Chapter 5: Abandonment
When it was still dark, everyone got up and prepared to divide into two ways to find the village.
Horn ordered against the tired face that he hadn't slept well: "The search range is ten miles, whether there is a ship found or not, come back and report immediately after confirmation, and don't contact anyone." โ
After the order, the guards all went out, and they kept Austin very "intimately", as for the injured chief of the guard, Robert, Her Royal Highness the princess didn't seem to have any intention of keeping him.
Robert himself didn't want to stay with the devil princess, so he quickly mounted his horse and led the search upstream with a whip.
Austin knew that leaving Horn would be extremely dangerous, and he could only endure the gossip and curious eyes of the maids.
Horn returned to the tent with a wide heart, ready to get some sleep, and Austin stood outside the tent in a daze, guarding.
The maids took the opportunity to approach him and whispered, "Austen, are you ...... with Her Royal Highness the Princess?"
Austin glanced at them, silent.
How could the maids be willing to give up such a big gossip, and chased after them: "Oh, this is nothing, it's not like there are no male pets in the royal family!"
A maid winked at him and said, "I didn't think you could ...... when you were only 12 years old."
A bold maid even poked his arm with malicious intent, and said ambiguously: "Austen!
Horn in the tent: "......"
She pinched herself, it hurt a lot, and she didn't die.
She is not dead yet, why do these women dare to sleep with Rory so close?
She coughed impatiently, and her voice came from the tent, "If you want to be dissatisfied, I don't mind rewarding you to the guards to vent." โ
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The sound was more effective than anything else, and the maids immediately silenced themselves and left in a hurry as if nothing had happened.
"It's over, it's over, the princess won't remember my voice, will she?!"
"Your Highness's ears are better than a dog's!
......
Inside the tent.
The exchange of hearts began.
Of course, it was Horn who was unilateral.
Horn frowned: "Don't you feel crowded?"
Such a small tent space, only a place to sleep, 7 sat silently cross-legged inside, with a pale smile mask outside, hiding everything.
Horn couldn't ignore him, 7's body would be pierced when it came into contact with any non-host figure - but she couldn't, for her, 7 was physical.
Seeing that he was indifferent, and that he could touch him when he turned over slightly, Horn said, "If you have anything to say, say it quickly, I want to sleep, don't waste my precious sleep time." โ
7 said, "Please pay attention to the relationship between men and women. โ
Horn: "Okayโhuh?"
7 continued, "This can be a hindrance in your path after that. โ
Horn was so sleepy that he just wanted to send him away quickly, so he casually said perfunctorily: "Okay, got it." โ
7 With some seriousness, he said, "You need to know how much good a good marriage can bring you. โ
Horn didn't think about it, nodded and said, "Yes, yes, yes." โ
7 was silent for a moment, pulled the quilt open, Horn was shivering from the cold air of early spring, she was completely awake, got up and slapped 7's head: "You want to die." โ
7 didn't hide this time, saw that Horn was sober, and continued: "I hope you will be a little more restrained, if the people in the imperial capital know that you have raised a male pet, your reputation will plummet, which is not a good thing for you." โ
Horn was inexplicably considered by everyone to have defiled a minor, and it was she who did it, but the question is, she hasn't been happy, why?
Damn Robert. Horn cursed.
Robert in the morning breeze sneezed: "Damn, which bastard scolds Lao Tzu?"
Horn put away his thoughts, didn't explain, just said, "Okay, I'll be restrained." โ
Seeing this, 7 nodded, and the black light flashed, ready to disappear back into the system space.
Horn was already awake and simply didn't sleep, and she stopped, "Don't go back." โ
7 Obediently stayed: "What is it?"
Horn was ashamed to say, "Are you jealous?"
Since last night, Horn has stopped letting go of his mind to him, except for the words to be exchanged, Horn has been unable to detect what he thinks7.
7 replied quite officially: "I hope you can go a little further." โ
It is impossible for Horn to know his thoughts, so he can only speculate and attack little by little. So she said, "How boring the road is, wouldn't it be better to have some fun?"
7: "This is no different from the faint king. โ
Horn also sat up cross-legged and said, "7, in my eyes, there is not much difference between a successful tyrant and a faint king who lives a long time and has a violent personality. โ
7 refuted her point of view and said a lot.
It was already bright outside, and 7 felt that he had almost said it, and he wanted to return to the system space, and the black light was surging around him, ready to disappear at any moment.
After Horn was sobered up, he adhered to the idea of hurting the enemy by one thousand and self-inflicting eight hundred, and would never suffer a loss, and verbally tortured 7, as if he had infinite vitality, and continued to talk to him, just not letting him go.
In the end, 7 took the initiative to terminate the topic: "You have no problems, you can say goodbye." โ
After saying that, without waiting for Horn to respond, he disappeared immediately.
Horn looked playfully at the place where the black light surged, and seemed to smile rather than smile.
I think I hate daytime......
When will the tail be exposed?
......
More than two hours later, the guards who searched upstream returned, all of them covered their faces and could not see their expressions.
Robert quickly dismounted and cautiously reported: "Your Highness, within ten kilometers of our search, there are no villages, no docks and no ferries. โ
He stole a cautious glance at Horn's faceโof course, Horn was wearing a face toil, and he couldn't see any expression on her face.
Judging by her soothing brow, she shouldn't be angry...... Robert guessed.
Sure enough, Horn said "um" and didn't say much.
Robert breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately he came back early, if he came back last, it would bring bad news, and Horn would be in trouble again.
......
Not long after, the guards who searched downstream also returned.
Unlike Robert, these guards are all frowning, and the color dance cannot be seen, which is probably good news.
The guard at the front said excitedly: "Your Highness! God bless us! Three kilometers to the southeast of us, there is a small village, we checked, there are fishing boats in the village!"
Horn nodded and got into the carriage: "Lead the way, let's go immediately." โ
With the exact location, the group soon rushed to the small village.
The village is next to the Mawang Canal, and two fishing boats with anchors float along the river's edge, undulating with the waves. There was also a slightly larger boat, stranded on the river beach.
Horn looked at the size of the boat, there were 17 people here, 10 guards, a coachman, 5 maids, and an Austin, and it was impossible for two small fishing boats to fit it, so he had to push the stranded boat into the water.
She immediately ordered: "Don't take off your gloves and towels, and the men will go and push the boat." โ
After all, the guards were chosen by the royal family, all of them were strong and strong, and the ship was launched in a short time.
But this big movement alarmed the villagers, and there were about forty people in the village, all of whom came out. When they saw a group of masked men trying to get rid of the fishing boat they relied on, they all glared angrily.
The village chief leaned over and shouted, "Stop, what do you want to do?"
Horn quickly analyzed the situation:
There must be no conflict now, there are so many of them, she doesn't expect those ten waste guards to fight four at a time.
Moreover, this group of villagers did not wear face toveils and did not have any protective measures, so they must not know about Marlowe's situation...... It is not excluded that there will be infected among them.
Horn immediately tore off her scarf, and despite the maid's obstruction, stepped forward alone, still keeping a distance from the villagers, and said sadly, "I am the eldest daughter of Moore VIII of the Sikaya Empire, and my name is Horn Moore. I am sure you have heard the news of my father's death, and I have traveled all the way from my uncle's domain to the imperial capital to see my father for the last time. But Marlowe has been locked down, Marlowe seems to have a plague spreading, we have to make a detour, please borrow your ship, we will pay the corresponding gold!"
Horn wiped away his non-existent tears, put the towel back on, and continued, "It's great to see you, please wear a face towel and gloves to prevent the spread of the virus." โ
The guards and maids were stunned by Horn's performance, this polite princess, is this their princess?
On the other side, the villagers exploded:
"What? Marlowe is locked down, my God, and the plague?!"
"No wonder no merchant ships have passed in front of the village these days!"
"That girl doesn't look like an ordinary person, and there are so many guards, maybe it's really Princess Horn!"
Of course, there are also doubtful voices: "But...... Are our boats really going to give them to them? If we do, how are we going to fish?"
Horn's eyes were not good, and her ears were very sensitive, so she immediately took out the bag and said sincerely: "I understand your dilemma, but now that the plague is raging, the merchant ships dare not run away, and you may catch poisonous fish when you fish! Not to mention that the surrounding cities are closed, and your fish cannot be sold! I have 30 gold coins here to buy your ships." I hope you understand, I really want to see my father!
The village chief hesitated: "Your Royal Highness the princess, you have indeed given a lot of gold coins, and I also want to help you." You also said that there is a plague, so even if you have money, you can't buy anything!"
Diao Min!
Horn said patiently: "You are right, so I want to go back and help my brothers solve the problem! Your village is very remote, right? If I don't come, your whole village will die and no one will care." If you help me get back to the imperial capital, I'll send a doctor at once, as well as food and clothing!"
When the villagers heard this, they were a little moved and talked about it.
"What should we do? we can't fish, we don't have any wild beasts to catch here, and if we continue like this, we will starve to death sooner or later!"
"In case someone is infected, there is no doctor in our village!"
"Village Chief, shall we sell it to His Highness?"
......
Dozens of mouths said together, making the village chief head head two big, the village chief waved his hand and said loudly: "Okay!
He walked up and down the river beach with his hands behind his back, and finally nodded: "Your Highness, I agree to sell you the boat, and I hope you can also fulfill your promise, doctor, as well as food and clothing!"
Horn patted his chest and said, "Of course, I guarantee it with the honor of our Moore family!"
She gave the money bag to a maid and motioned for her to come forward to the village chief.
The maid took the money bag, covered her mouth and nose tightly, approached the villagers carefully, and then put the money bag in the village chief's hand.
The village chief immediately opened it and counted it, 30 gold coins, a lot of one.
He put away the money bag, and then said with a smile: "Your Highness, I wish you a smooth journey!"
Seeing this, the maid prepared to return.
However, at this moment, a child suddenly rushed out, hugged her thigh, bit it, and immediately saw blood!
The crowd was shocked, and the villagers hurriedly pulled the child away, and the child spat out a mouthful of bloody spittle, and struggled: "Bad guys! Bad guys! Don't touch my boat! That's our boat! Why sell it to someone else!?"
"Woo woo! Don't touch me! No boat! What about my mother's illness?"
"Ah......h
The village chief said angrily, "Jack, take care of your children!"
Immediately, he smiled at Horn and said, "Your Highness, I'm very sorry! Please forgive the child's recklessness! I paid for this girl's medical expenses, and I will give you 2 gold coins!"
Horn frowned.
If she's not mistaken, she's seeing blood......
Immediately, she shook her head and said, "You don't need to return it to me, this maid has a leg injury and is unable to move, so stay in your village to recuperate, and I will send someone to pick her up when the time comes." โ
The maid panicked and tried to get up, but she cried out, "Your Highness, don't leave me......! I can still go!
However, she failed, and she fell to the ground again.
"โโ!!!No, Your Highness, don't abandon me, I'll die!"
"Please......!"
Another maid couldn't bear it, and plucked up the courage to whisper: "Your Highness......"
Before she could finish her sentence, she was frightened by Horn's cold eyes.