Farming Road from Baron to Emperor

Chapter 3 The Escaped Bandit

Muniz's home

The night covered the land, and it was pitch black outside the house. In the silent town, not even a chicken or a dog barking could be heard.

Huck said anxiously: "Ren, there has been no news from Munis for so long, and there is no movement in the castle. It's too quiet. I always feel something is wrong."

The dwarf Ryan glanced at him, and laughed, "Huck, you are too cowardly, that coward wanted to escape in the dark, how could he make such a big commotion, besides, Muniz has been by his side all the time. I won’t be able to walk away for a while, maybe Muniz has already succeeded.”

Huck couldn't think of any excuse to persuade him, so he nodded helplessly.But as time went by, he became more and more disturbed, and finally reached a point where he said, "No, I can't take it anymore, be careful with the Ten Thousand Years Ship, your ears are good, go outside and listen for any movement. "

Although Ren felt a little irritable, seeing Huck's serious face, he turned over and got up, pushed open the door, and went outside. He lay on the ground with his ears close to the ground, closed his eyes, and suddenly heard a horseshoe The sound of landing, stood up, and said to Huck: "I heard the sound of horse riding in the distance, and Muniz has already tricked him out."

Huck also turned over and got up, and walked out. Hearing what Ren said, the uneasiness in his heart faded a little, and he said: "After this mission is completed, when Mr. Hamis conquers this territory, maybe you and I will be sealed. The lord's territory is here."

Ren said with a smile: "At that time, you and I will also be nobles, and we will be regarded as honorable ancestors."

While talking, Ren heard the sound of horse riding getting closer and felt something was wrong, and said, "The sound of horse riding is getting closer and closer." This time not only Ren heard it, but also Huck, Huck His face changed, and that uneasiness welled up in his heart, and he said, "No, maybe Muniz failed."

Ren retorted: "His father is dead, and he is the only one left. There is nothing to fail."

Huck said: "Whether he succeeds or not, let's retreat first, and come back if he succeeds." Seeing that Ryan was moaning, and didn't want to make a fuss at night, he said in a deep voice: "Don't ink, hurry up. "

Although Ren was a little reluctant, he still followed.

……

But on Rice's side, Rice gathered his own retinue knights, a total of more than a dozen people, rode horses, and set off for Muniz's house. Everyone woke up in fright, thinking that a robber was coming to attack, so they locked the door and hid under the bed.

Rice said, "After arriving at Muniz's house, if you see suspicious people, you don't need to ask them, just arrest them directly. If the resistance is fierce and you can't arrest them, kill them, a total of two people."

All the retinue knights said yes again and again.

At a glance, it looks like black cloth, flowing and galloping away towards the distance.

When everyone arrived at Muniz's house, they found that the building was already empty. At this time, a retinue knight, who didn't look too tall, but rather stout, asked, "Lord Rice, what should we do?"

Les ordered: "Carl, Laura, each of you take three people to control the main road out of the iris territory, and no one is allowed to enter or exit." Two hounds come."

After a while, Stan came over with two hounds, took the hounds to smell the house, and then followed the hounds to the south.

……

"Huck, Huck, what should I do if there are hounds chasing me?" Ren panted. It turned out that after they left for a while, Rice and his party arrived at Muniz's cabin. The two of them were a little lucky that they were not caught. Catch it, but after a while, they heard a dog barking, and Les and others chased him up again.

"Don't panic," Huck was a little annoyed. There was no water source nearby. He knew that if this went on, it would only be a matter of time before he was caught. He was anxious to get rid of the smell on his body, but suddenly he seemed to think of something.His tone became softer, and he said, "Ren, I thought of a way."

Ren was a little happy and said, "What way, what way."

Just when Ren was curious about how to escape with joy, Huck suddenly changed his face, took out the dagger at his waist with his right hand, and stabbed him in the stomach, slightly avoiding the vital point, and the white knife entered. The red knife comes out.

Ren's face was full of astonishment, "You, you,..."

"If I had a choice, I wouldn't want to kill you," Huck said, then let go of the dagger, turned and walked in another direction.

……

"Lord Rice, there are bloodstains here." Stan, who was leading the hound, said happily.

Rice nodded, and a group of people followed the blood trail to find Ren, who was bleeding profusely and was dying.

Rice glanced at him and knew that he could not be rescued. Seeing that it was caused by their internal strife, he took advantage of the situation and asked, "Where did the other person go? I will avenge you?"

Ren pointed forward with his hand, and breathlessly puffed out a few words

Rice could only vaguely hear that the Clivia family...will attack...Ki...

Ren's resentment supported him to live. When he confided the news, he felt a sense of revenge, and the support in his heart was relieved, and he died with regret after a while.

Rice said: "Go, keep chasing, you two buried him." Then a group of people got on their horses again and chased in the direction pointed by Ren.

But the cunning Huck knew that Ren would definitely follow him, so he deliberately ran a certain distance, and then retreated in another direction.
In the end, Rice and his party returned without success and failed to catch up with Huck. Rice took the incomplete news revealed by Ryan to report to Charles.

……

castle hall
Ciel and Loki are discussing how to organize the funeral of Lord Medill Iris.The aristocrats stayed in the castle on weekdays and rarely came out to make friends. The acquaintances of the aristocrats could only get together through weddings, funerals and the like. They usually had nothing to do with each other, because the traffic was too inconvenient.

At the same time, it is also to tell the family that has made good friends with the Iris family that Medill Iris is dead, and now Charles Iris inherits the baron and becomes the patriarch of the Iris family.

"Loki, remember to clean out all the spare rooms in the castle, and the servants must order it well, no mistakes are allowed."

"Yes, sir."

At this moment, a male servant came over suddenly, bowed, and said, "Master, Knight Commander Les is here."

"Please come in," said Charles.

Anyone who visits the castle, except for Charles who has made an agreement with the servant in advance, can enter only after Charles agrees. This is mainly to protect the safety of the people in the castle, and later it gradually evolved into etiquette among nobles— —The servant sent the message in advance, told the castle owner in advance, and then entered the castle directly without waiting outside.

So Muniz directly entered the castle without waiting for Shire's permission, which was very disrespectful and reckless. Even if he was killed on the spot, people took it for granted.

After a while, Rice walked in under the guidance of the servant.Rice was dusty and looked a little tired.

It turned out that Rice searched outside all night, and did not come back to report until dawn, and asked Ndom and Arden to bring their retinue knights to continue the search.

Les said in a deep voice: "Master, we caught one, but he bled to death. Before he died, he revealed that the Clivia family might attack the Iris family next year."

Charles nodded, a little puzzled.

It turns out that the war between the nobles is where the two sides agree to fight, and then the two sides confront each other and fight head-to-head. However, due to the increasingly fierce competition among the nobles in recent years, sneak attacks and ambushes have become more and more common.

But one thing remains unchanged.Even if the Clivia family conquered the territory of the Iris family, they have no right to occupy the land. The ownership of the territory can only be decided by the Earl of Tulip and the Earl of Violet after negotiating with each other. After all, the territory of the Iris family was conferred by the Earl of Tulip.

Charles thought of what Munis said, could it be that Earl Violet wanted to destroy Earl Tulip.

Impossible, impossible, until now, no earldom has perished due to internal fighting. Besides, the strength of the Tulip collar is not weak, and it is impossible for Earl Violet to attack it all at once.

But out of caution, Charles said: "Les, can the Knights of the Iris Family resist the Knights of the Clivia Family?"

Rice said confidently: "Don't worry, young master, we have fought against them more than once, and we have the upper hand every time."

Charles breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's good. After the funeral is over, I will inspect the Knights in person."

"The death of my father may affect the fighting spirit of the Knights. I need to personally review it to let them understand that I am their new lord, and I can give them rewards and stimulate their fighting spirit."

Nowadays, in the wars between the nobles, the knights lead the serfs to fight, but the outcome of the battle is between the knights. The serfs just beat the soy sauce, carry the food, and look strong.

Les said happily: "Yes, master, it is an honor for the Knights to come."

"Les, my father is dead, I know, it's unfortunate, but he must return to the embrace of the Iris family."

"As soon as I heard about Master's accident, I sent Rao and Barron to investigate the traces of those people."

Charles sighed, and said: "If you find any traces, gather the Knights as soon as possible, and the escaped person can be released, but my father's body cannot be left outside, and the dignity of the Iris family cannot be trampled on."

Les nodded, with his arms crossed in front of him, and said in a deep voice, "I am willing to die to defend the dignity of the Iris family."

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(End of this chapter)