The sun pierced the lush foliage of the woods, pouring drips on the ground.

A gust of wind blew, and apart from the rustling of the leaves as the wind swept through the treetops, there was only the occasional birdsong in the woods. However, it is the occasional birdsong that makes the whole forest more secluded.

A wide avenue runs through the woods from north to south. The road is long, passing through more than a dozen cities, large and small, from Syndicate, the capital of Maine, the largest province on Byzantium's western border, to Lesotho City, the capital of the province of Knightson, which borders the province of Maine to the south, and then from Lesotho to Wallen, a seafront city in the southernmost province of Knightson.

A carriage appeared at the end of the avenue, escorted by fifteen knights. The sound of the sparkling wheels of the carriage running over the road and the sound of the horse's hooves smashing the ground under the knight's crotch instantly broke the silence in the woods.

The carriage guarded by the knights was unadorned with any grandeur, and there seemed to be nothing striking about the carriage except for a little thought. Of course, this is all when no one sees the coat of arms carved on the carriage representing a certain family symbol – and if anyone sees the family crest, a badge adorned with a golden sword surrounded by raging flames, they will look at it with great admiration and awe.

Because it was the coat of arms of the Heywood family, the most glorious and glorious of Byzantium.

Because, that family is called the house of the Byzantine god of war.

Because, the house of the god of war carries the supreme glorious history of Byzantium for thousands of years, it is a representative of sword and fire, a symbol of iron and blood, and glory.

In the carriage, Valena brought a cup of freshly brewed hot tea to Robnia and said to Ravnia, who was staring at the desk in a daze, "Miss, the tea has been made." ”

"Well, thank you, Valena, for putting your tea on the table. Robonia came back to her senses and said softly.

Valena gently put down the teacup and asked Ravnia, "Miss, are you missing Lord and Madame again?"

Hearing this, Robnia couldn't help but sigh and said quietly: "Yes, Valena, you also know that it was thirteen years ago today, my father and mother entered the Demon Forest, and since then, I have lost all news of the two closest people. Alas, it was also from then that I became an orphan......"

"Miss, though there is no news from Lord and Madame, haven't Lord Harris and Lady Catherine always loved you? Valenna reassured Ravnia.

Valena shook her head, with a hint of self-deprecation in her words: "But is this true love? If Uncle Harris really loves me, then why did he forcibly give me a marriage and marry me to someone I didn't want to marry? ”

"Miss, in fact, the slave maid has always had a question in her heart, I don't know if to say it?" Valena blinked a pair of big blue eyes and looked at Robnia with a serious expression.

"You little girl, is there anything hidden in front of me that can't be said?" Seeing Valenna's serious appearance, Robonia couldn't help but feel a little strange and a little funny, and couldn't help but smile and scold and ask.

"Miss, although your marriage is appointed, the fiancé that Master Harris has found you is really good! Prince Best is such an excellent person, and his status is so noble, why don't you look down on him, ......Miss?

"No, I didn't have any relationship with that person three years ago, including in love. Ravonia replied lightly. Then, she stared at Valena with a smirk and quipped, "Little girl, you said Prince Best so well, how about marrying you to him?"

"Miss, I won't tell you, you can make fun of others. Valenna listened to Ravnia's words, and her pretty face immediately turned red.

"Hehe, blushing? Isn't it tempting? My Valena seems to really like Prince Best! As soon as I return to Cataloland, how about I really go and give you a matchmaker? Even if I can't be the main room, it's okay to be a side room! If I really can't escape the fate of marrying Prince Best, with my main room covering you, your side room won't be bad!" said Ravnia with a playful smile on her face.

"Miss, what do you say, how can a slave have such thoughts? The slave just wants to be by Miss's side for the rest of her life, and serve Miss. Valenna's face turned pale and she said anxiously.

"Alright, alright, just a joke for you, see how anxious you are. Robonia smiled slightly, no longer making fun of Valena. She turned her head to look out the window, and there was a hint of melancholy in her words: "I yearn for a free and unfettered life, if I really marry Prince Best and become his princess, I will never be able to live the life I want in my heart! "Search for e-books

"But Miss, the marriage between you and Prince Best three years ago has been known to the whole world, and even His Majesty the Emperor has issued an edict that he will personally witness your marriage, and it is not a way for you to hide like this!

"Well, Valenna, I don't know what to do now, I just want to hide for a while. This time, if it weren't for the excuse that my father and mother had been missing for thirteen years, I would have gone to the outer forest of the Demon Realm where they disappeared to pay my respects, and Uncle Harris would definitely not let me leave Cataloland. Even if he allowed me to leave Catalan now, he had assigned me so many followers along the way, nominally to keep me safe, but not to spy on me?"

After speaking, Ravonia stretched her waist, stretched her waist that felt soreness from sitting for a long time, and said with a smile: "Don't talk about these troubles, this time in order to avoid Prince Best, who is about to return to Cataloland, I specially told Uncle Harris that after I finish remembering the place where my parents disappeared, I will go to the sea to the south to take a look and relax, and when I get to Valen, I will stay at the beach for a while longer, so that I will not return to Catalan so soon!"

As soon as Robonia finished speaking, she heard a few gongs, and suddenly there was a shout of murder all around, and a group of bandits came out of the dense woods on both sides of the road, and surrounded the carriage in which Robonia was riding and the knights who were guarding it.

At the same time as the gong sounded, the fifteen knights guarding the carriage also moved quickly, tightly surrounding the carriage, pointing their guns in front of them, their swords out of their sheaths, and forming a barrel-shaped battle formation, firmly protecting the carriage in the center of the battle array.

"Captain Lonno, what's going on?" said Ravnia's question from the carriage.

"Miss, it's nothing, it's just a few path-cutting thieves who don't have long eyes!" Lenor Rensseler, the leader of the knights' ranks, the bearded captain of the Heywood Family's Second Guard, urged the horse to the carriage window and replied respectfully to Robonia in the carriage. Then he turned his horse's head and looked at the robbers who were blocking the road with a sneer, his eyes full of contempt, and he didn't take this group of robbers seriously.

Although there were more than 300 bandits in this group, the number was not small, much more than their own knights, but in the eyes of these elite guards of the War God Family, what could the large number mean?

It is said that the members of the Heywood family guard, pull one out at random and put it everywhere, there are a dozen tens, or even a dozen dozens. And for Robnia's long journey, the fifteen knights selected by the Heywood family to protect her are the elite of the guards, and the worst level is all seventh-level knights. As for the leader of Captain Lonno, in addition to his position as the captain of the Second Guard, he is also a knight who has cultivated up to level 9.

Therefore, how could these elite knights of the Heywood family take this bandit of more than 300 people in their eyes? After all, no matter how many sheep there are, they will not be the opponent of lions.

"Oh, the fat sheep of the vultures, let Grandpa hear clearly. This mountain is opened by grandpa, this tree is planted by grandpa, if you want to cross this road, leave a road wealth for grandpa. A burly bandit jumped out of the group of bandits with a big axe on his shoulder, and as the big axe on his shoulder chopped down, he pointed to the knights of the Heywood family not far in front of him.

The robber who shouted was Ward.

When the events in Maple Leaf Town occur, Ward and Blade return to Blackson Castle. Stephanie was shocked to receive the news that the two had brought back. However, Stephanie didn't dare to meddle in matters involving a twelfth-level sword master and an abyss-lord-level archdemon.

The matter eventually came to an end.

And Blade and Ward have not been sent abroad for the time being. Although the two of them continued to stay at the lair headquarters of the 'Nightblade Leopard' bandit group, the bandits' own work could not be left out. No, after Stephanie received the news that a team of 'fat sheep' passed near Blackson Castle today, the two of them were arranged to lead the crowd out to rob.

At this time, I saw Ward holding his psoas muscles in one hand and holding a big axe forward with the other, with a fierce expression on his face, and spit splashing and dancing in his mouth, showing the majestic and arrogant appearance of a mountain king who blocks the road and robs the sky.

"Tom, shut up this idiot. Lon Nol glanced at the arrogant Ward in front of him, and sneered at a knight beside him.

When the knight heard this, he immediately took out a skillfully crafted hand* crossbow from his waist and pointed it at Ward. I didn't see how he aimed, he seemed to be carelessly pulling the trigger with his fingers, and the crossbow bolts that had been installed on his crossbow flew out and shot accurately at Ward's throat.

"Ah?......" At first glance, the 'fat sheep' who were besieged suddenly attacked the killer without saying a word, and the deadly crossbow arrow that shot at his throat was extremely fast, and he couldn't avoid it at all, and Ward, whose face changed drastically, suddenly screamed in fright.

At this critical moment, an emerald green leaf the size of a thumbnail spun and flew with a sharp whin, and with a "snap" it collided with the cluster of crossbow arrows. Suddenly, the crossbow bolt skewed, lost its head, and slanted into the dirt beneath Ward's feet. Ward was frightened by this, his whole body was agitated, the muscles in his legs cramped, and he fell backwards to the ground, and the big axe in his hand was too nervous to hold it steadily, and fell to the ground.

Seeing this, the knights of the Heywood family changed their faces in unison. You know, to be able to pour the fighting spirit into the soft leaves, make it hard as iron, and use it as a secret weapon, what kind of deep fighting spirit is needed?