High Above

The streets in Leianling are neatly built, but because it is located deep in a dense forest, some roads that are not commonly used are inevitably covered by moss and lichen.

It's fine on weekdays, but now when it rains heavily it becomes unexpectedly slippery and difficult to walk on.

But this is only for ordinary people. The two ascendants were walking on the road leading to the castle at the top of the cliff. The dark castle was obscured by the rain curtain, and the building without any lights stood in the strong wind, as silent as death.

Soon, Ian and Sister Yingguang arrived at the bottom of Ryan Castle.

Wow…

The rain fell along the ditches and lines on the surface of the castle, hitting the rocky ground with deep depressions. The dark tower seemed to have blended into the night.

"It's still hard to imagine that the Baron acted so decisively."

The white-haired dragon girl looked up at this castle. It was built by the imperial military to cut off the only mountain road between Lake Ryan and the settlements of the mountain people. It was guarded on the edge of the agate stone plain.

Two hundred years later, the strong fortress built for war has become the residence of the baron and his family.

But now, there is no 'owner' in this family.

The baron and his 'four' children have left this place, and Ian can no longer see their purple-blue mist in his eyes.

"So we have to look for clues as soon as possible to find their current traces."

Ian also did not expect that the Baron who was still receiving him and Sister Yingguang at noon would have disappeared in the evening.

The other party must have sensed danger from the actions of the Huaiguang Church, so they decided to speed up the action.

No, it's more than that.

He was just one step away from taking action. The reason why he didn't take action was simply because he hadn't made up his mind yet.

"We are determined."

Ian whispered to himself, causing Yingguang to tilt his head in confusion. He shook his head and responded: "Don't worry, there are no guards around. The leader of the city guard should have gone on patrol - it seems that the Baron has really been prepared for it. Even All our own people were sent away.”

In other words, what he wants to do may not be supported by his own people.

This is good news. At least the other party will not call the entire city guard to cooperate with the siege. In that case, I will be fine, but Sister Yingguang may not be able to hold on.

——The speed is too fast.

The young man was actually a little annoyed. He also sensed a strange sense of inconsistency from the Baron's actions. In addition, the prophet's ability to predict was blocked by the Moment's Skull, so he chose the safest course of action, which was to become the second level. Let’s start investigating again.

Unexpectedly, the baron acted so decisively.

But he didn't think it was a wrong choice. He advanced to the second level and ensured his own safety so that he could better investigate the truth.

The castle gate is tightly closed, and even a military battering ram will be frustrated when facing this fortress-level gate with an outer layer of iron.

But this time, it faced two sublimators.

So they went in directly through the third floor window.

Hit the door?

Well, the movement was obviously too much.

The baron is gone, but there are still many ascendants in the city. Although Sister Yingguang was certain that the baron had violated the laws of the empire and even called for reinforcements from the second-level temple executors in Nauman City, the arrival of the reinforcements would have to wait until at least tomorrow morning. It was not appropriate to alert the enemy now.

If he really knocked on the door, the defenders in Lian City heard it. Although they certainly couldn't stop the two of them, there was no need to make it so troublesome.

Anyway, for the sublime, ten or twenty meters is just a short jump.

In a sense, this is more insulting to the purpose of a door than kicking it open.

Snapped.

The glass windows were removed, and the two arrived at the dark interior of the castle at night.

The castle, which had a somewhat warm atmosphere during the day, was now only gloomy and gloomy. The damp rain poured in and quickly formed a white mist in the corridor.

Yingguang raised his hand, and a gray-white flame ignited from his palm, illuminating the surrounding scene.

"Shall we go to the Baron's study next? Or his bedroom?"

The nun looked around the corridor. Her firelight was so clear that even the lines on the walls could be seen clearly. The shadows of some of the top hangings were lengthened and cast toward the sudden end not far away, sinking into darkness.

"Let's... wait, there are still people alive in the castle?"

Ian originally wanted to go to the alchemy laboratory first, where there would definitely be clues left by Baron Ryan, and he had already scanned the fingerprints left on the laboratory by the silver chip, and he could easily open the fingerprint door. Inscribed door.

But at this moment, the young man frowned, and his gaze turned to the underground of the castle: "There is someone still alive there - his breath is weak, but he is still stable."

"We need to go see what's going on."

"You lead the way."

Ying Guang chose to listen to the psyker.

The road leading to the castle basement was not difficult to find. After the two arrived on the first floor, they quickly found a downward spiral corridor next to the kitchen. The psychic halo in Ian's eyes overflowed from the observation port, causing one after another. The green light of the font scanned the surrounding details.

The basement of Leian Castle is very high. It is the structure of a large warehouse, or it was a large warehouse back then. An unopened crystal lamp hangs in the top center of the underground warehouse, and the ground is made of solid steel stone bricks. Cast, with an inscription structure filled with silver wire, the effect is 'dry' and 'sturdy'.

There are many things in the basement - wooden barrels, jars and various boxes, but most of them are damaged and empty. They were recently destroyed. The contents were hastily taken out, then assembled in the center, and finally Carry away.

Yingguang raised her hand. Her gray fire was not a real flame, but a strange radiation phenomenon. Under the light of the gray fire, many jars, boxes and bugs in the corners were driven out, emitting subtle noises. There is a crawling sound.

And among a pile of scattered boxes and jars, the bald steward, who was quite familiar to both of them, fell unconscious.

"It's Moda who is in charge, and he handles all the affairs of the Baron's castle." The nun obviously still remembers the name of the steward.

"He was also the one who told me that the Viscount's child is still alive and often plays with toys." Ian nodded slightly.

Narrowing her eyes, Sister Yingguang did not step forward to treat the opponent immediately, but carefully pulled out a folding shovel from behind... no, it was a folding staff.

This is a rather peculiar scepter. Its handle is a simple structure that can be folded. The top is a sharp spear head composed of four silver metal spirals, and the top of the tip is inlaid with a fiery red gem as the spear tip. '...There is no doubt that this is a staff that can be used at close range.

As the source material activated, a white light emitted from the top of the ruby, sweeping across Steward Moda's body and the surrounding jars.

"No poison, no traps, and there are no abnormal biological bombs on the steward. The person is still alive, just fainted due to fright."

Sister Yingguang's tone was calm, and Ian could see from the other party's actions that she was experienced in many battles.

——You must have suffered a lot for being so cautious, right?

He walked over and helped Moda Steward aside. Yingguang wanted to use his sublimation skills to revive the other party, but Ian shook his head slightly, took out a small sniffing bottle from the pocket on his waist, and put it in Moda Steward's hand. Sweep under nose.

Immediately, the cool and refreshing smell of the Ningshen Grass woke the other party up.

"ah!!!"

As soon as he woke up, the middle-aged old steward let out a scream of terror. Apparently in a coma, he was still immersed in the scene he saw before he fell into coma: "Monster, monster!!!"

He wanted to continue speaking, but Ian pressed his cheeks with metal-gauntleted hands.

The cold touch, the irresistible strength, and the pair of indifferent blue eyes made Steward Moda wake up immediately and gestured to show that he would not scream again.

"Three questions."

Ian put down his hand and said directly: "First, why did you faint here."

"Second, where did Baron Ryan go?"

"Third, what is the monster in your mouth?"

Ian's words were slow and clear. Steward Moda took a deep breath. He looked around and noticed that he had all his hands and feet, but he was only located in the basement. In addition to the young White People knight, there was Huaiguang in front of him. Sister of the Church's Reflection.

——It's safe.

Thinking of this, he immediately let out a long breath, and then said with some stuttering: "Sir, I, I just want to give you a cup of morning and afternoon tea for the master and the young masters... But the scented tea happened to be used up, so I came to the basement. Take one."

"But who would have known that the basement would actually be empty. All the cabinets and compartments that were originally full were gone. Several large boxes of semi-finished products of Xiahui grass solution and an alchemy instrument that looked like a glass bathtub were placed in the center."

"I was still thinking, it's only been a few days, why did the basement look like this? I originally planned to scold those servants for how they organized the storage room, but I immediately thought that this must be the master's order, otherwise no one would dare Do this.”

"And just when I was about to ask the master about the next arrangement of the basement, I discovered from the light that another light source with a completely different color from the light appeared behind me..."

"I didn't think much about it at that time and just turned back."

Having said this, Steward Moda showed an extremely frightened expression. He swallowed and said with a shudder, "Then, I saw a blue shadow reaching out towards me..."

"A child without a face!"