Chapter 1118: The Return of Loyalty (Seeking Monthly Pass)
Chapter 1118: Reward for Loyalty (please vote for me)
That girl was the only maid who stayed by Hadou's side before he died.
Before that, there had always been many people around Hadou, including guards, doctors, and servants. Hundreds of people in the entire house were surrounding Hadou.
But when the peacekeeping forces launched a full-scale offensive, all these people disappeared, leaving only her as a teenage girl.
I was alone, and I was scared. At this moment, I suddenly saw these fierce-looking soldiers. I was so frightened that my face turned pale and shivered, just like a little lamb that had encountered a vicious wolf.
, involuntarily hugging his arms to protect himself.
The Grand Duke glanced at her and found that although the little girl was still standing there, he could clearly hear the crisp sound of her teeth hitting each other, and his whole body was trembling slightly, as if he could feel it at any time.
You can faint from fear.
The Grand Duke couldn't help but frown slightly: Are we too scary? Or is this girl a coward?
Although Archduke Julius had been in the army for decades, he always regarded himself as gentle and gentle. From time to time he would write two acid poems, trying to position himself as a deep and wise middle-aged uncle instead of a fierce old soldier.
But little did he know that the world had long given him the title of "The Bloody Hand Butcher", and his dark face could scare the nobles nearby half to death.
However, Archduke Julius always believed that his image was still very moderate, and he maintained his moderate image in public.
The yellow-haired little girl in front of her was obviously frightened. No matter what the reason was, but since she suddenly appeared here at this time, there was definitely a reason.
Then he lowered his voice as much as possible, showed an uncle's style, and whispered pleasantly: "Is your name Lindy? Don't be afraid. We are all good people, and no one will hurt you."
"Okay...good people..." Lindy raised her head with courage, glanced at everyone quickly, and then timidly lowered her head in a hurry, thinking in her heart: Good people? Good people have swords and run to others.
Were they shouting and killing at home? They were obviously a bunch of legendary bandits~!
But she didn't dare to refute. The group of people in front of her were too scary. It was better not to offend them. The little maid rolled her eyes slightly and just echoed: "Yes, good people, good people..."
However, her tone was still full of panic, and it was obvious that her words were extremely unconvincing.
The Grand Duke smiled bitterly and thought to himself: These soldiers and gangsters have such a bad image.
Then he said: "Little girl, why are you here?"
Lindy tremblingly stretched out her hand and wiped a handful of clean water on her nose, then held her hands in her arms, shrunk as much as possible, and then said in a trembling voice: "I...I...I just live here...
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A cold light suddenly flashed in the Grand Duke's eyes, he stared at the little maid, and said in a deep voice: "Speak clearly."
Ordinary people would be scared to death in front of the domineering aura of the Grand Duke, let alone a weak little girl.
Lindy was startled. She couldn't help but exclaimed. She hugged her head tightly with her hands and shivered on the ground. She kept saying: "It's so scary. Lindy is so scared."
Only then did the Grand Duke realize his gaffe.
He smiled awkwardly and touched his beard sheepishly. Although the ears of the people next to him were as straight as rabbits, they didn't look away and pretended not to see.
Grand Duke Julius then continued to say softly: "Little girl, don't be afraid. I don't mean any harm. Now tell me, who are you? How come you live here? Where is General Hadou...?"
Lindy squatted on the ground and peeked out from the gap between her elbows. She found that the Grand Duke's expression was quite gentle and he did not have any malicious intent. He was not like the soldiers behind him who were holding swords in their hands as if they were about to kill someone at any time.
The little maid couldn't help but hesitate for a moment.
At this moment, a young officer next to him couldn't hold himself any longer. He took a step forward, put his hand on the hilt of his sword, and shouted sternly: "My lord is asking you something, please speak up~!"
Lindy immediately shivered in fright, screamed "Ah" and shrank into a ball again.
When the Grand Duke saw this, he immediately became furious: ***, you are a dead soldier. I have worked hard to be a good person, but before I can comfort you, you came here to cause trouble again.
He raised his leg, kicked the officer on the butt, and said sternly: "Get out of the way."
The officer was immediately staggered by his kick and ran out a dozen steps away in disgrace.
Lindy looked at his embarrassed look and couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Although her face was covered with soot, black, white, and dirt, her hair was also unusually disheveled, as if she had just had a fight with someone and was grabbed and torn apart by a dozen shrews, and there were still stains on her hair.
A few grass stalks with soot.
But this smile also showed her natural beauty, which was radiant and radiant.
Seeing her natural innocence and a little silly look, the Grand Duke couldn't help but smile, and then said: "Okay, can you tell me now?"
Lindy glanced at the Grand Duke and found that although the uncle's smile was a little lewd, it was much better than the fierce-looking soldiers next to him.
She then straightened her hair and slowly stood up.
At this moment, Lindy suddenly felt a soft 'gurgling' sound coming from her stomach.
The sound was not loud, but it was clearly heard by everyone present. The generals and soldiers all stared at her.
Lindy couldn't help but blush and lowered her head.
The Grand Duke looked at her shy look and was a little amused at first, but then he saw her thin body shivering in the cold wind. He couldn't help but feel something in his heart. He took a closer look and suddenly realized that the reason for her
The constant shivering seemed not only due to fear, but also related to the thin clothes on her body.
He turned to the attendant next to him and ordered: "Go and get this girl a cup of hot tea."
The waiter couldn't help but grin: Where can I get hot tea at this time? There is heat everywhere.
But then there was a burst of rice fragrance carried by the wind.
It turned out that not far from them, a group of soldiers were preparing breakfast. They actually put out the fire. After the fire was extinguished, they were busy digging through things. They were already hungry, so they didn't start eating until this time.
I saw the girl next to me sniffing, then blinking her bright eyes, and kept secretly looking at the white rice porridge, obviously very interested.
The attendant had an idea and murmured: "Sir, I don't know about rice porridge..."
The Grand Duke immediately raised his leg and kicked the attendant on the butt, scolding: "Trash, you still want to ask me about such a trivial matter?"
The attendant screamed and ran out in a hurry.
The Grand Duke then raised his hand and pointed at the officer who had just been kicked out, making a gesture.
The officer grimaced, took off his cloak, and put it on Lindy's body.
Lindy looked at the officer's reluctant expression, with a smile that was uglier than crying.
Lindy rolled her eyes at him, then reached out her hand unceremoniously and wrapped the cloak tightly around her body. Then she immediately jumped a few steps away from the officer and glared at him.
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At this time, the attendant next to him had already brought a cup of hot porridge.
Lindy thanked her very politely, then took it in her hand, took a sip, and couldn't help but moan softly in comfort.
On this cold early winter morning, the hot rice porridge slid down the mouth, down the throat, and fell into the stomach. It dispelled the chill in the body. This feeling was almost comfortable to the bones.
Lindy held the rice porridge tightly with both hands, letting the warmth of the cup pass to her already frozen hands, and then took one sip after another, sipping the cup of hot porridge with great treasure.
The Grand Duke looked at her, smiled slightly and said, "What? Are you hungry?"
After hearing his question, Lindy hurriedly stretched out her hand to wipe the corner of her mouth, and then said: "Yes, this... this sir. I haven't eaten since yesterday afternoon. And I'm hiding in this maple forest.
It was a mess outside, with many people running around and hiding all night, not daring to come out."
Everyone in the public could not help but look at each other in astonishment. It was freezing weather. She, a little girl, wearing such thin clothes, actually hid in the maple forest all night?
How could they possibly know that this little maid was alone? Although she ran out of the house, she had nowhere to go. Moreover, the situation outside was chaotic and too scary.
A large group of soldiers were active in Hadou's mansion all night long, so he could only stay in the woods all night and find a sheltered tree hole to squat until dawn.
Seeing the little girl wolfing down her porridge even though she was elegant, the Grand Duke became more and more pitiful: Men start wars, but women and children are always the victims.
After she finished the porridge, the Grand Duke asked: "By the way, Lindy. You stayed here all night, so when this building caught fire, you were also there? Where was General Hadou? Did you see him go
Where is it?"
Lindy's eyes dimmed for a moment, then she lowered her head and replied in a low voice, "General... the general is dead."
The Grand Duke couldn't help but was startled and said in a voiceless voice: "Dead... is he really dead?"
Lindy sniffed, wiped her tears, and said sadly: "Yes, at that time... At that time, I heard the shouting of killing outside getting closer and closer, and I couldn't worry about the general, so I went inside.
The general was lying on the bed at that time, and he asked me to set fire to the small building. He said that even if he died, he would never fall into the hands of the Ruman dog thief."
When he said the words "Ruman the dog thief", his voice couldn't help but get excited.
All the Ruman generals nearby were immediately displeased, and they all snorted coldly.
But the Grand Duke laughed a little and said: "Ruman dog thief? This word is not bad, did Ha Du come up with it? What happened next?"
"Later..." Lindy sighed softly and said, "Later, the general said that I was free and let me go. So I ran out, but when I heard the sound of fighting outside, I was afraid.
And I had nowhere to go, the house was burned down, so I had no choice but to stay in the maple forest all night.
As a result, today, I heard that there seemed to be no fighting outside. Just when I wanted to come out and take a look, you discovered me."
The Grand Duke looked at this poor little maid and couldn't help but be silent for a while.
He has always admired Hadou.
Although that man once led a large army to invade the empire and caused heavy losses to the empire, he was still an outstanding hero.
Even now, after leading the army to attack, I still feel that Hadou is a good man and an opponent worthy of respect.
He led the Southern Army and fought until the last moment of his life. Even if he died, he would die on his own throne.
Rather than taking his wife, children, gold, silver, and treasure and running away in a hurry. Such a person can be regarded as a courageous person.
Even if Hadou colluded with the demon lich, Grand Duke Julius didn't have much ill feelings. It was not unexpected that his two enemies would join forces.
But at this time, after listening to this little maid's story, he couldn't help but feel contempt for Hadou, and almost despised him.
What kind of person is this?
How could he treat his loyal subordinates so coldly and ruthlessly?
You know, this silly little girl never left him and stayed with him until the last moment. Before that, even his son had betrayed him.
But that bitch didn't pay any attention to her, and even kicked her out.
The army was in such a panic that any terrible thing could happen to a lonely girl.
That despicable damn scum~!
Do you really think that since you have two little dicks, as long as you shout slogans, say nice words, and spread your bastard spirit, others will have to give him food, drink, money, effort, and work for him?
213 one~!
Deserve it~!
You really deserve it~!
No wonder, when he died, there was no one around.
Such a selfish, heartless, and unjust piece of shit.
How do you expect others to treat him in return for their loyalty in this way?
Not to mention losing the battle, even if he died on the street, no one would care about him~!
It is simply a shame that such a person should be compared with himself.
Grand Duke Julius has always believed that as a general who can decide countless lives and deaths with a single word, losses in defeat are not terrible, but he must be worthy of his subordinates who follow him loyally.
The more the Grand Duke thought about it, the more he hated it, and his face became more and more ugly. But then he noticed that the little maid opposite him was turning pale with fear, and then he realized that something was wrong.
He took a deep breath, suppressed the resentment in his heart, and then said: "Lindy, you said it was you who set the fire and burned down the small building, right?"
Lindy was startled for a moment, then nodded and said: "Yes."
But then, she quickly added: "The general asked me to let him go. If I didn't let him go, he would set the house on fire. It has nothing to do with me. I was just obedient.
I can swear to the God of Light, you... you will not arrest me."
The Grand Duke smiled bitterly, and then said: "Don't worry, we won't arrest you. However, you have to tell me, since the general is dead, which body is his body."
The Grand Duke paused and then added: "We found two corpses in the ruins of the small building."
Lindy hesitated for a moment, and then answered honestly: "The one on the bed in the middle is the General, and the one in the outer room is the Young Master. When I went there, he was already... already dead. I don't know who killed him."
Killed."
The Grand Duke turned his head and looked at an officer next to him.
The officer hurriedly came forward, whispered in the ear of the Grand Duke, and whispered a few words.
The Grand Duke couldn't help but nodded slightly: This detail is correct, which shows that the little girl was indeed present at that time. However, this does not completely prove that it was Hadou who died.
He thought for a moment and then said: "Does the general have any characteristics?"
"Characteristics..." Lindy turned her head and thought for a moment, then her eyes lit up and she said, "By the way, the general is a little deaf."
Everyone present looked at each other, dumbfounded. The man had been burned to the point where almost only his bones were left. Who knew whether he was deaf or not?
The Grand Duke smiled bitterly and said, "Besides this, is there anything else?"
Lindy shook her head and said: "Besides this...he also has a ring on his hand. Does this count?"
The Grand Duke winked at the attendant next to him.
The attendant turned and left without saying a word. After a while, he came back with a smoky ring and handed it to the Grand Duke.
The Grand Duke took it in his hand, looked down at it, and then passed it on.
The aristocratic generals of the Southern Army held the ring in their hands, and they all identified it very carefully.
It is also understandable that they care more about Hadou's life and death than the Grand Duke.
In case Hadou did not die but escaped, his first target of revenge in the future will not be the Grand Duke, but definitely the traitors like them.
They have lived under Hadou's shadow for decades and have developed a terrible inertia. Even the thought of that military strongman makes them tremble with fear.
The image of Hadu as almost omniscient and omnipotent has long been deeply rooted in people's hearts.
Only when they were sure that Hadou was really dead and knew that the guy would not appear suddenly to cause trouble for them could they sleep peacefully.
They gathered together, inspected it carefully, and discussed it in a low voice. Finally, General Rasauer stepped forward and handed the ring back to the Grand Duke, and then whispered: "That is indeed Hadou's."
ring."
The tone sounded like relief, relaxed yet a little tired.
That ring is not only a piece of jewelry, it is also the personal seal of General Hadou. He always carries it close to his body. All important documents, such as the appointment and dismissal of officials, the transfer of regiments... and so on, can only be sealed with the seal of that ring.
, this will take effect.
It is now in his own hands, which means that Hadou is really dead.
People like them no longer have to worry that he will jump out of some dark corner and take revenge on them.
The Grand Duke took the ring in his hand, then raised it high and shouted loudly: "Here, I declare that Hadou is dead. Our peacekeeping coalition successfully completed the peacekeeping mission. Boys, we are victorious~!
We can go home~!"
As his words fell, the officers and soldiers nearby raised their weapons and cheered loudly.
"Long live~!"
"We won~!"
"We're going home~!"
"..."
As their cheers spread, all the officers and soldiers cheered.
The sounds gathered together, like the angry tide of the river and sea, resounding throughout the world. Then they were quickly transmitted to the distance.
The Grand Duke threw it to the attendant beside him and said calmly: "Put it away and put it back in my trophy room."
He turned his head, looked at Lindy, and said, "Girl, what are you going to do in the future?"
Lindy had a confused look in her eyes and said, "I...I don't know either."
The Grand Duke smiled and said: "How about... go to our house and work for me? I will pay you on time."
Lindy was stunned for a moment, and wanted to refuse, but was surprised to hear her own mechanical voice: "Okay, sir."
Maybe it's because the cup of hot porridge is too warm. Lindy finally thought.