When Alvin lay on Lan You's back and fell asleep, the two of them had already passed the Wind Iron Castle and headed directly to the King's Province.
Lan Marriage, who had never been so intimate with a man, felt the ups and downs of his breathing and the warm breath; felt his sparse beard that had not been trimmed, and the bumps and touches made her neck hair grow. itch. Before she knew it, the girl's face was flushed.
"Fortunately, this bastard is sleeping soundly." She thought to herself, feeling that the man behind her was putting all the weight of his upper body on her, but she didn't care, but she was still thinking about how to stop this guy. Got knocked down.
In fact, she was overly worried. Alvin's left hand held her right wrist tightly, locking her slender waist tightly, making it difficult to fall off so easily.
From time to time, she would turn her face to look at his profile. Her uniquely delicate features were filled with tiredness, and even when she fell asleep, her eyebrows were still furrowed.
At this time, Lan Yu's heart was as soft as water, and only the man in front of her could melt into the whirlpool. She always felt apologetic about him, although she didn't have to be.
"Wake up." Lan Yu said with a shrug.
Alvin opened his eyes weakly, the whites of his eyes were bloodshot. It was obvious that he had been too sleep deprived in the past few days, and his bloodshot and sore eyeballs made it very difficult to open his eyes.
"What's wrong?" Alvin said a little unhappy, probably because he was woken up from his sleep in anger. The strong sunlight at noon made his eyes more and more uncomfortable, so he could only lie on Lan Yu's back and take a nap with his eyes squinted.
By this time the storm had passed and the sky was clearing. This green bathroom can make people forget about the storm just now.
"We've already passed the Twin Mountains," Lan Yu said calmly, "I won't accompany you on the rest of the way."
Just as he was talking, Lan Yu slowed down the galloping speed of his horse and let it pace slowly south.
Alvin said nothing. He naturally knew that Lan Yu would not accompany him to Saliushi. If she wanted to go, she would probably have to take down the capital.
"Got it." Alvin said softly.
"Be careful. But there should be no one in front of you to make things difficult for you." Lan Yu let the strong wind of early spring roll up her hair at the temples, while Alvin sniffed the tempting scent of the flaming red hair wantonly. fragrance.
"Okay." He nodded and said, and just as he was about to dismount, he was stopped by Lan Yu.
"You can ride this horse. I'll just wait here for my brother and the others."
Alvin couldn't help but feel a little bit in his heart when he heard this. He originally thought that the Maine side would at least rest for a while before gathering an army to take down Saliushi, but hearing what Lan Yu said didn't seem to be the case.
Is this century-old capital, with its high city and deep pool, so easy to capture? Alvin was puzzled.
Lan You was about to dismount, but Alvin blocked her from behind. She thought her posture was inelegant when dismounting from the front, so she sat still.
Alvin looked helpless and grabbed her waist, trying to lift her off the horse. However, he forgot about the injury on his hand. As soon as Fang exerted force, the wound stretched, causing him to break out in a cold sweat.
But this person was still stubborn and wanted to hold her down even with the strength of his wrists. Finally, his wrists touched a place they shouldn't have touched.
Lan Yu's face was red and her ears were burning, so she slapped the back of his hand hard and said, "Get down."
Alvin knew that he was extremely lazy now, so he had no choice but to get off his horse angrily and catch Lan Yu who was getting off the horse.
As soon as the girl settled down, he shamelessly said two words in her ear: "So soft."
"You're seeking death!" Lan You's green eyes widened and she twisted the flesh on his waist, causing Alvin's face to become deformed in pain.
"Let's go." Alvin put away his joking expression, mounted his mount, glanced at her, and ran towards Salyuhi in the south.
Lan Marri looked at the figure from behind, staring and sighing.
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Alvin spent half a day hurriedly and slowly catching up with Onian and his party.
He rode up to these people and whistled coolly.
"Your Highness Alvin?" Xia Ye looked at him in surprise, "You came out so quickly?"
Langyun also had a look of disbelief on his face, and was so excited that he couldn't speak for a while.
The two of them knew that the fact that Alvin was so confident in letting the group go first meant that he did not think his life would be in danger. But no one dares to be so sure that Lan Marriage will definitely be able to save Alvin? Even if Alvin could survive, he would not be able to survive and become a prisoner. Therefore, although this group of people followed the princess to escape, they were still very concerned about Alvin's safety.
But Onian had guessed them all. She knew that Lan Yu would not just watch Alvin die. After all, women know women best. At that time, she took one look at Alvin's eyes and then looked at Lan Yu's eyes, and she understood in her heart. As for Alvin, she knew it well, knowing that this man seemed calm and calm on the outside, but he was very paranoid and stubborn in his heart. Even if he liked Lan Marriage again, he would not stay by her side. Because it is impossible for him to let go of the "revenge of killing his father".
"Oh, that red-haired witch is really eaten to death by this boy." Onian thought this way. But what she never thought about was that she herself was not the same?
"What? Aren't you happy to see me fighting my way out of the siege alive?" Alvin rode next to Onian.
"It's an expected thing." Onian looked a little unhappy, "If she really let you die, I would find it strange."
"It's so cold..." Alvin murmured.
"You want me to act like a little daughter and worry about your safety?" Lan Yu asked coldly, "Sorry, I don't have the time."
"Okay, okay, let's not discuss this anymore." Alvin quickly changed the topic when he saw her unhappy expression. He didn't have the energy to argue with her at this time, "I feel like Ayton's thousands of people are planning to chase after her directly. Let’s fight all the way to Saryuhi.”
"Just those few thousand people?" Onian said in surprise.
Alvin nodded, "I feel like they just want to use these thousands of people to knock down Salyuhi."
"This is impossible." Onian frowned and said, "Unless all those flying dragons are used, it is impossible."
"I don't think Reza would be so crazy as to use flying dragons to attack the city," Alvin said, glancing at her. "Unless he is determined to destroy the king, why would he have to worry about so many things in the city?" There are so many common people. He doesn’t want to make barbecue out of these millions of people, does he?”
Onian shook his head and said: "He is not that crazy, and he is not that stupid. What good will it do him if he destroys Salyuhi now? Spread the reputation of bloodthirsty slaughter throughout the empire?"
"So, I'm curious, how are Aton and the others planning to attack the city?" Alvin seemed to be questioning, but also asking himself.
"We can't take care of that much now, so we should rush back to the capital first." Onian said.
Alvin nodded, still immersed in hard thoughts. He always felt that something was about to jump out of his head while he was peeling off the cocoon.
Under the pressure of Alvin and the princess, more than a dozen people in this group ran wildly along the provincial road to Salyuhi in the south, leaving Ayton's pursuers behind.
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In the early morning two days later, the travel-stained group finally arrived at the gates of Salyuhi City.
Alvin looked at the majestic royal capital and sighed that he was finally back alive.
If there is a harp solo at this time, there should be a song about homesickness. If there is a royal band here, they should welcome their victorious king. However, there was neither.
Onian and Alvin were probably in no mood to enjoy the music. As for the king who was supposed to have returned victorious, he had already died on the battlefield in Maine.
The Acropolis soldiers on the city wall could hardly believe their eyes. Isn’t this Princess Onian? Isn't she recovering from her injuries in the palace? Is it possible that Her Royal Highness the Princess also went to the front line? Why is she running back from the north of the provincial road with a pale face now? A series of questions emerged in these people's minds. Ever since, everyone wanted to go in the same direction - how is the war on the front line? Looking at the princess's expression, she is not optimistic.
"I'm going to inform the prime minister first and discuss what to do next." Onian said this after stepping onto Phoenix Street.
Alvin nodded and took out the sheepskin satchel from her mount before she left. He looked at Onian's back as he rode away, feeling quite confused. After all, he had no official position and had not inherited a title. He was really powerless at the moment.
He turned around and looked at the brothers around him who had experienced death, and he felt more and more confused.
Logically speaking, the mercenary group has been disbanded, so what should I do with these people now? Even he himself has little confidence in his own side, so how can he drag these people to die with him?
"You..." Alvin looked at everyone and was speechless for a moment, not knowing how to continue.
"Your Highness Alvin, I don't care what others do," Xia Ye spoke first, "I will follow you to the death, Your Highness."
"Brother Xia Ye, these words really touched my heart." Lang Yun also looked at Alvin sincerely and said, "We have identified you, Your Highness. Wherever you go, we will follow. This person behind me There are more than a dozen brothers, all of whom are willing to follow you through life and death."
"Yes, Your Highness Alvin, we are willing to follow you..." Langyun's group nodded in agreement.
This is where Alvin is helpless. He should be quite happy to lead people to enjoy glory and wealth, but to lead people to die makes him very embarrassed.
"Your Highness, there is no need to worry. My brothers and I are all poor people from Fuzi Province. We only have one life. Just treat us as if we died in the mine together with our parents. It's no big deal." Lang Yun Seeing Alvin's difficulty, he said bluntly.
At this moment, Qiao Zhi came to Alvin's side and said with some embarrassment: "Your Highness, I... I still have my mother at home, I..."
Alvin understood his difficulty, smiled and patted his shoulder, comforting him: "It's okay, you can go ahead."
Qiao Zhi said goodbye to everyone in embarrassment, and bowed heavily to Alvin before riding away. Qiao Zhiying was the only one in the group who still had relatives alive, and no one blamed him. After all, they were all brothers who had experienced life and death together.
"Since everyone is willing to follow me, let's go. Let's go to the Earl's Mansion first and wait for the news." Alvin glanced at Qiao Zhi's walking figure and turned around and said.
So he led Xia Ye, Lang Yun and others back to the Earl's Mansion.
As soon as he entered the courtyard, the housekeeper greeted him.
"Sir? Didn't you go to the front line? Why are you back? Is the battle over?" The housekeeper was quite surprised, "What about the master?"
The housekeeper thought that he had not heard about the return of His Majesty's subordinates.
Alvin was stagnated by the question and couldn't answer for a moment. He pondered for a moment before saying, "My father...he can't come back."
All of a sudden, the place became quiet and no one spoke. The old housekeeper naturally understood what Alvin meant, and was stunned.
"You guys sit in the front hall for a while first." Alvin said to Xia Ye and others, and then led the butler, who had not yet recovered, to the warehouse.
The maids in the front hall couldn't help but cover their mouths and noses when they saw these ragged and gray-faced mercenaries. This group of people had not taken a shower for several days, so the smell on their bodies was naturally quite "smoky". If Alvin hadn't personally led the people in, these people would have been driven out by the servants in the mansion.
When the housekeeper opened the door to the warehouse, Alvin saw several large sealed iron boxes. The boxes were all locked with complex copper locks. He picked up the locks and took a look, knowing that they were locks blessed with runes. If the keys were not used to open the locks, these locks would melt into the openings and melt the iron boxes. Completely sealed.
"How much cash is there in the accounting room?" Alvin asked.
"Reporting to the young master, there are still more than five thousand rupees, most of which are just collected land rent." The old housekeeper glanced at Alvin, wondering why the young master asked this as soon as he came back.
"How much salary do these servants in the mansion receive in total per month?"
"Young master, please do the math. I am paying 60 runi a month for myself, 150 runi for ten servants, 225 runi for fifteen maids, and 45 runi for three grooms. , the total is... 480 rupees." The butler told Alvin the calculations in detail. Even so, he was still quite puzzled. Why did the young master ask these questions?
Alvin nodded, "Gather all the servants together and divide all the cash in the account. I have advanced ten months' salary to you, which should be treated as severance expenses."
"What does the young master mean by this? Why do you suddenly want to drive us away? Even if the master is gone, the young master still has to ask someone to look after the house and the home, right?" the housekeeper asked anxiously. After all, he has also worked in the Earl's Mansion for decades. , I have feelings for this yard anyway. Besides, he has always been diligent and conscientious, and his accounts are clear. He really can't think of any reason for the young master to fire him.
Alvin looked at the butler's confused expression and sighed helplessly: "After all, this butler has watched me grow up, does he think I am an unkind person? He should know that unless it is absolutely necessary, I will How could it be so?"
"Your Majesty is dead, and the prince has rebelled." Alvin looked away and said quietly, "Resa's Maine elites will soon attack the royal capital."
At this time, the old housekeeper was so frightened that he fell to the ground, staring at Alvin in horror with his eyes wide open. Only then did he realize why the young master appeared in Saluhi at this time. It turns out that it's not just that the master can't come back, but that things are going to change. The old housekeeper thought this, and his whole body was trembling with fear.
Alvin didn't explain anything more to him. After exiting the warehouse, he went straight to the Earl's study.
He originally planned to come here to get the key placed in the desk, but as soon as he entered the room, he couldn't help but feel that things are different and people are different. Thinking about the day he was scolded by his father because of a staff, and thinking about his words "Do you know how many farmhouses Sanbai Luni can buy outside the city?", he couldn't help laughing.
"But there is no chance of being scolded by him again..." Alvin thought as he closed his eyes. After taking a deep breath, he began to miss the smell of this room.
He sighed, looked at the atlas of the Yafei Empire's territory on the corner of the table, and opened it curiously. Turning to the dog-eared corner, he didn't expect that the page his father was reading at that time actually contained detailed notes on various towns and cities in Maine.
"Is it possible that Dad knew at that time that His Majesty and Reza were going to have a battle?" He couldn't help but think this way.
But he remembered that Prince Resa had just returned to the royal capital to report on his duties at that time, and there was no clue yet. Thinking of this, Alvin couldn't help but sigh that his father's grasp of the situation in the DPRK was truly amazing. How sensitive a political sense is needed to be able to understand the emperor's thoughts well without entering the court.
"Hey, even so, I can't stop the flying dragon." Alvin put the album back on the corner of the desk and took out the key from the drawer of the desk.
He originally thought about going back to his bedroom to lie down for a while, but after thinking about it carefully, maybe Onian would come looking for her soon, so luckily he went back to the front hall.
At this time, the old housekeeper had already begun to dismiss the servants, and now there was no one serving tea or water in the front hall. However, Xia Ye and Lang Yun were not people who cared about this.
Alvin glanced at the people lying in a mess on the sofa. In the past, people would have thought that the Earl's Mansion had been robbed.
"Xia Ye, Langyun, come with me." Alvin ordered.
The two of them followed Alvin to the warehouse.
Alvin opened the large iron boxes in front of them. There were neatly stacked runes in the box, row after row, glowing with silver, which made these two people dumbfounded.
"Your Highness, how many runes are these?" Xia Ye sighed.
"Rough calculation, it's at least 70,000 to 80,000 yuan." Alvin seemed very calm. Strangely enough, the thing he had been thinking about so much was now placed in front of him, and he felt he couldn't afford it.
"Your Highness, why do you want to show us this?" Lang Yun came back to his senses.
"This is all my family property." Alvin said with a wry smile, "Since you are following me at the risk of your life, how can I hide it?"
Lang Yun and Xia Ye looked at each other, and they knew that Alvin had something to say.
"I have asked Kui Qing to drive the airship to Saluhi. It should be there in the next two days." Alvin said, "If things don't work out as expected, we will take the airship and go north together."
This undesirable thing naturally refers to the Maine army's attack on Salyuhi.
"North? Where to the north?" Xia Ye couldn't help but ask.
"I don't know either. Maybe it's to the north of the big mountain range, maybe further north..." Alvin seemed a little confused at this time, just like he was dealing with his mother whom he had never met before.
Xia Ye and Lang Yun also became confused. The two of them were more puzzled as to why His Highness Alvin had already thought of a way out? Could it be that he also felt that the royal capital would definitely not be able to be defended? So what are you going to do in the north?
Alvin didn't say anything more. He put away the confused look on his face and locked the boxes again. "You guys move these boxes to the front hall first. As soon as Kui Qing's airship arrives, they will They're moving onto the airship. Got it?"
Although they had all kinds of doubts in their hearts, they still nodded.
