The whole camp was in a state of turmoil, and on the one hand, the unexpectedly early arrival of the remaining fifty guards forced Geye to rearrange the camp and set up tents to accommodate them, and on the other hand, to prevent people from taking advantage of the troubled waters to make the situation more dangerous and uncontrollable, strengthen the barracks guards, and at the same time send additional auxiliaries to pursue the enemy and set up ambushes or strengthen the defense of the place on a number of possible escape routes. Third, it was specially instructed by Emperor Seser that the situation of the capture of the eldest prince and father and son was serious, and the news should be completely blocked and everyone in the camp should be strictly prevented from entering and leaving, especially the source of information in Seser City.

As for the reason why the eldest prince and father appeared in the Liyin Valley, it was originally planned for Belen to come to watch the ring match, but when he mentioned it to his mother, Princess Lindy, he was overheard by Wendeer. His two-and-a-half-year-old son is extremely cute, with a pink face, big black grape-like eyes, long eyelashes like a fan, a small pink meat mouth upturned like a toy duck, and the whole person is like a giant pink cotton ball that can run, jump, cry and laugh. Everyone loved him to death, and even a ruthless adult like Sether, who liked animals more than children, would often take time out of his way to visit the little nephew in the prince's mansion. Wen Deer probably understands how cute he is, just like all pampered and proud children, so his growing bad temper is also more than ten times faster than his young age, and he will cry all night when he is not satisfied, and he will never give up until he achieves his goal.

When Wen De'er heard that his father was going to go to the barracks alone without taking him with him, he began to lose his temper all over the house, and no matter how many times others explained to him how dangerous and difficult the conditions were, he turned a deaf ear. The two-and-a-half-year-old child with a stubborn temper is the most terrifying creature, and he can't be beaten and scolded, and he can't know how to reason with emotion. In short, after losing her temper all night, breaking countless dishes, paralyzing all the servants, chewing all the pacifiers, and making the princess and her son dizzy, Wen De'er finally got her wish.

The original plan was that the eldest prince would live in the Liyin Bunker with the emperor, but after Wen De'er came to join in the fun, he arranged the residence of the father and son at the other end of the camp at the harvest fort, which was close to the granary of the legion. It is not as noisy as the main bunker, surrounded by patrols, but the interior living environment is better, not only has a bathtub and a rocking chair, but also a vegetable field and animal pens with a fence more than ten meters away, which can be used by the little prince who has lost his temper to pinch the vegetable head at will, play in the mud and chase the hen and duckling.

Sether rushed headlong into the command barracks, leaving only Geye, Santier, and three hussars who followed him closely. There was a half-dead guard lying on the ground, and Sether recognized it as the guard of the granary. The man's face was covered in blood, his eyes were swollen and he could not open them, he was probably blind, and all the bones of his arms were misaligned, and he was lying limply on the ground. It appears that someone clamped his arms from behind and tried to break his neck. It's really strange that someone would use such a laborious method to kill a heavily armed guard, wouldn't it be more convenient to wipe the neck directly with a dagger.

"How long will he live?" the Emperor asked.

"When you came, the doctor gave him a brief examination," Sanjie replied, "and he looked badly injured, but not life-threatening, just crippled." ”

"It's a pity, I love watching this guy wrestle. The Emperor muttered, then crouched down beside the wounded, "Shelly, can you still speak?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, I can speak. The wounded replied immediately in a surprisingly clear voice, only to tremble and hoarse.

"It's not too bad. Tell me what happened?"

"When I was on guard on the top floor of the granary, I saw two guards following Prince Wen's nurse into the fort of harvest. ”

"Nurse?" asked Sether, "do you mean the maid who always holds Wende'er?"

"Yes, Your Majesty. ”

"Then nurse, go on. ”

"For about half an hour ago, when I saw them come out, I also observed the maid. I found that the person who went out and the person who went in didn't seem to be the same person. The wounded changed his name, and it was evident that he was quite a clever man.

"How did you find out it wasn't the same person?"

"Ah! they're not the same size. The maid who went in later," the wounded man paused suddenly, and could almost see the sudden flush under his blue nose and swollen face and wounds all over his face, "a beautiful view······ It's not the same as the woman's fleshy waist before······ Ahhh······h

Several of the cavalrymen couldn't hold back their laughter secretly, but there was no change in the faces of Seser and Sanjie, and Seser interrupted the wounded man's self-talk, "So you noticed the anomaly because you've been paying attention to that woman, right?" ”

"So I hurried down, and I stopped them. They seemed very surprised to hear my voice, and I felt that something was wrong. So I approached them. Even though we were in the same camp and not everyone knew each other, I still felt that the faces of the two guards were very unfamiliar. I became alarmed, so I asked them which regiment they belonged to, and they did not answer. Then the maid began to talk to me, and she told me some trivial things, presumably to divert my attention. Perhaps it was my mental activity that showed in my face, and as soon as I reached out to draw my sword, the two guards interrupted my movements and quickly subdued me. ”

"Was there no one else around at the time?" asked Sangjie.

The wounded seemed to need a nap, and Seser asked someone to bring him a drink, and he drank it all before continuing, "It was not yet the time for the changing of the guard, and the eldest prince told us to be quiet at noon, because Prince Wen has a habit of napping, so the work on the farm and corral can avoid that time, so I think there should be no one around when I am attacked." ”

"That's right, plus the sudden arrival of the Fifty Guards at that time, everyone's attention was diverted. Sether muttered, "They really picked a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity······

"Anyway, I don't remember exactly what happened next, but I think they were arguing over whether to kill me or not. The false maid said that time was pressing, just take the people away quickly, and the two accomplices didn't agree at first, but then they should have knocked me unconscious. ”

The granary guards who had come to take over could not find him and alerted the patrolmen, who found him in the pyre. It's a blessing to be able to wake us up after a hard hit," Geye said, "otherwise we'd have been looking for clues in a pile of children's toys until now." ”

"Geye, take me to Harvest Fort at once. His words alerted Sether, and they left the barracks.

The fort was about two miles from the barracks, and an additional squad of cavalry was guarding it, as the original guard had fallen behind the battlements. When they entered, they found that the sentries in the fortress had died in the same way, leaving no life, and the enemy should have taken the Great Prince and Prince Wen away without much effort. It's just that the guards were all slashed throats and died cleanly and painlessly, which was completely different from the attack Shelly received.

Sether ordered the accompanying soldiers to collect the bodies and remove the bloodstains, while looking for clues that might have been left behind. It wasn't long before he was patrolling the dimly lit cloister on the second floor when he was drawn to something above the wall. It was an iron thing, pierced so deep that it took a lot of effort for Sether to pull it out of the wall.

Sangjie and Geye gathered around, and by the light they could see what was in the emperor's hand.

"Your Majesty, do you know this thing?" asked Sangjie, noticing the Emperor's mysterious smile, neither he nor Geye had ever seen this strange object.

"yes, Lantern Shield. Sether held it up, sharp spikes gleaming with a deadly chill in the candlelight, "The same number of blades, the same color of venom, it seems that this is a woman who is after me so desperately." ”

"Woman?" Sang Jie, and Geye cried out in unison, "You mean the false maid?"

At this moment, there was a noisy sound of horses' hooves, and someone outside asked loudly, "Is Your Majesty here?", and after receiving a reply, two scouts from different directions hurriedly rushed into the Harvest Castle and climbed up to the second floor.

"Report one by one, gentlemen. Sether ordered.

"We sent cavalry to report that the soldiers there had found that a mule cart was missing, which had been stolen about three to five hours earlier. Because it was not the busiest time for the grain harvest, they did not find out about it until near noon. "The first scout debriefed.

"The Rangers found three bodies, one male and two female, hidden by thatch and dead leaves, under a hidden adobe area southwest outside the camp. They were all stripped of their clothes, stabbed in the throat, and blood seeped all over the ground, so they were smelled fishy by the hounds that accompanied them. "The second scout debriefed.

"Gentlemen," said Sether, "can now see how rampant our enemies are, hovering over us like vultures that smell rot. The original route had to be changed, because the lives of the eldest prince and Prince Wen were at stake. Come on, we're going to make a new plan right now, and we're going to kill them all this time. ”

"That's right, Your Majesty, you gave us the order to do it. Sang Jie's said.

"As for the stabbing candidates, we are all over the place. Geye said.