Three days later, An removed the lace hanging on her chest and kept the bandage on her shoulder, but it would not have much impact on her journey.
So, everything unfolded slowly.
Now that King Kalion has agreed to release him, the subsequent procedures will go smoothly. Bai followed Leonhardt into the palace to handle official business.
In view of the recent trend of events in the capital, the troupe cannot just leave without saying anything. Except for Bai, the others followed Hutto and explained the aftermath of the attack in the central square of the royal capital. There was no hiding the fact that the theater troupe was going to the imperial capital with the imperial princess.
Regarding going to the Imperial Capital, the theater troupe said that they were studying for further studies. As for what the listeners thought, it was blurred... This was An deliberately done. Only in this way will the public opinion in the Imperial Capital ferment and make them go. The behavior of the imperial capital is not so abrupt and will not arouse some people's vigilance.
As a result, friends in the royal capital came to care and persuade him several times. The enthusiastic residents of the royal capital kept saying that they would catch the murderer and asked for their trust.
This consequence will cause a certain degree of imbalance in the order of the royal capital, which is particularly difficult to deal with. If one mistake is made, countless people will be affected. Only the most capable and mature Hutto can take charge to make people feel at ease.
It is no exaggeration to say that the royal capital is equivalent to another battlefield.
On the seventh day after An woke up, everyone was officially preparing to leave the capital.
On the empire's side, a sizable army had been stationed on the other side of the sea in the past two days. Due to various reasons, they did not cross the sea.
This news made everyone sweat.
Thanks to the fact that Leonhardt's news channel was not blocked, Liliana's order was transmitted to the Imperial Army. At the same time, Hutto went to the palace in time to stabilize King Carion, otherwise there would really only be a thin line between the two countries. Separate!
When the motorcade carrying the Imperial Princess and the theater troupe left the royal capital, it was already the scorching sun.
Although the Chinese New Year has just passed not long ago, the sun seems to have gained some power at this time, and you can feel a little bit of heat sitting in the carriage.
Perhaps, it’s not the temperature that makes people feel hot...
"Hiss-hoo."
After saying goodbye to his friends who were seeing him off, Jerry got back into the carriage, pulled his collar down a little, and used his palms as a fan to fan himself.
He looked at An: "You said the Imperial Army is waiting for us on the other side of the sea?"
"Well, to be precise, it's just outside the kingdom's territorial waters. If entering the territorial waters hadn't caused trouble, the warships would probably have come here." An rubbed the bridge of his nose with two fingers, "I even mentioned it yesterday afternoon. The empire. Bian even wanted to send a small team to come over to respond, but he refused."
Jerry leaned against the carriage: "When I heard you say it, it was fine, but in the past two days, I have suddenly felt that the situation has become tense!"
The Royal Capital has almost implemented a curfew, the restless floating population of the Royal Capital, the entertainers who are about to disappear on the streets... Until now, all the people driving outside are members of the Royal Capital Guards. Although Jerry could sit in the carriage with everyone, he couldn't be happy about it.
"What, are you scared?"
"That's not true...well, it is indeed a little bit." After confessing a little bluntly, Jerry immediately pointed at An, "Yes, yes, but don't think about leaving me. Once you have made up your mind, I’m going to do it no matter what, even if I have to swim across the ocean!”
Perhaps because he was a little nervous, Jerry became less like his usual self. He raised his head and said in a chant:
"Even if you have the courage to face the abyss, fear is inevitable on the way closer, but there is no need to feel inferior. This is a necessary experience before facing the ultimate difficulty."
"Pfft, haha, what is this, what are you doing?".
As soon as Jerry said these words, everyone's faces, including An's, became a little tense. Yinliu's reaction was particularly fierce. She laughed mercilessly in front of her brother.
"I just thought of a line." Jerry was indifferent to his sister's ruthless ridicule. "How about it? It's very philosophical, right?"
An pursed her lips and controlled herself not to laugh: "It makes sense. Let's write it into the script we are going to perform later."
"It will definitely be a big fire!" Mei Ke clenched her fist.
After thinking carefully, Liu Ge said: "If you include metaphors, metaphors and other rhetorical functions, this passage can be applied to many themes."
"It feels like it has a great meaning. There needs to be a scene to match it." Bai seemed to be sketching a specific picture in his mind.
"There needs to be corresponding composition." Hairen said with a faint smile on his lips.
"If you think about it, the performance is the least of our worries!" Miku leaned on An's right side and snickered.
"Please be sure to invite me to watch when the time comes!" Liliana said impatiently, then hesitated a little, "Actually, I want to try to participate in the show..."
An noticed that Xiaoyue opened one eye and looked at Liliana.
He said nothing, thought for a while and said to Liliana: "No problem. A grand theme requires characters with different backgrounds to complement each other. There will definitely be a character that suits you."
"That's great!!"
Listening to the noise in the carriage, Leonhardt, who was riding a horse and riding alongside the convoy, had a smile on his lips.
The sun hanging high in the sky seems to be softer.
The distance to the seaside was measured in days. Considering that An was a wounded person, Leonhardt's marching speed was not particularly fast. But because of this, Ann noticed that Leonhart received two carrier pigeons in the afternoon alone.
During the dinner break, Ann came to see him, just in time to see the third homing pigeon flying in.
"Are the officials in a hurry?" An slowed down and did not peek at the content of the message.
"Yes, the nobles from all sides have sent letters through the troops stationed on the other side." Leonhart turned around and handed over the letters, "There is a lot of trouble in the empire now. Since yesterday, letters have been coming one after another. Feng, they can’t wait to station their troops directly at the gate of the royal capital! That’s enough, aren’t they afraid of actually starting a fight with the kingdom?!”
An stretched out her hand and paused before taking the letter. After reading it for a while, I didn't expect that the entire article only expressed concern for the princess. Instead, he succinctly proposed to Leonhardt that he must protect the princess and rush back to the empire as soon as possible to ensure safety. At the same time, he also implicitly stated that if Leonhardt Onghart was not completely sure that he could quietly send people to the kingdom to respond.
This made An's impression of them slightly better.
After complaining for a while, Leonhardt calmed down and noticed that An seemed to have something to say: "What happened? Can't you eat dinner?"
The meals for the convoy are prepared on site by members of the convoy who are good at cooking, using ingredients brought out. It is not easy to have a hot meal outside, but considering that An is a good cook and is now injured and unable to cook by himself, Leonhardt is a little worried that the people in the theater troupe will not be used to the food cooked by rough guys in the army. .
An was stunned for a moment, and said in a dumbfounded way: "No, we are not that squeamish, their craftsmanship is pretty good."
Leonhardt looked strange, and he somewhat doubted whether the "not bad" in An's mouth was a different kind of ridicule. The food cooked by the team members was okay, but compared to An's cooking, it was like...that.
Others said it was fine, but the compliment An gave gave people a strange feeling.
Leonhardt didn't let Leonhardt think about it for long. An put on a straight face and said seriously: "Can you find out who sent the army?"
Under the current situation, rationally speaking, a nobleman who sends an army without going through the princess is highly suspicious. You know, the most elite guard team is still staying in the imperial capital, even though they are also worried about the safety of the princess and the captain!
Of course, this is just a rational guess. However, given An's current position, any disturbance cannot be ignored.
Leonhardt said seriously: "This is no secret. It was Sir Alvin who sent the army. He is now waiting with the army on the other side to pick up the princess."
Alvin is one of the two most suspected imperial ministers!
But there is no way to draw a conclusion yet.
An turned to ask: "What are the arrangements for tomorrow and the day after tomorrow?"
According to An and his team's speculation a few days ago, the mastermind behind the scenes will take action again while the troupe follows Liliana to the imperial capital. Not only to try to kill Ann, but also to aggravate the conflict between the kingdom and the empire. If the effect is good, it can also drive a wedge between the theater troupe and the princess.
Now that the Imperial Army is stationed on the other side, the opponent can only take action within these two days!
"I have already distributed the manpower and reminded all the team leaders. Starting tomorrow, we will rush in the new formation." Leonhardt's eyes were cold, "Let's play a perfect show with each other!"
The next attack will be quite dangerous, but it will also reveal how much hidden strength the mastermind behind the scenes has, and it will also be an opportunity to convey information to the mastermind behind the scenes.
As for the information to be conveyed, it was agreed upon before that it should be based on the other party's predictions and use them to their advantage. But this means that Leonhardt's protection has to be transferred to the secret, which is very risky for the theater troupe.
But now, An has some new ideas.
"How is your brother's martial arts?" An asked just to be on the safe side.
Judging from the history of Leko taking the prototype of the escort through the capital of a country at the age of thirteen, his own martial arts should be quite superb.
Leonhardt was startled for a moment, then said with a somewhat disgusted expression: "I heard from the veteran members of the escort team that Brother Wang can defeat all members of the escort team alone."
Singled out?
Ann's eyes widened.
An had seen the capabilities of the escorts, and he thought he was pretty good at fighting, but it would probably be very difficult to fight one-on-one with the escorts.
Do you think Lecco can defeat all the members of the escort team?
Is that human being?
Okay, another piece of evidence that we have nothing to do with each other...
An Lingling was confused for a while before he came to his senses and said tentatively: "Is it a one-on-one duel?"
"Yes." Leonhart said matter-of-factly, "Brother Wang focuses most of his energy on government affairs, otherwise he would also be the best in the world in terms of force!"
After he finished speaking, he secretly glanced at An.
Okay, that's okay.
Ann calmed down.
This will be easier to handle.
"I have an idea……"
