"Sure enough, it's the royal family again."

Ember was not too surprised by this.

It's just that although I have already guessed that the 'Black Emperor' is in the royal family.

But he couldn't pinpoint who exactly was targeting, so he didn't take action until now.

Although his primary suspicion is the current King George III, he has also thought about whether to go to the palace to find out first, maybe he can directly kill a boss.

But he asked Archbishop Anthony about the matter for the sake of safety.

And the archbishop's answer was categorical -

"It could never be George III."

"The three major covenants that the Seven Righteous God Churches have signed with the royal families of various countries in ancient times, every king will be bound by the three major covenants, and the highest can only be up to sequence 5."

"In other words, the 'Black Emperor' is some old antique of the royal family?"

Ember already had some speculation in his mind.

It's just that he can't determine the target yet, so in order to avoid startling the snake, he can only continue to collect information first.

Because it's not a game after all.

The boss won't just stop in the boss room and wait for him to challenge him over and over again, unless he has a reason to stop there.

But in most cases, if he kills directly like a reckless man, the boss is likely to run away directly because of the grass and snake.

Don't ask him how he knows.

"Daddy."

Audrey saw that something was wrong with the embers, and seemed to be in deep thought, so in order to avoid being seen by Count Hall, Audrey had to change the topic in time.

"Who are the guards you have assigned to me? Is it someone I know? ”

Audrey is actually a little curious in her heart.

There were quite a few servants in this villa, and she knew them all.

But she didn't know who the hidden extraordinaries were.

"Aren't you sitting next to you?"

Earl Hall smiled dumbly, and quipped, "Or don't you want him to 'protect' you?" ”

"Huh?"

Audrey realized something immediately.

"What?"

Ember also came back to his senses at this time, his eyes dazed.

"Actually."

Earl Hall said, "I hope I can hire Ash to be Audrey's bodyguard, and I don't need to be close to her at all times, I just need to accompany her when she goes out to a banquet." ”

After a pause, Count Hall added, "After all, you also happen to attend banquets together often, don't you?" ”

Earl Hall said and looked at his daughter teasingly.

"It's not impossible."

Ember pondered for two seconds, then nodded, "I don't have a problem. ”

Anyway, he works flexibly, and how long he works each week is completely up to his conscience.

In the free time of the flexible work system, it is not impossible to take on more private jobs.

"That's it."

Earl Hall smiled and said, "As for the salary, it's the same as your weekly salary, how about a hundred pounds a week?" ”

"You didn't ask my opinion at all!"

Audrey's face turned red, she clenched her little fists and wanted to defend a word or two, but in the end, she couldn't say a word.

"There's nothing wrong with that."

Audrey could only keep comforting herself in her heart, "At least this way I can meet my lover openly without being suspected...... That's weird! ”

"Isn't this really a meeting with a 'lover'?"

"I—I'm full."

Audrey, who couldn't stand the eyes of others, got up and left the table with her head down, and fled away from the restaurant before she finished speaking.

"I'll go see her."

The Countess looked at Audrey's fleeing back with some helplessness and some pampering, whispered to her husband, and then smiled apologetically at Ember and turned to chase in the direction Audrey had left.

Count Hall, on the other hand, looked as usual, but asked with a smile, "Ash, how is it?" Have you found a place to live now? Although I am also a believer in the night, it is always inconvenient to live in the church, and my butler can't always go to the church to find you, right? ”

Earl Hall paused, then added with a smile, "If you haven't found a place to live yet, you can stay at my house for the time being, my house is quite large, and you can sleep next door to Audrey." ”

"No, no."

Ember declined, "I've already found a place to live, with a few friends, at 117 Berningham Road in the Hillston District. ”

"Hilston?"

Earl Hall was silent, did he live with his teammates?

That's not surprising.

After all, as Viscount Ember, he can't even afford a house in Queens.

Even if you can't afford it, you can definitely afford to rent it.

After all, his salary alone is 5,200 pounds a year, and it must be more than enough to pay the rent.

But in addition to being a nobleman, he is still a night watchman after all.

Living alone in Queens is too ostentatious, while a middle-class area like Hilston is just right.

And living with the team members can also make it easier to go out on tasks at ordinary times.

At this moment, the butler suddenly came and whispered something to the earl.

"Ash."

The Count waved the butler away, then smiled apologetically at Ember, "I'm sorry, there are some small things to attend to at home, I think you can wait for me in the reception room for a while." ”

"Yes, Count Hall."

Ember bowed slightly, not having any doubts about this, and turned to walk towards the reception room under the guidance of the maid.

Count Hall, however, did not leave, but watched the ember's back disappear at the end of the corridor before retracting his gaze.

The smile on his face also retracted, becoming a little dignified and serious.

"So, are you actually targeting the royal family?"

"What did the royal family do to make the Night Church investigate in secret?"

"What does it have to do with these two sequential pathways?"

Earl Hall's heart was already in turmoil at this time.

Even if his daughter deliberately diverted the topic, her eyes were still bright after decades of mixing in the aristocratic circle.

After talking about the origin of the 'arbiter and lawyer' from the royal family, the expressions of his daughter and Ember changed.

Although the change in expression was subtle, he still keenly captured this detail.

He also realized that Ember's contact with Audrey may not be malicious, but it also has the purpose of secretly using her help to find out the news of the royal family, and his daughter is carried away by love, and he is afraid that he will find ways to help his lover.

This gave Count Hall quite a headache, so he deliberately didn't break it.

But since his daughter has been involved, then he, the earl, is bound to be forced to stand in line-

Either take the initiative to expose it, or take the initiative to help the embers.

Either pretend you don't know anything, or you take the initiative to cut off Audrey's connection with Ember.

The first two options were abandoned by Earl Hall without even thinking about it, and the Hall family has been passed down to this day because they never stand in line casually.

The last two possibilities, the last one is also abandoned.

He couldn't sever the connection between the two.

Not only because of his daughter, but also because of his beliefs-

He is a true believer in the goddess of the night.

"The goddess is more important than the king."

Earl Hall thought silently in his heart.

The king reigned for only a few decades, but the goddess was an eternal god.

For the sake of the Hall family, and for his own beliefs, he still chose the goddess.

But before Ember took the initiative to speak, he would only pretend that he didn't know anything,