The clouds in the sky were burned red by the setting sun. On this spring evening, a gorgeously decorated carriage drove slowly on a road in the Cote province in the southern part of the empire. This exquisite four-wheeled carriage was made of
Made of the finest materials, the solemn and noble black body, as well as the exquisite carvings and gold-painted patterns on the carriage, all reflect the noble status of the owner of this carriage.
Especially the family crest on the car!
A circle of irises twines around the blades of two crossed swords, and there is a crown on the hilt, shrouded in blazing flames...
Only in the eyes of a noble who has enough understanding of the science of emblems would you see how amazing such a emblem is! Among all the families in the entire empire, there are not many families who can carve two crossed swords on their emblem!
These two long swords represent that in the history of the family there has been at least one Imperial Marshal-level figure. And the crown above symbolizes the blood relationship between this family and the royal family!
On the front and back of the carriage, there were ten guard knights wearing light armor, riding horses, with knight swords hanging on them. The armor on their bodies was polished brightly, and their weapons were bright. However, what was inconsistent with this beautiful outfit was that each of these knights had
He looked dejected.
Mad was sitting next to the coachman. He chewed a grass root in his mouth boredly, glanced at the sky, then sighed deeply, turned around and leaned down to knock on the window of the carriage: "Master Du Wei,
Should we find a place to rest? It’s getting a little dark.”
In the carriage compartment, Du Wei, who was interrupted from reading, raised his head. He opened the window and glanced at the setting sun on the horizon: "Okay."
Mader immediately responded. At this time, a horse galloped from the front, and soon came to the carriage. A family guard knight in light armor was slightly out of breath and said loudly: "Master Manager, there is a little boy in front of you."
Town, it seems this is the only place we can choose to rest tonight."
Mud, who was once a groom, still couldn't get used to being called "Master Steward", but this honest man still took off his hat to the young knight riding in front of him and nodded: "Master has spoken, I will rest in front today."
Looking at the loyal and resolute face of this young knight, Mader sighed inwardly: "What a simple young man."
This time, there were only twenty family guard knights who accompanied Master Du Wei back to the Luo Lin family's hometown.
As the second-ranking figure in the Imperial Military Headquarters and the eldest son of Lord Raymond, he traveled back to his hometown this time, but he only brought with him twenty guards, a "general manager" like himself, and a coachman.
This kind of entourage lineup is too shabby.
You know, those wealthy families in the imperial capital, those aristocratic families, will bring groups of servants and guards with them even if they go on an outing in the wild.
As for the twenty family guard knights, they were all "carefully selected".
Everyone knows that this Young Master Du Wei has completely fallen out of favor in the family. The future of the family lies with his younger brother. Although it is not stated explicitly, everyone understands that this Young Master Du Wei has been deprived of the title of "family heir"
Identity.
There is no doubt that the future of following such a master who is sent back to his hometown to guard his ancestral property is very bleak. Everyone is utilitarian and hopes to stay in the prosperous imperial capital. No one is willing to follow a loser.
The same master returns to the remote countryside to live out his life in mediocrity.
Especially those knights. Who doesn’t want to stay in the imperial capital? If you stay with the earl, you might be able to win the earl’s favor with your martial arts skills and become famous in the future! So, when it was arranged to accompany Master Du Wei back to his hometown, everyone was interested.
This mission cannot be avoided. No knight is willing to waste his best years accompanying a useless master back to his hometown to look after the farmers!
As a result, the twenty knights who were finally selected were undoubtedly a group of unlucky ghosts. Either they had poor martial arts skills and could not be reused, or they were usually withdrawn, disliked by their colleagues or excluded, or
, is someone who is young and ignorant, simple-minded and easy to deceive.
Looking at the young knight in front of him who had returned from exploring the road, Mader had already made a conclusion about this young man: he was probably the kind of young, ignorant, and simple-minded guy. He had not yet realized that his group was
Sent out.
After coming out of the Imperial Capital, everyone was not in high spirits along the way. The only one who still maintained a leisurely and composed demeanor was Young Master Du Wei.
Even though he was assigned, no one ever heard the young master complain a single word. Every day he just sat in the carriage and read the books he brought from home, rarely spoke, and his attitude towards others was considered gentle.
Putting away the distracting thoughts in his mind, Mader shouted loudly, signaling for everyone to speed up. The former groom and current head steward had a pretty good mentality. At least he was good at comforting himself: Never mind him, it's all about distribution.
No matter what, I was just a little groom in the past. Being able to be where I am today is a blessing from the young master. Although he is just a "manager" who was assigned, at least he has a monthly salary.
A few more gold coins, but this is a fact!
Touching the hard money bag in his arms, Mr. Mader had a smile on his face.
Well, I heard that the Cote Province is located in the southern part of the empire. Girls in the south have delicate skin and petite figures. Maybe I, old Mad, can marry a woman here.
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Jumu Town is the only town within a hundred miles. In this town with hundreds of households, there is only one tavern, and its name is very simple: Jumu Tavern.
Because it is the only pub, the business is not too bad. Cheap alcoholic drinks, cheap barbecue, cheap prostitutes... Even people living at the bottom of society need some fun in life, right?
When Du Wei's motorcade arrived in front of the pub, Du Wei raised his head, closed the book in his hand, and then extinguished the lanterns in the carriage.
When he walked out of the carriage, Du Wei raised his head and glanced at the rusty iron sign hanging on the tavern, which was swinging back and forth in the wind. There were noisy sounds coming from the door, and there were lively lights on the windows.
When Du Wei and his party walked into the tavern, they immediately attracted the attention of the people inside. After all, the sudden influx of a group of knights in light armor into this small tavern was quite eye-catching.
Du Wei came in last. When he walked in, the knights had already completed their work well: they cleared an open space and a clean table, and then surrounded Du Wei in a safe circle.
Everyone in the tavern was looking at Du Wei, this half-grown kid who looked very young.
Du Wei's figure is quite tall. After all, he comes from the Luo Lin family, a family of martial arts, but his body is a little thin. The beautiful dress on his body, even the collar and cuffs are decorated with lace, showing that he is
As a nobleman, except for the red hair that is a bit too eye-catching for the typical Luo Lin family, he seems to give people more of a weak impression.
His face was pale, his figure was slender, fair and silent, and he was holding a book in his hand.
The other guard knights had already started to carry their luggage. Mader threw out a few gold coins. The owner of the tavern immediately cleared out several clean rooms and arranged for people to feed the horses and so on.
At this moment, Du Wei was enduring all kinds of strange looks from around him.
"Oh! It seems! He is a noble gentleman."
"Ah, why would a noble gentleman come to our place?"
"Boss, I think you should collect the chair this guy sat on. Maybe you can sell it for a good price!"
After a short period of silence, the people in the tavern became noisy again, and everyone was talking about Du Wei and his group. Obviously, in such a small place, such a cheap tavern, a man wearing Chinese clothes ran into
Noble Lord, this is a very rare thing.
There were also several women with heavy makeup and scantily clad clothes that exposed their shoulders and cleavage and tried to squeeze in to chat with Du Wei, but Old Mader completed his job very well and drove these prostitutes away.
During the push, after the two prostitutes were pushed aside, they couldn't help but pointed at Mad and yelled a few words. Old Mad didn't care about those country slangs, but a drunk man immediately ran by and hugged him.
Prostitute: "Ah ha, my little baby, what's the good of that little brat? It's better to let the uncle love you." After saying that, he pinched the woman's butt hard. The prostitute smiled happily and immediately went to the drunk man.
He sat in his arms.
Du Wei's face was calm. He drank a glass of wine quietly. Even when people around him pointed at him, he only frowned slightly.
The guarding knights next to them were also a little listless. In this place full of the smell of cheap alcohol and powder, these knights couldn't help but began to lament their future prospects.
Alas, it would be great if I could stay in the colorful world of the imperial capital!
At this moment, there was a bang, and the door of the tavern was pushed open, and then a group of people walked in from the outside. There were three men and one woman who came in. From the looks of their faces and their obviously expensive and free clothes,
Come, obviously they are not locals, they are outsiders like Du Wei and others.
What made the people in the tavern suddenly fall silent was that all the men's eyes were focused on the girl among the few people who walked in almost immediately.
This is a girl about eighteen or nineteen years old, with long brown hair and a gorgeous face. Such a face obviously has an aggressive charm for the opposite sex! And she is wearing a close-fitting leather armor, which is obviously
The leather armor was of the highest quality, and it was made of the skin of an unknown monster. It exuded a deep blue color and had some weird patterns engraved on it. Her lower body was even more irritating, and she was actually wearing
The shorts exposed all the white and plump thighs! There was a belt tied to the thigh, with a dagger stuck on it! A scimitar hung on her waist, and she carried a delicate small bow behind her.
There is a row of small silver arrows in the quiver!
Judging from the bright silver color of the arrow, Du Wei immediately recognized that it was made of pure silver! A bow and arrow made of this kind of pure silver was truly a luxury!
The round thighs of this gorgeous girl immediately became the focus of many men in the tavern! And she seemed to bend down inadvertently, and her white and tender cleavage was immediately exposed in the collar of the unique leather armor, and she immediately gave up her seat.
The two drunkards nearby were so wide-eyed that they dropped the wine glasses in their hands to the ground.
There were several male companions beside this girl, including a strong man with a build like a bull, wearing heavy armor and carrying a heavy shield behind him. From the fierce aura on his face and the astonishing tattoos on his exposed arms,
From the muscles and a few scars, it seems that this is a powerful warrior. The other tall and thin guy looks very sharp, with a long bow hanging on his shoulder. From the black bowstring, slender and powerful fingers,
And from the black iron ring on his finger, it seems that this man should be an archer.
And the last guy is what attracts Du Wei's most attention!
This is a man wearing a gray robe. He has a very ordinary appearance, but his eyes always flash with a cold light. His attire is extremely simple, so simple that everyone around him seems to ignore him.
However, Du Wei paid most attention to this guy! Because his whole body was covered by a robe, and there was a silver leaf-shaped badge on his chest!
People in this small place don't recognize this badge, but Du Wei does! And some of the well-informed Luo Lin family guard knights around him also recognize it.
This last guy in gray robe is actually a magician! Although he is just a first-level magician with the lowest level wearing a silver leaf badge...
But the silver leaf badge on the chest is undoubtedly a genuine magician certified by the Magic Society!
After staring at the badge carefully for a while, Du Wei immediately had an idea in his mind...