Chapter 6: Inexplicable Kidnapping
Apollo sat in the inn with an eerie smile. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info everything that happened on the street seemed to be able to see, or rather he could feel.
"Use your life to re-boil the broken bloodline, old Phoebe, you're lucky!"
Then he frowned, his expression strange, and he couldn't laugh or cry.
"These people are so brave......"
Something did happen on the street, old Phoebe's death was nothing, and the uninvited guest hid in the crowd ready to act.
Qiming looked at old Phoebe's lifeless eyes, and joy welled up in his chest. His face was covered in blood and he smiled with pale teeth, making the scalps of the people around him tingle. Joy was followed by exhaustion, and he bent over to gasp with a short knife in one hand.
Many people secretly thought in their hearts that the dark veil was indeed carrying bad luck, and old Phoebe was cursed.
If it was a big man who killed someone on the street, no one would come forward, but feared that the murderer would stay away from the scene if he went berserk. In view of the fact that Qiming was thin and there was no threat, the bold man did not leave, and he could finally open his eyes to the dead.
The town's guards cut past the crowd, quickly snatched the knife, and kicked it in the crook of Qiming's leg. A stranger stepped forward to tie him up and walked out of the town half-supported and half-escorted.
Outside the town, there were people waiting, and a few healthy horses were tied to the side. Rendezvous with the escort, a rider opened the rattan box tied to the horse's back and put the man in it to tie it up. The three riders got on their horses, and the leader threw out the small bags, which landed in the hands of the town guards with a clatter.
"Your pay!"
"Thank you for the generosity of the Warriors!" the town guard surprised.
Qiming was a little confused, and he was knocked down and tied up in a state of confusion, he knew the town guards, so he was at his mercy. Immediately bumped and gradually woke up, feeling abnormal, there had never been a murder in the town, so I didn't know much about the punishment after the crime.
But in any case, it will not be the current state.
"Kidnapped?"
Several horsemen took turns carrying the box that reprinted Qiming, and it took most of the day to reach the vicinity of Shifu City.
The city is small, but it belongs directly to the Marquis of Sammy, and the knights directly under the Marquis are stationed. A small town with no value has enviable conditions. It was established very early, before the implementation of the Tielan calendar, and a long history is value. Instead of bringing wealth to the owner, it requires a large amount of maintenance costs.
But it's a giant antique, to show off.
The rider did not stop, and after a short supply at the post station outside the small city, he headed south, and Qiming began to fall unconscious in the fierce march. A little rest in the evening allowed him to gradually wake up. The rider opened the box, brought a leather bag, and shoved the mouth of the bag into his mouth, which contained mare's milk.
There was no bonfire lit in the grove, and the three riders silently ate the food in their hands. The long march made them bored, and the younger people could not bear the oppressive atmosphere and began to ask.
"We were ordered to keep an eye on the knight, why did we suddenly catch this little kid?"
The chief's man did not say anything, and continued to be silent.
Another rider said listlessly: "The latest order, there are people from Count Sammy near the Thorn Hill, and there is no result in surveillance, so I can only act." ”
Qiming secretly listened to the conversation between the two.
"Wouldn't it be very simple to let the viscount mobilize armed guards to encircle and suppress him. "The newcomer is reckless.
"Let's not mention that Thorn Hill belongs to the Sami Collar, the knight should be very powerful, so that the lord is jealous. Fish it out, and it's much easier to get to the castle. ”
"How many silver coins is this operation worth?"
"I know the silver coin, see that I don't ......" the rider took out the short knife that Apollo gave Qiming. "A short knife made of greedy gold will make the whole body stiff when it pierces the skin, which cannot be measured by silver and gold coins. Just give it to the little ones, hey ......"
Qiming opened his eyes slightly and watched the two discuss, surprised by the value of the short knife. Suddenly a little worried about Apollo, his own thoughts and the town's remarks scandalized him, and did not hinder the good memories of the time they got along.
He thought of his mother again, she must be worried, right?
"I was so lucky to have the opportunity to bring him out by killing people and causing chaos at such a young age. ”
"It can also be more dangerous, who knows if killing people is a knight's demagoguery?"
The leader did not comment on the conversation between the two, and looked back in the direction he had come, his eyes flickering.
Riders don't seem to have to sleep, traveling through the night. By the afternoon of the next day, they had reached their destination.
Qiming had been kept in a box and had drunk mare's milk during a short stay in the morning. The mare's milk was mixed with potions, and he was asleep. When I woke up, I found myself in a gloomy room.
There was no decoration, only a dirty wooden bed in the innermost corner, and a half-sized commode next to the bed. The roof was wet, and it was a stone slab that almost dripped water. The small windows are shiny and the dry vines of the plants block out more sunlight. Small and obscure, but the only thing in the house that gives people hope.
Qiming walked under the window and wanted to jump up to see the situation outside. In the end, I didn't put it into action, and I couldn't see the outside when I jumped, it was too high.
The light slowly faded until it was completely dark. The empty and lonely cell scared Keiming and began to try to scream. But it has no effect other than making your scalp tingle.
There was a tooth-aching sound from the iron door, and someone opened the bottom of the door and brought in a leather bag of water and a piece of bread that was not too dry.
"Who are you? Let me out!"
The people outside did not make a sound, and the purpose was only to deliver food.
Perhaps out of talent, or extraordinary insight, Qiming did not continue to make noise, but groped to pick up the bread and eat it. Choked and chewed vigorously, swallowing all the chaotic objects with a hint of saltiness. At this moment, he wanted to maintain a normal state and run away when he had the chance. Instead of lying on a dirty bed waiting to die.
The bread is not delicious but delicate, it is refined wheat flour bread, which is better than the daily food of the people of the town. This doesn't match a dark cell. It is a little strange to believe that no one would give such a good meal to a prisoner.
The bed, Qiming didn't dare to lie on it, and he couldn't be sure if a dead person had used it before. Under the window, he leaned his back against the wall, his legs folded.
The fatigue came over him instantly, and he fell asleep in a daze. The dream was unimaginably terrible, and when I woke up, I smelled the smell of my body, which was the blood of old Phoebe, and I was suffocating in my chest.
He could only open his blue eyes and comfort himself.
"Found a signal, is it connected?"
Qiming saw many color signals, gray, white, green, a few blues, and scattered purple and gold.
Although most of the time the signal does not have a password, the list has a very useful additional feature. The picture before the signal gives a general idea of the surrounding environment. Carefully discerning patterns, there were ornate cups, there were swords and shields, there were beautiful drawings, and he even found his own dagger.
The appearance of a flag allowed Qiming to determine where he was.
The lilac banner is inlaid with black edges, and the pattern is a strange bird with a huge beak, the Yike family.
The people of Thornhill know two flags, the Stone Servant Banner of the Lord Sami Family, and the Tucano Banner of the Yike Family.
Sammy is the marquis, and the Thorn Hill is in their domain. The Yike family is only a viscount, and the territories of the two families converge like jagged near the Thorn Hill. From Thorn Hill to Stone Maid City, the first foot may be in the Samer Territory, and the second foot may be in the Yi Ke Territory.
The ruler, Nissan Yiko, adheres to the rules of many ancient nobles, eunuchs, slaves, ******, and legendary demons.
"Is this the Castle of Eco?"
Qiming's heart was full of fear, and Viscount Nissan was much more terrible than old Phoebe.
......
"Master Nissan, the child has been brought, and the knight has not acted when he received a message from the Grey Falcon from Thorn Hill. ”
Viscount Nissan was a young man of excellent temperament, about thirty years old, with a silver wine glass, standing on the steps of the hall with an inexplicable smile on his face.
"His name was Apollo. Nissan looked at the bounty order on the table and was very excited. "Don't worry, I'm more sure he's coming now. Some knights have always followed the original rules, especially the knights of the Diya Necropolis!"
"He's not easy to deal with. It was the leader of the riders who took away Qiming who spoke, and there was an inexplicable glint in his eyes all the time.
The contents of the bounty are printed on plain thick paper. Judging by the minimal folds and the freshness of the paper, the Viscount had just gotten it. The simple sketch shows the face of the character. The bounty amount below is stunning.
300,000,000,000 gold
The country that issued the bounty order is indicated below: Tielan Divine Kingdom. Pearl Coast. The Kingdom of Shizawa.
Viscount Nissan did not shy away from muttering to himself: "Wanted by three countries, one is known as the oldest country on the main road, one is the country that controls the economic lifeline of the Southern Continent, and one is a low-key and mysterious country...... I wonder what Apollo did to them. ”
"The knights of the Dya Cemetery have a special identity, and if they don't have a purpose, they won't come to the remote western part of the Southern Continent, after all, they are tens of thousands of miles away. ”
Nissan looked up, disliking the word "remote", and his white skin was flushed with a flush.
"Once upon a time, this was a bustling offshore giant city, and the entire stone maid belonged to our Yike family, and Summerer was nothing more than an outsider. I have a wonderful premonition that the knights will bring opportunities......"
He read a few strange notes, and the magical power invaded the servant who had just served the fruit, and his body stiffened and fell to the ground, and he lost his breath in an instant.
"In my castle, he can only choose to obey. ”
The knight leader remained in a cold sweat, bowed his head and said, "I will send a letter to Apollo and invite him to the castle." ”