Chapter 159 - The Night of Rising Tides
Chapter 159 - The Night of Rising Tides
The death of the Pope finally frightened the royal family and the great nobles.
They believed that Deka died of being unprepared, the Duke of Bartley and his son died of joining in the fun in the square, and Viscount Grey's daughter died of thinking that she would be unprotected if she was sent to the suburbs. But the Pope lives in the center of the church estate, surrounded by layers of guards, and even the balcony has guards watching it all night. Moreover, he was surrounded by people he was familiar with and whom he absolutely trusted. Ever since Ning Fei announced the "death notice", he had never met with the public, and even the nobles were only met after careful selection. Not only was the meeting time short, but there were also many other clergy present. Under such airtight protection, the Pope died quietly in the night, without even having time to ring the service bell at the bedside.
It has to be said that this murder was silent and extremely shocking.
The powerful who have not been warned of their death will die.
Even the powerful people who have never offended Ning Fei will die.
Even the Pope who is most capable of exorcising demons, most determined to fight against the devil, and possesses the talent of light magic can be devoured by the devil silently.
This is almost equivalent to Ning Fei declaring: I can kill anyone.
“…He is such a powerful person!”
At night, in a shabby little house, the small candlelight illuminated the dark face of the young man: "Shalai, why didn't you tell us before!"
"I don't know, how can I tell you?" Shalai, who still looked like a tomboy with short hair, sat next to him, breaking a piece of dry bread and replied, "I really thought he could kill those two hooligans, otherwise why would you let you scratch his face when you threw the body and buried it? No wonder he dared me to throw it more obviously, it turns out he is so powerful!"
"But if he has these abilities, why does he just work as an ordinary doctor in a civilian area?" The boy asked in confusion, "He can obviously live a good life with these powers."
The other young men nearby responded, "He also hates nobles, otherwise why would he kill them?"
"Then he can rob the rich." The young man replied confidently, "Besides, with his strength, if he just calls for it, many people will definitely be willing to follow him. Why does he have to live in that small house?"
"I think you want to follow him, right?" Shalai took a bite of dry bread. "But it's normal for you to think so. I want to follow him even more. But he probably doesn't think highly of us. It is said that he can fly in the air. It would be a burden to take care of us kids."
"Yes, he can kill the Pope by himself, and he doesn't need any other men."
"No, didn't they say that there were two people who went to kill the Duke? Then Doctor Ning Fei must have an accomplice!" The young man said firmly, "Shalai, do you know who that is?"
"I don't know. Doctor Ning Fei has always been a loner. Even if some nobles gave him gifts later, he wouldn't even look at them twice..." Shalai replied, but his mind couldn't help but recall the night when he last saw Ning Fei and the man who came to see Ning Fei later.
——Who is that noble?
While she was still thinking, her companions beside her had already changed the subject. One of them said in a deep tone: "You said that as long as the name is written on the square, the noble will be killed by Doctor Ning Fei. Is this true?"
"Of course it's true. Why do you still doubt it? It is said that the only noble whose name is written but not dead is a bait thrown by the royal family and the church, specially used to ambush Doctor Ning Fei. But Ning Fei must have seen through their evil plan, so he did not do it, but killed other nobles." Another boy replied, "Kai, you don't want to write it too? To take revenge on Prince Finn?"
"In order to build his duck gambling farm, he occupied my family's land, demolished my house, and crushed my grandparents to death. Is it strange that I want to take revenge on him?" The boy also ate black bread, stared at the oil lamp, and frowned. "Those are the only two relatives I have left... If I had the chance to stab them, I would have done it long ago!"
"But Prince Finn has a large army under his command. Not to mention stronger than the church, I heard that his power is stronger than the king's." Someone else muttered, "Doctor Ning Fei... can he kill him? You won't just change your target just because you can't kill him, right?"
"Even if the target is changed, won't it be the nobles who are killed? They won't kill a civilian anyway. I should have told Dr. Ning Fei more stories about Kai and the nobles who bullied us. If he knew, we might not have to write our names anymore." Shalai said, "Besides, writing names now is no easier than directly stabbing the prince. You might be killed by those lackey guards before you even get close to the square."
"Those bastards...!" The young man next to him cursed, "They kill people just for a few grains of dog food scattered by the nobles. They really think they can control life and death and are superior to others! Their brains are as stupid as pigs. Have they ever thought that if everyone writes down the names of all the nobles, who can order them around? Then, if they want money or treasures, they can just go into the nobles' houses and take them, right?"
As soon as this was said, someone sneered: "You are too fanciful. Killing all the nobles? How can it be that easy! Even if Ning Fei really kills one a week, there are only 52 a year. There are more nobles in the country than this! ... Shalai, what's with that expression on your face?"
"...Someone actually had the same expression as I did." Shalai's eyes lit up. He stuffed the rest of the bread into his mouth and ate it quickly, then took a few sips of water. After swallowing it in big gulps, she wiped her mouth and said, "If we can't kill all 52, then we can start from the top! Not only will we kill those damn nobles, but we can also make them suspicious of each other!"
"What's the meaning?"
"Think about it. We just said that Prince Finn is more powerful than the king. Wouldn't the king be afraid of Prince Finn?" Shalai explained. "If the king's name was written on it, and the person who wrote the name shouted that it was Prince Finn's request and that the prince said he would protect him, do you think the king would believe it? If Kai wrote Prince Finn's name and said it was the king's order, do you think the prince would hate the king?"
"Of course they will!" The young men looked at each other in bewilderment, "Could it be possible... that those dog nobles could really turn the world upside down?"
"Everything has been turned upside down. It was Doctor Ning Fei who messed it up!" Shalai looked at the light with a firm look in his eyes. "Since he has a partner, he should be waiting for others to join! We haven't written names for a week. We shouldn't miss out any more!"
"Yes, I'm going to write the name!" Kai suddenly raised his voice, "No matter what you think, I'm going to write the prince's name!"
"Don't worry. We all have grudges against those nobles, and we all want to write them down." Shalai concluded, "But we should plan it carefully. Even if we are going to die, we should write as many names as possible, right?"
The other boys nodded.
Undercurrents were surging in the royal city.
***
On the other side, Ning Feike had no idea that his former servant was keeping an eye on him. He was discussing the recent changes in the royal capital with Duan Yunhong.
"Did the king really stay, or did he quietly leave a long time ago?" Ning Fei slowly sharpened a small metal arrowhead, occasionally picking it up and looking at it with one eye. "Although I don't have a deep impression of him, he should not be a heroic figure in my memory. Do you really think I dare not kill him?"
"It's highly likely that he didn't leave. Prince Finn has called in more soldiers in the name of protecting the royal family, both inside and outside the city. If the king leaves at this time, isn't he afraid that the prince will take over in one fell swoop?" Duan Yunhong paused and tilted his head to look at the arrowhead he was sharpening. "It's just a dart that randomly selects people. Do you have to sharpen it so sharply?"
Ning Fei pointed the dart at him and gestured twice: "I like it, what's your business?"
"I don't know. You can hit whatever you point at, and you never miss a beat. Why do you say it's random?" Duan Yunhong didn't dodge or avoid. "If you want to kill someone, just say no. Do you think I'm going to have a debate with you?"
"Anyone who throws darts countless times can become a 100% hit target." Ning Fei installed the dart arrows and leaned forward to take the silk scarf from Duan Yunhong's chest pocket. He originally wanted to tie his eyes, but after unfolding them, he found that the scarf was not long enough, so he just covered his head with it: "If I can't see, isn't it random?"
Duan Yunhong looked at him.
The scarf was dark red and covered Ning Fei's eyes but left her mouth and chin exposed. For some reason, when he thought that Ning Fei was in front of him but couldn't see him, and she was still wearing a red veil... Duan Yunhong couldn't help but rub his fingers secretly.
Ning Feike didn't know what the man opposite was doing, he just raised the dart. On the wall directly in front of him, there was a large piece of paper hung with the names of nobles written on it. This is the first time that Ning Fei is going to use this "random selection" mechanism since the "Seven Days of Noble Ascension" event began.
However, just two seconds after he raised his hand forward, the dart head turned and headed towards Duan Yunhong.
No feints, no jokes, Ning Fei started to exert force directly with his wrist. Just before the dart was about to be thrown, Duan Yunhong held his hand and said, "Do you really want to shoot me?"
"A bandit with great luck can't even dodge a small dart thrown by a blindfolded man? I don't believe it." Ning Fei didn't struggle or deny it. His tone was very frank, "It would be really fun if I could shoot you."
Duan Yunhong held his hand and leaned closer to him. This kind of mentality is very contradictory and strange. He wanted to see Ning Fei's expression, but inexplicably he was reluctant to tear off the scarf. So the man involuntarily lowered his eyes and stared at Ning Fei's lips and chin: "I think I heard you were telling a dirty joke. Are you still going to shoot darts? Or shoot somewhere else?"
"Your joke is no longer a sex joke, it's a sexual harassment joke." Ning Fei laughed. "Come to think of it, how many condoms did you bring? Be restrained, Lord Earl. You don't know how long you'll be in this world... Hmm."
Duan Yunhong kissed her.
The dart fell from between his fingers, and the arrow head poked Duan Yunhong's thigh, causing a slight sting, but Duan Yunhong didn't care. Or rather, this stab seemed to have pricked some kind of switch in him. He held Ning Fei and controlled her hands, not letting her take off the scarf, and he did not take it off himself either. The scorching breath was transmitted through the scarf, bringing a special feeling of suffocation and stifling, causing the blood to flow faster and the heartbeat to quicken.
Finally, the scarf slipped off due to the movements of the two people and gravity.
Ning Fei looked into Duan Yunhong's eyes again and whispered, "Your eyes are really scary, Duan Yunhong."
He said this, but there was no trace of fear or disgust in his tone. Upon hearing this, Duan Yunhong not only did not restrain himself, but his expression became even more presumptuous. The man couldn't express in words what was going on in his heart. He only answered Ning Fei with his actions and moved closer to him.
boom! ! !
Suddenly, a deafening noise came from the direction of the castle gate!
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