"Lot, I will execute your trial on behalf of the Judgment Mission, on charges of defamation!"

Fiona's thin sword was raised, and a long sword flew out of the middle-aged man's hand.

Snort –

The rapier mercilessly sank into the man's abdomen, splashing with blood.

Seeing the middle-aged man fall to the ground with fear in her eyes, Fiona shook off the blood stains on her rapier and left the scene without looking back.

It wasn't until she left the sword hall that someone in the crowd stepped forward, picked up the injured man, and expertly bandaged his wounds.

Rapier didn't take Lot's life, but it was enough to take him a heavy hit.

And judging by the medical team's familiar means of rescue, Lott was not the first person to be injured.

Of course, it won't be the last.

In recent days, Fiona has approached those who criticize the Laurent family behind her back, and conducted a righteous trial in the name of the Judgment Mission.

It stands to reason that, in terms of the noble character that Demacia admires, what these people say and do is indeed contrary to justice.

Because of Fiona's behavior, there are many fewer people who dare to talk openly about the old General Laurent.

It's just that there is only one person in Fiona, and there are still many people in the tavern and in the alleys as a topic of small talk.

Fiona doesn't care about any of this, and Xiongdu is under the watchful eye of the Winged Protector, and no one can escape judgment.

At least, the situation is slowly getting better.

There were even quite a few people who came to the door to apologize to the old General Laurent, apologizing for their words.

After hearing more such words, Old General Laurent's complexion gradually improved a lot.

The reason for the improvement is also simple, not that the blocked qi in my heart has been relieved, but that I have figured out that I am uncomfortable because of the rumors of these people...

Not worth it!

A richly dressed man walked up to Fiona and said in a flat tone:

"How many are these?" The man took the sword that Fiona handed him, "Fifteen? Twenty? ”

"Thirty-four, or more." Fiona shrugged, "It makes no difference to me. ”

The man next to him is named Amda, Fiona's second brother. The medium-length rapier she had just used was Amda's saber.

"There will be more in the future, are you really not going to think about it?" Amda asked.

Fiona knew that Amda had not given up on being a lobbyist for the family.

"What's the point of interfering too much in politics without strength." Fiona spoke coldly.

"What?"

Amda didn't understand what Fiona meant.

"If you don't have a sword in your hand, you can't even choose to ask others for charity."

Fiona remembered the scene of that day, where Seraphine just stood quietly in front of her, without the slightest superfluous movement, and shattered her former saber with a single word.

In front of such a young girl, she was not even qualified to take on the challenge.

"You've got more options than the one who fell under your sword." Amda shook her head.

He doesn't agree with his sister's extreme opinion, no matter who it is, he can't do it willfully.

Born as a civilian, you need to run for survival.

As aristocrats, they are out of material difficulties, but it is precisely because of the family's giving that they need to do a lot of things that they are not willing to do.

Sometimes, making a choice against your heart is far more uncomfortable than starving.

"Huh!"

Fiona looked sideways at him and let out a sneer:

"If you don't fight for it, you won't get a reward. Brother, this is what you taught me. ”

"Perhaps." Amda sighed.

The two of them stopped talking about the topic and instead talked about some soothing topics.

When they returned to their homes, their faces were solemn again.

At the entrance of Laurent's house, a mechanical car with the family crest of the crown is parked.

In the Crown Guard family, Fiona is most familiar with Laxana.

But Laxana always rode in a horse-drawn carriage, following the traditions of Demacia.

Normally, the novelty of Noxus is that those who are not of the noble line are used more frequently.

And the mechanical car in front of him, imported from Noxus, whether it is Amda or Fiona, knows who it belongs to.

At this moment, the door of the mechanical car was opened, and a nobleman with blond hair stepped out of it, with a sword hanging from his waist.

When Amda saw the other party, he gave his sister a look vaguely, greeted him with a smile and said:

"Mr. Crown, welcome to the Laurent family."

"Good afternoon, Mr. Amda!"

The man smiled kindly, and behaved unusually well.

"Blake, you're not welcome here." Fiona's voice was freezing cold.

Blake Crownback, her titular fiancé, someone she never wants to see in her life.

She has no prejudice against Blake, whether it is talent or style, and the other party is considered excellent in the side line of the crown guard.

It's just... She does not like and does not want to fall victim to politics and is forced to accept the fate that has been arranged.

Amda looked helpless and explained for Fiona: "Mr. Crownguard, she has always been like this, don't you mind. ”

"Just call me Black, and be free to treat me to Miss Laurent."

Blake smiled with a very subtle smile, and did not show any unusual emotions because of Fiona's words.

His gaze skimmed over to Amda, focusing on Fiona, who was dressed in a swordsman's suit:

"Miss Laurent, this should be our first meeting. But even if we only see one face, we can see that our personalities and pursuits are different. ”

"What are you here for?" Fiona frowned, she just wanted to end the conversation as soon as possible.

But she agrees with what Blake just said.

She looked down on Fang Fang's aristocratic style, and the other party didn't like her.

Blake always maintained a polite smile on his face, and said slowly:

"I have come to dissolve my marriage, and I will soon be sent as an administrator, and I do not want to delay Miss Laurent's future."

"Dissolution of the marriage?" Amda was taken aback and quickly glanced at Fiona.

At this critical juncture, if Fiona's marriage contract is dissolved, his father and grandfather will have to be angry to death.

"Good!" Fiona replied.

She didn't pay any attention to Amda, who looked ugly and wanted to discuss further, but responded bluntly:

"Our marriage contract will be dissolved from today, and I will tell everyone at that time."

"Wait, you wait!" Amda was in a hurry.

He apologized to Blake first, and the other party agreed, and then whispered in Fiona's ear.

As she listened, Fiona nodded from time to time.

After the two finished speaking, Fiona turned her head towards Blake and said dryly:

"Thanks to the concessions of the Crownguard family, even if we are strangers in the future, the Crownguard and Laurent are still friends."

Hearing these words, which were like children reciting a textbook, Blake smiled and nodded:

"Naturally, the crown guard and Laurent will always maintain a friendly relationship."

Fiona's face was much better, as if some kind of shackle had been lifted.

The marriage contract has ended, and although the pressure of the family is still there, she feels extremely relaxed.

Instead, Amda sighed lightly and shook her head slightly.

Fiona wasn't supposed to be in charge of this, but she was also a member of the Laurent family, and she represented Laurent in everything she said and did.

The words have been spoken, and it is a foregone conclusion.

As far as the family is concerned, Fiona's behavior is selfish. But for Fiona, the family's decision was nothing short of indifferent.

Sandwiched between the two, Amda chose silence.

Blake soon left in a mechanical car.

And what happened today also spread throughout Xiongdu at a very fast speed.

Fiona continues to challenge Laurent's critics, and at the same time the crown guard dissolves her engagement.

There is nothing in one thing, and when two things happen at the same time, the malicious slander of the Laurent family is even greater.

"Why did you choose to go at this time? Tell me! ”

Tiana frowned slightly, staring sternly at Blake.

The two were sitting in the living room of the main house, each with a steaming cup of tea on the table.

"If I don't go now, the crown guard will most likely be implicated by that mad woman." Blake's face does not change color.

Whether it's her appearance or figure, Fiona is definitely superb.

But in Blake's eyes, Fiona was worse than a vase.

He can find too many beautiful women, so why bother looking for a Fiona who will affect his future development.

At this juncture, it is clear that Noxus's reputation in Demacia has been reversed.

Originally, the rumors were almost over, and they would come out to find someone to judge.

Even if Tiana didn't let him get in touch with the marriage contract, he would have taken the initiative to do so.

He was really afraid that the other party would affect him in the future.

"If you go at this time, it's easy for Laurent and O'Neill to fall completely to the shield of light." Tiana's tone was slightly hurried and annoyed.

The dissolution of the marriage contract was originally an agreed matter, but now is not the right time.

If it can be resolved peacefully, it will be much easier to win over O'Neill than it is now.

Now the entire Laurent family is under criticism, and before only those who hated Noxus did not like them, but now, even those who favored the crown guard or liked Noxus did not like them.

In this case, I don't know if the light shield made a move.

Folk began to circulate...... Gilbert, one of the eight officials, had a close personal relationship with the old general Laurent, and once supported the Laurent family.

The Gong >Gong

The purpose of this move is obvious, to force Gilbert and O'Neill to take sides.

After exchanging a few words, Blake was sent away by Tiana.

After boarding the mechanical car, Blake glanced back apologetically at the Crown's mansion, but his eyes still revealed self-determination.

Demacia... Old...

And he, still very young ...

Night...... Upstairs of the Noxus Embassy.

"If there's anything you want to ask, don't hold it back." Ryan's fingers kept flipping through the books.

In front of him, Seraphine was holding her cheek with one hand, her eyebrows furrowed slightly, and she looked like she wanted to say something.

In the end, Seraphine gave up thinking on her own and asked directly:

"Teacher, why is it so important that the marriage contract between Laurent and the crown guard has been contacted?"

"In your eyes, it's just a trifle?" Ryan asked with a smile.

"A marriage contract that is arranged between the next generation does not have much impact."

Seraphine spoke frankly what was on her mind.

"That's true, if it weren't for O'Neill, if it wasn't for us, it would just be a normal thing." Ryan smiled and nodded.

He closed the page in his hand and explained to his students:

"An avalanche may start with a small snowflake. Because of the empire, Demacia would have today's internal contradictions. ”

"The stage has already been set up, and what we need to wait for now is the snowflakes that can cause an avalanche."

"Hmm," Seraphine was still a little confused, "Fiona, is she qualified to be that snowflake?" ”

"Just now, Old General Laurent died." Ryan smiled.

Seraphine's expression froze for a moment, she was only a little shocked by the content itself, but she didn't doubt what Ryan said.

Suddenly, she understood why Fiona was the snowflake.

What Fiona did would be the last straw that overwhelmed the old general Laurent.

Or, even if Old General Laurent wanted to open it, he would have died in the next few days.

The death of the old general Laurent was the beginning of the civil strife in Demacia...

In the midst of the foreign war, the armies of Demacia and Noxus were overwhelmed, killing countless people.

But inside Demacia, a dark cloud is converging.

Seraphine took a breath, brushed her mind through her emotions, and returned to her own business.

......

Three days later, late at night.

"Princess Elenor, sorry for the late night interruptions."

Inside the castle of dawn, the Marquis of Gilbert O'Neill met with Elenor alone.

"Where, I'm sorry about the old General Laurent." Elenore replied.

The aristocracy knew that Gilbert and the old general Laurent had been friends for decades.

The news of the death of the old general Laurent has already been reported, and the old man in front of him is the person who discovered it.

Now she could see the tiredness and anger in the other party's eyes, and the Laurent family had relied on Gilbert to preside over the past few days.

"Princess Elenor, I don't want to beat around the bush either." Gilbert said bluntly, "Your Majesty's body, are there any signs of recovery?" ”

"Marquis O'Neill, what do you mean by that?" Elenor's face changed slightly, as if she had thought of something.

She thought that what she heard today should be the O'Neill family leaning towards the light shield, but she didn't expect to involve Gavin III.

Recently, Laxana and the Crownguard have taken over almost all of Demacia's affairs, and it won't be long before Demacia's power will go to the Crownguard's family.

Gilbert glanced at Eileno indifferently, and said unhurriedly:

"Princess Elenor, Your Majesty is not as old as me. With his physical condition, it is long overdue to return to normal. ”

"Impossible, no one can get close to the Imperial Brother under the surveillance of the Light Shield Barrier." Elenno's emotions were slightly agitated.

If someone really assassinated Jiawen III, then the light shield is in danger now!

"What is impossible in this world?" Gilbert said meaningfully.

As he spoke, he handed a document to Eleno.

After Elenor took it, her eyes subconsciously glanced up.

Before he could even look at it, his face had changed drastically, and he was clutching the document with both hands.

"Eldred... Suspected of possessing magic! ”

"A few months ago, the Demon Hunter Legion acquired a batch of illegal drugs through secret channels, and the effect was to make people unconscious and die slowly..."

"Silas and Eldred have disappeared recently..."

“......”

Looking at the information written on the paper, Elenore suddenly looked up, and her tone was stained with an uneasy trembling:

"Marquis O'Neiens, where did this information come from?"

"I used to be a glorious demon seeker, and I always have a way to install cronies in the legion." Gilbert replied calmly, and there were countless unpredictable shadows hidden in the folds of old age.

His information comes from the Noxus intelligence network, and it is 100% reliable.

Elenor's lips trembled, her face turned pale, and her shoulders and body shivered slightly.

Since she came into contact with this document, she has never doubted its authenticity.

It was precisely because the above statements were true and reliable that she felt so frightened in her heart.

The crown guard... It's already been done a long time ago, and they haven't noticed it.

Gavin III has been poisoned, and next...

Elenore was shocked.

His Royal Highness Garvin, there will be danger!

But she quickly thought of Gavin's teacher, Ruiz, a mage with powerful magic, and Eleno's face softened slightly.

At least neither the crown guard nor Eldred had the strength to defeat Reze.

Seeing the change in Eleno's complexion, Gilbert's eyes narrowed slightly.

When he is older, it is better at all, and he can see at a glance what Xiao Young is thinking.

Light shield... There are also hole cards.

But this is normal, if you don't have the hole cards, the crown will not come in person.

"Princess Elenoreux, this document is my sincerity."

The implication is that if the two sides want to cooperate, the next step is to show sincerity.

Elenor took a deep breath, put the documents away, and her face became serious:

"Marquis O'Neiens, tomorrow in the council hall, you will see my sincerity!"

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