 'Liuhua' in her hand, Ayton moved his wrist and fingers, staring at the black-clothed masked man rushing towards him.

The masked man looked at the unarmed black-haired boy and rushed straight over, but Ayton was in a swaying shape, his left hand restrained his right hand holding the knife, and his right hand slammed into his eye socket.

Boom...

The eye socket smashed into a visible depression, and in the blink of an eye, Ayton took the weapon from his hand, and then slit his throat, and Ariel in the back danced the butterfly-butterfly-knife in his hand into a small whirlwind, easily severing the meridians of his wrist.

The two of them walked towards the outside of the second floor, where there was a staircase leading to the first floor, from which Roddiri had just gone out.

But the strange thing is that Luo Dirui has only been away for about a minute, and now the two of them came outside, but he was nowhere to be seen.

Outside the manor, there were hundreds of masked people, either in white robes or black robes, fighting fiercely together, looking like two gangs of black and white were fighting for blood.

It can be seen that the eldest prince and the second prince finally tore their faces at this moment, and Ayton suddenly had an ominous premonition in his heart: "Ariel, let's go home quickly!"

......

At twelve o'clock, the white moonlight scattered on the street again, and in front of Reiner's residence, more than a dozen figures gathered together in secret.

"Are you sure it's the Blood Scythe?"

Warren stared straight at the starry night, and the silver-haired girl pursed her lips: "That's right, Uncle Baith shouted these three words before leaving." ”

Warren fell silent, and Kenig took advantage of the situation and said, "Then let's look down that road." ”

"No, let's hide first. Warren objected.

"It may be that the adults are in trouble at the top of the Bright Blue, and this is why Instructor Bais is involved. ”

"Hide?!, and you don't do anything out there. Kenig frowned, his abilities had improved significantly, and he was desperate to show himself.

"Protect Miss Starry Night here, and wait for the adults to come back is the best choice. Warren looked at Kenig indifferently.

"I think we're going to split up, Kenig and I will take some people together to investigate the Bloodsickle," Eva said suddenly, "Warren, you and the fat man should hide with the starry night." ”

Eva's proposal was quickly echoed by Kaenig and the others, but Warren disagreed: "No, we can't send someone to die, it will distract the adults." ”

"Death?" Kenig frowned and stepped forward: "Warren, when did you become so bold. ”

"......" Warren was silent for a while, and then resolutely said again: "I said, we should protect Miss Starry Night now, and wait until the adults come back!"

"And how do you know when he's back, and what if we don't do anything and Instructor Bais is in danger?" Eva asked.

"......" Warren did not speak.

Soon a man from outside broke in, and it was none other than Kenigh's youngest thug, the Flying Son.

"Your Excellency, he's back!"

......