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Chapter 94 Blockade... Sain!? (Subscribe please)

Chapter 94: Chapter 94 Blockade... Sain!? (Subscribe please)

"My 26-Year-Old Noble Master" is an epoch-making masterpiece written with exquisite text, based on gossip collected by the entire Shadow Brotherhood, along with a sprinkle of imagination.

Although no names are explicitly mentioned, anyone with a brain can tell that this is a veiled reference to Earl Philip.

I just adore people who enjoy antics.

Gong Qiying read on with high expectations.

The text narrates from the perspective of a wealthy female merchant, recounting her chance encounter with a down-and-out young noble and their ensuing love affair. The romance incorporates every element seen in today’s literary market: tormenting love, love triangles, ex-partner drama... utterly addictive for readers.

The story even introduces several wealthy and powerful nobles, as the male protagonist momentarily shifts his affections towards them.

At the end of the tale, the female merchant tearfully bids farewell to the young noble, who no longer loves her, taking most of her fortune with him. He returns to his family, rises to become the head of the clan, and forever sheds his image of destitution.

Wait...

Gong Qiying read the piece again and realized the true intent of this article.

It’s basically saying Earl Philip played the field when he was young!

"Nonsense, all nonsense!"

Earl Philip tore the flyer in his hands to shreds, his eyes bloodshot with rage.

"Defamation! I will have all those dare insult nobility arrested and executed!"

The attendants looked at him oddly.

The flyer didn’t even specifically name you. Just firmly deny it and move on. Why get so agitated over it...

Some attendants with normal inclinations quietly stepped back, while others with not-so-normal tendencies looked at the Earl with sparkling eyes.

Lately, Earl Philip had been increasingly unable to control his emotions, as if his self-control had vanished completely, yet he was completely oblivious to this issue.

When he saw the message on the back of the flyer, he spat out a mouthful of blood in anger.

It meticulously listed all the lovers he supposedly had on the side, featuring over a hundred names in tiny detailed script!

Many nobles often pride themselves on having numerous lovers, but clearly, Earl Philip did not belong to that group.

Moreover... after his marriage, he truly had only one lover, and that was Sali’s mother.

Since her death, he had closed off his heart to love, with no one able to measure up to the cherished memory of her.

"This is pure defamation!"

Enraged, Earl Philip called the guards to shoot arrows and quickly shoot down the Shadow Brotherhood’s airship!

But whether it was arrows or magic, everything was blocked by a dark barrier before it could hit the airship, completely unable to advance.

This only fueled his rage even more.

At this time, people discovered flyers with different content.

The details listed on the flyer alleged questionable acts Earl Philip had engaged in over the years, setting aside common issues like labor exploitation and watered-down potions, there were many serious matters!

For instance... to compete with a neighboring city for a newly discovered mine on their border, he allegedly orchestrated a Monster attack causing heavy casualties among the neighboring city’s guards, seizing the opportunity to claim the mine.

The neighboring City Lord’s favorite youngest son was crippled in the Monster attack, a matter which would be catastrophic if it came to light—

These were the truly devastating accusations!

Gossip might tarnish his reputation, but these dark deeds...

Earl Philip had no time to ponder how the Shadow Brotherhood found out about these things; he urgently ordered the retrieval of the flyers, aiming to collect as many as possible!

However... The Shadow Brotherhood’s airships were not just one.

At the same time, ten airships went full power, scattering leaflets over major cities unceasingly!

The content of the leaflets distributed in other cities differed from those in Bed City; instead of stories about the city lord, these included detailed explanations of the bonfire upgrade mechanism in Sain Dungeon, its future prospects, and even referenced endorsements from renowned scholars.

Not only that, even the imagery within the bonfires was thoroughly detailed, and the author used his imagination to concoct an epic saga, creating quite the spectacle.

At the end of the leaflet, the writer harshly criticized the Bed Family, who shamelessly wanted to monopolize the Sain Dungeon, and incited everyone—

"Go forth, the history of the world, treasured secrets, marvelous creatures, all were placed in the Sain Dungeon by the creator!"

"Overthrow the evil, shameless Bed Family, reclaim the Dungeon that belongs to everyone!"

Some might be unfamiliar with the influence of the Shadow Brotherhood. To put it simply, all the authorities detest it, wanting to eliminate this paparazzi group but never able to locate its main base.

In contrast, the vast majority of ordinary people like it!

Not just because it adds some rare excitement to their monotonous lives, but because it genuinely helps expose injustices faced by ordinary people—provided the issue is sensational enough.

Shadow Joy Goddess, the most mysterious of Deities, little known by the world, the Shadow Brotherhood has survived to this day, presumably with the blessings of Gods.

Watching the entire city being blanketed with white leaflets, Earl Philip was stupefied, as if the sky had fallen.

He was merely a small town lord on the remote border, nowhere near able to ignore public opinion.

No, once targeted by the Shadow paparazzi, even dukes would be smeared.

How could he, an Earl, resist?

Earl Philip, now reduced to the new laughingstock.

Three days later.

Since the visit from Shadow Brotherhood, Earl Philip had never left his mansion, not even his attendants saw him.

His humiliating ordeal had become the hottest topic in the streets and alleys, discussed wherever people gathered.

Adventurers who had previously been disgusted by the Bed Family took to the joke enthusiastically, even pooling funds to have the Bard compose a song based on "My 26-year-old noble master," now a hit in every major tavern.

There were certainly some personal vendettas mixed in.

Since then, the Bed Family had kept a low profile, guards no longer held their heads high, and they stopped organizing workers to get priority access to the Dungeon, the promised entrance fees and taxes were never collected.

Interestingly, many heard from miners about new types of Monsters, like snakes disguised as boulders, explosive giant dragons flying in the sky, among others.

Yet when adventurers ventured deep into Dungeon to seek these creatures, they found nothing.

These Monsters appeared and then vanished suddenly, as if the miners’ prior encounters were all but a dream.

However, recent rumors tell of a group of adventurers getting killed by bombs dropped from above during a mid-level fight with Monsters, not even knowing what Monster had dropped them.

The neighbouring city of Bed City, Val, previously harmed by schemes of Earl Philip, was now seething with outrage, its Lord issuing a challenge to the Bed Family to avenge past wrongs!

Not only that, but Val also organized daily bombardments on the outskirts of Bed City with Magic Cannons by groups of Magicians; though no one was wounded, the psychological pressure was immense.

Other people previously harmed by Earl Philip in secret, now flooding with curses upon discovering the truth, several hot-tempered ones brought troops for battle.

These days, the Bed Family was a complete mess, even Sali was released to help quell the fire for the family.

During this period, Earl Philip remained hidden from public view, and when people saw him again seven days later, he was disheveled, uttering his first words—

"Declare martial law in Sain Dungeon, no one is allowed entry."

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