Chapter 44 Conspiracy (Part 2)

Paine could guess that this face-loving king probably had no intention of giving them any honorary knighthood from beginning to end. I'm afraid this dance will be a grand banquet, extremely dangerous, and if it doesn't go well, there will be no return.

It's not that Paine assumed malice on others, it was the king's malice that was too obvious. This can be seen from the fact that he was unwilling to reveal his true identity to Old Tom in the royal capital - the king was really ashamed to be known that he was beaten up by a group of servants of a mere honorary knight in the middle of the night. After all, this When word spread, the king would lose face. Therefore, the only one who was beaten was Baron Billiver, while the great king stayed in his palace and did not know what was happening outside.

Only in this way can the king's face be saved.

Face is extremely important to superiors. To a certain extent, face is one of the things that superiors value most.

Those in power are very fond of their own status. In the eyes of those in power, they are the most noble. They do not allow themselves to lose anything, nor do they allow their status to be challenged.

It just so happened that besides wearing beautiful new clothes, this king also loved to save face.

You must know that in the original plot, after the king realized that he had been deceived, he still insisted on running naked to complete the parade. How could such a face-loving person change his temper just because he was beaten? impossible!

This kind of person would never admit that he sneaked out in the middle of the night and was beaten up. How soft he was when he asked for help when he was being beaten, how hard he was when he stood up and bit someone.

I'm afraid he hates not only the servants who beat him, but also the twin brothers, Paine and Old Tom who witnessed the beating.

The servants who beat him were lucky enough to be killed by Paine, but the others were still alive. With one more person alive, the king's embarrassment would be more likely to be leaked. The king's hatred for the servant who beat him may have been transferred to several other insiders at this moment.

So not only would he not admit the matter, I'm afraid he would also be happy to solve the problem once and for all - since it would be embarrassing to spread the word, wouldn't it be enough to silence all those who knew about it? The twin brothers and Old Tom all entered the royal capital with him, and life and death depended on his thoughts.

It's just that Paine, who showed off his force, didn't come with him, and Paine's attacks were quite ruthless, which impressed the king a little. He didn't want to get into trouble directly. So probably the king thought it over and released Old Tom back, preparing to settle the matter once and for all at the ball.

Seeing that Paine didn't answer for a long time, Old Tom asked strangely: "Ronald, what's wrong with you? Isn't this a good thing? Why do you look so ugly?"

Pann shook his head secretly in his heart. This stupid mandrill was really a dead wood that could not be carved out of wood.

"I thought of something else, which was not very pleasant, so I looked a little unhappy."

Paine casually excused himself, "But isn't that dance only open to unmarried girls from all over the country? Can the two of us go in?"

But Old Tom didn't notice Paine's abnormality at all, but said happily.

"No problem. There were other male guests at the ball. For example, the big and small nobles all had invitations. Baron Billiver said that someone would be sent to receive us one hour before the ball starts."

This was a watertight arrangement throughout the whole process, and it was clear that we were just waiting to kill them both.

Pan En's eyes were stern. If he really listened to others' arrangements, he might not be able to resist even if he wanted to, and would have to be slaughtered by others.