Knight and Wand

Chapter 346 Questioning
The news of Ledwin III's assassination was not made public until seven days after the palace riot.

Before this, the people had always thought that the blockade of the royal city was just a continuation of the martial law after the riots.

As expected, the knightly tournament was completely terminated, all celebratory arrangements came to an end, and the nobles gathered in Orlando to attend the king's funeral which lasted for several days.

Buried with the king was Ines's second brother, Prince Rictor, who also died unfortunately.

Leon was saddened to hear that Prince Rickto, who had once given him kind advice, had been killed.

He saved him once, but he still couldn't escape the fate of being assassinated.

After the grand funeral mourning ceremony, the furious new king Eric branded all the rioters alive, and then hanged them one by one after trial.

Even the bodies of the Attians, who had been killed in the conflict of turmoil and conspiracy, were hung on the gallows again.

Even Mette, who was split in half by himself, was no exception. The warlock's body was "assembled" again with ropes and hung in the city center square of Orlando for public display.

In the open space, groups of Wangcheng citizens pointed and spit at the enemy assassins who were hung on the southeast tree, cursing and venting their fears and the disrupted lives under martial law.

"I'm sorry that I didn't let you take revenge on your own, but the situation at that time really made it impossible to capture this guy alive. I dare not let him slip away again."

Leon looked at Canis who was looking up at Mette's body.

"Forget it. The betrayer got what he deserved. It's not satisfying that I couldn't kill him myself, but at least I saw the bastard's body with my own eyes."

The young master of the Wolf family weighed the brick in his hand, and threw it accurately at Mette's face, which was bound by ropes, causing the body to shake.

Seeing the torn face of his murderous enemy, Canis's hateful face showed a long-lost comfort and some relief.

"Tell me, what does it feel like after death? Can you find his soul when you return to the Dead Sea? Maybe you can take revenge again with your own hands." Leon asked curiously.

"Dead Sea. Are you talking about the Hades of Vinolis?" Canis shook his head: "I can't describe what it felt like, cold? No, that's just my imagination now. In fact, I can't feel anything."

The young master of the Lang family shuddered for no apparent reason.

As a veteran who has walked through countless mountains of swords and seas of fire and been stabbed with swords and axes countless times, there are few things in this world that can make him feel the fear that comes from the bottom of his soul.

That senseless, endless nothingness and stillness with no end in sight is more terrifying than any torture or torment in the world.

Even though his consciousness had gone mad due to the distortion of the fragments of his previous memories, he was unable to release this frozen resentment.

Only when the other party summoned him did all the nothingness begin to move again. Of course, he was filled with endless hatred at that time, and he wished to tear all the moving and perceptible things into pieces. He was unable to think normally like he does now.

"Why are you asking this? You don't want me to go back, do you? I have worked very hard for you, don't forget my promise!" Canis turned around and said in surprise.

"I don't mean that. I just see that you look so happy to have your revenge. If you have nothing to be attached to in this world, I can terminate the contract." Leon shrugged.

Canis glared and said, "Don't even think about it. I have to inherit my father's title and lead the Gunnar family. You'd better live longer so that I can exist longer."

He suddenly shook his head again: "No, with the way you play with your life every day, you might die any day. You are not young anymore, you should have more children. Remember to pass this card on before you die. I am not tired of living yet."

Feeling as if he was cursed by this guy, Leon's mouth twitched and he nodded speechlessly.

Leon turned his gaze back to Mette's body and couldn't help but think.

After attending the funerals of Ledwin and Rickdo, he had been sorting out the conspiracy to assassinate the king planned by the Atias Empire these days.

Although he was unable to participate in King Eric's interrogation of the captured Atias assassins and Vizmara, he was an eyewitness to the whole process.

We uncovered a plan by the Atias people to disguise themselves as the Knights of Kantadar and set up a magic crossbow to kill Redwin.

When the Atias assassin colluded with Vizmara to sneak into the palace, intending to use ancient magic to paralyze the palace restrictions and murder the king and all heirs to the throne, the purpose of the Mage Empire was clear.

Just like the attempt to murder Lady Adeline and frame the Gunnar family, this tactic that was used everywhere was nothing more than an attempt to cause unrest in the kingdom and lead to infighting.

Could it be that the Atias Empire really intends to launch an expedition to the countries of the Western Continent in the future? Otherwise, why would it go to such great lengths to stir up trouble thousands of miles away?

To be honest, he had never thought that the other party had this ability because of the feudal kingdom environment around him.

But now that he has witnessed more and more of the miraculous magic in this world, Leon dare not make any guarantees.

The common sense on Earth in the previous life cannot be applied dogmatically to this world that is different from Earth.

Apart from anything else, Leon had heard from other lords who followed Ledwin to fight in the Undead War that there had been a "black gate" in Mammor County from which the Undead army had poured out, which made him think of something like a "portal".

You know, the Lorelit civilization can even help the Helan dwarves build a boundary gate that the entire tribe can pass through.

Perhaps one day, it is not impossible for the Atias Empire to directly shoot the crystal and teleport a huge army of black armor.

Even if it is not so exaggerated, what if the Mage Empire unearths some ancient Lorelit technology, allowing their ships to quickly cross the ocean and deploy legions. Then the war that once swept across Corvis's homeland would be unavoidable for Orland.

Must prepare early
Thinking heavily about how to deal with the threat from the Atias people, Leon found a hidden alley before returning to the Avalon Consulate and took the young master of the Wolf family back into the card.

When he returned to his residence, he saw several large carriages parked in front of the courtyard and many Sea Eagle Knights standing at the door.

The princess's knights all saluted to Leon, who had saved their lord, with more respect in their eyes than ever before.

Leon returned the greeting and asked, "Is Princess Ines here?"

"Yes, sir, His Highness is upstairs." A guard captain replied.

"Why are there so many carriages outside the door?"

"Those carriages are used to transport the prize money for the competitions of the Avalonians, as well as the rewards that His Majesty the King, I mean the late King, prepared for you and Miss Olivia. Of course, the rewards bestowed by His Majesty Eric are also among them. We delivered them along the way."

Leon suddenly realized.

These things were supposed to be awarded by Ledwin III in the royal palace after the conspiracy and riot were quelled, but... Man proposes, God disposes.

Either he died in the restoration war of the Golden Lion Queen, or he was murdered by the Atias assassin. The death of the old dragon was as inevitable as if it was destined.

However, compared to another fate, he was killed by Olivia in the name of "usurper of the throne".

At least in this life, Ledwin III conquered the south to expand the territory and even made King Kantadar surrender, which must be much better in historical records and evaluations.

Especially now that Olivia has no intention of restoration, the Hecha Dynasty will naturally continue to be passed down.

Going up the stairs, Corvis was reading a book on the second-floor terrace, and Lohak was sitting in the hall polishing his sword.

The knights' tournament was cancelled and everyone had nothing to do. After staying in Orlando for so long, everyone was eager to return home, but most of the nobles had not yet been allowed to leave the royal city.

"Where is the king's wife?" Leon asked.

Lohak looked over and raised his chin meaningfully: "The little prince and Olivia are chatting in your room."

"In my room?" Leon was slightly startled and immediately tiptoed into the corridor and came to the door.

He bent down and put his ear close to the door.

".Now that you're back, come in quickly."

Olivia's voice came from inside the room.

Leon quickly straightened up, thinking to himself that he was a fool. How could his footsteps be hidden from the girl's five senses that were like biological radar.

Olivia in the room opened the door.

Leon glanced awkwardly at Ines who was sitting in the room with a smile on her face.

He couldn't help but ask Olivia: "Am I here at the wrong time?"

Olivia looked at her lover with amusement, looking as if he had done something wrong and felt guilty.

"You came at the right time. Princess Ines and I were just talking about you."

She pulled the nervous Leon into the house. The sound of the door closing made Lohak's ears move in the hall.

The big man stood up and ran to Corvis' side on the balcony, pointing his fingers behind him.

"Look, look, what did I say, what did I say, I said this relationship must be complicated~! I knew her from the beginning"

"Tsk! Hush~!" Corvis signaled for silence.

Lohak quickly covered his mouth.

In the room, Leon felt very uncomfortable as Olivia took his hand and asked him to sit down.

"What were you guys talking about just now?"

Leon had never in his life had such a flattering smile on his face as he did today.

"Apart from Lord Leon, what else can we talk about~?" Ines tapped her fan with a smile.

"Yes, we talked a lot." Olivia glanced at Leon helplessly.

Leon felt his scalp tingling.

"Haha. Okay, I won't tease you anymore. Look, I found your Neti card." Ines tapped the wooden box on the table with her fan.

Leon stood up and opened it, and saw the lost monster card lying quietly inside.

He hadn't seen Ines for the past few days and he thought someone had really picked her up and run away.

"I really don't know how to thank you." Leon put the Neti card back into his pocket and said gratefully.

"Are you being so polite in front of Miss Olivia? I still have a lot to thank you for~" Ines raised her eyebrows, spread out her velvet fan and shook it, whispering, "The Moon Meteorite Silver has been hidden in those gold coin boxes. It's best to open them after you leave the city. How are you going to thank me for this?"

Leon couldn't help but get stuck in his words, and he tried to ask: "Then I buy it?"

"Do I look like I'm short of money? Can you afford it?" Ines asked deliberately with a teasing smile, fanning her head and tapping her lips.

"I've helped you so much, so I deserve at least a kiss from Lord Leon, right~?"

Say that in front of Olivia? Leon was shocked. He didn't know if the girl was joking. He looked at his little lion reflexively.

"Don't worry, I asked Miss Olivia for permission before you came~" Ines chuckled.

"Is this true?" Leon was a little bit unbelievable when he heard it.

Olivia saw his surprise, sighed slightly, stood up, pushed him onto the bed, pounced on him, kissed him hard, and bit his lips.

".You're lucky, you greedy villain." After kissing Leon's lips with a little jealousy, Olivia stood up, snorted, and turned to leave the room.

Leon stood up, reached out and took her back.

".?"

"I don't want to avoid you, otherwise wouldn't it be the same as having an affair? I may be overdoing it, but I hope the three of us can truly become a family and not hide anything from each other." Leon stared at her seriously.

Ines raised an eyebrow at Leon's boldness and couldn't help but fan her cheeks.

Olivia was stunned for a moment, then frowned.

“Ouch! Ouch!”

Leon grimaced at the sudden pain in his waist.

"Do you know you've gone too far? You're a playboy and a scoundrel." Olivia frowned and complained, her face flushed.

But she didn't turn around and leave.

Leon endured the pain, took a deep breath, and walked towards Ines.

"Is it okay? Right here."

"Hmph, now that you've said that, if I continue to do this kind of thing secretly, I'd be letting Miss Olivia down." Ines' cheeks flushed slightly, she stood up from the chair and moved closer.

Leon gently placed his hands on the girl's shoulders and felt that the princess, who had not frowned even in the face of a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood, was now trembling slightly with nervousness.

"Be gentle, this is my first time."

Ines closed her eyes and waited quietly.

Leon didn't hesitate, he held her cheeks, lowered his head and kissed her deeply.

This was the girl’s first kiss, but it was not the first time Leon kissed her. The only difference from that “past” was that this time it was no longer as sudden as before.

Ines indulged in this sweetness without paying attention to anyone else, while Leon felt a surge of nostalgia in his happiness.
After a long kiss, Leon looked at Ines who was breathing softly in front of him, then looked at Olivia who was standing beside him with jealousy in her eyes.

Why do I feel like I am committing a crime in front of my wife?

After thinking about it, he hugged his wife and kissed her passionately again.

"——!?"

Since you are still jealous, just kiss Olivia until you become desensitized!
The deep kiss made Olivia's tense body relax.

However, just as they separated, Leon's cheek was twisted by a pair of small hands again.

Ines' eyes flickered.

"I want some too~~"

Olivia came back to her senses, looked at the two people kissing each other again, bit her lip, and unwilling to be outdone, she took her husband's mouth back after a while.

"I also.!"

".It's my turn~"

".It's my turn~"

At some point, Leon, overwhelmed by their love, was pushed down on the bed by Olivia and Ines.

He was like a hunted prey, and also like a ruthless kissing machine.

Is this a dream? Or another time and space?
Could it be that I am still trapped in that magic and have not recovered yet?

It seems as if the ability to think is completely melted.

Ines, who had been lying on one side contentedly for a long time, slowed down her breathing, suddenly patted her head, and came back to her senses from this absurd kissing game.

I was so absorbed in fooling around that I almost forgot about my important work.

Looking at Leon with a silly smile on his face, she waited for Olivia to part their lips for the last time before she spoke: "Leon, I want to borrow your griffin. Can you send me to the North as soon as possible?"

Greedily hugging his two lovers, Leon immediately agreed without thinking.

"Of course." Leon took a deep breath and calmed his rapid heartbeat: "Is there something urgent going to the North?"

Ines stood up and answered in a deep voice, "I have news from the palace that the king is mobilizing troops and will soon lead them to the northern border to punish the Warlock Society."

Leon couldn't help but wonder, since Redwin III was killed by the northern sorcerers who colluded with the Atias assassins, wasn't it only natural to hold him accountable?

Seeing his confusion, Ines explained, "The Society has produced so many traitorous warlocks in a row, and they cannot escape the blame for the crime of regicide. However, the Northern Society Fortress is not completely solid, and the warlocks have loose relationships with each other. It is hard to say that they are all guilty. I am worried that my brother will punish them harshly without distinguishing right from wrong. Although the warlocks need to be vigilant, the power of magic is still very important to the kingdom, especially when facing the Mage Empire. I have to prepare Earl North for the king's questioning. After all, the Griffin Earl of North County has helped me a lot over the years."

(End of this chapter)