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Especially after discovering that Luo Lan, as a noble, had developed deep feelings for her servant, he became more and more convinced that Luo Lan would become an extremely effective "chess piece".

After all, for the powerful class, those who surround them, whether they are loyal old servants who have been with them for more than 20 years or other attendants, are just passers-by in the long journey of life.

In their contemptuous and arrogant eyes, so-called slaves are always as lowly as ants. Even if they are given titles like "stewards", it will not change their lowly nature.

The lives of these servants have long been trapped in an inescapable cycle by time and fate.

The only meaning of their existence in the world is to devote everything they have to their masters, even at the cost of their lives - this is their supreme glory!

And Luo Lan, who should be a high and mighty noble, would resolutely bow down to Fati just because of a lowly slave.

She developed such a deep affection for the housekeeper that in her mind, he had replaced her deceased mother.

Therefore, when Fati was holding the old butler hostage, Luo Lan betrayed Setash without hesitation and cleanly. The whole process was so fast that it did not even take a quarter of an hour.

Fati had racked her brains to think of many words to "persuade surrender", but who would have thought that her opponent would be so vulnerable and easily turn against her.

Those carefully planned words now seemed so redundant and even a little ridiculous.

Fati always looked down on Luo Lan, thinking that she was a useless loser.

However, she could never have imagined that Luo Lan could be so cowardly and betray his former ally so easily.

But one thing is for sure, when Luo Lan said that "the old city lord's death was related to Setash", her value deserves to be re-examined.

Now Luo Lan has become a key figure who can influence the entire situation.

Fati's lips curled up slightly - it seemed that even the gods were on her side.

In fact, Fati never had high hopes for being able to use Luo Lan to overthrow Setais. After all, all the evidence Luo Lan could provide was just a small part of her elaborate plan.

Fati knew very well that many people in the Kori army were supporters of Setash.

When the manor was under siege and the situation was critical, Setash would definitely do everything he could to contact these people and ask them to come to his support.

Once Ella learned that the Cori soldiers who were supposed to be loyal to her turned around and ran to protect Setash, how could Setash, who had already been charged with "seizing power and usurping the throne", continue to survive?

Otherwise, if she hadn't deliberately left that gap, how could Setash have contacted the Kori army fighting in the faraway districts? How could those Kori troops have happened to be near the noble district, ready to attack at any time?

That gap was not only a ray of hope for Setais in desperate situation, but also a trap cleverly designed by Fati.

Originally, this plan might have had some omissions, but Luo Lan has now completed them.

"Lord Luo Lan, you'd better know what you are talking about." Setash glanced sharply at Luo Lan's terrified face.

His voice was deep and powerful, and every word hit Luo Lan like a hammer. "The death of the former city lord is definitely not a trivial matter that you and I can just talk about casually!"

Luo Lan was a little flustered, and unconsciously cast a look for help at Fati beside him. Fati still had a faint smile on his face, as if he was confident about everything in front of him.

When she noticed Luo Lan's gaze, she simply nodded slightly, signaling him to continue.

"Luo Lan, speak out." Ella's voice was firm and powerful, as if it could penetrate everyone's heart. She was obviously the only one present who truly cared about the truth.

At this moment, all the questions about her father's death kept flashing through Ella's mind like slides.

In the past, she chose to "deify" Yun Shuo to deceive herself because she could not find another person who would want to kill her father.

And now the second candidate has appeared...

When Ella said this, it was obvious that she was supporting Luo Lan.

Setash glanced at Ella, whose face, which had relaxed slightly due to his just-made excuse, was instantly covered with a layer of cold and ruthless frost.

The air seemed to be frozen, so oppressive that it was hard to breathe. The tense atmosphere was like a taut string that could break at any time.

He clenched his fists tightly, and fine beads of sweat continued to seep out of his palms, sliding down his fingers and soaking the clothes at his knees.

At this moment, Setash felt unprecedented helplessness and despair, and the only thing he could rely on seemed to be the Kori army that was about to arrive at an unknown time.

"Setash, I hope you understand that I am the city lord." Ella stared at Setash with a scorching gaze, and every word she said was filled with a biting chill. "Now, it is not your turn to threaten my people here."

Luo Lan took a deep breath and spoke bravely, "Saitaishi, you poisoned the former city lord six months ago. The poison you used is the same slow-acting poison your mother used. That's why the former city lord's cause of death was exactly the same as hers: organ failure."

Setash's face turned pale in an instant. Although he was panicked, he still tried to remain calm.

He struggled to refute, "To conclude that I was responsible simply because the cause of death was the same is simply ridiculous! Besides, hasn't the City Lord already found out the truth? It was the ELO organization that did it?"

"That was just a clue left for me on purpose, just to confuse people." Ella woke up as if from a dream, and without Luo Lan saying anything, she was the first to refute.

In that moment, Ella's anger and dismay burned like a fire as she recalled the time she had been manipulated by this simple plan.

She once thought Yun Shuo was the murderer who killed her father. The hatred was like a poisonous arrow that pierced her heart deeply, making her restless day and night. She once vowed to make Yun Shuo pay the price, to make him pay a heavy price for his crimes.

However, now someone told her that she hated the wrong person.

The feeling of being deceived was like an icy blade, cutting deep scars in her heart.

She couldn't help laughing, but the laughter was full of bitterness and self-mockery.

"I was saying, how could anyone be so stupid as to sit on the windowsill and burn something on a rainy day?" Ella whispered to herself, with an indescribable grief and anger in her voice.

Ella quickly and decisively loaded the pistol, pointing the muzzle straight at Setash's head.

"Now, do you have anything else to say?" she asked coldly, without a trace of emotion in her voice.

Behind Ella, a servant holding a teapot quietly walked into Setash's sight and stood there so that Setash could clearly see his figure no matter where he was.

This means that the Kori troops belonging to Setash have arrived.

Setash's originally panicked heartbeat gradually calmed down. He smiled slightly, and instead of dodging, he provocatively put his head against the gun barrel.

"It was my own sister who killed my mother, but that doesn't mean I can get the medicine from her. From the time you came in until now, there hasn't been a single piece of convincing evidence."

"If you just want to kill me, then please. You are the mayor of the city, and it is reasonable to kill anyone in the city. However, you want me to admit these unreasonable charges..."

"No, impossible." Saitai said word by word.

At this point, the rage in Ella's heart erupted like a volcano. She roared furiously, "Even now, you still think you're innocent!"

At this moment, the gate of the manor burst open, and soldiers rushed in like a tide, surrounding several people.

Seeing this, Ella frowned. She took a deep breath, trying to calm her anger, and then ordered coldly: "I haven't ordered you to come in yet, step back!" Although her voice was cold, it revealed an unquestionable majesty.

However, shockingly, no one in this group of Kori soldiers obeyed her orders.

All the soldiers still stood there silently, their eyes firm and indifferent, as if they had not heard Ella's order.

A man dressed like a general stood up, but instead of walking towards Ella, he walked straight towards Setash and stood behind him.

Setash looked at the general standing behind him, a smug smile playing on his lips. He turned to face Ella, a triumphant glint in his eyes, and said slowly, "Now, it's your turn to leave, Your Excellency Ella."

He laughed wildly, and quickly pulled out the gun from his arms, pointing it directly at Ella. "It's not hard to guess, they are my people."

In this extremely tense atmosphere, Fati suddenly laughed, and the laughter was crisp and loud.

She turned to face Setash, a playful smile on her lips, "Lord Setash, would you like to see who these soldiers who are supposedly obeying your orders actually obey?"

What does that mean? Setaish's hand holding the gun trembled slightly.

Seeing this, Fati was secretly pleased with herself. She knelt down first and apologized to Ella, "I'm sorry, Lord City Lord. Please forgive my willful behavior. But please believe me, everything I did was for your sake, so that I could more thoroughly expose Setash's hypocritical mask!"

Ella lowered her eyes to look at Fati, a complex emotion flashing in her eyes. Finally, she slowly said, "I forgive you, Fati."

Fati then slowly stood up, adjusted her skirt gracefully, and said, "Please give orders to these loyal soldiers again."

Setash knew that he was finished, he really... had no backup plan.

“Wait, my…” What should I do?

Just as Setash was about to ask, he was interrupted by Fati.

A trace of disdain flashed in Fati's eyes. She leaned slightly closer to Setash, and said with a hint of sarcasm: "Yours? This is the lord's Kori City. Where would your soldiers be?"

"Ah, yes, yes." At this moment, the guy dressed like a general spoke directly.

Fati subconsciously felt that the other party's tone was wrong, but he didn't think much about it.

It must be an illusion. How could my plan go wrong?

But when Ella gave the order again, she was surprised to find that the group of people were still standing there.

"What's going on, Fati?"

How could Fati know? She could only ask in a trembling voice: "Who are you?"

Damn it! How could this happen? Who the hell is this guy?

"Surprised? Satesh." A provocative smile hung on the face beneath the helmet. "Are you touched? I'm here to save you."

It’s Yun Shuo…

Setash was so shocked that he was almost speechless.

How could it be? How could it be Yun Shuo? How could he know he was surrounded?

When Setash was in trouble and at his wit's end, Yun Shuo suddenly appeared like a god.

This was the first and only time in Setash's life that he was rescued by someone else, instead of trying his best to save himself.

Chapter 88: Three-legged Tripod

Yun Shuo took off his helmet and tucked it under his arm. He turned to look at Ella, who was standing there in a daze, and said slowly, "What's the matter, Lord Ella? Do you really want me, the commander of ELO, to ask you to go back?"

His meaning was very clear. ELO just wanted to protect Setash and had no intention of killing Ella and the other three. As long as they took the group of guys outside away, there would be no threat to their lives.

Yun Shuo really wanted to save Setash. After all, doing so would not only tie down part of the Kori army, but also partially undermine Ella's power.

The most taboo thing in the army is ideological split. There are two voices commanding from above. Even if the Kori army has 100 points of strength, it can only perform at most 70 points.

But the problem is that Yun Shuo is now afraid of both Sai Taishi's suffering and Sai Taishi becoming the city lord.

Don't listen to what he said last time about agreeing with ELO's ideology; that was only because of Ella. As soon as Ella fell, the first person to sharpen his knife against ELO was him.

Therefore, even if Yun Shuo was alone, he would not let Setash and Ella die.

It would be best if they pinched each other hard, with both of them holding each other's necks, so that neither of them could free up a hand to deal with ELO.

Besides, Yun Shuo really didn't dare to gamble with the lives of the ELO members behind him and his own life, betting that Ella's divine power was not so strong that he could easily kill them all.

Although he was ready to pass the throne to Willis at any time, his death would not bring much turmoil to ELO, and it might even boost morale.

But that's not what I meant. What's the difference between randomly leading people to death and that group of Corey soldiers with unstable cerebellums?

But what Yun Shuo didn't expect was that Ella didn't leave, nor did she fight to the death, but just stood there and chatted.

Ella pursed her lips. "Since you can form an alliance with Setash, why can't you form an alliance with me?"

For a long time, Ella felt that she hated Yun Shuo. She hated that he turned a blind eye to her attempts to please her; he sneered at her springy feelings; and he hated that unlike her attention to Yun Shuo, Yun Shuo never took her seriously.

But when she really saw Yun Shuo, especially when she saw Yun Shuo standing so calmly behind Sai Taishi, her first reaction was jealousy.

Why? How am I any less than Saitaishi? We're all nobles, so aren't we all Yun Shuo's enemies? Why are you treating your enemies with such hypocrisy?

"Ella." Yun Shuo no longer used the unfamiliar title "Your Excellency", but this did not mean that his attitude had softened.

"We are enemies, that's the essence of it. As long as you don't give up you and your class privileges, we will always be enemies."

Ella tried to defend herself, but her voice sounded weak and feeble. "We are the ones favored by the God of Machinery..."

Yun Shuo interrupted Ella's explanation and asked, "Do you dare to open the temple?"

His tone was calm, and every word he spoke was so light, but it seemed like a slap in the face of Ella, making her blush and feel embarrassed.

It only took one sentence, such a short and ordinary sentence, to choke Ella's mouth as she tried to continue explaining.

"It's never been that the God of Machinery favors only the nobles; rather, only the nobles possess the qualifications to worship the God of Machinery. However, this so-called qualification was not bestowed upon you by the God of Machinery, but was taken away by you through cruel and ruthless means."

"Oh," Fati curled his lips in disdain. That sneer was as sharp as a blade, cutting through the air and landing on the hearts of everyone present. "If the gods really favor you, how could you become pariahs?"

Yun Shuo was amused by Fati's words. He looked down at Fati from a high position and said, "There is no god in this world willing to favor us. Does this mean that we should die? No, it means that god should die!"

"Shut up!" Ella's face suddenly changed. She looked at Yun Shuo in horror, her eyes full of worry and fear.

Although she is not a fanatical believer in the God of Machinery, in this world where gods really exist, any blasphemy against them is unforgivable.

At this moment, the only thing she could shout out was, "You are blaspheming God!"

"What's wrong?" Yun Shuo asked, tilting his head. "How can I believe that a god who can't even realize that someone in this most fertile land is suffering the most is omniscient and omnipotent?"

"Why do you nobles believe in Mani, the God of Machinery? You just believe in the divine power she bestows. But what about us?" Yun Shuo stared at Ella intently. "We really believed that she could save us. But the fact is that the only one who can save us is ourselves. What use is this god to us?"

Ella didn't dare look directly into Yun Shuo's eyes; she was hurt by his gaze.

She knew exactly what her purpose was - to consolidate her position and ensure that the power in her hands would not be shaken.

All this has nothing to do with the happiness of the common people. It can even be said that her success is built on depriving them of their happiness.