When Freya returned to the manor, it was already dark at night, but Antitina waited until this time after seeing the boy off.

When she heard Freya's description, she knew what was happening, and she was a little surprised, thinking that it had been so coincidental. With her wit and intelligence, she immediately thought that the people captured by the lord were probably the same as the gang of outlaws that Dean had encountered, and she told Freya to wait for a moment, then went back to the house to get the shawl and the necklace without the pendant, and then set out to join Brando.

When the two arrived at the hunter's camp, the patrol cavalry wasted another two or three hours in vain, and still did not get a word out of the cultist's mouth. They searched the hunters' camp again and again, almost turning them over, until they found a copy of the Law of Everything with a sixteen-page black cover, and a wooden statue carved with an Ouroboros carved on it, which was apparently used in various ceremonies, and the surface had long since been polished smooth, but it was so clean that there was not a trace of dirt, in contrast to these filthy, unkempt outlaws. As for the "Code of Everything", Ou Jin took it and flipped it in his hand and hurriedly threw it aside, this was a forbidden book that the Temple of Fire had expressly forbidden to read and spread, as if he was afraid that the book would come to life and bite him, causing him trouble.

The young men under him, on the other hand, were more careful, and they first opened the book and turned a few pages to make sure that there was nothing in it, and then they fumbled around the cover, and then opened it with their swords, and they were really told to take out a thin piece of parchment from it, but unfortunately the parchment was blank, and the patrolling cavalry tried all kinds of ways - whether it was to send someone to bring a potion of development to drip it on, or to roast it on the fire, or put it in the moonlight - there was no way to make the words appear on the paper. Brando tried a few little magic tricks. It didn't help, and in the end it had to be put aside.

At first, the young patrol cavalry was full of energy, and was determined to make a show in front of the favored Earl, but after a few hours, they could not help but yawn a little. Those cultists are made of special materials, no matter how they torture them. They wailed for a long time, but they didn't say a word, they even killed one of them to make an example of the monkeys, and the rest of the people, even though they trembled with fear, still gritted their teeth and did not speak, obviously they were more afraid of the torture after death than death, these people had already dedicated their souls to demons and twilight, and once they opened their mouths to fall into hell. Waiting for them is worse than death.

After the gloomy Maya sank into the horizon from the mountains to the east, Tadisha, who only appeared in the autumn night sky, had traveled half the way, and the stars in the north and south skies had changed, and there was almost only a little time left in the night, and everyone had exhausted themselves, but they had found nothing. Eugene couldn't help but look at Brando a little apologetically, but Brando said that it was okay, he was lucky. But this result was also expected. He looked at the young men who looked like frosted eggplants had been burned, although he knew that the other party was just a compliment. But he was still very satisfied, and he planned to wait until after dawn to search the camp one last time, but it really didn't work, so he found another way, these people always left clues.

It was at this time that Antitina, accompanied by Freya, finally arrived at the camp.

Miss Staff Bing Xue is smart. She saw the devastated camp and the young men who seemed to have not seen the cavalry for at least a week, and she understood that the lord was so tormented because of himself, otherwise why would he have trouble getting along with a group of small cultists, and he was not the sheriff of Pragues. The sheriff may not be concerned with such trivial matters himself. She bowed slightly to Brando, and then asked him about the story of the night, first glancing at the cultists to make sure she had not met with them before, and then examining the bits and pieces that had been found in the camp, but when she heard Brando mention the blank piece of parchment, she looked up and said to Brando:

"Lord Lord, let Captain Ou Jin send these outlaws away first, you can also see that they will not speak."

Brando glanced at his staff, the two had worked together for a long time, and could already hear some hidden meaning beyond the words, so he nodded.

As if they had been granted amnesty, the patrolling cavalry hastened to tie up the remaining living with ropes—and of course the dead were bound up, and it was always their credit to them whether they were still able to breathe or to lay on the ground, and since the talkative Earl had already offered to give them this merit, they would not be polite. Although they may not really need these credits, a cultist can say that they can exchange a lot of bounty, which is enough for them to squander.

While the patrol cavalry was busy, Antitina pulled Brando and Freya aside and whispered, "My lord, I think I know why they came. ”

Brando was slightly stunned, and looked at his staff lady with some puzzlement. Antitina glanced at him before telling the two of them what had happened to Dean, and then she said, "My lord, do you remember my father's will?" ”

Brando nodded.

“…… Martha, I may die soon. If I pass away and someone is lucky enough to see this page, I would like to legally transfer all my belongings to this person. In addition, I have a secret ancestral property, which I would like to divide into three, one for this man, one for my wife, Sadie, and one for my daughter......"

Antitina recalled for a moment and recited the contents of the suicide note word for word, as if she were reading it: "If anyone who sees this suicide note is interested in this wealth, please pass it to my wife along with my token, and tell her 'Date at the Baden Ball,' and she will understand what I mean." ”

At last she paused, and after a moment of silence she said, "Finally, I'm sorry for Sadie, and may Lord Martha punish me—"

Brando looked at Antitina, knowing that she would not do anything meaningless, waiting for her to follow, Antitina took a light breath: "My father had a very difficult time when he was young, and it was at that time that he met my mother the most at a ball, and they quickly fell in love. They bought a mansion in the Old Town of Pragues, and the larger courtyard after I was born was bought after my father made money, and I think I understand where my father left his legacy. ”

Brando smiled dumbly, his staff lady was always so serious, and he was short of money at that time, so he valued Antitina's father's will. But now Borg. No matter how much Nezon left behind, it was a drop in the bucket for Tonigel, who was just a minor nobleman: "Antitina, since you remember where your father's relics are, then find a way to find them out and make a souvenir-" He suddenly stopped and looked at Antitina with some surprise: "You mean these people are going for your father's relics?" ”

Antitina nodded slightly.

This may explain part of the problem, and only these low-level cultists will care about this small amount of money, and they may have gotten the news from somewhere. Want to make a windfall. But it doesn't make sense to explain the covetousness of Tester and Magsque, or maybe they don't care about the same thing, but Brando looks at the deserters of the two bundled White Winged Cavalry Regiments, and their relationship with Magsque is obviously not a coincidence, and he also tells Sù that his speculation is not correct.

If only they could speak, but that's not possible.

Antitina saw her lord furrow deeply, and said softly, "Lord, that blank piece of parchment. I think I might have some clues. ”

"Do you have a way?" Brando came to his senses.

Antitina shook her head: "It's just a guess, let's take a look before we can be sure." ”

The parchment was placed with the Code of Everything. Caught in the pages of the book by the patrol cavalry, Brando asked a young man to bring the forbidden book, and Antitina took it and opened it, took out the parchment, unfolded it, and showed a look of clarity in her eyes. She hesitated for a moment before she said to Brando, "Your Excellency. It's a letter, and I think I can get the text on it, but ...... But can I do this job alone? ”

"A letter?" Brando was slightly stunned, he looked at his staff lady, and there were some doubts in his heart. But still nodded.

"Thank you, my lord." Antitina was grateful, and Brando didn't bother to ask her what she was going to do, a silent trust that made her feel both satisfied and gratified. She withdrew from Brando, took the parchment to a wooden house, raised her hands around the back of her neck, and removed the necklace that hung around her neck—the key to the room at 52 Gravedigger's Street—and laid the parchment on the ground along with the necklace, and then half-knelt down, bit her fingers, and dripped the blood on the necklace where the pendant had been hung. At this time, a magical scene occurred, and the blood beads flowed down the necklace, as if floating in the air, outlining the outline of a crystal, this fictitious blood-colored crystal emitted a shimmer, and Antitina illuminated the parchment page with light, and the words gradually appeared on the parchment.

Antitina let out a sigh of relief as she looked at the words, and waited until the blood on the necklace had faded before she put away the parchment, put it back on, and carefully covered it with her shawl.

Brando waited a few moments for her staff lady to come out, and she walked up to him and handed him the parchment. "Success?" Brando asked, and Antitina nodded slightly. 、

He looked at the other party carefully, thinking that his staff lady might also have some little secrets that no one knew, but Brando believed that she would never harm him, so he didn't ask more, everyone had their own privacy, and he respected Antitina's choice. He unfolded the parchment, his eyes scanned the first two paragraphs of text on it, and he raised his eyebrows slightly.

There was a special purple text on the letter:

'Dear Pamid, my brother—

We have never been so close to the truth of the matter for a moment, and the fragmentary riddles have finally gradually formed a patchwork picture, presented to me, and I have taken good care of the relics of the marshal, and I will then set out to find the truth, and I believe that one day, you, me, and everyone else will be treated fairly. For thirty years, the nightmarish images that you and I witnessed in that place hovered in my mind all the time, but to this day I am convinced that the choices we made that day were for righteous and selfless purposes, and I will soon prove it.

Regarding Her Royal Highness the Princess's request, I think the Marshal may object. But there are things that we have to do, and you, I, and Charles have agreed to keep that promise, and I will be able to preserve some of the evidence of this award, which I am sure will be a testimony of honor in the near future. In addition, I have sealed some of the fragments in the same place as zài and left them to my descendants as part of my legacy, because you and I both know that. The business we have to accomplish is full of unknowns and dangers, and I think that if one day misfortune happens to me, these puzzle pieces can be saved through my wife's hand. By the way, I haven't corresponded to you for years, and I forgot to tell you that I'm married—my wife, Sadie, is the most beautiful girl in the world, and I love her. As if I loved myself, my parents, and the people I respected most in the world. If it were possible - I wish you could meet her, you will like her, she is a quiet and gentle girl, well-read, intelligent and reserved, sometimes I wish she was the only princess in this world, and I am the knight who guards her, but I am often away. I owe her so much that I often feel very guilty about it.

Sadie and I already have a crystallization of love. It was my daughter, and I named her Antitina, which is the Elvish word for the flower of hope. My daughter looks a lot like my wife, but I believe that she will become a knight like me in the future, she is very smart and can see this from an early age. I could see this in her eyes, a light of wisdom that I had only seen in the eyes of Her Highness the Princess, and I was so sure of it. I often wonder if Master Scott had a son and could marry Antitina to him. How fitting that is, they must be the brightest stars in the future of Eruin, haha, you must think that I am whimsical when you see this, but I have already heard that Lord Scott is married like me, and the marriage is to the beautiful and gentle lady Cadirego that you and I have met, but unfortunately I have never known where they have settled, otherwise I would have gone to their wedding, think about it, what an honor.

Finally, I hope that you will always be healthy and strong as an ox, and that what we have done will be worthy of Your Excellency the Marshal, worthy of Her Royal Highness the Princess, and worthy of all those involved.

May the black pine be evergreen, and may Eruin endure; May faith shine as bright, and may the sword be as sharp as ever.

- I have missed you Sheppard, your brother, since the year of the water organ.

Brando read the last sentence carefully before he raised his head and looked at the staff lady in front of him. Antitina's face was slightly red, apparently she had read the whole letter before, and she wrung her fingers a little awkwardly, and whispered, "Please don't mind, my lord, it's just my father's wishful thinking. You and Her Royal Highness have a marriage contract, and Miss Roman...... You...... You should have seen a good-natured joke, I ......."

Originally, this letter was indeed not a big deal, and anyone could see that it was just a family letter, and the contents of it could be regarded as a joke between family members, but after all, it was revealed by her hand, and she felt that something had changed, and Antitina felt a little uneasy that the lord would think that she had played some small tricks in it. But in fact, the bystander Qing, Brando didn't care about this matter at all, he was more concerned about the other contents of the letter, he looked at Antitina, smiled bitterly and said, "Antitina, this is the letterhead left by your father, right?" ”

Antitina was stunned and nodded subconsciously.

"Do you know this person, Pamid?"

The staff lady shook her head this time, she frowned, showing a thoughtful look, but after a moment, she still shook her head slightly.

"Your father's real name is Heppard, isn't it?" Brando asked, he hadn't heard the name either, after all, it was a story from forty or fifty years ago, and the history in the game was just a passing touch.

Antitina shuddered slightly, then nodded slightly: "Perhaps, he may have mentioned to me once or twice that my father was a native of West Fah, and in their place there there are usually two names from children to adults. In private, between brothers and their families, they often use the name that belongs to the childhood era as a nickname. ”

Brando thought for a moment, and it seemed that this was indeed the case, and he looked at the letterhead in his hand, and already had a rough outline in his mind. From the content of the letter, it can be seen that his grandfather may have a superior relationship with Antitina's father, and judging from the title on the letter, he should be the same generation as his father and Charles, and that Pamid is obviously one of these non-commissioned officers, and it is likely that he is also a close confidant of his grandfather. This was a great surprise to him, he had never thought that there was such a connection between himself and Antitina, he had never believed in fate in the dark before, but now he couldn't help but believe a little, it was as if there was an invisible thread linking him to this staff lady.

…… (To be continued......)