Nancy invited everyone to stand on top of the altar, and she pulled out a fire fold out of nowhere, easily setting the intricate rose grove on fire.

The trees burned faster than Ning He had imagined, and the old trees seemed to be the best fuel in their own right, the brilliant roses blooming in the flames, and the hazy light of the Sanctuary kept the smoke and ash out.

On the stage, there were four nobles of the kingdom, Nancy, Douglas, Gaspar and Celine, as well as several personal guards brought by Gaspar, as well as two strangers Zhu Yaotang and Ning He, who were Douglas's helpers.

Ning He looked at the rose forest burning under the moonlit night around him, and his heart was in a trance. It's also funny to say that this rose duel between him and Zhu Yaotang didn't actually help Douglas anything. The jungle is suitable for squads, and they initially separated from Douglas with the idea of helping him deal with some of his opponents. It's a pity that the ideal is very full, and the reality is that they can't solve the people they meet, whether it is Guan Yiwen, who was a stranger at the beginning, or Celine Weiner and the two marquis who appeared later, their strength far exceeds the judgment of Ning He and Zhu Yaotang.

Ning He felt a little guilty in his heart, but the current Douglas didn't seem to have any intention of communicating with them, and the blonde knight, who had been in high spirits since he first appeared, seemed to be silent now.

The fireworks burned, and the fire ring gradually spread outward.

With the Sanctuary at its center, the fire, which was destined to consume the entire Rose Grove, lasted until dawn.

No one slept until about noon, when a winding procession appeared on the charred ground.

The King's former minister, Nelly Khalifa, and Cardinal Dino Norman of the Church of Light joined forces, but they were not the protagonists of the procession.

When the procession stopped in front of the Holy Altar, the clergy behind Dino quickly dispersed and began to prepare a guard of honor, while Nelly brought with him the city guards who had already surrounded the place.

Nelly and Dino stood with bated breath until a footstep sounded behind them, and an old man with gray hair stepped out between them.

His body was clumsy, and his gorgeous clothes seemed to have been worn for too long, with many folds and even fading.

The old man walked to the front of the procession, and with the support of Nelly and Dino, he staggered onto the altar, his gaze swept over everyone on the altar, and finally stopped at Nancy Hobbes.

The old man looked at Nancy with a soft gaze: "My daughter, the future duchess, have you chosen your future husband?" ”

Nan Xi bowed his head and said calmly: "I have chosen, Douglas Adams of the Addams family, and now the first heir to the Duke of Adams." ”

After Kaitahn's death, Douglas, as the second in line to the throne, naturally became the first in line.

The old man's name is Eli Hobbs, and he is the current Duke of Hobbes, and he has always been a king.

"Drink... It turned out to be the second son of Adams, but I didn't expect you to become the Rose Knight in the end. What about your brother? The kid named Kaitarn. ”

Eli followed Nancy's gaze to Douglas beside her, and saw the white rose in his hand.

Douglas bowed slightly to show his respect for the Duke of the Kingdom: "Dear Duke Hobbes, my brother Kaitarn Adams has returned to the arms of the God of Light. ”

"God of Light......" Eli turned his head with some difficulty and glanced at Cardinal Dino under the Holy Altar behind him, Dino was on pins and needles under his gaze, "Well, it seems that you killed me." Such a ruthless boy, even his own brother can do it, is a person like you really qualified to be Nancy's husband. ”

Douglas was silent, he was powerless to refute.

Eli continued to murmur: "Adams taught well, the eldest son went to protect the king, the second son went to the church, and he stood on the wall and did not move. The old man looked directly at Nanxi, "My daughter, you still have a chance to regret it." Let me ask you one last time, have you chosen your husband? ”

Ning He looked at the few people talking with some puzzlement, and Zhu Yaotang on the side motioned to him not to insert it. Ning He quietly turned on his spiritual vision, and he noticed that the king, the minister, and the cardinal under the holy platform were already sweating on their foreheads, and the hands of many warriors around them were already quietly holding their weapons.

The atmosphere was somewhat eeriely solemn and unsettling.

Nancy stretched out a clean hand and gently held Douglas beside him, and led Douglas to bend towards Eli, and said in a resolute voice: "Yes, my husband is Douglas Adams, the future Duke of Adams. ”

"Hmm-"

The old man, who was Duke Hobbes, nodded noncommittally, turned to look at the speakers of the royal power and clerical power under the Holy Throne, and put on a somewhat ugly smile and said, "Now you know the result, right?" ”

Nelly and Dino looked at each other, and in a wordless silence, the king's former minister took a difficult step back.

Nelly's face turned pale and he bowed to Eli Hobbs: "In that case, I won't stay." However, I hope that the Duke will be able to visit the palace after dealing with this time, and His Majesty will miss you very much, and I hope to meet you. ”

After saying that, Nelly just wanted to turn around and lead people away, but Eli's next words made him unstable.

I only heard Eli's voice faintly coming from behind him.

"No, I'm not going to Zelga after I'm done here, I'll go see Adams and I'll go back to my territory. If Your Majesty has anything to say, wait until you are on a tour with me, and forgive your sins. ”

Nelly didn't turn around, his body stiffened and walked away quickly, and the surrounding city guards followed him in full gear.

In this scorched black land, there are no kings.

Eli looked back at his daughter and Douglas beside her, the two future dukes, he sighed in his heart, and stretched out his hand to beckon the guards who were on the side to come and help him walk down the sacred platform.

He's only here to witness this moment, and now that it's over, it's time for him to take care of the aftermath, meet Arling Adams, and return to his own territory.

"Father's ......"

Nancy stepped forward to support her old father, but Eli waved her hand to break her away, and said softly: "Go to Sid to deal with your wedding, and then it will be done in Zelga, I won't come." ”

Nancy was shocked, withdrew his outstretched hand, and buried his head deep in the expression: "Yes, take care." ”

"Hmm."

When the old man and his team walked away, the cardinal who stayed behind finally smiled, he first bowed deeply in the direction of Duke Hobbes's departure, then got up and bowed to Nancy and said, "Miss Nancy, I hereby formally invite you to the diocese of Zelga, His Majesty Pope Sid wants to meet you. Under the guidance of the God of Light, we have everything ready for you and Douglas. ”

Nancy smiled sweetly in response, Dino nodded and looked at the rest of the people on the altar, first at Gaspar Bello and Celine Weiner, who had been deliberately ignored.

"Your Majesty also cordially invites you to come with you to the diocese of Zelga, and I hope that you will be able to represent your father in the next great wedding."

Celine turned her head to look at Gaspar, who smiled, "Follow the will of His Majesty the Pope." ”

Dino finally looked at the two strangers and said, "After the wedding, we will fulfill the promise in the presence of the god of light to repay the two of them for their contributions." ”

Ning He was a little anxious, but he was stopped by Zhu Yaotang just when he wanted to speak.

Zhu Yaotang smiled: "Norman Bishop, I don't know how long the wedding will be held?" ”

"Hmm......" Dino thought for a moment, "next week." ”

Ning He's face became a little ugly.

Zhu Yaotang's face did not change: "I don't know if I can fulfill the agreement as soon as possible?" ”

Dino pondered for a moment, then raised his hand to beckon a priest to whisper a few words to him. After hearing this, the priest took a few warriors and left with his horse, and at this time, Dino looked at Zhu Yaotang again, and he always maintained a gentle attitude.

He said slowly, "Yes." I have sent someone to inform His Majesty that you can leave when you return to the diocese and meet His Majesty, and I am confident that His Majesty will agree to my arrangement. ”

Zhu Yaotang nodded.

A voice sounded beside Ning He and Zhu Yaotang, and the two turned their heads to look.

Douglas looked at them, his voice a little hoarse and muffled.

"When this matter is completely over, I will go to you, you helped me, and I will help you."

Ning He looked at Douglas in slight surprise, then shook his head and said, "We actually didn't do anything in the Rose Forest, and by the time we got to the Holy Altar, your side was already over." ”

Douglas shook his head bitterly at the corner of his mouth: "No, in fact, you have done more than you think. ”

......

The Rose Forest will be cleared by the City Guards, and the corpses and most of the items in the forest have been engulfed in the fire.

No one knows where these ghost-faced people came from, no one knows why there are still one wall after another in the Rose Grove.

Under the blooming roses, careerists and their supporters stepped into it, buried in it, and they were guided to a predetermined end, whether deliberately or unintentionally.

The dispute between the crown and the clergy ended with the departure of Duke Hobbes.

The royal faction lost the support of a duke, and the old king and his men could only wait for the next opportunity to come.

Many of these twists and turns are hidden underwater, and only Douglas Adams became the Knight of the Roses, and they were married under the co-auroports of Pope Sid of the Church of Light and King Jeffrey Ramsay of the Kingdom of Io.

The wedding began at the top of Mount Cato and ended in the church of the diocese of Zelga.

An era in the kingdom of Io has come to an end.

At the same time, the borders of the kingdom and the empire were in full swing.