Because General Bazak Menavino's troops patrolled the neighborhood day and night, the men who had taken refuge in Victoria's villa were cut off from the idea of leaving immediately. In order to avoid being discovered by the mercenaries guarding the villa, the old lady had to arrange the group on the third floor, where mercenaries were not allowed to enter, and in normal times, Julian and they only moved on the third floor, and they could not make too much movement. Luckily, the third floor of the villa is very large and there is enough room so it doesn't seem crowded.

During these days, Julian learned from Ray and Owen about the bloody battle that took place in St. Pope's Island, the revolution of the vampire clan, the existence of werewolves and the Society of Truth, and the death of Pope Frio I. Julian was not only shocked, but also extremely worried.

Frey was also on Holy Pope Island, could she also be caught up in the war? After repeatedly questioning Owen and Ray, and confirming that the war was only confined to the vicinity of the Holy City, and did not affect the city of Madolu, where Frey was located, Julian's high heart calmed down a little.

However, after calming down, Julian fell into confusion again. The Pope's funeral made the secret agreement between him and Julian a dead letter, so what was the point of Julian continuing to stay in the Rocard Empire on a mission? Even if he succeeded in bringing the legendary sword back to the Central Church, there would be no one who could fulfill his promise.

Just when Julian was feeling confused, his childhood friend Owen reached out to him.

"Ray and I are going to find the Golden Dragons, this journey is dangerous, Julian, can you help us?"

Faced with a clear goal set for him by his friends, Julian did not immediately agree, he only vaguely made a request for him to think about it for a few days. It seems that Owen had expected Julian's reaction, so he didn't push too hard, but waited for Julian's response with confidence.

At the same time, there are more than just one or two things that give Julian a headache. He didn't know what to do with an empire that had lost its monarch, and that was something for the big men at the top to consider. As for the wayward Empress Xià and the mysterious identity of the "Riverside Man", what their purpose was and what they wanted to do, Julian was in a fog, and at the same time felt chilling, because there were too many mysteries about the lives of these two people.

Even today. Although there is no real evidence, it seems that Empress Ipeia deliberately led him to the painting, with the goal of explaining to him in detail the falsified history of almost 3,000 years ago, and the forbidden same-sex love, and even Julian was vaguely aware that Ipeia had known that such an oil painting hung in Victoria's villa for a long time, so she specifically offered to come here.

Julian didn't know what the Empress meant by this, but he felt that an invisible net was quietly opening up against him......

At this moment, Julian suddenly felt a heavy murderous aura coming from outside the villa.

After a while, almost everyone noticed and walked out of the room.

"Ladies and gentlemen. A middle-aged woman dressed as a maid rushed up to the third floor in a panic, she was Victoria's most trusted and the only maid allowed to enter and leave the third floor freely, "Master Julian, distinguished guests, please do not approach the balcony or the window......!

"Aunt Abel, what's going on outside?" Ipeia soothed the frightened middle-aged maid with a smile and gentle evidence.

It seemed that Ipeiya's voice had a special magical power, and Aunt Abel quickly calmed down and said, "Suddenly a lot of soldiers came, it seems that there are at least a few hundred people, and the house is surrounded by water. ”

Several guests looked at each other, as if everyone expected that this day would come, but they didn't expect it to come so quickly, and everyone was dignified, and the only one who was still safe was the winged elf who was lying asleep on Owen's shoulder after eating.

"Let's see that our whereabouts have been leaked, let's fight our way out. Ray clenched his fists and said.

"Don't worry. Owen patted the anxious Ray, and then asked Aunt Abel, "Have the soldiers come into the house?"

"Nope. Abel shook his head and said, "They didn't even enter the courtyard." Now Madame is going out to coordinate. Madame said that she would take care of the matter, and before that, please be sure to hide it and never be discovered. ”

"And who is the officer leading the team, do you know him?" Ipeia added.

"It's the big general a few days ago, called Mei something. ”

"Bazak Menavino. It's him again. Thinking of the experience of fighting him that day, Julian couldn't help but frown.

The man by the river took over: "I'm afraid that our scene has already been seen through by him." And it seems that he has mastered the real evidence, so he will have the courage to bring troops to surround the villa of the wife of the important minister of the empire with great fanfare. ”

In fact, the "play" mentioned by the riverside people refers to the fact that a few days ago, in order to escape the pursuit of the emperor, when they went to hide in Victoria's villa according to the mention of Ipeya, everyone also considered that once General Menavino was not afraid of offending the Grand Duke of Rousseau, he directly led his troops to break into the villa and search? After discussion, everyone came up with a plan to make a fake show.

They first arranged for Julian and Ipeia to infiltrate the villa, found the old lady, told her what had happened, and after winning the internal response, the others launched a frontal attack on the mercenaries guarding the villa, deliberately creating a lot of noise to attract General Menavino and his troops, and then pretending to be repelled by the mercenaries, and leaving some obvious traces of escape, luring General Menavino to chase in the wrong direction.

In this way, the suspicion of harboring villains in the villa can be temporarily ruled out, so that everyone can get a relatively stable sheltered environment. But after a long time, it will definitely be seen out. In fact, if you think about it carefully, you will find that there is something unreasonable. These gangsters can turn the world upside down in the heavily guarded imperial capital with just a few people, and turn the well-trained emperor ** on their backs, how can they be repelled so lightly by a few mercenaries?

This is a risky move, if used well, it can survive in a desperate situation, but if it is not used well, it is to cover up.

In fact, General Menavino was puzzled that night, and his intuition told him that there was an 80% chance that the villains he was hunting would hide in the villa, but he did not have any real evidence, and second, he did not know what role Archduke Mikoyan Rousseau played in the whole incident, and if he came hard, it would only add fuel to the relationship between Archduke Rousseau, who was not on good terms, and the military, so he never conducted a search; Watching the movements of the villa without leaving any dead ends.

On the other hand, it is precisely because of the awareness of these secret whistles that everyone does not dare to leave the villa at will, and the itinerary is delayed again and again.

"I'm afraid the general is not the only one who leads these armies. I know Bazak Menavino as a brave soldier, but not without courage and resourcefulness, but with a rare talent of both wisdom and courage, and he should be quite thoughtful. It was not like a decision he would have made with such rudeness as he had now led his troops straight to the Grand Duchess's quarters, which had to be instigated by someone else, and this man's status must have been very high, so that General Menavino's decision would be affected. Ipeia analyzed.

Abel didn't know that Ipeiya was the missing empress, but she still admired it quite a lot: "Miss, you are really powerful." I even guessed this. ”

"Sure enough, the general came with some 'big shot', and who is that big man?" asked Ray impatiently.

"Is it the fat pig of the Prince of Mecarden?" said Milalie.

As someone who was able to command General Menavino, everyone naturally thought of Yule Drogen, who was firmly in control of the imperial capital.

The faces of the three Fernández sisters suddenly became ugly, and if Yulie found out that Ipeia was hiding here, the consequences would be unimaginable.

But Ipeiya's expression was very calm, she shook her head, and said, "It can't be Yule, I know his character, that prince looks fierce on the surface, but he definitely doesn't dare to risk himself." So this 'big man' must be someone else. Aunt Abel, I think you know that man, but you don't want to tell him to your face. ”

"Yes, this ...... Anyway, everyone hide it quickly, and leave the rest to Madame to deal with. Aunt Abel squeaked, apparently what she was thinking was right for Ipeya, and she was so embarrassed that she peeked a few glances at Julian.

This move was seen by Julian, and he immediately realized that this "big man" must be related to him, and hurriedly asked: "Aunt Abel, please be sure to tell me who this 'big man' is." ”

"I—I can't say...... Madame has commanded, but must not be said. ”

"Julian, don't embarrass her. This 'big man', in fact, you don't need to say it, you should be able to guess who it is. Ipeia relieved the maid.

"Miss, is the person you are talking about ......" In fact, as early as listening to Aunt Abel's story, the outline of someone appeared in Julian's heart, but he was not willing to accept it in his heart.

"It's the person you think of. Ipeia nodded slightly.

"No, how could this man be here? it can't be!" Julian kept shaking his head, still unable to accept the outcome.

"What a dumb riddle. Ray said to Owen, "Who are the 'big guys' they are talking about?"

"I don't know. But I could see that Julian's mood was full of hesitation and fear. "Maybe that's a hurdle that Julian has to over." None of us can help him. ”