Chapter 247: Entanglement of Interests
The guard glanced in the direction of the side house.
Then he turned his gaze to his companion and asked, "The Lord hasn't come out yet, has he?" ”
"Well, I'm still healing them, and I've been in for almost an hour, about ...... It's a little tricky. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info"
His companion followed his gaze in the direction of the side house for a moment.
The two of them walked across the courtyard one after another, talking as they went.
"The Lord reminded us before he went in," his companion said in a calm tone, "it will take about two hours. ”
In the cold wind, several people exchanged glances under the corridor.
One of the guards looked at his companion and said, "I guess we'll have to wait a while outside." ”
The companion thought for a moment and then said, "That's right, the Lord told us before he went in. ”
"He said two hours, and that was when all went well."
The companion's gaze swept over the rest of the people: "If it doesn't go well, it will probably take longer......"
"Actually, we also said that it is better to wait for the Lord to come back from the mountains before healing."
The companion's tone changed: "But the Lord is worried that there will be sequelae if it is delayed for a long time. ”
"It's better to heal as soon as possible!"
He deliberately emphasized, his gaze swept over the side of the house.
"Hopefully it won't take too long, and I'm going to leave for the mountains tomorrow morning at dawn."
One of the guards suggested to his companion, "Let's go, let's stop waiting outside the house, let's go to the next room and sit and wait, and make some hot tea by the way!" ”
Several people walked into another room not far away.
...... I thought that after seeing the cave passage in front of us, the next step would definitely be to take us in, at least we had to walk a little bit to see what was going on in front of us, I thought.
But before we could enter, we suddenly heard the sound of horses' hooves and the sound of wheels crushing the ground not far away.
Looking in the direction of the sound, I heard two words of complaint from the two men in the army who were walking with us in the procession.
From the time they got off their horses to hand over the hostages to the two guards, they were all paralyzed.
I didn't expect to hear their emotional ups and downs complaining at this time, and I couldn't help but look at them with a surprised look, as if this way, it became more real.
I don't know who it is, but it was the slightly different performances of the two that caught my attention.
"Why are you here again, and you are also here by order?"
I looked again in the direction from which the sound had come, and I saw in the distance that a carriage was speeding along the mountain road.
It's not quite what I expected, and I'm a little weird.
"Listen to what the people say, and you will know."
I looked at the two guys, and one of them reached out and tapped the other on the shoulder a few times.
It means that he should stay calm and calm a little.
At least wait until you see the person who is coming or understand what the other person is coming to.
Compared with the inability of one of the guys, the other is extraordinarily calm.
The person next to him took a step closer and added: "We took over the matter at the beginning, there is no other person's business, and they don't want to take the benefits this time." ”
"Could it be that we are in the wrong place," he paused, "maybe there will be new news after we leave, a change of location?" ”
"The location must be right."
"You've seen the passage in the cave, and I know I'm going through it and you're on the other side, in the valley over there."
"Not necessarily, maybe it's changed, I heard that there is more than one place to camp in the army!"
...... The two of them exchanged a few words, and then the two of them left our group.
They walked a short distance in the direction of the mountain road from which the carriage had come.
It seems that he is planning to take a step forward and take a closer look.
I felt that something was wrong, remembering that I had witnessed the military transactions with the tsundere boy in the mountains before.
At that time, it was a transaction in which people of different races participated, and I felt another layer of emotion when I looked back.
It may be said that in the team of royal teachers led by the empress, there is more than one person who is looking for loopholes to satisfy his selfish desires.
I don't know what's going on the other side of the battle, what's going on with that princess's team?!
If the opponent is a well-trained and disciplined team, the empress's chances of victory will be much smaller.
Actually, it has nothing to do with me, but the situation was different from now.
I was pulled in by mistake, and in this way, it was somewhat similar to what I had encountered in the perilous situation outside Suzhou.
I was mistakenly drawn closer to people who had nothing to do with me, and as a result, I had to follow them to face the next situation.
It's the same thing that I was in the mountains at that time, and I had to form a temporary team with the tsundere boy and go on adventures in the mountains together.
Thinking of this, I sighed a little helplessly!
If I were to choose again, I would honestly close the door at the inn at night and never go out.
Relatively speaking...... Those who find an opportunity to do so are more difficult to approach.
But there is no chance of re-choosing.
The situation is already like this, and I can only think about what to do next.
Or maybe I'm still having a hard time making a choice.
Because once I enter the vanguard camp of the king division, the person in charge of the future may not be me.
The first thing to do with the rest of the team is to go to the front line of the local battlefield.
My gaze followed the two men all the way to the mountain path.
As the carriage approached where we were, it suddenly stopped.
Only one man disembarked from his horse, and like the two of them, he was also dressed in the clothes of the army.
The two sides greeted each other lightly, and the visitor pointed to the obviously larger empty lane behind him: "The place has been changed, and another place has been chosen." ”
"When is this order?"
The two soldiers here obviously didn't buy it, looked at him and frowned, "Do you have a message in hand?" ”
Unexpectedly, the person who came looked solemn and really took out a letter from his arms.
He opened the letter and solemnly handed it to the two men.
I was too far away to see what the letter was about.
I heard silence all around me, with little distraction except for the sound of the wind passing through the woods.
After waiting for a while, the two of them finished reading the letter.
They exchanged glances with each other, and looked at each other in unison: "You can't take people away directly, after all, we took over the task first, but the letter is indeed very clear......
After a pause, one of them continued: "Let's follow you, but your car is carrying some people, and we will drive with the rest of the people to follow you." ”
"You lead the way, and take the place mentioned in the letter."
The man looked down and thought for a moment, but agreed to their suggestion, and he walked over to the group of us.
His eyes surveyed everyone in the team one by one, and I wondered what he was looking at.
After reading them one by one, he answered: "This group of people will be divided into two parts, and half of them will get into my car." ”
...... The sound of horses' hooves sounded again, and I sat in the car with several of the hostages who had been captured.
We were in the car from the previous one, the same car driven by the man who wanted to take us later.
The carriage continued to run along the mountain path, which was in as bad condition as ever.
I could feel the car jolting and shaking violently with the uneven surface.
After a while, the car turned down the mountain road, and this time the road conditions were better than before.
I could hear the wheels rolling on the ground much softer than before, and it looked like I had entered a forest.
For I heard the sound of wheels crushing over dead trees, branches, and fallen leaves in the forest.
Where are you going to take us?
I've always guessed that we should take us to a place of intensive training, and after a few days of urgent training, we will enter the Northland battlefield.
Am I guessing wrong? Changed locations?
I lowered my head and thought silently, and as the wheels jolted, I decided to take a break first, at least to conserve my strength and deal with the unknown situation that followed.
I closed my eyes and leaned against the wall of the car, which was much bigger than the one we had been in.
If it weren't for the strong opposition of the two, they didn't intend to put all the hostages in this car...... I guess all the hostages will be able to sit in the car I'm in.
Soon, I fell asleep, and the restraints on my body were much better now than when I woke up.
Before I fell asleep, I took a look at a few people around me.
I saw that they were all expressionless, as if they had accepted their fate.
And the young man who had been in the same car as me was now in another car that was following behind.
If he doesn't appear, none of the people in the whole car will have undulating expressions.
I muttered in my heart, sleepiness hit, and I fell asleep completely.
...... The car stopped for a break.
The horses were drinking by the stream, and the hostages were now loosened and were much more comfortable than before.
They walked to the stream intermittently, squatted down to drink water, washed their faces.
When a few of them were in the car, I noticed that they looked quite embarrassed, and I can imagine that they had suffered a little before.
...... Taking advantage of the chaos, the two soldiers on the other side of the transaction walked into the forest on the side, gesticulated, and began to talk.
I glanced at it casually from a distance, and even if I didn't know what was going on, I could tell that these two were wearing the same clothes as the person who came next, but it was obviously very wrong.
For the time being, I understand that they may be on different camps, so they have something to do with each other...... Including the behavior of them when they met before, people can vaguely see that something is wrong.
It seems that if this group of people is to be sent to the army, there will be some entanglements in the division of interests.
Suddenly I thought of the notice posted in the town, and I could see very clearly the conditions written on it by the Empress.
Counting the rest of the team, whether they came in through the normal way of recruitment, obviously not!
I was arrested inexplicably, and I could still hear some clues through the tone of the two guards before, saying that I had offended some nobles.
The people who came here by car with me probably didn't necessarily come by normal means.
But when the army gathers manpower, it is still under the banner of Wang Shi, and the silver that should be given will definitely be given, so where does the silver go...... I can guess a few points!
...... The man who came after him took the horse to the stream to drink water.
At this very moment, I heard the voices of two men in the woods suddenly seem to be a little louder, and they seem to be arguing a little.
Is it possible that interests are entangled, and there is still infighting on the same side? I turned my mind and couldn't help but look in their direction.
But it was still a little far away, and I noticed that no one around me noticed me, and most of them gathered around the stream.
After such a bumpy journey in the carriage, they couldn't even figure out where they were, and of course they weren't worried that the group would take advantage of this opportunity to escape.
I quietly moved my steps to a wooded place.
The current location is closer to the woods over there.
That way I can hear their conversation more clearly.
"In addition to us, there are also those guards, who is full of food and running to this kind of wilderness in the winter!"
One paused, then said, "It's all our people who stayed in the camp...... Failed to hide the message. ”
He sighed and said: "As soon as they got the news, they went the way up, and now we have no way at all, and the army is a big one to crush people to death!" ”
"It's written in black and white, and the order was given."
His companion's tone sounded extremely dissatisfied: "Of course I know what you said. ”
"I don't understand what you mean, but you also know that we are just running errands underneath, and the amount of money we have received is not much."
He said in a depressed tone: "This time I have to be divided by them." ”
"Hey, this trip is really a loss!"
Another comforted him and said, "No loss, no matter how little silver is, it is still silver!" ”
After a moment of silence, the companion continued, "Will this group be honest?" Can things go well? Don't tell me that in the end, all this money will have to be wasted, then you and I will really lose a lot! ”
"You don't have to worry that things won't work out, they're all scared, and besides, you have to go to the battlefield in a few days after going to the pioneer camp."
As he spoke, the man paused again and said, "Take a trip to the battlefield, and how many can come back!" ”
There was a bit of disdain in his tone: "Even if they arrive at the training camp, they don't dare to talk nonsense." ”
"If you want to say something or say something you shouldn't say...... But there is a precedent for the previous pioneer battalion," he paused, "don't worry, they will not dare to say more, otherwise they will find a reason and ......."
The man then comforted his companion who was standing aside, and said, "The worst plan is that they will divide the big head, and we will take the small head, and we will not run this trip in vain." ”
"Anyway, I'll just say one thing, you don't have to worry about this group of people."
"It's a place to die in the pioneer camp, what are you afraid of!" (To be continued.) )