Chapter 22: On the Hunt
Two days later, in the morning.
Gray, Caroline, Ellis, and Bernal left the castle on horseback, followed by Lord Lind and more than a dozen of the castle's elite soldiers.
Gray rode a black horse and wore an off-white riding suit.
The top is made of leather, double-breasted, and fits snugly around the body, with the Fergus family coat of arms at the cuffs.
The trousers are also made of leather, with a very loose crotch and thighs, but gradually tightened below the knees and legs, making them easy to ride.
This suit had been made by the castle tailor in the past two days, and with his current status in the castle, as long as it was not too excessive, it could be satisfied.
Caroline rode a white horse, wearing a pale white riding suit, a tight top showing beautiful curves, and two slender legs were even more slender against the background of breeches.
Ellis rode a black and white war horse wearing a golden riding costume, and Bernal rode a brown war horse wearing a black riding costume, both of them had long golden hair, coupled with a handsome face that could be called a handsome face, and the temperament of the aristocratic son was suddenly revealed.
A group of more than a dozen people left the castle and walked along the streets of the city, wide enough for two carriages to run side by side, to the Fergus Gate.
Here, there are already dozens of people waiting.
Among the dozens of people, at the outermost level were soldiers dressed in soldier attire and responsible for guarding the safety of these people.
In the middle position, there are twelve young men and women who are also wearing riding clothes, seven men and five women, with noble masculinity and elegant femininity.
Seeing Gray and his party coming, twelve people greeted them with two people as the leader.
One of them was a young man with light brown hair and a height of 1.7 meters. Ricardo.
The other also had light brown hair, but was a young girl.
The girl is in her early 1.6 meters tall, should be about the same age as Gray, with a fair complexion, and her long light brown hair is tied behind her head by hairpins and hangs down to her waist.
Under the sky blue riding suit, he has a chest that has begun to take shape, and a pair of slender long legs that are very eye-catching.
This is a young girl who is not inferior to Caroline.
"Master Bernard, Master Ellis, Miss Caroline, you are here."
Ian greeted the three Bernals and introduced.
"Let me introduce you to you, this is my sister Thea. Ricardo. ”
"This is my brother Gray."
Bernal also introduced Gray and the children of the nobility to each other.
"Gray, this is Ian of the Ricardo. Ricardo, this is the Sear of the Ricardian family. Ricardo, this is the Jeff Ward of the Ward family, this is the ......"
When Bernal introduced Gray's identity, the eyes of more than a dozen noble children couldn't help but look at Gray, with inquiry and curiosity in their eyes.
Although they had not met Gray, they had obviously heard about Gray for a long time, and although they were illegitimate children, they were the illegitimate children of Viscount Fergus.
Some time ago, after the other party was assassinated, Viscount Fergus was furious and completely wiped out the rats in the territory, which is enough to see that Viscount Fergus values the other party.
In particular, some of them who had faintly heard of some "title speculation" were extremely enthusiastic, because the person in front of them might be their "allegiance" in the future.
"I've seen Master Gray."
"Hello Master Gray."
So, when Bernal introduced them, they all greeted Gray very politely.
"Hello!"
Gray smiled and responded one by one.
After the convergence, a group of people began to march towards their destination, Shipo Forest.
Shipo Forest, a woodland in the Viscount of Fergus that spreads for more than ten miles, is about seven or eight miles away from Fergus City.
In the woodland, you can occasionally see some small stony slopes, so it is called a stone slope forest.
Before the Fergus family was given this territory, it was common to encounter large beasts such as tigers and bears in the woodland, and in winter, hungry beasts often left the forest to attack nearby villages.
However, after the Fergus family took charge of this territory, they had cleared this woodland several times, and the large beasts had basically been cleared, and all that remained were some small animals such as hares and pheasants.
Seven or eight miles away, the group rode horses for a leisurely walk, and walked for half an hour before arriving at the stone slope forest.
After arriving at the stone slope forest, everyone dismounted, tied their horses outside the woodland, and connected with Gray and the four people, a total of 16 noble children, and began to hunt in a team of three or five people.
A group of people connected to the guards, dozens of people, and the movement of acting together was too large, so it was necessary to divide into groups.
Bernal and Ellis were invited, and they had already teamed up with the nobles they knew, and the remaining Gray and Caroline decided to team up together.
"Miss Caroline, Master Gray, I don't know if I can join your team."
At this moment, a beautiful girl came over and greeted the two.
The girl was dressed in a light blue horse dress, and it was none other than Thea of the Ricardian family. Ricardo.
"Yes, it's just that there are a little less people."
Caroline nodded in agreement, and Gray naturally had no opinion, so the three of them formed a team, with quivers on their backs and bows and arrows in their hands, chose a direction and began to enter the woodland.
At the same time, Lord Linde took four soldiers with him, and followed the three.
Seeing Lord Linde leaving, some of the nobles' children looked slightly surprised.
Lord Linde was mixed in with the soldiers, and even his dress was no different from that of ordinary soldiers, so that at first, they did not recognize this person as Lord Linde.
However, many of them had met Lord Linde, and they quickly recognized Lord Linde from among the soldiers, and some wanted to come forward to greet Lord Linde, but they were directly stopped by Lord Linde waving his hand.
Guessing that Lord Linde should be on a guard mission, they gave up, but their eyes were secretly watching to see who Lord Linde was guarding.
Now, seeing Lord Linde leave with Gray and the others, I can't help but have a guess in my heart.
Guarding Miss Caroline is obviously unlikely, so in other words, Lord Linde was sent to guard Master Gray.
"Does the viscount value this bastard more than Young Master Bernal?"
Some aristocratic children couldn't help but think secretly in their hearts.
Although there was an assassination last time, it was too big to let a high-ranking blood warrior with a knighthood escort it.
Bernal also noticed the departing Lord Lind, and his eyes flashed, not knowing what he was thinking.
"I heard that Young Master Gray is now a low-level blood warrior?"
Gray's group of eight people went deeper into the forest, and Thea showed a strong interest in Gray, whispering to Gray while groping into the forest.
Because of the proximity, there is even a faint fragrance from the other party, I don't know if it is the woman's fragrance or the fragrance of some kind of incense powder.
"Well, I just arrived not long ago!"
Gray nodded and replied casually.
If it was usual, he would be quite happy to be interested in such a beautiful girl, but now, he has no happy thoughts at all, and it is really the wrong occasion.
If you look closely, you will see that his gaze is looking around vigilantly.
Vigilance, yes, vigilance, he is not looking for prey, but for possible dangers.
Since two days ago, he has been on guard in his heart, and in his opinion, Bernal's hunting invitation this time is really not good, so the first time he heard the invitation, he had already refused.
It's a pity that in the end, it was decided by Viscount Fergus, and he had to follow.
Fortunately, with Lord Linde, a high-ranking blood warrior, there is finally some guarantee in terms of security.
Unless it was a fierce blood warrior, or several high-ranking blood warriors, Lord Lin De should be able to hold out until the guards of the other groups arrived.
"I actually became a lower blood warrior in one year, much more powerful than my eldest brother, and it took my stupid eldest brother three years to become a lower blood warrior."
Thea said with amazement on her pretty face.
Born in a baronial family, although there is no shortage of basic food and drink, there is no opportunity to practice blood methods.
After all, if you want to learn the blood method, you need to use the blood beast essence plus medicine to implant it in the bloodline, and the blood beast essence and the matching drugs are extremely precious, and the Ricardo family obviously doesn't want to invest so much in one woman.
"Your eldest brother is already very good!"
Still on his guard, Gray spoke.
There is no element of flattery in these words, blood law cultivation, qualifications and resources are all indispensable, and the share of resources in it is huge.
The cultivation conditions of the Ricardian family are naturally not as good as those of the Fergus family, such as the blood of blood beasts, which is supplied once a month, is definitely impossible.
Bernal became a low-ranking blood warrior in two years when he was rich in resources. Ricardo, who is not very rich in resources, can become a low-ranking blood warrior in three years, and his talent should be about the same.
Rustling!
Suddenly, there was movement in the bushes ahead, and Gray stared at him carefully.
But I saw a brightly colored pheasant running out of the bushes in a panic, probably alarmed by Gray's movements.
This pheasant is covered in red, blue, and green feathers, and is quite fat, which should be the reason for the lack of food from natural enemies.
Although there is a hidden danger, after all, he is here to hunt, so it is naturally impossible not to do it after seeing the prey.
Swish!
Gray took the arrow, bent the bow, and the arrow shot out like a black shadow.
Burst!
The arrow pierced down with great force, passing through the pheasant's back, piercing through the ground, and even partially piercing into the ground.
The whole pheasant was directly pierced in place, unable to break free, and struggled twice, but there was no sound.