Minte fell into the forest, fell through the shade of many trees, and was blocked by branches in the canopy. His shoulders tightened, and he was suspended in mid-air. When he looked up, it turned out that the cloak was caught in the branches. . He gritted his teeth and endured the pain of being tightened by the rope on his shoulders. Seeing that his feet were only three or four meters above the ground, and thick fallen leaves could still be vaguely seen below, he took off his hands with difficulty and let himself fall to the ground. He rolled a few times on the ground before he stabilized his body. By this time he was exhausted, lying on the leaf litter with his limbs spread out, gasping for air.
Bastard Jada! Didn't he just steal a few documents from him and conceal his identity? Is there any need to torture myself to death? ! He actually shot with a bow and arrow! You have been here for so long, how many times have you saved him? You helped him so much, what a supercilious person!
Min Teyou cursed inwardly angrily, and suddenly felt a burning pain on his shoulder. He quickly opened his collar to look, and found out that there was a thick blood mark on his shoulder caused by a hemp rope, so he took out the storage bag from his wrist guard. He picked up the ring, took medicine and applied it to the wound, then lay back down.
The sky is getting brighter and brighter, and the sunlight shines through the layers of branches and leaves in the forest, making the surrounding things gradually clearer. Minte felt that some of his strength had returned, and then he got up and looked at the surrounding situation.
Here is a large dense forest. The trees are tall and large, with dense branches and leaves. It is obviously broad daylight, but it looks like evening. The ground was covered with a thick layer of fallen leaves, more than half a foot thick, so he was unscathed when he fell just now.
It seemed that there was no danger, and Minte felt more at ease. Walking in such a forest reminded him of the time when he played in the grove and the elf forest near Qedon's house when he was a child, and he felt happy. Suddenly he felt a little cold on his body. He looked down at himself and found that his clothes had been scratched several times by branches. He hurriedly looked for replacement clothes in the ring.
Suddenly, he heard a slight rustling sound approaching him, and hurriedly stopped what he was doing, and turned into an ice sword to warn. The rustling sound was getting closer. He heard that it was coming from under the layer of fallen leaves, so he jumped a step away and stabbed the ice sword in the direction of the sound. He saw the pile of fallen leaves move, and then there was no sound. After a while, there was no sound. There is a smell of blood coming out.
He used his ice sword to pick apart the fallen leaves and found that it was a black snake with bright red tumors on its head. It was obviously highly poisonous, and he couldn't help but take a breath.
It seems that he was happy too early. In this inaccessible dense forest, any danger is possible, not to mention that the area here is only about ten square kilometers. A strict guy like Jada would definitely send someone to look for him before confirming that he was really dead, right? It's safer to leave here early.
Think so. He didn't even bother to change his clothes. He drank a bottle of magic potion to replenish his strength and walked out in the direction of the rising sun. If he remembered correctly, there was a road out of the valley on the east side of the dense forest. There was a slum area there. Going further, it was the main road at the foot of the Royal Palace Mountain.
Along the way, he picked off a dozen venomous snakes and avoided several leopards. He stabbed seven or eight huge rats to death, and also killed two quite plump hares, which he stuffed into the ring as reserve food. This dense forest was rich in products, but unfortunately he was in a hurry and had to give up those precious potion ingredients.
but. This dense forest also conceals many dark things. Minter comes all the way. I saw more than one skeleton half-buried in the leaf litter. Some of them had broken bones in their hands and legs. In some cases, the bones of the chest are blackened. Although some bones are broken. There was a rusty dagger in his ribs. Many of them were wearing clothes. Despite being rotten. But you can still see the color and gorgeous patterns. Minte inspected only a few. He recognized that more than half of them were nobles. There are also a few who are palace guards.
Look up at the sky. Through layers of shade. He could still make out the outline of the mountain. And a winding corridor halfway up the mountain.
Was it thrown from that kind of place
Looking at some wine vessels, swords and other sundries scattered around. Minte already had the answer in his mind. Don't pay any more attention to this matter. Walk directly outside.
before noon. He finally arrived at the edge of the jungle. Looking ahead at the exit of the valley. He was delighted. Just about to go out. But he felt the ground shaking slightly. He leaned over and listened. Recognized it as the sound of horse hooves. And it's coming this way. He looked around hurriedly. I found the tree with the largest crown. Climb up quickly and hide.
It didn't take long. A group of cavalry rushed into the valley. Spread out. Minte recognized the leader as Jada. Behind him was Sargent. I couldn't help but moan secretly.
I saw Jieda ordering his soldiers to go into the forest to search. The soldiers dismounted, took their knives and led their horses into the dense forest. There was only ten meters between everyone, and they seemed to be planning to launch a carpet search. Sargent said a few words to Jada, but seeing that the latter just looked ahead and didn't respond, he had no choice but to lead the horse into the forest.
Jedda was the only one left at Taniguchi. He was sitting on the horse, looking straight in the direction of the dense forest, and it was hard to tell what he was thinking.
Minte was a little frustrated. This person never left, so how could he leave
Although he was anxious, he was still careful to keep quiet and motionless to avoid being discovered by Jada.
After a full two hours, Jada still stood at the entrance of the valley. Sargent ran out of the dense forest and reported loudly: "Can't find it, it must have fallen further inside! It fell so high, How is it possible that you are still alive? Your Excellency, go back quickly and don’t waste time here!”
Jada pursed her lips tightly, and after a while, she said, "Continue searching!"
Sargent had no choice but to persuade again: "I will take people to search. You should go back. There are many political affairs waiting for you to deal with today. Do you have to abandon government affairs for such a traitor? ?”
"Who said I left it? I will finish all those things. You just have to do what I tell you!"
Sargent sighed: "You'd better go back first, or order the soldiers guarding the city gates and checkpoints to pay more attention and don't let suspicious people pass. If Minte is really still alive, he must flee back to the country. , and he might have accomplices.”
Jada narrowed her eyes, thought for a while, nodded, and then left on horseback.
Sargent watched him go away, breathed a sigh of relief, turned back to look in the direction of the dense forest, then snorted coldly and got back into the forest.
Wait until the surroundings are completely silent. Min Te gently slid down the big tree, tiptoed to the mouth of the valley, looked outside for a while, and then walked out.
Jada listened to Sargent's advice and returned to the foot of the palace hill to gather another group of soldiers. He went to search everywhere in Nomonka City, and he personally stood guard at the east city gate, staring at the people leaving the city with his eyes, which made everyone feel frightened, and the soldiers guarding the city gate did not dare to do anything privately anymore. They are asking for money from the people, but they are just collecting toll taxes in a proper manner.
After staring for a long time, Jada found that many people did not dare to walk in front of him and huddled outside the shops near the city gate. After whispering, the captain of the city gate team even more cautiously suggested that he should go to a nearby tavern to rest. He frowned, knowing that his expression frightened others. I had no choice but to walk towards the door of the tavern as usual, so as not to disturb the people, but I was helpless when I heard a series of sounds of obvious relief coming from behind me.
He suddenly felt a little funny and looked back. As a result, those people noticed that he was looking over and they all lowered their heads and did not dare to make any more moves. Jada laughed again, feeling a little bored, and was about to walk to the tavern, when a familiar figure glanced at the corner of his eye. Turning around suddenly, he immediately ran over and grabbed the man's arm vigorously.
Upon closer inspection, he was extremely disappointed. That was not Minte, just a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl. She looked a bit like Minte at first glance, but if you look closely, you can see that her hair is flaxen, which is lighter than Minte's brown hair, and her eyes are still amber. se. Obviously two people. She was dressed in Nomenka civilian clothes, with two inconspicuous patches on her clothes. She was driving a carriage with half a load of goods toward the city gate with a whip, and was suddenly startled by him. Then he looked at himself with tears in his eyes: "Old... Master, what are your orders?"
Jada let go of her hand in disappointment and waved her away casually. The girl drove the carriage forward timidly, looking back at him from time to time. Then he lowered his head in fear. The people guarding the city gate could see clearly. When she saw another pedestrian after her being misidentified by the Duke, she was also shocked. They all felt curious and didn't know who the Duke was looking for. At this time, the girl tremblingly handed over the pass. They just watched the development of the matter, glanced at it casually, and let her pass.
Even the Duke who was looking for someone was sure that she was not the one, so naturally they would not waste any more effort.
Jada mistakenly identified three people in succession, and her anger grew stronger and stronger. Did Minte really die in that dense forest? ! He didn't believe it. How could that cunning man die so easily? ! Damn it, he still has a lot of government affairs to deal with, why are he still wasting his time here? ! When he finds someone, he will tear them into pieces!
He suddenly turned around and was about to ride back to the palace, when a man suddenly appeared from the side and saluted him. His horse neighed a few times and then calmed down without even kicking the man. He felt something was strange, so he looked at the man carefully.
I saw the man taking off the big hat on his head and revealing a familiar face: "Good day, Your Excellency, I think you probably already know who I am, right?"
Jada looked at him, sneered, and said condescendingly, "I never thought that, Mr. Heda, you would be so down."
Esparo, who was dressed as a civilian, did not feel dissatisfied at all, and just smiled faintly: "My situation is indeed not very good, so I came to you. Your Excellency, Duke, I believe you are already interested in several plans I have written. Understood, I wonder if you can give me a chance to work for you?"
Jada snorted coldly: "Don't think I've forgotten that you were someone's subordinate not long ago!"
Esparo spread his hands: "I'm just working hard for my own goals. Originally I thought the prince could help me, but now it seems that I was obviously wrong." He bowed again very respectfully and stepped forward. Taking a step forward, he whispered at a volume that only Jedda could hear: "You are the real king. As long as you nod, I am willing to dedicate all my wisdom to you and help you obtain any piece of land on this continent. "
Jada raised her eyebrows: "How smart are you? As far as I know, you are a loser in East."
A trace of hidden anger flashed across Esparo's brows, but he quickly hid it: "No one is perfect. Just because I am good at this, I am not good at power struggles. But this does not mean that I have no wisdom. For example, the famous epic hero Xiao Tianjian in my country is a genius, but he is also not good at political affairs. Everyone in the continent knows this, right?"
"Oh? That makes sense." Jada pondered for a moment, then smiled, "Then you give it a try, but I have something to say first. If you are useless, I will never take in waste!"
Esparo bowed deeply in surrender. No one saw the gloom flashing in his eyes at this moment. A noble man like him, who has been a nobleman for generations, actually bows his head to a young boy. One day, he will come back with revenge! As long as his plan succeeds...
But he didn't expect that Jada, who was standing tall in front of him, also had a plan in mind: the mysterious death of Prince Mario and his son was the reason for the knot between him and his uncle. This man had disappeared before Mario was arrested. It might be related to the mysterious explosion, or it might even be the real culprit who killed Mario. Let’s keep him here to see what he wants to do!
The two of them each had their own plans, but neither of them noticed that the girl at the city gate had already disappeared without a trace.