Chapter 262: Roll's Rebellion!
The person who held Alice hostage was none other than Roll, the Grand Commander of the Rose Knights. At this moment, Roll held an unsheathed sword in his hand, which was still stained with blood.
A few meters away from Roll and Alice, the surrounding Rose Knights had their swords drawn and were observing their surroundings vigilantly. It was obvious that they were in the same group as Roll.
"Sir, as long as you agree to my request, I will guarantee your safety. I hope you won't make it difficult for me."
Luo Er had a majestic figure, holding a long sword in his hand, but his tone of voice was sincere.
"Luo Er, the Jones family gave you the title and honor, why did you betray the Jones family!"
Alice fell to the ground at this moment, with a trace of blood flowing from the corner of her mouth. Until this moment, she still couldn't believe that the commander-in-chief of the Rose Knights, whom she relied on most, would actually betray her.
"My lord, I have not betrayed the Jones family. Everything I do now is for the Jones family. As long as you agree to my request, I promise that after a while, the Jones family's position will be as stable as when the old earl was here!"
"Haha, you promise, what qualifications do you have to promise?"
Alice smiled coldly and responded with merciless sarcasm.
"Sir, I will be able to become a golden knight in the near future. Do you think I am qualified?"
"But since you want me to protect the Jones family, you will have to pay a small price. As long as you agree to divorce the baron's second son and marry my son Carl, we will be a family. After I become a golden knight, the Jones family will be as solid as a rock."
Luo Er didn't care about Alice's sarcastic tone and spoke to Alice seriously word by word.
After hearing Rawl's solemn promise that he could become a golden knight, Alice was stunned and instantly guessed the reason for Rawl's betrayal.
"You obtained the spiritual essence? From the king? Impossible. The king certainly doesn't want to see the Jones family become stronger."
"Is it the church? You were instructed by the church, and now only they can produce the spiritual energy liquid? Where is my father? Luo Er, are you worthy of my father?"
"Back then you were a serf about to starve to death. Without my father, would you be where you are today? Even a hungry wolf's heart is not as vicious as yours!"
"I'm sorry, sir. Although the old earl's disappearance is indeed related to me, it is not a big deal. I don't know where the old earl is now. As for other questions, I have no answer!"
"But as long as you agree to my request, even if the old earl is missing, the Jones family can still be strong! Isn't this great?"
Hearing that old Earl Rawl's expression was a little unnatural, he thought that since he had already taken action today, there was no room for turning back.
"You shameless traitor, you want me to marry your son? You're dreaming! You'd better kill me now. Otherwise, my vassals are all in the castle and you will definitely die a miserable death."
Alice's eyes were already spitting fire at this moment. All of Rawl's achievements today were thanks to the old earl.
It can be said that Rawl is the person the old earl trusts the most. However, he did not expect that his father's most trusted subordinate would betray the Jones family, become a traitor, cause the old earl to disappear, and now wants to seize the Jones family's property.
Alice is not so naive that she would really believe that Rawl could keep her after his plan succeeded.
Luo Er frowned. Alice's attitude at the moment was firm and he didn't want to say anything more to her. Since he could implement this plan, he must have expected Alice's attitude and had corresponding countermeasures.
"My Lord, I know that all your vassals are in Rose Castle, and many dignitaries from the duchy are also here, but it is precisely for this reason that I chose to act at this moment."
"Do you think your vassals can come to save you? I'm afraid you will be disappointed. I don't think they can help you even if they know about this, because I put the powder of the Grand Canyon bellflower in the food at the banquet!"
"you……"
Hearing what Roll said, Alice found it hard to believe that Rose Castle, which she had always believed to be the safest place, had been infiltrated by Roll, and even the food at the banquet had been tampered with.
Wind Chime Peanut is a rare magical plant that grows in the Grand Canyon of the Principality of Alban. It is the most feared and hated thing by all the titled knights on the continent.
The bellflower itself is not poisonous, but if it is dried, ground into powder and mixed with several simple herbs, the qi channels of the title knight will be temporarily blocked after taking it. If he wants to restore his fighting spirit, he can only wait for two days for the effect to be automatically resolved. Apart from this method, there is no antidote that can eliminate this effect.
Although this medicine will not cause any harm to the body other than temporarily blocking the meridians.
However, since the Qi channels are blocked, the Title Knight cannot use his Fighting Qi. Even if the Golden Knight is poisoned, the same effect will occur.
If what Roll said was true, then with Roll's presence as a peak silver knight, he could really sweep the entire Rose Castle.
Of course, although the bellflower has incredible effects, it is also boycotted by all nobles, which makes it extremely scarce. One gram of bellflower powder can be sold at a high price of 100 gold on the black market.
If one wanted enough to poison all the nobles at the banquet, it would take at least several hundred grams, which was definitely a huge amount.
Alice's face turned pale. She was basically certain that what Luo Er said was probably true. Otherwise, as the commander-in-chief, Luo Er would not take the risk of betraying her. Even if Luo Er could not possess the wind bell flower potion, the person who could give him the spiritual essence definitely had enough foundation to possess it.
"Sir, do you understand your situation now? So please agree to my request to avoid unnecessary conflicts in the castle. If you do not agree to my request, I will not let any of the guests in Rose Castle go. Do you want to see those earl representatives die in your castle?"
This was Rawl's trump card. He used the Jones family as the price for Alice's rejection of him, killed all of Alice's vassals, and then killed all the nobles from other families at the banquet.
If Rawl really did this, even if Alice didn't die tonight, the Jones family would be wiped out within a month.
Several major nobles in the principality had been eyeing the Jones family covetously. Now that all of the Jones family's vassals had died, not only had their strength been greatly reduced, they were also unable to fight against other families.
Moreover, so many earl's descendants died in Rose Castle, so the excuses for other families to invade were completely justified. Even the Lord of the North could not intervene. The Jones family would become the real target of public criticism.
The pool fell silent for a moment. Even though Alice was furious, she still had to think seriously about the consequences.
If Rawl had only threatened her own life, Alice would not be afraid at all.
But now Rawl was threatening the Jones family and her vassals, and this move really hit Alice's soft spot.
"Sir, if you still can't make up your mind, I will have Baron Gervis brought here and kill him first. I hope you can think about it carefully!"
Luo Er no longer concealed his murderous intention. It had dragged on for too long and he didn't want to delay any longer.
The only plan now is to kill a few people to make Alice realize the truth and make her make a choice immediately.
Killing Gervis was something that had been planned long ago. As Alice's nominal husband, Gervis must die to ensure Carl's reputation and status.
"You shameless traitor!"
Alice, whose face turned pale, became angry again when she heard what Roll said.
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"My Lord! Are you there?"
Just after Alice finished speaking, Lina's voice came from a distance. Alice was about to scream, but her throat was choked by Luo's words.
Lina must have finished inspecting the castle and found that Alice had not returned yet, so she came here to look for her.
However, because it was dark here and blocked by several wooden houses, Lina did not notice anything unusual and just walked over following the light of the torches.
After Lorca cut Alice's throat, he immediately winked at the soldiers.
Six of the dozen people immediately stepped out, put the blood-stained swords back into the scabbards, and walked towards Lina.
"Housekeeper Lina! The master is over here!"
As the six of them walked, they responded to the unsuspecting Lina.
At this moment, Gervis saw several people coming and immediately lay down carefully in the flower bed beside him.
(End of this chapter)
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