The reddish stove in the middle spreads its warmth throughout the tent like a small sun. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Jin Ming sat at the simple long table, staring at the map spread out on it, thinking about his next destination. However, although there are countless cities and territories on this map, none of them can be their destination. Next to him sat Viri, who was also staring at the map, but his eyes kept rolling, as if he was thinking about something.

"Lord Black, do we have to leave Silvermark Castle?" Verry was wrapped in heavy fur, as if the furnace wasn't warm enough for him to feel warm.

"Otherwise, will you stay here and suffer a silent insult?" Jin Ming replied hearing his question, but his eyes were still on the map.

"The insult of warmth and shelter is better than the greeting of cold and darkness. Verry said meaningfully.

Jin Ming naturally understood the meaning of his words. He admits that in such a chaotic situation in the world, it is the best option to endure the humiliation of staying in Silvermark Castle. There is plenty of food and grass, the soldiers are high-spirited, and there are two dragons sitting in the town. And if he were to leave with his contingent of less than a hundred men, it would be the opposite of warmth and shelter. Although he knew that even so, as long as he said to go, those tribal warriors would still follow him without hesitation. But for the sake of his own feelings, should he have done such an irresponsible thing?

"But I was needed there. He still looked at the map, and his eyes were looking at the northwest corner, where the main camp of the tribe was. As they fled, it was under heavy attack from the Dark Alliance.

"It's not just there, it's the whole source of life that needs you, the whole human race needs you. Verry whispered beside him.

This sentence seemed to touch Jin Ming, and his heart trembled slightly. But what do they need? He had nothing but tribesmen who were not even a hundred men with him. That day, when he left angrily from Bai Ling, Mu Tian's words to him were still in his ears - now is not the time for your own people to compete, you take them back to completely lead them into the abyss. Even the abyss is better than being humiliated here. This was his heartless reply at that time, Mu Tian looked at him coldly for a few seconds after listening to it, and then turned to leave.

"Don't forget me, Lord Black......" Viri's eyes flashed brightly, interrupting his thoughts.

Jin Ming finally glanced at him, remembering that this person had said that he would bring him an army, but before his plan could be implemented, changes followed. It can be said that since he came, nothing good has happened. He had doubted him, but when he was surrounded by the Dark Alliance forces outside the forest, his figure reappeared beside him, and his suspicions vanished.

"You?" Jin Ming asked rhetorically, for some reason he had a trace of expectation.

"Do you remember, my lord, that my subordinate said that I would bring you the army. Verry swore by it.

Hearing the army, Jin Ming's heart was shocked, and now there is nothing more valuable than these two words. However, his sanity is still there, where is there any army now? Qingyun City is torn apart, and even the forces of the subordinate cities are seeking refuge everywhere, and this was the case with the two forces a few days ago. Muzhidu is besieged and has no time to take care of himself, let alone defect to other countries.

After these thoughts flashed through my heart, my excitement cooled a little. He said in disbelief: "How to bring the army?"

Verry smiled mysteriously and leaned over slightly.

"My lord, I said that I knew a lot of the governors of the city during my tenure in Qingyun City......"

Jin Ming nodded, Veri can speak well, is good at observing words and feelings, and it is only a matter of a few drinks to make friends with this kind of chief.

"And they have long been dissatisfied with Qingyun City's collusion with the Dark Alliance, and they have already rebelled against it, and they want to leave the rule of Qingyun City...... But there is a lack of a person to lead them. But if one of them is asked to take up the position, and they are not convinced by each other, only an outsider with charismatic power can unite them. Therefore, in your name, I sent a letter to each of their cities. ”

"In my name?" Jin Ming's expression was extremely displeased, this kind of overstepping his authority and impersonating made him very angry.

"Yes, my lord," Viri said in anticipation of Jin Ming's expression, "please forgive me, because of the uncertainty of the matter, I didn't report to my lordship." ”

"Go on. Jin Ming held back the anger in his heart and motioned for him to continue.

"Ever since we started following the team of Silvermark Castle, the next time we have had time to chat and drink with the Raven officer in charge of the team, just to find the right moment......

Timing?Jin Ming thought to himself, what kind of timing would it be.

"Do you want to wait for him to get drunk, so you can 'borrow' his raven to convey the message?" Jin Ming suddenly figured it out.

Verry's expression was smiling, and he nodded, his tone a little smug: "Your Excellency, you're right. But this guy was always wary of me, and every time he got drunk, he didn't continue until one day...... At first, the guy was drinking wine and eating side dishes as usual, but after three glasses of wine, he suddenly became very sad and cried to me about what was unfair...... While he kept drinking the liquor I had poured him full, he ......"

It turned out that the "uncertainty of things" referred to when the unlucky affairs officer would be drunk, and Jin Ming was stunned.

Verry's smiling face was wrinkled, "...... Then things get simpler. I found the ravens who had flown to the various Qingyun City cities, and asked them to go to the various cities with the news I had been preparing for a long time......"

"Things shouldn't be that simple, right?" Jin Ming didn't believe that things were as simple as he said, "Being drunk doesn't mean sleeping forever, when he wakes up, he won't let you go so easily, right?"

In fact, in such a wartime, it is a felony for the army to let go of the ravens without permission to deliver information. Because this may be suspected of revealing information about yourself to the enemy, whatever the reason you have, you may be sentenced to death.

"Definitely. He did angrily claim to denounce me when he first found out, but I only told him two reasons to give up on the idea. First, I told him that even if the governors thought that I had let go of the raven, it was because of your drunken dereliction of duty, and that you were more culpable. What's more, the chiefs are not necessarily sure that I let them go, because you have no evidence. ”

"What a threat. Jin Ming said that if he heard these remarks, he would not be willing to take this risk.

Verry took his words as a compliment, "That's right, my lord, that's how he said it. However, I said the second reason, hehe......"

"I said that I had released the ravens to find my wife, who had been separated in the war, and hoped to get word of her safety in the various cities. As a result, his nervousness eased after hearing this, and I persuaded him with good words, and finally ...... We're reconciled again. He also told me earnestly that he would inform me as soon as the raven flew back with news. ”

"Then he won't peek at the news inside?" Jin Ming asked with some concern. Because once the affairs officer discovers the secret and reports it to Bai Ling, it is possible that he will be involved with him

"Your Excellency, please rest assured, you may not know that the communication between the Qingyun City cities is encrypted through a special method. The clerk of the Silverstain Fort couldn't guess what it meant. ”

I don't know the meaning either, Jin Ming thought silently.

"And where did you tell them?"

"Silverstreak. Verry replied.

Silver Castle?Jin Ming frowned slightly. Although they were now less than a day's journey from the main city of Silvermark Castle, he had slammed the door and resolutely refused to stay here in front of Mu Tian to be humiliated. If he changed his words and said that he stayed here at this time, wouldn't he make the gloomy lord laugh at himself in his heart. That's right, it's a laugh from the bottom of his heart, because he will never show all negative emotions on his face, and he will always maintain the appearance of being kind to his relatives.

Seeing that Jin Ming's expression was a little embarrassed after hearing his answer, of course Verry knew why.

"Your Excellency...... Angry with me, we can't underestimate the current Silver Trace Castle, because now their strength may be the largest among the human race. ”

Jin Ming didn't know. Tens of thousands of soldiers, plus two dragons...... But he still said stiffly: "So what?"

"We will walk by their way. ”

Jin Ming looked at Verry, and the fire was reflected in that direction, scattering light.

"Road?"

"That's right. My lord, this is what I told the governors of the city to meet at Silvermark. Because with the current situation in the world, those governors of the city will not easily send troops to a strange place. But if we tell them to meet at Fort Silverstain, then their concerns are dispelled, because at least it's safe there. And when they come to Silvermark, the person they follow is you, my lord. And the Silver Castle, including that what lord is just the road under our feet, our stepping stones......"

Jin Ming's expression was unharmed, but he was a little excited to hear about Viri's plan. For some reason, he was happy to be able to make that lord eat and deflat. Thinking about Bai Ling's expression when he saw the large number of troops that he thought had come to join him, turned to his knees, and chewed into his stomach with pain, he almost agreed immediately. But, he still has sense.

"How can you be sure that they will definitely follow me, and since they have already arrived at the gate of Silvermark Castle, why don't they follow the owner of this castle?" Jin Ming asked rhetorically.

Verry didn't seem to expect him to ask, didn't know how to answer, and a smile froze on his face.

"I'm ...... with the prefects of the city are well acquainted with them...... They all respect you......"

How familiar is it? To what extent, unconditional trust? Jin Ming's doubts have increased instead of decreasing. And Verry, who has always been sharp-tongued, is actually a little stuttering at the moment, which he didn't expect.

"Your Excellency, please believe in your appeal. Verry finally said this.

"I hope so. Although Jin Ming didn't believe much in his so-called appeal, but now that the wood has been completed, the ravens and the news have been sent, no matter what the result is, there is only waiting. It's just that if all the subordinate cities of Qingyun City really defect to Bai Ling by then, then everything Verry does is to make a wedding dress for him.

Now that he had decided to stay here for now, Jin Ming began to think about how to express his intentions to the lord. Or you don't need to tell him at all, because no one has ever cared about you from the beginning to the end. As for Mu Tian, she must have been happy with his decision. Just as he was thinking that the sound of footsteps interrupted his thoughts, a short, bearded man leaned into the tent he was in, his small eyes radiating a cautious glow.

"Is that you?" said Viri, surprised to see the comer.

After looking around the tent, the visitor found that there were only Jin Ming and Verry, so he quickly flashed in. He walked up to Verri, moved his hand, and whispered, "You...... Your stuff. Then, he glanced at Jin Ming, his expression moved slightly, and he immediately flashed out of the tent again.

After he left, Verry spread out his right hand, and there were many more tubes the size of his little finger in the palm of his hand. Jin Ming knew that it was the bamboo tube that the raven carried when he delivered the message.

"It seems that they responded faster than I expected. Verry took out the letters from several long cylinders one by one and laid them flat on the long table in front of him.

Jin Ming looked at the strange words and symbols on the letterhead, believing the encrypted facts he said, and felt some anticipation and nervousness about the content in his heart. But Verry looked at one after another, but did not immediately tell him the news inside, Jin Ming had to wait patiently.

When Verry finished reading the last one, he turned to Jin Ming to report.

"My lord, I have sent a total of ten ravens to fly towards the ten main subordinate cities of Qingyun City. As a result, only eight of the subordinate cities replied, and fortunately, all eight of them agreed to follow you, and said that they would gather their troops to go to Silvermark Fort on the same day, presumably because they could no longer withstand the occasional attacks of the Dark Alliance......"

This news was wonderful for Jin Ming, and the strength of the eight subordinate cities should not be underestimated.

"The remaining two who didn't respond should be Wangyang City and Silver Bay, right?" Jin Ming suddenly remembered something and asked.

"Yes," Willow looked puzzled, somehow he knew this, "Your Excellency, ......?" he asked cautiously, tentatively.

"They have already defected to Bai Ling, and that day I happened to meet these two people belonging to the city to convey the intention of their city lord to defect. ”

"Oh...... I see. Verry was stunned.

Jin Ming didn't think about the two subordinate cities that bothered him, looked at the map, and planned, "When will they arrive?"

"According to the distance between the subordinate city and the Silver Trace Castle, the shortest is two days, and the longest is only three days. Verry replied.

Jin Ming nodded, thinking in his heart. Apparently the time was of the essence, though they only had to walk another day at the current pace of march to reach Silvermark. But his original plan was to get to Silvermark Castle and ask for news of his father, and then leave the deserted place with plenty of reserves. And now that the situation has changed abruptly, he not only has to think about how to leave behind the troops of Qingyun City, but also has to make plans for the future, he can't let these thousands of people live under the fence in the Silver Trace Castle, right? Not to mention that after a few days, a group of people will be dressed in silver-white armor, which is extremely likely.

He should have told me about this plan earlier, Jin Ming looked at Verry and thought with a complicated mind......

The next day, after the 10,000-strong army had marched through the last desolate snow-capped hills, the population finally began to appear. The scouts of the Silvermark Castle faction also came to meet their lord.

Jin Ming silently rode in his team, his face tense, and the dark circles under his eyes announced last night's sleeplessness. Tossing and turning all night long, no matter what, can't get rid of the thoughts in your head. And when he was sleepy, the trumpet of the march happened to be blown outside the tent.

By this time, their tribal contingent of less than a hundred people had been left behind at the back of the large group, and the soldiers of Silvermark Fort seemed to be deliberately isolating them, with no supply of food and grass, and no commissioner to come and tell them about the intersection ahead. Thankfully, the edge of Silvermark Castle was already in front of them.

The huge silver city wall stood tall in the middle of the clouds and snow, and Jin Ming felt a chill all over his body just by looking at it on his horse, as if he was scraped by the cold city wall.

"I can't believe that this castle that looks like an ice cellar would have burned to the ground. Jin Ming remembered the righteous battle that was recorded in the annals of history - of course the victorious side of Qingyun City would be recorded like that, but it was a nightmare for the people of Silvermark Castle.

"My lord, that's the breath of a hundred-year-old withered dragon...... The cold can't extinguish it, it only helps it burn harder. Behind him, Viri also looked at the pale, and exhaled a white breath from his mouth.

Jin Ming felt a hint of sourness in his tone, and the way he exhaled seemed to be thinking of himself as a dragon.

Continue on the march when the previous troops were approaching the gates of Silvermark. Suddenly, there were several loud horns above the castle. Then a few voices echoed in front of their ranks, but not as loud as in the distance, but rather a little dull, perhaps because the long march had made the trumpet-blowing soldiers weak.

After the sound of the trumpets on both sides dissipated, the huge gates of Silvermark Fort began to slowly open with the pull of the chain, and the frozen icicles on it fell like a rain of arrows. When the gates were fully opened, the long procession entered their main city in an orderly manner. Due to the large number of soldiers, and Jin Ming's team was at the back, he waited for a long time. When they reached the gates, the team ahead had fully entered Silvermark.

At first, Jin Ming was still worried that the gate had been closed when they came to the city gate. But when he saw the beautiful figure in front of the gate, his worries disappeared.

Mu Tian's expression was as cold as ever. She seemed to have been waiting for a long time, the heavy coat covered with snowflakes.

Jin Ming didn't know how to speak for a while when he saw her, because he hadn't seen or talked for two days since she had broken up last time - she came to him to persuade him not to leave Silvermark Castle.

"I have asked Lord Bai Ling that he is willing to provide you with a reserve of horses and grain and grass that will be sufficient for you to travel for a few days. Mu Tian opened his mouth to break the embarrassment of being speechless.

"Miss Mu Tian, I'm ......" Jin Ming wanted to tell her what he thought.

"What else do you want?" Mu Tian interrupted him in a cold voice, and his iceberg-like face became angry, "For the sake of your own fatal self-esteem, you can bear to see your subordinates starve to death or die of cold?

Jin Ming understood, she thought she was going to refuse Bai Ling's alms. Indeed, if things hadn't developed to this point, he would still not accept the reserves given for nothing, he still had a lot of tribal gold coins in his pocket, and he didn't believe that he couldn't exchange what he wanted in the castle.

"Miss Mu Tian, you...... You're misunderstanding......"

Mu Tian's angry face began to change, and he didn't know what he was going to say.

"We're not going to leave for a while. Jin Ming sighed and said, it was not easy for him.

Mu Tian opened his mouth slightly, wanting to say something, but he didn't say a word. She didn't expect this to be the result, Jin Ming rejected her suggestion so resolutely that day, but now the reversed attitude made her a little embarrassed, because her tone was too harsh just now.

Jin Ming wasn't surprised by her expression, "I wonder if there is still a place for us in Silvermark Castle......?"

"Don't worry, as long as you work together to resist the Dark Alliance, Lord Bai Ling will not refuse. Moreover...... There are less than a hundred of you, and Silvermark Castle can still accommodate it. Mu Tian said reassuringly.

Oh, yes...... Now it seems that there are less than a hundred of us, but a few days later, when the troops of several thousand people stand in front of the city gate? Jin Ming wanted to blurt out his inner thoughts, but he still stopped.

"That's good," Jin Ming nodded, and suddenly he remembered something he had mentioned to her, "Miss Mu Tian, about my father......"

Hearing Jin Ming's words, Mu Tian's expression changed slightly, and his lips moved, as if there was something unspeakable. After quickly glancing at the warriors behind Jin Ming, she said, "Let's go to the city...... It is not appropriate to talk about this topic here. ”

Jin Ming was shocked, could it be that something had happened to his father? But looking at Mu Tian's expression, it was a little strange, not like something had happened.

Walking into the city of Silvermark Castle, it is full of noise, taverns, brothels and other places full of people. Crowds of civilians poured into the streets, mostly relatives of the soldiers of Fort Silverstain to greet their heroes. And Jin Ming led a hundred tribal warriors to watch coldly, but they became unsociable spectators. They couldn't appreciate the joy, even though they were bruised by the fighting, just like the soldiers.

Passing through the bustling front street, they came to a huge castle. When Mu Tian told Jin Ming that this was the castle she lived in, the fat man's grinning mouth was enough to compare to the gate of this castle. She didn't tell her that this was the exclusive castle that Bai Ling gave to the Green Wind Celebrants, but just let the chief of the castle lead the tribal warriors to move in. Because Jin Ming didn't agree to stay in Silvermark Castle at the beginning, there was no place for them to stay in the huge castle, so she had to arrange for them to stay in her Green Wind Castle.

"My father, him?" Jin Ming asked impatiently after the tribal warriors entered.

"He's good. Mu Tian said calmly.

"That'...... Why did you ...... in front of the city gate" Jin Ming wondered why Mu Tian didn't tell him at that time, "My father, where is he now?"

Mu Tian glanced at him and motioned for Jin Ming to follow him. She then fastened the wide fur hood to her head, thus completely covering her face.

Jin Ming silently followed her, wondering why she was dressed like this, until they came to a small three-story stone building with a huge red signboard, and he was embarrassed to understand why.

"This is here?" Jin Ming doubted, but in his heart he was extremely sure that this was a brothel. Because the unbearable teasing sound kept coming from the half-open and half-closed window, the guests who came in and out looked at them with lewd smiles on their faces. All this shows that they are now standing in front of the place of the wind and snow, and they have sent out to solicit customers with thick eyebrows. However, seeing that this brothel is so popular, there should be no need to go outside the cold house in order to solicit customers, and naturally there will be people seeking their warmth.

"Compared to Qingyun City and Muzhidu, it is not difficult to find someone in Silvermark Castle. The men I sent out found out that this is where your father was last found. Mu Tian whispered, even afraid that others would recognize her by her voice.

No wonder she would cover her face, if it weren't for her own request, it is estimated that she would never come to this kind of place where drunkards, prostitutes and *** fool around in her life.

"I didn't expect it...... He'll be here...... However, thank you......" When he said this, Jin Ming was extremely embarrassed, and the expression on his face was a little embarrassed. Because he lied, with his father's "big gold tooth" style of life, if he let himself look for him in a huge city, there would be a tavern in addition to this kind of place. Because in addition to earning money, my father has only two hobbies left.

"Then I won't accompany you to continue the search, and when you find it, remember to go back to Greenwind Castle, where the room has been prepared for you. After Mu Tian finished speaking, he lowered his hood and turned around and left here quickly.

Jin Ming looked at the huge signboard in front of him, and there was no other choice, he had to enter hard.

As soon as you enter the stone building of the brothel, the warm air is filled with perfume, alcohol, and obscenity. Jin Ming used to be a frequent visitor to the Land of Wind and Snow in Qingyun City, but the facilities and environment here made him wrinkle. How could my father choose to be here?, Jin Ming wondered. But he didn't know that this was already one of the best "entertainment venues" in Silvermark Castle, which was already rare for a rebuilt city.

"Your Excellency...... Come on...... Come on...... Let me serve you. ”

Before he had walked a few steps, the idle *** saw the guest coming, so they ran to him with their figures. Jin Ming avoided the arm that was like an eight-clawed spider wrapped around him all the way, but his fat body still couldn't dodge all the "attacks", so he could only use brute force to squeeze in. But the hot southern girl didn't plan to let him go easily, and the exposed rabbit fur clothes couldn't hide her hot figure because of the crowding and scraping, and they flocked to him again. Only then did Jin Ming realize that they were not shyly Qingyun City women, so he only showed that he was here to find someone.

Jin Ming's words made the women who were originally smiling change their faces one after another, and they all left in disappointment, and no one "cared" for him anymore. The fat man had just breathed a sigh of relief at the solution of the trouble in front of him, but the thing that caused him a headache appeared again - the three-story stone building was built like a beehive, and it is not an exaggeration to describe it as full of holes, and almost every "nest" was warned with a red wooden sign in front of it, indicating that it was "doing business" inside, and idlers should not disturb it.

What is the end of the day when my father is working hard in that nest? Jin Ming is in trouble, he can't break into every room to find it, right? Not to mention when he can find so many rooms, in case the person who is running errands inside is a difficult character to mess with, it will only add unnecessary trouble.

Just when Jin Ming was in trouble, a peculiar aroma came. Different from the heavy pollen fragrance on the group of *** just now, this aroma is so elegant.

"My lord, who are you looking for?" a seductive voice sounded behind him.

Jin Ming looked back at the questioner, and he explained the doubts in his heart at once. A middle-aged woman dressed in a noble and gorgeous costume looked at the person in front of her with a smile on her face. She's not ***, more like the boss here, Jin Ming guessed.

"Can you help me find it?" Jin Ming skeptical.

The woman smiled.

"My lord, I won't tell you, I can find the person here with my eyes closed, as long as you name him, or his physical characteristics, or his occupation, or his favorite posture......" The woman glanced at him evilly, "Of course, this is not a free service. ”

Jin Ming knew that she wanted money, maybe she wanted to blackmail him. But although he has a lot of gold coins on him, those currencies that are only circulated in the tribe do not know if they can also work here.

"I'm looking for a merchant with a gold tooth in his mouth. Jin Ming took out the money bag from his arms, took out a few gold coins and handed them to the woman. He did not directly say his father's name, but only his characteristics.

"My lord, what are you looking for?" said the woman, frowning, as she took the coin, "and he's a regular visitor to our place." ”

When the woman checked the logo on the gold coin, there was a trace of doubt on her bewitching face, "This is the currency of the tribal human race?"

She still found out, and Jin Ming had to make up a reasonable reason: "That's right." I spent some time in the Tribe before I came to Silvermark. Later, it was attacked by the Dark Alliance, and I took refuge in Silvermark Castle before I could exchange the currency here. ”

Jin Ming told a lie seriously, and the woman's eyes were complicated.

"What is your relationship with Jin Daya, and why are you looking for him?" the woman asked warily.

"He's a businessman, and I've been his partner. He told me he was here, so he wanted to catch up with him. ”

The woman looked at the gold coin, and then at the fact that Jin Mingge was not carrying any weapons. So he nodded and said, "Please come with me." ”

The middle-aged woman led Jin Ming to the third floor of the stone building, and finally stopped in front of a room.

"My lord, let me remind you of a little. We welcome all the bosses who come to spend here, but if you come to do something bad......" The woman's words flashed on her face, flashing with a hint of cruelty.

Jin Ming nodded knowingly, he understood that it was not a simple thing to do in this business, and the person he came to find was his father.

The woman turned and left, leaving only Jin Ming in front of the room. He hesitated, he never thought that he would be reunited with his father in such a place. But fortunately, there was no such awkward sound inside.

He knocked on the door, and an impatient voice came from inside, slightly angry, but extremely familiar, "Who?!"

Jin Ming couldn't answer, so he just kept knocking on the door.

The sound of heavy and shaky footsteps gradually came, and Jin Ming's mood began to become complicated.

The door creaked, and the door was angrily pulled open. The man who leaned out of it opened his drunken eyes. When he saw Jin Ming standing outside the door, his eyes were filled with muddy tears.

"You...... Are you still alive?" said Jin Daya at last.