William acted faster than everyone imagined. Almost in the evening of the same day, Cody returned to the manor with the invitation letter.

Since Lin En is still in Iyeta Harbor on the surface, the affairs of the entire royal capital are handed over to Lord and Orlando for management.

"The Holy See has now set up sentries at every entrance to the royal capital. Lord Ordolan may not be able to go there, so please come with me in person, Mr. Lord!" The reason Cody gave was very reasonable, so reasonable that it was impossible to refuse.

"In that case, let's go!" Lord snorted coldly, picked up his protective walking stick, touched the ring in his hand, and followed William's men alone and got on the carriage.

Cody secretly admired Lord's courage to attend the meeting alone. If possible, he did not want to confront Lord Lin.

It’s a pity that these wizards are simply unable to compete with the Holy See and will be destroyed sooner or later. Lord William is also determined to turn to the arms of the church.

The carriage moved slowly on the bumpy road. With the mark of the William family on the body of the carriage, it passed through the city gate very smoothly and soon arrived at the door of the mansion.

From the outside, this is just an ordinary manor. Compared with the huge financial resources of its owner, it can only be described as low-key.

But when he really entered it, Loud found that it was simply a small fortress with very strict guards. As William's hiding place, there might be underground palaces, tunnels, etc...

Lord thought to himself that this time they were not just going to see William, and it would be bad if they let the other party run away.

However, just before entering the fortress, a group of guards suddenly surrounded him. The leader was a man with a rat-like look. He stood in front of Lord and spoke with a smile.

"Please stop, Mr. Lord! There is one more step before we meet Lord William. We need to confirm that you are not carrying any dangerous weapons."

"Are you going to search me?" Lord's face suddenly turned ugly.

"Do you know who I am? But your Lord, Viscount William, personally invited me here!" Lord shouted angrily, and then turned to look at Cody. "What does this mean?"

Cody's face became a little embarrassed, and he said to ease the atmosphere, "Murter, this is not good, right?"

"We have no ill intentions, we just want to ensure the safety of the conversation, that's all!" The man named Murt kept smiling, but spoke in an unquestionable tone. "This is also the order of Lord William!"

As he spoke, the guards surrounded him and blocked all his escape routes.

Lord was furious and rageful. He slammed the crutch in his hand on the ground several times and even threatened to leave right away!

"Of course no problem, but it's a little late now. Without our carriage to see you off, you may not be able to leave the capital." Murt said politely.

Lord stared at the other party intently, always keeping his purpose in mind, and finally did not dare to act rashly, saying dissatisfiedly, "I can guarantee that I am not carrying any dangerous weapons."

"Guarantees alone are not enough!" Murt shook his head and motioned the guards to come forward. They quickly searched Lord's body and found a small crossbow, two daggers, and a small bag of alchemical powder that could blind people.

Is this what you mean by not carrying any dangerous weapons?

Everyone present had a strange look on their face.

Two guards at the side took his crutches and looked at them over and over again, but they couldn't find how to use it for a long time. In addition, Lord kept emphasizing that his artificial leg was not very useful, so the guards had to return it.

"Can I go in now?" Lord took back the protective walking stick and snorted coldly.

"There's one thing left!" Murt's eyes quickly focused on the index finger of Lord's right hand. "The ring you're wearing, if I'm not mistaken, should be an alchemical item, right? The pattern on it should be more than just a decoration."

"This is my heirloom, passed down from my great grandfather. It is extremely precious and I will never give it to anyone else!" Lord said firmly, holding the ring tightly in his hand.

"I promise you that I will return it to you intact when I leave the castle!" Murt said confidently. "This is just to ensure the safety of the conversation!"

Safety shit!

Lord cursed in his heart. Compared to the anger he had just pretended to have, he was really a little panicked now. After all, this [Ring of the Mystic] was his real reliance.

But Murt obviously wasn't just talking. The dozen or so guards around him were eyeing him covetously. Their sturdy bodies and the long swords hanging from their waists were an obvious threat.

While arguing with Murt, Loud hesitated whether to take action or not. He originally thought that coming alone should allow the other party to relax his vigilance and meet William smoothly. However, he did not expect that the moment of life and death decision would come when he arrived at the door.

Suddenly, Lynn's voice rang in his ears.

"Give it to him!"

Maybe it was because there were other people around, but Lin En's words were so concise that he almost thought he had heard it wrong.

But... cold sweat broke out on Lord's forehead. This was inconsistent with the original plan. He knew very well that although Lin En could help him in the form of a magic incarnation, from the previous situation, he had a weakness, which was that he could not stay too far away from the ring.

He didn't know the exact range yet, but it shouldn't be more than 15 meters! Once he lost the [Ring of the Mystic], he would be in danger.

But the situation on the field obviously did not allow him to think too much. After struggling for about three seconds, Laude finally handed over the ring as Lynn instructed.

"Keep it safe for me. If I find any problem with it when it comes out, you'll be dead!" Lord said viciously.

"Of course, I will protect it with my life!" Murt said jokingly, and then stepped aside. "Cody, take this Mr. Laude in!"

"Mr. Lord, please! Lord William is waiting for you inside." Cody said embarrassedly.

Lord paused heavily on his crutch, snorted in dissatisfaction, and then followed Cody in with a nervous mood.

(End of this chapter)