Chapter 26 The scenery along the way, the bridge of dog blood!
Someone sitting on the carriage was boredly practicing how to play the xun. Since he heard the soldiers playing the xun last time, he started practicing on a whim to prepare for the happy ensemble with Diao Chan.
Unfortunately, wishes are always beautiful, but reality is always cruel.
"Hey, my lord, why don't you give up yet?" Ma Chao asked Zhao Yun with his head hanging down, and Zhao Yun gave a bitter smile.
Yes, let alone playing music, someone even made the most basic sounds, only the sound of "puff puff puff". Someone who was more energetic kept making fart-like sounds for several days, torturing me.
A group of people.
"Ah! Stop blowing!" Zhou Yunfei dropped the xun in his hand and took a deep breath. The only gain in the past few days was probably that his lung capacity had increased a lot.
Diao Chan looked at someone who was losing his temper in a funny way. He was so childish. Zhou Yunfei now was completely different from when he was dealing with Dragon City affairs. When Zhou Yunfei was doing things, his expression was indifferent and he faintly exuded bursts of bastard spirit. But once he relaxed,
He returned to his 14-year-old personality.
Not to mention the person who was losing his temper, just as they were heading to the imperial capital, far to the south of the continent.
Byron's Empire
A group of well-equipped troops set off from the military camps and headed for the border. Standing on the high tower of the Imperial City, Emperor Arte Byron of the Byron Empire was looking at the troops setting off from the Imperial City, shouting proudly to the side.
The sons said: "When they see our soldiers appear, it will be the time when the Byron Empire conquers the continent! The swords of the soldiers will create a big empire for me! And I will become a Holy Emperor that surpasses my ancestors! Byron
The Royal Family of Lun will conquer the entire world in my hands!"
After twenty years of reform and twenty years of development, the Byron Empire has a military strength that far exceeds that of other empires. At this moment, it has 3 million troops lurking like poisonous snakes, waiting for the opportunity to deliver a fatal blow to the mainland!
alton empire
"Miss, this is the list of the new batch of goods." A middle-aged man handed the list to the lady in front of him. If the third prince and Bill saw it, they would definitely exclaim: "Linda!"
"Well, I understand. How is the negotiation with the Card family going now?" Linda asked.
"Miss, they agreed to sell those minerals to us, but the price is much higher than usual." The man in the middle said with a frown.
"It doesn't matter, we are in urgent need of those iron ores now. Let's get as many as we can. By the way, I heard that something big happened in Bywest. What's going on?"
"Miss, the rebellion of the Clare family in the north of Byvost has been put down. It is said that the newly emerged Dragon City in the far north sent troops to encircle and suppress the rebels. The Clare family paid for them. After the rebellion, the new head of the Clare family, Yuna...
St. Clair openly supports his cousin, the third prince of the empire."
After Linda heard this, her hands shook slightly. Then she continued to ask as if nothing had happened: "Dragon City? Is that the city where the famous Chamber of Commerce is located?"
"Yes, the Dragon City Chamber of Commerce, which is now famous in the mainland, is the chamber of commerce in Dragon City. And I heard that this time the Lord of Dragon City personally led thousands of troops to defeat 30,000 rebels in Mok City."
"Oh? You defeated the rebels with just a few thousand? Are those rebels farmers?" Linda laughed.
"Miss, according to my subordinates, they are not farmers, but the elite troops of the Presbyterian Church composed of branches of the Claire family!" the middle-aged man said solemnly.
"Elite? Are you sure they are elite troops? Not farmers?" Linda was a little surprised.
"Yes, Miss, it is said that this army is used to attack the direct forces of Clare, so it has high hopes, is well-equipped and well-trained, and is definitely not a militia!" the uncle affirmed.
"Do you know the specific battle situation?" Linda was very curious.
"Miss, this subordinate doesn't know anything about it. There are a lot of rumors now, and no one can really tell how the fight was carried out. This subordinate's information came from the Bywister Imperial Capital and was submitted to the eldest prince.
We can see it, so we should be able to confirm its authenticity. But the specific situation is unknown." The middle-aged man explained.
Linda nodded, and then the middle-aged man exited the room.
Linda walked slowly to the window, looked at the night sky, and thought of that silly man, "Did he work so hard just to marry me? He is indeed a fool. But, I fell in love with this fool."
” He was stroking the hair beside his ears and talking to himself.
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Someone who turned into a curious baby looked at the juggling in front of him and kept applauding.
This is a small town on the official road. Zhou Yunfei suddenly wanted to experience the local customs and customs, so he ordered his team to station outside the city while he went into the city to visit.
Zhao Yun, who was immediately overwhelmed, had no choice but to arrange for his men to be prepared for emergencies at any time, and called Gao Shun to select 10 elites to accompany Zhou Yunfei into the city. Of course, Dian Wei and Ma Chao also went there.
No, when Zhou Yunfei saw the jugglers on the street, he kept clapping his hands and applauding, then dropped a few gold coins and continued shopping.
And in a shabby room on the corner of the street.
"How are you doing? Do you have any goals?" A slovenly man asked the boy in front of him.
"No, it's still the same today, they're all from the city." The boy said timidly.
"Tch! If we don't have any business with you, I'm going to drink the northwest wind! Go and find someone with a bad face, and remember to be smart with your hands and feet. If you get caught, I won't pay attention to you." The big man drove the boy out like a fly.
The boy's name is Jack. He is 6 years old. His parents are both dead. He was sold to this small town. The man who paid for him is the big man named Mike. When Mike was young, he worked as a mercenary. Later, he broke a leg and returned to this place.
A small town that took in orphans to do some sneaky business. Jack was a child he bought. In order to train his fingers, it was trivial to take money from charcoal or oil pan. He often cursed and used violence. It was commonplace.
The young Jack was forced to develop some skills, and his fingers were extremely nimble. However, he was kind-hearted and unwilling to steal the money that the poor had, so many residents in the town spontaneously gave him their extra leftovers.
, but even so, he still had a hard time. Whenever there was a passing caravan, Mike would force little Jack to steal money. Many times after he was caught accidentally, he still couldn't avoid being beaten despite the protection of the neighbors.
. Some kind-hearted businessmen also offered to buy it, but Mike pointed to little Jack to support him, so there was no way he could sell it. So little Jack's life went like this day after day.
Little Jack was looking blankly on the street. He hadn't eaten for two days. Little Jack swallowed his saliva while looking at the hot food sold on the street.
There was a young man who looked like an aristocrat in front of him, and he was accompanied by a beautiful older sister and several guards. Little Jack looked at the group of people coming and after confirming that they were outsiders, he followed slowly.
When he saw the boy throwing a few gold coins casually, a trace of hesitation flashed in little Jack's eyes.
Yes, Mike once warned him not to steal money from nobles, otherwise he would be killed. But little Jack, who had been hungry for two days, saw the gold coins someone threw casually, and those few gold coins could make him
Eat a lot of bread and buy a lot of wine for Uncle Mike. Little Jack hesitated, thinking about the mouth-watering delicacies, and finally decided to take action. I guess the noble wouldn't care about missing a few gold coins, no, just one.
Enough. One gold coin is enough to buy a lot of bread. Little Jack walked towards someone.
Zhou Yunfei was turning his head to look at the blacksmith shop on the street. There were all kinds of weapons and farm tools here. Curious, he was about to go in to see what new things there were when a small figure bumped into him.
"Yes, I'm sorry." Little Jack stammered his apology.
Zhou Yunfei frowned and waved his hand to the soldiers around him not to do anything. Then he said to little Jack: "Take it out and I'll pretend nothing happened."
Yes, Zhou Yunfei knows that this little guy has three hands. Don’t ask why, everyone with some experience knows it! This little guy is just like the children Zhou Yunfei met in his previous life. He was trained since he was a child to stay in stations, squares, and places with a large flow of people.
There is no place to do anything. So when he was hit, when he saw the sloppy little guy in front of him, he knew that he had encountered three hands.
Little Jack was stunned. He never thought that the big brother in front of him knew that he had stolen his gold coins! He didn't know what to do for a moment. Thinking of Uncle Mike's words that he would be killed if the nobles found out, the little Jack was stunned.
Jack was at a loss.
Zhou Yunfei frowned and looked at this little guy. He was short in stature, probably only five or six years old. He was wearing shabby clothes and his hair was messy, but his eyes were very beautiful.
"Sir, please let little Jack go. He is still young and has offended my lord. Please let him go!" An uncle from the blacksmith shop hurriedly ran out and knew what was going on when he saw little Jack.
Zhou Yunfei's attire and the bodyguards around him indicate that he is most likely a noble. Nobles do not need to report murders!
The surrounding residents who also saw this situation knelt down and begged Zhou Yunfei to let little Jack go.
Zhou Yunfei was stunned. What's going on these days? How come the thief has someone to help him plead for mercy? Dian Wei scratched his head and looked at Ma Chao, who shrugged. None of them had ever encountered such a situation.
Gao Shun looked at little Jack thoughtfully, then turned to Zhou Yunfei and said: "Master, I think there may be another reason for this. Why don't you ask them about their decision."
Zhou Yunfei nodded when he heard this, and Gao asked the blacksmith by the way: "Why are you all interceding for a thief? Isn't it encouraging evil spirits? Does the city lord here just let you do this?"
"Sir, you don't know something. Little Jack has a poor background. His parents are dead and he was sold here. However, Mike who bought him trained little Jack to do these sneaky things. Little Jack is kind and he doesn't dare to resist.
Mike never steals money from our poor people. He is only forced to steal when foreign caravans come." The blacksmith slowly told the story about little Jack, but little Jack still looked at Zhou Yunfei blankly.
When Zhou Yunfei and his party heard about it, they realized the reason why the residents were protecting little Jack. Dian Wei, who was grumpy by nature, picked up the guy and went to find Mike, and Ma Chao's face became terrifyingly gloomy.
Zhou Yunfei's expression was not good either. He saw his own shadow in Little Jack. Those were some dark experiences that Zhou Yunfei deliberately buried deep in his heart.
The kind-hearted Diao Chan looked at little Jack and said softly: "Poor child, I really don't know how many children like you are there in this world. Alas!"
This sentence made Zhou Yunfei take a deep breath, and then asked the blacksmith: "Where is that Mike? Take me to find him."
The blacksmith was stunned for a moment, and then his eyes lit up. It seemed that little Jack's good luck had come, and finally someone could punish the evil-minded Mike.
When a group of them arrived outside this dilapidated hut, little Jack suddenly came to his senses and stopped everyone, preventing them from going to find Mike.
"Little brother, why did you stop us?" Diao Chan asked softly.
"I...I can't...let...let you find...Uncle...Mac!" Little Jack stammered.
Zhou Yunfei and others were puzzled, while the blacksmith uncle touched little Jack's messy hair and said: "Little Jack, we know that Mike is kind to you, but it's not the way for you to live like this! I don't think your parents want you to live like this every day.
It’s a day like this.”
"Mom...Mom said...said...to...repay my kindness...to...Mike...uncle...my...benefactor...you...don't...no...can't hurt...him!" Little Jack firmly said shocking words.
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Diao Chan's tears fell instantly, and the surrounding residents also secretly wiped away their tears. Zhou Yunfei looked at this small body and was speechless for a long time. Dian Wei clapped his hands hard, and Ma Chao looked at it with bright eyes.
Little Jack and Gao Shun looked at Little Jack intently, as if he wanted to see his younger self.