Joy Turns to Sorrow!

As Kaila chose to surrender, the castle gates were soon opened.

With a sweep of his hand, Nalant led his party straight into the castle.

When they reached the front courtyard, Kaila and Neff were already waiting there. Their faces were still somewhat pale, and their gazes toward Nalant were filled with awe.

"Sir Kaila, you made a wise choice!"

Nalant walked up with a broad smile and greeted him.

Kaila's surrender had directly salvaged his dignity as a lord, which pleased him greatly.

At the same time, he believed such surrenders would become more and more common from here on.

"Sir Nalant, was that divine... divine punishment truly sent down by the God of Glory?" Kaila lifted his head blankly and voiced the greatest doubt in his heart.

"That's right. That was the wrath sent down by the God of Glory!" Nalant replied with a straight face.

He still intended to use this "divine punishment" to bluff and swindle people, so naturally he had to keep playing the holy man to the end.

Hearing that answer, Kaila said nothing more.

Next, Kaila and Neff were taken prisoner, while the other guards were bound.

As Quick and the others began ransacking the castle from top to bottom, Nalant once again enjoyed a fresh lunch in the castle dining hall.

During this time, Nalant also released Jinder Castle's steward, allowing him to continue north and spread word of his divine punishment.

By the time lunch was over, Quick and the others had turned the castle upside down. Yet the final tally of spoils still came to no more than two hundred gold coins.

After loading the spoils onto the carts and dismissing most of the peasant soldiers, Nalant continued onward with the remaining captives and loot.

Toward evening, he arrived at