Chapter 362: Coward

Before the operation, Ramsey had never thought he would fail.

Even taking a step back, even if the assassination did not succeed, he would absolutely never fall to the point of being captured.

His Meteor-level strength was the source of his confidence to enter Anbian Castle, where the Fifth Knight Order was gathered, all by himself.

Yet he never expected that Luoning would bring him a series of unbelievable scenes.

"We were all deceived by you!"

With his throat pressed against the tip of a sword, Ramsey looked at Luoning, who was standing not far away, with his head tilted as if he were mourning the dead.

Such a scene was like a dream to him.

"I have never deceived you."

The time for Wind Wings was up; the light and dreamy wings slowly dissipated, and Luoning arrived before the other party.

"It is you who have been setting your sights on Wushan Territory and me."

"If I am not mistaken, behind the Bolante Bandit Group, the Black Gold Brotherhood, and that assassin organization, the Skull Society, there is the shadow of Hesusu, right?"

Ramsey remained silent.

"You can remain silent, and I can choose to end your life right here," Luoning threatened.

Hearing this, Ramsey came back to his senses.

"Luoning, I am a noble, the son-in-law of Count Hesusu. According to the laws of the Kingdom, nobles are entitled to amnesty. I kindly remind you that killing me is not a wise choice."

"In other words, only you can kill me, but I cannot kill you?"

Luoning took out the Yanliu Sword and stabbed the other party's calf with one strike, drawing a scream from him.

"Wake up, Ramsey. Now your life is in my hands. In this wilderness, who could prove that I killed you?"

Ramsey's heart began to panic.

As the strongest combatant in Yueguang Valley, he possessed an extremely high status, and in the future, he had a great possibility of obtaining even higher power and status; he did not want to die just like this.

"What will it take for you to let me go?"

Luoning chuckled, "I want to know the details of the cooperation between Hesusu, the Fleming Family, the Vila Principality, and Earl Aosen."

"They do have cooperation, but the specific details of the cooperation are only known to those few lords or patriarchs."

"You don't know?"

"Yes, although I am Hesusu's son-in-law, they did not let me participate in their conversations."

Ramsey looked at Luoning and changed the subject: "However, I do know the content of the cooperation with Aosen at the beginning of the year. They used the excuse of a sparring match to try to make Lulansi's injuries flare up, or even die from severe wounds during the battle. Then, after Weijinsi inherits the title of Marquis, they would let Aosen's grandson—that is, your half-brother—secure the position of heir."

"You don't need to tell me this; we could guess it."

Luoning was not interested in this piece of information. "Change to a piece of valuable information."

"Hesusu's daughter, Shali, will be married to Fakunduo of the Earl of Screaming Island's family, the time..."

Luoning interrupted the other party: "Don't test my patience. I want valuable intelligence; don't try to fool me with these things that everyone knows."

Ramsey's mind raced. He knew many things, but if some things were said, his future and even the future of his family would be gone.

Therefore, he could only pick some trivial information.

"Sorry, Lord Luoning, if you already know these things, I have nothing to offer you."

Ramsey's tone was as if he had seen through life and death.

"However, I can promise you that as long as you let me go, I will have Hesusu and my family provide you with enough money and supplies."

He certainly had a tight mouth.

Luoning began to ponder how to deal with Ramsey.

As direct evidence of Hesusu's assassination attempt on him, Luoning could completely take Ramsey to have His Majesty the King preside over justice, or even use this as an excuse for Wushan Territory to attack Yueguang Valley.

But Hesusu was a member of the royal family after all, and had close ties with great nobles like Feilunsibao; in the end, he would likely only give Luoning a certain amount of economic compensation, and the possibility of execution was extremely low.

And when Ramsey testified, he would definitely reveal his strength and the matter of the dragon.

Luoning did not want to step into the spotlight all at once; Wubei Territory did not yet have that strength.

After years of decline and successive years of warfare, even if Lulansi recovered, he would need proper rest and recuperation, and it was not suitable to immediately use troops against Yueguang Valley.

As for making Hesusu and Ramsey's family pay a high ransom, it would also face the risk of leaking Luoning's intelligence.

"Keeping him is a threat and a scourge."

Killing intent flashed in Luoning's eyes.

Thump, thump!

Just at this moment, two Griffins were thrown down by Kaierluosi. They were stained with blood all over, and after falling to the ground, they could no longer flap their wings.

Luoning's heart tightened. This dragon wouldn't have been careless and killed the two Griffins, would it?

"Kaierluosi, what did you do to them?"

The dragon's massive body landed, pressing the surrounding trees until they cracked and shattered into several pieces.

"Don't worry, Master, I just pinched their wings to make them unable to fly for the time being; they can recover."

Only then did Ramsey see the appearance of this behemoth clearly.

"This is... a dragon?"

Monstrous waves surged in his heart. "Luoning actually has a dragon as a Magic Beast mount!"

Recalling the experience in the air just now, he was still breaking out in cold sweat.

Perhaps only those high-level Griffins would have the ability to resist; ordinary Griffins would be like lambs waiting to be slaughtered.

Ramsey thought to himself that once he left, he must spread this news. At that time, there would definitely be countless people on the continent who would want to find Luoning to see this legendary creature.

"If I had known you were this strong and had a dragon Magic Beast, we would never have made a move against you."

Ramsey felt some regret: "Luoning, let me go, perhaps we can still cooperate in many aspects."

"For example?"

"I can help you deal with Earl Aosen, the Vila Principality, and even my father-in-law, Count Hesusu."

Luoning revealed an interested expression: "You are willing to betray Hesusu for me?"

"Possessing a dragon, combined with your exceptional talent, you might one day unify this continent just like Orland the Great; following you will offer broader horizons and possibilities."

These words certainly sounded like flattery, yet there was indeed such a possibility.

But Luoning had not yet given specific thought to the matter of unifying the continent; if Ramsey were to spread this around, it would inevitably arouse the suspicion of major powers, and Bruno might even become wary of him.

After all, many people back then had caused the death of Geleimusi precisely to prevent the Wushan Family from having two geniuses.

Luoning was now far stronger than Geleimusi.

"Hearing you say that, I am indeed somewhat tempted."

Luoning smiled slightly, but the smile was somewhat cold: "However, for the sake of insurance, I still feel that killing you here is more secure."

Luoning raised his sword and thrust it toward the opponent's heart.

"Wait!"

Ramsey was completely panicked and shouted loudly: "We have a partnership with Jianjiao City!"

Luoning stopped, "Viscount Weituolinuo?"

He was currently cooperating with Jianjiao City, and Weituolinuo had not shown any signs of betraying Wushan Territory.

"Yes, Viscount Weituolinuo!"

Ramsey's tone was somewhat anxious: "When you led the team to encircle and suppress the Bolante Bandit Group, it was we who promised Weituolinuo that we could coordinate for them to sign a freedom of navigation treaty with Screaming Island, which is why Weituolinuo did not lead his troops to assist you."

Luoning suddenly understood.

That time, the excuse Weituolinuo gave was that a Magic Beast threatening ships had appeared at Dennis Port, and they had been injured while killing the beast.

He had not expected that there was a shadow of Hesusu behind this matter.

However, if it were only this, it could only be called an exchange of interests, and it did not yet count as a complete betrayal.

At least in the subsequent matters, Weituolinuo had shown a relatively friendly side, and his son Lisi was now also serving Luoning.

"I know about this matter now."

Luoning raised his longsword and thrust it over again.

"Wait, wait, wait!"

Ramsey was so anxious that he said the word "wait" several times in a row: "Screaming Island wants to annex Jianjiao City, and at the same time, they also want a share of the land in Wushan Territory."

"You had better say more."

The tip of the Yanliu Sword touched the opponent's skin.

Ramsey's face turned pale: "The Vila Principality and Feilunsibao are both dissatisfied with His Majesty the King, and they have been moving closely in private."

"The Grand Duke of Vila is already a Silver Moon Knight!"

Luoning's sword tip pierced the opponent's skin, and Battle Qi surged in.

"Also, Hesusu has connections with the Telixiya Kingdom."

"The Telixiya Kingdom has not been very peaceful recently; it is said that several riots have occurred there."

After Ramsey did not know how much information he had spat out, accompanied by a squelching sound, Luoning's longsword pierced through his heart.

"Ah!"

This Meteor Knight let out a painful wail; he had not expected that the other party would really deal a lethal blow.

"Luoning, Hesusu will not let you off!"

"I will not let him off either."

Luoning said indifferently, as surging Battle Qi poured into the opponent's body, destroying his heart and completely severing his vitality.

"A Meteor Knight, yet such a coward!" (End of chapter)