Chapter 163: 163 Investigation Results

Princess Blanche was invited in by Tangmu.

This was the first time in her life she had stepped into the bedroom of a peer of the opposite sex. Compared to typical noble bedrooms, Luoning's place did not seem very luxurious; there were no expensive carvings or paintings to be seen, nor any rare collections—it was plain and incredibly simple.

In reality, what she did not know was that many things in the room had been packed up by Luoning and taken to Shanlin Town.

"Luoning, how are you feeling now?" Princess Blanche asked, sitting by the bedside with concern.

In the two hours since returning to Wushan Castle, she had been unable to calm her heart. As soon as she closed her eyes, the encounter during the assassination would surface in her mind, and she would think of the scene where she was held by Luoning while he killed those two assassins.

Even drinking a bowl of Calming Soup had no effect. Helpless, Princess Blanche had to use "delivering Calming Soup to Luoning" as an excuse to visit him.

"I'm fine."

Luoning leaned against the headboard and said with a smile, "I only injured my spirit by using a Level 6 Spell Scroll; you don't need to worry too much."

Thinking of the situation Wushan Castle was currently facing, Luoning pondered slightly before speaking, "Princess Blanche, there is one thing I still need to ask for your help with."

Princess Blanche's eyes brightened; it seemed that after hearing these words, her mood improved quite a bit.

"Go ahead, as long as I can help, I will definitely do my best."

Luoning thanked her, then said, "Your encounter this time was caused by inadequate protection from our Wushan Castle. Count Hesusu and Sir Buluoer's anger toward us is understandable, but for now, it is better to focus energy on investigating the identities of the assassins. As for the rest..."

"I understand!"

Princess Blanche interrupted Luoning, "This assassination incident has nothing to do with Wushan Castle. On the contrary, it was your desperate rescue that allowed me to turn danger into safety. The Auduin Family will not let any enemy go, but they will also not wrong any meritorious official."

She paused, then smiled brightly, "You rest well; I will go find Uncle Hesusu and Buluoer right now and tell them not to make things difficult for Wushan Castle because of my encounter."

Princess Blanche was, after all, a Princess of the Kingdom; even though Luoning's words were tactful, they were enough for her to understand.

Although Luoning had spent less than a day with her, he could feel that this Princess had a relatively gentle personality, and for the time being, he had not discovered any peculiar habits in her.

Overall, Luoning felt it was not bad.

At the same time, he could also feel that the impression she had of him must be very good as well; otherwise, she would not have been so proactive in coming to visit him and would not have been willing to step forward to resolve the awkward situation for Wushan Castle.

If this were on Earth, if both parties in a blind date were this satisfied, the matter would definitely succeed.

It was just that in this world, before His Majesty Bruno made an official announcement, there were still many uncertain factors in between.

"Tangmu," Luoning called out.

"My Lord, what are your orders?"

Luoning said, "When Maiken returns, have him come directly to see me. As for others, just say that I am unwell and resting, and if there is nothing important, we can talk later."

"As you wish, My Lord!"

Maiken was an eyewitness to the assassination and also someone who assisted Knight Mixi in repelling the assassins, so he naturally had to cooperate with Sir Tolu's investigation.

Luoning also hoped that Maiken could convey the results of the investigation to him as soon as possible.

Meanwhile, inside Wushan Fortress, it had already become a chaotic mess.

One side was the Royal Escort Team led by Hesusu and Buluoer, and the other was Wushan Castle led by Weijinsi, Aosen, and Mawen.

There was only one topic of the argument—

Hesusu felt that this assassination was planned too precisely and that nobles from Wushan Territory must have been involved. They demanded that Wushan Castle investigate all vassal nobles, catch the mastermind, and give Princess Blanche a satisfactory explanation.

Weijinsi's side stated that they would find the culprit and provide an explanation, but that this assassination incident definitely had nothing to do with the nobles of Wushan Territory, and investigating all the nobles was completely unreasonable.

"Clatter~"

The gate of Wushan Fortress was pushed open, and Lulansi walked in leaning on his cane, causing the noisy hall to suddenly fall silent.

"Sir Buluoer, we at Wushan Castle have heard your demands clearly."

Lulansi walked slowly to Weijinsi's side and stood still, facing the Deputy Commander of the Griffin Knights, "The First Knight Order of Wushan Castle is currently investigating everyone at the Colosseum as well as all the spectators from today; I believe there will be results very soon."

"Those assassins challenged the dignity of the Royal Family. We, the Wushan Family, are vassals of the Auduin Family and will absolutely not allow such things to happen."

Buluoer performed a Knight Salute to Lulansi, "Marquis, I naturally believe in your loyalty, but Princess Blanche had only just arrived at Wushan Castle when such a meticulous assassination occurred. If there was no cooperation from the nobles of Wushan City, it is hard to believe how it could have been planned and organized."

Lulansi shook his head, "Regarding the news that Princess Blanche would come, I only revealed it yesterday afternoon. Do you perhaps think I would arrange for people to assassinate the Princess?"

"This..."

Buluoer was speechless for a moment. The matter of the marriage was initiated by Lulansi himself, so the other party naturally had no reason to do such a thing.

"That is not necessarily true."

At this moment, a very unfriendly voice rang out, "Lulansi, you have been holed up in Wushan Castle for so many years; who knows what you are actually thinking in your heart?"

"Hesusu, don't go too far!"

"Hesusu, watch your mouth!"

The vassals of the Wushan Family were furious and began to curse angrily.

They were Lulansi's vassals and naturally would not allow their lord to be subjected to such questioning and insults, even if the other party's surname was Auduin; that was not their liege lord.

Lulansi chuckled. This scene was somewhat like thirty years ago; at that time, the vassals under him were basically absolutely loyal, but now he didn't know how many were just blowing hot air.

"Hesusu, long time no see, your mouth is still as venomous as ever."

Lulansi asked, "Then I would like to ask you, I wonder when you learned that Princess Blanche would grace Wushan Castle with her presence?"

"Me?"

Hesusu sneered, "I am a member of the Royal Family; the time I knew about this is certainly earlier than you lot..."

Speaking to this point, Hesusu's expression changed, and he said angrily, "Lulansi, what do you mean by that? Could it be that I would arrange for people to assassinate my own niece?"

"That is not necessarily true."

While saying this indifferently, Lulansi slowly ascended to his main seat, "In history, there have been plenty of cases of uncles assassinating nieces, or younger brothers assassinating older brothers."

"You are courting death!"

Hesusu narrowed his eyes and threw a punch. The Battle Qi formed a huge fist shadow, carrying immense power toward Lulansi, who was sitting above.

This person's strength was not high, but he had reached the Bronze level.

Although this strike was done bare-handed, it was not something an ordinary person could withstand.

Lulansi gave a cold snort, his cane suddenly lifting and then stabbing into the floor.

In an instant, a biting aura of might was released from his body, and just as the fist shadows were about to strike him, a red barrier appeared before Lulansi.

Boom— the fist shadows struck the barrier and were actually blasted into smithereens.

The aftermath generated by the impact turned into a whirlwind, surging through the fortress hall!

Swish, swish, swish...

Many figures darted out simultaneously, blocking in front of Lulansi; among them were Viscount Mawen, Sir Capel, Baron German, and Viscount Dennis, and even Earl Aosen and Baron Leisen were among them.

For a moment, the hall was filled with tension.

"Everyone, there is no need for this."

A crisp voice came from the entrance, and it was Princess Blanche who had arrived with Mixi.

(End of this chapter)