Duke Martelli was in big trouble again. Previously, he had asked Costello to get rid of the rioters, and it had gone smoothly. Although there was some resistance and they lost a few soldiers, a large group of adventurers suddenly appeared to help, and the rioters were all taken care of. Duke Martelli praised these new adventurers, and when he heard that they wanted to collect Earth Roots, he waved his hand and allowed them to do so.
Just as he finished dealing with the situation here, Li Huailin returned, saying that he had found the lady's location, and asked Duke Martelli to act quickly. Duke Martelli immediately sent Costello with his troops to kidnap the lady. Although Li Huailin had made him the scapegoat, he didn't have to do it himself. How could a noble go and kidnap a person himself? Usually, he would ask his subordinates to do it. Anyway, all he had to do was report his name to satisfy Li Huailin's request.
An hour later, Costello returned. Everything had gone smoothly. As soon as he arrived at the location that Li Huailin had mentioned, he found the young lady that Li Huailin had mentioned … Ugh … Although she was a little young, she was pretty. Costello didn't care what Li Huailin's tastes were. There were all kinds of nobles in the world, and it was none of his business that he liked underage girls. Costello didn't say anything, and directly kidnapped the lady. After that, he said, "This is the person that Duke Martelli wants. If you have the ability, come to the Duke's Mansion and get her." Then, he arrogantly walked away.
"Were there any accidents?" Duke Martelli asked.
"No, there were only thirty guards. I brought a thousand cavalrymen with me, and they were so scared that they didn't even dare to move. After I left, they didn't even say a word," Costello said arrogantly. It felt good to be able to act like a tyrant.
"Where is she?" Duke Martelli asked again.
"I sent her to the Archduke of Aquitaine," Costello replied. "The Archduke was very satisfied, and asked me to express my gratitude. I think she's already …"
"Oh, satisfied? That's good." Duke Martelli nodded. A crisis had finally been resolved. Duke Martelli was in a good mood. "She's beautiful? A woman who can make the Duke of Aquitaine fall head over heels for her, she must be extremely beautiful. It's a pity that I didn't get to see her. "
"It's pretty, but … but …" Costello said hesitantly.
"But what?" Duke Martelli asked curiously.
Costello moved closer to Duke Martelli's ear and whispered something.
"What? The Duke of Aquitaine actually likes … that kind of girl … Let's not talk about this, and you should keep your mouth shut too. Otherwise, you won't even know when you'll get yourself killed," Duke Martelli said seriously.
"I know, Duke. I won't say much. I've already told the soldiers who saw the situation," Costello replied.
"Mm, that's good." Duke Martelli nodded in satisfaction. "That's good."
What Duke Martelli didn't know was that the entire Empire was in a mess.
Butler Adri couldn't believe his eyes. After the Duke of Aquitaine's visit, Castellan Ceci said that she wanted to go for a walk, and the place was the place that Li Huailin mentioned. Adri thought about it for a moment. Ceci had been in a bad mood for the past few days. After all, she was about to marry a man who was almost 50 years old and could be her grandfather. Ceci had sacrificed so much for her family, so it was better to let her go for a walk before they got married.
With two teams of guards, Adri set off with Ceci. Everything was going well, but he didn't expect Ceci to be kidnapped.
How could Adri have expected such a thing to happen? Although Ceci was young, she was still a Countess of the Empire. Moreover, she was also a City Lord. For her to be kidnapped in the Empire's territory, Adri simply couldn't believe it.
The guards were also shocked. The enemy was too strong. A thousand cavalrymen. Just this formation was enough to scare them to the point that they didn't dare to move. By the time they came back to their senses, the castellan had already been kidnapped. The enemy was full of cavalrymen, and they came and went like the wind. They only had a carriage, so how could they chase after them?
"My … My lord … What … What should we do?" The captain of the guards didn't know what to do. How could something like this happen? He asked Butler Adri while trembling.
"How the f * ck would I know what to do?" Adri scolded them as soon as he came back to his senses. "Why do I keep you guys around? Why don't you even dare to fart when someone is trying to steal the castellan?"
"My lord, they have a thousand cavalrymen, and they are well-trained. How could we beat them?" The captain said, feeling wronged.
"Is Duke Martelli crazy? Why … Why is he doing this? " The enemy didn't even try to hide their identity. Adri had seen General Costello a few times before, but it was only when he was paying a visit to Duke Martelli. The soldiers were also the private soldiers of Martelli's family, so he could tell just by looking at their badges. But why would Duke Martelli want to steal Ceci? Duke Martelli was already over 60 years old this year, so why would he steal Ceci back? It couldn't be that she was going to be his adopted granddaughter, right? Since when did Ceci become so popular?
"My lord, what should we do? We have lost the castellan. If we go back, it will be a huge crime." The captain said with a sad face.
"Everyone, don't panic!" Adri immediately came back to his senses. Now was not the time to panic, or else things would become even more troublesome. Losing the castellan was a huge crime, and these soldiers would be punished by the empire's law when they go back. So, they could kill him at any time, and then become bandits. He had to calm them down immediately. "Although we have lost the castellan, the enemy is Duke Martelli. We can't do anything about it. We have to find the castellan immediately. Otherwise, our family won't be able to withstand Duke Lautner's anger."
"That's right!" The soldiers came to their senses. Ceci wasn't just a castellan. She was also Duke Lautner's fiancée. If Duke Lautner found out that he had lost his fiancée, what kind of situation was this? Even if they became bandits, they would be hunted down by the entire empire.
"My lord, this … What should we do?" The captain was frightened, and hurriedly asked.
"We won't be able to get the castellan back from Duke Martelli. We are just a few small characters, and we can't even enter the door. Now, we will split into two groups. One group will immediately go to King City to inform His Royal Highness and invite him over. The other group will immediately go to Duke Lautner. Only he can talk to Duke Martelli and get the castellan back." Adri immediately said.
"Yes, my lord." The captain was already panicking, and could only listen to Adri.
"Find someone to inform His Royal Highness. I will immediately go to Duke Lautner's side." Adri said after thinking for a moment. He was quite eloquent, and if he let these people go, they would be killed by Duke Lautner before they could explain the situation clearly.
"Yes!" Everyone immediately went into action, and began to rescue their city lord.
What kind of joke was this? Duke Martelli knew that King Anthony was looking for trouble with him, so he had been acting very carefully recently. He didn't dare to make any mistakes that King Anthony could use against him. Why did Duke Martelli suddenly go crazy this time? It wasn't just going crazy, it was simply courting death. Kidnapping a Duke of the Empire? Even if Duke Martelli wasn't punished by King Anthony, how would he deal with Duke Lautner? Did Duke Martelli really think that Duke Lautner would just say, "Alright, I'll give her to you if you want."
"This … What is going on?" Anthony couldn't understand why such an exaggerated situation would suddenly occur. Although Ceci was a beauty, she was still only 12 years old, and this didn't make sense.
With a face full of doubt, Anthony looked at his queen, Marina. Anthony knew that Marina's brain was much better than his, and she should be able to think more than him.
Marina's eyes turned, and suddenly, her eyes lit up. She pointed at the soldier who reported the news and said, "Someone, there's an assassin! Capture him, and immediately execute him! "
"Ah?" Anthony and the soldiers were stunned, but the Royal Guards naturally carried out the queen's order and immediately dragged the soldier away.
"Your Highness, this … I'm not an assassin!" The soldier looked innocent. He had come all the way here to report the news, so how did he suddenly become an assassin?
Anthony was stunned, but he didn't say anything to stop her. He knew that Marina wouldn't do something like this for no reason. After the soldier was dragged out, Anthony asked, "Your Highness, what's going on?"
"The Grand Duke of Aquitaine made his move," Marina immediately said. Marina immediately said, "This isn't normal at all. If we don't intervene, Duke Lautner and Duke Martelli will definitely go to war. No matter which one of them wins, it's the result we want to see. Who do you think would do something like this?"
"Huailin?" This time, Anthony nodded. "If it's Huailin, it's possible … I originally wanted to wait until the wedding to have Huailin snatch the bride, but I didn't expect him to cause an internal conflict between Duke Martelli and Duke Lautner. This is indeed Huailin's style. No one has thought of this plan. What should we do? How should we cooperate with him?"
"Rest assured, Your Highness. If the Grand Duke of Aquitaine didn't ask us to do anything, we don't have to do anything. Otherwise, we might be more of a hindrance than a help, "Marina said." We don't know about this at all, because that person just now was an assassin. We've already discovered and taken care of him. But Your Highness, you … were stabbed by an assassin, right? I think you should recuperate and not meet anyone these few days. "
"I was stabbed?" Anthony was stunned, but he immediately understood what Marina meant. "Oh, yes, I feel that my wound is a little painful. Your Highness, help me back to the inner hall and call the royal doctor to take a look."
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