The Sovereign Dragon Ring

Episode 124

Just before his death, Patterson finally understood.

He, after all, participated in Linley's father's funeral. He knew that Linley's father was dead.

Funny thing is, just now, he was hoping to leave with his life. But now, he completely understood why Linley had done what he had done. Deep in Patterson's heart, he didn't want to die like this. Based on his prowess as a warrior of the seventh rank, it would not be too difficult to live for another two or three hundred years.

His life still has to be long.

“I'm dying, but Clayde, your life won't be much better. ”When Patterson's soul was attracted to the Netherworld, he contained a thread of hatred, hatred towards his brother, Clayde.

… .

After watching Patterson die, Linley returned to his normal form.

"Clayde's. So the person behind this show is Clayde. "Linley frowned.

Clayde himself was a fighter of the ninth rank. Even if Linley was in full Dragonform, he would at most be an early eighth rank fighter.

Clayde was on a completely different level compared to him. Even if Linley ambushed him, he could not harm a fighter of the ninth rank. The gap between them was too big.

And Clayde also has incredible powers.

As an honorable ruler of Fenlai, how could he not have many warriors under the banner? And, having been the ruler for many years of the Kingdom of Fenlai, the main kingdom among the six kingdoms of the Holy Union, he had a very close relationship with the Radiant Church. The roots are deep.

In terms of available strength as well as strength, Linley could not compare to Clayde.

“Maybe my only advantage right now is that I operate hidden in the shadows. "Linley was constantly pondering how to deal with Clayde.

Doehring Cowart appeared from within the Coiling Dragon's ring. He immediately urged Linley, "Linley, don't waste any more time here. All you need to do now is destroy anything that might reveal you are here. Go back to your estate immediately, if you come back too late, when they start investigating who killed Patterson, they may suspect you. ”

Linley woke up.

Right!

His only advantage was that he was operating from within the shadows. No matter what, he couldn't let Clayde stand guard against him.

“Time to burn the evidence to ashes. "Linley immediately produced several dozen fireballs surrounding Patterson's body. Based on his current spiritual energy, the temperature of the fireball was quite high.

Patterson's body quickly began to burn, while at the same time, an extremely foul smell began to fill the air. After a while, only a few charred yellow bones and ashes remained.

That stench made Linley frown.

"Linley, clothes. ”Doehring Cowart reminds.

Linley looked at his clothes. Indeed . After going through the Dragonform transformation, his clothes had been completely torn apart. Linley picked up his things, and then took off his jacket and outer pants without the slightest hesitation. Instantly, he burned his clothes to ashes as well.

Linley immediately activated the mechanism.

"Rumb rumbling. "The stone door was once again opened, and Linley hurriedly walked out, then closed the door again.

No matter what, it was best to close the stone door. Otherwise, with the door open, the smell of burnt meat would quickly attract people's attention.

“There should be clothes in this room. "Linley glanced at ****** ********. Clearly, he could not get out with just his broken underwear like this. That would definitely raise suspicion. Linley immediately went to another room at the side, opening the closet.

The closet was full of clothing sets.

Linley chose a set of black clothes, somewhat similar to the clothes he wore at the engagement ceremony. Wearing clothes, Linley then once again used his wind-style spell to blow away a speck of blood nearby as well as the stench of burnt flesh.

“Best to return early. Can't let anyone notice anything. "Moving at high speed, Linley jumped straight through the courtyard, arriving at the front yard in a matter of minutes.

At this point, there were still a few nobles left, engaged in an empty conversation.

"Oh, Mr. Linley. You haven't left yet? "Count Juneau is heading out as well. Seeing Linley not too far away, he warmly greeted Linley.

Linley smiled. "really. Back then, my stomach felt a bit nauseous, so I went to the treatment room. ”

Count Juneau walked shoulder to shoulder with Linley.

"Lord Linley, I must say that I am a huge fan of your statue. I'm the one who bought your first three sculptures that you showed off in the main hall of the Proulx Gallery. "Count Juneau said proudly to Linley. The thing that Count Juneau was most proud of was most likely the fact that he had bought the first three statues that Linley had displayed.

The three statues of Linley, judging only from the outside, were probably only worth six or seven thousand gold coins.

However ... Linley's status was now very different. He is an accomplished sculptor who has carved out 'Awakening From the Dream'. In terms of status, he was not too far from the level of Proulx and Hope Jensen. How could the price of the first three sculptures that someone like this exhibited be low?

Based on his calculations and implicit values, the three statues that Count Juneau had collected were most likely worth at least a hundred thousand gold coins each!

This is probably the collection Count Juneau likes the most. Count Juneau has decided that these three items need to be kept in his collection. He believed ...as Linley's future achievements became bigger and bigger, the value of these three statues would rise as well.

"Lord Linley, make a safe journey. "The housekeeper for the Debs clan said respectfully at the gate for the house of the Deb clan.

Linley nodded. Saying goodbye to Count Juneau, he entered his own carriage.

"Back . "Linley gave a calm order upon entering the carriage.

"Yes, sir. ”

The Radiant Church warrior of the seventh rank who served as the chauffeur bowed in confession, then immediately started driving the carriage towards Linley's house.

“I probably spent about fifteen minutes with Patterson. "Linley took out her pocket watch and glanced.

This was one of the gifts that had been sent by many of his sympathizers to him to be awarded the rank of Marquis.

"Fifteen minutes or more. Count Juneau and the others were among the last guest packages to leave. If they don't investigate very carefully, they shouldn't suspect me. "Say Linley to himself. “Another problem is, Patterson says that his housekeeper knew that he was going to meet someone, but not exactly who. ”

Linley had considered this possibility.

The manager of Patterson's house!

It's totally flawed.

What's more .. if there was indeed an investigation, one might find that Linley had disappeared for fifteen minutes in the end. But during that period of time, all the nobles engaged in casual conversation and left carelessly. It would most likely be very difficult to clearly investigate a single person, given the circumstances.

“At least no one has personally witnessed my meeting with Patterson. One officer who did see was killed by Patterson. "Say Linley to himself.

At best, others might suspect him. But there is no actionable evidence against him.

"Boss, what are you thinking?" Bebe lay at Linley's feet. Raising his small head, he looked at Linley.

"Nothing . "Linley rubbed Bebe's small head, after completely calmed down.

"My lord, we have arrived. ”

Linley pushed open the curtains of the carriage, then raised his head and looked at the boundless sky. Right now, the night sky was filled with stars. Linley could not help but feel a carefree joy in his heart, while at the same time, his determination to kill Clayde grew even firmer. “Patterson died today. Next up is Clayde. ”

Patterson disappeared for a day or two. Other than the housemaid Patterson, no one noticed anything was wrong.

Inside the house of the Debs clan, there was only Bernard and the jade-haired middle-aged person.

"Bernard, on the night of Kalan's engagement, did Lord Duke leave your palace?" The jade-haired middle-aged man asked. This man was Duke Patterson's housekeeper, named Lodi [Luo'di].

Bernard was forced to endure his sad feelings and refrain from saying, "Your Duke is disappearing, and you asked me about it?" That night, Patterson didn't even tell Bernard who he was going to meet, or whether he said the word when he left. How does he, Bernard, know anything?

"Lord Duke is gone. The Lord Duke is not in my house. ”Bernard directly replied.

The day after the engagement ceremony, Bernard sent someone there to dispose of the servant's corpse. His servants found no trace of Patterson in the small building.

"Oh. “Lodi frowned, then looked at Bernard. "Bernard, if you find any traces of my Duke, you should inform me immediately. This affair may be small, or it may be big. If it becomes a big deal, even the smuggling affairs of your Debs clan might be revealed. ”

Bernard's face changed.

“Alright, I'll be back now. ”Lodi goes with a heavy mind.

Seeing Lodi return, Bernard felt somewhat uneasy, and made the decision to immediately go visit the building Patterson used.

Inside the secret building inside the land of the Debs clan.

Bernard entered alone. The dead body of the servant had long since been removed and thrown away by the men Bernard had sent. Looking at the building, Bernard frowned. “Duke Patterson said he would meet with a guest, but in the end, he did not return home. Could it…"

Suddenly Bernard thought of one possibility.

Very few people even in the Debs clan knew about the underground secret room. Naturally, the people he sent to dispose of the corpse would not know, nor would they go investigate.

But Bernard had told Duke Patterson about the secret chamber underground. He also told Duke that there was definitely no one who could eavesdrop on the conversation inside.

"Cannot be. There's no way something like that could happen. Bernard hurriedly ran into the main hall, then directly went to the mechanism and activated it.

"Rumb, rumbling. ”

'The 'stone door' that was like a wall was slowly opening, while at the same time, a foul smell, a smell that smelled like burnt flesh wafted out.

Bernard's expression became ugly.

Hurriedly walking into the secret room, he noticed that on the granite floor, there were still traces of blood and scratches. Beside him, there were piles of charred human bones as well as ashes.

“Someone died here. "Bernard is absolutely sure.

And then, the person who died had been burned to ashes. But it was impossible for Bernard to tell whom it was for sure.

"The ring!" Bernard suddenly saw inside the pile of ashes a dirty, grayish ring. Upon seeing the ring, Bernard felt that the ring was very similar to the one Duke Patterson liked to wear.

Instantly, all the blood flowed from Bernard's face.

“Patterson is most likely dead. "Bernard's mind is in a mess.

The Debs clan had spent over half their capital and a large amount of manpower to carry out this water jade smuggling operation with the help of Duke Patterson. This is a very important business operation for the Debs clan. But if smuggling is revealed ... it is not just a matter of losing money. Most likely, the entire Debs clan will be annihilated by the enraged King Clayde!

The entire Debs clan.

"No, it's impossible. Duke Patterson was a warrior of the seventh rank. How could he die so easily? Given his meticulous personality, there was no way he would meet personally with someone stronger than him. "Bernard could not accept what he saw.

Thas right. Patterson is a very cautious man. Sadly, Patterson did not have an accurate understanding of Linley's strength.

… .

The whole city of Fenlai is peaceful. Linley continued to train calmly in his manor every day. But then, after Duke Patterson had disappeared for half a month, the previously calm and composed King Clayde finally started issuing orders. The first step was to catch Duke's housekeeper, Lodi. Next was to investigate the Duke's whereabouts on a wide scale.

In the main hall of this Linley house.

"Lord Linley, as per His Majesty's decree, he wants Lord Linley to pay a visit to the palace. ”

Gazing at the royal decree brought by the palace attendants, Linley felt somewhat uneasy. Why did King Clayde call him?

"Please wait a minute . Let me change my clothes, and I will head to the palace soon after. "Linley smiled as she replied.