"Wang-wow-ah-ah-"
A little fat man on the street suddenly let out a scream like a pig, which startled the passers-by, and instantly attracted the attention of most people around, and a group of soldiers patrolling nearby came to follow the sound.
"what's going on?"
The leading team asked.
"King, ah, ooh, ah, me, my friend was slapped by that, that person—"
After biting his tongue twice, Tarr, who finally swallowed the word 'prince', panicked and asked the team for help.
However, just halfway through his words, a clatter of hooves sounded, and the knight who picked up Garlan and ran away came back on horseback.
The knight pulled the reins, and the horse raised its front hooves with a neigh and stopped in front of the crowd.
The long light black hair was tied into a ponytail and flew high behind her head. The heroic-looking female knight was dressed in a strong suit, wearing dark blue leather armor, white skin with almond eyes, and long eyebrows raised, and the whole person looked alive. Exuberant, high spirits.
She rode on a horse and looked down at everyone, like a blast of autumn wind, valiant.
"Lord Fataya!"
The team leader let out a cry, apparently knowing this female knight, and the expression on his face was a bit dumbfounded.
"What did you do again?"
Suddenly, he was caught on horseback, taken away, and before he could react, he was brought back again. The little prince, who was held by the female knight, looked bewildered.
He turned his head and looked up at the female knight with his small head raised, only to feel confused.
As soon as the female knight lowered her head, she saw the child in front of her turning her head to look at her.
Under the fluffy soft blond hair, the skin on the palm-sized little face was white and tender, as if water could be squeezed out by pinching it. The big eyes, which became more round and round, looked like clear amber gemstones in the water, with long eyelashes and a slightly open pink mouth, just like a porcelain doll.
Ah, so cute, so cute~~
The female knight only felt that her heart was scratched hard, and she couldn't control her hands, and rubbed the hair of the child in front of her.
Wow, it's soft and feels so comfortable.
"Lord Fataya!"
The team leader's cry made the female knight sober all of a sudden. She glanced at the eyes of the people around her, retracted the claws that were rubbing the child's head, and let out a low cough as if trying to get rid of this embarrassing atmosphere.
At this time, the little fat man had already run up recklessly, jumping straight beside the horse, his chubby body like a ball bouncing up and down, jumping hard while shouting at the female knight.
"Give me back, pay me back quickly, you rob people... um, kid!"
The fat boy didn't say the word, but the people next to him understood it, and they all laughed out loud.
Amid the laughter of the crowd, the female knight immediately became embarrassed and did not know how to answer.
The team rate stood aside, bowed his head, as if to hold back a smile.
He thought, this adult is usually very willful, but today he was stumped by a child.
"I'm the chief guard of the city gate."
The female knight said so, staring at the little fat man who was still bouncing up and down.
There are four gate guards in the city guard army of Wangcheng, responsible for the city gates in the south, south and north respectively, and the military attache who leads the gate guards is called the chief guard of the city gate.
They also have the duty to patrol the royal city in turn.
She looked down at the child in front of her and asked, "Why are you two children walking alone on the street? Aren't you afraid of meeting bad people? Where are your parents?"
Seeing the blond child looking up at her small appearance, Fataya couldn't help it, and reached out and pinched the soft little face.
The little fat man's eyes widened, and the sentence 'bold, daring' almost shouted out, but fortunately Garland turned his head to look at him, and he held back.
He shouted at the female knight, "Don't think that it's great to be the chief of the city, you can just grab the children, we come out to play and it's none of your business!"
Garland also spoke up. He said, "Mom asked me to come out and play with my friends."
He opened his eyes, with an innocent and well-behaved look on his face, and held up a few broken copper coins in his hand to show the female knight.
"She said she was busy and asked me to buy my own syrup."
His voice was different from Fatty's. It was soft and glutinous, like the soft clouds in the sky. Coupled with that innocent and cute little face, his lethality exploded in an instant.
"My sister took you to buy, and bought you a lot, and you can eat as much as you want."
The female knight put her arms around him and did not let go. She smiled and coaxed him and said, "It's too dangerous for a child to walk alone on the road. My sister bought syrup for you and sent you home, okay?"
Garland: "..."
not good.
Just when Garlan was a little anxious, there was a coughing sound next to him, and the team leader coughed as if to remind someone.
"Lord Fataya, the patrol time is almost over, you still need to go to the City Guard Division for today's report."
The team leader's reminder made the female knight look regretful. She patted Garlan's head and put him down from the horse with some reluctance.
"Remember to go home early, just play around here, don't be too close to the outer city, it's not very stable there recently."
She warned, and then let the horse under her trot away.
Tal clung to the hand of the prince who had finally snatched it back, and watched the female knight leave, he was relieved.
He thought for a while, and said to the prince, "Wang... Well, that woman said that the outer city is not safe, so let's not go there, okay?"
Garland nodded, indicating that he understood.
He definitely wouldn't go to that place knowing it wasn't safe, he wasn't stupid, and he had to go back to the palace before dinner.
He and Tal had just walked a few steps, when suddenly a teenager caught up behind him.
The boy was about fifteen or sixteen years old. His clothes were a little old, but he was neat and clean, and he looked clean and fresh. After the boy caught up, he handed over a small bag.
"Little brother," he said. "You dropped something."
Garlan turned his head to take a look, and then touched his waist again, and found that the small bag containing the token was missing, probably after being tossed by the female knight just now.
He let out a wow in his heart, thinking that it would be good if someone found out, otherwise it would be bad. Because this token is very useful, it may be a little troublesome if it is obtained by someone with a heart.
He hurriedly reached out to pick it up, but he just touched the small bag, and Tar came over behind him and bumped his arm, causing his hand to deflect, and the boy over there just released his hand, so the two did not touch it. , the small bag fell to the ground with a clatter.
The small bag fell twice, and the rope unraveled a little, revealing the emerald green corner of the token in the bag.
Because the bag was dropped, Garlan and the boy reflexively bent down almost at the same time, wanting to pick it up. The boy lowered his head and saw the green corner, stunned for a moment, and his hand stretched out for a while.
So, Garlan picked up the token first, didn't open the bag to look, just touched it with his hand through the small cloth bag.
Well, neither broken nor broken, things made of malachite are still relatively broken.
He thought with satisfaction, and tied the small bag around his waist again, this time a little tighter, and tied it against the place where his arm hangs down, so that he can use his arm to protect it from being touched.
"That's something important, thank you so much."
When Garland thanked him, the young man seemed to be in a daze. As soon as Garland spoke, he reacted, waved his hand, smiled, then turned and ran away quickly, and his figure soon disappeared in the crowd. middle.
Garlan felt that his dazed appearance was a bit strange, so he glanced at the back of the boy a few more times.
At this moment, the little fat man Tal suddenly tugged at Garlan.
He pointed to a food stall on the side of the road. The pink and white sweet cakes exuded a strong aroma, which made him swallow.
"Prince, shall we go eat that?"
He asked Garland with a greedy look on his face.
Garland was so entangled by him that he thought about it again, he couldn't run too far anyway, so he might just walk around this avenue.
So, he took the little fat man to the food stall.
So... After eating, I didn't stop.
Garlan felt that the child's body was too inconvenient - not only did the lacrimal glands develop, in fact, he wanted to hold back from crying the last time he was injured, but the child's lacrimal glands were so developed that he couldn't help it at all. Now, the child's body has no resistance to good-looking and fragrant snacks.
Although it may not be as delicious as the desserts in the palace, it has a different taste, especially when no one is watching, no one is feeding you, you can buy whatever you want to eat freely, and it feels very happy to eat while walking on the mainland.
So they unknowingly walked all the way and ate all the way...
"It's time to go back."
Looking at the sun that began to slant westward, Garlan, who felt a little overwhelmed, said that Tar's stomach was even more round.
He thought, it's better to go back before no one finds out. And they are almost at the end of the street, and they will be close to the outer city if they go further.
Garlan remembered what the female knight said that the outer city was not safe recently, and decided to stop there.
Tsk, he is not a real child, how could he run there knowing that it is not safe.
The prince spoke, and of course Tarr nodded quickly.
The two children turned around and quickened their pace, wanting to hurry back to the palace.
Garlan was walking in front, when suddenly, someone bumped in front of him, hitting his shoulder so hard that he almost fell.
There was a sudden pain in his arm, and when Garlan lowered his head, he saw that a slit had been cut on the inside of his arm, and blood had already oozing out. What made him suddenly widen his eyes was that the small bag tightly tied around his waist was gone, and only the cut rope remained.
As soon as Garlan turned his head, he saw a familiar figure disappearing into the crowd.
It was the boy from not long ago—
my token!
This thought flashed through his mind, and Garlan didn't have time to think about it, and almost instinctively chased after him.
Just after running a few steps, he suddenly became lighter, and he was lifted up again.
This familiar feeling...
As soon as he looked up, as expected, the heroic face of the female knight looked at him with a smile.
"It's so naughty, I told you to go home early, and I'm still playing outside now."
After reporting to the City Guard Division and reporting to the boss, Fataya, who was planning to go home, accidentally bumped into the cute child again, and picked him up again.
"Come on, big sister will take you home... Hey, why is your hand hurt?"
"My order—er, amulet!"
"what?"
Garlan pointed anxiously at the boy who was about to disappear, and said, "That person stole my amulet! It's very important! It's passed down by me, my ancestors!"
"Don't worry, my sister will help you catch him."
The city gate guards had the responsibility of arresting the thieves, Fataya comforted the child and immediately chased after him.
Seeing the steed go away, the little fat man, who felt like the same scene was being staged again, widened his eyes.
But this time, the horse won't run back, Tar can only watch the prince's figure disappear in front of his eyes, and run to the outer city with the female knight.
The little fat man was in a hurry.
He also didn't care about the exposure of the two people running out to play, and hurried back to find someone to help.
…
…
Was the boy already staring at his token
Did someone secretly instruct him
What are they going to do by taking their tokens
Is someone secretly planning a conspiracy against the palace, or against the prince
In the process of catching up, Garlan was full of thoughts such as 'this must be a planned large-scale conspiracy'.
Suddenly, the horse stopped, and the female knight tutted.
Garlan took a closer look and saw that the wide road just now was gone, and all that appeared in front of him were crooked and messy trails, discarded rubbish everywhere, dust everywhere, and uneven roads.
On both sides are low wooden houses, densely packed together. Skinny people stand scattered on the side of the road, the burden of life and long-term malnutrition make people here look haggard.
When they saw the female knight in the leather armor of the city guard, they all avoided it in fear.
Garland couldn't help but ask: "This is..."
"Slum."
Fataya replied, she turned over and dismounted, and carried Garlan down.
She tied the horse to a pillar beside her. The horse had the logo of the City Guard. No one dared to move the horse here.
"However, the king has recently issued an order to renovate this place. It was a good thing for these poor people, but those blood-sucking guys have come together one by one when they see the profit, turning a good thing into a bad thing... tsk, said you I don't understand. Anyway, it's been a little messy here recently, don't leave my side."
As she said that, she led Garlan down the alley.
Garlan tugged at her and said, "Since it's not safe, let's go back first and call more people?"
Fataya smiled and touched his head, and said, "Don't be afraid, with me, my sister is very powerful and will protect you."
No matter how great you are, you are alone.
This might be a big conspiracy against the king.
Garlan wanted to leave, but was grabbed by Fataya, he couldn't break free, so he could only follow.
Passing through this alley and turning another corner, Garlan saw the boy who stole his token from the fence of a low log cabin.
With a shudder in his heart, he looked around vigilantly, wondering if the behind-the-scenes instigators of the young man were nearby, how many people there were, and if there were only two people on his side, should he hide and check first...
Before he could finish thinking, the female knight stepped forward and pushed open the shabby wooden gate of the fence and walked in.
As soon as she reached out, she carried Garlan in as well.
Garland: "..."
The teenager standing in the small yard just took out the contents of the small cloth bag, and he was stunned when he saw Garland and the others coming in.
Immediately afterwards, there was a ruthless expression on the boy's face, as if he had completely sacrificed himself.
Oops, he's going to call someone!
Garlan looked around subconsciously, feeling that a group of people would pop up immediately.
However…
I saw the young man put the token in his hand on the stake, grabbed a big rock and smashed it down, smashing the token into pieces at once.
Then, he rushed to Garland and the female knight in a few steps. Before Garland could react from his behavior of smashing the token, he saw the young man slam on his knees and slam his head on the ground. on the ground.
"I was the one who stole! You catch me!"
He nodded vigorously.
"But please, that malachite talisman is broken anyway, keep it for my mother - my mother is dying, please!"
Garland: "..."
Wait, what about the promised mastermind and grand conspiracy