Duke Martelli was in big trouble. He was supposed to be doing his work in the city today, and he would be able to rest for a while and enjoy some family time with his grandson. However, before he could finish his work, his subordinates suddenly came to report that the Duke of Aquitaine had come to visit.
This was a big deal. The Duke of Aquitaine was now the most popular person in the Empire. It was said that he was the brother of the new Emperor Anthony. The relationship between the two was like that of blood brothers. Moreover, he was also a great contributor to the Empire. In terms of power, he was currently the most influential person in the Empire. Although they were both Dukes, Duke Martelli did not dare to put himself on the same level as Li Huailin.
"Hurry, prepare the banquet. Everyone, get ready to welcome the Duke of Aquitaine." The two of them were of the same rank, so Duke Martelli did not have to go out personally to welcome him. He just had to wait at home. Although he did not know what Li Huailin's sudden visit meant, he had to be courteous. As for the other party's request, Duke Martelli would naturally try his best to satisfy it. It was not a problem to throw some money at him.
According to the guard who came to report, the Duke of Aquitaine should be asking about the Earthen Root Grass. This was easy, very easy. His territory was rich in Earthen Root Grass. There was so much of it that he was too lazy to collect it. Since the Duke of Aquitaine wanted it, there was no problem. He would sell it at the price of cabbages and give it away for free.
Just like that, Duke Martelli changed into his best clothes and prepared the banquet. Then, he waited in the Duke's mansion for Li Huailin's visit. As he waited, he received a completely unexpected news.
"What did you say? Say it again?" Duke Martelli asked.
"The Duke of Aquitaine was attacked by 200 thugs in the woods outside the city. Our 4th City Guard is also facing annihilation. Duke! Please send reinforcements immediately, "the guard who ran back said hurriedly.
Duke Martelli was instantly dumbfounded. He came to visit your territory, but in less than half an hour, he was attacked by 200 thugs. How could he bear this crime?
"Duke! If we don't go, our 4th City Guard will be annihilated. "The guard was so anxious that he did not even care about etiquette and hurriedly urged.
"F * ck your sister, where did these thugs come from? How lawless, Costello! Let the army set off and bring Duke Aquitaine back immediately. "Duke Martelli, who had regained his senses, immediately said to a general beside him.
"Duke, our troops aren't in the city today. Do you remember that the adventurer sent our private army to protect them yesterday?" Costello lowered his body and replied.
"Oh, right." Duke Martelli remembered that two weeks ago, a group of adventurers had come to visit him. They had been very respectful to him and had helped him a lot. Yesterday, they had asked for his private army to help protect them for a few days, as it seemed that someone was trying to harm them. Duke Martelli thought about it and agreed. His private army had not been deployed for a long time, and they really needed some training. Furthermore, the adventurers had helped him a lot, so it was only right to reward them.
"Where are my troops now?" Duke Martelli asked.
"It's … it's … in the woods west of the city …" Costello said carefully as he looked at Duke Martelli's expression.
"What? Don't tell me that these 200 thugs are our own troops? "Duke Martelli asked immediately.
"No, no, our troops all know the Duke of Aquitaine. He's known as the 'God of War'. How would our men dare to fight him? It's definitely those adventurers. They look like good people, but they're actually a bunch of thugs! They lied to us, and they lied to you, Duke! " Costello immediately pushed all the blame to those people. After all, he was the one who had introduced them to the Duke, so he had to quickly cut ties with them.
"These damned thugs! How dare they lie to me! " Duke Martelli was instantly enraged. He had treated them well, and even lent them his troops. In the end, they framed him for being unjust. They must be tired of living. "Costello! Summon the soldiers back. I want to destroy these thugs myself! Get them out of my territory, and never let them enter again! "
"Yes, Duke, I'll go immediately!" Costello saw the furious Duke and immediately nodded.
Before Costello could make a move, a soldier ran in from the other side of the door and hurriedly said to Duke Martelli, "Duke, Duke, something bad has happened. The Grand Duke of Aquitaine was killed and returned to the city. He's here to settle the score with us."
"F * ck!" Duke Martelli couldn't help but curse. What kind of bullsh * t did his city guards eat? How could they not be able to hold out for such a short period of time? Now that the Duke of Aquitaine was really dead, how was he going to explain it to him?
"Hurry, hurry, hurry. Open the door and welcome him." Everything had been prepared. Anyway, he had to welcome him first. You don't hit someone who's smiling at you. If he had a better attitude, the Duke of Aquitaine wouldn't be so ruthless.
The door of the Duke's Mansion opened immediately. Duke Martelli himself was in the wrong, so he ran straight to the main hall of the Duke's Mansion to welcome Li Huailin. Costello didn't look for his soldiers first. He wanted to help the Duke of Aquitaine first.
As expected, after a while, Li Huailin appeared. Looking at Li Huailin's face, Duke Martelli knew that something was wrong. He was obviously so angry that he wanted to kill someone.
"Duke of Aquitaine! Welcome. "Duke Martelli braced himself and went to welcome him.
"It's good to welcome you. I can indeed feel the warmth of your welcome. It's my first time here, and I haven't even found my footing yet. More than 200 people ganged up on me. Martelli, you've done well. You've really done well," Li Huailin said immediately.
"Duke of Aquitaine, this was an accident. Please allow me to explain." Duke Martelli knew that he was in the wrong, so he immediately said.
"Alright, explain it to me. I heard that you lent some troops to these people yesterday, and they were waiting to ambush me in the woods today. You have to explain to me what happened." Li Huailin didn't know if the NPC troops that appeared yesterday were Martelli's troops. However, since they were near his main city, Li Huailin guessed that it was more likely to be his troops.
"This is a misunderstanding, Duke of Aquitaine," Duke Martelli immediately said. Duke Martelli immediately replied, "I did lend them my troops, but they told me that someone else wanted to attack them, so they asked me to protect them for a few days. I saw that they were helpful to me, so I agreed. I didn't expect them to be such a group of thugs!"
"Oh …" Li Huailin finally confirmed the origin of the NPC troops. It seemed like Kai Wang had found some people to complete some of Duke Martelli's quests to increase his Favorability. Then, when the Favorability was high enough, he borrowed some troops to trick Night Flight. Li Huailin thought for a moment, and his face darkened. "How do you know that I'm in trouble? Now that something has happened to me, should I look for you? What do you think?"
"This … this is indeed my fault …" Duke Martelli was honest. Indeed, Li Huailin had gotten into trouble in his territory, and he knew the people who killed him. He was indeed responsible. "But …"
Li Huailin pointed at Duke Martelli and said, "Alright, that's enough. I'm just here to tell you that I'll get back at you. Martelli, I'm declaring war on you. Get ready and wait for my army to arrive."
"What!" Everyone was shocked. Although they knew that Li Huailin was definitely angry, they didn't expect him to be so angry that he actually declared war on them. This was going to be big. Duke Martelli was also shocked.
However, he immediately reacted. "Grand Duke of Aquitaine, please calm down. The new empire has just been established, and we are both Grand Dukes of the empire. If we were to fight, the whole country would be in trouble. I know you are very angry right now, but I promise you that I will definitely deal with those thugs. I will definitely give you a satisfactory answer. Please take back your declaration of war."
"Yes, Lord Marshal! We're all on the same side. You're my idol, and I don't want to meet you as an enemy on the battlefield, "General Costello immediately said.
"My ass. I was surrounded and beaten up by more than 200 people, but I didn't see anyone coming to save me." Li Huailin said, "In short, I have declared war. You should be prepared to bear my anger. If you have any objections, you can talk to Anthony and let him be the judge. Who is right in this matter?"
Duke Martelli's face darkened. Go talk to His Royal Highness? Who doesn't know your relationship with His Royal Highness? Even if you are in the wrong, His Royal Highness will probably protect you. Moreover, it is my fault now. Why would I go talk to him? His Royal Highness might even take this opportunity to demote me. Duke Martelli also knew that the new Emperor didn't like him at the moment, and it was best to wait for him to make a mistake and teach him a lesson.
"Grand Duke of Aquitaine, please don't …" Duke Martelli immediately said. "I know you are angry, and I feel that I am in the wrong. Can you give me a chance to make it up to you? Oh right, I heard that you need a large amount of Earthen Root Grass. I have a lot."
Duke Martelli had always been focused on Li Huailin's problem. Hurry up and bribe this guy. As long as he calms down, everything will be fine.
"Earthen Root Grass? What do I need that for?" Li Huailin wasn't here to look for Earthen Root Grass.
"Grand Duke of Aquitaine, please give me a chance to apologize. I will do my best to satisfy you." Duke Martelli was already prepared to pay a huge price. Just give him a number.
"Oh? Seeing that your attitude is not bad … we can talk about it. How about this, you help me do something, and I will pretend that nothing happened, "Li Huailin said.
"Alright, alright. Please speak, Grand Duke." Duke Martelli said happily. It was great that they could talk.
"How about this. Recently, I met a beautiful girl near your territory. She made me yearn for her, but after chasing after her for half a day, she refused. Anyway, I can't wait any longer. I want to use force and kidnap her home. But I don't want to bear this bad reputation … How about this, you help me kidnap her, and we will be done with this matter," Li Huailin said.
"Huh?" The group of people looked at Li Huailin in surprise.
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