In the chaos in the city of Echtidon, the prime minister Usub escaped out of the city along the secret passage, at this time there were only two personal retinues left by his side, but this veteran politician did not give up hope, he had many properties and estates outside of Ashtidon, using these properties he was still a wealthy nobleman, and as long as this life was still there, then he still had hope of making a comeback, with his appeal and prestige, it was useless for Cad Monro to hate him to death, and wanted to confront the Palcidian army, Then it must be with his strength, and although the situation is not comparable to before, Usub will not at least lose everything.

But all this is premised on reaching his fiefdom safely. For this reason, Usubu and his retinue changed into the clothes of the common people, and they managed to escape by taking advantage of the time that Likuenis had won by fighting desperately, and now they only had to take advantage of the darkness of night all the way north. The only fly in the ointment was that the secret passage was too narrow to come out with the horses, and they had to walk on their feet for the rest of the way.

Seeing that the sky was gradually getting darker, Usubu was very anxious, the key to success or failure was how far he could escape tonight, as long as he went out enough distance, then even if he was discovered by the rangers of the Dils army, he would not be afraid, they would regard themselves as ordinary people hiding from the war.

When it was completely dark, the three of them quickened their pace. Less than three miles away, they were confronted by a group of people, and Usubu was so frightened that he heard someone ask in a low voice, "Have you escaped from Ashtidon?" ”

It was obviously a fear of being heard, and these people should have been Yaki's talents, and the voice of the person who spoke seemed to have been heard somewhere. He immediately said, "Yes, we escaped from the city." ”

"You're Lord Usubu?" The other party actually recognized the identity of Usubu.

Usubu's heart trembled. Asked, "Your Excellency is?"

"There's Zelda down there."

Only then did Usubu remember the identity of the other party, and it turned out that the person who came was Zelda, the fourth son of the veteran general Ulysses who died on the battlefield! Ulysses and his three sons were all killed heroically in battle against the thieves (Kusai did not die in battle, unbeknownst to the Arquies). Only the youngest son was seriously injured and sent back by the thieves. Because all of his loyal martyrs sacrificed their lives for his country, King Kadir could not bear to send Zelda to the battlefield again, so he gave him a large fief and ordered him to return home to serve his mother. After that, Zelda changed from General Yaki to a lord of the manor, and no longer appeared in front of everyone.

"Lord Zelda, why are you here?" Usubu asked. By the faint light of the moon, Usubu recognized Zelda's face, which was much more mature than it had been years earlier.

Zelda said: "I have always wanted to serve the country. It's a pity that my mother has not allowed it, this time I heard that the king is in trouble, as a courtier of Argi, how can he sit idly by? It's a pity that there are no soldiers in the lower hands, so dozens of warriors are recruited to come, hoping to do their best for the country. ”

When Usubu heard this, he couldn't help but feel a little emotional: he couldn't imagine that not a single official in the entire Yaki was willing to send troops to rescue Ashtidon, and it turned out that Zelda, who had no soldiers, could rush to rescue the country, and he had fought with his father for many years. At that moment, he couldn't help but sigh and said, "Your Excellency, you're late, the city of Echtiton has been broken." At this moment, I am afraid that the thief army has already invaded the royal city. ”

"What about Your Majesty?"

"Your Majesty has decided to live and die with Sheji." Usubu didn't feel the need to tell the truth at this time.

"What about the other Highnesses? What about the adults? ”

Usubu shook his head and said, "The situation is out of control, it's chaos, and the old man doesn't know where they are. ”

"You're saying it's just you"

"I'm afraid so." Usubu feigned a sad expression.

"I'd love to ask you to explain. Why is it that in this chaotic situation, only you are able to escape from the royal capital? ”

Usubu was overwhelmed by the question, for he realized that if he said that he had fled through the secret passage, then he could have fled with his majesty!

"If I'm not mistaken. Didn't you abandon His Majesty and the people of the city and flee from the royal capital alone? Zelda said this. There is already an extra sword in his hand.

"What do you mean, Lord Zelda?" Usubu said as he stepped back. He tried to escape behind the two men, but Zelda's men had already dispersed with a whoop, surrounding the three in the center.

"If you escaped from the royal capital after the city was broken, then of course you should be protected alive; But if you abandon Your Majesty and the people and flee, you are a sinner who has betrayed Yaki! You will not be allowed to defile your life with such behavior! ”

Usubu's face twitched a few times, and he said, "This, this, Lord Zelda, if you say so, then the old man is speechless, and now that Ashtiton has fallen, how can the old man prove his innocence to you?" ”

Zelda sneered and said, "It's very simple, if you break through, then I guess you won't mind returning to Echtiton with you to rescue Your Majesty." Just ask the adults to deign to accompany you for such a while. ”

"Lord Zelda, please follow the advice of the old man, your behavior is indeed admirable, but at this time this is just a waste of death, don't kill yourself, it is the right choice to keep this useful person to serve the country."

Zelda laughed: "If the royal capital is lost, can Yaqui's national fortunes really be revived?" Maybe there will be such a day, but this is not something that an incompetent person like Zai Xia can do, but at least he can go to the national disaster together and live and die with this city! Lord Usubu, what I am giving you now is a choice, either go back to Ashtiton next time, or enforce the law of the land next time! ”

Usubu's face began to contort as he finally burst into a wild scream: "You madman! You lunatic! You know what! I don't want to die in vain like you! The old man will not go back to that hopeless city with you anyway! ”

Usubu's chatter suddenly came to an end, for Zelda's sword had already sliced his diagonal sand in two!

"I really didn't expect you to die so ugly in the end!" Zelda spat at Usubu's corpse and put away her sword.

"What about these two?" Zelda's men asked.

Zelda swiped her fingers lightly around her neck, and two of Usubu's retinue were immediately cut throats.

Usub, the prime minister who had dominated Yaki's politics for decades, died in such a wilderness where he didn't even have a name, and no one would believe that one of the bodies of the three civilians in the wilderness was actually Yaji's prime minister!

Looking down at Ashtiton from the night sky, the war was not completely over at this time, but there was no fire in the city, and there was no escape from the defeated soldiers or civilians outside the city, but a small group of men and horses were approaching the city by night, after five years, Zelda once again stepped on the stage of history, and a script belonging to him was slowly kicking off. (To be continued.) )