"Although there are many people who know the legend of Prince Auphili, most of them are limited to the aristocratic circle, after all, this person has a special identity and belongs to the royal aristocracy, once it spreads, it will inevitably insinuate the nobles of the countries, so what this person did and the final fate was not only sealed by the royal family, but the rest of the countries are also unwilling to publicize this matter, the content of the Prince of Auphili is detailed The royal and some of the big nobles know the most, and the reason why I am fortunate to have it is that I heard the old marquis say it once more than ten years ago."

"Auphili was a royal prince at the end of the Stuart dynasty of my British Empire, the uncle of the reigning king at the time, considered a foreign relative, it stands to reason that he is not qualified to become a prince, and the reason why he was able to make an exception to obtain the title of prince that only members of the royal family can obtain is by virtue of his great military exploits, which is very similar to my old master, the Marquis of Viscarmel, but that's all, although the Prince of Auphili has great achievements, he himself is a madman, a cruel and arrogant madman, During the war, he had a bad record of burying a large number of enemy prisoners alive, and although his title reached its peak after the war, his crazy and cruel nature has not changed. ”

"I don't know how your Eastern Emperor will treat the heroes who have made great contributions, and in our Britain, the royal approach is safe, as a nephew, and the king at that time first withdrew the military power of Prince Auphili according to the custom after the war, and then rewarded him, and made an exception to promote Auphili to the prince with outstanding military achievements, originally things passed like this, but in view of Auphili's arrogant and unpopular character, many ministers still did not want this powerful man to stay in the imperial capital, and in the end, the audience ministers instigated, His Majesty gave Prince Auphili the remote sea area of Herra as a territory, perhaps fearing that the other party would be dissatisfied, in order to appease his uncle, he gave the fief and at the same time His Majesty specially ordered someone to build a large manor in the territory. ”

It is worthy of being a senior butler who has served two generations of marquis before and after, the old butler Domus not only understands the aristocratic etiquette narration but also says it in an orderly manner, which may also have a lot to do with the fact that he has been a housekeeper all his life, as the narration continues, the Marquis of Mel's family on the side is more and more surprised to listen, and He Fei on the other side also has a more solemn expression after listening to the above paragraph, of course, this is not the point, the focus is on Domus's next narration:

"That manor is where we are now in Halton Manor," The word 'Halton' is also taken by Prince Auphili, because of his arrogant personality and the instigation of his cronies, since the moment he came to the territory and stayed in the manor, Prince Auphili has been complaining that God has been unfair to him, he thinks that he has made too much contribution to the country but has not been rewarded but was relegated to a remote place, at first fine, but after a long time, Auphili has become more and more psychologically unbalanced due to long-term dissatisfaction, he has become more and more crazy, he began to impose his inner dissatisfaction and anger on the civilians in the territory, he trained a large number of private soldiers in excess of the amount, and then used inhumane means to continue to extort civilians, he, bullying men and women, he, harvested wealthHe often tortured those who opposed or offended him to death with all kinds of cruel punishments, and even implicated some innocent people in believing rumors. ”

"Yes, Au Fei Li has gone crazy, he doesn't believe in God, so he even dares to kill the people of the church, of course, there have been officials who have reported this matter to the king in the imperial capital, Xu is thinking that the other party is his uncle, the king did not react, only privately sent someone to remind the prince a few words, but unfortunately the king's tolerance in exchange for Au Fei Li intensified, he did not think that the king's nephew would do anything to him because he killed some civilians, but blamed all the fault on the people under his rule, He became more and more cruel and crazy, and eventually he even created a form of punishment himself...... Wax Punishment! ”

"The so-called wax punishment is said to be a person who is first immobilized, poured hot wax juice on the whole body, and then used a skillful technique to shape the wax on the body of the person covered into the exact same shape as the tortured person, there is no doubt that this kind of punishment is cruel and perverted, the tortured person not only has to suffer from the hot wax juice but also be molded into a wax figure, and what is even more terrible is that the person who is tortured after making a wax figure does not die immediately, but often still survives for several days, and finally dies in this torture that is ten thousand times more painful than being in hell."

"Auphili was a madman, and in later years he not only became more and more obsessed with the punishment, but also moved every person who was made into a wax figure into his manor as a collection, and no one knows how many wax figures were collected in the manor over the years."

"There is a good saying in your East, that is, it is not that the time has not come, although the royal family connived at Auphili, but the civilians in his territory who were persecuted by him could no longer bear this kind of torture."

"Finally, one night, nearly a thousand rebels armed with various weapons broke into the manor, although there were guards in the manor, but the number was far less than the rioters, and the other party was attacking at night, many guards were killed on the spot by the rioters who rushed into the manor before they even had time to come out of the bedroom, and the Prince of Auphili and his family, who were also asleep, were all killed by countless rioters without having time to escape, especially Prince Auphili himself, perhaps to avenge his past crimes, The rebels even skinned him alive and burned him to death. ”

"After the death of Prince Auphili, the estate was abandoned, and there were no nobles in the Herra region who used it as a domain for more than a hundred years, until the Marquis and his family moved here more than ten years ago."

Speaking of this, the old butler Domus was stunned first, but then his expression involuntarily became a little complicated, and he was silent for a moment before he said to everyone present in a suspicious tone: "But it's strange to say, that night the rebels killed Prince Auphili and all the people of the manor and only robbed all the property of the manor, but when they left, they did not burn the manor, but let the manor remain, after all, according to the consistent style of the rebels, after killing people and setting fires, this kind of thing has never been left behind." ”

"Of course, the above things are just a legend, after all, it happened more than 100 years ago, and there is no official record of this matter on paper, no one knows what the real situation is, and I have only heard about it once from His Excellency the Old Marquis."

"Huh?"

Somehow, when the old butler Domus finished narrating the legend of Halton Manor, which he didn't know whether it was true or not, he didn't talk about how the Marquis de Mel's family was skeptical, and he didn't talk about whether other people believed it, but He Fei believed it after being silent for a long time, there was no reason or reason, just personal intuition, having said that, if you want to determine whether this legend is indeed true, then ......

"Mr. Butler, I would like to ask, the legend once mentioned that Prince Auphili had collected many people who had been subjected to wax torture in the manor, so when the rioters stormed the manor, did you find those real wax figures in the manor, and where is the body of Prince Auphili now?" Although He Fei's question is a little weird, it is very pertinent, how can Domus, who has only heard the general details of the legend, know? After thinking about it for a while, he finally shook his head helplessly and said, "I'm sorry, I don't know where those real wax figures and the body of Prince Auphili are." ”

Domus replied truthfully, but for some reason, after the old man answered, He Fei, who had been thinking about it for a long time, did not show much disappointment this time, but stood in place with an indescribable strange expression for a long time without reacting, seeing that this oriental young man was so demeanor, Marquis Mel, who was only listening to a story about what his butler said, he couldn't help but be suspicious, he didn't understand, didn't understand what the past legend of the manor had to do with the current life and death crisis that everyone was experiencing? Taking a step back, even if this Halton Manor did have a mad prince living more than 100 years ago, and the manor itself was really attacked by the rioters, it was all more than 100 years ago, who cares? At present, this manor belongs to him and is his property, and he was about to open his mouth to ask, but before he could speak, He Fei, who subconsciously reached out and touched his chin, happened to raise his head slowly at this time, and then said something that shocked everyone present:

"If I'm right, I guess...... The 1,000 people who stormed the manor that night were not rioters at all, but an army disguised by soldiers! ”

What the!

Sure enough, as soon as these words came out, not only the old butler was shocked, but the Marquis of Mel next to him was also shocked and suspicious! Obviously, without explaining at all, it is easy to know what is shocking and even suspicious in the heart of this marquis, the rebels are not composed of civilians, but are disguised by the army, why? Why the military? If it's the army, who gave the order? And what officer would dare to storm the manor and kill a prince of great status? Who would dare? This is a great sin to exterminate the Nine Clans! Or is it ......

Groov!

Inexplicably, with the rapid change of thoughts, Marquis Mel was stunned at first, and the next moment his originally puzzled face instantly showed a look of sudden realization, yes, he seemed to understand, and he seemed to understand the meaning of He Fei's words just now......

It turns out that this is the case!

"You, what do you mean, ......"

Marquis Mel is a smart man, and he is also a nobleman, although he is not very good at all kinds of intrigues and tricks in the aristocratic circle, but after all, he is also a person in this circle, and he has also learned a lot of conspiracy secrets, if he was still incredulous about the answer He Fei told at first, then after a little thought, Marquis Mel quickly figured out the key through the old butler's previous narrative:

The king had learned many times of what Prince Auphili had done in the territory, and had privately sent someone to warn the prince, but Prince Auphili turned a deaf ear and did not repent, and then Halton Manor was attacked by the rioters, killing the prince's family and looting the manor's belongings, but when he left, he forgot to set fire to it, all of which was an abnormal reaction...... Could it be that the one who gave this order was......

The scene was as silent as death, and after figuring out the key points, Marquis Mel couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

For a while, as if he was in the ice and snow, this marquis, who had inherited the old marquis's military temperament and had always been quite steady, was actually shrouded in a chill after listening to He Fei's words without detailed explanation.