"No... no, no, I'm not an assassin!"
"My lord, spare me! Spare me! I can't even lift a knife!"
"Ah, no, no, help! Mom, Mom, help me..."
Upon hearing the emotionless command from the Leopard-Eyed Knights leader, Bingsen, and seeing the cavalrymen approaching with murderous intent and wielding bloodstained, menacing iron spikes, the six girls, understanding the meaning, were terrified, their faces pale with fear, their eyes filled with despair, and they struggled desperately.
The tortures of the Knights' Hall Black Prison were infamous throughout the Empire; the mere mention of them could stop a three-year-old from crying. The other two girls, who didn't speak the Zenit Empire language, saw their companion's terrified state and, upon seeing the horrifying instruments of torture, understood their own fate. Their pretty faces contorted with fear, and they knelt on the ground with a thud, desperately kowtowing and begging for mercy. Their slender, delicate bodies resembled fragile little flowers blooming in the cold wind, a pitiful sight.
But the leader of the Leopard-Eyed Knights didn't even glance at the pitiful girls, laughing smugly, "Hmph, they can't even speak the Imperial language, they're obviously Spartak Empire assassins, seize them!"
The cavalrymen, who had been somewhat hesitant, no longer hesitated. They shook the iron spiked instruments, making a clanging sound as the iron chains clashed, and raised the instruments to put them on the poor, weak girls.
"Let's see who dares!"
Just at the crucial moment, a soft yet firm voice drifted over from the side.
Angela walked over to Sun Fei. She, who was usually very gentle, surprisingly shouted angrily, stopping the fierce cavalry. She bent down and gently helped up the eight poor, beautiful girls who were terrified. Like Goddess protecting her believers, she sheltered them behind her delicate but incredibly strong body.
The future princess's eyes were clear and righteous, yet contained a hint of anger that made people afraid to look directly at her.
The cavalrymen wielding the iron spiked instruments felt a sudden pang of guilt. In the past, if anyone had dared to obstruct them at this moment, they would have already lashed them with whips. But now, facing this weak woman who they knew had no martial arts skills whatsoever, they dared not take a single step forward.
"Hmph! This is not a testing ground, King of Chambord. The discovery of the Spartak assassin in the Chambord camp is already a grave sin. Instead of repenting and awaiting the Emperor's punishment, you dare to send people to obstruct the Knights' Hall from enforcing the law. Do you really intend to commit treason?"
The leader of the Leopard-Eyed Knights, believing he was in the right, smugly glanced at Sun Fei and shouted.
To everyone's surprise, Sun Fei didn't even glance at him, a cold smile and contempt on his lips, showing that he had never taken the Knights' Hall seriously from beginning to end.
"You..."
The leader of the Leopard-Eyed Knights was both angry and fearful, yet he was powerless against King of Chambord.
The saying goes, "A wise man doesn't fight a losing battle." Everyone in the capital knows that King of Chambord acts without restraint, a mad wolf who will bite anyone when enraged. In terms of sheer strength, all fifty of them combined couldn't withstand a single finger from King of Chambord One Fist Spanning the Heavens. Even if they were in the right now, what could they do? If they angered this Mad Wolf and he attacked, even if the Knights' Hall could punish him later, their own lives would be in danger.
"Your Highness, do you know what you're doing?" Unable to deal with King of Chambord, the Leopard-Eyed Knight leader turned his attention to Angela. However, the girl before him was clear, noble, and unapproachable. For a moment, even someone as fierce as him couldn't utter his usual threatening and cursing words. He patiently said, "Protecting the Spartak assassin, if Emperor Yassin were to be enraged, the entire Kingdom of Chambord would be destroyed."
They are not assassins.
Angela shook her head firmly, refusing to say anything more. She pulled several beautiful girls, who were pale with fright, and walked straight towards Sun Fei.
"You... this..." The leader of the Leopard-Eyed Knights was practically going crazy with rage.
"Sir, we've found something here!" Just then, several cavalrymen responsible for searching the Chambord camp suddenly shouted, immediately attracting everyone's attention.
Several cavalrymen swiftly carried over some items from a distance and threw them all on the ground with a clatter. They turned out to be gold and silver treasures, as well as several fine pieces of armor and weapons.
Sun Fei's pupils suddenly contracted.
He instantly recognized the origin of these items.
These were the valuables and weapons discovered in the underground hall behind the secret passage after the massacre of the Blood Blade Mercenary Corps's headquarters last night. Although Chambord City had also reaped a great harvest last night, obtaining a considerable amount of wealth accumulated by the Blood Blade, Sun Fei was certain that the gold, silver, and weapons before him were definitely not part of his share from last night, because all of last night's spoils were currently in his storage ring and had not yet been retrieved.
How did these things end up in the Chambord camp?
"My lord, we just found these things in a tent in the Chambord camp. After our inspection, we discovered that these items belong to the Blood Blade Mercenary Corps in the capital..." a cavalryman reported loudly.
"Huh? The Blood Blade Mercenary Corps was attacked by the Spartak Empire assassins last night and was completely wiped out. Their valuables were also looted by the assassins. How could they be found here?" The leopard-eyed knight leader's eyes flickered as he muttered to himself for a moment, then suddenly looked up and shouted, "Could it be that the Kingdom of Chambord is colluding with the Spartak Empire assassins? King of Chambord, what else do you have to say? How did these things end up in your camp?"
This loud shout, infused with his Dou Qi, carried far like a thunderclap.
People from other vassal states outside the Chambord camp also heard these words clearly.
Many people's expressions changed instantly.
Colluding with assassins of the Spartak Empire? This is a crime no one can bear. In recent days, more than a hundred nobles and high-ranking officials of the Empire have died at the hands of assassins. Anyone even remotely associated with this crime is like having mud smeared on their crotch—even if they're not shit, they're still shit. Not only will they be punished, but they will also have a blood feud with many noble forces in the Empire. Even if the King of Chambord has immense power, he will become a public enemy.
At the same time, a thunderous sound of hooves erupted, and a large number of the Knights' Hall appeared out of nowhere, completely surrounding the Chambord camp.
" King of Chambord, I advise you not to Resist, but to surrender! There may still be questions about this matter. If you cooperate with the Knights' Hall interrogation, perhaps your innocence can be cleared?" Seeing the large number of the Knights' Hall cavalry appear besides the King, the leader of the Leopard-Eyed Knights breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Sun Fei with a forced smile.
By this time, Sun Fei had seen through everything and knew the truth perfectly.
What a coincidence!
Blood Blade's valuables were just discovered in the Chambord camp, and then a large number of the Knights' Hall cavalry immediately appeared and surrounded the camp. These cavalrymen were obviously prepared in advance, and the current situation is clearly a setup to frame someone.
Last night, the Blood Blade Mercenary Corps was massacred. In order to give the people of the capital a plausible explanation, the major powers blamed the enemy assassins for the tragedy.
Sun Fei knew about the proposal beforehand and agreed to it.
Unexpectedly, someone with ulterior motives took advantage of this flaw that many people had overlooked and immediately set up a trap to frame Chambord City the very next day.
Who could be so meticulously plotting against me?
A cold glint flashed in Sun Fei's eyes.
He ignored the aggressive questioning of the leopard-eyed knight leader, took a few steps forward under the watchful eyes of the crowd, and swept his sharp gaze across the faces of the cavalrymen who had just been searched for 'stolen goods,' then looked at the gold, silver, jewels, and weapons on the ground, and asked, "Speak, who gave you permission to bring these things into my Chambord camp?"
The cavalryman's expression changed, but he quickly regained his composure and sneered, "What are you talking about? I don't understand. I found these things in your camp..."
Snap!
Before the cavalryman could finish speaking, Sun Fei slapped him across the face, sending him flying in a whirlwind several meters away, where he fell unconscious, his fate unknown.
"How dare you!"
"Presumptuous!"
" The King of Chambord has rebelled! Seize him!"
No one expected that King of Chambord would dare to hurt someone under such circumstances. After a moment of silence, the leader of the Leopard-Eyed Knights roared, and several angry shouts immediately erupted outside the Chambord camp. The Knights' Hall cavalry were about to spur their horses and charge into the camp.
boom!
Sun Fei swung his hand back, unleashing a powerful and irresistible force.
Bang bang bang bang!
The first few Knights' Hall cavalry to charge into the Chambord camp were instantly reduced to puffs of blood mist that exploded in the air, leaving no trace of their bodies.
A blurry yet majestic illusory totem, a hundred meters tall, slowly appeared behind Sun Fei, looking down at the earth like God of War. Waves of terrifying power erupted from Sun Fei's body, surging and undulating like raging waves, creating air convection like a hurricane, and the surrounding cavalrymen suddenly felt that they could not even stand still.
The Knights' Hall' cavalry outside the Chambord camp were also intimidated by this terrifying aura, and they abruptly stopped their advance, not daring to move an inch.
Sun Fei glanced at it with a cold smile, then suddenly raised a finger, and a stream of azure-colored energy shot out from his fingertip like Sharp Sword.
Clang!
The giant glass sword slashed through the air, leaving a massive sword mark a hundred meters long and half a meter deep behind the camp gate.
"Anyone who dares to cross this sword mark... dies!"
As soon as Sun Fei spoke, everyone around looked at the sword mark and immediately felt that it was like the boundary of Hell, exuding an aura of death. A chill ran down their spines and up to the top of their heads, and no one dared to look at the sword mark again.
No one would think that King of Chambord was joking.
No one doubted whether King of Chambord would actually make a move—the blood mist from those cavalrymen was still lingering in the air!
"You... you have some nerve, King of Chambord, you..." The leader of the Leopard-Eyed Knights was both shocked and furious, his voice changed.
"Even if I'm bold, I can't compare to you. Hmph, you ignorant fool, daring to frame me!" Sun Fei sneered, turning to Petr Čech, Torres, the Heng and Ha Generals ], and Oleg, ordering, "Arrest everyone who has broken into the camp! Break one of their legs, then interrogate them on the spot to find out who ordered them to frame me!"
At this point, Sun Fei's eyes swept over the leopard-eyed knight leader with lightning speed, and he added coldly, "Anyone who dares to resist will be killed without mercy!"
First update.