Blood Princess and the Knight

"Words are unfounded. Rumors these days are cheap. Just one mouth is enough. My dear child, if you say they are trying to rebel and overthrow the imperial court, you must provide evidence.

"I, I, Ji Bai, beat the girl in black robe with a set of volleyballs. She hesitated and was speechless.

"Without evidence, it can only be regarded as a rumor spread on the streets. Such feeble accusations will be laughed at in court. Even if Her Majesty Lililias is willing to believe it, there is nothing you can do without evidence. Understand

"Ming, but

"No but, kid, the reality is much more helpless than imagined." Ji Bai explained in one word.

Everyone in the civil and military circles of the dynasty knew that Lilias wanted to keep the power-seizing faction. No, she didn’t want to. She probably dreamed of exterminating the power-seizing faction and replacing them with a faction that supports her, but is this possible?

Most of the ancestors of these nobles had intermarriages with members of the royal family, and their titles and fiefdoms were hereditary from generation to generation. Their influence on the economy and politics of the entire country was even greater than that of the royal family, and their rights in various fiefdoms were even greater than that of the royal family.

If it weren't for the fact that the royal family still had bloodline legitimacy, I'm afraid the lords would no longer follow the royal family and form their own cliques.

As a result, the current situation has been formed. The royal family cannot intervene in matters in the noble fiefdoms, and the nobles cannot shake the status of the royal family. Both sides want to seize the last power from the other party, but it is a bit too much to say that they want to completely eliminate the other party. .

The Scarlet Empire cannot do without the royal family, nor can it do without the nobility. The price of a major blood change will definitely severely damage the vitality of the country, not to mention that Lilias does not have that kind of ability.

To be fair, from an objective perspective, Lilias was able to control the government for many years despite being weak and disadvantaged, which is already very good.

Others would have surrendered their authority obediently under the coercion and inducement of the nobles, walked into the gold-rimmed birdcage and allowed themselves to be manipulated.

How powerful are the nobles above the court? It is a fool's errand to try to eradicate the roots. The lords in each fiefdom have great autonomy.

"Child, let me tell you this, your Majesty Lilias wants to find a handle for the power seizing faction more than you do. Dirty tricks such as hating, building momentum, and spreading rumors are not useless, but the nobles are powerful and make people all over the world. We can't find any openings to exploit, so we can only rely on some unconventional means to suppress them as much as possible." Ji Bai spread his hands.

"But this method is also very limited. In comparison, spreading rumors is too low-level, especially rumors that are not even reported to the evidence department. They will only make the nobles laugh and pass them by." The girl in black robe said thoroughly. Speechless.

"I see that you are also very hungry. Let's eat first. When you faint from hunger later, we will be responsible for carrying you home." After that, Ji Bai turned around and planned to ignore the girl.

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The girl in black robe shook her head, and didn't seem to mean to explain too much. She raised her head and could faintly see that her little face was stained with mud.

She didn't seem to give up, her eyes were full of determination. "Master Cavalry, and Master Rasambo, I have no way to leave the city, let alone enter the palace to bring the news to His Majesty. I can only rely on you.

"That's what I said, but my little friend, my uncompromising attitude gave Kalanti a little headache.

"If you don't believe me, I can tell you that the black girl took a deep breath, took off her black hood, and revealed a pure face.

“I am Sita, the second daughter of the Duke of White Thorn.

"You are the second daughter of the Duke of White Thorn?" Kalanti was slightly surprised, but Ji Bai next to her looked very calm.

She looks pretty, and if she wipes her face clean, her previous etiquette and behavior are also in place and very restrained. If she is a beggar, she has been hungry for who knows how many days and nights, and she will probably rush up and devour it without any restraint.

It has some flavor, but in the final analysis, it is still unconvincing.

"Very good, then, Miss, as per the old rules, please show me evidence."

"Eh? ?" The girl who called herself Sita was stunned, as if she didn't expect that the other party would doubt her after she revealed her true face, and she couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. "Uh uh uh, I, I am the second daughter of the Duke of White Thorn. Haven't you seen me? Most of the little nobles in this city have seen me.

"But we haven't seen you, have we?" Ji Bai said matter-of-factly. "Meet and sing

"And you can't provide us with any substantive evidence. It's just a baseless accusation. Even if we bring you to Her Majesty Lilias," do you think it will be of any substantive help to us? What?"

"Well" Sita was speechless after being asked. When she opened her mouth and wanted to continue talking, Ji Bai suddenly pulled her into her arms.

The footsteps sounded from far away to near, and the density was obviously not something that a single person could pronounce.

The Jeddo soldiers and the Vampire soldiers who were eating quietly put down their spoons and looked meaningfully outside the store door.

In less than half a moment, the heavily armed White Thorn Principality soldiers surrounded the entire store. Led by an officer with a mustache, they strode into the store.

"We are rare guests. May I ask which department your colleagues belong to? Why are you visiting our White Thorn Principality?" the mustached officer said.

After scanning the room full of armors, his eyes finally landed on Kalanti, who could barely put down the spoon.

The mustached officer seemed indifferent. In fact, as soon as he stepped into the store, all the soldiers in the room put down their spoons in unison.

- All eyes fell on him.

He swallowed calmly, always feeling that these glances had a profound meaning.

"I'm sorry, I remember that the soldier who registered outside the city gate asked for the information clearly." Kalanti ignored the shop owner who was scared to the side and stood up calmly. "Then Kalanti, please tell me again. I am a member of the Demon Scythe Guards who directly serve the royal family. I am returning to the court under the order of the princess. Soldier, do you still want to see our certificate?"

Kalanti specifically emphasized the point of 039 serving the royal family directly.

"Oh, since the identity has been checked, I won't bother you. We are also ordered to search door to door. No offense intended." The mustachioed officer said calmly, sweating profusely.

He glanced around roughly, and saw that they were all uniformly armored men. There was nothing to check at all, and if he pressed his nose or face, he would irritate these harsh words.

The mustached officer took a deep breath, said "Sorry to bother you" and led his troops to leave, continuing to inspect the next house.

After they walked away, Ji Bai silently took off the iron helmet covering Sita's head.

"are you OK?"

"Uh-huh, my head feels so dizzy and hurts. Sita got dizzy and stood up crookedly. It was only with Kalanti's help that she didn't fall to the ground.

“Wearing an iron helmet is so uncomfortable, the field of vision is limited, and it’s so boring that I really admire you.

"Is it you who those guards are chasing?" Ji Bai asked.

"Oh, yes." Sita was stunned, and then nodded a little disappointed. "Now, I'm a wanted criminal in the whole city.

"I'm sorry, Miss Sita. Assuming that you are not a deceiver and are really the second daughter of the White Thorn Principality, then why would your father want you the whole time? Is there any family conflict?"

"No, it's not as simple as a family conflict." Sita smiled mockingly. "It's not that my father is looking for me. Today's White Thorn family is led by unknown outsiders. They have the final say in this area.

'Where's your father?'

"I don't know. That night, except for the servant who informed me, I didn't see anyone. I only knew that the White Thorn Principality was usurped by outsiders. My father asked me to escape quickly." It was best to escape from the White Thorn Principality and Bring the news to Her Majesty Lilias.

"Now, the life and death of my father and brother are uncertain. I am alone and weak. I really don't know what to do.

"What a little girl. Excluding the nobles in the White Thorn Principality, who are the conservative nobles that you know?" Kalanti asked.

"There are not many conservatives. In order to avoid suspicion, our family has never had much contact with conservative families, so there is almost no friendship." Sita was a little embarrassed.

"But if it's just a simple acquaintance, it's still possible. I met the second young lady of the Leforno family at a banquet.

"You mean Miss Tina?"

"Yes, if Miss Tina paid a little attention, she should still remember me, Sita said uncertainly.

"That's great. We happen to be going to the Principality of Leforno. How about this. You follow us to the Principality of Leforno and check with Miss Tina. Is that okay?" Is that okay? Karan In fact, Ti didn't mean it to Sita.

"You are an adult. You have the final say. You don't need to ask for my opinion." Ji Bai did not express his disagreement clearly, and Kalanti breathed a sigh of relief.

"Yes, yes, Sita seems to be worried and hesitant.

"It won't help if you continue to stay in this city, right? Sooner or later they will find you, the White Thorn family, who slipped through the net, right?

,All right. ” Sita reluctantly agreed.

After having enough wine and food, everyone left the tavern and rushed to the south gate without stopping.

Normally bustling with people, the frequently visited south gate was silent at the moment. The reason was that the city gate was sealed, and there were patrolling guards everywhere on the city wall. A group of fully armed elites were stationed in front of the city wall. The bird will not let go.

They obviously noticed the large number of Ji Bai and others. They sheathed their fine steel swords, picked up their spears, and slowly opened their stance.

"Everyone, stay here. This is an emergency. The lord has ordered that no one can leave the city." The soldier captain blocked the way, and behind him were many soldiers on guard and the closed city gate.

"Anyone? Haha, you are so brave." Ji Bai approached with his head held high, not afraid of the other person's increasingly gloomy face.

"Just a nobody guarding the gate, using chicken feathers as arrows? Open your eyes and take a good look at whose army you are blocking?" Ji Bai can be said to have vividly played the image of the arrogant and domineering soldier of the saddle.

"This is the team of my eldest lady. My eldest lady is a member of the royal family and an upright member of the Rasambo tribe. You are a low-ranking and short-sighted pawn. You are really ignorant. Why, do you want to be here?" Isn't it too late to start a fight with Tai Sui?! Even if you have a big official position, you don't even weigh how much you weigh!" Ji Bai ejaculated on the other person's chest without any politeness.

The soldier expressionlessly stopped the soldier behind him who was furious, and his eyes fell on Ji Bai. "Sir, you don't seem to understand what I'm saying. This is an order from the lord, and we are just following orders.

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Don't keep talking about your lord, who do you think you can scare? Let me tell you, let alone a nobody like you, even lords are not easy to use!" Ji Bai sneered.

"If you want to check your identity, yes, my family

"Sir, judging by your accent, it sounds like you are from the capital city, right?" The soldier smiled inexplicably. "But this is not the main capital, but Baijing

Principality of Thorns, your young lady is really a member of the royal family, so I apologize for my previous recklessness, but this road cannot be given way. Here, the lord has the final say.

‘Oh, I can understand that your lord is going to rebel?’ Ji Bai narrowed his eyes.

"Boring words with no basis and no basis. These are your own words and have nothing to do with us." The soldier snorted.

"Really?" Ji Bai took out an ultimatum with a heraldry from his arms. "Take it, see clearly, we are on the orders of Her Royal Highness the Princess. We are returning to the capital to meet with Her Majesty the Queen to report something important. We have delayed our trip. You and your brains are not enough to offset the sin.

"Disobey Her Royal Highness the Princess's order, little guard, you are playing with fire." Ji Bai glanced coldly at the hesitant guards behind him.

"Those who want to treason, go on, I'm watching. Wait until I write down all your faces. When the time comes, all of you will run away wherever Her Majesty the Queen comes.

Okay, sir, you can pass it if you want. The military account seems to be a compromise, but the conversation has changed. "All of you must take off your armor and undergo inspection. This is our final bottom line. Please don't embarrass us.

"If this is the case, we are not disobeying Her Royal Highness the Princess's order, but are you really the friendly forces evacuating from Saplan State?" the soldier commander smiled intentionally or unintentionally.

"Your armor, at least in the Scarlet Blood Territory, I have never seen any standard army wearing it. It's not like we haven't seen the Demon Scythe Army before, but we have never heard of knights?"

"Why, there is no action. Are you feeling guilty?"

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