Chapter 97: Women of the Acrobatic Troupe (Monthly Ticket Plus)
The sun was shining brightly in the sky, and the scorching heat was baking all living things on the earth. Even the most lush trees seemed to have been dried out of moisture by the scorching sun. The leaves facing the sun were all limp and swaying in the wind. Only some low flowers and plants hiding under the shade of the trees could get a temporary respite.
In the buffer zone between Storm Territory and Viscount Lanny's Territory, hundreds of people have gathered on the avenue. They are located on the road where the great battle took place last night. These people are Viscount Lanny and his soldiers who have just arrived.
Because of the hot weather, although the corpse on the ground did not emit a bad smell, it attracted many mosquitoes in the forest to fly around the corpse. Viscount Lanny, who always liked cleanliness, turned a blind eye to these flies and insects, and covered his mouth and nose with a white silk scarf.
"Where are the bodies of Utt and Kant?" Lanny's eyes were bloodshot as he looked at the corpses on the ground. All of them had their armor stripped off. Whether it was the masked men or his subordinates, all their equipment had been taken away.
Lanny searched the pile of corpses for a long time but did not find his own baron and his lord knights, so he slightly lifted the handkerchief from his mouth and nose and asked the captain of the scout team who first discovered them.
"My lord, the bodies of Baron Ute and Lord Canter are in the camp."
Seeing Lanny's current condition, the captain did not dare to delay and hurriedly bowed to report to Lanny.
"Any clues about the identities of these masked men? I don't believe that no one would notice these dozens of people passing by. Could they have come from the territory of that bitch Alice?"
"Sir, I just checked and found that many masked men appeared in the town outside Black Rock Castle a few days ago. They are the members of the acrobatic troupe..."
The captain shrank his head, not daring to fail to answer Lanny's question, but his voice became weaker and weaker, and at the end his voice became as small as the buzz of a mosquito, and his body bent even lower.
"That bitch? That bitch?"
Hearing the captain's answer, Lanny exploded like a powder keg that was suddenly ignited. No longer caring about the unpleasant smell, he twisted the scout captain who was reporting beside him with both hands, twisted his collar, and lifted him directly into the air, staring at him with a murderous look and questioned him hysterically.
"I…I don't know, sir!"
The captain of the waiting team was shocked by Lanny's actions. Although he was also a low-level titled knight, he had no power to resist Lanny, who was already a high-level bronze knight, and he dared not resist. He was easily lifted up by Lanny.
"That bitch, how dare they...how dare they..."
"Take your men back quickly and capture that bitch. If she runs away, I'll skin you alive! Also, notify the entire earldom to set up checkpoints to search for suspicious convoys."
Lanny then slowly put the captain down, not caring about his feelings, and gave him orders in a fierce tone.
"Yes, yes, sir!"
After being put down by Lanny, the scout captain did not dare to stay for a moment. He quickly left Lanny, mounted his horse, and galloped towards Black Rock Castle with a dozen of his subordinates.
Two weeks ago, a convoy arrived in the small town outside Black Rock Castle. This convoy was an acrobatic troupe. There were many such troupes in the principality. They were all formed by free people and they toured around the country to make money.
Lanny's territory was a viscount's territory after all, and it was rich in coal mines. Although the serfs and freemen in the territory were not rich, most of them had enough food and clothing and some spare money. This resulted in various caravans frequently coming and going in the small town outside Black Rock Castle, and everyone in Viscount Lanny's territory was accustomed to it.
When the acrobatic troupe first arrived, it did not attract much attention. However, after a few performances, it became famous in the town because the daughter of the troupe's owner was a beautiful lady. Not only was she beautiful, but she was also an excellent dancer. This made all the men in the town salivate over her beauty, and for a while, they were all talking about this woman's appearance and moving dance moves.
The captain of the scout team is called Augu. Augu is a very smooth person who is good at flattery and is also a low-level bronze knight. He became a captain by constantly flattering Lanny and led a team of 15 people to be responsible for the security in the territory.
Augu heard the rumors about the woman in the acrobatic troupe and went to watch the performance out of curiosity. He was attracted by the woman at first sight. However, Augu knew that women were like clothes. Power and money were what he needed most. As long as he had money and power, women would be available anywhere and at any time. So, through Augu's retelling, Lanny learned about the acrobatic troupe.
After that, he used cunning and strong means to snatch the woman away. In fact, in Lanny's opinion, this woman was not the most beautiful. As the son of an earl, he did not think much of these free women. The woman's appearance was at most above average. However, because of the woman's fame in the town, because of the woman's dancing posture, and because of the woman's resistance, Lanny was filled with pride after he forcefully possessed her.
The woman was crying a few days ago, but a few days later, under Lanny's power, the woman finally surrendered, which made Lanny feel a higher level of accomplishment.
The girl's father also came to the castle to make trouble a few times at the beginning, but he dared not do it again after being persuaded by a combination of soft and hard tactics. Especially when he saw that his daughter was living quite well, he would flatter Lanny from time to time and won Lanny's favor, so that the guards dared not cause trouble for the circus again.
But Lanny could never have imagined that the people who intercepted his convoy included members of the circus. This made Lanny immediately realize the reason why the information about his convoy and camp was leaked.
"Can you find out where they left after they hijacked the carriage?"
The person next to Lanny at the moment was Tabby. After Lanny suppressed his emotions a little, he began to ask Tabby.
"Sir, due to the heavy rain last night, we can't find any traces on the road. We can't determine where the convoy left from."
"Do you think he went to that bitch Alice's place? Is it related to that pretty boy?"
Although the biggest suspect at present has become the circus team, Lanny, who still has his IQ online, will not forget Gervis, a person who is highly suspicious.
"Sir, this is also possible. Should we go to the camp to check it out first?"
Hearing Lanny's words, Tabby thought of the young baron and his calm performance, and couldn't help but have a hint of doubt. However, the corpse on the ground indicated that this matter might have nothing to do with the weak baron. However, Lanny was angry at the moment, and Tabby didn't dare to say anything nonsense, so he could only speak according to Lanny's thoughts.
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