I wondered why Ukes would say that, but I didn't dare to delay, so many lives in Sekuten were still in my hands. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

I took the 30 soldiers of Ukais and left the town, and gradually we disappeared from view, and Artis on the city wall looked at our distant backs, and the corners of his mouth curled into a smile. "Ukais, this is your own death."

It was noon, the sun was hot, and we walked for a while, and we all had dry mouths, and I was so thirsty that I kept swallowing my saliva, but I didn't stop, and no one dared to say stop.

In this way, we rode overloaded until the night, and then stopped to rest, I took out the water bag and poured water into my mouth desperately, and the cool water slowly ran down my throat, making a "gurgling" sound. After drinking the water, I let out a sigh.

I put the hydration bag back on my waist and folded my legs around the fire to get ready for bed, I didn't say a word, no one below dared to speak, there was silence, the night went by, everything was fast-paced.

The next day, before the sun had risen, we continued on our way, fearing that the enemy would arrive before us, and we did not dare to take the official road, for we might have collided with Kugit's army.

With trepidation, we finally arrived at Sekuten two days later, and without pause I dismounted and entered the village, where the soldiers next to me tried to hold me, but I pushed them away.

The village was calm and normal, and the villagers kept walking around, but they looked at me a little differently. A little boy over 5 years old stood in front of me, looking at me innocently, and I kept looking at him, and after a minute, he suddenly ran back, and I was startled and ran after him.

He led me to a room, which was dark and opaque, and I could faintly see a few beds, and the smell of rancidity, and a bad premonition came over me.

The kid led me to the innermost bed, and he looked at me again and walked out of the house.

I didn't stop him, I just stared blankly at the bed, which was covered with futon, and I could see that there was a person underneath, and the futon covered his whole body.

I didn't dare to move, let alone uncover the bedding, I just stood like that.

After a long time, I couldn't help it, and slowly raised my hand, and somehow, my hand seemed to weigh a thousand pounds, just a small movement, but my head was full of sweat, finally, I touched the futon covering his head, I exhaled, and the futon was pulled back violently.

When I saw the man's face, my exhausted body could no longer support it, and my legs went limp, and I fell heavily to the ground.

Hot tears flowed uncontrollably, and on the bed lay, my adjutant, and I fell to the ground, my mouth grown, and I screamed with all my might.

The shout alarmed the soldiers who had come with me, and they rushed into the house, looking at me in agony and at a loss for a moment.

The exhaustion of my body and the catastrophe of my mind consumed me, and I soon fainted.

In my dreams I dreamed again of what Sbick had been, and that we went to the castle of Garmied, and that the fierce battle at Sekuten, and that rode me away from the battlefield, and that his sad eyes when I went to Siva............

These are cutting my heart like knives.

I sat up suddenly, and I was lying on the bed, the sun shining peacefully on the floor through the curtains, but I didn't want to enjoy it.

I leaned against the wall and walked out, and there were a lot of people outside, including the villagers of Sekuten, and the 30 soldiers I had brought with me.

I called a soldier, and with tears in his eyes, he choked up and said, "General, we have been waiting for you here for a day and a night, and the villagers said that the Kugit arrived here two days ago, and they only killed those who resisted them, and did not harm anyone else. ”

I looked up at the sky and exclaimed, "The clouds are so beautiful." Looking at the surprised eyes of the others, I said again, "I want to go back to Dukuba, you can stay here." ”

The 30 soldiers who came with me all lowered their heads, not knowing what to do, I patted the shoulder of the soldier just now and said: "It's really not that I don't want you, it's your boss Ukes who can't take you back anyway, so let's end here, it's up to you whether you want to go back to your hometown or wherever you go, I will be like you, this kind of life may not be bad." ”

Without waiting for them to answer, I shook my head and walked to the stables.

I turned on a good horse, rolled over and rode up, looked back at the village, and galloped away, never again in my life.

I was alone again, riding towards Dukuba, as if nothing had changed when I had come to join the army.

After two days of riding south, I arrived at my destination, which was completely different from when I left, the walls had been thickened by an inch, the gates had been repaired, the defenders of the city had increased, and I knew that it was Siwa's reinforcements.

I went directly to the castle to meet Artis, and when I arrived, there was a head hanging in front of the castle, and I was shocked in my heart, and when I looked closely, it turned out to be that of Ukais, and there was a line written underneath:

General Ukais was sentenced to death for treason because he sent his soldiers out of the city without knowing the enemy's situation, which showed his extreme cowardice and cowardice.

After reading it, the fire in my heart didn't come to me, and I stepped off my horse and walked in directly, even bringing my weapons in.

Artis was chatting with Siva with great relish, and the anger in my heart increased a little more.

He saw me, the disdain and hatred in his eyes unmistakable, and Siwa beside him, his face showing no emotion.

Artis stood up, pointed at me and scolded: "You still dare to come back, do you know that you have committed a great crime against the sky, and there is only one way to die." After that, a lot of equipped Sudanese soldiers flashed next to him, and Siwa next to him was still drinking the wine in his hand as if nothing had happened.

I ignored the sultan soldier next to me, but pulled out the bloody sword in the scabbard, and walked towards Artis step by step, and when I saw my sword, everyone else was frightened except for Siva, and even the soldiers had already thrown down the sword in their hands, so I walked up to Artis unimpeded, put the sword on his neck, and said, "You have a kind of repeat." ”

He didn't have the majesty he had just now, and he didn't know what to say, so I could only accompany the smiling face, and I spat in his face, then let go of him and walked out the door.

Siva didn't sit anymore and walked out with me.

Standing on the avenue outside the city, Siwa said to me, "You should remember me. ”

I didn't say anything but nodded, he was still as straightforward as before, and then said: "I know you have to leave the Sultanate, I have a friend named Vida in Dehrim in Svadia, you can go there, it just so happens that I have prepared a caravan for you, and they will leave tonight." ”

I turned my head this time, looked at him and said, "Why help me." He chuckled and said: "Three, one, you can cut off the transportation routes of the Kujits shows that you have military talent, two, you can convince me not to occupy Western territory shows that you have political talent, three, and most importantly, you dare to put your sword on Artis's neck shows that you are not afraid of your superiors, and I need such a person the most." ”

After listening to his words, I felt a little guilty in my heart, and said to him: "Be careful, Artis must be Hakim's lackey, I broke my word." ”

After listening to this, he did not accuse me, but said: "I am a businessman, and I help you so because I will use you in the future, not just to help you." ”