The wilderness was silent. The night wind blew through the air, and the endless grass undulated with the wind, setting off winding wavy lines with cold silver light under the moonlight, surging over the crowd, one after another.
Run into the distance and disappear into the endless blackness of the night.
People looked at Matthew. He was lying on the ground with his hands tied behind his back, his eyes were as dull as a puppet, and his face had an expression twisted with pain and fear. Black and red blood quickly spread under his body.
, like a spread red cloak.
The long sword with the coat of arms of the Carré family engraved on it was inserted squarely into his heart. On the cold and smooth sword, a few drops of blood slowly flowed downwards. Occasionally, two drops came together to increase the momentum.
, slid down quickly and wiped out a trace of blood.
Matthew is dead. He can't be dead anymore. Even if there are 10,000 Dharma-level magicians collectively casting spells for Matthew, there is no chance that he will come back to life. Roy's attack was calm, neat and ruthless.
Like a cold and precise machine, it left him no trace of life.
Phillip looked at Roy with a smile of approval on his lips.
Sometimes, it would be hard for him to believe that Roy was just a boy of seventeen or eighteen years old. This kind of mind beyond his age could not be obtained when Hefeng Xuri grew up with no worries about food and clothing. Just like the wolf in the wilderness, in the end,
The most cunning one is definitely the one with the most scars!
Philip didn't know Roy's past experience, but he believed that it would be a long and tortuous story. Only an extremely harsh environment could cultivate a boy like Roy.
Unlike Phillip, other people's eyes were fixed on his long sword inserted into Matthew's body. Looking at the family crest engraved on the hilt of the sword, Feige and a dozen captives were already pale. They couldn't help but
Unexpectedly, this guy who supported Roy turned out to be a member of the Hongye Kare family.
Feige remembered the information about the captains of the five regular knight brigades of the Red Leaf Knights, and instantly matched the young knight in front of him with one of them.
When he thought of this, Feige trembled with fear all over.
This is a mountain he can't climb.
Not to mention a small viscounty in the southern countryside, even among the top noble circles of the empire, the Hongye Kalei family is a behemoth that most people cannot afford to offend!
Since he could kill Matthew, it was perfectly normal for him to casually kill a few poor followers of the country nobles to silence them and reduce the trouble of future confrontations. From the malicious looks of the Red Leaf Knights nearby, he had already
You can feel the chill coming from your neck.
Roy let go of the sword in his hand and stepped away at the same time as the knights who were stepping on Matthew. He turned to look in the direction where the "Stop" sound came from just now. Philip strode forward and stood side by side with him.
The crowd parted a channel amidst the slow sound of horse hooves.
More than a dozen knights in black rode on horseback. They were surrounded by several Holy See knights and a county bishop wearing a gold-rimmed black robe. They walked to Matthew and then stopped.
"It's from the Holy See!"
"Damn it, why did they get here?"
When they saw the priest in black, everyone was horrified and couldn't help but commotion! Not only the faces of the civilians were panicked, but their eyes were full of vigilance and fear. Even Philip, Kameni and a group of red leaf knights pursed their lips tightly.
His face was cold and serious.
To them, the Inquisition is a place not much brighter than hell. And these black priests are almost synonymous with devil. Wherever they appear, they are enveloped in the breath of death, full of violence, cruelty and coldness.
It was filled with a strong smell of blood.
No one expected that at the critical moment when Roy was killing Matthew, people from the Holy See would rush over. Thinking of the relationship between Viscount Wenger and the Holy See in the past year or so, everyone was worried about Roy.
Break into a cold sweat.
Philip regretted it a little.
He felt that he should just do it himself!
With his identity and the protective personality of his grandfather, old Carle, even if the Pope personally questioned him, it would be nothing more than a superficial punishment. But Roy was different. His identity was already sensitive, and he was targeted by the Holy See...
…
In the blink of an eye, countless thoughts flashed through Philip's mind, and one of them was a crazy idea that made his heart beat faster and made his eyes narrow dangerously.
Following his wink, the Red Leaf Knights on the periphery of the crowd calmly rode away and surrounded them.
Not far away, Feir and other prisoners tried their best to endure, but their heavy breathing when they saw the Holy See knight still revealed their inner joy.
Especially when Feige saw the leader, Kenneth, if it weren't for the knight beside him holding a sword hilt and staring at him eagerly, he would have almost screamed in surprise!
For more than a month, this black priest, who was personally ordered by the Bishop of the Western District to help guard the checkpoint, has been living in Luoxia Cathedral. Although he is cold and has never spoken more than a few words to anyone, but
Both parties have always maintained a tacit understanding.
They are the strongest backers of the viscounty.
Compared with them, the Black Skeleton Bandits are just a group of vicious dogs raised by the Viscount.
Now, the mission has failed and Matthew is dead. But Feige believes that the black priests will never see them fall into the hands of the Red Leaf Knights. Their arrival is either because the Holy Emperor responds to his devout prayers or the adults find out
Something is wrong, let them come and rescue everyone!
The "stop" just now is proof!
It's a pity... Feige glanced at Roy and was already thinking about how to make the boy who killed Matthew pay a price that he couldn't even imagine after he left safely!
The sound of horse hooves was particularly clear in the silent night.
Roy stood in the light of the flickering torches and looked at the priest in black who was approaching on horseback. As the powerful horses walked in one after another, his eyes fell on the man behind him who was wearing the robe of a county bishop.
On the middle-aged fat man. Inadvertently, an unexpected smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
"This kid can actually laugh!"
Everyone looked at each other, dumbfounded by the strength of Roy's nerves. Ling Shuang and Ling Xue in the crowd held each other's hands tightly, and their whole bodies tensed up.
Ling Shuang didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and let out a low sigh.
"This idiot!"
In silence, Kenneth rode his horse and stopped in front of Roy.
The "stop" call just now was from him. He was sure that the other party heard his voice, but his person and his words were directly ignored. The kid didn't even raise his head before sending the sword in
It hit Matthew's chest, penetrated his heart, and nailed him to the ground.
"You just killed a noble and a follower of the Lord, a commoner." Kenneth's eyes were stern and his voice was as cold as stone.
People's hearts jumped suddenly, but they saw Roy shaking his head quickly, with an innocent look on his face.
"I don't!"
No?! Everyone’s eyes are bulging out. This kid is so sinister, he has hundreds of pairs of eyes staring at things that he can clearly see, yet he can deny it without blushing or breathing. He can tell lies.
The vomiting is so smooth and the expression is quite calm. How shameless is this?!
Roy blinked.
Pfft, there was a burst of laughter from the crowd. Those who were quick to move quickly secretly gave Roy a thumbs up in their hearts - although this rogue boy's behavior was a bit ridiculous and shameless, under the current circumstances, this
It's not a bad idea.
Isn't it just a lawsuit? As long as everyone insists that Roy did not kill anyone, can the testimony of dozens of priests overturn the testimony of an entire Red Leaf Knight Brigade and hundreds of people in the caravan? Besides, the murder of a noble is in a secular court.
Judgment, not the Inquisition!
The civilians thought easily, but after Philip and the knights heard Roy's words, they looked at each other and smiled bitterly. After all, Roy was just a country boy and did not understand the rules of the knight world. This boy had no idea that he had made such a casual statement about himself.
These people are driven into a dead end.
As knights, from the day they became knights, they swore to abide by the knight code throughout their lives. The third rule in the knight's training is honesty.
Of course, the knight's honesty is not just a joke, but it specifically refers to not committing perjury in court or in situations involving other people's reputation, life and interests. It doesn't matter here, but if they still lie in court, it will be
will violate the oath.
This is a lifelong stain for every knight who values honor as much as life.
Compared to this, Philip would rather kill these priests directly. After all, he is loyal to the royal family of the Saint Solan Empire and has nothing to do with the Holy See, which has been trying to subvert the royal family. He will not have any consequences by killing these thugs of the Inquisition.
psychological burden.
However, this will be difficult for civilians to accept. Many of them are devout believers. Facing the Black Skeleton Bandit Group is one thing, but facing the Holy See is another matter. If he orders to kill
It is hard to imagine how the civilians would react if all members of the Holy See were killed.
Moreover, there is also a county bishop on the other side.
"Oh?" Kenneth was amused by Roy's shamelessness. He sneered and got off his horse, looking around. His eyes passed over the faces of the people present.
The people he stared at couldn't help but look away.
"So, I was wrong?" Kenneth's eyes stopped on the face of a mercenary: "Tell me, is he lying?"
The mercenary rubbed his neck: "No."
Kenneth nodded and moved his eyes to the next person. This time, before he could ask a question, the person he was staring at shook his head and said, "Dear priest, you must be dazzled."
"Yes, you are dazzled."
"Who killed someone? All the people killed here are animals, not people!"
"What does it have to do with you?"
"Yes, there are no nobles or no nobles. We only saw robbers and no nobles!"
Following the second person's answer, the crowd became noisy. The indignant people suddenly felt emboldened to take the lead and began to boo in a chaotic manner.
Kenneth half-squinted his eyes, with a half-smile on his face, and he was not angry. He touched Joseph without any trace of his eyes and exchanged glances.
Since deciding to intervene in this case, Joseph and Kenneth have made up their minds to take the captured people into their own hands.
Speaking of which, he has no conflict with the position and purpose of the Red Leaf Knights and everyone present. He can express his indignation as a passerby, and then follow the trend and join the Red Leaf Knights to send the Wenger family to the gallows and drag them out by the way.
The connection with Sacchi.
However, Joseph understood that in that case, things would get worse.
The reason lies in the word "union" with the Red Leaf Knights.
You know, although Wallace doesn't like to see guys like Sacchi who go directly to Vatican, it doesn't mean that he will go to the royal family. At the meeting, what he said was very clear - before he made the decision
Before making a decision, everyone must put away their abacus!
This sentence is not only for Saki and others, but also for others.
Joseph was able to survive a desperate situation precisely because he had no backing, no inclination, and no small calculations of his own. If Wallace found out that the person he had just promoted actually turned around and got involved with the Red Leaf Knights, he would
The first thing he did was to beat Joseph to death with his backhand.
Moreover, within the Holy See, you can fight any way you want. But once other forces are involved, especially the Red Leaf Knights who are loyal to the royal family, not only will they be unable to defeat Saki, but they may be beaten down by him.
Joseph understood this very well.
Therefore, what he has to do is to take over the prisoners and exclude the Red Leaf Knights from subsequent actions. In this way, he can also avoid the possibility that the Red Leaf Knights are unwilling to offend the Holy See and only target Wenger.
Passed by Saki who could be seen looming behind.
Taking in prisoners is a difficult job.
They are neither an army with security responsibilities nor victims, and they are not even on the side of the battle. What's more terrible is that the role of the Holy See in it is not very glorious. Under such circumstances, if you want to take away the prisoners,
The difficulty is no different from Wenger coming to ask for someone in person!
Therefore, Joseph could only find a way to stand on the opposite side of the Red Leaf Knights.
When they saw the black-haired boy in the crowd trying to kill Wenger's son Matthew, Kenneth shouted to stop. Firstly, they didn't want Matthew, who was very valuable, to die like this. Secondly, this
This is also a good opportunity for them to intervene legitimately.
However, they did not expect that the boy would strike so quickly and so cruelly.
Moreover, I don’t know where he came from, not only Philip, the heir of the Red Leaf Knights, stood beside him, but everyone else also protected him.
But this played into Joseph and Kenneth's hands.
The more important the black-haired boy is, the more effective they are in attacking him. Kenneth does not want to seek justice for Matthew, and he has no interest in pursuing Roy's crime, but he must nail Roy's crime. This is their
The basis for further proposing conditions.
If the other party wants this kid to escape trial and punishment, then they have to pay the price.
Obviously, a few prisoners are nothing compared to the black-haired boy.
Amid the commotion, the smile on Kenneth's face grew stronger and stronger. The louder the civilians shouted, the more favorable things were for him. After a long time, he slowly said: "Covering criminals, lying to the investigators of the tribunal, every day.
It's all a crime, ranging from thirty whippings to thirty years of lashing, to banishment..."
The crowd's voice suddenly dropped.
Kenneth did not look at the trembling civilians. His eyes fell on Philip: "They are all lying, Mr. Knight, are you also falling into the quagmire of lies? It is easy to tell a lie, but maybe this is just
The beginning of countless lies..."
Phillip looked at Kenneth coldly and was about to speak, but Roy held him back.
"They have no obligation to answer your questions." Roy said, "They have the right to choose silence or the right to refuse to testify!"
Roy's words made the knights extremely moved.
Kameni nodded secretly. He originally thought that Roy did not understand the knight's code, but unexpectedly, at the critical moment, he stopped Phillip.
Obviously, he understood Philip's situation very well.
"Since the most noble knight here refuses to testify, then..." Kenneth turned to look at Feige and others who were already impatient, "I think I should listen to what they have to say."
As soon as he finished speaking, the knights of Wenger's guard were already shouting.
"That's him, he killed Lord Matthew, Lord Winger's son!"
"Sir, we are all wronged!"
"Sir, please take us away. Since they dare to kill Lord Matthew, they will definitely kill us to silence us. We implore you to give us a chance to live and receive a fair trial."
Hearing the chaotic cries of these people, everyone's hearts sank. The priest in front of them was a powerful figure. He moved steadily, step by step, and unknowingly forced everyone into the corner. His purpose was to legitimately push Wen into the corner.
Take it away with the Guards!
The situation in front of him is obviously developing in the direction he hopes!
Kenneth smiled.
Seeing Phillip's livid face, he knew that the time had come for him to throw out the deal. If he still held on to the black-haired boy, the other party would definitely not let him take him away!
Not to hold the boy accountable, but to take him away and take over the subsequent investigation and accountability. With such conditions, the other party has no reason to refuse!
Just when Kenneth was thinking about what to say and was about to speak, Roy's voice sounded in his ears.
"These people are criminals, and their testimony is obviously inadmissible. I suggest you ask someone else." Roy looked at Kenneth with a smile.
Kenneth was stunned and turned around to look around.
"Ask who?!"
This is also a problem for everyone present. Everyone does not understand that even the knights of the Red Leaf Knights have been excluded. Who else has a distinguished status and is qualified enough to testify for him on behalf of the knights and get that
Approval from the Black Priest?
In the confused eyes of everyone, Roy pointed his finger at someone. People turned around and looked, and the focus of their eyes focused on a person they had never thought of in their dreams - the person Roy was pointing at was under the protection of the Vatican's guards.
That county bishop!
After a while, the crowd was in an uproar. Ling Shuang, Ling Xue, Fergus, Mickey, Alder... everyone looked at Roy as if they were a fool.
He actually wants an opponent, and a distinguished county bishop, to testify for him?!
Is he crazy?!
"You mean..." Kenneth turned to look at Joseph and asked Roy in disbelief, "Are you sure?!"
Roy nodded.
Feige and others on the side were so suppressed that their faces turned red. If the Red Leaf Knights hadn't been watching eagerly, they would have been rolling on the ground laughing now!
"This idiot..." Feige just cursed half a sentence in his mind, and suddenly, his eyes froze.
Joseph looked at Roy with a strange look. When he saw a gesture made by Roy's left hand hanging by his side, his eyes suddenly narrowed. He took a deep breath and tried to suppress the pain in his heart.
Excited.
He knew that that gesture was one of the secret codes agreed between the Secret Monk and him. This also meant that the black-haired boy in front of him was the Secret Monk's man! Realizing this, he pondered and turned to Kenneth.
"Perhaps we saw it wrong."
The world was eerily quiet, and people stared at him blankly, unable to believe their ears.
He actually spoke for Roy?! Although this sentence was carefully worded and could not be accused of perjury, the meaning behind the words could not be clearer!
"Sir..." Kenneth was stunned and shouted subconsciously.
"I know what I'm talking about." Joseph waved his hand, interrupted Kenneth's words, and asked him and the priests and knights around him: "Do you see clearly?"
Seeing the ray of light in Joseph's half-squinted eyes, everyone in the Holy See looked at each other and shook their heads at the same time.
Before anyone could recover from the shock, Roy walked up to Joseph and whispered a few words, and then the crowd was asked to leave.
As if in a dream, people left under the escort of a group of red leaf knights. Behind them, several groups of people who were supposed to be incompatible with water and fire stood together. Roy and his elf maid, Philip and the red leaf knights,
The priest in black and a group of prisoners...
When the crowd had returned to the car formation and their sight was blocked by the carriage, Miqi, who was walking at the end, couldn't help but look back.
This glance made her completely confused.
It was a picture she had never dreamed of.
In the field of vision, Roy, the leading red leaf knight and the county bishop were talking about something. Just as the three of them nodded to each other, more than a dozen black-clothed priests and red leaf knights next to them suddenly drew their swords and backhanded them without warning.
Stabbing into the chests of prisoners or severing their necks.
In an instant, most of the captured robbers and the knights of Wenger's guard were lying dead on the spot. The knight named Feige, together with several survivors, stood in horror like quails and shivered among the blood-soaked corpses.
My feet went weak and I knelt down.
Roy said goodbye to the others, turned around, and raised his head inadvertently.
The eyes of Miki and Roy collided in the air.
Looking at those blue eyes, Mi Qi felt a shiver coming from the depths of her soul. Immediately, she quickly turned her head and walked into the car formation.
In the days to come, her life and Roy may no longer intersect. She will continue to search for her relatives who were kidnapped by the slave team and travel to the ends of the world. But Roy is just a passer-by in her life that she remembers deeply.
The night wind blew, and the torches flickered and went out.
Mi Qi bit her lip and busily helped the caravan reload the goods. In her ears, she could hear the exclamations, tuts and excited speculations of her companions and civilians discussing Roy enthusiastically. In her mind, a thought lingered.
"If that guy can help, maybe..."
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Because the cervical vertebra affected the left tail and ring fingers, which caused numbness and pain, I decided to change the input method, from Quanpin to Shuangpin. Now my typing is very, very slow. Roy is about to enter school, and I hope his typing speed can be the same as the plot.