Chapter 394: Adams' Letter!

"If I do not give you a severe lesson, I am harming you! So, if you are still my, Hernande's, grandson, then stop begging for mercy!"

Facing Wyatt's pleas for mercy, Duke Hernande showed no sign of softening.

Instead, he sternly admonished Wyatt.

Instantly, Wyatt's face turned ashen, and he obediently shut his mouth!

For a young master like him, being expelled from the family would be far more painful than death.

But just then, an unexpected situation arose.

Adams suddenly stepped forward. "My lord Duke, please calm your anger. Although Wyatt is indeed at fault, I believe that after this, he will surely recognize his mistake! Therefore, I beg Duke Hernande not to punish him severely this time!"

"Hmm? Adams, you are actually pleading for him?" Duke Hernande and everyone else looked at Adams in surprise.

"Grand Duke Hernande, actually, I did not suffer too much tonight; at the very least, I made his face swell!"

"Furthermore, my stepmother, Lady Merit, is his aunt. I do not wish to make things too difficult for Lady Merit and my father!" Adams replied with a face full of sincerity.

Duke Hernande's expression changed, revealing a look of approval.

"Marquis Hou Jue, your Marquis Marquis Aosiding family has truly raised an excellent family heir!"

"Haha, thank you, Duke Hernande, for your praise!" Upon hearing this, Marquis Marquis Aosiding immediately laughed heartily.

While feeling honored, he could not suppress his own look of approval for this eldest son.

One could say that Duke Hernande's praise made Marquis Marquis Aosiding feel more at ease than Adams receiving today's merit.

After all, since Grand Duke Hernande had made his stance clear, anyone within the Hernande family with a bit of sense would have to weigh their options and stop thinking about interfering with the Marquis Marquis Aosiding family heir's affairs.

Next, Wyatt was led away.

Although the double punishment was waived, the punishment he deserved still stood; in the end, he received a penalty of ten lashes.

Of course, this was likely because the Army Commander-in-Chief, out of respect for Duke Hernande, had again reduced the punishment.

Otherwise, twenty lashes would have been absolutely unavoidable.

And after Wyatt was led away, the Army Commander-in-Chief and the two dukes began to inquire about the battle at Grey Shiqiao.

Adams recounted the entire story in detail.

The only change was that the source of the intelligence became something the Marquis Marquis Aosiding family had obtained by chance from a former familiar auxiliary soldier.

In short, his father had already helped fabricate the story, so he did not need to worry about it.

Afterwards, Adams received praise from the Army Commander-in-Chief and the two dukes, and also earned the honor of a full-army commendation.

As for the merit, it was recorded under the Marquis Marquis Aosiding family's name, so no direct reward was promised to him for the moment.

After receiving the praise, Adams returned directly to the family camp.

However, although it was late at night, Adams felt no sleepiness.

After thinking for a moment, Adams simply sat at the desk, picked up paper and pen, and began to write!

'To the honorable Lord Harry! Although I do not know when this letter will reach your hands.'

'But I simply cannot resist sharing my current joy with you.'

'Relying on the intelligence you gave me, I routed the orc ambush, not only saving the nobles at Grey Shiqiao checkpoint, but also beheading over five hundred orcs.'

'Of course, such a feat might be insignificant to you, Lord Harry, but for me, it is unprecedented.'

'This counts as one of the highest moments of my life; the last time was when I shone brilliantly at my father's banquet using your white sugar.'

'Furthermore, because of this merit, today I even caused a scion of a ducal family to be punished. Haha, just thinking about this matter, I still cannot help but feel excited.'

'He is Grand Duke Hernande's grandson; in the past, I would have had to yield to him.'

'But tonight, I not only beat him severely, but also had him whipped ten times, and the specific course of events was as follows...'

'Haha, how is it, Lord Harry, isn't this satisfying? By the way, Lord Harry, although I very much wanted to see him whipped severely for dozens of lashes, in the end I held back, and instead actively pleaded for him to Grand Duke Hernande.'

'In the end, due to my plea, his punishment was reduced, and I also received praise from Grand Duke Hernande!'

'Lord Harry, I do not know if doing this is right? After you read this letter, could you tell me...'

'By the way, we have a small noble here named Gervas. I previously thought he was as capable as you, but after tonight, I feel that no one can compare to you, Lord Harry...'

"How is it? Vice-Commander Solite, is there news? Has that guy already been killed by the orcs!"

At the same time, inside a tent at the edge of the main camp, seeing Solite walk in, Minister Weilade got up impatiently to ask, his eyes full of expectation.

Because earlier he had received some whispers that a team had returned to report, saying that the northwest direction of Red Stone City had been ambushed by orcs.

No need to think much; that naturally referred to Grey Shiqiao.

But the next moment, Solite's answer was something he could not accept. "No, that guy was not killed!"

"This... how is this possible? Didn't we just receive news that the orcs had already moved out? If the orcs really acted, how could they possibly let them go?"

"The orcs did indeed move out, but they failed to kill that damn guy. People from Marquis Hou Jue's Marquis Marquis Aosiding family appeared at Grey Shiqiao for some reason, not only causing the orc ambush to fail, but also saving all the nobles at Grey Shiqiao!"

Afterwards, Solite informed Weilade of the detailed news he knew.

"This... why would this happen!" Weilade collapsed into the armchair, his face full of unwillingness.

He originally thought that Gervas would surely die tonight, but he did not expect a Marquis Hou Jue family force to suddenly appear.

Seeing Weilade's dispirited appearance, Solite could understand his feelings.

After all, he himself also found it somewhat difficult to accept.

But to solve that Gervas later, he definitely needed to continue cooperating with Weilade, so at this time he had to comfort him properly.

"Lord Weilade, although this operation failed, you need not be too depressed. The campaign has only just begun; later we will have plenty of opportunities to deal with that guy!"

Weilade's expression changed again and again; naturally, he also knew the facts could not be changed, and could only rely on future planning.

"I know, Vice-Commander Solite. No matter what, I will not let that damn Gervas return to the Southern Region alive!"

Time turned, and two days later.

A messenger on horseback arrived at the Gray Shiqiao camp.

And this messenger brought the very order for the grand army to recall Mil and the others, which they had been longing for.