Lying cautiously in the bushes, watching the uncovered wagon swaying forward in the distance, and the dozen or so armed riders around the carriage as they continued along the slippery green grass road, and finally blended into a group of nobles at the edge of the stream, a pointy-faced boy breathed a sigh of relief, and then glanced curiously at the blood-spattered barrel and the boy at the stream, and he reluctantly got up and turned his head to run in the direction of his back.

The boy was more than ten years old, and he ran with dexterity and agility, and everything behind him quickly disappeared, and in a short time he ran into a wooded tree not far away, and ran for a long time, until finally he came to a forest hut out of breath.

The hut exists alone in the glade, a wooden hut built by the local Tully family for the rangers, but at this time it is not limited to the rangers.

"Leader Meg, the group of horseback riders and the Tully have met!"

The sharp-faced boy who ran into the cabin ignored the others in the room and shouted at the silver-haired "man" at the head, "Our mission is complete!" ”

"It's not up to you to decide whether it's done or not, boy!" A gray-haired old man dressed as a merchant glared at the boy, then turned to look at the silver-haired man in the lead.

"My lord, do you need us to keep an eye on it?"

If a member of the Order were present, it would have been discovered that the merchant had met him not long ago, and that it was the dog dealer.

"All they've given me is to lure the knights to House Tully." When the silver-haired leader heard this, he waved his hand and said, "If you want us to do more things and add more money." ”

"And when are they going to pay the rest of the money?" A bearded young man sitting on the ground in the middle of the room complained: "Boss Meg, tell them to add more money, I was almost killed by an arrow from Count Luo Wan, and my butt still hurts." ”

"Don't think about adding money, those people have always been stingy." Someone answered: "And if you are dead or not, what does it have to do with others?" ”

"How does it matter? You don't have a name as famous as mine, and if I die, how are you going to lure those Knights of the Silver Hand out of the High Court......"

They began to babble on some boring words, while the leader on the other side talked more calmly about more important things.

"Why do they want to lure people to the Horn Tomb?"

"It's none of our business."

"It must have something to do with the king's brother." The old man dressed as a merchant said, "What's it called?" Stephen? ”

"It's called Lan Li."

The silver-haired man at the head snorted coldly and replied, "Stephen is his father's name. ”

This person's tone was not normal, and a middle-aged man with a beard in the room saw this and asked, "Do you know that Lan Li?" ”

"It's kind of an acquaintance."

The silver-haired man said something in an inexplicable tone, but he didn't explain it carefully, but got up and announced to the group of people in the house: "Since the mission is complete, then we have to get out of here as soon as possible - Will, you take people to keep an eye on the back, in case someone surrounds you, Lemon, you should be a scout, and open the way ahead." ”

"Do you need to be in such a hurry?" The people in the house were amazed.

"Mission accomplished, what do you do if you don't go?"

The silver-haired man spoke, without much explanation, but strode out of the hut and towards a horse tied not far away.

At the beginning, that little ghost was cunning and mysterious, very difficult to deal with, and now this big one is even more difficult to deal with, a slight calculation is enough, she doesn't want to stay here to increase the risk, it's just ......

Thinking of the people hidden in the Tully family, a strange pity flashed in the eyes of the silver-haired "man" who got on the horse, and he muttered in a low voice.

"Heaven forbid, you'd better kill him smoothly."

……

On the other side, Lan Li didn't know that he had fallen into an unknown trap, and at this time he was in the crowd at the edge of the stream, talking to a bald middle-aged nobleman with a calm temperament.

"He inherited too much of the fox courage of the Florentine family, and I even doubt that a witch had cast a curse on him when he was born, otherwise how could he be so cowardly, so I invited these two red-robed monks, hoping that they would bring miracles."

Saying this, the bald middle-aged man with a serious face kept staring at the fat boy who was stabbed in blood by the red-robed monks, and listened to the boy's screams as loud as killing pigs, and his eyelids couldn't help shaking.

Lan Li, who was standing on the side, thought at first that this person might be distressed, after all, it was his son who was pressed into the blood, but after a little attention, he found that this person was annoyed.

This made him can't help but take a few more glances at the bloody little fat man who was constantly struggling in the barrel not far away.

Although he was surprised to see a few old disciples suddenly, he did not panic, but approached with the people of the Knights, because Lan Li wanted to see what kind of reaction these people would have when they met him, and whether they had the relevant detection ability.

As a result, the red-robed monks had been focusing on dealing with the little fat man at hand, and they didn't bother to pay attention to the situation of the other people around them.

So Lan Li found the leader of the crowd, the Earl of Jiaoling whom he had met several times - Lan Dao. Tully.

That is, the bald middle-aged nobleman next to him.

This kind of special scene under Jiaoling Castle naturally can't be made by others, in fact, all this in front of him is arranged by this famous general of Hewan who is known for his iron blood.

The goal is to change the cowardly character of his only son, the little fat man who is constantly screaming, through blood magic.

If Lan Li remembers correctly, that one is called Samwell. Tully's little fat man is one of the main characters in that play, and later seems to have become a university scholar, but he has a vague memory of his previous life about what happened before the ending, but he remembers that he seems to be very timid.

In recent years, in his career in Hewan, he has heard some of the deeds of this little fat man.

For example, he likes to listen to music, like to dance, like to eat, drink and have fun, but his personality is so cowardly that he doesn't even dare to see blood.

If there is anything to be said about the bustle of the Bend, it is one of the more interesting ones in which Earl Tarly of the Horned Tomb trains his timid son.

I don't remember the other rumors, but the most impressive thing is that a while ago, in order to arouse his son's desire to rebel, the Earl of Tully asked him to dress him in his mother's female clothes, and then took him around the castle in public, in order to humiliate his son and make him angry, but all he got was a little chubby dun with a crying face.

What to say about this Randolph. Count Tully is also the top general of Westeros, and once led the army to defeat the existence of His Majesty the current King, but he was helpless about his son's personality problems, and all kinds of methods were used one after another to no avail, which was simply heartbreaking.

It is worth mentioning that the Valyrian steel sword of the Tali family is known as Broken Heart, and Lan Li believes that the curse in this mouth may have been caused by the sword.

Strange thoughts flashed in his heart, and on the surface, Lan Li began to look at the excitement, and observed the little fat man who was crying for a while, and found that he seemed to have been scared stupid by the blood all over his body, and two of the four red-robed monks around him were responsible for suppressing the little fat man's body to keep him from struggling, and the remaining two were responsible for chanting spells.

Unfortunately, their incantation was not finished, and the little fat man who was crying and crying fainted, and his motionless appearance caused a burst of chickens and dogs to jump here, and the countess, who was also in the crowd, directly rebuked these monks, and then hurriedly took her son back to Jiaoling with a blood bucket.

"It's the spell that's already in effect, my lord." Pushed away by the woman, several red-robed monks were a little embarrassed, but one of them said to the old god on the ground and the bald middle-aged man: "When he wakes up, Young Master Tully will change, and according to our experience, after three days, if you take him to the training ground for an experiment, you can see a significant change." ”

"Then please ask a few people to stay in Jiaoling for three days." When the bald middle-aged nobleman heard this, he said with a serious face: "If it really works, then I will not be stingy with money and rewards." ”

"We're not keen on money, sir." The calm-looking red-robed monk spoke, "I just ask you to help me find something in the Jiaoling area." ”

After he finished speaking, he glanced at Lan Li's location seemingly unintentionally, and then led the people to take the lead.

Lan Li in place frowned because he had just felt a faint layer of hostility, but before he could think about it, Count Tali, who had been keeping an eye on his son before, came up again to talk to him, not only Lan Li, but also several other members of the Knights of the Silver Hand—

Because there used to be a Green Hand Knights in Riverland, which was very famous in the Seven Kingdoms, their little knight was officially named the Silver Hand Knights at the suggestion of the heir of the High Court, Vilas.

This is barely a moral to hope that the Knights can establish countless great achievements like the Green Hand Knights, but in fact, in Lan Li's view, the name of the Silver Hand can be seen as the hand of receiving silver coins, because the current role of the Knights is to collect money and do things, and there is nothing noble.

In fact, they originally wanted to call the golden hand, but Lan Li felt that the golden hand was too vulgar, like a nouveau riche, and the silver word was much more restrained.

So the name was decided.

In a few years, the Knights of the Silver Hand can not be said to be very famous in the Riverbend, but they are basically known to the nobles of the Riverbend, not long ago at the harvest banquet, the Earl of Tully had invited the Knights to come to the Horn Tomb as a guest, Lan Li had a guess at the time, and now when they talk like this, the other party's purpose is very clear-

It is hoped that the Knights will stay in the Horn Tomb for a few days, and then take his unsuccessful son with them.

"It's best to let Sam feel the grace and power of a knight, and make him yearn for the life of a knight."

The bald-headed Earl Tarly claimed that he had apparently lost hope in the previous blood magic, or had begun to prepare for the second hand.

Lan Li wondered why the other party was looking for them, because there were not many knights under the command of the Tully family, and the other party's answer was very simple - the people of the Knights of the Silver Hand were bright in appearance and looked very eye-catching, and the special composition of the knights and the short but rich history also had a certain amount of boasting capital.

Lan Li felt a little speechless about this, but he still claimed to do his best, and at the same time, he was also very curious about the red-robed monks, so he didn't leave in a hurry.

……

That night, Count Tully held a welcome dinner for the Knights at the Horn Tomb, and all the members of the Tully family were present, and Countess Tully, who was born in the Florentine family in Bright Water City, even talked to Lan Li about the Florent wife that his brother Stannis married, but Lan Li was not familiar with his second sister-in-law, and he had the impression that she was an ugly woman with a long beard, and her personality did not seem to be very good.

He hadn't seen the little fat man Samwell at the banquet, it was said that he was too weak to get out of bed, but he did see several of his sisters, one of whom was more precocious and made a big red face when he came to see Lan Li, causing a kind laugh -

The continent of Westeros is not modern, information and transportation are not very convenient, even the children of the nobility cannot be said to be very outstanding, or most aristocratic girls are basically bound to the castle tower to learn female workers and etiquette education since childhood, and are used as the capital of marriage when they grow up.

Obviously, not all aristocratic girls have excellent emotional intelligence or mature character, and in the face of tall and unfamiliar handsome knights, they will often have a spring of spring, and even love at first sight is not uncommon.

Lan Li has been a guest in the homes of nobles all over the river bay because he has been traveling around the country over the years, and he can always encounter this kind of situation, but he never stays in one place for long, so he has not developed any relationship with any noble girl, and the girl of the Tully family in front of him can't even be called a girl, it seems that she is more than ten years old, so he doesn't care much, and instead focuses on talking to the master here, in order to understand the clues of the mission goal of this trip and the red-robed monks in the castle.

Soon after, however, he had to turn his attention again to the little girl who was blushing at him, because he heard a word.

"As long as you let him drink this, will Lord Lan Li really fall in love with me?"

The innocent and crisp voice appeared in the bottom of his heart, but it was not heard in his ears, on the surface, Lan Li took a glass of wine and tasted it without changing his face, but in his heart, he directly put most of his attention outside the banquet-

Because he had felt hostility, he had previously released his eagle to "track" a target, and now, the voice was transmitted through the psychic moment, no longer in the banquet, but in the castle.

"Of course, Miss Tara, this is a potion that we have carefully concocted, and if you let that adult drink it, he will immediately like you."

This was the voice of the leading red-robed monk.