As soon as Rody returned to the Tulip Duke's Courtyard, Nicole had already ran out of it, her brows furrowed and a bit of worry in her eyes.
"Rody, I just heard that you sent people to surround the church? Did you imprison all the church members in the church?"
Roddy smiled.
"But wouldn't this be too outrageous? After all, the Empire has not sent troops to surround the church and imprison the religious people for hundreds of years! Even in the era of the Abbasid Emperor's coup, no one dared to be disrespectful to the church. "
Rody thought about it seriously and smiled: "Don't worry, nothing will happen. If I do this, I'm afraid it's too late for some people to be happy..." After a pause, Rody seemed to be talking to himself: "I'm afraid that The old guy sent people here instead of going anywhere else, but he went to Xiqiu to cause trouble, just because he was sure that I would help him stir up trouble. "
I carefully talked to Nicole for a few words to reassure her, and then went in to change clothes and eat something. Although Nicole was relieved by Roddy, she still seemed a little depressed. Dan Yuewu looked nonchalant, and said: "Those guys from the God's Sect, just shut them down, what's the big deal! If it were me, I would kill them one by one!"
Rody couldn't help but laugh, and then remembered that Dan Yuewu was a member of the Silver Moon tribe. Those were the descendants of the real Kara. He Shen Cult had an sworn hatred for the annihilation of the kingdom. Naturally, he gritted his teeth when he mentioned the Divine Cult.
After drinking a cup of oriental-style tea brewed by Miao Ge himself, Rody walked into a study room in the courtyard, and then sent someone to find the old representative of the villagers.
The old man had already arrived at the Tulip Villa and had been waiting outside. Now he came in, pretending to be calm, but his eyes were moving wildly.
Rody smiled softly and said: "Please sit down. I always respect the elderly very much."
After a pause, Rody seemed to ask casually: "Have all the villagers gone back?"
"Lord Marquis, under your majesty, no one in Xiqiu City dares to disobey your orders. Don't worry, everyone dispersed as soon as you left. You asked me to thank you for your justice!"
Rody sneered twice: "Is it fair? I'm afraid not necessarily."
The old man's eyes turned around, and a set of flattering words slipped out. Rody did not interrupt him, but just listened to him quietly. Only then did his eyebrows suddenly rise, and a murderous aura suddenly emitted from his body! shouted: "You are so brave!"
The old man was startled and almost fell off his chair. He said in a trembling voice: "What do you mean by this, Your Majesty the Duke?"
Roddy narrowed his eyes. Although his face was calm, the slight chill on his body made the old man's forehead be covered with sweat.
"May I have your name?"
"Um… "
During hesitation, Rody shouted: "Say your name!"
"Old Lennon!" Hearing Rody's shouting, the old man couldn't help but stand up straight and responded as a reflex.
"where are you?"
"The outskirts of Zollon, Xiqiu Province."
"age!"
"Fifty-four!"
Roddy's power became more and more compelling, and his questions became faster and faster, making the old guy unable to get through. Rody originally asked irrelevant questions, but he asked the last question. He asked in one breath: "What is your position at Andy Express!"
"Regional Editor-in-Chief Liaison... Ah!!" The old man blurted out without having time to think, and suddenly screamed, his face turned pale, and he stared at Rody in surprise.
Roddy then showed a smile, slowly stood up and walked over, patted the old guy's shoulder comfortingly, and said warmly: "Okay, okay, you don't have to be surprised. Since you are from Andy Express, then Whatever you say is safe here.”
The old guy opened his mouth wide and said in a trembling voice, "You... you are simply a devil!"
Rody shook his head and smiled: "I told you, you don't have to be afraid."
He sat down again and asked, "How many people did you come to Xiqiu to do this this time?"
"What...what...thing?"
Rody smiled lightly and said: "Of course it's what you did in the villages and towns around Xiqiu these days! You deceived and aroused people's anger, and then framed and blamed the religious sect. What a good way!"
The old guy was almost out of his mind, and he really couldn't say a word this time.
Rody sighed, stared into the other person's eyes, and said slowly: "Why, you still don't believe me? If I wanted to deal with you, I wouldn't have sent people to surround the church today! Isn't this enough to reassure you? "
The old guy hesitated for a moment, the expression on his face seemed to be struggling, and finally hissed: "Okay, Lord Marquis, what do you want?"
Rody shook his head and said slowly: "You are wrong. It's not what I want now! It's what you want! It seems you are the one who needs help now, not me! I admit that you are very vigilant and loyal, but do It's not enough to rely on these things! Your people should still be hiding somewhere, right? But things have broken out today, and now there is no Church of the Flame Warriors in Xiqiu! But within three days, the Church got the news! Later, a large number of flame warriors will come here. By that time, do you think those guys under your command can escape the pursuit of those clever warriors? "
Rody smiled calmly: "Okay. Let me say it again, you can trust me here! In fact, the fact that you were sent to me to handle this matter was simply arranged in advance."
Silence fell in the room for a moment. The old guy finally sighed and said with a wry smile: "I'm convinced, Mr. Marquis. It seems that you are indeed one of ours... You seem to know everything. If you want to deal with us, you can just seize me in the interrogation room today." . Okay, my people are hiding not far from Xiqiu City."
"How many people are there in total?"
"Eleven, including me."
"Are there warlocks and warriors among them?"
"Two warriors, two warlocks, including me. I am also a warlock."
Rody nodded with satisfaction: "That's it. Only warlocks can pretend to be light spells to deceive the civilians. What is your mission? Is to figure out these things and then frame them to the church?"
The old guy thought for a while and said with a wry smile: "In fact, we don't know much. It's just that we are all absolutely loyal to the organization. Our task is to finish what we have done today, and the subsequent instructions are to let us stay in Xiqiu. It is said that there will be further arrangements at that time──Now it seems that you, Lord Marquis, are our next arrangement.”
Roddy sighed. He rubbed his temples and said with a wry smile: "You guys are really messing around... Well, no, it should be your boss who is really messing around. He clearly knew that I was on vacation, but he caused all this trouble for me. Hum. Humph. Are you sure that there is no church warrior group in the Tulip family's territory, so you are so unscrupulous? "
Rody was silent for a moment, tapping his fingers lightly on the table. Finally, he sighed and said: "Well, you go back immediately and take all your people with you, and come to the Tulip Villa tonight! Just hide in the Tulip Villa. Here, even if the Pope comes in person I don’t dare to come here to search the ground. Before the sun goes down tonight, I want to see the eleven of you standing here intact! And the money you defrauded and the dirt must be stored away! "
The old guy's eyes showed a cunning look again, and he bowed deeply: "Dear Lord Marquis. Please rest assured, those children in our area have been strictly trained! In addition, can I borrow one of the children here tonight? Where’s the study room?”
"Um?"
"Haha, I need to write a detailed report as soon as possible, and then send it back to the newspaper office in the imperial capital to make the huge scandal about the divine religion known to the world!" The old guy had a malicious smile on his face.
Rody looked at him carefully up and down, and waved his hand: "Okay! After you finish writing, show it to me first, and then... I will send cavalry to help you send it to the imperial capital in the name of delivering battle reports."
"Your Majesty the Earl is wise!" the old guy complimented appropriately.
Huh, old skeleton, you've already figured this out, right
Three days later, a team of two thousand flame warriors arrived in Xiqiu Province! The arrival of these strangely dressed flame warriors immediately attracted the attention of the citizens! The fiefdom of Duke Tulip had not seen these other armies of the Empire for generations, and the citizens began to be attracted by their strange appearance. They were attracted, but soon after the people around them knew that they were armed forces affiliated with the church, the eyes of the crowd gradually became contemptuous.
I don’t know who among the crowd shouted first: “These are the church’s vampire thugs!”
There was a buzz and the crowd was excited.
"The lackeys, get out of Xiqiu!"
"Drive them away!"
"Don't let them desecrate the sacred land of tulips!"
Suddenly, a few more eggs and tomatoes flew out of the crowd. This action immediately alerted the yelling crowd, and then more things were smashed out.
Those flame warriors didn't dare to fight with the citizens, and there were brigade of security police soldiers nearby to "protect" them along the way, so they could only run away. It only made the church leader of the Flame Warriors so angry that he turned livid!
The Holy Flame Warriors of the Church are the army that protects the Holy Church! It represents the dignity of the supreme divine religion! When had you ever received such "courtesy" anywhere in the Empire?
After they broke out of the crowd and drove all the way to the cathedral in Xiqiu City, they were stunned by the situation in front of them!
Is this still the noble and supreme sacred place where gods are worshiped
A deep trench was dug around the church! There was even a barbed wire fence outside! ! Those heavily armed soldiers stood guard there in groups, holding the hilts of their swords in their hands, looking murderous! At the door of the church, two men in clergy uniforms were dropped on the pillars, and two soldiers were beating them hard with whips!
Those in the Flame Warriors felt that they had never seen such... such a "rebellious" scene!
In their rage, they almost immediately drew out their swords and fought against the evil soldiers who dared to beat up the servants of God!
Just an officer stopped in front with a smile. In his hand, he held up a document written by the noble and great Marshal of the Empire, the brother-in-law of Duke Tulip, the Imperial God of War, the Hero of the Empire, and the hottest upstart figure in the inner circle of the Imperial Capital, Luo The personal warrant of Lord Di Marquis!
The order of the Marquis is clearly written on the warrant! No one is allowed in or out of the church! Anyone who disobeys the Marquis' order will be immediately arrested and whipped twenty times! If you repeatedly disobey, the soldiers have the right to kill on the spot! !
The officer smiled and said: "I am the chief of security of Xiqiu. I am now under the order of the Marquis to punish these two guys who disobeyed the order. They will be whipped twenty times. The execution has not been completed yet. Please step back. ”
The leader of the Flame Warriors was so angry that he almost vomited blood on the spot. He shouted angrily: "What order did they disobey!"
The security chief shook his head with a sigh: "They wanted to try to escape from the church, so we had to..."
At this moment, a guy who was almost unable to bear the beating saw that his samurai group had arrived, and he didn't know where he got the strength. He yelled with all his strength: "We are just going out to buy groceries..."
"Shut up!!" The security chief turned around and yelled fiercely. Then he winked, and the soldier holding the whip strengthened his hand, and whipped it down fiercely. The poor guy screamed, his voice was shaking so much that it was almost deformed, but he didn't say anything immediately. One word.
The chief of security turned around, the ferocity on his face disappeared in an instant, and his face was filled with a respectful smile: "Look, my lord, you have worked hard to come far. The Marquis has prepared a station for you, which is right next to it. , there are herbal teas served there... Why don't you go there and rest for a while?"
If it weren't for the fact that the Marquis couldn't afford to offend him, the only thought in the leader of the Flame Warriors' mind was to punch the guy's chubby smiling face in front of him!
After negotiating for a moment, the chief of security's face turned cold: "It is impossible to release people! Your Majesty the Marquis has a mountain of military orders! If I release people without permission, then I will be the one hanging here and being whipped next moment! If you have anything, Question. Then go and discuss it with the Marquis yourself!"
The leader of the Flame Warriors was anxious, and finally lowered his head and begged: "Then, can you put down the two people who were beaten first?"
"It can't be done!" the chief of security said coldly: "In the entire Xilin Province and in Xiqiu City, now I only take orders from the Marquis. You can release him if you want. Please go to the Duke's Villa and ask for a land from the Marquis. When the warrant comes, I will release him immediately!”
The leader of the Fire Warriors remembered almost cutting the knife on the spot. Suddenly, the window at the top of the church was opened, and the haggard-looking bishop stretched out half of his head and saw the Flame Warriors, as if he were seeing relatives. He shouted "Help" like he was killing a pig.
After all, the leader of the Flame Warriors is not a fool, and his status in the church is quite high, otherwise he would not be sent to deal with this matter. A person who could sit in such a high position would not be able to see the current situation clearly. He rationally stopped his angry warriors who wanted to draw their swords.
The situation was obvious. The soldiers from the surrounding security stations had already formed a fighting formation and were looking at him with evil intentions. Although I have more people, if a bloody incident breaks out between the church army and the imperial army at this delicate moment, then I can't bear the responsibility for such a thing!
"Is it the warrant from Lord Marquis?" The leader of the Flame Warriors gritted his teeth and said, "I'm going to see Lord Marquis right now, but..." He lowered his voice and asked with a hint of pleading: "Can you postpone the execution first? I'll go for at most one... no... half an hour! I'll be back within half an hour!"
"That's it..." The chief of security showed a kind smile and nodded: "I also respect the gods very much. For your sake, I will accept it even if I risk being whipped by the Marquis for half an hour! Go back quickly!"
The leader of the Flame Warriors sighed, selected the most calm and rational deputy to stay with a large group of people, and strictly ordered him not to take action no matter what happened!
Then he took twenty of his cronies and rode towards the Duke's Courtyard.
Less than five minutes after they walked, the chief of security showed a sly smile on his face, suddenly opened his eyes and cursed angrily at the soldier who stopped the execution: "You idiot without eyes! The Marquis ordered the execution, How dare you stop! Don’t you want to die? Keep beating me hard!”
As soon as these words came out, the terrible officer of the Flame Warriors was furious. He was about to go up to argue, but the chief of security no longer looked at him. He deliberately stretched his waist, turned around and walked towards the back. As he walked, he deliberately He muttered loudly: "On such a hot day, there is no place to rest in the back, but you stand here to bask in the sun. Are you out of your mind?"
He dropped a sentence: "Please be more energetic! Your Majesty the Marquis has an order. If you let someone go, you will take the blame yourself!"
Hundreds of soldiers shouted in unison, drew their swords, and stared at the flame warriors in front of them.
The officer of the Flame Warriors looked pale. He just kept the commander's order in mind and did not dare to take action. The square became quiet for a while, except for the two church members who were whipped and screamed "Ouch" and "Ouch".
The leader of the Flame Warriors rushed to the Duke's Courtyard with twenty capable subordinates on Pegasus, but this place was not something they could enter just as they wanted. He and his men stood patiently outside a small side door. The wait lasted for fifteen minutes. A servant ran out from inside and said lazily: "The Marquis is not here. He went hunting with Miss Nicole early this morning!"
After saying that, without even looking at the crowd, he closed the side door with his backhand.
"That's too much!" The leader of the Flame Warriors almost broke his teeth and tried to break in, but after all, he was in front of Duke Tulip's annex!
tulip!
Not to mention provoking this name, if anyone in the empire offends Duke Tulip's family, then the Duke doesn't need to take action himself, those crazy supporters can drown him with just one breath of spitting. What's more, if you offend the Tulip family, I'm afraid even the Pope will tie himself up and hand him over to the other party in order to calm down the incident...
He forced himself to swallow the blood that was about to spurt out. He got on the horse with hatred and shouted angrily: "Go to the hunting ground!!"
He whipped the horse hard and shouted: "I don't believe I won't see that Lord Marquis today!!"
After running all the way to the hunting ground, everyone was already exhausted. Everyone arrived at Xiqiu after running for several days. After running around non-stop for so long, seeing the gate of the hunting ground in the distance, the leader of the Flame Warriors finally felt a little more at ease.
I saw a group of fifty cavalry suddenly running out and blocking the road at the intersection fifty steps away!
"Stop! Who dares to intrude on Tulip's private hunting ground? Do you want to risk your life?"
The people of the Flame Warriors looked around. I saw that this group of cavalry were all extremely tough, and they were not wearing the armor of the Royal Guards, but helmets like wolf heads. The black armor on his body and the strangely long scimitar in his hand! Everyone has a murderous look on their faces, but with these dozens of cavalry standing in line here, they seem to have the oppressive aura of an entire army!
It's Thunder God's Whip! It's the legendary Thunder God's Whip "Wolf Fang Army"! ! !
The leader of the Flame Warriors took a deep breath: "We are the Flame Warriors of the church. I am the first-class warrior of the church, and the honorary deputy leader Strel..."
"I don't care what regiment you have, this is not the place for you to come, get out of here!" The officer from the Thunder God's Whip shouted loudly.
brush!
With a unified voice, fifty Fang Army soldiers drew their scimitars neatly at the same time. Fifty war horses took a step forward at the same time!
Murderous!
This is genuine murderous intent! This kind of aura is definitely not something that can be produced on the training ground! It was completely gained through experience in a real battlefield, a test of life and death, and a blood-and-blood battle!
"Wait... wait!" Deputy Captain Stelier became anxious and shouted, "I am from the church! I have something urgent to ask to see Lord Rody! Please..."
The officer from the Thunder God's Whip just glanced at him slightly from the corner of his eye and said coldly: "The Marquis is hunting with Miss Nicole! Now there is a war zone control here! Your Majesty has ordered that no one or anything is allowed to enter before sunset today. Disturb him! Go away!"
"But..." Stelier was anxious.
A cold light flashed in the eyes of the Thunder God's Whip officer, and in a fierce voice, he suddenly shouted: "Spike!!"
"Kill!!!" Fifty knights shouted in unison, and fifty scimitars were raised! At the same time, be ready to charge!
"People in front, listen up! According to the Imperial War Zone Regulations! I order you to leave within ten seconds! Otherwise, shoot to death! One!!"
brush!
The fifty war horses once again took a step forward neatly!
"two!"
The cavalrymen had already leaned down, with bloodthirsty looks in their eyes under their helmets!
"Three!" the officer of Thunder God's Whip shouted: "The Wolf Fang Army obeys the order! The target is in front! Shoot to kill!"
Those members of the Flame Warriors finally couldn't stand any longer. One of his subordinates gently pulled Rastelir and said in a trembling voice: "Sir, sir, we still... We can't afford to offend these Wolf Fang Army. They are all a group of addicts." Bloody madman!"
Stellar was angry in his heart and said stubbornly: "I am a first-class warrior of the church, and I don't believe that their thunder god's whip is lawless!"
The officer from the Thunder God's Whip opposite shouted: "Four!" After a pause, he exhaled and shouted: "Forward!"
Horse hooves move!
The orderly charge formation of fifty Wolf Fang Army began to move slowly! The horse's hooves began to run in small steps, gradually approaching the panicked Flame Warriors!
The sharp and murderous aura coming towards him made Stelier realize that the other party was definitely serious about it! These Wolf Fang Army are not like other armies of the empire! Now the entire empire is talking about the most mysterious ace army in Thunder God's Whip! Legend has it that they can defeat the powerful Holy Knights of the Roland people! If these twenty people of mine really took action, they would probably be killed in a matter of seconds!
"five!"
Seeing that the opponent's cavalry was getting faster and faster, Stelier let out a long sigh and shouted loudly: "Retreat!!"
The twenty members of the Flame Warriors were already out of their minds. Before the commander's voice could be heard, they all turned their horses and ran away at a fast speed.
There was a burst of laughter from the Wolf Fang Army behind them, and the officer from the Thunder God's Whip sneered: "What bullshit Flame Warriors? That's what they are!"
In the hunting ground, still by the lake, Roddy lay comfortably on the grass and looked up at the sky quietly.
Nicole sat next to him and couldn't help but said: "Rody, is it really appropriate for you to do this?"
"What's inappropriate?" Rody smiled slightly: "Anyway, this time we are determined to break up with the church! The Northern Roland people have too much to take care of themselves and have no time to trouble us. I think the old skeleton wants to take this opportunity to The hidden dangers of the empire for hundreds of years have been solved in one fell swoop!”
Miaosi stopped meditating, suddenly opened her eyes and smiled: "Okay, Nicole, you don't have to worry about these things anymore. This guy usually seems very honest. If he does something bad, I'm afraid none of us will be him." Where is the opponent?"
Nicole sighed: "It's just that there are two thousand people from the Flame Warriors. We only have some soldiers from the public security station in Xiqiu. Can we suppress them?" At this point, she turned back and glanced outside the hunting ground: " The people from the Flame Warriors should have come to see you by now, right?"
Rody smiled slightly: "They can't get in."
Nicole smiled bitterly and said: "Are you so sure? The person coming must be a high-status person in the church. Does the Thunder God's Whip dare to stop him?"
Roddy sat up, with a somewhat proud expression on his face, and said calmly: "I brought this Wolf Fang Army to the battlefield with my own hands! But I said, as long as the tulip battle flag points, even if the opposite side is a god Their horseshoes and scimitars will definitely kill the Pope without hesitation! Humph, it would be best if they just get out of here. If they refuse to leave, they will all be killed by now. The scimitars in the hands of the tooth army warriors don’t care about the extra blood!”