Night.

Eddard Stark was resting in the tent, the curtain of his small room was gently lifted, Eddard opened his eyes and saw a masked man, he rolled over on the bed, the sword in his hand was not yet unsheathed, the opponent's narrow sword was raised, the cold light glistened, and pierced the throat.

Ed's Lady of Silence took the scabbard as a weapon, and with a crisp snap, the scabbard separated the narrow sword, and turned around, and the Lady of Silence came out of the sheath, and with a ding, blocked the opponent's second stab.

The first time he was able to block it in time, Ed himself was surprised, the other party's sword was too fast to see clearly, but it gave Ed a familiar feeling - when Will tried his sword with him during the day, there was a spike that almost cut his throat, and it was exactly the same thrust.

With the fright of the sword test, after the sword test, Ed thought hard, couldn't forget Will's stab, and repeatedly thought about how to block the thrilling sword, so that the scabbard had the reaction to block the assassin's stab!

Lady Silence unsheathed, swift as the wind, and after blocking the third stab, Eddard Stark went from defense to counterattack, dodging and slashing away, Lady Silence attacking the opponent's sword.

The opponent's sword is not a Valyrian steel sword, but an ordinary narrow sword, the sword body is small, and the empty lady slashes fiercely, and the two forces meet it, and the opponent's narrow sword is immediately decisive.

Bite!

The opponent's narrow sword was pointed at the sword of the empty lady at a strange angle, and skillfully clicked away from Ed's fierce slash, and took advantage of the momentum to swing the empty lady away, Ed could barely hold the sword, and the moment his body was unbalanced, the opponent's sword swung and the narrow sword was still a thorn, like a bee's needle, which shot out instantly, and it reached his throat.

Eddard Stark's Empty Lady was on the periphery, unable to defend herself, and tried her best to stabilize her body and swing her sword, but the opponent's narrow sword had already hit her throat, and the sword body suddenly froze still.

Eddard Stark's face suddenly turned to ashes, and he said astringently, "Who are you?"

"Lord Eddard, if I were the dueling Tywin Lannister, you'd be dead!"

"You're Lord Will?"

"I'm not Will!"

"And who are you?" Eddard Stark couldn't think of anyone else in the army with such fast swordsmanship. This kind of swordsmanship is no stranger to him, like Arya's dance teacher, Rhino Friel's water dance. Arya's sword can be so fast, but the other party is more burly, taller, and more powerful than Arya, and his voice is also a man's voice

"I'm an assassin, and my swordsmanship is the swordsmanship of Tywin Lannister tomorrow!"

"There's no way the Lannisters have such swordsmanship. ”

"Tywin Lannister doesn't have this kind of swordsmanship, but Jaime Lannister does. ”

Eddard Stark was taken aback and exclaimed, "Jaime?"

"Yes, Jaime's swordsmanship is higher than mine, he is in the Black and White Courtyard on the Isle of the Gods in Braavos, he has learned the art of shapeshifting and the sword of the Assassins, Lord Eddard, you go to the duel tomorrow, and you are dead. ”

The ancient road duel is a duel of life and death, and the losing side not only loses the bet, but also loses its own life.

Eddard Stark didn't want to die, and he didn't want to lose his bet.

"My lord, since you have come to me, do you have a way to restrain Jaime's swordsmanship?"

"I have!"

"What's the solution?"

"Jaime is very proud, in the duel of the ancient road, he will definitely not take advantage of you, as long as you are sick during the duel tomorrow, he will change the duel time with you. If the duel is delayed by three days, I will be able to teach you the swordsmanship of breaking the Assassin's Sword. ”

Eddard Stark was silent.

The masked man said, "Lord Eddard, if you are killed in a duel, think of your wife Catelyn, your children Arya and Sansa, and think of the chaos and tears facing the kingdom. For all this, you can't lose, and you can't afford to lose!"

"But this ......"

With a ding, the masked man suddenly struck, and the narrow sword in his hand stabbed Eddard Stark's right wrist, the tip of the sword entered the skin, and with a stab was withdrawn, he immediately floated back, and the narrow sword stood erect in front of his chest, staring at Eddard Stark with blazing eyes.

Eddard was relaxing, and the two sides agreed to a duel the next day, so Tywin Lannister wouldn't come to steal the camp tonight, so Eddard Stark didn't have any armor on him, and naturally he didn't have bracers.

His right wrist holding the sword was injured, blood gushed out, it looked dangerous, but it was a minor injury, it only cut the skin and injured the flesh, and the muscles and bones were not damaged, such a small injury, it would rest for three days, and if the bachelor's ointment was applied, it would get better quickly. But if you insist on dueling tomorrow, you will have your wounds torn by your injuries, and your strength, speed, and agility will all be affected.

"Lord Eddard, you now have a reason to delay the duel. ”

Eddard Stark said, "My lord, although I have a reason to delay the duel, I will not be able to practice your sword-breaking technique for the past three days. ”

"Stop the bleeding, bandage, apply Lord Will's ointment, just one bowl, the wound will scar, tomorrow day you can practice breaking the narrow sword with the narrow sword, the next day you can practice the narrow sword with the lady of emptiness, and on the third day you practice all day, Jaime will not be your opponent. ”

"Okay, my lord, your plan has succeeded, remove the black cloth from your face, and let me see who you are?"

The visitor slowly removed the black cloth, a stranger that Eddard Stark had never seen, with an ordinary appearance and an ordinary temperament.

"Are you Lord Will?" asserted Eddard Stark.

Will has done a shocking act in King's Landing with his face, and since Will can become his appearance, he can also become other ordinary people. Come to think of it, it's not that hard. If the masked man was the enemy, the throat stab just now would have cost Eddard Stark's life.

Will's swordsmanship is also the most subtle Eddard Stark has ever seen. In Eagle's Nest, Will lost bronze, Jonne Royce, and Lynn Cobray, in a row.

"Lord Eddard, you can order the guards to pass Lord Will in. The man said, and he sheathed his sword and hid behind the curtain.

Eddard Stark was suspicious, he put away the empty lady, walked to the door, and drank the order to pass on Lord Will, and after a while, Will walked in accompanied by Clever Kesso, Eddard Stark remained silent and showed Will the injury on his wrist, Jory Kessel was shocked, and hurriedly asked Ed what was going on? Ed didn't answer, just asked Will to stop the bleeding and bandage him.

Eddard Stark knew that Will was a skilled doctor, and that his father-in-law, Duke Horst, was cured by Will's medical skills, and a person like Will who was very experienced in combat, had anti-inflammatory and hemostatic ointment on his body at any time during the war.

Will debrides and disinfects Eddard Stark's small wound, dresses it with medicine, and acts professionally and skillfully, Ed sees that Will has been prepared, and his heart is bright, knowing that the masked man stabbed him in the wrist, Will knows it.

It can be seen that Will is either the mastermind or the insider who planned the incident together.

Ed was very relieved in his heart, in the army, there was a master who was also proficient in Will's skills, and his swordsmanship was not inferior to Will, although he didn't know who it was, but his heart was very determined.

"Lord Will, Lord Eddard's injury, tomorrow's duel will definitely not work. Jory said, with a light-hearted tone in his voice.

Eddard Stark's heart moved, and in everyone's hearts, it was obvious that they were not optimistic about his duel with Tywin Lannister. Looking at Jory's expression, it is not difficult to think that the nobles who came out to fight in the valley were even more uncomfortable, they were willing to follow Ed out to fight, what they wanted was not Ed to end this war with personal swordsmanship, and they were even more unwilling to lose this war for Ed's personal reasons, they were not afraid of life and death, they were all here to make contributions.

Will said, "Lord Eddard's injury will take at least three days to recover. ”

"Then tomorrow's duel will have to be postponed!" Jory almost burst out laughing. Because of this change, the pressure in Jory's heart was released, and he remembered the strange place of this matter, "Lord Eddard, your injury ......" Jory stopped suddenly, there was no one else in Lord Ed's tent, it was better to stop this injury and not ask, he immediately changed the topic, "Lord Eddard, I'll go out and stand guard." ”

Since there was no one else in the tabernacle, the sword wound could only have been stabbed by Ed himself. Lord Ed finally figured it out and accepted everyone's proposal not to duel, so that his wrist would be injured, and the matter of the duel would naturally be postponed.

"Lord Will, is there anyone in our army who is as proficient in shapeshifting and narrow sword swordsmanship as you?"

"Yes!"

"Who is he?"

"Arya, sort of one. ”

"Except for Arya?"

"I don't know except Arya. ”

Eddard Stark said, "Your strategy has worked, Lord Will, I will practice the Narrow Sword for three days according to your arrangement, and I can really defeat Jaime's Narrow Sword Technique?"

"I'm sorry sir, I don't know what you're talking about. Will shut it up, not admitting that the plan had anything to do with him.

Ed stared at Will for a long time, and said, "Okay, Lord Will, please go out, I'm going to rest." ”

*

In the middle of the night, the moon hangs high in the blue sky.

The mountain range of the Golden Tooth City is rugged, but no matter how rugged it is, it is a road after all.

Icewolf finds the mountain path as easily as looking at the lines on his palm.

There are more than 100,000 mountains in the western mountains that block the western border and the land between the rivers, and there is more than one mountain road that runs through the mountain range.

Robb with Grey Wind, Arya with Nameria, Will with Lady, and the three of them walked in front. Behind him is Tyron Ash, who is as strong as a mountain but agile but as a shadow lynx, and the greatsword he carries on his back is none other than the Stark family's sword, the Valyrian Steel Sword Ice.

I don't know what Eddard Stark's expression would be when he woke up the next morning and found that the clan sword was gone.

Tyron Ash is paired with the Ice Greatsword, a huge two-handed sword, and this is truly the best use of everything, and it is invincible.

The Stark family's sword is extremely sharp, and because it is so large and heavy, it has been passed down from generation to generation, and it can only be used for execution, and no one can use it to charge in battle.

Behind Taryn Ash is Harris Moran, the First Lancer of the North.

Behind Moran is Daisy Mormont. The bitter cold and barren Bear Island made Daisy Mormont beautiful and moving, and she took off her skirt and changed into a military dress, she was slender, vigorous and beautiful, and even more attractive.

Daisy Mormont is followed by Angai and Big Gilly. Black Girl, Ash, Ash of Able, followed.

Behind these two men are Jon Amber the Irongun, Robette Glover the Arrogant, the two sons of the Karstark family: Eddard Karstark, Torren Karstark, and other noble sons of the North, a total of thirty people.

After these thirty people, there are the twelve warriors of Will's Ash Tribe, eight of which are Will's close guards, and the other four are Tyron Ash's close guards, one of the guards is specially designed to carry a shield for Tyron Ash, but this time he climbed the Western Mountains, the road is not easy to walk, and Tyron Ash carries his own huge shield.

There was also a guard, who was dedicated to wiping the sword for Tyron, and carried with him the necessities such as the sharpening stone and the tarpaulin.

Shadow after figure, Robb Stark's 500 elite soldiers in the North. After these five hundred, there were five hundred warriors of the Ash Tribe.

A thousand elite soldiers, led by the Icewolf, began in the middle of the night and quietly crossed the Western Mountains, bypassing the Golden Tooth City, and heading straight for the Lannister's lair in the Western Realm: Kaiyan City.

The Golden Tooth City was heavily defended, and the castle was built in the middle of the road on the mountain, blocking the avenue into the mountain. And from the west to the riverlands, there is only this one and only avenue.

You can't take the Golden Tooth City, and you can't enter the western realm from the direction of the Riverlands.

However, Will took full advantage of the Icewolf, Robb Stark had already made a heart-to-heart with Grey Wind, and what he said, Grey Wind immediately complied, and took Robb to find a path through the mountains without any effort.

There are three ice wolves to open the way, wolves in the mountains who like to live in packs, shadow bobcats that are used to living alone, mountain lions that come out to forage at night, and wild boars that are noisy.

*

The next morning, with the sound of earth-shattering gongs and drums, the gates of the Golden Tooth City were opened, and the drawbridge was clattered down, and Tywin Lannister led with his three thousand heavy cavalry, one thousand of which were the best cavalry that the vassals from all over the West had temporarily assembled, and his heavy cloak of woven gold thread was gone, except for his signature bronze armor.

Even a cloak that would not be blown up by the wind on a galloping horse, in the event of a duel, would only add a heavy burden to the person, limit Tywin's agility and speed, and consume his strength intensively.

The Assassin's Sword, in fact, is not suitable for war rushing, but more suitable for fighting, lurking, hiding, and the emphasis is not on a fair duel between knights, but a sneak attack that kills with one hit.

But as long as the sword of the assassin and the sword of slashing on the battlefield are combined, then the blue is better than the blue, and the sword art has few rivals.

Tywin led his 3,000 heavily armored cavalry under the city, followed by bands of spear infantry marching out of the city. On the city wall, the archers were densely packed, with bows in their hands and arrows on their backs, ready to rain arrows on the enemy camp at any time.

Eddard Stark's tripartite alliance had already lined up in a phalanx, with spearmen in front, infantry in the rear, archers at the end, and cavalry on either flank. In the center, under the flagpole of King Stannis I, there is a legion of heavily armored knights, who are surrounded by the noble princes of the three lands.

Eddard Stark slapped forward, and Tywin immediately caught up.

Both are solo!

The soldiers on both sides shouted together, shaking the world and the world, for their own commander Yang Wei.