Chapter 62 - Intense

"Is the information accurate?" In the quiet room, Chen Heng looked at the servant in front of him and asked softly. Only after getting an accurate answer did he nod and let the servant go down to rest. Since returning from Kutu City to Baron Kesen's territory,不知不觉间, more than four months had passed. During these four months, Chen Heng had been busy everywhere and had initially opened up the situation here. And during this period, things were also very lively in Kutu City. According to Chen Heng's information channels, in these past few months, the second prince of the Kutu Kingdom, His Highness Gries, had also returned to Kutu City. Unlike Princess Oliman and her sister, His Highness Gries had a natural close relationship with neighboring countries because his mother was a princess of a foreign country. Several years ago, when the King of Kutu gradually became less lucid, Prince Gries left the Kutu Kingdom and went to the Kingdom of Orlis, where his mother was from. With the help of his mother's status and the power he had brought from the Kutu Kingdom before, Prince Gries had developed quite well there and even had many supporters in the Kutu Kingdom. After all, for the King of Kutu, he was his only son. For many traditional nobles, choosing a prince to be the future king was much better than choosing a woman. In the past, Prince Gries had always stayed in the Kingdom of Orlis and seldom came back. However, this time, he returned contrary to his usual behavior and even stayed in Kutu City for more than two months. During these two months, Kutu City seemed to have experienced several upheavals. As for the specific changes among them, since Chen Heng wasn't there, he couldn't know them, but he could still infer some traces from some clues. It was said that in just a few months, the followers who supported Princess Oliman and Prince Gries fought with each other in Kutu City, even had several duels between knights. The danger in this was such that if ordinary people got involved in it even a little bit, it could be a life-threatening matter. However, by now, Prince Gries had left, and the fighting in Kutu City should have come to an end for the time being. Sitting upright on the chair, Chen Heng had all kinds of thoughts flashing through his mind and then silently made a decision. Having stayed in the south for such a long time, at Baron Kesen's place, he had basically finished what he should do. The trade had basically been launched, and the nearby lords had basically accepted the agreements. If Chen Heng continued to stay here, it wouldn't be of much use. It was time to leave here and return to Kutu. Although the south had a warm climate and wasn't as risky, it wasn't the center of this country after all. Chen Heng could obtain benefits and support from here, but if he wanted to go further, he would eventually have to go to Kutu City. Therefore, after staying in Baron Kesen's territory for a while, Chen Heng set off again and headed for Kutu City. Before long, he returned to Kutu City and to his own residence. As soon as he got back here, he began to visit his old friends. "Kailin, you're finally back." Looking at Chen Heng who came to visit, Carey had a surprised expression on his face and quickly pulled him inside. "What have you been doing for the past few months?" He looked at Chen Heng and asked. "What else could it be?" Chen Heng smiled: "It's just some trifles. There's nothing worth talking about." "On the contrary, you seem to be much more tired recently." He looked at Carey in front of him and said softly. Compared with a few months ago, at this moment, Carey's face clearly showed a tired look and he also had more dark circles under his eyes. It seemed that he hadn't had a good rest for a long time. "Don't mention it." Carey smiled bitterly and sighed deeply before explaining to Chen Heng. "Someone was lurking in your manor?" Listening to Carey's story, Chen Heng couldn't help frowning: "Those assassins before?" "Yes." Carey nodded with a bitter smile: "It's still those assassins. They seem to be from the Duchy of Orlis and had been lurking around my residence before, so that I couldn't have a good sleep at all." "The Duchy of Orlis..." Chen Heng frowned: "Do you know who instigated it?" Carey smiled bitterly and didn't reply. Who else could it be if someone wanted to assassinate him and was from the Duchy of Orlis? Most likely, it was His Highness Gries. The family behind Carey was one of the firmest supporters of Princess Oliman. It wouldn't be at all unexpected if Prince Gries sent assassins with the intention of attacking Princess Oliman. After that, Carey told Chen Heng about what had happened recently. "Was there really a duel?" Listening to his story, Chen Heng was a bit surprised. "Yes." Carey nodded: "The two people in the duel were both knights. One of them you also know, Knight Maidel." "Under the arrangements of Princess Oliman and His Highness Gries, he had a public duel with another knight..." "What was the result?" Chen Heng raised his head and continued to ask. Carey was silent for a while and then said: "The knight sent by His Highness Gries was killed by Knight Maidel, and Knight Maidel also burned his life and had one of his hands cut off. He can't move now..." "Unless something unexpected happens, even if he recovers later, he won't be able to have the strength he had before..." Chen Heng was silent for a while. Burning life was the state that a knight obtained after activating the life seed. Once it erupted too violently, it would cause permanent damage to his own body. Judging from what Carey described, the scene at that time must have been extremely fierce. The degree to which Maidel burned his life was probably terrifying and would cause him to be unable to recover for the rest of his life. Just this was already very bad, not to mention that he also had one of his hands cut off. Just as Carey said, even if he could continue to fight in the future, he couldn't have the strength he had in the past. Thinking of this, Chen Heng couldn't help sighing in his heart and at the same time felt very lucky about his previous decision. The situation in Kutu City before was too terrifying. Even two knights, one died and the other was disabled, disappearing all of a sudden. If Chen Heng had stayed in the city before, he might have faced danger if he wasn't careful. In this regard, his previous choice to leave Kutu and briefly avoid the intense situation here was undoubtedly the right choice. "Where is Knight Maidel now?" With all kinds of thoughts flashing through his mind, after a while, Chen Heng calmed down and looked at Carey in front of him and continued to ask: "Anyway, he is a knight worthy of respect. If possible, I hope to visit him."