Chapter 22: The Parting of Ways
Cathy collapsed to the ground all of a sudden, and Kate was by her side, but it was no better. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
His face was terrifyingly pale, and he couldn't stop being afraid of seeing so much blood, even though he had experienced a more dangerous moment of life and death in the past.
He thought he was going to die.
"...... on you," Cathy screamed in fright, "blood...... Hurry!
A pair of hands handed out the medicine box, and when Cathy took it, she found that Louie was not injured, and even, there was not even a trace of blood on his body?
Gale had been stabbed twice in the arm and smashed in the back with a mace, and Bart had been stabbed three times in the waist against seven or eight horse thieves by himself, and now he couldn't get up at all.
The rest of the mercenaries, with the exception of a thin man, were almost all killed, and died in a brutal manner.
On the ground, Leo and Sanny were dead, and there were still bleeding corpses of horse thieves lying around.
The cart overturned, and two of the old horses were dead and the other was dying, but fortunately the horse thief left three ownerless horses, two of which were trapped by the black pudding.
Cathy almost wanted to cry, but she was glad they had survived, and whether it was because of the mercy of the gods or for some other reason, she was deeply grateful.
Thank you!
Thank you for keeping them alive!
She held back her trembling and said, "Treat the wound first, clean up the things, in order to prevent them from killing again, we have to leave quickly!"
Although these people need more rest, it is too dangerous to stay here!
Bart nodded weakly, Gail didn't have much of an opinion, he just wanted to find a good place to rest and eat Louie's ramen now.
Cathy was glad that Louie and the little boy were fine, although there was another person who was not injured except for the little finger that was stepped on, but he had been hiding under the carriage chassis, and no matter how Cathy and Sanny called, they could not help him, and everyone did not want to pay attention to him.
After a fight, there are now only eight people left in the troupe, with the weak-hearted Hough carrying the luggage, Louis and Black Pudding on horseback, Cathy taking care of the wounded, and another mercenary on guard.
To get to Fort Vanguard, you need to leave the feldspar road and head east through another section of the stampede, which is painful for the injured, but fortunately, it won't be long after.
The horse thief did not appear again, and Louis took a deep look in the direction of the long stone road, which was stretching towards the city of Golden Wheat as he made a detour.
However, he didn't say anything, and still escorted Cathy and the others eastward untilβ
A tall stone tower appears in front of the forest trees, and in the distance, the tall gray castle hidden among the trees is the Pioneer Castle.
It is an outpost castle set up to shelter the city of Weize, which has a history of 100 years, and looking at this ancient castle, Cathy suddenly feels like a long-lost relative.
Pioneer Fort continues north to Weize City, where many people have never been masked with her, and many people only have a childhood relationship with her, but she is destined to pin all their hopes on that city.
This is her mission and her value.
Ahead, she had already seen the cavalry team wrapped in armor leather, as if it had calmed down for a moment, she took a deep breath, and her tone had a hint of reserve and restraint in line with the nobility: "Kate, take out my identity documents and send-of-nails." β
She's already at her destination.
"Everyone keep ......" Before she could speak, she suddenly looked at Louis strangely, the boy almost automatically stopped his horse as soon as he saw Fort Vanguard, the black pudding pulled the reins, and the boy was even more strange at the moment, he actually jumped off the horse!
"What are you going to do?"
Not only Cathy was shocked, but Gail, Bart, Kate, and Hoff in the car also looked at the teenager in a daze.
"I'm leaving. β
Louis said this very calmly, and in the past few days, he has already learned a general idea of the situation in Jinmai City and Weize City through the maps and books of the troupe.
As the name suggests, the city of Jinmai represents abundance, while the city of Weize symbolizes barrenness - there are no rivers, no fertile soil, and the terrain is rugged, suitable for defense, but not for development.
Rather than being treated as a worthless chef in such a poor rural area, it is better to use food to conquer the people of the rich region and win the right to speak.
Jinmai City has a large tolerance, but Weize City will only be eager to contain talents in it, and there is no capital rash development.
It is thankless to waste time in Weize City, it is better to conquer the real nobles, to conquer those who have the right to speak and can shake the party, and use the resources there.
Moreover, in the dark, he always felt that there was something in that direction that attracted him to move forward.
Cathy was shocked, as if she had lost a treasure at her fingertips, and she immediately asked, "Are you leaving? Where are you going?"
The last sentence was blurted out in a hurry, but she really didn't think that if he left the troupe and her help, where else could he go?
She tried to speak as gently as possible: "Are you worried that we don't have the ability to protect ourselves? Don't worry, I have a way to take you, here will not be short of your food and your clothes, you can do whatever you want." β
Although she can't guarantee it herself, at this time, she can only say so.
Louis obviously didn't care, seeing the young man's disapproving attitude, Cathy immediately became anxious: "Where are you going?"
Her face was a little gloomy, and her eyes were very inquiring.
In normal times, Louis would not have paid attention to such questions from others, but he understood their worries, and thanked them for saving him, so he said, "I will continue to go south." β
South?
People are stunned now, not with them, what are they going south for?
Cathy wondered: "If you go south, the best way is the feldspar road, but there are endless horse thieves, wild beasts, and wolves, how can you protect yourself alone?"
She soothed: "If you really want to go out to see, follow us into Weize City first, and after we settle down, I will arrange it for you!"
"With the protection of the cavalry and the escort team, no matter where you want to go, there will be no big problem, and if you still want to leave at that time, I will never stop you!"
The boy smiled suddenly, he rarely smiled, but this time, even if he wasn't good at reading words, he knew that Cathy was lying to him.
The people of the cavalry team and the escort team are not idle and have nothing to do, and he is not a prince or nobleman, how can he say that he will take people away with them?
Cathy is just because there is no one to stop him now, and she plans to trick him into the city, and once he enters the city, whether he wants to leave or not, the initiative is not on him.
This is also one of the reasons why he is reluctant to go to Weize City, he has never liked to be controlled, and Cathy's desire to control has always been uncomfortable.
"I'm sorry, I'm still leaving. The young man's expression was like the wind blowing without moving, and he still did not waver in the slightest after saying so many words.
This time, Cathy couldn't help but be silent, and the rest of the people became anxious, Gale even pulled the injury, and Kate hurriedly used one hand to stop the bleeding.
"Can't you go to Weize City?" asked Bart.
When he arrived in Weize City, Cathy would never let him go, and even if these people were not injured, it was estimated that he would be forcibly taken away.
If you want to leave, don't procrastinate.
Cathy didn't speak, and of course she couldn't afford such a talent.
Bart also understood, "But how do you protect yourself?" he said weakly.
"I have my way. β
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The wind blows the woods, and everyone is silent.
In the silence of the people, Hough couldn't help but look at the young man strangely, why could he look like a bamboo in his chest?
Even they need to be attached to others, why is he so confident?
And, in the next moment, he was almost shocked......
"Black Pudding, what are you doing! Are you going to go?"
It's absolutely impossible!