Chapter 33: Whipping (Please Collect and Recommend)

Merlin is also considered a celebrity in Camelot, and the reason is very simple, because he has been locked in the square eight times by King Uther's order, and people threw him rotten fruits and vegetables. Among them, Arthur also contributed two additional times (when Arthur and Merlin first met). After this, basically everyone in Camelot knew about Merlin.

But everyone regarded him more as a fool or a clown. Of course, they didn't have any ill intentions, because Merlin's psychological quality was quite strong. He could still laugh at the rotten fruits and vegetables every time he was thrown into his body, and even make fun of those who had been thrown away. Everyone who eats his fruit is his fan.

This made people in the city very fond of this silly and optimistic young man. People always talked about his stupid things. Even King Uther had heard of it. King Uther sighed with emotion. Fortunately, Merlin can't be any more stupid, otherwise, Camelot will face famine because all the food will be thrown at him.

So some people with good intentions jokingly nicknamed him "The Little Prince of the Square".

This morning, when Merlin was escorted to the square again by the palace guards, some people who had nothing to do had already started to prepare rotten fruits and vegetables, eagerly waiting for the daily repertoire. But this time, they were wrong.

After Merlin was locked in the shackles on the square, two guards took off Merlin's shirt, and another tall and round soldier walked behind Merlin holding a whip.

It's caning!

Everyone looked at Merlin in shock, who seemed unusually silent. They couldn't figure out how this silly and cheerful young man could commit a crime that required a whipping sentence. In their eyes, Merlin was just a little stupid and would never commit a crime.

"Crack!"

Before anyone could adjust their mood, the executioner's whip whizzed onto Merlin's back. Merlin's thin back instantly showed a bloodstain.

Merlin's originally silent expression was instantly broken. He was like a fish thrown ashore, his eyes and mouth were wide open, but for a while he couldn't make any sound. Then, before Merlin could scream, the soldier's whip whipped down.

After twenty lashes were finished, Merlin was hanging on the shackles, unconscious. There wasn't even a piece of good flesh visible on his back, and the blood even stained Merlin's pants completely.

As a form of punishment, whipping is not easy to endure at all, and many people have been beaten to death. This was because Merlin was behind the scenes. The soldiers who executed him knew how to let the water go. Otherwise, with Merlin's small body, he might have been beaten to death!

As the execution was completed, two soldiers immediately picked up Merlin and rushed back to the palace. They were afraid that Merlin wouldn't be able to carry it and would just go over, so they hurriedly sent him to Gaius. →

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It was evening, and with Gaius' full rescue efforts, Merlin's condition finally stabilized. For the next period of time, Merlin could only sleep on his stomach. At this time, Merlin also woke up. Although his back was burning with pain, Merlin didn't care. He was more concerned about another thing.

"Gaius...am I really wrong?"

Merlin was in jail, thinking about Kai's words. Now he no longer has the certainty he had before. Merlin had always thought the law was wrong! It prevents outstanding people like Lancelot from serving the country. Isn't this wrong?

But after Kai said that, Merlin realized how self-righteous he was! Just like Kai said, since he believed in Lancelot's ability, he could introduce Lancelot directly to Arthur and let Arthur help Lancelot. After all, although the law is strict, there are still legitimate ways to solve this problem.

But with what he did now, even the original legitimate way was lost!

"Merlin... I don't want to say those useless words. I can only say, remember this lesson. Good intentions may not necessarily lead to doing the right thing." Gaius often preached, but seeing Merlin already blaming himself so much, those He couldn't speak anymore.

Merlin was silent for a long time, then asked with difficulty: "Lancelot really...has no chance at all? That was not his intention, it was my fault."

Gaius was silent for a while. Gaius had contact with Lancelot. Lancelot had always lived here before, so Gaius knew that Lancelot was a good boy. Like Merlin said, he deserves that chance. pity……

"Arthur found Kai again before and asked the same question. Do you know how Kai answered?"

Merlin raised his head and looked at Gaius hopefully. Although the probability is very small, Merlin still hopes that a miracle will happen.

"That's what Kai said."

"Lancelot violated the first law of the Knight Code. He humiliated himself and us. This code is based on trust, which is the bond that unites the Knights! How can you believe that a grandmaster has deceived you? How do you convince other knights to believe a liar?"

After saying that, Gaius picked up a bottle of potion and brought it to Merlin's mouth. "Drink, otherwise, you won't want to sleep today, the pain will drive you crazy."

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I don’t know if it stopped because Merlin was injured. In the next two months, life in Camelot also calmed down. Everything is safe and sound, and the world is well.

It was also during these two months that Arthur lived a life of hardship that he had never experienced before. Kai was very angry when he saw that Arthur couldn't even put on any clothes after leaving Merlin. Kai has never had an attendant since he was a child. King Uther often found one for him, but Kai just didn't want one. He was used to doing his own thing.

So Kai forced all the servants not to serve him, and asked Arthur to dress and eat by himself, even brushing his horse. If he hadn't felt that driving the prince out of the palace would be unacceptable to others, he would even have planned to let Arthur live in the Knights' residence!

In short, in the past two months, Arthur has really become an ordinary knight. Not only does he not receive any preferential treatment, but he is constantly targeted by Kai. If they hadn't known about Kai's relationship with the royal family, many people would have had some bad suspicions.

However, these days are coming to an end soon. Because Kai is going home.

It's true that Camelot is Kai's home, but Kai is not an orphan. He has his own biological parents. So every year he would go back to his parents' place to stay for a month, which was considered as a filial piety. Kai's departure also symbolizes the end of Arthur's hard life. And Merlin finally recovered and could fulfill his responsibilities as a servant. Arthur felt comfortable just thinking about it.

Of course, Arthur himself admitted that the previous days were hard but it was indeed effective. Arthur has made great progress in these days. This progress does not only refer to his martial arts. His temper has also become much calmer. He talks and acts like an adult, unlike before, who was irritable and irritable at all. King Uther was extremely satisfied with this. If it weren't for the fact that Kai returned home, he would not have wanted to let Kai go so that he could continue to train Arthur.