Chapter 32 The Faceless(1/2)
The hotel is located next to a turbulent river. It is a two-story gray-white building. When they arrived, it was already splashing black and the heavy rain did not weaken at all.
When I opened the door, the hotel seemed warm and lively. There was a row of large wooden wine barrels on one side of the wide hall and a stove on the other side. Two waitresses ran around with barbecue plates and ale, and delivered new wine and dishes to guests from time to time.
The benches in the hall were packed, with local villagers, farmers, travelers from all over the world, and mercenaries and knights with swords and swords. They looked at the new three people and turned their attention back to the food plate in front of them.
In their eyes, these were just three travelers in a mess, splashed with mud.
The owner of the hotel was a tall and burly old man. He glanced at the three of them, casually wiped the cup in his hand and said, "Two guest rooms, two silver deer."
Zoro shook his head, "A room is fine."
The old man looked up at him again, then lowered his head and continued to wipe the cup in his hand, "A silver deer."
Zoro had paid the money, and the old man looked up and said loudly, "Jenny, why are you still standing there! Take them upstairs and get a basin of hot water."
Zoro nodded kindly to the other party and took the two girls upstairs.
The waitress Jenny was a young girl with short brown hair and freckles on her face. She looked at the three of them carefully, perhaps guessing the relationship between them.
She sent the three of them to their room and went out again. Not long after, she brought back a steaming pot of hot water.
The three of them put down their luggage, Zoro looked around, nodded with satisfaction, and said to the two women: "You can wash it, change your clothes, and I'll wait for you in front of the door."
Arya waited for her big eyes curiously, "Aren't you together? You're soaked."
Sansa's face suddenly turned red. She glanced at Zoro secretly and lowered her head hurriedly.
Zoro burst into laughter. He stretched out his hand and rubbed the girl's hair into a pile of weeds, and said with a smile: "I am very strong and not easily sick. Two little ladies, hurry up and go in and change clothes."
Sansa hurriedly pulled her sister into the room so that she wouldn't say even more embarrassing words.
Zoro's sword waited at the door for a while, and when the door opened again, his eyes lit up. In front of him were two clean and cute loli, one big and one small.
"Let's go! Let's go downstairs to eat, you're too hungry!"
The two loli looked at each other, and their faces suddenly showed joy, and they quickly followed Zoro's sides, one left and one right.
The three went downstairs and saw a group of people gathered next to a minstrel playing a harp. When the three went downstairs, they just heard him just started singing.
He tells the story of the war of conquest a hundred years ago, when Di Geng, the founder of the Targaryen dynasty, and his two sisters invaded the Westeros continent with three dragons, and eventually unified most of the region and established the dynasty.
The lyrics are magnificent and the tunes are beautiful and beautiful. This history was sung by him in a beautiful tune and is very popular.
After the song was sung, everyone in the hotel suddenly burst into praise.
But some people also frequently looked at a man and two women in the corner of the hall. They didn't see clearly just now, but when the girls finished cleaning and sorting, they immediately showed amazing beauty.
Their appearance and temperament are by no means something that ordinary families can cultivate, and the man and the sword beside him are not ordinary things. Thinking of the recent rumors circulating on King's Avenue, the three of them are about to emerge.
Several mercenaries and wandering warriors looked nervous and quietly placed their hands on the weapon next to them, but were pulled by their companions next to them.
No one knows whether they are the first knight of the mainland, Zoro Merco, and the two girls of the Stark family. If not, they find the wrong partner and attract strong enemies out of thin air.
But if these three people were, they would not act rashly, because the Knight Zoro along the way was accompanied by his numerous corpses and outstanding achievements.
Moreover, there are mixed people here, and most people are not all the way. It is difficult to form an effective joint force if they really fight. The possibility of dragging each other down is higher.
So the hotel hall fell into strange silence for a moment.
Not long after, everyone started to eat and drink, and the hotel returned to the previous bustle.
"The minstrel Jakun Hegar greets you, dear adults and two beautiful ladies, do you need me to sing one, just a silver deer." The minstrel who asked them to talk to was a middle-aged man with a hooked nose and scarred face, with a long hair half white and half red.
"Oh, what do you do?" Zoro put down his knife and fork, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
Sansa and Arya next to him also looked at the man curiously.
"Whether it is an ancient history chapter, mythology, or the latest aristocratic anecdotes, or folk tunes, you can play independently." The man smiled slightly.
"That's very good." Zoro nodded, took out a silver deer and put it on the table. "Any newest song, it's yours!"
The man looked happy. He did not rush to get the silver coins, but adjusted his sitting position and flexed his harp with his fingers.
"The adults in front of me listen to me singing,
I don’t understand anything about the seven kingdoms.
Wild boar's fangs are as sharp as a knife,
King Robert's order is hard to escape,
Wild boars are fat and strong,
Like Robert,
The brave king shouted loudly, "Let the horse come and fight me."
‘Tell you to break my hand’,
The animals are cruel and arrogant,
How could it be like a lion in the bed in the east of the river?
King Robert ended up defeated,
A lifetime of fame and a day of destruction,
First, he was humiliated by the lion's claws.
He died again under the wild boar's teeth.
Ah la la la la la...
The heroic king just slept,
The palace turmoil followed,
Lions and wolves fight for power,
The rebellious Prime Minister was sent to prison,
Ten thousand people in front of the cathedral,
The brutal new king is about to break his head,
The loyal knight shouted loudly, "Will the upright die at the hands of the butcher?"
Go forward to the savior,
Thirty guards, four imperial guards all came forward,
But he lost to the sword in the hands of the "Champion".
Ah la la la la la...
The new child king is ugly,
The dying lord entrusted the orphan,
The ice is in my hand and no one stops it.
The horse gallops out to the king's land.
The Legend of the Seven Gods,
The minstrel is crazy,
The invincible reputation spreads to the seven countries,
God chooses the enemy of the sword god."
The whole song tells the story of King Robert's death, the turmoil of the palace, and the knight's savior in a slightly lively and brisk tone, which is also a way for the seven kingdoms to spread information.
"Papapapa..." The applause rang out, and there were warm cheers in the hotel. Whether it was pure appreciation or ulterior motives, everyone present had to admit that this minstrel named Jakun did indeed sing well.
This song was created by the most famous minstrel in the seven kingdoms. It has been widely circulated in taverns, markets, or in noble castles and is popular.
Arya and Sansa's eyes turned red, and they sobbed quietly, and the song evoked their longing for their father again.
Zoro looked at the poet who was smiling and bowing in front of him. He moved his thumb and bounced the silver coin to the other party. "It is indeed a beautiful song, but..."
He suddenly leaned into the other party's ear and whispered, "How many golden dragons did Lannister get in exchange for the faceless man to take action?"
Jakun Hegar, who transformed into a minstrel, changed his face drastically. He never expected that the other party would see through his true identity before he had taken any action.
He was about to draw the sword, but Zoro followed his right hand, "I advise you not to act rashly."
In fact, Zoro did not see anything wrong with Jakun. As a bard, he pretended to be vividly. Even if he really had a job as a bard, he might not have the job of a bard. If the other party did not take action, he would think it would be difficult to find the other party's true identity.
And the reason why this scene happened is very simple. Who called this guy named Jakun Hegar, who had a face exactly the same as the original plot, Zoro recognized the identity of this person when he saw him for the first time.
No matter how Jia Kun broke his head, he could never imagine where he was exposed. He could only give up the idea of resistance and smiled bitterly, "Is there anything I need to serve, sir?" He knew that the reason why the other party still didn't take action was because the other party thought he would be sure of him.
This is true. The faceless person is the king of assassinators, but it does not mean that they are good at fighting head-on, not to mention that the opponent is the number one knight in the continent in front of them.
The other party wants to kill him, there is no need to say so much.
"I want to know who spent money to buy my life?" Zoro asked lightly, rubbing the sword in his hand.
Jakun's face showed a hint of embarrassment, but under Zoro's death threat, he still gently uttered a name, "Tywin Lannister."
Arya and Sansa looked at each other quietly. They knew the name. Tywin Lannister was the contemporary head of Lannister's family, the Shield of Lannister and the Guardian of the West. They were one of the most powerful lords in Westeros, and the grandfather of Joffrey, the new king who killed their father Ed.
It was him? Zoro nodded. What was expected was that for the Lord of Kaiyan City, who focused on honor and family heritage, killing four Royal Guards and rescuing Sansa in front of everyone, so that the new king Joffrey would lose all his face was definitely the object of his desire to get rid of it. It would be worth it for him to spend any price.
To be continued...