King Robert was angry on the surface, but he was secretly happy in his heart.

It doesn't matter who wins or loses, he's happy to do it.

One is the father-in-law's beloved dog, the other is the beloved dog under the account of Queen Cersei, and the two vicious dogs are going to kill themselves, and King Robert wants to cheer for them, but he can't openly express his support and joy, so leaving is no matter how best to deal with it.

If the two vicious dogs die together, it will be an excellent result, but the thousand gold dragons bet on the second brother, Duke Lanli, will not be very good to come back.

How could King Robert miss the gambling money on such an occasion? Of course, he would never press the money openly, he would send someone to bet, and then count the money in front of Duke Ed after winning.

Will Eddard's grumpy stone man bet?

Definitely not!

Out of love for his good friend and brother, King Robert decided to help Duke Ed learn two of life's pleasure skills: visiting brothels and gambling.

If you want Duke Ed to fall in love with gambling money, then let him try the excitement and anticipation of gambling money, and some tips for making sure you don't lose money, yes, start with this duel between the Magic Mountain and the Hound Dogs.

King Robert was a warm-hearted man, especially his brother Eddard, who was not related by blood but trusted best. He decided: first eat and drink, and then let a few generals and courtiers take the money to secretly bet for himself, and then go to Ed's residence himself to persuade him to take out at least fifty gold dragons to bet. Robert was convinced that life was no fun for a stone man like Eddard, and that it was time to generously help him find the joy of life.

On Ruby Beach, Duke Lanli has sent someone to draw a huge white circle in the center of Ruby Beach, and many bonfires will be lit around the white circle, large bundles of fine wood have been prepared, and the fire oil has also been prepared. On the four sides of the dueling arena, a long table was set up. The highest position due west and east is where King Robert and Lord Ed, the Prime Minister, sit, and the long tables on the other three sides are slightly lower, where the royal courtiers, the entourage nobles, the local nobles, the garrison generals, and the red-robed centurion sit.

Although it was still early, the servants were already busy at Ruby Beach. Next to the Prime Minister's table, there was also a high-quality knitted bearskin blanket for the two aristocratic ladies, Arya Stark and Sansa Stark.

Duke Lanli, as the dealer of this duel and the big financier, naturally became the person in charge of the venue of this duel, and the bachelor Lu Xiu was responsible for inspecting the weapons and armor of both sides, and announcing the rules of the competition.

The knight fights in public, and no matter how it ends, once the duel is over, the previous grudge will be written off. This required a ritual, which was generally performed by the priests of the church. Although there is a church in this town, there are no high priests, only ordinary monks of lower rank.

But don't worry, because His Majesty the King is here, it is actually a custom to use His Majesty's entourage to duel with knights, and it is also a unique honor for the Bachelors who are loyal to and follow the King.

Ten miles away from the famous Ruby Beach, there is a small ferry port.

Yesterday on Ruby Beach, Arya and Nymeria the Icewolf attacked Joffrey and fled, crossing the river through this small crossing. Not far from the river was a forest that stretched hundreds of miles west along the river, eventually connecting with the Whispering Forest to the east of Riverrun, where Nymelia had been driven away by Arya.

In the morning, after leaving the 'throne' of the Earl's Hall from the King's sleeves, Eddard Stark also left the Earl's Hall, and he rode to the forest with Arya, the Northern Guards, and Sansa's Icewolf Lady to find Nymeria.

Hope is beautiful, reality is cruel. The forest was so wide hundreds of miles away that Ed and Arya, with their guards and the Icewolf, couldn't find Nymeria until the sun set. Similar to Arya's personality, Nymelia is also the 'wild boy' of the wolves, and after leaving her master, she may quickly adapt to the real life that should be hers and return to the wilderness and forest.

As the sun sets, no matter how reluctant Arya is, Nymelia never appears in their sight, and even with the help of the lady, the reality is still real and cruel, and it does not happen miracles with Arya's feelings for Nymelia.

Outside the town, Magic Mountain and his own cavalry were practicing swords.

The battle at night is imminent, a duel of life and death, and he doesn't dare to slack off at all.

Although we must win, we must be prepared to the extreme.

Strategically despise the enemy and tactically value the enemy!

The state of the duel needs to be adjusted, the habit of the hound before the duel is to sharpen the sword, the magic mountain has sent his own squire Bernie to watch, the hound alone locked himself in the room to carefully polish his sword.

It's not that the hound's sword is not sharp enough, sharpening the sword is a very special way for the hound to relax his body and mind.

The habit before the Magic Mountain duel was to constantly exercise at a low intensity, so that the blood, muscle, skeletal and nerve reactions of the whole body were active, and they were in a state of moderate euphoria.

When night falls, Ruby Beach is lit up with lights and people. King Robert sat on the top of the throne with great interest, and by his good brother and Prime Minister of the kingdom, Eddard Stark. Eddard Stark was not in high spirits, but under pressure from His Majesty, he was forced to come to the arena to participate in this brutal 'duel extravaganza'.

"Where have you been today?" asked King Robert in a low voice with a smile on his face.

"Go across the river and find a wolf for Arya!"

"Frightened!" the king's exaggerated expression immediately leaned close to Ed's ear, "I said my Prime Minister, a wolf is a wolf, not a kitten and a rabbit, you have to spoil your daughter, just raise a kitten and a rabbit for her." Raise wolves, what if something happens? Wolves are wolves, especially ice wolves, beasts of prey! If you raise wolves for your daughter, something will happen sooner or later. ”

Ed looked at the two daughters next to him, Arya sullen and Sansa dignified and elegant.

"Didn't you see Her Majesty, didn't she come?"

"She did everything in her power to stop this duel today, and she came to beg me to order the duel to be canceled. ”

"Did you try to stop it?"

"Hey, hey!" replied King Robert with a meaningful smile. He lowered his voice and was quite proud, "I can't find you, so I will press fifty gold dragons for you, and bet on the hound to win! If you lose, you have to give me the principal of the bet, and if you win, you have to give me one hundred gold dragons." ”

Camp in the Magic Mountain outside the town.

A man in black with a hood on his head was led into the tent of the Magic Mountain by the guards of the Magic Mountain.

The magic mountain, who was wearing armor, looked at this mysterious visitor, and he couldn't see the mysterious visitor's face clearly.

Under the gaze of the Magic Mountain and the Magic Mountain's subordinates, the person who came slowly lowered his hood, revealing a handsome face, it was Master Lu Xiu.

"Sir Gregor, the Hound took a vial of venom from me last night and smeared it on the arrows of the blades and crossbows, and he told me that it was used against you. ”

"Oh!" said the Magic Mountain, "the knight will have a public duel, and he will check all the weapons on his body beforehand, and he will not be able to carry his crossbow arrows with him. ”

"Sir Gregor, perhaps the Hound arranged for someone else to use crossbow arrows against you in the shadows, but in short, this is an unfair duel against you. The real purpose of the Hound is to kill you in public, and the knight duel is just an excuse and a cover for him. ”

"Why are you here to tell me this?"

"The Hound gave me ten golden dragons to buy venom, and when I gave him the venom, he took all the golden dragons. ”