Chapter 222 - 121: I Only Made the Mistake Every Man Makes

The moment Zhan Ning mentioned the "Knight’s Mark."

Han Zhan’s whole body tensed up suddenly.

Just when he thought a big fight was about to break out, Tier Seven Punishment Knight Zhan Ning plopped down across from him.

"Tsk, with such a lavish dinner, can you finish it all by yourself? Isn’t Andrew’s money money too?"

Han Zhan couldn’t figure out Zhan Ning’s attitude, but he answered truthfully, "This was free from the Nightingale Inn."

Zhan Ning: "?"

His hand paused slightly as he picked up the knife and fork.

"What a joke, if the Nightingale Inn really did that, they’d lose their shirt!"

"You kid..." Zhan Ning scrutinized Han Zhan again, "You do have a bit of charm, just a tad below me."

Zhan Ning, being a Punishment Knight and the Deputy Commander of the Sun Never Sets Knight Order, wouldn’t care about a lavish dinner.

If the innkeeper of the Nightingale Inn wanted to please him, she would just notify him beforehand whenever there were pretty girls.

"You’re not here to arrest me?" Han Zhan asked.

"Arrest you? Why would I arrest you."

Zhan Ning indifferently cut into the steak and started eating.

It was obvious he was indeed hungry.

"To uphold the Knight’s Code, to maintain the justice of the Knight Order, to punish all invading enemies?"

"Don’t be silly, this is the City of Extreme Evil."

Zhan Ning put down the knife and fork, his cheeks stuffed with meat, chewing forcefully, with a little juice seeping from the corner of his mouth.

He didn’t mind, and casually wiped it with the Knight’s Armor, symbolizing knightly honor, on him.

Then he lifted his glass and took a big gulp.

"Now only one thing interests me, and that’s—women."

Zhan Ning raised a finger.

"Were you exiled here as a pimp too?" Hearing this from Zhan Ning, Han Zhan’s gossiping heart perked up, and he asked along.

"Have you ever seen a Tier Seven Punishment Knight as a pimp?" Zhan Ning raised an eyebrow.

Originally no, but with your knights so tangled, who knows.

Seeing Han Zhan’s obviously skeptical look, Zhan Ning sighed.

"That guy Andrew is simply a disgrace to our knight world!"

"You can tell his Knight’s Mark at a glance, you must have a good relationship with Andrew. He probably introduced a lot of other knights’ wives to your bed."

Han Zhan’s straightforwardness left Zhan Ning at a loss for words.

"Even if that’s so, there’s still a fundamental difference between him and me."

"I was personally escorted in by the commander of the Imperial Knight Order."

Well then.

Hearing this, Han Zhan leaned back tactically.

Calling you a pimp was really underestimating you. To be personally escorted in by the commander, how great a sin did you commit?

"Louis XVII?" Han Zhan thought of the name of that Imperial Knight Order commander.

"You actually know?" Zhan Ning was startled for a moment, "Yes, him."

"Then you must have committed an enormous crime." Han Zhan asked with a newfound respect.

"I was in love with his daughter, and the empire held a grand wedding for us. Then, I was unfaithful."

"I merely made a mistake that every man might make."

Han Zhan’s newfound respect *2.

"In the end, it’s still this kind of thing? Don’t you knights have anything else to do?"

"And besides, to betray even the daughter of a Tier Nine Imperial Knight, you’re really something."

"It’s different."

Zhan Ning shook his head immediately.

Seeing the unapologetic look on his face, it seemed he had deep feelings for the woman he betrayed Louis XVII’s daughter for.

"If it’s just that, it wouldn’t warrant exile to the City of Extreme Evil, right?"

As a Tier Seven Punishment Knight, and still such a young one, who had won the favor and recognition of Louis XVII’s daughter and the empire, his future was limitless.

Would Louis XVII really destroy a promising talent over a single betrayal?

As the leader of a major power, Louis XVII shouldn’t have such a small heart, thought Han Zhan.

The next thing Zhan Ning said almost made him choke on his own saliva.

"Because the one I was unfaithful with was Louis XVII’s wife."

"And his daughter, infatuated with me, allowed the affair and helped cover it up."

"Sometimes, the three of us would be together, and this arrangement lasted for at least half a year before it was discovered."

Han Zhan: "??!"

Did I just hear some hentai plot?

My ears are dirty now!

Looking at the somewhat melancholic but handsome knight, Han Zhan’s face twitched slightly.

After hearing Zhan Ning’s account, Han Zhan felt that if he were Louis XVII, exile would be too lenient.

This should have been a capital offense on the spot, with his corpse displayed in the empire’s busy district, and it still wouldn’t quell the anger!

"It was on their behalf that they pleaded for me, even threatening with their lives, so to save face and reputation, Louis XVII covered it up and exiled me here."

"Isn’t it said that High Tier Knights are irresistible, Louis XVII is Tier Nine, and you’re just Tier Seven, so why..."

Han Zhan noticed a blind spot.

Zhan Ning shook his head, lifted his glass, and walked to the window.

The neon light outside reflected on his face, and the light in his eyes shifted.

"Louis XVII indeed is the most powerful Tier Nine Knight."

"But he abandoned all unnecessary Knight’s Auras, focusing solely on those that made him powerful and suited for his combat style."

"His combat is impeccable, but compared to his formidable combat strength, his performance in bed was insignificant."

Indeed.

From what he did when he entered earlier, seeing Zhan Ning’s knack for naming dishes, it was clear that he and Louis XVII were two extremes.

Everything Louis XVII discarded was treasured by Zhan Ning.

Thus, Louis XVII gained the power to control the empire, while Zhan Ning gained the power to control the empire’s women.

"Tsk tsk. Being exiled to the City of Extreme Evil is better; this way, at least the chastity of the Imperial Knights’ wives is barely preserved."

After hearing this, Han Zhan said with a sigh.

"Let me emphasize again, I truly loved each one of them, but this true love just came with an expiration date."

To Han Zhan, Zhan Ning’s words were nothing short of a scoundrel’s manifesto.

He shook his head and didn’t respond.

At that moment, the sound of women crying suddenly came from outside the door.

Judging by the sound, it was the same woman who was vocal next door earlier.

She was crying bitterly, seemingly having realized Zhan Ning was gone and was looking for him.

Only now did Han Zhan understand why this Tier Seven Punishment Knight would knock on his door in the middle of the night.

"Another true love got expired?"

The woman’s cries outside the door gradually faded.

Not sure if she cried herself out or finally gave up.

Zhan Ning’s "reputation" was well known, not new in the entire Sun Never Sets Knight Order.

She wanted to use her body to bind a wandering spirit, fantasizing about being unique, but in the end, she faced the same outcome as everyone else.

"The wise don’t fall in love; we are all just fleeting passersby in each other’s lives, as long as we have happy memories."

Zhan Ning faced away from the door, gazing melancholically out the window.