"My name is Io, come to see Miss Shirley." Io took out a document from his arms and signaled to the two guards. "According to the Duke's order, from today, all of you will be temporarily under my command."

After carefully reading the documents and the signatures of the documents, the two guards returned the documents to him. Although they did not speak, their expressions clearly had accustomed to Io's words.

"Is Miss Shirley upstairs?" asked Eo.

"Yes." One of the guards replied. "On the third floor."

"Where are so many people on the second floor?"

"The second floor is empty." Lyle added.

Lyle followed Eo through the gate. But he stopped on the second floor and did not go up to the third floor. He stood at the entrance of the stairs. He could not see the details of the upstairs at this location, but he could hear the voices of the upstairs very clearly. This was enough for him. In fact, he didn't even have to occupy this position, because Eo had no intention of keeping it secret at all, and his voice was quite loud. Perhaps the entire second floor could be heard.

"This is impossible! The Duke promised me to do it..." The voice that once made Lyle dare not speak seemed panic and urgent for the first time. To be honest, when he heard the voice speak in this tone, Lyle felt an indescribable happiness.

Stinky bitch, you have today too!

"I don't know if he promised you anything," Eo's voice sounded very proud. "But the document he signed is not fake, right? It's better for you to admit the reality."

"I've done this. You don't need to come at all, just write a letter."

"The Duke is impatient with your slow speed." Eo replied. "So I entrust me to solve this problem thoroughly. At the fastest speed!"

"But I did this from the beginning..."

"It's not now." There was a nearly cruel calm tone in Eo's voice, which contrasted with the other party's panic. "I know your relationship with Lord Duke, but that's not his reason to endure you. Lord Duke needs to complete this plan as soon as possible, instead of watching the time pass and finding nothing."

"I've reported to him the progress!"

"It's obvious that he is not satisfied with the progress? He is satisfied." Eo said. "Miss Shirley, admit the reality. The Duke asked me to come over and solve the problem in the fastest and fastest way."

"Do you know what the consequences will be?"

"No matter what the consequences, it seems that the Duke doesn't mind," Eo replied. "If you mean Countess Marian, I want to remind you. I know her much more than you know about her. The reality is: The Duke needs money, a lot of money, and he doesn't have time to wait. The plan you proposed is good, but it's not fast enough."

This sentence became the last sentence of this dispute. The upstairs fell silent. Although Layer was unable to see the details under the stairs, he could imagine the expressions of both parties at this time. It was a pity that he could not witness the scene of the woman being defeated - Layer knew his status very well and knew what he should do. No matter how bad the woman was defeated, as long as she was not thrown from the high throne, he would not be the object of contempt and humiliation. Now, this is the best and most satisfying result for him.

After a while, Lair saw Eo walking down from above. At this time, Eo's face was full of a proud and arrogant look. No need for anything else, this expression alone clearly shows who the winner is.

"Let's find a place to settle down first." Lyle took the initiative to make a suggestion. "I know there is a good hotel in the city."

"Hotel? I remember when I left that year... Forget it, I won't talk about this. Well, since I'm here, I'll definitely stay here for a while. It's not bad to stay in a hotel." Eo thought for a while. "But I've really left here for a long time. Let's have a drink and tell me what's going on here in the past few years."

This is not a matter of time that takes too much time. So later on this day, Lyle accompanied Eo to a top hotel in the city. Lyle has always been familiar with these places.

As mentioned earlier, Eau was originally a local, and Lyle was a friend who was very familiar to each other. He had been away from here for many years. This time he came back and met an old friend, a friend from the past, and there were naturally many things to say. From the changes in the city in recent years, the driving force of business, the marriages, activities, property and other stories of the sages and nobles in the nearby areas. As time went by, the topic they talked about naturally moved to Ashrufate.

"So, have my two cousins ​​found their husbands?" After hearing Lyle's detailed introduction to this matter, Io asked with a sneer.

"It seems to be so. Since Countess Marianne..."

"Have you found a mercenary of unknown origin? It's really like what my two cousins ​​would do. Well, I have to admit that only among mercenaries can we find someone who is not afraid of death on the one hand and who does not believe in evil on the other hand. It is indeed the best choice... I will marry two at a time..."

"You mean...this isn't that simple?" Lyle heard the implicit sound in the other party's words.

"What do you think is going on? You shouldn't really think there is such a 'engagement'?"

The other party's hint was so conspicuous that Lyle's mind quickly turned.

"Is it... just a play? But why do you need to act?" Lyle couldn't understand for a moment. "Is it because of property?"

Twin sisters have common property. If they marry each other, then it is natural that the family property must be divided into two parts. If you stand from the perspective of protecting the ancestral property, it is not surprising to marry the two sisters to the same man. In the family of aristocratic families, daughters are very important political assets, because marriage between children is the best proof of alliances between two families. However, in ordinary families who lack ambition and strength, the marriage of daughters is much simpler.

After all, Lyle is a local, and she is quite clear about the financial situation of the two sisters. They are not particularly rich. In fact, by the standards of squire, their property is too small to be divided. If they are divided again, it will make it difficult for them to maintain their current living standards. If they have no money, even squires will not be considered.

"Maybe," Eo replied. "But I can tell you that this must not be the point."

"Why? I think this is very likely. After all, they are not particularly rich..."

"Their possessions are much more than you see," replied Io. "At least our Countess Marianne will definitely leave all her possessions to them both."

"So, our mercenary friend has gained a big advantage this time?"

"It was a big risk," Eo replied. "My two cousins ​​are witches!"

"Witch? Are you saying they can magic?" This time, Lyle was truly surprised. "But why would they stay in Brassian City if this happens? Even if they don't like fighting, the country's conscript order will not let them go. Magicians have precious combat power and are never allowed to be wasted or idle."

A fierce smile appeared on Io's face. "Yeah, why?"

"Is that legend true?!!" Lyle was shocked. "They were the two of them? But... at that time, the high-ranking priests of the church had visited them specially. This was not proven to be just a rumor... Have you seen them use black magic with their own eyes?"

"If I witnessed it myself, I really haven't seen it." Eo replied. "But I did encounter... something."

"What kind of thing?"

"How do you think of my swordsmanship?" Io asked suddenly. "If I weren't lying on myself, I was the best swordsman near Bracian at that time."

"It's true." Lyer replied. Most of this sentence is true, and of course there is a little bit of praise. In this era, combat skills and courage are always considered the basic qualities of a nobleman. Even if Io is not the most outstanding swordsman in the city of Brassian, he is also one of the strongest people. This is mainly because he is born with a deep ambition, which makes him unwilling to stay in this small countryside for the rest of his life. From this point of view, Lyer and Lyer are two completely different people. Even if they were once familiar with each other's wine and meat friends, they will eventually walk on two completely different paths.

"I had a conflict with those two cousins," Eo said suddenly.

He did not explain the details further. But sometimes many things do not need to be explained explicitly. Just the tone, expression and content of the speaker can infer a lot of things.

Lyle had seen the two sisters many times, so he was speechless for a moment. It is hard for ordinary people to imagine how a petite woman could defeat a strong man like Io.

Moreover, judging from the tone of Io's speech, it is not a specific battle in a specific environment. There are many examples of weak people defeating the strong, but it requires specific conditions. As we all know, an ordinary person can easily kill an excellent swordsman with a stringed crossbow or a musket loaded with bullets. However, if he loses in this case, the loser will definitely be very dissatisfied. However, Io does not have any dissatisfaction.

...

It's already late.

It is already late winter, but the cold air is still very strong in the air at night. Even on a windless night, the cold will unknowingly invade the clothes and penetrate the bone marrow. So when it dark that day, most people will retract back to their houses, rely on walls, doors and windows, and even add fireplaces and thick quilts to resist the cold.

There was no luxury like fireplaces and firewood in the room where Ash Rufate lived. However, he found that his body was able to adapt to the cold - although he could feel the temperature changes around his body, he did not feel that it had any effect on his body. His hands and feet had never appeared.

What happened today made him feel very concerned about and made him fall asleep for a while. Unconsciously, he found that he had left the room and came to the yard next to the house. Several cold-resistant fruits and vegetables were planted here at this time, but the number was not large, so it could be said to be a flat piece of land.

The sky was gloomy tonight, and the stars and moons were hiding. However, the dark vision of this team of Ashu Rufate had no special effect. He saw a figure standing in the yard from a distance. Although the distance was very far, for some reason, Ashu Rufate immediately recognized that it was Xingjian. He seemed to be able to distinguish the two sisters very much now.
Chapter completed!