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In this grand and solemn cathedral, a cry broke the sacred and solemn atmosphere. With this exclamation, everyone's attention was focused on Mr. Hyde and the others.
"My God, it's Ivan." Another low exclamation came from the crowd. Ivan followed the voice and saw at a glance that Miss Fanny was standing in the middle of the crowd, her eyes showing nervousness and concern.
"Oh my God, get some holy water, get some more, it looks like someone is injured here," the shouting cleric ordered. As he spoke, the cleric walked quickly towards Mr. Hyde. Only then did Ivan notice that the man was obviously the imam mentioned by Mr. Hyde and Audrey.
In fact, this imam did not match Ivan's image at all. In his original thought, the imam should be a wise, peaceful, dignified and stable elder, just like his teacher, Mage Lavash. However, the old gentleman in front of him could not be associated with that image.
The old man should not be as old as Mr. Hyde. He was tall, at least half a head longer than Mr. Hyde. Although he was thin, he did not appear thin. The broad skeleton made the old man look like a behemoth. The broad clerical robes didn't fit well on him, as if they were empty. He wore a yarmulke, a symbol of the imam, on his head, and Ivan wondered if there was a messy hair hidden under the hat.
The imam has an unflattering appearance, with high cheekbones that make his face angular, and a long face with a sparse beard that always reminds people of a goat, but unfortunately his beard is not as neat as a goat. The broad forehead makes the head appear out of proportion, and at the same time, it also increases the distance between the eyes. A big nose became the most conspicuous part of his face. Looking at the big nose, Ivan secretly felt a little funny. A loud voice also marks a big mouth. Those two ridiculous big front teeth make the big mouth a rather eye-catching organ.
Could it be that this person is called the most respected elder in the whole of Cherlsborough? Ivan felt a little puzzled.
"My friend, are you injured?" The elder asked again as he approached.
"Oh, I'm so happy to see you. I thought we wouldn't be able to come!" Mr. Hyde said with a feigned emotion: "My faithful servant is injured, I think you can help deal with it."
"It's very convenient, Pires, take this gentleman down to rest and treat him by the way," the elder ordered. After saying this, he suddenly turned to look at Ivan with a serious face, and asked for a long time, "This is little Ivan, isn't it? My friend."
"Yes, I thought his identity was well concealed, but I didn't expect..." Mr. Hyde showed a helpless and sad expression.
"My friend, I dare to swear in front of Father God that I have never leaked anything." The elder said in a panic.
"My friend, how could I doubt you?" Mr. Hyde shook his head and said.
You took such a big risk to take in this child, and you definitely can't be the one who leaked it. However, that loyal butler, in my opinion, is also a cautious person, and he should not be able to leak the secret of the little master. This is strange.
The answer from the elder and Mr. Hyde shocked the surrounding nobles who heard all this.
"Elder Monty, can you tell us what's going on?" A chubby old man stood up from the crowd, and two very stylish old men stood up behind him at the same time.
"Count Fersinan, let me introduce you to this man," the elder pointed to Mr. Hyde and said, "He is my best friend, Lord Hyde's name, you should have heard of him, he is the most outstanding diplomat and explorer in our kingdom of Franz, trusted by His Majesty the King and His Excellency the Bishop, and one of the most important friends of the Holy See."
"Two years ago, the temporary guardian of the last legal heir of our respected lord, the housekeeper who can be regarded as a model of loyalty, felt that his life and that of the little master were threatened, and in order to protect the bloodline of the master, he entrusted the young master to Lord Hyde."
"Before making such an arrangement, he told me about it. Perhaps, in the eyes of this housekeeper, I am still a trustworthy person."
Upon hearing Elder Mondi's words, Count Fersinan stared blankly at Ivan. After a long while, he said, "So, this young man in front of us is the true heir of Count Medin and the true son of Miss Lisa. But what about that corpse?"
"Maybe it's the despicable plan of those thugs, I think it's normal. Now it seems that these thugs are not such simple guys, and there is a strong force behind them. We don't need to be surprised what kind of means they can use." The elder said.
"Maybe, that's really the corpse of our young lord heir?" A medium-sized bald old man behind Earl Fersinan said.
"Lord Martial, are you doubting my honesty?" The elder said coldly.
"No, no, no, I definitely didn't mean that. I'm just making an assumption. Of course, this possibility is minimal.
"You're not only insulting me, you're even insulting the deceased. The housekeeper's loyalty and kindness are obvious to all, and I've always been in touch with him, and I've also been to that mansion, and I've never seen any children. I think Earl Fei Sinan should know best whether there is such a young man in that mansion.
The elder's words made Count Fei Sinan a little embarrassed. In fact, all this was arranged by the old lady Medin, and he didn't know the details, but it would be too embarrassing to say that he knew nothing about it.
Count Fersinan had to bite the bullet and said, "Yes, this is a huge and stupid scam. I'm sure there was never a teenager in that house."
Count Fersinan's words undoubtedly showed that he was on Mr. Hyde's side, which was not difficult to understand. In fact, he was quite boring as a deputy lord, and everything in Chersborough was not under his control. As a deputy lord, his authority was not even as good as when the old lord was alive.
When he was the first official assistant under the old lord, the earl would have had the wind and the rain, but now all the power in Chersborough was divided cleanly by the two who stood behind him.
Not only did that Martial Treasurer hold the financial power of Cherlsborough in one hand, but those officials in charge of internal affairs were also attracted by this guy, and everyone knew that this guy had already thrown himself into the arms of the court, and his Majesty secretly supported him.
As for the military chief of Ravi, this bastard didn't take himself seriously at all because of his control of the military affairs of Cherlsborough. Fortunately, he also knew that whether His Majesty the King or His Majesty the Prince sent someone to take over the sovereignty of Cherlsborough, he would be kicked out, so he was still on his side for a while.
The acting lord quickly weighed the pros and cons in his mind. In his opinion, it was not a bad thing to let a child sit on the lord's seat. He could give orders in the name of the little lord.
In Cherlsborough, old Miss Medine had absolute prestige.
Count Fersinan carefully calculated all this, and he didn't think there was anything great about Lord Hyde. Although the little lord was probably more willing to listen to him, it was absolutely impossible for a civilian noble with no power and no influence in Chersborough to do anything in this place that places great importance on rank.
However, the only problem now was how to get the military chief to stand on his side, which was quite a headache. And this was something that had to be done. There was no doubt that Martial was definitely on the opposite side of him.
In this context, Reeve's tendencies appear extremely subtle.
Count Fei Sinan turned to another old man and asked, "Count Lai Wei, what do you think of this matter?"
"There is no doubt that it is a conspiracy. I have seen it for a long time. It is a botched conspiracy, but I am also not sure that this young man is our respected lord heir."
The old man said with a cold face: "Of course, I don't doubt the honesty of the elders, there is no doubt about it, and I don't mean to be disrespectful to the deceased in the slightest. In fact, I wish I had such a loyal housekeeper, but in these two years, will there be any accident to our respected heir? Looking at the appearance of these people, they should have been attacked. I have to ask, have those cruel murderers who can kill a small team of well-trained mercenaries become kind or weak this time? Can't even kill an old man and a child. By the way, Lord Hyde, I want to ask you a question, where were you attacked, how many people attacked you, how many people did your party have in total, and what were the casualties? "
Although Count Fei Sinan's attitude made him quite dissatisfied, his words couldn't catch the flaw at all, and it seemed reasonable to ask these questions.
"If your Excellency is suspicious of our thrilling journey, you can send a team of cavalry quickly to Piton, where we were attacked at a resting place between Piton and Bart. If no one drags the bodies away, your guards will be able to see the bodies of dozens of outlaws lying deep in the jungle. I have a more convincing piece of evidence here, a head, the head of the leader of the attackers." Mr. Hyde said hello, and Herbert took off the skin bag on his waist and gently held it in front of the military chief.
For Count Levi, who was in charge of military affairs, he didn't care about corpses and heads at all. As a soldier and an excellent knight, he saw a lot of these things. The old man didn't take the leather bag, he stretched out his thin and long fingers, carefully untied the tether on the top of the leather bag, and opened the mouth of the bag.
"What is this?" the military chief said coldly.
"Have you ever heard of the name Lidoko? He's from Xibai," Mr. Hyde said slowly.
"Liduoke... this name sounds familiar." Lai Wei frowned and thought.
"'Remnant Wind' has a lot of power, the number one expert in using bows and arrows among Xibai mercenaries." A young knight standing next to the military chief interjected.
Mr. Hyde and Count Levy looked at the young knight simultaneously.
"I remember, there is a Xibai mercenary who is good at archery, called Liduoke. Your Excellency means that it was this famous mercenary and dozens of his subordinates who attacked you, haha, it is even more difficult for me to imagine how Your Excellency broke out of the siege with this young man." A mocking smile appeared on the face of Earl Ryway.
"We didn't break out of the siege, and it's impossible to do that. Our horses are definitely faster than the speed of bows and arrows, and we have no intention of running away at all. Although there are only six people, we are absolutely confident that we will annihilate these outlaws. Ivan has the greatest credit for this victory." Mr. Hyde said with a smile.
"Oh my god, Your Excellency is saying that our'little lord 'has dealt with all the attackers alone, and there is even a famous mercenary among these attackers, do you mean that?" The military chief's mocking smile deepened.
"Father-in-law, I think this is not surprising." A well-dressed nobleman in his thirties stood out from the crowd. Ivan was no stranger to this person, he was Baron O'Nell who had appeared at Baron Ronna's banquet.
The baron walked up to the military chief and whispered something in his ear. The Count Ravi's pupils constricted, and his face was instantly filled with astonishment.
"Are you sure this is true?" the count turned to stare at his son-in-law and asked.
"I saw it with my own eyes, and your daughter can also prove whether what I said is true." Baron O'Nell was obviously afraid of his father-in-law, so he took a step back and said.
Count Fersinan and Count Martial were extremely curious about what the military chief heard his son-in-law say, but they also knew that since Baron O'Nell was so mysterious and biting his father-in-law's ears, the military chief would definitely not share everything he knew with them.
Count Ravi pondered for a while, and he was really worried now. He knew very well what the acting lord was thinking, and he also knew what kind of action Martial would take. For him, the best choice was to keep the current state. That would be in his best interest.
If he admitted the identity of the legitimate heir of this little lord, his power would be greatly shaken, and Fei Sinan, the old fox, would never miss this opportunity. However, the existence of this unknown heir of the lord is also quite necessary, so that it can contain His Majesty's further actions.
However, looking at the current situation, Martial was a little weak, and Earl Fersnan and Elder Mondi would definitely be able to reach a tacit understanding. Fersnan was not difficult to deal with, but the elder was difficult to deal with. This elder had a huge network in Thursburg, and no one would disbelieve his words.
It was important to know that no mage could be easily offended. Even if he had thousands of troops in his hands, it was just a superficial power for a mage. The mysterious power of a mage was not something that ordinary people like them could contend with at all. Only a mage could deal with a mage. Unfortunately, there were too few people with special abilities.
However, a magic apprentice was standing in front of him right now. A magic apprentice meant that there was a mage hidden behind him. What was more, this magic apprentice himself also had considerable strength. Although he was a powerful knight, fighting against a magic apprentice was also something he was unwilling to do no matter what.
All in all, this young man in front of me is definitely not a puppet that can be controlled by others. The old fox Fei Sinan is probably going to steal the chicken without losing the rice. Thinking of this, the military chief quickly put away the mocking face and said, "Elder Mondi, I have a good understanding of the authenticity of Mr. Ivan's identity. I don't think I have any problems here, you are enough to be trusted, but we outsiders don't have much say in the determination of the identity of the lord's heir. Miss Lin Mei Tis Medin is the one who can really confirm it, and everything we say doesn't count at all."