By the way, she remembered that Aize had come today as well.
Shina glanced around the scene. If she could escape by toying with Aize, she could avoid a lot of trouble later!
Finally, she found that figure, along with her good brother, Watson, who had said he wasn't coming!
"Oh? You know her?" Green observed Shina's gaze.
“Of course…” Shina smiled back, pointing to Aize, who had turned around and was looking this way. Aize’s mouth was full of food and covered in grease.
Shina's expression froze instantly: "Of course I don't know you."
How shameful!
...
The outer circle of the banquet was filled with leaders of various organizations in the city, while the inner circle was the activity area for nobles. The most central table was the one prepared to entertain Green.
Dean Xinglan and members of the royal family were talking with Green. When Elsie was mentioned, Dean Xinglan looked embarrassed.
"You mean you want to bring Elsie back to the Tilan family?" Xinglan asked doubtfully, "But Duke Ecardo has already entrusted her to the academy!"
“This was not my wish. The Royal City of Lanting convened a council of bishops, and the council decided that I should go and bring Elshi back to the Tilan family,” Green patiently explained.
“I am also unaware that Duke Alcardo entrusted her to the academy.”
"In short, I beg you to let Elsie return to the family."
Xinglan squinted: "Shouldn't this be considered an internal matter of the Tilan family? Is it also within the jurisdiction of the Holy Temple?"
“Uh…” Green glanced at Yunxi, who was sipping wine beside him, and Yunxi nodded with her eyes narrowed.
"Sigh, this is inside information." Green touched his hair and said awkwardly, "Alan Tilan has already sworn to defend the Sanctuary, so please don't spread it around."
"What!" Xinglan and the others gasped in shock.
"Absurd!" The envoy sent by the Saijing royal family was furious.
"Alan caused such huge economic losses to our country, and now your Holy Church is going to protect him?!"
He had assumed the paladins had come to negotiate peace, but instead they were informed that Ellen now had the Holy Temple backing her up!
In this way, if the Lanting royal family does not send troops, the Saijing royal family cannot send troops either due to the agreement, but the Holy Temple can support Ellen.
The true strength of the Holy Temple is unknown, but the story of the Holy Knight killing the new Demon King is still famous. This is the first time a Demon King has been killed without the help of a hero.
Therefore, their support will tip the scales of victory in Ellen's favor, and the Shia family is in danger!
"Did you know? The Sia family is the core of our support; they have made the most significant contributions to the royal family!"
The envoy was furious: "I will never accept Allen joining the Holy Church, nor will I accept your assistance to Allen!"
The destruction of the Sia family will inevitably cause the Saijing royal family to fall from its pedestal, and the stripping of its power is inevitable.
“Sir, please calm down,” Green said gently, trying to reassure him. “His Holiness the Pope has not yet decided whether to support Allen. There is still room for change, isn’t there?”
"A room for change?" the envoy suddenly asked. "Then what exactly were they discussing at the bishops' council you mentioned earlier?"
“I don’t know.” Green frowned. “But the bishops want me to bring troops to Mirror Lake City, firstly to take Elsie away, and secondly to wait for…”
"Wait?" Xinglan repeated.
At this moment, Yunxi suddenly patted Green's shoulder, and everyone followed her gaze to the door.
A startled scout burst into the banquet, covered in filth, and the surrounding nobles scolded and avoided him.
"Run...run! Run!" the scout shouted to the crowd. "The city gates have fallen!!!"
"What!"
"How is that possible!?"
The entire audience was shocked, even stunned; perhaps they thought it was something that could never happen.
What about the outer city patrols? What about the guards on the city walls? What about the combined defense forces inside the city? If all else fails, there's always Bogp's 50,000 elite troops!
How could it be broken so easily! This is the largest Imperial Knight Academy ever built here!!!
"Ha! I'm sorry for making you all laugh!" The city lord, who hosted the banquet, smiled apologetically at the crowd, then waved to the guards: "Get this madman out of here!"
"Wait, wait! Lord City Lord! I'm telling the truth! The South Gate's defenses are weak and it has already been breached!" the scout shouted frantically.
He didn't seem to be lying. A guard pushed open the banquet hall door and looked into the distance. Flames were rising from the direction of the south gate.
The entire south gate city wall was engulfed in flames, and soldiers engulfed in flames could be vaguely seen falling from the wall.
“It’s true…” The guard’s eyes widened, and he took a few steps back shakily before losing his balance and falling to the ground.
"..." Green looked at Yunxi and sensed an evil aura. Yunxi also sensed it.
"That's impossible! Isn't Bogp's army stationed at the south gate?" The city lord asked, looking puzzled.
Xinglan shook his head and explained, "General Bogp resigned in the early morning. He took all his soldiers and part of the city's defense forces to the north, and he hasn't returned yet."
"What!" the city lord exclaimed.
“After all, we didn’t expect anyone to dare attack Mirror Lake City.” Xinglan was also shocked.
Mirror Lake City is the face of the Saijing royal family; attacking it would be tantamount to slapping them in the face!
"Green!" The envoy pointed directly at Green and roared, "Is this the true face of your Holy See?"
With a "whoosh," a flash of silver light appeared, and the envoy's index finger was instantly severed, the severed finger falling through the air in a projectile motion.
"Ah... Ah? Ah!!!" The envoy knelt on the ground, and after a brief loss of consciousness, he suffered both physical and mental trauma!
A silver sword was pointed directly at his throat, and when he looked up, he met Yunxi's gaze.
"How dare you slander the Holy Temple! How dare you point fingers at the Holy Knights! You have insulted our reputation time and time again!"
Yunxi's voice was loud: "Do you really think our Holy Temple is easy to bully?"
"So what if we go to war! Our Holy Church isn't bound by any agreement!"
"Ahem!" Green coughed, attracting everyone's attention.
The scene had been completely silenced by Yunxi's outburst, and everyone began to assess the threat posed by the Holy Temple.
They can declare war at will because they are unrestrained!
No one could have imagined that after the first Demon King War, a sixth power comparable to the five kingdoms would emerge.
"Gentlemen, this matter has nothing to do with the Sanctuary, and I have sensed an evil presence." Green scanned the crowd as he walked step by step toward the door.
"I will lead a team to investigate, and I ask for your support as well."
Fighting alongside a paladin—what an honor that is in the circles of nobility!
"I'll go arrange the city defense troops right away!" the city lord said.
The nobles also sent their elite knights into battle, and in a short time, nearly a hundred elite knights were gathered.
Xinglan put on her hat and smiled at her students: "You can decide for yourselves, but... be careful and do what you can."
Shina nodded to the other students. She walked around the table, glanced at Aize and Worson, who were already drunk under the table, shook her head in disappointment, and then left...
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