In the evening, the Knights' Hall in Tinder Castle was brightly lit with candles.
The Bruckens family held a banquet here to welcome the Duke of St. Chapman, the guardian of the empire, who came from afar.
After taking a bath, Ke Lin changed into the dress exclusive to the Duke of the Empire. The solemn black color, with the bronzing hollow embroidered edges, highlighted Colin's noble and majestic temperament.
When he walked into the knight hall, he immediately became the focus of everyone's attention.
Grace stepped forward naturally and took Colin's arm.
She is also very beautiful tonight, wearing a sleeveless and collarless silk dress, revealing her white and flawless eyes, and a pair of well-proportioned and moist arms. Her purple hair is tied into a complicated lady's bun, clear and deep Her eyes are like beautiful blue crystals, and her plump red lips hold an elegant and charming smile.
This handsome man and beautiful woman walked hand in hand in the hall, they looked like a newlywed couple.
Many members of the Bruckens family watched this scene, feeling more and more in their hearts that it seemed to be a pretty good choice for Grace to inherit the title and become Colin's lover without marrying for life.
Therefore, when Colin ostentatiously sat down on the main seat, no one in the Bruckens family dared to express any protest. On the contrary, they showed a happy attitude, as if they had already regarded Colin as the host of Tinder City.
Ke Lin had a panoramic view of everyone's reactions, and the smile on his face became brighter.
After everyone was seated one after another, Grace raised her glass and said crisply:
"Everyone, let us raise our glasses together and welcome the savior of the Glorious Empire, Duke Saint Chapman, to Tinder City! I believe that his arrival will definitely bring peace and prosperity!"
Everyone responded loudly, stood up and raised their glasses one after another, with sincere smiles on their faces.
Colin also raised his wine glass and said complacently:
"Thank you for the hospitality of the Brugen family. I believe that under the leadership of Miss Grace and with the joint efforts of all of you, Tinder City will have a bright future!"
This sentence clearly recognized Grace's status.
Everyone also understood that if nothing unexpected happened, Tinder City would welcome a countess soon.
Of course, Earl Bruggen's first-in-line heir is actually Grace's brother, Viscount Green.
But as early as a year ago, the Viscount Green was invited to Winter City as a "guest" and has not returned yet.
Probably won't come back in the future.
Of course, if Grace wanted to officially inherit the title of earl, she still needed the recognition of the Duke of the East.
But everyone present did not think that the Marquis of Aubers, who is currently making waves in Bailu City, would be the opponent of the Duke of St. Chapman. Otherwise, when Grace called on everyone to resist the old earl, everyone would not have responded one after another.
Don't look at Mr. Ji's trump card [Eye of Judgment], which seems to be able to deal with Colin.
But in fact, few people here think that Mr. Xi has the possibility of success.
After all, it is not that simple to sacrifice a large city with more than 300,000 people. It must have the cooperation of the lord and the army.
But which lord with a clear mind would willingly give his territory to Mr. Ji as a sacrifice
The reason why Mr. Ji was able to sacrifice in Eagle Falling City was mainly because Earl Uman had no defense against it at all, and with the cooperation of Earl Uman's lover, he was able to succeed.
But now that the nobles of the empire know the conditions for casting this forbidden spell, it will not be so easy for Mr. Ji to succeed.
What's more, even if Mr. Ji really succeeded in using [Eye of Judgment] to kill Colin St. Chapman, what then
What about the 30,000 Blood Cavalry Army
Once this terrible army begins to retaliate wildly, will there be any military power in the East that can stop it
Let's not forget that Colin's wife, the Duke of the North, will not let it go.
There is also the Duke of the Western Territory who is in charge of the imperial coalition forces. She is said to have become Colin St. Chapman's lover.
And Queen Judy, who is Colin's student.
And Elsa Miller, Queen of the Half-Elves...
All in all, today's Colin is called the guardian of the empire, but in fact he is the actual ruler of the empire.
The power under his control is not something that Mr. Xie can compete with.
Anyone with a brain knows how to stand in line.
That's why everyone in the Bruges family couldn't understand the brain circuits of the Marquis of Aubers and the old earl, and couldn't understand where these old guys with half a foot in the grave got the courage to dare to provoke Colin St. Chapman.
Between the toasts and cups, the atmosphere of the banquet gradually heated up.
The flattery of the members of the Brugen family has also changed from being a little reserved at the beginning to becoming more and more shameless.
Colin was also being flattered by everyone, and he began to feel a little flustered.
But just as the wine was in full swing, there was a sudden loud noise, which brought the lively atmosphere of the banquet to an abrupt end.
"what happened?"
Before everyone came back to their senses, there was another burst of light outside the hall, as if a giant hand had torn apart the heavy night.
The frivolity on Colin's face disappeared instantly.
Because he knew that it was a burst of holy light just now.
And to have this kind of power must be the masterpiece of the paladins!
Mr. Xi is really in Tinder City!
Sure enough, the next moment, I saw Bachelor Yaruger strode in and reported to Ke Linhui:
"My lord duke, we discovered the secret stronghold of Mr. Xie and fought with it. Afterwards, Mr. Xie fled to the south in a panic. Sir Logue Knight has led his army to pursue it."
"How many people did he bring?"
"Ten thousand people. The military situation is urgent. That's why I suggested that the Logue knights lead the army to pursue them. I hope you will forgive me..."
"It's okay." Colin waved his hand, looking not worried at all.
Maybe it seems crazy to others to chase a paladin, but the blood cavalry once strangled a sanctuary.
To them, a lone paladin is just prey.
Seeing that Colin did not blame him, Bachelor Yaruge said again:
"Your Excellency, we also discovered the magic circle drawn by Mr. Ji and his subordinates. It seems that it should be prepared for the forbidden spell [Eye of Judgment]..."
Hearing this, there were bursts of discussions and exclamations in the hall.
Even though they had already guessed that the old earl might use the method of sacrificing Tinder City to deal with Colin, when they found conclusive evidence, everyone couldn't help but be shocked by the old earl's insanity.
I'm so glad I made the right choice.
Without waiting for Colin's order, Bachelor Yaruge continued:
"Don't worry, Lord Duke, Mage Kuxius has already gone to deal with the magic circle."
"Okay." Colin nodded in satisfaction, but after this interruption, he was no longer in the mood to continue eating and drinking, so he got up and walked out.
Grace hurriedly followed, took Colin's arm, and said softly:
"I'm sorry, my lord, for disturbing your interest with these things, I will send you back to your room to rest."
Colin felt the soft touch on his arm, smiled and nodded.
The two returned to the residence all the way, closed the door, and Grace began to help Colin undress.
Just when the atmosphere gradually became ambiguous, Ke Lin suddenly said:
"I have cooperated so much, should you do it?"
Grace raised her head, her pretty face was full of astonishment.
(end of this chapter)