The sun was setting and the sky was getting late.
The Schultz family guards set up a temporary camp on a small hill.
They had already left Swan City for four days. During these four days, the area of several hundred miles around Swan City had been thoroughly searched, but nothing was found.
Lucien's patience seemed to be running out, and his temper became more irritable.
Seeing this, the guards avoided the lord one after another, and even walked a lot more lightly, for fear of causing trouble to the upper body and becoming the target of venting their anger.
Piles of bonfires rose up in the camp, and the orange-red flames licked the mutton on the iron rack, but only tasted the dripping hot oil.
Lucien sat in front of the bonfire with a blank expression, took out a roasted golden leg of lamb, and began to bite, regardless of the temperature of his mouth.
The subordinate hurriedly and carefully handed over the jug, and then backed away.
After walking a few steps, there was a faint sound of horseshoes coming from the gate of the camp, and then a messenger hurried over.
Lucien frowned and looked at the man's attire, and asked, "Are you from Swan City?"
The messenger quickly stepped forward to salute, and said, "Yes, my lord! Your lord asked me to send you a letter!"
After speaking, he handed the letter to Lucien.
Lucien opened it and found that it was indeed Earl Schulz's personal letter. After scanning it hastily, he stood up in surprise, with undisguised ecstasy already on his face.
Seeing this, the subordinate asked with interest, "My lord, is there any good news?"
"The man was found, and he was hiding in the Swan Castle! Hehe, as expected, my initial guess was correct, and I was almost deceived!" Lucien said excitedly.
"Congratulations, my lord!"
"Give me an order to rest for one night and return to Swan City tomorrow!"
"yes!"
…
Swan Castle.
Archbishop Adjani entered a living room led by a maid.
However, here, she did not see Earl Schulz who invited her here, but saw another person.
"Viscount Angelet?" Adjani looked at Colin who was sitting in a wheelchair in surprise, "You... have left Swan City, haven't you?"
Colin smiled wryly, and said, "Hey, some people just leave like this if they don't want me."
Adjani pointed to the wheelchair under Colin and asked, "Are you injured?"
Colin sighed pretentiously, nodded, pointed to a corner of the living room with his chin, and said, "I'm lucky. What happened to Bishop John is the real... embarrassing thing!"
It was only then that Ajani noticed that there was still a coffin in the living room. She seemed to realize something, walked over with a solemn expression, and then saw Bishop John lying inside from the open coffin.
"Who did this?" Adjani's tone became cold.
"Lucien."
"Lucien?" Adjani exclaimed in surprise, apart from anger, there was also a trace of unconcealable fear in her voice.
"That's right." Colin nodded, and said in a deep voice, "Lucien colluded with outsiders and killed Bishop John. After I discovered the clue, he wounded me and imprisoned me in the basement.
Fortunately, Earl Schultz found out in time and rescued me. "
Adjani's eyes flickered, and she asked doubtfully: "So, Earl Schultz betrayed his husband and rescued you?"
Colin said solemnly: "As a devout believer of brilliance, an upright knight of the northern border, and a noble earl of the empire, she chooses to voluntarily abandon the darkness and embrace the light. Is there any problem?"
"Of course not." Adjani suppressed her doubts and asked, "What about Earl Schulz? Can I meet her?"
"She's next door, waiting for Lucien's return."
Adjani's expression changed, and she asked a little nervously, "What does she want to do?"
"Of course I questioned my husband why he betrayed his faith and honor!"
Adjani looked at the upright Ke Lin, feeling suspicious in her heart, and said in a low voice after a long while: "Lucien is a sixth-level fighter, if you provoke him..."
Colin snorted lightly, and interrupted lightly: "Your Excellency, Archbishop, are you afraid of facing the power of a sixth-level warrior?"
Adjani took a deep breath, regained her composure, and said, "Of course not. Under the glory of our Lord, no evil can escape judgment!"
"That's good." Colin looked at the archbishop in front of him with a smile, "Earl Schulz will expose Lucien's crimes later and draw a line with him. The reason why I invite you here is that I hope you We can bear witness together.”
"Okay." Looking at Ke Lin with a calm face, Adjani seemed to realize something, and let go of her worries.
After thinking for a while, Ajani asked again: "You just said that Lucien colluded with outsiders and murdered Bishop John. Who is this 'outsider'? Why did you murder Bishop John?"
"It was the last Duke of St. Hilde."
"Who?" Adjani thought Colin was joking.
However, Colin said solemnly: "That's right. The Duke of St. Hilde, who should have died, has been resurrected. However, I suspect that it is not the Duke himself who was resurrected, but Mr. Ji used some kind of unknown The famous forbidden spell occupied the Duke's body and revived his soul from the corpse."
Adjani's eyes widened, and she stared at Colin blankly, obviously feeling that everything he said just now was too unbelievable.
Seeing this, Colin added lightly: "This is my guess, believe it or not. However, you must also know that Prince Lexi is currently in the northern border, and the reason why he appeared here is precisely because of gentlemen!"
Ajani fell into deep thought.
She knew about the theft of the remains of the Duke of St. Hilde, after all, she personally presided over the other party's funeral.
Moreover, she also heard about Prince Lexi.
Therefore, although the speculations made by Ke Lin at this time were a bit shocking, Adjani felt that it was very likely to be the truth of the matter.
Thinking of this, her face became extremely serious, and she said in a deep voice: "If Mr. Xi really took possession of the body of a paladin, then this matter is even more terrifying than you expected, and I must report it to the Pope immediately. Down!"
"That's right. In order to treat Duke St. Hilde's physical injuries, Mr. Yu will definitely continue to kidnap the senior priests of the church. You need to be prepared for it."
"Not only that. If you really let Mr. Ji have a complete body of a paladin, then no one can control him!"
Colin's expression changed, and he asked, "Why?"
Adjani hesitated for a moment, and said vaguely:
"The power of the forbidden curse of the mage is too terrifying. What can restrict them now is that their bodies cannot withstand the backlash of the forbidden curse. However, if Mr. Xi has a complete body of a paladin, then he may no longer be able to Worried about the backlash of the forbidden curse!"
With a sudden shock in his heart, Ke Lin said in surprise, "Could it be that the body of a paladin can resist the backlash of the forbidden curse?"
"At least it won't be as fragile as a mortal body. Even if there is some damage, it can be made up for. If you add the sacrificial method that Mr. Ji used in Falling Eagle City before to share some of the backlash damage, I am afraid he will never be able to again. Is limited!"
A holy mage who can release forbidden spells without any scruples!
It's scary to think about it.
The atmosphere suddenly became extremely dignified.
Just as the two of them were frowning in thought, there was a sound of footsteps from the next room.
Ke Lin and Adjani looked at each other immediately, and exchanged ideas silently—
Lucien is back.
(end of this chapter)