The Lord Of Blood Hill

Chapter 545: I Did Not Kill the King

Henwell walks out of the Marquess of Nothing's study. Outside, Alesha, the Marquess of Nothing's guard, nods lightly to show that she will handle what comes next.Henwell says, "I have disguised things well enough. Just say what I taught you before."

"No one will suspect that he was removed by the Veil. The church and the empire will not investigate, and as for the Billie Kingdom, it has even less interest in wasting time here."

"I have already sent Leician to Peace Haven. You should go to Yinxin City first and work under Ruper for a while."

"You were originally from Yinxin City, so no one will suspect you. After the wind dies down, leave Billie. Once you enter Vorry, someone will receive you."

Alesha, or rather, the woman now revealed as Alesha, curtsies to Henwell.

This tall guard is not a man, but a woman.

She and the one-armed Leician are brother and sister, and both of them have always been controlled by the Marquess of Nothing.

It is also because of Alesha's existence that the Marquess of Nothing forced Leician to carry out a suicide mission.

Leician told Henwell all of this later. He hoped Henwell would use the church's power to rescue his sister.

But Henwell wanted more, so he had Leician fake his death at Sunflower Fortress. Afterward, Catherine sent him out of the castle.

Henwell then followed up with a chain of moves, drawing the Marquess of Nothing into the royal capital and placing him right under the eyes of the church's investigation team, leaving him no room to act.

After that, Henwell had Alesha return to the Marquess of Nothing's side to monitor his every move.

After taking care of matters here, Henwell returns to his residence.

Henwell does not sleep all night. That bastard the Marquess of Nothing actually managed to stab him in the heart one last time before dying.

He had thought that killing someone would make his mood improve a little. He had not expected that after being ripped apart by the Marquess of Nothing, his mood would become even worse.

The next day, Henwell is called to the investigation team.

The archbishop's attendant questions him bluntly. "Henwell, did you kill the Marquess of Nothing?"

Henwell raises an eyebrow. "That old bastard is dead?"

The attendant's face turns dark. "Do not try to hide it. Did you kill him or not? If you did, say it quickly. The church still has ways to cover it up for you."

Henwell slaps his thigh. "That bastard really died? Wonderful! Who did it?"

A member of the Imperial Inspectorate says coldly, "Was it not you?"

Henwell spreads his hands. "I wish it had been me. You all know how many brothers died because of that old bastard's false intelligence."

"I would love to cut him into pieces, but unfortunately, he was a member of the Billie royal family. Because of the cooperation between the royal family and the church, I could not act on my own."

"I was still thinking that after the storm passed, I would find a chance to kill him. I did not expect some good person to act first."

"Who did it? Diara? Pakrik? Or the remnants of the Veil?"

The attendant looks at Henwell suspiciously. "It truly was not you?"

Henwell throws down the documents. "It says here that there were signs of fighting in the study, and that the Marquess of Nothing resisted."

"He was only at the knight rank. If I wanted to kill him, would I give him any chance to resist?"

At least in everyone's eyes, the Marquess of Nothing is indeed only at the knight rank. Lepal, the once-genius knight of the royal family, was badly wounded and has never recovered.

The representative of the Imperial Inspectorate says, "Perhaps this is your trick. You deliberately set up a false scene to confuse everyone and divert attention."

Henwell rolls his eyes. "Would I need to go to that much trouble? Even if I truly killed him to avenge the brothers who died, what punishment could I suffer?"

"What? Would the church and the empire punish me over this?"

"For a man who provided false intelligence and killed our warriors? For a man suspected of colluding with the Veil?"

"You would punish an honest man who bled and fought for the church and the empire? Does that sound reasonable?"

"Or are the church and the empire preparing to hand me over to the Billie royal family?"

Both of their expressions turn ugly, and neither knows how to answer.

Henwell spreads his hands. "Besides, Marquess of Nothing is only a nickname. Strictly speaking, he had no noble title. Whether he was a royal family member is also a question."

"Even if I killed him, the Billie Kingdom has no right to punish me. At most, they can expel me."

At this point, Henwell looks suddenly enlightened. "So that is how it is. Billie does not want me to stay here anymore."

"It seems the church and the empire also do not want me to keep gaining credit. I have already taken too much credit from this feast."

"Fine. Then there is no need to stage this little show for me. I will leave, all right? I will set out tomorrow."

After saying this, Henwell gives them no chance to explain and turns to leave the investigation team.

That afternoon, every side comes to persuade Henwell, saying this is a misunderstanding.

They do not want Henwell to leave. After all, Henwell has now shown the strength to hold his own against an Iron Knight.

Because of the heavy losses at Sunflower Fortress, the Iron Knights of the Western Federation are unwilling to accept missions to come here and suppress the remnants of the Veil.

After all, four Iron Knights fell in the battle at Sunflower Fortress.

Even in the Western Federation, Grand Knights are not exactly common. They are the backbone decision-makers of every force.

In the Western Federation, where extraordinary elements are abundant, Iron Knights are likewise top-tier combat power.

Neither the church nor the empire wants to offend these powerful professionals too much, much less force them to come here and fight.

As for the Iron Knights of the Billie Kingdom, they have been frightened badly.

The Iron Knights guarding the four borders do not come back at all. The two Iron Knights in the royal capital now hide in the newly established council.

They use the excuse of maintaining security there and refuse to go out to take part in combat operations.

Only Henwell, this ruthless man, keeps leading his subordinates into battle and removing Veil strongholds one after another.

Now, if Henwell runs, that means Billie and the Western Federation will both have to send Iron Knights to hold the line for the following operations.

This clearly does not serve either side's interests. They naturally have to keep Henwell, this ace workhorse, in place.

But Henwell has already decided to leave and refuses every side's attempt to keep him.

The next morning, Henwell leaves the royal capital with more than a hundred Lord Iron Guards.

Catherine comes to see him off and tells him about the current situation.

Billie will not choose a king for the time being. The princes are competing with each other, and the Western Federation also wants to interfere.

The most likely outcome is that they will choose someone everyone can accept as king, while the other princes also become regents.

In the end, the structure will be one king with several regents.

It will be a streamlined version of the current Royal Council, and the future struggle will become even more intense.

Catherine will not suffer much here. Ulysses has already left her many hidden arrangements, and all of them can give her some advantages.

In addition, Henwell has asked Catherine to take over Yinxin City. From now on, Ruper will work under her.

Before he leaves, Catherine stares at Henwell. "Did you kill my father?"

Henwell shakes his head. "I swear on my name, I did not kill His Majesty King Ulysses."

His Majesty the King was not Ulysses, and Ulysses was not His Majesty the King.

At last, Catherine says softly to Henwell, "Thank you."

Henwell turns his horse around. "Your Majesty, until we meet again."