The area around the Spring Valley has not yet been inspected and blocked by Alexios' army, but the emperor's ships have already sailed over one after another, and many soldiers in scarlet clothes have also landed with weapons.

So in front of the roads and warehouses in the merchant quarter, many foreigners were very nervous about this situation, and a ship full of goods had just pulled anchor and sailed towards the Golden Horn, when it was stopped by several menacing imperial ships, and was forced to return to the shore, and then the Turkopos jumped on the deck of the other party with bows and arrows, and the sailors and crews inside, as well as the civilians accompanying the ship, were all grabbed one by one, and expelled to the shore, and were ordered to line up, and the officers who took the lead examined them one by one, Look at whether there are tall barbarians with blue eyes inside, and a girl with short brown eyes, the whole scene is very terrifying.

"I'm afraid borrowing a boat from the Venetians won't work."

While the Emperor's army was all focused on the shore, Gawain and Anna crept out of the edge of the forest, while Muzafiadin and the hunter, who had circled in circles, also led their horses and bags to meet them, and the four of them came to a secluded fishing village in the corner of the Spring Valley: most of the people living here were ordinary Greeks who made a living by fishing around the Bosphorus, but now that the Emperor had closed the place, they could only hang their nets and sit in the village in twos and threes.

At this time, Gawain hurriedly pointed to the hunter, and then Anna saw the Slavic hunter carrying several hides, shouting in Greek, and went to the entrance of the village at the front, and almost all the people in the village knew him, and knew that this was a hunter who had lived in the forest of Sarabria for a long time, and must have come to sell hides, so she stood up. Waving his hand, it means that there will be no entry for everyone during this time. There is no money to buy these luxuries.

"How so?" The hunter deliberately had a look of great regret and did not leave. "Should my cargo have to suffer such a fate, maybe I should try my luck elsewhere, the pilgrim camp is a good choice." ”

"It's useless, I heard that the emperor's soldiers and horses have recently blocked all roads leading to their camp and conducted a strict check. Only licensed merchants are allowed to enter and sell their goods. Also, look over there. A fisherman in the village pointed to the merchant neighborhood, where the chickens and dogs were still jumping. And from the bay and the forest, there were the emperor's ships and soldiers and horses constantly collecting.

Then, several fishermen saw several strangely dressed guys beside the hunter, a little squirrel covered in a pocket, a somewhat alien appearance, and a tall and strong guy like a brown bear, who had never seen it before, "Hey, who are these people behind you?" Do not drag down our village, it has been evident that His Majesty has been in a bad mood lately. ”

As he spoke, the eyes of the people in the village were obviously unfriendly, and they became suspicious. Anna's eyes saw that someone was already quietly preparing sticks and fishing forks, and was quietly approaching them. I couldn't help but feel entangled and nervous - I didn't go to St. Atkins Gate in order to avoid the blockade and capture of my father's cavalry. If we delay any longer, my father's hand will reach here. If it is revealed, even Gawain is afraid that he will not be able to confront the cavalry team sent by the empire, so what is there to talk about going back to Xiaoya?

A gust of wind "whew" blew from Anna's side, and it was Gawain who walked in front of the hunter, "Alas? "The hunter had just turned back, and before he could say anything, Gawain's fist slammed into the other man's face, and the hunter was caught off guard, and was beaten so fiercely that his face was covered with blood, and he sat down on the ground, and then Gawain grabbed him by the collar, and pressed him down, and the big fist fell one after another, and then shouted and cursed loudly in the Aui language." Wow wow! Muzafiadin also cried out, and threw himself on his knees in front of Gawain, and kept wailing and begging, but Gawain ignored the slightest and continued to beat the hunter, and Anna and the other villagers were blindsided, and stayed where they were, looking at this sudden scene, and their mouths open.

"The hides can't be sold, and the five gold coins in the butcher's workshop are owed to me and the butcher's workshop, how can I pay them back! When you're done, you'll be sent to the guild in the evening, where someone will entertain you, and soon your chin will be served to the nobles with grilled tuna, your testicles and Anatolian lamb balls. At this point, Gawain began to shout Greek and continued to beat, his face was so hideous, and he really looked like a Frank or Norman bodyguard boxer hired by the Italian nouveau riche in the city, and Anna covered her mouth in fright.

"Don't beat my father, I'm willing to sell myself to you." Muzafiadin cried and said to Gawain.

As a result, Gawain kicked Mu Zafiadin down with a kick, grabbed this man's face, and pointed to the three horses behind him, "You and your father are simply dreaming, look at you, your beard is almost as lush as the mane of these horses, and your lower body is afraid that it smells of pubic lice, and you want to sell yourself to Turkic or Moorish lords?" People only like beardless and delicate-skinned boys, and besides, I don't need money to castrate you! You don't need it! Anna's eyes widened on one side, and she removed her little hand from her mouth and covered her ears, for she really didn't know how Gawain had learned the disgusting and vulgar language of "pubic lice".

"Don't, don't, sir!" The hunter also fought hard, hugged Gawain's legs, snorted and tears, and pointed over there after speaking, "I immediately beg this group of fishermen to send me a small boat, and I will cross the strait with you, the Apulian Norman camp that pilgrims over there should need these animal skins to protect them from the cold, and they can afford to pay for them." ”

Gawain lifted his foot, stepped the hunter into the mud, and whirled, "Better so, or else!" Then he stepped twice and walked up to Anna.

"Huh?" Before Anna could recover from her shock, her cheeks ached—she was pinched by Gawain's big pincer-like hands, her small mouth and nose were twisted together, her whole body was lifted, and the tips of her boots dangled on the ground, although she could see that Gawain was trying her best to control her strength, but tears still flowed out, "Then your daughter will be sold, the Italians over there like this kind of small, dark-haired girl, do you say she can play the harp, or play the flute?" After Gawain finished speaking, he saw that Anna was even in tears, so he hurriedly stretched his arm to her waist, and his hand was secretly loosened.

The hunter's face puffed out of the mud puddle, and his white eyes glared darkly, "Please, don't be like this! Then he bowed down before all the villagers, and begged whoever could give a larger boat, and he would give him three skins for free, as a commission.

But the fishermen were all embarrassed, saying that soon the emperor's sailors would even block the sea here, and I was afraid that if you lent you a boat, you would be affected. But many people in it, especially the kinder women, began to loosen up when they saw Anna's pitiful appearance of being coerced, and they couldn't see others, especially such a petite girl, suffering so much, that the whole fishing village was talking about it. (To be continued.) )