Chapter 599 The Betrayal
Eight or nine days have passed since the last battle. Wang Xiaofeng went to see Dai Liannu, Yagge, and expanded the number of the Anti-Blade Legion, but did not see his guardian knight.
It seems that the injured Knight has been forgotten by him, but it is not. Wang Xiaofeng asked Case to accompany Norton as soon as he went online. They both have a common identity, or can help Norton's mentality recovery. But he really doesn't know how to face Norton who gave him an arm.
If Norton died, he might be able to cry happily and vent his pain with his anger. But Norton lost an arm to protect him, but he really didn't know how to deal with it. Thank you? It will only make the knight's heart hurt.
The dim tavern, the dark room, and the noisy and dullness could no longer awaken the drunk man in the corner.
His eyes looked into the distance through the window of the tavern. The wine pot kept handing to his mouth, turning a deaf ear to the call of the waiter beside him, and had no reaction to the attempt to pull his sister away. The last time he drank, he was in a tavern, which was in the pub of Yufeng City.
Now that the place has changed, the person has also changed. It has become no longer the setting, nor is it the original self. The left arm is empty and the wound is aching faintly, but what really hurts is not his body, but his heart.
No longer can he gallop on the fertile soil of the plain; no longer can he follow the white-clothed priest to kill enemies and slaughter dogs, he can only be considered a disabled person from then on, without the so-called honor, and no longer need to survive. But he is still alive, preparing to find a simple job to make a living to make his sister live better. Although he cannot wash away the shame left by his father and fulfill his parents' regrets, he can't abandon his sister and leave alone.
"Sui..." Yu Tong shouted, because Wang Xiaofeng reached out to stop him. Yu Tong stood up knowingly, and Wang Xiaofeng took a gold ticket and sent the wine waiter away, and sat opposite Norton.
After a few days, the heroic man's face was covered with stubble, and his golden hair no longer had any luster, like a bunch of dead grass.
"What are you drinking?" Wang Xiaofeng asked softly, and he didn't know how he should speak. But although his voice was soft, he still frightened Norton, who was tranced. His blurred eyes were a little cloudy. When he saw who was sitting in front of him, he knocked over the low table in front of him and knelt on the ground in a little embarrassed manner.
"Master, Norton didn't see you."
"Get up quickly," Wang Xiaofeng reached out to support him, but his right hand could only support his waist without arms. He felt a little sour in his heart for some reason, but the words he had originally thought stopped at his throat, and he didn't know how to say it. "How are you doing recently?"
"Norton is fine, but he can no longer follow his master and fight side by side with his master." Norton said calmly, but his eyes were filled with deep depression. Wang Xiaofeng struggled a little, but he still smiled and patted his shoulder and asked him to sit down again.
"Why refuse my summon?" Wang Xiaofeng asked softly, waved his hand and asked Yu Tong, who was beside him to move away. The latter nodded and retreated to the distance, leaving the space in the corner for the two young men.
"Master, Norton can no longer fight," Norton smiled bitterly, "In the future, he is just a useless man, unable to ride a horse, unable to hold a gun, and unable to stand behind the master. Master, exile Norton, you need a stronger follower."
"Why are you asking for exile? The honor of the Knight is no longer important to you, right?"
"Honor," Norton grabbed the left sleeve of his clothes with his right hand, "What else can I talk about? I can't be considered a knight." After saying that, he took out an iron card in his arms, which was the iron card carried by the Knight of Light. Even if they died in battle and had no corpse, they could find their names and hometowns and glory they had obtained on this iron card.
When he officially became a Knight of the Holy See, this token would be placed close to each Knight, and when Norton took out this iron card, his right hand was trembling, slight trembling.
"Don't do this..." Wang Xiaofeng paused, frowned and looked at the man in front of him, and for a moment he felt something in his heart. "Norton, cheer up, don't give up on yourself. Without a spear, you still have a sword, your love horse will not leave you, just like us, as long as you want to fight, the battle will never stop."
"I'm tired."
Norton pursed his lips and shook his head and easily blocked Wang Xiaofeng's next words. "I'm very tired. Master, following you is the most correct decision Norton has made in this life. Without Master's help, Norton would not have the glory of today, nor would he really know this world. We have lived and died together, had thrilling battles, and... Master, I'll call you the last time."
"If you are tired, take a good rest." Wang Xiaofeng sighed lightly, rubbed his nose, and looked at the streets that were coming and going. "What do you want to do in the future?"
"Be a blacksmith or a farmer," Norton smiled, and no longer looked at the iron plate on the table. "I have less arms than ordinary people, and I can't do anything else, so I can only put in some effort. I have been lying in bed these days and always think about it. I always feel that this kind of life is good, living like an ordinary person, without success, I don't have to run for honor, and I can take good care of Xiaoyu."
"Well, it's not bad." Wang Xiaofeng picked up the wine glass in front of him, raised his head and took a sip. "Everyone has the right to pursue his dreams, although few people can be happy on this road. Since you have decided, I will not force you anymore. But remember, you will always be my follower, and I have never forgotten the knight who swore allegiance to me."
Norton's eyes were a little wet, but he shook his head slightly at Wang Xiaofeng.
bite!
System prompt: Your followers have resigned their oath and escaped from you. They will be punished by the Holy See and scolded by all the knights.
"Why..."
"Sir, I will take Yutong out of here and find a place where no one knows us, and spend the second half of my life quietly."
"Don't call me lord," Wang Xiaofeng smiled relievedly, raised his glass to Norton, "I am a simple person. Even if you don't want to follow us anymore, we can still be friends and brothers. After drinking this glass, I will see you off."
"Well, friend, brother, I will remember."
Clinking glasses and drinking, the handsome knight got up and left with a relaxed smile.
Wang Xiaofeng watched him leave, and looked at Yu Tong turning his head to look back at him, his smile could only remain. When the corner was silent again, Wang Xiaofeng's smile slowly calmed down, and he sat on the sofa and looked out the window, like Norton who was dazed just now, looking out the window in a daze.
The corners of my eyes were a little dry, or something I lost today.
Let him forget the world for a few moments and let the world ignore his time. He wants to be alone and calm without so many concerns and intrigues.
Think about the future, think about it, imagine everything you should imagine in the future. Or he will be tired one day, and his life is a little tired now, but can he leave? After he leaves, what should he do about everything here?
Norton did not bear too much infamy when he left because the Bishop had told everyone that Norton had left because of injury and did not betray any acts of betrayal.
From then on, there was no heroic and loyal knight in the panel of his followers, the blonde knight who had followed him from the beginning to announce his allegiance.
From the storm on Pirate Island to every battle that has been going on, Norton, the knight who has been standing in front of him with a spear, and the knight who has been following him on a white horse, chose to leave in this way.
When facing the Thousand-Level Soul Devouring, he might have thought of going to die calmly and fulfilling his heroism. The cruel Holy Light Magic made him survive, and what kind of knight who could not fight was a knight?
Originally, he wanted him to be a knight instructor to train knights, but he chose to become a farmer or a blacksmith. As he said, this was not bad.
Chapter completed!