Russell looked down at the swarthy little boy, who did not look like a child in a slum, as if he was not at all afraid of Russell, the knight of the church, and stared at Russell with his big transparent eyes.

Russell also felt a little strange in his heart, so he showed a kind smile and asked, "Son, where did you come from? I was looking for a good guide here, but it's not something you can do as a child!"

The little boy heard Russell's answer, and pulled the saddle of Russell's horse to prevent Russell from leaving the place.

Russell was afraid that the war horse's anger would hurt the boy, so he immediately said to the boy on the side: "Child, don't get in the way of my affairs here, go home first?"

The boy looked at Russell with pleading eyes, and kept pleading: "Lord Knight, please hire me as a guide, my price is not high, only three copper coins will do!"

Russell was amazed, "Son, why do you insist so much on being my guide? Do you know where I'm going?

The boy hesitated for a long time, but still told Russell his true thoughts, "Lord Knight, my mother has been bedridden for half a month, and her illness is actually not serious, but it is only because my family really has no money that it will delay her serious illness.

She hadn't eaten for three days, and I just wanted to come out and earn three copper coins to buy a few pieces of bread for my mother, so that she would get better soon!"

Russell was silent, he could tell from the boy's slender arms and diminutive size that his life was not easy, and he could have given the boy money to buy some bread right away.

However, what bothered Russell the most was that the people here were so wary of him as a knight that he could not find the hiding place of the magicians' apprentices.

Now there is finally a person who can lead the way, although it is a child, but this can barely be regarded as a guide.

Russell thought for a moment and said to the boy in front of him, "I can hire you to be my guide, but you have to pay attention to my orders, as long as I ask you to leave, you have to leave immediately, you know?"

The boy nodded hurriedly and agreed to Russell's request, and he immediately became excited, and hurriedly asked where Russell's trip was.

Russell took out the map provided by Bishop Vane, pointed to the location of the circle on the map, and said, "Where is this place? Do you know the detailed address?"

The boy put his eyes on the top of the map and looked at it carefully for a long time before he suddenly replied, "Isn't this Elder Eddard's territory?

"Boss Ed?" Russell asked, frowning.

The boy hurriedly explained: "He is the biggest leader in our slums, he is in charge of the water and salt distribution in the slums, and no one dares to disobey his opinion, otherwise the next day, the bodies of those who dare to resist him will be hung in the highest part of the slum!"

"Is it so rampant? Isn't there a person in the royal capital to put order in this place?"

The boy cautiously looked to the left and right, and whispered, "According to rumors, Elder Ed has a connection with a powerful nobleman in the royal capital, as if he is doing some dirty work specifically for this nobleman!"

Russell didn't expect that there would be such a complicated relationship in this, it seems that the political game in the royal capital is also very intense, but this kind of thing has nothing to do with Russell now, and he has only one purpose now, which is to find this group of magician apprentices and eliminate them!

Russell looked at the boy in front of him and said, "We are short on time, let's go now!"

When the boy heard this, he didn't say anything more, and immediately rushed to Russell's destination with him.

The roads here are in very bad condition, there are muddy roads everywhere, they are very narrow, there is a foul smell in the air, and there are people everywhere like walking corpses, and although Russell has a boy as his guide, Russell still has to spend a lot of time crossing this potholed, complicated place.

To pass the time of the boredom of the journey, Russell turned to the boy in front of him and asked, "What's your name, and where is your father?"

Russell could clearly see the boy's body trembling slightly after hearing him ask about his father,

"My name is Abel, and my father is dead!"

Abel's short words contained countless feelings, and Russell immediately understood that he had asked the wrong thing and hurt the child's fragile heart, so Russell stopped asking, and then silently rode a horse and followed Abel.

Abel seemed to be a very understanding child, and he knew that Russell probably kept silent because he asked about his sore spots.

Abel looked back and smiled cheerfully: "Lord Knight, you don't have to worry about my feelings, I have long been used to being called an orphan Abel by the children in the slums, I know that you have no malicious intentions, please don't mind this matter too much!"

Russell didn't know what to say, so he smiled at Abel and stopped talking to Abel.

This was not only because Russell was afraid of continuing to hurt Abel's heart, but also because he was close to the shelter of the magician's apprentices at this time.

Russell's equipment is too ostentatious, and if he talks loudly with Abel, it is very likely that the enemy will discover his actions.

According to Russell's accumulated experience, generally speaking, the enemy will arrange some sentry posts in this situation, and Russell has no way to find the enemy's sentry, so Russell can only move forward cautiously, always paying attention to the movement on both sides of the street!

By the time Abel and Russell walked almost three blocks from the wizard's apprentice's hideout, Russell knew he shouldn't move on!

Because this place is already very close to the location of the enemy, he is riding such a big target as a war horse, and the violent noise caused by the war horse stepping on the ground, will immediately reveal his whereabouts!

Russell tied his horse to a stake beside the road, then took out a money bag from his body and put it in Abel's hand, and instructed him: "Abel, I will leave here for a while, here is your reward, I hope you can also help me take care of my warhorse, remember, if there is some commotion immediately, then you should flee here immediately!"

Abel pulled open the money bag and looked at the coins inside, puzzled: "Lord Knight, I only need three copper coins! There are at least ten silver coins in the money bag!"

Russell replied without looking back, "This is the salary I paid you to take care of the horse, you don't have to excuse yourself, if all goes well I will be back in about an hour!"

As soon as the words fell, Abel didn't have time to explain too much, and Russell immediately disappeared in front of Abel's eyes.

Abel hurriedly poked his head out to look at the surrounding streets, but where is Russell's figure here?

As everyone knows, at this moment, Russell has rushed to the highest place around, that is, on top of a dilapidated bell tower, Russell is squatting on the top of the bell tower to investigate the surrounding situation, he corresponded to the map and looked at it, and found that the map is really detailed, Russell immediately relied on the map to lock the house where the magician's apprentice was hidden.

It was a very inconspicuous dilapidated house, but Russell could still see the peculiarities of this house if he looked closely.

First of all, the courtyard of this house is very large, which means that the area of this house is also very large, which can facilitate the apprentice magician to do some complicated things.

Secondly, the walls of this house are very high, and generally people in the slums do not even have enough money to eat, so how can they spend a lot of money to build a wall for the house?

Russell confirmed again and again, and still locked this house, whether it was the portrait of the house that Russell saw at Bishop Vane before, and the exact location of the house marked on the map, this is the place where Russell participated in the knight test.

At this time, it is about the time for breakfast, and most of the people are cooking some chatty breakfast at home, so there are very few people on the road nearby.

And Russell also noticed that this group of magician apprentices didn't know if they were too confident in their own forces, or if they were too careless, anyway, Russell didn't see the enemy defending outside the house!

This made it easier for Russell to sneak quietly, and Russell quickly jumped from the bell tower and then sneaked all the way to the house where the magician's apprentice was hiding.

Russell listened to the sounds in the yard and found that there was not even a little movement inside, Russell knew that there should be no one wandering around the yard inside, so Russell slowed down and walked to the gate of the house easily.

Russell quietly pushed the door, and sure enough, the door did not move, as Russell guessed, this door should have been locked by the magician apprentices, so he could only climb over the wall!

Fortunately, the apprentices of the magicians did not hire a very skilled master, and the walls were piled up with potholes, which provided Russell with a lot of places to stay, so Russell managed to climb into the wall without much effort.

When Russell entered the courtyard, he suddenly heard the sound of someone approaching through the door, and Russell immediately hid behind a pile of firewood, and he could see the enemy's every move through the gap in the firewood.

Sure enough, after Russell hid his body for a few seconds, a man in a black robe with a face that couldn't be seen clearly walked out.

Behind the man, there was also the complaint of his companion, "The current situation has not been very stable recently, and the partners in the city have not contacted our side for a long time, maybe something happened to them." I told you to check the yard locks, and if the locks weren't locked, see how I punish you right away!"

The black-robed man muttered and walked to the door, pulled the door hard, and then said dissatisfiedly: "Where could such a strange thing happen, our actions this time are very secretive, and it is impossible for others to be discovered so easily."

I told you that I closed the gate last night, but now that you see the state of the gate, you know that I am telling the truth, right?"

Then the black-robed man slammed the door shut, and the sound inside was blurred again.

Russell immediately tiptoed to the window, leaning against the window and listening to the conversation of the magician's apprentices, if he could find a fighter that the enemy had slackened, Russell would act decisively and completely annihilate them in one fell swoop.

However, the group of apprentice magicians seemed to have just gotten up, and they were very energetic, walking back and forth in the room all the time, so that Russell could not immediately determine their location.

At this time, the number of pedestrians outside is gradually increasing, and Russell must find an opportunity to do it, assuming that the battle between the two affects innocent people, then the consequences of this battle will be unpredictable for Russell!