Whispers of the Gods

Chapter 89 Zhuoke IV (1)

The evening glow burns the sky red, sprinkled on the silver-white river like a thin whip.Chuck Apollon kicked his spurs lightly, and the river flowed east, while he continued west.

This was the coolest summer he had ever experienced, probably because he was in the north, and the cool wind woke up Zhuo Ke when he was sleeping in the forest at night.

Beside him is Edgar Dolman, and behind him are the Hastza guards headed by him. They follow Zhuoke helplessly because he insists on rescuing his younger brother Monty.

The guards found Zhuo Ke the day after he left the king's forest. They gave Zhuo Ke food and wanted him to return to Madkalin.But he won't think about going back until he saves Mundy.

"Your Highness Zhuo Ke, it's getting late." Ai Jia rode on a brown horse and turned to remind him. "We need to stop and camp."

The Prefect of the Praetorian Guard wears a white-tasseled visor, silver steel armor, and a white cloak.At the end of the procession, the double dragon flag of the Apolion family danced as the horses galloped.

"Are you tired?" Chuck asked.

"I don't have any."

"Then keep going! The horse can still run, the man is not tired yet, why not keep going?" Zhuo Ke said firmly, "My brother is still in someone else's hands, there is no reason for us to rest so early!"

After all, he kicked the spur again and rushed forward.

"It's getting dark, Your Highness." Aiga also speeded up to follow him, chasing after him and said: "We are in a strange land, and we know very little about the surrounding situation. Traveling at night is really too dangerous."

"If you are afraid, take your people back." Zhuo Ke did not slow down the horse's pace, and said bravely: "I didn't need you, I will rescue Monty alone."

"His Majesty Vigrich ordered us to bring you back to Madkalin. If we don't do this now, we are already violating the emperor's order." Aiga said.

Zhuo Ke clamped his legs slightly, pulled up the rein, and the white horse under his crotch raised its two front hooves, and stopped with a long hiss.The royal guards also quickly reined in their horses and stopped.

"Who am I talking to, the man Edgar Dolman or one of Emperor Hastza's guards?" Zhuo Ke demanded.

"His Royal Highness Zhuo Ke..."

Zhuo Ke turned his horse's head, glanced at the guards behind him, and showed a sincere expression: "I know the faces under your helmets, and I also know the names of many of you.

I've shared wine and banter with you, and for gods sake, we even practiced together every day.Now I need you to forget your identity as a guard, as well as the identity of my prince.

I know you are loyal to the Hastza Empire, and for that you have my utmost gratitude.

But on this journey full of hardships, I hope you are not as servants, but as my friends, my brothers, to help me find my brother together and rescue him. "

He was embarrassing these people, and Zhuo Ke knew in his heart that His Majesty was still him, and Zhuo Ke was forcing them to make a choice.

But his brother was taken prisoner by the Mosteks, and he had to.Father had let them take Mondy from under his nose, and he would get his brother back.

These Janissaries are not unkind, the Empire trains them to obey and kill, but they are still human beings, at least most of them are.

Seeing that the guards looked at each other and bowed their heads in silence, Zhuo Ke continued to persuade: "We have also found traces of camping in the woods by the river, and Monty must be not far away."

"The last day, Your Royal Highness." Aiga spoke first, "A few dozen miles to the west is Dark Anvil Castle, which is the castle of the vassals of the Mostek family.

If we still haven't found the Mostek family tomorrow, it means that they have probably brought His Royal Highness Mengdi into the city wall.

At that time, no amount of us can save him, and you have to go back to Madkalin with us.Not far ahead should be the city of Alomer, we can find an abandoned village to rest. "

"Okay, last day," Chuck assured them.

They walked through the woods beside the Turquoise River and onto the gravel avenue built by the Hastza people. The road stretched northwest, and the city of Alomer that Egar said was also on the side of the avenue.

"Why can't I see the farmland?" Zhuo Ke asked Edgar.

They passed countless wheat fields and corn fields along the way, and saw many apple orchards and pear orchards, but the surrounding area of ​​Alomer City was overgrown with weeds, wild flowers such as chicory and dandelions, and small Oak saplings mingled with the grass and were everywhere.

"Because the city of Alomer has been abandoned, Your Highness." Edgar rode alongside him, "The Dunning family abandoned their city and ran away with the nobles."

Zhuo Ke was puzzled: "Why did they abandon this city?"

"The army of Lec Mostek, Duke of Bonestone, and his brother Melch approached the city, and Hirpoli Durning, who defended the city, had crossed the Turquoise River before hearing the sound of horses' hoofs, and abandoned City and fled into Bloombell Castle."

Edgar told him the history of the city, "The 'Duke of Bone' took Alomer without a single soldier, but finally burned the city down with a fire."

"Why?" Zhuo Ke frowned, why would someone spit out the meat delivered to his mouth?

"After occupying the city of Alomer, the Soldiers of the Mostek family began to burn, kill and loot for half a month," Aiga said.

"Until the Duke of Brumbell Castle went south with the army he had gathered under his six-ling flag, he took back the title of the Dunning family who had abandoned the city, beheaded Earl Hypoli Dunning, and married Lec Moss Turk's armies fought by the Turquoise River."

"Who's winning?"

"The Doctor's family fought with their backs, and the 'Purgatory Squad' I was in at the time was hired by the Duke of Brumbell Castle."

Edgar replied, "Julius Doctor captured the second son of the Mostek family, but let Lec Mostek and Melch Mostek escape. They were on the run Time not to forget to order the whole city to be set on fire."

Zhuo Ke looked at the city in the distance, imagining a terrifying scene.

The thatch of the roof burned, and the first wooden beam broke, causing the entire house to collapse, burying the people trapped in the house by the fire. Soldiers riding on horses slaughtered civilians who wanted to fight the fire or were fleeing. In the roaring sea of ​​fire, the sound of horseshoes With screams everywhere...

"So it's a dead city now," Zhuo Ke whispered.

"It is the order that died, not the city." Aiga said, "Now this ruined city is occupied by robbers, bandits and deserters. It has also become a battleground between two families. The city wall has long since cracked, and the moat is full of stagnant water.

The Doctors couldn't control their south after the fall of Alomer, and the Mosteks couldn't be bothered to clean up the mess they left behind. "

(End of this chapter)