Heart of the Castle

Chapter 201 The Knight Hiding His Identity

About 150 kilometers south from the northern border of the Kingdom of Arthur, there is a twilight forest that stretches for dozens of kilometers. There are many tall oak and fir trees growing in the forest, just like the giant sentinels who have been waiting here since ancient times. There are countless shrubs and strange thorns and weeds growing here, and the wide Guangyao Avenue gradually turns into a winding path here, and the pedestrians on the road are also rare, and there are often no traces of people within a day or two.

If you want to go from the south of the Kingdom of Arthur to Viscount Lane, which is located on the northern border, the only way is to go through the Dusk Forest. Since the territory is relatively barren and there are no decent special resources, there are naturally very few business travelers going there. .Only a few small traders would occasionally venture through the Dusk Forest to sell some odds and ends on Viscount Lane's land.

As for the aristocratic gentlemen in the Viscount Ryan, when they want to buy luxury goods, they often have to go to Deke City, the seat of the northern sheriff, where business travelers gather in the river port city, so that they can release their enthusiasm for extravagance.

The calamity has just ended, and the dusk forest is even more inaccessible. A thin snowfall just fell in the afternoon, and the oak trees stretched their arms to hold up a large piece of silvery white. Occasionally, a gust of cold wind passed by, and the snow swept down one after another, adding a little bit to the forest. chill.

Two travelers on horseback appeared at the end of the forest path. They were both wrapped in off-white woolen cloaks, with hoods covering most of their faces, and they walked slowly in the wind in silence.The Dusk Forest is not a safe place. The howling of wolves and other unknown wild beasts are heard one after another in the forest. However, both of them seemed to be indifferent, and just moved the saber under the cloak a little bit. , and put it in a position where it is easier to get out of the sheath.

"According to this speed, there is no way to get out of here tonight, and we will sleep out for another night." The person walking in front suddenly said.

"If we had taken the Griffin, we would have arrived in Dirk City by now, Lord Wilps." The man who was a little behind complained, his voice still seemed very young.

"Master Li Wei, please call me Will instead of my full name, let alone your honorific title." The person in front turned around and corrected him in a serious tone: "We must hide our identities, riding a griffin is too conspicuous, If there is any commotion in Dirk City, it may be in vain for Master Sugard's painstaking efforts."

The young man nodded repeatedly, but after a pause, the elder added in a low voice: "Besides, even if all the glory of the world is placed in front of me, I will not ride a griffin to pick it up. It, I swear."

This may be the real reason for refusing to ride a griffin!
Li Wei covered his face with the hood, and the corners of his mouth could not help but curl up slightly, revealing an uncontrollable smile.After the airborne raid on the devil's lair, the knights who had tasted the taste of flying in the sky were divided into two diametrically opposed factions. Most of the knights swore an oath with the gods they believed in, unless the world was destroyed and the sun disappeared. Otherwise, they would never climb on the back of the griffin again; some other knights—to be precise, only Dragonson seemed to be the only one who did this, fell madly in love with the feeling of flying, and declared that what they hoped most was to sit on the ground. The griffin never comes down again, even if it eats and sleeps, it can be mixed together.

Wilps was clearly the most determined of the former.

When discussing how to get to the branch of the Knights Association in Deke City as soon as possible, Li Wei suggested that he could fly there on a griffin, so that it only takes one morning to get there.Master Sugard was noncommittal about this, while Wilpus immediately turned pale and shook his head decisively.

"If you must take that thing, I ask to stay. There are many knights who can accompany you to Dirk City, and Dragonson will definitely be the most joyful one among them."

Wilps' resolute tone made Li Wei understand how firm the Grand Knight Commander's stance was in refusing to ride a Griffin.So the young man had no choice but to shrug his shoulders and agree to Wilps' suggestion.

Riding through the Dusk Forest is a rather strenuous journey in warm seasons, not to mention the winter when the disaster has just ended, and the beasts in the Dusk Forest are already hungry and crazy.Fortunately, both Li Wei and Wilps are strong men who have reached the stage of dissipating fighting spirit, and with the help of Mengmeng, a big bobcat who is known as a jungle predator, the beasts who dared to show their teeth along the way finally came back. Roasted deliciously on the campfire.

There seemed to be intermittent shouts in the wind, Li Wei reined in the horse and listened attentively, with a hesitant expression on his face.

"Will... did you hear something?"

Wilps' eyes flickered, nodded and said, "It seems that someone is calling, young master, you wait here, I'll go and have a look."

"How can this be done, let's go together." Li Wei refused and said, "Anyway, Mengmeng is here, so we won't get lost."

The bobcat is as familiar with the jungle as a fish is to a river and a bird is to the sky. Hearing what Levi said, a proud meow sounded from a branch not far away. I glanced over from the corner of my eye, but I couldn't even see the shadow of the big bobcat.

"It's really like a ghost..." Wilps muttered, jumped off the horse, and led the mount with Li Wei, left the path, and walked towards the place where the sound came from.

The path through Dusk Forest was covered with snow, and there were many stumbling stones below, making it very inconvenient to walk.However, when the two of them walked in the bushes, they realized how rare it was to have that trail.The long untouched bushes are so intertwined that people almost have no place to step down, not to mention that two people have to lead the mount, which makes the trek even more difficult.

Fortunately, the place where he shouted was not too far from the path. After walking through a particularly dense black bramble, Levi stopped beside an old oak tree full of scars and burls.

"Is there anyone? For the sake of the supreme Father God, save a pious believer who is in trouble!"

The shouting sound came from the branches of the old oak tree. Levi raised his head and looked up. There seemed to be a yellow mass among the lush branches and leaves, wriggling from time to time, and then issued a desolate cry.

"Anyone is welcome! Please help a loyal servant of the Lord of Radiance!"

"Who are you? Why are you staying there?" Levi asked loudly.

"Bless Santa Morata!" There was a scream from the top of the tree, and the yellow mass slid down from it suddenly. Halfway through the slide, it seemed that it didn't catch it, and fell to the ground behind the tree with a plop.

Both Li Wei and Wilpus took a step back, put their hands on the hilt of their swords, and looked vigilantly behind the old oak tree. The bushes there shook a few times, and a man wearing a tattered monk's robe and a hooded face came out. guys come.

"Two kind-hearted people, please help me. I am the most loyal servant of God the Father. I was baptized in the Glorious Cathedral of Fermeyer." The guy begged loudly while looking around desperately, his eyes It seemed a little flustered.

"Really? You are actually a baptized priest?" Wilpus looked at this man suspiciously, "My lord, how did you end up in this situation?"

"This morning, my horse was eaten by wolves in the forest, leaving only these two boxes. I am cold and hungry now, and I have no weapons to defend myself. If two kind people don't help me , I will definitely die!" The guy put on a pitiful expression, and pointed to the two boxes made of bark thrown beside the old oak tree.

Li Wei and Wilpus exchanged glances. What this person said may not be true. If the two boxes were once carried on horseback, they would be placed too neatly now; and after all, according to what this person said , The horse was eaten by wolves, so there should be some tooth marks and scratches on the box, at least some blood should be splashed, right?

According to Wilps, it's better to leave this dishonest guy and go on the road.However, after thinking about it, Li Wei still did not refuse to help, and allowed the stranger to tie two boxes to both sides of his mount, and then went on the road together.

"May the great lord of war, Barud, bless you, young knight!" The stranger thanked him one after another, then bent down and hid behind Li Wei's mount, trying to block the cold wind blowing on his face as much as possible.

The three men and the two horses set out on the way back to the forest path, and at first they did not talk to each other, for the wind was blowing hard, and the stones and branches underfoot were too distracting.The dense undergrowth of the evening forest can make most travelers who recklessly leave the forest path get lost, but this does not include Levi. Led by a shadow that only he can perceive, the three of them soon saw the narrow road again. crooked road.

(End of this chapter)