I just covet their strength

Chapter 267: Don’t fight, but be good at resolving fights!
"Imperial people? I heard that all the little sacred trees in the Empire have gone crazy. They are already exhausted just dealing with their own problems. How can they still have the energy to interfere with us?"

Mavis said lazily. She was already lying on her side on the stone chair. The broken armrest was just enough for her to stretch her long and round legs. Her legs, wrapped in silver shins and over-the-knee socks, showed graceful lines.

"The ones who came to support Mu Deng were Duke Qinghui and the Fourth Princess of the Empire. But it was mainly Duke Qinghui. The Dragon Blood Princess came with Duke Qinghui."

The knight who knew the inside story spoke:

"After being exiled, the orc lord of Twilight Territory first went to the capital of the empire to participate in the secret trial of the Holy Tree of Glory, and then followed Lord Qinghui. He has been active in Qinghui Territory for the past few years and is a close confidant of Lord Qinghui. According to rumors, their relationship is even closer."

"Otherwise, Lord Qinghui wouldn't have raised an army and come to the Kingdom of Yonglan."

"Lord Qinghui?"

When Uther heard the name, he frowned and tilted his head:
"The Empire's [Branch of Prosperity], Lafati. I think I heard you mention it before?"

"Yes, Lord Uther, I met Lord Qinghui when I participated in the secret trial of the tree god."

The knight with bright silver hair stepped forward and saluted:
"I also reported to you at that time that Lord Qinghui wanted a batch of knight's grimoires, and I took some from Yingxi Castle and gave them to him."

Uther nodded and said, "I remember that it was to support Lord Qinghui in fighting against Chaos and regaining territory, right? Now it seems to be successful?"

Lafati smacked his lips and said:

"It has been a long time since he succeeded, Lord Uther. You may not have paid much attention to it, but from what I know, Duke Qinghui's record in the past two years is quite amazing. He not only recovered Qinghui Territory, but also expanded into the Chaos Realm and brought the provinces on the southeastern border of the empire under his command, becoming the governor of the southeastern empire."

"Even Lord Qinghui himself reached the legendary level not long ago. You know, when he was in the imperial capital, he was only at the [Elite] level."

Lafati's tone was quite incredible. When he met Westhead, he never thought that the other party would reach such a height. He could hardly even compare to him.

Uther took a rare breath of cold air when he heard this, and said solemnly:
"Hiss, the young are really formidable. Lord Qinghui is not that old, right? Are all the young people nowadays so powerful?"

Although the other great knights were also surprised by this astonishing speed of promotion, most of them were angry:
"But no matter what, this is also our Yonglan's business. The imperial army is stationed in Mudeng Territory. It seems that they are going to confront the expeditionary force?"

"Humph, the young tyrant prince of the empire thought he could do whatever he wanted after being promoted to Legendary? Who does he think he is? It would have been fine if he had just fled with that monster, but he actually dared to stop us. He was really underestimated."

"Now that the God Ancestor has passed away, our Yonglan Country and the Empire are no longer friendly countries. It is normal for us to fight each other."

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"Your Excellency! Your Excellency! Look."

Just as everyone in the meeting was expressing anger and contempt for Qinghui Lord's actions, a knight pointed to the distance and saw that the gate of the defense line built by Qinghui Guards slowly opened, and a team crossed the boundary river and came to the vast snowfield in front of the expeditionary fortress.

With the legendary senses of the great knights, they can see figures even kilometers away with incredible clarity.

I saw a team coming out from Mu Deng’s side.

There were three people in the front: a wolf-eared orc, a silver-haired dragon girl, and they were obviously Myvana and Resia.

The man with black hair and purple eyes placed the slightly curved long sword on the big motorcycle, raised his handsome face filled with incomparable brilliance, and shouted to the expeditionary fortress:
"Great Knights of Yonglan, let us have a talk!"

The powerful and steady voice was not disturbed at all by the cold wind and reached everyone's ears accurately and accurately.

"That's Lord Qinghui?"

"What are you doing?"

"Are you planning to negotiate with us in person?"

"It would be the best opportunity for him to give in now. If the situation continues to develop, he will not be able to control it."

"Humph, you slid to your knees pretty quickly."

Mavis turned her head and glanced sideways. The handsome face of Lord Qinghui made her eyes light up at first, but what concerned her more was the smile on Westhead's face.

Incredibly confident.

The blue-haired knight licked his lips and said, "Why do I feel like this is not a sign of surrender?"

"In any case, go and see what he wants to say, and then decide how hard to crush his resistance."

The Yonglan Knights don't care about foreigners, but they respect strength. If Westhead only had the identity of a "Branch of Prosperity", they might not bother to care about him. However, the identity of a legendary strong man is enough for the Yonglan people to have the most basic respect for him.

As a result, the meeting of the Grand Knights was suspended, and a group of knight lords of the expeditionary force came to the fortress and confronted Westhead and his men from a distance.

"Lord Qinghui, what do you want to talk to us about?"

Among the several knights, Uther, as the oldest and strongest knight, spoke first:

"It would be best if what you said could appease our anger."

"Don't worry, I will definitely calm your anger."

Westhead smiled, spread his hands, and took a few steps forward:
"Our two armies have been facing each other for some time. If this continues, the situation will only become more tense. Are we really going to go to war?"

"Ha, we don't mind having a fight. It's a pleasant opening song for the expedition."

The female knight with sky-blue hair spoke, and Mephis's sharp eyes moved back and forth between Myvana and Westhead. She placed her knight's silver sword on the delicate collarbone, tilted her head and clamped it around her neck, revealing a dangerous and bloodthirsty smile:
"Because I have to kill that orc bastard. I will kill anyone who dares to stand in my way."

"You are...Oh, Mephis of the Qinxin family, Viona's sister."

Westhead looked at the female knight who threatened to scatter Myvana's ashes and immediately recognized her.

In "Poem of Destiny", the country that Westhead knows best is the Kingdom of Eternal Mist, and there are not many that can be called heavyweights among them, and Mevis happens to be one of them.

Even in the original storyline, she was one of the few great knights who could survive the slaughter brought by the [Heaven-Devouring Wave]. There was still some value in her, at least she left a memorable impression on Westhead.

"!!!"

When Myvana heard about Mephis's life experience, she immediately looked at him with wide eyes.

The wolf-eared girl knew that Teacher Viona came from a prominent family, but it was the first time she met Viona's blood relatives.

"It doesn't feel like Teacher Viona."

"Don't compare me to her!"

Mivana's whisper was heard by Mephis. The blue-haired knight shouted in a delicate voice, his purple eyes were icy cold.

Westhead probably knew why Mavis was angry, but this was not the time to talk. He turned his attention to other people:
"Although I, Westhead, have killed countless people in my life, I don't like fighting. It's best to resolve a fight! There may be some misunderstandings between us at the moment. Why don't we have a good discussion and seek common ground while reserving differences? How do you think?"

Uther sighed and said:

"This matter has nothing to do with you, but now it seems that Lord Qinghui is determined to take care of it to the end."

"I can't help it. I can't let go of Mivana. She is my most important friend."

Mivana corrected in a low voice: "It's a mating partner."

Westhead paused and shrugged:

"Well, mating partner. All in all, this conflict is just a small matter. There is no need to mobilize so many troops."

"It's just a small matter?" Lyonette stood up. With the support of the great knights behind him, he angrily rebuked the wolf-eared girl with sufficient confidence:
"This beast acted recklessly in my territory, slaughtering the knights who were under my command, trampling on and insulting my dignity. How can this be called a trivial matter?!"

The old knight's speech was immediately supported, and many knights agreed:
"Mr. Li was also a hero of Yonglan and made great contributions to the expedition."

"The old hero shouldn't be insulted like this!"

"We must seek justice!"

"How can you get away with insulting a Lord Knight?"

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The country of knights may not be harmonious, but when it comes to issues of honor and disgrace, everyone is very sensitive, because knights attach great importance to honor, and severe humiliation is more terrible than death and the extinction of the clan.

Facing the voices of condemnation, Mivana did not waver at all. Instead, she lowered her eyelids slightly, gnashing her teeth, her golden eyes incomparably cold:

"They. Deserve to die."

"Those who stray from the way of chivalry shall be killed."

Miwana will feel confused and sad after Tutu, but she will never regret it, and she will never blame herself for her choice.

She also accepted the consequences calmly.

"Ha! Deviating from the Way of Chivalry? Since when did a beast like you get to explain the Way of Chivalry?"

Lyonette was so angry that he laughed. His hand was already on the hilt of the sword. He took a step forward, ready to draw the sword and kill at any time.

Myvana was not to be outdone, she drew her silver sword and confronted Lyonette.

Seeing the tense atmosphere, Westhead interrupted loudly:
"Since there is such a conflict between the two sides, simple mediation may be useless."

He stood in the middle of the two groups, and then stated the purpose he had been preparing for for a long time:

"I propose a trial by combat."

"Let the sacred laws from ancient times decide!"

As soon as the words fell, the scene fell silent, and the howling cold wind blew the snowflakes past.

"Trial by combat?"

Mavis raised his eyebrows and said:

"Are you sure you want to do this?"

Trial by combat is a tradition of the Kingdom of Yonglan. When a dispute or conflict arises between two knight lords and there is a lack of a strong mediator or arbitrator, the dispute can be resolved through a duel.

After all, internal strife is not something encouraged by the God Ancestor. It is too extreme to just mobilize troops and kill people in a bloodbath just because you don't like something. It does not conform to the definition of an orderly country.

But the knights have hot tempers and are unlikely to play any political games with you. They will just compete with you using the communication methods that they can best understand.

Might is right! Victory is justice!
Whichever side is stronger is right!

"We have no choice but to do this. Otherwise, we will just wait for war, which is not a good idea for us."

Westhead said calmly: "Although the Knight God has gone, I think the glory of the Knight Country still exists, or do you dare not fulfill such an oath?!"

"No, what I mean is, Lord Qinghui, are you sure you want to let the Lord of Mudeng Territory conduct a trial by combat?"

Mavis raised her pretty chin and smiled:
"This orc hasn't even reached the rank of Grand Knight yet. Are you betting that there's no one among us willing to take action?"

The process of trial by combat is not a pure one-on-one duel, but rather the lords of both sides lead their own people to engage in multiple one-on-one life-and-death duels until one side completely surrenders.

The Knight Lord does not have to fight in person, he can also entrust someone else to fight on his behalf.

Yes, as long as you have strong connections and can find a legendary knight, you can declare victory directly.

Because Jianghu is not about fighting and killing, Jianghu is about human relations!

The gap between legend and non-legend is an almost insurmountable chasm. At least under normal circumstances, it is insurmountable.

Mavis twisted her shoulder-length blue hair around her fingertips again and again, and continued:
". But if she reveals her true nature as a monster, it will be quite troublesome. If so, she will become Yonglan's public enemy and anyone can kill her. Lord Qinghui would not want the situation to develop to that point, right?"

"Of course, that's something none of us want to see."

Westhead nodded calmly, turned around and looked at Miwana, then said:
"Myvana is more than capable of handling any battle below the legendary level."

"And if you great knights want to seek justice for the Lord of Jinquan Territory, then let me be there to serve you."

Lord Qinghui opened his arms and spoke slowly.

"you?"

The Lord Knights looked at Westhead suspiciously.

"Lord Qinghui, you have just entered the legendary rank, but you want to rival the Great Knight? Or did you compare our inferior counterfeits made by the Empire and draw a confident conclusion?"

The Black Knight stroked the patterns on the armor and said calmly:

"If that's the case, we are really being underestimated."

"Don't worry, I know the quality of Yonglan Knight better than any of you."

Westhead gritted his teeth, feeling a little impatient. He wanted to behave politely, after all, he didn't want to really make a mortal enemy, but the [Cursed Blood] had begun to affect him. His restless blood only wanted to fight fiercely to vent his own fighting spirit.

Forget it, I can’t bear it anymore!

So he pulled [Shadow Life] out of its scabbard and pointed the sharp blade at the knight lords.

"Well, let me get this straight."

"I just want to protect Mivana and Mudengling. If anyone refuses to obey, I will beat him until he obeys."

"Don't get me wrong, I'm not targeting anyone. I'm saying that everyone here is garbage."

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Damn, crazy!

Not to mention the knight lords, even Leshia and Myvana, who had known what Westhead was going to do, now felt that the former was too crazy.

The Yonglan Knights didn't even utter a loud curse, but were stunned by this provocation that they had almost never encountered before.

Many knight lords couldn't help but reminisce about whether they had ever suffered the same degree of insult before.

After a period of silence, a burly and strong knight walked out of the knights' team. His whole body was covered with exaggerated dark brown heavy armor. Every inch of the armor seemed to be flowing with a thick and steady luster, which made it look as solid as a rock. Even the knight seemed like a constructed colossus.

"Arrogant boy, everyone, let me take over this battle. I will teach this young man who has just entered the legendary realm a lesson, and let him understand what humility and obedience are, as well as the price of insulting the Yonglan Knight."

(End of this chapter)