The soft afternoon sun shone on my body, making me feel warm.
The small boat floating on the Nushui River swayed gently with the waves, like a cradle, making the people on the boat drowsy.
Colin stood up and stretched, as if he wanted to use this method to resist the raging drowsiness.
There was still some distance from the center of the river where the prisoners were exchanged, so Colin simply started talking to Marquis Vincent beside him: "Marquis Vincent, have you gotten used to staying in Ice Rock City for the past six months?"
Marquis Vincent snorted softly and ignored Colin.
Half a year of captivity had made the once high-spirited Marquis of the Eastern Territory much haggard.
However, it is true that Colin is not abusing each other, he is not that boring.
Marquis Vincent had no personal freedom in Ice Rock City, he was provided with good food and drink, and even found some skilled women to help him with his physical needs every week.
At first, Marquis Vincent felt that Colin was insulting him. How could he, the majestic Marquis of the East, the son of a noble paladin family, touch those lowly women.
But it didn't take long for this noble Marquis of the Eastern Realm to be controlled by his raging desires, and he succumbed to those skilled women.
A profound interpretation of what it means to "say no with your mouth, but your body is very honest".
However, although the physical needs can be met, the spiritual humiliation has made Marquis Vincent thinner day by day, and he is always looking forward to leaving the hellish place of Ice Rock City.
Now, the dawn finally appeared.
Marquis Vincent never wanted to see Colin's disgusting face again.
Facing the undisguised dislike of Marquis Vincent, Colin was not angry, and continued to talk with a smile: "I heard that after you were captured, the Duke of St. Pross considered setting up your younger brother, Earl Evan. as the first heir."
"Impossible!" Hearing this, Marquis Vincent finally spoke.
What Colin said was his worst nightmare after being captured.
Seeing that the other party finally responded, Colin continued with a smile: "I met that Earl Evan once. He is a smart man. If I were the Duke of St. Pros, I would also consider changing the heir."
Marquis Vincent gritted his teeth in anger, stared at Colin with undisguised hatred, and cursed, "If I were your father, I would strangle you to death in your infancy!"
Ha ha, broken defense.
Colin shook his head and said, "Marquis Vincent, you lost your composure."
Marquis Vincent snorted softly and turned his head away, as if he didn't intend to talk to Colin again.
However, Ke Lin said again: "To be honest, I don't like your brother very much either. When he was in Silvermoon City, he was messing with the wind and rain, and now he has extended his hand into Clover City. Ha ha, what a nasty guy."
Yes, after a few days of investigation, Colin already knew that the backer of the Clover Brotherhood was Earl Evan.
Hearing this, Marquis Vincent's expression finally softened a little. He seemed to feel that Colin and him finally had some common language, so he said coldly, "What exactly do you want to say?"
Colin sat down opposite Marquis Vincent again, and said with a smile, "I also don't want to see your brother become the Marquis of the Eastern Realm. On this point, our interests are the same, so why not cooperate?"
Marquis Vincent sneered, and said disdainfully, "Cooperation? Hehe, have you forgotten the deep hatred between us and want to cooperate with me?"
Ke Lin shrugged his shoulders and said with an innocent face: "We had a grudge on the battlefield, but after all, it was an upright confrontation between two armies, and there is no personal enmity between you and me.
And that younger brother of yours always uses some insidious tricks, it's really annoying, it's an insult to the dignity of the nobility! "
Marquis Vincent's face softened a little, he stared at Colin for a while, and said, "My younger brother really hates it, but if you want to stir up conflicts between us and cause civil strife in the Eastern Territory, hehe, I advise you You better stop wasting your efforts.”
Ke Lin still had that smiling expression on his face, and he didn't seem to be discouraged because the other party saw through the trick. Instead, he patted Marquis Vincent's shoulder lightly, and said affectionately:
"Don't refuse in such a hurry. I really don't want to see a sinister and cunning guy who always makes me trouble inherit the Duke of the Eastern Realm.
So, think again. If you need anything in the future, you can contact me at any time.
You should also know my current status. Vera is about to inherit the title of Duke of the North, and I am her husband. Don't you want an extra powerful foreign aid? "
Marquis Vincent bowed his head in silence, not knowing whether he was persuaded or not.
Colin continued: "Believe it or not, I am a peace-loving person, and Vera is not an ambitious person. Of course we prefer a neighbor who also loves peace."
Marquis Vincent seemed to have finally moved, and whispered: "I don't want to be an enemy of the northern border either."
Colin smiled slightly, knowing that the other party was moved by him.
However, he did not continue to persuade.
Too much is too late.
When Marquis Vincent's position in the Eastern Territory was really threatened by his younger brother, he would naturally recall that someone had offered him an olive branch on the Nushui River today.
When the time comes, hey...
Just when the two were thinking about their respective ideas, the boat had slowly arrived at the center of the Nushui River.
There, a gorgeously decorated flower boat has already parked.
The familiar fragrance of blood roses filled the air. It was obviously Queen Elsa's ship.
As the titular ruler of Clover City, Queen Aisha was the host of the prisoner exchange ceremony.
At the same time that Colin arrived, another boat from the other side of the river was slowly approaching the flower boat.
Boom boom!
The gangway was lowered, and Colin and Marquis Vincent boarded the flower boat successively.
As soon as he stood firmly on the deck, Colin saw Earl Evan and Marquis Garcia also climbed up on the other side.
It's been a long time since I saw Marquis Garcia, who has gray hair and is still on crutches. Obviously, the fiasco left his body with irreparable injuries.
Although his eyes were still sharp, he no longer had the aura of looking down on the world and being invincible.
Ke Lin secretly sighed in his heart, and then stepped forward to exchange greetings.
Marquis Garcia looked calm, greeted Colin, and even nodded to Marquis Vincent, the enemy, as if he had forgotten everything he had done before.
Marquis Vincent was also taken aback, obviously he didn't expect Marquis Garcia to treat him so kindly. In comparison, the relationship between him and his younger brother, Earl Evan, was rather intense.
Queen Aisha Shi Shiran walked up to the crowd and said with a smile: "The Lord once said that all hatred, resentment, and malice should be removed from your hearts. Only treat each other with kindness, compassion, and forgive each other. to be redeemed."
As she spoke, she asked the maid to bring five glasses of wine and handed them to everyone.
After everyone picked up their glasses one after another, Queen Aisha continued: "Let us drink this cup together, for the forgiveness of each other, and for the Lord's redemption!"
Ke Lin and the others also raised their glasses and drank it down.
The atmosphere relaxed a little.
Earl Evan looked at Colin and said with a smile, "Viscount Angelet, I'm so glad to hear that the chaos in the northern border has been settled!"
Colin also responded with a smile: "I'm sorry for your trouble. Evil cannot defeat justice after all."
Earl Evan nodded seriously, and said in an infinitely sincere tone:
"You're right! The Santheon family has forgotten their mission and glory, and even made an evil act of sacrificing a city. It is an unforgivable crime!
If Prince Lehi hadn't killed that gentleman, our St. Pros family would definitely send someone to help the St. Hilde family get rid of this extremely evil mage. "
Colin smiled politely and didn't speak. Of course, he wouldn't take the other party's remarks as an afterthought.
Earl Evan's eyes moved slightly, and he continued: "Although Mr. Yu has received his due trial, as far as I know, there are still fish that slipped through the net of the Saint Sean family."
Hearing this, Colin became a little interested and asked, "Oh? I don't know what remnants of the Saint Sean family are there? Where are they hiding now?"
"The whereabouts of that gentleman are secretive. It is indeed very difficult to fully understand what remains of the Sheng Xien family. However, I do know the whereabouts of one of his sons."
"where?"
Earl Evan pointed to the shore and said, "It's in Clover City."
Colin narrowed his eyes and asked, "What's his name?"
Earl Evan spread his hands and said, "I didn't find out about this either."
Colin sneered in his heart, apparently not believing such nonsense, it seemed that Earl Evan didn't want to say it anymore.
However, Colin didn't intend to ask further.
Once Mr. Xie died, the Santheon family would be nothing to fear in Colin's eyes.
What kind of threat can a family without its own territory or directly under the army pose
Earl Evan turned his head to look at Queen Aisha again, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, I heard that you have recently found a lord of Clover City?"
"Yes." Queen Aisha nodded slightly.
Earl Evan had a mysterious smile on his face, and said to Colin, "Viscount Angelet, you want to find out the remnants of the San Theon family, so you should seek help from the Lord of Clover City."
Colin nodded lightly and said, "I will."
But Earl Evan's incomprehensible smile made Colin couldn't help but start to think wildly—couldn't the city lord that Queen Aisha just found be the remnant of the Santheon family...
"Then good luck to you!"
Earl Evan left immediately, and Marquis Vincent left the flower boat one after another.
Colin glanced at Marquis Garcia, and asked respectfully, "Master Marquis, shall we go back too?"
"Hmm." Marquis Garcia nodded, staring at the water, as if he had nothing to talk about.
Colin winked at Queen Aisha, and immediately, the flower boat began to turn around slowly and headed for the shore.
(end of this chapter)