Tribulation of Mysteries - Chapter 1108

[Chapter 1105 Attendant]

A cold winter night.

The biting cold wind is biting and the silence in the cemetery is even chilling.

Inside the gravekeeper’s hut.

Aaron, who was sleeping, suddenly opened his eyes and pressed one hand on the hilt of the sword under the bed.

After a while, heavy footsteps were heard.

He looked at the torch outside, got up, got dressed, and then went to open the door as if nothing had happened: “Masters, what happened?”

“Zorro the Gravekeeper?”

A soldier looked up with a torch. Aaron, after confirming that it was him, immediately asked: “Did you find anyone else at night?”

“There are many people lying in the tomb, but there are no living people.”

Aaron pretended to be panicked: “What happened?”

“You don’t need to know!”

The soldier leader’s expression was very cold. Even though he knew Aaron, he still waved his hand: “Search!”

The soldiers poured into the hut and searched for places where people could hide. I searched them all, but of course found nothing.

Even more people were searching the entire cemetery with torches.

“No!”

“Not here either!”

“Continue searching in other places!”

This group of soldiers came and left very quickly.

Aaron looked at the other person’s leaving back, thoughtfully.

…

the next day.

early morning.

Ivey came over in a dusty state, with an expression on his face that he didn’t know what to say.

Finally, he took a few deep breaths and then said: “Zorro, it’s time to live…”

“Oh? Which big shot is dead?”

Aaron pretended to be surprised.

“It’s old Baron Lancaster!” Ivey’s voice was heavy, with a hint of secret joy.

“It doesn’t look like he died of illness or accident…” Aaron said thoughtfully: “The soldiers last night?”

“Shhhhh!”

Ivey made a silent gesture and looked around again. , lowered his voice: “Yes… the old baron was assassinated! Just last night, it was the body that I sewn with my own hands… the head was separated from the body…”

“The assassin escaped?”

Aaron asked even more What surprised me was this.

“Yeah…it is said that the assassin is very skilled in martial arts and can fly over walls and fly over walls like a cat…”

Ivey obviously said it as a joke.

After finishing speaking, he counted out a few silver coins and handed them to Aaron: “The butler asked me to give this to you. The baron’s funeral is not ordinary…”

“So I only need to choose the cemetery. The other things are Of course, someone with dignity will take action…”

Aaron shrugged and smiled happily.

“By the way, that’s the attitude. Let’s just do our own thing well.”

Ivey also laughed.

Aaron thought for a while and suddenly asked: “So… is the new Lord Baron Miss Catherine?”

“I don’t know… I feel that it seems unlikely. When I went to the castle, the person in charge had become Mrs. Lilith.”

Ivey sighed.

…

Yanan Town.

When Aaron came to town, it was obvious that the atmosphere had become very different.

There were soldiers enforcing security everywhere, and the sheriff led soldiers to search every house.

Aunt Sofia at the grocery store was cursing because the soldiers ruined a lot of her goods.

Aaron went up with a smile, helped Aunt Sophia clean up the debris, and then came to the tavern.

The tavern at this time was naturally closed long ago.

He looked disappointed and turned to leave.

No one noticed that Aaron had a smile on his lips while walking on the road.

‘Didn’t you leave? He must be injured! ‘

Through this seemingly fruitless wandering, Aaron gained a lot of useful information.

Based on his experience, if you start looking for it from the castle, you may find very useful clues!

Then, find the assassin!

He was able to accomplish such a thing and still escape unscathed. Aaron didn’t believe it when he said that the assassin didn’t have extraordinary powers.

‘But what happens after you find it? Take the other party in… The other party repays the favor and teaches her skills… Am I thinking too wonderfully? ‘

‘At this time, the entire barony is looking for him. No… assassinating a noble is an enemy of the entire aristocratic class. Even the previous enemy, Baron Roland, will issue a wanted order…’

‘And… The other party should be involved in some conspiracy. ‘

‘It will be very troublesome to intervene rashly…and I don’t have the strength to get into the whirlpool and escape unscathed! ‘

“Power…”

Aaron sighed quietly and went back to continue preparing for the baron’s funeral.

…

Baron Lancaster’s funeral was a grand one, and many people came.

But there are very few people who are truly sad.

As if it was a routine matter, after everyone sent the Baron to the grave, they began to cynicize and quarrel over various things… Finally, these self-proclaimed superiors still remembered to maintain their identity in front of the subordinates, and would not do such things. It’s like a shrew cursing.

If you want to scold… you should probably go back and close the door before scolding.

Aaron watched with cold eyes, feeling as if he was watching a big show, which was very interesting.

It seemed that the only person who was sad about the Baron’s death was Miss Catherine.

It’s a pity that three years have passed, and the other party is still a little girl under the age of fourteen. She is humble and can’t do anything, even if she is appointed as the heir!

‘I don’t think the old baron is stupid… He should have a series of plans for the successor, which can at least avoid chaos and loss of power… However, he was suddenly assassinated and had no time to implement it. ‘

Aaron thought for a while, then decided to go back to sleep.

It’s none of his business anyway!

And he always believes that time is the greatest director and will always give him the opportunity to perform.

Even if not now!

Even if it wasn’t the assassin!

…

The death of the baron caused a lot of noise, but eventually life returned to a peaceful state.

In fact, no matter what happens, brilliance is accidental, and ordinary is the mainstream.

Aaron also continued to resume his life

of going from one place to another. Except for the unexpected change of power in the barony, everything else was fine.

According to the discussion between Lady Lilith and the knights, Catherine was too young and needed a guardian, that is, her sister, before becoming a lord.

At present, the barony is managed by the guardian.

After Ivy got drunk, he told Aaron that everyone was betting on when Miss Catherine would die suddenly, or be forced to have a husband who came out of nowhere.

Being sent away to marry far away is the best ending.

The power struggle between nobles is so cruel.

Before I knew it, several months passed by.

Aaron returned from his herb garden carrying a bucket.

Thanks to his previous experience, he planned to plant some herbal seeds that would take a long time to grow and then slowly wait for the harvest.

The light of dusk is like gilding, falling on the bluestone road of the cemetery.

In front of a luxurious tombstone, there was a small figure sobbing softly.

Aaron immediately bowed and saluted: “Miss Catherine!” The

crying little girl raised her head: “I recognize you… You are the gravekeeper here… My father… How is he doing?

” Aaron has always been tolerant of children’s nonsense.

He kept smiling and replied: “The Baron has gained eternal peace…”

Anyway, he has never committed suicide.

“Very good…”

Catherine stood up, as if she wanted to take out some reward, but couldn’t find the right thing, looking a little embarrassed.

At this time, a young attendant ran over: “Miss, Sister Leilis is looking for you everywhere. We don’t have much time…”

He looked only fifteen or sixteen years old, with a thin body but bright eyes. , looking at Catherine, made Aaron, a veteran, feel that something was wrong: “This old pervert…little pervert! No…Catherine is not an adult yet!”

“Thank you for informing me, Karin, I am now Just go back!”

Catherine held up her skirt and walked out of the cemetery with three steps.

At this moment, a snake jumped out of the grass.

choke!

Karin’s expression remained unchanged, he unsheathed his long sword and picked the little snake into two pieces.

He followed suit and left behind Catherine, like the most loyal guard.

Aaron, on the other hand, looked at Karin’s back and narrowed his eyes slightly: “This person…isn’t quite right…”

…

Three days later.

Evie’s house.

Tracy was breastfeeding a baby. When she saw Aaron coming in and smiled at him, she didn’t avoid it.

In fact, everyone is familiar with each other…

Aaron didn’t feel embarrassed and asked: “Is Evie here?”

“Yes.”

Ivey walked out of the room, seemingly doing carpentry work in his hands, holding a wooden The sword is half-formed.

“Is this a toy for Thor?”

Aaron looked at the baby in Tracy’s arms.

“Yes, I hope he can become a powerful warrior in the future. It would be best if he could be canonized as a knight.”

Ivey laughed and said, “Did you go to the tavern with me? Sorry… I have stopped drinking. “Yeah.”

He glanced at Tracy, who was a little nervous. In her eyes, Aaron was probably the kind of friend who led her husband into evil.

‘This is a married man…’

Aaron sighed in his heart and smiled: “That’s not it… I have other things to ask you about.”

“Oh? Let’s go for a walk.”

Ivey put down the wooden sword toy and followed Aaron I walked along a creek in front of my house.

“A few days ago, Catherine went to the cemetery to mourn the old baron… The castle won’t blame me, right?”

Aaron looked worried and complained: “The people above always throw trouble away. Give it to us, it’s really…”

“This matter… you don’t have to worry, Mrs. Lilith won’t blame a tombkeeper…”

Ivey thought for a while and comforted: “As for Catherine… she is a thief. Her attendant who ran out was that Carlin. I really didn’t expect that the son of a cowherd could do this. It is said that he knocked over the knight attendant who was responsible for guarding Catherine, and then ran out with Catherine… …”

A cowherd is the person in charge of herding cattle in the village.

Because he has the right to use the cattle, he has a great status in the village, but in the eyes of the townspeople, it is just that…

“He actually defeated the knight’s squire. That’s really impressive. Was he that powerful before?” Aaron looked amazed.

In fact, this is what he wanted to find out.

That little guy from Carlin is quite interesting.

“I don’t know… He used to be a villager, but there don’t seem to be any rumors of being particularly powerful in fights… This time, Mrs. Lilith didn’t deal with him harshly. She may even want to win him over to become a knight’s attendant, or even be canonized as a knight in the future. …I don’t know why, but he actually refused!”

When Ivey said this, he felt obviously incredible.

Knights are the top thugs of nobles and are equivalent to half of nobles. Once they become knights, their class is completely different.

Many free people have struggled for generations and hundreds of years for this.

Although Ivey said he hoped Thor would become a knight in the future, this was actually just a casual statement. He didn’t think there was much hope.

But Carlin actually rejected the olive branch of the acting lord.

This is shocking!

“Young man… maybe it’s because of love.” Aaron sighed with emotion.

He felt more and more that he seemed to have encountered a plot from a third-rate knight novel.

It’s probably the story of a down-and-out boy who picked up an injured master, and then obtained a peerless inheritance, pretending to be cool and getting slapped in the face along the way, and by the way, he hugged the beauty back home.

As long as you change the layer of skin, you can even use it with everything!

“However, it still needs to be verified.”

Thinking of this, Aaron returned to the town and purchased some supplies.

And, as if chatting casually, I chatted with Aunt Sofia for a few words, and after confirming a batch of items that Carlin had purchased, I felt even more sure.

The other party was very smart, and of course he did not buy eye-catching items such as medicine from the grocery store.

But the consumption of one person is somewhat different from the consumption of two people.

As long as the suspect is identified, it is normal to follow the clues and find clues, even if they look suspicious!

‘Time is indeed the greatest director… A young boy is much easier to deal with than a brutal assassin. ‘

‘Or… I’ll be more steady and wait until Karin is about to die of old age before taking action? ‘

On the way back, Aaron kept thinking about something.

Then, he encountered a surprise!

At the gate of the cemetery, Karin, dressed as an attendant, was waiting for him!

“Sir Karin, what can I do for you?”

Aaron almost thought that his plan, which existed only in his mind, was exposed, but his expression remained calm as he asked.

“Gravekeeper Zorro… I heard that you have been selling potions on a small scale?”

Karin got to the point as soon as he opened his mouth.

“Yes… do you need it?”

Aaron’s eyes unconsciously looked down.

“No!”

Karin said a little angrily: “I need specific herbs… I know that they are in the medicine you sell. I will buy them for a long time, and the price will satisfy you.”

As he spoke, he threw a purse over.

Aaron opened it and a smile immediately appeared on his face: “Okay, okay, no problem…”

“I need dried long-leaf roots, datura petals, and poison grass… I will come to pick them up once a week, remember to keep it secret, otherwise…”

When Karin left, he deliberately stroked the hilt of the sword as a threat.

After all, for such an inferior person, this is enough.

(End of this chapter)