"Wook, what do you think?"

Balliard sensed some problems, but more information was needed to reach a conclusion.

"The Marquis has some transactions with the demon tribe. We don't know what the transaction is, but the demon tribe traveled thousands of miles to attack Kaiyang City, and it must be related to this transaction."

Wook frowned, recalling the information about the demon clan.

"A deal with the fox demon?"

Balliard suddenly had a clear understanding. Jiang Yan was the daughter of Jiang Miao and a fox demon. The Marquis of Kaiyang was about to die soon. Jiang Yan had to stabilize her position and prevent other marquises from taking advantage of her.

The power left by Marquis Kaiyang alone is not enough.

Marquis Kaiyang can make his men follow him wholeheartedly, and he can also make those people obey Jiang Yan's orders. But if Marquis Kaiyang dies, how many people will choose to continue to obey Jiang Yan?

The reason why Kaiyang Hou is the leader is because Kaiyang Hou is unparalleled in intelligence, he is a hero who protects his family and country, and he is also the white jade pillar of the Deno Empire. Even if he does not enter the political arena, he is still feared and surrendered by the traitors and Qingliu in the court.

No one can talk nonsense about such a heroic figure.

But after the death of Marquis Kaiyang, he surrendered to a little girl, I'm afraid it won't make others laugh. So what if he is extremely talented? Since ancient times, many people who met talented and beautiful jade with excellent bones have accepted them as their disciples.

But there are almost no people who regard it as their master. The reason for this is nothing more than two words - "reputation".

When Jiang Miao and the fox demon combined and gave birth to Jiang Yan, perhaps the Marquis of Kaiyang had already made a plan, intending to let the fox demon clan become Jiang Yan's help, so that Jiang Yan could smoothly inherit the title of Marquis of Kaiyang.

"...It should be so. The eldest son has always been smart. All the daughters of the major families in the Deno Empire have the idea of ​​becoming the next matron of the Marquis. There are not all beautiful and fragrant women among them. Only Peter...

Mianwei has a daughter who is as beautiful as a fairy. Although the fox demon is beautiful, she may not be able to surpass the young lady of Mianwei's family. As for the rumors in the market that the eldest son is deceived by the fox demon, we will not believe it."

Wu Ke thought about it carefully and suddenly realized that Kaiyang Hou might really have a deal with the fox demons.

"But if it is said that the eldest son followed the fox demon to perform a secret mission under the instructions of the Marquis, most people in the city would choose to believe it."

"...Let's go back to the Marquis' Mansion first. No matter what, we must first confirm the safety of the Marquis. After all, we just experienced a big war."

Balliard didn't have much reaction when he heard about the Crown Guards. This family has existed since the birth of Demacia and has been the strongest barrier for the royal family for generations. Since this empire is called the Deno Empire, the existence of the Crown Guards family is of course reasonable.

of.

"Lord Wenzong, the Marquis has ordered you to meet him in the secret room when you come back."

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As soon as Liyad stepped into the gate of the Marquis' Mansion, a guard conveyed to him the command of Marquis Kaiyang and signaled Balliyad to follow him to the secret room.

"...that's fine."

The secret room where Marquis Kaiyang was located was a bit too simple in Balliard's eyes. The white-haired old man in the secret room was sitting at the desk, flipping through documents illuminated by dim candlelight.

"Marquis Kaiyang?"

"How do you feel? Do you have the ability to stop the traitor from getting the jade sword?"

The chair that Marquis Kaiyang was sitting on rocked and turned around, and a few crows could be vaguely seen behind the chair in the shadows.

"No, can I go?"

Balliard saw the prosthetic leg of Marquis Kaiyang. It was a lame man who raised crows. Even if the lame man’s name was probably not Swain, Balliard could bet that Marquis Kaiyang and Swain

Only the names are different.

"No, don't think about escaping. I know all about your conversation with Irelia. You should be glad that you agreed to the Sword Dancer to protect the Jade Sword, otherwise I would not talk to you."

The plain words revealed the intentions of Marquis Kaiyang to Balliard. Unconsciously, Balliard held the ruin tightly, trying to reassure himself.

"You want to kill me?"

"Of course... no. I will not be stupid enough to try to kill an ancient being like that guy. You are not the life we ​​know. Kill? I would rather seal you than this."

The candlelight was swaying, and Kaiyang Hou took out feed from somewhere and fed his crows.

"I won't let you down. We just went through a big battle. You don't have much strength left, right?"

Balliard held the ruin tightly, pointed at Marquis Kaiyang, and moved his feet little by little, moving back, like a novice adventurer who encountered a powerful monster in the wild.

"Will is the real weapon. Do you think you can escape from me with your own cowardice? Don't worry, if you had tried to do it, you would have been sealed by me. Don't even think about making any big noise. Just follow

Your guy won’t come to save you, ahem——”

The blood coughed up by Marquis Kaiyang was blocked by his hand, but the smell of blood was still smelled by Balliard.

"I want to give you a task. To be precise, it is to clarify the task that Irelia has given you. You are not the only one who protects the Jade Sword. You only need to complete part of the work."

"……Fine."

Balliard's hand that tightened on the broken hand suddenly loosened, and the broken hand was stuck directly on the ground. Holding this thing was indeed no different from showing his fear. He was a mage, not a swordsman, threatening others with his sword.

Might as well be empty handed.

Although Kaiyang Hou's condition does not look good, it can be seen from the traces of the battle in the city that Kaiyang Hou has at least the ninth level of strength. People at this level can basically kill people with their will.

Not in good health? Sorry, I'll kill you. One look is enough.

"What task? I won't do anything that's too difficult, I won't do anything that's too dangerous, and don't give me anything that's easy to offend."

"When Wen Sheng founded the Wen Dao system, he accepted a disciple, a disciple who was not willing to practice the new system established by Wen Sheng. After Wen Sheng left, he tried to break Wen Sheng's system, but was cursed by heaven and earth and became a

A flame that never goes out."

"Brand? I can't handle this guy. I'm leaving..."

Balliard did not take a step after all. Even if he knew that he would be burned badly if he dealt with Brand, he could not move his feet. At this moment, he only felt that his feet were extremely heavy and far away.

Far heavier than the crow on his head, maybe... he should lose weight.

"There are very few literary demigods, and even fewer remain in the world. Although the traitor is powerful, he cannot command those literary demigods. To deal with the demigod guarding the jade sword, he can only borrow other powers. You

The 'acting for heaven' you encountered is actually just borrowing Brand's power. I need you to keep an eye on Brand."

"...Well, why?"

"He is a ball of flames that wants to take revenge on this world. He was sealed in a coffin of perfect ice by the gods in the sky. After several times, he was guarded by the royal family of the Deno Empire. No one has successfully borrowed him for thousands of years.

The power, only this time, succeeded."

"Listening to what you said, something seems wrong."

But Balliard still didn't think about why he wanted to keep an eye on Brand. He was sealed. No matter how strong he was, could he still escape? Besides, he didn't believe that the gods in the sky wouldn't keep an eye on Brand.

Rand, let him keep an eye on Brand even if he has completed the task of protecting the jade sword...

"He has ideas about the jade sword? Yes! He has ideas about the jade sword!"

"It seems that similar things have happened in other world lines. Now that you have confirmed my suspicion, there is nothing else to say. Keep an eye on him, stop him, and don't let the flame named Brand in your mouth get close.

Jade sword."

"I would have done it even if you didn't tell me... I have to fight against troublesome things again. It's really... a miserable life. Why do I have to wipe the butt of that old bald man Riz?"

What Balliard learned about Brand was that he did not cause much damage to Runeterra. He even participated in the war against the void, burning countless void creatures with his flames and causing himself to fall into a deep sleep. But that was
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