By the Blackwater River, a three-story brothel.

A hand with a deep cut, already scarred, and a shiny, sharp knife stuck on the table.

Eddard Stark couldn't believe that he had been away from home for only two months when Bran Stark was almost killed with the knife after falling from the wreckage of the tower and falling into a coma.

The killer first ignites the library tower to entice everyone to drive out the fire, and then infiltrates Bran's bedroom to kill the boy in a coma. But the boy's mother was at the bedside, and she fought to the death with the killer, holding the knife that stabbed the child with her hand, and the child's ice wolf heard the sound and bit the killer's throat.

So, the child's mother travels south with the murder weapon to her husband and tells him that there is a dark force working against Stark's men. Maybe Bran saw something before he fell unconscious, and someone was bent on killing him, even if the child was in a coma.

The knife is delicate, with an intricate gold filigree carved hilt, and is made of Valyrian steel. Valyrian steel is the sharpest and toughest steel in the world, and the casting method has been lost. Each of the Valyrian steel swords handed down is a unique sword, unrepeatable, and the casting of Valyrian steel has become extinct.

Delicately crafted, longer than an adult's palm, shaped like a dagger, this short knife is invaluable.

Ordinary people can't afford this knife, and even if they have money, they can't buy it.

A good knife should also match the status of a nobleman.

The wounded, bony hand was the right hand of Lady Caitlyn Tully, and she had brought the knife.

"Whose knife could it be?" Ed asked, more like talking to himself. He was angry inside, but now was not the time to be angry. His wife is injured by an attempt to murder his unconscious son Bran in Winterfell, and it is the wolf raised by Bran who saves Bran.

"Mine!" "The right corner of Little Finger's mouth turned up slightly, as if smiling, "This knife is mine!"

"Lord Petyr, I'm grateful that you have settled my lady, and I now have to track down the murderer who wanted to murder my son Bran with this knife, don't make such a joke, okay?"

"Mine indeed. Littlefinger pulled the sharp dagger from the table, his fingers tapping lightly at the blade, "I lost a jousting bet to the little devil Tyrion Lannister. ”

"Little devil's knife, why did he murder Bran?" Ed didn't believe it. The imp speaks very viciously when he is a guest in Winterfell, but Eddard thinks that what he says makes sense, and he has a stronger affection for the imp than he does for Cersei and Jaime.

"Who can understand what the Lannisters want to do? Unless you secretly catch the little devil and force him to tell the truth, who dares to touch His Majesty's uncle without any evidence?"

"This knife is proof!" Ed said in a deep voice.

Littlefinger sneered: "Lord Eddard, how can you prove that this knife belongs to the little devil, and you let me testify? Forget it, I'd rather be hacked to death by you now than I will testify." Second, even if I come forward to prove that the knife belongs to the little devil, who can prove that it was the killer instructed by the little devil? When the time comes, I will be thrown into prison by His Majesty for the accusation, and the Lannisters will soon come and cut out my tongue and cut off my head, and I will lose my life, and you will reap a complete failure, and let me testify that this bad idea of the little devil is too clever. ”

Ed pondered for a moment, "Lord Petyr, I need a room, and I will be alone with Madame for a while. ”

"No problem, but I'm going to charge money for doing things here, that's the rule. ”

"We'll talk for a while. ”

"Well, then, for Lady Catelyn's sake, all right!"

Littlefinger and Sir Rodrick walked out of the room.

Edmure and Caitlin hug tightly!

"Ma'am, the Lannisters have murdered Jon Arryn and sent someone to murder Bran in Winterfell, so you must return to Winterfell to protect the child. As soon as you arrive home, send a letter in my name to Herman Tauha and Gabbert Glover, ordering them to send a hundred archers each to defend the Gulf of Carlin in the Necklands. Two hundred archers were enough to block any army from passing north. Let the Earl of Mandalay intensify the repair of the fortifications of White Harbor and ensure that the defenders are sufficient. Also, keep an eye on our adopted son, Theon Greyjoy. In the event of war, we are in dire need of his father's fleet, and the Iron Islands can attack many cities in the west by water. ”

"War broke out?" Catelyn's lips quivered. She had never experienced war herself. Sixteen years ago, in the Usurper War, Ed and her hurriedly married and led the army south, she stayed in the north, and then two months later he found out that he was pregnant, and nine months later gave birth to a child, Robb, when Robb was raised to a year old, the war in the south ended, and Robert and Ed were victorious. Robert sat on the Iron Throne, and Ed returned home, living with her for fourteen years of loving life.

Ed hugged Caitlyn tightly, "Don't be afraid, my dear, the Lannisters will never dare to attack the north unless they have the strength of the whole country to back them up, but we must prepare for the worst." The King doesn't know it yet, I'm going to have to play this Fool's Masquerade, my dear, I'm going to stay here and find out the evidence of the Lannister's murder of Jon Arryn."

Ed felt a little unable to speak, he knew that this was too dangerous, and if he was not careful, his life would be in danger, but he had the king, and the king was his greatest dependence, and the king was on his side, and he prayed that this had not changed since sixteen years ago. "The King is the supreme arbiter of the law, and when I find out the truth, I will meet Robert. He's a brother who grew up with me, and we worked together to wipe out the Targaryens, and when we joined forces again, we could wipe out the Lannisters as well. ”

Lady Caitlyn only wants to return to the North with Eddard, she fears for the safety of her daughter and husband, but she doesn't say anything, because the murdered Jon Arryn is Eddard's biological father, and he has a deep affection for Jon, and it is absolutely impossible for him not to avenge Jon. Jon was also King Robert's adoptive father, and he was equally fond of Robert.

Caitlin was speechless, her heart filled with fear, but she nodded firmly at her husband.

"One more thing, it's very important. Since the Lannisters are dealing with us, they will also be secretly dealing with the Tully family, and on your way back, pass through the Riverlands and tell your father that he will order Edmure to return to the Riverlands immediately. Edmure was a dutiful son, and if he heard that his father was critically ill, he would rush back to Riverrun immediately. ”

While his sister and brother-in-law were worrying about Edmure's uncle in the brothel in the Blackwater River, Edmure was in Crag Rock City with the Magic Mountain. In Westerling's territory, cows from all over the territory flocked to Crag Rock. Crag Rock City is very large, it is a once very glorious seaside city, because of the backwardness of the family road, in the past hundred years, the city has been unable to repair, and the deserted place accounts for more than two-thirds. Magic Mountain and Jane put these abandoned places to the dairy farmers, and ordered the occupants to repair their houses and work half a day to repair the walls.

Soon, the city of Craggy Rock set off the construction of walls and houses, because those who participated in the renovation could live in the city for free for two months without paying any rent.

Every day, the milk milked by the cows is continuously sent into the Earl's large warehouse, and Jenny and Master Asaph are responsible for leading dozens of female workers to sterilize the milk, according to the modern pasteurization method taught by the Magic Mountain, the milk is processed to 60 degrees, not more than 70 degrees, and kept for half an hour, the bacteria are killed, the beneficial bacteria are retained, and the disease-causing milk becomes healthy milk, which is provided to more than a thousand professional soldiers, hundreds of nobles, knights, generals and centurions, servants, workers, and clerks of the Westerling family to eat every day.

Edmure and his 100 guards drank fresh milk with the Magic Mountain for seven days, eating milk cheese, milk bread, milk noodles, milk cakes, and all kinds of delicious snacks made with milk and other ingredients, and none of them were poisoned. Outside of the Westerling family's territory, the number of deaths due to drinking milk is slowly increasing.

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