Fearing being chased on the road, at a fork in the road, his father asked Yu to turn the carriage into the forest.

In the forest, there are only paths left by the wagons of lumberjacks pulling timber, and these paths disappear without a trace if left untended for months. Our carriage was jolting through the forest.

Occasionally, when the carriage was difficult, Father and You would jump out of the carriage and make a way with an axe and a short knife. The deeper you go into the forest, the more difficult it is for the carriage to move forward. At this rate, it won't be long before we have to abandon the carriage and ride forward. But we can't do it casually, because it's easy to abandon a carriage, but when the time comes to need it, it's hard to find a suitable carriage.

The groom didn't want us to take the carriage away, because he didn't want to wade through the muddy waters with us. After his father gave him a small bag of money, he did not speak, but after counting it, he said that there was still a lot of money, and asked us who we were going to find the extra money.

The father smiled bitterly, "If there is still an owner in the White Pigeon Valley, give it to the people of the White Dove Valley." ”

The groom jumped halfway through, wishing us good luck and promising not to tell anyone about our whereabouts.

"If you can, it's better to tell them the wrong direction than not to tell them." ”

The groom nodded and took off his hat, "I made a note of it." ”

We're all in the Black Forest. It's a rough and difficult place for us, but it's also for the pursuers. We don't know how Sabel is going to stop the pursuers, but we only hope that if possible, he will be able to hold off the pursuers as long as possible. Of course, it would have been better if he had been able to lead his pursuers in other directions.

Time is slipping by. Every minute, we are one step closer to freedom, and at the same time we feel more and more dangerous.

The forest was filled with the smell of cháo, and the view was extremely obstructed, and it was already difficult to see clearly outside the dozens of trees. Occasionally, an animal I don't know peeps at us and then quickly runs away. I've heard a lot of legends about wolves, which say that wolves will sneak up on people walking in the forest, and at the first chance they will rush up and tear them to pieces.

A few hours later, I stumbled upon my head and saw light shining through the branches, and Mr. Goblin told me that it was noon.

We expected to leave the border in a day and a half on the avenue facing north, but now we are in the forest, and we are turning east, and we may have to wait three or four more days on the road to leave.

The forest is so dense and deep that you can't even see the sun in the depths.

The goblin greeted my mother when he got into the car, and then he looked at me with pity and said, "Little Timmy, we met again, the last time we met, it was in the Valley of the White Dove, you should remember." You are with your grandfather"

"Yes, sir. If you are able to visit the White Dove Valley again one day, I will welcome you with my grandfather. ”

A wry smile crept up the goblin's face, "Well, that's nature. I'll remember your grandfather, and I'll always remember it.''' ”

We didn't know what to say anymore, so I waited for a while and then began to talk to him.

"Sir, have you ever been to the North? I heard that the Nords hate us, is there anything to pay attention to when we go to live with them? ”

"Well, I've been there once, but that was a long time ago, when I was about your age. At that time, the Inquisition found my family, and my family went to the city of Beihai. Like yours, my family was my grandfather at the end, it's okay, Timmy. Many of the people of the North Sea are also Swadiaans, and the people there are very good. Everything will be fine'''"

"And what about the Wikibians? Are they the same as the Nords? ”

"Ah," the goblin struggled to recall, "Wikians are not the same as Nords. In their country, outsiders are very repulsive. But their cities are no different from those in the Southland. They were very envious of the life here, so they deliberately imitated our city when they built it, you know? The capital of the Wikibians on the other side of the hill was built exactly after Paraven. If you've ever been to Paraven, you won't be in a city of Vickyans. ”

"But I've heard that Wikibians cut their throats as soon as they hear that someone is a foreigner."

"Hehe," the goblin smiled faintly, "that's a rumor." Your father served in Frost Castle for a while, and there were a lot of Wikibians in that city. Many of the towns around Frost Castle are also Vicchians, making up the vast majority of the population. If they really wanted to put every foreigner to death, they themselves would have perished. ”

"But it's still dangerous. Why else would my dad have fought with them for so long, and the battle with them is over? ”

The goblin fell silent as he slowly brushed my hair, "It's almost over." There will be no war soon. He said, looking in the distance. After saying this, he looked at me again and smiled kindly, "If you're really worried that the Wikivians will recognize you, then don't talk at all, hehe." They ask you anything, and you just shout 'Vecchia' loudly. ”

That was the first time I heard the original pronunciation of the word 'Vekia', I don't know if the Vikyans pronounced it really weird, or if the goblins were deliberately exaggerating, anyway, when he taught me the word in Wiki again, I thought it was funny, and I couldn't help but laugh.

In the midst of the laughter, I noticed that my mother was listening quietly, and the goblins were looking at me thoughtfully, and it was only then that I realized that my voice was almost the only voice at this time. Soon after, I shut up, and the journey fell silent again.

We were lucky not to abandon the carriage at the most difficult time, and when we passed a path, we found a stream, and even more exhilarating was that at the end of the creek there was a path that led deep into the forest.

It's a long way from the avenue, and I don't know why there is such a road here, but we don't want to dig into it, as long as we can get out of here quickly. The goblin looked at the surrounding mountains and the sun in the sky in a clearing, and then estimated our position. He told us that the road might be a little more north, and that if we went any further, it would be more detours to get out of the forest from the east.

"But that would be safer." The goblin then said, "Let's keep walking. ”

"The horse can't walk anymore, and if you walk for another half an hour, the horse won't be able to walk a step today." You jumped out of the carriage and looked at the dejected horses, "We need to stop for a while." Otherwise, the horse will be ruined. ”

That's when we remembered that the goblin and our pony had been on the road all night last night. We had planned to rush to a border market around 10 a.m. to change horses, but a sudden turn of events left us on the road without changing horses.

The father looked at the horse's weak and trembling hind legs, pinched its steaming nose, and could only nod helplessly.

On the edge of the creek we stepped out of the carriage and spread a piece of felt on the ground for me and my mother, and then he took out the ròu and swallowed it with the water with the wine. The horses were babbling and drinking by the stream, and I could see their throats move and their bellies bulge. After drinking enough water, the horses went around and poked their heads out to chew on the weeds by the roadside.

There were a lot of bugs around, some of them flapping their wings around me, hitting my forehead from time to time, and some crawling along my clothes and on my arms. I caught a bug and played with it in my hand, but it was knocked out by Yu. He took me by the hand and took me to the river to wash me up before leading me back.

"How far have we just come?" I asked.

"It's afternoon now." Yu wiped the sweat from his forehead, then used a knife to cut a piece of scone wrapped in almonds for me. "Unless they know where we're going, and chase them all the way," he said, "unless they know where we're going, we'll be able to walk for two hours with them in an hour." There's such a benefit in the forest. ”

"Then they won't be able to catch up with us tonight, will they?"

"Huh, huh?"

By this time, it was far from where I could see the sun. The sky had slowly darkened after the brightest hours. The edge of dusk is already gathering towards the center of the sky, and dusk is falling minute by minute.

I know that You likes to grab a handful of leaves and put them on your nose and smell them, but after the arrival of the tobacco of the Salanders, You stopped scratching the leaves, because he felt that no leaf was as strong as tobacco.

I haven't seen a Kugit in any seriousness until now, I've just heard that they look like Kujits. So when I think of the Kugit in my mind, you appear. The outside world is too big, there are the Nords in the ocean, the Vycians in the wilderness, and the Kugit in the steppe. If I had to talk about it, I had more knowledge than many of the nobles of the plains, and in my own house there were quite a few Nordians and a fellow who looked like a Kujit. If I had been given enough time, I might have been able to go to places they never imagined, where I could watch the Nords catch nets, watch the Wikiians make fine wine, and watch the Kugit hunt horses and herd sheep.

After taking care of my food, Yu turned around and drew his knife, ripped a rough piece of leather from the saddle, and wiped the knife back and forth on it, which was said to make the knife smooth and sharp.

The goblin came up to Yu and said, "We'll have to keep walking, if we're by the stream, it's too big, and you'll be able to see us up and down half a mile." I know it's important to save horsepower, but it's not good if we expose it. ”

"I know," Yu nodded, "I know." ”

Within a quarter of an hour, You had put the saddle back on the horse's back. The horses widened their eyes and craned their necks to be reined in when they saw You approaching, but You forced the saddle to be put on at him. Under You's whip, the horses had to obediently lower their ears and pant helplessly to wait for their way.

"It's good that we haven't been found now," the goblin swallowed.

Because a few crossbow arrows flew through the bushes, and with a strong wind came straight at us. The bolts were nailed to the wagons and tree trunks, and a few of them flew straight through the bushes, rattling the leaves.

On the other side of the creek, a group of well-dressed crossbowmen came out noisily. Behind them, there were soldiers armed with spears and swords and shields. These men wore round helmets that covered their heads, most of them wore leather armor, and a few wore chain mail or cotton clothes embellished with iron plates.

An officer-like man rode his horse past the soldiers through the grass with great difficulty, and walked in front of them. He struggled to harness the crotch of the man's choking mount under the crotch of the rugged terrain, and pointed at us with a leather whip in the other, and said in a loud voice:

"Arcadio, in the name of His Majesty Haraus, stands still and accepts the arrest"

The crossbowmen, with their crossbows leveled and fully drawn, stood on the high ground on the other side of the creek and watched us, and beside them, the soldiers in armor flowed down like a pouring flood, and the soldiers made a splash in the stream, and the sound of striking the water was clearly audible.

Crisp springs, cold soldiers, swords and taut bows.

All this made the forest instantly filled with a murderous aura.

The father raised his head, his eyes full of indifference, "You actually call a traitor Your Majesty, are you already a thief?"

There were already soldiers on our land, and these soldiers aimed their weapons at my father, who was standing at the front, but no one dared to come closer, and they were all a little afraid of the long sword that my father held tightly in his hand.

His father's tough words made the officer laugh out loud, "Arcadio, you really are a person who doesn't realize when you die." Lay down your arms, I know your wife and children are in the car. Come with us, General Wright is waiting for you in the distance, and the general has instructed us not to harm you, as long as you do not resist'''"

The officer's words shook his father's shoulder, and he couldn't help but shout, "Wright"

The officer rode up to his father, and when he heard his father's words, he couldn't help but hesitate slightly, "Yes." Our commander is General Wright. The general has instructed the officers and men along the way not to harm you and others. If you know how to repay your kindness, you should '''"

Before the officer could finish speaking, he was so frightened that he retreated from his horse, for he saw his father raise his sword in a rage, and he swooped at him like a crossbow.

Father's anger filled his chest, and his eyes were as red as coals.

The officer quickly drew the dagger at his waist, but this action only barely saved his life: he barely blocked his father's fatal blow to the head, but he was knocked off the dagger himself. The officer jerked the reins back, pulling the mount to its feet upright and high. The father stepped forward, held the sword straight above his head, and slashed down. The officer subconsciously dodged the blow with his right arm. The sword slashed from the officer's helmet, arms, and abdomen, and the officer was so frightened that he threw his whole body back from his horse.

The officer, who had been through a hundred battles, shook off his stirrup and fell from the back of his mount with a slight shake of his feet.

The surrounding soldiers were stunned by the momentary change, but at this time, when they saw that the officer was out of the range of his father's attack, they straightened up and surrounded them with weapons.

The father stepped on the stirrup and twisted and stepped onto the horse. The horse, still frightened, slammed into its surroundings under the impetus of its father, causing the soldiers to retreat. The officer fell to the ground and quickly crawled behind the soldiers, shouting orders for the soldiers to attack. Father swirled his sword above his head, scaring away any soldiers who tried to stand in his way, while trying to stabilize the horse under his crotch.

The officer called out the mount's name in an attempt to get the mount to knock his father off. At last, the father stabilized his horse at the edge of the creek, and he rode it to a place where the crossbowmen could not safely strike him—and by his side were the rest of the officer's men.

"Run," his father shouted to You, "Run."

Hearing this, the swift driver drove straight into the forest. We didn't collect the water bladders and food pockets we left on the riverbank, but we didn't care about them. My father took the horse under his crotch and turned it around a few times, and with a swing of his sword opened the two spearmen who met us, and soon caught up with us.

Behind him were the whizzing of bows and arrows and the curses of the soldiers.

The lightly wounded officer had the loudest voice, "Arcadio I'm going to kill you, if Wright dares to stop me, I'll kill him too"

We made our way forward, the sky turning from a dull yellow to a dull and terrifying rosé, all the while we ran along the dilapidated path in the forest. The voice behind us followed us from a short distance away, like a nightmare.

As night fell, the horses gradually lost their way, and the road ahead became more and more difficult, and it became a burden for us to carry the carriage forward. We're not even fast running yet, and once we come across a place where the roots are coiled, we'll stop for a while to clear the road and pull the wagon over. And every time this happens, the voice behind us seems to be a little closer to us.

The black sè covers the earth, and we cannot see anything for a while. All I could hear was the wheezing of the horses and the sound of their own heartbeats.

"Are we going to die? Why did Uncle Wright come to arrest us? I asked my mother.

My mother hugged me tight, but didn't say anything.

You said to her father, "No, we can't use a carriage anymore." We're going to get caught."

"I know." My father's voice came from the darkness, and I felt that he was not far to the right of our carriage, "But we must not throw the carriage away. In that case our horses would be crushed in half an hour, and if we were to march on foot with the women and children, I bet we would be surrounded tomorrow morning. ”

The shouts of killing continued to be heard in the distance, and the horn of death sounded in the dark night.

"You have to do something," You shouted, "or the young master and the lady will die." ”

At this time, the goblin spoke, "There is a pine forest in front of you, and the carriage is not visible at a distance of three meters inside, so let's hide in it first." After they left, we set off. ”

"," You scolded, "you will say that you are not familiar with this place, and then you will say that there is some forest ahead. What if we go to the front and it's a grassy beach? Even if the pine forest can hide in it, then tomorrow after dawn, you can see us at a glance from a high place. ”

Goblin and Yu begin to argue.

Father interrupted their escalating conflict, "Anyway, let's go to the front first." ”

By this time, the shouts of a soldier insulting my mother had reached my ears, and I heard him shouting things like, 'A woman with three men,' and then he wished my father and them a good time.

The goblin clenched his fist, and his father fell silent.

You suddenly spoke, "My lord, you can drive the carriage." My hands are blistering, and I can't swing the whip anymore. ”

"Yu" the goblin shouted, "When is it, don't make a fuss"

"Alright," Father ignored the goblin and asked Yuu, "Doesn't it matter if you have your hands?" ”

"It's okay, I'll just bandage it myself." After saying that, You reined in the carriage, turned around and leaned into the carriage to fumble for something. I felt like You's dragging something, a long wooden box that You'd be carrying. I returned the box to Yuu. You patted my face and whispered to me, "Young master, you will be a man in the future, you have to take care of your wife." ”

I was about to answer him with some uplifting words when he dodged out.

The carriage swayed in front of him, and You and his father exchanged places.

"Keep going," my father commanded.

"No," You said after a moment of silence, "My lord, I'll go all the way here with you. I can't go with you anymore on the road ahead. ”

After you finished speaking, I heard the neighing of horses outside the window, and then I heard the sound of horses going away. The shouts of killing are getting closer, and we are about to be caught in a quarter of an hour. You left us at this time. He ran in the opposite direction to us, far away from his pursuers.

I didn't even have time to react before the sound of You's horse's hooves disappeared into my ears. There is an icy smell under the night, has you betrayed us? Yuu, who took care of me all the way, just left?

"Oh my God''" Goblin was also shocked after seeing Yu's actions with his own eyes, "He took the best horse"

The soldiers' war drums and murderous cries shook my eardrums, and I felt a slight chill in my neck, was that what it felt like to be cut off by a knife?

The black forest, the dark world – everything seems to be pitch black.

Suddenly, a sun-like ball of light seemed to rise from the end of the world, shining so brightly that it was like an angel descending and bringing a dawn from heaven

The fireball rose into the sky, and as a roar came, it cracked in the sky, exploding with a dazzling appearance like a thousand bright suns.

Yu is leading enemies to his position, and he is performing magic from the East with his life. Many years ago, in the Valley of the White Pigeon, You once told me:

"Kid, it's called fireworks."