The party of exiles had been away from Isttalon for two days, gradually approaching the southern border of the territory of the White Lion family. According to Mr. Androve's estimate, it only takes another day to walk along this road to reach the town of Lille, the fiefdom of the Locke family. The Locke family used to be the knights who followed the original Grand Duke Caesar to establish Isttalon, and was later divided into the southernmost town of Lille, becoming a buffer force between the White Lion family and the southern lord's territory, equivalent to a ** lord.

The Locke family had always been loyal to the White Lions, but this time the fall of Isttalon was too fast, and the war was completely lost before they could receive the call-up order. There were not many members of the Locke family left in the city of Eastalen, and only one baron took twenty-five family knights to participate in the battle to defend the city, and none of them survived. His wife, who had followed the refugees south, now lived with other noble families.

According to Androv's plan, the exiles' first destination was the town of Lille, where the loyalty of the Locke family was unquestionable, and they could rest and resupply before continuing their journey, a town that could not afford to consume thousands of mouths.

Yesterday Tiana had already sent a messenger to the Locke family with a letter from the Baroness, but today it was the envoy of Count Kemal who was waiting for her.

Count Kemal is the closest southern lord to Istalen, and his territory borders the south of Istalen, but because of this too close distance, under the instigation of people with intentions, his family and the White Lion family are entangled year by year, and it is now unclear who is right and who is wrong.

Over the past few hundred years, the family has fought seven wars with the White Lion, almost each time with the interests of the Southern aristocracy behind the scenes, and each time they have been beaten to their knees like dogs begging for mercy. The most recent war was exactly ten years ago, when Isttalon closed the door and suffered a **** wound, and Count Kemal thought that the time was ripe, so he raised an army to invade the country, and was bitten off a piece of meat by the three-headed guard dog, which was painful.

Anyone who knew anything about the war ten years ago would not expect anything from the count's kind heart. It's just that what Androv and Tiana didn't expect was that this time the other party's hand was stretched so quickly.

Count Kemal's envoy was a very rich-looking fat man, and the length of his eyes was not much the same when he looked horizontally, vertically, or back and forth, in short, this guy was as fat as a ball. The people of Isttalon are martial, even the big merchants who lead the caravan, although they look fat, but when they are in a hurry, they are ruthless characters who can get on their horses and draw swords and cut people. It's rare to be really fat like this.

The open-top carriage carrying the envoy passed through the middle of the camp, and the axles creaked uncomfortably, and many children came over to look at the fat man curiously, and the fat man squinted his little eyes to see the situation in the camp. The expression on his face was sometimes disdainful, sometimes excited, and in short, it was wonderful.

Tiana and Androv stood outside the tent to greet the envoy out of courtesy, but the fat man's carriage walked for five minutes in their field of vision before it crossed the camp and came to them. In addition to the weight factor of the fat man himself, there may also be the meaning of posturing.

It wasn't until the carriage had been guided outside the tent that the guard who had driven the carriage waved a whip and struck a whip, and cried out, "The master of the Rhododendron Manor, Viscount Romer Chico, has come from afar with a message from Lord Kemal, and you dare not come outside to greet him?"

"Forgive us for our rudeness, but we didn't know of a guest coming. If I'm not mistaken, Count Kemal's envoys to Isttalon usually have only two things to do, either to deliver a declaration of war or to deliver a ransom to the nobles, I wonder why you came this time?" Andelov coughed and retorted without humility or arrogance.

The bad relationship between Count Kemal and the White Lion family is well known, and the exile did not intend to get any help from him from the beginning, and it is impossible to repair the relationship anyway, and Andelov's tone is naturally tougher.

"The lion of Istalon still stinks and hard......," Viscount Chico muttered in a low voice, moving his body and jumping out of the carriage with difficulty. He glanced at Androv with a sneer on his nostrils, and a sarcastic smile appeared on his face: "Oh, what a dead duck with a hard mouth, do you think that Lord Kemal still doesn't know the news?

"Your Excellency the envoy has come from afar, so it's not too late to sit down and have a cup of tea before getting down to business. Tiana asked.

Viscount Chico lowered his head and saw the veiled Tiana, and his eyes lit up. The expression on his face changed rapidly several times, and finally squeezed out a kind smile. Seeing the change in Viscount Chico's expression, Androv smiled in his heart. Previously, there were questions among the exiled aristocracy about whether Tiana relied on beauty, but the delegates who attended the meeting knew the true face of the girl.

"This beautiful young lady, are you what they call Lady Lanstadt?" the fat man smiled and nodded, and said, "Very good, very good, let's go inside and talk." ”

Tiana had some doubts about Viscount Chico's sudden change of attitude, although this guy also showed a certain lust, but his attitude towards her seemed to contain something else.

The two sides sat down and exchanged a few words lukewarmly, and Viscount Chico said straight to the point: "I have come by order of Lord Count Kemal, and I have asked that the refugees of Istalen not enter the territory of Lord Count. ”

"Rest assured, Lord Earl, we have never had such a plan. Androv said coldly.

"Really?" Viscount Chico snorted with a smirk, "I think there is news that you don't know yet, the patriarch of the Locke family has announced his separation from the White Lion family and his allegiance to Lord Earl. In other words, the town of Lille is now the domain of Lord Count!"

"This can't be!" said Androv to his feet, clenched into a fist.

"And where do you think you're coming from?" Viscount Chico watched Androv's gaffe, and the smile on his face grew more and more proud. "I'm sorry I forgot to tell you that the new mayor of Lille is down there, and after receiving your letter of request for help, he kindly rushed over to inform you not to encroach on the Earl's territory. ”

"We sent a letter for help yesterday, and you informed Lord Earl in such a short time?" Tiana keenly caught the loophole in Viscount Chico's words and questioned loudly.

"Lord Earl......" The corners of Viscount Chico's mouth twitched, but he quickly regained his smile and said: "Lord Earl's eldest son, Young Master De Laere, is a guest in the Locke family, and Young Master De Laere can represent the will of Lord Earl. ”

The fat man secretly wiped the cold sweat from his head and squeezed out an earnest smile at Tiana: "Miss Lanstadt, I don't know how you got mixed up with the white lion. However, I think you should have at least heard that the friendship between the Earl and the Duke of Lanstadt is well known, and that there was a covenant between you, and that you are our honored guest. ”

"Uh......" Tiana picked up the teacup with a blank face, hiding her horror by the gesture of drinking tea. Her identity as a descendant of the Lanstadt family is almost 100 percent, and she had only heard a little about the fight between the timberwolves and the white lion before this, how could she know that there was such a complicated relationship between the upper nobles?

If you think about it carefully, it's not impossible, the timberwolves in the north have long been out of the control of the kingdom and have become the most powerful warlords. The titular royal faction of the White Lion is bound to clash with them. As for Count Kemal, who is the representative of the southern aristocratic faction, it is necessary to prevent the white lion from going south, and for these great nobles, the enemy of the enemy can easily become a friend......

In fact, there is no need to think about it so much at all, as long as you pay attention to the uncertain expression on Androv's face, you can basically confirm the authenticity of the so-called covenant.

"Master De Laere is very pleasantly surprised by your arrival, and the young master has specially instructed you to invite you to Lille Town as a guest. Viscount Chico solemnly took out a neatly folded letter from his waist and handed it to Tiana, and said respectfully.

"I'm sorry, but I'm not a direct lineage of the Lanstadt family, and I don't have a noble status. Tiana took the letter and said softly, her doubts in her heart were even worse, could it be that this guy wanted to sow discord?!

"You don't have a noble status, you really like to joke......" Viscount Chico waved his hand and laughed, he was not a brainless fool, not to mention the self-evident nobility of the girl, with her current leadership position, how could she be recognized if she was not a nobleman?

There is no nobility...... The words crossed Viscount Chico's mind again, and his laughter suddenly stopped, and the expression on his face changed rapidly again.

"You...... Are you the descendant of Master Doria of the Blue Light?, the young lady whom the Duke of Lanstadt said in his covenant to marry the son of the Earl?" asked the fat man, his eyes wide and frightened.

No matter how strong Tiana's psychological quality is, she was also frightened by Viscount Chico's words. Beside him, Androv's face had become extremely strange, and she didn't know how to refute it.

She had indeed inherited Doria Lanstadt's legacy, and used it as proof that the Istalen had recognized. But she never thought that there was such a magical hidden plot for this identity? The Ranstadt family had long since died, and now she really jumped into the gray water river and couldn't wash the shit off herself.

"Call General El at once!as fast as you can!" the confused girl subconsciously used her psychic communication to give an order to the mercenaries outside the tent. (Go read OM) (Jiangsu.com)