thefictionvixens Chapter 365 Tuogu
Chapter 365 Tuogu
Edward said that he did not like to get involved in the internal fighting within the kingdom.
However, since a person cannot be separated from the collective, he will inevitably be drawn into it.
When Edward saw someone impersonating the Knights of Judgment and killing innocent people, he knew that this conflict in the kingdom would be bigger than ever before.
However, there was something that Edward had not expected.
When Edward knocked off the fake knight's helmet, he was immediately shocked by the young face underneath.
Edward naturally knew him. The child once chased after Edward, calling him uncle over and over again.
The son of an old friend of the Knights of Punishment, who was killed by his own hands, actually appeared here!
"Didn't I ask you to apply for the Royal Army? How could you do that?!"
Why is he wearing the clothes of a Templar?
"Uncle Edward, it's already this time, don't play the emotional card!"
Young people are always rebellious. Faced with Edward's embarrassment, the young knight became aggressive instead.
The next moment, the brutal fist hit the young man's face again.
All the onlookers covered their faces and gasped.
Edward is so cruel!
"…I blame myself for not having the time to teach you, which is why you have become like this."
Edward couldn't help but think of the past, the day when he stepped into the camp of the Knights of Punishment with the final judgment of the Holy Temple.
On the way to the enemy's main camp, the warriors of the Punishment Knights all looked at Edward with cold eyes.
Edward knew he was unpopular, and today's mission made it even harder.
Edward was prepared to be beaten up and might be killed in the camp by the rioting soldiers, but he had to answer to the verdict of the church.
"Phew~ I'm here to visit your captain."
When the soldier guarding the gate saw Edward coming, he didn't even make a gesture to welcome him.
Edward shouted to himself and then walked into the tent.
The commander of the Punishment Knights had been waiting here for a long time.
The other person was drunk and had two women around him.
When Edward saw how decadent the other person was, the awkward feeling in his heart eased a lot.
"You are the commander of the army, but you don't look like a leader at all!"
Edward was still very young at that time. The young and energetic Edward thought that the captain in front of him was just tempted by wine and meat and became corrupt.
Seeing Edward blaming him for his mistakes, the legion commander just opened his hazy eyes and looked at Edward with disdain.
"You guys go out, Edward and I are going to have a chat about some men's topics~"
The two ladies giggled and ran out of the tent, and Edward covered his nose in disgust to dispel the sticky smell in the air.
Seeing Edward like this, the legion commander laughed.
"They are just two women. You look so ignorant. Are women scarier than demons?"
To some extent, women are indeed scarier than demons.
Edward did not dwell on the topic of women. He took out the verdict from the church and read it out on the spot.
However, the captain stood up from the ground and grabbed Edward's hand.
"Don't worry about this. It's rare to see you here today, so why not have a good chat."
The legion commander stood up. He did not look drunk at all. His eyes were clear and his hands were as steady as a soldier's.
He has not fallen at all, he is still the invincible knight!
When Edward saw the other person like this, a lot of questions suddenly popped up in his mind.
However, before Edward could ask carefully, the leader of the Punishment Knights told him something extremely terrifying.
"Edward, be careful of those guys at the headquarters. They have been safe in the rear for too long and have long forgotten how terrifying demons are!"
"What do you mean?"
Edward was shocked and didn't know why the other party said that.
"Edward, do you think that I have been hiding behind for the past few years because I really don't take the lives of soldiers seriously?"
The leader of the most powerful knight order in the Temple is naturally a capable and skilled general. How could he only use such a ridiculous tactic as sacrificing friendly forces?
"Then why do you still..."
"Why else? Because everything I did was requested by the Holy Temple. They gave me instructions to get rid of the guys they disliked. They only treated the frontline as pawns to be manipulated at their will!"
When the team leader told the truth, he seemed very excited.
He has been suppressed for too long these years, so long that he has become a little immersed in it and has forgotten what he was like originally!
"Are you saying that those people in the Holy Temple are remotely controlling the Knights of Punishment? Why don't you make these things public? Everyone will oppose this unjust practice!"
"Tell it out? If it was that easy, why would I have to endure all this torture! They didn't even give me a chance to tell it out. They have my life in their hands!"
After hearing this, Edward still didn't understand why the leader of the Punishment Knights would be caught with a weakness by the clerical staff of the Temple.
“…They killed my wife and kept my son in the temple.”
Edward's head buzzed and he instantly lost the ability to think.
What did he hear?
The Holy Temple actually resorted to such cruel means just to keep the Knights of Punishment firmly under its control!
This practice is simply against human nature. The clergy who are bathed in divine light are actually doing things that are even more despicable than the devil!
The leader of the Punishment Knights smiled happily when he saw that Edward listened to what he said.
The leader took out a rolled-up piece of parchment, on which was a charcoal sketch of a child.
Because the painting had been touched so many times, the charcoal marks on it had become very faint, and Edward could only make out the child's general appearance from the painting.
"Edward, I am useless now. Death is my only salvation. I just ask you for one last favor!"
The captain stuffed his son's portrait into Edward's hands and took the confession issued by the church.
Edward was about to say something when he saw the captain suddenly draw his sword and cut his own neck with one blow.
The hot blood sprayed all over Edward's face. He watched helplessly as the captain lost his life with a smile.
Edward didn't know how he left the camp of the Knights of Punishment. He only knew that a poor man ended his life in an extremely disgraceful way.
Also, the man entrusted his child to Edward, which made Edward very confused.
After the Archbishop, the second person who shocked Edward was the leader of the Knights of Punishment who committed suicide.
He didn't have much friendship with the other party, but he saw his future in the other party.
"…You killed my father, and I want revenge. Is there anything wrong with that?"
The young man's roar awakened Edward from his past memories.
Edward looked at the young man in front of him and patted his head helplessly.
"You can resent me because I didn't take good care of you, but you can't join the Holy Temple and do these messed up things! Your father will be sad, boy."