Chapter 197:-for-tat

After lunch, the carriage has been loaded, although this Viscount Andre has a lot of space as a carriage for looting property, but because it has to accommodate eight people, there is not much space left for supplies, but fortunately, there are enough dimensional bags, bring two and load everything into it.

Caterina packed her bags and remembered the question, "If Jeff doesn't go, who's in charge of catching the car?"

Leon smiled mysteriously at Katerina, "You'll find out later." ”

"Just kidding, is my talent for learning something to see?"

As soon as this thought flashed past him, Leon suddenly raised his head and looked into the distance, and there was a sound of horses' hooves coming from that direction—it was a group of horsemen galloping from the plains to the southwest, and they had been in a neat line at such a high marching speed, and even the movements of each horse could be kept at the same height, as if they were a whole.

Even if there were only a few dozen cavalry troops with such a neat lineup, they were far superior to Viscount Andrew's hundred private soldiers.

The target of the cavalry was obviously the direction of the manor, and at this moment, many people noticed the appearance of the cavalry, put down their work in their hands and raised their heads to watch, trying to see where they were coming.

Without Leon's orders, the people formed a tight formation centered around him, with the elves scattered around the big house, Erin slightly behind, and the others standing beside the lord.

The cavalry did not slow down, and galloped directly into the manor, until one of the commanders raised his hand and made a gesture when he stepped onto the avenue, and then changed his gallop to jogging.

Li Ang watched the movement of the cavalry with a blank face, he knew that these people should be serious soldiers, and only soldiers who had experienced the test of war could have such momentum and execution.

But...... Entering a lord's manor requires a cavalry charge? is this a show off or a shock?

Leon soon noticed that the cavalry commander's face was somewhat familiar, and he had asked Carey about this person, Luthor Mill, the deputy commander of Fort Mark, the middle-aged man's face was still angular, but his eyes were less sharp, but there were more indescribable things.

Luthor also saw the men at the end of the avenue, and he urged his horse forward, slowly approaching to the rhythmic sound of horses' hooves, until a young man sitting at a table appeared in his sight.

"It's true that this kid is back......" The middle-aged man sat on his horse and looked down at the young lord.

Leon looked at him calmly, but had no intention of speaking first—he wanted to see what his intentions were, and since he had not spoken, his companions remained silent, but their eyes were full of hostility towards the commander, who seemed to have no one in his eyes.

Luthor looked at Leon for a long time, then finally turned over and dismounted, and walked over.

"Melissa, don't go over," Leon said suddenly, in his perception, the girl had already begun to activate the concealment skill, and it seemed that she wanted to lurk over, but Luther's strength as a commander-level figure was at least third-order, and it was not at all comparable to an assassin, so Leon immediately stopped the girl's movements.

However, Li Ang then said: "Don't worry, they are just cavalry troops on the border, although they are a little arrogant and dare to break into my manor without permission, they should not be considered bad people in essence." ”

This sentence seemed like Leon was appeasing his subordinates, but it was like a slap in the face of the cavalrymen.

In fact, when approaching the manor, one of the deputies asked if he wanted to slow down, because this time he was going to the manor of a newly promoted lord after all. Luthor was noncommittal about this, and just led the team to rush in, and since the deputy commander had decided so, the cavalry could only maintain formation and speed to follow.

They are soldiers, and it is their nature to carry out the orders of their superiors, and even if they are later proved to be wrong, they must firmly carry them out, even if they are faced with a danger involving life and death. Not only that, but they also have the duty to maintain the dignity of the chief, and at this time, hearing Li Ang's malicious words, the eyes of many people were already full of anger, and some people's hands were even placed on the handle of the weapon.

Leon ignored this, looked up at Luther, who was no more than three meters away from him, and said, "Take care of your men, I don't want them to get hurt for some of your decisions." ”

Of course, he also understood that the cavalry was only a role to follow and act on orders, and this time the behavior must have been the idea of the commander in front of him.

The corners of Luther's mouth twitched, and he finally spoke, "You're very angry. ”

Li Ang stared at the other party coldly, and said solemnly: "Deputy Commander Luthor, under the bad situation that you first offended the dignity of the lord, what I just said is not an empty word, and please don't continue to mislead your subordinates, and don't misunderstand my determination, otherwise any consequences caused by this will be borne by you." ”

Indeed, Luthor's actions were already quite an offense to a lord, and it was justified for the lord to attack or even kill the soldiers, provided that the lord did not hesitate to tear his face with the army, of course.

Luther squinted, his gaze began to turn sharp, and after a while, he said coldly, "Just these people behind you?"

"Yes," Leon's expression became more and more stern, "I sincerely hope that you will not underestimate my methods, because any wrong tone and method of your words and methods may make these people stay here forever." ”

"And ......," the young lord smiled slightly, "there must be you among these people." ”

"Are you threatening the Frontier Cavalry Commander and his men?" Luthor said.

"No," a glint flashed in Leon's eyes, "I'm just taking pity on the rebels who broke into the manor and tried to do something against the lord. ”

The atmosphere between the two dropped to a freezing point, and for a while, only the constant snorts of war horses were left on the field.

The faces of the cavalrymen grew solemn as the commander spoke to the opposing direction, and although they did not understand why the Lord was so confrontational with the newly promoted Lord Campbell, they were all ready for battle.

In contrast, Li Ang's side seemed a little relaxed, they occupied the most advantageous position, and the other party did not have too many strong people except for a commander, even if it was a fight, it would definitely have a big advantage, but I don't know why this middle-aged man would have such a fierce reaction when he saw Li Ang's face.

Leon didn't know, but he had a hunch at the moment that Luthor's love would definitely stop at a certain critical point, and he would definitely not really evolve the situation to the point where he had to use force to solve it, because the other party's behavior was really a bit inexplicable, could he have done it on purpose?

Luthor carefully observed Leon's expression to judge the young man's true thoughts, he knew that he should stop in moderation, otherwise he and Leon would have nothing to do, and he was afraid that the soldiers behind him who did not know the truth would not be able to hold their nerves.

In fact, there was a reason why he was so unreasonable and completely different from his usual personality - he wanted to see if his old friend's bloodline was capable of carrying the burden of Lord Campbell.

A long time ago, Luthor had a few acquaintances with the old earl, and a few years later he became the deputy commander of Markburg, and since he was stationed in Campbell's territory, the number of meetings began to increase, and the two gradually became acquainted.

He had visited the manor before, and more than once, had seen Leon through the window in the earl's reception room, leaving some vague impressions. However, at that time, Luthor did not have a good opinion of Leon, mainly because he had heard of the young man's reputation, and although he admired the old earl's ability, he greatly disagreed with his way of disciplining his juniors. In Luther's opinion, if his child was so stubborn, he would have broken his leg and thrown at home, and he would say when it was better.

But this is someone else's family matter, and Luthor can only keep this thought in his own heart.

Since the old earl became the lord of this land, the territory has been quiet for many years, just a few days ago, there were successive assassinations of nobles in the kingdom, but I didn't expect the old earl to be killed, coupled with the invasion of the mob, for a time Campbell's shape took a sharp turn.

One day two months ago, Luther, who had returned from the scene of the crime, received a request for help from the messenger of Locketown, and after hurrying over, he found that the battle was over, and only three of the people who participated in the battle survived.

However, Luthor did not say anything, because he knew that these assassinations were related to each other, but even the military's information channels could only touch the edge slightly and could not go deeper, and this strange situation made the deputy commander frightened. And he could probably feel that there was a mysterious undercurrent surging in the kingdom in recent years, and it was likely to explode in the next few years, causing some kind of big event.

And Leon, as the only surviving bloodline of the Redfield family, can be said to have no self-preservation power in such an undercurrent, and it is impossible for him to talk about revenge with such a gentlemanly character, if this is the case, it is better to leave the kingdom and go away, maybe he can live comfortably.

So Luthor watched a few young men plot to escape in front of him but didn't break it down or make a move, otherwise with the situation of several of them at the time, it would have been impossible to escape under a deputy commander-level figure.

Merely...... Unexpectedly, after such a short period of time, Li Ang actually came back with a group of people.