Chapter 55: The Contest Between Two Foxes
A large number of troops bathed in the blessing of the bard on the wide ancient road hurried to the city of Yixiang, an old nobleman rode a horse to the front, and the earl could not believe that his most talented viscount was actually in collusion with the demons.
The 500 heavily armored cavalry, 5 knights, 8 mages belonging to the earl and the bishop of the other side city who was notified, with 3 paladins, 7 high priests, and 20 black-robed inquisitors of the Inquisition, are hurrying to Yixiang City to find the demon who has been hidden for many years.
Now the most anxious is the bishop of the division, Richard, he has reached the age of retirement, he didn't expect to encounter this kind of thing, there is a demon in the region to which he belongs has been hidden for many years, what a sin this is, if it is late, God knows what kind of situation will appear, and the consequences are unimaginable.
Arthur sent a message to Jennings at about 2 o'clock in the afternoon, and Jennings received the message and issued the order to set off at about 5 o'clock, at that time Arthur and the three had just started to fight the boss, and finally the time when the large force arrived at Yixiang was close to 2.3 o'clock in Qingming.
But when they arrived, the city of Strange Fragrance seemed very calm.....
The soldiers guarding the city gate rubbed their eyes when they heard the sound of horses' hooves, and only after seeing the coat of arms of the banner did they push each other to get up and stand up, and Jennings even saw a few empty wine bottles lying quietly in the middle of the official road, obviously a casual game after drinking.
The bruises on his face suddenly burst out, this hateful son of Arin dared to deceive me? With Avalon's backing, can you see no one?
"My lord, it seems that your message is wrong. Bishop Richard breathed a sigh of relief.
Ignoring the bishop's taunts, Jennings shouted at the gates, "Call me Baron Arthur of the Sith Command, and I'll see what he can explain to me." ”
"Yes, Lord Count. The soldiers hurried to inform the nobles in the city, the great lord was obviously in a bad mood, and they could not afford it.
The subordinates behind the earl, obviously with murderous and angry, wrote the letter to the family before leaving, shed tears and said goodbye to their families, all in vain, riding a horse all night without rest, and came here after a thousand miles of running, but this is the result. You ask Nicholas Zhao Si in the city if he agrees, you ask Cuihua in the tavern if he agrees, hateful hypocrites, wash your neck and prepare to be dismantled.
The guards quickly relayed the news of the Earl's arrival to all the nobles, and Arthur yawned and followed the barons outside the city to meet Jennings first, just three hours before he had just finished moving the contents of the treasury when he was woken up.
When several nobles arrived outside the city, they obviously saw that the count's face was wrong, and several of them knelt down on one knee and looked at each other without taking the lead in speaking.
But just because they don't open their mouths doesn't mean the Count won't be angry. "Arthur, you sent a secret message telling me that a demon appeared, where are the people now, where is that guy from Dured?"
Arthur simply repeated the whole thing, and now was not the time to tear his face with the Earl. It wasn't until this time that everyone who thought it was false news knew the truth, and Richard, the bishop of the district, was seeing Arthur for the first time, and couldn't help but pay more attention to this man who was valued by Avalon.
Even a weak demon who has been imprisoned for many years is by no means comparable to ordinary people, and now there are no casualties, Arthur can be regarded as inadvertently saving Richard's life, which can be regarded as a cause.
"I see, now that it's been resolved, let's all go and rest. Baron Jill, my men and the people of the church need to rest, and by the way prepare some food and soup, Baron Arthur, I want to talk to you alone. ”
"Yes, my esteemed earl. Arthur raised his head slightly, taking advantage of everyone's inattention, a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth, what should come will come after all.
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Viscount Castle, the former chamber of the Viscount of Durred.
The sky was dark and terrible in the middle of the night, and tomorrow may be cloudy again, after all, rain is common, and Arthur has gradually come to terms with the complicated weather here since he came here.
There was only a candle on the desk in the room, and Arthur sat in a wooden chair in the distance, leisurely sipping tea. After about two prayers, the Earl of Jennings was still nervously gathering all the mess of the Alien Collar. As for how to distribute this viscount in the future, this is not something that Arthur's little baron can interfere with.
He hid himself in the darkness and calmly looked at the serious old earl, whose hair had long since turned gray, but his body was still stiff and not tall, but after wearing armor, the old man was full of charm, the bridge of his nose was high, and the thick beard on his lips was obviously not well cared for. Although I can't talk about how much I like him in my heart, I also have a little more respect. The death of the only heir will always attract people with bad minds to covet the territory, and the son-in-law is obviously a waste, and he will die in a few years.
Arthur closed his eyes and pretended to sleep, thinking in his heart how to get the most out of the Count's hands....
Every family has a scripture that is difficult to read, and instead of sympathizing with others, it is better to make yourself rich first.
After a while, after Jennings finished handling his work, he glanced at the Sith Lord, who had not spoken for a long time, and frowned tightly. Since the time of Yalin, he has hated Yalin very much, not only because of the strength of that person, but also because he has no etiquette and upbringing.
Jennings's son gave up his promising profession as a mage because he listened to Arin's nonsense, and he had to become a soldier and become a great knight, and he died in the Battle of Arava, and that damned man had to pay a huge responsibility.
I don't know which of Arin's ancestors' graveyards smoked, but his son could actually make Avalon take a fancy to him. Moreover, the letter written by Anne to him described the man in front of him as far beyond ordinary people in terms of intelligence and talent, and the king's conscription order was about to be issued, whether to let him join his inner circle, Jennings was very hesitant now. He taps his fingers lightly on the table, a gesture he is accustomed to doing when thinking about problems. "How much do you know about Dured. ”
Arthur opened his eyes and said with a smile: "Lord Earl, I have already said everything I know, Dured is not a descendant of the Qiulls family, the Viscount's family has long been wiped out, and I and Dured do not know each other at all, the specific situation is not clear, but I found some details during the search." This is just my speculation, and it may be disrespectful to Adamant to say it. He paused as he spoke.
"Oh~?What details, only you and I can talk about it directly. Jennings put his hands flat on the table, whatever it was, as long as it wasn't colluding with a few nearby nobles to make trouble.
"Dured may have close ties to some of the big names in the royal capital, and he may even be someone's henchman. Arthur threw out 2 Wang Bang in a flat tone.
"Where's the evidence?" Jennings pretended to be calm, but his heart was tumbling, and the matter was far more serious than he expected. Dured, this bastard is really ambitious.
Arthur untied a stabbing sword on his waist, slowly walked in front of Jennings, laid it flat on the table and slowly opened the scabbard, the originally calm candle seemed to feel the cold light of the stabbing sword, the candle shadow swayed delicately, and the water rhyme pattern of the stabbing sword was still exquisite, but it also revealed a biting chill.
Jennings suddenly reached out and grabbed Arthur's right hand, slowly unsheathed the sword, and two rays of light flashed between the eyes of the two men, obviously unwilling to suffer.
Arthur used to be a vassal of Wayne, but he did not belong to the line of Earl Jennings, because the territory itself belonged to the king, and for some reasons in the past, he looked at the people of the Sith Territory especially unpleasantly, especially the young man in front of him who had always been regarded as an idiot. And as long as there are people from the royal capital interfering in this matter, then it should be forgotten and not interfered, but some people don't think so.
"Young man, although you are strong now, you are young after all, you don't understand the rules in the aristocratic circle, and you can pretend not to know about certain things. ”
"My lord, I am also a member of your territory, and although I am not a direct line, I have some feelings, so I hope that no matter what happens to Saya City in the future, please pretend that you don't see anything. ”
"Are you trying to blackmail me?" Jennings sneered.
"It's a quid pro quo. ”
"If that day comes, don't hurt my daughter, or I'll want you to die ugly. ”
"I'm going to leave as soon as it's dawn, and I haven't touched any of the property of the Colles family. Arthur saluted.
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In the early morning, Arthur and his party left the city of Alien Fragrance early, and after that, the affairs in the city had nothing to do with them.
After the Earl of Jennings and several barons explained to him, he wrote an order to his most trusted knight, Dominic, to temporarily become the acting lord of the city of Alien Fragrance and take charge of all affairs, an order that was obviously selfish, and no one dared to veto.
When the time came to noon, the earl was also ready to take a good rest after lunch, although he was old and had a short sleep time, he could not withstand a long time of tossing and running.
One of the knights brought by the Earl hurriedly ran to his ear and whispered a few words, and the Count was completely sleepy. "What, this can't be. The Count walked out of the room and hurried to the treasure trove of the House of Ulles, the contents of which made him smile bitterly.
The rotten apples on the floor were piled up in half of the treasure house, the rough lower corner cloth that could buy a few carts of dozens of gold coins was piled up on the other side, and a delicate little chest should have been studded with gems on the outside, and now the gem did not know who had cut it off, leaving only a bare concave surface like a child screaming and screaming without food. The most infuriating thing is that after the earl opened the box, he found that it was actually a glass ball played by children, a whole box of glass balls.
Would a Viscount family, which has been inherited for a hundred years, put these things in the treasure vault?
"Who got in here yesterday. The Count asked in a calm tone.
"My lord, it was the skeletal dragon that Baron Arthur recovered yesterday who was guarding it. The knight said cautiously.
The Count picked up a glass ball, which reflected his gloomy face, "There is your son of Yalin, when you really go to the battlefield, you will know the fate of offending me, you have money to take, and you will not have the life to spend it." ”