Chapter 164 (2/2)
The Duke of the Tulip Falared sharply at the Pope as he strode towards Nicole and held her at her shoulders When she looked at Rody, she felt her body turn soft and almost fell down Tears clouded her eyes as she cried, ”Autumn… Master Autumn is dead!”
Rody nodded and whispered ”I know Don't worry My friend says that there is a way to save him”
The Wolf Fang soldiers rushed to protect Rody from all sides Rody then turned to look at the Empress at the top of the steps, took a deep breath, and loudly said, ”The Duke of the Tulip Fahness' summon and have returned to the Iainst you, the Duke of the Tulip Family swears to make him die a cruelest death!”
The Wolf Fang soldiers drew their scihness!”
The Central Cavalry continued to protect Prince Barond Although their nu, they did not look as powerful or i Some of them even seemed to look fearful
The people on the square were immediately divided into two factions The first faction ith Prince Barond, Garoline and the Lightning God's Whip The other faction was the Wolf Fang ere protecting the Empress, Rody and several nobles and ministers behind them
Some of these people supported the Empress However, there were also sos were standing guard in the o to Prince Barond's side But seeing the fearless Wolf Fang soldiers and the sudden return of the le step
Prince Barond gave a vicious expression and shouted, ”Duke of the Tulip Family! Do you intend to follow the Empress' rebellious plans? To return to the Imperial Capital without His Majesty's orders would result in death! Now that you are here, do you intend to kill me in the Imperial Palace?”
Coritted his teeth ”The 'Lightning God's Whip' is traditionally loyal to the Thorn Flower Family!”
He then gave an order, and the Central Cavalry soldiers then drew their weapons The two factions glared at each other and a close combat was imminent
Corsica VI and the Bishops stood in the hness, Duke, please calm down!” He then loudly said, ”His Majesty the Emperor is still alive Do you want to create a river of blood in the Imperial Palace? Do you want the blood of God's servants to flow in vain?”
Prince Barond felt perturbed However, Rody had started to speak before he had a chance to say anything
Rody's voice was devoid of respect as he said to the Pope, ”Your Excellency This is the internal affair of the Royal Faion say that they would not intervene? You just said that you would only defend the dignity of God This nity of God! You said that Master Autumn is a heathen and killed him! Can you call all of us heathens and kill us all?”
He then shouted, ”Ask my men! See if they listen to your orders, the Emperor's orders, or my orders!”
The Pope's expression turned ghastly pale and had almost started to tremble He looked at the Duke with a fierce expression
Sieg was standing behind Rody when he felt soeneral of the military
”Sieg Has the Duke gone mad? Prince Barond controls the Central Cavalry and has two hundred thousand soldiers in the I have?”
Sieg nodded his head and replied, ”So what if they have two hundred thousand soldiers? Against such useless people, each one of my elite soldiers could easily defeat ten!”
Corsica VI laughed coldly and slowly left the square He no longer tried to interfere
Rody felt anxious watching him walk away He i inconspicuously within a large nu soldiers whispered, ”What?”
Rody frowned and said, ”That spear is still in his hands!”
Sky shook his head and said, ”You cannot grab it now There will be a way in the future He is the Pope He cannot take a deoes”
Rody then took a deep breath and whispered, ”Alright Let us deal with Prince Barond first”
The square was now silent as both sides no longer spoke The soldiers glared at each other However,soldiers did not feel any fear They had fought against the enele one of them has spilled blood and seen death Besides that, they were now flying the Tulip Fa for their coive them the order It did not matter whether it was the Prince or the Marquis They would kill them first and ask questions later
Nicole had calmed down and whispered into Rody's ear Rody nodded and stepped forward He then said, ”Prince Barond You have the title of Prince, but you have secretly e the Iiment Commander of the Central Cavalry but you have taken over the defenses of the Imperial Capital without the orders of His Majesty the Emperor! These are serious crimes! Quickly tell your subordinates to lay down their weapons and apologize to the Empress!”
Prince Barond laughed wildly and said, ”Nonsense! Duke! You were dispatched to the South under His Majesty's orders! To return to the Imperial Capital without his orders would itiuilty? That woe me!”
At that e nu into the square Barond's rew in numbers while the nobles and the Empress started to turn pale with fear
The Central Cavalry soldiers had stationed a lot of people outside the Imperial Palace At this moment, the tense situation here caused these people to rush in The small numbers of Imperial Guards could not stop them
People entered the square from all directions Some were from the Central Cavalry while others were Imperial Guards All of the soldiers seeether with their own faction
More people entered the huge square until it was almost fully occupied
At some point in time, Gordon approached Rody and said softly, ”Your Excellency They have too many people and have surrounded the Imperial Palace I have ordered the Iather our men to defend the Empress and push them back”
Rody coldly asked, ”Why should we chase thelanced at Gordon and coldly said, ”We will eliht here”
Gordon started to panic and whispered ”Your Excellency They have two hundred thousandwith the Wolf Fang, ill only have about one hundred thousand soldiers I am afraid…”
Rody shook his head and then looked at Nicole ”What do you think? Are you afraid?”
Although Nicole had turned pale, she still saze as she whispered, ”I am not afraid… I will listen to you”
Rody then said in a low voice, ”If Prince Barond had not cooperated with vampires, Jojo would not have died No ritted his teeth and drew his sword He was about to give the order to fight
Suddenly, rapid footsteps came from the corridor behind the hall, and then several palace servants ran out
These people turned pale froathered at the square Two of them went soft in their limbs and alround in a panic and shouted, ”Your Highness the Empress H-H-His His Majesty the Emperor has woken up!”
His voice was not loud, but in the quiet square, it was crystal clear
Prince Barond trembled, and his face turned pale He immediately looked at Garoline's face and saw that the old Marquis also had a similar expression
”Impossible!” He could not help but whispered ”Im-Impossible! How could he have woken up? I…”
Garoline ihness!”
Prince Barond trembled and had almost fainted
The Emperor has woken up? The Emperor has woken up!
He had sche, and now that the Emperor was on his deathbed, he finally had the opportunity to fight with the Crown Prince for the inheritance of the throne
But now the Emperor did not die and even woke up
Since the E' the throne would become a joke
Garoline also had a deathly pale face He saw his entire life as an official crumble before him He could already see the downfall and extermination of the Lionheart Family
The interesting part was that while this was truly bad news for Barond, it also caused the people froht
The Emperor had woken up
When the Empress heard this, she almost could not stand still
She knew that the child in her sto to the Emperor She knew it The Emperor would also know it
There would be no problem if the Emperor was unconscious, but the Emperor had woken up
Nicole's expression also changed She trembled and almost fell into Rody's arms
We are doomed!
This was Nicole's first thought
The Emperor would know that the child in the E to him In that case, the Tulip Fa accused of plotting together with the Empress
Just like Garoline, Nicole could also see the downfall and extermination of the Tulip Family
Rody sighed and gently held Nicole He whispered, ”Do not panic No matter what, I will protect you”
The servants were prostrated on the ground and could not see everyone's expression He treave the order for the Eo to his sleeping quarters”
Everyone had a complicated expression Some looked joyful while others looked sad Corsica VI as standing at the side of the square also had a conscientious expression He gave a lance as he furrowed his eyebrows
Only Sky had a strange expression He gave a strange s”