208 The Journey and the Sacrifice
A low and sturdy old oak tree grows on the edge of an intersection in the forest. A tree trunk extends out and blocks it across the intersection. There are several rotten and smelly corpses hanging on it with ropes. Now it is swaying with the light breeze around it. The sunlight shining from the shade covers these corpses, and also makes narrow shadows sway and colorful on the surface of the mud with the wind in the forest.
The summer wind is stuffy and hot, and the rotten stench emitted by the corpse made the two horse-riding servants on the wind gate cover their noses and curse, but as scouts, they cannot ignore any extraordinary signs.
So the two of them went straight to the wind and rode their horses to the corpses and took a look. The decayed and green faces looked very scary, but one of them had a wooden sign hanging around their necks that made them feel relieved.
[You damn robbers, all go to hell!]
...
Behind the scouts, a team of knights were rushing slowly. The leader was a black-haired knight in neat leather armor and cloak. His fitted clothes made him look handsome and majestic. Beside him was riding a horse forward with a thin brown leather armor. In the back, several other knights were chatting and laughing, and looked quite relaxed.
The team was followed by a carriage, carrying the knights' armor and supplies tents and other items.
"I'm still thinking of your mother?"
There were birds singing deep in the surrounding woods, and the sound of tapping from the horses under their feet was continuous as if they had a certain rhythm. Riding on a black horse, Lan Li asked casually at the pretty boy beside him.
The handsome boy on the horse's back turned red after hearing this, and then nodded honestly and said, "I'm just worried whether she will be in danger."
"She is much better than before, what danger can she be?" Lan Li asked seriously: "Or, do you blame me for always letting your mother go around?"
"No, no sir, I don't have that intention!" The other party shook his head hurriedly when he heard this.
"Mother is unwilling to live quietly. This is her own choice. How can I blame you? And you-you-"
The guy's anxious explanation made Lan Li smile when he saw it, then waved his hand and said, "Then don't think about those useless things, think about how to complete this task."
"With you here, I think...
The other party replied in a low voice, causing Ren Li to glar at him.
"Then I had lunch today, don't you have to eat?"
The other party did not dare to speak, and looked quite ashamed when he lowered his head.
Lan Li sighed helplessly when she saw this.
This was the third day after they set out to leave the Gaoting Court. The destination was in the Jiaoling area just south of the Gaoting Court. I didn’t encounter any twists and turns along the way. This was not to say how good the security in the Hewan area was, but mainly because they were fully armed and it was difficult to mess with at first sight, and ordinary bandits did not dare to approach.
In fact, there are various dangers in the wilds of the seven kingdoms. They are unwilling to be farmers and bandits, and they are also caught by all kinds of ferocious beasts in the forest. The division of territories under the feudal system makes the lords all over the land in their respective territories. Even if the lords are not allowed to interfere in their own affairs at will, they will not be able to interfere in their own territories at will. Therefore, due to the different abilities of the lords, the public security situations on these lands are also different.
Walking outside, you need to have some understanding of these. Which old lord dies and the new lord is on the throne, which lord has outstanding ruling ability, which lord has stronger bloodthirsty and intimidation, which lord is a fool, etc.
Years of experience outside have made the members of the Knights familiar with this, which is one of the reasons why they are so relaxed now. Otherwise, if they were walking in a territory with poor public security, they would have put on their armor on their way.
It is summer and the climate is hot. Although simple plate armor is some steel items, you still have to wear a cotton coat and a mailing leather armor under the plate armor. This is equivalent to putting on layers of warm clothing. If it is not necessary, no one will wear it like this in summer, otherwise it will be hot and heatstroke.
"Sir, what kind of abilities do you think I will gain?"
The thin knight beside him asked in a low voice after a moment of shame: "Like my mother, can you hear more and see more?"
"It depends on when you wake up."
Lan Li answered a word that seemed very unfamiliar to others.
That night after waking up from a coma, Bai Lu Wenda, his intelligence leader, realized that his five senses had increased to a certain extent. It was not too exaggerated, but it was also obviously beyond ordinary people.
This seems to be a favorable change for inquiring about intelligence. Lan Li guessed whether this change happened because the other party kept in intelligence. However, there were not many specific examples, and he could not summarize any key points of awakening from it.
"I wish I was the same as my mother, that kind-"
Before Tobu finished speaking, he was interrupted by a noisy sound in front of him. He looked at him and the two scouts who had been running in front were now trotting over on their horses.
"what happened?"
Without Lan Li's instructions, Tobu immediately stepped forward to greet him.
"There is a caravan ahead." One of the scouts replied: "They have heard of our name and want to hire us to send them to the Gulf City."
The Gun City is not far from the Jiaoling, but it also needs to be transferred. After hearing this, the Knights members looked at Ren Li again, waiting for his decision.
This knight group is of a playful nature because there are not many people, and there is no division like the leader or deputy leader. However, a few years have passed, and the members have already vaguely regarded Renli as their leader.
There is no other way. This person has the most outstanding combat ability, the most methods, the least competitive temperament, and the status can suppress them, the Hewan nobles.
So whenever there is something, they will let Renly make a decision.
"What was that caravan transported?" Lanli asked.
"Some pet dog cubs transported by King's Landing." The scout replied: "The kind raised by Grand Secretary Paichel himself."
These words made several members of the Knights look at each other, and then the brown-haired boy Garland Tyriel couldn't help but say something.
"Can we buy it?"
"Go and ask?" Mark, who raised monkeys, said in agreement.
"If I can buy it, I will give my mother one."
"I feel it's impossible. That thing is too popular." Cenfode, a member of the taciturn Knights, couldn't help but say something.
They obviously attach great importance to this, but it is not the employment this time.
In recent years, in addition to the changes in the situation and people, Westeros has many other changes. For example, the nobles from all over the seven countries learned that the Grand Secretary of the Land of Pychill was good at raising pet dogs. The dogs he had in his hands were very smart and could not speak and understand human words, but they were far beyond ordinary.
Smart dogs, with a rare number, and the name of Grand Secretary Paichel, even this dog has become increasingly popular in Westeros and has even become a luxury item for comparison among nobles. If a great noble family does not have this thing, it would be a shameful thing.
Lan Li had also seen that kind of dog. He was indeed smart enough, and his hair was smooth and shiny, and they were all beautiful, but he didn't feel that there was anything too strange.
Relatively speaking, he was more curious about what kind of dog dealer he was not doing in a serious business?
"It is said that the dogs raised by Grand Secretary Paichel are very good at giving birth. They are too many to put them down, so they have to take them out and sell them."
I don't know whether the news circulated in the market is true or not. Lan Li decided to investigate carefully when he returns to Junlin. At present, he has no resistance to taking on a new task in the middle.
The main reason is that he did not only think about traveling or chasing this time. In fact, there are factors such as taking chances around, and he does not reject temporary rushing to move the target.
So he rushed over with an enthusiastic group member to take a look. There were more than a dozen barking puppies in the carriage cage, which were relatively rare, but the leading merchant seemed to be a treasure. However, he was stingy and offered a hiring price to the members of the Knights. He didn't plan to sell dogs in the middle of the journey. So the members of the group were not interested in taking on this task. Lan Li thought about it and gave up the idea of walking a little longer.
Then there was a journey without any twists and turns, with green fields, streams, lakes, day and night, until the surrounding green grass began to gradually become uneven and bulging gentle slopes, a square-shaped castle standing on the top of the hills was hazy to see—
The Talli family's Koolin City has arrived, and the members of the Knights are excited about it.
The plan was to visit the news before, so they rushed straight towards the magnificent castle, but the calm along the way seemed to finally disappear. Before they arrived at the foot of Jiaoling City, Lan Li suddenly saw a special situation.
Several monks in red robe are now on the edge of a stream. They screamed and pushed a fat boy into a blood-filled bathtub, muttering some difficult words in their mouths.
There were many people watching around them, as if they were a sacrifice scene, but Lan Li paid not attention to sacrifice, but the red robe—
Chapter completed!