When Ladislaus, who had made a leap after experiencing the Battle of the Sistine Chapel, began his career as a monarch, Anna, who had also experienced this life-and-death battle, was on her way to escape.

She was not burned to ashes as Cardinal Medici predicted, nor was she even seriously injured.

Of course, this didn't actually make her happy. Ever since she came to Rome and learned that she had to return to the reformed Ladislaus, she was confused and didn't know how to survive.

She begged Adrian VI not to make such an arrangement and would rather be a beggar's wife.

But how could the resolute and determined Pope be so soft-hearted because of a woman's tears?

She had a very clear memory of the first half of the Battle of the Sistine Chapel. After the flaming boar incarnated by the Lord of Fire collided with Cyric's clone, she got past it.

However, judging from subsequent developments, it was not difficult for her to guess that the all-powerful Cyric seemed to have been thwarted by Cassus, whom she believed in.

She watched helplessly as the Medici Cardinal took control of the situation and teamed up with the Colonna family to arrest all her father, uncles and cousins.

If she hadn't been in a coma for a while and failed to return home in time, the Xibo family would have been wiped out.

However, based on the traditional concept of patrilineal inheritance, it is true that not a single male in the Xibo family escaped.

Anna, who was already desperate, could only choose to continue struggling in order to rescue her relatives.

Although Cassus borrowed her leather armor to sneak into the Sistine Chapel, and used her body to fight a powerful enemy.

But now she can feel no trace of Kasusus at all, and even the "wildness of life" has disappeared without a trace. This legendary leather armor, as a passage and sacrifice for the coming of the true god, has really turned into ashes.

The Lord of Fire seems to have forgotten his faithful followers.

Anna did not dare to expect that the gods would harm their relationship with the warlock royal family for the sake of a believer, even if the believer unknowingly helped his great cause.

She knew very well what a heinous crime she had committed against Ladislaus. She knew even more clearly that what was more serious than her personal betrayal was the wrong side of the Seabot family.

She had no intention of escaping prison and rescuing her family, because the Xibo family, which had lost all political power, had no place in the world.

After confirming that her family would be sent to Vienna for the crime of "assisting the Demon of the Star and Moon in attacking the Sistine Chapel", she escaped from Rome with the seriously wounded knight Cassano on his back. He was touched by Cassus' fire.

Only half a life left.

The Roman walls were built during the ancient empire to defend the capital city of half a million people, so escaping from Rome was not difficult.

Anna lost the ability to transform into a Razorboar and now reverts to a normal boar transformation.

This actually saved her life. His Highness Tony asked the patrol to report to him immediately after discovering a wild boar with particularly long tusks.

If she was captured, she would have no chance to go to Vienna.

Marquise Facchetti, who came to Rome, would not miss such a good opportunity to eliminate her opponent. She only thought that Anna would soon become Ladislaus's official mistress.

This was also Adrian's propaganda caliber. He claimed that after Ladislaus accepted the ordination of a cardinal, a celebration would be held for Ladislaus and Anna.

Formal mistresses also have a similar "wedding" ceremony. After this ceremony, formal mistresses will be recognized in the social circles of high-ranking nobles.

But all this was meaningless to Anna. In the forest next to Rome, she made a straw mat for Knight Cassano. Then she dragged this loyal minister who had never left the Sibo family in the most critical moments and fled north.

Since he has become the enemy of the Roman Church and the Warlock Royal Family at the same time, there is only one place to go for as big as Europe.

Anna decided to go to the Duke of Bourbon, a man who was somewhat interested in her.

Although Anna, who is now helpless, cannot become the wife of the Duke of Bourbon, even if she is still the noble daughter of the Ligurian consul, she is only barely worthy of being a close member of the French royal family.

But after going through countless struggles, Anna discovered that she had a use for the Kingdom of France: to balance the full-fledged Admiral Andre Doria.

Moreover, although the Xibo family is now labeled as a heinous "anti-Dark Sun, anti-society and anti-humanity" element, the Xibo family still has very huge properties in major financial institutions. Even the richest people closest to the Habsburg family

The Geer Textile Association also did not announce the confiscation of the Sibo family's deposits.

The confiscation of these properties will greatly damage the credit of financial institutions. The Siebo family's assets in each institution range from hundreds of thousands to tens of thousands of thalers. This number is not worth the damage to the most important reputation of the banking industry by those financial institutions.

to invade.

Of course, if Anna died, these financial institutions would definitely applaud her.

If you make false accounts and pay more attention to the above, the Xibo family's money will become a dead account.

But now that Anna has escaped, with this money, she can always have something to rely on.

With both usefulness and funds for activities, Anna was sure that she would be favored by the Duke of Bourbon and even Francois.

She never considered taking the money and escaping to a place where the Habsburgs could not reach, such as Scandinavia or Moscow, or even going to the Black Continent.

Although the old father dedicated her to the true elect pope, the dedication was not completed yet.

However, a daughter cannot ignore her last relatives under any circumstances. Only by becoming a pawn of the Kingdom of France and re-entering the Ligurian power system can the Habsburg family let her family go.

Anna encouraged herself in her heart while dragging Knight Cassano through the dangerous bushes with difficulty.

They had been away from Rome for several days, and Anna was afraid to enter the town, so they kept traveling through the Apennine Mountains.

Although Knight Cassano woke up, there was no medicine and his recovery was slow and he was still unable to walk on his own.

The food was good and not bad. Anna transformed herself into a wild boar and instinctively knew which wild fruits were edible and which ones were poisonous, and she could digest whatever she ate.

She tried her best to let Chevalier Cassano eat as well as she could, and insisted on eating whatever she wanted.

The only time they ate better was a deer. After Anna killed it, Cassino cleaned the internal organs and they had a meal of roast venison.

Anna used to bring all kinds of spices with her when traveling. Now she almost sheds tears of happiness while eating light meat without any salt.

But after Knight Cassano woke up, at least the problem of the night watch was solved. Anna had not slept well for several days.

I can finally get some sleep these days.

After more than ten days of arduous journey, they were already very close to the Ligurian city. Of course, they would not dare to go to Andre Doria.

You have to walk along the mountains for a while, break through the Milan area and enter the Principality of Savoy controlled by the French army.

Both Anna and Cassano were very worried about whether Milan, which was under the control of the Habsburg family, would be raided. Their worries were unnecessary.

The current administrative officials of the city of Milan are all Ferdinand's cronies, and they are busy looking for ways to establish a relationship with Ladislas. They have no time to care about the two unlucky guys in the southern mountains.

This is not considered malfeasance on their part. It is only right that they control the newly occupied areas first from the city of Milan.

But although no one came to trouble them, they eventually encountered an enemy before leaving the mountains.

The battle was very dangerous.

Anna was so tired and nervous that the knight Cassano who was keeping watch could not wake her up.

It wasn't until she was awakened by a sharp pain in her stomach that she realized she had been attacked by a black bear.

Any animal on the escape route could sense Anna's extraordinary incarnation, so they encountered no trouble along the way.

This black bear that dares to attack is no ordinary creature. It is a mythical bear that is as good as the razor boar.

There are no ferocious beasts in its area. The wild wolves that harmed the villagers and the wild boars that ruined the crops were all killed and driven away by it.

The mythical bear itself is very docile and does not need to eat meat. It only needs wild fruits to survive. Its favorite food is honey.

Occasionally it would walk around the village and play with the children. Although the children's parents were scared at first and even attacked it, it never took it seriously. The villagers' weapons could not hurt it at all, and it did not fight back.

Gradually, he gained the trust of the villagers. Many villagers provided him with food, and the beekeepers would lick the honeycombs for him.

After helping the villagers repel several attacks by bandit gangs, it was considered in several nearby villages to be a subordinate of Dark Sun, a hero who maintains the harmony of the universe. When villagers offered sacrifices to Dark Sun, they would occasionally thank Dark Sun for sending them.

Such a powerful protector.

After realizing that Anna could not wake up in time, Knight Cassano could only attack it with all his strength.

Knight Cassano had neither armor nor a sword, but he had whittled himself a few short wooden spears in the past few days. He used his hands to drag himself half-crawling to attack the huge monster that blocked the moonlight in the dark night.

However, his short spear was really bad. Although he attacked desperately, the mythical bear still bit the sleeping Anna.

This mysterious animal already possesses certain intelligence. As Anna gets closer and closer to it in the past few days, she has been feeling restless and irresistibly tempted by it.

This temptation leads it to Anna.

When seeing the wild boar that Anna transformed into.

This always docile animal felt ferocious and manic that it had never felt in its long life.

It ignored Cassano's attack and bit Anna directly. It had a feeling that by eating the wild boar in front of it, the sacrifices it received from several nearby villages would really come in handy.

Although Knight Cassano inserted the wooden spear into its body, he could not stop it from biting Anna's waist. Its huge mouth looked like it could bite Anna off.

Knight Cassano let out a roar of grief and indignation, finally escaping here, why.

But what happened next was beyond Cassano's expectations.

The moment the mythical bear bit Anna, he suddenly howled and retreated.

Its mouth was burned to a blur.

The huge black bear didn't wait for Anna to wake up completely, and ran away at a speed that was not commensurate with its size.

After listening to the description of Knight Cassano afterwards, Anna guessed that Cassus's magical power might have been a little bit left, which saved her life.

In any case, on June 16, 1523, the two of them finally arrived in Turin safely.

Knight Cassano has almost recovered. Although he can't run yet, he can keep up with Anna.

When they entered Turin, they found that France's most important stronghold in Savoy was surprisingly sparse in troops and poorly defended.

There are no guards at the city gates. Could it be that the French army suffered another major defeat?

Anna and the others didn't even know about the death of Charles V and the accession of Ferdinand and Ladislaus to the throne. Of course, they didn't know that the Habsburg family had no time to deal with France and were too busy running for emperor.

Anna didn't make any guesses and went directly to the center of the city to find the Duke of Bourbon's residence.

It doesn't matter even if the French army suffers a huge defeat. The great cause of France will always need a member of the Xibot family.

Perhaps the frustrated Duke of Bourbon still needs a little tenderness.

King Francois or Duke Bourbon are more suitable, but it doesn't matter even if I'm with both of them at the same time.

"Bitch."

Suddenly, Knight Cassano heard Anna say something.

"What did you say?"

"nothing."

Anna kept the following words in her heart, 'You are right, I am indeed a fucking bitch, but for my family this is not a problem at all.'
Chapter completed!