Chapter 20: The Protector Corrupted by Gold Coins
Echard broke the gold coin, Saiko and Seben naturally knew why, but they only knew one and didn't know the other, one of which was naturally that Echard was elected as one of the members of the Aldolph Secret Battle Council, although Tarabek Province did not publicize it, but judging from various gossip, this matter can't be faked, and when he became a councilor, he naturally wanted to pick up his sister, so there was no need to entrust others to send gold coins, and when Ekhard came to pick up his sister, it was the time when the Saiko family was prosperous and wealthy, Wanting to go to Aldolph to settle down is a matter of a few words for His Excellency the Honorable Councillor, so for a while, Seben was at home all the time and accompanied Hill with Dona as a flower messenger, which made Hill particularly moved.
But soon after, another news broke the illusion of Saiko and Seben, that is, Echard died in the battle to protect His Royal Highness the Prince in the war, which was originally a piece of news, divided into two parts, one after the other, and reached Saiko's ears, and at the same time, the Sun Knight began to look for Axier at the request of Zhang Hao, because he was afraid that there was a hidden enemy in the shadows, so he did not make a big splash, and all kinds of signs confirmed the authenticity of the rumors.
Although the dream of wealth is shattered, it can still be glorious, a few gold coins a month make Saiko live more chic than some imperial officials, and the inheritance of a bright mage who saved His Royal Highness the Prince is enough for Saiko to be chic for a lifetime, and under the temptation of money, Saiko began to encourage his son to work hard for the future they yearn for.
As for Dona, a warm-hearted woman with no culture, although she had also heard some news, but under her husband's reprimand and explanation, she thought that these gossip were deliberately released by people who wanted to harm Hill, after all, the official announcement of Tarabheim never mentioned even a word from Ekhard, which made Dona, who trusted her husband, convinced her and concealed it from Hill at her husband's suggestion.
Of course, this is not that the official Talabeheim does not give accurate information, and whether it is the Secret Battle Council or Zhang Hao, the level is higher than that of Talabek Province, and the leaders above have not spoken, how dare the lord of Talabek Province casually release this light mage who died in battle to protect the prince, a word is not good, but it requires the largest number of people, and now no one in the upper echelons of the empire knows that although Zhang Hao is not the emperor, he is also on the same level as the emperor, even if he is only a prince.
"Yes Ciel, the war is over, but it is not easy to eliminate those enemies in the shadows, like rats hiding in the shadows, you never know where they will come from." Seben explained to Hill in a serious way, "So we have to be careful, not only to protect you, but also to protect my family" Seben is idle all day, and his only specialty may be this mouth.
"I don't want you to be hurt because of me, Brother Seben, I listen to you" Hill is very kind, as the sister of a light mage with a very good mentality, the most Ackhard said to her is to think about others, which is worthy of this talent, although Ciel did not awaken the magic of light, but she regarded her brother as an idol, and Echard's teachings Ciel naturally remembered it.
"Very good Ciel, we have to climb over the wall from the other end, although the road is a little farther, but it is always safe, I have already run all over just now, and I have already made sure that it has been determined." Seben and Hill turned back and walked to the deepest part of the alley.
"Come on Hill, step on my shoulders and roll over" Seben came to the end of the alley, crouched down against the wall and commanded Hill.
"Brother Seben, Hill is a little heavy, if you ......"
"Stop talking nonsense, Ciel, hurry up, we're in a hurry!" In the face of Hill's inkblot words, Seben was a little anxious, and interrupted Hill's words a little roughly, urging her to quickly turn over her shoulder.
"Okay, okay, Big Brother Seyben" Hill said as he pushed towards the wall, Seyben felt Hill's movements, gritted his teeth and began to force upward, his shoulder supporting Hill Soon he was above the wall, Hill first put one leg on the wall, and then rolled over sideways.
Just when Hill landed, several black shadows that had been waiting in the shadows for a long time suddenly burst out, and put a black cloth bag that emitted a foul smell and didn't know what it was on Hill's head, and then slammed a stick on her head, making Hill stop abruptly after just two exclamations, and lay on the ground softly.
At this time, Seben ran and easily flipped over.
"Everyone's hard work, everything is going according to plan" Seben came down and was not surprised to see Hill who was knocked unconscious, everything was planned.
After getting Seben's approval, several people lifted Hill like another deep alley, and during the day everyone went to work, and the basic doors of every house were closed.
After about two hours, a basin of water poured all over Hill's body, making her unconscious instantly sober, and the cold water not only made her shiver, but also made the place where she was beaten extremely painful.
"Axiel?" A rough voice came from the front of Hill, making the reactive Hill start to struggle frantically, and she felt extremely scared and frightened with a hood, which she had never experienced before, and her mouth was stuffed with cloth, so that she could only whimper.
"Don't struggle, since we can tie you up here, we won't let you break free easily." The gruff voice was talking to Hill with a bit of a terror, and as she spoke, she gently tapped Ciel's shoulder with a hard stick to silence her.
"Very good, it seems that you can listen to me now, we have not only captured you, but also captured the Saiko family who have been protecting you, come and listen to their voices." After speaking, with a snap of his fingers, Seco's angry voice followed:
"Bastard! Let go of my son's wife! That's not the guy you're going to catch!! That's my son's wife!! Let us go, we'll give you everything you want! We...... Ahhhh......h
The cry of pain brought Hill to tears, and he kept shaking his head and crying silently.
The beating lasted for five or six minutes before it stopped, only the sound of dragging was heard, and Hill felt a person being thrown at his feet, "Let her go, she, she's really not the person you're looking for...... People ......"
"Hmm! Not! Not! Hill heard Seko's weak voice and sat down on his stool and began to struggle again, moving his chair to get closer to Seko............