madnovel #204 - Section 204
#204 - Section 204
The new king's ascension naturally called for a grand ball.
The scale of this ball was much larger than the previous one for selecting a queen.
Before the sky had even darkened, noble carriages of all sizes were already appearing at the castle.
Almost all the nobles surrounding the Kingdom of Austin were in attendance.
Rhode didn't particularly enjoy such noisy environments, so after informing Jessibel, he left directly.
Jessibel had originally wanted to deepen her relationship with him privately and, by the way, compensate Rhode.
But she had just ascended the throne and had a pile of messes left by the previous king to clean up.
She was held back by a group of ministers dealing with official duties and couldn't get away at all.
Rhode first went to visit Queen Karina and Little Red Riding Hood.
During that time, there was naturally a lot of comforting to be done.
Women are like that; if you don't satisfy them often enough, strange ideas will pop into their heads.
So, the best solution is to make them so tired all day that they don't have the mood to think about other things.
After taking care of the Queen and Little Red Riding Hood, Rhode suddenly thought of the assassin who had attacked Jessibel before.
He didn't know what this guy's identity was or why he would attack Jessibel on such a crucial occasion.
Taking advantage of this time, it would be a good opportunity to interrogate him.
"Where is that assassin being held?"
Rhode grabbed a knight and asked casually.
"Lord Baron, that assassin is currently being held in the dungeon."
The knight who was grabbed was originally about to get angry, but the instant he saw Rhode, the anger on his face instantly dissipated.
Replacing it was a flattering expression.
"Take me there."
Rhode said casually.
The knight squeezed out a smile, not daring to refuse, and led Rhode to a corner of the palace.
"This is the dungeon?"
Plus the dark and damp environment here.
All the smells gathered together and fermented, and the sourness was simply unforgettable for a lifetime.
Rhode cast a magic barrier, isolating everything around him.
He was afraid that if he kept smelling it, he would be suffocated to death before he finished asking the questions.
The knight walking in front had an expression as if he was used to it, leading Rhode all the way to the deepest part of the dungeon.
As the torch lit up, a figure covered in wounds came into view.
The knight very tactfully moved a chair over and placed it outside the cell.
Rhode sat in the chair, casually threw out a few gold coins, and waved at the knight.
"You go out first, I'll ask him a few questions."
Out of the corner of his eye, the knight who led the way and several dungeon guards discreetly left.
Rhode looked at the silent assassin with great interest.
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"Why did you assassinate Jessibel? Who sent you?"
Rhode sat in the chair, his hands crossed.
He looked calmly at the assassin in the dungeon, his eyes somewhat puzzled.
Jessibel had just inherited the throne, and logically speaking, she shouldn't have offended anyone.
Even if she had really offended some noble, it wouldn't be to the point of direct assassination.
After all, according to the unwritten rules among nobles, even the greatest hatred wouldn't lead to someone's death.
If you can kill someone today, then tomorrow someone will kill you in the same way.
In order to maintain this balance, all nobles would tacitly agree not to touch that bottom line.
And this guy's previous assassination was clearly not like intimidation; the purpose was very clear: to kill Jessibel.
If he hadn't been there to protect her, Jessibel's body would probably be cold by now.
So, the reason why this guy assassinated Jessibel was worth pondering.
Could it be that the previous king offended someone, so it attracted revenge?
Rhode shook his head, feeling it wasn't that simple.
His random guesses were too troublesome, so it was better to keep it simple.
Thinking of this, Rhode's gaze turned to the dungeon.
Wasn't there a ready-made answer here?
Hearing Rhode's inquiry, the assassin's face revealed a disdainful smile, directly responding with silence.
Obviously, this guy was a death warrior who had been cultivated.
"If you don't speak, it doesn't matter."
Rhode smiled slightly; he liked these tough guys.
"I don't know how long you can hold on; don't open your mouth too quickly, or it won't be fun."
"If I'm unhappy, I probably won't want to see it."
Rhode had a smile on his lips, but his cold eyes had no warmth at all.
If it was an attack on him, if he was in a good mood, he might let it go.
After all, how could a giant put an ant in his eyes?
However, attacking his woman was another matter entirely.
If he hadn't been there today, Jessibel might really be dead.
So, he was really a little angry now.
"Sure enough, you can't have too many侥幸 in your heart."
Perhaps, he should leave something to protect the lives of these women around him.
Rhode thought to himself and waved his hand.
Mental power turned into a whip, instantly lashing out at the assassin in the dungeon.
The dungeon door seemed not to exist, and the illusory whip instantly passed through it.
When the whip hit his body, there was no sound.
But the assassin in the dungeon suddenly widened his eyes, and his whole body couldn't help but twitch.
The pain from the soul made him even lose the ability to speak, and he immediately lost control of his bladder.
Rhode didn't give him time to breathe, and the painful whip lashed at him again and again.
The pain that penetrated the soul made the assassin feel as if he was being tortured by a thousand cuts.
After ten consecutive whips, Rhode stopped his movements.
His faint gaze looked at the assassin, and it was still that extremely simple sentence.
"Why did you assassinate King Jessibel? Who sent you?"
In his calm eyes, there was no fluctuation at all.
Rhode's simple sentence made the assassin tremble all over.
"It's Count Frank!"
He was a death warrior trained by Count Frank, and his will was harder than steel. No amount of inhuman torture could make him submit.
However, that kind of soul-deep whipping was a pain that no one could endure.
Count Frank?
Rhode frowned slightly upon hearing this. He was no stranger to this name.
When he sent out invitations, inviting the surrounding nobles to the ball, he learned about all the surrounding nobles.
He even met most of the nobles.
This Count Frank was one of the few counts surrounding the Kingdom of Austin.
And this guy's most famous trait wasn't his literary or military talent.
But his lust.
That's right, lust.
Among the nobles, a luxurious and lewd life was a very common thing.
Things like brothers' wives, sisters' husbands, and other relatives without blood ties could easily happen anywhere in the manor, easily and without any burden, as long as they caught their eye.
This kind of thing was very common in high society, and no one would feel that there was anything wrong with it.
However, Count Frank's deeds, even in the high society noble circle, could be considered bizarre.
Not only was he extremely lustful, but he also preferred older women.
It was said that Count Frank had at least hundreds of lovers, including nobles and commoners, men and women.
Moreover, they spanned all age groups.
The youngest were in their teens, and the oldest were even seventy or eighty years old.
No matter what kind of lover, as long as the feeling came, Count Frank always welcomed them all.
And the most influential thing among them was naturally the story of this Count Frank marrying his sixty-year-old mother.
Even in high society, this kind of behavior could only be described with the four words "difficult to understand."
After all, high society was just lewd, not perverted.
Which noble would marry an old woman in her sixties or seventies, and also his own biological mother?
However, Count Frank did it.
Therefore, this lustful king was very famous in the surrounding noble circles.
However, it wasn't a good reputation.
But, he didn't remember when Jessibel had offended Count Frank.
Although the Kingdom of Austin and the Kingdom of Frank were adjacent, there were still several baronial nobles' territories as a barrier in between.
There had never been any large-scale conflicts or wars.
For no reason, Count Frank sent out a death warrior to attack Jessibel, the newly appointed king.
Did this guy have something wrong with his brain?
Rhode really couldn't understand what this Count Frank was thinking.
Or was it that he had played with too many women, and his brain wasn't working well?
"Why did he assassinate King Jessibel?"
Rhode looked at the death warrior in front of him; perhaps this guy would know something.