Chapter 11: The Land of Hyacinths
After the rescue of the Jace mercenary group who were killed halfway, Su Mu finally walked out of the misty forest with the help of Qinia. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
At the mouth of the forest, when Wang Li saw his son, he didn't care about anything and ran towards Su Mu quickly.
"Shepherd!" Seeing that her son was safe and sound, Wang Li's heart finally let go, at this moment her eyes were already moist, and after Qi Nia got rid of it with interest, Su Mu was firmly embraced by Wang Li.
"Mom, it's okay if you're okay, I'm fine, I'm alive and well!" The so-called mother-son connection, Su Mu saw Wang Li standing soundly in front of him, and he had no worries in his heart. At this time, Su Mu saw Jace behind Wang Li, this indifferent but revealing the aura of a strong man immediately made Su Mu understand that the "person" in Qinia's mouth was Jace.
When Su Mu was reunited with his family and was questioned by his family, Claudia walked up to Jace. She found that Jace had been staring at Su Mu and Wang Li just now, and she guessed what Jace was thinking. Claudia patted Jace on the shoulder, smiled and said, "The time will come back then, trust me." ”
Claudia and Jace have known each other for almost fifteen years, and Claudia knows exactly what the latter thinks. Despite this, Claudia looked at Jace's indifferent reaction and knew that he didn't intend to answer his words, nor did he plan to say more, Claudia returned to Su Mu and Wang Li's side.
She gave Wang Li a respectful right hand salute, and the bent posture was very standard, almost the same as the etiquette of those nobles in North Star City. Wang Li also noticed Claudia's difference, so she nodded in return. Claudia then spoke, "Madam, you should be heading to Jacintos, right?" ”
"Yes, may I ask what do you call this lady?" Wang Li asked politely.
"My name is Claudia. Savik, deputy head of the Jace Mercenary Regiment, allow us to protect you as you go to Jacintos if you can. Seeing that you are being chased and killed by those men in black, something important must have happened, although it is inconvenient for us to ask, but escorting you to your destination is a matter of effort. I think my employer would agree. After saying this, Claudia looked at Qinia beside Wang Li, who nodded slightly with a hint of a smile.
"That's... Thank you so much! I'm so lucky to have the protection of you masters! Wang Li understood that the remaining Roy could not protect her and her sons, but the man and woman in front of him had this strength, and through the small eye movements between Claudia and Qinia just now, the smart Wang Li knew who was the employer of the mercenary group.
No matter what, it is better to have someone to protect than no one, and if you don't believe it now, you have to believe it, Wang Li told herself.
At this time, a mercenary rode a horse to Claudia from a distance, muttering something in Claudia's ear, Claudia listened, and after talking to the mercenary, she turned her body back to Wang Li and said, "Madam, our warrior went to the area in front to search for your guard Dick, but found no trace of him, and there was no body of him on the ground. Perhaps, he is still alive. ”
Wang Li was a little disappointed when he heard the news, but just like Claudia said, after all, Dick's body was not found, as long as Dick was alive, he would definitely return to the Su family, Wang Li was so convinced.
After doing some simple bandaging of the wound and rearranging the items, Wang Li and his party followed the Jace mercenary group on the road.
Yacintos, the well-known hometown of hyacinths in the southeast of the Holy Dragon Empire, speaking of this town, we have to mention the administrative region where it is located - Kurk Province.
Kurk Province is one of the ten provinces of the Holy Dragon Empire, and is the core region of the southeastern part of the empire. In this area, North Star City is the central city of the entire province.
During the Lingzi Revolution a hundred years ago, North Star City seized the opportunity of the times and scientific and technological progress, and took advantage of the unique geographical and trade location of the mouth of the Eternal Lake to become the commercial center of the southeast of the empire, from the original market town to the third largest commercial city in the Holy Dragon Empire.
In this economic region, Yacintos, a small town in Baihua District, located in the southeast outside North Star City, stands out from the rest. The towns around the Hundred Flowers District are famous for their abundance of flowers and plants, among which Yacintos mainly produces the dream flower - hyacinth, which has been carefully cultivated by local flower farmers and has appeared in various color varieties, this colorful flower once made Her Royal Highness Mary, the third princess of the empire, fall in love with it, and because of the achievement of the romantic story of the previous emperor and the imperial concubine.
At dusk, the trade road to Yacintos is dyed orange by the setting sun, and the breeze tickles the sea of hyacinth flowers, creating layers of waves, and the charming fragrance of hyacinths is blowing in the face, so that the pedestrians walking on the trade road are shocked, and the fatigue of the journey is instantly relieved.
Because Jacintos itself has a population of only about 2,000, more than half of whom are flower farmers, there are not many people on the trade routes, except for transporting hyacinths during the harvest season.
In order to take care of the exhausted Su family, Jace and a few male mercenaries gave up their horses, and a few mercenaries led the way on foot, while Jace was behind just in case.
Seeing the sea of colorful hyacinth flowers, the mentally exhausted people immediately became energetic.
"We're in Jacintos!" One of the mercenaries pointed in the direction of Jacintos with his right hand, with a happy expression, because since he left North Star City yesterday evening, he had not rested all night, and he had also cleaned up a scorpion lion beast in the misty forest, although there was a rest in the middle of the night, but the long-distance trekking, even a professional mercenary, would become tired, not to mention the Su family. Seeing that he was about to reach his destination, he thought that he could immediately lie on a warm bed and sleep well, Su Mu was the first person to bear the brunt of excitement, first chased by people, and then chased by beasts, he was already tired.
If you want to say that the worst is Roy, because he was injured last night, Roy can't ride a horse all the time, he can only ride a horse for a while, and he is helped by others to walk for a while, and it is very torturous up and down, so he is the most tired on this road. Coupled with the fact that the two guards who came out together last night were all dead, this also made Roy's mood very low, and the only good news was that Wang Li told him that Dick's body had not been found by the mercenaries. So, there is a high probability that Dick will survive, but he doesn't know where he is now.
"It's really beautiful here, a sea of flowers, it's like entering a dream world." Looking at the beautiful town in front of him, Su Mu sighed sincerely, this 19-year-old young master was the first time to see such a beautiful scenery, and he had never been so close to the beautiful nature as he was today.
"Jacintos not only has a beautiful sea of flowers, but the people here are also very simple, and most of the residents are hospitable, far less intriguing and snobbish than in North Star City." Hearing Su Mu's exclamation, Wang Li smiled and introduced the folk customs and conditions of the town to Su Mu, she and her husband Su Cheng liked this town very much. Su Cheng even thought about it, one day when he retired, he would move here to retire, enjoy a good life, and never think about those routines in the business field again.
"Yes, the people here are very hospitable and easy to get along with, and we mercenaries like this kind of place the most. As long as you find a farmer's house, you can spend a few days with a few silver coins, and you can also eat very delicious bread and meat, which is simply a heavenly treatment for us who are used to sleeping in the open. As soon as Wang Li's words fell, Claudia picked up the conversation, her words were full of the happiness of life, but they did not make people feel exaggerated, and they couldn't help but yearn for that kind of life.
Hearing that several people were discussing food, Qinia also joined the discussion, and the originally quiet team became lively in this way.
Walking at the back of the line and looking at the lively atmosphere, Jace's expressionless smile flickered. Jace turned his head to look at the sea of hyacinth flowers with waves, his eyes showed a touch of sadness, and muttered to himself, "It's the season of hyacinth flowers again......"
"Commander, hurry up, you're left behind!" A mercenary who saw Jace staring at the sea of hyacinth flowers shouted out. Hearing the shouts, Jace came to his senses and hurried to follow the group.
The group finally arrived at Yacintos, and at the entrance of the town, Claudia looked at Wang Li and asked, "Mrs. Su, let's go to the town first to find a place to stay." However, there are a lot of us, and it is estimated that one farmer's family will not be able to live in it, so we will stay separately. ”
"Well, let's go into town and have a look. If it hadn't been for you last night, our family would have suffered an accident. I'll thank you to the mercenary group after I'm done with the matter.,Now because of the family's master's business.,I really don't have this mind.,Please forgive me.。 Wang Li agreed with Claudia's suggestion and thanked her apologetically.
"Mrs. Su don't have to worry about it, we are also entrusted by Qinia, and we should thank you and Qinia." Claudia grabbed Chenia in front of her and smiled freely.
"Well, Miss Kinia also wants to be thanked, if it weren't for Miss Kinia who saw us being chased last night and came to the rescue, the consequences are really unimaginable." Wang Li nodded thoughtfully. She knew very well in her heart that if it weren't for the little girl in front of her, the man in black would have taken them away a long time ago. And judging from the behavior of the man in black, the other party doesn't want them to die, is they also related to Su Cheng's arrest?
"Let's go, let's go! After all, Su Mu is my friend, and if he encounters it, he will definitely take care of it! Let's not thank you, let's find something to eat, or I'm going to starve to death." Qinia didn't want to continue the topic, she smiled and grabbed Wang Li's arm with one hand, and pulled the latter to the town to find a place to stay, Claudia on the side could only shake her head helplessly.
Yacintos, a town with a permanent population of only about 2,000, is very tidy, with not too many food shops and not too many hotels on the streets. From the entrance to the town, there is only one main road running through the town, and there are a few small roads built for convenience, surrounded by dense forests and patches of fields.
To the north of the town is a long hill covered with colorful hyacinths, and a small river runs through the town, providing an ample source of water for Jacintos. This peaceful paradise scene, no wonder Su Cheng wants to retire and live in seclusion.
Because it was evening, many of the townspeople had already gone home to rest, so there were not many pedestrians on the road, but everyone had a smile on their faces, which showed that the people here were very happy.
After some inquiries in the town, Qinia and Wang Li and the others finally found a suitable place to stay in the north of the town, which was a very large hyacinth farm. Because of the double price offered by Qinia, the 20 silver coins easily got the farmer to agree to their request for the night.
"It's really time for you to come, the turkey we just slaughtered today will be ready for dinner! Now everyone has a mouthful! The man greeted them warmly as a guest. Seeing Roy limping, the man hurriedly went up to help Roy sit down in the house, and talked about tonight's meal with a smile on his face, and did not forget to make tea and provide snacks for everyone.
This made Su Mu have a more intuitive impression of the simple and hospitable folk customs that Wang Li and Claudia said, and sighed in his heart: "If this is in North Star City, it will be a miracle." ”
Towns like Jacintos are far from the hustle and bustle of the metropolis, where the townspeople are self-sufficient and have no worries about life. Because they live in this quiet countryside all year round, there are no complicated interpersonal disputes in big cities, and people do not compete with each other for the initiative of survival for resources, so they are very warm and friendly to people.
Under the warm hospitality of the owner of the farm, everyone who came to stay overnight had a very rich and delicious dinner. During the banquet, Claudia and the hostess discussed the mushroom soup method, Jace was eating bread on the side and looking at the hyacinth outside the window, while Su Mu was feasting on the fresh roast turkey.
After dinner, everyone thanked the farmer and returned to their rooms. It is worth mentioning that the windows of the farm rooms face out of the town, through which you can see the small hills covered with hyacinths to the north of Jacintos, and a few wisps of breeze blow from time to time, with the fragrance of hyacinth flowers, which makes people feel in a dreamlike flower array, and it is completely unknown whether it is a dream or reality.
However, wanting to be in a dream is impossible for the Su family at this moment. The arrest of the head of the family, Su Cheng, is a cold reality, the Su family, who has always had a good reputation in North Star City, suddenly became a fugitive, and the tavern explosion was full of conspiracy from the beginning, Wang Li was thinking all the way, what was the purpose of the group of black-clothed killers who ambushed them?
At this time, there was silence in Wang Li's room, and the three Su Mu brothers and the guard Roy were waiting for Wang Li to speak.
Finally, the hostess spoke...