055, who saved whom
The sun shone over the ridge into the valley, and as the sun rose higher and higher, it seemed to feel more and more nervous, and the people on both sides were ready to take action, and would eliminate the archers on the ridges on both sides as soon as possible, and then rush to the valley mouth to flank left and right. However, when there was still more than an hour before noon, many people suddenly walked in outside the valley.
A group of giants with clubs surrounded the mayor of Tiki in silver armor, accompanied by more than a dozen samurai and a magician. Yusir walked beside Mayor Tiki with his staff in hand, not minding that he was surrounded by the warriors that Diqi had brought with him.
They came to a tent farther away from the camp, and the mayor of Diqi shouted, "Venerable Princess Xiaoqian, I am the mayor of Akkad Town, Diqi-Zhou, and I have sent the supplies that the Giant Tribe wants. They promised to let you go, and I'll take the warriors with you to meet the escort!"
Yusir also shouted, "Your Royal Highness, the town of Akkadian has prepared all the supplies we wanted, and has delivered them all. We are the ones who keep our promises, and it's time to let you go, so please get on the road. β
Listening to his tone, it seems that Princess Xiaoqian still needs to get the permission of Her Royal Highness the princess herself. It's normal to think about it carefully, what the giant Luobu wants to extort is just something, and he doesn't dare to really hurt a princess of the kingdom, and the consequences of doing so will be disastrous. Not to mention anything else, but Gilgamesh's samurai Enqidu is afraid that no one can afford to provoke her, and now I just ask her to leave safe and sound.
Amon and Jie Kai and the others on the ridges on both sides, as well as Princess Xiaoqian in the camp, all heard this shout, but everyone reacted differently. Amon finally breathed a sigh of relief and said to Medanzo: "You don't have to do it, it's best to solve it like this." β
Medanzo asked with some trepidation, "How can you be sure that it is not the Giant Tribe who is cheating?"
Amon shook his head and said, "The things should be released when they are in hand, unless their target is not those supplies but Princess Xiaoqian herself, which is completely unnecessary." ...... It's not hard to be sure, if you look at Yusir, he's standing next to Mayor Tichi, surrounded by the warriors of Akkadian Town. Also, the archers on the ridge had withdrawn and abandoned the siege, which happened in secret, and would not have been necessary if there was no sincerity. β
...... Princess Xiaoqian's face in the tent suddenly turned ugly, and the string of beads in her hand broke and broke with a pop, and she lost her voice: "How is this possible! So many daily necessities, how can a small town of Akkadian be prepared? Going from house to house to take livestock, grain, farm tools, seeds, and cloth, and most of the materials for the residents of Akkadian Town for the winter will surely provoke a rebellion among the people...... Even if it is forcibly solicited, it will not be able to be completed smoothly within three days. β
Pei Li also said with a calm face: "But depending on the situation, the mayor of Diqi has done it, he is really a rare talent, if this is the case, the mayor of a small town has the ability to manage a big city-state...... Those simple-minded giants are very trustworthy, saying that they will release you when the things arrive, we seem to have miscalculated, what should we do?"
Princess Xiaoqian gritted her teeth hatefully and said, "Since it is acting, we must act enough, let's go!"
Pei Li's eyes were a little gloomy: "I want to see what kind of powerful person the mayor who broke Her Royal Highness the princess's good plan?"
Princess Xiaoqian suddenly smiled faintly: "My dear Great Divine Sorcerer, you can't think like this, he did his best to save me, which shows his loyalty and ability." There are not many such talents, so we should take this opportunity to thank and envelop him, and then cultivate him well, which can be regarded as an unexpected harvest. β
Pei Li hurriedly bowed and said: "Princess Yingming! He is still only the mayor of a small town, if he is appreciated and cultivated by you because of this matter, he will definitely serve you with all his heart, and he can become a very useful person to us in the future." ...... But what should Prince Vonneut do to abandon his original plan? In this case, he will become a hero who rescues you, which is the exact opposite of our original purpose!"
Princess Xiaoqian replied expressionlessly: "I can only improvise, it is not clear whether they came with Mayor Diqi? You pretend to find something wrong, attack the enemies lurking around you first, and still be able to get them involved. Who can say that they are lurking in the shadows not to take advantage of the opportunity to assassinate?It is impossible not to be suspected, and when the time comes, I can show magnanimity to explain and excuse them, and not pursue any malice but express gratitude, and let the people of the royal capital talk about it. β
Pei Li nodded again and again: "Princess Gaoming, I'll go and inform people to make this kind of preparation, let's go out." β
...... Prince Vonniu, who goes by the pseudonym Youledu, doesn't know that he has good intentions to save people, but he falls into a pre-designed trap. He frowned when he heard Mayor Diqi and Yusil shouting, and said to Jiekai, "Let's go down and join Mayor Diqi, and don't continue to lurk here." β
Jacquet hesitated for a moment and said, "How can you be sure that the Giant Tribe will not cheat? β
Prince Feng Nu frowned and said, "If we no longer need to rescue people, and we are still lurking on the side to snoop, it will be difficult to explain if we are discovered." ...... If they withdraw, we can go down, the Giant Tribe has to have that brain, and besides, the things are already in their hands, so there is no need to hurt the princess again. We are united with Princess Xiaoqian's guards, and as long as we leave the valley, we are not afraid of any changes. β
...... When Pei Li walked out of the camp with a staff and commanded seven or eight guards to protect Princess Xiaoqian, a group of people also walked down from the mountain beam on the left, led by no longer Jie Kai, but Prince Feng New, who wore a long sword at his waist. The giants were taken aback and cried out, "Why are you here too? I didn't see you just now!"
Prince Feng Nu bowed and said, "We have come with a large group of people to prevent accidents from happening in the dark, and since you are trustworthy, we will come out to meet the princess and escort her away." β
Yusil was secretly taken aback, turned his head and said to the mayor of Diqi: "Your ability is really not small, you have sent your subordinates to ambush here in advance, are you worried that I will regret it?
Mayor Diqi smiled and said, "As a precaution, I must ensure the absolute safety of the princess, these people are all warriors I recruited in the town. β
Prince Feng Niu took Jie Kai and the others down the mountain, but did not meet with the mayor of Diqi, and went straight to Princess Xiaoqian, who saluted on one knee dozens of steps away and said: "Your Royal Highness Princess, my dear aunt, I will let go of my heart when I see that you are safe." The attendants behind him all knelt down and saluted, placing their weapons on the dust.
Princess Xiaoqian and Pei Li's expressions were ugly for a moment, as if they had been punched. But Princess Xiaoqian soon showed a charming smile and asked in surprise, "Feng New, my dear nephew, how did I meet you here?"
Feng Nu replied respectfully: "I went to visit the battlefield where Gilgamesh and Enkidu slain Humbaba, passed by the town of Akkad, happened to meet the mayor of the town recruiting warriors, and learned that you were kidnapped by the tribe of plateau giants, so I came to pretend to be a warrior to save you. β
As they spoke, two people were dumbfounded.
Mayor Tiqi was already stupid when he stood in the back, he had already seen that the young samurai Youledu was extraordinary, but he never expected that he was the youngest nephew of Prince Vonniu and King Hammuraby II! It is said that this prince was born with an indifferent surname, and rarely got involved in complicated power struggles in the royal capital, and usually had to make friends and hang out, but his reputation in the kingdom was excellent. - Oh my God, I actually recruited His Royal Highness the Prince to join the escort team, and even commanded him as the leader along the way!
Amon was also a little stupid standing on the mountain beam - it turned out that he had made the wrong person from beginning to end! Although he was far away, he also saw the appearance of Princess Xiaoqian clearly, her body and facial features were extremely delicate, and she was a beauty that everyone loved, but she was not Yin Nanna! The reason why Amon was willing to wade into this troubled water was not to establish any heroic deeds or get the reward of the kingdom, but just to help Yin Nanna, he always thought that Princess Xiaoqian was the girl he met by chance in Sumerian Town.
Medanzo pushed him behind him and said, "God Amon, what's wrong with you? Princess Xiaoqian has already come out, and the team of guards has converged, so we should go down too, right? Aren't you a friend of Princess Xiaoqian, can you introduce me later?" He saw Mayor Diqi wearing the armor he left behind, looking imposing, and Prince Feng Nu suddenly appeared in the team, and he couldn't help but go down the mountain. - If it doesn't appear again, the limelight will be stolen by others.
Amon was stunned before he came back to his senses, and explained with a wry smile: "I made a mistake, Princess Xiaoqian is not the girl I know, and she can't know me, you can introduce yourself when you go down the mountain later." β
Medanzo opened his mouth and stammered, "My God, you are amazing, you can be mistaken!"
The two walked down the hill through the dense forest, Amon suddenly realized another thing, and whispered to Medanzo: "Princess Xiaoqian is not the person I originally thought she was, I'm afraid it's a bit troublesome, I can't admit that I sent a magic signal yesterday, she doesn't know that I am a magician, and we can't reveal our identities on such occasions." β
Medanzo was also aware of this problem, and nodded again and again: "Thanks to your reminder, I almost didn't expect it!"
When they said this, Princess Xiaoqian was facing Prince Feng New, and Pei Li whispered in her ear: "Your Royal Highness Princess, the situation is a little wrong, Jiekai They came down from the mountain on the left, and the magic message they received last night was sent from the mountain on the right, there should be a clever magician ambush here!"
Princess Xiaoqian's eyes flashed slightly when she heard this, but she did not move.
When Amon and Medanzo reached the valley, Mayor Tichi had already led the crowd to kneel down and salute the princess. Princess Xiaoqian was very kind and personally helped all the warriors up one by one, saying words of thanks and approval. Being supported by the princess's Qianqianyu holding her arm, listening to the soft words of condolences in her ears, all the warriors felt that their bodies had become light, and the fatigue of the past two days and two nights seemed to have been swept away.
As soon as Medanzo and Amon approached, Princess Xiaoqian saw it, and she walked out of the crowd to greet her, and said, "Are there two other warriors here?" Thank you for your bravery and heroic feats, Xiaoqian will be forever grateful. β
Medanzo and Amon also knelt down and saluted, and before their knees completely touched the ground, Princess Xiaoqian had already reached out to support Medanzo's arm: "Warriors, please get up, you are the heroes of the kingdom, you are all benefactors who rescued me, Xiaoqian will definitely be grateful and repaid...... The warrior in the back, please get up too. β
Her face was less than two feet away as she spoke, and her fragrant scent came to Medanzo's face, and the voice seemed to be the most beautiful music in the world, and these facial features were the most moving in the world. Mei Danzo was a little stupid for a while, and quickly collected his heart and bowed his head: "As a warrior of the kingdom, it is my honor to serve the princess...... Now I know that it is a great honor for me to follow His Highness Feng Nunew!"
The two of them knelt down at the same time and saluted, Princess Xiaoqian helped Medanzo first, he looked more imposing, and Amon seemed to be his entourage. Amon also followed Medanzo to get up, but noticed that there was a red-lipped and white-toothed magician behind Princess Dao who glanced at him, and this gaze made people feel very uncomfortable for some reason, as if they had been bitten by a poisonous snake.
Princess Xiaoqian joined the rescue team, and at this time, the plateau giants who accompanied Mayor Diqi had long since disappeared, and everyone walked cleanly, as if they had hurried to escape.
Everyone escorted Princess Xiaoqian and Prince Feng Nu out of the valley, down a sheep intestine path, and did not pass through the plateau flat land where the supplies were counted, according to the route arranged in advance by the mayor of Diqi, directly interspersed back to the road when they came, and several dangerous passes were guarded by samurai sent by the mayor of Diqi. Along the way, Princess Xiaoqian was full of praise for the mayor of Diqi, and the mayor was very embarrassed, and he was almost floating up when he walked, and his face was always red with excitement.
The noble princess naturally could not trek on the rugged mountain road, and Diqi was really talented, and he had already prepared a soft chair set up with two wooden sticks, and ordered a strong warrior to carry the princess, and there was a magician next to her to protect her at any time, and she did not go out of the mountains until dusk, and she had already seen a trade road in front of her that could pass through carriages.
Amon walked silently at the back of the line, no one knowing what he was thinking. For some reason, the serpent-like eyes of the magician beside the princess always made him feel a little worried, and he felt that there was an unfathomable danger in that person. At that moment he was suddenly stunned, as if something strange had happened to him againβhe heard a voice in his ear, with a string of silver bells of laughter.
"My handsome hunter and brave hero! I thought you weren't interested in beauty and power, but you would have taken the risk to rescue Princess Xiaoqian and have a chance to get close to the famous beauties in this kingdom?
Looking around, no one else reacted, he should be the only one who heard what Yin Nanna said, what a clever information transmission magic! Amon didn't know where Yin Nanna was, and he couldn't answer, so he couldn't help but look a little strange, so he had to pretend to be casual and follow the team to continue walking. Since Yin Nanna has spoken, there must be something to follow, and listen to her.
Sure enough, Yin Nanna's voice continued to come, as if it sounded directly in Hai's head: "My little Amon, you are the lost lamb in my flock, and I finally found you, I must be curious about who I am?...... If you want to know, please let your friends leave and come to me alone in the tribe of the Plateau Giants. The giants are gone, and I'm waiting for you there, telling you what happened and what fate you will face. β
I heard that she meant to ask Amon to send Medanzo away and return to the plateau tribe to find her alone, as if to tell Amon something particularly important, but he didn't say any time. When Amon wanted to listen again, Yin Nanna was silent.
Seeing the road ahead, there was a carriage waiting at the intersection, and having walked out of the deep mountains infested with plateau giants, Prince Feng Nu finally breathed a sigh of relief, and said to Princess Xiaoqian sitting on the sliding pole: "It is a great luck for the kingdom that you can get out unharmed! But those barbarian tribes dare to kidnap the princess of the kingdom, and if you do not accept severe punishment, you can still enjoy the money extorted, which is an indulgence and encouragement for this evil behavior, and you will be more threatened when you travel in the kingdom in the future." Therefore, it must be severely punished, how to deal with it, please ask Her Royal Highness the princess to give instructions!"
Princess Xiaoqian waved her hand and said, "Dear Feng New, thank you for your rescue and reminder, I will deal with it! Before severely punishing them, I will also show the benevolent education of the Barron Kingdom, and I will give them a chance to atone for their sins and repent." β
As he spoke, he had already reached the main road, but he found that the two samurai guarding the carriage were looking nervously at the rear. Princess Xiaoqian and the others were directly inserted here from the mountain path, and only then did they find that the plateau giant had also descended the mountain. Yusil led a group of tall and strong warriors, wearing weapons, but not fighting but in a state of farewell, standing not far behind the carriage.
He is really bold, he actually dared to come down the mountain to this place, now everyone is not afraid of them, it is a big deal to have a bloody battle, and Princess Xiaoqian will definitely be able to get out safely. All the warriors drew their weapons and were ready for battle, and the mayor of Diqi shouted majestically: "Yusir, you still dare to go down the mountain, are you here to confess?"
Yusir's answer surprised everyone, and the leader of the united tribe led the giants to kneel down and salute together: "We have come to confess our sins! The barbarians in the deep mountains have not accepted the education of the kingdom, but have besieged the noble princess for a little subsistence, this is a grave crime, we realize our mistake and ask the merciful princess for forgiveness!"
Which one is this singing? Prince Vonniu's retinue, the magician Ellitt, said: "Your Royal Highness, you must not let them go lightly, and you must not encourage and condone this crime!"
Prince Feng Niu scolded in a low voice: "Her Royal Highness the princess has his own opinions, don't intervene, listen to the princess's instructions first!"
(To be continued)