I was beheaded in the Middle Ages for 20 years

After all, he had never met John II in person. Xu Siling was not sure whether it was a coincidence or something.

But the intuition in his heart told Xu Siling that the John De in front of him, who was the same age as himself, was John II.

Whether this person is John II or not, you will know if you try.

Xu Siling coughed lightly to cover up the embarrassment in front of her.

"Xu Siling, just call me Xu."

"Si Ling?" John couldn't help but recall that he seemed to have heard someone say this name, but he didn't remember it at once: "This surname is quite rare."

"You're not the first to say that." Xu Siling raised her eyebrows and carefully looked at the handsome man with a righteous expression in front of her: "I am indeed curious about some people in the royal family. You asked me to ask you. It seems that you are related to the royal family. The relationship is not shallow, you dare to say such big things."

"If you have some friends, you will understand them better than ordinary people."

John seems to be a forthright man, and his words are somewhat unrestrained, but his words always reveal kindness and will never make people think he is malicious.

"Then I ask a question and you answer me. Do you need me to pay anything?"

"Hey." John waved his hand, "I like to make friends with knights from all over the kingdom. Let's just make friends! As long as it's not something special, I'll tell you whatever I can."

Xu Siling was not polite and waved her hand to the bartender, asking him to add a few more drinks to him and John.

"How generous, Xu!"

"I'm very curious about the king. John, can you tell me what the king is like?"

Xu Siling said slowly with interest, paying attention to John's face.

Hearing Xu Siling's question, John looked embarrassed. He was obviously not good at hiding his expression, but he tried his best to keep his emotions in check.

"Ahem. The king. Of course he is great and an outstanding leader. His wisdom and strategies have enabled the people of the country to have a stable place and live a stable life."

Xu Siling was immediately sure that the John de in front of him was John II, the good old king in French history.

In a crowded place like a tavern, few people would dare to talk about the king casually.

As the crown prince, John II would naturally not worry about this.

Especially when John praised his father, he couldn't hide the awkwardness in his words.

It seems that before Philip VI snatched his daughter-in-law, the relationship between father and son was not very good.

John held it in for a long time, finally not knowing how to praise Philip VI, and finally threw out a sentence.

"Anyway, the king is a competent king, but not a competent knight."

"John, are you interested in knights?"

Speaking of knights, John's dark green eyes immediately lit up.

"Naturally, I think the spirit of chivalry is not only a moral code, but also a philosophy and code of conduct for the soldiers of the kingdom. Xu, don't you think so?"

"Ah."

Of course Xu Siling would not ask for trouble to refute. You must know that the John in front of him, when he was the king, he required himself to fight with the moral behavior of chivalry. He did it personally. As a commander, he did not sit back and command, but led the soldiers to charge.

at last.?

Of course the battle failed, and as king he was directly captured by England.

The ransom offered by England was too high, and John's son Charles V could not raise it at all, so he had to propose a hostage exchange.

It was John's three sons who became hostages in place of the king, and John II was returned to France to collect ransom.

However, when he returned to France, the prince Louis I who took his place as a hostage escaped from British imprisonment. After John II, who had only returned home for only three years, learned of this situation, he voluntarily returned to England and became a prisoner again in the spirit of chivalry.

Therefore, it is definitely unrealistic for Xu Siling to ask John whether true chivalry is worth it.

Xu Siling said that she knows how to say, "Ah, yes, yes, yes."

John seemed extremely happy to be recognized by Xu Siling, and his conversation gradually started to open up.

"The king is barely competent. Mainly because he is not a competent knight, which leads to too many battle failures. Especially the requirements for the nobles are too shallow. Look at the nobles now. The nobles don't look like nobles. They only focus on themselves. There is no Put the people and the country at the center, only consider your own interests, and only consider whether you are losing or not!"

"Tell me, Xu, what big things can this kind of thinking accomplish?!"

"Ah, yes, yes."

Seeing that John was getting more and more arrogant, Xu Siling couldn't help but change the subject: "Well, John, since he knows so much about your royal family, what do you think of the Crown Prince?"

"Who?" John was stunned for a moment.

"Prince, don't you know him?"

"We know him. Why don't we know him? I'm very familiar with him!" John coughed awkwardly.

"Then what kind of person do you think the Crown Prince is?"

"He, he is." This made things difficult for John. He was neither praising himself nor slandering himself. He didn't know what to say for a moment. Suddenly something came to his mind, and he slapped his chest angrily and said confidently: "The Crown Prince is an upright knight, worthy of his honour." To the country, worthy of God!”

After saying these words, John felt a little hot on his face. This was the first time he had praised himself like this in front of a stranger.

What you think in your heart and what you say are two different things.

But he couldn't help but froze for a moment when he thought of something.

its not right.

He was obviously curious about Xu Siling's identity, so he came over to talk to her to find out, but why was he being tricked into saying so many things?

"Stop talking about this, Xu. You haven't said where you are from yet. Do you have any thoughts on being so interested in royal figures?"

"Ideas? I don't have any ideas. I'm just curious about the royal family."

"That's it?" John didn't believe it.

Xu Siling spread his hands: "Otherwise, I am just a little knight in a remote area. What ideas can I have?"

"Hey, Xu. What you said is wrong. Knights are not divided into big or small, nor are they divided into regions. As long as you regulate yourself in the spirit of chivalry, you will be the most outstanding knight in the kingdom!"

"Ah, yes, yes."

As soon as the knights were mentioned, the atmosphere of the topic immediately changed again.

"As knights, we must cherish honor, pursue glory and reputation, and safeguard our own honor and the reputation of our family and country. We respect our oaths and regard them as a manifestation of moral duties, whether they are oaths in battle or obligations and responsibilities. Promise of!"

"Ah, yes, yes."

John talked nonsense for a long time under the influence of alcohol. When he came back to his senses, he realized that he was wrong. No one would like him to be so verbose.

He looked at Xu Siling and found that Xu Siling did not look impatient, but looked at him with interest.

I couldn't help but feel relieved inside.

There is a warmth like meeting a close friend.

The kingdom does not have soldiers who regard chivalry as their belief, but most of these soldiers do not dare to speak or even look up at him after knowing who he is. They will only remain silent.

Therefore, most of the people who communicated with John were members of the royal family or nobles of the kingdom.

When communicating, John can't help but promote chivalry to everyone, hoping that the nobles can regard chivalry as a moral principle to regulate themselves, but everyone is impatient with John's chivalry.

He was concerned about his status as the crown prince, so he did everything perfunctorily and didn't pay attention to what he said at all.

He even sneered at the so-called chivalry.

At this time, John felt tired and sad, and felt that the reason why the nobles of the kingdom became like this was related to his father.

His father, Philip VI, was a complete profitist. Whatever he did or said, he always had the purpose of profit.

If his father, Philip VI, had led the kingdom firmly with the spirit of chivalry, maybe many things would have been different.

The tavern in San Carlo Market was his favorite place. He was sitting alone in a corner drinking. No one dared to disturb him, and he didn't want to disturb others.

But while drinking, I saw Xu Siling entering the tavern with an extremely eye-catching two-handed sword on her waist, as if a country man came to the city and was curious about everything.

After seeing that Xu Siling was about to be tricked by the bartender, he couldn't help but stop her.

John's intention was simple, he just wanted to see where Xu Siling came from and get to know the knight.

Unexpectedly, the two of them chatted for so long in just such a short time, and time flew by so fast.

In particular, Xu Siling did not look impatient. Instead, she looked at him with interest, looking forward to what he would continue to say.

He was moved by the feeling of meeting a close friend that arose in his heart.

"John, why don't you say anything?"

"No, I just thought of something." John sighed, "Xu, have you ever killed anyone."

"Ok?"

Xu Siling was stunned by John's words.

Not only killed, but also killed many.

There are enough corpses to fill this tavern.

"You don't need to hide it. There is no knight whose hands are not stained with blood." John laughed. "I believe that with your character, you will not kill innocent people at will."

Um? My character?

Xu Siling was surprised. Is his character so easy for others to see? He also feels that he is a good person. If someone can behead someone, he should behead him as much as possible to avoid letting the other person feel the pain of death.

If France were to award a title to the French Benevolent Person, Xu Siling must nominate one for herself.

"It's not about killing, it's about the real purpose of killing."

For Xu Siling, the purpose of killing is basically for experience.

"Yes, that's right!" John agreed with a smile, "Knights regard justice as their mission. We must protect the weak, defend the truth, and strive to maintain fairness and honesty. Only in this way can we be brave and fearless on the battlefield, charge into battle, and use our own courage and determination to defend justice."

"Ah, yes, yes."

As he said that, Xu Siling subconsciously looked at John's neck. This neck was quite slender and looked easy to cut.

John was smiling and talking when he suddenly felt a chill on his neck and couldn't help but shiver.

"Xu, why do I suddenly feel a little cold?"

"well enough."

"Forget it, let's not talk about this." John continued, "Xu, actually I have killed people too!"

Xu Siling blinked: "And then."

"I remembered that when I killed someone for the first time, I stabbed the dagger into the man's chest, and then the dagger got stuck in the chest bone and couldn't be pulled out! The man even held my hand frantically, hoping that I wouldn't move. He said he was about to faint from the pain, and my hands were stained with blood."

"John, what do you want to express?"

John patted his chest and laughed: "I'm actually pretty good at fighting, Xu, let's have a fight!"

John's proposal was not abrupt, and was even considered commonplace in aristocratic circles in medieval France.

When nobles meet or have banquets, a martial arts tournament will be held from time to time, and then the knights and soldiers of the nobles draw lots to duel. The winner in the end will receive awards and honors from the nobles.

During the tournament, some nobles would personally show up if their hands were itchy.

The tournament does not limit the identity of the participants. Even if you are a beggar on the roadside, as long as you are willing to spend money, you can sign up to participate.

Therefore, many citizens like to have fights in private.

This trend is even worse among knights and soldiers.

Just like Enri, she always likes to fight with the knight soldiers in Raya Town.

Basically everyone in Raya Town was beaten up by her.

"None of us are wearing armor"

Before he finished speaking, John quickly waved his hand to interrupt: "We don't fight with swords. Swords are used to protect the weak! Real men should use their fists!"

With that said, John took off the weapon from his waist, threw it on the bar, and motioned to the bartender to keep it.

He was the first to come to the table of the tavern and stretch his muscles.

John acquiesced that Xu Siling was also a man who believed in chivalry. In this case, he would naturally not refuse this duel between real men.

Xu Siling shook his head with a smile and put the two-handed sword on the bar for safekeeping.

The other drinkers in the tavern quickly cheered when they saw this.

John is a celebrity in the tavern. Some people recognize his identity, and some don't, but at least they all know that John often appears in the tavern.

especially

"Hey, alien boy!"

"Be careful with this guy. He fought six times in the tavern in twenty days and never lost."

"Haha, don't get knocked unconscious."

"Open the bank!"

"I beat John to win, 5 copper coins!"

"Hey, I'll win by betting on John too. I'll win by betting 2 silver coins!"

"You don't want your life. If you pay so much money, you won't be afraid that John will lose and lose everything."

"You're kidding, can John lose?"

Seeing that the audience was more lively than the stage, Xu Siling shook his head helplessly.

Then he silently took out 50 silver coins and threw them on the open table, forcing himself to win.

Xu Siling's move immediately made the tavern more lively.

Many gamblers are still worried that there is no one to match the hand, and it seems that the hand will not flow.

Seeing that Xu Siling was so confident, some people began to pressure Xu Siling to win.

John stretched his muscles and smiled boldly.

"Xu, I'm not talking about you. You've put all your wealth down. You really think you can beat me."

"I'm not afraid to be honest with you. In fact, I rarely duel with others. However, I am still happy to play with friends I meet by chance for fun."

"My friend, you're right, it's just for fun!" John laughed and shouted to the person sitting on the bank: "I bet on myself to win, 100 silver coins!"

"oh!!"

Suddenly the whole tavern became more lively.

Citizens passing by the tavern saw it and entered the tavern one after another to participate in the fun.

"Xu, you have to be prepared. I'm not very good at bragging. I'm pretty good at fighting. I'm not kidding you."

"Actually, I'm not very good at bragging. I'm pretty good at fighting, John."

John smiled even wider, squared his fists, and his eyes suddenly turned sharp.

"Well, be careful!"

In the blink of an eye, John stepped forward quickly, testing a straight punch with his left hand, and came towards Xu Siling. (End of chapter)