Eastern city, Duke's Palace.
The gray-haired Duke of Bold was half lying on a recliner with his eyes slightly closed.
Behind him, a professionally trained maid carefully massaged his shoulders using a technique that was said to have been passed down from the elves.
A wisp of smoke slowly drifted up from the incense on the table, and the air was filled with smoke.
It is a kind of magical incense that can calm the mind and spirit. It is produced from the Moon Goddess Island. It can help people relax and has a certain refreshing effect.
The old duke's body shook violently from time to time as he coughed. The violent coughing sounded as if he was going to cough out his heart and lungs, and it made people feel uncomfortable just by listening to it.
However, the old duke had already gotten used to it.
He knew that his health was getting worse day by day.
Birth, aging, sickness and death are the normal course of human life. Although he has struggled and tried hard, he has become indifferent to it today.
He would be satisfied if he could pass on the family business safely and securely.
"What did Lai Nuo do?"
After coughing a few times, Duke Bold asked slowly.
The waiters looked at each other, and finally someone stood up and answered nervously:
"Your Excellency the Duke, the Holy Royal Court's evaluation team has arrived today, and Lord Lai Nuo has gone to the cathedral to watch the ceremony."
"Watching the ceremony? Haha, that guy doesn't seem to be that interested in the Holy Court. Is he going to look for the female knight at the Demon Hunting Institute?"
The old duke snorted and sneered.
Everyone lowered their heads, doing their own things nervously and no one answered.
The Duke felt bored and said no more.
He knew that his son had a female knight he admired.
He even investigated it himself and found that he was indeed a good candidate, having become a second-level Knight of Silver Moon at such a young age.
But unfortunately, the other party was born a commoner, not a noble.
Lai Nuo's birth was already flawed, and the Duke of Borde would never allow the future Duchess of Borde to have a lower birth.
So what if you are talented
Talent only represents the future, and the future is always full of uncertainty.
Since the other party is not a noble, he is not considered.
Lai Nuo's background was already flawed enough. Even if he made all kinds of preparations, he might not be able to gain the recognition of other nobles, especially his fellow lords in the kingdom.
Without recognition, the Duke's position will be unsettled.
There was no way the Duke of Bold would allow a rude mercenary knight to become the new duke's wife.
But it is not enough to just consider himself.
I know what my son is like. He knows that little bastard Lai Nuo will definitely not give up.
Thinking of this, Duke Bold pondered for a moment and said calmly:
"Send someone to contact the high priest, and after the assessment is over... transfer her away."
It is impossible for Duke Bold to personally attack a demon hunter knight affiliated with the church, especially when the opponent is a Silver Moon Knight.
However, he can't, but someone else can.
As long as the other party is transferred away from Bolde and out of Laino's sight, relying on his many years of connections, the old Duke is confident that he can secretly deal with the other party without dirtying his hands.
He is very skilled and experienced in doing this kind of thing.
Thinking of this, the old duke narrowed his eyes slightly.
Everyone in Bold felt that he was being set up by the Castel family and the church, and his foolish brother thought that his actions in secret were unnoticed by anyone...
But who knew that he actually knew all the actions of his stupid brother
As the ruler of Bold, nothing in the Duke's Palace can be hidden from him.
Ever since he learned that he had an illegitimate son wandering around, Duke Bold had already begun paving the way for the future.
However, just as Duke Bold was thinking about how to solve the little problem of the female knight Kara, a personal guard knight suddenly rushed back from outside:
"Your Excellency the Duke! Something happened! Something happened in the cathedral!"
Looking at the panting knight, the old duke frowned:
"What happened?"
"The high priest was arrested by the church evaluation team from the diocese!"
The Knight of the Royal Guard replied.
“Cough cough… cough cough cough…!”
Upon hearing the news, Duke Bold couldn't help but cough violently again.
He sat up from the recliner, widened his eyes, and asked in surprise:
"What did you say? The high priest was arrested?"
"Yes! It is said that they received a real-name report, saying that the high priest is the umbrella of Zuimeng Salon and is also in collusion with the Blood Demon Cult!"
Report under real name
Does anyone know the secret of the High Priest
Duke Bold's expression became serious.
He quickly stood up from the recliner, feeling inexplicably uneasy.
He has recently been using the Drunken Dream Salon as an excuse to deal with the nobles in the principality.
If the secret that the high priest is the protector is uncovered, will the fire burn on him who has made some kind of deal with the high priest
However, after careful consideration, the old duke quickly calmed down.
If this fire burned on his head, the one who came to report the news would definitely not be the Duke's personal guard knight, but the trial knight from the evaluation team.
He sat down again, closed his eyes and thought about it, making sure that he did not have any evidence of involvement in the Blood Demon Cult's turmoil that had lasted for more than ten years.
It didn't matter if his deal with the high priest was exposed, as he could justify it as a way of avoiding a scandal for the Bold family.
The role of the Count of Tulip was reflected at this time.
As for himself... Ten years ago, he had indeed taken more drastic and risky actions and indirectly made a deal with the Blood Demon Cult.
But at that time he was still behind the scenes, and all those who knew about it had died.
Duke Bold believed that those secrets had been completely buried in history over the passage of time and existed only in his memory.
Thinking of this, Duke Bold regained his composure.
Arrested by the Holy Royal Court, the High Priest is probably finished.
Life is unpredictable. Even he did not expect that the other party would be killed so suddenly.
"Even I only have some guesses about the High Priest. Who reported it?"
The old duke couldn't help thinking again.
At this moment, he suddenly felt that there seemed to be a force he was unaware of controlling everything in the city of Boulder.
At a certain moment, he thought of the terrifying existence that defeated the Fire Demon that night, and the mysterious evil god.
But he quickly shook his head again.
That evil god is so powerful, no one in Boulder can stop her from doing anything she wants, so why bother doing that
At this moment, a noise came from outside. Laino pushed away the knight guarding the door and rushed into the study aggressively.
Seeing Lai Nuo, the old duke frowned and scolded him unhappily:
"What are you in such a hurry for? You don't have the dignity of a noble at all. Have you returned all the etiquette I taught you?!"
However, Lai Nuo just looked at him coldly and threw a piece of parchment in front of him:
"Dignity? If the dignity of a noble means being in league with evil, then I would rather not have such dignity."
The old duke looked slightly gloomy.
He picked up the parchment and glanced at it casually, but his sight suddenly froze.