After the heavy snow fell in the Demon Moon, the Chishui River became the only passable road in the entire Western Region.
Compared with the small sailboats that were taken before, the "Lionheart" is much more spacious and can accommodate a simple kitchen, so you can eat hot food even while driving.
His bedroom is naturally the independent single room where the Duke originally lived. It is located at the stern, similar to the poop of a sea ship. Through the window, you can see the constantly flowing river and the ice floes drifting by from time to time.
"My lord, the egg soup you want," the knight brought the crock and china bowl to his room.
"It's hard work," Pei Luo nodded. "You also sit down and drink a bowl to warm up your body."
Since His Royal Highness sent all the knights of the other four families to Border Town and told them that they would not accept the redemption, the first thing those nobles did was to send the family members of the knights along with them. The vacated land was either Recruit new knights, or simply eat it yourself.
Only the Honeysuckle family did not suffer too many losses in this war. Instead, they grew rapidly through the acting Changsong Fortress. Now they have stably overtaken the four major families, and they also have a relatively complete team of knights. The knight Seth beside him is a member of the team. Although he is not as well-known as Dawn Morning Light, he can be regarded as one of the more outstanding young knights.
"Yes," he smiled, lifted the lid of the crock pot, and poured the soup for Pei Luo, "but... Sir, are you really okay with this?"
"You mean the witch?"
"Well, although the church was burnt down, it's not difficult to build another one. The church will return to the west one day. As long as you put all the responsibility on the fourth prince, they won't say anything. But you are in front of the people. Saving a witch and arresting the believers of the church..." The knight hesitated, "This is tantamount to blatantly opposing the church."
"Since it's not difficult to build another one, why is that place still in ruins?" Peiro blew on the fragrant egg soup, "The church will not return to the west again."
Seth blinked, as if he didn't quite believe the conclusion.
When the heat of the egg soup subsided a little, he took a sip and exhaled a white breath with satisfaction, "As a custodian, the most important thing is to understand the true intention of the person in charge. His Royal Highness promotes education in the fortress and enables training in Border Town. The new recruits and the dramas with obvious meaning are obviously to minimize the influence of the church. Since I became the manager of the fortress because of His Highness, I naturally have to follow his will to govern the fortress. If I don’t come out, I’m afraid he will immediately replace me with someone else.” Pei Luo shrugged, “It’s only a matter of time before the church is rebuilt. The masons and carpenters should have been warned. Even if there are believers who want to build their own, the rats will let these people. Can't work."
"But the Church"
"Since His Royal Highness has done this, it means that he will not be afraid of the church's retaliation at all, or he has the confidence to keep the church out of the door. If they can set foot in the West again, it can only mean that His Highness has failed. If he fails, It is impossible for me to sit on the main seat of the fortress castle anymore, you should be able to understand this truth."
"Do you think the fourth prince can defeat the army of the church?" Seth asked in surprise.
"Who knows," Peiro shook his head with a smile, "A year ago, I'm afraid no one thought he could resist Duke Ryan's Knights." He got up and raised the pot, "I'll go see that little girl. , she might be hungry too."
…
The girl's name is White Paper.
There is no doubt that only a vagabond would use such a random name.
Since she got on the ship, she has stayed in the cabin below deck without saying a word, even though her fingers are red from the cold and her whole body is shaking, she has not said a word. To be on the safe side, Pei Luo also put the lock of divine punishment on her. After all, no matter how His Highness preached that witches were no different from ordinary people, he would not completely believe that such people with incredible power would really be like ordinary people even once. Unintentional actions can cause harm to oneself.
"Why don't you lie in the quilt?" Peiro pointed to the hammock suspended in one section of the cabin. The cabin space is limited. Sailors generally sleep in the suspended hammock, which is wrapped with hessian quilt. It is not very comfortable, but at least it can be Keep warm.
"It'll get dirty," she whispered.
"A sailor can't be cleaner than you." He found a reasonably dry place to sit down. "This journey will take three days. Are you going to sit like this all the time? I'm afraid you're going to die before you reach Border Town. on the way."
"Border Town?" Bai Zhi was stunned.
"Didn't I tell you? Go to a place suitable for witches to live in." Peiro opened the jar, "Come and finish the hot soup, then lie down on the hammock."
This time, the girl didn't refuse. It could be seen that she was really hungry. She picked up the crock and drank directly, not afraid of burning her tongue.
Pei Luo shook her head. Her body was as thin as a monkey. The dirt on her hair had solidified. Where did the clothes come from? There were several holes in it. No difference.
"Who's that boy protecting you?" he asked. "Your homeless friend?"
"Sheya, he... often brings us... something to eat." Bai Zhi swallowed the soup, stuck out his tongue, and said vaguely, "As long as I leave with you, you... won't catch him, right? He No... a witch."
"Of course," Peiro said with an expressionless face, "he doesn't matter at all." He was a little surprised by the words he often brought with him. There are very few such people in the slums. The lack of food led to the incident of mutual robbing. It happens that when you can't survive yourself, how can you be in the mood to care about others. And the name Snake Teeth... quite a bit like the style of a mouse.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but ask one more question, "Do we have other witches besides you as you said just now?"
"No," Bai Zhi shook his head, "Everyone is an orphan nearby."
This made Pei Luo feel a little relieved, "What's the matter with that old magic stick talking about using his abilities to remove snow? This is the first time I've seen a witch who dares to use her abilities in front of everyone."
"Snake tooth proposed, he said that I can help the residents to quickly remove the snow from the roof, and at the same time exchange for some food, so that everyone will not be hungry. Drama theaters play witch stories all day long, and now people are not afraid of witches. , as long as I am willing to do it, he will go to those adults to negotiate."
It turns out that Pei Luo couldn't help but twitch his mouth. This guy is quite interesting. He knows how to make good use of the resources in his hands, but he underestimates the influence of the church. "Then have you exchanged food?"
"Well..." Bai Zhi lowered his head, "I swept three roofs, and one of them kicked me out, and the other two gave me half a piece of bread and a pancake. But when it came to the fourth..."
When he met the hateful old woman, Pei Luo patted her on the head, "Have a good rest after drinking, and I will send someone to inform you when it's time for dinner."
Three days later, the Lionheart arrived at the border town pier.
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