The clock ticks at midnight,

The shadow was torn in half.

The robin kept coughing up blood,

Who's clockwork again!

Weep...... Weep......

A skinny old man,

Squatting in the corner of the church cemetery,

What ...... is he eating?

Why did I pick up the old man,

He's getting heavier?

Heavier and heavier!

Finally turned to stone......

Crushed to death......

I!

......

The 10th day of the fourth month of the new year of the Sikaya calendar.

The Marlowe plague incident, which had been put on hold for a long time, was finally about to be dealt with by the imperial capital.

Horn took one of Victor's henchmen and ten guards, and he drove lightly.

The news that she will go to Marlo in person is not known to the people of Marlo, only the Lord of Marlo knows.

Wu Heng only brought one assistant, no luggage, most of them were herbs and tools.

"Your Majesty, why did you go there yourself?"

Horn sighed, lowered his eyes, and said sadly: "I don't want to either, but they forced me to go, and if I don't go, I won't be able to sit in that position...... I dreamed that the nobles would guillotine me, and as soon as my neck was cold, I would go to see my dead parents......"

Victor stood behind her, recreating in his mind the scene of Horn arguing with the nobles at the Red Tower meeting......

I can't help but slander in my heart: it's the same as the truth.

But...... Following Her Majesty the Empress is much more interesting than General Siviin.

Wuheng's doctor was kind-hearted, so he naturally comforted her: "Your Majesty, rest assured, with me, the Malo plague will be solved." ”

Horn looked up, the gloom in her green eyes couldn't be hidden, she smiled reluctantly, and said, "Thank you, Doctor Wuheng." ”

After saying that, he got into the carriage with a heavy heart.

Seeing this, Wu Heng couldn't help but sigh.

The group quickly sorted it out and headed south to Marlowe.

Except for a bit of chaos when I entered the city, everything else went well.

Here's the thing:

The natural poisonous wall under Marlo City, when he was looking up to the sky and waiting for death, suddenly saw a group of people coming from the direction of the imperial capital on the horizon.

It's like a drowning person grabbing a life-saving straw, and they are boiling in an instant...... The explosive power of a person before dying is extremely terrifying.

"Wang, Wangcheng! Ha ......!"

"Food!water...... Doctor!"

"Go!"

......

They picked up the carriage with their rotten palms, leaving shocking blood marks, and some of them still had some strength, and they rushed up to hold the legs of the horses, and the guards immediately abandoned their horses and fled, and the horses were pressed to the ground by the combined force, and the hungry and red-eyed people rushed up and gnawed directly......

"Hiss ——!!!"

The horses screamed in pain, kicked their hooves wildly, and kicked several extremely weak women and children until they vomited blood.

Soon, more people came up, devouring the horses like wild beasts, mouthfuls and furs.

Horn kicked away a man trying to climb into the carriage and ordered, "Abandon two more horses and enter the city while there is chaos!"

Marlowe's city gate slowly opened, and the hungry man only cared about the raw horse meat in front of him, buried his head and drank the horse's blood, ate a mouthful of hair, and did not grasp the last way to survive......

With the assistance of Marlowe's soldiers, Horn and his party finally entered Marlowe without danger.

Arriving at the castle of the city lord, Horn carefully detoxified the poison, and then changed into an inconspicuous set of clothes.

The lord of the castle was hand-appointed by Moore VIII, the cousin of Duke Lyme, Carl the Redbeard.

He wore a scarf, so Horn didn't get to see his famous red beard. He is richly dressed, and he has become blessed in middle age.

Before Horn arrived, he received a letter from Lem, in which he warned him that the new Empress was a stubble and told him to restrain himself.

"Moore VIII was very respectful to me during his reign, and his daughter, a stinky girl who has not dried up, how can she be ruthless?" Karl thought disdainfully.

Therefore, when he saw Horn, he just casually performed aristocratic etiquette, and said arrogantly: "Your Majesty, you are here." ”

"Oh, is this a doctor?"

Wu Heng said politely: "Yes, respected Lord Karl, my name is Wu Heng Stuart, and it is a pleasure to meet you. ”

Carl nodded casually, indicating that he understood.

After Wu Heng finished meeting with Carl, he went to tinker with his own medicine.

Karl didn't wait for Horn to speak, and sat down on his left head.

Horn didn't bother to bother with him, sat on the throne of the city lord in his contemptuous gaze, and said straight to the point: "I took a look at the current situation before I came. ”

"Of the 60,000 people in Marlowe, 4,107 people have been confirmed to be infected, and there are no precise statistics on the surrounding villages and towns...... Really?"

Karl snorted in his nostrils and said, "Hmm." ”

"Hmm...... You drove all the 4,107 people out of the city, and you didn't give them water or food, did you?"

Karl said impatiently, "yes. ”

"Well done!"

Horn clapped his hands, stepped down from the city lord's seat, and praised without hesitation: "You are really a wise and knowledgeable city lord! Father really did not misunderstand you! Know to stop the loss in time to stop the spread of the plague!"

Karl's face moved, presumably laughing, and he said proudly, "Of course!

He spread his hands: "It's not my fault, it's not the plague I let them contract!"

Horn patted him directly on the shoulder and praised, "That's right! Those untouchables themselves contracted the plague, they should die far away, and don't affect the nobles of the city again!"

When Karl saw that the empress was so oriented towards their nobles, he couldn't help but wonder if his cousin, Duke Leme, had been kicked in the head by a donkey.

Immediately, as if he had found someone with the same smell, he was much more kind to Horn, he touched his big belly, and said, "Your Majesty!

"Oh, my dear Lord Karl, thank you so much!

Horn's green eyes narrowed into two crescents and followed Carl to the restaurant.

Victor stood on the sidelines, his scalp tingling at the sight.

Xindao This Carl City Lord is really a ruthless person, too ruthless!

......

Snow-white tablecloths are spread on long tables, fragrant with flowers and fragrant weeds. The ornate candelabra brightens the dining room, Horn and Carl sit on one side, the maid tieds their napkins for them, sets the cups and knives and forks, and the gentle Marlow musical instrument is played by the composer.

Soon, the dishes were served by scantily clad maids wearing hot scarves, and when they opened the lids, the heat came out and the fragrance was permeating.

Horn looked: Partridge, antelope, salmon, white bread, mead...... Peacock?!

The reason why we know that it is a peacock is because some pieces of meat have deliberately uncleaned feathers on top of them as decoration.

...... Outrageous luxury.

But Karl looked very dissatisfied, for he had already taken off his face towel for dinner, so his exaggerated fiery red beard shook as his chest rose and fell.

"What about pork? What about my favorite pork?

Karl was so angry that he smashed the empty plate directly on the head of one of the maids, and the maid's head immediately saw blood.

She knelt down in a panic, ignoring the fact that her forehead was already bleeding, and kept kowtowing: "City Lord! I'm sorry! Please calm your anger! There is no pork because ...... Because ......"

She hung her head, a little embarrassed, and blood dripped down the side of her face, making the red carpet even redder.

Carl glared at her, "Huh?!"

"Woooooooooo......oo This morning, our pig butcher, he, he...... Eaten by pigs!"

"What ?!!"

Karl was shocked, and then said angrily: "Waste! Then you won't find a butcher who kills cattle to kill pigs?!"

"You fools, lowly slaves, so I can't eat dinner!

Immediately, a guard came up, "Lord of the city, please command!"

Karl exhaled angrily, his red beard was constantly blown up with the exhaled breath, and he raised his fat hand and pointed at the maid whose head was bleeding and said, "Hmph?......! Can a man be eaten by a pig? You lazy guys, am I really a three-year-old?"

"Take her down to me, give her a knife, and put her to death if you don't kill the pig!"

"Yes!"

Horn sighed, "What a disappointment. ”

Karl sat down angrily and said, "Your Majesty, I'm sorry I can't dine with you, I can't eat without pork!"

Horn became interested and smiled, "It's okay, dear Carl, I'll wait with you until the maid finishes killing the pig before eating." ”

Karl smoothed his breath and said, "Your Majesty...... You're so forgiving, thank you, and I'll show you the most delicious part of the pig later!"

......

In a short time, the guard, who had gone down to kill the pig, stumbled into the dining-room, and with trembling hands, he presented a hand that had been gnawed beyond recognition.

His face turned blue, his pupils constricted, his head sweated profusely, and he seemed to have seen a terrible sight.

"Ah——!ah——! Lord of the Castle...... She—She's been eaten too!"

"Vomit ......!"