Completely calmed down, they were not people who were used to venting their emotions, and this was not the right occasion in the end, Sophia and Elizabeth didn't say anything more, just crossed over the corpse, Sophia indifferently glanced at the Stanford nobles opposite, especially at the gloomy and always silent Earl Clark a few more times, then put her eyes back on Elizabeth in front of her, and then reached out to hold her hand, and said with a smile, Let's go back? Elizabeth didn't give an answer at the first time, frankly speaking, she was hesitating, she didn't find Augustus and there was still no news of Augustus at all, she really didn't want to leave like this, but she was not stupid, of course, she was also very aware of what kind of huge pressure Sophia appeared in the Stanford area with such a posture, saying that it was very likely that she would never be able to gain a foothold in the imperial capital because of this matter, even if she was the princess of Constantine, so she couldn't refuse, so in her hesitation and contradiction, although the time spent together was not too long, but after all, it was the same kind of person, Sophia quickly saw Elizabeth's paranoia and embarrassment。 Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

She looked into Elizabeth's eyes and said casually: "By the way, Nicholas already has news of Augustus, which has nothing to do with these people, and the people who were there that night should be from the Inquisition." ”

Inquisition?

The ghost institution that the heretics called the 'Bloody Executioner', the Northern Lich called the 'Tumor of God', and even some of the fanatical believers within the Holy See believe that it is simply a product of the darkness that grows when God rests?

But why is the shadow of this terrible institution in this matter?

Elizabeth, who didn't know Augustus's magical talent, couldn't find the answer for a while, but she also knew very well that it was definitely not suitable to find the answer at this time, since she had Augustus's whereabouts, it was naturally pointless for her to stay here, she looked at the middle-aged man who was riding behind Sophia on the horse, and greeted the latter's always gentle and smiling face, and waited until Sophia's personal butler Nicholas nodded and confirmed what Sophia said, she nodded lightly without any hesitation, and then under Sophia's guidance, they walked towards Sophia's horses and also towards the Knights of the Golden Hibiscus, as if they were going to leave like this。

Completely ignoring the illustrious Stanford aristocrats opposite.

They have completely forgotten the terrible war that took place here not long ago, and the blood that the two of them have directly caused everywhere.

What could be more humiliating than blatant disregard?

Especially for the noble and proud aristocracy.

So almost in disbelief, he watched Sophia jump on the war horse and reach out to pull Elizabeth up, and the nobles of Stanford finally boiled, and Count Rodrien took the lead in not being able to suppress the humiliation and anger that almost filled his chest, and actually took half a step forward towards the Golden Hibiscus Heavy Armored Knights, and he roared at the two girls on the horse: "Want to go, even Frodo can't leave safely in this situation!"

Frodo.

The name made Sophia frown slightly, but she didn't speak, nor did she stop her movements, but just turned the horse's head at will, still wanting to leave like this.

Of course, she didn't need to bother with this kind of finishing touch.

Rodrien was furious, and took another half step, as if he was about to open his mouth to roar again, but soon, almost as soon as his footsteps landed, he instantly lost the courage to roar, and finally regained his senses.

An extraordinarily gentle smiling face appeared in his field of vision.

It's Nicholas.

As Sophia's personal butler, it is his job to deal with all the big and small problems for her Royal Highness, and he is also willing to believe that he has the ability to deal with all the so-called troubles with the fastest speed and the gentlest means, he smiled, first glanced at the Golden Hibiscus Heavy Armored Knights on both sides behind him, and then looked at Count Rodrien opposite, there was no threat, but he smiled in the gentlest and calmest tone: "Lord Earl, are you sure you want to keep my young lady?" But in this case, the knight of the golden hibiscus will not be able to leave, and I personally suggest that you better think about it, okay?"

Once again, I clearly remembered the nightmare that this heavily armored knight had brought to Stanford a moment ago.

The smell of blood still permeated the Stanford sky.

No one dares to speak, and no matter how angry or humiliated they are, they must also restrain their anger and humiliation.

Nicholas smiled softly and looked around at the adults in front of him, whose faces were pale from fear or humiliation, and his gaze finally rested on Count Clark, who had not even spoken.

His meaningful final deep gaze.

Then with a chuckle, he followed in his young lady's footsteps and turned away.

No one stopped them, and no one made any more noise.

It ended with ease, and under the escort of the Heavy Knights, Stanford's dignity and pride were trampled on a few times, and then kicked away.

On the way, Nicholas's eyes always stayed on the back of the old man walking in front of him, he was a little curious, didn't it hurt? Could he really not feel the wound caused by the sharp arrow at all? But although the sharp arrow was pulled out, the wound was real after all, and the blood was always flowing, how could he not feel it at all, and even his body did not show any signs of being affected?

"What an old monster that doesn't look like a human. ”

Nicholas sighed quietly.

But the next moment, the smile he had always had on his face suddenly froze.

Because of the wound, because the coat was torn after all, the skin on the old man's back inevitably appeared in front of his eyes occasionally.

There, there was a purple wing.

Nicholas, who had followed the old Duke of Constantine for many years and had been in contact with countless imperial secrets, suddenly remembered a family tattoo that only existed in legends.

Is it a coincidence?

......

Stanford, which had been boiling and noisy for most of the day, finally regained its peace due to the departure of the Knights of the Hibiscus, but this calm was more accurate than the previous death, they left, did not take anything with Stanford, but what they left behind was a picture of blood that was even more terrifying than hell, with corpses all over the place, blood flowing, and blurred flesh and blood, which was definitely the most terrible and catastrophic day since the Stanfu District.

It is especially ironic that this catastrophe was caused by a lowly sinner!

Finally there is room to vent their emotions, and they finally don't need to face the heavy armored knights that terrify them, and the fear of the unscrupulous sixth heir to the throne of Constantine obviously won't appear in the Earl Clarke, who they know very well, even if they have no reason to blame Clarke, but since they are the most powerful of them, Clarke's silence at that time is obviously their emotional outlet at this time, and this kind of thing is a natural thing for them.

They all glared at Clarke, and then the Count of Castile, who could still restrain his emotions, spoke, and he said in a deep voice, "Why?"

Clark remained silent.

This silence was obviously more able to ignite the emotional flames of the nobles in such an environment, but just before they could erupt en masse, Clark finally spoke, and he repeated the words of the Count of Castile, why?, and then suddenly sneered, completely ignoring the emotions of these companions around him, and he sneered: "Do you really think that this is a ridiculous thing for a little girl to go crazy and another little girl to go crazy with it?" Do you really think that the madness of the Knights of the Golden Hibiscus is only due to the unscrupulousness of the sixth in line to the throne of Constantine?"

Silence.

In the end, honor and disgrace have been up and down for most of their lives, and if their sanity has been affected by fear and anger before, then after Clarke's reminder, of course, they can also notice the terrible inside story hidden under the surface of this crazy thing.

Clark narrowed his eyes, looked at the hell scene in front of him, and also looked at the path on which the Heavy Armored Knights left, and said: "Look at it, that is the most elite and powerful real Heavy Armored Knights of the Golden Hibiscus, if it weren't for the authorization of the old fox of Constantine, do you think that little girl would be able to mobilize them? And he still blatantly broke into the imperial capital and directly launched a massacre in Stanford, completely without any scruples about Stanford's possible reaction, and completely ignored the attitude of His Majesty the Emperor, who else can decide this kind of thing except the old duke?"

"But why did the old duke do this?"

Although they vaguely grasp the point of the problem, some people obviously cannot see deeper.

For example, Viscount Atlante.

All eyes were on him, and Earl Clark turned to look at him contemptuously, and mocked, "Why? because we belong to Stanford, and they belong to the district of Zlolo." ”

In the imperial capital, the seemingly calm situation has never been really calm, especially in recent years, in the context of the Bourbon royal family's vigorous support for the emerging aristocracy and the creation of the emerging powerful aristocracy in Stanford, it is even more impossible for the imperial capital to have real peace, because the intention of the Bourbon royal family is not much whitewash at all, and they want to let emerging nobles like Count Clark come to power, of course, they need to give Clark and others real power, and where does the power come from? So the establishment of Stanford was originally Bourbon's attempt to counter the strength of Zolo, which was the attitude of Bourbon and the need of the Empire.

Of course, Bourbon is the master of the empire in the end, no matter which way you look at it, Bourbon has the right to do so, and the Zolo district can only obey all Bourbon arrangements.

But don't forget that empires never belonged only to Bourbon.

Because the empire is the empire of Bourbon, and the empire is also the empire of the nobility.

This is not a contradiction.

The real contradiction is, why was the old Duke of Constantine suddenly put on the table after all these years of a struggle that had been only secretly disputed? and was it still this bloody maneuver that was like a thunderbolt at the first strike? Was this just a sudden declaration of war by Constantine, or was it a premeditated charge in the Zolo district?

And more importantly, why did you choose to charge at this time?

Does it have anything to do with the little guy from the wasteland?

There are so many questions.

But one thing is beyond doubt.

Clark narrowed his eyes deeply, looking at the bloody hell in front of him, as if he saw the empire of tomorrow. (To be continued.) )