This time, the Night's Watch found something remarkable on the north side of the Great Wall: three completely frozen corpses. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info It is common to say that freezing to death in the snow and ice is a common thing, but this time it is very different.

There is no frostbite that can turn the blood in the blood vessels into black powder, no cold that can turn a person's pupils blue in the sky, and no frostbite that can make the muscles as brittle as glass.

The three men who were found were Night's Watch Rangers who had followed Banyan Stark into the Ice Fields and disappeared together. Now they are reappearing, but certainly not a good thing. The situation of the Chief Ranger is worrying, what is hidden in the vast snowfield, and the whereabouts of the strongest man of the Night's Watch are still unknown.

Moreover, how did these three bodies get to the vicinity of the Great Wall? There was no blood near their place, and there were no signs of fighting, which means that they did not die here, but were moved here. Who and why would he do such a thing? Countless questions swirled in Xiong Lao's head, and he needed to find the answers, and the first thing he thought of was Master Aemon.

"Open the gates, bring them back, and show Master Aemon. Old Bear touched his beard, turned his head to look at Samwell, who was almost scared to pee his pants by the corpse, and said with a rare compliment: "Sam, these suspicious points you found are very important, and you are doing well." You are fat and fat, but people are not stupid. And Snow, you're doing a good job. ”

Sam's face immediately flushed, and he hurriedly tried to thank him, but his tongue would not listen. Jon couldn't help but laugh, and crouched down to rub Bai Ling's head, it was it that discovered the anomaly and led everyone to find the body. It was also the only animal that was not afraid of the smell of corpses, and the other horses and dogs were so frightened by the corpses that they didn't dare to approach or even smell them.

"Okay, let's go back!" After Elder Xiong finished speaking, he rode on his horse and pondered. The weather outside the Great Wall of Desperation was getting worse, and a warm wind was followed by a heavy snowfall. The snow and ice that had just fallen quickly melted, and the branches of the trees kept dripping and dripping, as if it were raining again. In the records, this strange weather is called "Oni Summer", and it only appears before the arrival of an extremely dangerous winter.

Elder Xiong knew that the future would not be easy. A few months later there will inevitably be heavy snowfall, followed by a winter that lasts for many years. He didn't worry about winter, because the Great Wall of Desperation could keep out the wind and snow in the north, and the Black Castle was warm enough. But the hidden enemy worries him. In previous years, wild men would sneak over the Great Wall and go south to rob and rape. What about this year? The great winter is coming, will they get worse?

The Night's Watch is not as powerful as before, and if he doesn't take the initiative to detect the danger and respond to it in advance, won't it be a dead end? Mormont thinks all the way, he doesn't want to be the last commander of the Night's Watch.

The group that went out to reconnoiter slowly returned to the Great Wall, and the horn of the Black Castle (the top half of the city wall) sounded, and the long and powerful "Oh Woo ......" one sound represents the return of the rangers, and two sounds represent the enemy attack of the savages, which is a very simple and easy-to-understand signal.

Jon and Samwell looked at each other, they were both clerks, but this trumpet meant that they had been Ranger for at least a day!"You're a Ranger too, Sam. Jon punched his friend in the shoulder.

"Really, so are you!" the chubby Sam raised an eyebrow, looking smug. However, because of this, he also saw the three corpses dragged on the wooden board behind him, and the feeling of nausea came up again, and it is estimated that he will not be able to eat today......

Upon hearing the signal, the gates of the frozen tunnel opened, and the chief of general affairs, Bowen Marcy, was standing inside the first gate, running up quickly, holding a letter in his hand. "My lord, there's a bird carrying a letter, and you'll want to see it soon. ”

"Huh?" Mormont was surprised, and dragged the letter through it, reading it word by word. Everyone was curious about what was going on, and Jon noticed that the General Secretary had been staring at him with indescribable eyes.

After reading the letter, Xiong Lao didn't speak for half a minute. "Bowen, you can arrange to find a place to put the things you brought back, it seems that Master Aemon can't pull out his hand for the time being, so I'll go to him." Then, he turned to look at Jon, his lips twitched, and said, "Snow, when you're done with your work, go find me at Master Aemon." I guess...... Two hours later. ”

With that, he rode his horse and galloped through the frozen tunnel to Castle Black.

The three bodies were carried into a storage room at the foot of the Wall, one of countless cold rooms carved out of the ice walls to store things like meat, grain, and sometimes ale. Bowen thought he had found a good place, so he chose an empty space and threw the body in. "Let's go, you all need to be warm and warm. "They just shut the door and didn't need to lock it at all. The low temperature will affect the work of the lock, and the dead man is not a prisoner, so why lock the door if he will not move in the first place.

They walked out of the tunnel and saw Zhao Mai standing in front of the door, probing his head and looking inside. The magic of the Great Wall of Desperation is still strong, Zhao Mai has tried, and he can walk ten meters in the frozen tunnel, and then it will begin to hang frost, and the blood will slowly coagulate. He estimated that even if he transformed into a "white ball" and used his elemental body to avoid freezing, he would insist on going halfway at most, and then he would run out of strength and freeze into ice cubes alive.

That's why he can only stand at the mouth of the tunnel and look around. When Zhao Mai saw Jon, he immediately stepped forward and reached out to hold his hand: "Welcome back." ”

"Uh, thank you...... Thank. "There's something strange about Jon. Immediately afterwards, Zhao Mai went to shake Samwell's hand again, "Welcome back." ”

Maybe it was some kind of passion he didn't know about, Jon thought. Estimate the time, you can still go to the cafeteria and ask for a steaming glass, no matter what it is, as long as it is wine. Then, you can bring two glasses of that to Master Emon, and give one to Elder Xiong and the Bachelor. That's a good idea!

That's how he planned, and he did the same an hour later, but he didn't expect Elder Xiong to let him drink one of them first. "You need to sit down and listen to a message. ”

Jon had a bad premonition, tried to calm himself down, and then did what he said.

"The king is dead. Xiong Lao said.

Jon was shocked. He had seen the king half a year earlier, he was a fat but healthy man, and he had not heard of any illness in him, why did he die suddenly?

And then who is the new king, it should be that obnoxious Joffrey, right? He certainly won't let his father continue to be the Hand of the King, which means that he will probably return to Winterfell. Maybe he can ask Elder Xiong for leave to go back and have a look, just like Uncle Ban Yang did. The last time his father promised him that he would tell him about his mother when they met again. He didn't care even if she was a prostitute, he had grown up, the men of the Night's Watch, the Ranger, could know everything.

"You prepare for the bad news on it. Mormont said, "Lord Eddard, who is currently in prison, has been charged with treason, and the letter says that he conspired with Robert's two younger brothers to seize Joffrey's throne. ”

"Impossible!" said Jon at once, "no way! Father, he will not betray the king if he says anything!"

"Whether it's true or not, it's not my turn to make irresponsible remarks. Of course, it's not your turn. Xiong Lao said.

"But that's a lie!" Jon insisted. He knew his father too well, a man who valued honor above life, and had no stain on his life. But...... Perhaps there is another stain, and that is that it is an illegitimate child.

"My lord, what will happen to him, will he be executed?"

"I don't know. "I will write to the king's ministers, such as Sir Barristan, the head of the Imperial Guard," said Elder Xiong. Whether your father has done this or not, he is a great Lord of Man, so even in the worst case, we must give him a chance to join us in black. While he will no longer be the Duke of Winterfell, you know how much we need someone as talented as Lord Eddard. ”

Jon had a spark of hope in his heart, there was indeed a precedent for people accused of treason to go to the Great Wall of Desperation to atone for their sins, why couldn't Lord Eddard meet him here, maybe it would be a good thing, because it would mean that his father belonged only to himself, to the Night's Watch.

"The only problem is the queen. "Joffrey is young, so he must listen to his mother, and his uncle may be able to do the same." It's a pity that the dwarf wasn't with them. He has seen the plight of our night watchman, and has seen with his own eyes the urgency of our need, and will be willing to help us persuade him! Alas, it is really inappropriate for your mother to arrest him like that......

"Mrs. Stark is not my mother. Jon said sharply. Tyrion treats him like a friend, but Caitlin Stark is not a mother. If her father had been killed, she would have been held equally responsible for the queen's death. Jon suddenly remembered something, and immediately became worried, and hurriedly asked, "My lord, what about my sisters, they are all in King's Landing with my father, do you know ......?"

"I don't know, the letter didn't say it, I'll help you ask. Xiong Lao said: "Damn, when is it not good, but at this time." I already smell that the worst winter is coming, and the king is in need of a strong ruler. Robert is a true warrior, and Joffrey's name makes me feel uneasy!Why do I need all the help at this time!" Bear gave Jon a meaningful look, "Boy, I hope you don't do anything stupid! Whatever happens to King's Landing has nothing to do with you, and it has nothing to do with us. ”

Jon nodded blankly and took another sip of his drink. That's his father and sister, how can it be unrelated?

"You can go, I don't need you today. Rest well, write to me tomorrow!"

So the owner of the Icewolf got up and retired, bowed mechanically, and left. If it weren't for Bai Ling dragging his clothes, I'm afraid he would have fallen down the stairs.

"Hey, Jon, I don't think what you need right now is an ice wolf, but a guide dog. "Zhao Mai doesn't know where he came from, or he was waiting here?By the way, I heard that he was arranged to be with Maester Aemon, just like Sam, then he must have known the contents of the letter!

"The gods are cruel," Zhao Mai said, "It's better to eat a golden pill!" (To be continued.) )