Riding and Slashing

Chapter 158 The High King's Bloodline

Looking at the dozen or so people that Dalion brought, although they were fairly tidy, their outfits were not as good as Li Ang's escort with the worst equipment.

Obviously not doing well...

It is estimated that Dalion has not been out of the house for a long time. Judging from his appearance, he has the spirit of chivalry, but his thinking is obviously a bit sloppy. I don’t know how his family will let him go out with confidence...

If you want to subvert a kingdom, what you need is not chivalry...

"That's right, Your Excellency Leon! Since you are here, you must be remembering the glory of your ancestors as royal knights, right! On behalf of my father, I will welcome you back to the Griffon Knights. Of course, as a Griffin Knight , you should definitely support me as the legitimate ruler of Pendor..."

Remember the glory of the ancestors?

The lord returned the sword, which was indeed an expression of goodwill to the Griffin Knight.Coupled with the Griffin coat of arms - this guy probably regarded Li Ang as a descendant of the Griffin Knight.

But, you haven't become a human yet, so you use such a secondary method to get others to join the Griffin Knights, and you still support you as the king?
The lord sighed, turned his head and left, not wanting to waste time with this guy.

Dalion didn't expect the lord to leave as soon as he said so, he was taken aback for a moment, and caught up.

"Your Excellency Li Ang, wait! Whether you want to support me or not...you should go and see my father, he asked me to come out to find you..."

Dalion stopped in front of the lord, his young face was full of seriousness and stubbornness.

The lord stopped and looked at Dalion carefully.

"Who is your father? King of Pendor?"

There was a hint of sarcasm in the Lord Lord's voice.

"No...it's my adoptive father, Sir Paul Demar, the last inheritor of the Griffin Knights. He lives on the mountain, not far from here. He asked me to try to grow my strength in Kewen Village, and keep an eye on you If I see you, I will take you to find him..."

Dalion didn't hear the sarcasm, and explained it quite seriously.

He seems to have a lot of respect for his adoptive father.

Li Ang put away the sneer on his face, a little confused: "Your adoptive father asked you to keep an eye on me in Kewen Village? Did you follow me from Kewen Village?"

"That's right... I met your convoy outside Kewen Village, but you were not in the convoy. And then my subordinates discovered the traces of the Griffin Sword Mercenary Group. I thought that Milgan had come to this station again , I hurried back to take a look. I didn’t expect you to come here... But I was really looking for you. After my father heard that you helped Kewen Village to block the "drunkard group" a few months ago, he let me I'm looking for you down the mountain."

Dalion explained very seriously. It seems that he is really looking for Li Ang. He probably met Eric and brought the convoy back to Changhe Town.

The lord can understand why Dalion's adoptive father asked him to find him in Kewen.

I have food deals with most of the nobles in Kewen, and I stayed here for a long time not long ago, and it is indeed possible to find myself in this village.

Moreover, Kewen is relatively safe, and the lord is Leofric again—he also uses the Griffin coat of arms, and has goodwill towards those who use the Griffin coat of arms.

At the same time, most of Kewen Village are old-fashioned old-fashioned nobles, and these old nobles will not take it seriously even if they encounter a guy like Dalion who always claims the throne.

It is estimated that Sir Paul Demar also knows that with Dalion's reckless temper, it is indeed more dangerous to go to other places...

If Dalion hadn't mentioned that his adoptive father was looking for Leon, then Leon would have decided that Dalion was just a hothead.

With the character of the lord, you should either stay away from him, or use him as a shield, or even as a puppet...

But after knowing that his adoptive father was looking for him deliberately, Li Ang was a little confused.

Dalion's adoptive father shouldn't be looking for the offspring of the Griffin Rider, otherwise why didn't he look for Leofric?Leofric was the lord of Kewen Village before, so close.

And Darion seems to respect his adoptive father quite a bit...

So, is this reckless man who claims the throne really reckless or is it because of his adoptive father's deliberate arrangement?
This Paul Demar really should go to see, anyway, not far away.

Dalion asked his men to wait at the gate of the ruins, and signaled to Li Ang not to bring anyone else, but to follow him alone.

Afterwards, he led Li Ang into a forest from the inside of the ruins, and then went up the mountain from a trail in the woods that is difficult for ordinary people to find—it seems that this ruins can be regarded as the gate of his house, no wonder he said Milgan Steal something from his house.

Darion's adoptive father lives on the mountainside of Goddess Mountain.

This is a stone house like an outpost, built at the real source of the Tongtian River. The snow water from the top of the Goddess Mountain merges into a small lake next to the stone house, and then flows to the Tongtian River.

The stone house is quite plain, nothing out of the ordinary.

But the scenery here is very beautiful.

The location of the stone house is just on the fog line. Looking down, you can see the thick fog filling the mountains, rolling continuously, giving people an illusion like a sea of ​​clouds.

Upwards, there is the perennially frozen Goddess Mountain, where the melted snow drips and gathers to form streams, and the ice and snow shine in the sun.

In the middle, there is a gem-like small lake, a gurgling stream, and green grass and trees by the lake.

It's really a good place to look at the three scenery.

"Father, I'm back...I've brought back your sword!"

Dalion started yelling from a distance.

An old knight with white hair staggered out of the stone house.

The old man is very old, he should be over seventy, and he is wearing a brown plain robe, like a scholar.

The robe was a bit worn out, and its color had become dull, but it was still clean and tidy.

There is an obvious black griffin embroidered on the chest of the robe, and the black embroidery thread is layered and layered, and it has probably been mended for many years.

"Dalion...you seem to have brought a friend back?"

The old man reached out to take the sword from Dalion, but put it aside casually, and looked at Li Ang first.

"Sir Paul de Mar, this is Leon. Dalion said you were looking for me?"

As soon as the lord stepped forward to say hello, he saw the old knight's eyes widen as if he had seen a ghost: "Leonardo?"

Well, it seems that he is also an acquaintance of his parents.

"That's my father...you know him?"

Li Ang shook his head. The lord already knew that he looked very much like Leonardo, and there seemed to be quite a few people who knew his father.

"Who doesn't know the famous blood lion? That's the last lion knight... Li Ang, ha, no wonder it's the name... He didn't die at the hands of the mad king?"

Paul demar seemed to know a lot, but he didn't know the whole picture.

"Mad King? He lived at least twenty years longer than the Mad King...Sir, you don't have any grudge against my father, do you?"

Li Ang felt that the tone of the old knight didn't seem to like Leonardo very much.

"Hate? No hatred. But he failed to protect Princess Helen, and I really can't forgive him... He actually has the face to marry another wife and have children..."

Sir Paul Demar gritted his teeth a bit, but it was clearly not hatred, but more regret.

"Wait...Helen?...Are you talking about my mother? Why did you say that my father didn't protect her well? He didn't marry another wife..."

Lord Lord really didn't understand, Leonardo rescued Helen!
"You... mother? Child, is your mother Princess Helen? Has she escaped from the Mad King?"

The aged knight's eyes widened, he stumbled towards Li Ang, and grabbed Li Ang's arm.

"Or where do you think I came from? Did I pop out of a crack in the rock?"

The old man has strong hands, and Li Ang was a little hurt when he was caught.

The lord already understood that Sir Paul Demar thought that both Helen and Leonardo died in the palace that year.

It is estimated that there are not many people who know that Godric let them go privately-this kind of thing really cannot be known to others...

"I always thought she was killed by the Mad King...It turns out...ha! Hahaha...As expected of Leonardo! He can save people single-handedly! I have wrongly blamed him for so many years...Child, how can I be here? It would be great to see you before I die!"

Paul demar let go of his hand, looked up and down Li Ang, his eyes were full of relief.

But soon, Sir Paul de Mar seemed a little nervous, looked at Dalion, and then at Leon.

"Dalion, give me the ring and wait for me outside. Li Ang, come with me..."

Dalion next to him took off the ring and handed it over, with a dazed expression on his face, he couldn't figure out what was going on...

But Li Ang probably guessed who Paul Demar was.

This aged knight should be the Griffin Knight who once served Helen.

Paul Demar beckoned, let Li Ang enter the stone house with him, and closed the door.

There is an exquisite statue of the Goddess of Order in the stone house. There is a small window directly above the statue. Standing in front of the statue, you can just see the snow-capped peak of the Goddess Mountain from the window.

The white snow on the top of the mountain reflects the sunlight, and through the small window, a beam of light is gathered in front of the statue, which looks a bit solemn.

Paul Demar asked Leon to stand in the light beam facing the statue, and handed the ring to him.

"Put it on."

As soon as Li Ang took the ring, before putting it on his finger, the surface of the ring suddenly emitted a soft light.

Originally, there was only one griffin crest, and some mysterious runes also appeared on the ring face, but those runes disappeared in a flash, and it was unclear what they were.

After a few seconds, the radiance dissipated, and the face of the ring returned to the original appearance of the griffin coat of arms.

"This ring..."

The lord was startled, and almost let go and threw the ring on the ground.

"This is the High King's ring, and it was the same when Helen got it for the first time... It is only effective in the hands of the direct descendants of the Pendor royal family, and you will know it when you wear it."

Paul de Mar's voice was very soft, as if he didn't want Dalion outside to hear him.

Li Ang looked at the ring in amazement. This was the first time he saw a real magic item—this ring should be an enchanted item. Although it only flashed for a while, it was undoubtedly miraculous.

I really didn't expect a ring to be able to test DNA...

And as Leon put the ring on his little finger, the ring showed its true magic.

It glowed soft white again, and seemed to come alive!
The griffin on the ring seems to have become a living thing, and even saw it fly out with wings...

Then, a completely different line of inscriptions was projected on the flat surface of the ring.

Yes, projected like a projector, but the inscription is only displayed in the beam of light that enters the cabin from the window.

The inscription is in clear pendor script—

'There can be countless beliefs in the void, but the earth only needs one will, the will of the High King. '

Sir Paul de Mar had a gratified smile on his face. He had probably seen this scene before.

After a while, the light and shadow gradually disappeared, but there still seemed to be some inscriptions around the ring, looming.

Li Ang was a little surprised and tried to print the face of the ring on his palm.

There is no inkpad, ink, or wax, but there is still a golden coat of arms left in the palm of his hand.

A line of tiny text surrounds the image of a griffin.

The text surrounding the golden griffin is as thin as a hair, but it is extremely clear——

'This is the will of the High King'.

Indeed, this is what Lord of Pendor's seal should look like.

In Dalion's hands, the face of the ring only has a griffin pattern.

"Only the direct bloodline of the Pendor royal family can print the coat of arms of the High King, and others can only leave a griffin mark... This is the ring of the former king Kavala."

Paul Demar let out a long breath, and said softly to Li Ang: "It seems that you are the blood of the former king... I said why Dalion didn't get the approval of the Supreme King..."

"This magic ring... Is its function just to declare the legitimate kingship? Just to prevent counterfeiting?"

The lord felt that such a dazzling effect was only used for anti-counterfeiting, which seemed a bit extravagant - he thought that there would be a traditional method such as dripping blood, but he didn't expect that it would take effect after wearing it, and the technical content was quite high.

"For the powerful former king Kavala, as long as the magic items he needs are anti-counterfeit, that's enough..."

Paul Demar shook his head and answered directly. It seems that he had the same idea as Li Ang.

This is true, it is said that the former king was once the most powerful warrior, and he has never failed in leading troops in conquests all his life, so it is estimated that he really does not need other functions...

"Leon... In your capacity, you shouldn't bow down to serve the enemy! How can you give your allegiance to Ulrik! Where is your mother? Where is she?"

As the light on the ring gradually faded, the old knight's smile gradually faded, and he frowned again, as if he was quite dissatisfied with Li Ang's status as the lord, probably in the sense of hating iron for being weak.

"Both she and my father were killed in Barkley, and I fled back to Pendor in the pursuit of the killer... I don't even know who killed them."

The lord spread his hands: "I'm alone, what can I do if I don't become a lord? Should I just raise the flag and rebel?"

The old knight was silent.

After being silent for a while, he took a deep breath, and his tone became extremely relaxed: "Sorry, Your Highness, I was too anxious."

Your Highness?

This directly changed the title, which caught Li Ang a little off guard.

"Sir, you'd better not call me that... If I'm not mistaken, you asked Dalion to find the nobles who used the griffin coat of arms in order to find the true blood of the Pendor royal family? Then why do you want to Let Darion claim the throne?"

Li Ang instinctively thought that titles like Your Highness represented danger.

The pale-haired old knight turned his head to look at Li Ang, with a gentle light in his eyes, but his expression was a bit complicated.

"It's a long story... I actually misunderstood it for many years..."

25 years ago, 330 years of Pandeli.

Sir Paul Demar, who was nearly fifty years old at that time, was rushing to the foot of the Goddess Mountain.

He got the news of Princess Helen again.

Paul Demar is a senior griffin knight who has been secretly passed down for several generations, and also a sworn knight who protects Princess Helen, and has always been by Helen's side.

But after Helen rescued more than 1000 people from a village infected with the Red Death, the village was massacred by the Mad King, and Helen was also attacked continuously. Leonardo rescued her, and then neither of them knew tracked.

Since then, Paul de Mar has not seen Helen for several years.

The new news now is that Princess Helen will officially rebuild the Griffon Knights at the ancient station under the Goddess Mountain together with Leonardo's Lion Knights.

After more than 100 years of the demise of the banner of the Knights of the Griffin, it is a great joy for Paul Demar to be able to officially announce the reconstruction.

Generations in his family have not forgotten the honor of being a Royal Knight.

Sir Paul de Mar has also been trying for decades to rebuild the Order of the Griffon, but without success.

Therefore, after receiving this news, Paul Demar was very happy.

Of course, this news meant an illegal gathering for the Lion Kingdom. In the eyes of the Mad King, this probably belonged to the gathering of rebels—the Lion Knights were also illegal knights at that time.

But for Paul Demar, this means that the two sister knights, the Gryphon Knight and the Griffin Knight, will renew their public allegiance to the Pendor royal family at the same time, and order and loyalty will once again witness each other.

It also means that Princess Helen will raise Gupander's golden griffin banner and lead the two knight orders to officially claim the royal power that should belong to her.

In the eyes of Paul Demar, this is a major event to set things right.

But after Paul Demar rushed to the station under the Goddess Mountain, he only saw corpses everywhere.

The lion knight guarding here is completely wiped out!

Princess Helen summoned the Griffin Knights to rebuild the Griffin Knights, probably because she was betrayed...

Afterwards, he heard that Princess Helen had been captured and taken into the palace of Sarleon City, and that Leonardo had rushed into the palace single-handedly.

So Sir Paul Demar also rushed to Sarleon City. He knew it was moths to the flame, but he planned to fulfill his oath with his life.

But just outside Sarleon, he saw a knight escorting a woman and the baby in her arms out of Sarleon, and someone was hunting them down.

He had seen that woman before. It was the girl Helen rescued from the village of the Red Death, and she seemed to be a distant relative of Leonardo.

So he tried his best to kill those pursuers, but the knight and the woman had been killed.

Later, Sir Baldemar found the ring of the High King with a griffin face in the infant's swaddling womb.

Since he hadn't seen Helen for several years, Sir Paul Demar, who didn't know the whole situation, saw the ring and thought that both Leonardo and Helen were killed.

He thought the baby was the heir of the Pendor royal family, Helen's child.

Now that Pendor's bloodline has not been cut off, the oath of Griffin Knight to protect Pendor's royal family must continue.

So Sir Paul Demar secretly took the baby away, found a secret place on the Goddess Mountain to raise the child, and named the child Dalion.

In order not to be discovered, he dug up the embankment next to the ancient resident, diverted the river to wash the valley mouth, and artificially created a huge landslide in the valley leading to the resident, sealing the entire valley.

(End of this chapter)