Chapter 54 The Mysterious Slate
In the capital city, Lucia held the stone slab and wore a hood, walking through the streets and alleys with the escorting soldiers. The streets were filled with soldiers checking and interrogating. Once you find a suspicious person, kill him immediately. no excuse. "Princess, where are you going after you leave the city gate? Now almost all the castles and cities in Aixinche have surrendered to Lex. We can't stay in the country anymore."
A female archer with a beautiful body carrying a bow and arrows asked in a low voice. Lucia was about to speak when a timid but excited voice came from behind: "Your Highness Princess? Great! Your Highness is fine!" As soon as the voice fell, the soldiers around Lucia immediately pointed their sword tips behind them. As long as another moment passed, In seconds, the man would be pierced through the heart by swords and arrows. Lucia suddenly turned around and saw Luna behind her who was wearing a cloak, revealing the joy underneath. He immediately waved his hand to stop: "Wait, she is mine!"
"Oh, princess! I thought you..." Hearing this, the soldier put down his sword, and Luna whimpered and threw herself into Lucia's arms, crying like a child. "Your Highness, you haven't said your destination yet." The archer next to her reminded Lucia again. Lucia tightened the slate in her arms. There was determination and hatred in his eyes: "The enemy of the enemy is my friend... I want to go to the Principality of Kasmi! Then attack the enemy with the enemy's hand!" The surrounding soldiers were stunned, and then looked at each other in silence. Although I don't agree with this statement, it is the most convenient strategy at the moment.
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"Hey, have you heard? The nobles of the Aixinche Kingdom rebelled and the king was killed!" "You just heard these things? Let me tell you, my nephew is a soldier on the border. He said a lot The troops have been transported to the front line, and all the lords have responded to the Grand Duke's call and are going to the battlefield!" "Oh my god, is there going to be a war again? I don't know how long it will take. I can't do this business."
Paladin, who was explaining the doubts of the visiting worshipers in the church, heard all the things these common people were discussing about the rebellion of the Kingdom of Aixinzhe. He turned his head and looked at Luna who was cleaning the floor. The latter seemed to be completely unsurprised by this. Paladin's brows immediately frowned: "Listening to Luna's voice, although I don't know where it comes from, it is definitely not Kasmi's. It's very suspicious. Ai Xinzhe's incident came here just a few days after she arrived. . The time is about the same. And she is too plain. Even ordinary people will show some strangeness when they hear that the war is happening. But this Luna doesn't care about these at all. It's not so much that she doesn't care, it's better to say that she deliberately doesn't go. care!"
With such thoughts in mind, Paladin sent away the last believer who prayed in the morning, and said to Luna with a smile: "Luna, let's have lunch." "Hmm... um." Paladin walked to the bed and immediately saw the shabby desktop. On the top were mashed potatoes, clean fresh tomatoes, a small plate of cheese and toasted golden bread. Paladin walked forward quite unexpectedly, sniffed the smell, and immediately put a smile on his lips and said: "It smells very good, Luna, are you the one who made these?"
Luna smiled shyly but said nothing. But she was thinking in her heart: "If I hadn't studied with the chef in the palace for a period of time purely out of interest, today would be miserable." Luna watched Paladin sit down with satisfaction, and she also sat down very hungry, and wanted to Picked up a piece of bread and put it into that peach-like mouth.
"Pah!" "Ah, it hurts so much, you dare to hit me!" Paladin immediately slapped the back of Luna's hand. The latter's bread fell into the basket, and he covered the back of his hand and scolded her without thinking. But the next second, Luna knew that she had said the wrong thing. This is no longer the palace, and I am no longer the aloof Princess Lucia. But Paladin just glanced at it, crossed his hands, closed his eyes and prayed devoutly: "Thank you, great God, for giving us food so that we will not starve. May your kindness always shine on us, Amen." "
Luna couldn't help it, he had seen these stubborn clergy before. There is no room for reasoning. He had no choice but to repeat what Paladin said originally. Paladin smiled slightly and began to eat. This meal was extremely boring. For Lucia, although it was forbidden to talk during meals in the palace due to etiquette. But sometimes when chatting with peers, parents turn a blind eye. But facing this Paladin, I really lost completely.
From beginning to end, not a single word was uttered! I just vented my anger on the plate of bread. Didn't notice that no one was dining alone now. After the boring lunch, Lucia's hard life was far from over. Paladin didn't give her any time to rest and called in the energetic choir to practice singing at noon. During the afternoon mass, Lucia was asked to serve tea and water. Hold the holy bread and blood together. Oh my gosh, that’s a big jug full of red wine! It weighed four to five kilograms, and I carried it like this for two hours! Lucia almost collapsed, but then she still underestimated Paladin's ability to instruct people.
After Mass, the church was littered with trash and dust. Lucia is a nun in name only, and she has to do everything with her hands and feet. Until it got dark, the owl ran outside and squawked on the treetops. The work is finally complete. "Father, I'm going to rest. Good night." Paladin, who was holding the Bible and preparing to go upstairs, heard this and immediately smiled gently and warned: "Remember to pray before going to bed." "Well..." Lucia reluctantly He suppressed his anger and dealt with this young but old-fashioned priest. He ran to the newly vacated grocery room, ignoring how messy the room was and how weird the smell was. He just flopped onto the bed. In just a few breaths, he fell into a deep sleep.
I believe that even Lucia could not have imagined that this kind of bed, which even her servants would not sleep on a month ago, is now the place where she is happiest and most satisfied. Lucia, who had no exercise or fitness, faced sudden physical work. Physical fatigue is natural. However, all of this was done intentionally by Paladin.
Three hours later, it was already the dead of night. Lucia's door was gently pushed open, and Paladin walked in silently with a gloomy face. Although it was dim, with the faint moonlight outside the window, Paladin could still see the bumpy figure lying on the bed, even the quilt could not block it.
The undulating peaks, smooth grasslands and dazzling landslides, these perfect lines form a figure that makes men unable to control themselves. Plus that pretty face, Yin Hong lips and brown hair. There was a faintly confusing fragrance that penetrated Paladin's nose. A moment! A wave of the most primitive human passion spread from Paladin's limbs.
With a slight shake of his head, Paladin drove away these thoughts. The first purpose is to find out who this woman is. Paladin regained his calm eyes and began to look for relevant things.
A blood-stained wedding dress.
Paladin's pupils shrank rapidly. This was made of fine fabrics and extremely luxurious workmanship. Paladin immediately felt that the woman who called herself Luna had a complicated background. Opening the wedding dress, a coat of arms also stained with blood came into view. It was a dark red coat of arms, with a lion holding two swords standing in the fire and roaring. No matter how ignorant Paladin is, the coat of arms of the Aixinzhe royal family is well known to everyone in the enemy country, the Principality of Kasmi!
"This woman is related to Ai Xinzhe's rebellion! Maybe she is a noble of the royal family!" Paladin was frightened by his guess. He hurriedly put the things back in their place, trying his best to make sure there were no traces of being tampered with. After taking a deep breath, he quietly opened the first drawer with a serious look on his face, and a slate wrapped in thick cotton cloth appeared in his eyes.
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