Belea's boudoir was located next door to the old count's bedroom, and the two rooms were separated by only one wall.

She could clearly hear her father's screams of grief and despair coming from the other side of the wall.

What happened?

And at this time, the countess opened the door.

Belia looked at her mother and became very calm and reasonable. She asked calmly, "Mom, Daddy... What happened to him? ”

The countess looked at her daughter's innocent expression, and her heart was also mixed. This kind of expression, this kind of look, she had only seen on the faces of the old count, Matthew, Caesar, and those politicians who had been immersed in political struggles for a long time, and now, her kind and pure lovely daughter, the little princess of Savoy, finally had this expression.

She doesn't like Caesar because Caesar is not her own son, but Belea... Always her biological daughter.

She walked up to Belea, gently pressed her shoulder, lowered her head, and said softly, "Your father... He just had a headache. ”

Belia nodded and said, "I believe in you, Mom. ”

The Countess smiled with satisfaction, but her smile was a little ashamed. She leaned down, her forehead against Belea's hair, and gently instructed, "You go to the Viscount's Mansion now... Caesar's Mansion. Now, go ahead! ”

But immediately, the sound of horses' hooves came from outside the mansion, rushing like a raging storm, and surrounded the Earl's Court!

The sound of horses' hooves was accompanied by the sound of swords clashing, screams, wails, and the sound of blood flowing.

Belia looked out the window and saw a golden eagle flag passing by, and at the same time, a loud and majestic male voice echoed in the street under the effect of the amplification array:

"Caesar usurped the throne and rebelled, and Matthew was ordered to put it down!"

Belia turned her head, looked at her mother, and asked softly, "Mom, what's going on?" ”

The Countess wiped away her tears and replied in an unquestioning tone: "Don't ask, now, right now, go to the Viscount's Palace!" ”

With that, she walked over to a candlestick, turned the candle, and one of the walls cracked, revealing a tunnel entrance.

"Go in, see the fork in the road and turn left, and at the end of the tunnel is Caesar's Viscount's Palace!"

Bellia gave her mother one last look, then threw herself into her arms and gave her one last hug. She knew that from now on, she would never be able to snuggle up in her mother's arms again.

She held up a mutton fat candle and entered the dark tunnel.

As she watched Belea's back and the light of the candles fade from her vision, the Countess could no longer contain her emotions and burst into tears.

She wiped away her tears, then turned the candle on the candlestick, and the wall closed and returned to normal.

On the other side of the wall, the screaming continued for an hour before it finally ended.

Matthew returned to the old earl's bedroom and looked at the dying old earl, his face expressionless, but his eyes were complicated.

The old earl was stripped of his pajamas, revealing all his skin, and the skin like dead tree bark was covered with dense microscopic wounds, which were cut with a knife and coated with a potion that strengthened his senses, which would make the old earl 200% more sensitive to pain.

Even more desperate is that it is crawling with ants, and these disgusting little bugs are crawling along the wounds, biting at the open flesh and sucking on the luscious blood.

Blood had soaked through the sheets and bedding and stained the floor.

The old earl looked at Matthew with a gasp and said coldly, "Give me a knife... Kill me. ”

"No way, unless you dear write an edict and make me the only legitimate count of Savoy."

The old earl was silent for a long time, nodded, and said, "Okay... But I don't have the strength... Pick up the pen. ”

"It's okay, I have this."

Matthew said, then pulled out a magic array: Echo.

"From now on, every word you say will be recorded in this array."

With that, he activated the array.

Echo arrays can be used to record sounds, and the old earl knew this. Looking at the glittering array of echoes, the old earl sighed, closed his eyes, and said, "From now on, Matthew. Titus ascended the throne as... Count of Savoy! ”

After listening to the old earl's words, Matthew was stunned at first, and then showed a look of surprise and even excitement.

A long-cherished wish for many years has finally come true!

He played the recording, and when he heard it correctly, he carefully put away the echo array, and then looked up to the sky and laughed wildly: "I finally... Finally become an earl! I'm finally the Count of Savoy! Hahahaha..."

In a burst of wolf-like laughter, the four soldiers brought by Matthew knelt down on one knee and congratulated them heartily: "Welcome to the birth of the new earl!" ”

The bright moonlight shone through the gaps in the dark clouds, and in the garden of the Earl's Palace, golden wind and rain flowers fell in the wind.

The cold wind blew and a dozen crows flew through the sky with an uneasy chirp, while in the streets, Matthew's cavalry galloped through the streets, engaged in fierce battles with the Earlguards and Janissaries.

The coup d'état is already underway.

Matthew's laughter gradually subsided, and he seemed to suddenly think of something, and immediately grabbed the old earl's neck and asked sharply, "What about Belea?" Where is she? Tell me, where is she?! ”

It seemed that because Matthew had exerted too much force, the old earl's old face turned red when he left. He said with difficulty: "I... I don't know. ”

Matthew stared coldly at the old Earl, his gaze as sharp as a knife, as if he wanted to cut out his heart and lungs for examination.

However, it seemed that the old earl's expression was serious, and he really didn't seem to know where Belia was.

Yes, the old earl has been lying on the couch all the time, and only occasionally takes care of political affairs, and he really should not know about such a trivial matter.

But, Belea, must be killed.

He let go of his hand, then pulled out a dagger, handed it to the old earl, and said lightly: "Father... Earl, judge yourselves. ”

After saying that, he resolutely turned around and never looked back.

The old earl looked at the vanishing backs of Matthew and his men, took the dagger, cut off his fingers, and then, with blood, drew the following sentence on the wall:

"The murderer of kings and fathers, Matthew. Titus. ”

Finally, with all his might, he plunged the dagger into the bed, then put his wrist next to the blade of the dagger and swiped it fiercely!

With blood spilling, he quickly died of blood loss.

Before he died, his eyes widened, his pupils focused on the dagger.

The bed board under the dagger hides a testament.

A true testament.

The edict was made Caesar the sole legitimate viscount of Savoy.