"Je Lann? Why is he back? Shouldn't he be put under house arrest in the forest and receive punishment?"

Duke Griffin's emotions towards this eldest son are quite complex, from admiration and favor in his early years, to hatred and disapproval later on, and finally to his gradual disgust now.

"What a disobedient traitor." Duke Griffin muttered these words, then asked the attendants beside him to put on his coat and walked out of the room.

On the way to the hall, the adjutant on the side reported to Duke Griffon the situation of Jielan's return this time.

"It is said that the Elf Queen pardoned the subsequent punishment after seeing His Highness's pious attitude, allowing His Highness Jielan to return early."

"Oh, if he was sensible, he should stay in the forest and come out after a year." Duke Griffin was not satisfied with this explanation.

As the eldest son, Jie Lanen was not liked by outsiders, although he was considered excellent by outsiders.

When he was in Emenas in the early years, he was asked to establish a good relationship with the then Princess Evelyn, and it would be the best thing for the two of them to get engaged and get married. Unfortunately, Jie Lann did not act according to his suggestions and just married that princess.

After having lunch together twice, we stopped going deeper. In the end, we just stayed in the relationship of ordinary friends who knew each other.

But what's the use of this? Among the upper-class nobles, anyone who met each other at a banquet can be said to be friends. What he wanted was to strengthen the relationship with the royal family. At that time, Princess Evelyn and her sisters were deeply loved by the emperor, and she and the crown prince

The relationship is also good.

It's okay to miss this matter. If Jielanen marries the daughter of a big noble in the Western Territory, it will also stabilize the relationship in the Western Territory and prepare for the future succession.

But this traitor is still obsessed with the unknown wild woman he met in school, and has refused to introduce many aristocratic girls to him.

Later, the imperial capital experienced a sudden change, the royal power changed several times, and the majesty of the royal family gradually declined. It was also a very good thing to form an alliance with the Raven Duke in the north.

It's a pity, it's a pity that although the North is weak, the Raven Duke is also a very proud man and is not willing to succumb to the griffons, so this marriage also ended in failure.

I gave you so many opportunities, but you didn't take advantage of them. Now that you have been ignored and expelled, you are still dissatisfied. It's really ridiculous.

The Griffin Duke wore a thick and majestic lion's mane coat and walked in the corridor guarded by guards without saying a word. The adjutants and attendants behind him also followed cautiously, not daring to provoke the king who was in a faintly angry state.

Sitting on the cold gryphon throne, the old Duke slowly touched the cold and hard carvings on the armrest with his rough palms. At this moment, there were several generals standing in the hall, nobles from the Western Territory, and a dozen or so people in full uniform.

Guard in armor.

There were not many people, and most of them came temporarily to welcome Jielan's return.

Although Jerran is no longer as expected by many nobles and generals as in the past, he is still the eldest son of the Griffin family, and his basic status and influence are still there.

"Let him come in." After a long silence, the Griffin Duke spoke.

"Yes, Your Highness." The two knights opened the door and went out to convey the message.

Soon after, there was the sound of armor rubbing footsteps climbing the stairs, and then a strong and handsome man slowly walked into the hall.

The silver-white armor is very thick. The griffon on the chest is beautifully embossed and strong. The shoulders are covered by the mane of the cape. The cape with gold patterns on a white background is very similar to the clothes on the Duke of Griffin, but the patterns are slightly different.

Less to show the difference in dignity and status.

Compared with the past, Jie Lanen's face is much cooler, and he has a little beard on his chin, giving him a rough and mature look.

Looking at the finally mature and steady Jielan, the old Griffin Duke snorted coldly. Although on the surface he was dissatisfied with his sudden return without notice, he was still somewhat relieved in his heart.

As expected of his own species, he finally looks a little like a human being.

However, it was too late. He whispered in his heart again to give up the idea of ​​restoring Jielan's status.

"Is there something wrong when you come back suddenly?" His deep voice made many people in the hall lower their heads even though it was an ordinary question.

After the old Griffin Duke regained his vitality, he became more and more sinister and unpredictable, making many people fear his anger.

"Yes, Father."

Jie Lann first knelt down to salute, and then slowly stood up. He did not lower his head like the others, but raised his head and looked directly at his father. The fearless eyes and gaze made the old Duke Griffon feel

A moment of boredom and discomfort.

"Oh, tell me."

"I'm here to say goodbye to my father." Jie Lanen said this, as if he was talking about an ordinary matter like what to eat tonight.

"Farewell, where are you going?"

"I will take those who are willing to follow me, leave here and head to the south."

"Ha, did I hear you correctly? You, the eldest son of the Griffin family, want to give up your identity and join that little girl from the Red Dragon family in the south?" Although the Fairy Wood organization is the ruler of the Southern Territory, under the old Griffin

From the Duke's point of view, this was just a pretense used by the young red dragon girl to trick low-class people into the lake.

"No, father, I have not given up my identity as a griffin family." Jie Lann replied slowly.

"I just want to tell the world that the Griffin family has more than one voice, more than one direction and path."

"The path you are taking is wrong. It is not recognized by the world, cannot last long, and even deviates from the vision of your ancestors."

The calm words instantly angered the old Griffin Duke. This denial was more intense than any insult, unacceptable, and extremely angry.

"You!" He stood up suddenly, his ferocious face frightened everyone present.

"Traitor! Traitor! Damn!" The roar was like thunder and fire, exploding in the hall.

"Come here, get him for me!"

After this order was given, the guards present suppressed the fear in their hearts, stepped forward with weapons, and approached the eldest son of the griffon.

"I'm sorry, Master Jielan." Although it is not a good thing to offend the eldest son of the Griffin family, if he doesn't take action at this moment, he may be killed by the Duke of Griffin on the spot.

In response to this, Jie Lan'en remained motionless, his eyes still looking directly at the furious father, as if he wanted to remember this ugly appearance. Before the guards approached, several of the accompanying knights had already drawn out their swords and killed Jie Lan'en.

Lane protects in the middle.

Seeing that Jie Lann actually refused to surrender and was still resisting, another wave of anger surged into the heart of the old Griffin Duke, almost engulfing him.

He suddenly pulled out the family's inherited sword from his waist, and the snow-white sword light suddenly poured out, and a colorless stream of light spread in the hall, faintly exuding powerful magic power and a distinctive majesty.

[Griffin Azshara] (Holy Creation): At the end of the 'Sun of Winged Gods', a holy creation created using fragments of the Crown of God has some powers.

Attribute: Element - Brilliance

field:

[Scene of majesty] (Shocks the soul and consciousness, making the creatures facing this thing fear and surrender)

[Blazing Light Wings] (The blazing light turns into impact and wings, tearing the sky apart)

Several generals and nobles who were watching in the hall were also in panic at this moment. They wanted to draw their swords to express their stance, but they were afraid that this would ruin the Lord's interest.

"Get out of the way!"

The old Griffin Duke held the sword with both hands, and incandescent light flowed on the sword, like molten iron boiling. Just looking directly at it, there was a burning and suffocating feeling, as if he was in a furnace, and his body was about to burn.

Forced by the terrifying heat wave that kept coming, the attendants and other personnel in the hall kept retreating to get out of the way, and the old Griffin Duke also stepped closer to Jie Lann.

The air was distorted by the heat wave, and Jelane's face shook in his sight. As the incandescent sword approached, his face was illuminated by the fire, and sparks began to float on his hair and eyebrows.

"The traitor!" With a roar, the incandescent sword slashed down diagonally from above, and the dazzling flames were instantly suppressed.

The people who had long been forced back by the wave of fire heard the thunderous roar, and their hearts skipped a beat, almost becoming unsteady. After the sound wave passed, they dared to open their eyes reluctantly and look for someone from the white-hot flames.

Scene in the lobby.

At this moment, an astonishing scene was taking place in the hall. A father and his son were in a stalemate in the hall holding long swords, and they were evenly matched.

Jielanen, who originally thought he would be chopped open and burned to death by the sword of the holy object, was actually unscathed. He held an equally exquisite long sword tightly in his hand, holding on to the blazing holy sword that had been cut down.

The intertwined blue and gold hilt is clearly visible in the firelight. The sharp and tough sword body is constantly flowing with golden ripples, dissolving the blazing white flames at the contact point.

Jie Lann himself seemed to be wrapped in a colorless transparent air cover. The incandescent flames that were pressed down and attacked were resisted and rotated by the air cover, and dispersed into strands of boiling airflow, overflowing towards the side and rear.

Scattered, hitting the walls, floors, and ceilings of the hall, any place it touched burned and melted. Some stone parts actually slowly softened, flowing like incandescent liquid.

"you!"

Seeing that this rebellious son actually dared to resist, and even blocked it, the old Griffin Duke became even more furious. He poured more power into him again, and the secret method recorded in the family also continued to operate, making the holy sword in his hand shine more and more.

And blazing, like a miniature sun rising in this hall.

"Peng!"

Everyone in the Griffin Territory was frightened by a loud noise, and then saw large fires coming out of the white castle on the mountainside. Even in the daytime, there was a hot wind blowing, which made people's hair stand on end and was extremely surprised.

"That's..."

Some people were still guessing what happened when they heard a whimpering horn sounding, and then the bell on the top of the castle tower kept ringing, spreading to all directions.

"Gryphons..."

When the ancient horn blows, its sound continues to echo among the mountains and valleys, and is transmitted among the mountains.

Soon people saw the powerful and ferocious griffins with wings on their backs flying out of the mountains. Knights wearing armor, holding thunder guns, and riding griffons continued to gather, and then circled towards the castle.

Come.

"boom!"

The castle gate, which was normally closed, collapsed as if struck by a giant beast. The extremely heavy door panels and iron fences raised large amounts of dust and smoke on the ground.

After that, a close sound of horse hooves sounded in the dust and mist, and then a group of fully armed knights stepped out on horseback and rushed down the mountain.

Looking at the armor-covered war horse, the large buckler with a lion's head as its face, and the classical lance that was constantly shaking as the war horse galloped, everyone immediately recognized that this was the White Lion Knight of the Griffin family.

Before the nobles and civilians of the Griffin Territory could sort out the sudden changes, a frightened roar came from the castle, and several generals in armor and cloaks rode out on horseback, holding high the military orders in their hands.
To be continued...