At the edge of a crossroads in the woods grew a low, stout old oak tree, on which a trunk stretched out and stopped over the intersection, on which hung several rotting and stinking corpses with ropes, which were now swaying with the light wind around them, and the sunlight shining in the shade of the trees shrouded over them, and the long and narrow shadows followed the wind in the forest and swayed on the dirt floor.

The summer wind was hot and muggy, mixed with the rotting stench of the corpses, and the two horseback attendants on the windy path covered their noses and cursed, but as scouts, they could not ignore any of the unusual signs.

So the two of them went directly against the wind, and rode their horses to the row of corpses to take a look, the rotten and green, rag-like faces looked very scary, but a wooden sign hanging around the neck of one of them relieved them-

[You damned bandits, go to hell all!] 】

……

Behind the scouts, a group of knights were hurrying unhurriedly, led by a black-haired knight in neat leather armor and cloak, a well-fitting suit made him look handsome and majestic, and beside him was a thin knight in brown leather armor riding forward, and further behind, several other knights were chatting and laughing in the company of their attendants, looking quite relaxed.

The procession ended up followed by a wagon, carrying the knights' armor, supplies, tents, and other items.

"Still thinking about your mother?"

Deep in the surrounding woods, there was a burst of birdsong, and the sound of the horses under his feet was also continuous, as if with a certain rhythm, riding on a big black horse, Lan Li casually asked the handsome young man beside him.

The handsome young man on horseback turned red after hearing this, and then nodded honestly: "I'm just worried about whether she will be in danger." ”

"She's so much better than before, what danger can she have." Lan Li asked solemnly: "Or do you blame me for always letting your mother go around?" ”

"No, no adults, I didn't mean that!" The other party hurriedly shook his head when he heard this.

"Mother doesn't want to live in peace, it's her own choice, how can I blame you, and you-you-"

This guy's anxious explanation made Lan Li smile when he saw it, and then waved his hand and said, "Then don't think about those useless things, think about how to complete this mission." ”

"With you, what's the need for me to ......"

The other party replied in a low voice, causing Lan Li to glare at him.

"Then I ate at noon today, don't you have to eat?"

The other party didn't dare to speak, and looked quite ashamed when he lowered his head.

Lan Li sighed helplessly when he saw this.

At this time, it was the third day that they set off from the High Court, and their destination was the area of Jiaoling, just south of the High Court, and they did not encounter any twists and turns along the way-this is not to say how good the security of the river bay is, but mainly because their group is fully armed, and it is not easy to provoke at first glance, and ordinary bandits dare not approach at all.

In fact, there are all kinds of dangers in the wilderness up and down the Seven Kingdoms, bandits who are unwilling to be farmers catch a handful, and all kinds of fierce beasts in the forest are also encountered for a long time, and the division of territory under the feudal system makes the lords all overlords in their respective territories, even if they are feudal lords, they cannot interfere in the affairs of their territories at will, so due to the different abilities of the lords, the security situation in this piece of land is also different.

Walking outside, it is necessary to have a grasp of all these, whose old lord died and the new lord ascended to the throne, which lord has outstanding ruling ability, which lord is more bloodthirsty and deterrent, which is a straw bale, and so on.

Years of experience in going out have made the members of the Knights familiar with this, which is one of the reasons why they are so relaxed now, otherwise they would have put on their full plate armor and hurried away if they were walking in a territory with poor security-

At present, it is summer, the climate is hot, and although the simple plate armor is some steel items, but under the plate armor still have to wear padded cotton jackets and chain mail leather armor, etc., which is equivalent to putting on layers of warm clothes, if it is not necessary, no one will wear it in the summer, otherwise it will not be long before heat stroke.

"My lord, what kind of abilities do you think I will gain?"

The emaciated knight beside him whispered after a moment of shame, "Like my mother, can you hear more and see farther?" ”

"It depends on when you wake up."

Lan Li replied with a word that seemed very unfamiliar to others.

On the night after waking up from a coma that night, his intelligence leader, Bailu Wenda, noticed that his five senses had been enhanced to a certain extent, which was not too exaggerated, but it was also obviously beyond ordinary people.

This seems to be a favorable change for listening to intelligence, and Lan Li guesses whether this change has happened because the other party has been engaged in intelligence, but there are not many specific examples, and he can't summarize any awakening tips or anything like that.

"I hope to be like my mother, that-"

Before Tob could finish his sentence, he was interrupted by a cacophony of voices in front of him, and the two scouts who had been running in front of him were now trotting towards him.

"What happened?"

Without Lan Li's instructions, Tobu stepped forward to greet him.

"There's a caravan ahead." One of the scouts replied, "They've heard of our name and want to hire us to send them to the Vlen area. ”

Glen City is not far from the Horn Tomb, but it also needs to be diverted, and after hearing this, the few knights behind them looked at Lan Li again, waiting for his decision.

This knight group belongs to the nature of playing tickets, because there are few people, and there is no division such as the head and deputy head of the regiment, but after a few years, the members of the regiment have faintly regarded Lan Li as their leader.

Without him, this one has the most outstanding fighting ability, the most methods, the most indisputable temperament, and his status can also suppress their group of riverbend nobles.

So whatever happens, they will let Lan Li make a decision.

"What did that caravan caravan?" Lan Li asked.

"Some pet dog pups brought over from King's Landing." The scout replied, "The kind that Scholar Paisel personally cultivated." ”

These words caused several members of the Order to look at each other, and then the brown-haired boy Garland. Tyrell couldn't help but say something.

"Can we buy it?"

"Ask?" Mark, who has a monkey, echoed.

"If I could, I'd give my mother one."

"I don't think it's possible, that thing is so sought-after." The taciturn Knights Cemford couldn't help but follow along.

They obviously take this seriously, but it's not about the hire.

In addition to the changes in the situation and people in Westeros in recent years, there have been many other changes, such as the nobles of the Seven Kingdoms who learned that the Paischer Fellows of King's Landing are good at breeding pet dogs, and the dogs in his hands are very intelligent, and they cannot be said to understand human speech, but they are far beyond the ordinary.

Clever dogs, their scarce numbers, and the name of Paischer Fellows, and even the growing popularity of this kind of dog in Westeros, even faintly became a kind of luxury item to compare with the aristocracy, and it would be a very shameless thing for any of the great nobles to not have this thing.

Lan Li had also seen that kind of dog, it was indeed smart enough, and the hair was smooth and shiny, and it was very beautiful, but it didn't feel anything too peculiar.

Relatively speaking, he was more curious about what kind of dog dealer the scholar was not doing his job?

"It is said that the dogs raised by the University Scholar of Paischer are very capable of giving birth, and there are too many of them to let go, so they have to be taken out and sold."

The rumors of this news are not known whether it is true or not, Lan Li decided to wait for his return to King's Landing to investigate carefully, and for now, he has no resistance to taking on a new mission halfway through-

The main reason is that he didn't just want to travel or hunt down this time, in fact, there are also factors of going around and trying his luck, and he does not exclude the temporary rush to transfer the target.

So he rushed over with a group of enthusiastic members to take a look - there were more than a dozen barking puppies in the carriage cage, which were relatively rare, but the leading merchant seemed to have precious roots, but he was more stingy, and the employment price offered to the members of the knights was not high, and he did not plan to sell dogs halfway, so the members of the group were not interested in taking this task, Lan Li thought about it, and gave up the plan to walk a little longer.

After that, there was a journey without twists and turns, green forests, creeks and lakes, day and night, until the surrounding green meadows began to gradually become uneven and gently uplifted, and a square castle standing on the top of the hill came into view in a hazy way—

The city of Hornland of the House of Tully has arrived, and the Knights are thrilled to see it.

The plan was to listen to the news after the previous visit, so they rushed straight towards the magnificent castle, but the peace along the way seemed to finally disappear, and before they arrived at the foot of Jiaoling City, Lan Li suddenly saw a special situation.

A few red-robed monks were now on the edge of a stream, screaming as they pushed a fat boy into a blood-filled tub, muttering some indescribable words.

There were many people around them watching, it seemed to be a sacrificial scene, but Lan Li's emphasis was not on sacrifice, but on the red robe-

From the intelligence, I learned that many of the red-robed monks who are active in the Westeros continent are basically some guys looking for a door.