Antonio and Tali turned around and saw a young man in a red coat smiling before them, who recognized him as Marquis Marquis, the son of King Salenchesky of Erus.

After Antonio and he exchanged salutes, he introduced him to Tali, and Machersky leaned over and kissed the back of Tali's hand, got up with a smile, and said, "I have long heard that Miss Guardian is a beautiful woman, and now she is ten times better than the rumors, which is really overwhelming." ”

Tali was embarrassed by what he said, and said, "Your Excellency the Marquis said this, I really can't afford it, I am very grateful that you can not dislike my identity." ”

"Ah, I see what you mean. Machersky nodded slightly, his dazzling blonde hair swayed gently with his head, and he politely said to Tali: "I heard about what happened to you before, I believe that you are innocent, there must be someone with ulterior motives to frame you!"

His words added a touch of intimacy to Tali's heart, and she smiled gratefully and said to the Marquis, "Thank you for your understanding and forgiveness. ”

"You're welcome. Machersky smiled and bowed to her, turned back to Antonio and said, "Your Excellency, Commander, are you here to see my father?"

"That's right, we have something to meet His Majesty Salenchesky. Antonio looked at the Marquis's expression and asked with concern, "Is there something wrong with Your Excellency?"

"Now that you've seen it, can you come to my room and say a few words?" said Marchersky, cautiously looking at the soldiers guarding the front and back of the hallway, and whispered to Antonio and Tali.

The two exchanged glances with each other, and Antonio muttered, "However, His Majesty is waiting for us, if there is a delay......"

"It's okay, I'll accompany you to see my father later, and I won't embarrass you. Machersky said as he looked at the two of them earnestly.

When Antonio and Tali saw him like this, they felt that there must be something hidden in him, so they agreed to his request, and followed the Marquis to his drawing-room, where Machersky invited them to sit down on the sofa, and sat down on the other side, and ordered the chamberlain to serve refreshments.

"Your Excellency, if there is anything you have to say, you don't have to be polite, if there is anything we can do, we will do our best. Antonio noticed the Marquis's hesitant expression and spoke bluntly.

When Machersky heard him say this, he let out a long sigh and said, "The two of you are not secret, I invited you to come here for my father, I wonder if you know anything about Ivan, Count of Silver Star?"

Antonio and Tali were alert when they heard him mention Ivan, and Antonio replied cautiously: "I met him, what's wrong with him?

"The two of you have not been here for a long time, and some things may not be clear," Machersky said with a worried face: "Since that Ivan came to my father's side, my father has completely changed, not only ignoring the government and leaving all the affairs of the state to Ivan to deal with, but also his temperament is like a different person." ”

Antonio and Tali exchanged glances, and asked in surprise, "We really don't know much about His Majesty, although we have met a few times before, but we have not talked much, I don't know what you mean by change?"

"Well," said Machersky, sighing, "Captain Antonio, you are the messenger of the Holy Order, and I have no need to hide it from you, and I will not dare to talk to outsiders about the affairs of this court." ”

He glanced cautiously at the closed door, and whispered, "Since Ivan came, my father has not only become silent, but also ruthless, first banishing my mother, and then marrying my sister away, and spending his days with the disheveled enchantresses for fun. ”

"Did you persuade him?" said Tali softly to the Marquis.

"Of course I did," said Machersky, shaking his head helplessly, "at first he did not listen at all, but then I persuaded me so much that he ordered the Guards to lock me up for two months before I was released, and warned me that if I got in the way, he would send me to the gallows." ”

He sighed and sat down on the sofa, and said with a sad face: "After that, no one dares to dissuade him anymore, he only obeys Ivan alone, and he can't listen to others' words, I really want him to go back to the way he was before, and think what a wise monarch he was at the beginning!"

"Are you telling us this in the hope that we can help you do something?" asked Antonio, cautiously tentatively.

"That's right," Machersky nodded earnestly, "you are the Divine Envoy of the Holy Order, Miss Tali is a high-ranking magician, I hope you two can help me investigate Ivan, I heard that he used to be a magician, I think he must have put some kind of spell on my father to change his temperament!"

Hearing Machersky's words, Antonio and Tali's hearts moved, the two exchanged glances, and Tali asked the Marquis softly: "Why do you think so, could it be that you have found any suspicious clues?"

"My father wears a necklace around his neck all the year round, and the pendant of the necklace is a blood-stained bone," Machersky recalled, frowning, as he said to the two men, "I remember when Ivan gave it to my father, saying that it was a holy bone that would protect my father from the Assassins." ”

"Blood and bones......" Tali pondered for a moment when she heard this, and nodded slightly to Antonio: "Blood bones are indeed a common method of spell casting by dark wizards, and it is not impossible for His Excellency Marquis to suspect that Ivan is using blood and bones to control His Majesty. ”

"Do you know anything else suspicious?" Antonio perked up and continued to ask Salenchesky, who shook his head and said, "There should be nothing else, only this is what I know." ”

"In that case, we will first remove the necklace of blood and bones from Your Majesty, Your Excellency Marquis, do you know when we will have access to it?" asked Antonio, looking at the sad look on Machersky's face.

"This ......" Machersky frowned and pondered for a moment, then sighed and said, "My father carries that thing all year round, and he does not take it off even when he is bathing, and if he wants to take off the necklace from his neck, I am afraid it is only possible when he is sleeping, but it is also very difficult, because he sleeps very vigilantly." ”

After hearing this, Antonio got up and said, "I know, Your Excellency, please come to me at the Vodka Hotel at 221 McLang Street this afternoon, I have a few friends to introduce to you, and they should be able to help you." ”

Knowing this, Machersky found a piece of paper and wrote down the address that Antonio had mentioned, and then accompanied them to the king, who learned that the two were late because of his son, and reprimanded Machersky with a cold eyebrow, and then asked the two about their visit.

Antonio stepped forward with a smile and took out the prepared words, thanking the king for interceding with Ivan of the Silver Star when he was in prison, and the king seemed to be much happier when he heard him praise Ivan, and nodded with satisfaction.

Tali then stepped forward to express her gratitude to the king, and at the same time praised Ivan for being tolerant and reasonable, and the king smiled while looking at Tali's slim figure under the throne, "This is as it should be, just like His Majesty the Holy Emperor said in the holy decree, the merfolk are our allies, but the high priest is too harsh!"

Tali thanked him for this, and the two exchanged a few kind words with the king, and then said goodbye to the king, and Machański himself escorted them out of the palace, and agreed to meet them at the inn in the afternoon.

"What do you think of this?" On the way back to the inn from the palace, Antonio asked Tali, and the mermaid affirmed, "I did see the necklace around the king's neck, and I believe it was a charm used to control the king, but I found nothing suspicious." ”

"Then we will take it off the king tonight. Antonio made up his mind and said.

"But what are we going to do? Even when the king is asleep, it is not a simple matter. Tali said with some concern.

"We don't need to worry about that," Antonio said with a confident smile, "There's always someone who can get their hands on it." ”

......

At midnight that day, a small black bird landed on a windowsill outside a window on the third floor of the palace of Urus, and looked into the unclosed window with its large bright eyes, which was pitch black and silent without a sound.

Little Furball burrowed her little head into the crack of the window, and with great difficulty, she finally squeezed her round little ass into the window, she shook her little tail, and said a little angrily: "It's really annoying, who opened the window so small, fortunately I'm slim!"

"You're the only one who is embarrassed to say that. Rog, who was sitting on her back, shrugged his eyebrows and said sarcastically.

The little furball glared back at him, jumped off the windowsill and landed on the ground silently, and looked around the room, and found that this was the outer room of the bedroom, and the door of the inner room not far away was hidden, and a low snoring sound was faintly heard from inside.

The little furball jumped to the door of the inner room, looked inside, and saw a faintly lit candlestick in the room, a gray-bearded man lying on the bed, two shirtless women nestled on his shoulders, and the three of them slept soundly.

"Wow, the Bad King is sleeping with two hot girls in his arms, more than the Bad Wolves!" the little furball said to Rog with wide eyes and startled.

"When have I ever slept with a hot girl?" asked Rogge, frowning as he stared at her.

"You've slept with me, I'm cuter than a hot girl!" said the little furball as she turned her head and pouted.

"Shut your little mouth, it's so noisy!" Rog pouted and jumped off her back, making her turn herself back to her original state, pointing to the outhouse, "Go outside and wait, I don't want your noise to wake up the king and his two hot girls and delay me from stealing!"

The little furball gave him a blank look, turned around and raised his little paws and was about to walk away, when Rogge suddenly grabbed her little wings and lifted her back, and whispered: "Forget it, I changed my mind, you better come and help me, but keep your mouth shut, don't get into trouble!"

He put the little furball on his shoulder, walked cautiously to the bed, glanced at the two women and a man snuggled together on the bed, and saw the bloody bone pendant on the old king's chest covered with chest hair.

"You know what to do. Rog glanced at Lilith, the little furball tilted its little head, and shot two immobilization beams to freeze the king, Rog reached out and carefully lifted the king's head, and with the other hand took the necklace on his chest.

Just as he was about to take the necklace off the king's neck, a woman beside the king suddenly opened her sleepy eyes, raised her head blankly and looked at him, and the woman's exclamation suddenly broke the silence of the night.