Chapter 277: An Unexpected Turn of Judgment
of the arm.
Arya cried and shouted, "How did Leo get to be like this?" What is the matter with my father, you say! β
Lin Chong sighed and told her about what happened not long ago......
After King Joffrey announced that the city was about to judge Duke Eddard, tens of thousands of people gathered in the square in front of the spacious Basilica of Baylor.
Li Nan, Lin Chong, Dokot, and Hattori Hanzo, as well as hundreds of outlaws hired with Golden Dragon Coins, were also hidden in the crowd, and they, like everyone else, were waiting for today's protagonists to appear.
Li Nan whispered to the three people around him: "I estimate that in today's trial, Duke Ed will most likely admit his guilt, if everything goes well, he will save his life, and we don't have to take action." In case he is really in danger, remember that you don't do anything, it's enough for me to go alone, your task is to create chaos and cover me to leave. β
Lin Chong was puzzled: "If we don't do anything, then how can you save Ed?" β
After glancing around, Li Nan said with a wry smile: "Duke Eddard's identity is so important, how could Cersei let people save him?" There are at least four or five thousand people in the golden robes here today, as well as hundreds of elite knights sent by the Lannisters, six skilled Kingsguards, and two teams loyal to the Lannisters and Littlefinger, and we hundred and ten people can't save him at all. β
The blunt Docott asked, "Then why are we still here?" β
"For team points." "Each team's points come from two parts. One is to kill members of other teams, and the other is to serve the family to which you belong. β
Seeing that they hadn't thought of the key to it, Li Nan continued to explain: "We are loyal to the Stark family now, and the source of points comes from the Stark family members. So if Duke Ed is safe and sound this time, in case of an accident, then no matter whether we can rescue Duke Ed or not, as long as we make a desperate rescue, we will first get Duke Ed's approval and get his share of points. Then the news was spread, and both Arya and the rest of the Stark family would give us a lot of points when they found out. β
After listening to Li Nan's words, everyone understood what he meant.
It's best if nothing happens today, and if something does, Li Nan will stage a bitter ploy to gain the gratitude, trust, and team points of the other Stark members.
It may be utilitarian, but it has to be in order to survive.
Time passed slowly, and as the sun rose into the middle of the sky, the elite knights and Kingsguard of the Lannisters, surrounded by Cersei, who had been promoted to Queen Mother, and the new king, Joffrey, onto a high wooden platform built for the trial.
Behind Cersei and Joffrey, followed by the archbishop of the Church of the Seven, the eight-clawed spider, Littlefinger, and the Priest of Paischer, Sansa, who was completely dressed as a southern girl, and dozens of nobles large and small.
Escorted by many golden robes, Duke Ed limped out of the side.
The owner of the Northern Kingdom, who was honorable and seemed to be forever brave and fearless, the angry wolf of the North with his head held high seemed to be a completely changed person, handcuffed and unkempt, like a tired old dog.
Many onlookers, who did not know the truth of the matter, raised their right hands and cursed angrily at him: "Traitor! Traitor! β
Someone in the nearby crowd suddenly shouted 'Winter', and after hearing this familiar word, Duke Eddard, who lowered his head, raised his eyes and saw Li Nan's face under the coarse cloth cloak.
"I'm fine, don't move." Duke Ed said silently to Li Nan.
After seeing Li Nan nodding in understanding, Duke Ed slowly walked towards the wooden platform.
Duke Ed stood on the high platform and said loudly, "I am the Duke of Winterfell, and the Hand of the King. Stark ......"
Speaking of this, Ed, who had never given in, looked at his daughter Sansa, who was standing beside Cersei, gritted his teeth and continued: "Today I am here to confess my treason in front of the gods of heaven and mortals on earth. I betrayed my king, my dear friend Robert, and I swore to protect his children, but while he was still alive, I plotted to kill his children and usurped the throne myself......"
Seeing countless people cursing Duke Ed loudly, stones, eggs, broken shoes and other things smashed on his body, a good hero suffered this kind of humiliation, even Li Nan couldn't stand it anymore, and he couldn't listen to it anymore.
Finally, when Duke Ed finished talking about his crime, Scholar Pixiel asked, "Your Majesty, how do you think this prisoner should be punished?" β
Joffrey felt like he had never been happier than ever, and he smiled and said to the audience, "My mother advised me to deprive Ed of the . All Stark's titles and rights, exile him to the Wall of Desperation forever as a night watchman. My dear fiancΓ©e, Sansa, also begged me to forgive her father, but ......"
When Li Nan heard the word 'but', he knew that something was wrong.
Ed. Stark once said something that made a lot of sense: "The words that precede 'but' are meaningless." β
There was nothing wrong with that, for Joffrey smiled cruelly at Sansa and exclaimed, "But they are all women's kindness, and I will not tolerate treason!" Sir Ealing, cut off Eddard's head! β
All the people who watched the commotion cheered, and the people on the high platform were even more surprised, which was not the same as what they had discussed before.
Queen Cersei knew about Ed. Stark's attention to the importance of the family quickly advised, "Joffrey, don't do this! β
Sansa also knelt before him and wept and pleaded, and the Minister of Intelligence, the Eight-clawed Spider, and the Scholar of Sill, sent by the National Teacher, came to King Joffrey's side, hoping that he would spare Eddard.
Joffrey, who was born with a penchant for killing and torturing, laughed heartily, and for the first time he felt the taste of power.
Ed. Stark was pushed to the stage by the soldiers, and the royal family's exclusive executioner, Sir Elyn, stepped forward, put on a black masked scarf, and pulled out Eddard with both hands. Stark's icy greatsword slashed at Eddard's neck.
Just when everyone thought that Ed was about to be decapitated, a silver light flew from the audience, accurately hitting the icy greatsword in the hands of the executioner, Sir Ealing.
The man who rushed to the high platform was none other than Li Nan, who raised the ice sword upwards with the deadly throat gun in his hand, and then stabbed the executioner Ilyin in the throat.
At the same time, Lin Chong and Dorcott also sent a signal, and hundreds of bribed outlaws drew their swords one after another, and their targets were Cersei and Joffrey.
King Joffrey, who was smiling proudly just now, saw so many assassins appear, and immediately shouted with a frightened face: "Escort! Hurry up! β