There were many people in the Harlow family who wanted the Night Sword, so the old Rodrik took the initiative to step aside when they were about to have a trial by combat. Seeing Theon's superb martial arts skills and the resolute expression on his face when he used the ice weapon, he couldn't help but
I lament that the relationship between the two families can never go back to what it used to be.
Rodrik's sister Alanis married Balon Greyjoy and gave birth to four children, namely Rodrik, Malen, Asha and Theon with different surnames. During the Iron Islands Rebellion
, because of Veidt's small factor, all the adults in the Greyjoy family were beheaded, including Theon's mother Alanis.
Asha and Theon grew up in Lindong City, and then went to the continent of Essos. Without their mother, a member of the Harlaw family, the two families had long been cut off. Now in the eyes of Rodrik's family cousins
, how can a relative Xion who can't be beaten be as important as the famous Night Sword.
There was a commotion in the Harlow family. Several men who wanted Night Sword came together and shook hands with each other. After a period of unobtrusive wrestling, the winner Ho Suo "Hunchback" walked up to Xion.
forward.
Jose Harlaw is not really hunched, he just likes to walk with a hunched body, so he got this nickname. When he picks up the ice weapon on the ground and starts to get familiar with it, you can see the tight and bulging muscles on his body.
The venue is very large, and King Renly has also provided enough weapons for the two of them to choose from. As long as people on both sides pick up their weapons and stand facing each other, it means that both sides have approved of the contest.
"Boy! You were still spinning in your mother's womb when I went to sea to kill people!" Ho Suo held a long sword and a battle ax in his hands. He continued to dance with the weapons and began to provoke Theon.
Theon ignored his words, picked up a spear made of ice, and pointed the tip of the spear at Hoso's throat.
"Scum! I will hang your head on the gate of my castle."
"Theon, if you kneel down and beg for mercy, I will just chop off one of your arms."
Ho Suo circled around Xion and saw that Xion was unmoved by his words and stopped talking. It would be a bit embarrassing to continue talking in front of so many people.
Theon held the spear and remained motionless, staring closely at Ho Suo, only turning around quickly when he came around behind him.
Ha~~Ho Suo roared and rushed towards Xion, with his arms spread out and ready to stab his chest with his long sword, and his battle ax struck his head from top to bottom.
Xion squatted down slightly, gripped his spear and assumed a defensive posture. When Ho Suo was still seven or eight steps away from him, he raised his spear and stabbed forward.
"Ha, is this the spear skill you learned from the Dornish people? You have forgotten all the martial arts of our Iron Islands, you are not worthy of being an iron type!" The length is not enough, He Suo does not need to hide at all, he continues to sprint, raising his weapons with both hands, ready to attack
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When Xion saw him raising his weapon, he quickly retracted his spear and stabbed forward again. But this time it was a little different. The action was similar, but Xion didn't stab, but threw, and the spear came out instantly.
Poof! The seemingly fragile, crystal clear gun tip easily pierced He Suo's throat. He Suo felt his neck was extremely cold, and the weight of the spear on his neck made him lower his head, and blood flowed down the gun shaft to the ground.
"What a shame!" Xion stopped looking at He Suo, who was gradually falling to the ground, and walked to the high platform to hang the Night Sword back on his belt.
Ho Suo threw away the weapon and covered his throat with his hands. Before his consciousness gradually disappeared, he kept thinking about one thing. Don't the Dornish people always have guns in their hands?
"No~~~" A young woman ran out of the crowd and threw herself on He Suo. She was He Suo's daughter.
Renly stood on the stage and shouted: "The Seven Gods have made a decision, the Night Sword belongs to Theon Greyjoy!"
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Outside New Barrel City in the Reach, thousands of civilians gathered on the Rose Avenue connecting Highgarden and King's Landing.
Wearing simple linen clothes, they sat on the ground along both sides of Rose Avenue, and they all sang hymns to the Seven Gods in unison with high spirits.
More than a hundred people came out of Xintong City pushing only three carts. The High Sparrow walking behind the team looked calm but actually panicked. The food on the three carts was not enough to feed thousands of people.
The common people in the Riverlands are relatively wealthy, and every family has a surplus of food. However, following the High Sparrow this time was a temporary decision. Only a few people prepared dry food. Most people know that the High Sparrow is very charitable, and they will definitely solve the food problem when they follow him.
He dragged his family members into the team.
The High Sparrow is still wearing his patched cloth. The difference from before is that he has a string of pure gold pendants hanging around his neck. The Heavenly Father, the Virgin, the Warrior, the Maiden, the Blacksmith, the Old Woman, and the Stranger are seven pure human figures.
He is decorated with gold on his chest and holds a "Seven Star Bible" in his hand, symbolizing that he is currently the spokesperson of the Seven Gods in the world.
But God couldn't conjure food either. The High Sparrow pulled over a believer and said, "Has everything been checked in New Barrel City? Sir Jon Fossoway and his family are not here?"
"My lord, the Fossoway family has gone to King's Landing. They took away a large number of knights and attendants, and sealed the castle. The workshops in the city only gave us this little food."
Although the High Sparrow was extremely anxious, his expression did not change: "We are still far away from King's Landing. We people can't reach the next town, Bitterbridge, without food."
"The Caswell family of Bitterbridge should also have gone to King's Landing." The believer whispered.
The High Sparrow glared at him, and the cold light in his eyes swept away: "You lead people into New Barrel City again to find food. I will lead more people into the city later. If you can't do it here, we will break away.
Castle gate!"
"Ah?" The believer opened his mouth. He was just an ordinary farmer. He dared to break down the gate of the noble lord's castle. This was a serious crime that could cause his head to fall off.
The High Sparrow looked at the restless crowd, stood on a small stone pier and shouted loudly:
"In order to prevent the mainland from falling into Stannis's tyranny, it is the will of the Seven Gods that we walk to King's Landing. The nobles along the way should give us food and clothing. We are the messengers of the Seven Gods!"
"For the Seven Gods!" the crowd cheered excitedly again.
The High Sparrow encouraged hundreds of believers to enter the city. After some negotiation, the few remaining guards gave up resistance after a symbolic blockage, allowing the believers to break open the gate and watch them rush into the castle to plunder.
"Don't worry, we only go into the cellar to get food, and we will never take anything else." The High Sparrow did not forget to explain to the guards.
The leader of the guards nodded and led his people to check at the city gate. It was true that these crazy believers only came out carrying bags of food.
"You will win the favor of the Seven Gods, and God hopes that you can join Jin Yan's team." After loading the food, the High Sparrow offered God's blessing to each of the guards before leaving.
"If it weren't for my duty, I would definitely follow you, but I can't betray my oath of knighthood, please forgive me." The leader of the guards apologized piously.
The same goes for other guards. The High Sparrow left after another blessing. Soon, there were cheers again on the Rose Avenue.
Seeing the High Sparrow disappear from sight, the devout leader of the guards suddenly changed his face and looked disgusted: "tui!
"This damn bastard!" The guards around him were also yelling.
The leader began to assign tasks: "You go find some wood and repair the city gate. You go to the tower and watch what's going on outside. The others follow me into the castle!"
The door of New Barrel City was resealed, all the windows were closed, and soon the sound of ding-ding-dong-dong came from various rooms inside.
The wooden furniture was roughly opened, and the copper, iron, silver, and gold items were all put into sacks. The clothes of the Fossoway family and knights were randomly thrown on the ground, and the expensive clothes were packed away.
Go, the cheap ones are trampled on the ground, and the castle is in chaos.
After the believers on Rose Avenue finished their meal, they crumpled up the uneaten food and carried it with them to continue their journey north.
"Have you heard about the High Sparrow?" Thousands of people formed a long queue, and people were chatting along the way.
"You must have heard of him. He fought with hundreds of archbishops in the Starry Cathedral. That's why we followed him." A farmer replied.
"That's not what happened." A passer-by approached the farmer, looked around, and then said mysteriously into his ear: "It's the High Sparrow who was preaching on the Stone Steps Islands and the Storm Land, and was driven out!"
The farmer was surprised: "Can the priests of the Seven Gods Religion be driven away? It's impossible."
"Normal priests of the Seven Gods are welcome everywhere, but those people are not! The belief they spread is not the Seven Gods, but they want the people to believe in the High Sparrow and hand over all their wealth to him." Passers-by said vividly.
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"This is not the key yet. If the High Sparrow feels that you are a loyal believer, he will go one step further and ask you to dedicate your wife and daughter to serve him. I heard that many of his loyal followers went crazy in the end. In Wind Breath
After he was caught stripping off his clothes and causing trouble on the streets of Fort and Tyrosi." A passerby wiped his neck with his palm.
"This..." The farmer still didn't believe it. He was such a kind and selfless person, how could he do such a thing.
"I'm just kindly reminding you, just keep it to yourself and don't make any noise." The passerby patted the farmer on the shoulder and walked away, looking for the next person to tell the absurd story about the High Sparrow.
This happened everywhere among the thousands of people. When night came, believers with tents crowded together with believers without tents to sleep. The story of the High Sparrow kept them awake for a long time.
The High Sparrow knew nothing about it, for the story was spread only among new believers, as if it had been prepared in advance, and the storyteller cleverly avoided his loyal followers.
Late at night, it's time for insects to chirp.
More than a dozen black shadows appeared in the woods near the believers' camp. Not long after, dozens of people came out of the camp. The two parties quietly walked together after imitating animal calls a few times.
"How much is the quantity?" A passerby opened the sack on the ground to check.
"About eight hundred pieces."
A dozen sacks were filled with items made of copper, iron, silver, and gold, as well as gorgeous clothes. They were the items moved out of New Tong City.
"Okay, you guys retreat quickly, we'll send them all out tonight." The two groups quickly dispersed.
Pieces of items were stuffed through the gaps in the tent, placed under the believers' blankets, and placed in front of the sleeping believers, so that they would find them as soon as they turned over or woke up.
If you don't take anything from the noble Lord, you are a loyal believer who follows the High Sparrow.
The others who followed were farmers and their families. If you put a bag of rice in front of them, they would not keep it for themselves. If you put an iron knife in front of them, they might have an ideological struggle.
The sterling silver spoon is with them and will soon disappear.
At dawn the next day, it seemed as if what happened last night had never happened. The team of believers packed their bags and continued along the Rose Avenue to King's Landing. They would reach the next town, Bitterbridge, in about two weeks.
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There is singing and dancing everywhere in King's Landing, and the nobles of Tyrosh are still busy with the migration to the north. For the old-style nobles' life of enjoying themselves all the time, the young new nobles of Tyrosh feel that it is a waste of time. They have become accustomed to it.
Busy during the day and rest after dinner.
The men went to work and reunited with their families and friends. However, after staying in King's Landing for almost a month, many people began to feel bored again. The ladies also needed entertainment. Queen Margaery's banquet was too serious.
, they immediately found the Duchess of Tyrosh, the Princess of Dorne Nymeria.
The female prince looked at these familiar ladies and generously took on the role of leader, leading them to fight towards the Steel Street in a mighty manner, connecting the only legacy left by Robert, the best hospital in the city.
It was booked for seven days. During these seven days, only female guests were entertained, and even the male attendants were kicked out.
After the death of King Robert, he only had one daughter. The Valyrian Steel Warhammer was taken back and used as a weapon of the Baratheon family. In the future, descendants of the family will give it to them again if they have a suitable one.
When the royal council took stock of the inheritance, they found that the royal family's funds had already been unable to make ends meet. Stannis, Renly and Werther were owed at least five million gold dragons by the treasury.
As for Robert's personal property, just returning the money to the treasury was not enough. The Werthers finally smoothed the accounts and discovered that the only legacy left by the former king was that he had secretly embezzled public funds without recording them.
Bought J Courtyard.
In order to commemorate Robert, the three Werthers agreed to keep this place as a joint family property, and Stannis, who ran a casino nearby, would run it on his behalf, and all the proceeds would be given to the former queen Doris Rowan and Robert's daughter Jocelyn.
·Baratheon, to maintain their high standard of life.
The two former queens, as well as Jocelyn and Stannis' daughter Shireen, still maintain their titles of queen and princess, and the guards and maids around them also remain the same as before. The Baratheon family is not bad.
This little money.
The most luxurious pleasure house in Westeros, there are only women these days. Nymeria walked out of bed and went to the wine cabinet, picking up a pure gold wine glass to replenish her body fluids.
"My Earl of Gonsol knows that we are together, I wonder what he would think?" Jenny Fossoway stretched her legs lazily.
"Garlan will probably burst into tears too, hahaha." Leonie Fossoway straightened up and looked at Nymeria.
Nymeria's tight muscles, exotic and beautiful face, and wheat-colored skin made the Fossoway sisters intoxicated for several days.
Jeyne is the wife of Gonthor Hightower, and Leonie is the wife of Garlan Tyrell. They have lived in Tyrosh for a long time, and they have long heard the rumor that Nymeria is for both men and women, but they have never had a chance.
Getting close. Now that they had time, the two of them quickly followed Nymeria's offensive.
"Jenny, Leonie, have you made arrangements in New Barrel City?" Nymeria came over with two glasses of wine.
"Cousin Sir Fossoway has given away all the valuable things in the castle as planned." Jenny and the others took the wine glasses and took a sip.
"After the incident, the king and Werther will compensate him double." Nymeria jumped on the big bed again.
Garlan and Gunthor are Werther's important ministers, and Werther helps them grow in their careers. Their wives are taken care of by Nymeria, which makes their family harmonious.
Nymeria didn't just sleep with the two sisters for selfish reasons. The followers of the Seven Gods were passing by New Barrel City, and they needed the cooperation of the Fossoway family to make a plan for them. It is not easy to make up one's mind to contribute all the property. Werther has to mobilize Jon
·Sir Fossoway and Nymeria also want to use the members of the Fossoway family to stir up trouble in Tyrosh.
Next, we have to pass through the Bitter Bridge. Earl Caswell also has two daughters. Nymeria also has a headache thinking about this. The two little girls are only 8 years old!
All for the cause!
"But fortunately, Count Caswell has four sisters!" Nymeria became energetic again.