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Chapter 348 Goodbye Parker
“Ophelia, as the daughter of the Frank family, you have already committed a grave sin by betraying your family and the empire once. Now you need to make amends, bring your witches back to your side, and end all of this.”

Seth Frank gave orders to Ophelia.

Ophelia looked coldly at the witches and said slowly, "I have nothing to do with you anymore. We are enemies now. You don't need to care about me. Fight all you want."

"Director."

Cameron, his eyes bloodshot, threw out a doll.

They hoped to use a doll substitution spell to replace Ophelia, but unfortunately, Ophelia was bound by Philosopher's Stone chains that bound magic, hindering all magic.

"What should we do, Lord Li En?"

Cameron looked anxiously at Lee En.

The other witches also showed expressions of anxiety, worry, or tension.

Seth Frank undoubtedly exploited the witches' weaknesses.

He waved his hand, and the guards pushed in another prison cart, which contained Lee En's younger brother, Parker.

Parker's hair had grown so long that it covered half of his face. He was curled up in the cage, his body trembling as if he were being shaken. He kept muttering "No, no," and his body was so thin that he was just skin and bones. He had completely lost his former aristocratic demeanor and looked like a slave who had been tortured for a long time.

This was completely different from the brave, strong, and innocent younger brother Parker that Li En remembered, but Li En knew that this was Parker, this was his younger brother.

At that moment, an unnamed rage surged in Li En's chest, and clear blood vessels appeared in his eyes.

Dorothy squeezed Li En's hand, silently comforting him.

"Parker."

Li En called out.

Hearing his brother's voice, Parker looked up and saw Li En through the messy hair and the gaps in the iron bars of the cage.

"elder brother……"

A hoarse sound came from Parker's throat.

Then, as if grasping at a straw, he rushed towards the cage opening and grabbed the iron bars with his withered hands, crying, "Save me, save me!"

The Frank family wore down all his sharpness, erased all his pride and dignity, and extinguished his childlike innocence.

Parker is like someone who has been parched in the desert for a long time, and has finally seen an oasis. His only wish is to leave the desert, rush to the oasis, and survive.

“Seth Frank, aren’t you afraid of angering the entire Moria family by doing this? You want to completely enrage the North and let their iron hooves trample this land.”

Li En said angrily.

"The Frank family has never feared the Moria family. For hundreds of years, the Moria family has only been a subject of the Frank family and has never been qualified to be on equal footing with us. As for Parker Moria, he was only punished for the crimes of his father. It is already a mercy of the Frank family that his hands and feet were not cut off. But if you still insist on attacking Arron City, then Parker Moria's fate will be like this divided empire. With every step you take, he will lose a part of his body."

As Seth Frank spoke, he pointed at Parker, and a beam of light pierced through Parker's shoulder like a bullet. Parker let out a heart-wrenching scream as his left hand was blasted off by the beam bullet, leaving only a bloody stump on his shoulder.

"Brother, brother, save me, save me! It hurts so much, it hurts so much!"

Hearing Parker's screams, Li En and the witches could no longer remain calm.

Parker is family to Li En, and equally significant to the Gourmet Witch Milia Ramsey, the Rain Witch Anita Raymond, the Storm Witch Clotty Russell, the Explosion Witch Quilly Pick, the Slippery Witch Rachel Raya, the Wax Witch Lisa Truman, the Flower Witch Sophie Ruiz, the Bubble Witch Shirley Riley, and the Thread Witch Blair Berry.

Although they are not like the Forest Witch Aisley Rose, who is Puck's fiancée and has been searching for Puck.

But they also consider Parker a friend.

Seeing how Parker was being tortured, many witches covered their eyes.

"Now, can we sit down and have a proper negotiation?"

Seth Frank said.

"what would you like?"

Li En questioned.

"Ha, shall we talk here? That would be beneath the dignity of the nobility."

Seth Frank sneered, and the ground began to shake. Soil mixed with sand and gravel rose up and built a platform between the two armies, on which a negotiating table and chairs appeared.

Seth Frank was the first to step onto the sand and walk up to the platform, looking down at Lee En.

"You're not too scared to come, are you, Lyon Moria?"

"Lord Li En, please let me go."

"That's what the Fire Witch Fura said."

Lee patted Fura on the shoulder and walked up to the platform alone.

Dorothy watched Li En's retreating figure, her brows furrowing almost imperceptibly. Between worry and trust, she chose the latter.

Seth Frank looked at the young Lyon Moria and saw a resemblance to Alex in him, and said nostalgically.

“Alex back then also possessed courage and talent just like you. If I’m not mistaken, you should be the next master of the North.”

“Seth Frank, just state your request.”

Li En had no intention of exchanging pleasantries with people she didn't know well.

The two got straight to the point.

"First, I want you to withdraw from Gaojun Territory. With Spade Territory as the border, the Empire will recognize Catherine's position as the southern overlord, and Catherine will need to swear allegiance to the Empire. The territory of the Holy Empire is indivisible."

"Secondly, all members of the Moria family must never set foot on Imperial soil again and must return to the North."

"Third, have Dorothy remove the life she gave to the puppets and return it to the Imperial puppet troops."

Seth Frank held up three fingers.

He certainly couldn't recognize Li En's legitimacy, because it would mean that everything the Empire had done before was false and wrong, and that the Empire had ultimately compromised with the rebels.

Therefore, Lyon Moria and all Moria people must be expelled from the Empire and driven back to the North.

However, he cannot fully reclaim the gains made by Lyon Moria, otherwise the negotiations will surely fall apart.

Finally, the purpose was to weaken Li En's power and strengthen the Empire's strength.

"Two people are not enough for you to make three conditions."

Li En said.

"Oh? You want to keep those puppets?"

Seth Frank said.

"First, give me Ophelia, and I promise to stop the witches from participating in the war. They will return to the Azure Dragon Court with Dorothy."

"Second, give me back Parker, and I promise to return the puppets to you."

"I will not agree to any other conditions."

Li En's meaning was clear: Gao Junling would not return to the Empire, nor would he stop attacking Augulas.

However, witches and puppets, including Dorothy, can withdraw from the war.

This is definitely good news for Seth Frank and the Holy Empire.

What they feared most was that the witches would unite, and if they added the power of the puppet army, it would only be a matter of time before they conquered Yalong City.

Dorothy's abilities naturally counter puppets, which is the Empire's biggest headache right now.

If all three parties withdraw from the battlefield, what is there to fear from the revolutionary army led by Li En?
"Are you sure you want to do this?"

Seth Frank could hardly believe his ears.

“If you don’t believe me, we can swear by the god Tiger.”

Li En said.

“Very well, I swear by the god Tiger.”

Seth Frank signed a treaty with Lee and swore an oath in the name of God, making the contract highly binding.

Seth Frank believed that Lee would not break God's covenant, otherwise why would he continue to use the name of "Son of God" to "swindle and deceive" people everywhere?
As for Gao Junling and the other territories, we can simply take them back.

This agreement was entirely beneficial to the Holy Empire. Seth Frank, having received the contract, ordered his men to release the two prisoners from the prison wagons.

"Chief, are you okay?"

Are you injured?

Cameron, Ellie, and others surrounded Ophelia, offering her words of comfort and concern.

Li En then healed Parker's shoulder injury, allowing his arm to grow back.

Parker threw himself into Lee's arms and burst into tears.

"Brother, I knew you would come to save me."

"Parker, you've suffered."

Li En ruffled Parker's hair. "Go to the Azure Dragon's Court with Dorothy first, and I'll be back soon."

"Okay, brother, I understand."

Parker cried as he spoke, saying that he had learned to obey and was no longer the willful boy he once was. He glanced timidly at Seth Frank, quickly looked away, and his body trembled again.

Li En knew that he had only healed Parker's physical wounds, but not his inner trauma. This would require a long time to heal, and perhaps only Aisley could truly awaken the Parker from his past self.

"Dorothy, take the witches, Ophelia, and Puck and leave this place. Return to the Azure Dragon's Court."

Li En said to his fiancée.

Dorothy frowned slightly. "Are you sure you want us to go back?"

"President, we're leaving. How will you deal with them all by yourself?"

Cameron asked with concern.

“My father is now a legendary knight; you cannot defeat him.”

Ophelia said.

"You have to trust me. I have a detailed plan and arrangements. There won't be any problems. Go back now."

Li En said to the witches.

Dorothy gave Li En a final hug and a farewell kiss.

Ophelia gave Li En a deep look, then stepped forward and gave him a hug.

The witches waved goodbye.

After seeing them off, Li En had fulfilled her promise.

Seth Frank's army was stationed on the border of Gaojun Territory. He did not rush to attack Li En, mainly to give the witches time to evacuate.

Lee En's army also gathered at Gao Jun's territory. After sending the witches away, the revolutionary army was in a state of anxiety.

They were overly reliant on the witch's power and panicked when they lost it.

The fact that the Imperial army outnumbered them by two and was led by the legendary knight Seth Frank made them even more uneasy.

At this time, it was necessary for Li En to launch an inspiring pre-battle speech.

Li En ordered Kob and other cadres to gather all the guards and have them stand in the city square of Gao Junling.

This is where Fern O'Neill once made his anti-war statement.

"You must be wondering why I made a deal with Seth Frank to send away the witch and the puppet army, and you think I compromised with the Frank family, right?"

"You must think that my decision to give up such a favorable situation for the sake of two people is a sign of womanly compassion and cowardice."

"But I want to tell you that Ophelia was my comrade-in-arms who fought alongside me, she is my friend, and she represents my attitude towards friends."

"Parker is my family, he's my brother, and he represents my attitude towards my family."

"If I can disregard the safety of my friends and family and stop at nothing to achieve my goals, would you still be willing to follow me? Would you still believe that I am the chosen one and the successor of the god Tiger?"
"When you are in deep crisis, will you still see me as your hope?"
"The answer is no. A person without feelings, without compassion, and without principles will not become your savior."

"I hope you understand that witches are our partners in battle, not weapons for waging war. Even if the witches temporarily withdraw, it does not mean that we are without fighting power."

"Our potential is limitless, and we cannot rely solely on witches. If we depend on them too much, we will sooner or later become like the imperial nobles, both fearing and exploiting them. But this is not the outcome I want. We must respect witches as we respect ourselves."

"Tell me, are you a bunch of cowards hiding behind a witch?"

Li En questioned loudly.

All the soldiers in the square let out a roar as loud as a mountain.

"No! No! No!"

"So, are you a bunch of lowly nobles who only rely on witches to build your websites?"

Li En asked again.

"No! No! No!"

The soldiers answered in unison.

"Then tell me, what are you?"

"We are the revolutionary army! The revolutionary army! The revolutionary army!"

"What are you fighting for?"

"We fight for justice, we fight for freedom, we fight for our beliefs!"

"What are you willing to sacrifice for this war?"

Li En asked loudly.

"We are willing to give our lives! We are willing to give everything!"

The soldiers answered again.

"So are you willing to eliminate racial barriers, put aside prejudices, and treat all like-minded partners as your own kind?"

Li En continued to ask.

"We do!"

The soldiers continued to answer.

Li En nodded slightly and led his first mistress, Nancy, to the high platform.

"She is Nancy Stuart, the former Stuart princess. The Holy Empire's iron heel took her home, but today, she is willing to stand on our side and become our partner. She has half-mermaid blood flowing in her veins, and she can control sirens."

“If you are willing to consider her a friend, she will be willing to help us.”

As soon as Li En finished speaking, a heated discussion broke out in the square.

"A siren? A siren?"

"That's the kind of being we've been fighting against all along. How can we ally with the sirens?"

"Lord Li En must be joking. We cannot accept the siren."

Nancy glanced at Li En and said in a low voice, "You shouldn't have told them my identity."

"It's okay, they'll understand. If they can't accept you, you have no reason to help them."

"I just want to help you."

“I know, but they must also understand that humans and sirens are not mutually exclusive.”

Li En said lightly.

As a supporter of the witches and siren heresy, Li En felt that it was not enough to simply conquer the witches; he had to get the siren involved in the battle as well.

Therefore, temporarily removing the witches does not mean that there is no one else available.

Seth Frank never dreamed that Lee would use the power of the Siren.

(End of this chapter)