The gates of the Lord's Mansion slowly opened, and three horses galloped out with their respective knights, and after a short gallop into the streets of Wuhe, the speed of the horses' hooves gradually slowed as the reins were pulled.

The knight on the left kept coloring the knight on the right, signaling him to pay attention to his surroundings, never forgetting to hold the hilt of the sword with his hand, and at the same time parallel to the knight in the middle, whispered in his ear: "My lord, the situation in the city has not completely stabilized now, I don't recommend that you continue to go deeper into the streets, you should bring Lord Hera or a moderate number of guards, as the two of us really can't guarantee your safety." ”

"Hera has just finished something very important, I plan to let her rest for a few days, and I'll just go shopping with a dozen knights, is it a matter of wanting to block the rest of the street?"

Hodge drove his horse slowly through the winding streets of the city, watching the vendors and goods on either side.

It was already the fifth day when he came to Wuhe City, except for the time when he entered the city, he had not left the gate of the City Lord's Mansion in the past five days, on the one hand, there were many affairs that he needed to arrange to deal with, and he couldn't squeeze out extra time at all, and on the other hand, it was to give Jackman time to collect the city defense army.

"Jackman, when did your guts become as wilted as rats, the city defense army is now in the barracks, under your nose, these people are just ordinary citizens, what is there to worry about?"

"There's always some restless guys. Jackman was still vigilant, looking at the passers-by and the vendors, everyone was sinister in his eyes, and he didn't feel at ease at first glance, these were people who needed to be guarded against.

"Alright, relax. ”

Hodge bent down and smoothed his horse's mane: "It's just a simple inspection, don't make the atmosphere so tense, even the king doesn't need to be so solemn when he goes on patrol." ”

"My lord, there has been no king for hundreds of years. ”

Hodge glared at him angrily, Jackman was not flawed in ability, but he was too rigid and dogmatic in some aspects, he suddenly felt that his subordinates lacked a little sense of humor, although there was a reason, but life was too gloomy if it was so boring, it seemed that he had to find a way to let these subordinates feel the nourishment and warmth of love, which could also make him more comfortable to use in the future.

Syllable!

A small black shadow flew towards the left side of Hodge's face, Hodge realized the flying object, but he didn't do it, the speed of this thing was not fast, and it was even visible to the naked eye, and as a leader, he didn't have to do everything himself, he still had to give his subordinates a chance to perform, so as to prove their value.

Wipe!

The blade drew an arc of light, and the black shadow was split in two in mid-air, and simply fell to the ground, and the three of them reined in their horses and looked down, and found that it was an egg, and the eggshell and egg liquid were separated and scattered on the ground.

"Die, intruder!"

A childish voice came from the alleyway not far away, and Hodge looked over to see that it was a boy about ten years old, with his cheeks puffed out, and another egg in his hand, and he saw Hodge looking over, hesitated for a moment, and threw the other egg out again.

This time he couldn't get on target, and before he could fly in front of Hodge, he shattered into a mass of slurry on the ground.

The boy turned around and was about to run, acting like a ruffian's method, the situation was not right and he turned around and slipped away, but unfortunately his movements were still too slow, there was a gallop of horses' hooves, Hodge's guards had already driven their horses into the alleyway, and with a quick grab they lifted the boy's thin body, turned the horse's head and returned to Hodge's side, let go of the rough palm, and let the boy fall to the ground with a pop, his knees were red and swollen.

"My lord, that's what I said earlier about restlessness. ”

Jackman got out of the saddle, approached the boy, and looked down at him condescendingly, the look in his eyes so fierce that the boy did not dare to look him directly into the eyes, and even shook his body a few times.

Jackman is a good knife to use, but a knife is a knife, whether it is a soldier or a civilian, whether it is an old man or a child, there is no difference in the perspective of the knife, if necessary, he will not hesitate to do it, not taking into account the age of the boy at all.

Hodge smiled and waved his hand: "It's just kids' nonsense, there's no need to be so cautious." ”

"That's because now we're just meeting restless kids. Jackman's eyes froze, "If it's an adult, it's more than that, my lord, please leave this boy to me, and I'll tell the people of this city with the facts why they should be settled." ”

Hodge dismounted and shook his head slightly: "Jackman, you scared the child, there is no need to be so serious." ”

When he walked into the boy's side, the shadow of his body completely covered the boy's head, and the boy's shoulders trembled incessantly because of the darkness or because of their conversation.

"Little boy. ”

Hodge patted the boy on the shoulder, motioning for him to look up, squeezing a smile on his face that he thought was particularly amiable.

Unexpectedly, the moment the boy looked up and saw him, he cried out with a wow.

Hodge was a little embarrassed, scratched the bridge of his nose, and thought to himself that it shouldn't be much, even if the smile was a little fake, at least it wasn't fierce, why did this bear kid cry? It hurt his face too much.

In fact, this can't be blamed on the boy, when he looked up, the sun shone on Jackman's back, Hodge happened to be standing opposite him, and what he saw from the boy's perspective was a dark face, plus Jackman said that he wanted to get a warning to others, which suddenly reminded the boy of a very bad scene, the child's courage is there, but he is also slack quickly, and now he has long since lost the courage to throw eggs just now.

I knew that I should still listen to my mother, and I had nothing to do with wandering around the street.

"Don't be afraid, boy, look me in the eye. ”

Hodge squatted down directly, pinched the boy's palm, looked at him seriously and said, "I just have a few simple questions I want to ask you, nothing will happen, calm down, okay?"

The boy sobbed a few times, wiped his eyes with his clothes, and looked at him with red eyes.

"Who told you about the intruder?"

"Its ...... Everyone else says so. ”

Hodge had a general idea of what the people of Uhe thought of him, and continued to ask, "Then do you think we are trespassers?"

"I, I, I don't know. ”

"Let's put it another way. Hodge rolled his eyes, "Has your life been disturbed these days, such as being beaten by my soldiers, robbed, etc.?"

"Not really. The boy thought that the streets had been even more stable in the last few days than before, and that the lives of the townspeople were much more normal without the ruffian-like city guards patrolling around.

"Do you like your current life or your old life?"

The boy choked up and said in a very small voice, "I like the present." ”

Hodge rubbed his head: "Honest little boy, don't be impulsive in the future, eggs are very expensive things and shouldn't be wasted, got it?"

"Got it......"

"Jackman. Hodge turned his head and tossed him a few copper coins, "Go buy some bread." ”

The current ruler of Wuhe City staggered out of the bakery around the corner, holding a large pile of brown bread in his hand.

Hodge took out a piece of bread and a small jar of honey and handed it to the boy, rubbing his head again: "Go back, your mother must be in a hurry." ”

Looking at the boy who was gradually disappearing at the end of the street, Hodge said to Jackman, "Look, this effect is milder and more effective. ”

"It's still the adults who think it through. ”

As they were about to remount their horses, another figure rushed from the side.

Jackman raised his eyebrows, even once, and now he is still in a hurry, doesn't this mean that he has done a poor job of stabilizing the city in the past five days?

The man who rushed at him was kicked in the abdomen, bent over in pain, and made a clanging sound, and Hodge noticed that he had a black chain around his ankle, and looking at the outfit on his body, he was clearly a slave.

"Your Excellency, this Lord!" the slave struggled to his feet, "Please, please take me in as your servant!"

Jackman saw the mark on his shoulder, leaned in and whispered in Hodge's ear, "A slave of the Creek Chamber of Commerce." ”

Creek Chamber of Commerce, this Chamber of Commerce Hodge has the impression, it is one of the large chambers of commerce in Wuhe City, just a few days ago he also met the leader of the Creek Chamber of Commerce, the two talked very happily, to Hodge is obedient, very well-behaved, and the slave in front of him The chains are not untied, the brand has not disappeared, obviously escaped without permission, he does not need to be unhappy with a chamber of commerce because of this kind of trivial matter.

He shook his head, ready to roll over and get on his horse.

"My lord!" the slave ran forward, and Jackman threw his leg at the bridge of his nose, and blood flew everywhere.

"My lord, I am useful, I can provide you with important news!" cried the slave, covering his bleeding nose.

Hodge had just stepped into the stirrup with one foot, and when he heard the slave's words, he lowered it and looked at him thoughtfully.

"Tell me about it. ”

The slave was given the opportunity to quickly tell everything he knew: "I know a lot of the old subordinates of the city lord of Lourdes, some of them are still hidden in the city defense army and have not been discovered, you will definitely have hidden dangers if you keep them, and I can help you get rid of them." ”

"You're a slave and you know about Loudd's old ministry?" Hodge was a little surprised.

The slave smiled bitterly: "Because of my identity, no one cares about me." ”

"And you happened to be watching them?" If the slave had done this on his own without anyone telling him, then Hodge had some appreciation for him.

"Yes. The slave took a deep breath, "This is my only advantage, and I don't want to be a slave for the rest of my life." ”

Hodge looked at him with interest, "Interesting, what's your name?"

"My master didn't give me a name, but I gave myself a name, Alexander. The slave replied honestly.

Hodge almost burst out laughing, but the name was fitting for his identity.

"Haha. He finally laughed.

The slave smirked at him, not noticing Hodge's glance at the guard.

Bang!

Alexander fell, and the guard knocked him unconscious with precision with an elbow blow.

"Take him back, ask for useful information, and then go and see if it's the same as he said. Hodge said to Jackman.

"Yes, but my lord, what should this slave do?" Jackman meant, after getting the information, he sent it back to the Creek Chamber of Commerce directly, and there was no need to cause unnecessary trouble to himself.

Hodge thought for a moment: "Let him be a small soldier in your army first, very interesting person, as for the Chamber of Commerce, it is not worth it to be a big problem to think of a slave, you send someone to send a sum of money to the Creek Chamber of Commerce, they will not be much trouble if they are smart enough." ”

Jackman bowed: "Yes." ”