The Turbulent River originates in the eastern foothills of the Crimson Mountains and travels southwest to the Summer Sea.

As the name suggests, the river is known for its fast currents, but in the vicinity of Gaoyin City, the river suddenly widens and the water flow is relatively gentle.

As the second largest city in the Turbulent River Basin after Starfall City, High Hidden City is also the domain of the Dain family.

The current lord is Viscount Paron Dayne, but his blood relationship with the main vein of Starfall City is already relatively distant.

However, when he learned the news that the main lineage of the Dane family was severed, he still sent his eldest son, Geralt Dane, to Starfall City as soon as possible.

Ambition is obvious.

It was just dawn in the morning, and the castle guards had just changed their shifts.

The captain of the guard looked at the sparsely populated street in front of him, and secretly said Could it be that everyone is sleeping lazy today?

But just then, a convoy came into view.

"Stop! What do you do? ”

Seeing the convoy coming straight to the castle, the guards hurriedly stepped forward to stop it.

"My lord, we are transporting food."

"Grain?" There was a look of suspicion in the captain's eyes, but when he saw the man in charge, he immediately recognized him, "Isn't this Lord Ulrick's squire, Sir Hughes Dayne?" ”

Hughes lowered his head in some shame: "My lord, I'm not a knight yet, so you don't need to call me Sir......"

"Hehe, Hughes, your master died in the battle of Eagle's Beak, why are you embarrassed to come back?"

"I'm ......" Hughes seemed even more ashamed, "Lord Geralt sent me to deliver the food......"

From the original city lord's attendant to the current grain captain, this guy is really miserable, but he deserves it, if he were him, he should have died in Eagle's Beak Island with his master.

The captain of the guard sneered, but he didn't embarrass the young man, after all, the other party was also from the Dane family.

He led someone to carefully inspect the convoy, and after finding that there was nothing abnormal, he waved his hand and said, "Okay, let's go in." ”

Hughes thanked him and walked into the castle.

But just as the convoy entered the doorway, there was a sudden click.

"What's going on?"

"My lord, the axle is broken......"

"Hurry up and fix it!" The captain of the guard urged impatiently.

But as soon as he turned his head, the dozen or so people who were transporting the grain suddenly dispersed in a hurry, and ran out of the way, not even the ox cart.

"Hello? Aren't you repairing cars? What to run? ”

The guards were stunned and forgot to chase after them.

Seeing that the group of people had disappeared, the guards felt strange, but suddenly felt the ground tremble.

He turned his head suddenly, and saw a black line suddenly appear on the western horizon, spreading like ink towards Gao Yin City!

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! The captain of the guard shouted hoarsely, "Quick, enter the castle and close the iron gates!" ”

However, at this time, the guards were shocked to find that the grain trucks left by the group of strange guys just now were all blocked in the doorway!

Now they were scrambling to move the grain trucks out.

However, the enemy's cavalry had already swept in like a whirlwind and would not give them enough time at all.

In desperation, the guards had to abandon the grain truck, go directly to the castle, and start to release the gates.

Rumble!

The heavy iron gate fell with a bang, but it was jammed by the grain truck below, leaving a gap under the gate.

It's a gap, but it's enough to crawl in.

Of course, horseback riding is certainly not passable.

So, the cavalry stopped in front of the city gate and waited patiently for the arrival of the follow-up troops.

The guards in the castle were all stunned when they looked at the large army rushing towards them in the distance, and the gate of their own city that was not tightly closed.

It took a long time before someone finally reacted and stumbled to report to Viscount Paron.

"Enemy attack?" Viscount Paron, who heard the news, was also frightened, because he knew that almost all the combatable soldiers that could be recruited in Gao Yin City had been taken to Starfall City by his son Geralt, and he now had the last thirty or so guards left under his command.

How does this work?

"Quick! Close the iron gates! ”

"Master, the floodgates can't be closed!" The guard explained with a sad face, "Just now, a grain transport team piled up all the grain trucks in the door hole, and we didn't have time to move them, so the result was ...... It's stuck. ”

"What! You idiots! Idiot! ”

Viscount Paron turned blue with anger.

In fact, if you can defend the city, you still hope to hold on until the moment when your son comes back to help, but now......

No way!

Even if the castle is destined to be breached, send the message!

Viscount Paron forced himself to compose himself, got up and ran out.

"Sir? Where are you going, sir? The guards shouted stupidly from behind.

But Viscount Paron didn't look back at all, went straight to the bachelor, and said urgently:

"Quick! The people of Hewan are coming to attack Gaoyin City! Hurry up and let the fastest bird fly to Starfall City! ”

"Yes, sir."

The bachelor hurriedly wrote the letter on a piece of paper in the shortest possible language, tied it to the leg of a raven, and threw it out the window.

The raven flapped its wings a few times and quickly flew high into the air.

But the next moment, a falcon was like a sharp arrow off the string, and it went straight for the raven.

"The Seven Gods are above!" Viscount Paron watched the raven being captured by the falcon, and immediately collapsed to the ground.

When the bachelor saw this, he also frowned in disbelief.

Is this the will of the gods?

However, he did not panic.

After all, the Bachelors had no political position, they served the castle, not the lord.

If Gao Yin City changes its owner, he will regain his allegiance to the new master.

That's the rule of the school.

Wow -

The sound of hurried footsteps grew clearer and clearer, as if death was approaching.

Finally, the murderous Riverbend soldiers found Viscount Paron.

"I surrender." Viscount Paron said dryly, "I ask to meet your lords. ”

The soldiers did not embarrass the lord of the High Hidden City either, and brought him to Samwell and the others.

"Count Landau, it's you." Viscount Paron clearly knew Randolph Tully, and then he had a look on his face that should have been.

However, to his surprise, Count Landau just glanced at him expressionlessly and said nothing.

Instead, a young man next to him with a somewhat similar face stepped forward and said:

"Viscount Paron, do you recognize this young lady?"

"You should be Sir Caesar, right?" Viscount Paron didn't look at the girl, but stared at Samwell and asked.

"That's right." Samwell nodded, reaching out and pulling Natalie, who was shrinking behind him, out, "Viscount Paron, it's time for you to answer my question." ”

Viscount Paron then turned his gaze to Natalie, and he was taken aback.

He immediately remembered the letter sent back by his son earlier, which said that Ashara Dane, who had committed suicide by jumping into the sea, was not dead, and had given birth to a daughter.

At first, Viscount Paron scoffed at this, but now when he saw with his own eyes the girl who was almost the same as the impression of Miss Ashara, he finally believed that his son's words should be true.

But believing does not mean admitting.

"I'm sorry, Sir Caesar, I don't know this young lady."

"Yes." Samwell smiled slightly, as if he had expected this.

He glanced at Hughes Dane behind Natalie.

Hughes immediately understood, stepped forward and said:

"Viscount Paron, this is none other than Miss Ashara Dayne's daughter, Natalie Dayne."

Viscount Paron already knew what Samwell was playing at this time, but he still stiffened his neck and said angrily, "Hughes Dane! You traitor! Why do you say she's Miss Ashara's daughter? Miss Ashara is long dead! ”

"No, Miss Ashara is not dead." Hughes said with a serious face, "I, along with the hundreds of warriors of Starfall City, have seen her in Hawksbill Island with their own eyes. ”

"Impossible! You are ...... Yes! ”

Samwell interrupted Viscount Paron with a slap, and then said, "Now that Viscount Paron is in poor health, there is Lawhus Dayne who temporarily serves as the acting city lord of Gaoyin City and manages the city. In the future, when Miss Natalie inherits the Earl of Starfall City, we will discuss the ownership of the title of Viscount of High Hidden City. ”

Hearing this, Viscount Paron almost couldn't hold back his scolding.

But after seeing those soldiers who were eyeing them, the viscount still wisely chose to forbear.

Wait for my son and my army to come back......

Viscount Paron thought viciously.