Woodrick left alone. He left all the knights behind and chose to go on the road alone. The journey wasn't too long, but it wasn't too short either. If Howson had enough brains, he would send envoys to recruit the crusade army near Flame Castle. So Woodrick must race against time to control that army before the new king's emissary arrives.
Allen believed he could do it.
Then again, what was there to do now but trust him
Things are not out of the question, such as finding a temporary place to stay.
In the end, Allen and the others came to a village near the New Great Wall. Before that, according to Allen's suggestion, everyone changed their original attire. For example, Julian's Starwing Armor looks too eye-catching in a village. In the end, including the knight, everyone changed into an adventurer. So when they entered the village and Alan handed the village chief a purse full of silver coins, the village chief believed that it was a brigade passing through the village and heading to another place.
The bag of silver coins was exchanged for three wooden houses for the team, and the houses were fairly clean and airy. Of course, it is not as comfortable as the palace, but now Julian doesn't care about these things. The prince is confused about the future, and he doesn't know how to bring down Howson next, so as to establish the emperor's rule.
When the knight brought the dinner, the prince was still dripping water. He was not in the mood to eat until Alan arrived.
Allen's face was pale, most of Stark's fist force blasted out with a section of reverse blood was absorbed by the Flame Shadow Overlord, and the rest shook his whole body, causing dark wounds everywhere. Fortunately, he was able to move freely. Alan sat opposite Julian, and the prince sighed: "You should lie down. This is the right of the wounded."
"Just like you can't eat, I can't sleep either." Allen looked at the fire in the furnace: "Your Highness, the situation is very bad. But believe me, I have encountered worse things than this, and along the way , life taught me a truth."
"What's the point?" Julian looked up.
"As long as you're still alive, it's not too bad." Allen smiled: "As long as you're alive, everything is possible."
Julian nodded thoughtfully: "It sounds reasonable, so tell me, my dear count, what can I do at this moment?"
"Lu has to walk step by step, and eat food bite by bite. Your Highness can do a lot of things. For example, now, you can eat first. If you don't have the strength, what are you going to use to bring down Howson?" Allen sighed softly: " Moreover, His Majesty's body has not yet been buried, but it seems that there is no hope for us to become emperor in a short time. We cannot let His Majesty's body run around with us, so I suggest that His Majesty's body be cremated and buried tomorrow. Wait for you in the future Re-enter the imperial capital, and then move the emperor's ashes back."
There is also a royal cemetery on the mountain of dawn, which is the final destination of the emperors of all dynasties. Tangleo will eventually enter the cemetery, as for the time, it depends on when Julian can go back.
Regarding Allen's proposal, Julian nodded without any objection.
The next day, they left the village with the coffin and walked through a forest. Finally, Julian chose a beautiful hillside as Tangleo's temporary burial place. The knights cut trees to build a wooden frame, and then put Tangliou's body on it, and the golden battle flag of the two lions covered the emperor's chest. Allen released the sky fire to ignite the wooden frame, and was cremated together with Tanglio.
It was a simple funeral.
No prayers, no senders, a shabby funeral for a king. Julian kept shaking his head: "He shouldn't be like this..."
Yes, in his capacity as Tangleo, he deserved a grand funeral, General Olisga
Condolences for him. Tangleo should have been sent off at the end by everyone, and he will remain in people's hearts for a long time. His people will miss him, and his nose may become sore when talking about the king. Instead of being like this now, he quietly disappeared into nothingness in the flames, and the vast majority of people still don't know what happened.
At the end of the funeral, Julian put his hands on his chest and said solemnly: "The cold night is long..."
The knights on both sides sang at the same time: "The fire will last forever!"
This is a famous saying that the founding emperor said back then. It was the eve of the Great Battle of Chenxi Mountain, and the future of mankind was still blurred. In order to motivate the soldiers and himself, the king left this famous saying in a passionate tone that has been passed down for hundreds of years : "The cold night is long, and we don't know where the morning light is. Tomorrow, maybe we will die in battle, but our courage and sacrifice will inspire our children to move forward, and the torch will last forever!"
At this moment, Julian said this sentence to motivate himself.
In the end, Tanglio's ashes were buried on this beautiful grassy slope. After the death of a generation of kings, there is only a small tomb without a name. When Julian left, he clenched his palms tightly, his nails stuck in his palms, and a few bright drops of blood dripped on the grass in front of the grave.
"Wait for me to come back." He said softly.
It was already evening when they returned to the village. The night fell quickly, and when Allen and Julian were discussing how to sneak into Oliska to inquire about the news, there was a sudden sound of horseshoes outside the low wall of the yard. Allen immediately rushed out of the door with the Red King in his hand. At this time, the door of the yard was pushed open, and someone walked in from the door. The visitor was wearing a cloak, and he took off the hood when he saw Allen, revealing a icy and proud face.
Elizabeth!
Allen stopped in astonishment, and then a few more people entered. In addition to the two top ten saints who protected Duke Tsubaki with him, there was another surprising person, the former Prime Minister Naibert and a person who looked very similar to Julian middle-aged lady.
Seeing this woman, Julian rushed out and shouted, "Mother?"
"Julian, are you okay?"
Allen then looked at Elizabeth, who smiled slightly: "So you are hiding in this kind of place, no wonder I have been asking for so long to find some clues."
"How's Olisga doing?" Allen asked.
Naibert said instead of the Grand Justice: "It's terrible, Earl Allen, do you want to stand in this kind of place and talk about state affairs?"
Allen shrugged.
Julian took his mother's hand and led everyone to the hall in the house. It was said to be a hall, but it was actually very narrow, and it seemed crowded once a few people stood inside, so the two former ten saints simply went outside to let the wind go. Naibert sat down next to a chair, and said with a wry smile: "This time is really a disaster. Those two old men, Rogge and Gendry, did not know what medicine they took wrongly, and they actually recognized Howson's qualification to inherit the throne."
"Now that Howson has taken control of the imperial capital, although I questioned it, I don't know where he found a master. Even Uncle Stam can't beat him together. If it weren't for the Silver Frost Iron Guard and the King's Sword The two commanders arrived in time, I'm afraid I won't be able to stand here tonight." Elizabeth took the conversation, then turned to Julian and said, "Your Highness, Oliska can no longer stay, not even the entire northern border. Lord Nabert and I have already discussed, and now you can only go to the south. Our Boleyn family still has some foundations in the south, and the south is less controlled by the empire, so it will not be so easy for Howson to deal with you."
"It seems that you all know a lot." Allen said.
Elizabeth raised her eyebrows: "When Howson suddenly announced his succession, I knew something must have happened, so I immediately spread out people to collect information. You fought against each other on the grassland outside the city.
It's no secret, those private soldiers in Howson have both wine and women, so they said everything. Otherwise, how do you think I could find you so quickly? Not to mention bringing Lord Naibert and the princess out first. "
"Not only does His Royal Highness Julian have to go to the south, but my family and other nobles who oppose Howson, I plan to transfer them one after another as capital against Howson. The Boleyn family has been loyal to the royal family for generations, since the emperor's will designated His Royal Highness Julian inherits the throne, then I will never let this position fall into the hands of Howson!" Elizabeth turned to Julian and said half-kneeling: "Please rest assured, Your Highness, the chair of Howson will not sit for too long!"
Allen looked at Julian and said softly, "Look, let me just say, we still have hope."
Julian nodded vigorously when his mother said, "Where is he...?"
With a hint of sadness in his eyes, Julian looked at his mother tenderly: "He is in a very beautiful place, and he told me to tell you that he never forgot that beautiful afternoon."
After listening to the princess, tears welled up in her eyes, but she didn't cry out.
The next day, Julian took his mother to have a look at the emperor's tomb. After returning, he packed his things and left the village with Allen and others. They left the New Great Wall, and with the customs clearance documents prepared by Elizabeth for them, the team was not hindered. They will go all the way south, and Elizabeth has already notified several great nobles in the south, including the Marquis of Iron Spear, about this matter through the letter crow. There is no problem with the loyalty of these families, especially Huo Yi, this powerful Marquis will be Julian's most solid barrier in the southern border.
As Allen said, hope is still not shattered, but when Julian went south, the civil strife in the empire was already foreseeable. It is impossible to recover from this chaos in a short period of time. Fortunately, they still have the solid backing of the Boleyn family. Elizabeth arranged for Julian to go south, while transferring the family estate and other nobles who opposed Howson, and at the same time contacted Woodrick who was going to the Fort of Flames, so that he would bring the army and Allen's people to join Allen and the others on the road.
Among the allies that can be won, there are also two commanders in the palace, but their subordinates still need to arrange a retreat, and they cannot leave Oliska immediately. But Sharo and Lien both promised Julian through Elizabeth's mouth that they would be loyal to him and establish the emperor's rule.
At dusk that day, Julian could already see the ruins of the old Great Wall. Leaving the old Great Wall meant that he had left the land of the imperial capital. The second prince jumped off his horse and knelt down towards the imperial capital. He kissed the ground lightly, and his mouth was full of bitterness. When he stood up again, someone grabbed his arm. Looking at Julian, Alan's pupils were red with the setting sun, and there seemed to be flames flying in them.
"We'll be back, I promise!"
Julian laughed: "Of course."
PS: I had a bad day yesterday, my son had a high fever, and the effect of the explosive update on the website was not ideal, so it just came here in a mess. Before that, some friends told me that the effect of the outbreak is very limited, and it is even more difficult to get a monthly ticket list. In fact, I also know that as a human being, there will always be a little bit of unwillingness, and there will always be times when you want to fight hard. Although the result is here, I don't regret it, at least I have worked hard. No, it's because I'm not strong enough, and there's nothing I can do about it.
I have to say that the gods on the monthly ticket list are all terrifying. It was only the first day yesterday, and the top three masters all had monthly tickets of several thousand, so we could only smile wryly. But I still have to thank every friend who supports me. This is the last chapter of this volume, so I am allowed to vomit my bitterness here. Next, calm down, I can't compete on the monthly ticket list, at least, I can still do a stable update every day.
Wait until the day when your heart is surging again, come fight him again!
(end of this chapter)