Chapter 36: The Truth of the Bloody Night
"Sixteen years ago, there were a few things that happened in a very strange way." Layla recalled what had happened and looked at Olivia, "As the King's personal guard, young Olivia is not in the King's Castle, not even in Bright Moon City, but in her own territory.
Rosa Lind was also not in Bright Moon City, and no one could know what Thunder Knight was doing that night.
Only Arce, the only sin in the prison realm, is still waiting for the king. β
Layla looked at everyone with a sneering look in her eyes and raised her right hand to her chest, "It's this lineup of guards who are negligent in defense that gives the enemy an opportunity to take advantage of. β
Everyone was silent when they heard Layla's words, and they lowered their heads to think about the key to it.
"Then there's the enemy we encountered, first a group of men in black poured into Bright Moon City, and then Sirius Viven arrived.
Before that, the enemies we encountered were not much worse than the strength of the four knights of the kingdom.
That feeling of crazy attack, that kind of violent and incomparable power, among the people who came to commit the crime, there were at least three masters of the Crime Prison Realm. β
Her gaze turned to Arce beside her.
"Don't you know that better when you fight them?"
Arce was slightly stunned.
She lowered her eyes and did not speak.
What happened that night, no one knows.
Arce was also silent.
Maybe it's her dereliction of duty, maybe it's the enemy's strength being too strong.
When the night of blood passed, Arce was found lying dying in a bloody water.
"How many such enemies can be found in the whole world? Is it really all from blasphemers? Layla's voice grew louder, like thunder, shaking the entire temple.
"Wouldn't the Assassins come from within the kingdom?"
The crowd's chests heaved and heaved, as if startled by her words.
Robin looked at the strange Grand Duke in front of him in disbelief.
In the course of her accusations against the king and the oracle, he received more information.
But he didn't feel good.
The truth of the year seemed to be getting farther and farther away from him, and things became confusing.
"The oracle seems to have been badly wounded and almost dying, but he survived." Layla shifted her gaze to Calista's, "Could it be that Vivan isn't capable enough?" You know, Sirius is notoriously quick and ruthless in his methods of killing. And in addition to having the power to take care of the Divine Tree, the Divine Envoy is not much different from ordinary people. β
"Then there is the matter of the Star Fall Circle guarding Haoyue City, which was inexplicably destroyed by someone and became invalid." Her eyes searched the field, trying to find the image she wanted.
But as if that didn't work out, she looked back and shook her head.
That person isn't here.
"You must know that the structure and magic key of the Starfall Circle are only known to very few people, and only a handful of them have the ability to destroy and change the circle."
It was at this moment that someone let out a low cry.
"She shouldn't be talking about ......?"
"Flora, Raven, orβ" Layla turned around, looked at Calista, and spat out the words that followedβ
"The former chief priest of the temple, Lord Edwina, who has a mysterious history beyond the strength of the Magus."
"You talk nonsense!"
Anne let out a low growl, her eyes reddening at her.
"Layla, please take back what you just said!"
Annie, the chief priest who had always been calm and even cold like a puppet in Robin's impression, was now a little out of control, and you can imagine how terrible the anger in her heart must be.
"Mistress Edwina is by no means what others have slandered, she is a noble person who has risked her life to Itnell, and everything she does is for the whole kingdom.
How can you say such things here to seriously hurt her? β
"yes, how can I?" Layla laughed sarcastically, an inexplicable bitter expression on her face, "I've thought countless times that someone as holy as Edwina couldn't do such a thing.
I shouldn't have doubted her.
Even after that terrible explosion, even after the Secreids found her body in the ruins of Disciplined City, even when I was told that they had witnessed Edvina leave Bright Moon City with the former king's youngest daughter that night, I never wavered in my trust in her.
But when I found out about the sordid deal between the Divine Envoy and King Olivia, I had to think so. β
Layla's gaze suddenly became firm and hot.
But Olivia just looked at her faintly and didn't respond.
His Majesty waited for her to continue.
"Deal?" The voices of the crowd could no longer be suppressed.
After all, what Layla said today was too sensational, and she was accusing the supreme ruler of the kingdom and the hero of sixteen years ago.
The other is the sustainer of the kingdom's bloodline, and it is the efforts of the divine envoys that have made the kingdom what it is today.
Now Layla wants to remind everyone that it was Calista and Olivia who teamed up to murder the former king, along with blasphemers from outside the kingdom and terrible assassins.
"Olivia was raised by God, and their relationship is deeper than the average mother-daughter relationship, and we are all blinded to the fact that we only see the struggle between God and the king, but ignore that they will also cooperate.
The murder of the former king sixteen years ago was a delicate cooperation.
Olivia is not in Bright Moon City, but he can lead the army to rescue in time.
Instead of waiting at the king's side, Rosalind followed Olivia's footsteps and appeared just after the death of the king.
It also happened to stop Viven's attack, and severely injured Sirius, causing it to retreat.
Where in the world are there so many coincidences? β
Layla snorted twice, "The previous Starfall Circle was destroyed by Calista's order to Edwina, and in order to reduce the garrison in Bright Moon City, Edwina left the royal city with the king's young daughter.
This led to the success of Olivia and Rosalind. β
Layla paused, her chest rising and falling violently.
Her gaze looked fiercely at Calista, "And all this is precisely because Lord Calista, the sustainer of the fate of the kingdom, and the young Duke of Olivia at the time have common interests and enemies.
Olivia wants to be king, so she wants to get rid of Sevia.
Calista's control of power and prestige were endangered by the king's mastery of power, and the divine envoy feared that the power in his hands would be lost, and that the kingdom would eventually obey the king's orders and ignore the divine council, so he also wanted to get rid of Seviala.
In order to clear her suspicions, Calista attracts blasphemers and creates the illusion that she is seriously injured.
A pair of legs in exchange for the authority of the kingdom.
What a bargain. β
Layla sneered twice and squinted at Calista, "It's a pity that the king of Olivia who was lifted up by you is not as obedient as you imagined, and she, like the previous kings, is out of your control and tries to take power out of your hands."
Therefore, the struggle between royal power and divine power is destined to be the only result.
Even if you were once like mother and daughter, you will eventually go in different directions in terms of position. β
A sad expression appeared on Layla's face, "And you asked Edvina to take away Hiseria, the Chosen One of the kingdom and the future, precisely because you are afraid, afraid that everything will be as you imagined, and the future King of Olivia will not be under your control. So you need the Chosen One to reinforce this.
As long as the Chosen One is under your control, the new king will not dare to do anything to you.
You need to make the king understand that only you can take charge of the future of the kingdom.
It's a pity that King Olivia was brought up by you, how could she not understand you? β
Layla raised a finger and pointed at His Majesty, now the King, while her eyes were fixed on Calista.
The corners of the latter's mouth moved slightly, but he did not speak.
Calista's expression was calm, not shying away from her gaze.
As if she wasn't the one Layla was accusing about.
"It is precisely because she understands you and does not want to be controlled by you that Olivia sent a large number of men to find Cecilia that night, and all this caused the tragedy of Sekorid."
Layla said bitterly, "Because of your robbery, the involvement of the blasphemers, and the spy department that alarmed Sekorid, Edvina detonated herself and destroyed half of the Discipline City in order to protect you and the power and safety of the Divine Envoy.
At the same time, he also killed the only bloodline of the previous king and the only chosen one of the kingdom. β
She took a deep breath and turned to look at Robin with a glazed gaze.
The latter was slightly stunned.
What Robin saw in her gaze was not the same fierceness and anger, but a soft emotion.
With a hint of sadness.
"We wouldn't have had to wait another sixteen years."
She laughed silently, "For the sake of power in their hands, these two powerful people almost ruined the future of the entire kingdom. β