Chapter 581

"Bang!"

Just as Lockett's voice fell, a small explosion sounded.

It was the sound of a teacup being crushed.

Sean suddenly crushed the teacup in his hand, causing the tea and the shards of the teacup to fly in the air and splatter.

"Hua!"

Lilith, who was sitting in Shien's arms, immediately waved her hand. Evil energy surged in her palm, blowing away the tea and the fragments.

However, the terrifying pressure that suddenly emerged from Sean's body could not be blown away no matter how hard he tried.

Shien froze on the spot.

However, the pressure that emerged from his body became more and more terrifying, causing Lockett's pupils to shrink. Tilly's face was even more aghast.

This kind of terrifying pressure came and went quickly.

In the blink of an eye, the pressure disappeared. It was as if it had never existed, and everything returned to its original tranquility.

However, for some reason, even though the pressure had disappeared, the air in the reception hall seemed to have become heavier than before.

"A trap?"

Shien muttered.

His voice was cold.

"… It should be." Lockett tried to observe Shien's expression under the hood. He slowed down his tone and said, "If I'm not mistaken, this should be a trap set by the Imperial Concubine. She used her departure as a bait to lure Tierbe out, then ordered the Lefferoot Family to set up an ambush."

The Imperial Concubine had her eyes on Tierbe for some reason. She knew that Tierbe had come to the Imperial Capital, disguised as a bandit, and kept going in and out of the noble houses. She would definitely think of a way to lure Tierbe out.

It just so happened that Tierbe had something she wanted to find in the Imperial Capital. Even after searching through so many noble houses, she still couldn't find it. Naturally, she would suspect that the item was in the palace.

However, no matter how powerful Tierbe was, it was impossible for her to successfully sneak into the palace.

One had to know that Tierbe was only 16 years old this year, and her level was not even 70. Although she was a fast and explosive warrior, she was not an assassin or an assassin who excelled in stealth.

With her speed, it wasn't too difficult for her to sneak into the homes of some nobles. But even so, Tierre was discovered many times and became known as the Righteous Thief and Strange Thief.

Under such circumstances, with Tierbe's ability, how could she sneak into the heavily-guarded palace to steal something?

Therefore, it was impossible for Tierbe to enter the palace.

This was probably the reason why Tierre couldn't find what she was looking for after spending an entire month in the Imperial Capital.

The Imperial Concubine seemed to have predicted this, so she left on purpose, leaving some flaws in the palace guards to lure Tierbe out. and then used the Lefferoot Family to ambush her.

Because of this, Tierbe fell into the Lefferoot Family's ambush and was severely injured.

"I heard that she couldn't escape from the palace at first. She was surrounded by the Lefferoot Family's elite troops and surrounded by the Royal Knights. With her strength, it was impossible for her to escape."

Proctor said.

"But when Tierre Albein was heavily injured, she suddenly disappeared, as if she had melted into space."

Hearing this, Shien understood how Tierbe was saved.

It must have been Lésia's doing.

With her ability as a Space Magician, it was a piece of cake for her to enter the palace.

If she wanted to escape with Tierbe, it would also be a piece of cake.

(I made the right decision to let her come with me.)

Shien thought quietly.

At the same time, Shien was relieved.

Since Lésia was by her side, then Tierbe should be fine.

That lady's level was not high, not even above 80, but her attainments in magic were very good. Not only did she learn the super rare Space Magic, but she also learned the powerful Gravity Magic. Coupled with her own unique skills, it seemed that she could use all kinds of magic of a lower level. She was obviously a master of magic. In terms of the types and number of magic she could use, she must be far more than Shien.

Such a person would naturally have a way to heal Tierbe's injuries.

… Should be.

Shien could only hope so.

But …

"Lefferoot …"

A cold light flashed in Shien's eyes.

Sean did not have a good impression of this family from the start.

This time, the other party made Sean even more displeased.

And since Shien was unhappy, then they were unlucky.

Especially Wally Lefferoot.

This person had already entered Shien's kill list.

Especially after what Proctor had said.

"Actually, Wally Lefferoot played a big part in our current situation." Lockett said with a sullen face, "That time, we failed to annihilate him and let him escape. He bore this grudge in his heart. After returning, he immediately used the name of the Lefferoot Family to accuse us in front of His Majesty the Emperor."

How to accuse him?

It was very simple, it was to expose the fact that Harvey had attacked him in private.

They were both emissaries of the Empire, but after going to the Kingdom, Harvey and Lockett suddenly attacked him and even led to the annihilation of the Lefferoot Family's elite assassination team. Once this matter was exposed by Wally, the people of the Empire would definitely suspect why Harvey and Lockett attacked Wally.

If both of them were traitors of the Kingdom, then they must have wanted to do something in the Kingdom and didn't want Wally to know about it, so they attacked Wally to silence him.

Moreover, Harvey even admitted defeat on the stage of the Kingdom's palace in front of everyone and had no intention of fighting for the position of the future husband of the Kingdom's most precious treasure. So what was his purpose in going to the Kingdom?

Wo Lian added oil and vinegar to these questions, which finally caused the current emperor to be furious and the people to have doubts one after another.

Therefore, Wally could be said to have played a big part in Harvey and Lockett's current situation.

Of course, there was no evidence to back up these claims.

Without evidence, there was no way to prove whether what Wally said was true or false, and there was no way to convict Harvey and Lockett.

However, what they wanted wasn't to be done in one step. Instead, they wanted to slowly get rid of Harvey and Lockett.

If Shien had come a few days later, perhaps the situation would have been settled.

Now, Shien was here.

"Tsk …"

Lockett wanted to call out to Shien, but he remembered that Shien was still hiding his identity, so he quickly shut his mouth.

"Say what you want."

Shien didn't want to waste time at all, plus he was already in a bad mood, so he just threw the words at Lockett.

Lockett was still hesitating.

After a while, the strongest knight of the Kingdom sighed, looked up and spoke to Shien in a serious tone.

"I hope you can go to the palace and meet His Highness Harvey."

As soon as the words came out, everyone, including Shien, looked at Lockett.

"Why?"

Shien squinted his eyes and asked calmly.

"No reason." Lockett shook his head and said, "But, I don't believe that His Highness Harvey would not have any thoughts after becoming like this."

In other words, Lockett was trying to say that Harvey must be thinking of a way to break out of the current situation.

As long as he could see Harvey, he might have a way to deal with Mara, the Lefferut Family, and all these crooked people.

Shien understood the meaning behind this.

"Is there a need to go through so much trouble?" Shien said straightforwardly, "Since we are going to the palace, instead of looking for His Highness, why don't we go straight to Mara and kill her?"

Obviously, Mara was also on Shien's kill list.

However …

"Unfortunately, the Imperial Concubine's whereabouts are still unknown. We still don't know where she went." Lockett sighed, "Even in the Imperial Capital, she has no fixed residence. She would disappear from time to time and suddenly return from time to time. We don't know where she went or where she would stay."

In fact, Harvey had already told Shien about this half a month ago.

Because of this, Shien had been worried that Mara would run away. It would be depressing if he came to the Imperial Capital and spent so much effort only to come back empty-handed.

It would not be easy to catch the Imperial Concubine.

Back in Kosmos, she had been hiding behind the scenes and never showed herself.

Ten years ago, during the large-scale assassination in the Imperial Capital, she also plotted everything as the mastermind behind the scenes, leading to that tragedy.

She was an extremely difficult woman to deal with.

"This sense of mystery is quite compatible with those bastards from the Primordial Devil."

Shien said sarcastically.

"What do you think?" Lockett looked straight at Shien and said, "Do you want to talk to His Highness Harvey first? Maybe he knows where the Imperial Concubine is? "

This was obviously a pie in the sky.

This strongest knight of the Empire was willing to go all out in order to get Shien to meet Harvey.

This was understandable.

After all, Harvey was under house arrest and no one knew how he was doing. Lockett must be anxious to confirm his condition.

If Shien could sneak into the Imperial Palace and meet Harvey, then the situation would change.

Lockett thought so.

The problem was …

"I'm not familiar with the Imperial Palace. Even if I go there, I don't think I know where that Royal Highness is, do I?"

Shien asked.

Lockett only had one thing to say to that …

"Bring Tilly there," Lockett said without hesitation, "She will show you the way."

Hearing this, Shien glanced at Tilly.

Tilly, on the other hand, was startled, as if she did not expect Lockett to suddenly give her such a task. After some thought, she chose to remain silent.

Obviously, she agreed.

"Fine," Shien shrugged and said, "If that's the case, I'll go meet that Royal Highness."

Perhaps he would be lucky enough to run into Mara?

If that was the case, things would be much simpler.

Besides …

"You might not be sure of Mara's whereabouts, but you should be able to locate others, right?"

Shien actually said such a thing.

"Whose whereabouts?"

Lockett was startled.

Shien smiled.

A smile without a trace of emotion.

"Lefferut Family."