Witch Wind

Chapter 35 Volunteering (Part )

British Consulate General, top floor conference room.

The blinds were all down, the heavy curtains were all drawn, and the huge crystal chandelier illuminated the conference room. On the north wall, in a picture frame as tall as two people, Queen Ingish, with slightly crow's feet at the corners of her eyes, was wearing a gorgeous dress and smiling faintly. She held a scepter, surrounded by a circle of blood-red rose branches, and several blue-green birds of paradise were flying around her.

Peter Joe, the British Consul General in Pinghai City, sat in a high-backed oak chair under the portrait, rubbing his temples vigorously.

This is a typical Ingish man.

He is tall, with a face that looks like rosacea, with red spots all year round, a large hooked nose, sunken eye sockets, and a long, slender face. He exudes the demeanor of a typical "troublemaker".

Of course, this is not a typical feature of the Ingish people - Joe Peter's scalp is smooth, and there is a large area of ​​scalp in the middle of his head without any hair, only a circle of stubborn yellow hair attached to the edge.

Baldness is the most typical physical feature of an adult male in England.

He smelled of alcohol and had lipstick marks on his neck. It was obvious that Joems's judgment of Joe Peter was correct - he should have been doing something wonderful just now, but he received a call from the consulate general, urging him to come back to work in the middle of the night!
Qiao Peter's face looked very ugly.

Just like the counselors, military attachés, secretaries of varying ranks, and special commissioners in the conference room, all of them looked haggard, exhausted, with puffy eye bags and gloomy faces. All of them seemed to be covered with a layer of black aura called "workers' resentment of overtime work."

Joms clapped his hands vigorously: "Dear gentlemen, we are in trouble."

He looked at Joe Peter and said in a shocking tone, "It may cause Mr. Joe Peter to lose his position, be ordered to return home, or even be in trouble with the secret court!"

Peter Joe, who was originally leaning weakly on the chair like a boneless worm, with a twisted body and lifeless eyes looking at Joems, shuddered. He suddenly straightened his body, his eyes shining, staring at Joems.

"Jomus, you must be responsible for your words!" Joe Peter said sternly: "I, Joe Peter, am a member of the Stuart family, the grandson of the Marquis of Stuart. My loyalty to the empire is clear to all, and my loyalty to the Queen is evident to all!"

Xing Tianli looked at Qiao Peter in shock. 'The sun is clear', 'Heaven and earth can bear witness', this guy could use Dongguo Mandarin to say such words so skillfully, it was obvious that he was an old Dongguo expert.

Peter Qiao slowly stood up and placed his hands on the heavy, smooth conference table. For a moment, he felt a sense of dominance like a tiger king intimidating the forest. "What did you just say? I might lose my job, or even be ordered to return home and be sent to a secret court?"

"Do you know what you're talking about?"

"You know what a terrible accusation that is?"

Joems spread his hands and said, "I was working overtime just now. There was an explosion on Baie Beach. Did everyone receive the information?"

Several military attachés of the consulate looked at each other. One of them, Major General Yingji, who was wearing a full uniform but with his collar loosened and his belt tied crookedly, and a bloody rose emblem on his shoulder, coughed lightly and said, "Of course, we have received some information feedback from official channels... The soldier on duty on the inland patrol boat of Saint Norman made a mistake and detonated the shell."

Jomus laughed strangely: "The information you got from the 'official channels' should be similar, right? Well, do you want to know the truth?"

Before Peter Qiao and the others could speak, Joemus nodded to Xing Tianli and said, "Mr. Li, please tell my colleagues what happened... Those damned charlatans, what kind of vicious plan do they want to carry out!"

Xing Tianli took two steps forward and stood beside the conference table.

Peter Qiao and several senior officials of the consulate narrowed their eyes and looked Xing Tianli up and down with extreme sternness.

An English colonel waved behind him, and a young English officer took two steps forward, leaned close to his ear, and whispered the origin of Xing Tianli - a native of Xiaolongqiu Town, whose elders assisted the English in transporting refugee men and women, who seemed to have saved Joems in a riot, and who was a country bumpkin who had just arrived in Pinghai City on the English transport fleet, etc.

Xing Tianli had sharp ears and eyes, and heard it clearly.

The colonel stood up, walked up to Joe Peter, and reported to him the information about Xing Tianli.

Joe Peter's eyes flickered, and Xing Tianli had already started telling the story - from when he took a favorable boat to Pinghai City, to how the people from the Holy Mother Church and Saint Norman were chasing him on the street, and then they attacked and killed people at Shan De Fang.

"More than 30,000 innocent civilians were killed." Xing Tianli said coldly, "They were transformed into demons by the charlatans of the Holy Mother Church using evil methods. The people of Saint Norman cooperated with them to block all news."

"But I hope that the truth can be known to everyone."

"At the same time, I also hope that the Kingdom of Yingjishi will make the most direct response to this insane behavior... I think you all don't want something like this to happen in your country, right?"

Xing Tianli said in a deep voice: "The most important thing is that I hope you all don't forget that they can do something to those refugees who are being transported... Perhaps, they can even use such despicable means directly in your country. What if their target is not those refugees, but the kind people in your country?"

Cold sweat trickled down Joe Peter's forehead.

He looked at the major general who had the highest status among all the military attachés present, and said in a hoarse voice: "Send a special telegram to report the intelligence here to His Excellency the Ambassador and ask His Excellency the Ambassador what we should do."

'Bang'!
The door of the conference room was pushed open forcefully.

Three blond men strode in, wearing neat black slim uniforms that were very different from the standard British military uniforms. They had the highest-level royal collar badges of the British Army hanging on their collars, and gorgeous high-level medals inlaid with countless gems on their chests. They had swords on their waists, and the scabbards were jeweled and inlaid with at least hundreds of gems.

There were several blond men, all over six feet tall.

Their facial contours are clear and hard, and the proportions of their facial features are as standard as sculptures. The eyebrows, eyes, nose bridge, eyes, chin, mouth, and ears all conform to the golden ratio. They are so handsome that they seem a bit "fake".

What is amazing is that their hair is like burning gold, showing an extremely bright golden color. Under the light, every strand of hair seems to be glowing slightly.

Their eyes were of extremely brilliant, pure gold.

The many officials of the Yingji army present were all shocked by the demeanor of the three blond and golden-eyed men. They all stood up and looked at them solemnly. When these officials saw the collar badges and medals worn by the three men, some of them could not control their emotions and immediately let out a low cry of surprise.

No one present knew these three blond men.

However, the collar badges and medals of these three blond men included all the high-level medals of the British royal family!
Among these high-level medals, some are so difficult to obtain that only three to five medals are issued every hundred years. Sometimes, a king may not have the opportunity to issue a medal of this level!

And these three blond men, who were unknown to anyone present, took all the medals!
"Your Excellency!" Joe Peter suddenly bowed deeply to the three men, and the cold sweat on his forehead dripped onto the ground.

The leader of the three blond men was holding a one-foot-long golden scepter. On the top of the egg-thick pure gold scepter was a small crown, and below it were countless gems. The tiny gems formed an extremely gorgeous and strange emblem on the scepter.

Xing Tianli didn't understand.

The Yingji officials present came to their senses.

This scepter represents the identity of the Queen of Ingish's plenipotentiary envoy. More importantly, the emblem on the scepter represents that the person holding the scepter holds the title of Duke of the Kingdom of Ingish!

Damn it!
For many years, there have only been a few major families of Dukes in the Kingdom of England.

This guy with blond hair and golden eyes is definitely not a member of those big families. No one present has seen them before. It's okay for them to hold the scepter of the Queen's envoy, but why does he also have the title of Duke?
What shocked Xing Tianli was that when his spiritual power swept across the three blond men, he was shocked to find that the physical strength of these three blond men was so strong that it was inhuman. It was a terrifying strength that made Xing Tianli, who now possessed tens of thousands of pounds of basic physical strength, feel ashamed of himself.

One hundred thousand catties?
Even a million jin?

Maybe it will be even stronger!

In Xing Tianli's spiritual 'vision', these three blond men were like three monsters that suddenly came across from the ancient history, breaking into this small world in an extremely arrogant and arrogant manner.

His whole body was slightly tense, and cold sweat even seeped out of Xing Tianli's back.

This is the pressure that Xiangliu Baivi could not bring to him. Even if it was Xiangliu Baivi, Xing Tianli had the confidence that he could deal with him by various means. If he couldn't beat him, he could still escape.

But where do these three blond men come from?
How on earth do they possess such terrifying physical strength in this Dharma-Ending Age?

The power of the soul quietly seeped into the bodies of the three people, little by little, like a spring breeze, very carefully seeping in. There was no trace of the "Primordial Qi".

Although these three blond men were powerful, they did not have the traces of cultivation that Xing Tianli was familiar with. Their strength was entirely achieved through other means.

A method that is completely different from the 'orthodox path of cultivation' that Xing Tianli knows.

Xing Tianli's eyes were slightly fanatical.

The power of the soul carefully penetrated into the brains of the three blond men bit by bit, but soon, Xing Tianli stopped testing cautiously - the souls of the three blond men were not too strong, probably several times stronger than ordinary mortals? That's all.

But in their minds, on the periphery of their "weak" souls, there is an extremely terrifying barrier, or trap.

There was something living in their minds, providing a strong protection for their souls, which made Xing Tianli's immortal soul feel threatened. At the same time, this protection could be transformed into a terrible killing move at any time. If anyone dared to spy on the souls of the three people, or even attack their souls...

For example, if Oger, Lome and the others dared to impose the "Baptism of Amite" on these three blond men, huh!
The scene would be so magnificent that even Xing Tianli couldn't imagine how wonderful it would be.

The blond man holding the scepter waved his hand, and Joe Peter obediently gave up his seat. The blond man sat steadily on Joe Peter's main seat, and the other two blond men stood behind him, one on the left and one on the right.

The blond man gently placed the scepter on the table and said in a low voice: "My name is Augustus, you can just call me by my name. Don't be too polite or too reserved. The Queen's envoy status and the title of Duke are just a kind of outer garment to make our life easier. They don't really mean anything."

Peter Qiao and others looked at the blond man nervously.

Even if he didn't say so, everyone would still know how to deal with him. Just treat him as the Queen's envoy, as His Excellency the Duke, and respect him. The Kingdom of England has a full set of court etiquette, enough to deal with all important people.

However, the blond man directly told everyone that the plenipotentiary envoy and the duke title were not important, they were just a layer of "skin" to make it easier for him to get around?
This is so uncomfortable.

How to deal with it?

"What were you talking about just now? I seem to have heard something interesting." The blond man smiled and looked at Xing Tianli: "It seems that the sound came from your position. My hearing is very good, and there are some interesting things in your statement."

Xing Tianli took a deep breath and repeated what he had just said.

The expressions of the three blond men suddenly became extremely ugly.

They began to talk to each other in a language that no one present could understand.

Soon, the three of them seemed to have reached some kind of tacit understanding. Augustus said coldly: "It is completely understandable. The armistice agreement has no binding force on this land. In this case, if they want to continue the war, then let them continue."

He stood up slowly and said in a deep voice: "Tonight, I hope that there will not be any living missionaries of the Holy Mother Church in the International Concession. Can you do it?"

Joe Peter and other consulate officials all stood still, sweating profusely and looking at Augustus in horror.

After a long silence, Peter Joe said in a hoarse voice: "Respected, Mr. Augustus, the Mother Church is, after all, the highest faith of the Far West Hundred Countries. If the news that we slaughtered the Mother Church missionaries is leaked, then the Kingdom of Yingjishi will become the target of public criticism."

“Also, we must take into account that the Kingdom of Saint Norman is a loyal lackey of the Holy Mother Church!”

Augustus said lazily: "So?"

Qiao Peter took a deep breath and said, "Thirty years ago, a war broke out among the 100 countries in the Far West, affecting the entire West. All countries participated in the war, and hundreds of millions of soldiers and civilians were killed or injured. It was a terrible catastrophe!"

"The Kingdom of Saint Norman was one of the triggers of that war. To this day, they are still ambitious. They always want to restore the historically unified Saint Norman Empire and make the Holy Mother Church the supreme ruler of the hundred countries in the Far West!"

"If we attack the missionaries in the International Concession, once the intelligence is leaked."

"It is entirely possible that there will be another war that will sweep across the entire West!"

Joe Peter said to Augustus in a very serious tone: "Sir Augustus, please forgive me, I don't know your true identity in the empire. But whether you are the Queen's plenipotentiary envoy or the Duke of the Empire... unless we get an order signed by the Queen herself, we will reject your previous order!"

Augustus's fair face turned slightly red, and there was a faint golden light floating in his pupils.

He stood up slowly, holding the golden scepter in his right hand. The veins on the back of his hand were bulging, as if he could smash the scepter on Joe Peter's head at any time.

Behind Peter Joe, two military attachés from the consulate general took two steps forward and protected Peter Joe on the left and right.

Even the Queen's envoy.

Even the Duke of the Empire.

In the Yingji Consulate General in Pinghai City, Peter Joe is the highest commander here, and he naturally has his own group of reliable and trusted subordinates.

Xing Tianli sighed in his heart.

This group of guys don't know how to live or die. If this blond man really gets angry, except for Xing Tianli who has a chance to escape, all the people present can be slaughtered by this blond man with just a flick of his finger.

Xing Tianli knocked lightly on the conference table.

The crisp knocking sound made the blond man, Joe Peter and others all look over.

Xing Tianli said in a loud voice: "My dear lords, please listen to me. I fully agree with Mr. Augustus's suggestion. Those damned charlatans must be punished. At the same time, Mr. Joe Peter's mature and prudent opinion must also be respected. Because these charlatans have started a war involving many countries, I think it is completely unnecessary."

Augustus and Joe Peter looked at each other.

Augustus sat back down, lowered his voice, and spoke hurriedly in that strange language with his two companions behind him.

Peter Qiao smiled at Xing Tianli and said, "The people of the East have a very special 'philosophy' and 'wisdom'. I'm curious, Mr. Li Li, what advice can you give us to get the best of both worlds?"

Xing Tianli tapped the conference table with his fingers and said in a deep voice: "Punish those damned charlatans and destroy their evil plans against the Kingdom of Yingjishi. If possible, we can also catch the black hands behind them..."

When mentioning the words "the black hand behind the scenes", Xing Tianli glanced at Augustus and the other two.

Sure enough, a deep golden light flashed in the eyes of the three people at the same time. Augustus sat up straight subconsciously, and was obviously very interested in Xing Tianli's suggestion. Xing Tianli was certain that this Augustus, and his two companions, were as young as their faces!
Young, even immature.

No matter which major force they come from, they are all rookies in the world.

Since they are rookies in the underworld, yet they possess such incredible power and amazing backgrounds...then, it is reasonable for a gentleman to deceive them with his own tactics, right?
"What are you going to do?" Augustus urged Xing Tianli: "Tell me your plan. If it is feasible, you can mobilize all the forces of the Kingdom of Yingjishi in the East, including the embassy in Fentian City, the consulate in Pinghai City, the East Fleet and Concession Squadron of the Kingdom of Yingjishi, and all the troops in the eighteen colonies near the East!"

Xing Tianli shook his head slightly: "It's not necessary, Mr. Augustus, it's just to deal with some charlatans, there's no need!"

"Give me enough funding, some capable and reliable consular staff, and I can do a great job... For example, if I can get Mr. Joms to cooperate with me, I can do a great job!"

"This is Pinghai City, a paradise for adventurers. Here, as long as you have enough money, is there anything that you can't do?" Xing Tianli smiled brightly.

Augustus and his two companions were still a little confused.

Joe Peter and the others were already smiling brightly and applauding.

(End of this chapter)