Chapter 3: Wrestling in the Dark
As if something had happened to him, he deliberately lowered his face and expressed his inner dissatisfaction with a hideous expression.
All the creatures on the earth tried to hide themselves in the shadows as much as possible in the face of the sun's wrath, but they could still clearly feel the heat of the sun!
Faced with such a scorching heat, even the hardest working farmers chose to stay at home. But there is such a gardener who is still working seriously in the garden!
Although there are no precious flowers in this garden of thousands of square meters, it reveals the ingenuity of the owner of this garden everywhere! This owner has painted this garden into a beautiful picture that is constantly changing and fragrant by combining ordinary flowers of different colors, different flowering periods and different petal shapes in the garden in an orderly manner!
The gardener's work was over, and he slowly rose from the flowers, and he looked at the fruits of his labor, and smiled knowingly.
It's just strange that this overly handsome gardener doesn't have a trace of sweat on his face when he works in such weather!
At this moment a man in the form of a butler came in from outside the garden, and he carefully walked around the garden and stood respectfully before the gardener.
"Lord Wang, the Ninth Prince is coming to visit in civilian clothes!" It turns out that this young man dressed as a gardener is Abraham, the sixth prince of the Dongyu Empire! He is the strongest rival of the eldest prince Waters, and is considered to be one of the two princes of the Dongyu Empire who are most likely to inherit the throne!
When Abraham has nothing to do, he always likes to stay quietly in the garden alone, tending to those flowers and plants with his own hands, and this hobby of his is also a strange story in the Dongyu Empire!
"You bring him here, let him wait for me in the gazebo for a while, and I'll change my clothes and come over. Abraham handed the hat on his head to the steward's hand, and went out of the garden alone.
Abraham took a simple shower and changed into a white samurai suit before returning to the garden. When he saw Abrahamty, Timothy's eyes lit up.
Abraham has always been known as the most beautiful man in the capital! He has completely inherited the advantages of his parents, with clear contours, extremely delicate facial features, and fair skin, even the most discerning critics cannot find a single blemish on his face! Externally, Abraham was almost perfect! Even Timothy was very charming when he saw his smile. Abraham also received a high political bonus due to his appearance, becoming the only prince in the Dongyu Empire who could compete with the Great Prince.
But Timothy was very disdainful of Abraham's achievements with his appearance, and he even hated Abraham's appearance a little! Timothy felt that Abraham had nothing to praise except for this appearance!
The reason why he chose to take refuge in Abraham's side was simply that Timothy felt that he was better able to cope with it than the eldest prince!
Abraham knew exactly what Timothy was thinking, but he also needed Timothy, the mad dog, to do something that was inconvenient for him to show up. Although the two of them are not embarrassed, they can be regarded as taking what they need!
As soon as Abraham sat down, the butler poured him a cup of tea and placed it in front of him. Abraham glanced up at Timothy,
"Sixth brother, you better spare me! I can't get used to your tea. I just asked him to get me a glass of wine!" said Timothy, gesturing to the butler who was still standing in the gazebo.
Abraham smiled and said nothing, just savored the aroma of the tea, and the butler stood outside the pavilion with interest.
"Sixth brother, our operation has failed! Edlaide was only slightly wounded, and all of our operatives were killed except for Archibald and the Bells!" Timothy kept his voice down, though he was sure that the butler couldn't hear them.
"Hmm!" Abraham simply replied to Timothy, without any change in expression.
Timothy thought that Abraham was pretending to be profound, and he couldn't help but hate it, but he had to continue.
"Although we have made a lot of preparations, we still underestimate the importance that my father attaches to Edlaide! Not only did he send five hundred royal guards led by Higgins to protect Edlaide along the way, but he also asked ten Ouchi guards, including Bob, the deputy commander of the Ouchi guard, to disguise themselves as ordinary soldiers and domestic slaves of the Hou Mansion to protect Edlaide closely. In addition, his father also modified the carriage that only the royal family could ride in and gave it to him. Edlaide relied on the magic defense array of the carriage and the desperate rescue of the Ouchi guard Kurey to escape under the attack of lightning. The 'bell ringer' was also plotted by Bob disguised as a cook!, I was hiding under one of the Royal Guards, and I died at Bob's hands!" Timothy said indignantly.
"We didn't know anything about the Ouchi guards and the royal carriage before this, which led to our defeat this time!" Timothy said as he looked at Abraham unwillingly, faintly complaining that his information was inaccurate!
"Since Father has made such careful preparations for Charity's safety, if we still assassinate Charity, I'm afraid we will only suffer greater losses! I don't think this matter should end here, and when there is a more opportunity in the future, we won't be too late to act!" Abraham said softly, as if he didn't understand the meaning of Timothy's words, taking a sip of tea.
Seeing that Abraham was in this attitude, Timothy stood up suddenly,
"Sixth brother, you promised to help me! Why did you back down at this time! You also know that my mother was killed by her father because of the slut who gave birth to Charity. I will not be willing to avenge my mother by killing Edward!I have sent Elber out, and I think that with Archibald and the Bell couple by his side to assist him, Ed must be doomed this time!" said Timothy excitedly.
"Elber, that necromancer, Timothy, are you crazy! The necromancer is the public enemy of the Youlan Continent! If you are found to have a relationship with a necromancer, you will have a hard time just passing the church! Let it go, you want to take revenge in the future, and you will have a chance in the future!" Abraham advised Timothy bitterly.
"Sixth brother, you agree with me to do this, and if you don't agree with me, I will do it! In order to avenge my mother, and for you to be able to ascend to the throne in the future, this time I will never let Ed's little bastard return to the Seine Peninsula alive! You can rest assured, if this matter is revealed in the future, I will never implicate you! You can let the little brother be the master himself! Farewell!" Timothy bowed deeply to Abraham, turned around and walked out quickly.
"Ninth brother, ninth brother!" Abraham stood up and called out anxiously to Timothy behind his back, but Timothy ignored Abraham and walked straight out of the garden.
Timothy had just left the garden, and before Abraham had time to return to normal, a knowing smile appeared on his face. Then Abraham sat down calmly in his place, savoring the tea in his hand, as if nothing had happened.
A frail middle-aged man shook a fan, walked into the garden, smiled and nodded to the butler, and walked into the gazebo and sat down opposite Abraham.
Abraham saw the middle-aged man, poured him a cup of tea himself, and handed it to him. This person didn't shirk either, and directly picked up the teacup in front of him.
"Mr. Hearst, Lao Jiu doesn't want me to do this, it seems that I have to share it with you!" Abraham said with a smile, his emotions as if they were not affected by Timothy.
"The Ninth Prince is still unwilling to give up?"
"Just as we expected! Only this time Timothy sent Elber's necromancer, and I'm afraid it's a bit of a problem. Although I sent the 'Bell Ringer' to deal with Timothy last time, it was only for show, and it was in Ed's best interest to stay alive!, and we also arranged for Bob to be a pawn against the 'Bell Ringer'. But this Elber is not so easy to deal with, and I have heard that he has most likely reached the level of the Grand Magus. If he strikes, I'm afraid Ed is really in danger!Mr. Hearst, do you have any good ideas?"
"The method is actually very simple, but I am a little worried that there are other purposes behind the Nine Princes' performance. ”
"Oh, tell me about it!"
"On the surface, as long as the nine princes can clean their hands and feet this time, Emperor Bixia will be suspicious of all the princes in power because of the assassination of Marquis Amity, and then take back the power in the hands of the princes. This would bring all the princes back to the same line, or close the gap between the princes. In this way, the Nine Princes, who are supported by many local wealthy families, have a chance!"
"The main supporters of the eldest prince come from the military, which has a lot to do with the fact that the eldest prince fought with the army in the four directions in his early years. However, the eldest prince will also be more suspicious for this reason! Although our strength will also be affected to a certain extent, it should be much smaller than that of the eldest prince! As long as we deal with it properly, we may still be able to gain something from one another! This is also the main reason why we support the ninth prince. ”
"But now there's one more variable in this matter!"
"You mean the woman called Belinda?"
"The prince is clever, it's that woman!"
"Haha, when did Mr. Hearst learn to slap horses, but I like it, you go on!" Abraham Daxiao said in a few voices.
"I noticed that after that woman appeared, the Nine Princes immediately had a group of supporters in the court. Although the positions of these officials are not high, they are all people who can play a key role. They had been keeping a low profile for years, but after Belinda appeared, they began to lean towards the Nine Princes in a subtle way. Although they were very careful not to attract the attention of others, they still showed their feet in some things!"
"What do you think about Belinda being from an organization based on your analysis?"
"Belinda rarely shows up, but I still found an opportunity to test her. I don't know if she was intentional or unintentional, she showed her skills, her martial arts skills are extremely high, and I am even worried that she is very likely to be a sword master!"
"Sword Saint, are you overestimating that woman! If she is really a Sword Saint, she must be very well-known in the Youlan Continent, but I have never heard of a character like her!"
"Lord, you don't know that there are some mysterious masters in each empire! Belinda should belong to this category. ”
"Lao Jiu will not betray the interests of the empire, and the Cult of Light will never support Lao Jiu's attack on Charity. In this way, Belinda is likely to be from the Cult of the Dark Moon. ”
"Lord Wangming!"
"Speaking of which, Lao Jiu now has the Dark Moon God Sect as a backer, no wonder he doesn't take me seriously. It seems that the Dark Moon God Sect is interested in our Dongyu Empire! If that's the case, I can't even let Lao Jiu involve me!Teacher Hearst, I can listen to your opinions now, right?"
"Lord, you've forgotten someone!" Hearst stood up suddenly, smiling and pointing to the palace, then in the direction of the Cult of the Illuminati.
"It's a good idea to get both things done at once, but I'm going to have to trouble you to go one more time!" said Abraham smiled knowingly with Hearst.
While Abraham was discussing with his governess, the commander of the Ouchi guard, Kemp, and the royal guard admiral Belloc were in a side hall, reporting to Emperor Bixia about the assassination of the Marquis of Edlaide.
"So many people protect Ed or hurt him, what are they doing to eat?" During this time, Emperor Bixia was very irritable, and Camp and Bellock didn't even dare to raise their heads in the face of this supreme's reprimand.
"Bellok, how is the investigation of the assassination?" the Emperor asked, looking at Belloc with wide eyes.
"Bixia, everyone involved in this matter is dead, and we are pursuing other clues!" Belloc heard the emperor's question, and hurriedly took two steps forward.
"Pursuing other clues? Isn't that any progress! It's been so long since this matter happened, and you still use this sentence to prevaricate me. Do you have to wait for the person who wants to kill me to stand in front of me before you can identify him?" the Emperor roared angrily.
"Bixia is angry!Wechen doesn't dare!Wechen is guilty, please punish Bixia heavily!" Belloc was so frightened that he immediately knelt on the ground, and kept pleading guilty, not even daring to raise his head.
"I'll give you another ten days, if you still can't find any clues, you don't have to come to see me again, just go home and pick up the child!" the emperor waved his hand in disgust.
Belloc was about to leave, but the Emperor called him back again, and made him so frightened that he hurriedly fell to his knees again.
"You immediately send 200 cavalry of the Royal Guard to Campo, remember! You must be reliable! If something goes wrong, be careful that I will cut off your head directly!"
"Yes, Bixia!" Belloc saw that the emperor had no more orders, and left cautiously.
"Kemp, what do you think about Ed?" the Emperor looked at Kemp, his tone softened slightly.
"Back to Bixia, Higgins immediately searched the surroundings after the incident, and they found a used magic scroll. Higgins had already sent someone to send the used magic scroll and the 'arrow of the mother' that shot Viscount Dick back to the capital as soon as possible. Although there was no mark left on that magic scroll, I was able to confirm through comparison that this magic scroll was not the work of our Dongyu Empire magician! ”
"As for the two 'child and mother arrows', we initially suspect that they are the work of the male and female arrows, Bell and Melly, and we are currently tracking their whereabouts. However, due to the short time frame, we have not made much progress at the moment. Kemp said cautiously.
Hearing that Camp was able to make such a gain in such a short period of time, the emperor's face finally softened a little.
"Is Ed really okay?" the Emperor asked with concern.
At the same time that Higgins reported to Belloc, Bob also sent a secret report, and his description of the situation was basically consistent with Higgins's report. At the same time as the lightning fell, Curey pushed away the Marquis of Edlaide, who had only suffered some minor injuries and was no longer in any problems. ”
"Kurey did a good job this time, awarding him the eldest son, Knight of the Empire. You send someone to see how the other children of Kure are doing, and if there are any materials to be made, you might as well transfer them to the Ouchi guard to train them. ”
"I represent the Holy Grace of Kureshebixia!" Hearing that the Emperor rewarded his subordinates so heavily, Camp immediately knelt down on Kureshein's behalf.
"Get up, as long as you are loyal to the king, I will not let their blood be shed in vain!"
"Kemp, who are the people who assassinated me?" the Emperor asked with a solemn expression when Kemp stood up.
"Back to Bixia, after the assassination, I used to examine the bodies of those people with Beroc. At that time, we concluded that those assassins must be the tools of murder raised by people using secret methods! Although these people are superb in martial arts, because the secret methods have seriously overdrawn the potential of their bodies, they will never live past the age of thirty!"
"Judging from the situation of their battle, they should have been gathered together for training at a very young age, otherwise the cooperation between them would never be so tacit! Liliang, who was ten people, actually killed and injured forty or fifty Ouchi guards, and almost injured Bixia in this way! If it weren't for Earl Acheson's death to save him, Wechen would have no choice but to apologize with death now!" Camp couldn't help but shudder when he thought of the scene at that time.
The Emperor seemed reluctant to mention it, and waved his hand to stop Camp from continuing.
"Have you dealt with all the people you arranged before?" the Emperor asked in a slightly lowered voice.
"They're all gone, and they'll never be seen again!" Hearing the Emperor suddenly ask about this, Camp also became cautious.
"What the hell is going on with the rumors outside?, will anyone know about it?" the emperor's face was once again cloudy.
"Wechen really doesn't know what the rumors outside are about, but Wechen can use the head of Xiang to vouch for it, and it is absolutely impossible for this matter to leak out!" Seeing the emperor's expression, Camp immediately knelt on the ground and defended.
The Emperor didn't say anything more, just looked straight at Kemp, who was kneeling in front of him. Camp didn't dare to make any moves, and sweat ran down his cheeks.
"You need to find out as soon as possible who is spreading these rumors!"
"Yes, Bixia! Wechen must find out about this matter as soon as possible!"
"Get up, go and select ten Ouchi guards, under the same conditions as Bellock's, and be loyal and reliable! Let them gather the two hundred royal guard cavalry of Beloc, and hurry to the town of Dapraia to support Higgins. ”
"Also, you report the situation to Bilbohm, I heard that he returned to the capital for Acheson's business, but it seems that something about the Magic Guild was delayed, so he didn't leave with Ed. I think this matter is a bit strange, and you can also check from this aspect to see who did it. ”
"Yes! I'll do it right away. Seeing that Bixia didn't have any more instructions, Camp retired and left the side hall, and when he got outside, he found that his back was completely soaked with sweat!
The child of the old butler of Earl's Court, Wizard Bilbow grew up with Acheson, and while he accompanied Acheson on his magic tests, his magical talent was accidentally discovered. The old earl sent him to study at the magic school in the capital at that time, and took him to visit famous teachers. Bilbom was also very competitive, entering the ranks of wizards before he was twenty years old, and later qualifying as a wizard at the age of thirty-five.
However, since Bilbo obtained his qualification as a magister, he has not taken any tests, and has remained in the city of Zarat, serving as a mage for Earl Acheson as the city keeper of Zarat.
This time, after Bilbom learned of the unexpected death of Count Acheson, he immediately rushed to the capital non-stop to help Jenny deal with Acheson's death. Originally, he accompanied Jenny and Ed to rush back to the Seine Peninsula with his sister, but he was dragged down by some trivial matters of the Magic Guild and never made the trip. When he saw the news that Camp had sent him, he realized that he had been fooled! Someone must have stopped him by the use of the Magic Guild because he didn't want him to stay with Ed.
Thinking of this, Bilbohm could no longer sit still, but before he could make any moves, Boswell, the chief of guard of Earl Acheson, had already hurried to find him.
"Mr. Bilbohm, have you heard about Ed's side?" said Boswell, looking at Bilbohm anxiously.
"I've just gotten the word that Commander Camp has sent me that they're all right, is it true?" asked Bilbohm, incredulous.
"Ed sent for Dick's body to be returned, and they sent me a letter as soon as they arrived in the capital! Ed was slightly wounded at the time, but is now all right. Jenny had only suffered some concussions in her internal organs, but as long as she recuperated for a few days, she should be able to walk on the ground. But according to Eddie's letter, Jenny was devastated by Dick's affair, and he was worried that Jenny's grief would affect her recovery time, and even cause her any sequelae. Boswell said worriedly.
Poswell was an orphan adopted by Count Acheson, who grew up with Jenny and had a deep affection for her. It's just that due to the huge gap in the identities of the two, Boswell has always buried this feeling deep in his heart, and this time he heard that Jenny was hurt so much, he couldn't hide his emotions anymore, and his love was beyond words.
Bilbot had grown up watching Jenny and Boswell, and he had a good idea of what was going on in Boswell's heart, but he didn't have anything more to do about it. Seeing Boswell's appearance, Bilbom could only sigh secretly, pretending not to see anything.
"Did you come to me for any ideas?"
"Mr. Bilbohm, I want to ask you to get there, and now you are the only one who can keep Jenny and Ed safe!, but I wonder if the Magic Guild can let you go?"
"Even if you don't come to me, I'll rush over! How about you, come with me?"
"I still have some things to deal with here in the capital, as soon as the matter here is over, I will rush over immediately!" Boswell said again.
"Don't tell me why, I probably know something. I just wanted to tell you that you are now not only representing yourself, but you are also representing the Earl's Court, be careful!" Bilbohm said as he patted Boswell on the shoulder.
Boswell nodded gratefully when he heard Bilbom be so considerate. Not long after he left, Bilbohm simply packed up and hurried on his way overnight.
It was already completely dark, and Hurst, the governess of the children of Abraham the Sixth Prince, suddenly appeared in front of the church of the Illuminati, and he quietly entered the church, but did not stay in it for long, and left in a hurry, and the door of the church was quiet again.
The moon slipped away silently before the sun lit up the earth, and the whole shijie was plunged into darkness. A dark figure sneaked out of the most inconspicuous corner of the church by the darkness of the night, and he observed the surroundings to make sure that no one had noticed him, and immediately ran out of the city.