Chapter 108: "The Father and the Son"
Vidia originally just mentioned it casually, but he didn't want to see Greene in front of him almost panicked in an instant.
According to common sense, the owner of a hotel, the businessman who travels from the north to the south has seen so much, and he will not be frightened by a half-sized man.
But Ge Lin seemed to be unable to hide things today, and he said in a slur manner:
"Master Jose...... He, he's going to train rookie equestrians today, and he won't be back until later, hasn't he told you?"
As soon as Greene's words fell, Vidia placed the glass in her hand flat on the table.
"My father always took me with him to train in horsemanship. Where the hell did he go?"
The tavernkeeper's face was dripping with a cold sweat, and he tried to open his mouth several times, but he couldn't get a word out of it.
In the end, a strong man stood up in the tavern, and said a little drunkly:
"Vidia, why bother with a wine seller? I'll tell you the truth! Lord José drank again last night, saying that he wanted to get a new set of armor and follow the merchants north to participate in the Northern Expedition, and before leaving, he told the boss again and again, saying that he must not tell you about it. I can see that you don't want your father to go north......"
The drunk was still chattering on the wooden shelf at the bar, but Vidia had no desire to continue listening to him.
He patted the drunkard on the shoulder with all his might, and then ran out of the tavern.
He ran faster than the wind.
Citizens walking on the street commented.
It's just that the wind that quickly swept through the streets and city roads, but I didn't see the scene when I turned back.
The drunkard closed his mouth as soon as he saw him leave the tavern, and jumped up from the bar as if he had never drunk a drop of wine.
"Boss, the work is done, give the money?"
And the bar owner in front of him swept away the crampedness of the party, and opened his mouth to complain to the drunk:
"I said, you're pretending to be too much, aren't you afraid that this kid will be suspicious? I can only waive half of your wine money tonight, do you like it?"
It's just that although the shopkeeper's tone is a little gloomy, there is a bit of worry in his eyes.
Knight, don't complain about old Green's tongue...... In this time of chaos, not only the legions of the empire need you, but His Majesty the Emperor needs you, and this free city is not only a battle-hardened person like you.
But it was said that Vidia had already rushed out of the city at this time.
Although the caravan set out half a day earlier, it was not easy to drag the goods out of the door, and Vidia followed the path that the caravan had walked through, and after a while he saw the shadows of several carriages.
But the merchant who led the team said that at first he saw a horse coming from a distance in the distance, and thought that he had bumped into a knight from somewhere else and wanted to take their convoy to the front line to serve allegiance.
When he was thinking about the gains and losses, he saw the person on horseback clearly.
Harm, I can't see it clearly from a distance, I only know that he has a bow and a sword, but I didn't expect it to be a half-sized boy who hasn't grown up.
The merchant gave his subordinates a look, and wanted to arrange for someone to go to the boy's way, but what he didn't expect was that the boy on horseback only looked at his caravan a little, and then flashed away, leaving no trace.
Just as he was wondering, the boy suddenly spoke to one of the knights who had come with him.
"Vidia, why did you come along?"
The first to speak was the knight on a black horse, a person who looked quite heroic, but after seeing this child, he didn't have a fight at all.
"Where are you going?"
The boy named Vidia gasped for a moment and asked.
The merchant somewhat understood that this was not the knight's lord's family matter, so he simply turned his eyes elsewhere.
The carriages of the caravan were loaded with winter clothes made of furs, and they could not earn a few dollars to transport goods for His Majesty's soldiers, and if something happened along the way, they would have to take all this money, but they didn't dare not care.
The way Jose Knights look today is called Vedia, and it's a little indistinguishable.
José has always been keen to ride a white horse, even after his horse was given to someone else, when choosing a horse, he always chose a horse with white or occasional white spots, but today it is rare to ride a pure black horse.
Even the style of the armor on his body was changed from silver chain mail to black scale armor, and if it weren't for the person who was extremely impressed by Knight José, I am afraid that he would not even recognize who he was.
"You shouldn't have asked me that question. ”
Knight Jose sighed and replied, "The Empire is at war again, so how can I really let it go?"
"But you said that the empire will definitely not be able to win this war!"
Vidia pursed her lips, which were a little blue from the cold, and said loudly.
The knight, of course, was startled by this transgression, and he glanced around him vigilantly, and after being sure that no one was staring at them, he lowered his voice and spoke:
"Are you crazy? How dare you say such an inappropriate thing. ”
Vidia also sensed that what she said was a little impatient, so she exhaled, and then said with some slurring.
"If you want to be loyal to your country, then I can't do it...... But Valuno can't afford to lose his commander at this time, and I can't watch my own father die......"
"I have given all the guards in the town to Mönggo, he is still young, but he is also a man of courage and noble birth, and I am relieved that Valuno has entrusted him with his management. ”
"What about you, father, I confess that you have been a very good knight until now...... But even a character like you can't withstand the ravages of time. Your knees simply can't support you in such heavy armor anymore. Just putting it on is a disaster. If you really feel that you have an obligation to the Empire, then why don't you call me there?"
"You're too young...... Besides......"
Knight Jose seemed to be startled by what Vidia said, and found a reason for it with some surprise.
Vidia, however, enumerated her reasons with some confidence.
"You've recommended it before, I should take a walk around the bigger battlefield. ”
"You're too young, you haven't even killed anyone, how can you be qualified to participate in such a war?"
"I remember Master Marcus saying that when you first joined the army, you were not yet what I am now. ”
"That doesn't make sense, to call a half-year-old child to serve a knight in the prime of life. ”
"First of all, the Empire has not issued a letter telling you to go to the front, and secondly, I can be your screed and go with you, which is no problem. ”
The José knight looked at the sky with some embarrassment.
"I don't have much to teach you. ”
"Then I'll have to follow you. You may not remember, but I haven't forgotten that Master Marcus has already canonized me as a knight, and now that I am in partnership with you, you have no right to refuse me. ”
Yes, according to the existing feudal decrees of the Empire, this is true.
Although Vidia was still a wandering knight without a fiefdom, he was essentially on the same level as his father, Knight Jose.
What's more, his canonization is not José, which legally cuts off José's right to command him.
This is still the knowledge that Conan gave him, at the beginning, he just told this matter casually to Ke Nan and listened to it, but he didn't expect Conan to add to him as if he was telling a joke.
"Oh, now the laws of the Empire are in favor of your rebellion. ”
A father and son rode side by side on horseback, each with their own thoughts.
The caravan was moving slowly, but it was much faster than theirs, and after a short chat, they were left far behind.
Knight José seemed to weigh it for a long time, and finally after looking at the bow and arrows on Vedia's back, he made up his mind and said:
"Well, since this is your destiny, then I can't stop it anymore, you want to become a real knight, okay, then I'll give you this chance!"
"Catch up with my horse!"
No sooner had than the words of the knight of José reached Vidia's ears when the man rushed out like a wound arrow.
There is no time to prepare or reply to the language. Vidia stiffly grabbed the doubts in his heart, and the mouth that was about to open to ask questions, and whipped the horse under his crotch fiercely.
"Drive!"
Both father and son are masters in equestrianism.
Jose Knights have been practicing for many years, but Vidia is naturally good at it, so there is no result between the two in terms of technical competition.
Although the Jose knight has the advantage of being the first to strike, Vedia can also follow closely behind him, and besides, Vedia is still a child, and the load on the horses is lighter, and he is not wearing armor like the Jose knight, so in terms of speed, Vedia quickly caught up.
Finally, when turning a bend in the path, for some reason, the horse of the Rider of José suddenly stalled, and in a moment, the body of Vedia's horse stepped over the half of the body of the Rider of Jose.
But before Vedia could look at his father's face triumphantly, a few variables were born out of thin air.
A spear stabbed straight into Vidia's waist, and it was none other than Knight José.
And judging from the timing of Jose's knight's shot, this is almost an unavoidable blow.
Vedia only had time to stop his horse, and then fell heavily off his horse.
But the moment he fell out, his heart was much more stable.
There was no tip on the lance, just a smooth stick that knocked him off his horse, and it wasn't really trying to shoot him off.
He took the opportunity to roll on the ground at the moment of his fall, and hid behind the side of his horse.
Since the Jose Cavaliers are going to have a competition with him, they might as well do a full set of plays.
Vedia endured a sharp pain in her waist and drew several bows and arrows from the side of her horse.
Being short also has the advantage of being short, at least when he leans over behind his horse, Knight José can't observe Vidia's state.
He can only make a choice based on his combat experience.
If you bypass Vedia's horse from the side, you can get a better view, but you also expose your position to the range of your son's bow and arrows.
Knowing a son is like a father, although the José knight did not fully accompany Vidia's childhood, he still knows him.
What's more, this scene also seems familiar.
The José knight has reason to believe that if a blow can't make his precious son lose his fighting spirit, then only a counterattack awaits him.
But if he just froze in place, then Jose's advantage of making the first move would disappear again, and when Vedia came to his senses, the choice was up to him whether to mount his horse again or retreat to a relatively safe position to shoot arrows.
If this is really on the battlefield, the José knight naturally has his own way, but now it is just a fighting game with a child, and he is naturally not good to really fight his son to the death.
However, while he was stunned, Vidia's mind kept running at high speed.
When it comes to the art of fighting on horseback, even if he trains for another ten years, he can't easily defeat his father, so it has become an option to climb on horseback and continue to fight with his father as a cavalryman.
Then there is only one option left for him.
Vidia slowly got up from behind the horse, stared at the dead spot above the horse's back with her eyes, and then stepped back step by step with her bow and arrow in both hands.
Waiting for the knight to appear in his field of vision, he jerked loose of his bowstring and turned around and ran into the woods beside the road.
There was no time to check the results of that arrow, and while he chose to shoot the arrow, he also exposed his position and state to the rider.
And the José knight is by no means in vain.
Almost at the same moment as the sound of the bowstring sounded, the sound of the "Tata" of the war horse trampling the ground surrounded Vedia's ears.
From the middle of the path to the nearest woods, it was only seven or eight meters away, but at the moment it was long and a little desperate.
If it was another enemy, he would inevitably try to turn back and fight back, using the sword in his hand to fight for a chance to survive.
But now Vidia didn't dare to turn back.
It's not that he lacks courage, but that he has a clear idea of his own strength.
In the fight against different degrees of the enemy, the means of confrontation that can be chosen are different.
For his father, such an action as looking back and counterattacking, José Knight can prevent it with his eyes closed.
The tree in front of me slowly approached, and the sound of horses' hooves gradually became louder.
Only one voice rang out in Vidia's heart, and in the last moment, it even faintly drowned out the sound of the horse's hooves.
"Run! faster, faster!"
In the final moment, Vidia's running seemed to be faster than in her life.
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