Chapter 255 The Lord of Plague, Yeats’s Way to Break the Situation
Guests with heavy faces stood outside the manor mansion.
The unexpected death of the Duke of Suffolk cast a haze over everyone's hearts.
Yeats and Crane came to the spiral staircase together and found that the Duke of Suffolk had stopped breathing on the cold ground. Mrs. Lee Matilda looked pale and clutched her handkerchief tightly, as if trying to control the trembling of her body. Then her eyes rolled back and she fainted.
Yeats stood closest, with quick eyesight and quick hands, supporting the duchess.
Taking this opportunity, Yeats activated a trace of magic power to sense the realm of her soul, and discovered that she had just entered the extraordinary threshold for the first time and had only one link in the tree of life.
Looking down, the Duchess frowned, her eyelashes trembled slightly, and the corners of her pursed lips showed sadness. It was hard to tell that she was faking it.
Yeats had heard that the Duke of Suffolk and his wife had a deep relationship and that they were inseparable at almost all occasions. This is also consistent with her current performance.
‘Could it be that my suspicion is wrong and that the Duchess does not know the inside story? ’
Yeats couldn’t help but think.
‘If the man in the iron mask that Perron saw was really the Duke of Suffolk, then why did he create the illusion that the duke died suddenly, and what is the connection with the vampires? '
"Take good care of the Duchess."
Klan glanced at Yeats, then looked at the body by the stairs, and said in a deep voice:
"First of all, we must examine Uncover the true identity, but it’s very tricky.”
“Why?”
"The Duke of Suffolk is infected with leprosy. This is not an ordinary disease with the same name. Even extraordinary people can be infected." Crane frowned, "This disease originated from the [Lord of Plagues]. It is extremely contagious. Contact may lead to infection, ranging from muscle weakness to disfigurement, paralysis, and disability. "
The Lord of Plague is extremely mysterious. Some people call him the devil of hell, and some call him a loving god. More than a hundred years ago, the "Black Death" swept across the entire Zhongting Continent and claimed about one-third of the lives on the continent. This horrific disease came from the 'Lord of Plagues'.
People have changed their minds when they heard about the 'Plague Lord', but there are also patients infected with the Black Death who have turned to embrace and believe in the 'Plague Lord'.
After the long epidemic finally ended, a massive witch-hunting movement began. The Vatican pointed the finger at witches, believing that witches were the culprits of the epidemic.
"The epidemic has no effect on me. If you need an autopsy assistant, I will help you." Yeats said.
Crane looked at Yeats in surprise.
Yeats explained: "I have the blessing of the goddess of youth, which can eliminate the influence of epidemics."
As he spoke, Yeats invoked the divinity of youth in the realm of the soul, condensing it in his hands A green cardamom flower emerges. Wearing this cardamom flower on your chest, you will immediately feel a faint divinity lingering around you, providing Yeats with protection.
Klan suddenly realized, with a hint of admiration in his eyes: "The goddess of youth is not only good at art, but also has corresponding authority in medical skills. You are worthy of being His chosen one."
Yeats Hand the unconscious duchess to the maid on the side.
Crane stood at a distance and directed Yeats to examine the body of the Duke of Suffolk.
The moment he lifted off the iron mask, a stench hit his face. Yeats frowned, resisting nausea, and looked at the true face under the mask: the deformed face covered with papules and plaques had become It was so swollen that it was almost impossible to see his face, and the pus in the ulcer was mixed with blood.
In the realm of creation, there is a kind of yellow-green light spot that Yeats has never seen before. These light spots try to get into Yeats' soul realm and corrode his tree of life. They are given Fu·Green Cardamom' was all intercepted.
"Is he the Duke of Suffolk?" Yeats turned to ask Crane.
“Yes, he is Suffolk——”
A dull and rough voice sounded.
Yeats looked back and saw a strong man like an iron tower with a scar on his face, striding in.
The 'epidemic' had no effect on him at all, because this strong man's body was actually flowing with an aura as high as the sixth ring. He was the hand of the king, the knight Colin of the sixth ring!
Kelin's stern eyes scanned the crowd, and finally settled on Yeats, nodding slightly.
"First meeting, I am Colin, your Majesty's knight. I learned that the Duke of Suffolk had an accident, so I came here to find out what happened."
"Knight Colin, how can you be sure that he is Suffolk?"
Facing the knight, Crane still held his pipe in his mouth and said, "Have you ever seen his true face?"
Colin nodded and said: "Your Majesty once ordered the Duke of Suffolk to take off his mask, and I was by your side at that time."
"But your one-sided words alone are not enough to prove his identity. "Klan glanced at the unconscious Duchess, "In my opinion, it's up to the Duchess to make the decision."
Colin said coldly: "Are you questioning me?"
"I don't dare. It's just that there have been many murders in Lundu City recently, which has made everyone panic. Now another Duke has encountered an accident. We should be more cautious in everything. What do you think?" Crane said with a smile.
Kelin glanced at the Duchess who was being supported by the maid, and released a fiery red fighting spirit from his palms. Compared with the dark red scarlet fighting spirit, this red gold fighting spirit with golden brilliance is the symbol of the six-ring knight.
This fighting spirit actually had a healing effect and slowly entered the body of the duchess.
The Duchess woke up leisurely, her eyes fell on the face of the Duke of Suffolk, and she suddenly let out a soft cry, showing signs of coma again.
"Madam, we would like to ask you to see if this is the Duke of Suffolk?" Yeats said hurriedly.
With tears in her eyes, Lee Matilda said tremblingly: "Yes, he is Suffolk, but he was fine just now, how could he suddenly...just...just..."
The Duchess was choked with sobs and covered her face in sobs.
"When the crime occurred, who was the first to discover it?" Crane asked.
"I..." The pale maid did not dare to look up. Under Crane's questioning, she said that the Duke of Suffolk was walking towards the stairs, suddenly stopped, and then fell straight back.
"I was very strange at the time. I stood there stunned for a while, then realized that I could no longer hear the Duke's breathing, so I hurriedly ran out..." the maid said tremblingly.
"Leprosy does not have an acute attack. This case is by no means an accident. It must have been premeditated."
Klan asked the gatekeeper to be called again and asked if he had seen any suspicious figures.
This is a lame man with an ugly appearance, slanted eyes, and a flat nose. He is about forty or so, bald, and has a cluster of spiky red hair on the left and right sides of his head, which looks a bit funny.
Facing Crane’s inquiry, the gatekeeper hesitated and said:
“At that time, all the gentlemen were holding a dinner party in the garden, and I, I also secretly drank some wine, and I was confused. During this time, I saw a man in a bright red robe sneaking out of the manor.”
"You still dare to drink! I asked you to stay out of kindness, but you still dare to do this to me and the Duke!"
For some reason, the Duchess suddenly became furious, like a furious lioness, screaming hysterically Said:
“Come here, give this gatekeeper twenty lashes and drive him out of the manor!”
“Madam, I know I was wrong, I don’t Dare you, madam!" The gatekeeper knelt down and wailed.
"Please wait a moment." Yeats asked, "What do you mean by asking him to stay out of kindness?"
The Duchess's chest rose and fell, her beautiful eyes looked at Yeats, and she remained coldly silent.
The maid on the side spoke softly: "This old man was the gatekeeper of the previous owner of the manor. After the lady bought the manor, she showed mercy and let him stay. It would be better for him not to be a good gatekeeper. You're still drinking and causing trouble..."
"That's enough."
Lee Matilda scolded, then looked at Crane, her attitude softened and her eyes flickered slightly.
"Whether my husband died in an accident or a conspiracy, I implore you to find out the truth... Mr. Crane, this concerns my husband and I, as well as our two families."< br>
"Do the Duchess and the Duke have no heirs?" Crane suddenly asked.
“No.”
“Then, who will handle the Duke’s funeral?”
Klan’s implication was that he wanted to ask about the Duke’s inheritance Who is the successor? In the absence of heirs, only the heir is qualified to handle the funeral affairs for the Duke of Suffolk.
The Duchess was silent for a long time and sighed:
"His nephew should come to White Oak Manor."
Yeats could understand Crane's intention in asking this.
The Duke of Suffolk dies, who is the biggest beneficiary? His successor, of course.
Lee Matilda has no right to inherit any title from the Duke of Suffolk. Even whether she can get a share of the family property depends on the heir's eyes. To be fair, she absolutely does not want to see it. to the one where the Duke of Suffolk died.
But now, the deal is done. Lee Matilda has lost her husband, as well as her status, fame and wealth as a duchess.
Yeats saw that this noble lady who still retained her charm seemed to have aged a lot. In front of everyone, she walked to a chair with a backrest in the corner of the hall and sat down. With her hands trembling, she lit a slender piece of tobacco and then ordered The maid poured her a glass of whiskey. She took a puff of tobacco as if to quench her thirst, spit it out slowly, then picked up the liquor and drank it all, with lingering sadness still in her eyes.
Where does sadness come from? Whether it was because of the departure of her lover or the gap in status, only she knew this.
Yeats suddenly realized that Colin’s eyes were also fixed on Mrs. Lee Matilda.
When this giant man stared at the duchess, there was a hint of tenderness hidden in his eyes.
Is there a story between these two people?
The Duke of Suffolk was physically disabled, and his beloved wife was in her prime. If Colin was Mrs. Lee Matilda's guest, then it would explain much why he received the news so quickly and rushed to White Oak Manor...
Suddenly Suddenly, Yeats' hair stood on end, and a chill spread from the soles of his feet to the top of his head.
The Blood Spider is very likely to be the Sixth Ring Master.
If Colin is the Blood Spider Lord.
Then, doesn't he also have rights similar to those of a duke, and can he develop the Scarlet Society under the eyes of the Lionheart King?
No!
Yeats also felt that there were some flaws in this speculation.
Colin must have been with the Lionheart King through life and death, otherwise the Lionheart King would not have allowed him to serve as Hand of the King and put him in charge of investigating the Blood Spider and the Scarlet Society.
There must be a problem somewhere, Yeats frowned tightly, the answer must be nearby!
Whether Perron fell into a trap, or the real and fake Duke of Suffolk, or the Duchess's affair with the King's Hand... all these clues were like a spider spinning a web, all leading to the huge scarlet spider.
Someone is deliberately leading me to speculate in the wrong direction. That must be someone who knows Perun's character, can take advantage of the situation, and is also well aware of Crane's pursuit of the Blood Spider.
In an instant.
There seemed to be a sudden inspiration.
Yeats's gaze was profound, and he faintly touched the answer.
But this answer needs to be verified with facts.
‘If the true identity of Lord Blood Spider is as I suspected, then the news that June and I are tracking down Lord Blood Spider must have been exposed. '
Yeats thought secretly: 'If I were the Blood Spider and wanted to clear myself of suspicion, I would create a target with greater suspicion - June and I, just to divert the suspicion. best tool. '
'If I go to the territory of Duke Alba, I will definitely encounter an ambush. The one who takes action will not be the Blood Spider himself, but the Marquis of the Fifth Ring...'
'I and June is only the fourth ring, and there is no way he can be the opponent of the fifth ring Marquis. Once June is assassinated, the Lannister family and the Wick family will definitely be in turmoil. When the civil war breaks out, the vampire's conspiracy is about to succeed. ’
'But there is a variable in this game that even I did not expect -'
Yeats's eyes flickered.
‘Although I am in the fourth ring, I can now kill the fifth-ring Marquis alone! ’
It was already late at night when we left White Oak Manor.
Yeats asked Crane to deal with the Perron matter. Perron was a major suspect in this case, and Yeats was unable to bail him out for the time being. He could only be relieved of suspicion after the real murderer was found.
Crane has a hereditary noble status and can take care of Perun so that he will not be abused.
Yeats and June agreed to have a detailed discussion at Silver Birch Manor tomorrow. They would ride in a carriage with Calvin and return to the north bank across the Lundu Bridge.
As the night fell, the carriage gradually drove away from Lundu Tower, inside the carriage covered with barriers.
Calvin frowned and said:
“I didn’t expect that the Duke of Suffolk would have an accident at this juncture. My father also suspected that the Duke of Suffolk had a strong suspicion, but now the clues have been cut off. ”
"It's possible that he faked his death."
"Fake his own death?"
"Aren't vampires the best at fake death?" Yeats said calmly, "Perhaps, at the funeral of the Duke of Suffolk On that day, the coffin was empty, and the Duke of Suffolk had already shed his golden toad shell. "According to you, the Duke of Suffolk is the Blood Spider?" Calvin said in surprise. .
Yeats smiled pretending to be mysterious and said: "Your father, please tell me the clues, what are the specific clues?"
Seeing Baron Yeats' strategizing demeanor, Calvin couldn't help but sigh to himself. If Baron Yeats could really catch the Blood Spider, he might be able to obtain the title of Duke!
And by then, a battle between the two great dukes in the northern province may be inevitable...
Calvin shook his head, driving away the unpleasant associations, and said seriously:< br>
"My father has not gained nothing in recent days. He captured a vampire earl and pried important information from the earl's mouth."
"What information?"
"There is one Duke and two Marquis in the Scarlet Society. Among them, the Duke is good at spearmanship, while the two Marquises are good at illusion and disguise assassination respectively."
Calvin said: "Previously, The Vampire Marquis you killed with your father was good at illusion. Thinking about it, there should be another Vampire Marquis who is good at disguise and assassination. "
"It's similar to what I guessed." Zhi nodded slowly:
"Please tell Duke Thomas that I already have a way to break the situation."
"What way?" Calvin asked in surprise.
"Use yourself as bait and wait for the fish to take the bait!"
*
Lion Palace.
It was in the morning, and the sunlight illuminated the Lion-Hearted King on the throne with his head in his hands. Richard said in a deep voice:
"Have you found anything?"
"The deceased is indeed the Duke of Suffolk. The disease and appearance on his body are enough to prove that the deceased is him." Colin said respectfully.
Richard said coldly: "Both diseases and appearance can be disguised. The key depends on the realm of the soul. This is the foundation of a transcendent... Have you paid attention to the dead and what kind of fighting spirit they used? "?"
"I have indeed scouted his soul realm, and there is nothing special about the power seeds of fighting spirit."
"That means the deceased is not the Duke of Suffolk at all!" Richard suddenly scolded.
Ke Lin was slightly startled.
Richard said: "I still remember Suffolk. He was disabled due to leprosy since he was a child, but his will was very strong, so he practiced [Melting Furnace Dou Qi], and he has the power seeds of Furnace Dou Qi in his body!"
Colin broke into cold sweat on his forehead, and immediately knelt down on one knee and said: "This subordinate is negligent, please forgive me!"
Richard's tone softened a little:
"This matter There are very few people who know about it, so I can’t blame you for not knowing the inside story.”
“But,” Richard changed the topic and said coldly, “You must find out the real Sa. The whereabouts of Duke Fokker and bring him back to me”
"I obey!"
At this time, an attendant came to the hall and said:
"Your Majesty, the Duke of Alba is asking for an audience outside the hall."
"Alba "Ba?" Richard narrowed his eyes, "Let him in!"
The Duke of Alba has a solemn appearance, thick black hair, and a chiseled face. He is wearing armor, with an eagle pattern on his cloak, and a sword at his waist. The sheath is magnificent.
Arriving at the main hall, the Duke of Alba knelt down on one knee and remonstrated:
"Your Majesty, a group of mobs are making trouble in my territory. I ask you to allow me to leave Lundu and suppress this mob. !"
Richard was noncommittal and said: "Have you figured out the reason for their rebellion?"
"That group of mobs believe in paganism and are unwilling to pay taxes. They are really right. How disrespectful!" the Duke of Alba said coldly.
The Lionheart King shook his head, but said nothing. The religious power was a constraint on the monarchy, but he was unable to solve the hidden danger of the Holy See for his daughter. He could only place his hope on the Protestants in the Golden Lion Kingdom. Being able to consume each other with the people of the Holy See can give her daughter a chance to secure the throne.
"Go ahead and bring me a greeting to Archbishop Torbin of the Northern Diocese."
"Yes, Your Majesty." The Duke of Alba paused for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, I heard that the Duke of Suffolk The accidental death...is it related to the vampires? "
"What do you want to say? You might as well say it boldly," the Lionheart King said coldly.
The Duke of Alba took a deep breath and said: "Your Majesty, the reason why the vampires are so rampant, I think has a lot to do with the ignorance of the people and the chaos of the royal family's beliefs! Why not follow the example of Emperor Lorraine and establish the Holy Light? For the state religion, in this way, the crusaders and priests can also become the mainstay against the vampires!"
Richard was expressionless and casually dismissed the request.
Crusaders come to contain the vampires? So who will contain the Crusaders?
The Duke of Alba is a religious fanatic, which is very bad. The position of Duke of the Northern Province should be filled by nobles who are more loyal to the royal power.
Yeats Berlandi.
After being born in a famous family, Miao Hong is also an artistic god with a bright future.
In a few days, there will be a duel meeting of knights.
If Yeats can show the potential to become a five-ring hero, it will pave the way for him to be crowned a Duke in the future.
Lionheart King was already looking forward to meeting Yeats, and murmured in a low voice:
"Duke of Morning Frost Ridge? Haha, maybe he can come up with a better name... …”
(End of this chapter)