Sinach ordered the construction of the first two buildings in the city of Rees, the Temple of Enriel and the Imperial Palace, which he wanted to make his capital in the province. In the emperor's mind, in addition to the original Assyrian capital of Neve, he also wanted to build two companion capitals, and the other one was in the plain of Duke, and even he had the address in mind, which is where the current city of Salem is located.

The temple of Enril is easy to do, the original temple of Malduk in the city-state is renovated, the main building is retained, and the statue of the main god can be replaced with Enriel. But it was a bit of a hassle to convert the former castle lord's mansion into a palace, and Sinach thought it was too shabby, so he ordered the nearby buildings to be demolished and rebuilt, and he wanted a magnificent and luxurious palace.

The Assyrian Empire mobilized a large number of newly conquered slaves to build palaces for Sinakh, and the deadline was very tight, many craftsmen and slaves died of exhaustion in the quarries, and many people were cruelly punished for failing to meet the deadline. At present, the palace is still under construction, but the main hall and Sinakh's residence have been completed, and Sinnah plans to marry Princess Xiaoqian here, and Princess Xiaoqian will also live in this palace after marriage.

Sinach sent a welcoming party to Barron to welcome the princess and keep her safe. Because I don't know when there was a rumor in the kingdom that someone was going to assassinate Princess Akane, probably by fanatics of the Assyrian military, in order to prevent Sinnah from marrying Princess Akane and ending the war.

This rumor is very interesting, there may be a few extremists in the Assyrian military who have had this idea, but it is the main fighting forces in the kingdom of Baron who really want to do it, but it is for another purpose. Since there are such rumors, of course, the Assyrian Empire wants to protect the princess to reach the city of Rees safely, and the Kingdom of Baron also sent an escort team, and some warriors who worship Princess Xiaoqian also spontaneously followed behind the convoy to escort the princess out of the country.

The procession was complicated enough, with the Assyrian kingdom's guard of honor in front opening the way, the Barron kingdom's guards escorting the princess's chariot in the middle, and behind the long convoy, some warriors with their own weapons and rations followed from afar. Leaving Barron and along the west bank of the River Rees to the palace in Sinach took more than half a month to travel for such a large convoy, camping in several towns along the way.

Although everyone was vigilant against the presence of the Assassins, after leaving Barron City, there was no abnormal incident, but many people spontaneously greeted the princess on the side of the road. Some were weeping, others were singing psalms, and some representatives of the nobility of the towns paid their respects to the princess and offered gifts. The princess did not see the guests, and all the gifts were received by the accompanying great magician Pei Li and conveyed his gratitude.

By the time the convoy reached the third day, something went wrong, and people almost thought it was the Assassins coming, but it turned out to be a misunderstanding.

That morning, not long after the princess's caravan had left the town where it had been encamped, it passed through a green field, and the official road before it turned a bend, and on the left side there was a hill that was not very high, and there were not many trees on the hill, but it was a knee-high grassy slope. When the convoy was halfway down the mountain, it heard a man's voice on the top of the mountain shouting, "Princess Xiaoqian, I'm here to protect you!"

The man's voice was heard far away by the entire convoy, and his voice caused a stir. I saw that the guards and warriors in front and behind had turned around, their bows were wound, their swords were unsheathed, and Peili also jumped to the top of the princess's car with his staff in hand, and the well-trained Assyrian warriors at the front had turned their horses and rushed to the foot of the mountain, raising their heavy crossbows.

There was only one man on the top of the mountain, and he was wearing shining silver armor, which was the most dazzling samurai armor on the continent, made of horse leather steel covered with immersion silver, and carved with the pattern of the Divine Array. The man had no sword, but a slightly curved scimitar like a fang, unsheathed, tied with a ribbon around the hilt, and the long hilt resembled a short staff, with a fire spirit embedded at the end.

He was in a tense atmosphere, but he looked alive, and strode down the hill with a smile on his face. At this time, Kripps, the leader of the greeting team sent by the Assyrian Empire, had already led the cavalry to surround the foot of the mountain in an arc, and shouted: "Stop, don't trespass on the princess's car, otherwise you will be killed!"

As if he hadn't heard, Medanzo beckoned to Pei Li from afar: "Pei Li, we're meeting again! I'm Medanzo, remember? Oh, I heard that you are already a great magician now, at least level eight, right?"

If someone who doesn't know the details hears this, they don't know how intimate he and Pei Li are. Medanzo didn't slow down as he spoke, and strode forward with great energy, already within the range of the heavy crossbow. Pei Li frowned and was about to shout, only to hear the sound of a bowstring, and the knights in the Assyrian Empire's welcoming guard had already released arrows in unison.

They only listened to the captain's orders, and just now Cripps had already drunk to order Medanzo to stand, but Medanzo did not stand. These people were accustomed to killing people on the battlefield, and as soon as Medanzo walked into range, he immediately shot crossbow arrows without thinking. Heavy crossbow arrows shot by strong samurai could pierce a bull and turn Medanzo into a hedgehog in the blink of an eye, and many people in the back of the convoy were already exclaiming.

However, Medanzo didn't even draw his knife, neither dodged nor blocked, and didn't even stop his footsteps, he stretched out his hand and waved, leaving a series of phantoms in the air with a quick movement, as if that arm had turned into countless ones, and he actually grabbed these crossbow arrows in his hand, and held a large handful. Although the distance is a bit far, even if you hold the arrow shaft of the heavy crossbow with your hand, the palm of the ordinary person's hand will be rubbed off even the belt meat, which is not easy to catch, but Medanzo is as light as grabbing a handful of grass stems.

After the exclamation, everyone gasped, Cripps had already drawn his sword, and his knights raised their pikes and lined up in formation, knowing in their hearts that they had encountered a formidable opponent. But then the people heard a coquettish shout: "Stop! This warrior is my friend, and he is here to protect me, don't you hear?"

Everyone looked up, only to see that Princess Xiaoqian had already picked up the curtain and stood in front of the wheel, her figure looked a little weak, her hair fluttered gently in the morning breeze, but her pretty face was cold, and there was an irresistible majesty in her tone.

Medanzo shouted again vividly, "Did you hear that, Her Royal Highness the princess told me to come over, don't you lay down your arms quickly!" As he spoke, he walked towards the convoy at the foot of the mountain.

Cripps pulled his horse to Princess Xiaoqian's side, and said with dissatisfaction: "Your Royal Highness Princess, this person has a good skill and his intentions are unknown, you can't make an assertion!"

Princess Xiaoqian: "I don't know what I mean? You have the final say! He is a warrior of the kingdom who I personally sealed, and I think that when I was kidnapped by the giant tribe of the Assyrian Plateau, he was the one who saved me from all the hardships and dangers, and escorted me all the way back to the royal capital. Of course you don't know this man, but he's my friend. Pei Li can testify!"

Pei Li, who had already jumped out of the car, explained a little embarrassedly: "Yes, this person's name is Medanzo, and he did rescue and protect the princess, and the princess canonized him as a noble warrior, but ......"

Princess Xiaoqian interrupted with a calm face: "But what! he is my savior, a noble knight, is there anything wrong with coming to escort me?"

Cripps muttered in his heart, of course, there are many "Kingdom Heroes" who worship and follow Princess Xiaoqian, and there are dozens of people behind the convoy, but those people are not members of the official guard, and they can't disturb the princess's car, so they can only bring their own dry food to accompany them.

Cripps straightened his neck and exclaimed, "I am ordered by Emperor Sinach the Great to protect the safety of the princess, and I am responsible for all the security matters on the road, and I must not let this dangerous person of unknown origin approach your car!"

Princess Xiaoqian showed an angry face, did not give him face at all, and scolded sharply: "Cripps, do you want to commit treason? Whether this person is trustworthy or not, you don't say it, only I have the final say! You won't be unaware of my identity, nor will you know what I was doing when I went to Assyria! If he is not trustworthy, then there is no trustworthy person here, including you. I will not hinder you from carrying out the orders of the Assyrian Emperor, but please also consider your own identity and future fate!

Cripps choked for a moment, his face flushed and he was almost speechless. He was one of the chieftains of Sinakh's palace guards, and he was also a great samurai, and he was sent to carry out the mission of welcoming his relatives this time, and he had a very contemptuous psychology for the subjects of the Barun Kingdom, and he also killed Medanzo if he wanted to kill him just now. But Princess Xiaoqian's words poured a basin of cold water on his head, which was a heart-pounding warning.

The princess in front of her is going to marry the Assyrian Emperor and become the queen of the Assyrian Empire, no matter what she is for, but once this charming beauty becomes the queen, even if she only gets the temporary favor of Sinakh, it is not difficult to find an opportunity to get rid of him, the captain of the Janissaries. If Princess Xiaoqian deliberately wanted to borrow a knife to kill people in order to vent her anger, would Emperor Sinach defend the queen or protect him, the captain of the Praetorian Guard?

Princess Xiaoqian's words are clearly hinting - don't contradict me here, don't look at your majesty now, when I become the queen of Assyria in the future, can't I still clean you up?

Cripps's mind turned sharply, realizing that the princess in front of him was not a character to be messed with, so he bowed immediately and said, "Your Highness, I am also thinking about your safety, since you absolutely trust him, let him come." Then, with a wave of his hand, he ordered his knights to get out of the way.

Medanzo walked up to the princess's chariot and saluted to Princess Akane, "My beautiful princess, do you remember what you said back then? I've always remembered it, so I came here today. ”

Princess Akane did say these things, and she was joking with the guards around her, and someone asked her when she would marry Gilgamesh? And today she is indeed going to get married, but the person she married has become Sinach the Great.

Princess Xiaoqian looked at Mei Danzuo, for some reason her heart swelled with infinite emotion, she wanted to show a noble smile, but this smile was very faint, and she waved her hand elegantly and said: "Thank you, my noble hero!" Then she turned around and said to Pei Li in a commanding tone: "Give this hero the best steed, and let him follow my car." ”

Pei Li was stunned, trying to dissuade but did not speak, the great magician suddenly realized one thing, the woman in front of him, whether it was Princess Barron or Queen Assyria, was not a person to offend. He even regretted accepting the bribes of the Assyrian Empire, and he had been monitoring Princess Xiaoqian's movements for so many days, so it might be thankless to do.

No matter how persecuted Princess Xiaoqian is, the only one who can really offend her is Emperor Sinach himself, and everyone else had better learn to behave.

So Medanzo rode a pure white steed and followed Princess Xiaoqian's car, with a bright guard of honor in front and a magnificent convoy in the rear. He was the most popular in the whole team, he took out a fiery red cloak out of nowhere and covered it outside the bright silver armor, and those who knew knew that he was just a warrior who volunteered to protect the princess, but the onlookers who didn't know the truth looked like he was the groom official who came to pick up the bride.

Princess Xiaoqian in the car was talking to Medanzo through the curtain, only to hear her lower voice: "I heard that you followed General Amun to Salem City, no, now you should be called Amun God." It is rumored on the mainland that General Eju was actually a god who walked the world, is this true?"

Medanzo held his head high and replied, "Yes, he is the true god, my only god!"

Princess Xiaoqian sighed faintly for some reason, and said: "You shouldn't have come here, the city of Salem has just fought with the Assyrian Empire on the plain of Duk, if you know your identity, they will treat you as a dangerous enemy." ”

Of course, Princess Xiaoqian knew the identity of Mei Danzuo, and Pei Li, the entourage of the great magician beside her, also knew that Pei Li wanted to remind him just now but was stopped by the princess. And the great warrior Kripps, who was sent by Sinakh, had lived in the Assyrian royal capital for a long time, and had only been in charge of commanding the Assyrian forbidden army, and his knowledge of distant news was not so specific. Medanzo was only the captain of General Amon's personal guard back then, and later came to Salem and only appeared a few times in the great battle, and it is normal that Cripps in the distance has not heard of it.

Medanzo smiled very chic and said: "This is the territory of the Barun Kingdom, and I used to be a noble warrior of the Barun Kingdom, why can't I accompany me? In order to protect you, the princess, I am not afraid of any danger." I will escort you all the way to the crossing of the River Reese, and you will be safe when you cross the river. ”

Medanzo was not stupid, he would not cross the river with the convoy and openly enter the city-state guarded by the Assyrian army, but would only send Princess Xiaoqian to a safe place. Princess Xiaoqian nodded silently, and couldn't help but ask in a concerned tone: "Before I left Barron City, I just heard the latest news, and he also appeared in your battle with the Giant Legion, is he okay?"

Medanzo was slightly stunned, and then understood that the "he" that Princess Xiaoqian said was referring to Gilgamesh, and couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, but he still replied very gracefully: "He is very good, he is no longer as arrogant as he was back then, I didn't even notice that he didn't make a move, and he appeared in the battle formation as an ordinary archer." ”

Princess Xiaoqian was slightly surprised: "Oh, what kind of dress is he? I really can't imagine Jill like that!"

Medanzo had to describe to her the situation when Gilgamesh appeared on the battlefield, the battle was thrilling, and Princess Xiaoqian was so shocked that she covered her chest and asked, "Where did he go after the battle, and how did he react when he heard the latest news of the Kingdom of Barron?"

The princess had something to say, but what she wanted to ask most was - how did Gilgamesh react when she heard that Sinach was going to force her to marry, and what did she say?

Medanzo sighed slightly and replied, "Unfortunately, I don't know, I came directly after hearing the news, and I wasn't with Gilgamesh at the time. ”

Then both of them were silent, and Princess Xiaoqian looked at the hazy scene outside the car through the curtain, and sighed secretly for no one. Medanzo's appearance brought back memories of the past, and the person she missed most in her heart was her ex-fiancé Gilgamesh, who never really put her princess of the kingdom in her heart.

...... Where is Gilgamesh at this moment? I am afraid that Princess Xiaoqian would never have dreamed that this noble hero, dressed in half-worn linen clothes and stepping on a pair of worn boots, rushed to the city of Barron, the capital of the king of Baron. After he entered the city, he went to the palace of Prince Vonneuville, and walked to the gate in such a dress, and immediately the guards came forward to stop him.

Gilgamesh did not move, stood on the stone steps and said, "Please tell me, I want to see His Royal Highness Prince Vonniu, my name is Gilgamesh." ”

The guard had already raised one foot in a false kick and was about to stare and curse, but when he heard his last words, his movements froze there, rubbed his eyes in disbelief, put down his foot and stretched his head and asked, "You, you, are you really Gilgamesh?"

Gilgamesh replied calmly, "Is there any benefit to me assuming this name in this place?"

Yes, someone pretending to be Gilgamesh in front of Prince Vonniu's door, isn't this the same as looking for death? After a while, the door of the mansion opened, and Prince Feng Nu personally greeted him, and he bowed from afar and said, "Jill, are you really here?" I'm sorry, my subordinates are rude!"

Gilgamesh shook his head and said, "They are not rude, thank you for going out to greet you personally! I have something important to discuss with you, I wonder if Your Highness has time?"

Prince Feng Nu nodded again and again, "Yes, of course, you are here, I have time! Hurry up, let's talk about what you have to say!" He stepped forward and personally grabbed Gilgamesh's arm and welcomed the former hero into the palace.

**

(To be continued)