Chapter 22: A Single Thread of Kano

  "Kano, don't take me to any shrine, send me back home."

  "Sir, no! Kano can't answer! Sir, the healing art of the ritual might save you! If only it's fast enough! Sir, don't speak anymore! Save your strength!"

  "Leave me alone! Don't you dare disobey my orders? Take me home right now! For grandma's sake, I can take care of myself!" Li Xie said in a bad temper.

  His waist was stabbed with a sword, the wound couldn't heal, but as long as the sword was pulled out, the wound would heal in a short time. Such a shocking scene, if seen by the sacrificial ritual, what's the point? Can't report to Mercedes VII, then be taken away for slicing and research!

  "Old man! You scold Kano, but Kano won't listen at all! Old man, don't speak! Let me take you to the shrine!"

  Li's mind went dark, this damn guy is so stubborn!

  "You won't send me home? I'll bite my tongue and die right now, try it!" Under duress, Li Xie could only threaten Cano with his own life!

  Bang!

  Kano suddenly stopped, heavily kneeling on the street, with tears streaming down his eyes: "Sir! Kano knows that this sword pierced through the spine and abdomen! Even a sacrifice can't save you now! Sir! Waaah... I know sir wants to die at home, but maybe there's a miracle! Alright, sir, Kano will take you home! We'll die at home!"

  Li Ye's eyes rolled back, and he almost fainted!

  Damn it, I'm not dead yet! I won't die either! I'll strangle him to death! Heaven! What sin have I committed that there's a two-meter-tall freak who wants to die for me? Why can't it be a beauty?!

  Li Ye was at a loss for words, weakly saying: "Take me home, no more nonsense!"

  Back at the Earl's mansion, Li Xie still had a sword stuck in his body. This shocking and astonishing scene caused his several servants to rush around frantically, especially Lily, who cried until she was tearful.

  Although these servants had only been with Li Xie for a short time, Li Xie's rewards had already won over their hearts. They all regarded Li Xie as the best master in the world. Now that their master was about to die, how could they not be heartbroken?

  "Get out, all of you! Send me to the bedroom, leave Kano behind, and no one else is allowed in without my permission. Lily, tell the guards outside to each contribute some... uh, we'll talk about that later."

  The slaves all left the bedroom as instructed, leaving only Kano and Li Xie, who was still being held in Kano's arms.

  "Put me down and help me pull out the sword."

  "Sir, it's really impossible! Why don't we ask for a ritual to be performed? Maybe there will be a miracle! Sir is kind-hearted and generous, definitely won't die!"

  "Does it look like I'm dying?"

  Uh!

  Kano is a bit stunned! There's some confusion in his mind! He was too impatient just now and didn't notice Viscount Evil's expression. Now that he takes a look, apart from being slightly pale, he seems spirited and shaken, as if nothing had happened to him, let alone being stabbed by a sword!

  Backlight!

  These four words suddenly appeared in Kano's mind, causing Kano's eyes to tear up again! He knew that his evil count was really going to die! On the battlefield, Kano had seen countless people about to die, and often there was this phenomenon of a brief return to normal, as if nothing was wrong, but only for a moment, and then it was too late!

  "Your Excellency!" Kano knelt down again: "Your Excellency, Kano will definitely follow you!"

  Kano followed Li Xie, not out of his own will, but because the Marquis of Laine had ordered him to do so. He seemed to be devoted to Li Xie, but in reality, if the Marquis of Laine were to give a single command, Kano would abandon Li Xie without hesitation! However, after Li Xie blocked that sword for Kano, Kano's heart had already cast aside the Marquis of Laine. In Kano's heart, there was only one man! A man who would block a sword for his follower! A man who would treat his follower as a brother - Earl Li!

  "Whoa!"

  Li Xie couldn't take it anymore, enduring the intense pain and struggling to break free from Kano. He stood up straight, turned around in a circle: "Look at me, do I look like I'm going to die? I'm completely fine, okay?"

  "Sir!" Kanon looked at Li Xie with pity: "If you have any wishes, sir, just say so. Kanon will definitely help you fulfill them. Once your wishes are fulfilled, Kanon will follow you!"

  "Sleep Master is on top!" Li Xie slapped his forehead!

  He finally realized that Duke Rhein wasn't sent by Pika No to monitor him, but rather Duke Rhein couldn't stand Pika No's stubbornness and took the opportunity to get rid of him!

  Damn Duke of Rhein!

  "Hachoo!" On the way to the Northern Rose City, Duke Rhein rode his horse, facing the cold wind, and couldn't help but let out a sneeze.

  The attendant hastily rode forward: "Sir, we are approaching the north and the temperature is dropping. Do you want to add a few more clothes?"

  "No need, haha, usually it's Cano who shows concern, Diego, how did you learn from him?"

  "Adults are joking, adults are the spiritual pillar of our Crazy Lion Legion. As a member of the Crazy Lion Legion, everyone will care about adults. Is adult missing Kano? Otherwise, send someone to bring him back?"

  "No, no, never mind, I think Earl Shya will like Kano's, and can't bear to let Kano leave."

  Damn Duke of Rhein!

  Li Xie cursed again in his heart!

  After half an hour of persuasion, Li Xie finally made Kano believe that he wouldn't die!

  "Grandma's, aren't you going to pull out my sword?! You damn thing, letting me be stuck with a sword for so long!" Li Xie's frustration in his heart was like the endless Yangtze River!

  Kano finally pulled out the sword on Li Xie's back, a sharp pain that almost made Li Xie faint, fortunately Kano held him up.

  Li Xie pulled up his clothes and looked at the wound on his abdomen slowly healing, feeling itchy inside, internal wounds were also healing, but such a heavy injury required Li Xie to consume too much energy, making him feel weak all over: "Help me to bed."

  Kano helped Li Xie onto the bed and sat him down, witnessing the rapid healing of his wounds. This guy jumped up and almost hit the beam on the ceiling, and then saw him happily shouting like a child: "The God of the Earth is above! Miracle! The adults are fine! The God of the Earth has manifested!"

  "It's Master Mian!" Li Xie said with a bad tone.

  "Yes! The Great Sleeper is above! Your divine light will never fade!"

  Li Xie shook his head, really couldn't do anything about this big guy with a single strand of tendons. His physical weakness made Li Xie's speech also weak and powerless, his face was as pale as paper, but this guy's mind didn't stop for a moment, still thinking about those one hundred fifth-grade magic beasts!

  "Damn Larry Panston! Despicable! Granny's, Cano, take my gold medal to the Emperor, I want the Emperor to help me get revenge on this debt! He got me stabbed with a sword, sooner or later I'll make him eat a sword too!"

  "Leave this to me, Kanou! Hmph! He dares to disrupt a fair duel, not even the Marquis of Panser can save him! A sacred duel is witnessed by the gods, and no one can be allowed to disrupt it! One hundred fifth-tier magical beasts will surely take his life! Not just a single sword! Kanou wants his life! Otherwise, it would be too easy for him!"

  "Cheaper? Hmm! Wait a minute! I've got a great idea! Hehe......" Li Xie's right corner of his mouth rose high, revealing a small white fang, and he beckoned to Kano, telling him to come forward, "You go get some blood, human blood, and sprinkle it on my clothes and bed."

  Kano suddenly realized that Li Xie, despite being so heavily injured, didn't have a single drop of blood on his clothes! A wave of curiosity rose in his heart, but he suppressed it and asked instead: "How much blood does the lord need?"

  "It doesn't matter, just make it look like I'm mortally wounded. Then, take my gold medal to the imperial palace and report that you dueled with Yuka, Lari interrupted the duel, and I was stabbed and seriously injured. Don't say anything else, go do it now! Hey, what are you taking your sword out for?"

  "Take it away and throw it!"

  "Ah! That's evidence! Do you understand what evidence is? Leave it behind! And don't say I'm about to die, just say I've already received treatment and I'm temporarily fine, but I need to rest! Yeah, the kind of rest that takes a long time!"

  Li Xie thought that Kano's brain was sometimes a bit straightforward, and he was afraid that when he went to Mercedes 7th, he would say that he was going to die soon, and didn't want to get a lot of people to help him treat his injuries. Fortunately, Li Xie added this sentence, otherwise, this thing would definitely happen!

  Tudor Palace Main Hall

  At this time, it was around 10 o'clock in the morning, and Mercedes VII was still discussing state affairs with civil and military officials.

  "The Lion Legion will arrive at Rose City in half a month. I have sent many scouts, and any movement of the Great Day Dynasty, I will know like the back of my hand! Alright, that's all for today, everyone can disperse if there's nothing else."

  Mercedes VII was about to get up, when Kano, holding the gold medal, ran all the way to the hall and knelt on one knee: "Kano Aston pays his respects to Your Majesty, may Your Majesty live for ten thousand years."

  "What's the hurry? Didn't I give this token to Earl Ye?"

  "Your Majesty! The Earl of Essex is dying!"

  "What!" Mercedes VII's eyes snapped open!

  "No, no! I made a mistake, it's Earl Xie who can't die, he needs to recover."

  Mercedes VII frowned and said: "What's going on after all? Tell me in detail."

  Kano swallowed hard and recounted the events as instructed by Li Xie: "Earl Ye was stabbed in the chest by Earl Panseng, but fortunately, he received timely treatment. Although his life is not in danger, he will likely need to rest for a very long time."

  "Bastard!"

  Mercedes VII burst into a rage and slapped his hand down!

  "Boom!"

  The golden dragon chair under him was shattered into four pieces with just one palm! Mercedes VII, is not a weak emperor either!

  Never had the courtiers of Mercedes VII seen him so furious, they were shocked and hastily knelt down, especially Marquis Pansen, the commander of the Cheetah Legion, a man of iron and blood, was trembling all over at this moment! Your Majesty is so angry, and it concerns his youngest son, if something goes wrong, the Pansen family will be in danger!

  "Summon the Duke of Evil!" Mercedes VII strode out of the hall, her eyes shifting towards Marquis Panseng as she walked: "If nothing happens to the Duke of Evil, it's fine. But if something does happen, I, the king, will not let your family off, House of Panseng!"

  For Mercedes VII, Li Xie with the "Divine Body" is undoubtedly the hope of the empire, and the hope for Mercedes VII to establish his unparalleled prestige. Lari Panson's sword was not stabbed into Li Xie, but into Mercedes VII's hope! His anger is extraordinary!

  "Who goes there?" Harker stepped quickly to the side of Mercedes VII, clearing his throat softly. Mercedes VII came awake and continued, "This king and the father of Earl Xaren were as brothers, Xaren is dead, this king views Earl Xaren as his own son, Marquis Panson, you'd best pray for Earl Xaren's safety! Hmph!"