Northern Wilderness Plateau!

When it comes to this place name, all the people of the Huiye Kingdom will have the impression that the barren land, the steep terrain, and even the climate are not very comfortable, the environment there is difficult to grow crops, the grain harvest is particularly low, and most people live by grazing.

It can be said that the Northern Wilderness Plateau is the poorest place in the entire Huiye Kingdom.

But even so, this place is not to the point of being scared, but when An Xu heard the name, his first reaction was to throw Doudou out.

Yes, there is really nothing to be afraid of in the Northern Wilderness Plateau, but most of it belongs to the territory of the Red Collar.

About ten years ago, the Kazuha Kingdom lost contact with the Crimson Lord, and the royal family sent a mission to question it, but it had a fierce conflict with the Crimson Lord's lords, and they were all killed.

Only one of them was left alive to bring back the message, and the red collar was no longer loyal to the Kazuha royal family, announcing his departure from the Kazuha Kingdom.

The news of the Red Lord's rebellion shocked the entire Huiye Kingdom, and the next day, the army of the Huiye Kingdom set off to the Northern Wilderness Plateau to suppress the rebellion, but they returned with a crushing defeat.

This battle greatly damaged the vitality of the Huiye Kingdom, and it was unable to organize troops to fight again in a short period of time, and at the same time, it also achieved the prestige of the Red Lord.

In the battle, the red lord showed extreme personal force, with a long sword, he slashed hundreds of people in a row, but he was unharmed, many of the surviving soldiers said that it was the reincarnation of the demon, and many people went crazy directly after returning.

The legend about the Red Lord spread ten, ten and hundred, and the commoners secretly gave him a title-

'Crimson Juggernaut'!

Since then, the red collar has become a place where the entire Huiye Kingdom talks about color change, and the area closer to the red collar has become deserted almost overnight, including the entire Northern Wilderness Plateau.

Until now, the royal family of Huiye has not recovered the land of the red collar. The rebels still held the place, and after repelling several expeditions, the rebels grew stronger.

Now Doudou actually said that the location of the treasure is in the Northern Wilderness Plateau, damn it, it is the territory of the rebels, and they will not be so friendly to the people of the Huiye Kingdom, in case of danger, they will not even have a chance to resist.

Seeing that An Xu's eyes became unfriendly, Doudou hurriedly said: "Don't worry, listen to me, the specific location of the treasure map is in the eastern part of the Northern Wilderness Plateau, and it has not yet been included in the territory of the Red Collar."

Let's go quietly, and we won't run into too much trouble if we keep a low profile, which is why I'm looking for you, and there are few people who go so that they won't attract attention. ”

An Xu hesitated.

If what Doudou said is true, then this task is not impossible. But there is no doubt that this is definitely a high-risk task.

With a bit of luck, you might be able to easily find the location of the treasure map without attracting the attention of the rebels; If they're unlucky, they'll face the pursuit of the most ferocious rebels in the Kazuha Kingdom.

To pick up or not to answer?

Twenty gold coins, the price is very reasonable, it is worth the risk, now there are four people living in the house, there will be a lot of expenses every day, although I have a little money saved, but maybe one day I need to need a place to use urgently.

But An Xu himself is a steady person, and luck accounts for a large part of this task, and he can't control it at all, and he is prone to accidents, compared to those tasks that are more secure.

Just as An Xu was thinking about it, the wooden fence of the yard was pushed open with a 'creak', and there was a sound of footsteps.

He opened the door and saw Lena walking back quickly with a basket, which made An Xu a little strange, shouldn't Lena be working at this time, how could she return home?

When she walked in, An Xu found that there was a patch of blue and purple on Lina's smooth face, which looked like she had been slapped by someone.

"What's going on?" An Xu frowned and looked at Lina who was walking towards her.

"I didn't ...... It's nothing! When Lina saw An Xu, there was a panic in her eyes, and she quickly turned her face sideways, not wanting him to see the marks on her face.

An Xu was about to ask, when suddenly there was another sound of footsteps, and a group of people surrounded the entire courtyard.

"Catch her, don't let her run!" Someone shouted, and several people pushed through the wooden fence and broke into the yard, and one of them rushed over and grabbed Lena's arm.

"Let go of me!" Lena struggled, but her weak strength could not break free.

"Mom!" Dale anxiously ran out, hugged Lena's waist, pushed the person who grabbed Lena with her little hands, and kept shouting, "Let go of my mother!" ”

"Where's the little cub, get out of the way!" The man said impatiently, trying to drag Lena out with a strong hand, but suddenly a hand grabbed his wrist, and the force was so great that he couldn't move.

"Let her go!" An Xu grabbed his hand and stared at each other coldly.

"Boy, don't be nosy! This is the person our master wants to arrest, you little mercenary better stay away, so as not to burn yourself! The man saw An Xu dressed as an ordinary mercenary, with a look of disdain on his face, and shouted loudly.

"I say, let her go!" An Xu became impatient, and his tone became colder and colder.

"You...... Do you know, our lord is—" Before the man could finish speaking, a sharp pain came from his wrist, and he couldn't help but let go of his hand, and then An Xu kicked him violently, kicking him out of the air, knocking over the wooden fence and rolling twice in the street before stopping.

The sudden change made everyone stunned, and it took several seconds for the crowd around the courtyard to react, scolded angrily, each drew their weapons, and surrounded An Xu.

In their opinion, An Xu is just a person, and he dares to take the lead, he simply doesn't take them in his eyes, even if he is good, how long can he last in the face of such a siege?

An Xu also drew his short sword, pulled Lena and Dale back behind him, and guarded the door of the house without fear.

Fights and brawls, he is really not afraid, this is his own home, these people break into their yard in broad daylight to arrest people, and there are so many neighbors watching, how can they all take care of themselves.

Hidden Moon City is strictly forbidden to fight in the city, even if this group of people seems to be quite powerful, but it is not to the point where they can ignore the laws of the Kazuha Kingdom.

Such a big thing happened here, or the city guards would receive the news and rush to the scene after a while, and then the trouble would be these people who broke into the houses, and they were just legitimate defense.

Suddenly feeling that his clothes were being torn off, An Xu turned around and saw Dai'er looking at him timidly.

"Come on, big brother!"

Her voice was so low that if An Xu hadn't heard well, she probably wouldn't have been able to hear what she was saying.

An Xu smiled and signaled her not to worry, when he turned his gaze back again, his face had changed back to cold, since the other party was so domineering, he had to make them pay something for whatever he said.

Even civilians are not so easy to bully.

Seeing that the two sides were about to make a move, a cough sounded from the back of the crowd, and the people who were besieging forward stopped what they were doing, scattered to both sides, and made way for the middle road.

A man dressed in a luxurious brocade robe walked in, his hair was gray, but it was neatly combed behind his head, and his two beards were equally smooth and neatly trimmed, looking like a standard aristocratic dress.

He was holding a white handkerchief in one hand and covering the palm of the other hand, through which traces of blood could be seen seeping from his palm.

This person seemed to be the commanding person, he stepped forward without hurrying, glanced at An Xu, and said arrogantly: "Young man, this is our family matter, please don't interfere!" ”

The other party has a persuasive posture, but how can he bluff a person like An Xu who has gone through ups and downs, in his opinion, this person must be taking care of the impact, otherwise he would have already made people a nest, so how could he discuss it with himself.

Just look at the arrogance in his eyes, you can see what this person is thinking.

Hypocrisy! An Xu scolded in his heart.

"Oh? This is my home, and the people you want to arrest are also my family, and now you say that it has nothing to do with me, what does that mean? An Xu met the other party's gaze without fear, and had no intention of giving in.

"Hehe, as far as I know, this woman doesn't have any real relationship with you, right?" The other party seems to have investigated Lina's background very clearly.

"So what? Is it because of this that you can break into someone's house and arrest someone in public? An Xu sneered.

"Of course!" The man had already prepared, took out a piece of paper from his arms, and shook it in front of An Xu: "This woman signed a contract with me, and she is the servant of our family, but she not only bit me, but also wanted to escape privately!" As the master, of course, I have the right to take her back to be punished! ”

"No, he wanted to insult me, so I resisted!" Lena hurriedly explained.

"Really? But you don't have any proof, and the wound on my hand is really caused by you! The man smirked his beard and flicked it on the contract.

"Besides, this contract is always true, right? It's working hours, what do you run? ”

Lena had a desperate look on her face, of course she understood that what the other party said was true, and according to the laws of the kingdom, the master had the right to punish the servants of his own family who made mistakes, and she could not escape.

An Xu first fell into a dilemma, in fact, in the upper aristocratic circles, such things are almost common, most maids can only endure silently in order to live, and the other party still has a contract, as an outsider, it is really inconvenient to interfere.

But they can't just take Lena away like that! Let's not talk about whether An Xin will be sad, An Xu can't pass his own level in the first place.

What to do? An Xu's mind was spinning rapidly, hoping to find a hint of a turnaround.

"So, please don't stop me, my Li family is a reasonable family, but if you have to do it yourself, don't blame us for being ruthless!"

The other party reported his background at the end, which was already a warning to An Xu, wanting him to understand his weight.

Seeing that An Xu was still hesitating, the man waved his hand and motioned to go and grab Lina.

"Don't!" Lena sat limply on the ground, knowing what she would do if she was caught.

"Wait!" An Xu suddenly stopped him, then raised his head and asked calmly, "How much is her liquidated damages and compensation costs?" I'm here to pay, I hope you don't embarrass her! ”

"Hehe, interesting!" The man wiped his hands and put the contract in front of An Xu's eyes: "The liquidated damages are a total of 30 gold coins, and for a distinguished person like me, it is reasonable to charge only 20 gold in compensation, right?" ”

"Reasonable!" An Xu said lightly, there is no need to talk nonsense, these so-called nobles have always been this virtue.

Even if the other party opened his mouth at this moment, An Xu could only endure it.

"Okay, as long as you can take out 50 gold coins, we'll leave immediately, and this matter will be over!" The man smirked, even for a small nobleman, 50 gold coins was a lot of money, in his opinion, it was impossible for a poor mercenary like An Xu to come up with.

Even if An Xu really took out 50 gold coins, wouldn't it be better? With such a sum of money for nothing, I can rehire several young and beautiful maids, even if I let this woman go for the time being.

"I'll give you half of the money right away, and I'll make up the remaining half in two weeks!" An Xu still has more than 30 gold coins in deposit, and he can't take out so much money at once.

"Good! I'll give you a week, and if the money doesn't make up after two weeks, don't blame us for forcibly arresting someone! And I won't refund you half of the money, you figured it out! ”

"Yes!" An Xu really didn't want to be wordy with such a person.

After getting the money, the other party took his subordinates and left with a proud face, looking at their departing backs, An Xu's eyes flickered.

It seems that I have to go to this northern wilderness land anyway.