Heart of the Castle

Chapter 170

Viscount Ryan had a very uncomfortable life these days.

Ever since the news of Li Wei appeared in front of him again, a feeling called guilt was biting his heart.How could Viscount Lane know that depriving this little attendant of his right of inheritance and driving him out of the castle is a violation of justice and justice.Even if it is not at the critical moment of the catastrophe, there will definitely be many knights who clearly express their opposition, and they will go to the Knights General Assembly to sue.

Only in such an emergency, Viscount Ryan was able to force this order to be executed. However, since the day Li Wei was expelled, Viscount Ryan clearly felt that doubts and vigilance had gradually appeared in the eyes of those knights who swore allegiance to him. look.

All this made Viscount Lane feel worried.

If the disaster is over and Li Wei is still alive, he can guess what will happen at that time.The knights will always come to investigate the merits of the knights and soldiers during the disaster, and almost all the knights will stand against Viscount Ryan's order and provide testimony that is absolutely against him.

This situation can only be avoided if Li Wei dies.After all, few people can fight against a powerful Viscount like himself for the sake of a dead servant.

Only Li Wei... died!
Therefore, in the time and time again bewitching of Steward Trien, Viscount Ryan made wrong choices again and again, but none of these choices got the result he hoped for—letting Levi die, on the contrary increased the number of knights. dissatisfaction.

Looking back now, it seems that after listening to Steward Trion's advice and expelling Levi for the inheritance left by Knight Ston, Viscount Lane fell into the quagmire step by step, and even had to send him out of the castle The precious garrison force in China is going to completely erase this mistake.

The prestigious Grand Knight Commander Hurlbert led 8 knights and 60 elite light cavalry to form a crusade army to eradicate Li Wei's small forces. In Viscount Ryan's mind, this is definitely a spit Simple tasks within reach.The only thing that made him a little uneasy was that Herbert, who had always been upright, would definitely not kill Li Wei directly, but would take him back to the Viscount Castle for protection.

If this kind of thing really happens, Viscount Lane will of course feel very headache, so when His Excellency the Viscount sent out the knights, he specially asked Knight Templeton, who had the best relationship with Steward Trien, to try not to Let Levi reach the castle alive.

Knight Templeton agreed very readily at the time, but after the crusading army left the castle, Viscount Lane couldn't help but think that Knight Templeton was just an ordinary knight after all. The Knights of Templeton definitely have no way to complete this task.

So Viscount Lane's anxiety became even more serious.For a while, he was fantasizing about Knight Templeton completing the task and sending Levi's head to him; for a while, he was thinking about how he would deal with this matter if Li Wei had not been killed.Butler Trion had sorted out Knight Ston's legacy long ago, and had already exchanged it into gold and silver coins and sent them to the Viscount's own private treasury.This wealth, which made Viscount Ryan happy for several days, has now become a hot item. Even Viscount Ryan once thought that it would be better to simply return the things that Li Wei deserved to him intact. up.

There is only one reason why Viscount Ryan never put this idea into action, and that is pride.

Viscount Ryan, as a viscount with real power, holds the power of life and death in one territory, and his character has been cultivated to be extremely arrogant.Bowing his head to a young man like Li Wei made him feel more unacceptable than killing him.At some point, the guilt gnawing at his heart turned into the same strong killing intent. Viscount Lane tightly held the silver spoon in his hand, his eyes changed drastically as he thought about it, and he didn't even notice that the handle of the spoon had begun to deform.

"Master Viscount, it's bad, an army has appeared outside the castle!"

The door was knocked open with a bang, and a guard in hard leather armor ran in and said loudly in panic.

Viscount Lane's hand trembled, the silver spoon knocked over the glass in front of him, and the dark red wine immediately fainted red marks on the tablecloth.

"What are you panicking about? Whose troops are here? How many people are there? Does Mr. Wilps know?"

"Master Wilps has gone to the city to defend. The troops who came can't tell who it is, but they are definitely not demons." The guard took a few breaths and said with certainty.

"Maybe it's Herbert who returned victoriously? If that's the case..." Viscount Lane stood up and was about to go out, but he remembered something and said to the soldier: "Go and inform Te. Butler Lian, just say that I am waiting for him on the high tower of the main castle."

Viscount Lane walked up the spiral stairs leading to the tower with some anxiety. Do the troops outside the city belong to the crusade army led by Herbert?Did Templeton complete the task of killing Levi?If not, how should I deal with it to get rid of the future troubles?His attention was almost entirely focused on thinking about this matter, so that when he was about to reach the top of the tower, he stumbled on the wooden steps and almost fell.This mistake made Viscount Ryan break out in a cold sweat, and it also allowed him to temporarily suppress those messy thoughts.

It was still early, and looking out from the high tower of the castle main building, the wilderness outside was completely covered by white mist. There seemed to be many figures shaking in the mist, and people shouted and neighed faintly. noise.Viscount Lane tried his best to look outside, hoping to find a few familiar figures, but the fog was too thick and the distance was too far. He could not see anything except that there were a lot of people and only a few horses.

"It's not Herbert...he should be leading the cavalry." Viscount Lane felt his heart ache and tighten, but he immediately comforted himself and made a completely different judgment. "No, it's also possible. Maybe the crusading army had a battle under the refugee camp. Some horses and cavalry were killed because of this. The increased number was the captured rebel untouchables."

In this way, he was thinking about the pain of gains and losses, waiting for further news to come.

The sound of leisurely footsteps appeared from the direction of the stairs, and Viscount Lane turned his head a little irritatedly, and the figure of Butler Trien came into view as expected.The old butler was wearing a decent dress as usual, and his white hair was combed meticulously, but the sweet smile that always hung on his mouth was gone, and the eyes looking at Viscount Lane were darker than usual.

Viscount Lane didn't notice this small change. He pointed to the outside of the castle and said in a hoarse and weak voice: "Look at it clearly, Trion, these are the troubles you caused. Now, what about the castle?" Do you have any information about this team?"

"There is a lot of fog, Lord Viscount." Trien said softly, "according to your order, an envoy has been sent out of the city, but there has been no reply yet."

There was a moment of silence, and the master and servant stood side by side in front of the window of the high tower and looked out. Viscount Ryan's eyes flickered a little, and his face looked very bad due to the inner anxiety.But Butler Trion's behavior was even more strange. He seemed to be in a rather relaxed mood, and he was muttering something in an inaudible voice.

Viscount Lane gave him an annoyed look.

Trien bowed apologetically, but the weird voice in his throat did not disappear, but became a little clearer.

"Tear the skin, tear the skin..." It seemed that such an unclear sentence was repeated over and over in Trien's mouth. After listening to it for a while, Viscount Lane couldn't help shivering.

"Trian, what if Li Wei is not dead?" Viscount Lane suddenly asked, perhaps to interrupt this uncomfortable voice.

"Master Viscount, there is only one way. I can guarantee that this method can completely solve your worries." Trion's confident voice reassured Viscount Ryan a little. He continued to hold the window frame and leaned out look.

What Viscount Ryan didn't see was that after Butler Trien said this, a strange smile suddenly appeared on the corner of his mouth, and at the same time, a thick bloody light flashed away in his eyes!
(End of this chapter)