Mount and Blade System: Start from Pioneer Lords

Looking at the child near his niece's feet, who bore a seventy percent resemblance to himself in his youth, Daemon was silent.

It was just an accident after a drunken night...

"Father intends to name Lyria as his heir, and Olenna controls the castle guard. Some of the Ysilla vassals have also sided with them. Without your help, I can't imagine what kind of fate awaits me and Cayo after they inherit the title."

Penny continued, then pulled Cayo, who was hiding beside her, forward:

"Little Cayo, this is your father."

"Fath... Father."

Looking at the imposing Daemon before him, little Cayo hesitated, then tried to call out.

Daemon's defenses crumbled at that word 'father,' and he had to accept the reality. He took a deep breath and said in a deep voice:

"Penny, I will help you."

After speaking, he reached out and touched Cayo's head, liking him more and more as he looked at him.

This was a child with the pure blood of the Ysilla family. There was no problem with him inheriting the title.

The reason he was fighting for the title was that he didn't want Cullen to fall into the hands of outsiders. If the heir was someone with the pure blood of the Ysilla family, he wouldn't refuse.

Especially since this was his son.

At this moment, sensing a gaze, Daemon looked up and saw Panto standing at the door, smiling and nodding.

"That old fox Siron knew all along that Cayo was my son."

With a turn of thought, Daemon understood.

Knowing that Penny could say these words, it was likely all guided by this old fox.

"You wait for me here. With me here, nothing will happen to you!"

With that, he pressed the longsword at his waist and strode outside.

He had brought a hundred personal cavalry guards with him to Cullen, stationed outside the castle. Moreover, as the former commander of the Cullen garrison, he had a high reputation.

Even if he was no longer the garrison commander, he could still mobilize them.

Daemon was impulsive and暴躁, but not stupid. He knew that the most valuable thing in this situation was time.

Therefore, once he made up his mind, he unhesitatingly went to execute his plan.

Watching Daemon's departing figure, Penny felt a little relieved. She knew how capable her uncle was.

If he wanted to, no one would be able to compete with him for the title.

Now with his help, the matter of the heir was basically settled.

However, just in case, she was still prepared to seek help from the family of Cayo's nominal father.

This would ensure that nothing went wrong.

...

Siron on the bed was like a corpse. If it weren't for the slight rise and fall of his chest, Olenna would have thought he was already dead.

"Scholar Panto, how is grandfather's condition?"

Lyria looked at Panto, who was beside her, and asked worriedly.

"Miss Lyria, don't worry. Lord Siron has only fallen into a coma. If nothing unexpected happens, he should wake up tomorrow."

Panto smiled slightly, showing no hint of lying.

Hearing this, Lyria breathed a sigh of relief.

But the unease in Olenna's heart grew heavier and heavier, especially when she thought of Panto, this old fox who was loyal to the Ysilla family, who had just called Penny in alone.

She didn't know what the two had said, but it was obviously extremely important.

Panto had long been dissatisfied with her, the eldest daughter of the Martell family, especially after Siron showed that he wanted to make her daughter his heir.

Combined with the half-dead Duke Siron on the bed,

Olenna had to think of the worst-case scenario.

"Lyria, let's go."

Having seen many dirty tricks, Olenna decisively pulled Lyria, preparing to leave here first.

Obviously, staying with Siron at this time was the best choice. No matter what happened, she could get first-hand information and control the initiative.

But the safest way was to mobilize soldiers to completely block this place, and then guard Duke Siron until he woke up.

Regardless of whether Siron woke up or not, she would have the right to speak with the soldiers.

However, she could think of these things, and so could others.

Especially Penny and Daemon, who had not appeared until now...

"I hope it's not what I think it is."

Olenna muttered to herself worriedly.

Without a doubt, she had already missed the opportunity.

The twenty castle guards who had been transferred in advance were simply not enough for her to maintain an advantage in this impending bloody storm.

Lyria was originally very puzzled, but looking at her mother's firm but uneasy eyes, the clever girl nodded and did not refuse.

The two hurriedly left here.

Panto looked at the two figures, his eyes flickering, and then began to drive everyone else out with the reason that "Duke Siron needs a good rest."

Duke Siron would not wake up again, this was something Panto was absolutely certain of.

Now what he had to do was to stop anyone from coming in, until Penny and Daemon arrived.

"Mother, why aren't we guarding grandfather's side?"

Lyria asked in confusion on the way.

"Lyria, unfortunately, your grandfather will not wake up again, and Penny and Daemon may have joined forces. If we don't prepare, we will face unbearable consequences."

This time, Olenna did not hide anything and briefly explained the current situation.

"Scholar Panto is lying? But why..."

Lyria was very smart. After only a moment of doubt, she understood everything.

Obviously, this Scholar Panto was also dissatisfied with the heir being a woman, so he was delaying time and creating opportunities for Penny.

Soon the two arrived at the old fort. When Olenna saw Kevin guarding here and the twenty castle guards behind him, she breathed a sigh of relief.

"Miss Olenna."

Kevin greeted her.

"Kevin, I need you to mobilize all the castle guards to block this place."

Olenna said quickly.

"I will do it."

Looking at the anxious Olenna, Kevin was shocked. It seemed that the situation was more dangerous than he had imagined.

At this moment, a burst of footsteps and the sound of metal colliding rang out from the corridor behind him.

A group of soldiers wearing silver armor and white robes rushed out of the corridor.

These people moved in unison, with a fierce and bloodthirsty aura, holding sharp swords. They were the White Robe Iron Guards of the Ysilla family.

Leading them was Penny, who had already changed into leather armor. With a one-handed sword hanging at her waist, she looked heroic and capable.

"Penny, what do you want to do?!"

Olenna was shocked. She didn't expect Penny to move so quickly. She could only shout sternly.

"Olenna, you people of the Martell family, are you trying to rebel by gathering so many soldiers in the old fort?"

Penny's expression was cold, and she directly put a big label on her. "Iron Guards, take down these rebels!"

The White Robe Iron Guards did not hesitate and rushed up directly.

They were loyal to Duke Siron, but now that Duke Siron was unconscious, as Siron's daughter, Penny could also mobilize them.

And their duty was to guard the safety of the castle.

"Miss Olenna, I will stop them. You go quickly."

Kevin did not hesitate to block them.

His hair was gray, and he was already over forty years old. Although time had reduced his physical strength, his swordsmanship had become more and more superb.

Facing the rushing White Robe Iron Guards, Kevin was calm and composed, like a cobra, launching a fatal blow at the right opportunity.

Swish!

A silver light flashed.

The burly body of the rushing White Robe Iron Guard collapsed to the ground in an instant, stirring up bursts of dust. The young head flying into the sky still had an expression of disbelief.

Superb swordsmanship allowed Kevin to easily cut off his head.

However, the two sides also fought together in an instant, with blood and flesh flying everywhere. This small room instantly became a meat grinder.

Lyria, who had never seen such a bloody scene, felt a churning in her stomach.

But before she could react, Olenna quickly pulled her and ran from the secret passage behind her.

Three castle guards followed closely behind.

"Go and catch them!"

Penny separated five White Robe Iron Guards to chase after them.

The remaining castle guards were quickly slaughtered by the White Robe Iron Guards.

The castle guards were just soldiers selected from the common people, while the White Robe Iron Guards were carefully selected knights, proficient in swordsmanship. The combat power of the two sides was not at the same level at all.

What's more, the White Robe Iron Guards wore iron armor, while these castle guards only wore a piece of leather armor.

The huge gap caused the situation to be one-sided.

The White Robe Iron Guards only paid the price of four lives to take down all these castle guards, three of whom were killed by Kevin.

However, the chest of this brave middle-aged knight was pierced with a long sword, his eyes were dull, and he was already dead.