"Actually, I'm on a study tour, I'm graduating soon, and I have to prepare my thesis, I can go anywhere now, anyway, I'm alone, Sir Mo Nan, do you have any good suggestions?" Mo Ling'er asked with a smile.

"That's great...... Uh, I mean, ahem, it's not early in the morning, it's inconvenient for you to be a girl at home, you may not know, Sunset City is under curfew lately, and you are not allowed to wander the streets after seven o'clock in the evening, or you can go to my house to rest first, it just happens that there is a banquet tonight. ”

Mo Nan forcibly kept a straight face, and invited Mo Ling'er seriously, this was a good opportunity to fall from the sky, of course he had to grasp it, he was also the son of the earl, such a solemn invitation, she had to think about it.

"Curfew? There is no war here, why is there a curfew?" Mo Ling'er asked pretending not to know.

"This ...... I don't know very well. Mo Nan shook his head in embarrassment.

"As the eldest son of the city lord, you don't know anything about this?ah, I know, in fact, there is no curfew at all, and there is no banquet, you must be lying to me, right, hmph, really when I am a three-year-old child, I can't stop, I want to go down!"

Mo Ling'er opened the car door, no matter how heavy the rain was outside, she was going to jump out, Mo Nan saw this and hurriedly dragged her back, this car is not slow now, if you jump down, you may have to fall.

"Don't worry, listen to me first, alas, it's not that I don't want to tell you, it's just that my father is also vague about this matter, what the hell is going on, I don't understand it now, and you have to ask me, I can't make up a story. ”

Mo Nan hurriedly closed the car door, wiped the rain on his face, and was a little depressed in his heart, the order of curfew was issued the day before yesterday, but Mo Lan didn't say why, just told them not to ask more, he, the heir to the count, didn't know anything, and it was really embarrassing to say it.

When Mo Ling'er heard this, she knew that Nohe had not yet arrived in Sunset City, but it was probably not far away, the so-called banquet should be set up by Moran to welcome Nohe, as for whether this was a real banquet or something else, it was not clear whether it was a real banquet, and he had to meet Nohe before the arrival of the Iron Guards tonight.

"Throwing a banquet?"

"I heard from my father that there is an important person who will come to Sunset City today and must be entertained well, although he didn't tell me, but I guess it should be the people of the Nuo family, only those ice wolves deserve such a grand treatment from my father, it's just ...... It shouldn't be a good thing, forget it, don't talk about it, you can go to my house tonight, don't worry, I have absolutely no other ideas, I just hope to make friends with you. ”

Although Mo Nan didn't know what happened in North Wind City, and he didn't know that Nohe was leading the army to come, but he was not stupid, his father has been preoccupied these days, and he has become a lot more irritable on weekdays, yesterday the maid broke a bowl, and he hung it up and broke his hands and feet, stripped off his clothes and locked him in the black room, and now he doesn't know whether he is alive or dead, and no one dares to persuade him.

The sound of the turbulent water was constant, like the roar of a giant beast, it was the moat on the south side of Sunset City, connecting to the White River in the south, because the terrain was relatively low, and every time it rained, the water level would rise until it passed the century-old stone bridge that connected the two banks.

The three castles of the Mo family stood in the midst of the torrential rain, this place was not as cold as the city of the north wind, and the castles were covered with mossy vines, like gray and green giants, but at the moment the high water of the river made them three isolated islands, connected by stone arch bridges.

The sky gradually darkened, Mo Ling'er carefully jumped out of the carriage, hid under Mo Nan's umbrella, and thanked him, she learned the etiquette of the noble lady very well, through the rain in the sky, she saw from a distance that there were many soldiers camping on the other side of the river, and the flag outside the camp tent was soaked by the rain and put on the pole, and it was impossible to see what the pattern and color were.

"That's the banner of the Nuo family, the cruel ice wolf, which once shocked the entire northern family, strange, there has been no war recently, how can there be so many troops?"

Guessed correctly, Mo Nan not only did not feel at ease, but became more and more uneasy, unconsciously rubbing the handle of the umbrella, this kind of rainy weather, even if he held the umbrella, he felt damp and uncomfortable, and immediately took Mo Ling'er towards the tallest sunset castle in the center.

"Maybe there will be a war. Mo Ling'er said in a deep voice.

"How is it possible, the Northern Ye Kingdom is now stable, there is no internal strife, only external wars, besides, no one dares to provoke the Ta Nuo family in the north, to put it mildly, even the royal family does not dare to move them easily, unless...... They're going to rebel!?"

Mo Nan was taken aback by what he said, and shook his head again and again, "Impossible, the relationship between Duke Nolan and His Majesty is extraordinary, and besides, the other person is still in North Wind City, with a high position and power, there is no reason to rebel." ”

But having said that, there were more doubts in his heart, he hadn't seen it a few days ago, but now that he had seen the army of the Nuo family with his own eyes, coupled with his father's performance in the past few days, it was difficult for him not to think in that direction.

The two walked to the middle of the stone bridge, and immediately a guard stepped forward to stop them, he didn't have an umbrella, the rain flowed down his poncho like a stream, the rain was too heavy, his clothes and shoes were actually soaked for a long time, his sour eyes made him unable to see who was coming, and only after approaching did he put down the spear in his hand, and said respectfully, "Young master, you are back, Lord Moran has been waiting for you, this lady is?"

"I know, Suzu is my friend, you don't have to worry about it, it's raining so hard, when the banquet is over, you should rest early. Mo Nan nodded, and pulled Mo Ling'er into the gloomy castle.

There was no light in the huge hall, it looked dark and dim, and the sound of the rain added to the coldness, but there were many people standing in the hall, they were all Mo Lan's heirs and retainers, a slender man in his fifties and a little hunchbacked sat on a high seat, wearing expensive wool and satin clothes, his eyebrows and eyes looked very similar to Mo Nan, and there was a young lady standing next to the high position, this was already the third Mrs. Mo.

They didn't seem to notice the intrusion of Mo Nan and Mo Ling'er, and they were still quietly waiting for something.

"Why is it so late? Didn't I tell you yesterday that a guest was coming today?" Moran's voice was low and hoarse, echoing through the hall, indescribably cold.

"I'm sorry father, I came back late. Mo Nan didn't make any excuses, he didn't dare to contradict Mo Lan if he was given a hundred dares on a formal occasion, and he had to admit that he was wrong.

"Who is this young lady, why don't I seem to have seen her, don't you explain?" Mo Lan turned his head to look at Mo Ling'er on the side, his face was stiff like a wood carving, and he couldn't see the slightest emotion.

"Ling is a friend I just met today, she is a student of Lingwan, she is about to graduate, she is studying abroad to prepare her thesis, when I met her on the road, I found that she did not bring an umbrella, uphold the spirit of a gentleman, so I invited her to come to the house as a guest, that's all. Mo Nan said neither humbly nor arrogantly.

"Oh, Lingwan's student, this is fresh, Sunset City is the most unpleasant place, it is cold and damp all the year round, and it is always said that this place is a rat's nest, and businessmen are reluctant to come here, I am very curious, Miss Ling, why did you choose this place to study?" Moran squinted his eyes slightly, revealing the ferocity of an eagle falcon.

"Except for yourself, my lord, who dares to say that Sunset City is a rat's nest? No matter how cold and damp it is, it is still the last bulwark of the royal family, if I remember correctly, Sunset City was originally Qiu Ming's fiefdom, and after the Battle of Pacification, it became your fiefdom, and more than ten years have passed, and I am just a little curious, so take a look, after all, my thesis is about war. ”

Mo Ling'er replied calmly, as a knight, her understanding of the history of the Northern Ye Kingdom is far more detailed than that of ordinary people, and she also knows very well that Mo Lan is a person, fierce and vicious, and everything that flows in her bones is cruel, the Qiu family, from the earl to the servants, all died in the battle of Pingding, and there is no one alive, and he treats the enemy more than Nolan.

"I can't see it, you are not very old, but you know a lot of old things, but there is one thing I want to persuade you Miss Ling, the essay on war is not easy to write, how many wars have been fought for thousands of years, but in the end, who can say right or wrong, it is nothing more than a king and a loser, the world sings praises to the winner, you don't need to write, as for the loser has already become the loess under your feet, what is there to write?" Moran pulled his hoarse throat and laughed dryly.

Mo Ling'er glanced around without a trace, none of these people standing around interjected to speak, even Mo Nan stood still respectfully, no one dared to interrupt Mo Lan, this is the rule that the Mo family should have.

"Since you are here, you are a guest, look at this rainy day, Miss Ling must be cold and hungry, don't stand here with them, hurry up and take a hot shower and eat something, Mo Nan, you can arrange it yourself, I won't care about your young people's affairs, come over as soon as possible after changing your clothes, don't let our other guest wait." Mo Lan closed his eyes tiredly and waved at Mo Nan.

"Yes, Father. ”

Mo Nan saluted respectfully, pulled Mo Ling'er out of the side door and left the hall, he was waiting for this sentence, he had just come back from outside, this wet clothes were really uncomfortable, and he felt uncomfortable just standing.

After Mo Nan left with Mo Ling'er, Mo Lan seemed to be asleep, so he squinted his eyes and didn't say a word for a long time, until a boy with a lot of pockmarks on his face fell in a trance, and he slowly opened his eyes.

Mrs. Mo subconsciously wanted to help him, Mo Lan didn't speak, just glanced at her, Mrs. Mo's body couldn't help but stir, and she didn't dare to make any more movements, his index finger gently tapped the armrest, snap, snap......

The boy quickly got up from the ground, he was too tired from standing for too long, and this fall woke him up.