Argyle swore that he had never seen such a beautiful woman: she was so slender, so tall that she was almost level with herself, with a slightly pale face under her hood, and her figure could not be seen under the robe, but her pure black, clear, bright, talking eyes seemed to suck her soul into it before she could meet her eyes. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

His heart was beating so wildly that he didn't see the other two on the other side of him doing anything unusual - Pauli slowed down his men's movements and silently prepared to draw his sword, and Ciri reached for the long dagger at his waist, calculating which one to deal with first in case of a fight. Rod's heart also raised his throat, and he looked down at the ground, for fear that he would be recognized by the other party if he made eye contact.

It was for his good that Morfan carried away his eye-catching sword, but it also brought an old problem: he only had the beautiful knife that Bauliflis had left...... If you do it, won't you have to rely on Ciri to protect you?

How can he rely on the girl's protection! As soon as the fight starts, he will first grab a sword at all costs, quickly deal with these people, and grab their horses to escape before the rest of the other party surrounds them.

......

When the plan did not come in handy, the leaders of the militia introduced themselves: "Argyle Carlo, the knight of the Earl of Barrian, this beautiful young lady, I am sorry for your trouble, is there anything I can do?" ”

They didn't recognize themselves? Rhodes was relieved at first, a little annoyed: no matter how good-tempered a man is, the girl he likes will definitely be unhappy to be accosted in front of someone. Zheng Qiang held back his emotions so as not to reveal them, but found that the atmosphere was a little strange, and when he looked up, the speaker, the tall, sunny young man, was looking at him with a friendly expression.

A strange sense of shame came to my heart, and the beautiful lady in the other party's mouth was not Ciri, but herself!

You're a beautiful lady, and your whole family is a beautiful lady!

Rod cursed a few words in his heart, and suppressed his anger - no one can blame others, he almost thought he saw Roy when he was dressed up by Sylna yesterday and looked in the mirror, and he looked like his sister at the moment, and he really deserved the title of beauty. It's a pity that as soon as you open your mouth or expose your Adam's apple, your stuffing will be exposed in an instant.

"Ahem...... My sister, she has a throat injury and can't speak for a while, please forgive me. Pauli glanced at him quietly, and explained first: "We met the robbers in the morning, and the horses were robbed, so we can only buy three old horses to make do with it at this moment." ”

"Robbers? There are no robbers in this area. Another young man muttered. "Who in the Kingdom of Anteli doesn't know that Knight Argyle is a fanatical enforcer and criminal nemesis, and he takes a bunch of people around every day to patrol around, and no criminal dares to come to this area. ”

Pauli forgot that this was on the outskirts of the royal capital of Antelli, and that the security must be extremely good, and while he was thinking hard about how to tell the truth, Ciri opened his mouth to save the scene: "It seems that they are not robbers, they only robbed our horses, and their possessions were not touched, so they ran away in a panic, as if they were fleeing for their lives." ”

The thief shouted to catch the thief, and immediately one of the young militia stepped into Ciri's trap and began to discuss: "Could it be the assassin who is chasing him in the city?"

"Isn't it new that the Assassins didn't leave the city at all? ”

"That's the Assassin's accomplice outside the city!"

The knight Argyle looked solemn, turned his head and asked Ciri seriously, "Can you describe the appearance of the robber?"

"Well, a tall and thin one with a huge sword on his back, and ......"

Ciri made up nonsense in confusion, and some of the young people behind the knight soon fell into the offer to go on the horse to chase, and the bounty of fifty gold dragons is not a small amount, if you catch one, you won't have to worry about food and clothing for half your life.

"Where did they go?"

"After stealing our horse, we left west, but we may change lanes afterwards, we are not locals, we don't know the specifics. ”

"The west is not our territory......"

"It doesn't matter whose territory he is, as long as they catch people first, can they still do something to their own people?"

Several of the knight's henchmen quarreled, and Ciri's clever response succeeded in diverting the attention of the other party, and no one expected that the three travelers in front of them who had been robbed of their mounts were the main ones they were chasing.

"Don't make any noise, since the fugitive has entered Count Leonard's territory, I will not violate the law to cross the line and pursue him, and find someone to ride a fast horse to inform Lord Leonard's men. Knight Argyle said solemnly, "And we should give priority to the safety of this lady." Madam, where are you going, under the willing escort for a ride. ”

Rod stared at the speaker with wide eyes, and almost couldn't help but refuse, held back for a moment, and shook his head without saying a word.

"No, don't bother, we can take care of ourselves. Ciri was also dumbfounded, and hurriedly waved her hand and declined.

"If you can take care of yourself, you won't be robbed of your mount. Argyle said resolutely: "There is no need to refuse, anyway, I am ordered to inspect the master's territory." I can also provide better horses for three if needed. ”

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Sylna disguised Rhodes as a woman last night, taking advantage of his slender body and good looks, hoping to use "gender incorrectness" as a cover to make him avoid the attention of others as much as possible. If he had known that Rhodes was a tall and outstanding beauty like his sister Roy, even if it took ten times more effort, he would have made him look like something else.

But now the situation is really awkward: Rhodes in women's clothing charms one of the Antelli knights, and Argyle Caro is so gracious that he insists on escorting the three of them until they leave the territory of the Earl of Barion.

Even the experienced Pauli had never encountered the situation at hand—they were turned into well-wishers who should have avoided their pursuers far away. Knight Argyle made no secret of his affection for the "lady" in front of him, and although Rhodes was unable to speak due to "throat injury", he still did his best to ask Ciri about the origin and identity of "her" along the way.

The girl witcher has a big head, but there is no way back at this time, so she has to play on the spot and continue to make up the identity for Rhodes - remembering the sister he mentioned, he simply used Roy as his name, and then dragged a random surname, describing "she" as the pearl of a foreign businessman's palm, and the rest simply did not make up the truth directly: they had come to Antaili for a trip and were preparing to return to their homeland.

Sandwiched between more than a dozen guys who could become enemies at any time, Pauli was so nervous that his nerves were about to break, and he tightened his muscles and held his breath and was ready to draw his sword at any time. In contrast to the lean swordsman, Rhodes was not very nervous - he believed in the reliability of the amulet given by his mother, and the fact that the pendant did not respond at this time showed that the knight of Argyle and his men were not hostile. In this case, just act hard and don't show your stuffing...... After pretending for dozens of minutes, she gradually integrated into the role of a girl. Imitating the well-behaved sister in front of her parents in her memory, she gently pressed the little silver fox in the bag to prevent her from coming up, lowered her eyebrows and listened to Ciri and the knight chatting without saying a word, and her "gentle and shy" appearance made the knight's subordinates have to admit: No wonder their eldest brother is excited, this is indeed a rare beauty.

The young knight's polite speech and demeanor made Ciri slowly calm down, and he turned down the other party's invitation to be a guest, and the girl even began to try to manipulate the other party's words, Argyll was fascinated by the beautiful "Miss Roy" in front of him, and he was unguarded, and casually revealed a lot of information.

......

"Last night there was an incident in the palace, and the Earl was woken up in the middle of the night by a messenger, and got up to gather his soldiers to participate in the great manhunt. Argyll complained: "The formation began to be very large, not only the soldiers, but even the militia of the reserve joined with their own hoes and sickles, and it was as if the sky was about to fall. Someone in Fort Sulden also brought pieces of bed sheets with the smell of a suspect for us to track down with hounds. At the time, I thought that I was afraid that not a single mouse would be able to escape...... In the middle of the night, someone from above came down to say that the prisoner had not left the city and that everyone could go back to sleep. After a while, he ordered that only the dogs should be captured alive, and that a large number of hounds were needed to participate in the search of the city, and the dogs were also taken away...... Saledenburg is such a big place, where can you use so many dogs? ”

"Send someone over and take all the hounds away?" Antelli's inverted instructions not only confused Argyle and the others, but even Pauli asked in confusion.

"yes, there is not a single one left, not even those who have not been trained in tracking, but only have a bit of hunting dog blood. ”

"It's weird. The knight's words made Pauli understand the reason why he didn't meet his pursuers again in the middle of the night, but it was so abnormal that it was like ...... It's like someone in the heart of Antelli's power is trying to help them escape. Even if they caught the real assassin, it would be impossible to let the other suspects go with confidence, and besides, taking all the hounds away was a bit of an exaggeration, if it weren't for that, they would have been hunted down all the way by the discovery of their tracks......

Pauli racked his brains and couldn't guess what was going on, and soon his mind was numb and his expression became uncertain.

Rhodes was anxious to ask for news from Grom, but unfortunately he couldn't speak, so he had to look at Ciri as if asking for help, but fortunately the latter quickly understood: "Did you gain anything from last night's raid?"

"It seems that a ruthless character has been caught, and I heard from the people at the scene that it took a lot of effort for the Bol Sword Saint to personally go out and capture people alive, and it was only after he was captured that the operation outside Sardenburg was relaxed. ”

Grom has been caught and is going back to save him!

This was the first thought that popped into the boy's mind, but then he figured it out: if Grom could be caught, he would also deliver food if he went. For now, the only way to do this is to hurry home and let my mother ...... No, my father figured it out.

Others always say how powerful his father is, but Rod has never seen him shoot once when he is so big, this time whether he wants Grom back as the commander of the imperial army, or relies on Grom's strength as "one finger can pinch me to death" to save people in person...... In short, it's time for the head of the family to go on a trip.

It's just that Grom won't be treated as a fellow assassin and will be executed directly.

His heart was anxious, his face could not hide his emotions, and he quickly showed an eager expression.

"Miss Roy, is there anything wrong with you?" Argyle had been looking at Rhodes intently, and seeing that the expression on his face was different, he took the initiative to ask.

"Hmm...... She has a loved one who is sick and is in a hurry to take care of her, please forgive me, my lord. Ciri reacted very quickly, and quickly glanced at Rhodes to warn him not to mess around.

"What a kind girl. Argyle was not suspicious. "Please say hello to your family on my behalf. ”

Rod swallowed his worries and nodded silently to the kind knight in thanks.

After a while, they were about to step out of the fiefdom to which Argyll had pledged allegiance. That's when they met another group of people.

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