508 The Innocent Scapegoa (2/2)

Youre too kind. Schuck waved at Roland and left the Moonlight Stone Tavern.

Stephanie, on the other hand, sat down next to Andonara at a table nearby and said to Roland, Thank you. Why are you thanking me? Roland was slightly confused.

He didnt eavesdrop on Schuck and Stephanies conversation. Had it not been for you, Schuck wouldnt have agreed to give me five dragon scales. Stephanie managed a smile. You said Schuck is your best friend. I believe you now.

Stephanie felt rather frustrated.

She had thought that Schuck would show her some respect for her appearance, status, identity, and influence.

But if Roland werent here, Schuck wouldnt have agreed to offer her five dragon scales at all.

Apart from her frustration, Stephanie was slightly angry too.

The Golden Sons were too hard to deal with.

Both Roland and Schuck seemed very confident, as if they didnt consider the nobles or the royal family a big deal.

Neither carrots nor sticks worked on those people. After all, the Golden Sons all seemed very strong, not to mention that they were undying

Why did the Life Goddess throw these people into this world?

Stephanie couldnt think of a reason.

They had some fruit wine and cakes at the Moonlight Stone Tavern. Then, Stephanie said that the food wasnt as delicious as her own chefs cooking and suggested that they go back.

So, the three of them returned to the manor in a carriage.

When the carriage entered the woods, Andonara, who had been holding Roland, suddenly sat straight.

She grabbed her longsword and her eyes widened. Theres a strong scent of blood.

Roland and Andonara both became wary. The carriage moved on for a few seconds and then stopped.

The driver spoke in a rather panicked voice, First Princess, a lot of dead bodies are in our

way.

Hearing that, Andonara instantly jumped out of the carriage, closely followed by Roland.

They saw dozens of bodies lying in the middle of the road.

Most of them were soldiers in black robes. At the very center of those soldiers was the body of a plump woman.

Roland had seen the woman before. She was the one who blocked the gate of the First Princesss manor earlier.

Andonara hopped over and turned the womans body over with her sheath. She then examined the soldiers bodies and said, They were all stabbed in the heart and died before they could sense the pain. The murderer is quite skilled. Also, he did not assassinate them. What he did was just stabbing.

There were battles in this chaotic world every now and then, and most of the battles were group fights, so under most circumstances, the melee classes preferred to attack multiple enemies at the same time with heavy weapons.

The stabbing skill, on the other hand, was often used in duels.

After all, only one enemy would be hit no matter how a person stabbed.

They were killed almost at the same time without putting up any resistance. Their murderer is probably a Legend. What a freak. How can one become a Legend with an expertise in stabbing? How did he practice it? By stabbing a puppet every day?

Hearing about the stabbing skill and the Legend, Stephanie suddenly became pale.

Roland saw her complexion and was about to ask, when Andonara suddenly returned and said in a low voice, Were surrounded. The enemy is here.

Hardly had Andonara finished her sentence when a group of soldiers who wore gray leather armor and helmets that carried eagle feathers in different colors came from the woods.

Their leader was a middle-aged man who was holding a long, thin sword. Seeing him, Stephanie said in a low voice, Biden, why are you here?First Princess, I didnt expect you to be so brutal. The middle-aged was quite handsome with his hawk nose and his chiseled face. The only shortcoming was probably his partial baldness. His Majesty was informed that Nesir came to you for trouble, so he ordered me to take her back. I didnt expect that you would kill her as well as all her guards. Fortunately, I came in time and witnessed how you brutally killed Ms. Nesir after you killed her brother.

Stephanie didnt say anything, but her face became colder and colder.

Roland walked to her and said, From what I can see, your father seems to be trying to take you down.

Stephanie slightly nodded. I dont know why my father wants to kill me. Im clearly the best candidate for the next sovereign of this country.

While they whispered to each other, Biden said, First Princess, please come to the royal pal with me and explain this to the king.

Roland felt that Stephanie would be dead for sure if she went to the royal palace.

Stephanie stepped back. She didnt want to go there. She could foresee what would happen to her.