North Journey

In order to protect his third son, he did not listen, ask, hear, or think much for more than ten years, and only devoted all his energy to the construction of Versailles City, and wanted to express his attitude through the mouth of Nata Henry , but in the end he couldn't get out of this game.Tony was spoiled by his two elder brothers since he was a child. He never made up his mind when things went wrong. He was alone now, and he was afraid that he would be used by Nanata Henry.

And his eldest son Sean and his second son Daniel, who are far away in the imperial capital, have first-class abilities and means, but they love their younger brother Tony too much.If someone threatens Tony's safety, not to mention restraint, he will not be able to do his best, and he may be trapped in it himself.

Thinking of the secret conversation he had with the two sons when he left the imperial capital, and the quarrel they had with him because of Tony and Joan, Lawrence Hodge couldn't let go of his worries.

Sean and Daniel are siblings who were only three or four years old when their mother Catherine passed away.They are able to grow into such an excellent appearance today, almost all thanks to the care, upbringing and teaching of Tony's mother, Joan.Therefore, although they are not biological mothers and children, the relationship between Sean, Daniel and Joan has always been very good.

And when Joan was pregnant with Tony, Sean and Daniel were even more happy and excited than him and Joan.

However, the world is unpredictable, and no one thought that Joan would have dystocia when she gave birth to Tony.He asked the doctor to keep the adults, but Joan insisted on giving birth to Tony.At that time, he was completely panicked, after all, when Catherine gave birth to Sean and Daniel, everything went smoothly.Even he is like this, let alone Sean and Daniel who have always been close to Joan?

Sean is okay. This kid has been calm and calm since he was a child. Although he sat on the side with a pale face, he can still bear his temper and wait for the result after all.But Daniel was nothing like his brother.No one knew when he sneaked out, and how he came up with the idea of ​​knocking on the door of the Witch Temple.

It's just... since Luisa Felix took over the position of Great Witch, when has the gate of the Witch Temple been opened for such a thing?

When he was physically and mentally exhausted and numbly accepted the news of Joan's death while hugging his newborn son, he realized Daniel's disappearance when Sean reminded him.And when the family members of the Earl's Mansion found Daniel, they only saw Daniel sitting outside the door of the Witch God Temple, wearing a single shirt and freezing all over, staring at the Witch God Temple with angry eyes.

The rumors that the Hodge family was dissatisfied with the Temple of the Witch and the great witch Louisa Felix came out after that.He never blamed Daniel for this, just because even he himself wondered more than once if the great witch Massa was still alive, would Joan not have died for such a reason.

Fortunately, the two children, Sean and Daniel, are more mature than he thought.Since that night, they have never expressed this thought, let alone attributed Joan's death to Tony's birth.

"My younger brother is a treasure my mother exchanged for..., my mother is gone, we will take good care of my younger brother..."

When Sean, who was sitting beside Tony's cradle reading to him in a low voice, looked him straight in the eyes and said this, when Daniel, who was lying on the edge of the cradle and teasing Tony, raised his head and spoke the same way as Sean Looking at him, Lawrence Hodge never denied the sourness of his moment.

And this feeling, when he brought Tony to the city of Versailles, leaving Sean and Daniel who already had their own careers and families in the imperial capital, showed his cruelty even more.

Staying in the imperial capital does not necessarily mean danger. After all, the imperial capital has occupied countless forces that have been rooted in this country for a long time. The Hodge family is a member of the old-school nobles, and Catherine's father, the old Marquis of Roots, is still alive. Sean and Daniel His wives are not minor aristocrats, and anyone who wants to do something to them must think twice; and leaving the imperial capital does not mean safety, the sky is higher than the emperor, and there may be more freedom and power, but it also means You could die in any of the so-called "accidents."

Intellectually speaking, his choice was not wrong.After all, Tony is not as good as his two older brothers, and the only person who can discipline him at home has always been himself.If he had left Tony in the imperial capital, it was hard to guarantee that Tony, who had lost his rein, would not cause any catastrophe.And taking Tony with him made it easy to control; secondly, no matter what reason he left the imperial capital, he went to Versailles City to take over the position of the city lord.This means that in Vanset City, he can cover the sky with one hand. There, with him, even if Tony really caused some trouble, he can protect him to a certain extent.

Just, ask yourself, did he really not make a trade-off?

Even though he was honest in his heart, when Sean and Daniel argued with him, he could no longer say "no" with certainty.

The foundation of all his powers and contacts he can rely on are all in the imperial capital.Once in Versailles City, I'm afraid it's hard to protect myself, let alone protect Tony.However, compared to the safety of his naughty young son, after all, he was unwilling to let Tony stay in the imperial capital, dragging down his two extremely outstanding elder brothers.

Maybe, he just thought too much?

With such a lucky idea, he brought Tony to Versailles City, and stayed here for ten years.

"My lord, don't worry."

There was a faint smile on Shi Yan's face, and his smile always seemed to have a convincing magic power, even if it was just a simple word of comfort, it was enough to calm Lawrence Hodge's constant ups and downs.

"They probably need Master Hodge to testify against the Temple of the Witch God. If so, they will definitely guarantee the safety of the young master."

At that time, he never concealed the color of his hair and eyes. Even if he concealed it, Nata Henry would let Tony Hodge see what he wanted him to see.

In the eyes of the world, those inconceivable powers have always been possessed only by witches.Once Tony Hodge believed that the person who kidnapped and killed his father came from the Witch Temple, he would automatically and spontaneously attribute all the anomalies that happened before to some kind of ability that ordinary people could not understand or grasp.What's more, the upper echelons of the empire have heard about the Heiman tribe back then.

And this must be the purpose of the people behind the scenes.

A small lord of Vanset City may not be much, but the surname Hodge can almost represent those old nobles who are closely connected with the empire.And this group of people are the ones who most support the Witch Temple, support orthodoxy, and are the most dissatisfied with the current Felix III.For Shi Yu, this group of people may become one of the most powerful helpers for him to restore the glory of the Witch Temple.

It's just that Shi Yan kneaded the tail that Ming Qi "accidentally" threw on him. Like the Wu Temple, some bad habits of these veteran nobles should also be changed.

"Wait, I suddenly remembered, did you forget someone?"

After the conversation between the two parties came to an end, Sam fell into silence on his back, only the sound of the wind whistling past his ears remained.

Gordon Defoe was obviously not used to such an atmosphere, he began to fidget again, and then suddenly shouted.

But his very well-founded doubts only got Shi Yan's silent smile, Ming Qi's straightforward contempt, Lawrence Hodge's doubts, and Simon's simple and honest scratching of his head.

-...

- When you think about it, everyone will be cold ←_←

-... Who else?

- Lord Sauron has already made arrangements.

Sam's outstretched wings slid across layers of white clouds sideways, hovering over a deserted mountain forest and slowly lowering his altitude.The people on his back grabbed his scales tightly to prevent being thrown off by the huge impact force when he fell.Only Shi Qi, who was firmly protected by Ming Qi and Sam together, sat securely on the back of the wasteland barbarian. The wind blew his long hair, bringing up a few strands of hair that had not been fixed by the hair crown.

And at their feet, a few savages that are very familiar to Shi Yan are surrounding and entrenched, surrounding the young girl who is reading a book with her head down.

As if startled by the airflow brought up by Sam, the girl raised her head and saw Sam's heroic flying posture and the familiar companion on his back.So she put down the medical books that she always refused to let go of in her spare time, and waved her arms to greet everyone.

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Compared with the rough Vanset City, which is full of wilderness even though it is prosperous, Lann City, which is located in the hinterland of the mainland, has beautiful mountains and rivers, and a suitable climate, is obviously more refined.

The Ravendale River, which originates from the southern foot of Galle Mountain, which is the southern branch of Mount Alex, and the Nabila River, which flows down from the Kandla Snow Mountain, which is the northern branch of Mount Amelia, meet in Lane City, bringing the city There are abundant water sources and convenient water transportation.

Under the escort of Sam and his people, Shi Ling and his party did not go to the imperial capital along the official road, but directly entered the Alex Mountains from Mount Zac, climbed over the peaks, passed through the jungle, and followed the path of Ravendale. The river came directly outside Lann City.

As a collaborator to some extent, the demon venerable Warren Amelia obviously did not mean to avoid the guests from afar.As early as when he learned about Shi Yun's itinerary through Gordon Defoe, he sent an invitation for a while through the connection between the Defoe brothers.

Perhaps because he was worried that such a verbal invitation would not be formal enough, he also sent a puppet bird to send an invitation letter.

Not to mention how the flamboyant roses on the invitation letter and the extremely ambiguous words and phrases made Ming Qi's face black, this attitude alone is enough to prove that this demon venerable is not It is not like the unreasonable, arrogant and defiant ones circulated among the ancient survivors.

"Your Majesty, in the name of my lord, I am here to welcome you."