Opening an office in Taila

Chapter 296 Puppet

Speaking of which, Adele's situation was quite special. Her father was the Duke of Cumberland. Although he was not as powerful as the Duke of Windermere, he was still at the pinnacle of Victoria's power. However, he was caught up in the scandal due to the parliamentarian incident and later committed suicide following in the footsteps of the Queen of Victoria. What followed was suppression and a united effort to eliminate him. Adele's family fell into decline. Song Yufeng learned of this as a result. Adele's mental state had been poor ever since. It is no exaggeration to say that after losing most of her family members, she was on the verge of a mental breakdown.

The Self-Salvation Army had been receiving aid from Adele before this, which, although not much, was still very valuable to them, and Cumberland Mansion had always been one of the Self-Salvation Army's headquarters.

It is said that these aids were given to Adele by a duke, but who this duke was and why he did so are unknown.

Song Yufeng became somewhat interested in this. Why was the Cumberland family, which had clearly declined, able to receive the Duke's aid? Was Adele's aid to the self-rescue army spontaneous, or was it authorized by the Duke?

Moreover, why did the Duke of Windermere suddenly request to establish contact with Adele? What intricate secrets lie behind this?

Song Yufeng set off when night fell. Standing on the Moonflower Sword, he flew through the skies above Lentinium like a sword immortal. The Self-Rescue Army was originally planning his route, but when they saw that Song Yufeng could fly on the sword, everyone was stunned, and so they stopped talking about it.

In fact, Song Yufeng had only just mastered this move. Before, he relied on using his mind to guide the Moonflower Sword and then holding it in his hand to achieve super-fast teleportation. After arriving in Victoria, Song Yufeng usually dealt with things at night, and used the Moonflower Sword much more often than before. Gradually, he gained experience, and it was not surprising that he developed the move of flying on a sword.

After flying for a while, Song Yufeng slowed down and he could basically see his destination—Cumberland Mansion.

"Who goes there!" shouted a guard-like fellow at the door.

"I've come to see Adele, is she in?"

"Ms. Adele is very busy."

“I know, just say that it is an envoy sent by Clovisia requesting an audience.”

The guard went inside, and a short while later, a smart and spirited white-haired lady came out.

“You are… Ah… I know, Clovisia mentioned you in her letter a few days ago, Mr. Song, please come in.” Adele smiled slightly.

Song Yufeng sheathed his sword and followed Adele into the house.

"I wonder what brings Mr. Song here? Logically speaking, Clovisia should have already spoken with Mr. Song."

"Actually, I summoned you not on the orders of Clovisia, but for someone else."

"Who?"

"The Duke of Windermere".

Adele's face darkened, and then, as if feeling dizzy, she took two steps back, her face pale.

"What's wrong, Ms. Adele?" Song Yufeng asked immediately.

"No... I'm alright... but, has Mr. Song also become a pawn of the Duke?"

"How can this be? I wasn't used. My entry into Londinium was merely due to Duke Windermere's assistance. I came to you simply to repay her for transporting supplies to the self-defense forces. How could I be used? If there was any use, it would probably be for sabotaging the city's defensive cannons, but even that doesn't count as use, since sabotaging the cannons also benefited me." Song Yufeng was puzzled. Why was she so agitated about this? To the point of turning pale and feeling weak? What did she mean by also becoming a pawn of the Duke?

Previously, it was said that she was able to obtain assistance from a certain duke. Could it be that she has already become that duke's puppet?

"Mr. Song... I... In short, please be careful. The dukes are extremely cunning, and their ruthlessness and complexity of schemes often exceed the imagination of ordinary people." Adele originally wanted to say something, but suddenly swallowed it back and instead only reminded Song Yufeng to be careful.

There's definitely something fishy going on here...