Why did the lord rebel

Chapter 2 Conversations between the Living and the Dead
Under the leadership of the maid An Jie, Xia Houyan walked into a small tent on the edge of the camp.

There, he found the body of Alice Comstock, the captain of the guard of the Igor family.

The female swordsman lay straight on a sheepskin felt.

This female warrior was only 21 years old at the time of her death, her upper body was still wrapped in blood-stained chain armor, and the hem of her lower body skirt was already broken, revealing a pair of high-heeled boots covered in mud.

Holding a lion oil lamp in her hand, An Jie looked at the young lord beside her:

"Lord Elliot..."

"Give me the lamp." Xia Houyan stared at the female swordsman's corpse, sniffed the bloody scent from his nose, and whispered, "Let me and Captain Alice be alone for a while."

Anjie seemed to want to say something, but finally gave up.

She handed the oil lamp to the master, bowed her body, and left the tent three steps behind her back.

Soon, there were only two people left in the tent.

Standing living, lying dead.

The living noble lord, and his dead captain of the guard.

In Xia Houyan's hands, the flame of the oil lamp shone with golden light, illuminating his and her faces at the same time.

Xia Houyan held the oil lamp steadily, slowly approached Alice Comstock's corpse, and then crouched down beside her, quietly looking at the female swordsman's face.

Even though the power of life has been completely dissipated from her body, Alice Comstock's face is still moving: Xia Houyan saw that the long hair of the female swordsman was still in a bun as usual, but because of The blood was soaked into a light brown, instead of the brilliant golden yellow that was overflowing with brilliance in the past.

Xia Houyan moved his gaze slowly, and then he saw the female swordsman's curved eyebrows like a soft sword, tightly closed eyes, straight nose bridge and thin lips.Alice Comstock's skin was white before, but at this moment, perhaps from blood loss, or perhaps simply from the coming of death, Alice's cheeks, illuminated by the light of the candlestick, showed a pure radiance. The whiteness reminds Xia Houyan of the fresh snow in winter in his hometown on Earth.

Only then did Xiahou Yan see the fatal wound that caused the female swordsman to die - in the center of her neck, there was a long and deep wound, and after the blood had solidified, it had turned completely black.

The jagged edges of the wound are enough to show that this is not the damage caused by the weapon, but the claws of the zombies.

Xia Houyan stopped looking down.He put the oil lamp next to Alice's head, so that the light only illuminated half of her cheeks, and the other half fell into darkness.

Xia Houyan bent down and sat cross-legged beside the female swordsman's corpse, without caring about the dirt on the ground.

He stared at Alice's face for a while, and was silent for a long time before saying:

"First time, Captain Alice Comstock."

Naturally, the female swordsman's corpse could not answer, only the light of the lion's oil lamp trembled slightly.

Xia Houyan was not expecting a response at all.He paused and said in a low voice to himself:
"My name is Xiahou Yan, Xiahou of Xiahou Dun, Yan of the descendants of Yan and Huang—of course, Captain Alice, you must not know what these mean—probably in your opinion, I am still your lord, The patriarch of the Igor family, former Imperial Duke Eliot Igor."

He raised his head slightly, looked at the darkness in the tent and said:
"Actually, Alice, maybe even I'm a little confused—why did I travel to this world? Could it be that I will live in this strange world as a completely strange identity in the future?"

Xia Houyan looked at the darkness for a while, looked down at Alice's closed eyes, and smiled apologetically:
"Sorry, these philosophical propositions about life and time-travel are left to worry about the writers of time-travel articles on Earth. Now that I'm in this world, I'll just accept my new identity."

The female swordsman remained motionless, but Xia Houyan seemed to have crossed a hurdle in his heart.

"So, I am the patriarch of the Igor family, the lord of the imperial food town, and you, the master that Miss Alice Comstock swore to be loyal to." He stared at the dead female swordsman and said softly, "A few You gave your life to protect me hours ago, and I thank you from the bottom of my heart."

He nodded slightly to the female swordsman as a salute, and then continued:
"Dear Alice, I know that you are a loyal captain of the guard, and you have always regarded my life as the most precious thing in your life; I also know that if you did not die unfortunately, you will certainly agree with my maid Anjie. Master Laurie's proposal - that is, let me abandon all the subjects and escape from the infected area alone under the protection of the guards."

Xia Houyan picked up a branch from the side, carefully picked the wick of the oil lamp, and slowly shook his head:
"But... I want to reject this proposal. My education on this world tells me that nobles should take responsibility for their subjects; my education on earth tells me that rights and duties are equal , Since I enjoy the title and benefits of the lord, I also undertake the obligation to rescue the people in the crisis."

Alice's face was bright and dark under the flickering firelight, and I wondered how the female swordsman under the Nine Springs felt about the lord's remarks.

"Besides, I still have a little selfishness." Xia Houyan showed a self-deprecating smile, "Since I have traveled from Earth to another world, at least it can be regarded as the treatment of a male protagonist in a time-travel drama - just running away like this is not suitable. A story-oriented, royal and bloody story."

After he finished telling this cold joke, he laughed to himself, then dropped the branch and stood up, looking down at Alice and said solemnly:

"However, Captain Alice, you must be aware of how cruel the reality is—now, our convoy has more than 500 people, most of whom are old, weak, women and children, and farmers who have not received combat training; and we must protect all It is far from enough to rely on seven guards and Master Laurie to escape from this infected area with a radius of hundreds of miles and zombies everywhere."

He paused for a moment, and a look of grief and apology flooded his face:
"So, Miss Alice, please forgive me, but I have never needed strength so much—to protect others, and to protect myself."

He slowly reached into his arms and took out a tattered old book.

On the dirty book cover, as eye-catching as the blood-red "forbidden book" mark, is the black title of the book:

Essentials of Necromancy.

Xia Houyan clung to the book in his hand, his hands trembling.He lowered his head and stared silently at Alice Comstock's face - it was a beautiful face completely obscured by heroism, the female swordsman in eternal sleep, as if still preparing to carry the sword Get up and go to the battlefield.

"So, Miss Alice Comstock, your lord still needs your services. As a reward, I will give you trust, justice and honor." Xia Houyan bit his lip hard, and then he tasted it. The sweetness of blood, "...If I did something wrong, I'm sorry."

He opened the book, found the chapter on "Resurrection", and took a deep breath.

"First meeting, Captain Alice Comstock." Xia Houyan said softly.

(End of this chapter)