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"Two glasses of ale."

The two of them sat casually at the counter, their eyes swept over a corner, noticing that the graffiti-like marks on a corner had not changed, and their pupils shrank.

The two of them glanced at each other, drank the ale as if nothing had happened, walked out of the hotel lobby with their shoulders hooked, and circled into the alley behind the inn, glancing at a room on the second floor.

"The second group was discovered."

"Send a message for the boss to withdraw."

A mercenary had just taken out a fireworks-like metal pipe from his arms, and a red ray of light came, and the metal pipe fell to the ground with a clang, and the figures of Andre and Shiryl appeared at the entrance of the alley.

Sheryl scurried, and a thin layer of ice appeared on the ground where she passed, extending to the feet of the two mercenaries, clinging to the soles of their boots.

Just because of the slowness of this moment, Shirlill had already come to the two secret spies whose identities were exposed, crackling and unloading the joints of the hands and feet of the two, the hands and feet of the two were soft and drooping, but there was a strange smile on their faces, their faces were blue and gray, and a trace of black blood snaked down from the corners of their mouths.

"Dead."

Shiryl's face was ugly, and she glanced back at Andre.

Therefore, Lin An learned from the captured spy that there was another group of cunzài, Shiryl and Andre embellished each other from the moment the two spies entered the hotel, and they didn't see them do anything along the way, but they didn't expect the other party to be so cautious, and before entering the town, they had already taken poison.

The poison was timed, and when the two didn't show up for a long time, their spy leader naturally knew what was going on.

The siblings brought back the two bodies. Lin An checked the two of them, and those who were already dead couldn't die anymore, and even her magic couldn't be saved, and sighed:

"It's not your fault, the other party is too cautious. Even when he entered the town, he sent someone to explore the way first, which is worthy of being a secret spy trained by Odin. ”

She said, looking out of town.

She had hoped that she wouldn't be so quick to startle the snakes, and if Shun Lì captured all the spies, she might be able to create some false news to confuse Odin's eyes and make him lower his guard against her.

Fortunately, she didn't have much hope that Charles, the captain of the guard, would succeed in assassinating the Saxons. There are also benefits that do not work.

In the mountains and forests outside the town.

A mercenary jumped from a man-high boulder and walked into the woods.

"Boss, there is no news from the black dove and the white pigeon."

"Exposed, withdraw!"

"The two sets of ......"

"They're dead."

The spy leader's face was ugly, and the town in sight. It has become a trap for them to step into.

The mission was exposed. If it weren't for the fact that he remembered the feeling of being watched in the mountains and forests before entering the town, and was cautious once, this time I am afraid that the whole army will be wiped out, and he will not even have the opportunity to send a message to inform the superiors.

Seven or eight gray harriers flew out of the mountains and forests near the town, each flying in a different direction.

In less than half an hour, John, with a few of Byron's men, rushed to the forest where the gray harrier appeared.

It was empty, and John led people to search the spot for a while, but they evacuated cautiously and left no clues to follow.

John and the others returned in vain.

Lin An received the message. Nodding faintly in anticipation, Byron sighed slightly disappointed.

……

The next three days were three days of waiting, and the news that the ** division and Prince Byron appeared in the mountains did not stop the Lop Nur Pass from boiling, but more people rushed here from thousands of miles away, and the situation in the mountains became more and more intense.

This time the kingdom of God collapsed, except for the scattered crystals of divine power and Lin An and others who were scattered everywhere and thought by many people to be secret treasures, the Lop Nur Pass was not without treasures.

Perhaps because of the radiation of the leaking power when the kingdom of God collapsed, various mutated demon plants and demonic beasts appeared in the mountains, and there was even a real case of a ruined mercenary group who collected an inconspicuous demon plant by walking shit luck, and brought it back to the town, but was scrambled by several mages and sold for an unimaginable sky-high price and became rich overnight.

The convergence of caravans and mercenaries made the Lop Nur Pass more prosperous and mixed, and all kinds of bloody conflicts appeared at three ends in three days, and even the local lords and mayors could only swallow their anger and watch these fanatics and merchants turn the town into a miasma.

On the morning of the fourth day, a garrison of Pest City, consisting of 500 hussars and 1,500 infantry, appeared outside the town.

The town's doors were wide open, and the mayor and the only lord in the area greeted them in person, and the admiral, who led the army, did not greet them much, but ordered the army to set up camp, and then drove directly to a nondescript inn in the town.

When the news came out, the town knew that His Royal Highness Byron, who had been rumored to be in a lot of rumors, had already returned safely.

"Your Highness, all the things you asked to collect, all the things that were unearthed from the mountain pass and are full of vitality, are basically here."

The long table was full of things, all kinds of magic plants, ores were placed in trays, and there were even two magical beasts in cages, the only common feature of all things was that they were full of life, which was only discovered in the Lop Nur Pass after this vision appeared.

"Thank you, Admiral Lasia."

"It is an honor to be able to serve you. Besides, for the merchants of the town, it is a good thing that something can win your favor from the sky, and they cannot dream of it, and they can only let their soldiers run errands. ”

A middle-aged man with a hooked nose across from Byron laughed.

He was telling the truth, and the things that could appear in front of Byron had been screened, and they were the best of the things that met Byron's requirements.

Now the merchants who had gathered in the town were overjoyed to learn that they could come in front of Byron, who had not been able to find a way to contact Byron's cronies and subordinates even though they had sharpened their heads in the past, let alone the dignified son himself!

Now that they learned the news, they went crazy, carrying large boxes and big boxes of Jin Rego everywhere to search, those mercenaries into the mountain even if they couldn't find the secret treasure, search back some similar things. It is often spent by a group of merchants and frantically scrambles.

"You've already sent soldiers into the mountains!" Byron nodded, motioning for his men to take the tray.

"Yes, Your Highness," Admiral Rasia said with a smile. "The safety of your mining area must be strictly protected."

Hearing this, a henchman behind the Admiral raised his chin and motioned for the soldiers to carry away the two animal cages, and he also retreated with his servants with his own eyes, and when there were only two people left in the tent, Admiral Lasia said in a low voice:

"Your Highness, that valley has been sealed off according to your orders, and the nearby demonic beasts and others have all been cut off—"

He didn't say what the price his army had paid in this process, and Merlin was a country that valued the army. But sometimes, the life of a soldier is just a number in the eyes of those in charge.

Admiral Lasia's voice was lowered, "But it's a pity that Her Royal Highness Princess Joanna and the few Sir from Meryl have the trail of the 'Eyes of the Abyss'. And no one noticed. ”

Since Byron did not admit it personally. Admiral Lasia didn't dare to define that incident, after all, Peret's ** division attacked and killed Prince Merlin, and it had risen to the height of the country's diplomatic relations, especially now that it was rumored that there would be a war.

Even Byron couldn't make a rash decision, he had already sent what happened here back to the Sumissippi Palace through special channels, believing that a decree would be issued soon.

As for the process of this secret exploration, of course, Byron has already "described in detail" on paper. After some reasonable retouching, the letterhead was accompanied by the "secret treasure with a rich breath of life" that was constantly presented from afar, and sent it back to the rear for the emperor to see.

And the reason why the troops were sent to blockade the valley was because in addition to the huge oak tree in the valley, the people of Lasia had excavated a new coal mine near the valley.

The geological composition of this mine is very similar to that of Byron's nearby one, and Byron has reason to believe that this mine is likely to be also associated with Morgose turquoise, and according to proven reserves, perhaps the previous mine is only a sub-vein of this new mine.

The two talked for a while, and Admiral Lasia, seeing that Byron was tired, got up to take his leave, but heard some commotion outside the tent, coming from a distance.

"What's going on?" Admiral Lasia lifted the curtain in displeasure, "Who is clamoring, don't you know that His Highness Byron needs to rest?" ”

According to the Merlin official system, the admiral is a local military attaché, although in the province, there are governors above, and there are three admirals who control the local military power, but in the military attache system of the province, Lasia has climbed to the top, as a military country that attaches importance to military attachés, in the province, even if it is the governor who leads the military and political affairs of a province, he must give Lasia some face.

But it is precisely because he has reached the apex of the place that if he wants to take a step up, he needs the help from above, and now it is not easy for him to get the opportunity to have a relationship with Byron, of course, a mistake must be expanded by three points in order to show the importance of Byron.

"Back to my lord, there are two people outside the barracks, claiming to be two of the lost companions of the Purple Rose Lady. Originally, it had been notified and released, but Princess Joanna and Baron Quentin and several other honorables happened to pass by, and the two parties suddenly clashed for some reason, and the people on Princess Joanna's side said that the murderer wanted the soldiers to arrest the people of the Purple Rose. ”

The subordinate hurriedly came to report.

"Princess Joanna again!" After listening to the soldier's report, Admiral Lasia frowned, a little displeased, "Isn't it possible that half of the military camp can't stop her from looking for trouble?" ”

The military is the most protective, as a Merlin person, even if Byron is not there, Lasia instinctively favors Lin An's side.

What's more, not to mention that Lin An is a peerless beauty who can turn steel into finger wrapping, and a man will subconsciously concede three points, let's just say that the aristocratic children on Joanna's side still don't change their habits in the barracks and ignore the discipline of the barracks, which makes Admiral Lasia, who is a soldier, look unpleasant, and instinctively have a bad feeling.

Since the army was stationed, Byron and others naturally entered the barracks and were heavily protected, and several big Buddhas lived in the barracks.

"What's wrong, what's wrong with Princess Joanna?" Byron came out of his tent.

At this time, at the front gate of the barracks, a confrontation was in the middle of the day.

"Andrey, are you really in the same league as these two murderers?"

In front of Melissa's several aristocratic children, Princess Joanna from Meryl's royal family had already taken off her disguise, and the men's clothes she was wearing could not hide her feminine features. There is a princess "Joanna" in the Melissa royal family who likes to travel in disguise as a man, and she is also famous in other countries.

It is rumored that this princess is deeply favored by the king, has close contacts with the children of various nobles, and has a tomboyish personality, but at this time, although she raises her hand aggressively. pointed straight to the front of Andre's nose, but the tears rolling in her eyes made her look like the one who was bullied, angry and sad.

It's just that he reached out to save her once on the way, and Andre didn't know how his face was by no means outstanding how he provoked the favor of Her Royal Highness the princess.

But for women who like them, as long as they are not so ugly, they will always give up two points, not to mention that Andre knows the inside story. Ninety percent of Joanna's accusations are true, and their group designed Joanna and others with ill intentions, and under the weakness of their hearts, Andre was dumbfounded for a while, and he didn't know how to refute it.

Companions don't give up. Sidney's mouth is like a mussel shell. In addition to chanting mantras and eating, it seems that other functions have been degraded, even if he is called a murderer in public, he doesn't move his face, and Salin has no choice but to come forward.

"Your Highness Joanna, your accusations against us are too strict, I'm sure there must be some kind of misunderstanding in it, I wonder how you decided that we are murderers? I can't deny that I had some blood on my hands, but I think they all had a reason to die, and I didn't kill any innocent lives in vain! ”

Saleen is invincible in front of women. The face and demeanor are naturally very deceptive, and after a righteous and awe-inspiring words, others are a little suspicious, is there really a misunderstanding?

"If you're not the murderer of Rafi, why would the Quentin family's blood curse mark appear on that person!"

A young man behind Joanna jumped out and said angrily with a flushed face, "The blood curse mark is our family's bloodline talent, if our family's descendants are killed, the mark will appear on the murderer, so that our family's children can judge the enemy - and I'm Rafi's own brother!" ”

"In other words, the so-called blood curse mark can only be sensed by you, and who you say is who?" Salin asked unhurriedly.

"You dare to question me?" The young man was so angry that his neck was thick.

Several aristocratic children beside him also denounced:

"Rafi and Lachia are brothers, how can he talk nonsense!"

"Rakia doesn't know you, will she be okay to frame you?"

"That's hard to say, from the current point of view, I can find at least two reasons," Salin showed a meaningful expression, with a very hidden malice in his eyes, "The dead Lord Rafi is your own brother, then, you are the second son!" ”

It is not difficult to guess that the children of the nobles who can accompany a favored Princess Meryl, and even accompany them in private, will not be children without inheritance, nobles are used to drawing circles, and Salin is ninety percent sure that the dead ghost Raffi must be the eldest son of the family.

Joanna and the others were stunned for a moment, and then remembered that after Rafi died, Lachia would become the first heir according to the order of succession.

Although the two brothers have always been close, and in full view of everyone, Rafi's death has nothing to do with Lachia, but Sarin's hint can't help but make everyone's eyes change a little, after all, once it comes to family inheritance, no matter how simple brotherhood is, it is not so simple.

"What nonsense are you talking about! I ......"

Rachia was furious, and under the pull of the others, she blushed and scolded and struggled, and was covered by her companions.

"And what about the second reason?" Joanna held back her breath and asked.

Salin looked at her meaningfully with a smile and then fell on Andrei.

Everyone's faces changed, the princess's good impression of Andre has been seen by everyone in the past few days, and this group of Meryl's noble children accompanied the princess, saying that they had no intentions for the princess, and no one would believe it.

It was the soldiers who were isolating their gaze from the sidelines, and their gazes became subtle at this moment, and for the first time the focus left Saleen, and circled around Joanna, Andre, and the group of Meryl noble children.

Lakia was so angry that he was about to lose his education and scolded, but his companion covered his mouth to prevent him from losing face, and once he lost his demeanor and scolded, even if they were justified, they seemed to others to be annoyed and angry.

Princess Joanna took a breath and gave Saleen a deep look, "Let's go!" ”

She turned to leave, and the Meryl nobles followed, while poor Lachia, who had been splashed with dirty water, had been knocked unconscious by her companions.

Return to the tent. Princess Joanna left behind a young nobleman.

"Your Highness Princess, do you believe that mage's nonsense?" The young man spoke up.

"Of course it can't be, Rafi has been with me for so long, is it really intimate or fake, can't I see it?" Princess Joanna said coldly. "This time, I was careless, I thought it was a breakthrough, but I didn't expect to lose Lachia!"

"It's not your fault, Your Highness, the Merlin people trapped us in the barracks, and the Prince of Byron's side is simply leaky, I didn't expect it to be so tricky here."

This vision, coupled with Byron's cautious actions, even attracted troops to be stationed, including Perret's ** division, and the political sensitivity of the royal family and nobles. Since Joanna smelled something wrong, how could she not be tempted.

originally thought that with the help of the friendship that had been in the same boat all the way, they could find a breakthrough on Andre's side and at least find out a little bit of the inside story, which was the secret plan of Joanna and this young man. It's almost a fake show. In the eyes of their own people, they all took it seriously, but there was no trace of the black-haired hairy boy at all.

Joanna wasn't bound to win it before, after all, they just rubbed it to the end of the typhoon, this is on Merlin's territory, and they can't force it, if they can't detect it, then they can't force it.

But it was only after Lachia sensed Rafi's blood curse imprint from the lifeless mage that they realized that they had already been involved, and that they were sensitive to the noble conspiracy, and they naturally thought to the dark side. Wonder if you've fallen into a trap you've been designing for a long time.

At this time, the information was no longer important, and it was inevitable that they would fall into the trap, and Joanna immediately decided to tear their faces with them, accusing the murderer was secondary, and the point was that they could not continue to be controlled by Merlin's army, and they had to find an excuse to leave, but they could not let the Merlins discover their vigilance.

But no one expected that the other party would turn the situation around in a few words, and a broken plot was turned into a conspiracy of their internal brothers, but their ultimate goal was not achieved.

"Do you really want to go with them to the palace of Sumisipe?" Joanna walked around and said uneasily, "What are they holding us so for?" ”

……

“…… In the past year, there have been frequent exchanges of letterheads between my father and Meryl, and there have been rumors in the palace that my father intends to marry Meryl's royal family at this time.

It's just that after a year, Meryl's side seems to have been hesitating, and Yokjardan's marriage contract has not been settled. ”

In Lin An's tent, Byron was talking to Lin An about it.

On the one hand, he tactfully explained to Lin An why he trapped people in the barracks, which caused Lin An a lot of trouble; On the one hand, it is also a hint that Andre should not get too close to Joanna, so as not to be taken advantage of, or get into unnecessary trouble.

After Byron left.

"I've always heard that in the early days of the founding of Meilin, when the centralized power was not as strong as it is now, the Merlin nobles had the custom of robbing marriages, but I didn't expect that now, the marriage between the two countries is just an extra layer of fig leaf."

Salin sighed.

Of course, the internal situation is not so simple, maybe King Meryl is delaying with statements such as "the princess is too young to adapt to life in a foreign country" and "frail and sickly", and now he has taken him directly, and the marriage between the two countries will naturally be settled soon.

And Meryl's plan is still unclear, maybe she just wants to get more bargaining chips, maybe it is indeed the love of her daughter and the reservedness of the woman, or both.

But I have to say that Byron's move touched the pulse of the emperor, and with the emperor's mood at this time, he even wanted to solve Odin and cut through the mess quickly, which was related to Merlin's internal stable marriage, and of course he wanted to settle it quickly.

Even if Byron saved some political chips for the emperor, he also made a meritorious service, who let Princess Joanna bump into her so plainly?

In short, for Lin An, it was naturally a good thing to see Byron still working so hard to win glory in front of the emperor and not lose confidence by the successive blows.

"Not to mention Her Royal Highness the princess, you came back a few days late, and it seems that you have a good harvest?" Lin An said with a smile.

Sidney was dying before, but now at least on the surface, she was not seriously injured, and from Saleen, she sensed a trace of divine power crystals that had not been fully absorbed.

This is not out of Lin An's expectations, with Salin's ambition, where will he be the one who is willing to enter the kingdom of God but returns empty-handed.

Even if there is a threat from the ** division on the side, for him, the chaotic situation in the mountains is like a fish in water, and the harvest of the two of them this time seems to be not small.

Saleen was about to speak, when John came in from outside and said a few words to Lin An, who took a cylindrical letterbox in his hand.

There was only a rolled-up note in the letterbox, on which was written a sentence in the agreed secret language:

"The Saxon was slightly wounded, and the assassin was captured."

A flame engulfed the note, and the corners of Lin An's mouth slightly hooked up a smile.

(To be continued)

ps：

Thank you Yunsha Ruoli for the big reward and pink ticket, as well as the big pink ticket for Baobao and ixixi! Hehe, I'm going back in the next chapter. l3l4