Chapter Eighty-Eight: Picking Up My Sister
"While the contradiction between those soldiers at the city gate and the guards of Triumph City has not been resolved, let's get out quickly!"
Alice pulled Isha by the wayside, and the two trotted out, under the cover of Isa's spirit, out of the city.
And the chamber of commerce personnel who stayed in the alleyway and were ordered to forget what happened just now did not leave at this moment, but silently looked at their backs.
Taking out the five gold coins that Alice had left behind from his pocket, Ronan smiled and tossed them.
It seems that Alice has a lot of gold coins hidden in her bag, and he said that he would leave it to his brother, so he would be disrespectful.
After playing for a while, he put the gold coin back in his arms.
Ronan turned his head to look at the location of the palace, and the smile on his face receded.
The Orange Army's forces have arrived in Triumph and are currently in a standoff with the defenders of Triumph.
Now the news of the emperor's death is coming.
Then the Duke of Raging Lion came forward and elected Edson to the throne.
As for the church, with the collapse of the Triumphal Cathedral, the projection of the evil god also disappeared.
To outsiders, this means that the church has at least succeeded in summoning the spirit projection and projecting the evil god, and Isha and Alice and others have solved it together.
After all, the power of the fifth order of the evil god projection was far beyond what real mortals could resist, and if the church failed, Triumph City would have already become a hunting ground for the other party's killing.
Through the bloodline invocation, Ronan set his eyes on Edson, watched him deal with the other third-order knight beside him, and then stepped into the palace.
Speaking of his brother, who also had a special past, Ronan remembered that Edson would occasionally bow his head and talk to himself at night.
It's about the daughter of the duke who was supposed to be a princess, but was attacked and died.
"I'm not a prince, but I can be a king." Ronan repeated Edson's words.
"Good luck then."
Then he turned and walked away in the direction of the outside of the city.
As Edson wishes, Triumph City will be his stage next.
As for the time when it was time for him to leave, after so long, the castle of the Cold Wind Leader after returning thought that it had been repaired.
Compared to Triumph City, Ronan wants to take Alice and the two back to his home.
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A day later.
From the North City Gate, the nearest textile town to Triumph City.
As a bustling town adjacent to the capital, it benefits from the call of the gods of Triumph City.
Many travelers and merchants from the northern provinces passed by and stopped here, further enhancing the town's business and popularity.
And this was possible in large part because the condition of the Black Death was slowing down.
It is difficult to know where the Black Death first appeared, but the time period when the outbreak was most violent was undoubtedly two years ago.
Throughout the year since, tens of millions of people across the empire have contracted the disease and died of despair and pain.
Villages are in ruins, cities are empty, and many places are no longer able to regain the hustle and bustle of the past.
After a year of fear, most of the rest of the people hiding at home were pleasantly surprised to find that their condition was in remission.
They couldn't understand the reason for this, but it was only when the news came out that the Daughter of Calamity and Triumph City were about to hold a god ceremony, they suddenly realized.
It is believed that God took away His punishment and gave pedestrians the courage to go out to the ceremony.
Today was supposed to be the day of the planned festival of the gods.
However, what had happened in Triumph City a day earlier was a sight to behold from everyone in and around the city.
"Just yesterday, when the heretics tried to disturb Triumph City and summon evil gods to plague the people in the city, the Church sensed the other party's conspiracy and stopped the evil gods before they tried to kill on a large scale, protecting God's people."
A priest from Triumph City was sitting on the grass outside the town, smiling.
He was already surrounded by a large number of curious residents and outsiders who had not had time to reach Triumph City.
Then the church summoned the Lord's gaze and brought the Daughter of Calamity and the Emperor to Heaven. The reign is now enthroned by Emperor Edson, the fourteenth ruler of the empire and the rightful successor of the House of Ortaus. β
The priest spoke slowly, explaining to the puzzled crowd.
Priest of the Holy Water Archbishop faction?
Ronan, who came in a cloak, thought to himself after listening to his words.
It seems that this is to wash away the chaos of Triumph City, and at the same time use the name of the church to endorse Edson so that he can rightfully ascend to the throne.
Ronan ignored him and came to the edge of the meadow.
There were two girls squatting on the ground, listening to the pastor's speech.
"The merchant is telling the truth." Alice thought dejectedly, looking down.
She didn't feel happy about Edson becoming emperor, but a strangeness.
In the warm family in the past, the faces of her father and mother began to blur in her heart, and her heart was chaotic for a while.
It wasn't until she was picked up by a pair of big hands and the whole person left the ground that she came back to her senses and tried to struggle in a panic.
"Don't make a fuss, it's me." Ronan threw off his hood and put his hands on Alice's neck and under her knees, and picked her up.
"Ronan, you're really back!" Alice stopped flailing her calves and reached out to pinch his cheek in surprise.
Why did you learn from Isha and start to like pinching my face?
"For my brother who I haven't seen for a long time, are you just welcome?"
Ronan wordlessly reached over and slammed his forehead against Alice's little head, causing her to puff out in anger and push back with all her might.
After a while, after discovering that he would not move, Alice reluctantly gave up.
Then he put his arm around his neck, resting his chin on his shoulder and his head pressed against him.
"I miss you so much, Ronan, how did you find me?"
"I've been out for so long, don't underestimate my brother." Ronan gently stroked Alice's back with his palm, soothing her latent uneasiness.
Then he looked at Isha next to him.
"Isha, she's not a bad person." Alice quickly looked up and pressed her hands on either side of Ronan's cheek, so that he could only face to face and cling to her face.
"Don't worry, why else would I come all the way back?" Ronan pushed her pink lips away from her, which was about to touch her.
"Isa, have you figured out where to go next?"
Hearing his inquiry, Isha pursed her lips and shook her head.
Triumph City must not be able to stay, in the propaganda of the church, she has been sacrificed to the gods, once her identity is revealed, she will inevitably be hunted down by the church endlessly.
"If you don't mind, how about going to me? The location of the Windlord is remote enough for you to avoid the attention of the church. β
"Really? It's dangerous. Alice replied on Isa's behalf, looking at him carefully, "Actually, you can help us get out of here, and we'll find a place to hide ourselves." β
Even if she is naΓ―ve, she can realize Isha's current troubles, so she never asks Ronan to take Isha in after meeting.
She didn't want to put her brother in danger because of herself.
"Do you think I might let you run around on your own?" Ronan pinched her nose before reaching out to Isa.
"Let's go, we'll go back now."
"Brother, you're the best." After confirming his thoughts, Alice turned to lie on his back, happily shaking her calves.
"You're willing to call me brother this time." Ronan gave her a roll of the eye.