Carrying the holy sword, Li Yi ran towards the Duke's Mansion with a familiarity. When Li Yi arrived at the Duke's Mansion, he was now surrounded by the cavalry of the Central Army, but the rebels in the mansion were not afraid at all, and they were very stunning to fight with the Central Army until the last moment.
At this time, there were no high-level officers on the field, all of whom were rushing and gathering here by chance.
Li Yi didn't want to talk too much. He found his own troops among the cavalry, and then ordered an attack to launch a final attack on the Duke's Mansion, which was actually fragile.
When the other troops saw Li Yi's Second Knights attack so bravely, they followed and rushed towards the Duke's Mansion together.
But what was unexpected was that this seemingly fragile Duke Mansion had such great resistance. The soldiers in the mansion were the last confidants of Duke Vanessa, and these soldiers knew very well that even if they surrendered now, they might not be able to escape death. It would be better to die in a casual manner and not to humiliate their reputation as a warrior.
The Second Knight Order led by Li Yi also encountered considerable resistance. After all, these people were all cavalrymen. Although the Duke's Mansion was not small, they were not enough for them to charge on horseback. Therefore, after dismounting the horse, the cavalrymen seemed a little clumsy when they attacked with long weapons.
But Li Yi did not care about this. Holding the holy sword Luo Lan in his hand, he rushed to the numerous enemy troops. Li Yi killed like a fish in water. With his fourth-level strength, he rushed among ordinary soldiers, and Li Yi would not be in danger of his life.
Seeing that although the soldiers in the Duke's Mansion were fierce, there was no decent command at this time, these soldiers were fighting with a ruthless spirit. Seeing this point clearly, Li Yi was not afraid of falling into the trap set by the enemy. After the killing was a distance from the Second Knights, Li Yi did not turn around and kill back, but brazenly carried the holy sword Roland and continued to kill deeper into the car.
Passing blood all the way, there were countless rebels who died under Li Yi's sword. When he reached a large room, Li Yi suddenly stopped. Although there were no enemy troops here, Li Yi still stopped carefully.
Because Li Yi felt that there was a strong aura in this room, which was not only extremely thick, but also extremely furious.
Fearing that accidents, Li Yi raised his sword and attacked, and a huge air blade slashed towards the door. The fragile door was shattered by the air blade, and Li Yi also took the opportunity to see the scenery inside the room clearly.
Duke Vanessa hid aside in a slightly embarrassed manner, while his guard commander Cleo stared at Li Yi with hatred.
Seeing the two people in front of him, Li Yi held the sword and smiled bitterly. After confronting each other for a while, Li Yi slowly spoke: "Sir, I didn't expect that we would meet again like this."
"Haha, yes, it's just that the ups and downs of life are just too fast. I could spare your life last night, but now I'm almost imprisoned." Duke Vanessa seemed a little embarrassed when he dodged Li Yi's Qi Blade Slash. After tidying up for a while, Vanessa returned to his previous calmness and spoke to Li Yi with a calm expression.
"Uh, Li Yi suddenly didn't know what to say under this situation. To be honest, I didn't want to kill you. Whether it was from the perspective of the country, or because you let me go once last night." Li Yi suddenly didn't know what to say when facing the Duke of Vanessa who was so calm.
"On the battlefield, killing people does not require any reason. As long as it is an enemy, kill them. This is a very simple truth. Do you still need me to teach you?" Duke Vanessa said with a smile.
"Of course I understand this principle, but I never regard you as an enemy, even now." Li Yi said helplessly.
"Li Yi, do you know why I didn't make things difficult for you last night, but let you go." Seeing Li Yi's appearance, Duke Vanessa suddenly said this.
"Why?" Li Yi asked curiously.
"Haha, to be honest, when Lily Lion Valley first saw you, I thought you were a talent. Your cultivation talent was the best I have ever met in my life. At that time, I wanted you to follow me, and I also loved you. Now it seems that it was a blessing that you didn't choose to follow me at the beginning, otherwise you would have to wait for death with me now."
"Sorry, sir. I have heard enough of these words. Could it be that you let me go once last night because of this?"
"Well, that's true. If you don't want to believe it, then forget it." Duke Vanessa said lightly, then sighed and continued, "Li Yi, I actually envy you ordinary people."
"Well? Why did the Duke say this?" Li Yi asked curiously for some reason why Duke Vanessa suddenly felt this emotion.
"After I was borne by my father, I was told the family's biggest secret - our Vic family is the authentic Sai royal family. To be honest, when I first heard about this news, I was really excited and happy. But when I heard my father talk about what our family needs to do in the Tianlan Empire, my heart completely died.
"What should I say? Actually, my father told me when he was dying that if he could choose, he really would not want to be the royal family of the Raush Sai Empire. Our Vic family has lived in the Tianlan Empire for hundreds of years. Although he carries the blood of the Sai Empire, the people in our family have almost fallen deeply in love with life in Tianlan. The so-called royal blood is simply a vague thing to me." The Duke Vanessa became heavier and heavier, and finally there was a moment of silence.
After the silence, the duke continued to speak, "I thought I would pass like this in my life. Even if the Sai royal family is like this, I will help the family accumulate wealth and military achievements, as long as I don't let me do what I don't want to do. But two years ago, when the secret envoy sent by the Sai Empire came into contact with me, I knew that it would be impossible for me, an old man, to enjoy my old age."
"Duke, don't you want to rebel?" Li Yi finally asked after hearing this.
Duke Vanessa looked at Li Yi and suddenly smiled bitterly, saying, "To be honest, if I could really make a choice, I would rather choose the Tianlan Empire as my motherland. I am not a fool. I know that with my strength, I can't compete with the entire empire at all, so I don't want to rebel at all. But after all, I have the blood of the Sai royal family in my body. My father and my grandfather have prepared for this day for so many years. I don't want to wait until after hell, Wuyan will go to see them."
Duke Vanessa sighed again, looked up at the sky in the distance, and said calmly: "Why is life 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 pitiful to the whole old man. He could not make decisions in his life, which was the saddest thing.
After a long silence again, Duke Vanessa suddenly spoke, "Li Yi, I only ask you for one thing now. After I die, can I help Cleo escape? I know that Danny's child was deliberately captured by you. I don't blame him. He is like me. Now Cleo is the only person close to me. Li Yi, can you help me this time?"
Upon hearing this, Li Yi looked at Cleo in embarrassment, and found that the other party was full of anger. He was really afraid that after letting him go, the man would come to avenge Vanessa at all costs. However, he didn't want the little requests of Duke Vanessa before his death to be unable to satisfy, Li Yi could only nod his head.
Seeing Li Yi nodding, Vanessa smiled satisfied. Then she stopped talking. After a while, the old man's expression suddenly stiffened, and then fell to the ground in a daze.
"Sir!" Clio couldn't help but hurried forward and shouted in surprise when he saw the fallen Duke of Vanessa.
Li Yi was not afraid of what Clio did to him, so he hurriedly walked forward and checked Vanessa's body.
"Oh, I didn't expect the Duke to take poison." After the examination, Li Yi said regretfully.
"Crio, I'll find you a military uniform of the Central Army. After you change it, you can get in the army and wait for an opportunity to escape." Thinking of Vanessa's request before his death, Li Yi spoke to Crio.
"Haha, no need. Li Yi, when you promised you just now, I thought you were just to let you die with peace of mind. I didn't expect you to be a trustworthy person. With this, I, Clio, will convince you." Although Vanessa's death made Clio very sad, he was not impulsive at this time and immediately took action against Li Yi, but said to Li Yi calmly.
"No need to say too much, I'll find you military uniform." Li Yi was afraid of wasting time any more. After a while, the rest of the Central Army rushed in and could not help Cleo escape.
After saying that, Li Yi was about to go out. But just before going out, Li Yi suddenly heard a sound of sword drawing. He turned around alertly and found that Cleo had actually committed suicide.
Frowning, he walked to Cleo, who was not dead yet, and Li Yi asked, "Why do you have to?"
Cleo, who was about to die, smiled and said, "It must be a beginning and an end to be a human being. I have followed the adults for most of my life. Now that the adults are gone, I will leave too."
Li Yi was silent and watched Cleo slowly close his eyes, but when he closed his eyes, the curve of the corner of Cleo's mouth did not disappear.
Without wanting to stay in the house anymore, Li Yi strode outside the house, sat silently in front of the steps, waiting for the arrival of other Central Army.
But while sitting, Li Yi said to himself: "What is the motherland, loyalty, what is it?"
"Captain, why are you sitting here?"
After Li Yi was stunned for a long time, the troops of the Second Knights followed Li Yi's steps to the house where Duke Vanessa was dead. A soldier saw his regiment commander sitting at the door in a daze and couldn't help but go forward and ask.
Hearing the sound, Li Yi woke up from his thoughts. Seeing the large group of people standing in front of him, he replied with a smile: "It's nothing, if you are tired of killing, you're here to rest for a while."
The soldiers in the Second Knights were also accustomed to Li Yi's tough style. They thought that Li Yi was really tired of killing and sat here to rest. They couldn't help but sigh at Li Yi's courage. It was a great skill to dare to stay in the hinterland of the enemy.
"Captain, are there no enemies in the house? We followed you from outside the door and didn't see the old rebel Vanessa. He wouldn't just hide in the house." The soldier standing in front of Li Yi said to Li Yi jokingly.
"Haha, that old traitor is really hiding in the house. But when I arrived just now, he had already committed suicide by taking poison. I guess he felt that the situation was hopeless and was disheartened." Li Yi said with emotion when he thought of Duke Vanessa who died in the house.
"Haha, so, isn't this great contribution being taken by our second knights? Oh, after returning to the imperial capital, I have something to whisper. The biggest rebel in the empire in the past century was to die at the hands of my team." This soldier probably knew Li Yi's temperament well. Even if his commander was in front of him, he still joked carelessly.
"Torti, you're not bad. What do you mean by your team? Do you think of yourself as the commander of the Second Knights? The commander hadn't even said anything, so you started to expand yourself first. Did you just eliminate the big rebel Vanessa, and you wanted to make our leader rebel? But to be honest, little Toti, I support you mentally." Seeing the soldier named Toti, the officers and soldiers of the Second Knights behind him also joked casually.
"Hehe, I dare not, I dare not, of course this credit is our team. Of course, our team is our team leader, so I just have fun and have fun." After a sneak peek at Li Yi, Totti said with guilt.
Li Yi is not the kind of rigid commander. Seeing that the war has ended now, the soldiers in front of him have risked their lives to stand here at the end. Now it is time to relax. As everyone laughs, Li Yi's mood gradually improves.
After joking, Li Yi stood up and patted the dust on his butt, put away the holy sword Roland, and greeted his soldiers: "It's been a mess, and it's time to work. Now Vanessa's body is in the house. Let's take the body with us and we'll go back to the camp."
"Oh, go back to the camp." The officers and soldiers of the Knights cheered happily, took the body of Duke Vanessa, and followed Li Yi toward the Duke's mansion.
There was no decent blocking along the way. Even though the rebels were determined at this time, they completely gave up their resistance after learning that the leader they followed had died. Li Yi and his group were almost unobstructed and walked out of the Duke's Mansion with Duke Vanessa's body.
The soldiers from other teams also saw that the Second Knights had achieved such great achievements, and many of them were jealous. However, even though they were jealous, some officers of the Central Army knew some of Li Yi's temperament and knew the fact that Li Yi was favored in front of General Luo Ning, so they could only be jealous and did not dare to take action to seize this tempting military achievements.
The soldiers of the Second Knights surrounded Li Yi and returned to the Central Army camp with the envy of others.
As soon as he returned to the barracks, Li Yi saw General Luo Ning standing in front of the barracks waiting for the army to return triumphantly. Stopped the noise of his soldiers, Li Yi strode forward, and after saluting a military salute, he said respectfully: "Report to General, all the soldiers of the Central Army fought bravely, and finally lived up to their expectations and won a great victory. Now the body of the Vanessa thief is here, please check it out."
After saying that, Li Yi waved back and signaled to bring Vanessa's body forward.
Chapter completed!