After Cecilia's reminder, Gu Yu finally recalled what she knew about the duke's third-in-command.
Todds had joined Duke Red Dragon's forces over fifty years ago. He was compassionate but not foolishly kind, and ruthless toward villains. His legendary mount was the Dark Thunder Swift Leopard.
Gu Yu's mind raced as she analyzed the situation. At last, she reached a conclusion: it was a trap.
The boss and the others were all playing dead. She might as well find a chance to fake it too.
Black lightning crackled in Todds's hand, but he didn't immediately attack the two of them. Instead, he looked at Gu Yu and gestured for her to leave.
"If you're not involved, then get out of here."
"But..." Gu Yu hesitated, when suddenly Lin Yue's voice rang in her mind.
[Go fight him. I'll protect you. Just find a good chance to lie down.]
The blue-haired girl lowered her eyes and spotted a thread of shadow so fine it was almost imperceptible, attached to her leg.
[Got it!]
Reassured, Gu Yu instantly regained her composure.
Seeing her still standing there, Cecilia hurriedly said, "Miss Iris, hurry and leave. Don't let me drag you down any further..."
"Heh, so that's how it is." Todds watched the two of them with interest. "Agatha, back to your old tricks again?"
At last, Gu Yu broke through the thick filter of her childhood admiration and noticed a few clues.
She took a deep breath and put on an angry expression. "She was framed. Duke Red Dragon sent the Thousand-Face Man to disguise himself as her and slaughter the village."
"Aren't you known for your integrity throughout the North Wind Territory? Then why are you now..." As she reached the end of her sentence, Gu Yu forced herself to shout.
Todds frowned.