Heart of the Castle

Chapter 198 Loyalty Vow and Bestowment

Hearing Tang Na's last words, Li Wei's face suddenly changed, and he said loudly, "What? Mr. Tang Na, do you want to leave? Could it be that my question just now hurt you?"

"No, Lord Li Wei, if you don't dislike me, I won't leave under your command. It's just that I feel that I am no longer suitable to be your follower. At least I should be a knight who has comprehended the seeds of fighting spirit to be able to follow. Walk with your back." Tang Na's voice was a little low, "Master Li Wei, when I wiped out the demonized knights in the battle, I knew that sooner or later, I would not be able to keep up with your progress. I thought this day would come so early.”

Li Wei didn't answer Tang Na directly. His young face showed a depth that didn't match his age. He spoke softly, his voice full of memories.

"Mr. Donner, you know, I used to be an insignificant apprentice servant in this castle, and the Lord Ston, whom I was loyal to, died heroically while resisting the siege of demons a few months ago. Viscount Lane took a fancy to Sir Ston Knight's inheritance, and found a crime to drive me out of the castle, with only a pony by his side. Can you imagine how desperate I was at that time?"

Tang Na was silent for a long time, then nodded slowly and said, "Maybe I can understand your mood. It's similar to the first time I knew that I would never be able to comprehend the seeds of battle qi, right? A kind of feeling that was abandoned by the whole world. Feeling helpless, not knowing who to pray to.”

"At that time, I got a person's help, and that's why I'm able to stand here now." Li Wei said, taking a deep breath, his eyes were shining with a strange light like stars. "Mr. Donner, I hope to gain your loyalty, is that okay?"

Perhaps it was because the seriousness in Li Wei's voice was too obvious, Tang Na was stunned for a moment, and then a subtle anger of being questioned appeared on his face. "Lord Li Wei, from the day I swore allegiance to you in the refugee camp, the Roaring Bear's loyalty has never wavered." He said firmly, his face flushed.

"No, Mr. Donner, I don't doubt your loyalty, but..." Li Wei's explanation suddenly paused, and the young man showed hesitation, as if he didn't know what to say next.After a suffocating few seconds, Li Wei spoke again, as if a storm was going on in his throat, and every word seemed to be like thunder resounding through the soul.

"The kind of loyalty I hope to obtain is not the loyalty of followers, the loyalty of knights to the lord they serve, or even the loyalty of believers to gods! It is the oath of the soul under the watchful eye of the supreme Father God, Evidence of blood, loyalty that will never be broken!"

"Soul Blood Oath!?" Tang Na's burly body trembled violently like an old oak tree struck by lightning. He repeated the name of this ancient oath in disbelief, clenched his hands tightly into fists, but It opened for a moment, showing the bewilderment in my heart.

"Yes, Soul Blood Oath." Li Wei replied softly, and then he stood there without speaking, waiting for Tang Na to make a decision.

The origin of the soul blood oath has been unverifiable. According to some scholars, the history of this ancient oath is incomparably long, and it can even be traced back to the dawn era, which is the oldest in written records.However, it is generally believed that the soul blood oath first appeared in the dawn battle that determined the fate of mankind. At that time, hundreds of knights swore with their souls, and with the blood as evidence, they fought to the death with the ancient gods who were about to strangle the human beings who were still in their infancy. .

However, compared with the war that happened thousands of years ago, the subjects of the Kingdom of Arthur are more familiar with another legend about the blood oath of the soul, that is, the founding monarch of the Kingdom of Arthur, Arthur I, and his 12 blood oath knights. soul blood oath.They call each other by the blood of my blood, which is exactly the case. The blood-sworn knights are not only the subordinates of Arthur I, but also his brothers and shadows.Every blood-sworn knight dedicated his life and glory to Arthur I, and not even the sickle of the Sleeper could break this bond.The several blood-sworn knights who died in the war did not rest in peace, but dragged their broken bodies to guard Arthur I and continued to fight for him.

However, the fetters brought by the soul blood oath are far beyond people's imagination.When Arthur I's life finally came to an end, all Bloodsworn Knights, old and young, scarred and unscathed, living and dead, followed Following Arthur I, he entered the Kingdom of Eternal Night guarded by the Eternal Sleeper.

Therefore, the soul blood oath is also called the oath of life. The loyalty promised by the oath transcends the boundary between life and death. There are only a few blood oath knights who dare to break the oath in the records. However, there is only one price they need to pay, which is irreversible lost life.

Tang Na managed to calm down his turbulent mood, lowered his eyes and said, "Master Li Wei, only knights can take the soul blood oath, I am not qualified..."

"You can." Li Wei continued calmly.Sometime in the young man's hand, there was a golden dagger, which was somewhat similar to the token of His Majesty's envoy, but whether it was the ivy pattern or the material on it, it was even better.Moreover, the short sword was edged, and the edge was like a cold spring, the chill was overwhelming!

Li Wei pinched the hilt of the dagger with his fingers, with a solemn expression and eyes as calm as water.

Tang Na's pupils shrank suddenly, and he blurted out involuntarily: "This sword! Could it be..."

"Yes, this is the model of another saber of His Majesty Arthur I's as famous as the Sword of Dawn. Its name is - the Sword of Oath and Victory!" Li Wei said word by word, and then used the small sword With a slash on the palm of his left hand, the sharp blade easily tore through the skin of the palm, and blood gushed out immediately.

Li Weixin threw the small golden sword in front of Tang Na, and the blade of the sword was stuck on the stone slab, trembling slightly.Then he stretched out his bloody left hand, the palm of which was so red that it looked a bit eye-catching. "Donal the Roaring Bear, in front of the supreme Father God, are you willing to swear your soul blood oath on my name——Levi Ston?"

"Master Li Wei!" Blood flushed suddenly on Tang Na's face, and his breathing became heavy.He grabbed the hilt of the small golden sword and pulled it out forcefully, then firmly held the blade with his left hand.

Blood gushed out immediately. Tang Na knelt down on one knee and held out his left hand to hold Li Wei's.

"I swear by my soul, and bear the witness of my blood, I am willing to be the shield and spear of the man in front of me against the enemy, guarding his rear and sides, and dedicating my life and glory to him..." Donner said in memory In the oath of the soul blood oath, his voice was a little hesitant at first, because he was not familiar with this oath, but soon his voice became sonorous and powerful. "...to live and die with him, to fight side by side, forever!"

"I swear by my soul, and bear the witness of blood, I accept the allegiance of the man in front of me, regard him as a brother, call him the blood of my blood, live and die with him, fight side by side, forever!"

The clear voice of the young man mixed with the deep voice of the middle-aged man, shaking the air in the room.

"...This oath starts from today, and it will be the same tomorrow, every day, until death!"

The oath landed, and silence enveloped the room again.

After a long time, Li Wei let go of Tang Na's hand. The blood in the palm of his hand had already congealed, but there was a small golden light shining, and a slight tingling pain came from the wound.Li Wei is very clear about the meaning of this tingling pain, which means that the wound is healing.

The soul blood oath has been established.

"Blood of my blood, Donna, please accept this set of armor. I want you to wear it and walk into the meeting room tomorrow, and then I will announce at the meeting that I will appoint you as my deputy." Li Wei pointed out. He pointed to the exquisite set of knight full body armor hanging on the wall and said.

"However, Lord Li Wei, I am not a real knight, and I am not qualified to be your deputy. Even if I wear this set of sturdy and exquisite knight armor, I can only be laughed at." Tang Na said bitterly.

"This will be the second thing I will give you." Li Wei replied, taking out a crystal ball, holding it with precious hands, and sending it to Donald.

Tang Na stood up hesitantly, took the crystal ball from Li Wei's hand, held it in front of his eyes and observed it carefully.Although he was not familiar with magician's props, he could tell that the crystal ball was of good quality, with a clean and flawless surface, and in the center of the crystal ball was a small black snake coiled around.

The corners of Tang Na's eyes suddenly twitched. This black snake was not a real entity, but a ray of burning black flame, which seemed somewhat familiar.Just when Tang Na was thinking hard, and his expression was slightly stiff, the black snake seemed to sense something, and suddenly jumped up, and then rushed out of the crystal ball like lightning, and plunged into the palm of Tang Na's right hand!

A painful muffled sound sounded, and Tang Na let go of his hand, and the crystal ball shattered on the ground. His burly body shook violently, his face was flushed, and all the veins on his arms emerged, looking quite terrifying.

Li Wei opened his hands, and a gentle white light emerged from his hands, shining on Donna.Tang Na's pain suddenly eased a lot. He let out a deep roar, and suddenly opened his eyes. The color of the pupils turned as black as an abyss, as if a deep black flame was burning inside.

"My Blood Donna, how do you feel?" Li Wei asked softly.

"Is this... the feeling of fighting spirit?" Donna raised his hands in front of his face in disbelief, and immediately after that, two black flames appeared from his hands, which had once been displayed on the demonized knight Sir Lorshaw. Shenwei's Fierce Fighting Qi once again appeared in front of Tang Na.

"Go try your armor now, my lord knight!" Li Wei's voice sounded in his ear, and Tang Na's whole body was shaken, and he looked up at the object he swore allegiance to with blood.

The Roaring Bear knelt down on one knee again, bowing his head deeply towards Li Wei.

"Blood of my blood!"

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