Chapter 15: Rumors Spread
King Roy, who had always been in good health, fell ill without warning. This caught many people off guard, both the royal family and the ministers.
"Your Royal Highness, you are a little absent-minded today!" Although the king was seriously ill, he insisted that Joshua not delay his studies. However, Geraint saw that Joshua had no intention of continuing to practice swordsmanship.
"Isn't my father's illness serious, Geraint!" Joshua was worried about his father.
"His Royal Highness, King Bixia, his body has always been healthy. We don't believe he just fell. Geraint looked at Joshua.
"You lie, Geraint!" said Joshua, suddenly excited, "and I heard yesterday from the priests that my father is in a bad state now. ”
"Your Royal Highness, our King Bixia asks you not to waste your swordsmanship even when he is seriously ill. Do you want to disappoint him?" asked Gerant.
"I ...... I ......" Joshua was speechless for a moment.
"Quick, pick up the wooden sword in your hand, be fearless like a man, and meet all kinds of challenges. Geraint said to Joshua.
"I get what you say, Xiexie, Geraint. Joshua calmed down and raised his wooden sword again......
"Hasn't there been any progress in King Bixia's illness?" Byron asked the priest as he looked worriedly at King Roy, whose breath was getting weaker and weaker day by day.
"Lord Byron, we have tried all kinds of things in the past few days, but the king's illness has not improved at all. We have now put up notices throughout the city, and have paid a lot of money to hire into the palace a man who can cure the king of Bixia's illness. The priest replied.
"I hope there will be good news soon, and King Bixia will trouble you. So saying, Byron left the dormitory.
Worried about the king's illness and having to deal with a lot of government affairs in the kingdom of Reims lately, Byron has been in a state of fatigue. As soon as he returned to his official residence, he was about to review some official documents from all over the country, and before he knew it, he fell asleep in his chair.
"Where is this?" Byron woke up to find himself in a dark, enclosed space. There were walls all around, and they didn't seem to be angry, except for the strange sounds that came to their ears.
"What is this, and who is making that noise?" shouted Byron, drawing his sword from his belt.
"Hahahaha......" Suddenly there was a terrifying laugh in the space, "The whole Shijie is about to be shrouded in darkness, the last descendant of light, your end is coming." ”
"Who are you, where are you, come out quickly!" Byron shouted as he waved the holy wall.
"The walls of the kingdom, how long can you guard the Last Descendant of Light?hahahaha!" Suddenly a puff of black smoke appeared in front of Byron with a sinister smile, and this voice and this puff of black smoke made Byron feel a sense of déjà vu.
"No matter who you are, I, Byron, will not let you succeed today. Byron held up the holy wall and shouted at the puff of black smoke in front of him.
"Hahahaha! Do you still have to fight to the death?" the black smoke suddenly swelled, turned into the head of a demon, and rushed towards Byron with its bloody mouth open.
"Ahh
Suddenly, Byron's whole body shook and he found himself sitting in a chair at home. It turned out that everything just now was just a dream.
"Is it a dream, or is it an omen?" said Byron, thoughtfully.
Geraint and Joshua finished their day's practice and left the palace. When he rode his horse down the street, he found that many people were talking to each other.
"Hey, man, did you see the notice posted today? King Bixia seems to be sick!"
"Yes, I heard that the priests have no choice, and now they are looking for someone in the city who can cure the king's illness. ”
"The king's body has always been strong, how can he say that he is sick when he is sick?"
Geraint began to pay attention to some of the conversations.
"I heard a great secret. Someone said suddenly.
"What's the secret?"
"Don't tell me about the secret of King Weishenme's illness. ”
"Weishenme is sick?"
"I heard that King Bixia was poisoned, this poison is very rare, and no one can solve it. ”
"Really, has the murderer been found?"
"Many people suspect that Lord Byron, the leader of the Golden Dragon Knights, poisoned him. The man said.
"Don't make jokes like that. Lord Byron was the king's younger brother and had always been loyal to King Bixia. ”
"Yes, Lord Byron is brave and kind, and says that he will poison the king, and the sows will be able to climb the tree. ”
"Don't, don't, listen to me. I heard that Lord Byron was confused by a book called the Holy Magic Codex and was controlled by the evil Liliang. He poisoned the king in order to seize the throne, and the poison was learned from that book. ”
"That makes sense. Anyway, I heard a shocking piece of news today. Some say that Prince Joshua was actually the illegitimate son of Lord Byron and the Queen. You see, during the king's serious illness, Lord Byron had already taken control of the state, and it seemed that once the king died, he would be the next king. Someone whispered there.
"No wonder! Prince Joshua is only a few years old, and the king is a little old, and it is a little strange that he has a son in his old age. If Prince Joshua is the illegitimate son of the queen who had an affair with Byron, this makes sense. ”
"What are you talking nonsense?" said Geraint, who suddenly became furious when he heard this, and grabbed the collar of the man closest to him with one hand and shouted loudly.
"It's Lord Geraint......" Everyone saw that it was Geraint who appeared, and they fled, leaving only the man who had been captured by Geraint.
"Tell me, Weishenme is here to spread rumors and frame Lord Byron?" asked Geraint viciously at the gossiper.
"My lord, it's none of my business, I also listened to others, you can let me go. The man pleaded bitterly with Geraint.
"Then tell me, where did these rumors come from?" asked Geraint again.
"I don't know, that's what a lot of people in Floating City say anyway. I've heard that even other knights have said this. The man hurriedly explained.
"Next time I hear you people spread this kind of rumor, I'll definitely put you all in jail, be careful. Geraint let go of her grip on the collar.
"Lord Geraint, I'm not going to follow them around anymore. The man spoke in a panic as he fled, occasionally turning his head to see where Geraint was.
"In the days when the king has been ill, rumors have spread in the city, and I must report it to Lord Byron as soon as possible. "This must be some conspiracy by some person with ulterior motives." ”
"Black smoke, voice, weishenme, it feels very familiar," Byron thought about the dream.
"Lord Byron!" a hurried voice interrupted Byron's thoughts.
"It's Geraint, you're so flustered today?" Byron asked.
"My lord, I was on my way home today, and I heard a lot of gossip about you along the way. "Gerante was a little emotional.
"Well, what rumors?"
"They say that King Bixia's illness was caused by your poisoning, that you want to usurp the throne. There is even more outrageous, saying that His Royal Highness the Prince is the illegitimate son of you and the Queen. Geraint described what she had just heard on the street.
"At this time, such rumors are spreading, and things are definitely not simple. Byron slapped the table and got up and said, "Is that dream a warning to me?"
"What dreams did you have, Lord Byron?" asked Geraint.
"With this sound and this puff of black smoke, I finally understood what was going on. Byron suddenly thought of something, "Go, Geraint." Let's hurry up and go to the palace to see, the old El's incident was really not so simple. I have a few remaining doubts, I don't know if there is a chance to confirm it. ”
Byron quickly marched towards the palace, and Geraint followed closely behind: "Lord Byron, I didn't fully understand what you said!"
In a dimly lit secret room in the royal city, a heavy ancient book unfolded on a stone table. This Holy Magic Codex, which should have been sealed, has reappeared in a corner of the royal city.
"Byron, even if you know the truth, it will be too late. A mysterious man dressed in black robe reappeared in the secret room.