Chapter 003: Failed Rebirth
In another part of Maple Leaf City, in the courtyard of a nobleman's house, a middle-aged aristocratic man was painting while listening to the report of his subordinates. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
An emaciated man stood respectfully in front of him with his head bowed, reporting the information he had heard during the day: "...... They still haven't found the slightest clue about the Holy Maiden, and Bishop Pochman has already written a petition to the Holy See. ”
"In this way, the Cult of Light will soon be able to transfer personnel from other places. The aristocratic man didn't look back, and after scribbling a few more strokes on the canvas, he said, "You should hurry back and serve those great masters of the Sect of Light, so that they don't find out that something is wrong." ”
After his men left, the aristocratic man finished the painting. He put down his brush, looked at his work, and nodded in satisfaction. Then, as if to himself, he said, "There's no problem with Stoniel, right?"
A man in black suddenly came out of the corner and replied, "No problem. He didn't realize that it was we who helped him lure away the people around the saint, and he only thought that it was his luck that he had encountered such a good opportunity. ”
While putting his hand in the basin next to him and wiping it carefully, the aristocratic man chuckled and said, "That stupid guy from Stonier, who seems to be quite shrewd on the surface, is actually completely strong on the outside, but he thinks too highly of himself. Even if he hadn't designed it this time, he would have plagued the Deduwa family sooner or later. ”
The man in black asked expressionlessly, "What should my subordinates do next?"
"We don't have to do anything, the script is done, and then we just have to watch the play from the sidelines. Whichever outcome it ends, it's in my favor. You call all the men back, and leave no traces, lest you trap us. ”
"My subordinates understand, please rest assured. The man in black immediately made a guarantee, and then asked, "Do you need your subordinates to reveal the whereabouts of the saint?"
The aristocratic man shook his head and said, "It's not necessary at all. Don't underestimate the Cult of Light, they still have a lot of means. As long as they really pay attention, they will be able to find out the truth sooner or later. ”
After a while, he finally cleaned the paint from his hands, wiped it with a dry cloth, and walked out. After walking a few steps, he added: "Your subordinates are still quite capable, let's send double the pension to their families tomorrow." ”
Pensions are given to family members on the premise of their death.
"The subordinates know. The man in black replied calmly. As if he didn't know the fate of his men, he left the room behind the aristocratic man.
The room fell silent, leaving only a painting in the center: the burning manor!
Anyone who has been to the Deduwa family will easily recognize what this place is.
Kaplan leaned against the wall, panting with difficulty, his face full of unwillingness and chagrin: he was finally reborn, should he end up with the same ending as his previous life?
After he finished lunch, he took the opportunity of his eldest brother Stoner in the city guard, and took his personal guard to rescue the saint first. As long as the Holy Maiden is safe and sound, the Cult of Light has no reason to deal with the Deduwa family!
He didn't tell the four guards the truth, only that he was looking for something from Dorstornier. After all, the truth is so shocking that even if you say it, the guards may not believe it.
After all, Stonier's amiable and enterprising image is more likely to be embraced by the rest of the family than his reputation for being greedy, lustful, and reckless.
However, as long as the Holy Maiden can be found in that stone house, the guards will naturally understand the true face of Stoniel. -- Stonier usually lives alone in a stone house halfway up the mountain in the name of facilitating cultivation, and he doesn't need to be served. Kaplan felt that this was the only place where Stoniel hid the Holy Maiden.
It's a pity that some of his four personal guards betrayed! While he was still leading people to search the stone house, Stonenier actually came back early and carried out a sneak attack on Kaplan!
Kaplan and two guards were in a room checking on the room. The strength of the two guards was not strong, and they were not ready to fight the eldest young master of the Deduwa family, so they were eliminated by Stonier and seriously injured the other in the blink of an eye.
Although Kaplan used to have the strength of an intermediate magician, but now that he has returned to about ten years ago, he does not have much magic power in his body at all! No matter how much powerful magic he has, no matter how many spell casting skills he has, he can't exert it at all without magic power!
Eventually, he had learned some martial arts skills during the ten years he had been on the run, and although his body was now too weak, he was able to barely repel Stonier with the help of the badly injured guard.
The price was that the guard fell to the ground and couldn't stand up after Stonier left, and Kaplan himself was stabbed in the abdomen.
Kaplan's heart was full of remorse: why didn't he make any more preparations and rushed to his death?
"Fourth Young Master,...... Why did the young master kill us?" asked Eric, a badly wounded guard lying at Kaplan's feet, weakly. He was in a bad state at the moment: his left hand had been cut off, and he had a long sword stuck in his right chest, and he was about to die.
Had it not been for his left hand, Kaplan's head would have been cut off, and if he hadn't pounced on him at risk, there would have been no chance of Kaplan knocking Stonier back.
"I'm sorry. Kaplan didn't answer, but said to Eric.
Eric smiled reluctantly and said, "Protecting the young master is what I should do." ”
Hearing his words, Kaplan's heart became even more chagrined: Eric's display of loyalty was not something he could have predicted.
In the "history" before Kaplan's travel, Kaplan, who had just crossed into this world not long ago, felt that Eric had little ability, just a villain who only knew how to flatter himself, and it didn't take long for him to find an excuse to drive Eric away from him!
And now, Eric has used his performance to tell Kaplan a truth: villains are not necessarily loyal ministers!
Speaking of which, Eric will try to find ways to have fun for himself, isn't it because his "ex" likes those relationships?
However, after he drove him away, the family's crisis broke out within a few days. Eric was chased away by himself, and he might have escaped with his life.
Smiling self-deprecatingly, Kaplan said, "Eric, do you have any regrets?"
Kaplan didn't hear an answer, and when he looked down, he saw that Eric was out of breath.
Closing Eric's eyes full of doubt, Kaplan's heart was filled with despair: Stonier was only a junior swordsman today, but he couldn't fight him even at his best, not to mention that he had been stabbed in the abdomen.
One of the two guards guarding the door must have been an undercover agent of Stoniel, and the other was naturally killed, and the wooden door of this room probably wouldn't be able to block it for long.
Is this really going to be the end?
Suddenly there was a sound of footsteps outside the door, and Kaplan struggled to stand up straight, wondering in his heart: Could it be that Stonier still had a helper?
The people outside soon came to the door, and Stoniel's voice immediately came in: "Second uncle, Kaplan is hiding inside now! He is seriously injured and will never be able to escape!"
When Kaplan was extremely surprised, his second uncle Zack's voice also sounded: "Kaplan, this bastard has really done such a harmful thing?"
"That's right! The saint was kidnapped by Kaplan and hid in the basement of his room! One of his guards was also very frightened and secretly told me the news. I wanted to give Kaplan a chance to surrender to his family. I managed to escape, but he killed the guard who told me. Stonier said in a mournful tone.
Kaplan immediately spurted out a mouthful of blood, which was completely infuriated: Stoner actually hit him backwards and blamed him for everything!
No wonder he didn't attack after so long, he probably felt that he didn't have the ability to escape, so he simply went to put the saint in the basement of his room!
Unexpectedly, after being reborn, the saint still entered there. The difference is that last time she was dead, this time the saint is still alive.
Kaplan bit his lips and knew in his heart that with the evaluation of the two in the minds of everyone, he couldn't explain it this time!
Moreover, the second uncle Zach has always been unaccustomed to his original self, and I'm afraid he won't even have the idea of listening to his own explanation!
It's really a tragedy for me, I'm an orphan on earth, I finally graduated from college with hard work, and I was hit by a car and killed just after I got a job; I crossed into the world of magic, and it was rare to become a noble young master, but I only had a leisurely day of more than a month and began a ten-year career on the run; I was lucky to be reborn, and I was about to finish playing in less than a day!
"Hahahaha......" Qian Chen suddenly laughed, laughing so hoarse that tears flowed out!
He suddenly thought of a key point: his rebirth was not like nothing had changed!
In order to frame himself, Stonier sent the saint into the basement of his bedroom in advance! The saint was always there at noon, and Stonier attended his engagement banquet, after which he went to the city guard. That is to say, he has not had time to harm the Holy Maiden!
As long as the Holy Maiden returns to the Cult of the God of Light when she is still complete, even if she is really charged with kidnapping the Holy Maiden, what can she do? Now as long as she "apologizes with death", the Cult of the God of Light will not be able to fight with the Deduwa family.
As long as he is dead, there is no need for his father to offend the Cult of Light in order to protect himself like he did "ten years ago"!
Kaplan still remembers that "back then" his father turned against the Cult of Light and the nobles of the entire Lanya Kingdom for him, and Kaplan still remembers that on the way to break out, his father, who had been poisoned and seriously injured, resolutely stood up to protect himself......
On Earth, Kaplan is an orphan who has never enjoyed family affection, and in another world, what reason is there not to recognize a father who cares so much?
This time, I won't drag my father down anymore if I'm so dead, right?Kaplan took the sword from Eric's hand and wiped it directly across his neck!
Kaplan didn't think that Stonier would let him survive, so why should he be humiliated after being captured?