The guards in the house quickly brought the horses. Xia Ya rode three by one person. After tying the horses, he ran away to the outside of the city.
Before he ran to the city gate, he heard the sound of hurried horses' hooves behind him, and faintly heard someone shouting, Xiaya hurriedly restrained the horse, looked back, and saw that Green was galloping on his horse, and when he rushed in front of him , The old mad dog was covered in sweat, and his face was blue and furious.
"Char! Where are you going!" Green roared angrily: "Just now you sent someone to inform me that you were going out for a few days? Let me take full responsibility... What are you making a fool of!"
Xiaya sat on the horse, looked into Green's eyes, and took a deep breath: "My wife ran away, I'll chase her back."
This sentence suddenly made Green's face pale, and the old mad dog sat on the horse, his body swayed, and he almost fell off the horse's back. Then he finally roared out!
"What did you say?! You bastard! There are so many big things waiting for you to do right now! The new army is about to be established. At this moment, the military affairs are heavy, and everyone is surrounded by enemies of tigers and wolves! The situation will not allow us to breathe for half a day! At this time, you What goddamn words you said! What goddamn things you did! Chase, chase... You actually left your subordinates, your army, your territory, and such a big stall in order to chase a woman? !"
Xia Yadao: "Isn't there still you here..."
"But you are the leader!!!!" Mad Dog Green almost roared this sentence!
Xia Ya also had a gloomy expression, riding on the horse, her eyebrows were fiercely entangled, her eyes were uncertain, she just looked at Green.
"The big thing is the most important thing, how can you delay the business for the sake of your children! Xia Yaleiming! You are someone who wants to do big things! If you want to achieve big things, how can you be such a mother-in-law and mother!! How many people look at you, how many people's worth and lives are entrusted to On you! You are carrying a lot of burdens and responsibilities right now, don't you know it yourself! You! You! You... Shuzi!! Shuzi!!!"
Green seemed to be dizzy, and the two were under the city gate, and Green scolded. The soldiers around the city gate and people passing by started to watch. Fortunately, a group of guards who ran along with Green immediately began to perform their duties and drove away the onlookers from a distance.
"Green." Xia took a deep breath and stared at Green's eyes carefully. He said solemnly, word by word, "I know what I am carrying, and I also know my responsibilities! But please understand that I am more Know what you're doing now!"
"Your mission now is to protect this land!!" Green growled.
"Guard..." Xia suddenly smiled, his smile was a little weird, and even more deeply self-deprecating: "Guard..." Then he raised his voice and stared at Green and shouted: "As a man Sir, if you can't even protect your own wife, how can you talk about protecting other lands and people! It's just self-deception!"
Having said that, Xia raised her head and looked at Green: "I know what I'm doing, I've made up my mind, Green, you don't need to say more! I'll be gone, only a few days later, I'll come back after I get back Adeline. , it won't take a few days... Besides, isn't there you here?"
Green was so angry that his fingers trembled, his face was pale, and he stared at Xia Ya, but only whispered: "Shuzi! Shuzi! Stupid! Extremely stupid..."
Xia Ya looked at Green and knew that the old mad dog was very angry. He sighed, but his decision was absolutely unchangeable, so he bent towards Green and said in a low voice, "I'm sorry. , Green... But this thing, I have to do it!"
After finishing speaking, Xia Ya turned the horse's head, turned around, and headed out of the city. The horse's hooves were hurried, splashing yellow dust all the way, and went north.
Green was sitting under the city gate, sitting on the horse, still pale, trembling with anger, and scolding in a low voice: "Idiot! A big idiot! I, Green, am also an idiot! How can I help such an incompetent bastard! Don't do it! Don't do it! How can you be such a fool! How can you do it! Don't do it!"
After scolding for a while, I suddenly heard a laughter from the side: "Master Green, but do you really want to resign and go into seclusion?"
Green suddenly turned his head and stared furiously at the speaker.
Popovdax, riding on a horse, he was actually doing military affairs at Green's just now, so he ran with Green to stop Char, but when Green stopped Char, this guy was watching the play next to him, but he didn't. Don't speak a word. At this moment, Xia Ya ran away, and Green cursed in anger, but this guy was riding leisurely, with a pinky finger in one hand, digging out the ear hole, and a comfortable smile on his face - the tone of this speech is really lacking Flat taste.
Green immediately darkened his face and looked at Dax: "You..."
"I don't think you really want to throw your sleeves and leave, sir, but you're just getting angry—hehe, you don't need to say that." Dax hurriedly smiled happily: "I think we should Although this boss is young and impulsive, it's not bad."
"But...for the sake of a woman, throwing so many serious business away..."
Dax didn't wait for Green to finish, but suddenly interrupted Green's words and asked: "Master Green... Let me ask you a question, if... If, our boss is the kind of person who can be hard to make things happen. Heart-hearted, ruthless, and the temperament that anyone can sacrifice—if he was that kind of person, would you still be so willing to follow him as you are now?"
Green: "… "
Dax looked at Green with a smile in his eyes, walked over, flicked his pinky finger, then pulled Raglin's sleeve and said with a smile, "Okay, I've scolded, and I've gotten a little angry. It's really not good. When the guy comes back, I'll help you to scold him again. If it doesn't work, you can enforce the military law and hit him with a few sticks. I heard that we, the adults, are very willing to Set an example to accept military law, I heard yesterday that he took the initiative to lead a military stick punishment on the training ground... "
Saying that, pulling and pulling, Dax finally dragged Green back, almost dragging the old Green off the horse.
"...Okay, my Lord Green, don't be mad, I'm here to ask you to reimburse you for the activities you purchased before, hello... I paid a lot of money from my own pocket, you can't rely on me, I'm very poor, sigh, where can I find a good person like me who is loyal to his duties, and pays his own private pockets to handle official business... Hey, old mad dog, you have to say something, I can wait for your reimbursement, otherwise If so, I don't even have money for tomorrow's meal... Hey, don't be stern, give me something, give me something..."
…
The setting sun sets, the horizon is full of red clouds, and the evening of this originally desolate wildfire field is reflected a little red, as if full of vitality.
In the border town of Yehuo Town, a splendid horse slowly walked in through the slightly dilapidated gate of the town. When passing by the small circular square in the city gate, the man on the horse suddenly sighed faintly. tone.
Adeline wore a leather felt hat with the brim held low, revealing some golden hair on both sides. She was wearing men's clothing, exactly the one she wore when she "farewelled" to Xi Ya that day. At this moment, there was quite a bit of wind, frost and dust on her face, which was obviously the traces left by running around on horseback.
When she walked into this Wildfire Town, Adeline was obviously absent-minded. Looking at this town, she suddenly felt tangled in her heart...
(Here, where he grew up... )
Walking through this street, looking at the houses on both sides, looking at all kinds of pedestrians in different costumes, mercenaries and business travelers, Adeline's mind didn't know where to fly.
"When the time comes, get a house in Wildfire Town, raise a few horses, and let that guy from Dodoro perform magic, and we can form a circus..."
I suddenly remembered the voice of that cruel guy, and remembered the simple and honest smile on his face when he said these words that day—Damn, how did he get so fascinated by his mind back then that he actually thought that this bastard would be the one who could make him feel better? What about the man you rely on? !
Wildfire Town, alas, Wildfire Town... If we had not been chased back to the imperial capital, but had really come here with him, we would have bought a house here, have our own yard, and raised a few horses...
Perhaps, those days must be very happy.
Wildfire... Well, Wildfire is such a sad place.
A bitter smile appeared on Adeline's face.
This is not the first time she has gone out alone, at least after gaining some common sense, she has learned to make some changes in her attire.
At this moment, Adeline, who originally had beautiful long blonde hair, had been cut into short hair by herself, and was pressed with a broken felt hat. At the same time, her face was full of dust, and she also deliberately used some makeup. , making her face look more angular and more masculine. In addition to the men's robe, and her original Odin bloodline, her tall height, if you don't look carefully, it won't reveal too many flaws.
Adeline already knew very well that her beautiful appearance would be a source of many dangers for a girl who went out alone.
However, although she was aware of changing her outfit, after all, this princess of noble birth still lacked some experience in all corners of the world.
Just when she entered Wildfire Town absentmindedly, she did not notice that in the corner beside the city gate, a few coveted eyes were already staring at her!
A stranger who came to Wildfire Town Mountain... and was alone, without company. What's more, the burden on Adeline's horse was obviously made of high-grade fabrics. The bulging burden was obviously not only clothes, but also some other things... The hilt - the scabbard is also of the finest crocodile leather and inlaid with precious stones.
These are enough to attract prying eyes.
Under the night, several figures quietly followed Adeline all the way behind.
The war didn't seem to affect the prosperity of Wildfire Town. Even at night, the streets were full of people: drunkards who stumbled around, merchants in various clothes, and some prostitutes who were also dressed in alcohol. , and some are suspicious, standing in the corner talking in a low voice, not knowing what kind of shameful business they are doing... Occasionally, there are some majestic and polite mercenaries, carrying swords and weapons, holding their heads high on the street Walking up, he deliberately left his shirt open, exposing his strong muscles, leading the prostitutes who were soliciting business on both sides of the road, and occasionally cast a wink...
Under such circumstances, Adeline rode down the street into Wildfire Town.
just like…
It's like a little white rabbit walking into a wolf's den.
There are hotels on both sides of the street, but Adeline walked through two of them and saw the dirty shop from a distance, so she was a little bit discouraged.
After walking two streets, she finally stopped the horse in front of a shop with a wine glass sign.
Obviously, this is a complex store of a pub and a hotel.
The small sliding door at the entrance was half-open, and the red lights were shining inside, which formed a sharp contrast with the dark street outside. There were also lively and noisy voices coming from the door, including the shouting of drunkards, and others. The music of the maqin, and the cheerful rhythm of tap dancing...
The most important thing is that the signs and doors and windows of this shop are scrubbed clean.
Adeline pulled her hat, finally made a decision, dismounted and walked to the door of the shop.
A guy at the door immediately greeted her, took Adeline's horse over, and then guided her into the store.
This shop is not too big, but it makes Adeline feel a little familiar...
It seems that you have been here last time
Hmm, don't really remember.
There were more than a dozen tables in the store, and many customers were happily drinking with their glasses, laughing and laughing. Holding a violin in his hand, he was pulling it excitedly. Under his tune, many guests even stood on the table and danced happily, and some merchants hugged the prostitute and laughed and shouted unscrupulously. .
The one-eyed lyre-playing violinist had a full smile on his face, and when he grinned, he had golden teeth.
Looking at the golden tooth, she seemed to have touched a sad thing in Adeline's heart, and she immediately turned her head away.
Walking to the front of the bar, there stood a middle-aged old lady with a turban on her head, a waist with a thick bucket, a skirt of coarse cloth, and a bib full of stains. She was wiping a cloth in her hand. wine glass.
"Good night, young guest! Welcome to the One-Eyed Inn! What would you like? Honey, we have the best ale in Wildfire!"
The middle-aged aunt behind the bar smiled happily.
"I..." Adeline said, and immediately realized that her voice was too crisp, she lowered her voice, and deliberately whispered in a thick voice: "I haven't had dinner yet, what to eat?"
The middle-aged aunt behind the bar showed a strange smile from the corner of her eyes, looked at Adeline, and smiled happily: "Of course! There are still some stewed and rotten lamb tendons in the kitchen, and some fresh The soup made from the beans is thick and fragrant, hehe, I suggest you try it! The bean soup made by my Aunt Sofia is the most famous delicacy in Wildfire Town."
Aunt Sofia... The name made Adeline feel a little moved.
This name... It seems that I have heard it in the mouth of that turtle
She shook her head vigorously, then tried to force herself to push the shadow of the man out of her mind.
The enthusiastic Aunt Sofia quickly walked out from behind the bar and took Adeline to a table near the corner—the lively tables near the middle were all occupied by other guests.
Just as Adeline sat down, the store door was pushed open, and a few suspicious-looking guys walked in. After looking around at the door, these people aimed their eyes at Adeline in the corner, and then didn't move. He walked over sensibly, and sat at a table not far from Adeline. Two of them ran to the bar to ask for a few glasses of ale, which were divided among several people. They sat there, as if drinking casually. Every now and then, he glanced at Adeline's baggage.
Adeline looked at the cheerful customers in the store, the laughter around, as well as the hilarity and music, her originally cold heart seemed to be a little warmer.
She went out for a moment, right at this moment.
Snapped!
A plate was placed in front of her.
Adeline looked up, and the kind-hearted Aunt Sofia was already standing in front of her, placing a plate of steaming mutton stewed beans in front of her, and stuffed herself with a spoon. At the end came a large glass of ale.
"The wine is free." Aunt Sofia looked at Adeline with a smile: "Drinking a little less ale will not get you drunk, but will make you feel more comfortable. It seems that you are going to live here tonight, I Will make you a clean room upstairs - with hot bath water."
Adeline was about to say two words of thanks, but Aunt Sofia added as if nothing had happened: "You should be careful when you go out alone at a young age."
As he spoke, his eyes seemed to swept across the table next to him.
Unfortunately, Adeline didn't understand the meaning of this, she just nodded and said a few words of thanks.
Aunt Sofia pouted and walked back. When she was leaving, she seemed to mumble a few words, as if it was something like "true image".
Although Adeline was hungry, she had unlimited thoughts in her heart, so even though the plate of mutton stewed beans in front of her was really delicious, and Aunt Sofia's bean soup was also very fragrant... But she still put down the spoon after eating only half of it.
It was the big glass of ale, but she drank all of it without a drop.
The degree of this ale is very low, and there are some sweet aromas of wheat, but it is not too difficult to swallow.
But Adeline seldom drank after all. After drinking a glass of ale, her face turned a little red after a while.
Just when Adeline's eyes even started to lose focus, two of the people at the table next to them stood up, quietly pretending to watch the people in the middle dance, while quietly moving their footsteps towards the table. Adeline's desk leaned over.
One of them, with one hand behind his back, also had a short dagger hidden in his sleeve!
Adeline seemed to be a little confused - she was too tired, in fact she hadn't slept well for many days, and now she had eaten and drank a little bit of wine, sitting at the table, she began to feel a little dizzy, There wasn't even a gap to the point where the two guys almost stood over their desks.
One of the guys, turned his body sideways, used his body to block the outside gaze, and at the same time quietly turned the dagger, the blade was sharp!
At this moment, suddenly, the fat figure suddenly appeared beside the two of them like a ghost! A thick palm full of calluses gently grasped the wrist holding the dagger, and then seemed to shake it casually.
Dang!
The dagger fell to the ground, and this sound woke Adeline, who was dozing off a bit.
"An old child, don't bully others."
Aunt Sofia was still smiling, pinching the wrist of a thief, and said indifferently, "Didn't your boss teach you not to do business in my shop?"
The thief whose wrist was pinched by her was covered in sweat, his face turned pale from pain, and he reluctantly smiled, "Auntie... But, he is a foreigner, we understand the rules, but you can't touch the locals here. This kid…”
"Oh, that's it." Aunt Sofia seemed to smile more happily: "Then go back and tell your boss that the rules have changed from today. In my shop, whether it is local or foreign, it is not allowed. You do business. Understand?"
The thief bowed his head cleanly.
Aunt Sofia then let go of her hand, with a kind smile on her face: "You little Jack, you grew up drinking the bean soup I cooked, but you came to me to be naughty, okay, let's go, go back Time to rub some medicated oil on your wrists."
These thieves fled immediately—in Wildfire Town, anyone who really understands knows very well that this old lady in the tavern is not to be provoked!
Adeline sat there staring blankly! It took her a while to realize what just happened!
The dazzling dagger on the ground was lying at his feet!
"...Thank you, thank you, Sofia, Aunt Sofia." Adeline opened her mouth.
Aunt Sofia had already sat beside her and looked at Adeline with a smile in her eyes: "Okay, dear, it's all right now, you don't have to worry, no one will cause trouble here with me. "
With that, she picked up the dagger on the ground.
Adeline was a little scared: "They... want to kill me?"
"Kill you?" Aunt Sofia was stunned for a while, then laughed and shook her head: "No no no... Killing, they don't dare. They are just some children hanging out on the street, they don't dare to kill. Take this dagger , I just want to cut your burden and take the opportunity to steal something - of course, if you find out, I will use this dagger to threaten you, so that you don't dare to call for help."
As she said that, Aunt Sofia raised her hand and stroked Adeline's head gently—this action was a bit too intimate, but she seemed to be doing it very naturally, even Adeline herself. I didn't find this action abrupt.
"...It's really similar."
Aunt Sofia seemed to sigh in a low voice.
Then she smiled again: "Okay, my dear, it looks like you are exhausted, I have prepared the room above, and the quilts and sheets have just been cleaned today - you can go to rest first, later I'll bring the bath water to you..." Having said that, she lowered her voice and smiled: "Don't worry, the things in the room are very clean, I'll give you my niece's room, she's already married, the room It happened to be empty. I have never lived in this room for men who stink. I think a beautiful and lovely girl like you must be very clean."
Adeline's mouth opened wide immediately.
"Okay, don't be so surprised, my dear, this is Wildfire Town. Your makeup skills are only enough to deceive those little street thieves."
Having said that, Aunt Sofia looked at the plate in front of Adeline and frowned: "You have eaten too little, my child, eat more, or you will be hungry in the middle of the night. Oh, I remembered, you It must be a bad appetite, I still have some sauerkraut, but it's very appetizing, I'll get you a bowl right now."
Aunt Sofia immediately stood up and went behind the bar, busy with something...
At this moment, the sliding door of this tavern was pushed open again.
This time, a tall and straight figure walked in slowly outside the door!
The figure that came in was tall, with broad shoulders, a thick and majestic body, a narrow waist and long legs.
Seeing this figure, Adeline's eyes suddenly lit up! But after seeing the person coming, he immediately showed a disappointed expression...
But, and then, when the person who walked in took off the very low hat and flicked the dust on it, under the light, when I could see this person's face clearly... Adeline's face suddenly There was a terrified expression on his face! !
Her body shuddered fiercely, her face turned pale, and then she couldn't help shrinking into the corner, and quickly bent down!
The tall man at the door had a handsome face with rough eyebrows, a broad forehead, and a very masculine face, full of an angular feeling of power. But those pair of eyes are slender, adding a bit of wisdom and femininity to this supposedly rough face.
He was wearing a long gown, which looked very simple, but the belt around his waist was a rare and colorful snake skin! His brown-black hair was a little messy, but it showed a little more flying feeling.
The lips are very thin and the lip line is clear - such an appearance is generally the kind of person with a strong will!
Judging from his appearance, he is not very old, no more than thirty years old at most.
Standing at the door, this man smiled softly, the light shone on his face, and there was an indescribable sense of boldness and nobility in that smile!
"Excuse me, is Aunt Sofia here?"
This young man's voice does not seem to be loud, and his tone is quite calm, but there seems to be a sonorous metallic feeling in this voice, just like the killing spirit of a golden horse on the battlefield!
Such a gentle word, but strangely suppressed the noisy hustle and bustle of the audience, as well as the lively sound of the piano and dance steps!
Everyone in the audience, even those who danced happily in the middle, heard this sentence clearly in their ears! Every word is so clear! ! !
This young man seemed to be nothing more than a light, simple sentence, and the audience instantly became quiet!
He looked at everyone, and finally swept his eyes around, and landed on Aunt Sofia behind the bar. His eyes lit up immediately.
Aunt Sofia squinted at the young man, but her brows could not help but wrinkle slightly.
"It seems that you must be the esteemed Aunt Sofia." The young man stroked his chest with one hand, then bent down deeply to salute: "I am very honored to meet you. Maybe I should call you Aunt Sofia, but ... I think it's not your real name anyway, so we don't have to worry too much about the details of the address."
Aunt Sofia didn't say anything, just looked at the young man, from head to foot, from feet to head, and then sighed long: "Looking at you, you look like the bastard father who has eaten you. Alas... "
The young man didn't get angry at all, and smiled softly: "I saw your appearance, I knew that I didn't come here in vain... It didn't cost me an extra 1,400 miles of detour, and I ran away to death. Two of my favorite thoroughbred horses... After seeing you, I am finally sure that I have not run in vain this time. You are as good as my father said, an outstanding strong man."
"Hmph..." Aunt Sofia snorted: "You came here just to look at me?"
The young man bent down again, and this time, his actions were more respectful: "I was originally going to the west, but just before I set off, my father told me something and asked me to take a detour to Wildfire Town. , I made a special trip to see you. Dear Aunt Sofia, I brought my father's most sincere greetings... He said, for an old friend like you, he would have liked to come and visit an old friend in person. But, because everyone He knows the reason well, so it is not convenient for him to come in person, so he can only ask me to bring greetings to him."
Having said this, after a pause, the young man continued: "Besides, my father asked me to bring a question to ask you..."
"Problem?" Aunt Sofia curled her lips: "Your bastard father, do you have any questions for me?"
"Offended... The following is my father's original words. He told me that he must let me tell you a good word and convey it to you as it is." After speaking, the young man straightened his body, raised his head, and looked at Aunt Sofia, coldly. He shouted: "Sophie, I heard that you expelled my soldiers in Wildfire Town! Are you doing this to break the rule of not fighting against the world? I hope you don't try to touch my bottom line again. , otherwise, you should understand that I want you guys to break the contract before anyone else!"