Riding and Slashing

Chapter 97 Returning to Qicha Fortress
Sarleon City, Palace Gardens.

This is what used to be Pender House Square.

A noble lady was sitting on a wicker chair in the garden, her complexion didn't seem very good, she coughed twice from time to time, she seemed to be ill.

And in front of her stood King Ulrik.

Ulrik was wearing casual clothes, a set of golden brocade robes, a glass of red wine in his hand, and his expression was not very good.

"Sister, of course I can't really make Andrew confess...In fact, he just happens to be staying in my secret room right now..."

Ulrik frowned tightly. He didn't like dealing with relatives, but this cousin was sick, so he could only explain patiently.

"Your Majesty...cough...then why did you issue a warrant? In this way, Andrew's future will be over! You clearly know that Andrew will not do that kind of thing!"

This lady was, of course, Godric's wife, Lady Felina, King Ulrik's cousin.

"This is a conspiracy of the Bacchus Empire. I can't let the conspiracy succeed, so I can only do this... Hey, where is Godric? Why didn't he come with you?"

Ulrik was a little helpless, but now he hoped that his brother-in-law, whom he had always disliked, would show up as soon as possible. It was really tiring to chat with a woman who couldn't see her son being wronged.

"What conspiracy? Now that you know it's a conspiracy, you shouldn't want to arrest Andrew...my poor son...you have to make it clear!"

Felina seemed even more anxious...

King Ulrik didn't even want to answer. It was all said to be an enemy's conspiracy. How could he tell a woman about state affairs?
But I can't say anything serious, he is a patient, so I have no choice but to ignore it and drink on my own.

However, the other hand quietly gestured towards the attendant nearby.

"Your Majesty, there is an important military situation on the front line..."

The attendant was obviously very clever. Seeing the gesture, he immediately circled around, and then came back to pretend to report.

"Oh? I'm going right now... Sorry, sister, I can't accompany you..."

King Ulrik put down his wine glass and was about to leave.

"Stop!...Ahem... Ulrik, I taught you this little trick... If you don't speak clearly, I will die here! Do you think Godric will bring white Deer Castle Rebellion!"

Lady Felina's threat seemed to be effective, and the king stopped immediately.

"Back off...all back off!"

Ulrik sighed, waved away all the guards, turned his head to see that there was no one around, and then started talking again.

"Filina, the army of the Bacchus Empire is still in the territory of Sarleon! Now is not the time to investigate the case. Eldred publicly testified against Andrew for murdering Earl Oden, so I can only issue a warrant first."

Felina was of course dissatisfied: "But it's not the truth, Andrew didn't do anything!"

"The truth is not important. What's important is that Qicha Fortress has handed over all the evidence to me! There are all the witnesses and evidence! If I don't issue a warrant, won't it mean that I don't trust Eldred at all?"

"Unless it is confirmed that the Bacchus Empire has fully withdrawn its troops, this is the only way to do it now!"

Ulrik is not a fool, he knows what is more important.

But Felina was not reconciled: "But you can't keep Andrew locked in the darkroom forever! Let him go back to the fief to hide!"

"Hmph... If he returns to Yazhu Village, what will happen to the Royal City Guards?...My dear sister! Your son has done a good job, and now more than half of the Royal City Guards only follow his command!"

King Ulrik turned his head, and there was a faint glint of coldness in his eyes.

"If I don't want him, it means that I think Eldred is making a false accusation—then what will Seven Fortress think? The army of the Bacchus Empire is near Seven Fortress!"

"I don't know the truth, and I don't want to know the truth, dear sister!"

"I need the royal guards to obey the command, and I can't lose Qicha Fortress! I can only let Andrew stay in my secret room, there is no better way!"

Ulrik lowered his voice, gritted his teeth and said, "I will take good care of your son. When the Bacchus Empire retreats, everything will come to light!"

Felina began to cry: "But in that case, Andrew's future will be over..."

The king sullenly ignored it.

"Your Majesty, Lord Hereward seeks to see you! There is an urgent military situation!"

The guard just now hurried over again.

"do not bother me!"

"Your Majesty, this time it's true... Lord Hereward is in the castle hall, and he brought back the military information from White Hart Castle..."

The squire lowered his volume.

"I'm going right now."

……

At the same time, the lord has arrived at Qicha Fortress.

As the main logo of Pande's famous listed company 'Maixiang International', Li Ang's black-and-white griffin flag is very famous around here. After all, a large-scale commercial activity was carried out here not long ago...

The garrison of Qicha Fortress basically recognized this flag, so Li Ang entered the city smoothly.

In fact, the garrison had mixed feelings about this flag—not long ago, most of their military pay was swept away by this profiteer, but the services provided by this profiteer really made them memorable.

The delicious food, the nostalgic gambling, and the manuscript memoirs that circulated from camp to camp...

But this time, there is no caravan under the Griffon, only a dozen strong men, and the big boss doesn't look very good.

"Is Baron Eldred here? I'm Leon, Baron Maixiangling!"

The lord came to the outside of the main castle in the fortress and shouted to the guards at the gate.

The guard looked at the Griffin Flag, then at Li Ang who had a sullen face as if he had come to ask for a debt, and rushed to report the news.

Soon, a middle-aged man in his 40s came out and grinned when he saw the Griffon flag, looking very heroic.

But the gloom in the triangular eyes couldn't be hidden no matter what.

"Hahaha... What kind of wind brought His Excellency here? Right now, the movement of the Bacchus Empire's army is unknown. Your Excellency only brought these few people here, so be careful..."

Li Ang squinted his eyes. When he was doing business near Qicha Fortress last time, Eldred had never been out of the city at all, and had never dealt with him. How could this guy look familiar?
"Baron Eldred, this is the first time we've met, do you recognize me?"

The lord looked around, but he didn't find anything wrong.

"Baron Leon took over my son's Alderge, but he didn't know me. It's unreasonable... What's your business in coming to me?"

Eldred squinted his triangular eyes and still smiled brightly, but the words in his mouth did not match his expression at all.

It turned out that I was still thinking about Alderge...

Then there's nothing to say, this guy must be the murderer who didn't run away.No wonder Rainier was able to find so many gangsters, most likely Eldred arranged them.

I don't know if the guy can still laugh when he hears the news of Rainier's death...

Li Ang pouted.

"I'm here to tell you that your son Rainier is dead, killed by the Bacchus Empire, and died in front of Lehman, the deputy head of the Lion Knights."

The lord did not tell a single lie. In the final analysis, Rainier was indeed killed by a secret agent of the Bacchus Empire, and Li Ang just happened to be the one who did it.

Eldred's smile gradually froze, and his face quickly changed from white to red, from red to purple, and finally from purple to blue, and finally he only burst out a sentence.

"You are courting death..."

Eldred's face looked extremely ferocious, and he reached out and took off the bow behind his back.

"The Bacchus Empire has retreated."

Li Ang's soft words made Eldred stop: "Eldred, you have no backup, and it doesn't matter if you can kill me or not... Look outside the city, how dare you stand in front of a lion? Will the knights kill me?"

Just a few hundred meters away from the fortress, the banner of the Lion Knights was marching towards the city gate.

The garrison on the city wall also began to report at the right time: "Lord Eldred, the Lion Knights are here...at least 200 people."

Eldred's face became even uglier.

This is the lord's confidence to enter Qicha Fortress with only a dozen people.

He deliberately let Lehman's Lion Knights act together with him, just to bluff into Qicha Fortress.

It would have been better to have Lehman come over, but Auden's death has huge benefits for Lehman, the lord can't bet on his character, and his performance is not trustworthy.

Although those lion knights would not listen to Li Ang's command, the problem is that Amy came with the lord...

So the lion knights came here to 'protect' Amy all the way.

However, in Eldred's eyes, the meaning of the presence of the Royal Knights here is completely different.

Only after confirming that the Bacchus Empire has completely retreated, can King Ulrik send a large number of lion knights to investigate the truth!
"Have you seen it? I'm here to tell you that your son died because of the Bacchus Empire... Do you think the Empire can still trust you? White Hart Castle captured the two governors of the Empire, and they sold you. The empire has also fully withdrawn its troops."

"Now, you either find a way to go to Sarleon City to explain clearly, or run away quickly."

Li Ang's voice became very low, and after speaking, he waved his hand to let Klose and the others put down a large package, then turned around and left.

The guards at the city gate looked at Eldred and then at Li Ang, wondering if they should stop him.

Eldred pounced on him, opened the big package left by Li Ang, his whole body trembled, and kept cursing: "Bastard, bastard..."

It was Rainier's body.

The lord slipped away very quickly, and the Lion Knights were about to enter the city, and no one stopped Li Ang from leaving.

Eldred doesn't know that Rainier was killed by Li Ang himself.It's also impossible for him to kill Li Ang at the critical moment when the lion knight is here, he is asking for trouble.

But the arrival of the Lion Knight is indeed enough to prove that the Bacchus Empire has withdrawn its troops—otherwise the king would not have sent someone to Qicha Fortress to find excitement...

So, at the same time that Li Ang withdrew from Fortress Seven Forks, Eldred also went to Sarleon City through the back door with some of his cronies.

(End of this chapter)