There was a sound outside the heavy iron door, Nolan knew in his heart that this day had finally come, but he didn't have any fear, the joints of his hands and feet were pierced by iron locks, and he was firmly tied to the cross iron frame, even so, those people were still not at ease, and set up many spells to block the spirit core in his body, and now Nolan is even worse than ordinary people, his hands and feet are numb, his whole body is dull and painful, and it takes a lot of strength to even open his eyes.

"Lord Mu Bai, as soon as I heard the footsteps, I knew it was you. ”

The dazzling firelight made Nolan's eyes squint, although he couldn't see the face of the person who came, but he still knew who the other party was, the dark dungeon made him unable to tell the difference between day and night, but he knew that today was the day of judgment.

In order to weaken him as much as possible, not to mention food, not even a sip of water, and after not speaking for a long time, Nolan's voice became hoarse and dry, like the sound of a blunt knife rubbing against a stone slab.

"I'm sorry, Lord Nolan, but there's nothing I can do about it, and you know that I'm in charge of justice, but now ...... Alas. ”

Mu Bai inserted the torch into the iron shelf next to the wall, his already thin cheeks became even more haggard, he had come to see Nolan many times, and after a few brief conversations, he knew that Ye Bei could never be Nolan's assassination, but he was really powerless and couldn't help Nolan.

"When I was ordered by His Majesty to leave White Wolf City, I was already prepared, but the gloomy and dirty of this dungeon was far beyond my expectations, and I look at the way I look now, which is worse than the rats in the gutter, but I am afraid that it is much more dull. Nolan laughed nonchalantly.

"Lord Nolan, you don't care about your life, but if you really die in the North Wind City, then the North Ye Kingdom will not be at peace, and you and Your Majesty's decades of hard work will inevitably be burned, who else will be able to calm the war at that time?"

Mu Bai shook his head and sighed, he was just a bachelor, after Ye Bei fell into a coma, he could no longer speak in the palace, those ministers rejected him intentionally or unintentionally, and the queen also deliberately distanced himself and ignored his suggestions.

"Lord Mu Bai, what are you going to do?" Nolan watched in surprise as Mu Bai tried to untie the chains on his body with the key, knowing that it is not for anyone to afford to commit this kind of crime privately.

"I'm an old man, I don't have a wife or concubine, what kind of crime can't I bear? It's a big deal to die, whether I go to heaven or hell, I really don't care, I've been a bachelor all my life, I just want to do something for the North Ye Country and the people, I just hope that after you leave the North Wind City, you will never come back, they really can't stand the endless war." ”

Mu Bai's palms were full of sweat, wasn't he really afraid? No, he was extremely scared, Mu Bai was in charge of justice, he knew very well what kind of criminal law he would face for the crime of recidivism, but he knew even more that if Nolan died in North Wind City, there would be no room for maneuver.

Once the war breaks out, don't think about living in peace for decades, the North Ye Country will fall into hell, and in the end, no matter who wins or loses, the suffering caused by the war will be difficult to make up.

Nolan shook his head weakly, and sneered, "Lord Mu Bai, if you let me go now, aren't you afraid that you will let the tiger return to the mountain, and after you go back, you will lead the army north for a real rebellion?"

"You won't, you are a person who has experienced war, you know better than me what the consequences will be, the right is not what you want, otherwise you didn't need to help Your Majesty at all, you could have set yourself up as a king, but you didn't, but instead helped Your Majesty calm down the civil strife and repel foreign enemies, I still don't understand, why the queen is sure that it was you who assassinated Your Majesty, why the two Highnesses will frame you, but there must be some misunderstanding in this. ”

What kind of person is Nolan Mu Bai knows best, before Ye Bei ascended the throne, the influence of his Nuo family in the north even exceeded that of the royal family, the first king had to treat Nolan's father with courtesy, and he didn't dare to offend in the slightest, such a family, if Nolan had a rebellious heart, he just had to raise his arms and shout, Ye Bei was an illegitimate child, what to fight with him?

But he didn't do this, he was willing to become Ye Bei's guide, paving stone, and even willing to leave White Wolf City and come to the palace to help Ye Bei deal with things, or rather, to be a hostage.

"Lord Mu Bai, I admire your courage in sacrificing your will, but do you really think that if you let me go, all this will stop? No, this is far from over, I don't know who is framing me, but the other party's purpose is obvious, he just wants to launch a coup d'état and control the change of power, as long as my Nuo family still exists, he will not give up, the war has already begun, how to end?"

Nolan shook his head and smiled bitterly, Mu Bai is just a bachelor after all, he has noble character and a fair heart, but he has no keen insight, and he doesn't know that the so-called war is not only wolf smoke and blood, but also the undercurrent that devours people's hearts.

"Has it already started......

Mu Bai was stunned in place, his chest seemed to be blocked by something, and he was a little out of breath, it turned out that what he was worried about had happened.

"It doesn't matter what the truth is, the water in the north is getting more and more muddy, no one knows who will die when the next sword falls, even Your Majesty has not been spared, not to mention that I, Lord Mubai, I advise you, leave the north early, this place can no longer accommodate people like you. ”

The seven-story dungeon symbolizes the seven layers of hell, neither in the aisles nor in the prison there is no light, but anyone who is locked up here can no longer see the light, hear the human voice, except for torture, only the darkness and loneliness of the day, here hunger and pain are not the worst enemies, silence is, there is no sound, nothing can be seen, the whole world seems to be left with only themselves.

Not many people can survive it, and many are already crazy before they even wait for the trial, and they wish that someone would interrogate them, torture them, even if they die, and they are not willing to endure the loneliness of day after day.

Mu Bai almost couldn't imagine how Nolan survived, he held the torch, and walked out numbly along the secluded tunnel, screaming, crying, and weird laughter from time to time in the heavy iron doors on both sides, making people shudder, this is not a dungeon, this is hell.

Three hours later, at dawn.

Nolan was taken out of the dungeon by six royal guards, the original soft sunlight seemed a little dazzling to him, he broke free from the guards' arms, tried to stand up straight, and staggered up the stairs against the wall, he was the Duke of Nolan of the North Wind City, the guardian of the North, even if his hands and feet were broken, he didn't need to be helped.

Mu Bai was already waiting outside, he was the one in charge of justice, and today's trial must be present, but he could hardly bear to look directly into Nolan's eyes, for the first time, he knew that the other party was innocent but had to send him to a mortal trial.

The guards on the city walls, the servants, the maids, the merchants, watched all this, they knew what day it was, today the city of the north wind was going to judge a duke, the iron-blooded guardian of the north.

Mu Bai wanted to get to the main trial hall quickly, but he had to slow down because of Nolan's physical condition, those eyes were like sharp spears piercing Mu Bai's heart, making him ashamed, he could only force himself to look at the ground, not to look at the people around him, not to look at Nolan, and to lead the way with his head bowed silently.

The sides of the presiding chamber were already full of nobles and knights, all of whom were jurors this time, all of them were old faces, and now they were all waiting to see what happened to them, and all that was left was the playful smiles and whispers of the old flattering faces.

There was a sneer on the corner of Nolan's mouth, he didn't care about the opinions of this group of people, today's trial was just a show, how obvious the result was, if the non-code stipulated that the trial must be held, I am afraid that he would already be in the execution ground.

"Empress, Duke Nolan is in poor health, can you give him a chair. Mu Bai saluted respectfully, he really couldn't stand the appearance of Nolan dragging such a body, barely supporting the table to be interrogated.

"Lord Mu Bai, you are the presiding judge today, you don't need my permission to do what to do, and please remember that Nolan is no longer a duke, he is just a criminal. ”

The queen sat on Mu Bai's left side, her face was like being sealed with wax, there was no change in expression, and her tone was not up and down, there was a blonde man standing beside her, wearing a black cloak, looking down and not seeing his face clearly, not many people present knew him, but if Nalan was still alive, he could recognize it at a glance, this person was a puppet.

The imperial guard took a chair and put it in front of Nolan, but Nolan shook his head, he supported his body with his hands, turned his head to look at the queen and said, "No need, what you want to try and how to judge, you can start directly." ”

Mu Bai sighed, sat down on the main seat, and cleared his throat, "Nolan, at Lingwan's opening prom, did you assassinate Your Majesty, causing Your Majesty to be poisoned, and you are still unconscious." ”

"If I say no, the queen can be trusted?" Nolan looked at the queen coldly.

The queen seemed to notice Nolan's eyes, and she closed her eyes and remained silent.

Mu Bai beckoned, the two imperial guards brought in the Moon Prince and Princess Ziluo, Nolan looked at the two children puzzled, he really didn't understand why these two children who had grown up by themselves framed themselves?

"It was he who assassinated my father, I can't be mistaken, at that time Ziluo and I were standing behind my father, and he even wanted to kill us together. Yue Slash said categorically, his words were full of hatred for Nolan, and he glared at Nolan viciously, as if he wished to break him to pieces now.

"Two Highnesses, can you describe the situation in detail, how Nolan assassinated His Majesty, and do you have any clear evidence for the two Highnesses?"

He must get to the bottom of this matter, but whenever there is a trace of possibility, he hopes to save Nolan, he does not believe the testimony of Yue and Ziluo, these two children are too easy to be deceived, if Nolan really wants to assassinate Ye Bei, how can he be found out by the two children.