85_85536 In the next moment, William raised his hand and raised his crossbow and pulled the trigger. The next moment the bolt was fired, the man emerging from the snow snorted. The crossbow bolt hit the opponent in the throat.

The guy's throat was broken, and he couldn't make any sound, only a "hehe" sound like a broken bellows. Then he glared at William, weak, and fell down on his stomach.

"Enemy?!" Charlumie's eyes widened in surprise - she didn't feel any danger or anything just now. If it weren't for William following, then I'm afraid it would be her who fell here at this moment.

"William. At that time, Xia Lumi was angry and afraid, and felt a little weak. What I wanted to say before, I naturally can't say it at this moment. But she was still vaguely unwilling, and at the same time, for one reason or another, William was still holding her waist...... Leaning together so closely, feeling the temperature of William's body, as well as the shape of his body, made Xia Lumi's heart beat faster.

The only fly in the ointment is that William and Charlumie are both wearing a lot of clothes at this time, and there are more things in the middle, so Charlumi is a bit of that.

"Alright, let's go back first. William ignored Charlumi's disappointed expression, and without hesitation or hesitation, he let go of the hand holding Charlumi, pulled out the crossbow arrow from the crossbow bag at his waist, and wound his hand crossbow. Then say this to her.

"Hmm. Although she was a little unhappy, Xia Lumi also knew that the current situation was not the time for her to lose her temper. So he nodded very obediently, and then did not take William's hand again, but drew his saber and walked towards their retinue outside the mountain forest.

And after that, there was no danger, they left the mountains and forests and joined their own people. Xia Lumi breathed a sigh of relief. But William still looked solemn and nervous:

"Don't relax. The Assassins may have accomplices, and they are likely to be waiting for us to relax. ”

"Hmm. Hearing William say this, Charlumi also raised her vigilance. Then she reprimanded her followers severely. The entire escort team was disturbed by her. But after this, these entourages of hers still have a little thought. Equipped with shields, spears, and mounted on horses, they became standard light cavalry.

At this moment left the mountains and forests, and the vast majority of the Chersk county was plain. The river froze, and the wheat was harvested. As far as the eye can see, it is a flat, open field. On such terrain, the combat effectiveness of the cavalry can be fully exerted. These dozen light cavalry can easily crush a rabble of two or three hundred. With such a force to support you, you don't have to worry about one or two lone assassins.

As for the suddenness of the Assassins' sneak attack, is that at all......

"That guy...... Did you get out of the snow?" William looked to his side, vigilantly looking left and right, as if he wanted to see through the thin layer of snow. Then I remembered the corpse - William hadn't looked closely at it at the time, but he did bear a slight resemblance to Little John's figure. It's just that compared to little John, who was still a teenager, the assassin was more than a circle bigger.

"It's not Goths, it's Slavits...... William immediately judged the race and identity of the other.

"It's just...... There are also many kinds of Slavits. Unfortunately, there is no way to transport the body back for careful identification for the time being. William thought to himself. Before, they were worried that there would be a new assassin attacking, so they naturally didn't dare to bring the corpse with them. After meeting with the guards, he was also worried about this, so he didn't dare to divide his manpower again. After doing so, he threw the body there.

"I'll figure it out when we get back to the castle. William thought to himself, "That corpse shouldn't disappear so soon." ”

"William, do you know who wants to kill me?" beside William, Charlumi suddenly asked such a question.

"I have a clue, but ......," William shook his head, "but I can't confirm it yet." ”

"Yes. So Charlumi didn't speak again. The two of them walked silently all the way back to the castle. William immediately proposed to Charlumie to build yì. Send someone to bring the body back and identify it carefully. At the same time, the peasants and soldiers in the territory were mobilized and put into a state of combat readiness. After that, it's time to raise the security level of the castle. Naturally, there was nothing that Xia Lumi would not agree to.

As the official documents stamped with the seal of Shalumi were passed out one by one, the entire Chersk county was in chaos. The munitions depot inside the castle was opened. Charumi's privates began to be armed. Meanwhile, the countess's messenger rode fast horses and went their separate ways, passing through farmstead and town. Everywhere they went, young men who had nothing to do during the slack period, as well as craftsmen, blacksmiths, coolies, and vendors in the towns, were mobilized.

The peasant troops, as well as the town's guards, one by two, began to arm themselves in the form of dogs.

"In that case, we'll soon be able to muster a sufficiently large force, Shalumi, there's nothing to worry about. After William and Charlumie were busy writing official documents and assigning tasks, he looked at Charlumi and saw this guy sitting at his desk stunned, William thought she was a little frightened, so he comforted her.

"William, do you know who is trying to kill me?" Charlumie shook her head, then repeated what she had said earlier.

"The Assassin is a Slavian. William then said what he had seen before, and what he had analyzed, "So I think it might be—"

"No, that's not what I'm talking about. To William's slight surprise, Charlumi interrupted him directly. Only then did William notice that Charlumi was in a very different state.

"They all want to kill me, William, you know, they all want me to die!" Charlumie's voice was a little hysterical, "The nobles around me want to kill me and then annex my land."

Some of my distant relatives also want to kill me and divide my inheritance.

My subjects want me dead, so that they may keep it guarded and steal, and that when I grow up, I may take stock of their messy accounts.

The robbers want to kill me, and the serfs in the territory don't care if they kill a lord. Even the Grand Duke of Mazovia. He wished that one day when he got up, he would see that all the nobles in the entire realm were dead, so that he could swallow all the land.

They all want to kill me, and they can't trust any of them. They, everybody, everybody, everybody—"

"- All right, Charlumie. William interrupted Charlumi with a hug. He walked over, hugged Shalumi, who was trembling and crying, and took her in his arms.

William suddenly understood why Charlumi longed for his family so much, and had lived in Hereford for longer than in Hereford, even though all the conditions in the Earldom of Chersk were stronger than those of Hereford. But the problem is that there is no sense of security here in Chersk.

"I'll protect you. Despite his lack of prior experience, at this moment, William made the right choice: "As long as I am here, no one can hurt you." ”

After hearing William say this, Charimi's body stiffened for a moment, and then fell completely into William's arms.

"Don't leave me, please, William, don't leave me. ”

looked at Xia Lumi, who was originally so positive and arrogant, but now she was lying in her arms like an ordinary little girl, crying non-stop. But William was not at all pleased.

"After all, Charlumie is a girl...... " William felt a sense of mission when he thought about it—it wasn't like the forced "don't do it" feeling that Princess Elise had before. It's that he wants to take the initiative. Actively, I want to protect Xia Lumi in my heart.

In this way, William comforted softly, and Charlumi kept crying. The two of them passed like this for a long time, and then William sent the crying and tired Charlumi to her room. Then he stayed at the door of her room all night.

Because Charlumi didn't sleep soundly. Occasionally, there would be a noise, or a dream, and I would wake up immediately, and then I would have to look for William everywhere.

At this time, William had to answer her call at the door. Only in this way will Charlumi feel at ease.

And just like that, the next day. Xia Lumi came out of the room with a red face, still wearing her pajamas.

She saw William still holding his sword, leaning against the wall, his eyes closed. When he heard the door open, William turned his head and looked. As you can imagine, I didn't sleep.

At that time, Xia Lumi felt very embarrassed. He opened his mouth to say thank you. But I'm still thin-skinned and can't say it. Then he remembered that he had fallen into William's arms last night, crying and making trouble, and Charlumie was shy to find a crack in the ground to get into.

"Don't tell anyone about yesterday. Xia Lumi whispered like a mosquito. Then he slammed the door shut and shrank back into his room.

"This girl......" William shook his head, yawned, and went back to his room.