"Wait, Sir, why are you here?" Isabel asked, somewhat incomprehensibly. For she had told Sir Augustin Walton very clearly about her decision.

"Child, I know what I should do, but I will never let myself lose another daughter!" Augustine gave his reasons.

"Sir, perhaps in your mind, Ernest seems to be the one who deserves your attention."

"No, Isabel. Although Ernest is the eldest son, you, Effie, and Alver are the most important children to me and to your mother. ”

"Okay, okay, I believe you. Sir, we need to find Mr. Althorp quickly. ”

As the two of them raced down the road, Yomanon Bill Tuttle had the two dead hired men buried. Subsequently, his cousin also dismissed other hired hands and tenant farmers. When the brothers leave, Bill, who has always had a grudge, takes out his resentment against Isabel on his cousin Carl.

Bill, who was holding a double-edged cross-sword with a sheath tightly in his left hand, walked to the right side of his cousin Karl and said with a serious face, "Cousin, why did you let that woman go?" ”

At this point, Carl, who was in a good mood, smiled and said, "Because this young lady could have killed me in two duels, but she didn't do it." So, I felt like I should behave like a knight and be courteous to the lady. ”

"Carl, you're not a knight, you're not even a yoman."

"Bill, when this young lady let me go for the second time, I was going to live better. Cousin, believe me, soon I'll be a yoman. ”

"Cousin, do you know my plans?"

"Tell me, maybe I can help you."

Bill looked coldly at his cousin, who was unsuspecting of him, and quietly slowed down his pace and reached for his long sword, saying, "I want to get the land of the whole village." No matter what means are used, you have to get it. ”

Carl glanced at his cousin and nodded, "It's just, why do you want to get the land of the whole village?" ”

"That way, I can leave my poor and dilapidated village and leave Lancashire to work as a merchant in the city."

"Bill, are you starting to hate the country? This is where we were born and where we became the esteemed Yoman......"

Before Carl Tuttle could finish his sentence, he felt a sudden and intense, piercing pain in his back. Before he could react, a cold, indestructible, glittering object passed through his body from behind in an instant.

Bill stood behind his cousin, holding the double-edged cross-cut straight sword that pierced his cousin's body, and said fiercely, "Carl, who hasn't done such a robbery here?" This is the north, this is poor Lancashire, and the king and his magistrates can't do so much. ”

"We only want money, horses and weapons, we don't want to kill. But why were my brother and my nephew killed by that stinky woman? ”

"I could have avenged our loved ones, but you want to let our enemies go."

"Carl, maybe Miss Isabel gave me what you really thought."

"You want to be Yoman too? Without me, you would all starve to death, and you would all become wanderers begging for food. ”

"Kill you, and your land will become mine. When the time comes, I will sell the land, and I will have more money to make me a respectable gentleman in the city of London. ”

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When Francis and the other four saw that Isabel and Sir had left safely, they lifted their guard one after another, removed the bowstring tied to the longbow and prepared to leave the ambush site. At this time, Brian saw this terrifying scene. He hurriedly said to Francis, who was about to leave, "Brother, look, this Yoman killed his brother. ”

The other three hurried back behind the bushes and crouched down to take a closer look. When the group saw Bill dragging the body into the forest, they quietly moved behind another bush. After the killer left, Francis and the others got up from behind the bushes.

As Benjamin walked towards the place where the horses were hidden, he took the longbow from which the bowstring had been removed, and said to the others, "Brothers, what do you think of this? ”

Francis pondered, "Perhaps, this Yoman has his reason for killing his brother. ”

Brian walked aside and said, "I think it may be his brother who let your Excellency go, and this Yoman will kill him." ”

Another would-be knight continued the conversation and said, "Do you say, should we report this to Your Excellency?" ”

As he walked, Francis said to the others, "At this time, we don't know if this matter will affect Your Excellency. So, I think we'll have to get to the village near Thurland Castle as soon as possible. ”

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Heading northwest, the London lawyer and his party walked about three miles to a T-junction after arriving in the town of Hornby. Isabel pointed to the lines of Old English written on the sign at the junction and said to the sir, "Father, we will go to the left, and we will reach the Castle of Thrand of Lord Lancashire for about half a mile." ”

Sir nodded, and cried out to Robert and the two servants, who were some distance behind him, "Mr. Althorp, now we are heading west, and you are quick to follow." ”

Robert replied aloud and excitedly asked, "Yes, sir." I'm sorry, Sir, but we're almost at Lord Lancashire's Castle, right? ”

Of course, a stone fence more than one person high stands behind the sign, constantly reminding everyone who passes by that a very clear fact. The vast expansive, vibrant green space within the walls is the Earl of Lancashire's private garden, private racecourse and private campsite. Anyone who enters the green area without the Count's permission will be severely punished.

Following the signs, the group rode towards the trail on the left. As Robert Allsop rode his horse, he became curious about the fence on the right side of the path. Asked Augustine in front of him and said, "I'm sorry, Sir." Is the land on the other side of this wall the domain of Lord Lancashire? ”

Augustine turned back on his horse and said to Robert, "Sir, the whole of Lancashire is the domain of Lord Lancashire. On the other side of this wall, there is nothing but the Lord's garden. ”

Robert sat on his horse and craned his neck to look at the wall that stretched to the bend of the trail beneath his feet, and then looked back at where it would end. Unfortunately, he didn't see the end of the fence in either direction of the trail.