HCB Chapter 400 Lixia, you?
Chapter 400 Lixia, you?
In a small town in the Holy Kingdom of Veratis, in an inn.
Miss sat on the soft bed to recuperate.
The demihumans had already left on their own, leaving only Petra behind.
On the way to the town, I learned from Raymond that a lot of big things have happened in Veratis recently.
[The Great Labyrinth Kataklin] has become popular again for some reason. Many adventurer guilds have moved there from the dungeon next to the royal capital, Lari City.
The Holy Kingdom paid a huge amount of gold coins to the northern countries, but only bought half of the black crystal ore. It was thought that the conflict between the two sides would intensify, but it turned out to be nothing in the end.
In addition to this, there is an even more serious incident. While the Holy Knights are away from the country, Count Secco committed treason.
Count Secco, who was in charge of 70% of the Holy Kingdom's military forces, openly declared that he would eliminate Archbishop Michelle of the Church of the Goddess of Life, and destroyed all the churches in the Holy Kingdom and kidnapped all the saints.
The army surrounded the royal capital of Lairui, and people all over the world thought that the cathedral of the Church of the Goddess of Life would also be destroyed.
However, the eldest prince Cross faced thousands of troops alone, killed the rebel leader Count Secco, put down the rebellion, and became the new king.
Today, the new king of the Holy Kingdom is in power and is preparing for celebrations across the country. He has also invited nobles and high-ranking officials from all other countries to participate.
Miss was well aware of the matter of the Black Crystal Demon Mine, but he had never expected Count Secco's treason.
In the eyes of others, Count Secco was destroying the Church of the Goddess of Life for his own selfish desires because of the conflict between himself and Archbishop Michel.
But in Mis's opinion, things are definitely not that simple.
If Count Secco really just had a grudge against Michel, there was no need to wait until so late to start a rebellion.
Long before he surrounded the northern kingdoms, he already controlled 70% of the kingdom's military forces.
So Mis concluded that Count Secco's reasons for treason were false.
“It looks like treason, but it’s actually to purge the church.”
"There is probably only one person who can command Count Psycho to do something like this..."
"Cross."
Thinking of this, Miss was even more puzzled.
Cross commanded his confidants to rebel, and then he himself suppressed the rebellion?
There is no benefit in doing this.
He has already gained the trust of Tartarus and Michelle, so there is no need for him to do this kind of thing to show his loyalty. It is really unnecessary.
Miss was certain that there was a hidden secret that he was unaware of.
But one thing is beyond doubt: Count Secco's rebellion must have been ordered by Cross.
"Why do you want to do this?"
"According to my plan, you just need to wait quietly for me to come back. You don't need to do anything during this time."
"You agree with my plan, don't you? Eliminating the church is not part of my plan..."
The result of doing so would most likely cause Cross to expose himself to Tartarus and Michelle.
If that were the case, he would definitely be possessed by Tartarus in advance.
This thought flashed through Mis's mind, but it only lasted for less than a second.
"No way. How could he, such a smart man, take the initiative to send himself to death?"
He believed that if Cross dared to do such a thing, he must have found a way out in advance.
"But Michelle did relax, or rather gave up monitoring me."
After resting in the small town for a few days, Miss was surprised to find that Michelle did not send anyone to follow him.
This is extremely unreasonable.
After he combined his current situation with his conjecture about Cross, the idea that had faded away before became clear again in his mind.
"Has he really been possessed?"
Mis was scratching his head and feeling uneasy for a moment.
No matter how he reasoned, he felt that things were too strange and there were many unreasonable aspects.
At this moment, his door opened and Lisia walked in.
Seeing Miss twisting in the bed, Lisia was stunned at the door, "Brother, what's the posture you are in?"
Miss quickly straightened his body and said calmly, "This is called yoga. It can calm your mind and strengthen your body. I'll teach you later."
Of course, he was lying; he knew nothing about yoga.
A picture flashed through Lisia's mind, and her cheeks flushed slightly. She gently closed the door and sat down beside the bed.
"Do you want me to take that embarrassing pose?"
Miss shuddered all over and couldn't help coughing.
"What kind of embarrassing posture is that? It's just a handstand split. How can it be embarrassing?"
As he spoke, he began to imagine the scene in his mind, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong.
"I'm sorry, I do feel a little ashamed..."
Lisia lowered her head a little more, her panicked hands tightly grasped the quilt on the bed, and whispered: "I'm fine..."
In panic, Miss leaned back and hit his head heavily on the wall.
He came to his senses instantly and quickly changed the subject.
He told Lisia everything he had been thinking about.
I hope to be inspired by Lisia’s point of view.
The two chatted for a long time until night fell over the town.
"It seems that this matter is indeed not simple. We must hurry up and meet Cross."
"Brother, I'll go with you."
"Lishia, your injury hasn't healed yet, so you should rest first."
When Licia heard this, she immediately got up and went to the door and locked it.
This action really surprised Miss.
Lisia faced the door and said softly, "My injury has healed a long time ago. If you don't believe me, you can check it at will."
“This is not good…”
Lixia turned around abruptly and said righteously, "What's wrong with that? You promised me before we left the Demon Realm, and now it's been so long."
Mis swallowed, a little surprised, and muttered quietly: "Why don't you even call me 'brother'?"
Licia looked at her beloved not far away with great anticipation, and the next second, her beloved disappeared instantly.
The sudden feeling of weightlessness made her scream.
Miss felt the warmth in his arms and asked quietly, "Will they find out?"
Lisia didn't dare to look up, fearing that the blush on her face would be noticed.
She took out a small bottle of medicine from her bosom and shook it, "Don't worry, I put this in the water that father drinks. He and mother should not have the energy to pay attention to us..."
Miss looked at the pink bottle with shock in her eyes, "Lysia, you?"