The setting sun was slowly approaching the horizon, but its afterglow was still lingering on this piece of land.
Skylark City, whose city gates were tightly shut, looked particularly desolate under the dim light of the sunset.
Especially the hundreds of bloody heads piled up outside the north city gate, which made the whistling north wind seem to have become the sorrowful cries of vengeful spirits.
Colin rode on horseback and looked at Skylark City not far away. His eyes flashed with a dangerous light.
The "hospitality" of the Fiennes family not long ago made him feel lingering fear and anger.
However, he still had his rationality and would not order an attack on the city in a fit of anger.
It was not a wise choice for cavalry to attack the city.
What's more, he only had three thousand cavalry in his hands.
Previously, Colin had attacked Linshui City and Tinder City by deceiving them to open the city gates or by launching sneak attacks to catch the other party off guard. He did not really attack them.
He would not be stupid enough to let the precious Blood Cavalry attack a strong city.
Although he would not attack the city, Colin had already remembered this debt in his heart. In the future, he would naturally settle it with the Fiennes family.
Just as Colin was about to lead his army to withdraw and stop entangling with the Fiennes family, the city gates of Skylark City opened!
Colin immediately narrowed his eyes and stared carefully in the direction of the city gates. He was surprised and doubtful.
The Fiennes family was not stupid enough to want to go out of the city to fight, right?
If that was the case, then Colin was willing to let these stupid and ignorant people of the Eastern Region understand what a real invincible army was!
The soldiers of the Bloody Cavalry around Colin also took action. They set up a battle array to prevent the Eastern Region people from rushing out from the other side.
Of course, they were not too nervous. After all, as cavalry who came and went like the wind, if they really wanted to leave, the people of the Eastern Region would not be able to stop them.
Under their gazes, a man and a horse slowly walked out of the open city gates.
It did not seem like they were preparing to fight.
When the person slowly approached, Colin was surprised to find that it was a woman on the horse.
If she was ten or twenty years younger, she would definitely be a woman of unparalleled beauty.
But now, the ruthless years had left traces of vicissitudes on her face.
Moreover, she didn't seem to care about her appearance. She didn't put on any makeup, and her wheat-colored skin showed that she wasn't a noble lady who lived in a boudoir.
Judging from her steady riding posture, her awe-inspiring gaze, and the imposing aura emanating from her every movement, one could tell that she was a female knight who had been on the battlefield.
But at this moment, she was not wearing any armor, nor was she holding any weapon in her hand. She was only holding a bloody …
The head!
As if she had just been beheaded, blood was still dripping from her head, forming a bloody trail behind the woman.
"Let her come."
Colin ordered the guards who tried to stop them.
The guards had no choice but to make way for him.
The woman approached slowly and did not show any fear in the face of the Bloody Cavalry soldiers who were staring at her covetously.
Colin looked at the valiant female knight and said with a smile, "What? Are there no more men in the Fiennes family? "
The female knight came in front of Colin and bowed in a manner that was neither servile nor overbearing. Then, she pointed at the pile of skulls not far away and replied with a smile, "That's right.
Aren't all the real men of the Fiennes family there? "
Colin smiled slightly and felt that this woman was a bit interesting, so he asked again, "Since you dare to come to me alone, why don't you introduce yourself?"
"My name is Beatrice, I'm the mother of the Fiennes Viscounts."
"Lady Beatrice …"
"I prefer to be called Knight Beatrice."
Colin smiled and felt that this woman was more and more interesting. He pointed at the head in her hand and asked,
"Well, Knight Beatrice, what do you mean by holding this head?"
Beatrice raised the bloody head in her hand and showed it to Colin. At the same time, she said,
"Dear Guardian of the Northern Frontier, Your Excellency Count Angele, on behalf of the Fiennes family, I would like to express my great regret and apology for the assassination you suffered before!
The owner of this head is the mastermind behind this assassination. I hope it can calm your anger. "
Colin looked carefully at the head in the woman's hand.
It was also a woman, younger and more beautiful.
"Who is she?" Colin asked with interest.
"She is the wife of the Fiennes Viscounts."
"Hehe, why did she send someone to assassinate me? To avenge her husband? "Colin smiled coldly.
"No." The woman shook her head, "She is just a lunatic who wants to get rid of you at all costs."
"Oh? Lunatic? " Colin was instantly amused, "Your Fiennes family is going to throw the crime of assassinating me on a lunatic?"
The woman's expression did not change, and she said, "Count, do you know what her other identity is other than being the wife of the Viscounts?"
"What?"
"She is also the bishop of Skylark City."
Colin raised his eyebrows and finally understood what the other party meant.
"Killing a bishop, Knight Beatrice, aren't you afraid of incurring the wrath of the Church?"
Beatrice's expression was calm, and she said lightly, "When this woman deliberately provoked the warriors of the Fiennes family to die for some unspeakable purpose, she was no longer worthy of the glory of my Lord.
If His Holiness the Pope wants to punish such a person, I will take responsibility! "
The admiration in Colin's eyes grew stronger.
To be honest, ever since crossing the Raging Water River and entering the Eastern Region, Colin was actually quite disappointed.
He felt that in the vast Eastern Region, there were not many heroes who could make him look at them in a different light.
This kind of hero did not need to be strong, but a kind of aura, a kind of belief, and a kind of perseverance.
The Duke of Saint Prospero was strong enough, but this kind of person who was hesitant and overcautious when choosing an heir could not gain Colin's respect.
As for Marquis Vincent, Earl Of Avon, Earl Bruggen, Earl Hall, and so on, in Colin's view, they were all useless and could not withstand a single blow.
However, when he saw Knight Beatrice outside Skylark City, who dared to open the city gate alone, holding the head of her daughter-in-law in her hand, and walked into the Blood Cavalry formation as if no one was around, he suddenly felt the long-lost heroic spirit.
Even if the strength of this woman was estimated to be around the third or fourth grade.
"So, Knight Beatrice, you came to see me this time to give me this head?"
"Of course not." Beatrice shook her head and threw the head in her hand to the guard beside Colin, then smiled and invited, "Distinguished guest from the Northern Frontier, do you dare to come to Skylark City and feel the true sincerity and enthusiasm of the Fiennes family?"
The blood on the woman's hand had not dried up, and the smile on her face had a hint of provocation, but this obviously could not scare Colin.
"Okay!" Colin gently squeezed the horse's belly and slowly stepped forward. At the same time, he ordered the soldiers around him, "Wait for me outside the city!"
"My Lord!"
The Blood Cavalry soldiers' faces changed, and they all wanted to dissuade him, but Colin immediately raised his hand, indicating that he had made up his mind.
Beatrice's face showed a look of appreciation, but she still suggested,
"My Lord, don't you need to bring a few guards?"
Colin laughed and said, "If you dare to go out of the city alone, I naturally dare to enter the city alone!"
Beatrice also laughed and immediately stopped talking. She waved her whip and rushed to Skylark City.
Colin also urged his horse and followed closely.
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