Chapter 80: Voices and Shadows by the Fire
It's dawn.
On this day, the knights slept very deeply, and they needed to recuperate and prepare for the night attack.
On this day, the entire Duke of Rochler Castle was quiet, and this silence was the only thing the Duke of Rochler could do.
The day of silence was broken when the sun was setting in the west.
This time, the dinner was very rich, and there were juice drinks.
At the dinner, the Duke of Rochler stood up to toast the knights.
"You are brave knights, and I wish you all the best."
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At the city gates, the earth swallowed up the last of the light.
There was a sound of horses' hooves.
Seven men left the Dukedom of Rochler in the darkness of night.
It's going to be a life, but someone has to do it all.
Tonight's moon will shine on the asphalt road like a jade plate, glowing with white moonlight.
The sound of horses' hooves echoed on the deserted road.
From time to time, a few horses galloped quickly on the glowing path.
And after they left, some uninvited guests came to the Dukedom of Rochle.
"We are the knights of Grand Duke Troxie and want to rest with you for the night."
These people are the pursuing knights, and they are very leisurely, looking for a place to eat when they get to dinner, and sleeping when it is time to sleep.
I don't see the slightest anxiety at all, just like traveling, free and comfortable.
Facing them, who called themselves the knights of the Grand Duke of Troxi, they asked the knights very puzzled, didn't they just go out for some knights, why did they come again.
These inquiring knights had no idea of the plan between Duke Rocle and the Wind Shrine, only that they had just left.
"Why are you here again, go in."
"Again?"
"Ask so much what you're doing, let's go in."
Although the chasing knights had doubts, at this time, they were off work and needed to rest.
Midnight.
The chasing knight, who was on the bed, suddenly sat up from the bed.
He thought of something, they set out to pursue the defected Grand Duke Knights.
"Could it be that the knights just left when we arrived?"
As soon as he thought of this possibility, the chasing knight was a little excited, and just wanted to get out of bed, but when he saw the dark night, he hesitated.
At this time, the cold wind howled outside the window, and a chill appeared on the pursuing knight, making him lie back, and feeling the warmth of the bed, he couldn't help muttering:
"It's so warm."
I'm sorry Lord Duke, it's not that I didn't chase it, it's that this bed was cursed by the priest, I can't get up, and besides, it's so late now, it's time to rest.
Some people enjoy the warmth in the bed, and some people endure the cold in the wind and snow.
Feng Xi and the others, who were hurrying at night, had their faces red from freezing, their hands frozen, and the cold wind drifting down with some broken snow.
Let the temperature at this time be very low.
It wasn't that cold a few days ago, but today it's so cold, and it's snowing.
At this time, the knights relied on perseverance to persevere, did not dare to say a word, and maintained their physical strength as much as possible.
But suddenly, the horse stopped walking, and retreated again and again, still circling in circles.
"Stop."
After discovering this phenomenon, Feng Xi immediately dismounted to check, and it was not only them who were frozen, but also the horses.
But the horses can't be fine, and judging from the map, there are still 2 days to go to the king's palace.
At this time, although the days are long and the nights are short, it will take at least 4 nights to calculate, and then Feng Xi gritted his teeth, took off his clothes, and covered the horses to keep them warm.
Seeing this, the knights also learned one after another, and even a few of them were naked, allowing the cold wind to rage.
"Hold on, let's find a shelter from the wind first."
They had no choice but to hide in the woods not far away.
This forest has the impression of being the king's holy place "the banks of the Dangna River", and this place is very large and endless.
Finally walking into the woods, listening to the whining of the wind and the rustle of the leaves blowing, the hearts of the knights were lifted.
The woods at night are a bit scary, and even the light is blocked.
In fear, the knights fell asleep, until a chill that penetrated deep into the bone marrow appeared, waking them up.
Suddenly, a warm feeling appeared around them, and the knights turned their heads to see that it was Feng Xi guarding the flame of this life by the fire.
"Why are you awake, go back to sleep."
"Lord Fengxi, I've already slept, you can sleep."
"Crowe, do you know how long you've been asleep?"
Without waiting for Crowe to reply, Feng Xi continued:
"It's only been 10 minutes, so you better continue to sleep, this night is still very long, if the spirit is not good, how can you replace me."
"Okay then."
This answer made Crowe no longer insist, shrunk and closed his eyes, and Mooney next to him took back what he wanted to say, and closed his eyes as well.
On this night, there was only the sound of the howling wind and the crackling of the fire and the rustling of the leaves, which accompanied the knight to sleep.
In their dreams, they felt a slight warmth, and their shrunken bodies slowly stretched out.
Outside, two more fires were added to the shrine.
The fire was dug in the ground, and it was feared that the unruly Mars would want to set the forest ablaze with the wind of freedom.
In the area of fire prevention, there are many ways to prevent fire, and those cultures have a lot of ways in the minds of Feng Xi.
If conditions do not allow, digging a trench is the most suitable for survival in the wild.
This knight's dream was long, long ago, until Mooney woke up to find that there was silence around them, and the scholars in front of them were facing away from them.
Hearing the movement behind him, Feng Xi turned to look at Mooney and whispered:
"Don't talk, keep resting."
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This made Mooney, who wanted to speak, close his eyes again, but for some reason, he felt his heart was very warm.
The knights who were sleeping next to them soothed their brows, they had also woken up just now, squinting at the back that was not generous, and felt very relieved.
The long night passed in a bitter cold, and the sun rose and melted the snow on the road, taking away a lot of the temperature.
Drops of water dripped from the snow-crushed branches of the forest.
It just landed on a jug.
There are pots in every dripping place.
"Lord Fengxi, you haven't rested all night, it's okay."
"Don't worry, I've experienced this kind of thing many times, even if I haven't slept for several days, it has no effect on me."
"Lord Fengyi is really powerful."
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Grunt.
At 9 o'clock in the morning, they finally had a hot breakfast.
Wild fruits with hot water, environmentally friendly and warm stomach.
After the meal, Mooney suggested that he should set off for the King's palace while it was not so cold.
Feng Ci was about to answer, but suddenly felt something, and immediately lay on the ground and listened.
After a while, Feng Xi said quickly:
"Put out the flames, and hide with your horses, quick."