15. Turn the tiger away from the mountain
(Thanks to the "Pan Xi" book friends for the reward!Thank you!)
Franklin's face changed dramatically when he thought of something, and Friedrich smiled contemptuously: "It's just a group of robbers, and they dare to sneak up on the town." β
Wang Qinian saw that he looked down on him, and said lightly: "He is Robin." Although he can't be sure, I'm sure Robin won't be so simple, if it were simple, the Tamil Principality would have destroyed him a long time ago, and wouldn't have made him a climate.
Franklin urged his horse and said, "No matter what, hurry up and return to the army, go, hurry up!"
The team accelerated suddenly, this team was the vanguard, there were not many people, only twelve people, all of them were cavalry, seeing that Franklin was in a hurry, Friedrich shrugged helplessly and followed,
Two hours later, Baron Edmund himself came up with men, and the scout met Franklin and his party who were walking back, and quickly passed the news back.
After a while, they saw a large army, said it was a large army, only five or six horsemen, the rest were infantry, about a hundred people, Wang Qinian saw that Baron Edmund was covered in plate armor, but his face was not put on the mask, there were two attendants next to him, carrying a riding spear for him, the head of the spear more than a foot long was cold and shining, which was terrifying, with a sword hanging from his waist, and there was a six-pointed star array composed of gems and Mithril on the armor, Wang Qinian estimated at a glance that he was Baron Edmund, and he was leading the team.
"Franklin, it's good for you to come back!" said Baron Edmund, cheerfully.
"Father, you bring all the soldiers, there are only a few soldiers in the town, don't worry about bandit attacks!"
"They dare, but they are just robbers, how dare they go to the town and attack, they sneak up on the small village is almost the same, you are too cautious. Baron Edmund said disapprovingly.
"I've seen the master. Becky and Raymond stepped forward to salute.
"You are very nice to be with my son. Baron Edmund smiled and praised.
"Master, Raymond is incompetent and can't defeat the robbers, so he has to stay with the young master. "Raymond is rude on the surface, but in fact he is not like the appearance, careful to plead guilty.
"I don't blame you, you are just a low-level knight who is only a fourth-level knight, you can not be afraid of danger, stay by my son's side, you have not lived up to the honor of the knight, and Becky, a third-level magic apprentice, is not afraid of hardships and dangers, I am very happy, who is this gentleman?" Baron Edmund laughed heartily, Wang Qinian saw the gleam in his eyes, and knew that he was not a character who could be fooled, what he wanted was the loyalty of his subordinates.
Wang Qinian said politely: "Under is a ranger, Qinian Wang, alone, who happened to meet Young Master Franklin and was detained by robbers with him. β
"It turned out to be a ranger, welcome to my territory. Baron Edmund said, obviously a lot colder, but the politeness was still very thoughtful, Wang Qinian smiled, and did not care.
Franklin was just about to speak when the sound of horses' hooves sounded at the rear of the procession, and he galloped forward, and before he could reach him, he heard a distant shout: "The robbers have entered the town!"
Everyone's heads buzzed, Wang Qinian watched coldly, the team exploded all at once, Baron Edmund's body shook, and then quickly calmed down, at this time, he knew that he couldn't panic, he was the backbone.
"What's the matter, say, what's going on?" Baron Edmund's calm voice calmed down, and the panic in everyone's hearts subsided slightly.
"The robbers infiltrated the town, and shortly after the old man left, suddenly attacked, and the castle had fallen. β
"What, the castle has also fallen, what about Madame and Miss, and the young master?" Baron Edmund panicked, but quickly adjusted, and his tone became cold: "Hurry back at full speed and rescue them." β
Everyone roared, and Franklin hurriedly said, "Father, I led the cavalry first, and my father followed." β
"Well, that's it!" said Baron Edmund.
Franklin beckoned: "Keep up with me!" The knights immediately accelerated, Wang Qinian also urged the horse forward, his eyes swept away, Friedrich seemed to be angry, but then disappeared, Wang Qinian smiled, as soon as Franklin returned, the command of the cavalry changed hands, it seemed that someone's interests were touched.
Wang Qinian urged the horse and said, "Don't worry, the baroness are fine." β
"How do you know?" asked Franklin, urging his horse to gallop.
"It's very simple, Robin and they were probably denied ransom, so they put on a duel, lured away your father, take the castle, I estimate that the castle is defenseless at all, after taking the castle, search for it, as for the people, I think Robin is not interested, and he has long left now. Wang Qinian was not in a hurry, and analyzed that he believed that Robin was seeking money, and also taught Baron Edmund a lesson.
They spent more than an hour rushing, and sure enough, as Wang Qinian said, Robin had already run away, and there was no violation of the people in the castle, but the loss was not small, about 100,000 gold coins, which was still in a hurry, and was not carefully collected.
The baroness's face was normal, Franklin's sister Evely looked at Franklin, her eyes were obviously not good, she snorted, turned around and went in, Wang Qinian looked at this scene, needless to say, she was a beauty, somewhat similar to the baroness, there was a little boy next to the baroness, about eleven or twelve years old, but his face was pale, and he was probably frightened.
Franklin stepped forward and saluted: "Ma'am, you've been frightened. β
Wang Qinian was stunned for a moment, and then understood that it seemed that she was not his biological mother, otherwise she would not be called this, and the relationship between them was not very good.
"Is it alright, what about your father?" asked the baroness, expressionless.
"In the back, a little slower, go with the infantry. Didn't the bandits do anything to you?" said Franklin.
"No, it's just that the family has lost a lot of money, and two subordinates have been injured, and the housekeeper has also been injured. The Baroness said.
After settling this qiΔ, Franklin smiled bitterly: "Mr. Wang, I have taken your words." β
"Robin kidnapped you and asked your family to pay a ransom of 30,000 gold coins, but your father refused, so Robin transferred the tiger away from the mountain, and the loss was more than 30,000. Wang Qinian said.
"Tune the tiger away from the mountain, sure enough, the image, but I can't hate it, what's going on?" Franklin only smiled bitterly, and hesitated a little, Wang Qinian smiled slightly, but did not answer, many words are shallow and deep, and they will commit a big taboo.
Franklin saw that Wang Qinian did not answer, after thinking about it for a while, he knew that Wang Qinian had scruples, so he ordered someone to arrange Wang Qinian's accommodation, and there were many things to finish, he had no effort to do on Wang Qinian now, the baroness glanced at Wang Qinian, did not speak, it seems that there are many contradictions in the baron's family.
Wang Qinian came to his room with the servant, closed the door, breathed for a while, drew his sword again, practiced for a while, stopped, the baron had returned, Wang Qinian did not see him, and he did not have the time to pay attention to Wang Qinian, Wang Qinian is just a ranger, in the eyes of the nobles, he is still a pariah, although Wang Qinian does not have this kind of thought, but everyone in this world has this kind of thought.
Even Franklin is no exception, but in a few days, although he did not have a deep conversation with Wang Qinian, through his observations, Wang Qinian is more like a wise man, his position in this family is very delicate, always walking on thin ice, when he sees Wang Qinian, he wants to recruit him, this world is hierarchical, people's origin basically determines his status, although through guΓ² magic learning or knight training, there are very few civilians who can have the opportunity to rise, but the proportion is very small, the vast majority of those who can learn magic or knight training are nobles, the majority of the lower class have no chance in their lives, most of them are illiterate, the knowledge is shorter, without knowledge, there is no futureγ
Wang Qinian was thinking about it, someone knocked on the door, opened the door and saw that it was Franklin and Betsy, Wang Qinian invited them into the room, but Betsy closed the door.
"Mr. Wang, we have been through hardships together, my previous question was a little reckless, but I had no choice, I went out to study for a few years, and when I returned home, I found that everything had changed, even my confidants, there were only Betsy and Raymond left, I was glamorous on the surface, in fact, it had been set aside. Sir is a wise man, can you help me. Franklin said.
"You can't help it, what can I do. Wang Qinian said lightly that he didn't want to get involved in this kind of family dispute, let alone just a baron, he shirked.
"Sir has already speculated on the situation here without seeing the situation before, and Sir must save me. Franklin said sincerely, and Betsy also said, "Please help my young master, my young master's mother died early." β
"I know. β
"How does the gentleman know?" said Beckic.
"When your young master greeted the baroness, he did not call her mother, but Mrs., and I learned from here. Wang Qinian said.
Betsy's heart moved, and she said, "Since Mr. knows, he has been sharing weal and sorrow with the young master for a few days, aren't they still friends?"
Wang Qinian smiled and said: "You girl, you will provoke me with words, okay, I promise, but I can't be here forever, I only help you once, you tell me the specific situation." β
Wang Qinian said in an old-fashioned manner that although he was eighteen years old, he was not young as a human being, and with the experience of Nikelus Andrew, he did not look young, and he would not stay here for long.
Franklin recounted the situation in detail, and Wang Qinian may ask. Baron Edmund is on the side of Count Lane, the territory is in a small town south of Leah's Forest, as well as the fields around the town, which is very rich among the barons, although Leah's Forest, although it is dangerous, but it has a lot of benefits, in the west of the town, a small iron mine was also found, and it does not border Count Edward, it is not affected by the war, because of the tax more than other barons, it is deeply valued by Earl Lane.
Franklin is the eldest son in the family, his mother died relatively early, his mother's family was originally a baron, but because of his proximity to Earl Edward, the territory has been looted many times, and there is no strength to support Franklin, and now the baroness is the daughter of a viscount's family, and this world is generally the eldest son to inherit the title, but not necessarily, all feel the crisis.
Wang Qinian didn't speak, and Franklin stopped.