Volume XVI, Chapter 11
"Your Highness, the king has begun to mobilize his army, and the war between humans and elves is about to begin!" the baron humbly looked up at His Highness in front of him, showing a flattering smile, like a pug that has seen its master.
"It's been a good job, but it's just the beginning. His Highness had a smug smile on his face, as if he had seen cranes and mussels fighting.
"What to do next, please let Your Highness know. The baron, apparently adept at dealing with his master, gave His Highness the opportunity to give the order: "Although the king has decided to hunt down the Duke of Huntle, I conclude that they cannot succeed......"
"Yes, Duke Hunter's abilities are not comparable to those of several knights...... Baron interjected wisely, but the fierce glint in His Highness's eyes made him immediately realize that his ass was not at the right time.
"Stupid, they won't do anything with Duke Hunter at all!" His Royal Highness glanced at the cowering baron in front of him, and did not intend to lose his temper with him, but continued: "However, Duke Huntel knows the news and will definitely rush back to stop the king from starting a war against the elves!"
The baron looked suspicious, and asked cautiously, "How dare he come back in such a situation?"
A smile appeared on His Royal Highness's face, as if everything in the world could not escape his grasp: "Don't you even know the character of Duke Huntel? In his opinion, the king was nothing more than a momentary breath, and he was confident that he could explain it clearly in front of the king. So he'll definitely be back!"
"What then? If he comes back and solves everything, won't we lose all our efforts?"
"It doesn't matter. We can make it impossible for him to come back halfway!" His Highness looked at the Baron with a sinister smile, and the Baron shuddered. Bite one's tongue.
"I know what you're thinking. His Highness's sudden voice made the thoughtful baron tremble, like a rabbit that had been pulled out of a hole, and looked at his master tremblingly, "You are just thinking about how much manpower it will take to deal with Duke Huntel." His Highness reached out and took a glass of sweet wine from the coffee table in front of him and drank it, the red remnant of wine reflected the smile on the corner of his mouth, which reminded the baron of vampires. "We can't take it from him, just like we can from that elf. His Highness put down his glass and looked at the baron, as if wondering if he understood what he meant.
The baron was silent and silently waited for the order.
"They won't go to Neil Forest when they come back. Instead, they will ride fast horses around Eden, and you send a professional killer, preferably a female killer, to their path, pretending to be wounded, and the Duke of Hunttle will surely come forward to inspect them as they pass by, and when the time comes, ......"
"But Your Highness, Duke Hunter is a very cautious man, and he won't be unguarded, in that case......"
"Stupid!" His Highness glared at him gloomily. He said in a deep voice: "Did I say that I would directly let her assassinate Duke Hunter?"
"What ......?"
His Highness snorted, his gaze forced to look at the baron, who couldn't help but take a step back.
"Everyone has weaknesses, just as Si'er is the Achilles' heel of that elf. The Chief Priest of Lingyue beside Duke Huntel. His compassion and kindness to the weak are his greatest weaknesses. When he sees the wounded, he will always be the first to come forward to inspect them, especially when he sees that the injured person is a woman, and his pity will make him let his guard down. Just kill the chief priest. Go to the king and blame the Duke of Huntel for this, and tell the whole country. It is said that Duke Hunter killed the chief priest in an attempt to control the Holy Congregation. The rebellion is clear. In this way, it will inevitably arouse the indignation of the priests, the common people, and the Holy Knights, and the Duke of Huntel will become the target of everyone, and when the time comes, we will be able to get rid of this great trouble without blood! As soon as the Duke of Huntre dies, there will be no one in this country to stop me!" His Highness first gritted his teeth, and then laughed wildly.
"Wonderful, wonderful, but Your Highness, if that elf rescues the duke and brings him to the realm of the elves, we will be beyond the reach of the whip!"
"Hahahaha!" His Highness let out another string of wild laughs, which made the baron on the side feel creepy. "That's exactly what I wanted, and once that was the case, Duke Hunt was convicted of colluding with the elves to rebel, and he became a sinner in the kingdom, discredited, despised by all the races of the continent, and the king's war against the elves became justified. Then it will be the day of our victory!" his words silenced the baron, and the man in front of him made him feel terrible, and he was glad that he was not his enemy, and he laughed along.
"That elf and that ......" His Highness hesitated for a moment, and out of consideration for maintaining his identity, he did not say those two dirty words, and changed to a more ordinary title: "...... Where is that woman now?"
After a moment's thought, the baron replied respectfully: "My ears and eyes report that after escaping from the king's encirclement, they fled in the direction of the forest of Neil, and the king's knights did not catch up. The elf ran very fast, and could not easily catch up with a man on his back, and his arrows were precise and cunning, and he shot most of the horses on which the knights he sent to sit were killed, and several people were broken, and now he is gone. ”
His Royal Highness shook his head and said nonchalantly: "It doesn't matter, he and the people around him no longer pose a threat to me, and that woman has no use value." If the last time she was hesitant, this time, she was really conquered by that elf and would not listen to my command again. As for her sister," a hint of murder flashed across Her Highness's face, "It's useless too." ”
The baron's mind reflected the innocent girl, and he was a little reluctant to think that she had died silently like this, but he didn't dare to show it, just nodded silently.
"Go ahead, get my orders across, including the round-up plan for that thief, and as for that dragon knight leader, I need to solve it myself!"
The baron nodded in agreement, turned around and was about to leave, but suddenly remembered something, turned around and asked, "Your Highness." If we assassinate the chief priest halfway, the duke is rounded up. Wouldn't it delay him from retrieving the last magic stone?"
The baron's words made His Highness's brows, which had just been soothed, once again covered with dark clouds: "Don't worry about these hearts that have nothing to do with you! Even if Duke Hunter sacrifices his life, he will definitely find the magic stone for the creatures on the mainland." And will try to snatch the rest of the magic stones from me! If he gives up, it will prove that he is a coward, in that case, he is not worthy of being my opponent!"
The baron was scolded again, bowed his head again and cowardly, and retreated.
Seeing the figure of the baron disappear behind the door, His Highness lay down on the sofa leisurely, a smug smile bloomed at the corner of his mouth: "Karl Ivan, your time." It's finally coming!"
"Your Excellency, by the will of His Majesty the King, we arrest you and return to the country!"
"What crime have I committed, and why did Your Majesty arrest me?" Duke Huntel, who was standing at the gate of the border station, stared at the black-haired and silver-armored leader in front of him with a sword and shield in shock, completely ignoring the hesitation and reluctance in the other party's eyes, as well as the faint tenderness hidden.
"The subordinates are ordered to act, and nothing else has the right to advise, please don't embarrass us. The leader said. Beckoning to the team behind him, two heavily armed knights immediately walked towards the duke, but they hesitated under the duke's gloomy gaze.
"Wait!"
A low cheer caught everyone's attention, and Ling Yue walked out of the gate of the inn. Passing through the crowd of onlookers to the Duke's side, his handsome appearance made the eyes of the knights who surrounded the entrance of the inn bright, and the majesty in his eyes was no less than that of the Duke, which made the knights feel respectful.
"Where are your troops?Whose orders are you?Don't you know the consequences of offending the Duke?" Ling Yue stood side by side with the Duke. He glanced majestically at the heavily armed knights in front of him, as if he were the captain of this team. His fierce momentum instantly shocked the knights, and the capture of the country's chief regent was for them. It was an impossible task, and everyone was beating a drum in their hearts, and they were even more uneasy to be questioned by Ling Yue like this.
"Who are you, dare to obstruct the king's order?" The leader did not retreat, but advanced, and stepped in front of Ling Yue, staring at him with fierce eyes. Ling Yue carefully looked at the person in front of her, only to find that the other party turned out to be a woman, with long eyebrows and clear eyes, dignified demeanor, quite a lady's style, although the long black and supple shawl hair covered her left half of her cheek, but from her right side of the face you can still feel her compelling heroic spirit, the slender and straight figure is not inferior to Sakura's graceful figure, and more powerful and majestic, and the bright silver armor adds to her sassy and heroic appearance.
Ling Yue smiled slightly, stared at the cross mark on the armor on the other party's chest, and said in a condescending tone: "Are you a paladin?" As far as I know, there are only two female paladins who have officially accepted the canonization, one of them has retired from the army and married a wife, and the other must be you. The female knight proudly replied with a cold look, and asked rhetorically: "So what?" She swept Ling Yue up and down with a torch-like gaze, and scolded sternly: "Look at you like this, are you the entourage of His Excellency the Duke, right? I advise you not to hinder us in the execution of our official duties!" The woman's unceremonious tone made the Duke very angry, he glared angrily at the female knight who was about to have a seizure, Ling Yue shook her head to stop him, thinking that the paladin belonged to the Holy Order after all, and it was not good for him to interfere too much, so the Duke had to swallow his anger and turn his back silently.
Ling Yue looked down at her dress. Indeed, the gray cloak he wore through the forests and rivers was still draped over his body, and he looked like a servant from the rush and battles along the way. "You're right, I've been with him for more than 30 years, and I'll always be there. Ling Yue smiled, humorously alleviating the solemn atmosphere, but the female knight believed it, she didn't want to entangle with the servants anymore, she was about to give an order to her subordinates, but Ling Yue took the lead and said: "But don't underestimate me, even His Majesty the King has to give me some face, you'd better be polite to me." ”
"You are too presumptuous, you don't even care about Your Majesty!" the female knight looked back at him in surprise and anger, and Ling Yue smiled calmly: "I didn't mean that, I just told the truth." I'll show you something, and after reading it, you'll be able to believe me. The female knight stared at him in disbelief, only to see Ling Yue smile and unbutton the cloak, her arms shaking, shaking off the dirty cloak on her body, revealing the glorious golden holy robe on his body in the exclamation of the people, the robe was tailor-made for him, the seams were sewn with gold thread, and the chest and back were embroidered with a solemn holy cross with gold thread, and anyone could recognize his identity at a glance. The golden robe made the female knight's face full of surprise, and after a short period of astonishment, she changed her previous flying and domineering manner, and fell to the ground respectfully, and the other knights and the soldiers guarding the post station also fell to their knees on one knee.
"Forgive me for my rudeness, Chief High Priest. ”
Ling Yue's face still had the demeanor that the chief priest should have, but the corners of his mouth showed a gentle smile, and he waved his hand kindly to signal everyone to be exempt: "It's okay, those who don't know are not guilty, I won't blame you." He watched the fallen crowd get up again, looked at the female knight in front of him, and asked with a solemn expression, "Now, tell me what happened?"
"High Priest, forgive me for not obeying my fate!" Although the other party lowered her head and her long hair covered her face, her sonorous answer did not show the slightest cowardice, as if her actions were on the instructions of the goddess, and even Ling Yue could not disobey. This categorical remark was very unexpected, and he looked back at the woman in amazement and anger, no paladin or priest had dared to openly disobey in front of Ling Yue.
"Why?" Ling Yue's reaction was like a calm lake, without the slightest wave.
The other party replied without humility or arrogance: "My mission is to obey the orders of the Holy Congregation and the Royal Family, defend the country, and fight against all people and forces that are harmful to the Holy Congregation, the Royal Family, and the entire country, and keep all secrets and not leak them at will!" She raised her head slightly, glanced at the High Priest with her resolute right eye, slowed down her speech, and asked softly with a deep meaning, "Isn't this what you taught us?"
This slightly provocative remark not only did not make Ling Yue angry, but instead showed a smile of approval and appreciation, he passed by the other party with his hands behind his back, and his voice came from behind her: "But I also said that for the saints of the goddess, you can confide in everything. He looked back at the female knight, and the other party also turned to look at his eyes at this time, the stubbornness in his eyes made Ling Yue feel inexplicably familiar, and he continued: "As the supreme apostle of the goddess of creation, no secret is a secret in front of me!" His words seemed to have an effect, and the other party lowered his head and fell into deep thought, her long black hair covering her face, but it couldn't hide her beauty (to be continued......