Chapter 32: Sinners! The soul has been given to the devil!
"Knock knock......" The dull bell rang over the town, and as the bell rang out, there was a loud shout from the sentry standing on the wooden wall, "The Great General is back!" The Great General is back! ”
The king and the nobles, who were sitting in the main hall waiting for news, stood up and walked out of the gate, and they waited for a day to hear the news of victory at the first time.
But just as everyone was about to welcome the depart, suddenly King Aemond sat back on his buttocks, his fat body crushing the wooden chair.
Aemond actually wanted to go out to greet him at that moment, but he was a king, and he had to have the dignity of a king, so although he was as anxious as everyone else, he knew what he should do at this time. So he sat back for the first time, and the expression on his face was also changed into an extremely majestic mask.
Seeing the king sit down, the nobles who were about to leave also stopped one by one, returned to their seats, and sat down without squinting. When the High Priest Sigmund saw this, he despised Aemond's false performance even more.
"Father! Father! General Henry has returned, but he is alone! Just as Aemond waited for the good news with a solemn face, Aite's voice came from far and near, and there was a hint of trepidation in his tone.
"What? He just came back alone? Do you see clearly? When Aemond heard this, he immediately stood up in astonishment, and asked aloud, the wooden chair behind him falling backwards with his movements, making a screeching sound.
Aite is not very old, he grew up under the wings of his parents, he has not experienced any storms, and he feels a little unbelievable when he sees his father who is out of shape and the nobles who are surprised and inexplicable around him, in his eyes, his father and nobles rarely lose their temper, even if they encounter big things, they are also gentlemen, polite, especially the high priest Sigmon's eyes are about to pop out of his sockets, and his face is shocked.
"True father, Henry came back alone, there were no soldiers behind him, he was already approaching the city gate!" Aite told his father the answer with certainty.
"Your Majesty, maybe it was Henry who came to report the news of the victory to you for the first time, the soldiers followed, and you also know that the speed of the war horse is very fast." Reacting from the shock, a nobleman turned to his right hand and bent over to say to Aemond.
As his words fell, everyone's expressions were relatively natural, and everyone couldn't help but think that Henry, an arrogant and proud fellow, would definitely rush back like an invincible bull to show off his merits, he was originally such a show-off and arrogant guy!
"This guy will never be able to change his character!" When King Aemond heard such words, he couldn't help but put his mind at ease, shook his head and chuckled and said to everyone, in his heart he didn't believe that the most elite army of a thousand people would come out, and when all aspects were superior, only one general would come back.
Seeing the smile of His Majesty the King, everyone couldn't help laughing, just when everyone was laughing, suddenly there was a sound of footsteps coming quickly, they looked towards the place where the sound came from with a smile on their faces, ready to say hello to the proud bull for the first time, and even a few people were ready to meet it, but their expressions and footsteps couldn't help but stop when they saw the comer, and the originally strong smile on their faces stiffened in an instant, and then began to change dramatically.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Dead, all dead! Henry was covered in mud, his armor stained with blood, and his face was pale. As soon as he entered the main hall, he fell to his knees and wept bitterly as he uttered these words, and the panic, fear, and fear in his expression and tone were unobstructed.
"Dead? All dead? My soldiers, my army of a thousand people are all dead? King Aemond couldn't believe what he was seeing. He first asked back in surprise, and looked closely at Henry's embarrassment, as if his mouth was uncontrollably repeating Henry's words, and he sat down on the wooden chair and stared blankly ahead.
"How can you die with the best equipment, the bravest soldiers, and twice as many as the enemy?" Seeing Henry's dead face, the high priest first came back to his senses and questioned Henry loudly.
With the high priest's question, Aemond looked at the general he relied on with an angry face, and now Henry is like a dead dog, how can there be a little pride at all.
"The other party is a demon! They are cunning demons, they are man-eating demons! They will use evil spells, and they will tear the earth apart and devour it together! Henry looked up, his face covered with dirty blood mixed with tears, and his eyes full of horror as he spoke to the crowd.
As soon as he heard Henry's words, Aemond looked at the high priest for the first time, for gods and demons, anyone is afraid, he is not sure whether the other party will really use vicious witchcraft, this needs to be answered by the spokesman of God.
"Demons? The earth cracked? Are you kidding me? Are you testing my IQ? You are using such a stupid lie to deceive the king whom you have sworn allegiance? When he saw the high priest shaking his head at him, and clearly telling himself that it was the shameful waste in front of him who was lying, Edmund's anger exploded completely, and he had no regard for his manners, and roared loudly at Henry, who was on his knees and languishing.
You can't blame Aemond for roaring, this kind of thing will make everyone angry. His most elite troops, with an overwhelming advantage in numbers and superior weapons, were killed by a group of uncivilized savages? Who can accept this kind of thing?
"Really! What I said was all true! Your Majesty.
They are not human at all, they use witchcraft, and there will be large pits on the originally flat ground, causing countless horses and soldiers to fall into them, their bows and arrows are accurate and fast, those arrows are thick and short, and the speed of shooting is much faster than ordinary bows and arrows, like lightning ......!
They fight hand-to-hand combat, never know how to dodge! You cut their chests and they will come up to them, you prick their eyes, they will look at you intently, you prick their mouths, they will crack their mouths and smile at you with sharp steel teeth. They really are demons from the deep sea. Seeing that King Edmund and the others did not believe their words at all, Henry hurriedly opened his mouth and explained in detail again.
With Henry's explanation, the empty hall was completely silent, and the originally fresh air seemed to be emptied in an instant, leaving only the sound of inhalation one after another.
They had never heard of such a thing, and according to Henry, it was really not in the category of human beings, it was definitely the demons of the deep sea. At this time, they were frightened, their souls trembled, and they did not dare to imagine what would happen to them when they encountered such a demon.
The fat King Aemond was also stunned by what Henry recounted, he had never led an army into battle, he had never carved out a territory, and what he had now was left to him by his father, and he could not be afraid of these strange things.
By this time he had forgotten to roar, only a deep fear haunted him, and like a helpless child, he turned his head to Sigmun, the high priest, hoping for an answer from the omnipotent God.
Seeing everyone's eyes on him, Sigmund himself woke up from the shock!
He was also terrified of what Henry had said, but he knew that he couldn't back down at this time, and he couldn't fail to give everyone an answer.
If you don't know anything at this time, you will lose the honor you have accumulated over the years, and your followers will pass away, and you will fall from the high altar and fall into a mess. You will lose all your privileges, and the worst thing is that it will spread and you will be laughed at by the old opponents of other churches.
So seeing everyone looking at him expectantly, he knew that he needed to say something and do something at this time, even if it was bloody means, to subdue everyone and re-establish everyone's determination to re-establish faith.
"Demons? You're lying! God has just shown me that you are a demon who has turned his back on God, you have lost your soul, your soul has been invaded by demons, your lies are hidden in the light of God, you cowardly loser, you will be punished for what you have done! Sigmund stood out from the crowd with a holy face, his white monk's robe standing out in the dimly lit hall, and he held a wooden staff in his hand and loudly proclaimed God's will to Henry.
"Nope! What I'm saying is true! It's all true! I didn't turn my back on God, and God shouldn't have punished me like that. Hearing the words of the High Priest Sigmon, Henry jumped up from the ground in excitement and shouted hysterically at the spokesman of God in front of him.
"What are you doing? Didn't hear God's will? Arrest him. Looking at Henry, who was on the verge of madness, a hint of panic flashed in the eyes of the priest Sigmunt, he didn't want to be hurt by a madman, not even a little bruised, so he shouted an order to the guards at the door.
When the guards heard his words, they did not carry them out at the first time, but looked up at the King of Edmont, and saw that the king waved his hand to them, and several of the guards quickly ran to Henry's side and pressed him down, and soon he was tied up like a dead pig.
"High Priest! For this sinner! How God's will should be punished. After taking complete control of Henry, Aemond asked the high priest beside him.
He wanted to kill Henry as soon as possible, he caused himself to lose the most elite army of a thousand men, and most importantly, the whole royal city knew that he was going to exterminate the plundering infidels, and when he set out in the morning, countless subjects were in the middle of the road to say goodbye, as if it was a festival.
But now that so much time has passed, the anger in his heart has slowly been suppressed, Henry is the general he personally promoted, although he is usually a little proud, some empty-sighted, but he still listens to his words, although this is the result now, but he still doesn't want to kill his own people in his heart, this is not because of the kindness of others, but because of his indecisive character.