The stables are located in the open space on the inside of the castle and are simply made of planks and haystacks. It was probably lunchtime, and there were no servants passing by.

"Why is there no one guarding the carriage?" Upon entering, Randall noticed that the knight who was supposed to be guarding the carriage had disappeared.

Randall knew that the cavalry escorting Kevin was the elite of the Wind Spirit Battalion, and the Wind Spirit Camp was the strongest army under Angus.

Everyone in the battalion was a powerful soldier who had experienced the test of blood and fire, and the military discipline was strict, and he rarely did anything to leave his post without permission.

Kevin didn't think much of it, and casually replied, "Maybe it's eating." ”

He jumped into the carriage and was about to open the door.

Suddenly, there was a sound of piercing the air, and a long sword stabbed out of the carriage, the tip of the sword reflecting the sunlight and rapidly expanding in Kevin's field of vision. He felt a tingling sensation in his scalp, and his body instinctively leaned back.

At the last moment, Randall grabbed the blade of the sword with his right hand.

Like a cart crashing into a mountain, the sword could not move any further.

Blood continued to seep from Randall's palms, dripping down the grass between his fingertips, staining red.

Randall grabbed the sword with his right hand and pulled it diagonally back, the black shadow was dragged out of the carriage by the sword of the man, and before Kevin could see the man's face clearly, the man was punched in the face by Randall's left hand, and flew out directly.

With a "bang", the man's body knocked the carriage open a large hole.

Randall, who was like the wind, rushed straight up. As the man struggled to get up, Randall was already in front of him, and without speaking, he slashed off the man's two arms with his sword.

"Ahh

Kevin didn't expect Randle, who was very respectful in front of him, to have such a strong side.

Randall locked the man's throat with his left hand and lifted him up directly.

"Who are you?" Randall's voice was filled with anger.

Kevin Dingqing saw that the black shadow was actually the black fog monster he had just met on the second floor.

The strange man's face was dark and blue, and he looked very miserable, his nose collapsed, the corners of his mouth were bleeding, and several teeth were knocked out.

There was a noise of footsteps around, and the castle's guards and wind spirit sergeants heard the news and surrounded the stables.

The Wind Spirit Sergeant hugged Kevin and confronted the guards around him, looking a little unkind.

"What happened?" came Simon's deep voice.

Simon, who was in the banquet hall, also hurried to arrive, and the guards heard his voice and cleared a way for Simon to walk into the crowd.

Randall glanced around Simon's guards and slowly spoke, "This person was hiding in the carriage just now and wanted to assassinate Master Kevin. ”

"Rao... Spare me, I just wanted to steal, not kill. The Black Mist Monster defended incoherently.

"Ding. ”

As if to confirm his words, several gold coins fell from the strange man's waist to the ground with a crisp sound.

"Damn it!"

When Simon heard this, the green tendons on his forehead burst out, like an angry lion. With a "choking" sound, he pulled out his broadsword, wanting to go and kill the scum in this castle.

"Wait!"

Kevin spoke up to stop Simon's behavior, he wouldn't let Simon kill the black mist monster directly.

He looked at Simon and said calmly, "Who is this man?"

"His name is Cass, and I selected him from a nearby village to augment the guard, I didn't expect him to do such a thing!" Simon's voice contained anger that could not be concealed.

"Can Uncle Simon leave this person to me?"

"I'm sorry, I was impulsive. Simon glanced at Kevin and sensed that his behavior was inappropriate, "There is a dungeon in the castle, you can interrogate him at any time." ”

.......

Inside the prison of Simon's Castle.

Randall shackled Cass around his neck and feet, opened his mouth, checked for poison and concealment, and tied him to an iron frame.

Kevin waved his hand and told Randall to walk out, ready to interrogate Cass alone.

He walked up to Cass and asked straight to the point, "Why did you assassinate me?"

Cass shuddered, "Great, sir!" I really just wanted to steal, and when I heard someone approaching, I was scared. I didn't know it was you. ”

"Why are my guards by the carriage missing, did they take your favor, or did they transfer them for you?"

Cass replied, "I heard that Baron Simon had prepared a new carriage for you, so I tricked them into getting it. ”

Kevin asked curiously, "Why are you sure I won't notice what's missing in the carriage afterwards?"

"I... I didn't think about it, so I just stole it. Cass hesitated.

Kevin looked at Cass carefully, and saw that he looked panicked, beads of sweat kept coming out of his forehead, and his mouth was trembling, not like he was lying.

"Is this guy in a bad brain? Not only is the plan full of loopholes, even if he succeeds in killing someone, he will not be able to get out of the castle. Kevin thought about it for a while.

He stood on tiptoe and reached for the black mist above Cass's head. The black mist was as if it didn't exist, without any touch, and passed directly through Kevin's palm.

"What's the matter with the black mist on your head? Tell me, and I might spare your life. ”

Cass said blankly, "I, I really don't know." ”

"See for yourself what's on your head?" Kevin snapped.

Cass glanced up and cried in his tone, "I don't have anything on my head." ”

If Cass could see the black fog, he wouldn't lie and give up his last chance to live. Kevin was almost sure that only he could see the black fog, clapped his hands, and called Randall in.

"Kill him. Kevin gave the order directly.

He is not a pedantic person, a scumbag who wants to kill people when he is found out when he steals, and there is absolutely no benefit in staying in this world. Even if he spared his life with great kindness, Simon would not let him go.

"Bastard, you dog..."

Cass hears Kevin's order and struggles to make the last catharsis of his life. Before he could finish speaking, he was beheaded by Randall's sword, blood splattered on the wall behind him, and the corpse hung limply.

As Kevin was about to turn away, the black mist on Cass's head drifted over.

"What the hell is this?" his expression was a little frightened, and the black mist ignored Randall, who was closest to Cass, and floated towards him in a daze.

Kevin wanted to reach out to dispel the black mist, but soon found himself doing useless work, and the black mist went directly into his body.

In an instant, Kevin clearly felt the muscles in his body bulge uncontrollably, and there seemed to be inexhaustible strength in his body. The whole person was a little fluttering, and his face was flushed, as if he had eaten a miracle medicine.

Although it was not specifically tested, he clearly felt that the strength in his body was at least half more than before.

"What is this black fog that can directly enhance my physical fitness?" Kevin was a little surprised.

He looked over his head, just as Cass was, and black smoke began to rise above his head.

Kevin carefully felt the changes in his body, there was no harm except for his body becoming stronger, and his heart calmed down slightly, but his intuition told him that the black mist was never so simple.

"What's wrong, young master?" Randall looked at Kevin's expression a little strangely.

"It's okay, let's get out. ”

When the two of them came out of the cell, they saw a manservant come up to them.

The servant bowed his head deeply and said, "Baron Simon is deeply sorry, he promises that something like this will never happen again." Now the castle guards are under the control of the Baron, and all of Cass's family members in the village have been executed. ”

Kevin was surprised to hear that Simon was able to execute Cass's family at will, just like a king. Cass's family may be innocent, but they have been reinforced, and it seems that the status of the nobility of this world is very different from that of the common people.

"I don't think Cass is an assassin. Randall whispered in Kevin's ear.

Kevin was noncommittal, Cass's strength as an assassin was indeed too weak, and no one would send such a crappy assassin. Moreover, Simon's success rate in poisoning the banquet hall was much higher than that of sending out an assassin.

"What kind of person is Cass usually?" Kevin asked the manservant curiously.

The servant thought for a moment and replied, "Cass has been in the castle for a long time, and he is usually silent and does not communicate with people much. ”

"Isn't there any strange behavior?"

"Oh, yes. In recent months, he has often quarreled with people over trivial matters, and sometimes even fights, and he doesn't know what's wrong. ”

Kevin suddenly had a bad guess in his heart when he heard this, and he suspected that it was the black fog that affected Cass's character.

"Alright, you go down. ”

"Wait, go get some food ready for my room. He left the banquet hall without eating enough to avoid Simon's next question.

Kevin and Randall circled around and walked to Simon's study. There were obviously many more soldiers patrolling on the way than before, and the intersection was also guarded by additional personnel.

In the study, the fireplace burned quietly, the light of the fire on the large walls, and the two shelves were filled with books. Simon was talking loudly to a little blonde girl, with a look of helplessness on his face from time to time.

The girl was about the same size as Kevin, with blonde hair and a shawl. Wearing a white dress, her exposed arms are snow-white and delicate, her waist is slender, her chest is already small, and her face is beautiful. He seemed to be arguing with Simon, with tears in the corners of his eyes and a slight pant in his mouth.

Kevin stood at the door, didn't come in, and said politely, "Did you bother you?"

"No, no. Simon said as he motioned for Kevin to come in. He turned his head and whispered a few words to the girl, who glanced at Kevin and walked out aggrieved.

"You're here?"

Kevin was lying on the couch across from Simon: "I want to borrow a few books from Uncle Simon to read on the road." ”

"Of course, I can take any book here. ”

Simon paused, and said with some embarrassment: "Originally, you were in deep danger in the castle, and I am embarrassed to ask you for anything." But my daughter Esther is going to Nigal, and I want to ask you to send her with me.

"It's no problem, I'm bored on the road alone. Kevin agreed directly, it doesn't hurt to befriend Simon, and it's not bad to have one more person to communicate with on the way.

Simon smiled gratefully, "She'll need the Norton family to take care of her when she arrives in Nigal City, and I'll tell Lord Angus about that." ”

The two talked for a while, and Simon walked out of the study, leaving Kevin alone to pick out the books.