Chapter 200: Protection
In the square outside the palace, a group of twenty cavalrymen was ready to go, and the two people led by him—Cole and a young woman about twenty years old—saw Xia Feng and Mu Li immediately meet them.
"Royal Praetorian Guard Captain Rihanna Nosita—"
"Royal Guard Cole Egant Freeman—"
"See Your Highness!"
The two of them stood straight in front of the summer wind horse, with one hand across their chests, a standard military salute.
Out of the corner of his eye, Cole couldn't help but glance at Mu Li.
Mu Li didn't seem to see them, wandering in the world.
"Who arranged for you to come?" Xia Feng asked with a smile as he jumped off his horse.
Cole and Rihanna didn't expect Xia Feng to dismount, and fell to one knee in fear.
"Back to Your Highness, Your Majesty orders me to accompany Lord Dongfang to protect your safety. Rihanna replied in a stiff tone, obviously complaining about the job.
Xia Feng smiled and said very understandingly: "Protecting her is a very tiring thing, and I want to bother you." ”
"The subordinates don't dare!" Rihanna hurriedly replied, although she was in the Praetorian Guard and had the opportunity to serve by the emperor's side, but she had never had close contact with the third prince, it was hard to imagine that the elegant and gentle person in the legend stood in front of him peacefully, and the feeling was completely different.
"Get up and talk!"
Where did the cowardice come from? Under that calm and harmless smile, it was obvious that there was a powerful aura.
"What about you?" said Summerwind, turning to Cole.
Cole pulled back the attention that had fallen on Mu Li, and looked at Xia Feng with doubts in his heart.
"Back to Your Highness, on the orders of General Hull, a team was dispatched to follow Lord Dongfang, and now, the team is led by me. ”
Xia Feng nodded lightly and smiled at Cole, "Cole Igant Freeman, I remember you. ”
Cole was stunned, and the doubt in his eyes could no longer be hidden: "Your Highness...... Know me?"
How could he, a small captain of the guard, let the third prince of the empire know?
Xia Feng smiled noncommittally and beckoned them to get on their horses and go out of the city together.
Heath and Rihanna simply said hello, and there was no second word.
"Aren't you all from the Royal Guard, why are you so cold?" Zachary didn't understand.
"You think everyone is like you, talking so much!" Heath really obeyed the gossip spirit of this partner, "Besides, we don't know each other, what is there to say?"
"But ......," Zachary still felt incredible, "Oh, you people who came out of the imperial city are hypocritical, in our foreign world, the army is home, we have eaten meat, drank wine, and been on the battlefield, that is brother, I ......"
"Shut up!" Heath really didn't bother to explain the difference between them.
The Royal Janissary is not an army, it is the personal bodyguards, warriors, assassins, and even executioners of His Majesty the Emperor—
Zachary snorted unconvinced.
The relaxed atmosphere between the two surprised Rihanna, who was following him, as a guard, such behavior was not allowed at all, but looking at Xia Feng's appearance, he didn't care at all, his gentle tolerance was not good here, this was connivance to his subordinates.
Cole didn't have Rihanna's idleness, and his confused gaze always lingered on Xia Feng and Mu Li, especially after Xia Feng said something like that.
But Xia Feng would never tell him what was going on - the last time Mu Li was injured in the aristocratic residential area, he had conducted a simple investigation, and it was Cole's team that was responsible for rounding her up at that time, among which he and two other people were the direct cause of her injury, and he originally wanted to take revenge afterwards, but after all, people are duty, and Mu Li is nothing serious, and in the end, it will be over, but I didn't expect that there is such a situation today, which is interesting.
The group had their own concerns, urged the horses to gallop, and went out of the city smoothly, and the large army outside the city had been assembled, just waiting to set off. Su Ya also arrived then and took over the task that would have fallen on Xia Feng and saw off the army.
Xia Feng was simply grateful, ignoring the cumbersome procedures on Su Ya's side, and hid to the side to meet his own people.
After seeing Greek, Wren and the others, Mu Li finally broke free from the trance and regained consciousness.
“...... Boss, you don't know, a few of them are dying of jealousy when they heard that only I can come. Wren showed off triumphantly, and couldn't hide his smile, "You should really look at their expressions at that time, hahaha......"
Mu Li was bored when he saw him smiling from ear to ear, and kicked him hard, forcing him to silence.
"Shut up, you're loud. ”
"Boss!"
Mu Li hugged Wren's shoulders and punched him in the chest a few more times, before saying, "Why don't you go into the city to rest, there are all rapid marches below, can you stand it?"
Mu Li is purely finding fault, Xia Fenggang explained to her the fact that soldiers outside the Praetorian Guard are not allowed to enter the city.
"You're underestimating us, as long as they don't pull back, it's absolutely fine. Wren pointed to a few unfamiliar faces in Stamian uniforms.
It was the people of the first team of the Phantom Starry Sky, and they had already mixed with the dozen or so members of the Sky Team brought by Wren, and they were not recognized by their own people.
"Boss, are these people reliable? Greck and Miyin still haven't told me who they are, damn it!"
"Don't worry, it's all spent money, and besides, it's not like you haven't seen Meiyin. Mu Li said, "When the time comes, it will definitely not be them." ”
Just kidding, that's a professional killer, bodyguard, and intelligence dealer, just don't make a mess.
When the two of them had an in-depth exchange of opinions here, on the other side, Xia Feng also introduced Rihanna and Cole to Greck and the others, and when the two sides got together, there were already nearly fifty people following Mu Li, which was enough to form a small guard.
After the chaotic departure ceremony, the troops began to march one after another. It was only a small contingent of cavalry temporarily deployed from the capital, furthest from the northern battlefield, under the direct leadership of Theron and another deputy commander.
The order to mobilize the Predators, the Mage Force, and General Gendry to the front was still on the way, and they had to allow time to prepare.
According to the previous plan, the group of people who set out from the capital was completely auxiliary, on the one hand, to show the determination of the imperial core to win the war, and on the other hand, to train new officers. Their mission is to travel lightly and meet General Gendry as soon as possible, so although the distance is long, they will not arrive later than the Predators, and if it goes well, they can even be faster than them.
Su Ya glared fiercely at the direction of Xia Feng, and cursed again and again: "...... I came late to avoid this broken ceremony, why did it fall on me again?
- You're still early.
Theron secretly slandered, and too many facts have been proven, and if you play scheming with Xia Feng Yanhua, you are often the one who loses.
Theron looked at Suya on the other side, and couldn't control the smile on the corner of his mouth for a while. He had to admit that the three princes of the Starmian Empire were all too smart, so smart that even he who grew up playing with them didn't realize their cleverness and scheming, and it was only now that he vaguely discovered that all the malice in the past was just a façade, and each of them seemed to have their own thoughts and ideas.
"Didn't Your Highness say that you wouldn't come to see her off?" Theron spoke at the right time, cutting off Suya's complaints.
Su Ya turned around, and finally remembered the reason why she had come to find abuse, and immediately turned her angry gaze to Theron.
Theron looked innocent: "What's wrong?"
"It's not because of you. Su Ya complained in a low voice, "Everyone was saying 'Dongfang Muli hasn't been to the front line' or something, it's not over......"
Is there any problem?Theron looked at Suya even more puzzled.
"But you're also on the battlefield for the first time!" Suya emphasized unconvinced.
Theron was shocked, only to feel an inexplicable flame suddenly ignite in his heart, burning straight to his limbs.
"Your Highness......"
"Ahh......h I'm sorry......" Suya struggled to continue, such an apology was unthinkable for someone who was used to being on top.
Theron took a deep breath, his body stiffened and his eyes peeled, and he continued to look at the person in front of him, he might not be able to control his desire to hug him.
An exquisitely crafted silver dagger suddenly appeared in front of Theron, and Suya followed closely to him.
"You take this with you, use it for self-defense, don't underestimate him, I stole it from my father's warehouse...... No, uh, you don't care where it came from, there is a magic blessing on it, and it is the Great Sage Wei Jue himself......"
Theron still couldn't help but move his gaze from the dagger to Su Ya's excited face, perhaps it was Xia Feng's existence that was always too amazing, so many people forgot one thing a lot of times: he was the child of His Majesty and his wife, and the other two princes were the same as him, they were people who inherited the same bloodline, so whether it was Visa or Su Ya, they both had extraordinary handsomeness, and such a face, just looking at it, it was easy to make people intoxicated.
"Quick, take it, put it away. Su Ya introduced a lot of them cracklingly, completely unaware that the people around her didn't pay attention. Almost forcefully shoved the dagger into Theron's hand, he smiled again, "You must be fine, I believe in you, so, when you come back, I will go and apply to my father, and let you go to the fief with me, haha......"
"Well, thank you, Your Highness......" Theron broke free from his chaotic thoughts and clenched the dagger in his hand, "but the matter of the fiefdom seems to require His Majesty to let you go." ”
"I'm eighteen years old, why don't you let me go?" Su Ya was furious.
"Because the queen mother is reluctant!" Xia Feng's voice sounded suddenly, obviously with a gloating smile, "Didn't you see that the eldest brother is running at both ends, you must be treated the same." ”
Su Ya glared at Xia Feng dissatisfiedly: "Then have you ever thought about what kind of treatment you will be treating if you eavesdrop on me?"
Xia Feng immediately turned his head and asked Mu Li, who came over, "Did I eavesdrop?"
"Suya, it's you who are too loud. Mu Li smiled matter-of-factly, and naturally walked to Theron's side, "Major Theron, please take care of me along the way!"
"That's nature. Theron had already regained his proper demeanor when the two appeared, "But don't be lazy, don't stand idly by when it's time to help." ”
"Look at you, where are you talking about, am I that kind of person?" Mu Li smiled easily.
The two of you pretend to be polite with every word, which looks really hypocritical. And Theron still can't figure out when the conflict between them was resolved, but it is obvious that Mu Li has forgotten everything before, and it is really ...... Follow one's heart!