Chapter 396

In the end, Lésia agreed to follow Shien to the capital.

As a wanted criminal in the kingdom, she should stay far away from the Imperial City and not get close to the Imperial City so as not to lose her footing. However, with Sean around, she was not worried at all.

If it were anyone else, they would not be able to protect Lésia.

After all, Lésia was one of the old Demons who participated in the large-scale assassination ten years ago. She even stole all the important items from the palace. Once discovered by the people of the kingdom, even the royal family would not be able to protect her.

If it were not for the fear of the item Lésia had stolen, perhaps the kingdom would have long sent the Royal Knights to suppress Lésia.

Under such circumstances, whoever wanted to protect Lésia would have a death wish.

However, if this person was Shien, it would be a different story.

Firstly, Shien had Ai Yi by his side.

Secondly, Shien had Lilith by his side.

Thirdly, Shien had Rosie by his side.

Moreover, the identity of the Hero had been exposed to the Protoss. Presumably, existences like Anima would not be stingy to help him in secret. Would the kingdom dare to offend such a person who was protected by the three great figures of the Gods, humans, and demons?

Of course not.

Moreover, as a Space Mage, Lésia was confident in her skills. Even if she could not win, she could just run away. No one could stop her. She was not afraid of this trip.

Of course, Shien was not afraid either.

However, it was not because there were people around him, beside him, and behind him (and they were all women) that he was so unscrupulous. He was confident that even if Lésia's existence was discovered, he would have ten thousand reasons to get away with it.

Otherwise, would he really think that he was a scapegoat for nothing?

Besides, it was not that Shien was interested in Lésia.

"I just want her maid!"

If that was the case, then it should... probably... maybe... probably... not a problem!

Because of this, before he got his hands on her, Shien could still protect this young lady.

Lésia did not know about this. Otherwise, she would definitely turn around and leave, cutting off all contact with Shien.

Unfortunately, by the time Lésia found out about this, it might already be too late.

Just like that, the group accomplished their goal and prepared to return to the capital.

However, on this day, an unexpected person came to visit Shien.

"What brings you here? Duke Barry? "

Looking at Barry who appeared outside the door, Sean raised his eyebrows. He was surprised, but he laughed again.

The newcomer was the patriarch of Duke Stringham's family, the lord of this territory, Barry Stringham.

Barry appeared with four knights of high levels, and looked at Sean expressionlessly.

"I should be the one saying that," Barry said calmly. Barry said calmly, "I didn't know that Viscount Potter would come to my territory and participate in Kosmos' incident."

Hearing this, Shien knew that they did not come with good intentions.

He didn't know if it was a coincidence that Sean was the only one here.

Ai Yi was sleeping in her room.

It was unknown if Laxia and Rhesia had sensed the arrival of the nobles of the kingdom in advance, but in order not to expose their identities, they had used spatial magic to leave the inn. Their magic power and auras could not be sensed at all.

Lilith also happened to be asleep and had not woken up.

Only Shien woke up from his bed after discovering Barry and a few powerful magical forces. He left his room and welcomed the duke.

Thus, Shien sat down and looked at Barry, who was standing outside the door. He smiled faintly and said, "What do you want to say, Lord Duke? You don't have to be so sarcastic."

His words completely tore apart the pretense and politeness on the surface. He did not give Barry any face at all.

Barry was still expressionless. It was unknown if he did not want to fuss over such a trivial matter, or if he had realized that Shien was no longer the adventurer that he could crush as he pleased, so he suppressed his emotions.

However, the duke didn't stand on ceremony and walked in as well.

Behind him, the four knights immediately followed.

However …

Bam!

Along with an abrupt roar, a Meteor suddenly shot out and blasted the four knights away. They screamed in pain as they fell to the corridor outside the door.

"You …!?"

Barry's footsteps paused, and his expression finally changed abruptly. He looked at Sean with a mixture of shock and anger.

Shien was still smiling as he retracted his hand that was surging with magical power.

"Sorry, I overstepped." Shien shrugged and said, "The entourage around Lord Duke doesn't seem to understand the rules. He actually stepped into someone else's hall when the nobles are talking. It was so rude that I couldn't help but teach him a lesson on behalf of Lord Duke. I hope Lord Duke won't think that I'm nosy."

Hearing this, Barry's face was gloomy, and his heart was even more furious.

He knew that Shien was giving him a show of strength.

Because of his aggressive relationship, the other party realized that there might be an uninvited guest, so he completely did not intend to give face.

I was actually taught a lesson by a viscount in my own territory?

This was definitely the first time Barry had experienced such a thing in his life!

However, Barry could not do anything to the other party.

What could he do?

The other party had the powerful Demons behind him. Before figuring out the relationship between the two parties, no one dared to offend this viscount, right?

Including Barry, it was the same.

At that moment, Barry could only suppress the anger in his heart and sit in front of Shien.

It had to be said that this Lord Duke was indeed a person of high status. His sitting posture was straight, his expression was cold, and his whole body emitted an iron-blooded and ruthless aura that was enough to make an ordinary person's legs turn to jelly.

However, Shien was naturally not one of them.

"I wonder why Your Excellency the Duke has come all the way to this place to find me?"

Shien said this indifferently.

Barry did not put on too much superficial effort, or perhaps he was not in the mood to do so, so he directly went into the main topic.

"I have already gathered information." Barry said indifferently, "It is said that Minister Borztute arrived here before the incident in Kosmos and entered Kosmos. He had quite a conflict with Princess Capeline of the Empire, and even met the First Knight Regiment and the Broken Blade Knights."

It seemed that Barry did learn something about what had happened in Kosmosli.

"Indeed, there is such a thing."

Shien did not deny it and instead agreed readily.

"Then, I have three questions. I hope you can answer them for me."

Barry squinted his eyes and said.

"Oh?" Shien seemed to be interested and asked curiously, "What questions?"

"First." Barry raised a finger and asked calmly, "Why did you suddenly leave the Imperial City and come here, Minister?"

"This is your question?" Shien seemed to find it a little funny, but also very thought-provoking at the same time. He said, "I was asked by Her Highness to come and find out about the old Demons Faction that appeared in the Stringham Dukedom. When I arrived at Tereteli, I have already told Captain Tris of the Stringham Family's Second Knight Regiment about this matter. I have also mentioned this matter in front of the guards at Kosmos. I believe that Lord Duke must have found out about this matter, right?"

Shien's meaning was very simple. He was mocking Barry for asking the obvious.

"Then, the second question." Barry's expression did not change and he did not feel embarrassed at all. Instead, he continued to ask, "Since you were in Kosmos during the incident, then I would like to ask, what were you doing at that time?"

"This is another question that you already know the answer to, huh?" Shien's tone became even more thought-provoking. He said with a smile, "I believe that the Protoss must have told you, Lord Duke, about what happened in Kosmos through the Kingdom, right?"

Through Anima's narration, the world already knew that the reason why Kosmos was destroyed was because an ancient evil god was sealed there. However, it was released by the old Demons Faction, which led to a great disaster.

However, Anima did not tell the world how the evil god was dealt with. Therefore, the world thought that the evil god was subdued by the Goddess of Life, one of the three Goddesses. The people in Kosmos were safe because of this Goddess.

On the other hand, Shien was not mentioned.

This was to protect Shien's identity and Lilith's identity so that they would not be suspected and exposed.

Therefore, according to the explanation, Sean was like the people in Kosmos. After the incident, he was moved to the outside of Kosmos and was protected.

If it weren't for that, Sean wouldn't have been able to live so comfortably in this hotel. Someone would have come looking for him long ago.

So...

"Lord Duke, if you want to doubt me, that is your freedom, but can you please not ask so many questions in a roundabout way?" As if he had already seen through Barry's intentions, Shien finally said sarcastically, "Just say what you want to say, Lord Duke."

His words were no different from an insult.

"... Then I'll be straightforward."

Barry was silent for a while, then looked at Shien coldly and said in a deep voice.

"My son, my younger brother, and my First Order of Knights, where are they?"

Barley finally revealed his true purpose for coming here.

Yes.

Barry was here to look for them.

"Before the incident, you met with the First Knight Regiment and the Broken Blade Regiment, and you even advised them to stay away from the place where the demonic aura was spreading. I received this information." Barry seemed to be suppressing his emotions as he said, "In other words, before the incident, you might have already known the inside story of this incident, but not only did you not leave Kosmos, but you also seemed to be close to the center of the incident."

Barry had gathered this information, which was why he came looking for Kieran.

Since Shien knew some inside story from the beginning, Barry certainly would not believe that this little fox, who had made him suffer more than once, would be so easily moved out of Kosmos and not participate in the center of the incident from the beginning to the end.

Rather, compared to Shien's passive departure from the center of the incident, Barry was more willing to believe that there was some unknown inside story.

And Shien was one of the insiders, or even a participant.

"I want to know, what happened here that no one knows, and I want to know where my son, brother, and the best knight regiment have gone!"

At this point, Barry could not hide his impatience anymore.

"Tell me! I want to know everything! "

Barry gritted his teeth as he uttered these words.

One could imagine how much of a blow this matter was to the duke.

Limcho was the future heir of the Stringham family, and the family had high hopes for him to lead them back to the center of power in the kingdom.

Yuri was also the strongest person in the Stringham family, the number one expert in the territory, an important pillar of the Stringham family, and the symbol of the highest combat power.

Needless to say, the First Knight Regiment was the number one knight regiment in the Stringham territory, the most important elite warriors of the Stringham family, and the most important combat power.

Now that this power had disappeared without a trace, how could Barry not be anxious?

This was definitely a disaster that would cause the Stringham family to suffer great losses, and could even cause the Stringham family to fall from the pedestal.

Barry could even imagine how the neighboring countries would be eyeing them covetously after this battle, and how the lords of the surrounding territories would be tempted to take a bite out of the Stringham family.

This made the entire Stringham family feel like they had encountered a nightmare, and for the past few days, they were in a panic every day.

Barry was the same, he could not maintain his ruthlessness in the past, and fell into the greatest anxiety and uneasiness of his life.

If not for this, Barry would not have come looking for them.

He even suspected that what happened to Limcho and the others was caused by Shien.

This was the so-called villain.

He had been thinking of ways to harm others, and in the end, he took it for granted that others would think of ways to harm him. If this was not a villain, then what was?

Sean understood the meaning behind it, and the smile on his face could not help but disappear.

"What? Did I hit the nail on the head? "

Barry sneered, and clenched his fist tightly.

To this, Shien only wanted to say:

"I really have too much time on my hands, why would I want to bother with a guy like you?"

This time, it was Shien's turn to be expressionless, and he even began to mutter to himself.

And Shien's expression undoubtedly made Barry even more anxious.

"Answer me!" Barry stared at Shien, and roared with red eyes, "Was it you?!"

Obviously, Barry was cornered and would do anything.

One could imagine how much pressure this matter had put on Barry.

The heir, the pillar, the strongest fighting force, and the hope of the family's future, all these things collapsed in one go, and this made the Iron Blood Duke, who was feared by many, lose his rationality.

Shien could not be bothered with this homeless dog.

"It's a waste of time to argue with people like you."

As if he had completely lost interest, Shien got up and left.

At this moment, an accident happened.