Chapter 48 Betrayal
"Cole, come to the training room and see me!"
Just as Cole was thinking about the future in his mind, the voice of his eldest brother Locke suddenly sounded in his ears.
"Huh?"
Cole looked up suddenly.
What's going on?
Ten years ago, didn't the eldest brother just come out of seclusion and tell himself that he would practice seclusion for a long time?
So it’s only been ten years and you’ve woken up?
Moreover, he also asked himself to go to the training room to see him!
This was completely different from his previous reaction when he came out of seclusion.
Although there was a lot of confusion in his heart, Cole did not dare to neglect his elder brother's call.
After tidying up his clothes, he rushed to Locke's training room.
……
"Brother."
After pushing open the door of the training room and entering the training room, Cole came to Locke who was sitting cross-legged in the center of the training room.
"Well, Cole, you're here, sit down."
Opening his eyes, Locke reached out and flicked it. Suddenly, a cloud of dust rose up from the ground in front of Locke, making the ground in front of Locke as smooth as a mirror.
Cole frowned slightly, and finally sat cross-legged opposite Locke.
"Brother, what's the matter with you calling me here?"
"Yeah."
Locke nodded and asked Cole directly without playing riddles with Cole.
"Cole, what on earth did you do in Rockland?"
Cole's heart skipped a beat, but he quickly regained his composure.
"Ah? Brother, what are you talking about? I didn't do anything?"
"Nothing done?"
Locke looked at Cole deeply.
"Just now, His Majesty Seres sent me a message directly from his spiritual consciousness, asking me if I had rebelled..."
"What?"
Hearing Locke's words, Col was startled and jumped up from the ground, with a look of fear in his eyes.
He never expected that before he could find a person with a pure soul who could make him a saint, what happened in Locke Territory would actually be reported to His Majesty Seres of the Frost and Snow Empire.
The matter has been exposed, how will the eldest brother treat himself?
Will he kill himself?
Cole doesn't want to die!
Therefore, Cole instantly knelt down in front of Locke and cried loudly.
"Brother, these are all things Viscount Cross threatened me to do."
"Viscount Cross and Viscount Marrick are all ninth-level peak warriors, and their strength far exceeds mine. They threaten me that if I don't obey their orders, they will kill me..."
"They also joined forces with Viscount Gascox, Viscount Berkeley, and Viscount Dal to monopolize the economy of Locke Territory..."
"They, they also threatened me that as long as I reveal a little bit of information to you, brother, they will kill my wife, children, and grandchildren."
At this moment, in order to survive, Cole directly sold all five viscounts in Locke's territory.
No way, Cole already knew from Locke that his high-profile search for people with pure souls in the entire Locke Territory has been exposed, and it has also attracted the attention of His Majesty Seres of the Frost and Snow Empire.
In this situation, Cole knew that only his eldest brother could save his life.
Locke sighed slightly.
If he had not seen Cross and Marek respect Cole so much during the previous exit, Locke might have believed Cole's words. If Locke had not made a breakthrough in his soul attainments during the last retreat and could not sense Cole's emotions, he would still regard Cole as his closest brother in the world.
But...
Nothing if!
"Alas..."
Sighing slightly, he stood up from the ground.
"Cole, I once promised my parents on their graves that as long as I stay in Wakanda for one day, I will protect your wealth and prosperity for one day."
"I remember, your son is already over 130 years old this year, right?"
"From today on, let your son take over Lockland!"
"And you, without my order, are not allowed to leave the mansion in Rock City!"
"Yes, yes, brother, don't worry, I will stay well in the mansion and won't run around!"
Although Cole felt that he had been deprived of the right to manage Locke Territory, he also knew that such a big thing had happened to Locke Territory and that was the only way to save his life.
Moreover, Cole also has his own plans in mind.
Although he could not openly control Locke Territory, it was his son who took over the management of Locke Territory.
If I need anything, are I still afraid that the boy won't obediently take care of it for me?
In a few years, after the turmoil caused by him has passed, it is not impossible for his son to return the management of Locke Territory to him.
Cole's emotional changes were naturally sensed by Locke.
However, Locke is now completely disappointed in Cole.
If Locke still regarded Cole as his biological brother because of his parents' relationship before, now Locke only regards Cole's lineage as his "kin".
"Relatives" and "kin" are two different feelings.
Locke can give unconditionally to his loved ones and only hopes that their loved ones can live a better life.
As for "kin", all efforts must be rewarded.
……
Although Locke has not managed Locke Territory for a day, this does not prevent Locke's will from operating in Locke Territory.
Even the five viscounts who were loyal to Locke and had taken root in Locke territory for nearly a hundred years could not stop Fenhao in the face of Locke's will.
Viscount Cross and Viscount Marrick, both of whom belonged to the "central nobles" of Locke Territory, basically showed no resistance and were directly dealt with.
The other three viscounts in the Locke Territory, after learning that Cross and Marek were arrested, directly abandoned their territories and led their families to flee to the Temple of Light.
"Damn it!"
In the dark forest, Jaske slapped a big tree in front of him until it exploded, venting his anger.
That guy Cole actually betrayed them all, saying that everything was instigated by them and threatening him, so he had to pass that condition.
Otherwise, with the secrecy of their actions, how could anyone find evidence?
This is the first time in more than four hundred years that Gasco has been treated like this.
If Cole was in front of him now, Gathko would probably not be afraid of Locke and would directly kill Cole with one sword.
Fortunately, he wanted to hand over the person with a pure soul he was looking for to Cole.
"Don't be angry, Brother Gasko."
Dahl comforted Gasko on the side: "It's fortunate that Lord Locke did not hunt us down personally. Otherwise, we would not have been able to escape from Locke Territory."
Hearing what Dar said, Gasco and Berkeley fell silent.
Indeed, it was precisely because Lord Locke did not hunt them down personally that they were able to escape safely from Locke Territory.
(End of chapter)