Early the next morning, Julien sent for the captives to be brought to him again, and perhaps because of Charlotte, these men did not remain silent as before, and they quickly confessed their origins under Julien's questioning.

As Julien had guessed, the men's destination was another territory bordering the Twilight Forest, which had once been the territory of Julien's enemies and was now part of the Kingdom of West. And they are the great nobles who rule the territory, the members of the Zach family. They traveled this time to protect the heir of the Zach family, the boy who was less than ten years old, and returned to his territory. And the whole thing is not complicated, a few months ago, the old patriarch of the Zack family accidentally fell off his horse and injured his head while hunting on horseback, and has been unconscious ever since. And as time slowly passed, there were gradually unstable voices within the Zach family, although according to common sense, at this time, the heir should have stepped forward to stabilize the overall situation. However, the sons and daughters of the old patriarch were not yet adults, and the youngest son, who was the first in line of succession, was less than ten years old, and it was impossible for him to lead a large family. And as a daughter, although Chrissy is fifteen years old, she is just an ordinary aristocratic lady after all, and as for things like managing the family, she really can't do it. After all, a "strong woman" like O'Faryl is still very rare in the aristocratic world, and most aristocratic ladies, at her age, can only have some pastimes such as dancing.

And the Zack family is a military family, and has always ruled the family with martial arts, even if this noble lady wants to lead the entire family, the people below will not be convinced, and the old patriarch's condition is getting worse day by day, and he has not woken up at all, and with the passage of time, the unstable voice within the family gradually became louder, and then, finally a conflict broke out.

Although the old patriarch has a high reputation within the family, he is unconscious at the moment, and many people only listen to his orders, so most of the people remain silent and wait and see for the following conflicts. And in this case, the son of the old patriarch was kidnapped by a part of the family, and they tried to use this means to seize power within the family. After all, this little child is not yet ten years old, as long as he has it in his hands, then everything will be easy to do.

Although these guys' wishful thinking is good, but by the old patriarch's side, there are still some subordinates who loyally protect his family, and the men dressed as businessmen in front of you are among the members, they were originally the personal guards of the old patriarch, but due to being outnumbered in the conflict, they had to protect the little young master and left their territory, originally they took the little young master to the Bird family, hoping to get their support. But he didn't expect that the Bird family also had bad intentions, and they also had the idea of indulging the Zack family under the guise of imprisoning the little master. So in desperation, these guards had to flee the territory of the Bird family with the little young master again, they originally planned to return to the territory of the Zack family, and then find a hidden place to live, and then contact the old patriarch's subordinates to counterattack.

Because they were afraid of being discovered by the Bird family, they chose the inconspicuous path of the Twilight Forest, but they didn't expect that they would be discovered.

And what surprised them even more was that they actually saw the eldest lady who was supposed to stay by the old patriarch's side here, how could this make these guards not feel excited and surprised?

After listening to each other's narration, Yulian and Ofaril glanced at each other helplessly, and each could see the wry smile in each other's eyes. Although there is no problem between the Bird family and the Zack family, they both eat the bowl of gold and business, and there is such a good opportunity to attack their competitors, how can the Bird family let it go?

"My lord, we ..............."

"I already know about you. ”

Yulian interrupted the other party's speech with a wave of his hand, and he stared at the man in front of him and spoke.

"However, I will tell you that I don't know very well about Charlotte, in fact, I stumbled upon her unconscious in the forest some time ago, so I rescued her. But after she woke up, she had no memory of herself at all, not even her identity and background. That's why I gave her the name Charlotte and took her with me. ”

"But my lord, I can be sure that she is indeed Miss Chrissy of our Zack family, and we ..............."

"You don't have any evidence to prove it. ”

You Lian crossed his hands and stared at each other coldly.

"Charlotte is an important subordinate of mine, and you don't have any evidence to fully support your claims right now. ”

"This ..............."

The man opened his mouth, his face anxious, but he didn't know what to say. Although in terms of age, this young lord is only in his early twenties, but he speaks calmly, and he has no chance at all. He was not good at being a lobbyist, but he was anxious about what Yu Lian was talking to now, but he couldn't say a word.

"Take a step back, even if she used to be the eldest lady of your family, but now she doesn't have any memories of her past, even if she gives it to you, it's useless. ”

"But......... But ..............."

The man frowned, he looked at his companion, and finally gritted his teeth and turned to Yuren.

"Please let me talk to the eldest lady alone. ”

"Absolutely. ”

Yulian raised his eyebrows, revealing a graceful smile.

After watching the man's back disappear, Offariel let out a long sigh.

"Honestly, I really sympathize with the old patriarch. ”

"Oh?"

Hearing this, Julien couldn't help but look at Offariel.

"How?"

"These men don't have any brains to speak of, and if what they say is true, then these people are not in a good situation right now. They think they are doing the right thing, but they don't know how to use the right method, and their loyalty may be unquestionable, but what they do, they will never succeed. ”

Offariel frowned and spoke with a little helplessness. Then, she looked at Yuren with a hint of wariness.

"Your Excellency, do you want ......... Go help them. ”

"It's not my lieutenant. ”

You Lian raised the teacup in his hand, the corners of his mouth slightly curled.

"But in doing so, we'll break with the Bird family once and for all. ”

Ofariel unceremoniously pointed out the center of gravity.

"Your Excellency, as you may recall, our current fiefdom is a noble fief, and this fief is owned by the Bird family. If you do, the Byrds will become hostile to you. ”

O'Faryl's words are not unreasonable, of course, the Bird family knows that Yulian, the so-called lord, has no good impression of them, but the two sides have not torn their faces, like this time the Viscount of Juventus came, plus the garrison soldiers they sent later, they were just making small moves in private, firstly, Yulian did not bring them the threat of the real surname, and for a big nobleman, it is obviously an exaggerated and ** thing to deal with because of some undetermined dangers. But for now, if Yuren makes it clear that he wants to help his opponent, then the Bird family has plenty of reasons to deal with him. In the worst-case scenario, it is even possible to reclaim Yuren's fiefdom. Although there is an agreement between the two sides, the noble fief and the royal fief are still different after all, in other words, even if it is a royal fief, if you are a lord who secretly colludes with other countries, the fief will also be taken back by the royal family. If this matter spreads, then it is reasonable, and You Lian will not be able to stand.

"And............ To be honest, I'm not bullish on our potential partners. ”

Hearing O'Faryl's slightly red addition, Yu Lian smiled, this is O'Faryl's real opinion, thinking that as a princess, maneuvering between many forces has long been her proud skill, but after all, it also depends on the people, if these people are ambitious, capable and smart people, this princess will definitely agree with her opinion, but the current situation is very obvious, these people have no political acumen at all, they just hold loyalty to the loyalists, but they don't have enough brains to complete their tasks, this kind of people who are not enough to achieve things are more than enough, but the most dangerous。

As the saying goes, if you are not afraid of a god-like opponent, you are afraid of a pig-like teammate.

Especially when this teammate really thinks that he is doing things with good intentions, then it is even more troublesome.

"However, what kind of family is this Zach family?"

Yulian put down the teacup and asked casually. After all, it had been many years since he left this world, and when Yuren was alive, families like Bird were just emerging families, and the system of the entire West Kingdom was not as mature as it is now, and Offariel had been dead for a short time, and she was definitely more familiar with the nobility of this country than herself.

"This family is a new family that started with military exploits. ”

Ofaril didn't expect so much to go through Yulian's mind, and she quickly explained it to Yulian.

"They were originally just small local nobles, but later made a lot of achievements in the war with the Celtic kingdom, so they got this fief, and the Zack family has always been known for its strictness, and each family chief is the core of the army. But thirty years ago, I heard that something seemed to have gone wrong with the family, that it had lost the favor of the royal family, and that things had gone from bad to worse ever since. From now on, it is clear that they are still going downhill. ”

Hearing this, You Lian nodded, there is nothing strange about a family that is gradually declining, and it will naturally be taken advantage of.

At that moment, the door opened again, and Charlotte entered the room with her usual calm and gentle smile, while behind her, the men had dejected expressions, and the little boy they were carrying, their eyes were red. You Lian didn't need to ask to understand that this group of people must have secretly hoped that Charlotte would be able to recall her identity, but what they didn't expect was that their eldest lady had already died, and what lived in this body in front of them was a completely different soul. Because of this, even if these people tried their best, it was impossible for Charlotte to waver in the slightest.

"Master, I didn't remember. ”

Charlotte smiled and bowed to Yulian, and then opened her mouth to reply, and hearing her answer, the man in the lead turned pale, he opened his mouth to say something, but finally sighed and said nothing.

It's almost time.

"Now that things are clear, it's time for us to get down to business. ”

Yu Lian said, crossing his hands and looking at the people in front of him with a hint of graceful smile.

"Business?"

I have to say that these guards really don't have any political cells in their brains, and after hearing Yulian's words, they were all stunned. Isn't it just for the sake of the eldest lady that they are here to talk to this lord? Now the eldest lady has made it clear that she does not admit her identity at all, and these guards have exhausted their means, but they do not see that she is shaken in the slightest. Even the crying in front of the eldest lady's favorite brother did not make the eldest lady return to normal at all. So now these guards can be regarded as believing Yu Lian's words, and this eldest lady seems to have really lost her memory.

"Excuse me, my lord, what are you talking about..............."

Hearing the other party's rhetorical question, Ofariel first helplessly pressed her forehead and let out a long breath, to be honest, she had never seen such a turn.

However, Yuren apparently didn't react to this, he just shrugged his shoulders and asked with a smile.

"Excuse me, what's next for you?"

"If the lord is willing to release us, we plan to return to the territory of the Zach family, and then make plans. ”

"Do you plan again?"

Hearing this, Yu Lian raised his eyebrows slightly, and he looked at the little boy in front of him rather playfully.

"I don't think you have anticipated what you'd find yourself in when you returned. ”

"This ............... I don't understand what you mean, my lord. ”

I really don't understand...............

Looking at the suspicious squire in front of her, Offariel opened her mouth, she couldn't even say half a sentence, she really had never met such a stupid person, compared to him, maybe it was easier to deal with that Juventus viscount.

"If you go back like this, then you will definitely be accused of abducting the heir of the family, aren't you?" Do you plan to take this young master back to your territory like this, and then be imprisoned?"

"It can't be!"

Hearing Yulian's words, the man in charge immediately burst into tears.

"Obviously, we are the loyal servants who protect the little young master! How can it be abduction? We took the little young master away to protect him from those guys!"

This bunch of idiots...............

Ofaril rolled her eyes, she looked at Yuren, if she had hesitated before, now she really wanted her lord to dissociate himself from these guys. They don't understand the consequences of their actions, and they rightly believe that they are not at fault, such people simply let them fend for themselves, and the Twilight Forest itself has only just begun its own development, so why should they destroy their future for such a stupid person?

"But the group you're talking about doesn't think so. ”

Contrary to Ofariel's helplessness, Yulian changed his position, leaned comfortably on the sofa, and continued to speak.

"Right now you've left the territory of the Zack family, and you don't know where to go, and they're still in the Zack family, so even if you know they're lying, only you know, and in the eyes of others, the heir of the family is indeed gone, and you've taken it away, no matter how you took it, it's always true. ”

"This ..............."

Hearing this, the man at the head opened his mouth wide, but he couldn't say anything anymore, although he didn't have political acumen, he really wasn't stupid to this point, You Lian had already picked out his words so clearly, if he didn't understand what the other party meant, then he would be a fool.

"Still, I have a way to help you accomplish your goals. ”

With that, Yuren stood up, walked over to the group, and stretched out his right hand.

"I just hope you can make a deal with me..............."

"An unsafe transaction. ”

It wasn't until the group of people left again with their young master that Offariel spoke helplessly.

"My lord, are you really going to do this? Don't forget, there's a group of Bird family members watching us right now......... If we do do that, then in a few days, I'm afraid the Bird family will know all about it. ”

"You don't need to worry about that, Miss O'Fariel. ”

After sending everyone away, Yuren returned with a smile on his face.

"Stupid idiots are fools, and although we don't have an agreement between us, I didn't intend to sign an agreement with them............ As for the other question, it is not a problem at all. ”

At this, Yuren paused for a moment, then put away his smile and looked at Ofariel.

"Then, Miss O'Farel, please go and tell Custer that I, in my capacity as Lord of Twilight, have ordered them to take part in this operation. ”