Grain raised his head and strode into the solemn hall with majestic steps.
The palace is dark and empty. A ray of sunlight shines through the skylight of the dome and shines on the ground paved with vermilion stone slabs. It is dull and shocking. Sitting on the throne is the eleventh king of the Black Forest Kingdom, King Jussehel. He is a majestic old man with snow-white hair and a long beard that adds a bit of severity to his face. His body was already stooped, but his face was rosy and he was in good spirits.
When Glenn saw him, he felt exactly what he had heard. He thought that this was also a generation of heroes who were all-powerful when they were young. But now he has become a willful and willful king.
He keenly felt that the old king had a strong and stubborn heart. He is by no means a man easily impressed.
In the main hall, besides King Jussehel and Prince Doranhel, there was another person.
He stood in the shadows on the left side of the throne, with a sinister expression on his face and a cruel sneer on his pursed lips. This is a man with fair skin and long hair. He is tall and tall, with an extraordinary bearing, and a pair of black eyes flashing cunning and unpredictable eyes. He is undoubtedly the most powerful figure in the Black Forest Country, Egil.
What surprised Grayn was that Egil was so young and looked to be in his thirties. If it was true as the prince of the Black Forest said, Egil was making great changes in the Black Forest and wielding all the power, but he had never heard any rumors about him. If he hadn't been careless and let some information go, it was because the powerful officials in the Black Forest were clever and did things without leaving any trace. He secretly became more careful.
Prince Dolanhull introduced Grayn to the king. He said: "Father, this is Captain Grayn that I mentioned just now. It was he who played the most crucial role in the battle against pirates in the Alpine Kingdom. Absolutely. It is an exaggeration to say that without him, there would be no victory for Gaoshan Country. Isn’t such a person worthy of respect and trust? If you still refuse to believe me, then you can ask him. He just came from Gaoshan Country. There he personally received the order from King Orzin. By the mercy of the gods, he did not succumb to a task that was contrary to his conscience. He ignored his own safety and his innocent reputation just to come to report the news to us. Don’t you still believe what he said?”
King Jussehel stared at Glenn with sharp eyes, and he remained silent. After a long time, he asked in a sharp old voice: "Are you the traitor?"
"Father," the prince shouted.
Glenn smiled lightly and looked directly at the king without fear. He glanced at Bolti who was standing aside and said proudly: "If you betray the killings imposed on the people of the two countries, you will be loyal to the peace that the people yearn for. If you betray the evil monarch, you will be loyal to the love in your heart." Conscience. Even if you bear the reputation of a traitor, what's the big deal!
There was a man in front of me on the throne who was supposed to work for the welfare of the people and protect his country. But now that the tigers and wolves are on the side, they don't think about protecting the country and the people, and are blindly immersed in the dream of the country of brothers. If a powerful enemy suddenly attacks, it will be too late to regret. Apodoli's cavalry is watching eagerly and may launch an invasion at any time. And you, King Jussehel of the Black Forest, what are you doing? Compared with those who have given up their responsibilities and done nothing, who has truly betrayed their country! "
His righteous and awe-inspiring look made King Jussehel moved. He couldn't help but turn up and look at him.
"Such a sharp tongue." Egil's bitter and shameless voice came from the shadows. "You are just a lost dog who fled your homeland, but you are talking shamelessly in the palace of Irina. You have betrayed the Lord and have no faith. How is King Orzin waiting for you! You are just a commoner, and he does not care about your poverty. , Jianba, you became the closest captain of the Guards, and he showed you great favor. And how did you repay the king's love?
You fled to the peaceful Garadega, intending to sow the strongest brotherhood between the two countries, and slander the friendship between Apodoli and King Orzin towards us. Fortunately, he discovered your betrayal in time and informed us of your despicable behavior. Do you think you can deceive the wise King Jussehel with just a three-inch tongue? "He turned to the king and said,
"Your Majesty, it seems that King Orzin is right. He also reminded us in his letter that this is a cunning and cunning guy. Be careful of this person coming to sow discord. Apodoli and us have been friendly for generations and will always be a country of brothers. Not long ago , he even agreed to His Royal Highness the Prince’s proposal, so how could he come to invade us? Your Majesty, we should respond to King Orzin’s request and immediately tie him up and take him to King Babukele City to show the alliance between our two countries. sincerity."
Glenn sneered and looked at Egil with contempt.
"Then let me ask you, where is the princess of Apodoli, who you keep saying is a symbol of the alliance? As you said, shouldn't she be in the Royal City of Irina now? Although I am from a humble background, I know my integrity. You are here You are in a high position, and you should relieve the king's worries. Now that the country is in danger, you have never said a word to make suggestions for the country, but here you are cleverly talking and bewitching the king. The two countries are brothers and have been friends for generations. This is a fact. However, today's Europe King Erjin had far-sighted plans and evil intentions. He vowed to do something unprecedented and unprecedented, and to do something earth-shattering.
When I left the King's City of Babuklai, the elite kingdom's army already numbered 50,000 people, and they were still recruiting troops. They must have been hiding in the dense forests on the border at this time, sharpening their swords, waiting for the king's order to break into your country. Never in history have we seen such a powerful army! Apodoli's powerful soldiers are enough to sweep across the entire Palinkabakama continent. The existence of the Black Forest hindered the king's ambitions. He will definitely take action against the only country bordering the Black Forest. There is no doubt about it. Your Majesty, please don't waste the opportunity and prepare to fight. "
Egil said impatiently: "Your Majesty, don't listen to this traitor's nonsense, capture him quickly and send him to the High Mountain Kingdom."
Dolan Hull shouted loudly: "Gara Degar is not yet a vassal of the Alpine Kingdom. We don't need the King of the Alpine Kingdom to teach us what to do." Egil remained silent angrily, but stared at Grain.
"Father, please open your eyes and see who is our friend and who is the wolf?" Dolan Herr said sadly, "Don't be deceived by villains anymore. It may be too late for us to wake up now."
King Jussehel remained silent. He finally spoke.
"I can't easily trust a person who has betrayed his monarch. But I also don't want others to laugh at us. I want you to know that you will still be protected by me in my country. Captain Glenn, I will not take you Deliver it to your lord. You have betrayed your country and will be punished by the gods. However, you must leave Galladega as soon as possible. I cannot bear the reputation of harboring a traitor for long."
"Father!"
King Jussehel severely stopped the angry prince. He closed his eyes and could only slowly lower his head.
He added: "As for you, Captain Glenn. I will give you three days - after these three days, even if you only have one foot on the land of Galadaga, I have to abide by the rules between our brothers." Those agreements between countries to help each other and be friendly. After three days, you will be our common enemy. Now, you can leave. I wish you good luck."
After saying that, King Jussehel stood up, turned and left his throne. Egil looked at them sinisterly, sneered triumphantly, followed the king of the black forest, and disappeared into the dim apse.
Dolan Hull took Glenn out of the hall. Uncontrollable anger and grievance made his chest heave. He said sadly: "You have seen it. My father will not believe anything he says. The brotherly country that has been friendly for generations will regard us as a thorn in the side. My country and people, disaster is about to befall us." However, there are only a few people who can see all this clearly. What should I do to help them?"
Glenn could not imagine why King Jussehel stubbornly refused to believe him in the face of such an obvious situation. He believed in following tradition and guarded the fragile covenant that was about to be broken, and was unwilling to take the initiative to touch or resist. He couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart.
He said to the prince: "The situation is critical. I hope the king can wake up soon. But right now, we can't count on him. You should use all your strength, summon generals and soldiers who are loyal to you, and make all preparations to resist the invaders."
"Do you think we still have hope?" The prince of the Black Forest was distressed and helpless, but he was also very angry.
Glenn pondered: "I don't know either. I was originally hesitating whether to stay here to help you. But you have also seen that your father has issued an expulsion order. I am no longer welcome in your country. "
"You have to be careful, Mr. Glenn." Dolanhull felt guilty for not being able to protect him. "As far as I know, your Majesty the King has sent letters to almost all countries. Notifying you of your treason, I hope that all those who captured you will take you to the King's City of Babukele. This matter He is not interested in friendly relations with a powerful country, and they are also afraid of him. My father did not send you to Barbukele just out of ridiculous arrogance and did not want others to see that he was obeying the orders of the High Mountain Country. . I think you may not have such luck in other countries."
Glenn sighed regretfully and said: "What a hero King Jussehel was back then. But now, he has put the country and the people under huge disasters. I'm sorry, I came with high hopes, but I can no longer do it." What did you do? In that case, I will leave immediately. I can only wish you good luck."
So the two said goodbye in a hurry outside the palace. Before leaving, the Prince of the Black Forest warned Grayne in every possible way, asking him to be more careful. As long as Grayen and the others have not left Galadaga, he will definitely help them if they encounter difficulties or danger. Glenn kept nodding. After this incident, he gained a better understanding of King Orzin's meticulousness and terror.
It was getting dark. He had been separated from Trinville and Althea for a while. He hurried back with concern, and as soon as he approached the door of the hotel, he heard the clanking of swords, mixed with shouts of people. Glenn was shocked. He dismounted his horse, drew his sword from his waist, and rushed through the gate.
As soon as he stepped across the threshold, he saw a person lying on the ground. Looking at the clothes, it was not Trinville and Althea, and he felt a little relieved.
He suddenly heard the sound of wind behind his head, and before he could turn around in time, he stabbed back with his sword and dodged aside. He didn't expect that this sword could kill the enemy, but it could block the enemy for a while so that he could switch from defense to offense. The two men in front of him were covered with black cloth and stabbed at him with long swords. He used his sword to push them away and fought back with his backhand. Back and forth, they fought together.
Those two men were well-organized, agile, and rigorously trained. Glenn was anxious. He was worried that he might have come back too late, and that something unexpected had happened to Trinville and Althea. He didn't want to fight, so he changed his tactics and suddenly stabbed one person down. Although the other friend was stabbed, he still struggled to fight.
Grayn was concerned about the safety of Trinville and Althea, so he was merciless, his sword was like the wind, and he stabbed the man to death with a few swords.
He ran upstairs, where the sound of swords was everywhere, and he heard Trinville shouting loudly: "Bold thieves, you still don't know what my big man Vika does. You want to run now, but it's too late."
He was relieved when he heard Trinville's voice.
He shouted: "Trinville, Althea, are you okay?"
Trinville heard his voice and shouted happily: "Grain, if you come back a little later, I will send them all away alone."
Trinville stood guard in front of Althea's door, and there were five people confronting him. The corridor was narrow and the spear could not be used, but Trinville's swordsmanship was not weak, because the corpses of two people were already lying on the ground. Glenn rushed over and joined the melee.
Trinville was in high spirits when he saw Gray. The enemy was in a hurry, and the two men guarding the door made no sound. They must have been dealt with by Glenn. Taking advantage of the enemy's panic, Trinville roared, thrust out his sword, and one man fell to the ground. Seeing that they were unable to deal with even one enemy and a more powerful helper, the remaining four people did not dare to fight anymore and rushed out of the door.
Grein shouted: "Trinville, don't chase. These are not ordinary thieves. We need to get out of here quickly."
Fortunately, Althea and Trinville are both safe and sound. Before they had time to say anything more, they packed their bags and rushed out of the hotel.
Just after leaving the city, I heard the sound of horse hooves behind me, and the pursuers were approaching in the dark night.
Glenn and the others didn't know how many people were chasing them, so they didn't want to fight and just beat their horses and whips. All I could hear was the sound of long arrows piercing the night sky, making a "whoosh" sound. Suddenly Trinville heard an "oops" sound, and it turned out that his old horse Thorpe had been hit by an arrow, knocking him to the ground.
Trinville jumped up, and several horses had already caught up with him.
Glenn was furious. He turned his horse's head back and shouted loudly: "We don't want to hurt more lives, but you don't know what's good and what's good!"
He picked up his bow and nocked an arrow, only to hear the sound of the bowstring, and accompanied by screams, the two men who had rushed in front of Trinville fell off their horses. The pursuers were momentarily frightened by his precise arrow skills, and they all held their horses' heads, not daring to step forward.
Grenn rushed over on horseback, and his pursuers retreated. He took advantage of the situation and led a horse. Trinville jumped on the horse and sped off after Gray's horse. The enemy was afraid of their outstanding swordsmanship and proficiency in bow and horse. They were overwhelmed by their momentum and did not dare to get too close.
Glenn looked back at the pursuers and said, "These people are really tough. There are at least twenty of them. No matter where we run, they will definitely chase us.
Trinville had just fallen off his horse, and the pain in his buttocks still lingered. He said angrily: "Well, let them come. Hey, I feel sad when I think of my old Sorby. If they dare to catch up, they will just let me Avenge it.”
In the darkness, Grayne and Trinville exchanged glances. Although they had said that they would not conflict with Apodoli's soldiers unless absolutely necessary. But the current situation has reached such a moment. These well-trained assassins were undoubtedly ordered by King Orzin to capture them, and they would never give up until they were caught.
They were in danger and had no choice but to resist.
However, those people had already taken precautions. They took off the wooden shields from their horses and tightly defended their bodies and horses. In this way, the power of the bow and arrow can only keep them at a certain distance, but it cannot get rid of them.
The dodging and dodging along the way had already made Trinville extremely frustrated. Never had he been so wronged! Seeing that they were still chasing after him, I felt even more angry. He took off his spear from behind and turned his horse's head to rush over.
Glenn sighed. He glanced at Althea, her eyes sparkling in the dark night. He pinned his bow behind his back, drew his sword in his hand, and said, "Wait for me!"
Suddenly, the neighing of countless war horses and the sound of hoofs that shook the earth were heard from all around, and Gray En and Trinville looked at each other. Judging from the sound, there were at least two to three hundred war horses. The sound was so shocking that the pursuers and escapees stopped dead in their tracks.
Trinville reined in his horse and said in surprise: "Oh God! In order to chase us, will the king actually send an entire squadron? Grain, I think we are in doom."
Glenn said nothing, but his heart was heavy. He looked at Althea, she had no fear on her face. He sighed again, clenched the sword in his hand, and stood in front of Alsia's horse.
People shouted and horses neighed, and a large group of cavalry had already rushed over. Glenn breathed a long sigh of relief, "Old friend Trinville, I think our luck is still a little better than you said."
The person who came was none other than the prince of the Black Forest. As soon as he rushed over, he ordered the arrest of the frightened assassins and the seizure of their weapons and horses.
A leader shouted loudly: "Prince Doranhel, we are Apodoli's palace guards, ordered to capture defectors. If you capture us, you will prevent us from carrying out King Orzin's order. Please consider carefully the consequences of doing so. The consequences..."
Before he could finish speaking, Dolan Hull shouted loudly: "This is Galadega, and anyone who sets foot on this land must abide by our laws. You are traveling in the Royal City of Irina without the permission of the owner." Murderer kills people. I declare in the name of King Jussehel and the law that you will be punished accordingly."
The leader quibbled: "We have obtained permission from Lord Egil..."
Dolan Herr interrupted him sharply and ordered: "The king of Garadega is King Jussehel, and Egil is just a jester. What qualifications does he have to give orders on behalf of King Jussehel. Take them all Take it away and keep it under strict guard."
Faced with the overwhelming momentum of the Black Forest Prince and the spears in the hands of two hundred cavalry, the assassins did not dare to resist and could only be captured without restraint. Although Trinville was slightly shocked, he still laughed.
Dolan Hull came to them on horseback: "I received the news and rushed over with people. It seems that I am not too late."
Glenn said gratefully: "You came just in time, Your Highness. You saved us. I really don't know how to express our gratitude to you."
Trinville said: "Yes, Your Highness, you are not late. In fact, it would be better if you really had to be late for a little while - let me avenge my old Thorpi first and then you come, then It’s really just right.”
Dolan Hull laughed loudly: "You are all the most outstanding warriors I have ever seen. If it weren't for today's special situation, I would definitely keep you for a few more days and have a good time with you. I can make friends with such generous righteous people as you." , it is really the joy of my life. But right now, I can only do this for you. I have to rush back. Now, Egil will definitely talk and spread rumors in front of my father.
You guys should go quickly. King Jussehel has already said that if you can leave our country within three days, he will not pursue you. Once the deadline is over, I'm afraid you will face not only the assassins sent by the King of Apodoli, but also the soldiers of the entire Galadega, who will join in the pursuit of you. "
Grein said: "Prince Doranhel, thank you for your help. We will be careful."
The prince of the Black Forest said guiltily: "I really didn't expect such a thing to happen. However, I think I can help you one last time. Where do you plan to go in the future?"
Glenn trusted the prince, so he said without any secret: "Since there is no place for him in the Black Forest. I want to leave the Black Forest and go to the White Dragon City."
"That's what I was planning to advise you." Dolan Hull breathed a sigh of relief. "I am afraid that only the Holy City can protect you now. For three days, even if you get wings, you will not be able to leave the territory of Galadega. Listen to me, don't take the main road anymore, continue to the south, go Go to the place where there is a river and then turn east. After crossing the ferry, you will find a small village. Go find Sel. As long as you mention my name and tell him everything here, he will know what to do. .Come on, good luck to you again."
Glenn said: "I remember. You should also take care. See you later."
Watching their retreating figures. Doranhel let out a long sigh. He was thinking about how to go back and face his father and his snake-like confidant.
