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#380 - Chapter 114: Spider's Fangs (I)

On the other side, the Mountain widened his blood-red eyes. Although the biochemical modifications had not changed him much, only robbing him of pain and emotion, he still couldn't help but stir restlessly at the mention of Garon's name. Seeing his odd behavior, Cersei reached out and pressed his arm. "Gregor, don't get excited. Be quiet!" Under her soothing touch, the Mountain actually calmed down.

A flurry of hurried footsteps approached, and Aegon Rivers rushed up, his expression panicked. Before he even stopped, he shouted, "Your Majesty! Something terrible has happened! The Duke is dead!" His hair was disheveled, and his helmet was nowhere to be seen.

Everyone was startled, thinking Garon's army had arrived. Cersei said, "Lord Rivers, calm down. What exactly happened?"

Aegon Rivers, not caring who was asking, hurriedly said, "We found the Duke in the cellar of Maegor's Holdfast. The Duke… he was murdered."

Margaery suddenly heard this devastating news, and her body swayed, nearly collapsing. Tommen immediately stepped forward to support her, asking with concern, "What happened? Who killed Mace Tyrell?"

Aegon Rivers replied breathlessly, "I don't know. I found his body cold. It seems he had been dead for quite some time."

A flash of grief and anger crossed Margaery's eyes. She broke free from Tommen's grasp and rushed forward, muttering to herself, "Impossible, absolutely impossible. My father cannot be dead! Ah!"

Tommen quickly followed, embracing Margaery tightly, and comforted her, "Don't worry, my dear. We will definitely find the murderer and bring Mace Tyrell justice. Lord Rivers, continue. What exactly happened?"

Aegon Rivers: "I went to look for the Duke and found that they were not in the room. So, I followed the passage to the basement, and found the Duke's body in the room where the dragon bones were stored. The Duke was attacked with a dagger, stabbed seven times in the vital parts of his chest. But before his death, he gouged out the attacker's eyeball. Then, we followed the trail of blood to the fence, where it was locked. I sent people to continue chasing the murderer, while I rushed back to report."

"If Lord Tyrell is dead, what about Varys?" Cersei asked a crucial question.

Aegon frowned slightly, thought for a moment, and said, "We didn't find any trace of Varys in the room or the cellar. Does the Queen Mother mean… that Varys is the murderer?"

Tommen was incredibly surprised. "Hasn't Varys always served the Royal Family? He was the master of whisperers since my father's time."

Grand Master Pycelle: "I apologize, Your Majesty, but there is something I need to remind you of. Varys served as master of whisperers during the reign of the Mad King Aerys II. Your father, King Robert, valued his ability and allowed him to remain in office. Of course, I warned before that this eunuch from a foreign land is not to be trusted!"

Qyburn nodded, his tone solemn. "Your Majesty, based on the current situation, the death of Lord Tyrell is inseparable from Varys. The arrival of Marquis Garon has led to the closure of all the gates of King's Landing. Varys should not have had time to escape yet. Therefore, we must immediately take action to investigate the tunnels of the Red Keep and the beach outside the garden."

Tommen frowned, thought for a moment, and said, "Alright, Qyburn. In that case, you will be responsible for this matter. As master of laws, you must thoroughly investigate this case and find the real culprit. Lord Rivers, go and collect Lord Tyrell's body and send it to the Little Sept for placement first. The Queen is too sad and needs to rest. I must escort her back to the palace first. As for the other matters here, you can discuss with the Hand of the King how to deal with them."

After receiving the order, Qyburn immediately led a team of soldiers to search the tunnels of the Red Keep.

Lord Rivers led the others carefully carrying Lord Tyrell's body out of the cellar, heading towards the Little Sept.

Tommen supported Margaery, preparing to return to the bedroom together.

Cersei suddenly said, "No, you can't go back! Maegor's Holdfast and the Tower of the Hand both have underground passages. It is still uncertain whether there is any danger. For safety, it is safer for you to stay in the White Sword Tower, and the Kingsguard must protect you every step of the way."

Tommen looked at Margaery, who was still immersed in grief, his eyes filled with worry. He knew that they were in a very dangerous situation at the moment, but he still agreed. "Okay, Mother. Then we will stay in the White Sword Tower first. You must be careful too!" Then he turned to the guards beside him and ordered, "You must protect the Queen Mother's safety."

Cersei glanced back at the Great Sept of Baelor, pondering in her heart. She always felt that things were not that simple. Varys's disappearance was too strange, and why would he kill Mace Tyrell? There must be some conspiracy hidden behind all of this.

At the same time, in the Blackwater Bay harbor, on a merchant ship from Tyrosh, a dwarfish woman was skillfully treating Varys's wounds. At this moment, Varys looked very embarrassed. The left half of his face was severely burned, his skin was rolled up, and the position of his left eye had become a terrifying blood hole, and the eyeball was gone.

Varys grinned in pain, secretly annoyed by his carelessness. He thought everything was under control, but he did not expect to pay such a painful price because of a moment of negligence.

Not long ago, Varys lured Mace Tyrell to the cellar under the pretext of secret information about Loras. In order to make Mace focus on what he said, Varys also revealed some information about Liu Yuan overseas, especially his close relationship with the Dragon Queen.

As Varys expected, Duke Mace was very interested in this news. After all, his daughter Margaery is the current Queen, and now the Tyrell family is closely linked to the Iron Throne. Moreover, King Tommen has a gentle personality, which makes it possible for the Tyrell family to replace the Lannister family. For Mace, he was very envious of the power of Duke Tywin back then, and now that his family can enjoy this kind of scenery, he naturally does not want to see any potential threats. Therefore, when he heard that Liu Yuan might become their competitor, Duke Mace couldn't help but worry.

Just as Duke Mace was distracted, Varys took the opportunity to approach him and quickly drew a sharp dagger from his sleeve and stabbed it hard into the left chest of Duke Mace. Varys used to be active in the underground world, and became famous for his excellent theft skills, and occasionally played the role of an assassin, so he met Illyrio. His assassination skills were quite skilled, and this knife accurately hit the chest of Duke Mace.

However, at this moment, something unexpected happened. Duke Mace turned out to be a very rare person whose heart was on the right side, and this knife did not cause him a fatal injury.