The sound of hooves tore through the silence of the night and shattered the sleep of the Bohèmes, and chaos erupted in the camp.

Sophia slept very deeply, but she was also awakened, she looked out in confusion with half her body, and then immediately looked around.

It wasn't until she saw Ding Mu's figure appear at the door of the caravan that Sophia was relieved, she wanted to jump out of the caravan with her, but was blocked by Ding Mu, who had already come in.

"Go back to the car," Ding Mu commanded in a low voice, and after thinking about it, he handed the crossbow to Sophia, "Take this with you." ”

Sophia took the short crossbow, but stuffed a short knife that she didn't know where to hide it into Ding Mu's hand.

Gradually, the people heard that although the hooves were noisy, the number of the other side did not seem to be large, but it seemed that there were only two or three people wandering near the camp, which relieved the gypsies slightly, but they still clutched their weapons and watched vigilantly in the darkness in the distance.

Robbers? Ding Mu pondered in his heart, although compared with the chaotic mainland today, Sicily did not have a major war because of the protection of the Aragon royal family, but it was not peaceful.

Old Gurga stood at the exit of the camp with a scimitar with a long handle in his hand, because it was customary for the gypsies to camp in two circles inside and outside, and in order to prevent a sneak attack, the exit of the two circles was not on the same line, although this caused some trouble to travel, but it was necessary.

Several young and vigorous gypsies followed behind the old Gurga, all of whom were armed with weapons of various kinds, which the Gypsies would not normally dare to show openly, but now they could not care about the taboos, and the unsettling sound of horses' hooves outside made everyone nervous.

The sound of horses' hooves gradually stopped, as if staying in the darkness not far away, and the reflection of the weapon in the moonlight could be faintly seen.

"I'm Gurga, and it's all my people here," said Old Gurga, standing at the door of the camp and shouting to the men in the darkness, "We've paid our taxes and contributed gold to the church, and I want to know who I'm dealing with." ”

"Take back your gold, bohemians, we are not robbers." A voice came from far and near in the darkness.

Two men on horseback came out of the darkness, and they stopped a little farther away, and one of them took a few steps forward and said in a loud voice: "We were just passing by, looking for a sheltered place to rest, and when we saw the fire, we came, and your men have indeed found a good place to camp." ”

"Sleeping in the open is our forte," Old Gurga put the scimitar in his hand behind him slightly, and then vigilantly looked at the dark place, "It's our honor to have guests here, but can you tell us how many of you are?" ”

"A few of us, and a noble elder," replied the man aloud, and then he threw up his hand, and threw a black bag on the ground in front of Gurga, "and we will pay for a place to shelter from the cold." ”

Gurga picked up the money pouch from the ground, the familiar sound and weight inside made his curled brows twitch slightly, and then said with a smile, "Of course, we have enough places for you to spend the night. If you don't dislike it, there is also hot soup. ”

"We have our own food."

The other party replied unappreciatively, then turned the horse's head and said hello back.

After a while, as the figures swayed in the darkness, a few people from behind converged with them and walked towards the camp.

The gypsies watched them nervously until they entered the camp and blocked the exit with a wagon, and then led them to the open space inside.

Ding Mu stood by the caravan and looked at it from a distance, and he found that two of these people were very conspicuous, one of them was an old man who was already a few years old, his silver-gray hair was a little messy by the wind and was in a bun at the back of his head, his forehead was bright and broad, and a very thick robe was worn on his body, which looked like a magician in pagan legends from a distance.

The other is much younger.

He was in his thirties, with neatly trimmed brown hair, the ends of his hair that seemed to be curled slightly inward, the tip of his nose slightly raised, and he looked a little funny, and he wore a travel outfit that was common when going out, and a pair of coarse cloth leggings tied around his legs.

The man was tall and conspicuous even when he sat down, and when the others began to get busy, he half-crossed his long legs with leggings in front of him, beckoning old Gurga to sit down and chat with him.

The old man seemed to be interested in what they were talking about, and the two men did not seem to discriminate against bohemians as much as the others, and the three of them burst into laughter after a while.

"Oh, my friend, I can see that you are both very high-status people," said old Gurga with a smile, he felt that these two men should not be ordinary traders, but he tactfully did not inquire into the identities of others, "You give a lot of reward, and you should be rewarded." ”

As he spoke, Old Gurga slapped his palms vigorously, and several gypsies called out to the people in the caravan to come out.

"Please enjoy your distinguished guests," said the elder Gurga warmly, "and I can arrange a wonderful show for you, so that our prettiest girl can show off her charms." ”

As he spoke, old Gurga turned back and shouted something to Sophia's caravan.

Ding Mu's brows immediately furrowed, although strictly speaking Sophia was not his wife, and he didn't have the current idea that women can't show their heads, but Old Gurga's words still made him unhappy.

Especially when old Gurga deliberately spoke of the prettiest girl, he noticed that the brown-haired young man seemed to be very interested.

Sophia had already jumped out of the caravan at this time, but she had only taken a few steps forward when she was pulled by Ding Mu.

"Don't go." Ding Mu stopped her, and at the same time looked at the old Gurga unhappily, he could detect the teasing look of the old Gurga looking at him, although he knew that he was deliberately provoking, but Ding Mu didn't want to let him succeed like this.

Sophia looked anxious, head-banging was a serious crime for a gypsy, and the habit she had developed over the years made it impossible for her to really resist old Gurja for a while.

"Sophia!" Old Gurga's face was gloomy, he just wanted to embarrass Ding Mu before, but now seeing that he actually dared to challenge his authority, the anger that Old Gurga had already stored in his heart immediately burst out, he strode towards Ding Mu and them, and snatched the whip that was originally used as a performance from him when he passed a clansman, "Don't you want to listen to your leader's orders?" ”

Sophia's blushing lips opened slightly, she looked at Ding Mu in a little panic, and was about to take a step forward, but Ding Mu grabbed her arm again.

"You're my wife, so you have to listen to me."

Ding Mu deliberately said loudly, and he found that the brown-haired young man seemed to be watching this scene with a funny look like watching a play, while the old man next to him didn't seem to bother to look at this side, just whispering something in his ear.

"Gaj." Old Gurga lowered his voice and threatened, he actually didn't want to make a big deal about it, after all, Ding Mu's origin is not very bright, if it attracts the attention of those people too much, it may not be a good thing, but Ding Mu's attitude of openly opposing him made Old Gurga very embarrassed, although he also regretted that he shouldn't have deliberately provoked this hairy boy, but he had no way out when things were already like this, so he could only threaten in a low voice, "Let Sophia perform, and then I will let her come back." Otherwise, I'll give you jobs you can't finish until you're tired. ”

Old Gurga's threat obviously frightened Sophia, and she tried to get rid of Ding Mu's hand, but she didn't dare to push too hard, so she could only anxiously whisper "ahhhhh

"Do you want to hurt Sophia and be punished with you?" Old Gurga threatened, "Don't forget the last time she was whipped." ”

Ding Mu's eyes flashed with anger, the gypsies may be bold, but this does not mean that they will not play tricks, on the contrary, the gypsies give outsiders the impression of being somewhat cunning, and now the old Gurga proves that this cunning of the gypsies is not unusual.

"Let me be a target." Ding Mu suddenly said that he had seen Sophia's ability to use flying knives, so he believed that she would not miss, and more importantly, he insisted on being by her side, because he found that the brown-haired young man seemed to be more interested in this side.

"You don't know how to perform," said old Gurga angrily, "don't think that you just need to stand stupidly in front of the wooden plate, if you move a little because you are afraid, you may die." ”

"That's not what you want." Ding Mu said sarcastically.

Old Gurga had an angry look on his face, and he seemed to be angry, but he held back: "I would like to see a few more holes in you, but that will ruin our reputation." ”

"I believe Sophia," Ding Mu said, "so you don't have to worry about anything. ”

Ding Mu said and pulled Sophia towards the clearing, on the way he deliberately grabbed Sophia's shoulders, whispered in her ear not to worry about herself, although it was okay to practice as usual, and then when parting, he suddenly picked up Sophia's face, and after a little hesitation, he lowered his head and gently touched her warm lips.

In the firelight, the light kiss of the handsome Greek beautiful boy and the unusually mature young girl with a green taste attracted everyone's attention at this moment, and Ding Mu's eyes also seemed to see the brown-haired young man's faint ridicule with a hint of playfulness.

Ding Mu walked to the wooden plate that had been erected, he stretched out his hands as he had seen it before, although his heart couldn't help beating wildly, but he still stared at Sophia opposite.

The flying knife in Sophia's hand had already been raised, but she didn't throw it out carelessly as usual, but looked at Ding Mu seriously.

It was quiet all around, everyone was staring at the field, and the atmosphere became tense for a while.

The young man finally put away his playful expression, he pressed the ground with one hand, and supported a large chin with the other hand, and looked at the two young people in the field seriously.

"Teacher, do you think that girl will miss?" The young man asked the old man next to him in a low voice.

"Fate is arranged by God," replied the old man, who seemed not to care about what was happening in the clearing, but then he added, "but God prefers those who are prepared." ”

Listening to the old man's words, the young man moved his big chin, and then let out a sneer and said, "Teacher, you can always find an opportunity to educate people...... God~"

A low cry came from the young man's mouth, and in his shout, Sophia in the field had already thrown her arms, and with a flash of light, the throwing knife stabbed out!

Everyone, including some gypsies who didn't usually like Ding Mu, let out a scream because they saw that the flying knife seemed to be stabbing Ding Mu in the chest!

"Bang~", the flying knife disappeared under Ding Mu's armpit, if it weren't for the sound of stabbing the wooden board, everyone thought that the knife had been poked at Ding Mu's body!

"Bang Bang Bang~"

After the first knife was thrown, Sophia's hand kept moving, and flashes of light flew across the open space between the two, and later even formed a connecting and faintly visible shining match!

Crown! Ear! At hand! Under the ribs!

A flying knife poked at the wooden plate with a muffled sound, and the slightly trembling handle slapped Ding Mu's body, every time he felt a fear that he might hang up with his liver, and as Sophia's speed became faster and faster, his heart beat more and more fiercely!

Finally, with a long "ah~" shout from Sophia's mouth, the last flying knife was nailed to the wooden plate between Ding Mu's legs and close to the delicate parts!

Then, Sophia let out a cheer, rushed across the open space with her skirt like a female leopard rushing out of the cage, and threw herself into Ding Mu's arms and hugged him tightly!

At this time, the surrounding gypsies were already applauding, and even those who didn't like Ding Mu couldn't stop applauding and whistling!

Ding Mu felt that he was about to collapse, he knew that he was frightened, although he was confident in Sophia's skills, but when he stood in front of the plank, he knew that things were really not so simple.

Especially the last knife, Ding Mu even wondered if he was already scared to pee, in fact, if Sophia didn't hold him at this time, maybe he would have knelt with weak legs.

"Isn't that amazing, teacher?" The brown-haired young man said with a smile to the old man, and then asked him to make a gesture to the attendant next to him, who immediately took out a few gold coins and handed them to him.

"You deserve to be rewarded," the young man tossed the gold coins to Old Gurga, and then took a few more and shook them at Ding Mu, "You should have a share of yourselves, I know the rules of the Bohemians, but this is a reward for you, so you have the right to put it away, is that so, teacher?" ”

"Indeed, this is the reward they deserve." The old man nodded, as if pleased with the student's handling of the matter.

When Ding Mu came over, looking at his sweaty hair, which had already been soaked in sweat because of nervousness, the young man suddenly said in a sarcastic tone: "Οι?νθρωποιπ?νταθαισθ?νεταιφ?βομετ?απ?νακ?νειμιαπαρωδ?α"

Looking at his obviously mocking appearance, Ding Mu suddenly replied calmly: "Ακριβ?? επειδ?ε?ναικαταδικασμ?νο?，?τσιηζω?? τανκαλ?τερη。 ”

Ding Mu's words made the young man stunned for a moment, and then smiled.

"Look, teacher, we met a strange young man," he said with a smile to the old man next to him, and then he lowered his voice, "I'm right, this trip is really interesting." ”

"I just wish this fun was over soon, my lord." The old man whispered dissatisfied.