After several days of looting, the army of the Doge's Palace made a lot of money, and the resentment of the heavy casualties in the past was also eliminated, in contrast, this royal city, which gathered all the essence of the Highland Kingdom, was completely reduced to ruins.

Having lost the order that sustained its rule, Edinburgh is now a place of complete depravity, with the city's main roads empty and its dark corners populated. Occasionally, the cold rays of a few blades were like faint ghostly fires, flickering and disappearing, corresponding to a few muffled grunts and short screams, intertwined in the thick darkness like splashing ink.

When the light of day shrouded the palace of the Highland King, the maid who had just served medicine and breakfast to His Royal Highness suddenly heard a loud noise.

"Oops, who's making a fuss!"

The maid hurriedly put down the tray, stood up and opened the door, and greeted them with a cold face: "Your Highness, I'll go and drive them away." ”

However, soon her anger was condensed by the black oppressed figure.

With the clear sound of armor clashing, two rows of shiny Rosevia soldiers poured into the palace, the blades in their hands were like fish scales reflecting the cold light, and the smell of blood did not disperse, and the warm air of early summer seemed to freeze immediately.

When such a great evil star came to the door, naturally no one dared to step forward to stop it, and the servants and servants in the palace knelt on the ground in panic, bowing their heads and trembling.

The leader was tall, with a cold face, and a sleek high-ranking knight's armor, even without the distinctive black hair, the bramble coat of arms on his chest, and the dark gilt of the Twelve Laws, he was already about to reveal the identity of the master—the man who destroyed the hope of the Celts' revival and trampled the entire kingdom under his feet.

The invasion of the uninvited guest, the whole court trembled.

Kenneth didn't seem to see this, he turned his wheelchair, and as he walked under the porch, he suddenly smelled a faint fragrance. Sweet and sour, it came in the court that was gradually overflowing with the smell of blood.

His Royal Highness finally couldn't help but stop his wheelchair and look sideways in the direction of the scent—in the dark shadow of the corner, a green tree bore fruit, sending the sweet and sour fragrance through the bloody and sour to the wind.

It turned out to be a lemon tree.

"All out. Don't spoil the atmosphere. ”

When the governor of Rosevia saw this, he smiled slightly, waved his hand, and gave an order that relieved everyone's mood.

"Yes. ”

Knowing that the self-owned officers were super capable of fighting, the officers did not advise, and each led his subordinates to withdraw from the courtyard like a gust of wind.

"Kenneth, meet again. ”

Missing the terrified maid, Yalei strode behind His Royal Highness. The armrest on the back of the chair of the self-cooked general pusher, walked to the corner of the wall where the other party's gaze was cast:

"Is this it?"

"yes. ”

Kenneth smiled, there was an indescribable slump between his originally arrogant eyebrows, and said lightly: "For the first time, I think that lemon also has its benefits, although it is sour, it can go to blood." ”

"If you don't like it, I can let them spend the whole day bathing with flower petals. ”

The black-haired knight stopped. Looking at the lemon in the corner of the wall who was a little sick but still insisted on the result, he said regretfully: "I didn't expect it." It's a shame that things would turn out like this after the Great War......"

"It's a pity, you've almost conquered the Highlands now, and it won't take long to complete the great cause of integrating the Celts, what's the pity? ”

His Royal Highness the Prince sneered. But I don't know why he couldn't get angry when he saw the other party's look.

Your Highness!

My Royal Highness, can't you say something nice?

You are now a captive, my Highness, and if you anger the butcher, it will not only be you. The whole palace has to be buried together, please, be soft!

At this moment, the creeping attendants in the courtyard wailed in their hearts, but they didn't expect things to come to this point, the big savior they were looking forward to was still a hard-headed savior who was not afraid of death, and if it continued like this, I was afraid that the savior would have to become a killer.

However, to the relief of these people, the other party was not angry.

"I'm sorry for you, Kenneth, you should have been the one who fought against me under the city of Glamorgan. ”

Aree let go of the armrest of his wheelchair, walked to his side, looked at the lemon, and whispered, "Maybe you won't believe it, but I had a feeling of joy when I learned that Wallace had become the Kingdom of the Highlands. ”

“......”

Kenneth was stunned for a moment and muttered, "Now that the Highland Kingdom is finished, what's the point of telling me this." ”

"Finished?"

As if hearing a joke, the black-haired knight shook his head and said, "The Kingdom of the Highlands will not end, and the issue you are most concerned about - the continuation of the Fannon family...... It's all in your own thoughts. ”

"What do you mean?"

Looking at the other party's angular face, His Royal Highness couldn't help but ask.

"Literally, but before I explain, I have a gift for you. Yalei raised his eyebrows, suddenly turned to face the exit of the courtyard, and clapped his hands three times:

"Bring them in. ”

Crunch crunch...... Crunch crunch......

The sound of the heavy axle turning was getting closer and closer, and with the bracket shaking and the ground trembling, two "crosses" erected on a moving platform slowly drove into the courtyard under the impetus of several soldiers.

On the nine-foot tall cross, a man and a woman were tied in different directions, the man was in rags and had multiple burns on his body, and the woman was wearing a purple gown, revealing a large area of snow-white skin on her back.

The two seemed to be gagged, and could only struggle and writhe on the cross, and make whining sounds.

"They are!"

Kenneth turned his head to look, his gaze suddenly sharpened, his body shook, and he nearly fell out of his wheelchair.

"They are the ones who betrayed and stole your throne, Sora, and Wallace. ”

The black-haired knight turned the wheelchair for the other party, glanced at their backs, and said in a cold voice:

"I had heard about the crimes of these two men when I was in Douglas, and now it was time for them to get the fate they deserved. ”

"Sora...... How did you find her?"

His Royal Highness the Prince's face turned pale, and he asked with a slight cough.

"That wicked woman, she escaped from the palace last night disguised as a maid and was captured by my men. ”

Aree leaned over to him, a faint flame burning in his dark pupils. A calm, unusually calm, but uncontrollable creepy voice sounded softly:

"She thought she could be forgiven by tears, but I never believed in tears, and told me, Kenneth, why are you so soft on this woman?"

He got it...... He actually knew...... That's right...... The entire palace was blocked by him, how could he not know......

Kenneth did not answer the other party's question. He just quietly lowered his head and looked at the grass and stones under his feet.

"Won't you tell me?"

The black-haired knight instantly twisted his eyebrows, then let go, and smiled easily:

"I respect personal privacy, it's okay. ”

Before he could finish speaking, he looked up at the cross and commanded in a loud voice:

"Do it!"

Hearing this, the two soldiers with big shoulders and round waists immediately drew their short swords from their waists, walked behind the two of them, and lit up their bright blades. Aim it at their lungs and stick it down.

"Wait a minute!"

His Royal Highness finally couldn't help but speak, his chest rose and fell violently with his rapid breathing, and he looked coldly at the man beside him:

"What are you going to do to them?"

The latter spread his hands helplessly, and then waved his arms to stop the soldier's movements:

"I'm going to make them blood eagles for you, of course, if you can answer my questions and reveal your heart, maybe. I would consider changing my mind. ”

Blood Eagle - A punishment of revenge.

It is usually done by the victim himself, from the back of the victim. Make two incisions near the chest cavity along both sides of the spine, and then use both hands to pull the lobes of the victim's lungs out of the chest cavity. When the lobes of the lungs leave the chest cavity, they contract rapidly due to pressure and other reasons, and the victim will also suffocate to death because he cannot breathe. Due to the two lobes protruding from the back, it looks a lot like the posterior wings.

Therefore, this punishment is commonly known as the Blood Eagle.

"I don't want them to die. They're the only family I have in this world, ahem, is that enough?" Kenneth explained as he looked at each other with a fiery look in his eyes, coughing violently.

"Even though I don't agree with your stupid idea, it's still as you want it to be. The black-haired knight nodded indifferently. At the same time, he snapped his fingers:

"Let them go. ”

Without saying a word, the soldiers immediately swung their swords and cut the chains on the cross, reached out to catch Wallace and Sora, and pressed them to the ground.

"Ahem, ahem, ahem......"

His Royal Highness coughed slightly, and there was indescribable tiredness between his eyebrows:

"Tell me, what exactly do you want from me?"

"After that fight, I've been obsessed with your Big Mac. ”

Yalei slowly walked up to him, looked into the other party's eyes, and said bluntly: "Perhaps, it takes a while, combined with our technology, you can make more advanced equipment." ”

"So you want Big Mac too......"

Kenneth covered the corners of his mouth, stopped coughing, and looked at the other party with a sharp gaze: "Why should I help you, help you this person who ruined my country and ruined my family?"

Your whole family is now in his hands, Your Highness!

The servants let out a silent wail again in a cold sweat, oh my God, there are such ignorant people in the world, people see that you are useful, so they do their best to win you over, how can you not cherish life so much.

"It seems that there is a big misunderstanding between you and me. ”

The black-haired knight raised a finger and shook it in front of him: "Again, the Highland Kingdom will not be destroyed, as for the survival of your family, it is all in your thoughts. ”

"Lies!"

His Royal Highness the Prince smashed the armrest in anger, then pointed at the other party's nose and rebuked unabashedly angrily: "Do you think I will be stupid enough to believe such nonsense as you, to hell with it!"

“......”

Yalei stared at the other party indifferently, until the other party's angry scolding subsided a little, and then raised a finger and pointed at Wallace in the distance, and instantly shot a falcon sword, stabbing the other party's head.

"You!"

Kenneth's eyes widened, his body tensed suddenly, he glanced at Sora, who had almost fainted, and sat back in his wheelchair with a dejected body:

"What do you want me to do?"

"I'm not going to force you to do anything. ”

The black-haired knight withdrew his falcon sword, shook off the blood stain on his index finger, and pointed to Wallace's corpse:

"The reason why I killed him is also for your consideration, yes, he is your only brother, but just let him go, will you really be at peace in your heart?"

"But, but he is also the blood of the Fannon family!" His Royal Highness continued to slam the handrail hard, letting out a lion-like roar.

"He's not, Kenneth, you're the only rightful heir to the Fannon family, Wallace is the murderer of his father and brother, and he doesn't have the right to live as a human being!"

Yalei stretched out his murderous index finger and pointed it on the opponent's chest:

"As long as you are willing to serve me, the Fannon family will still be the royal family of the Highland Kingdom, and your descendants can also inherit the throne, this is my promise. ”

"It can't be!"

Kenneth's eyes were in a trance, and he finally showed a wavering expression.

"Nothing is impossible, listen to my arrangement. ”

The black-haired knight patted him on the shoulder and smiled meaningfully:

"If you agree to my terms, you will marry Queen Lilith, the new king of the Highlands, and your descendants will be the rightful heirs of this country, and his surname will be Fannon, not Pandoragon. ”

"One...... Puppet King?" His Royal Highness's body trembled slightly, and his face flushed strangely.

"Yes, a puppet king, but it's better than nothing. ”

Yalei looked at Kenneth's expression, and in front of him, slowly turned his palm: "You know very well that all this is so simple for me. ”

Lilith...... Will Lilith say yes?" Kenneth calmed down, staring at the other with his eyes blazing.

"That woman didn't have a choice. ”

The black-haired knight patted him lightly on the shoulder and pointed at Sora, who was slumped on the ground in the distance: "As for this woman, I can also forgive her if you want." ”

“......”

His Royal Highness glanced at his desolate wife, his eyes flickered, and after a long time, he finally exhaled:

"Do I have a choice?"

"You won't regret your choice. ”

Yalei smiled knowingly, straightened up, and looked at the boundless blue sky above:

"Kenneth, you may not know how big this universe is, with so much unexplored land to conquer. As long as you can sincerely help me, then there will be a paradise for the Celts in the future. ”

"I wouldn't expect that. ”

Kenneth glanced up at him and said expressionlessly, "My son, you must become the king of the Highland Kingdom, and that's what you promised. ”

"Not necessarily. ”

The other party's answer made His Royal Highness the Prince's face darken.

Yare touched his chin and glanced at Kenneth, who was about to have a seizure:

"Maybe it's a daughter. ”

(To be continued.) )