Chapter 217 The Last Female Witch (22)
Viscount Santa Cruz witnessed with his own eyes the bishop being crushed to death by a cross. After Cardinal Gerry was seriously injured and vomited blood, he secretly gave urgent orders to the Grand Steward.
"Pass the order down, notify all guards in the manor to maintain strict vigilance and increase patrol frequency. Do not allow the witch to sneak in. If you discover her whereabouts, there is no need to capture her alive. No matter what means are used, kill her directly!!"
He realized the truth later and was now like a frightened bird. He was afraid that Shi Sui would return to the manor to harass the nobles who were about to arrive, and he was even more afraid that he would be the next one to fall under the cross.
Viscount Santa Cruz left the church in a hurry, fearing that he might be found to be involved with the witch who was causing the trouble.
Sitting in the carriage, he felt extremely uneasy. He didn't know whether it was because of the bumpy ride or because his body was shaking involuntarily. Anyway, even his wife, who didn't know the truth, laughed at him and said he felt like a sieve.
He was in his 50s and had been a high-ranking aristocrat for most of his life, but he had never been so scared.
He never ordered Shi Sui to kill anyone!
"Run away, run away! Please escape from this village and never come back!" Viscount Santa Cruz prayed silently in his heart, "Please don't get caught by the church and betray me!"
...At this time, Tokiho was lurking in the grove outside the village - the place where she first met Zimina, and also the only way to enter Santa Cruz Village.
She easily escaped the clergy's pursuit and escaped from the church.
Shisui was waiting for the arrival of the noble convoy.
It's around 1 o'clock in the afternoon.
According to the plan, the convoy will pass by here at around 2 a.m. and arrive at the manor before 3 a.m. After the bigwigs have a short rest, an extravagant "welcome banquet" will be held in the evening, with everyone toasting and reveling.
Tokiho climbed up a tall oak tree and lay leisurely against the trunk.
Under the tree, clergymen were searching for her in groups of three or four, holding wooden sticks.
They were all forced here, timid and afraid, and had to walk through the dense woods like children, each holding on to the corner of another's clothes before they dared to move forward.
Shisui was too lazy to pay attention to these small soldiers and generals. She put her hands behind her head and closed her eyes to rest.
Not long after, she sensitively heard the sound of horse hooves coming from afar.
The convoy of the great nobles has arrived.
Shisui opened her eyes, raised her upper body, and looked into the distance.
The fully armed army led the way, followed by a dense network of magnificent royal carriages.
The army had rich combat experience and did not let the nobles rashly enter the woods. Instead, they sent out a team of dozens of scouts to first determine whether there were any dangers in the woods.
Naturally, they met the clergy.
After some communication, the nobles' pathfinders learned that such a horrific accident had occurred in the church.
The scouts' lead officer put his hands on his hips and said thoughtfully, "I see. No wonder Santa Cruz Manor hasn't sent anyone to pick us up even though we're almost in the village."
The officer immediately turned back and went back to the main force to seek the opinions of the nobles.
The order he received was to take his men to the manor at full speed to ask Viscount Santa Cruz for an explanation before deciding whether to continue forward or return the same way.
The round trip would take quite a while, and it was the afternoon when the temperature was the highest in the day. It was not a good idea for the nobles and the troops to wait in the open wilderness in vain. Since the woods were safe, they all moved in to rest for a while.
Carriages drove in one after another, and many nobles got off to get some fresh air.
In the wilderness, they actually ordered their servants to set up a table, put a tablecloth on it, and place snacks and wine brought by the army on it, and have an afternoon tea social in the woods.
The men were discussing loudly the danger faced by Cardinal Gerry.
One person said, "That's why I say that church people are all idiots. They just hide in the church all day and enjoy the comfort. If they get serious, they're doomed."
Another one also boasted: "Yeah, what witch? She's just a woman. Come on, 10 or 100 of them, I can catch them all! But we won't help. Let those people in the church fend for themselves. Hahahahaha, they deserve it!"
In order to show their "knightly" bravery, they all acted calmly and boasted about themselves as gods of war.
Shisui watched from the tree and snorted coldly.
She saw a wild boar with a pair of large fangs sleeping in the grass in the distance, so she broke off a small branch and flicked it lightly, hitting the wild boar's face.
The wild boar was frightened and fled from the grass in panic, running towards the crowd.
The nobles, who had been talking nonsense just now, were horrified. They even dropped their wine glasses and jumped up in panic, shouting, "What are you still standing there for? Quick, someone come! Kill this beast!"
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