In the room, sitting in front of the desk, Aixili was thinking distressedly.
Before the battle of the Southern Fortress began, Prince Gruul would have been a good choice. However, after the Southern Fortress was captured and the Carlo area was occupied by Duke Senai, the prince's momentum was greatly reduced.
The Carlo area is the base camp of Prince Gruul, and it is also the territory of Prince Gruul’s mother clan.
The fall of the southern fortress not only meant that the relationship that Prince Gruul had maintained for many years was shattered, but the Carlo lords who originally supported him suffered heavy losses in this battle and were at a disadvantage in the competition with the northern lords.
The probability of inheriting the throne is much lower than usual.
Choosing to join Prince Gruul's camp at this time, even if it just gives people such an attitude, is not a wise choice.
But in front of him, Prince Gruul was not easy to dismiss.
If you refuse directly, it means breaking up.
After all, the other party is from a kingdom. Not only is he the lord of the kingdom, but behind him is Lord Carlo, who possesses a lot of energy. It is not something that a viscount like him can offend.
What's more, there is a Silver Knight following the other party at the moment.
Viscount Asili is well aware of his situation. The two bronze knights and the silver knight are not his subordinates. They are just sent by a certain His Highness to assist him. They will stay here for a period of time at most.
Will leave.
By that time, without the protection of these knights, the Silver Knight alone might be enough to kill him.
Thinking of this, he became more and more entangled in his heart, until in the room in front of him, a burst of rapid footsteps sounded again.
"What! Mr. Chris was killed!!"
Aixili stood up suddenly and looked at the subordinates who came to report, with disbelief written all over his face: "What the hell is going on!"
"Not only Sir Chris, but also the two gentlemen were also killed, and even the bodies were placed together!" In front of him, the old butler who came to report had a look of fear on his face, and seemed to be concerned about this matter.
What happened was also unbelievable: "Their corpses are still lying in the room, with all their heads cut off!"
"Damn it!!" When he suddenly heard the news, anger first appeared in Aixili's mind, and then after he realized it, there was a burst of fear.
After this incident happened, he knew in his heart that it was time to make a choice.
Originally, he might have had the possibility to please both sides, but now, he has no choice.
"To kill two bronze knights and one silver knight in a short period of time, so that they can't even make a sound. Only one person in the entire castle can do this kind of thing."
He took a deep breath, and suddenly a figure of someone flashed in his mind.
Outside the door, a crisp sound of footsteps slowly sounded.
Aixili looked up, and the corners of her eyes suddenly twitched slightly.
Outside the door, Gruul was seen wearing a long blue-sleeved coat and a long sword on his waist, walking towards Aisili with a smile on his face.
Beside him, the young knight named Yasuo stood tall and straight, his black clothes swaying gently in the wind. The smell of blood on his body had not been washed away, and there was still a little residual blood stain on it, clearly telling him,
This knight had just experienced a bloody battle.
As Adil and Gruul walked in, Asili's face became even more ugly, and he confirmed his thoughts in an instant.
"Viscount Asili, I wonder if you have thought clearly about the request during the day."
Looking at Aisili in front of him, Gruul had a smile on his face. He looked as happy as if he had picked up many gold coins: "It doesn't need to be many, just a few dozen people are enough."
"His Royal Highness Gruul is out." Aisili's face looked ugly, but at this point, he forced a smile, looked at him closely, and said in a gentle tone as much as possible: "I just sent someone to escort him.
Your Highness is just going to the royal capital, it is my honor."
"As His Highness, dozens of people are not enough. I am willing to send two hundred knights to escort His Highness all the way to Tam City." He said this, although his heart was gloomy, but his face was still full of smiles.
In a short period of time, he had already figured out the causes and consequences, as well as the various possibilities now.
There is no doubt that the three knights died in his castle, which left him with no choice.
He couldn't explain to the people behind the three knights.
Without witnesses, the people behind the three knights would not believe his explanation. They would only think that he had taken refuge with Gruul, and then, together with Gruul, they killed the three knights.
Even if the other party believed him, the families behind the three knights would not choose to let him go.
Two bronze knights and one silver knight. Behind each knight, there must be his own family and power, so that these people can be cultivated.
Now, the knights trained by these families have died like this, in the castle of Viscount Asili. Even if His Highness knows his innocence, he must give an explanation to the families behind the three knights and take the punishment.
He was the scapegoat.
So at this moment, he had no choice.
"Thank you very much, Viscount Asili, for your generosity."
In front of him, listening to Viscount Asili's words, Gruul smiled on his face, apparently very satisfied with Viscount Asili's final statement.
"Then, as gifts, I will give you these things."
He smiled, showing his neat teeth, then walked forward in person, put down the three wooden boxes, and then turned around and left with Adil beside him.
Beside him, Adil glanced at Viscount Asili gently, shook his head secretly, and then left directly with Gruul.
After they left, Viscount Asili trembled with his hands, looked at the three wooden boxes placed in front of him, smelled the smell of blood coming from them, took a deep breath, and then slowly stepped forward,
Open these three wooden boxes.
A strong bloody smell suddenly rose up, hitting Viscount Aisili's mouth and nose in an instant, making his face look extremely ugly.
What he saw in front of him, among the three wooden boxes placed in front of him, were three living human heads.
On the person's head, little bits of blood were flowing, and the ferocious and disbelieving expression on his face had solidified, as if he couldn't believe that he had died like this.
After looking at the three heads for a while, Viscount Asili came to his senses and gently closed the three wooden boxes. Then he breathed a sigh of relief and slumped down on the wooden chair as if he had lost all strength.
Outside the door, on the way back to his room, Gruul and the two were walking on the road.
"Yasuo, this time, thanks to your idea."
As he walked on the narrow road, thinking about the scene when he killed three knights before, Gruul still felt a little frightened.
After meeting with Viscount Asili before and formally proposing the conditions for the other party to escort him back to the royal capital, Gruul fell into a dilemma and was a little worried that Viscount Asili would not give in.
After all, compared to the one who instructs the other party, the chips he can offer at this moment are too few, and the following of a mere silver knight does not mean much.
The Carlo region fell, and the southern lords who originally supported him suffered heavy losses, which meant that the strength that originally supported him was greatly weakened.
When the lords saw this situation, even the lords who originally supported him would probably feel worried.
Such is the case with Viscount Asili.
As Gruul's father-in-law to some extent, Viscount Asili supported Gruul at first. But after the southern fortress fell and Gruul was defeated, his attitude immediately became ambiguous, and even more people around him
A group of knights from other forces gathered to attack him.
Under such circumstances, it is not easy to get the other person to fall into his arms again.
Adier was naturally aware of his mood and concerns, but he was also a little impatient.
For Adil, this level of confrontation was really boring, so he simply came up with an idea.
By directly killing the knights sent by other princes and directly framing them on the head of Viscount Asili, there would be a high degree of confidence in forcing the other party to submit.
Strictly speaking, this plan is not very safe, but for the moment, it is the only way.
Gruul immediately agreed with Adil's method, and personally picked up the sword, preparing to enter the room of the three knights overnight to assassinate them.
Unexpectedly, the other party had the same idea as theirs, and the three of them gathered together, and a premeditated assassination turned into a violent killing.
In a fight, Adier once again showed his worth. The three knights were directly killed by him alone, and the whole process did not even make a sound.
Thinking of the previous fighting process, Gruul couldn't help but shake his head, and his eyes when looking at Adil became even more intense.
"With such a powerful knight by your side, as long as the Golden Knight is not present in person, what is there to be afraid of?"
A smile appeared on his face, and for the first time since his escape, his heart felt safe.
“But it’s not safe yet”
In the blink of an eye, other thoughts emerged in his mind: "Yasuo will follow me, just because I can give him opportunities and a future, but my big brother can also do these things."
"If you want him to serve faithfully, you need something more."
For people like Gruul, they don't believe in the so-called family love and friendship from the bottom of their hearts.
Yasuo's second sister is indeed his wife, but in Gruul's eyes, she may not have much weight.
When it comes to relationships, Aisili is still his father-in-law. After seeing him defeated in the end, wouldn't he just turn to other princes and try to imprison him?
Baron Doru is Yasuo's father, but Baron Doru has been defeated many times before and was in crisis many times. Why didn't Yasuo come forward to help his father in the battle?
It can be seen that this genius knight may not care much about his father and family, and he has little hope of relying on this to tie him up.
"It would be better than this"
As if he remembered something, Gruul smiled again on his face.