Carrying the holy sword Roland, Li Yi ran towards the Duke's Mansion with ease. When Li Yi arrived at the Duke's Palace, he found that it had been heavily surrounded by the cavalry of the Central Army, but the rebels in the palace had no fear at all, and they had the posture of fighting with the Central Army until the last moment.

At this time, there were no high-ranking officers on the field, they were all cavalry of the Central Army who gathered here by chance during the rush.

Li Yi didn't want to be verbose, so he found his troops among the cavalry, and then ordered an attack to launch a final assault on the Duke's Palace, which was actually already fragile.

Seeing Li Yi's Second Knights attacking so bravely, the other troops also followed at the same time and rushed towards the Duke's palace together.

But what people didn't expect was that this seemingly fragile Duke's Mansion had such a huge resistance. The soldiers in the palace themselves are the last cronies of Duke Vanessa, and these soldiers also know very well that even if they surrender now, they may not escape death, but it is better to die in a chic battle, and it will not disgrace their reputation as a warrior.

The Second Knights led by Li Yi also encountered a lot of resistance, after all, these people were all cavalry, and although the Duke's Mansion was not small, it was not enough for them to charge on horseback. Therefore, the cavalry after dismounting, holding long weapons to attack, looked a little clumsy.

But Li Yi didn't have this kind of care, holding the holy sword Roland, rushing to the heavy enemy army, Li Yi killed like a fish in water. With his quadruple strength, among ordinary soldiers, Li Yi still won't be in any danger to his life.

Seeing that although the soldiers in the Duke's Mansion were fierce, there was no decent command at this time, and these soldiers were already fighting with a ruthless spirit. Seeing this clearly, Li Yi was not afraid of falling into any trap set by the enemy, and after killing a distance from the Second Knights, Li Yi did not reflexively kill back, but brazenly carried the holy sword Roland, and continued to kill in the depths alone.

Bloody all the way, Li Yi's sword does not know how many rebels died. When he arrived in front of a large room, Li Yi suddenly stopped. Although there were no enemy troops here, Li Yi still stopped cautiously.

Because Li Yi felt that there was a strong aura in this room, which was not only extremely strong, but also extremely angry.

Afraid of an accident, Li Yi directly raised his sword to attack, and a huge qi blade slashed towards the door. The fragile door was smashed by the air blade, and Li Yi also took the opportunity to see the scenery inside the house clearly.

I saw Duke Vanessa hiding aside in a slightly embarrassed manner, while his guard commander Clio was glaring at Li Yi with a hateful face.

Seeing the two people in front of him, Li Yi hugged his sword and smiled bitterly. After confronting each other for a while, Li Yi slowly spoke: "Lord Duke, I didn't expect us to meet again like this. ”

"Hehe, yes, it's just that the ups and downs of life are too fast. I could have spared your life last night, but now I'm on the verge of becoming your prisoner. Duke Vanessa was a little embarrassed when he was dodging Li Yi's slash, and after tidying up a little, Vanessa regained his previous calm, and said to Li Yi with an indifferent face.

"Well, Li Yi suddenly didn't know what to say in this situation. To be honest, I didn't have the heart to kill you. Whether it's from the perspective of the country, or for the sake of the face of you letting me go once last night. Li Yi faced such an indifferent Duke Vanessa, and suddenly didn't know what to say.

"On the battlefield, you don't need a reason to kill. As long as it's an enemy, kill it. It's a very simple truth, do you still need me to teach you? Duke Vanessa said with a smile.

"Of course I understand this, but I never saw you as an enemy, even now." Li Yi said helplessly.

"Li Yi, do you know why I didn't embarrass you last night and let you go?" Seeing Li Yi's appearance, Duke Vanessa suddenly said this.

"Why?" Li Yi asked curiously.

"Hehe, to be honest, when Lily of the Valley saw you for the first time, I thought you were a talent, and your cultivation talent was really the best I had ever met in my life. At that time, I wanted you to follow me, and I also had a heart of love, and now it seems that you didn't choose to follow me in the first place, which is really a blessing, otherwise you can only wait with me to die now. ”

"I'm sorry, sir. I've heard enough of these words, is that why you let me go last night? ”

"Well, that's true, if you don't want to believe it, forget it." Duke Vanessa said lightly, and then sighed, and then continued: "Li Yi, in fact, I envy you ordinary people. ”

"Huh? Why did the Duke say that? I don't know why Duke Vanessa suddenly sighed, Li Yi asked curiously.

"After I took the seal of control from my father, I was told the family's greatest secret - that our Vic family is the true royal family of Say. Actually, to be honest, when I first heard the news, I was really excited and happy. But when I heard my father talk about what our family needed to do in the Tianlan Empire, my heart was completely dead.

"How to say it, in fact, my father also told me when he was dying that if he had a choice, he really didn't want to be the royal family of the Rausch Sayy Empire. Our Vic family has lived in the Tianlan Empire for hundreds of years, although with the blood of the Sayi Empire, but in fact, everyone in our family has almost deeply liked the life in Tianlan. That so-called royal bloodline is simply an ethereal thing to me. The more Duke Vanessa spoke, the heavier it became, and at last there was a moment of silence.

After the silence, the Duke continued: "I thought that my life would pass like this, even if it was the Royal Family, I would help the family accumulate wealth and military exploits, as long as I was not made to do what I did not want to do." But two years ago, when I was contacted by an envoy sent by the Say's Empire, I knew that it was impossible for me, an old man, to enjoy his old age in peace. ”

"Lord Duke, don't you want to rebel?" Hearing this, Li Yi finally asked.

Duke Vanessa looked at Li Yi, suddenly showed a wry smile, and said, "To be honest, if I can really choose, I would prefer to choose the Tianlan Empire as my motherland." I'm not stupid, I know that with my little strength I can't compete with the whole empire, so I don't want to rebel at all. It's just that after all, I have the blood of the Say royal family in my body, and my father and my grandfather have also been preparing for this day for so many years. I don't want to wait until I'm in hell and have no shame to see them. ”

Duke Vanessa sighed again, looked up at the sky in the distance, and said indifferently: "Life, why is it full of so many contradictions. ”

Li Yi looked at Duke Vanessa in front of him, and at this moment, Li Yi suddenly felt a little pity for the entire old man. I can't make my own decisions about my life, which is the saddest thing.

After being silent for a long time again, Duke Vanessa suddenly spoke: "Li Yi, I only ask you for one thing now, after I die, can I help Clio escape." I know that Danny kid was deliberately taken by you, and I don't blame him, he's just as poor as I am. Now Clio is the only person close to me, Li Yi, can you help me this time. ”

Hearing this, Li Yi looked at Clio in embarrassment, and found that the other party's seriousness was all anger. I was really afraid that after letting him go, this man would be desperate to avenge Vanessa. However, he didn't want Duke Vanessa's small request before his death to be satisfied, so Li Yi could only nod stubbornly.

Seeing Li Yi nodding, Vanessa smiled with satisfaction. After that, he stopped talking, and after a few moments, the old man's expression suddenly stiffened, and then he fell to the ground in a daze.

"Your Excellency!" When Cleo saw the fallen Duke Vanessa, he couldn't help but hurry forward and shouted in surprise.

Li Yi was not afraid of what Clio would do to him, and hurriedly stepped forward to check Vanessa's body.

"Alas, I didn't expect the Duke to take poison." After the inspection, Li Yi said regretfully.

"Cleo, I'll go find you a military uniform of the Central Army, after you change into it, mix in the army, and then wait for the opportunity to escape." Thinking of Vanessa's request before he died, Li Yi opened his mouth and said to Cleo.

"Hehe, no need. Li Yi, when you promised the adults just now, I thought you were just so that the adults could die with peace of mind, but I didn't expect you to be really a trustworthy person, with this, I Clio obey you. Although Vanessa's death made Clio sad, he was not impulsive enough to make a move on Li Yi immediately, but calmly said to Li Yi.

"Needless to say, I'll go find you a uniform." Li Yi was afraid that if he delayed any longer, the rest of the Central Army would rush in, and he would not be able to help Clio escape.

After speaking, Li Yi prepared to go out. But just before going out, Li Yi suddenly heard a sound of a sword. Turning back vigilantly, Li Yi found that Clio had committed suicide.

Frowning and walking to Clio, who had fallen to the ground and was not yet dead, Li Yi opened his mouth and asked, "Why bother." ”

Clio, who was about to breathe, smiled and said: "Being a man must have a beginning and an end, I have followed adults for most of my life, and now that the adults are gone, I am gone." ”

Li Yi was silent, quietly watching Clio slowly close his eyes, but when he closed his eyes, the curvature of Clio's mouth did not disappear.

Not wanting to stay in the house any longer, Li Yi strode outside the house and sat silently in front of the steps, waiting for the arrival of the other Central Army.

It's just that when he was sitting, Li Yi secretly said: "Motherland, loyalty, what is it?" ”

"Commander, why are you sitting here in a daze?"

After Li Yi was stunned for a long time, the men and horses of the Second Knights also followed Li Yi's steps to the house where Duke Vanessa died. A soldier saw his regiment commander sitting at the door in a daze, and couldn't help but step forward and ask.

Hearing this, Li Yi woke up from his contemplation. Seeing the large group of people standing in front of him, he replied with a smile: "It's nothing, I'm tired of killing and rest here for a while." ”

The soldiers in the Second Knights were also accustomed to Li Yi's tough style, thinking that Li Yi was really tired of sitting here to rest, and they couldn't help but sigh at Li Yi's boldness. Dare to be in a daze in the hinterland of the enemy, this is not a small skill.

"Commander, there are no enemies in the house. We followed you all the way through the door, and we didn't see the old traitor Vanessa, he wouldn't have just hid in the house. The soldier standing in front of Li Yi jokingly said to Li Yi.

"Hehe, that old traitor is really hiding in the house. But when I arrived just now, he had already committed suicide by taking poison, probably because he felt that the general trend was gone, and he was disheartened. Thinking of Duke Vanessa who died in the house, Li Yi said with emotion.

"Haha, in this way, isn't this great credit in the pocket of our second knights. Heck, after returning to the imperial capital, Lao Tzu has something to blow about, the biggest traitor in the empire in the past hundred years died at the hands of Lao Tzu's team. This soldier probably knew Li Yi's temperament very well, and even now that his commander was in front of him, he still made a big joke.

"Totti, you're less of a stinking fart. What do you call your team, do you still think of yourself as the leader of the Second Knights? Before the chief could speak, you started to inflate yourself. Didn't you just eliminate Vanessa, the big rebel, and you want to make our head rebel again? But seriously, little Totty, I'm mentally rooting for you. Seeing the appearance of the soldier named Totti, the officers and soldiers of the Second Knights behind him also joked casually.

"Hehe, don't dare, of course the credit belongs to our head of the regiment. Of course, our team is also our leader, I just have fun and enjoy it. Glancing at Li Yi, Totti said with a little weakness.

Li Yi is not the kind of rigid commander, seeing that now that the war is over, these soldiers in front of him are also risking their lives to finally stand here, and now it is time to relax. Laughing with everyone, Li Yi's mood gradually improved.

After the joke, Li Yi got up and patted the dust on his buttocks, put away the holy sword Roland, and beckoned to his soldiers: "It's time to make trouble, it's time to work." Now Vanessa's body is in the house, go and bring the body, and we will go back to the camp. ”

"Oh, back to camp." The officers and soldiers of the Order cheered happily, took the body of Duke Vanessa, and followed Li Yi towards the outside of the Duke's palace.

There was no more decent resistance along the way, and even if the rebels were determined at this time, they completely gave up their resistance after learning that the leader they were following was dead. Li Yi and his entourage walked out of the Duke's palace almost unimpeded, smoothly carrying Duke Vanessa's corpse.

The soldiers of the other teams were also very angry when they saw that the Second Knights had achieved such a great achievement. But the red eyes are red, some officers of the Central Army know some of Li Yi's temperament, and they also know the fact that Li Yi is favored in front of General Luo Ning, so they can only blush, and they don't dare to snatch this tempting battle feat.

The soldiers of the Second Knights surrounded Li Yi, and in this way, they returned to the Chinese army camp under the envy of others all the way.

As soon as he returned to the barracks, Li Yi saw that General Luo Ning was already standing in front of the barracks waiting for the triumphant return of the army. Stopping the noise of his soldiers, Li Yi strode forward, and after giving a military salute, he said respectfully: "Report to the general, all the soldiers of the Central Army fought bravely, and finally lived up to their expectations and won a great victory. Now the corpse of Vanessa's thief is here, please take a look. ”

After speaking, Li Yi waved his hand back and motioned to bring Vanessa's body forward.

General Luo Ning looked at the black corpse in front of him, and became silent for a while. After a long time, General Luo Ning slowly spoke: "Vanessa, my lord, you still chose to take this step after all. Alas, why bother. ”