Chapter 17: Awakening

Awakened

"First question: the one who drugged the king on the bed is you!" Zhao Mian used his loud words to sober up all the people who were stunned in this plot beyond everyone's imagination, and in an instant, Zhao Mian was surrounded by the army - but unexpectedly, no one pulled out their weapons and swords to face each other.

"What you're talking about, I don't know at all. The other party looked at the cold sword in front of him, and retreated back with some fear, but Zhao Mian gently pulled Grossag, leaving a little wound on his neck that had just flowed blood, and he trembled and stopped leaning back, "You guys, don't you hurry up and kill him!"

The soldiers looked at each other, as if they were waiting for an order, but some of them pulled out their weapons with a kind of wicked smile - the sound of scabbards and blades clashing made all the soldiers jerk out their weapons.

"Don't be nervous, gentlemen, if it's frightening to you, I'll take it out into the open space. Zhao Mian grabbed Grima's neck at his side, and the cold of the metal made him shiver when he touched the scar, "I'm just here to seek an answer, if it's not necessary, I don't want to take the life of anyone here." ”

"So, how do we understand your infiltration of Medusi?" asked Iomer, who was not far away, in a loud voice, his left hand in front of the beautiful blonde lady, his right hand tightly holding his sword, in front of him, and behind him was the king of this country-Theodon's effect still didn't seem to have passed, but his gradually sober mind made him still quietly watch the development of everything in front of him, "especially since you are still holding our advisor - It's not for me to remind you that this gentleman is not a good choice if you want hostages. ”

"Because the city is now less welcoming to outsiders, the general over there. Zhao Mian inserted the big sword into his back, and then grabbed the hand that Grimma wanted to stretch out to his joint, and pulled the dislocation directly with a "kala" sound, "I heard some rumors- These rumors came from the rumors that the wizard Gandalf had heard from the market, and that they were spreading in the north, that you were paying tribute to Mordor and arming his army for the Demon Lord Sauron, and that these rumors told everyone who heard of it that Rohan had bowed to Mordor, that the human world had lost its front line, and that Mordor's army could march north at any time. ”

"But that's just a rumor, someone is deliberately spreading the word that we will never hand over our steed to any country other than our ally Gondor - especially to Mordor!" said the woman behind Iomo as she looked at Zhao Mian in the midst of the siege, as if she felt insulted.

"Perhaps. Zhao Mian nodded, Grima shouted hoarsely in his hands, his two arms hung down at his side like finely carved strips of meat, Zhao Mian lightly removed his chin, and the violent shout disappeared into everyone's ears in an instant, "Aragorn and Gandalf do not believe in this rumor, they think that Rohan is not the kind of country that will grovel to its enemies, the ancient covenant is still hovering over this country, and the front line of humanity is still the front line of mankind. - But that's not what I saw. Zhao Mian put Grima on his shoulder, letting the other party's knee hit his breastplate, he looked at the three people in front of him, "I have come all the way from the Ogre Forest to here, the enemy's eyes are full of misty mountains and Rohan Pass, and even in the West Valley I have encountered several enemy armies - squads of orcs are traveling through your country, but there are no troops to destroy them. So I came here to find an answer, but I was stopped at the gates. ”

Everyone was quiet and didn't speak, Zhao Mian looked around, and everyone avoided his gaze. He stood there straight, surrounded by bright torches that made his figure seem to be a sage standing there, without any shadow.

"The white-robed wizard Saruman is gathering his army, the shadow of Mordor is covering the land again, Rohan is already on the verge of being flanked on both sides, and the darkness is about to completely remove the light from this land - and where are your army? Where are your warriors? Where are your cavalry?" Zhao Mian said loudly, as if he had been inspired by the battle before the army was set aside, and the soldiers around him listened to this voice. Your armies are entrenched in your cities, but you allow the orcs to kill your people, your warriors spend their days polishing their weapons in taverns, and your cavalry feeding their horses every day, but patrolling the city on their horses!"

"Tell me, what you said about drugged. An indifferent voice came from behind Iomo, Zhao Mian looked over, the old man who was described as withered stood up against a black cane, and the rickety waist seemed to represent his old age and weakness, but Zhao Mian could clearly distinguish the king's past heroism - it must be an emperor with a dragon and tiger step.

"King Rohan, I don't know how long you've been in this palace, or how long you've been taking that medicine. "Zhao Mian's body flashed with a light, that light became brighter and brighter, overshadowing the fire in all the rooms, the flames were like pale paintings, there was no light, at that moment, all the people of the Rohan Kingdom thought that they were under the noon sun of the day, this light shone on everyone in the room, people seemed to see their king rejuvenated at that moment," But you've been under the control of others for too long, and I can feel the magic in you that doesn't belong to you eating away at your physical and mental strength, your glasses full of enemy tricks, your orders slowly disintegrating your own country - and now, it's time to wake up from your dreams! Heydon, you are not as old as you think, and your body is not yet ready to hold on to crutches, ignore the whispers that ringing in your ears from time to time, hold your sword tightly, and step out of this house, and in the midst of the light, all darkness will be far from your body. ”

The light faded, but at this moment a ray of sunlight shone into the house from outside the room. The king took his first step, trembling, and with a wave he took the arm, which the lady had helped him to do, and took the second step, and in the light that shot into the room, he threw down his cane and staggered the third. Step by step, the old man, who had been hunched and cowered on his bed, regained his strength when he stepped out of the door of his room, and he stood straight at the door of his room, watching the rising sun in the east.

"I think you have a lot to say to this gentleman at this time. Zhao Mian reached out and put Grima in front of him and took his chin for him.

"Thank you, stranger. You have freed me from the darkness. Heyudon said slowly, turning his gaze from the distant sun to his side—where countless soldiers were standing, and he put his hand on his waist, "I've been dreaming dark lately, and you're like the sun that pierces through the clouds, waking me up from the darkness—the world hasn't fallen into darkness, and I'm not old yet." Where's my sword?"