Chapter 60 Funeral
The crescent moon hangs on the night sky, with stars around it accompanying you.
A black guard of honor was gathering quickly.
Not only were people wearing black, but even the horses used were black. The family emblem belonging to the Warren royal family also turned into black and white at this time.
Mary, dressed in black and in a funeral hat, walked in the middle of the team, next to her was Qin Ran, and behind them was James VIII's coffin.
There was no corpse inside, but some clothes and items were loaded with them.
There are no cumbersome rituals and prayers.
After gathering, the team walked towards the cemetery outside Lealdri.
The Warren royal cemetery was always behind the Warren Palace before James III, but as time went by, more royal deceaseds made the small cemetery insufficient. Therefore, during James IV, the Warren royal family rebuilt a royal cemetery outside Lealdry.
Walking out of the palace gate and passing through the inner city, the team entered the outer city.
Many civilians appeared on the street.
They changed into black clothes one by one and spontaneously saw James VIII off.
A king made up of the "combination of the Crow" and James VIII is not a good king in the traditional sense.
But, it is definitely not bad either.
He did not restrain tyranny, nor did he kill innocent people indiscriminately.
On the contrary, taxes are almost likely to be reduced every year.
The civilians don’t know more, but they remember that it was because of this tax reduction that they had survived several difficult winters.
For this, they are grateful to this Majesty.
More and more civilians are seeing off James VIII on the street.
They prayed in a low voice.
Some even sobbed.
Such an atmosphere infected the already solemn team.
Mary's eyes were filled with tears, as she had been holding back.
Then……
Slide slowly.
The underage princess did not cry loudly.
She did not have such deep feelings for this father.
She also did not allow herself to do so.
‘When taking responsibility, remember to be strong!’
She always remembered her mother's teachings.
Even with Qin Ran as a support, the underage princess will choose to work hard and persevere first.
Qin Ran, who was walking aside, looked at the stubborn Mary, and admiration appeared in his eyes.
He admires strong people.
Just like he himself is a strong person.
Perhaps, it is precisely because of this that the two people they first met quickly became closer.
The team continues to move forward.
After passing through the outer city, we arrived outside the city of Lealdri, and slowly approached the royal cemetery along the path that had long been decorated with black cloth strips.
Guarding the royal cemetery were two hundred fully armed guards, and even if they were called at critical moments, there would be enough manpower here.
Tomb robbers are not lacking in any era.
Especially when facing such a distinct goal.
Aidal, dressed in black, stood in front of the cemetery and waited quietly. When the team entered the cemetery, the old earl did not speak and followed his old friend's coffin directly.
For this old earl.
The existence in the coffin seems to be his old friend.
Qin Ran glanced at the other party.
The other party, who had not seen each other for several days, seemed even older. His back was hunched over and his footsteps were staggering.
Obviously, the news that night was really an incomparable blow to the old earl.
But Qin Ran was powerless to do anything about this.
Things have happened, not him, nor have they been reversed by any person's will.
The tomb of James VII is behind the tomb of James VII. The tomb of Warren is James IV, V and VI of Warren, and the founding king of Warren appears in front of the tomb with a statue. The other party covered in moonlight is like a god protecting the descendants of later generations.
Whether alive.
still……
Dead.
The final ceremony of the funeral has begun.
Escorted by the Knight, James VIII's coffin began to slowly enter the tomb.
Except for the coffin carrying man, only Mary, who was the heir, could stand on one side, and everyone else gathered into a circle and stood facing outward.
The place where Qin Ran was standing happened to be able to see the location of the statue of James I. He raised his eyes and looked at the statue.
Even after careful maintenance, the statue will inevitably leave traces of time.
However, even so, it can be seen that the exquisiteness of this statue when it was completed was really lifelike.
But a trace of doubt emerged in Qin Ran's heart.
"You are wondering why there is no statue of James II, the queen?"
The old count standing beside Qin Ran suddenly spoke.
"Um."
Qin Ran did not hide anything from this.
According to the information Qin Ran learned, the reason why the Warren Kingdom has its current territory is completely inseparable from the queen of the past.
The other party not only Li Mian Kuanglan, but also expanded his territory and unified the three small kingdoms on the original land.
Simply put, this queen has a more prominent record than James I.
According to the principle, the other party’s etiquette should be respected by future generations.
But in fact, this is not the case.
Not only in the cemetery, but also in other places, records of the queen are rare.
Qin Ran had guessed some.
But he was more inclined to listen to experts' opinions, and the old earl beside him was undoubtedly one of the best experts.
Seeing Qin Ran nodding, the old count suddenly smiled.
He said word by word: "I won't tell you!"
Qin Ran was stunned.
Just as Qin Ran looked at the other party in surprise, the old count spoke again.
"The Light of Dead Silence."
"Through the heaven and earth."
"That's what those guys want to know."
"I told you that my mission has been completed."
"No need to thank you, let alone be grateful. I just completed the task I should have done."
After saying that, the old count turned around and left.
Qin Ran turned around and watched the other party walk towards James VIII's tomb.
James VIII's coffin had entered the tomb chamber, which was completely sealed from inside, and the guard of honor gathered again to worship the king from afar.
Under the gaze of everyone, the old count walked to the tomb and took out a bottle of wine and wine glass that had been prepared long ago.
Bang!
The bottle jam flew high, and the old count poured the wine into two wine glasses.
"Respect, freedom."
With a shout, the old earl drank all the wine in the glass.
"Respect, die."
He shouted again, another glass of wine scattered in front of James VIII's tomb. Then, the old Count staggered on the tomb, staring at the night sky with his eyes dissipated, and there was no sound anymore.
He completed the mission.
He completed the entrustment.
he……
Go and find his era.
There, there is a memory of his.
Chapter completed!