The North is vast and endless, starting from the new land grant of the Night's Watch in the north to the Neck north of Graywater in the south. They are all territories ruled by the Stark family, the guardians of the North. It occupies at least 4% of the Seven Kingdoms

It is a land of ten, but the population here is very sparse, and the territory is filled with large areas of wasteland, woods and snow-capped mountains.

The place where the king's southbound team is currently stationed is on the largest piece of wasteland in the north. People call this place the Tombs of the Ancestors, and it is famous for the large number of tombs of the ancestors left here.

In the early morning before dawn, three knights were riding horses and galloping over the vast wilderness hills. The dozens of guards who followed them as they left the king's camp were already far behind. Even so,

The trio still showed no sign of slowing down.

It wasn't until the dawn of dawn, when they climbed a low ridge, that King Robert slowly stopped. At this time, they were already several miles away from the original camp. When Gao Yuan and Ed, who were traveling with King Robert,

When they followed his footsteps and climbed up the ridge, they saw the sturdy king, with a flushed face, riding on his horse to look at the rising sun in the distance.

This made Eddard feel like he had seen the high-spirited and majestic Robert Baratheon during the Reaver War.

Gao Yuan was inexplicably drawn to participate in this wilderness chase. When he woke up from his tent in the camp in the early morning, what he saw with sleepy eyes was the fully dressed King Robert and Smith standing in front of his bed.

Duke Tucker.

Wearing a pair of thick brown leather gloves and a heavy bearskin mink cloak, King Robert looked like a giant bear breaking into a high tent.

Gao Yuan, who looked confused, was reminded by Ed Stark, so he hurriedly put on his armor and followed the king and others out of the tent. When he got on the horse that the attendant had prepared for him, Ed told Gao Yuan,

He will go out with the king to discuss national affairs.

When Gao Yuan asked Ed why he didn't discuss it in the camp and why he wanted to bring him with him, Ed replied: "The king thinks that there are too many idle people waiting in the camp, and he is afraid that the walls have ears. Besides, he

I want to go out for a walk and take you to experience the scenery of the Northland."

"Damn!" As he admired the beautiful morning light on the eastern horizon, King Robert felt that all the unhappiness in his heart had been swept away. He couldn't help but laughed and cursed in a happy mood, "Like a real man, riding a war horse in the wild.

It’s so damn fun to run wildly for a while!”

"Ned, you don't know, these days of walking slowly are driving me crazy." Robert complained, "Look at that damn wheel palace, it's chattering all the way.

, like a troubadour moaning for no reason, encountering a pothole on the road is like climbing a steep cliff... If that damn thing dares to cut off the axle halfway, I guarantee that I will set it on fire.

Then let Cersei come down and walk with the baby in her arms."

"I'll be happy to hand you a torch," Ed said with a smile.

"When the time comes, don't forget to prepare another bucket of kerosene for me, which will burn faster." Robert couldn't help but sigh, "I really want to ride forward like this and leave them all behind."

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"I have had such thoughts before!" Ed sighed as he thought about his years as the Duke of Winterfell.

"I knew you had the same idea!" The king patted his shoulder, "Ed, I know you very well. You have always been bound by those so-called responsibilities, and living like this is really tiring.

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"It's just the two of us, knights errant, wandering through Westeros with swords. When we meet those nobles and scum who bully the weak, we go up and teach them a harsh lesson. At night, we find a farmer's daughter or a tavern maid to help.

Let’s warm the bed and kidnap an aristocratic girl who is pregnant, what do you think?”

"It would be great if it really happened." Ed said, "It's a pity that now we all have responsibilities... not only to the entire kingdom, we also have to be responsible for our children, not to mention me.

And my wife, you and your queen, we are no longer the young men of the Eyrie."

"Hey, Gao Yuan!" King Robert suddenly turned to look at Gao Yuan, "I heard that you were also a ranger before. Come and tell us your adventure story. How did you kill the evil dragon?

How did you meet the girl you like?"

When Ed heard this, he also curiously set his sights on Gao Yuan. Like Robert, who also grew up in the Eagle's Nest City, he was once a passionate young man who was obsessed with the freedom recorded in those travel storybooks.

They are particularly yearning for adventure. However, they were born as nobles and were bound by the responsibilities imposed on them when they grew up.

Seeing that the topic suddenly turned to him, Gao Yuan also showed a helpless smile: "This is a long story. I'm afraid that by the time I finish telling this story, it will already be lunch time."

"We came out of the camp today just to relax and pass the time?" Robert shouted excitedly, "Besides, we are also very curious about this."

"I'm afraid this story has to start from another continent, where a city called Gushan was occupied by evil dragons. In that city, there used to be a group of races that were proficient in mining and forging technology..."

As Gao Yuan began to tell Robert and the others about his adventures in Middle-earth, the guards who were originally far behind them slowly followed up.

They sat in a forest in the ancestors' graves, with the cool breeze blowing over them, listening and immersed in the stories Gao Yuan told them, unaware of the rapid passage of time. When Gao Yuan finished telling the story

When they came back to their senses, it was already noon. Robert's servants had already prepared a variety of exquisite food and drinks for them.

"This is really a thrilling story, a great adventure to help the displaced dwarves regain their home; designing to besiege and kill the evil and greedy dragon; winning a beautiful princess as a ranger

Heart; a young prince who sacrificed his life heroically for his people and kingdom." King Robert picked up a bottle of wine in front of him, drank the wine in one gulp and laughed heartily, "This is the life I really want!

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"Sir Gao Yuan, what you have experienced in these short twenty years is much more exciting than what I have experienced. I have lived like a dog in these thirty six years." King Robert couldn't help but feel a little sad when he thought of his life.

"If I were fifteen years younger, I would definitely choose to leave everything behind and follow you on an adventure to that legendary continent."

"Robert, you are no longer young. You now need to be responsible for your kingdom, queen and children." Eddard Stark reminded him loudly.

Although he also yearns for the adventurous life in Gao Yuan's stories, if he is asked to abandon his children and family responsibilities and choose to risk his life, he will never be able to do it. Everyone has his own ideals and personality.

The difference is that Ed's character that values ​​responsibility and honor determines that he cannot act willfully like Robert.

"Ned, you don't need to remind me!" Robert muttered, "Twenty years ago, we were all involved in a war that was launched out of necessity. After the war, we had to marry a wife and have children, so we didn't

A chance to be young and frivolous."

"I remember, we still had impulses a few times." Ed stroked the thick beard on his chin and said a little embarrassedly.

It was rare for Ed to say such inappropriate words, which made Robert and Gao Yuan present laugh wantonly.

"Hahaha...I remembered, what's the name of that little girl who fascinates you?" Robert laughed loudly and reminded, "Becca? No, she is mine!"

"Blessed by the seven gods, her black and smooth hair and her sweet and charming big eyes will make people unable to extricate themselves if they are not careful."

"The name of yours is...Alina? You mentioned it to me once, or is it Ashara?" Robert continued to guess the name of the girl who made Eddard excited, "You know which one I'm talking about.

, the mother of your bastard son Jon Snow."

"Her name is Vera. I don't want to talk about her." The smile on Ed's face gradually disappeared and he replied coldly, "Also, Ashara is the princess of the Dane family in Starfall City. Although she and I once

We have a good impression of each other, but I have not overcome the last barrier between us."

"Yes, it's called Vera!" King Robert laughed triumphantly.

Robert turned to Gao Yuan and joked: "There are many women who can make Duke Eddard Stark fall in love with him or admire him, but there is only one woman who can make him temporarily forget his honor. Even Caitlin can't do this.

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"She must not be a simple girl. You haven't told me how you met that magical girl."

There was an angry look on Ed's face, and he bit his lower lip tightly with his teeth: "I won't tell you in the future. In fact, I didn't tell anyone about this. Robert, for this reason I

He even got angry with Caitlin, so please stop talking about it, just for the sake of our friendship."

"In this matter, I insulted my own honor in front of the world, and also humiliated my new wife Caitlin."

"Forget it... Since you don't want to say it, I won't force it. You are like a hedgehog with steel needles all over your body. You should really use that to be your family's Jiahui." Seeing Ed.

When he was really angry, King Robert was not ready to provoke him anymore: "Ed, you have always been this virtuous since I met you. You are too strict with yourself."

"Sir Gao Yuan, have you seen this? This is how my best friend treats me." Robert turned his head and looked at Gao Yuan again, "If you dare to speak to me like this, I will definitely kick your ass.

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"Your Majesty, if you want to kick my ass, you must be prepared to throw a big butt first." Gao Yuan showed a meaningful smile.

"I will command you not to hide," Robert shouted angrily.

"Only a fool would really stand there and let you kick his ass." As soon as Gao Yuan said this, Ed, who was originally ashen-faced, burst into laughter.

After the three of them quarreled for a while, King Robert took out a piece of parchment from his pocket and handed it to Ed: "I brought you to this wilderness today not just to discuss Ed, your illegitimate son.

Yes, someone sent this letter to me overnight from King's Landing last night."

Eddard opened the parchment in his hand fearfully, and couldn't help but think of Lysa's shocking accusations against the Lannister family. After he read the contents of the letter, he couldn't help but secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and handed the note over again.

Gao Yuan said to Gao Yuan on the side: "Daenerys Targaryen married a Dothraki horse king, so what? Is it possible that we still need to send a wedding gift to her?"

Hearing Targaryen's name, the expression on Robert's face became very distorted: "I think I should give her a wedding gift, but it will be a sharp and good sword, held by a courageous and capable person.

in the hands of people.”

"Sir Gao Yuan, are you willing to complete this task for me?" King Robert looked at Gao Yuan.

Only then did Gao Yuan understand the reason why Robert called him out for today's trip. However, he already had a plan to lead the Seven Kingdoms. How could he be willing to cross the strait to kill Daenerys, the orphan of the Targaryen family?

And Viserys. Moreover, in Gao Yuan's main mission, there is another mission completion condition that requires Gao Yuan to obtain the surrender or support of Daenerys.

"Your Majesty, I swore an oath not long ago when I was canonized as a knight, swearing to protect all women in the name of the Maiden of the Seven Gods." Gao Yuan declined Robert's request politely, "Besides..."

Robert frowned and interrupted Gao Yuan's speech: "Damn the knight's oath, can I really only send a human trafficker from the north to assassinate these evil dragons?"

"Now in the Seven Kingdoms, I'm afraid there are not many knights who still abide by the oaths they swore to the Seven Gods. Look, they are still living well." Robert hates the Targaryen family so much.

Nearly crazy, "I now order you in the name of the ruler of the Seven Kingdoms..."

Before Robert could finish speaking, Gao Yuan sternly interrupted the order the other party was about to give him: "Your Majesty! There is a famous saying in my hometown: Good deeds will be rewarded with good deeds, and evil deeds will be rewarded with evil deeds; it's not that you don't repay them, the time has not yet come.

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"I believe that those who violate their oaths will eventually receive their own evil retribution..."
To be continued...