Not far away.

A firelight lit up the nearby night sky.

In this world where everything is plunged into darkness, it looks extraordinarily gorgeous.

But this is not something to admire, and the oldest clock tower in the city is gradually fading from the stage of history, and the last thing that belongs to it is to exist.

"Let's go!"

On horseback, Will glanced at Han Qingluo beside him, feeling heavy, it seemed that most of the city had been captured by the refugees.

The troops who had come to support continued their advance, passing through the safe area and reaching the rear of the convoy stationed there, where they were quickly received by the person in charge who received the news.

Now they're going to go directly to the captain of the escort team who was originally stationed in the city to dock.

Along the way, the receiver gave them general information about the city in advance.

"As you can see, with the bell tower as the boundary, the mob has occupied the area on that side, and the situation is not optimistic!"

"What about the inhabitants of the city?"

Will looked up at the burning bell tower, which was rising into the sky, and broken pieces of wood were falling with the fire.

"Some of them were escorted to another city, and the rest ......"

Speaking of this, the answerer suddenly got up, but fortunately he arrived at the house where the captain was before he finished speaking, and he hurriedly fled and said, "It's here, please!" ”

The answerer walked away in a panic, Han Qingluo withdrew his gaze from him, and said mockingly: "Everything is messed up, except for money and status. ”

Will glanced at her and knocked on the door in front of him.

After a while, an impatient response came from the room: "Please! Enter! ”

Then there was a continuous heated discussion faintly coming from inside, as if there were other people in the room besides the captain.

Will twisted the door open and pushed inside.

His arrival quickly attracted the attention of everyone in the room.

"Welcome, Lord Will!"

Polite voices rang out one after another.

Will responded one by one, and it seemed that he knew everyone in the room.

Han Qingluo was just a small member of the guard, and he was not qualified to enter, so he could only stay outside and guard.

Outside the door, there were also several members of the various detachments of the escort team waiting for their captain.

The door closed.

There was another heated discussion inside, and it seemed that the riot was a bit serious, and it was too much for them to deal with.

"This mob ransacked the musket factory, and they have weapons that are richer than we are, even if the few nearby convoys are less than half as manpowered!"

With the addition of Will, the support team of the three nearby cities has reached 100 people, but they are not equipped with enough muskets, and if they choose to fight, the defeat is certain.

As for the question of resource supply, the answer given by the government is that there is a lack of funds, and there are riots of all sizes, and there is not much to be taken into account.

"Why don't you give up this city! Move all the residents out so as not to ......"

Before the leader of the support team, A, could finish his sentence when he was interrupted by another person.

"No way, you have to keep it, this group of untouchables, we can't let them succeed!"

The captain who was stationed in the city slapped the table and shouted, rejecting Captain A's offer.

"If we continue to wear out like this, the positions we hold will be captured by the mob in less than three days, and the situation will be even more serious by then!"

Captain B also agrees with A's view that a hopeless struggle will sooner or later become a senseless sacrifice.

Captain C looked at the ugly expression of the original captain: "I also agree with their approach." ”

In the next second, Will, who had not yet spoken, was stared at by four eyes in unison, and he was the only one who did not express his opinion.

He shrugged: "I've just arrived, and I don't know much about the other party's situation. ”

“……”

"This city must be defended, this is the task given to us by the general, and those who defect will be killed!"

The original captain glanced gloomily at the other captains present, and his tone was irrefutable, the meaning was obvious, the city was in the people, and the city was destroyed and people died.

The meeting did not resolve the status quo, but instead made the mood low and everyone broke up unhappily.

On the other side, as the bell tower burned, the mob that had occupied half of the city began to celebrate, and melodious songs and cheers fluttered to this side.

Suddenly, something stabbed him in the arm, and Han Qingluo turned his head in response.

I saw a young man smiling, seeing that she was reacting, and asked, "Brother, which team of escorts do you belong to?" ”

Han Qingluo didn't want to deal with his boring question, but looking at that energetic face, thinking that maybe one day, this face would become a pair of cold flesh and skin, and replied calmly, "Will." ”

The young man showed a look of surprise: "It's amazing, looking at you so young, with fine skin and tender meat, you can actually blend into Lord Will's team, it must be ......"

The young man looked suspicious as if there was some shady secret between her and Will.

didn't have a good impression of him, but now Han Qingluo was only bored with him, she took steps and chose to stay away from this fool who made her feel bad.

"Huh, huh! I'm kidding! The young man reluctantly followed Han Qingluo, like a dog skin plaster.

"Don't be angry, I'm quite envious of you!" The young man walked around to her, stopped her way, and said earnestly, "Do you know the legend of Will?" ”

Han Qingluo stopped, stared at his scoundrel's face, held back the anger in his heart, and said in a deep voice: "I don't want to know!" With that, he moved his foot in the other direction.

"He's a legendary man who has subdued a lion with his bare hands!"

Regardless of whether Han Qingluo felt comfortable or not, the young man continued to pester her, enthusiastically introduced, and once again blocked her way.

Clenching the fist on her side, Han Qingluo was very unsure if she could resist beating this nasty guy, and the corners of her mouth hooked a smirk: "You should do your own thing, not bother me!" ”

"I'm sorry to offend you!" The young man saw the displeasure in her eyes, lowered his eyelashes and said in a low tone: "You just look too much like a friend of mine!" ”

“……”

Han Qingluo was silent for a while, raised his feet and left the young man's side, returning to his original position to continue waiting.

At this time.

The quarrel in the house gradually subsided.

Suddenly, the closed door creaked open, and three men with not very good faces walked out.

Immediately after, Will appeared in his sight, and just as Han Qingluo wanted to meet him, the face that appeared behind him made her pupils shrink suddenly, and before she could take a step, she retracted it in time, lowered her head, and covered her face with her short blond hair.

"Let's go!"

Will walked over to her side and shouted.

Han Qingluo nodded and followed him.

"Wait!"

The man's voice sounded behind him.

Han Qingluo hung his head and clenched the fist at his side, thinking that if this man recognized her, he would make a move before he could arrest him.

With that sound of approaching footsteps, a figure approached her and Will.

Han Qingluo's heart rose to his throat, and he saw the figure directly past her and walked towards Will: "If Lord Will is fine, he will go to the war zone with me to take a look!" ”

"No problem."

Will nodded.

Han Qingluo's clenched fist also loosened as the vigilance relaxed.

Suddenly, the man seemed to notice Han Qingluo beside Will, and glanced at her casually, with a playful smile on the corner of his mouth: "Lord Will actually has such a young subordinate by his side, it's a rare scene!" ”

Will glanced at Han Qingluo and said with a smile, "He is a very promising young man. ”

"Really?" The man's tone was full of disdain, and he stretched out his hand to pick Han Qingluo's chin, and said lightly: "Come and show me what kind of posture this young man can get into Mr. Will's eyes." ”

Han Qingluo didn't want to arouse his suspicion, so he raised his head along the man's hand, her appearance now was a little different from when she was white before, thinking that he shouldn't be able to recognize her.

"That's enough, Lord Lake, he's just an ordinary kid!"

In the face of Lake's ridicule, Will was a little displeased.

Because he doesn't get married when he reaches middle age, there are rumors that he likes men, and he doesn't want to care about these nonsense things, but he is still a little resistant in his heart when he is really ridiculed.

As if sensing Will's unpleasantness, Lake chuckled and withdrew his hand: "Don't be angry, I'm just curious, isn't the essence of human nature curiosity?" So anything new would like to try it! ”

Listening to Lake's cold mockery, Han Qingluo immediately understood a little bit in his heart, Will seemed to be a homosexual in their mouths.

"If Lord Lake wants to talk like that, don't blame me for being rude!"

In the face of his repeated verbal provocations, Will was not a soft persimmon for him to pinch, and warned in a cold voice.

He Will is a warrior who has really been on the battlefield and experienced life and death, not the aristocratic scum in front of him who is also a sheriff, and the waste who walks through the back door can be compared.

"Alright, alright! Lord Will, don't be angry with me because of a few naughty words! Lake mocked Will on the shoulder.

turned to the topic again to Han Qingluo: "This little brother, I seem to have seen it somewhere, it's very familiar!" ”

Han Qingluo hung his head and did not respond.

Will frowned, grabbed Han Qingluo's arm, and took her away from Lake: "Lord Lake, let's worry more about how to regain the lost land!" ”

After finishing speaking, regardless of the expression on Lake's face, he left with Han Qingluo.

It wasn't until they were out of Ryke's range that the pace of the two slowed down.

"Thank you!"

Hearing a voice from his side, Will briefly fixed his gaze on Han Qingluo's face, and then turned back to look ahead.

He pursed his lips and lowered his eyelashes, his tone full of apologies: "I'm sorry for subjecting you to unwarranted speculation." ”

"It's okay." Han Qingluo stared at the road under his feet, "On the contrary, I'm more worried that you will be very uncomfortable." ”

Will smiled indifferently: "These rumors are nothing more than vulgar things used by boring people to comfort their empty souls, and I don't care at all. ”

"You have a strong heart."

Han Qingluo looked at Will and exclaimed.

The wounds inflicted by verbal violence are more painful and cannot be healed than the physical pain of a cold weapon.

After all, destroying a person's soul is easier than destroying his body, it only takes a few words.