The setting sun is slowly approaching the horizon, but its afterglow is nostalgic for this land.
Lark City, with its gates closed, looked extraordinarily bleak under the dim sunset glow.
Especially the hundreds of bloody heads piled up outside the North City Gate made the howling north wind seem to be the mournful cry of innocent souls.
Ke Lin was riding on horseback, looking at Skylark City not far away, with a dangerous gleam in his eyes.
The "entertainment" of the Fein family not long ago left him with lingering fear and anger.
However, his sanity is still there, and he will not order to attack the city in a fit of anger.
Cavalry siege is not a wise choice.
What's more, he only has three thousand cavalry in his hands.
Before Linshui City and Huedong City, Ke Lin had conquered the city gates by tricking them into opening, or by sneak attacking the opponent by surprise, and did not really attack by force.
He wouldn't be so stupid as to let the precious blood cavalry force storm a fortified city.
Although he can't attack the city, Ke Lin has already made a note of this account in his heart, and he will naturally settle it with the Finn family in the future...
Just when Ke Lin was about to lead his army to withdraw and stop entangled with the Fein family, the gate of Skylark City was opened!
Ke Lin narrowed his eyes immediately, staring carefully at the direction of the city gate, feeling uncertain in his heart.
The Fein family wouldn't be so stupid as to want to go out to fight in the wild, would they
If this is the case, then Colin is willing to let these stupid and ignorant people from the Eastern Region understand what a real invincible teacher is!
The officers and soldiers of the Blood Cavalry Army around Ke Lin also took action, setting up their positions to prevent the people from the eastern border on the opposite side from really rushing out.
Of course, they weren't too nervous. After all, as cavalrymen who came and went like the wind, if they really wanted to leave, the people from the east couldn't stop them.
Under their gaze, one person and one horse slowly walked out of the open city gate.
It didn't look like they were going to fight.
When the person approached slowly, Colin was surprised to find that it was a woman immediately.
A woman who would be absolutely magnificent if she was ten or twenty years younger.
But now, the relentless years have left traces of vicissitudes on her face.
Moreover, she didn't seem to care about her appearance, she didn't apply any makeup, and her wheat-colored skin also showed that she was not the kind of lady who lived in a boudoir.
Judging from her steady riding posture, looking forward to the majestic gaze, and the aura exuded by her gestures, it can be known that this should be a female knight who has been on the battlefield.
But at this time, she was not wearing any armor, nor was she holding a weapon in her hand, but she was carrying a bloody—
head!
It seemed that the owl had just been decapitated, and the blood continued to drip slowly from the head, forming a blood-red trail behind the woman.
"Let her come here."
Colin ordered the guards who tried to stop him.
The guards had no choice but to make way for a passage.
The woman approached slowly, and she didn't show any fear in the face of the blood cavalry soldiers who were staring at her around her.
Ke Lin looked at this heroic female knight, and said with a smile, "What? Is there no man left in the Fein family?"
The female knight came to Colin, bowed down on the horse without being humble, then pointed to the pile of heads not far away, and responded with a smile:
"Aren't all the real men of the Fein family there?"
Ke Lin smiled slightly, and felt that this woman was interesting, so he asked again: "Since you dare to come to me alone, why don't you introduce yourself?"
"My name is Beatrice, and I am Lord Feiyin's mother."
"Lady Beatrice..."
"I prefer to be called Knight Beatrix."
Ke Lin smiled, and felt that this woman was more interesting, so he pointed to the head in the other's hand and asked:
"Okay, Knight Beatrice, what do you mean by this head?"
Beatrice lifted the bleeding head in her hand, showed it to Colin, and said at the same time:
"Dear Guardian of the North, Your Excellency Earl Angelet, on behalf of the Fein family, I would like to express my deepest regret and apology for your previous assassination!
The owner of this head is the mastermind behind this assassination, hope it will appease your anger. "
Colin carefully looked at the head in the woman's hand.
It was also a woman, younger and more beautiful.
"Who is she?" Colin asked with interest.
"She is Lord Feiyin's wife."
"Hehe, why did she send someone to assassinate me? To avenge my husband?" Ke Lin smiled coldly.
"No." The woman shook her head, "She's just a lunatic who wants to get rid of you at all costs."
"Oh? A lunatic?" Collin was immediately amused. "Your Fein family are going to blame a lunatic for assassinating me?"
The woman's expression remained unchanged, and she said, "My lord, do you know that besides being a Viscountess, she has another identity?"
"What?"
"She is still the bishop of Skylark City."
Colin frowned, and finally understood what the other party meant.
"Killing a bishop, Knight Beatrice, aren't you afraid of drawing the church's wrath?"
Beatrice looked calm, and said lightly: "When this woman deliberately provoked the warriors of the Finn family to die for some ulterior purpose, she was no longer worthy of the glory of our lord.
If His Majesty the Pope wants to take the blame for such a person, I will take it personally! "
The admiration in Colin's eyes grew stronger.
To be honest, since crossing the Nushui River and entering the East Territory, Ke Lin was actually quite disappointed.
It feels like Nuo Da is in the East, but there are not many heroes who can make him stand out.
This kind of hero does not need to be powerful, but a kind of aura, a kind of belief, and a kind of persistence.
The Duke of St. Pros is powerful enough, but this kind of person who is hesitant to choose an heir and is hesitant to look forward and backward cannot win Colin's respect.
As for the Marquis of Vincent, the Earl of Evan, the Earl of Bruckner, the Earl of Hall, etc., in Colin's view, they are all superficial and vulnerable.
However, when he saw the Beatrice knight who dared to open the city gate alone, carrying the head of his daughter-in-law, and walked into the Blood Cavalry army formation outside Skylark City, he suddenly felt the long-lost heroism.
Even if this woman's strength is estimated to be around the third or fourth rank.
"Then, Knight Beatrice, did you come to see me this time to give me this head?"
"Of course not only that." Beatrice shook her head, threw the head in her hands to the guards beside Colin, and then invited with a smile, "Valentine guests from the north, dare to come to Skylark City to experience the true meaning of the Finn family. Sincerity and enthusiasm?"
The blood on the woman's hands hadn't dried up, and the smile on her face was even more provocative, but it obviously couldn't scare Colin.
"Okay!" Ke Lin clamped his horse's belly lightly, stepped forward slowly, and at the same time ordered the soldiers around him, "You wait for me outside the city!"
"Master Earl!"
The faces of the soldiers of the Blood Cavalry Army changed, and they all wanted to dissuade them, but Ke Lin immediately raised his hand, indicating that he had made up his mind.
A look of appreciation appeared on Beatrice's face, but she still suggested:
"My lord, don't you need to bring some guards?"
Ke Lin laughed and said, "If you dare to go out of the city alone, naturally I dare to enter the city alone!"
Beatrice also laughed, and immediately stopped talking, waved her whip, and rushed towards Lark City.
Colin also urged his horse to follow closely.
(end of this chapter)