Chapter 34: Tea Party

As soon as Jon returned to King's Landing, the system's voice sounded again.

In just two days, the system responded twice, which made him feel a little uncomfortable.

[Ned Stark has been rescued, the mission 'Rescue Ned Stark' is done, and a random skill is obtained: Martial Arts. ]

[Skill Description: Possessing grandmaster-level fighting skills.]

"What kind of shitty skill is this? What's the point of using it now? Why not try a wall-walking technique, or even a 'mysterious puppet technique'?"

Jon complained, but was surprised to find that there was no limit to the number of times this skill could be used.

'Is it unlimited use?'

Feeling a little confused, Jon glanced at the pedestrians around him and found that this skill was not as simple as he had imagined.

He found that the movements of the people around him seemed to be in slow motion in his eyes. When they walked, their bodies were the most unbalanced at that moment, but he could capture it easily.

This discovery may seem useless, but you have to know that walking is the most skilled movement for everyone. Even in the most skilled movement, Jon can already see the flaws, which shows how powerful this martial arts technique is.

Once he confronts someone, the opponent will be full of flaws in his eyes, and he will have the upper hand before they even fight.

Not only that, Jon found that his understanding of human body structure had also made a qualitative leap!

You know exactly where the vital points are and where the vital points are.

'Okay, so-so.'

While he was looking for Sansa, Sansa was attending a banquet, or rather a 'tea party' in memory of Robert.

If Arya is a lively and active tomboy who is extremely talented in swordsmanship, then Sansa is a natural aristocrat whose talents are almost all in interests and socializing.

She was currently attending a ball in an elegant mansion. The air at the party was filled with the aroma of incense and wine. Some of the servants stood behind their masters, while others bent over with their heads down, carrying wine and food in a hurry like flowing water.

There are also some musicians playing orchestras around, adding to the atmosphere.

In the more than three months in King's Landing, she had to attend two or three banquets almost every week.

At this moment, she was wearing a light blue high-necked dress embroidered with white crystal chrysanthemums, sitting with a group of noble ladies, and her maroon hair was like brocade.

Her long hair, which she was so proud of, would refract light from different angles as her slender neck turned, and her green eyes would exude a gem-like luster.

"Sansa, we all miss the king."

"Yes, King Robert was a valiant warrior."

"I believe that Prince Joffrey can make this country prosper."

"Yes, hope is the most precious thing..."

Sansa nodded, trying to look sad, but she felt a bittersweet feeling in her heart as she heard them talk about Joffrey.

The image of that handsome 'Prince' glowed with golden light in her mind.

But even so, her etiquette was impeccable. She was sad when she should be sad, and agreed when she should agree.

If her mother Caitlin were here now, she would definitely be proud of her daughter.

The one who was famous throughout the Seven Kingdoms before was Margaery, also known as the 'Little Rose' of Highgarden. It was said that she used milk to wash her face, and her skin was whiter, smoother and smoother than silk.

What's even more rare is that she is not just a pretty face, she is also very popular and a real socialite.

And in recent months, Sansa has also acquired her own title - the Pearl of the North.

For a moment, the two of them seemed to be on par with each other!

In fact, Sansa is indeed worthy of such a title. As the prince's fiancée, the Duke of Winterfell, the guardian of the North, and the daughter of the Hand of the King, her noble identity makes it difficult to find anyone who can match her in the entire King's Landing.

Jon, who was disguised as a waiter at the moment, had no idea that this was actually a tea party with the theme of "memorial". Looking at the band playing not far away, he almost thought it was a banquet!

So he couldn't help but sigh that Westeros really couldn't use his past life's experience to draw analogies and inferences, and there was no concept of "national mourning".

Just a few days after Robert's death, this group of people continued to play music and dance. If this happened in ancient China, almost everyone present would have lost their heads.

But even though he complained, Jon still had to find a way to get Sansa out. But Sansa was now the focus of the banquet, and it would be difficult for him to even get close to her, let alone take her away, in front of so many people.

It is as difficult as taking away the most valuable set of jewelry in a crowded jewelry store.

Just when he was worrying about how to take Sansa away, the Red Castle on the other side had been turned upside down.

"What! Ned is missing!"

Cersei went to bed very late during this period, and most of the time she could only fall asleep due to alcohol. Most of the time, she had to make sure that Ned was asleep before she went to sleep, and she was very nervous. When she heard that Ned was gone, she threw the wine glass in her hand to the ground fiercely.

The valuable wine glass was smashed to pieces.

It turned out that the spy who was responsible for monitoring Ned was the first to notice something was wrong. Ned had been sitting in front of the window motionless for almost two hours, which made him suspicious.

Then he sneaked into Ned's room, but found the room empty. It was not until he saw the paper-cut that resembled Ned's figure that he realized something was wrong, so he quickly reported to Cersei.

"Where are the guards protecting the Hand's Tower? Are they blind?"

An enraged Cersei yelled at the guards, but it was of no avail.

"I'm sorry, Your Majesty. We have sent people to look for him."

"try to find?!"

What does Cersei's knowledge of Ned's disappearance mean to her?

Ned is now the only person who can lead the alliance of the four families of Deer, Wolf, Eagle and Fish. Once he returns to the North and gathers the army, his fate will be self-evident.

Especially her own children, she couldn't help but tremble all over when she thought of the prophecy.

"Then drag him away! Hang him!"

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"

Ignoring the guard's wailing, several men in red robes dragged them out.

The palace guards investigated and found no signs of climbing on the Prime Minister's Tower.

What's more, Ned had an injured leg, so it was impossible for him to leave in such a dangerous way.

The guard who had just been dragged away to be hanged said that he did not see the Prime Minister leave. During this period, only a servant who cleaned the toilet entered the Prime Minister's Tower.

They didn't expect that the Prime Minister would be willing to crawl into the toilet, nor did they realize that a skinny-looking boy could easily pick up the large wooden barrel containing the Prime Minister.

Before, no matter how they looked at Jon's demeanor, it looked like he was just holding an empty bucket.

Cersei then ordered all the servants responsible for cleaning the toilets to be gathered together and demanded that they be tortured and interrogated. At the same time, she ordered the City Watch to close the city gates and arrest Sansa and Arya.

Littlefinger got the news almost as soon as he came out of the Red Keep. In his plan, he had to make the Lannisters and Starks form a blood feud so that he could climb the ladder called chaos.

He realized that Ned should not have gone far, so he immediately notified his men to search outside the city.

After all, Ned's departure was quite disadvantageous to him.

Especially now that he has lost Ned's trust.