Chapter 303: The Brave Saves the Princess (3)
The quilt brave finally passed a hurdle without danger, and he himself was a person pretending to be a, and he didn't dare to talk more, seeing that the other party had nothing to say, he immediately found an excuse to leave.
Bai got a carriage and got a certificate, the quilt brave man is already very content, as for whether he really has heart disease and auditory hallucinations, it's not for sure. Looking back at it now, he felt that it might just be dizziness caused by nervousness, after all, he really hadn't heard the story that footsteps could kill.
But in any case, everything is normal at this point, and while continuing to rush in the direction of the capital, I began to think about the follow-up plan. He had never been to the capital, but he had heard the princess mention some old things about the capital, but he was still unsure that he would really save the princess.
I bowed my head and studied this document again, the cover of the certificate was still made of leather, and the handwriting was gilded, which was very valuable. But it's all in imperial Chinese, and he can't read a word. I can't understand this, and he doesn't know how to use it, once it is taken out on the wrong occasion, wouldn't it be a goof?
If you can use this document wisely, it may be much easier to enter and exit the palace. But there is no library around, there is no dictionary around, and it is not realistic to find Kevin, so how to figure it out becomes very troublesome. After thinking about it, I suddenly remembered another person, the Chinese of the coachman just now spoke very fluently, if you look for him......
The brave man of the quilt immediately stopped the carriage, hesitated for a moment, and then resolutely turned back, ready to go to the coachman again.
When they returned to the city gate, it was already evening, the city gate was about to close, and the coachman by the gate had already walked away, and it seemed that they were not doing business at night. This makes the quilt brave a little difficult, where to find the coachman in the evening, thinking that I will stay here for one night today, and talk about it tomorrow morning.
But just as they were looking for a suitable place to camp, the horses moved on their own. The quilt brave man was stunned, remembering that the carriage belonged to the coachman, and perhaps the old horse could go home by himself. Immediately let go of the reins and sat quietly in the car to observe.
The horses began to walk along the city wall on their own, and in a moment they turned into a small wood, and then turned left and right, and as it was getting late, and the woods became darker and darker, and the brave man did not dare to light the torches indiscriminately, but could only mark the way with wide eyes.
Finally, I don't know how long I walked, and I came to a small wooden house, which was low and obviously inhabited by kobolds. Naturally, the horses stepped aside and began to graze. The people in the house heard the voice, opened the door and came out to look, and then shouted into the house: "Oh, the carriage is back!"
There was a commotion in the house, and there seemed to be more than one person's voice, and in a moment the coachman came out, with a torch, and came to check: "It's okay, it's okay, the carriage hasn't been lost." My horse's intelligence is high and I know that I am back. ”
A cold light flashed: "Don't move!"
The coachman was shocked, but saw that a sword was already across his neck, and at this time the quilt warrior slowly poked out of the car: "Your horse's intelligence is high, and you know that you are back." ”
"You ......," the coachman shuddered, "what do you want to do?"
"Get in the car and come with me!" the words of the quilt warrior were unquestionable.
"Friend, you ......" The coachman still wanted to bargain, but the quilt was directly strengthened by the brave sword, and the coachman didn't dare to talk nonsense, "Okay, hold the knife steadily, I'll go with you." ”
The coachman slowly climbed into the car, and the quilt warrior immediately twisted his wrist and pressed him under him again, and the coachman was frightened and wanted to scream, but his mouth was already stuffed with something. Then the quilt warrior skillfully touched him with his left hand, and took out some blades and steel needles from his pocket.
At this time, a woman's voice came from inside the house: "Come back after getting the carriage, let's start eating." ”
However, she was greeted by the sound of horses' hooves, and the outline of the rest of the carriage. The people in the house chased after him: "Where are you going in the middle of the night?" No one responded.
In the car, the coachman was cowering in the corner, and the quilt brave man was watching him while driving. This person's strength is not as good as his own, and the hidden weapons on his body have been searched, but he is not afraid of his sneak attack or escape. It's just that it's a little troublesome when I sleep for a while, do you want to tie him up first?
Originally, the quilt brave only planned to let him translate the documents, but after thinking about it, if the other party flipped around, how could he confirm it? And the capital is likely to meet imperial people, and it is more convenient to have a person who understands the imperial Chinese, so he simply caught it together.
"Big brother, where are you going?" After holding back for a long time, the coachman finally couldn't help but speak.
"The capital. ”
"Where are you going?"
"You'll know when you get there. The quilt brave replied.
"And what do you want me to do?" asked the coachman again.
"Translation. ”
The coachman finally breathed a sigh of relief and immediately asked, "How long will this be?"
"I don't know. The quilt brave replied truthfully.
The coachman leaned back on the carriage at once, his eyes blank, as if this answer had struck him hard.
The quilt warrior couldn't help but comfort him: "Don't worry, as long as you don't play tricks, I won't kill you." Once the mission is complete, you can continue to pull the cart here. ”
The coachman only snorted coldly, expressing disdain for this argument, but did not say anything to refute it.
"By the way, what's your name?" asked the quilt brave.
The coachman was indifferent and did not answer.
"Well, if I claim that I'm a 'sword seller', then you'll be called a 'staff maker', so it's a good match for me. The quilt brave man said to himself.
Coachman: "......"
While speaking, the quilt warrior felt that the nearby location was good, and it was already dark, so he immediately got out of the car and prepared to camp: "I'll sleep here tonight, I will tie you up to prevent you from escaping or resisting." ”
"And how am I going to sleep?" asked the coachman.
The quilt brave man replied: "Don't forget your identity, you are just my prisoner!
The coachman didn't dare to talk nonsense anymore, so he let the other party tie himself in the carriage, while he himself slept outside, found a pit, wrapped a quilt and began to sleep. It's not that he doesn't want to sleep in a carriage, it's that it's not safe to sleep in a carriage. The carriage itself is a huge target, and it has no means of defense, once it is targeted by robbers and the like, it is impossible for a person to escape death in the carriage, but if you hide in a corner outside, you may be able to escape.
Fortunately, however, no robbers came that night, and it was not until the next morning that the quilt warrior got up in good spirits, and the coachman had been tied up all night, and had just entered a state of confusion. Loosen his bonds, give him some water and food, and continue his journey to the capital.
On the way, the two were wary of each other, but they did not give up communication and exchange. As long as the quilt brave ensures his own safety, he does not want to make the relationship too stiff, after all, he does not understand the imperial Chinese, and he will have to ask him for help when the time comes. And the other party's life is in the hands of the quilt brave, so he naturally wants to know more about this person, and also increases his chance of survival.
"How many people are in your family?" asked the quilt warrior casually.
"Can you not answer this question?" said the coachman, turning his head.
"You can rest assured, I am not the kind of person who deliberately inquires about your home and then comes to your house to rob it. "The quilt brave understands each other's concerns, especially in troubled times, it is almost common sense to hide the women in the house.
"Huh. The coachman just smiled, of course not easily believing it.
So the quilt warrior began to talk about his philosophy, how to work hard, how to work hard, how to fight the wicked, and give the kobold a real status, etc. These are the things that the kobold bard went out to promote, and the quilt warrior just didn't reveal his identity.
The coachman listened quietly and did not speak, he was now a prisoner, and even if he had a different opinion, he did not want to raise it.
When it was almost time, the quilt warrior also took out a piece of paper with some imperial Chinese written on it for him to translate. He didn't dare to give him the certificate directly, and it would be troublesome if he snatched it away, but copied the text.
But the driver helplessly spread his hands: "I can't understand the imperial Chinese, I can only listen and speak." ”
The quilt brave man was surprised: "How did you learn your imperial Chinese?"
"Self-taught. The driver replied, with pride in his tone.
"Self-taught?" the quilt brave is incredible.
"Yes," replied the coachman, "I also have to feed my family, where is it enough to mine alone? As long as you learn the imperial Chinese, you can be reused, why not learn it? Listen to those imperial people more, as long as you want to learn, listen to it for a few years." ”
The quilt brave man was slightly surprised, but he didn't expect this seemingly ordinary coachman to be very far-sighted. It is true that the imperial people are usually arrogant and disdain to learn the dog-headed language, so once the dog-headed person understands the imperial Chinese, he will directly become the pawn of the empire, not only reused, but also obviously has a lot of oil and water in the middle.
"Actually, I know most of what you just said, the Empire people are not very shy when they talk, I can understand it from the side," the coachman considered his words, "I know how the war happened, but so what? To tell you the truth, I can't control the affairs of the country, and I can't control it, I only know that I was doing well, but after you kidnapped me for some reason, do you know what the consequences will be for my family?"
The quilt brave man was stunned, and he didn't know how to answer for a while.
"As long as my subordinates find out that I am gone, my family will be divided, and if I can go back alive one day, I will find that I have a lot more father," the coachman sneered, "what justice do you keep talking about, what fairness you say, what makes the low-level civilians dignified, and so that the kobolds can have the same glory as the imperial people." But when the need arises, you unceremoniously arrested me, and you don't need to pay attention to what will happen to my family, hehe. ”
The quilt brave man was silent, and he really didn't think about it so much when he did it, maybe everything is indeed difficult to perfect, but ......
"Forget it, sooner or later there will be death in troubled times, it doesn't matter. But I can't read, I learn by listening to others, I don't know what documents you show me," the coachman leaned helplessly on the carriage, "If you think I'm useless, be merciful and let me go, and I'll rush back at this time, it should be too late." ”
The quilt warrior thought for a moment, and finally shook his head: "I'm sorry, I can't let you go at the moment." ”
"Hmph. The coachman snorted coldly. The quilt brave man wanted to say something, but he couldn't speak, in fact, he himself was in a state of confusion, this time to find the princess itself is to unravel his own confusion, and how can people who are confused guide others?
Two days passed in a blink of an eye, and fortunately there were no robbers in the way, and there were traces left by the princess along the way, and in the evening of the third day, the two came to the capital without incident.
The guards stopped the two men, one with a sword on his back and the other with a crutch, and looked "suspicious", and immediately called the two to the side for investigation.
The quilt warrior heard from the princess, and at this time he could let him go by giving a little money. But this time he decided to try this so-called document, and he didn't open his mouth, just took out the document and showed it to them.
The guards' faces changed abruptly, and they hurriedly took it and examined it carefully, as if they were identifying the authenticity. After a moment of confirmation that it was true, one of the guards hurried to find the chief, and the attitude of the rest of the people changed in an instant, and immediately someone brought them two stools and brought water to drink.
The quilt brave and the coachman glanced at each other, and sat down without being polite, drinking water.
After a while, a man who looked like a kobold officer trotted all the way over, and saw the two of them hurriedly smiling: "Two chiefs." ”
The quilt warrior put down the teacup and naturally asked: "Do you know what the two of us do?" The quilt warrior is also the upper half of the city lord, and he really plays in his true colors when he reprimands his subordinates, without pretentiousness.
"Yes...... Imperial emissary?" the commander on the other side was terrified.
"Since you know that we are imperial envoys, you dare to ask us for a tip?" The quilt brave man's voice was not high, but he was in a cold sweat on the other side, and hurriedly turned around to reprimand his subordinates.
The quilt brave man spoke: "Okay, don't play this kind of drama." I ask you, the king is still in the castle?"
"Always in the castle. The chief replied.
"What about the princess?" asked the quilt warrior again.
"The princess came back a few days ago, and when she heard that, she had been staying in her room. The chief was stunned for a moment, and he didn't understand why he suddenly asked this.
"Alright, let's go. The quilt warrior stopped talking nonsense, got up and walked out directly, the guards looked at each other, and the commander didn't dare to say anything, just stood in place and watched the two of them leave.
At night, the quilt warrior took the coachman around the city, and bumped into the patrol guards several times, but every time he took out his documents, the other party was so frightened that he didn't even dare to ask. The two of them tried to tap on the side to find out what was written on the document, but no one answered.
Ignoring all of this, the quilt warrior lowered his head and searched around, and finally found a hole in a corner that looked like a sewer.
"I've heard the princess say that there is a secret passage in the castle, and this is it. Just take this sewer and you will go straight to the castle. "The quilt brave explains.
The coachman was silent for a moment, and couldn't help but ask, "You can tell me now who you really are, right?"
"I am the Quilt Brave," the Quilt Warrior finally admitted at this point, "I am here to save the princess, the princess is under house arrest in the castle, and we need her." ”
The coachman's face was indifferent, not surprised.
"If you meet an Imperial man on the way, you can go up and talk to him, this is the main purpose I brought you here," replied the quilt warrior, "trespassing on the palace, if you don't do it well, you will die, and I don't think you dare to translate it indiscriminately." ”
The coachman looked at the quilt brave, and couldn't understand: "As far as I know, the princess came back voluntarily, and she still needs to be saved?"
"You don't understand," the quilt warrior smiled bitterly after speaking, "Actually, I don't understand either, otherwise I wouldn't be here." ”
It's useless to say more, and when it comes to this point, I won't back down, and I will immediately get into the sewer. Torches were lit, and the two stooped forward, the sewers dark and damp, but not dangerous, except for the occasional rat scurrying by.
After walking for more than an hour, the two finally found the light of the exit, pushed open the iron fence at the exit, and looked around, and this place had reached the inside of the castle.
The guards inside the castle seem to be far less tight than the outside of the castle, and you may feel that no one can attack here, or you may feel that those who can break into this place will be useless if you have more guards. But there are lights in the castle almost every ten steps, and they are the light of precious stones, unlike candles that can be blown out.
There are too few dark corners, which makes it very inconvenient for the two of them to move, and when they walk in the light, the shadow drags on for so long, and they always feel frightened.
"What someone!" suddenly burst into applause, both of them were startled, and then they heard the sound of armor and footsteps in the distance.
The two of them subconsciously drew their swords, but in the face of the palace guards, the level of the two of them was obviously not qualified. At the critical moment, the quilt brave took out this document again and shouted: "Don't panic, it's your own person!"
A person who looked like a captain came over, and then the light carefully studied the documents, and his attitude changed instantly: "Oh, it turned out to be my own person." Remember not to run around at night in the future, so as not to cause misunderstandings. ”
"Good. The quilt brave nodded.
"Where's your room? "The captain seemed to be courteous.
"No need," waved the quilt warrior, "we'll go ourselves." ”
The guards stopped talking nonsense and began to return to their posts, the two looked at each other, each wiped a cold sweat, and couldn't help but take out their documents and study them carefully, what was written on it?
But what now? Do the two continue to run around? It doesn't seem appropriate.
After thinking for a moment, the quilt warrior found a lone guard: "By the way, where is the princess's room?" While showing him the papers, and stuffing him with a few money, the guard immediately spoke: "Look at the tower on the third floor over there." ”
The two thanked each other and walked all the way to the gate of the tower, but the guards here finally refused to accept this set and flatly refused: "Sorry, the king has an order that no one is allowed to enter except the king himself." ”
"Isn't this okay?" the quilt warrior took out his papers.
"No, I can't. The two guards still refused.
The two frowned, and began to assess whether their combat strength could take out the two guards, and also ensure that they did not cause a sensation. But at this time, the princess's voice came from inside the house: "Who is outside?"
The guard replied, "It is the messenger of the Empire." ”
The quilt brave hurriedly spoke: "It's me!" These words have been changed to Pauler's Chinese, and only the two of them present should be able to understand.
With a creak, the door opened from the inside, and it was the princess who opened the door, and the princess was a real nobleman at this time, with grace and luxury, and a lot of gems embedded in it, and the light was dazzling. The quilt brave couldn't help but be stunned, I had been with her for so long, and I had never seen her wear like this.
"I know the two of them, let them in. The princess said to the guards.
"Yes. The guards nodded, motioning for them to enter.
The two of them were at a loss for a while, weren't these two guards sent by the king to see the princess? How could they obey the princess's orders? Looking around the room, they saw that this place was magnificent, and the walls were full of precious stones, as if they were copies of the original city lord.
The princess motioned for the two of them to sit down, and there was a maid in the room, and handed them some food: "Eat some of them." ”
The two of them were stunned, subconsciously looked at their hands, they had just climbed down the sewer, and their whole bodies were dirty and smelly at this time, and they didn't dare to move for a while.
The princess didn't mind much, and sat down across from them: "I knew you came looking for me, but I didn't expect you to find me." Did Kevin help you?" spoke Lou Pauler's Chinese.
"No, it's this!" the quilt warrior took out his ID and handed it to the princess.
The princess was immediately taken aback: "Where did you get it?"
"It's a long story, but I didn't know what it was written on?"
The princess translated to him: "Assistant to the director of the Blue Velvet Quilt Production Factory of the Lane Empire, a regular employee. There are also anti-counterfeiting marks on it, which is absolutely true!"
Quilt Brave: "......"
"Ordinary people may not be able to understand the imperial Chinese above, but the anti-counterfeiting mark can definitely be understood, and you are regarded as an imperial envoy, right?" the princess analyzed, "but the assistant to the factory director is still a regular employee......"
"Let's talk about that," the quilt warrior diverted the topic, because it was necessary to explain Barak again, and for now he still asked the princess about himself, "Princess, your people need you!
The house was quiet, the coachman looked at this, looked at that, in fact, he couldn't understand a word, the two of them Lou Pauler Chinese the whole way.
"Do you know why I'm coming back?" asked the princess.
"I don't know. ”
"I ask you," said the princess, "what should I do if my father firmly disagrees with my approach? Or like his father, he survived here. ”
There was silence again, and the quilt brave couldn't help asking: "Your father and daughter have a deep relationship." ”
"You mean, if you don't have a deep feeling, you can stab him to death?" asked the princess.
The quilt brave was speechless.
"My father used to be a radical and he sent me out to study in the hope that I would return from my studies. I think he was very discerning at the time," the princess recalled, "but when I came back from school, he changed." He said that he felt the existence of fate and thought that no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't fight, I was not convinced, I did not believe it!"
"I went out alone, got acquainted with the ambassador of Lou Baole, and then got acquainted with Kevin and others, and opened up a main city, which was thriving. When I was a little successful, I actually hoped to get my father's affirmation, and I'm sorry, maybe that's the real purpose of my return. The princess sighed.