On the outskirts not far from Barriaristotle, a horse-drawn carriage hurried down the road.

In years, Tongomada has never been more embarrassed.

From the time he spent a very pleasant time in a country monastery as a young man, Tongomada knew what he should do and what he should do.

Although he did not know that he would one day become Isabel's personal pastor, as a member of the Truth Society, he was more stable and scheming than his peers.

He knew how to hide his true intentions and what to do to attract the attention of the parish priests, and he waited carefully for his opportunity until one day what he had done paid off.

After becoming Isabella's personal priest and inquisitor of the Inquisition, Tongomada became a great figure who was both respected and feared by everyone.

So he couldn't have imagined riding a horse like this now.

But now he was doing so, and he was running so frantically and nervously, urging the groom and looking back as he went, lest he would see his pursuers.

In fact, Tongmada's plan was very simple, he took the opportunity to prepare for the purification ceremony and quietly sent his people into the castle of the heights, and then used the substitute who was originally used as a sacrifice to replace Juana, and then took advantage of the long procession to the cathedral to delay the time, and then led Juana to escape.

There is nothing advanced about this plan, and even if you look closely, you will find that there are many loopholes, and any one of them may fail because of leaks if anyone is even slightly suspicious.

It's just that no one would have thought that Tango Mada would have any conspiracy, and this alone has made an otherwise impossible adventure a reality.

In addition, Ferdinand also "helped a lot" in this.

Because Tongomada deliberately revealed that he was worried that someone might sabotage or even assassinate Juana during the purification ceremony, Ferdinand, who was worried about this, arranged most of his army to guard the road from the castle in the highlands to the city, which affected the guards in other parts of Barriaridud to some extent.

As soon as Juana's convoy left the castle in the Highlands, the guarded army was withdrawn, allowing Tongomada to lead his men to escape.

The carriage kept running wildly on the road, and Tango Mada's mood rose and fell with the bumps of the carriage on the road.

He had been with Isabella for many years, and even when he thought about it, many times he had forgotten that he had another identity.

After all, he had been Thomas Tongomada for so many years, a devout monk, the Queen's personal priest, and a formidable Inquisitor, and these identities were enough to make the vast majority of people bend their heads before him, and that was enough for him.

From this day on, it has nothing to do with him, he betrayed Ferdinand. It is also a matter of how many years of business identity and all the efforts it has put in.

However, Tangomada did not regret it, he clearly felt that Ferdinand was in decline, that person was obviously becoming more and more out of control of the situation in front of him, and what awaited him was one defeat after another.

Then it has become pointless to waste more time on him.

The truth will survive in such a long time, in addition to the firm conviction that there is no shortage of people in each generation who have flexible minds and long-term vision.

Tangomada didn't think he was a very smart man, and the elders of the Truth Society knew better than he did how to keep secrets and run the vast underground organization

Still, he thought that the elders clearly didn't know what was going on as well as he did.

Tangomada was very optimistic about the Duke of Thesia, and in his opinion the young duke not only had enviable luck, but more importantly, he saw a certain "hope" in this man.

He couldn't tell what that hope was, but he could clearly perceive that the young man was very different from the nobles he was familiar with.

This person seems to know what he's doing from the start.

He was so utilitarian, but not obnoxious, every decision he made looked at the adventure, which later proved to be so appropriate, and most importantly the young man's attitude towards the church intrigued Tangomada.

He could clearly sense that the Duke of Rome Thessia had an almost utilitarian attitude towards the Church, and from all the rumors about the Pope's relationship with him, Tongomada found that it seemed to him that the only role of the Church was to justify the secular power he possessed.

Of course, Isabella and his wife did the same, but the duke was more thorough and crisp.

Even though he had little contact with the Duke of Rome, Tongomada had a hunch that the Castilian prince's attitude towards faith was the easiest of all the secular monarchs they came into contact with.

This series of various circumstances made Tang Gomada make a decision, he did not hesitate to abandon his current status and identity and decided to take a big gamble, if he failed, everything would be over, but once he succeeded, whether it was himself or the Truth Society, he would usher in an unprecedented huge opportunity.

The wheels were slammed by a stone protruding from the road, the body jumped up and fell violently, the people in the car couldn't help but let out an exclamation, Tongo Mada also woke up from his thoughts, he hurriedly looked at Juana who fell on the seat, and then brightened his eyes at Philip, who was curled up across the opposite side, felt the carriage swaying, he slammed the roof of the car with his fist and leaned out and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

"It seems that there is a problem with the wheels," replied the coachman angrily outside, "this damn road is really hard to find, and we can't go very far if we go on like this." ”

Speaking of this, the coachman paused, bent down and turned back to the Tango Motor in the car, and said, "I said, Lord Reverend, you have to hurry up and think of a way." ”

Seeing the look of his companion, Tongo Mada's heart moved, and he knew that the situation might be worse than the coachman said, and if the carriage broke down in the middle of the road, they would not be able to escape with a sick person.

Tangomada retracted into the car, and to his surprise, Juana was looking at him with wary eyes.

Obviously, this sometimes crazy woman has an unusually keen sense, and she has somewhat sensed that there seems to be some secret between Tongo Mada and the coachman, which makes her instinctively wary at this time because of what has been happening all along.

"We'll have to find a place to fix the carriage," Tongomada thought for a moment and decided to tell Juana where they were now, "or we'll probably be overtaken." ”

"You promised to save my father-in-law."

Joanna said in a stubborn tone, her gaze fixed on Tongomada's face, the danger that seemed to erupt at any moment, even the Inquisitor of the Inquisition, who had already seen all kinds of terrible scenes, could not help but feel a pang of discomfort.

"Now if we don't fix the carriage, we'll all be taken back," Tongomada was a little impatient, even as Isabella's personal priest, he was tired of Juana from the bottom of his heart, and he was unwilling to give himself this trouble if it wasn't for the woman's usefulness, "You must know very well what it means to be captured by your father." ”

Juana was silent for a moment, then nodded slowly, only then she spoke again, "If you lie to me, I will make you regret it." ”

Looking at Juana's appearance, Tongomada suddenly had the illusion that he was facing Isabella at this moment, and this feeling made him so uncomfortable that the rest of the journey was spent in silence.

The carriage had been carefully arranged by Tongomada, and he had done a lot of things during the few days when he had arranged the purification ceremony, and Ferdinand's money had played a big role.

There is a long way to get from Valaried to Madrid, and it is impossible to cover such a long distance with a horse-drawn carriage alone.

In addition, it must also be taken into account that Fei Di Nan, once he finds out that he has been deceived and chased along the way, but fortunately, the preparation and large sums of money made in the previous days have played a big role.

More importantly, the arrangements that the Society of Truth has made in Barriadot over the years played a key role at this time.

Tongomada himself didn't know how many people were helping him in his escape adventure, but he had prepared enough that unless something really happened that was completely unexpected, there was still a good chance that they would escape to Madrid.

It's just that although this carriage was already the best means of transportation that could be found, it broke down so quickly on the way, which he really didn't expect.

The carriage, which was becoming more and more unstable, swayed and barely ran forward on the road, and the violent shaking of the body could be felt, as if the wheels would be free from the shackles at any moment.

Tongomada shouted to the coachman again, and after receiving an answer that the carriage was indeed about to be overwhelmed, he had to agree to the horseman's suggestion to run along a fork in the road to the village not far away.

The village is small, and from the outside you can see the village in a circle, and the simple village gate built in the ancient style is open, and someone is driving a flock of sheep out of it.

The people of the village felt a little strange about the sudden appearance of the carriage, some came out of the house, stood on the side of the road and looked curiously at these foreign travelers, and some were turning back and running towards a large house in the distance, as if to report news.

Tongomada got out of the carriage, and now there were only three people in the carriage, and Juana and his wife were obviously not fit to show up.

Seeing a priest get out of the car, the villagers immediately bowed and saluted, and some people looked more curiously at the faint figure in the car, but they were blocked by the figure of Tongo Motor in front of the car door.

"God bless you," said Tomomada, drawing a large cross in the air, and his gesture attracted attention, and the people bowed again, "I need some water and food, but it would be better if any of you could help my coachman fix the carriage." ”

Immediately someone came over, and the villagers seemed a little surprised to see the gold coin that Tongomada had taken out, and although they knew that it was a gold coin, most of them were not sure whether they should reach for it because they had never seen such a shiny thing.

"Dear priest, you are so gracious," a somewhat gruff voice came from a distance, and a man dressed in obvious status walked briskly, and the villagers bowed again when they saw him, proving this person's identity, "I am the village chief here, and you are very welcome to come, pastor." ”

Tang Gomada nodded, and handed over the gold coin in his hand again: "Village Chief, some things I asked for before you came, this is the reward, I hope you can get ready as soon as possible." ”

The village chief, apparently surprised, took the gold coin with respectful hands and examined it carefully, as if to confirm its authenticity, and then he came to his senses at another urging from Tongomada and urged the villagers to prepare what the priest needed.

"You seem to have some friends," said the village chief, cautiously to Tongomada, looking at the faintly swaying figure in the carriage, "you can invite them to get off the carriage and rest for a while, it may take some time to get the car repaired and purchased, and you know that it will be a hassle to take off the wheels." ”

Tangomada frowned secretly, he knew that once Juana and Philip got out of the car, they would definitely attract attention, but there was no way to do it.

He couldn't have asked the villagers to fix their cars like this, that would be even more weird.

He boarded the carriage again and explained the situation to Juana, and after at least convincing Juana to get out of the carriage, Tongomada again took out a gold coin and handed it to the village chief.

"There's a patient in the car," Tangomada said in a low voice, "and it's good for everyone to believe that I don't let him get out of the car, so think of a way." ”

The village chief was stunned, although Tangomada's words made him uneasy, but the glittering gold coins were really tempting, and after a little hesitation, he still ordered a group of villagers to come and help.

When Juana got out of the car, there was a rush of gasps all around.

Although they had changed into a very simple dress in order to escape, Juana's unusual temperament still made the villagers' eyes widen in surprise.

The scene made Tangomada secretly anxious, he knew that their actions would soon be revealed, and although all the arrangements had been made to delay time, once the whereabouts of their escape were known, Ferdinand would easily guess where they were going.

Then the rest of the escape journey will be much more difficult.

Because of the large number of people who helped, the carriage was quickly replaced with new wheels, but the size of the wheels was a little different from the original, but this was the most suitable wheel that the village could find.

The only consolation to Tongomada was that Juana was always quiet, except that when the villagers lifted the car and disassembled the wheels, she was a little agitated because of worry, and she didn't bother the whole time.

This caused the priest to give the village chief another gold coin as he was leaving, knowing that their whereabouts would soon be revealed, but until Ferdinand's people were found, it was believed that the people of the village would only focus on these gold coins and not bother to talk about outsiders.

The carriage staggered on the road, and according to the villagers, the wheels were not the size of the wheels, so they could not go too fast, and they had to replace them as soon as they could find a spare wheel, otherwise they would not be able to go far.

As he left the village, Tongomada looked behind him, and he noticed that the villagers were happily talking about what to do with the money he had suddenly received.

Only the village chief, who kept looking at their backs, seemed to be in a trance.

The muddy ground was trampled by countless horses' hooves, splashing large mud stains.

This made the people on the side of the road can't help but scold, but when they saw the cavalry armor, shields, and the signs on the flags, they fell silent again.

The dreary weather was unbearable for the knights, who were still sweltering even in the midst of their run, but they knew what kind of punishment awaited them if they could not catch up with the abducted queen couple.

What happened during the purification ceremony is no longer a matter of concern, people only know that Juana and his wife are missing!

And missing with them is Thomas Tongomada, Queen Isabella's personal priest and inquisitor of the Inquisition!

It's just that these two pieces of news are enough to surprise everyone, and what kind of conspiracy is hidden behind this makes people break out in a cold sweat when they think about it.

The suspicion that Isabella's most trusted personal priest was involved, and even orchestrated, in this plot to kidnap the queen was enough to dumb people down.

Ferdinand's outburst of anger made many people shudder even afterwards, but it was Juana's whereabouts that were more concerned.

Countless cavalry were sent out to search frantically, and the Barriarides were quickly cordoned off, and the homes of both nobles and commoners were severely searched.

This move angered many Castilian nobles, but under Ferdinand's strong pressure, those nobles finally had to compromise in silence.

However, Juana's whereabouts were not found, but the Castilian people's antipathy and hostility towards Ferdinand intensified.

While searching the city, the scattered army also began to search farther away for Juana's whereabouts.

Perhaps vaguely guessing something, Ferdinand sent far more search teams to the roads in the direction of Madrid than elsewhere.

With Philip in his arms, Ferdinand realized that the fugitives could only use the carriage, so the search party inquired all the way, and although there seemed to be several suspicious targets along the way, because of the large number of teams dispatched, after they dispersed, a search party still chased after the fugitives fled the route.

The cavalry on the horses all looked calm, and these Catalan mercenaries were helpers hired by Ferdinand at great expense.

He now completely distrusts the Castilians, after all, Don Macrosbein betrayed, Gonzalo betrayed, and now even the seemingly desperate Tongo Mada betrayed, so Ferdinand decided to use only those he trusted, even if he caused dissatisfaction.

A group of cavalry brutally stormed the small-looking village.

They had already heard that the fugitive's carriage might be not far ahead, but suddenly they lost their target, and even after chasing them for a long time to make sure that they had not missed the fugitive, the Catalans had to turn around and go back the way they came.

The people in the village were quickly gathered, and the Catalan captain stared at the village chief standing in front of him with a gloomy face.

"Tell me where the people in that carriage have gone?" The captain pointed the weapon in his hand at the village chief's nose, "You know who I'm talking about, a priest, a young noblewoman and a sick person, tell us where they are, you can get a bounty. ”

The village chief looked blankly at the group of soldiers who suddenly broke in on the opposite side, and after a while he shook his head and said, "For God's sake, we don't know anything, priests and women, and patients, if we see such people, we will remember them very clearly." ”

The captain took a few silver coins out of his horse's pocket and shook them in front of the villagers, trying to get them the whereabouts of the fugitives.

But he was soon disappointed, and the villagers were clearly interested in the silver coins, but no one could say anything useful.

Much to the disappointment of the Catalans, who did not believe that the villagers could withstand the temptation of the silver coins, the only answer was that they had lost their lives.

Looking at the search party that came and left in a hurry, some men slowly gathered around the village chief, some of them whispered something, but they were immediately stopped by the people next to them, and then everyone looked at the village chief, with a strange and strange light flashing in their eyes, like a pack of hungry and greedy wolves.