Looking at the towering red brick city wall in front of him, and the dense array of soldiers patrolling with bows and arrows on the city wall, a thin middle-aged man couldn't help but clench the hilt of the thin sword on his waist, and at the same time looked at a little girl dressed in a unique way beside him.

"Miss Rhaenys, it's too late for us to turn around and go back."

The girl was wearing a floral robe and trousers, and the short robe was covered with a brown and yellow double-breasted striped shoulders, and her figure was delicate, and her long black hair was combed into many small braids, which looked neat and beautiful.

She looked like the daughter of an ordinary merchant from a free-trade city-state, but she didn't have anything to do with the merchant when she spoke.

"Don't be afraid, Celio, there are very few people who have seen me, let alone in this King's Landing, I have dyed my hair and makeup, and no one will recognize me."

The girl's voice was pleasant and slightly immature, but the unhurried speed of speech proved that the owner of the voice seemed to be very mature.

"But you gave your real name."

An emaciated middle-aged man named Celio reminded her.

After hearing this, the girl pursed her lips and smiled, "There are so many people named Rhaenys in the trade city-state, and they are not inferior to me, so don't worry." ”

It is accurate to say that the Reese in the free trade city-state like to take the name Rhaenys, because many of the Rees are of Valyrian descent. It's just that the emaciated middle-aged Silio can't rest assured about this.

It was the political center of Westeros as it was anywhere else, and he had clearly not forgotten that they were at war with Braavos.

And the one in front of her is the daughter of the ruler of Braavos......

"That Lan Li's method is very abnormal, Miss Rhaenys, the things we heard earlier have already proven, he is not so easy to deceiver."

"It's because it's not normal, that's why I came here to observe it myself." Rhaenys replied, looking at the Red Keep in front of her.

What she said was unusual was not the same thing as what the people around her were thinking.

There are a lot of abnormalities on her body, and she always feels very different when she hears the name Lan Li, so the girl guesses that this Lan Li may know something, or simply have something to do with her own abnormality.

So after spending a few days in Braavos, she resolutely came here secretly by boat, naturally for the purpose of testing and contacting.

Of course, she was fully prepared before this, not only was her appearance disguised, but even her identity had already been prepared, she didn't think she would be exposed, and she also believed that as long as she could see that Lan Li, as long as that Lan Li really had something to do with her, then she would definitely be able to find clues!

For no other reason, the Reborn are so confident.

"But, Miss Rhaenys—" Silio beside him was about to say something, but the girl waved back.

"Don't be, someone's coming!"

The emaciated middle-aged man hurriedly raised his eyes to look in front of him when he heard this, and found that there was indeed a person dressed as a servant walking towards them at the gate of the castle, which made him a little helpless, but he could only give up persuasion.

"You can't go in." The servant approached and said to Celio.

This is a normal rule, and it is one of the reasons why the guard Sirio thinks that he is risky, but he didn't persuade the girl just now, and now that there are others, he naturally can't say anything.

"I'll be waiting for you outside, miss, please be polite." He admonished meaningfully.

The girl nodded, and then followed the servant into the Red Keep.

The Red Keep was the center of power in Westeros and a sprawling fortress built by the Targaryens over generations, and the girl behind the servant's ass was curious about it, because in her day, the castle had not yet been built.

It's just that after looking left and right, she didn't find anything unique about this castle, it was well-behaved, there were no highlights to speak of, and it was not very beautiful.

So she withdrew her gaze with a little disappointment and set off honestly.

The castle was so large that the people they were looking for were not close to the gates, and as they went, they passed the majestic throne room and the towering Prime Minister's Tower, and finally made their way through the road between the fortress buildings until they finally entered an ordinary-looking tower.

The inside of the tower was quite cool compared to the sunny surroundings outside, and this coolness was even worse when the girl met the owner of the tower.

The pair of ice-blue cold eyes are like cold ice crystals under the deep sea, and when she looks at it, she feels like she has been poured cold water from head to toe, which is tinged with a touch of majesty and oppression.

Rhaenys has seen many people in high positions, and even she used to be one, but she has never seen this kind of person who seems to have a real majestic aura, which makes her feel a little awkward, and her originally calm and confident eyes can't help but flicker at this time, standing in front of the desk, her head slightly lowered.

"My name is Rhaenys, my lord, and thank you for agreeing with me."

"It's the first time I've seen a child come to visit me on his own, what about your adult?"

The magnetic voice still sounds very kind, but it doesn't match the aura of this person's body, which makes the mood of some nervous girls ease up a little, in fact, she is not so fragile after many storms, but the momentum of the person in front of her is really unique, as if there is really a force emanating from her body, not the illusion of nothingness.

"That's why I'm here, my lord."

Rhaenys's lowered eyes were already raised as she spoke, and her long black eyelashes fluttered to reveal a pair of beautiful pale blue eyes that had regained their confidence, "My father is the captain of a Braavos merchant ship, and he was held in King's Landing because of the war, it was normal process, and we have no complaints. But Valentine, the porter, tried to buy the spices on our ship at a very low price by all kinds of despicable means, and my father, who was unwilling to sell them, was kidnapped and severely injured by a group of men, and is now lying in the hotel unable to get out of bed. ”

It was an excuse she had prepared, or it wasn't an excuse, but it was a real thing, many foreign merchant ships were seized, and there were indeed people in King's Landing who wanted to buy those expensive goods at a low price.

It's just that the captain who was beaten was not her father, and it was not the so-called port attendant who beat people, but she secretly instructed them.

"Why don't you report to the patrol, or go to the throne room to meet the king?"

The young man sitting across from the desk asked casually, seemingly uninterested, but the girl didn't care, all she wanted was to see the man.

"The garrison of the capital here only takes care of King's Landing itself, and no one wants to care about the affairs of outsiders, not to mention that we in Braavos are still at war with you. His Majesty Robert has also not started the trial for half a month, and we do not think that he has time to spare, and at the same time ......"

She said, bowing her head slightly, but the corner of her eyes was staring at the change in the other party's expression, "We sent you a letter before, my lord, I think this letter will allow you to take care of some of us outsiders. ”

It was a temptation, of course, but the letter had been sent by their merchant ship. However, to Rhaenys' disappointment, she didn't notice anything unusual on the other person's face after saying this.

"And who wrote that letter?" The inquiring voice was slightly impatient, and seemed to be lacking in interest.

Am I guessing wrong?

The girl secretly wondered, but on the surface she replied honestly, "We don't know, a man with a tire mark on his face asked us to give it to you, and he said that you would know what this letter meant." ”

"Really?" The other party smiled, "I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint him, I've never been interested in that kind of thing that pretends to be clever but doesn't know what to say." ”

After he finished speaking, the hand on the table was raised, "I will make decisions for your father, provided that the truth is exactly what you say." ”

This one obviously meant to send off guests, which made the girl who was originally looking forward to this meeting very depressed, but she didn't want to stay long.

"Thank you, Lord Lanli, then I will retire first, and please bother more."

After giving a salute, the girl honestly walked out the door. The servant who had brought her in had been waiting outside, and when he saw her come out, he didn't say anything, but led the way, and finally sent her out of the castle.

The middle-aged guard who was waiting quietly outside breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this, and then hurriedly walked up to answer it.

"Miss Rhaenys, are things going well?"

"It didn't go well." The girl replied sullenly: "I don't see anything at all." ”

"It's good to let your subordinates do this kind of thing, you don't have to take risks yourself."

"You don't understand."

The girl said noncommittally, after thinking back on the experience just now, she found that there were no clues at all, and it really hit her enthusiasm a little, and she was quite happy for a while.

However, she didn't intend to give up, and after walking in the direction of the temporary hotel for a while, she said in an unwilling tone: "Ask someone to collect more information about this Lan Li." ”

"We've gathered all the intel on him." The emaciated middle-aged reminded her.

"I'm going to dig deeper."

The girl said as she walked, not noticing that a sparrow was staring at her quietly on a tree by the roadside not far away.