Two years later to succeed the city lord? In two years, what will not happen? How could Keane endure two years under Mrs. Weed's breath
"I think I'm capable," Keane said firmly.
Mrs. Weed's face turned positive and she said, "Kean, calm down, you are still just a child. The city lord of Chier County manages millions of people of the empire, and you can't bear this burden now."
At this time, Jenny next to Keene said aloud at the moment: "Auntie, the law of the empire has not said that you must be an adult before you can inherit the position of the city lord."
Mrs Weed looked at Jenny.
Jenny looked at Mrs Weed unyieldingly, just like two women of different ages looked at each other.
"Yes." Mrs. Weed said with a smile, "It is true that there is no express provision in the laws of the empire that you must be an adult before you can inherit the position of the city lord. But..."
Mrs. Weed said sadly, "After your father passed away some time ago, after the clan heard the news here, they originally asked your eldest brother to inherit the position of the city lord, but my poor child..."
"When I learned that Keen was only fourteen years old, the people of the clan gave an order that this Chi'er county town is one of the most important county towns in my northwest province, and it is close to the provincial capital 'Basil', Chi'er county. The management of the city is very important, and the clan ordered Keen to be an adult before taking over the position of the city lord."
"Clan?"
Keane and Jenny were startled.
Hearing that this was the Sect Master's order, Jenny and Keane were also a little confused. As members of the Jax clan, Jenny, Keane and the others know the meaning of clan.
"Auntie, the clan really gave such an order?" Jenny stared at Mrs. Weed.
Mrs. Weed frowned and looked at Jenny: "Jenny, do you think I will still pass on the orders of the clan? Well... Before Keen succeeds the city lord, I will preside over all the affairs of the county for the time being."
"I am the future city lord, and I have the right to decide who will be the acting city lord." Keane shouted dissatisfiedly.
Mrs. Weed looked at Keane coldly.
Linley, who had been silently beside him, finally spoke up: "Mrs. Weed, your so-called clan should not have ordered you to be the acting city master, right?"
Mrs Weed froze.
No matter how daring she was, she didn't dare to make up the clan's orders indiscriminately.
Both Jenny and Keane belong to the Jax family, and the Jax family is one of several powerful clans in the entire O'Brien Empire.
The Northwest Province, one of the seven major provinces of the entire O'Brien Empire, is controlled by the Jax family.
And Jenny and Keane's father, Wade Jax, is only a collateral child of the Jax family. If it wasn't for the Jax family, how could a cowardly guy like Wade Jax be in the position? The lord of a county town
Now Wade is dead.
From the Jax family's point of view, this Chier County City naturally still has to be handled by the Jax family.
Although Mrs. Weed is married to Weed, Mrs. Weed is not the blood of the Jax family after all, and it is unlikely that the Jax family will let Mrs. Weed sit as the acting city lord.
"Hmph, if it weren't for those old antiques from the clan..." Mrs. Weed secretly hated.
No matter how powerful Madam Weed is, she cannot compare to the Jax clan. A word from others, I am afraid that this noble lady of hers will be begging in the streets tomorrow.
"I'm not an adult, but my sister is. I will send someone to the provincial capital 'Basil'. I believe that the elders of the clan will make my sister the acting city lord, not you!" Keene said proudly. .
Jenny, the Keene siblings, and Mrs. Weed's conflicts cannot be concealed at all.
In just a few words, it was completely exposed at this banquet. After all, Jenny and Keane's mother was actually persecuted to death by Mrs. Weed. Jenny and Keane were assassinated all the way.
"Okay, okay, if you have the ability, you can invite the clan. I really want to see if the clan will hand over the heavy responsibility of acting as the city lord to an eighteen-year-old girl." Mrs. Weed raised her chin and said proudly. .
Keane's face was also full of stubbornness.
The fourteen-year-old boy was the most rebellious period. The more arrogant Mrs. Weed was, the more he Keane had to resist. Keane also believed that the clan would definitely be on his side, after all, he was a child of the Jax family.
…
After the banquet.
Linley, Jenny, Keane, and Lambert stayed together. After inquiring, Linley fully understood how powerful Jenny and Keane's Jax family was.
Their father, Wade Jax, was only a collateral child.
The real direct line clan, the power is terrifying. The entire Northwest Province is completely controlled by the Jax family, and it is hereditary. The Jax family has controlled the Northwest Province for thousands of years.
"The royal family of the O'Brien Empire is really confident. They dare to hand over a province to a family for thousands of years." Linley sighed in his heart.
The territory of a province is larger than the Kingdom of Finlay.
Let a family manage a province for a long time, it is easy to make a family have amazing power. This is also a factor of 'rebellion and division'.
However, the royal family of the O'Brien Empire is very confident.
Because they have the existence of 'Martial God' and have a large number of strong people in the martial arts gate. And the two most important provinces of the entire O'Brien Empire, 'Central Province' and 'O'Brien Province', are controlled by the royal family.
"With the Martial Gods, no family dares to rebel. Not to mention the Martial Gods, those disciples of the Martial God Sect for thousands of years are a terrifying force."
lei understood.
In front of the peerless powerhouse, the so-called army is just a joke. The military is only a deterrent to the secular. But the strongest in the sanctuary is the most important point that determines the fate of a country.
"The Jax family, who has been in charge of the Northwest Province for over a thousand years, is probably very powerful." Linley thought to himself.
"Hmph, that cruel woman, I don't believe the clan will support him." Keane said angrily.
Lambert smiled and said: "Young master, don't worry. If the clan supports her, she will probably look different today."
…
indeed so.
At this moment, Mrs. Weed was really annoyed: "The sister and brother from the countryside are so arrogant, really... They should have sent someone to kill them directly a few years ago, so it's not so troublesome now."
At the time, Mrs. Weed thought her son would be the city lord.
Unexpectedly, her son would die so early.
"That stupid thing Holmer has lived on beasts for more than 300 years." Mrs. Weed's eyes flashed coldly. "Three hundred years, this Holmer may have accumulated a lot of wealth."
…
In the middle of the night, Chi'er County was very quiet.
Hormo's mansion is located in the East City area of Chi'er County. The mansion occupies a very wide area, and there are many beautiful maids. Hormo is a person who likes beauty very much.
Suddenly, the sound of dense hooves sounded.
The two guards of Holmer's mansion looked out from the hole next to the gate in doubt, and their faces suddenly turned pale. At this moment, a large number of city guards in armor have gathered outside the gate.
"Open the door." A proud knight in white armor on a horse shouted loudly.
Mrs. Weed and her two older brothers were also riding horses and watching this scene with a laugh. Holmo's family doesn't have any masters either. Once Holmo died, the family was simply a piece of fat to be slaughtered.
The door opened slowly.
"My lords, what are you doing here late at night?" A middle-aged man ran out disheveled, who had just gotten up from the bed.
"The Countess." The middle-aged man suddenly saw Mrs. Weed, and his heart trembled.
Mrs. Weed said coldly: "According to the investigation, Holmo is suspected of assassinating the heir of the city lord 'Kean'. Now all members of the Holmo family are imprisoned, and the family property will be confiscated."
Hearing this, the middle-aged man's legs softened and he couldn't help kneeling down.
"No, countess." The middle-aged man said quickly, "my grandfather was invited by your two brothers..."
"Slander the nobles, add one more crime, kill." Mrs. Weed's face turned cold.
The knight's spear in the head of the knight turned suddenly, like a big python coming out of a hole, only the sound of 'chi chi' piercing the air was heard, and the spear pierced the middle-aged man's throat.
Mrs. Weed's eldest brother shouted loudly: "Hurry up."
Those city guards immediately rushed towards the mansion one by one like wolves and tigers. What this city guard liked most was to search other people's homes. Because of this kind of thing, they can secretly get some benefits for themselves.
certainly…
They don't dare to make too much by themselves, after all, there are other people around.
"What are you doing, what are you doing!"
Women and men rushed out in disheveled clothes and shouted loudly that some guards in the mansion also held weapons, but those guards didn't dare to do it at all.
Because they could see that the people in front of them were the city guards.
How dare the private guard of the mansion fight against the city guards
"Holmer is suspected of assassinating Master Keen. All the members of the Holmer family will be taken back. Those who resist, kill." The knight headed said coldly. Those people in Holmer's mansion heard these orders. One is stupid.
In front of the fierce city guards, those people were all caught weakly one by one.
However, there were still many people who didn't want to be captured, and immediately fled away. The city guards also chased after them one by one.
"That bitch Weed." An old man with gray hair. "She was the one who asked Grandpa to come out, but now that Grandpa is dead, she came to raid the house. It's vicious."
The gray-haired old man came out of the secret room with three magic crystal cards in his arms.
Holmo is more than 300 years old. Only two of his original sons are still alive, and the other sons are dead of old age. These two sons are relatively young. And the grandson... The older grandson is over 200 years old, while the younger one is only in his thirties.
"Stop." Suddenly a city guard saw the old man.
The old man waved his hand and sprinkled a handful of powder.
"Uh." The city guard's face instantly turned purple, and he kept covering his throat, groaning in pain, and fell to the ground in just a few strokes.
The old man sneered and ran very nimbly along the trail.
"Stop." A loud shout came from afar.
The old man didn't pay any attention at all, but went faster.
"Huh." An arrow cut through the sky at an astonishing speed, and pierced the old man's back with a whistling sound.
The handsome blond knight put down the bow and arrow in his hand and sneered: "I still want to escape, it's really a dream. Go and search him to see if he has a magic crystal card."
"Yes, my lord."
…
Not only was the inside of the mansion filled with people from the city guards, but there were even a few circles of people outside the mansion. No one in the Holmo family could escape. Although some people in this family knew some poisons, their abilities were not enough. It's far worse than Holmer.
In the inner hall of the Holmer family.
Mrs. Weed and her two brothers were looking at a lot of treasures and some magic crystal cards in front of them.
"This old guy has a really strong ability to collect money." Mrs. Weed's eldest brother said with shining eyes.
Mrs. Weed said with a light smile: "You two don't covet this point. When you take charge of the power of the county, the money will be endless in the future."
And at this moment, the night sky above Holmer's mansion.
Linley had transparent wings on his back, and he was flying in the sky, overlooking the chaotic scene below.
"Mrs. Weed is really ruthless, and Holmo is really unlucky." In the night sky, Linley looked down at the scene below with a light smile.