In the midst of heavy snow and thick clouds, a horse-drawn carriage with no signs appeared in the snow and drove into the town of Bette, on the western outskirts of Molhausk.

More than a dozen stern-looking mercenaries slowly followed beside the carriage,

This is a very remote town, the whole town is on a yellow sandy ground, in the middle of the square is an old temple built in the Ikadiwa era, as a testimony to that era, the solid stone walls, because of hundreds of years of wind and rain, left large and small pits in the solid walls,

Hearing the pleasant sound of the huqin from the roadside tavern, a middle-aged mercenary beside the carriage glanced enviously at the bright yellow light shining from the tavern,

The tongue licked the dry and cold lips, but the hand holding the horse's reins still did not mean to stop

Hunger and cold made the faces of these mercenaries unhealthy pale, but their eyes swept around them were still full of vigilance, and they were sharp enough to make all those who tried to spy on the carriage feel worried.

The formation of a dozen mercenaries looks loose, but experienced warriors can see that these guys are by no means just ordinary mercenaries,

This is the instinct formed by the people who are responsible for guarding important people all year round, their formations change according to the direction, always blocking the view of any person who might look directly at the carriage, and if anyone wants to attack the carriage located inside from a distance, they must step over the corpse of a person, this is a group of men who defend the carriage with their lives

Along the way, many people who tried to probe this carriage were blocked by this invisible momentum

The leader of the mercenaries at the forefront was a middle-aged man of about 40 years old, wearing a copper helmet inlaid with hard leather, the top of the helmet was decorated with red feathers, a pair of strong and powerful hands appeared under the shoulders of the black leather armor, jet-black curls were exposed from both sides of the helmet, and under the two well-proportioned long eyebrows, there was a pair of pupils that were like white and blue, which looked deep and resolute, and thick eyelashes made his gaze like a light bulb flickering in the dark, with a faint killing aura, which made people see that this was an outstanding general

"Captain Tetriggs"

The window curtain of the carriage behind him opened a small corner, and a dull and hoarse male voice came from inside, "In order to speed up the journey, you haven't rested for 2 days, and it snows so hard tonight, even if you are in a hurry, you can't go far, it's better to rest on the spot for one night, everyone rest and then move on"

"Yes, head, the wind and snow are too heavy tonight, if you insist on hurrying, I'm afraid that you will get lost in the snow" Next to the middle-aged mercenary, a thin young mercenary leaned over and said in a low voice,

He has a handsome melon seed face, very fair skin, and a tall posture in the dark night, which also gives people a feeling of tension and strength, and is the favorite type of young man of the noble lady of the upper class, and a scar like an earthworm at the corner of his eyebrows completely destroys this handsome and extraordinary face, but also makes this delicate face a little more hideous that belongs to a warrior

"My lord, the wind and snow are too big, and there is a high possibility of getting lost," another mercenary echoed in a low voice

"Getting lost is indeed a problem" The middle-aged mercenary looked around with blazing eyes, hesitated for a moment before nodding, "Okay, Teddy, you go to the front and have a look, and find a place for everyone to stay"

There was a cheer from the mercenaries behind him,

It's just a meaningless town, like most of Vekia's towns in winter, and at night, all the townspeople hide in their warm homes, except for the taverns that host the caravan, and in the quiet snow, you can only hear the ruts crushing against the hard loess road, making a low creaking sound

The emaciated young mercenary just now couldn't wait to leave the queue and run towards a place in front of him where the lights were still on such a cold night, and where the town's inn was often located

The snow was too heavy tonight, and the snow rolled up by the cold wind almost blocked the view from 20 meters ahead, which was a very dangerous sign, and in the cold northern nights, heavy snow often revealed a light cold moon, this faint white silver glow is called "lost light"

It is the most feared thing of all travelers who are on their way through the snow, and some travelers who have been shrouded in this light for a long time will be blinded by the reflection of the snow.

Soon, the mercenary who had gone to investigate couldn't wait to run back

"There's a tavern in front of the tavern with hot rye wine," the young mercenary's voice shouted almost in a cheerful tone, and from the smiling face, you could see how excited he was,

"Speed up to the tavern in front" The middle-aged mercenary waved his hand to the carriage behind him, a pleasant smile appeared on his face, to be able to drink a hot rye beer in such a cold deep winter, it was simply the most comforting enjoyment in the world

Pushing open the wooden door of the tavern, the smell of hot wine immediately came to the face, bringing a kind of warmth from the heart to the traveler in the depths of winter.

Tetriggs' keen gaze habitually swept towards the corner of the tavern, and none of the assassins would sit in the most lively center of the tavern, and most of them would be like shadows in the dark, quietly curling up in a corner, waiting for others to stab a despicable blow when others were not looking

"Let's just sit in the east corner, right across from the door, and you can see that everyone in the tavern has plenty of time to react no matter what happens."

Dale William's figure followed behind Tetriggs,

The old man's face was a little haggard, but his eyes were still like a torch, enough to ignite everyone's enthusiasm, full of resolute eyebrows, thick and straight, like two sharp swords, I could vaguely see the extraordinary demeanor of the year,

This is a character who has experienced ups and downs, and even in the face of any difficulties, he will never lower the corners of his eyebrows.

From Paravendo, Morhausk, running for two days and two nights in a row, and constantly beware of assassinations from all forces, even the iron beaten people can't stand it, let alone this 60-year-old man full of kingdom responsibilities

A dozen people sat down in the corner of the tavern, and hot rye wine was delivered to the long table,

"Come, for a safe journey, everyone toast"

Except for the knight chief Tetriggs, who only took a small sip cautiously and carefully, the other guard knights who pretended to be mercenaries couldn't wait to raise their wine glasses and drink it, the hot and spicy ale poured down their throats, and the knight's pale face quickly became ruddy, as if even the cold on his body was invisible

"My lord, you can drink some too, go and get rid of the cold on your body" Tetriggs pushed the ale in front of Dale William "My subordinates have tasted it, and this glass of wine does not have any poison"

"It's really hard for you this time" Dale William pushed back the ale wine handed over, and said apologetically, "Drinking is wrong, since I was assassinated by poisoned wine that year, I swore never to drink again"

"Who dares to poison alcohol and assassinate adults" Tetriggs' face was slightly stunned, 30 years ago, he was just a little boy wielding a sword and cutting a stake, naturally it is impossible for him to hear about the big event that changed the entire pattern of Kyoto

"It's nothing, it's all about the past" Dale William smiled indifferently at the corner of his mouth, the years are like knives, the person in charge of the year is no longer there, and a grievance has long since turned into a cloud of smoke

At this time, the door of the tavern was pushed open from the outside, and several more people walked in from the gate, and the air in the tavern suddenly stopped

"Woman, such a beautiful woman"

The half-drunk drunkards opened their mouths wide, their raised glasses stopped in mid-air, still dripping from the white foam on their filthy cuffs

"How could it be her? how could she be here?"

Teterriggs heard a slightly distracted whisper from beside him, and seemed to be unable to hide his surprise at the appearance of that woman, even if he was as calm as Lord Dale William

A fat man dressed in ordinary clothes and a woman as cold as snow, plus a few guards with fierce expressions, such a combination is easy to be regarded as a nobleman who comes late at night, these people always like to bring a few guards, and then swagger through the market, which is not uncommon in Ruierdian, where the martial arts are at its peak, but in Vecchia, this is the first time I have seen it

"What a flower on cow dung" Tetriggs paused on the cold woman, the corners of his mouth pursed slightly, but he quickly became nervous, because the fat man's gaze swept over the tavern, and he walked towards this side without hesitation, and a knight tried to stand up to stop it, but before he could stand up, he was stopped by Dale William's wave

"It's an honor to meet Your Excellency here" Before the fat man walked to the side, the old and dignified Dale William had already stood up, his face was solemn as if he was about to drip water, and he saluted respectfully to the oncoming fat man,

This startled Tetriggs next to him, yes, he saw Dale William saluting the fat man, and it was the kind of right hand salute that the inferior person saluted the superior,

It was the salute of the Minister of War of Rui Erdian, which undoubtedly showed that the identity of the fat man on the other side was enough to make a big man like Dale William feel honored

"Not an honor, but I've been waiting for you"

The fat man smiled at the corner of his mouth, and stretched out his right hand to Dale William enthusiastically and said, "Since Your Excellency entered my Vikia, I have been waiting here for a whole day."

"Your Excellency is waiting for me?" Dale William's face turned slightly pale, no one can face such a compliment as the Vekia Falcon and be calm, the rumor that the falcon's claws will never fall into thin air is not an empty word, it is piled up with the bones of countless heroes, compared with these galloping times, Dale William also has to admit that he is "old".