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"why?"

Lu Ming smiled dismissively and said, "Because you know too much!"

This statement stunned Philner.

She slowly sat back down in the wooden tub, looking at her reflection on the water, pondering which step she had gone wrong that had led the Duke to consider killing her to cover it up.

At this moment, Lu Ming sneered and said, "You still don't know, do you?"

"I'm not as good as her, am I?" Philner suddenly asked, seemingly out of nowhere.

Although she didn't name names, Lu Ming knew who she was asking about.

“You are far inferior to her. Although she was not a noblewoman from Agamemnon, her vision was far broader than yours.”

"I truly believe she was able to force herself to fall in love with you, to force herself to marry you..."

"There was no coercion between us!" Lu Ming was angry with Philner for the first time.

If the bathroom hadn't been so soundproofed, Philna's parents would have realized at that moment that Lu Ming and Philna, who seemed so close to outsiders, actually didn't like each other.

Seeing Philna startled by the sudden surge of murderous intent emanating from him, Lu Ming gradually calmed down.

"If you can't learn what you should and shouldn't touch, I will abandon you without hesitation, even if you might bring benefits to Odysseus." After leaving this warning, Lu Ming left the restroom.

It took Philner a while to realize what was happening.

Looking at the two breakfasts that Lu Ming had placed on the table, Philna murmured, "Saldallo, what should I do..."

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It was 5:30 PM.

Lu Ming and Philner walked hand in hand to the place where Rells was holding the banquet, the old Earl Phoenix Aimon's mansion.

What's strange is that Phoenix isn't a direct descendant of Rael's lineage, nor even of Grand Duke Blackdiste. He was a war hero promoted by the previous Grand Duke, Michaeldesley Assukon, a hero who quelled the unrest among his subjects. If Luyanae Sachs hadn't poisoned Grand Duke Michaeldesley Assukon, Phoenix Amon might not be living such a secluded life now.

As soon as they entered the Earl's mansion, a very elegantly dressed noblewoman walked from a corner of the hall to stand in front of Lu Ming and Philna.

"Oh! Isn't this the clown Philna? Why is the Grand Duke inviting you too?" The noblewoman was extremely arrogant and looked down on Countess Philna.

"Madam, why do you speak of my fiancée like that?" Lu Ming asked, clearly displeased, out of concern for Philner.

Sensing that Lu Ming might be a little angry, the noblewoman immediately walked away without saying a word.

Lu Ming couldn't press further, so he could only offer a few words of comfort to Philna.

But Philner acted as if nothing had happened, which puzzled Lu Ming.

"Hello, are you Viscount Lu Ming?" At this moment, a servant from the Earl's mansion walked up to Lu Ming and his companion and asked Lu Ming.

"Yes, that's me." Lu Ming nodded.

"The Grand Duke requests your presence at a meeting of the lords and earls," the servant said respectfully.

Unaware of the purpose of the meeting, Lu Ming could only follow the servant with Philna toward the room where the meeting was to be held.

However, after walking only a few steps, the servant stopped and said to Philner, "The Grand Duke has invited Viscount Lu Ming. Please stay in the hall and wait for the banquet to begin."

"I am Earl Philner Ozmoz, take back your rude words!" Philner angrily declared that as an earl, he should also attend the meeting that lords and earls were required to attend.

But to her disbelief, the servant said, "I'm sorry, you are not on the list of members of the Grand Council."

Immediately, the entire hall erupted in laughter at Philner.

Lu Ming spotted the blushing Viscount Ozmoz in the crowd. Seeing his embarrassed and angry expression, wanting to defend his daughter but unsure how, Lu Ming could only gently pat Fernana, who was clutching his arm tightly and suppressing his grievances with his head down, and said to the rude servant, "It was just the Grand Duke's oversight; he forgot to write my fiancée's name on the list."

Upon hearing this, all the nobles in the hall gasped in shock, as they were astonished that Lu Ming, a viscount with his own territory and considerable power, dared to disregard the Grand Duke.

"But..." the servant wanted to argue further, but alas...

"Are you questioning a lord?" Lu Ming's slightly sinister question left the servant speechless with fright.

The servant's expression changed several times, and in the end, he could only deflate like a punctured balloon, drooping his face as he led Lu Ming and Philner in the right direction.

Seeing that Lu Ming had resolved the problem with just a few words, the nobles who were close to Viscount Ozmoz all said to him, "Old Viscount Ozmoz, you've finally found a reliable and capable son-in-law!"

Viscount Ozmoz laughed and replied, "Young people are all a bit hot-blooded!"

Seeing the old Viscount Ozmoz acting innocent after getting the benefit, many old nobles secretly sighed that none of their sons or sons-in-law were doing anything to help.

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Following the servant, Lu Ming and Philner arrived at the room where the meeting was being held.

Upon entering the room, the first person Lu Ming saw was the owner of the manor, Count Fenix ​​Amon, the former lord of Valhalla, who had now lost control of his territory. Immediately afterward, Lu Ming saw Nero Catolo and Dahl Cacaro, two counts who owned territories.

After bowing slightly to the Grand Duke, Lu Ming led Philna to the seats that had been prepared in the room.

Just as Lu Ming said, Grand Duke Rael didn't react at all to Philner's arrival, as if it were a matter of course.

However, he didn't forget to write Philner's name on the list; he did it on purpose to see if Lu Ming would help Philner out of the predicament.

The result, however, left Grand Duke Rael slightly disappointed. After all, if Lu Ming left Philna behind, it meant that the relationship between the two of them was not as good as it seemed.

"The royal family has sent word that the Aifa Empire has prepared its army and is ready to invade Miracaissa at any time. Although Dark Aifa is currently mistakenly believing that this army is prepared to attack them again, and is thus delaying the Aifa invasion, we in Miracaissa cannot sit idly by. We must find new ways to strengthen our own army and find new allies!"

"And the only allies we can find now, besides Rondor and the Cathedral of the Deep, are Cainhorst."

"This is fatal for us. If we cannot find new allies, Miracath will face annihilation!"

Hearing the words of the three counts from the Raeles lineage, Nero, Philner, and Phoenix fell silent, while the remaining viscounts and barons remained completely silent.

Perhaps sensing Lu Ming's familiarity with places like Rondor, Grand Duke Rael personally asked Lu Ming, "Viscount Lu Ming, besides these places, what other places do you think we should negotiate with?"

“I don’t understand, Your Excellency. Why are you asking me? There is the Earl of Lothric here. Isn’t it a bit much for you to ask me, a man from Irithyll of the Valley?”

Upon hearing this, many lords looked at the Earl of Lothric, one of the three direct descendants of the Duke of Rael, whose origins were completely unknown.

“You should know the current situation in Lothric. Although I am a Lothric citizen, I cannot…”

“As far as I know, the Demon King has become a half-dragon, half-human monster because of his research into the magic book left behind by the White Dragon Sith. The entire Lothric Kingdom has long since fallen into the hands of the two princes. As the son of the Demon King, you really can’t get Lothric and Miracaiser to form an alliance? I really don’t believe it.” Lu Ming shook his head with a smile.

These words immediately filled the room with gasps of surprise.

However, Lord Lothric quickly retorted, "You are the Lord of Cinder of the Farron Undead Legion, so why don't you arrange an alliance between the Farron Undead Legion and Miracathia? You are an army of Lords of Cinder capable of annihilating an entire nation!"

"He who gazes into the abyss will also be gazed into by the abyss. The fate of the Undead Legion is to fall into the abyss, and I am no exception. They are probably already in the abyss by now. How can I possibly get them to join me?"

"It seems the Farron Undead Legion can no longer protect you, Viscount Lu Ming!"

"Yet Irithyll of the Boreal Valley still shelters me. Wasn't your kingdom also attacked and nearly destroyed by us, Prince Lothric!"

Watching Lu Ming and Lothric exchanging barbs and arguing behind the scenes, Rells angrily shouted, "Enough!"

He stood up and directly ordered Lu Ming and Lothric, "Count Lothric is responsible for negotiating with the Kingdom of Lothric and getting them to send troops to Miracaissa to support us."

"Viscount Lu Ming is in charge of negotiating with Icy Valley and Cainhorst!" (To be continued.)

Chapter Four - After the Banquet

At the banquet, Lu Ming and Lothric, who had been given a death order, stood on opposite sides of the hall, watching Grand Duke Raels walk down from the second floor step by step, saying very high-sounding words.

"Welcome everyone to my banquet. Today is the day of my engagement to the granddaughter of Count Phoenix Eymond, so I hope you are all happy for me. Therefore, I have hosted this banquet to let everyone have some fun! Let the banquet begin!"

As soon as Grand Duke Rael finished speaking, the nobles began to gather in small groups, each chatting about their own affairs.

Many servants, dressed in decent clothes, moved about the banquet hall carrying plates of appetizers or a few glasses of wine, occasionally bringing the nobles what they needed.

At the table in the corner, where they were resting, Lu Ming, Philna, and Nero were discussing what Grand Duke Raels was planning to do.

It was clear he wanted the support of the nobles and to gain power from them that didn't belong to him. Furthermore, his enthusiasm for the nobles' and royal family's plans seemed eager to prove himself. However, he hadn't thought things through and issued the wrong orders, incurring the displeasure of both Lu Ming and Lothric.

“The current Grand Duke is far from possessing the strength and methods of his predecessor. Although he appears quite shrewd now, it’s all superficial. For example, he needs to solidify his position through marriage, but there’s no need for him to marry Count Phoenix Amon, who was constantly suppressed by the previous Grand Duke. There are clearly better candidates.” Nero looked at Grand Duke Reys Hedist in the hall, who was talking with a shy, eight-year-old girl who was also resistant to her fiancé, Reys.

"That little girl doesn't seem to be a very innocent girl. She seems to have been instilled with the idea by the Aimon family that all people with the surname Hadist are evil. So our Grand Duke is going to have a hard time in the future."

"These are not things we need to think about. Whether the Grand Duke lives or dies has little to do with us nobles. The biggest question now is, what exactly is the Grand Duke thinking?" Lu Ming steered the conversation back on track, saying, "He outwardly appears to trust the three Earls of Lothric, Kakaro, and Laques well, but fundamentally he doesn't trust them. What he's doing now is sending a signal: I need an ally! An ally that doesn't belong to an existing group! And why he needs such an ally is what we need to know!"

“That’s true. However, we don’t have many clues, and there’s no need to think about it too much right now.” As she spoke, Nero suddenly changed the subject and asked Lu Ming and Philna, “I heard from others that you two are really getting married! Aren’t you afraid of betraying Saldalo?”

Upon hearing this, Philner's expression immediately turned ugly, as if he cared a lot about the matter.

However, Lu Ming glanced around and said, "It's nothing. Philna and Saldallo aren't married yet, and they'll both get married eventually anyway, so marrying me won't make a difference, will it?"

Nero nodded repeatedly at these words, agreeing that they made perfect sense. However, Philner didn't share this sentiment; instead, she instinctively felt disgusted by Lu Ming, regardless of how many times he had helped her or whether he had saved her life.

"..." Perhaps sensing Philna's hostility, Lu Ming fell silent and stopped speaking. He put his hand in his pocket, gently touching the amulet Lily had given him a few months ago when he left Paris City to start hunting.

Viscount Leozmoz, who was chatting with colleagues and old friends at a distance, witnessed everything. He knew the truth about what happened between Lu Ming and Philna, and he also knew that Lu Ming's feigned concern for Philna was merely a way to prevent this foolish girl from dying at his hands. However, Philna failed to see this and even took it for granted.

Viscount Ozmoz subconsciously considered whether he should let Lu Ming leave Philner, this troublesome woman, so that he and his several fiancées wouldn't be dragged down by Philner.

"Old Ozmoz, what's wrong?"

"It's nothing, I just remembered some things."

Is that so?

"Yes!" Old Ozmoz replied to his old friend, then, seeing some bands coming out of the corridor, he said to the others, "It seems the Duke wants to dance. We old folks without partners should step aside for now!"

Thus, Old Ozmoz temporarily suppressed his thoughts and led a few old friends to the corner where Lu Ming and the other two were.

Upon seeing Viscount Ozmoz arrive, Philner immediately suppressed his hostility towards Lu Ming and put on an affectionate expression towards him.

As the band entered, Lu Ming, like the other young nobles who had come with their lovers or wives, stood up, bowed slightly to his female companion, extended his hand, and invited, "May I have this dance, my lovely fiancée?"

Unlike the other girls who gave a joyful reply, Philna simply placed her hand in Lu Ming's and walked with him into the already crowded dance floor.

This action made old Ozmoz frown slightly, and also made Nero realize that the relationship between Lu Ming and Philna was not good.

Recalling the time when Lu Ming and the others conducted physical examinations on all the hunters the day before the night of the hunt, Lu Ming often examined Saldallo's body together with him and Archbishop Tut.

Back then...

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“There is far too much ancient god blood in your body. Although you haven’t turned into a beast yet, you will definitely do so in the future! So I suggest you undergo bloodletting therapy to remove some of the ancient god blood from your body.” Looking at the report, Lu Ming said to Saldalo, who was lying on the examination table.

"Can I still participate in the Hunting Night later?" Saldallo sat up and asked Lu Ming and Archbishop Tut.

“No, the side effects of bloodletting are severe. You won’t be able to get out of bed for at least half a month,” Archbishop Tutt said, shaking his head.

Upon hearing this, Saldallo smiled and shook his head, saying to Lu Ming and Archbishop Tut, "Then I refuse treatment!"

Nero was slightly startled and hurriedly asked, "Do you know what this means?!"

"Of course I know I will completely transform into a beast and eventually be hunted down. But this was caused by my father, and I have the reason and the responsibility to deal with it!"