From pioneer lord to king

Chapter 196 The Bad News【4K】

Ryan stayed in the capital for another three days, and finally waited for Mei Lan, who came back from her work, and she seemed to be in good condition, so she shouldn't have caused any trouble.

"Why did you go?" Ryan asked casually.

"I went to see some old friends."

Mei Lan's bland response made Ryan stunned, after all, he didn't expect the other party to answer.

Seeing who is the other party's private matter, Ryan stopped asking after hearing the words, but prepared to return. The Zhengdan Festival will not be able to catch up, but there are many things to be busy.

The soldiers also had a lot of free time during this time. When they heard that they were going back, they burst into cheers, and immediately got busy with their hands and feet.

"What a bustling city, unfortunately, it has nothing to do with me." Ryan, who was sitting on a tall horned horse, looked back at the majestic city wall. This ancient city with a history of thousands of years is really fascinating.

"Viscount Lane."

Ryan looked back in response, and saw Aisha in a pale yellow dress standing pretty on the other side of the moat, her little hands in ice silk gloves waving gently.

The long skirt was blown by the cold wind, like a dancing elf.

A smile suddenly appeared on his face, and he waved his hands vigorously in response, and now he has no regrets.

"set off!"

The long line is like a giant dragon, winding forward on the wide avenue...

Eisen's knight territory is in a relatively remote area in the middle of the country. Ryan led the team to arrive after seven days of walking. The materials were too heavy, which seriously affected the speed.

There seems to be no difference here from a few years ago, except that the road is a little worse, and no one has repaired it for a long time.

Ryan sent someone forward to pass the greetings, and it had been arranged along the way, otherwise, a team like them rushing into the noble's territory would cause a lot of riots.

Eisen's son Gnar had already sent an old butler to wait for them at the intersection. There were too many people in the team, so naturally they couldn't bring them to the manor.

Fortunately, Ryan didn't want to stay for a long time, so he went to the manor alone with gifts to visit, while the rest, including Mei Lan, temporarily stayed at the place arranged by the old housekeeper.

Gnar's expression was a little haggard, but he still expressed enough enthusiasm after seeing Ryan.

Little Amy is already ten years old, and she is only a head lower than Ryan.

"Oh, little Amy, she has grown so tall all of a sudden." Ryan touched his head with a smile. Although he hadn't been in touch for a long time, he still liked this young man in his heart.

"Uncle Ryan." Amy's tone was a little low.

The strangeness of the father and son made Ryan frowned slightly, but it was obviously not the time to say these things. He followed Gnar into the manor, and the scene inside made Ryan frowned again, compared to a few years ago , it actually looks a bit shabby here, and the gorgeous decoration has also been reduced a lot.

These discoveries let Ryan understand what had happened over the past few years.

"Mr. Gnar, is Teacher still in Northwind Fortress?"

There was a wry smile on the corner of Gnar's mouth, he looked into Ryan's eyes, and didn't know how to answer for a while, Amy leaned against her father speechlessly, tears already filled her eyes unconsciously.

Ryan felt a "click" in his heart, and he had an ominous premonition...

"Forget it, I can't hide it from you after all." Gnar looked at Ryan, whose expression had already frozen on his face, and sighed: "More than a year ago, the Kingdom and the Andes fought again. .

Andis mobilized 10 people to attack Shuofeng Fortress. The battle lasted for three months. Although it ended with Andis' defeat, Shuofeng Fortress also suffered heavy losses.

In order to chase an enemy, my father left the fortress, and when he was found, he was already dying, the priest failed to save his life, and my father... slept forever in the Northwind Fortress..."

"boom"

Ryan only felt his head "buzz", like a thunderclap in it, and the world was spinning in front of him, and he almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, the pillars next to him supported his body.

"How...how...how..."

Ryan leaned on the pillar with blank eyes and kept repeating the same words in his mouth. He couldn't accept the result...

In his heart, Eisen is like an eagle soaring on the snow field, lonely, brave, and powerful. He has never seen anyone who can escape his eagle eyes and sharp arrows.

It was just a battle, how could he die...

His body leaned against the pillar and slowly slid to the ground, his head buried deeply between his knees, and he let out a low growl like a wounded lone wolf.

Little Amy's eyes were red from crying, and he hugged Ryan tightly.Ryan's eyes were bloodshot, and he could vaguely see Eisen's shadow on Amy's body.

He grabbed Amy's head to his chest and hugged each other tightly, just as tightly as Eisen had just dug him out of the pile of dead people.

He never saw his teacher again.

That night, Ryan and the others got drunk...

The next day, Ryan had adjusted his emotions. Gnar dragged out a box from the corner and said, "This...is something left to you by your father. Everything you want to know has the answer here."

Ryan bit his lips tightly, until the blood oozes, he took the box as if he had made a great determination, sat on the chair and stroked the pattern on it, without saying a word.

"After my father died in battle, His Majesty the King made an exception and allowed me to inherit this knight's territory in view of his accumulated military exploits.

But I'm just a mediocre person, and Amy doesn't have the talent for fighting. There are too many people coveting this land, and sooner or later we won't be able to keep this foundation..."

"Who dares!" Ryan stood up suddenly, staring at his bloodshot eyes like a raging lion.

"Why don't they dare, a family that doesn't even have knights is not worthy of inheriting this knight collar.

Baron Ryan, I would have gone to see you if you didn't come here for a while today. You are the only inheritor of your father, so I won't be polite to you. I ask you to do something. "

Gnar smiled bitterly. He didn't know that Ryan had been promoted to Viscount, but even if he knew, it wouldn't help those people.

Far water, how can we save near fire?

Ryan was silent, he is still nothing in this huge kingdom...

"You said, I will finish it."

Gnar finally had a smile on his face, and he pulled Amy beside him and said, "Take Amy away, I believe you will take good care of him."

"Amy is your only heir." Ryan said in shock.

"It's not safe here anymore. Those people don't know when they will show their methods. This is the best result for him." Gnar rubbed Amy's soft hair, feeling extremely bitter in his heart. If there is another choice , how could he take this step?

Ryan was shocked, what kind of opponent was it that pushed him to this point?Where did that confident Gnar go?
"Then you come with me too, I am now a viscount conferred by the king, and I can give you a larger manor!" Ryan's voice was a little anxious.

Gnar's eyes seemed to light up for a moment, but they quickly went out. He said resolutely: "This territory was bought back by my father with his life. I will guard it here, and no one can take it away!"

His eyes were full of determination, and he blocked Ryan's words of persuasion. He had ten thousand ways to take him away forcibly, but he couldn't do it.

"Amy is the teacher's grandson and also my junior. As long as the Black family exists, he will not suffer any grievances. This is...my promise." Ryan's tone was unprecedentedly solemn.

Gnar smiled from the bottom of his heart, and he said to Amy beside him, "Kneel down."

Amy knelt down in front of Ryan without hesitation, and his knee collided with the floor, making a dull sound, but he endured the severe pain and remained silent.

"Hey, what are you doing?" Ryan felt sorry for the child, and immediately wanted to pull him, but Gnar stopped him.

"Kowtow to the Viscount and call him Uncle. From now on, you must treat him with the same respect and courtesy as you treat me."

"Bang bang bang, uncle!"

Amy knocked her head several times in a row, and her forehead was bleeding.

This time Ryan didn't stop him, and he accepted it. He knew in his heart that Gnar was kidnapping him. With this, the relationship between Amy and him will be closer, and he must fulfill his promise .

This kind of thing makes people very angry, but at the moment there is only complexity in his heart, this is just a way for an ordinary father to feel at ease.

"Why do this?" Sighing, he pulled up Amy who was on the ground, and wiped the blood on his forehead.

"Sorry, I have no other choice." Gnar said apologetically.

"Hey, I will take good care of Amy if you don't do this." Ryan shook his head, he took off the Thousand Machine Crossbow for personal protection from under his thick robe, and handed it to him together with four arrows and a magic crystal.

"This is a powerful weapon, similar to a crossbow. It is enough to threaten high-level knights at a distance of hundreds of meters. It can also be used by ordinary people, but it will self-destruct if used four times in a row. Take self-defense and protect yourself. For myself, for Amy."

Gnar only hesitated for a moment before accepting Ryan's kindness, and sincerely thanked him, he really needed it.

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After Ryan walked out of the manor carrying the box, there was a little follower who also carried the box beside him.

Amy carried the box and followed Ryan without saying a word. Last night Gnar told him everything that was going to happen today. He is not a poor guy who doesn't understand anything. He knows what to do is right, so He chose to cooperate.

Levi was patrolling the temporary camp dedicatedly. When he saw Amy, he froze for a moment, and was about to ask, but when his eyes turned to Ryan's face, he immediately shut his mouth, because that face was gloomy.

Although he is usually a little jumpy, he also knows how to read words and expressions, and immediately understands that something has happened. At this time, a sensible person should choose to shut up.

"Notify the team and set off."

"As ordered."

The team moved slowly, and Amy, who hadn't responded, lifted the curtain of the carriage and stretched her neck to look behind. The manor was blocked by the hills, and she only saw the windmill standing in the cold wind.

Tears, unknowingly blurred vision...

"You just left that little guy in the carriage alone?" Mei Lan's face was less cold than before. This boy who had left his hometown brought back memories deep in her heart.

Ryan sat across from her blankly, and said in a low voice: "At this time, what he needs is his own space. He is very much like his grandfather. He is a strong man. He should learn to face some things alone."

Meilan has been in contact with Ryan for more than a year, even more if you count the time of secretly observing, but it is the first time she has seen such a depressed and decadent side in Ryan.

"That person is very important to you?"

"He taught me the art of archery, taught me how to survive on the battlefield where swords have no eyes, and taught me how to adapt to life on the battlefield...

Three times on the battlefield he pulled me out of the dead, and six times he saved my life in battle.

The most dangerous time, the enemy's arrow flew past my forehead, if he hadn't pulled me, I would have been buried in that snow field.

I don’t have much impression of my father, since he went to war at the age of 16, he has played the most important role in my life, he is a very important person to me..."

When Ryan was talking about that time, his godless eyes finally recovered a little bit of agility.

At that time, he had just transmigrated into this world, and he had never seen his father with his own eyes, it was just a vague word in his mind.

And Eisen is the person he gets along with the most, not his father, but more important than his father!
Mei Lan rarely talked about sex a little more. She said with a trace of reminiscence: "I also have a very important person. In the most critical time, he saved my life and brought me up. In my heart, he is my father, but..."

This was the first time that Mei Lan took the initiative to talk about a topic related to her life experience. Her indifference completely faded away, and instead she smiled with a trace of happiness, like a girl who grew up soaked in a honey pot.

Ryan did not expect that this iceberg-like indifferent and powerful magician actually had such a side.

She didn't go on, but Ryan already knew the answer. God seems to like to joke with people. He let a person who is important to you appear in your life, and after a while, he took it away from you coldly and mercilessly. Walk.

The loss after getting it is far more heartbreaking and unwilling than ever!
"Parting is a compulsory course for everyone. It is a stupid behavior to immerse yourself in it. One day you and I will be the protagonists of parting. At that time, I don't want anyone to show such a cowardly side."

Mei Lan's tone suddenly became cold and arrogant again, and in an instant, she turned into a lonely iceberg again.

Ryan pursed his lips and didn't say anything. He knew that Mei Lan was trying to enlighten him. Although he didn't know why she did this, his heart was still full of gratitude, and his sadness was also diluted a lot.

For a while, the carriage fell silent again. Ryan didn't want to talk, but Mei Lan felt that he talked too much today, and unexpectedly exposed the emotions hidden deep in his heart to Ryan.

Just when the atmosphere gradually became awkward.

"Boom"

There was a sudden explosion of thunder, and the eyes of the two people in the carriage instantly became sharper, and they felt an extraordinary aura...

(End of this chapter)