"How did you do that?" Funner's hand trembled slightly, he tried to clench his fist, but the strength between his fingers always slackened, "I have taught Charlie for many years, although he is not as good as Payne, but he is also a good knight, and he cannot be beaten like this by you so easily." ”

Fonner turned his face sideways and looked at the indentation in the wall. "It's a bit of an exaggeration, it actually cracks the walls, and even Titus can't do that. ”

Of course he couldn't do that, otherwise he wouldn't have lost to me so easily.

Arnold said silently in his heart.

"Don't you care about your nephew?" Arnold leaned against the wall, looking very leisurely, "Why don't you just take a look at his injuries?"

"Yes, I care about him, but that's not the most important problem right now!" Funner's calmness didn't make him lose his mind after seeing his nephew fall, and his analysis of the situation was still accurate, "The most important thing now is, why are you doing this?"

"Why do you want to do this? Isn't it a clear thing, your nephew still chose my father, and tried to tell the truth, and I naturally can't let him get his wish. ”

"But you don't usually stop him in this way. Fonner's gaze was a little cold, looking at Arnold's calm face, Fonnar's heart suddenly felt a little uneasy, "Let me ask the most basic question first: where does your strength come from?"

"Think it's a gift from the archangels. Arnold replied simply.

"As soon as you have power, does the tyranny in you manifest itself?" Funner's expression became a little more stern, staring into Arnold's eyes, "In that case, what is the difference between you and the current Lord Tagman, and why should I choose you instead of supporting Lord Tigerman?"

"Think of it as an hourglass for the Cold Mountain Collar, if you really think of me, John. Arnold raised his hand and threw something to Funner, "You can try, try to find the right way and the right person to stop me before I become like my father, and as I did today." ”

Fonnard caught what Arnold had thrown, and when he released his palm, he saw that it was the ring that Arnold usually wore.

"I'll give you this, and you can use it to win my father's trust. Of course, you can also choose to trust me in reverse, and the choice is still yours. ”

"What do you mean?" Fang Na clutched the ring tightly, his breath becoming a little disordered.

"John, you know, there are times when I don't like Titus because I don't like people who don't have brains. Of course, Titus wasn't stupid, he was just used to taking orders. ”

Arnold turned his back and walked towards the staircase.

"I don't like you sometimes, you're smarter, but you're being delayed by your own wisdom. ”

"That's not an answer that satisfies me!" Funner quickly chased after him, but when he reached Charlie, who had fallen to the ground, he involuntarily stopped.

However, I will only give this answer, Fangna, I give you the right to choose, and whether you choose to accept it is your own business. ”

"No, you didn't make it clear, you still have something to hide from me!" Glancing at Charlie, Funner quickly chased after him, "Stop, you have to make it clear." ”

"I'm sorry. Arnold stopped, turned his face to Fonter and smiled, "I have an appointment to go, I can't be with you anymore, John." ”

With that, Arnold walked briskly down the stairs, and his figure quickly disappeared from Funner's sight.

Funner hurried to chase after him, but he didn't have time to follow him down the stairs, so he leaned on the windowsill at the top of the staircase and looked towards the door of the inn.

There was a carriage parked there, and a middle-aged man with a scar on his face was waiting in front of it, nodding slightly in the direction of the door. When Arnold came out, the middle-aged man got into the carriage with Arnold.

"Ahh

Looking at his nephew, who had fallen to the ground unconscious, Funner's heart softened again, and he hurriedly ran back to Charlie and helped his nephew up.

"Charlie ......"

On the other side, Arnold in the carriage stared at the three men sitting across from him.

"Mr. Reese. Arnold said to the middle-aged man who had just greeted him, "May I ask where that scar on your face came from?" ”

Reese touched the scar on the left side of his face, looking meticulous.

"This is for the Duke's wounds. ”

He replied briefly, without seeming to explain much.

Arnold didn't care about Reese's attitude. "Louis must have trusted you very much, to be sent by him on such a mission, I think you should be his confidant. ”

"As long as it's for the Duke," Reese said slowly, his tone as unsteady as a rock, "I'll just do it, and that's all." ”

Arnold didn't speak again, he felt it, this man's loyalty to Louis was incomparably strong, almost like a dog, completely subordinate to Louis.

The carriage traveled for about ten minutes from the inn in the Silver District to the Bronze District, and in front of a row of low buildings that were clearly uninhabited, Arnold motioned for the carriage to stop.

Stepping out of the carriage, Reese frowned, seemingly having some doubts about the place.

"You're hiding Ackerman here? ”

"But in my opinion, it's the right place. Arnold walked towards a low building, the door was covered with cobwebs, and Arnold had to wave his hand to dust off the dust and cobwebs, "This is the least noticeable place, almost no one continues to live here, but no one from outside will know about it, so it is arranged here to be the most hidden." ”

"However, there may be some homeless people or something running in, and those who inadvertently break into your prison will not think much about that. If you do this, you're likely to be self-defeating. Reece followed, brushing away the cobwebs, ignoring the flying dust, and followed Arnold upstairs.

"You have a point, so ......" Arnold kicked the door open and rudely entered, "I took a little precaution. ”

The space inside seemed to be a dining room, and the space inside was quite spacious, but most of the furniture had been removed, and the rest were almost rotten, with only a few pieces of rotten wood remaining.

Arnold walked over to one of the inner walls, gestured for a moment, and tapped his fingers directly on the wall.

Then, a ripple appeared on the wall, as if the solid wall was just the surface of the water. Of course, the ripples that appeared on the walls were still glowing with magic, and it was obvious that the magic circle was working.

"You can do magic?" Reese asked, "I heard you came to Vortagan without anyone else. ”

"Ah, thanks to the help of some magic scrolls. Arnold replied with a smile, and a large space appeared behind the rippling wall, and a figure was in it, "The person Louis asked you to pick up is inside." ”

Reece glanced inside, as there was no light source inside, and he couldn't see what was going on. He motioned for his men to light up the oil lamps and illuminate the light inside.

After the lights came on, Reese looked inside again, and finally got a general idea of what was going on inside.

Ackerman was being strapped to a chair, his hands and feet bound by thick ropes, and he was almost completely unable to move. His mouth was gagged with strips of cloth, his eyes covered with a black cloth, and most of his perception of the outside world was sealed, but at least he could hear the voice, and Ackerman was visibly responsive when Reese walked in.

"The way you treated Mr. Ackerman was a little rude. Reece said, but there was no change in expression on his face, "He's the heir to an earl after all. ”

"Yes? maybe. Arnold shrugged, not too concerned, "If you have anything to ask him, untie him, now he's yours." ”

Reece gestured to his men, and they immediately understood and stepped forward to untie Ackerman's shackles.

Ackerman has been locked up here for a long time, and since then he has been restrained by Manan and others, and was caught by Lily when he was secretly sent out of the Black Rock Palace, and has been detained here by Arnold ever since. The body was completely restrained, and he couldn't move. In particular, Arnold inhumanely blocked his mouth, which almost numbed his tongue.

"Ahh......h

"I'm sorry, Lord Ackerman. Arnold walked up to Ackerman, and although he said apologetic, there was no apology on his face, "If I could, I wouldn't want to use this method." However, for the sake of insurance, I have to wronged you. ”

The people brought by Rees also took off the restraints on Ackerman's hands and feet, and Ackerman, who had been locked up here for more than ten days, was already very weak, although Arnold did not abuse him, but he was locked up in a place where he did not see the light of day, unable to move, and unable to see anything with his eyes, but in this way, it was already a very cruel torture.

Arnold...... Feglaf!" he struggled, as if trying to pounce on Arnold, but now he didn't even have the strength to stand, let alone do anything to Arnold, "You, you bastard. ”

Arnold shrugged, completely unconcerned about Ackerman's feeble insults. "If you feel relieved, let you scold a few words, and we probably won't have a chance to meet again. From now on, it will be up to Snoron to take care of you, and of course, I will still remember the help you gave me before, and I will do my best to help you if you need it—but I think most of your needs will be met by Duke Louis. ”

Framed by two men on the left and on the right, Ackerman was like a skeleton that could only be dragged by others, but he had no strength to move it. Still, he burst out laughing.

He smiled coldly, and even a little nervous, which made people shudder. Considering that Ackerman had been locked up like this for more than ten days, Reese was a little worried about whether something would go wrong with the man's psyche.

"Yes, yes! That's my miserable fate. Because there is no power, it is so fast to go out in this game. Probably you don't think I'm an opponent and don't think I'm qualified to sit next to you and participate in this game!Ha, hahaha, it's ridiculous that you killed me before it was my turn...... You, Rodney, and the Cold Mountain Collar and the Snowon Collar, you all wait, next time, next time I will definitely return this hatred to you!"

Arnold ignored Ackerman's bark and gave Rees a look, and Reese immediately got his mind and had Ackerman go straight out.

"Well, then, if my mission is complete, thank you for your help, Lord Arnold. Reece bowed slightly to Arnold, although he had not been in contact for much time, Reese's performance had been meticulous, making Arnold feel as if this person had no selfish desires of his own.

"Say hello to Louie on my behalf. Arnold waved at Reese as well, watching him leave.