Two days later, in the morning.
Gray, Caroline, Ellis, and Bernal left the castle on horseback, followed by Lord Lynde and more than a dozen elite castle soldiers.
Gray rides a black war horse and wears gray and white riding clothes.
The top is made of leather, double-breasted, close to the body, and has the Fergus family crest on the cuffs.
The trousers are also made of leather. They are very loose in the crotch and thighs, but gradually tightened under the knees and trouser legs. This design is very convenient for riding.
This riding suit was made by the castle tailor in the past two days. With his current status in the castle, he can satisfy any request as long as it is not too excessive.
Caroline rides a white war horse and wears a pale white riding suit. Her tight-fitting top shows off her beautiful curves, and her two slender legs are even more slender against the backdrop of the jodhpurs.
Ellis rides a black and white horse and wears a golden riding uniform. Bernal rides a brown war horse and wears a black riding uniform. Both of them have long golden hair and what can be called handsome faces. The aristocratic temperament was immediately revealed.
A group of more than ten people left the castle and arrived near Fergus City Gate along the city's streets, which were spacious enough for two horses and carriages to ride side by side.
Here, there are already dozens of people waiting.
Among these dozens of people, the most peripheral ones were soldiers dressed in soldier uniforms who were responsible for protecting the safety of these people.
In the middle, there are twelve young men and women also wearing riding attire, seven men and five women. The masculine temperament is noble and the feminine temperament is elegant. Against the background of the riding attire, they look very noble.
Seeing the arrival of Gray and his party, twelve people headed by two people came forward to greet them.
These are the first two people, one of whom is a young man with light brown hair and a height of just over 1.7 meters. He is Ian Ricardo of the Ricardo family.
The other person also has light brown hair, but she is a girl.
The girl is just over 1.6 meters tall and should be about the same age as Gray. She has fair skin and long light brown hair tied back by hairpins, hanging down to her waist.
Under the sky blue riding clothes, she has already begun to take shape, as well as a pair of slender long legs that are very eye-catching.
This is a girl who is no less beautiful than Caroline.
"Master Bernal, Master Ellis, and Miss Caroline, you are here."
Ian greeted the three Bernal people and introduced them.
"Let me introduce to you, this is my sister Thea Ricardo."
"This is my brother Gray."
Bernal also introduced Gray and these noble children to each other.
"Gray, this is Ian Ricardo from the Ricardo family, this is Thea Ricardo from the Ricardo family, this is Jeff Ward from the Ward family, this is..."
When Bernal introduced Gray's identity, more than a dozen aristocratic children couldn't help but look at Gray, with inquiry and curiosity in their eyes.
Although they have never met Gray, they have obviously heard about Gray. Although he is an illegitimate son, he is the illegitimate son that Viscount Fergus likes.
Some time ago, after the other party was assassinated, Viscount Fergus became furious and wiped out all rats in the territory. This was enough to show how much Viscount Fergus valued the other party.
Especially some of the disciples who had vaguely heard of some "noble title speculation" were extremely enthusiastic, because the person in front of them might be their "object of allegiance" in the future.
"I've met Master Gray."
"Hello, Master Gray."
Therefore, when Bernal introduced them, they all greeted Gray very politely.
"Hello!"
Gray responded with a smile.
After reuniting, a large group of people began to move toward their destination, Shipolin.
Shipolin is a forest that spreads for more than ten miles in the territory of Fergus Viscount, about seven or eight miles away from Fergus City.
Within the forest, you can occasionally see some rocky hillsides, so it is called the Stone Slope Forest.
Before the Fergus family was given this territory, large beasts such as tigers and bears were often encountered in the forest. In winter, hungry beasts often left the forest and attacked nearby villages.
However, after the Fergus family took charge of this territory, they have cleared this woodland several times. The large beasts have basically been cleared away, leaving only some small animals such as hares and pheasants.
After a journey of seven or eight miles, the group rode horses for a leisurely walk. They walked for half an hour before arriving at Shipo Forest.
After arriving at Shipo Forest, everyone dismounted and tied their horses outside the forest. Along with the four Grays, a total of 16 nobles began to hunt in groups of three or five.
A group of people joined the guards, dozens of them in total. The movement of moving together was too great, so they needed to be divided into groups.
Bernal and Ellis were invited and had already formed teams with the aristocratic children they were familiar with. The remaining Gray and Caroline decided to form a team together.
"Miss Caroline, Master Gray, I wonder if I can join your team."
At this moment, a beautiful girl came over and greeted the two of them.
The girl is wearing a light blue horse costume. She is Thea Ricardo of the Ricardo family.
"Okay, there just happen to be a few people."
Caroline nodded and agreed, and Gray naturally had no objection, so the three of them formed a team, with quivers on their backs and bows and arrows in their hands, they chose a direction and began to enter the forest.
At the same time, Lord Linde followed the three men with four soldiers.
Seeing Lord Linde leaving, some of the nobles looked slightly surprised.
Lord Linde mingled among the soldiers, and even his clothes were no different from those of ordinary soldiers. Even at first, they did not recognize him as Lord Linde.
However, many of them had met Lord Linde, and they quickly recognized Lord Linde among the soldiers. Some people wanted to come forward to say hello to Lord Linde, but were directly stopped by Lord Linde with a wave of his hand. .
Guessing that Lord Linde was probably on a guard duty, they gave up, but their eyes were secretly paying attention, wanting to see who Lord Linde was guarding.
Now, seeing Lord Linde leaving with Gray and the other three, he couldn't help but have speculations in his mind.
It is obviously impossible to protect Miss Caroline, so that means Lord Linde was sent to protect Master Gray.
"Does the Viscount value this illegitimate son more than Master Bernal?"
Some noble children couldn't help but secretly think in their hearts.
Although there was an assassination incident last time, it was too much of a gesture to be protected by a high-ranking blood warrior with a title.
Bernal also noticed Lord Linde leaving. There was a look in his eyes, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
"I heard that Master Gray is now a low-ranking blood warrior?"
A total of eight people in Gray's group went deep into the forest. Thea showed a strong interest in Gray. While groping into the forest, she asked Gray in a low voice.
Because the distance was too close, there was even a faint fragrance coming from the other party's body. I don't know whether it was the fragrance of a woman or the fragrance of some kind of fragrant powder.
"Well, we just arrived not long ago!"
Gray nodded and replied casually.
Normally, he would be quite happy to be shown interest by such a beautiful girl, but now, he has no idea of being happy at all. The occasion is really wrong.
If you pay careful attention, you will find that his eyes are looking around vigilantly.
Vigilant, yes indeed vigilant, he was not looking for prey, but looking for possible dangers.
He had been on guard since two days ago. In his opinion, Bernal's hunting invitation did not have any good intentions, so he rejected it as soon as he heard the invitation. .
Unfortunately, Viscount Fergus finally made the decision, and he had no choice but to follow.
Fortunately, with Lord Linde, a high-ranking blood warrior, there is finally some guarantee in terms of safety.
Unless the assassin was a fierce blood warrior or several high-ranking blood warriors, Lord Linde should be able to hold on until the other groups of guards arrived.
"He actually became a low-level blood warrior in one year. He is much more powerful than my big brother. My idiot brother actually took three years to become a low-level blood warrior."
Thea said with wonder on her beautiful face.
Born into a baron family, although he will not be short of basic food and drink expenses, he does not have the opportunity to practice blood magic.
After all, if you want to learn the blood method, you need to use the blood beast essence plus medicine to implant the blood. The blood beast essence and the matching medicine are extremely precious. The Ricardo family obviously does not want to invest so much in a woman.
"Your eldest brother is already pretty good too!"
Still on guard, Gray spoke.
There is no flattery in this statement. Blood law cultivation, qualifications and resources are all indispensable, and resources account for a huge share of them.
The cultivation conditions of the Ricardo family are naturally not as good as those of the Fergus family. For example, it is definitely impossible to supply blood like blood beast blood once a month.
Bernal can become a low-level blood warrior in two years when the resources are relatively abundant. Ian Ricardo can become a low-level blood warrior in three years when the resources are not abundant. They should be similar in terms of talent.
rustle!
Suddenly, there was movement in the bushes ahead, and Gray's eyes narrowed and he was cautious.
However, they saw a brightly colored pheasant running out of the bushes in panic, probably alerted by the movement of Gray and the others.
This pheasant is covered in bright red, blue, and green feathers and is quite plump. This may be due to the lack of natural enemies and sufficient food.
Although there are hidden dangers, they are here to hunt after all, so it is impossible not to take action after seeing the prey.
Uh-huh!
Gray took the arrow, bent the bow, and the arrow shot out like a black shadow.
puff!
The arrow struck down powerfully, passing through the pheasant's back, penetrating straight down, and even partially pierced into the ground.
The whole pheasant was directly stuck in place, unable to break free. It struggled twice, but it made no sound.
(End of chapter)