Chapter 629

The next day.

When the sun had just risen, the entire imperial capital was already shrouded in an inexplicable, oppressive atmosphere.

Far away in the knight camp at the edge of the city wall, since last night, fully armed knights had been rushing towards the palace one after another, shuttling through the streets. The citizens were all frightened by the scene, hiding in their homes, not daring to come out.

Some well-informed merchants and trading companies, or those who had connections with the nobles, seemed to have received some news in advance, knowing how turbulent the day would be, so they all chose to close their shops and not open for business for the whole day.

Some nobles' children even left the imperial capital in the middle of the night, as if they were escaping something, or as if the nobles were making some sort of backup plan, causing the oppressive atmosphere to gradually become oppressive.

Today's imperial capital was especially oppressive, and there were not many people around. The bustling scene from before was completely gone.

Inside and outside the Imperial Palace, countless heavily armored knights were either lined up neatly or scattered in various places. They were standing guard with solemn expressions, causing an austere atmosphere to fill the air.

Such news was brought to Bigusler's house.

Capeline and Lockett happened to be in the study, discussing today's operation through the night. When they received the news, both of their expressions became somewhat solemn.

"Lockett, what do you think?"

Capeline asked Lockett.

Proctor did not hesitate and immediately gave his answer.

"Since ancient times, there has only been one purpose for mobilizing troops, and that is war."

That's right.

War.

The current situation was no different from preparing for war.

"Does that Poison Concubine intend to shed all pretense of cordiality with us?"

Capeline's expression was a little ugly.

She also wanted to expose Mara's doings in front of all the nobles in the kingdom, so that she would be impeached and punished.

Who would have thought that the enemy would put up such a military formation, ready to go to war without a care in the world.

Lockett's expression also darkened, but he could understand Mara's actions.

"Your Highness has the blessing of the Goddess of Justice. Everyone in the empire knows about this, so Queen Mara will naturally know as well."

Such a Mara would definitely not give Capeline the chance to publicly impeach him.

After all, she had indeed done those things. Once she was impeached, the consequences were self-evident.

Since that was the case, rather than wait for her reputation to be ruined and she would be ousted by Capeline before starting a war, it was better to shed all pretense of cordiality and use force from the very beginning.

That way, when the war ended, if Mara won, she would naturally announce to the public that it was Capeline who rebelled, which was why she brought troops to attack the palace.

Unless Capeline did not bring troops and went to the palace herself to expose Mara.

However, if Capeline appeared in front of Mara without an army, it would be no different from walking into a trap.

At that time, Mo Luo would probably kill him to silence him so that there would be no evidence.

Mara would be able to kill her directly, so that there would no evidence.

"We have no choice but to fight our way into the palace and defeat Imperial Concubine Mo Luo, then announce her crime to the world."

"We have no."

Capeline saw through.

But it was precisely because of this that Capeline felt very uncomfortable.

"They're all knights of the empire. How could they start a civil war because of that poison concubine? That's …"

One had to know that once a war broke out, regardless of victory or defeat, the Empire's Knights would suffer losses.

There was even a possibility that they would suffer heavy losses.

The so-called civil war was just a waste of her own strength.

It was inevitable that Capeline would feel heartache over this situation.

Proctor, on the other hand, was more open-minded than Capeline.

"This is their own choice, Your Highness." Locute looked at Capeline and said, "They chose to follow the Renit Family, chose to follow the Moro Imperial Concubine, and opposed us. Since that's the case, no matter what the final outcome is, they will have to pay the price for their choice.

Twenty percent of the empire's knights supported the Renitra Family and the Queen Mara. They must have doubted the ruling position of the Bigusler Family or the orthodox royal family, or had ambitions.

If that was the case, there was no need to show mercy.

"I understand." Capeline said in a low voice, "Today's situation has told me that many people in the empire have been devoured by the Poison Concubine and have become her accomplices. So, we can no longer ignore her existence."

If they continued to let Mara be and did not eradicate her, how many more accomplices would there be in the future?

If more and more people chose to support Mo Luo — not just 20%, but even more — would the empire still have a future?

Thinking of this, Capeline became determined.

"No matter what, I must expose the Poison Concubine today."

As the saying went, a short pain was better than a long one. For the empire's future, Capeline was willing to do anything.

"I will follow Your Highness."

Lockett nodded.

"Thank you." Capeline nodded back. At the same time, she thought of something and said, "Don't you need to follow that person?"

Harvey's instruction to Lockett was to support that person unconditionally.

But Lockett sighed.

"He doesn't need me to follow him."

Lockett said expressionlessly.

Capeline thought about it and could only smile helplessly in the end.

Because it was the truth.

That person didn't need Lockett to follow him.

By his side, there was already a corner of the world's strongest accompanying him.

"Then let's get ready to go."

Capeline stood up.

Lockett picked up his greatsword and followed Capeline out of the place.

…

At the same time, on Shien's side, everyone had woken up early.

Carrying the sleepy Lilith and holding Tierre's hand, Shien turned around and looked at La Xia.

"You can continue to stay here, Misha."

Shien ordered La Xia.

In today's occasion, not only would it not be helpful to bring Xiao Xia along, it might even implicate her.

Yu Xia would not fail to understand this logic.

"I will continue to take care of Miss Lenny."

La Xia said calmly.

"That's good."

Shien's expression softened, but he couldn't help but glance in the direction of the bed.

There, the little girl who was rescued a few days ago was still sleeping soundly.

"It's been so long. I didn't expect her to still not wake up."

It was strange.

Logically speaking, Lenny wasn't injured, nor was she restrained by any magic. She shouldn't have slept for days and still hadn't woken up.

"It seems that she has suffered a great shock."

That was all Shien could think of.

At the same time, he felt a bit regretful.

After all, Lenny and Mara were related to each other to a certain extent. There should be some secret hidden on her.

If they could get a glimpse of that secret, they might be able to pose a great threat to Mara.

That way, they could save a lot of effort.

Unfortunately, Lenny still hadn't woken up. It was unknown if she was really shocked or if there was another reason.

If that was the case, the secret on the girl wouldn't work.

Shien pondered for a while and said to La Xia, "Pay more attention to her. See if there are any abnormalities on her."

Shien had a feeling that this girl was the key to something.

"Yes."

La Xia didn't react to this. Her expression was still cold.

Seeing this, Shien hesitated for a while. In the end, he clenched his teeth and quickly kissed La Xia on the cheek.

"Then … we'll go."

Leaving these words behind, Shien left the room with the silent Tierre and the sleepy Lilith with an indescribable sense of excitement.

La Xia didn't seem to feel anything. Perhaps she was used to it. After watching Shien leave, she suddenly spoke.

"Aren't you going with him? Miss? "

La Xia turned to the side.

"… You want me to help your lover?"

Lésia's voice was very resentful. Her figure appeared out of nowhere.

"I didn't mean to cross the line."

Ji Xia's reply was concise and comprehensive.

"But that bastard hero crossed the line." Lésia's voice was still very resentful. She complained to La Xia, "I say, why didn't you protect yourself?"

Obviously, Lésia was still very annoyed.

She really didn't understand. La Xia clearly knew her situation. Why did she let that man do whatever he wanted?

Wasn't this just asking for trouble? Wasn't it causing trouble for others?

La Xia didn't seem to be aware of it.

"I'm not Mr. Shien's opponent."

La Xia just said that.

It was as if he was saying that he had resisted, but it was a pity that he did not succeed.

If Shien was here and saw this scene, he would definitely curse out loud.

You still resisted?

You obviously came to give it to me for free!

I didn't feel anything at all!

What a loss!

Of course, Lésia also felt that she had suffered a loss.

"That bastard hero …!"

Lésia gritted her teeth. She was very resentful and distressed.

Looking at Lésia like this, La Xia silently apologized in her heart.

(Forgive me for this unwise move, Miss.)

This is also for us.

That man's connection with us has already been destined.

…

Outside the gate of Bigusler's house.

When Shien and his party came out of the gate, the place was already full of people.

There were female knights of the Broken Blade Knights standing there with an imposing manner.

There were knights of the Imperial Knights exuding a murderous aura.

Capelin, Lockett, and Tilly's party gathered in front of a few military horses.

They were ready to ride over and confront the enemy face to face.

The arrival of Shien and his party directly attracted their attention.

Staring at all the people present, Shien came forward with Lilith in his arms and Tierre in his hand.

"Help us prepare a carriage."

Shien said faintly.

"Okay."

Capelin immediately nodded.

Not long after, a large group of people charged toward the palace in a mighty manner.

Between them, a carriage was moving along, its wheels making a noise, carrying an existence that could decide the outcome of this battle, as it moved forward.