This is a small and remote place, a small town dozens of kilometers away from the empire. There are only about a few hundred households, with a population of more than 1,000.

The name of the town is: Prancing Horse Town. And next to the town there is a strangely shaped hillside. A narrow valley in the middle. The original hillside was cut in half - and in the locality. The hillside has a name that once made Du Wei vomit blood: Brokeback Mountain.

It's a very remote place. If you look at the official map of the Empire, you have to be very careful and careful to find the marker of this place. There are no precious minerals produced here. The location is also far from the trade routes.

The only road outside the town. Just walk along this road for about an hour. You will be able to come to the official road leading to the dìdū land. Then, if you ride a horse, you may be able to reach dìdū in a day.

If you walk...... I'm afraid it will take more than two days.

Even history doesn't seem to have produced any famous figures. Such a town. Naturally, few people know that the status of Prancing Horse is like an inconspicuous point on the map......

Of course, no one knows. This obscure town. He is the greatest magician of the Roland Continent for two hundred years. The hometown of the Continental Magister Gandalf.

The people in the town are very simple, and many people have lived together as neighbors for generations, and there is only one tavern, two tailors' shops, and two grocery stores in the whole town.

Such an inconspicuous little place. There is not even a place of worship of its own, and the town is full of believers. They even often had to drive a horse-drawn carriage together and walk for several hours to the nearest religious place in the acropolis to pray.

Most of the townspeople are farmers. But every year at the time of the farm. There will also be some villagers who are in the prime of life and will go to dìdū. Or in one of the bustling acropolises around dìdū. Find a part-time job to earn some extra money. Subsidize households.

Arguably. If it weren't for Du Weidi's accidental intervention. The town is a humble backwood.

But just about half a year ago. A noble lord dressed in a gorgeous costume is said to be from dìdū. Arriving here in a beautiful carriage, the old man paid a polite visit to the mayor, and talked with him all afternoon.

Finally, the mayor called a meeting of all the townspeople and announced something exciting in public:

The most prominent magnates of the Empire. Duke Tulip decided to "invest" in this remote town - although most of the villagers didn't know what "investment" meant, even the mayor didn't understand, but it didn't matter, because the noble man from Dìdū was the nobleman. He claims to be a subordinate of Duke Tulip, and his name is Mr. Zach Jr.

He announced that he would pay for the entire "Brokeback Mountain" on behalf of the Tulip family!

As for the money for the purchase of the entire Brokeback Mountain, a part of it will be divided equally among all the residents of the town of Prancing Horse. Each person gets two silver coins.

The event was immediately warmly welcomed by all the residents.

Although everyone does not know, the Brokeback Mountain behind the town is what attracts the Duke of Tulip and his old man's family, it is simply a hillside without any mineral resources, except for the woods on the mountain. The mountain is only stone. Nothing else is of value.

And little Zach announced in public on behalf of the tulip family. After purchasing the entire Brokeback Mountain, from this moment on, the Brokeback Mountain is the private territory of the Tulip family, and no one is allowed to walk into the Brokeback Mountain at will!

There is grass and trees on the mountain. Even if it's an inch of land. All are the sacrosanct property of the Tulip family.

All right...... There was no disagreement, for the order had little effect on the people: except for a few woodcutters who lived by going into the mountains to cut wood, but there were other woods around, and it was a big deal to take a detour later, and there was only one hunter in this town. They won't be able to hunt in the mountains anymore - that's fine. Because the mountain is not big. At most, you can find a few small things like hares or pheasants, not to mention wolves. Not even a fox!

And. Duke Tulip was so gracious that he opened a workshop in the town. The grain from the nearby farmers was purchased to make wine, and many people from the town were recruited and given jobs in this workshop.

Indeed, this is a good thing. For a long time. The inhabitants of Prancing Horse were very wealthy, and everyone praised Duke Tulip for his kindness and kindness.

In the next few months. Soon. Three hundred heavily armed cavalry came to the town!

Most of these villagers, who had never seen the world, saw those majestic and high-spirited, riding horses. Dressed in bright armor, mighty cavalry. They were all shocked, and these cavalry soon drove to the back of the Brokeback Mountain.

And then, it took almost less than a month. A new manor appeared in the back hill.

The manor was built on a hill. The location is very out-of-the-sè. It is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the place behind the mountain is very large, so there is no problem with running horses. And to go into the local talk. You have to go through the valley in the middle of Brokeback Mountain.

During that time, there were often strangers in the town, and they were all from the Tulip family. More than 500 Tulip family private soldiers have come here.

Messages to the field. It is said that the Duke of Tulip took a fancy to the scenery. He built an annex behind Brokeback Mountain, which he used to come to the resort in his spare time.

All right. Most of the villagers can't guess the mind of a high-ranking man like Duke Tulip, no matter what, he has enough benefits in his pocket, and who cares so much about the rest of the land?

Besides, there are so many people from outside. Those Tulip family people live in the back mountains, and they always have to eat and drink. It has brought a lot of consumption to the town, making the town prosperous.

It's just that the tulip family's rules seem to be a little bigger.

From that time on. On the Brokeback Mountain behind the town, there have always been tulip family warriors patrolling back and forth. No one is allowed to approach the hillside again.

There used to be woodcutters from the town trying to get closer. The first time he was politely chased away, and the second time the greedy man tried to sneak into the mountains to cut firewood, because it would take a little longer to cut wood elsewhere. As a result, he was unceremoniously tied up by the soldiers of the Tulip Family who patrolled the mountains. Dumped in town.

No one in the town sympathized with the woodcutter. Because he got two silver coins for selling the mountain, you took the money. Of course, you can't just run to other people's turf.

At this point, the vast majority of people in the town are still very simple.

The tulip family's annex on the back hill was surrounded by a high fence wall. It is built on the slopes of the mountains, except that there are soldiers patrolling the mountains. There are also cavalry patrol squads that take turns on shifts every day - this level of defense. It seems like a bit of a fuss. Because, Duke Tulip hasn't been here for a vacation.

Guarding a vacant courtyard, it seems that there is no need to make such a big move, so the villagers often speculate in secret. Could it be that the Duke has some kind of mistress here...... Isn't this kind of thing common among the aristocracy?

In the courtyard, within the tall courtyard wall is a flat grassland, and in the middle of the ground is a simple wooden building that was built in a short period of a month, and every day. That piece of land in a wooden shed. There would also be a sound like the howl of a young beast.

To mask this sound, outside the manor site, little Zach built a row of stables. Used to raise horses.

In the evening of the day, the estate finally welcomed its true owner.

Dewey did not fanfare. Instead, he rode in a very simple carriage. With a small team of guards, he came to this manor.

When the carriage drove into the manor land, Du Wei was very pleased with the defensive area around it.

When entering the valley, secret sentries have already been arranged on the slopes on both sides, and if the enemy is forced to break into the ground, then the dark sentries on the slopes on both sides of the mountains will issue strong crossbows! More than a dozen strong crossbows are arranged on both sides. In a fraction of the time, a wagon can be blown to pieces! And the Guardian archers. Even if hundreds of people try to break in, they will definitely be set up as hedgehogs!

And below. There were also a hundred Tulip Family Jīng Sharp Cavalry patrolling. These cavalrymen were all mobilized by Du Wei from the northwest, and they were all the real jīng rui in the Tulip family, and their origins and family backgrounds had been strictly investigated, and they were also absolutely loyal to the Tulip family.

Even, even these teams responsible for guarding can only be stationed on the periphery of this manor. No entry inside!

So, what are the secrets in this manor? Even these soldiers don't know.

When the carriage entered the manor. Finally, I stopped at the ground next to a small building built of stones. Little Zach has already turned over and dismounted for the first time. Came to the carriage. I opened the carriage door with my own hands.

Subsequently. Du Wei guarded the elder smoke and personally picked Du Wei down from the carriage. I put it in a wheelchair that I was ready to use.

Winter. Du Wei was covered with a thick leather robe and a mink scarf, which covered a small part of his face, and he was in a wheelchair with a thick blanket on his legs.

It seems that he really fits the appearance of a "seriously ill" person.

But only he knew how ridiculous it was.

It was true that he was seriously ill, but his body was not so weak at all - on the contrary, his physical condition. I'm afraid it's never been so good! Not a single muscle in his body is full of elasticity and strength, even in winter. Even if he was only wearing a close-fitting coat, he didn't feel the slightest cold. His ground sè ruddy. If the whole person is purely on the surface, it is simply outrageously healthy!

But he had to wear a blanket and pretend to be seriously ill.

Because, he was "paralyzed".

In order not to cause more verbal trouble - it is difficult for you to explain it to others. Why is it that my face is ruddy and shiny, but I can't move my body? Obviously, the muscles are full of vitality and elasticity, but they can't even lift their arms.

In the palace. Recently, Prince Chen has summoned him twice. Du Wei avoided him on the pretext that he was seriously ill - so he had to "pretend to be sick". Even if he was genuinely sick. But you also have to be "sick".

So. Du Weiping rì when he met the guest. I had to dye my cheeks sallow sè.

Lao Yan personally pushed the wheelchair into this small building.

Then, in this small building, Du Wei met Hussein.

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Hussein watched Du Wei languid in a wheelchair, his brows tightly furrowed.

"Don't look at me like that, it's temporary, it won't be long. I'm going to be jumping alive in front of you. Du Wei snorted.

Hussein wears a cotton robe in white sè. When Du Wei came in. He was gently wiping the blade of the sword in his hand with a whetstone.

Lao Yan walked out of the room very smartly and closed the door with his backhand.

"How's it been lately?" Du Wei sighed: "You have lived here for a few months, are you still angry?"

"It's ok. "Hussein has never been in the habit of talking nonsense. He got straight to the point: "Since last month. Someone is spying on us from the periphery. There were two clashes between the patrolling soldiers and those guys. Drove them away. We didn't have any casualties, but judging by the soldiers' reports, I think it was probably the church that did it. ”