novelonline Chapter 2687: The Dead Apostle's Descendants and the Prince Were Attacked
Chapter 2687: The Dead Apostle's Descendants and the Prince Were Attacked
Chapter 2687: The Dead Apostle's Descendants and the Prince Were Attacked
"Looking for relatives? Sorry, did something happen to you?"
Seeing the witch's surprised and puzzled look, Miss Danister answered on behalf of Shade:
"Shad's experience before he became a ring mage was very complicated, or rather, he was kind of stupid before he became a ring mage."
"Fool."
Xia De used a fairly appropriate word, and he had no qualms about it:
"After becoming a ring sorcerer, I felt like I woke up from a big dream, but I had forgotten everything in the past. All I faced was an unknown future. According to the academy's investigation, my family should have died, but no one knows where they are buried."
In other words, Shad even suspected that these people did not exist at all.
Miss Winslet pursed her lips, then walked up to him and hugged him. Miss Danister had a strange smile on her face, because Shade was also a little embarrassed:
"Can you use the bone-seeking technique on me?"
"Feel sorry."
But the witch still shook her head:
"The bone-seeking technique has great limitations. You know that every promotion of a ring sorcerer represents the sublimation of the flesh and blood body. Your level is too high. Your body is stronger than that of an ordinary high-ring sorcerer. You are already very distant from your blood relatives."
She subconsciously put her hand on Xia De's chest, and her face turned red. She whispered again:
"However, you can treat us as your relatives. I mean Carina, Danister, me and Charlotte. We are all your relatives."
The witch apprentice tried hard not to show an expression that would annoy her teacher, while the red-haired sorceress smiled even more.
The flesh and blood of a high-ring warlock is very different from that of an ordinary person, which is one of the reasons why it is difficult for a high-ring warlock to make an ordinary girl pregnant, or to conceive a child with an ordinary man. Although York Bronte is a dead apostle and his life essence has changed, he is still a three-ring and still in human form, so the witch believes that his hair is still useful.
The freshest hair was the best, so Shade and Miss Winslet went out again despite the heavy rain. However, because it was still raining outside, the witch, who didn't want to get her feathers wet, didn't turn into an owl, but got on a carriage downstairs with Shade.
As for York Brontë's current position, the girls who were responsible for monitoring him and the effect of the acorns all indicated that he was with Prince William of Anjou, attending a salon in the wing of the Golden Music Hall.
The salon was held by Countess Collins, nominally for everyone to exchange music, but according to Miss Bell, it seemed that William of Anjou wanted to meet several people there who were not normally convenient to meet directly.
Miss Winslet didn't have an invitation this time, but that didn't stop them from sneaking in. The purpose this time was just to get a few strands of hair, and if they weren't worried about the identity of the Dead Apostles, it would actually be fine to let Gao Huan's follower come.
The process of obtaining the hair was quite smooth because York Bronte came with Linda Bennet, the third daughter of the Bennet family.
When the two invisible cats appeared on the windowsill, Bronte was sitting on the sofa with the beautiful Miss Bennet, chatting and laughing about the fun things that happened during this year's Moondance Festival. The two held hands and looked very happy.
So Shade Cat asked:
"Come to think of it, did Theodore Bronte have children after becoming a Dead Apostle?"
"Yes, in fact, considering their ages, you should know that Baron Brontë and Ben Brontë are both his children born after he became a Dead Apostle. I was also surprised by this, but this also proves that the bloodline of the Dead Apostles is still valid."
The witch cat replied.
"And did Ben Brontë, whom I met at the midsummer party in 1821, also have a wife?"
“Yes, and he also has children, but they are normal, ordinary people, at least that’s what the investigation has shown so far.
I know what you want to ask. Yes, this guy still married a wife after becoming a dead man. Miss Linda Bennet seems to be the prey this time. Did you know that Theodore Bronte's wife and Ben Bronte's wife both died of illness not long after their husbands died? I guess this is not a coincidence. "
The young man and woman were chatting happily, and York Bronte tried to put his hand on the girl's leg covered by her skirt, but the beautiful girl just smiled, raised her eyebrows, and then pushed his hand away.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, the gray cat flicked its tail lightly, and a transparent air blade flew out silently, accurately cutting off a hair of York Bronte before disappearing.
The latter seemed to have sensed something and turned to look at the window, but unfortunately the "Dead Apostle" was not a monster that was proficient in breaking illusions. Under the multiple illusions of the witch and Shade, he, who only had three rings, could not see anything.
The two cats were not in a hurry to retrieve the hair that had fallen to the ground, but waited patiently. Soon, William Anjou came down the stairs on the side of the small hall, causing everyone present to stand up and applaud.
His Royal Highness, who was suppressed by his brother and sister in the political struggle, enjoys people's respect. At present, when the battle for the right to succession to the throne has not yet been decided, the local nobles will not treat these royal descendants differently.
William of Anjou pressed his hands down to stop the applause. He was about to say something when the silver cat on the windowsill noticed that the door of the small hall was pushed open a crack, and then a man walked in sideways from the door.
He was dressed as a waiter in the Golden Music Hall and looked to be about 20 years old. He put his right hand in his pocket and looked up at the prince walking down the stairs after entering the door, his eyes were very sharp.
This scene looked quite familiar to Xia De.
bang~
As expected, gunshots rang out in the concert hall, and the bullet fired from the muzzle hit Prince William of Anjou's left arm the next second. He screamed and fell backwards, and was then pinned down by his guards to protect him.
The loyal Angevin royal guards and a few gray-gloved agents immediately pounced on the man who had fired the shot. The latter had no intention of escaping or resisting, and allowed people to pin him down.
"Why is it that William of Anjou gets shot everywhere he goes?"
Shade asked on the windowsill, while the witch beside him was watching this scene with great interest. She herself had no political inclinations, but was more supportive of the princess because Margaret became a witch apprentice, so she did not have any negative emotions at all because of the prince's attack:
"It's really interesting. The prince who received the king's secret order was attacked in the Vestal Forest. Something interesting is going to happen in this city!"
William of Anjou's arrival in Vesta was originally a semi-public matter, but the attack on Friday afternoon quickly caused all kinds of rumors to fly throughout the city, which was still in the midst of a festive celebration.
But unlike what Shad had guessed, the truth behind the prince's attack did not involve too many conspiracies, and it was not done by Shad's colleagues. When Shad went home for dinner that night, he told the story to Luvia, Carina, Resia, and Ajelina.
"Didn't the two countries have a small-scale conflict on the border during the negotiations in Green Lake City this spring? There were casualties on both sides, and one of the casualties in the Carsenrick army was from Vista City.
His brother hated the Anjou family and thought that the royal family caused this tragedy. The assassination this afternoon was revenge for this. The man's shooting skills were really accurate. He shot William Anjou in the left arm through half of the performance hall. The only question now is how the avenger knew that William Anjou was in Vista City and would attend the salon this afternoon. "
Tifa and the maids prepared dinner. The family of five sat around the dining table, while Mia lay on Shad's left side and ate quietly.
The Duchess smiled and tried to rub Shade with her legs under the table, but she immediately felt the legs of Lecia, who was sitting on her left, already there:
"I know this, and it's related to us. But it was unintentional. In order to deal with the upcoming conflict, MI6 conducted a series of espionage activities in the Southland. This not only included spying, but also instigating confrontation. I met with Anros this morning, and he talked about a series of activities carried out by MI6 around the capital.
Providing information about William of Anjou to dangerous people was just one of them. In fact, even Anros probably didn’t think it would really work.”
"Shad, is William of Anjou seriously injured?"
Leicia also asked curiously, and Shade shook his head:
"No danger to his life, but it is said that his bones were injured. Miss Winslet and I had planned to investigate the old cemetery of the Bronte family after we got the hair in the afternoon, but in order to find out about William Anjou, we followed him until the evening. I thought it was the [Tree Hole Association], but it turned out to be just an ordinary person's matter."
"I was injured but the damage was not serious."
"Aunt, what on earth did William Anjou go to Vista City for?"
Ajelina asked cautiously, and Carina did not hide it:
"This question is indeed the key. In fact, MI6 is also curious about this. The initial intelligence they found was that Gray Gloves discovered that the wife of Colonel Dupont, the highest commander of the Duskwood Outpost, was our spy. Therefore, for the safety of the capital, the king sent his son to investigate."
"Huh? Is there such a thing?"
Shade was very surprised by this, but the Duchess shook her head while tasting the veal:
"Don't be surprised, we later discovered that this was just a curtain to hide the truth.
On the surface, William of Anjou went to investigate whether Colonel Dupont had contacted us, but in fact he went to investigate the secret meeting of the Delingor Restorationists in the city of Vista. Remember that in addition to the conflict between our two countries, there is a third party that is disrupting the situation? The appearance of the Delingor Restorationists this time is also one of the clues. "
(End of this chapter)