So Gawain lightened his steps and went down the stairs to the stable on the first floor, where he heard the chirping of birds.

A branch that came in through the window hole stood a bird with gray feathers and a white back, and its black bean-like eyes were fixed on Gawain. The self-proclaimed Grand Duke whispered to the bird twice, originally thinking that it would flutter and fly away, but the bird's expression was very strange, and it continued to stare at Gawain quietly.

Two sneezes, Sabina behind the gate stood up vigilantly and stood up, as if she also felt that something was wrong.

Now Gawain was also alert, he held on to the pillar, also looked at the bird, and then, with a familiar feeling, reported the name, "It's you, Jiehe, or Jiehe's messenger?" ”

The rain continued to fall, with a frequency that never disliked irritability.

"Do not be surprised, my Grand Duke, I was leaning on the window lattice of the upper floor last night, watching you in the rain and lightning, but you did not pay any attention to me." The bird, with a hoarse voice like a myling, spoke.

"I remember you saying that you can change seven times in one day. But why did it become such an ugly cuckoo? Gawain was not too surprised, and walked to the washstand with the collar open on his chest.

"Your abilities are in great danger for once, tall and handsome but insatiable fellow." A cuckoo incarnated by Jiehe, and then said in a somewhat angry tone, "If you are willing to sleep with all the noble ladies in this world, it is not difficult to do it, but it is always men who are damaged, and I still rely on the continuous enhancement of your ability in that world, but you look at what you did last night?" Let the beautiful young widow sing seven songs in a row like a nightingale, without shame. Many of your tricks come from that world, and it makes the widow go crazy for it. Besides, why didn't you listen to my admonition and stay in Alexios' imperial capital, but continue to meet with Peter that guy in Italy?"

Below, the cuckoo's voice could not utter a syllable. Because Gawain's hand was as fast as thunder and lightning, he twisted the poor bird's neck, "Ah Jiehe, I know that this will not kill you, but from what I have seen today, I have seen your weakness, that is, I have been baptized, and your strength has weakened a lot, and the evidence of your angry speech is the evidence, and you have become such a face to see me." What's your secret? Gawain's condescending tone, with pieces of feathers falling continuously, with the tragic cry of a cuckoo and the flapping of wings, "Will you kill me?" Gawain! ”

"No, I never kill a woman, nor a weak bird."

"Then continue to cooperate, cooperate."

"Send me back to my original world."

"This is impossible Gawain, the contract has long been in effect." The cuckoo spits out a red tongue. Shouted faintly.

"Then tell me, how far will I go in the contract?" Gawain let go of his hand slightly.

"To the point where you can do whatever you want in this world. And use your charm sparingly, thankfully this time it's Ingridina. I know your Gawain, you don't do anything wrong in this world, but be careful. With that, Gawain let go of the cuckoo, and the bird hurried back to the branches. I owe you the love of not killing, and I will pay it back next time I have a chance, but you will have to go back to Constantinople sooner or later, and you will not be able to escape from the fate there. Now I point out your mistake, which is that your body betrayed Princess Anna. ”

"I'm just a samurai who fought for the eldest princess. And I didn't betray her cause at all. ”

"No, the eldest princess doesn't think so, she will surely think that you betrayed her, poor girl." The cuckoo incarnated by Agihe saw Gawain in surprise and chagrin, and the dark face of the bird seemed to quack, and then combed the wet feathers with his long flat beak, leaving a warning, "Ingrena will forget it, but don't touch other women, this is for your own good, go back to the eldest princess as soon as possible." Then the bird's toes broke off its branches, and flew up, through the holes in the windows, and soon dissipated behind the rain and mist.

Gawain thought for a moment, then washed his face, climbed the stairs again, and saw that Ingrida had woken up on the bed, with her blond hair hanging down, looking at herself with sweet eyes, wrapping the blanket around her body, and her two strong and tight calves overlapping sideways, rubbing a little shyly. Gawain laughed softly and sat back on the bed, with his back to Inglina, and the widow leaned over and put her arms around him from behind, "I am not a believer in holding on to myself, I betrayed myself last night, but I feel that my soul has been ferried, may God bless everything to begin and end well." ”

"Ingrina, but the devil never sleeps."

"Yes, we have all been condemned, and I have betrayed the name of Mesadini"

"Betrayal?" Gawain continued to look at the red feather helmet and visor that Anna gave him, and his heart swayed even more, and then Ingridina's gentle hug made him temporarily steady, and made it clear what his responsibilities and obligations were, so he took the widow's fingertips and said with relief, "It's okay, we're both traitors anyway, and we can organize a rebel army." ”

The widow laughed too, "I will bring everything I have to bring, and I will make the city of Bari the center of the whole Italian silk industry." ”

The city of Bari was restored to its prosperity after the Norman siege retreated, which Gawain had already designed: Venice, Ragusa and Bari formed a small maritime triangular trading circle, from which everyone benefited. Before the vault of the White Cathedral, the hermit Peter under the stone pillars of the square was hoarse, and many pilgrims and pilgrims surrounded him to listen to his agitation for the expedition to the East, "The patriarch in the East told me, and I heard him speak with my own ears, that in Jerusalem the Christians were not as powerful as a mouse, and that all men would either pay an endless tribute and survive under the tyranny of the infidels, or they would have to be condemned to death and die a miserable death." So I made up my mind to devote my life to inspiring the Holy See of the city of Rome, and the two emperors of the empire, Caesar, and the noble dukes and counts of various places, went to the East to recover the Holy City and save the faithful. Before I returned here, I saw countless miracles along the way, and even the Lord appeared to me in my dreams, and he told me to carry all the letters inscribed with the Holy Cross, and also called on you, rich and poor, to hold high the banner of the Holy Cross, and the Lord asked me to say to everyone, including you, that the gates of heaven have been opened, to those who are called, to the chosen believers! ”

"The gates of heaven are open!" When they heard this, almost all of them present, thousands of pilgrims and pilgrims, knelt down and bowed to the spire of St. Nicholas's Cathedral. (To be continued......)