Chapter 405: The King Comes
"Hey~ Pretty boy, do you need some good velvet for such a noble status? ”
As soon as Li Ling walked to the village in front of the castle, a woman greeted him with some silk cloth, and her somewhat gloomy face was full of smiles, looking at him expectantly.
"Okay. Li Ling nodded, stretched out his hand and touched the silk cloth, which was soft and smooth, which was quite good, and could be used to make something like a pillow. After all, the material life of ordinary people in this world is still relatively scarce, and even some free mercenaries don't even have a place to live, and they sleep in the mountains and forests every day.
"Really?" Hearing that he was going to buy a woman, he smiled even more happily, he nodded, asked the price, and took out three silver deer to the woman, who put the silk cloth together, then wrapped it in a cloth bag, and handed it to Li Lingyi.
"May the old gods bless you, pretty boy. The woman took the silver deer and smiled and left, while the other merchants were also eyeing Li Lingyi, after all, the latter was dressed as a nobleman, and he looked very rich. It's just that most of the guests in the village are weapon dealers, and when they saw the swords and spears on Li Ling's body, they also shook their heads, understanding that the goods they were selling must not be looked down upon by this young man.
Walking along the village, Li Lingyi was also very curious, he also found a lot of interesting things, and even bought some local specialty snacks to eat, although it was not very delicious. But it's all a novel experience, after all, he has never been to this kind of Western medieval world, and everything is very unfamiliar.
At the end of the village is the entrance to Winterfell Castle, which is open and crowded with people coming in and out, with a statue of the Icewolf, the same as the Stark family crest.
It could be seen that the people entering and leaving the city gate were all in a hurry, obviously preparing for the arrival of the king, and at a glance, Li Lingyi also saw a small ice wolf squatting on the ground, it was Bran's summer.
At this time, the hostess, Caitlin Tully, was passing through the door with Scholar Lewyn, and when she saw Li Lingyi, who was stationed, she suddenly looked surprised and stopped walking.
"Take the liberty of interrupting. Caitlin smiled and asked, "May I ask what family your Excellency is from?"
"Hello Duchess. Li Lingyi said politely, "I'm a freelance mercenary. ”
Freelance mercenaries?
Catherine was slightly surprised when she heard this, and the same was true of the scholar Lewyn on the side, after all, looking at Li Lingyi's temperament and wearing weapons, he looked like a young master from some big family, and even just now Catherine doubted whether this young man was the illegitimate son of King Robert, and he came with him, after all, it is quite rare for a young man with black hair and black eyes to have such a bearing.
At this time, Li Lingyi was also observing Catherine, who was forty years old but still radiant, the latter could be said to be the most politically minded person in the entire Stark family, although it was not as good as the little finger little devil eight-clawed spider and other spirits, but it was higher than the patriarch Eddard, and it could be said that without her, the Stark family would not have lasted so long.
"So, I don't know what this young mercenary is called, and where does he come from?" Catherine seemed to be very interested in Li Lingyi, otherwise she wouldn't have been talking to a freelance mercenary for so long.
"My name is Ivy Crane and I'm from White Harbor. ”
Li Lingyi said casually, as a port city, Baigang is mixed with everyone, and its area is also very large, so it is very difficult to investigate one person.
"Yes, please feel free to visit. Catherine nodded, and walked away without further ado.
The two walked away a few steps, and Catherine suddenly whispered to Lu Wen, "Bachelor, do you think he is lying?"
"I can't see it, ma'am. Lu Wen's wrinkled face flushed with a touch of sadness, "I have been observing him just now, and when he speaks, his eyes do not dodge, and there are no small movements, it is very natural." If he is lying, it only shows that he is a serious liar. ”
"But looking at him, he really looks like a free mercenary. Catherine said, after all, the children of nobles pay more attention to appearance and etiquette, and it is impossible to carry so many weapons with them. And generally speaking, nobles use swords more than carrying a spear behind them, after all, spears are mostly weapons used by some lowly soldiers.
"Forget it, the king's motorcade is coming soon, and we should be ready to meet them. Catherine said, looking at Bran, who was climbing down the wall, and immediately reproached, "Brandon!
"I see the king! with hundreds of men!" said little Brandon, climbing down, "and they are coming soon, on the main road!"
Catherine took a few steps forward and stared at little Brandon, "You have to promise me that you won't climb the wall again." ”
Little Brandon was a little reluctant, looked down at his feet, and whispered I promise. Catherine was a little helpless, "You know what, you always look down at your feet when you lie. ”
Li Lingyi, who was not far away, watched quietly, and said in his heart that the next climb would be the last time in poor little Brandon's life, and Catherine didn't know how sad she would be at that time. After all, Brandon inherited her hair color and eye color, and it can be said that her favorite among these children is little Brandon.
At this time, there was the sound of horses' hooves in the distance, the king's convoy came, Li Ling also flashed to the side when he saw this, he didn't want to touch anyone's brow, whether it was Cersei or Joffrey, it would be a big trouble to get into one, although he was not afraid, but it didn't mean that he wanted to single-handedly take on hundreds of powerful guards here.
The procession came closer, like a brilliant river of gold, silver, and steel, pouring into the castle gates. A total of 300 people consisted of vassals, knights, knights of oaths, and freeriders. The icy north wind beat at the dozen golden banners held high above their heads, embroidered with the crown stag symbolizing the family of Baratheon.
There are many familiar faces in the team, as long as they are people who have watched the show, they can recognize them at a glance. The handsome blonde Sir James Lannister, with half of his face burned, is Sandor Clegane, the hounds that the audience loves and hates. The tall boy beside him was the hated Joffrey, and the deformed dwarf behind them was unmistakable
It's Tyrion Lannister, the "little devil".
Except for King Robert, who was at the forefront of the line, he received the bento in a few episodes, and the others were characters who ran through most of the plot, and even Li Lingyi, who was standing on the sidelines and watching the crowd, was thinking that if he broke out now, he could at least kill two or three before those knights could react, then the plot would definitely go berserk. It's just that he doesn't want to do that.