——Donghua Continent——Donghua Kingdom——Rige Canyon——Bian'an City——September 398, 9, Yongxin Calendar——

After nearly a month's journey, they finally arrived outside Bian'an City.Xiyan woke up her weak sister, and helped her mother get out of the car with her help.The father and younger brother Chen Hui who were riding in front also got off their horses at this time.

What a big city!Much bigger than expected.Xiyan came to Bian'an City, she was only six or seven years old at that time, and she couldn't remember much at all.A group of green-robed guards and aristocratic officials from all over the city lined the road to welcome them.

On the high platform on the left side of the gate, the king, queen, Crown Prince Jienan, and Princess Luwu stood side by side. Ten of the thirteen elite guards of the Wang family stood behind them... The prince and princess were really It hasn't changed at all, Xiyan noticed.And His Majesty the King... looks really majestic - even a little too majestic, making people breathless.But upon closer inspection, the king's face looked very haggard.It really goes with the old saying: The greater the power, the faster you age.Of course, it is also possible to die sooner.

"Brother-in-law!" The king pulled himself together and hugged Xiyan's father to the cheerful beat of "Welcome to Bian'an".And the father was at a loss. "You've come! Do you know how much the country needs you, how much your king needs you!"

"Your Majesty, I'm almost here." Xiangqian took a step back and knelt down on one knee, "Your Majesty, I, Tianjiao Xianggan, are always at your service." Afterwards, the king embraced his younger sister, Xiyan's mother .

Heard that your king murdered his own chancellor?Xi Yan looked at the king carefully: short dark black hair was bundled in a crown; a thin mustache was combed into a figure-eight shape; listless brown pupils held up a bit of energy; the originally unattractive square chin was stacked in two layers; The waistline is not generally outstanding.This king is not afraid of being unstable even in the hurricane of destruction!

Xiyan brought her younger sister to salute.To be honest, Xirui's performance is much better than that of her older sister.Xi Rui was born a lady.

The king was not rude either. "The longer the niece is, the more beautiful she is! Brother-in-law, your two daughters are very good, unlike my wayward princess, who will do what you don't let her do!"

"I'm afraid, Your Majesty, you will be disappointed to find that this eldest lady of my family also has such virtues. Hahaha~"

The king proposed to go to the city to talk again, so Xianggan let people arrange a residence in the castle first.At this time, Xiyan suddenly found Shizhen standing behind the prince—oh my God!What happened, it's too embarrassing!This kid, Jiyun Shizhu, actually became the prince's attendant?Does the prince know about my relationship with him? ? ?The more Xiyan thought about it, the more confused she became, not knowing what to do.

After passing through five or six streets, you can see Xiangxiebao standing on a high hill by the sea.The majestic blue castle is located in the west of Bian'an City, showing its tall body to every street in the city without any concealment.Xiangxie Fort was built thousands of years ago and has been renovated and updated continuously.There is no doubt that he is extremely strong.Even if the enemy occupied other areas of Bian'an City, they would undoubtedly seek death if they wanted to besiege Xiangxie Fort.

Xiangxie Fort has five outer towers and a towering outer city wall.One floor further inside, there are five more towers and a higher ring of granite walls.There are three fortresses in the center. The largest one is called "Xianglong Tower" and the two behind are called "Yongxin Tower". They are used to commemorate King Yongxin I who unified the kingdom 400 years ago. He is not the traitorous brother of the current king. ; One called "Bo Wang Tower" is used to commemorate the legendary hero who led the troops across the Crossbow Islands.Of course, no one now has the guts to seek death from the Gongdao people? Even if the Gongdao people's "Arrow" fleet was completely wiped out three years ago.

The procession passed through Xiangxie Square and climbed the long stairs leading to the castle gate.Suddenly, there seemed to be a burst of neat shouts coming from behind... Xiyan turned around first? He saw a neatly marching team coming from the Sanlin Avenue.A flag with green hands on a gray background flew above that team.

"Protest!" "Protest!" "Pay, we want to pay!"

Xi Yan could only hear this clearly.The King's family and the Tianjiao family on the stairs stopped and came back to see who was demonstrating to express their dissatisfaction.The ten elite guards of the Wang family also waved their golden robes and turned around to protect the royal family and the Tianjiao family. "Your Majesty? What's going on?" Xiang Gan asked the king.

"Emerald Hand? A craftsman's guild. It's strange to say that Master Green Branch made this matter so confusing? His subordinates were asking for prices all over the place. Who was he assassinated by someone a few days ago? It really gave me a headache. Big. I didn’t say I would pay 15 gold coins for the new garden. I said it would be [-] gold coins when we invited bids.”

Before the king had finished speaking, the crowd in the square fell silent. "Your Majesty!" A leading man knelt down on one knee and then stood up. "Your Majesty, Lord Tianjiao, I am the president of the Emerald Hand, the contractor of the new Wang Jade Garden. On behalf of all the members of the Emerald Hand and the workers who work for us, I implore you to increase our remuneration so that the workers can We will be well fed and clothed so that we can be accountable to our wives, children, and children. May Your Majesty give you some kind advice? We will be very grateful!"

"I have no extra money, and the treasury has not been full for a long time. This request? It is really difficult for me to satisfy!" The king responded confidently, "And I only promised you 15, but you said it was [-]? You don't know the situation. , don’t blame me!”

The parade crowd in the square started commotion again.At this time, Xi Yan noticed a small team coming from Guangming Avenue, but everyone in this team was dirty and seemed to be beggars.

"We want food! We want bread!" "Protest!" "Protest!" "Pay!" the marching crowd began to shout again.This time, it seems difficult to calm down.

Xianggan turned to look at the king, "Your Majesty, you'd better appease them first, at least make a promise first."

Xiyan noticed that the beggar-like team that had just arrived scattered into the parade, and the president seemed to be in a mess.

The king said casually: "Brother-in-law, you are inexperienced. The best way to deal with such unreasonable troublemakers is to ignore them. Let's go back to the castle! Look, we will reach the gate after climbing [-] more levels." .”

Just as they all turned around to continue walking upward, various debris fell on them... Before they could scream, the queen suddenly fell to the ground, her temples were bloody and bloody... However, Xi Yan turned around a little late. , she happened to see the stone thrown by an extremely ugly black-haired man from the beggar team who had just mixed in.That man has a pair of striking ears and a big mouth...

More debris was thrown away too.Xi Yan hurriedly dodged, but was hit by an egg on the shoulder.She tries to keep her balance.

"Yuhuan!!!" The king screamed and watched his queen fall to the ground, "Quick! Get rid of them! Get rid of them! No, no, catch these troublemakers for me!!!"

Xiyan stepped on a vegetable leaf.The sky was spinning, the earth was spinning, and the stone steps were rushing toward her...

——Donghua Continent——Donghua Kingdom——Rige Canyon——Bian'an City——September 398, 9, Yongxin Calendar——

God, oh my God, everything is messed up.she thought.

"Stop! Who threw it? Stop!" President Yuan Tuwen yelled hysterically, "Stop! Stop! You've messed up everything!"

Mu Xia's father tried his best to squeeze over, "President, that's not one of us!"

When the green-robed soldiers and golden-robed guards rushed toward them, the crowd quickly dispersed.There were more than a dozen people who were trampled on the ground, and some were captured on the spot.Mu Xia couldn't find her father, but she could only flee on her own.But the guards pursued them all the way to the east gate of Bian'an City...

Mu Xia rushed out of the gate with the fleeing team, and then scattered in all directions.The blue-robed soldiers did not chase them out after all.In a grove full of fallen leaves, she found the president and father.

"It's over! It's all over!" the president lamented, "How could this happen..." He couldn't continue.

Mu Xia found out that the president's wife was not there, only his son Zeze and daughter Sasha.Mu Xia sat down and listened quietly to his father comforting the president.Father is an optimistic mercenary, but also a noble errant knight.Soon, the white-bearded mason Apocalypse Yakang staggered closer, and the red-haired carpenter Lankai Dalong also arrived soon.

"What's going on!" the carpenter beat his chest, "We can't get anything now!"

"We will lose everything." The president added desperately, "We are finished." The president's face was like a falling autumn leaf, withered and lifeless.

Mu Xia walked around and looked at the people sitting in groups on the ground.Among them are businessmen, craftsmen, workers, beggars, vagrants, and even street gangsters.However, at this moment, these people were all so similar... She knew that some of these people did not belong to the Emerald Hands, but only came to support them.She didn't know how long everyone would stay here, whether they would be able to go back, and whether they would be arrested if they went back.

What did those people do? ? ?Mu Xia gets angry when she thinks of those guys throwing things.Those people infiltrated the team and screwed everything up.Who are they? ? ! !

When Mu Xia returned to his father and president, Ku Ye Yanxu also arrived with a dozen brothers.Yan Xu and two of them also took weapons—the kind of spears used by the green-robed guards.

"We ran out from the northeast gate. A knight in gold robes led a few men in green robes to chase after us. There were four more blocking the way at the gate. We had no choice but to grab the gatekeeper's weapon. That idiot of the third handsome One of the gatekeepers was stabbed to death with a single shot, what a fucking coward; Ershuai, Dayong and I took the weapons of the other three, stabbed two to death, and knocked out one before we escaped; but Ah Yan was chased behind Bing captured alive, what a goddamn ass!"

After chatting for a while, these people had no choice but to walk around, swearing a few dirty words from time to time.Mu Xia could only sit silently beside her father, listening to the president sigh.She couldn't help asking, "Is my sister-in-law here yet?"

The president turned to look at her, and then punched the dirt with his fist, "It's all my fault! It's all my fault!"

A sleepless night in the deciduous forest.

The next morning, she and Yan Xu entered the city through the east gate and southeast gate separately.Mu Xia went to the headquarters of the Emerald Hand Guild first.Sure enough, the place was sealed off, and there were two green robes guarding it.If the "Punisher" was in hand, it would not be a problem to cut down these two guys, Mu Xia thought to himself.

Then, she came to Xiangxie Square. Along with the stench and the smell of blood, she saw a row of spears with human heads placed on the battlements of the tall outer walls of Xiangxie Castle.Oh, sister-in-law.There are also the old gardener Nai Huang Qiugui, Sanshuai, Ah Yan, Lankai Dalong's wife, the son and daughter-in-law of white-bearded Tianqi Yakang... However, the ones that can be displayed with spears are actually limited, and those who were killed Definitely more.Countless people were imprisoned.

She went to the small place she and her father had rented, put on her own chain mail suit, put the "punisher" on her back, and packed some gold coins and her father's small items into a small brown bag.Wearing the helmet, others have no way of knowing whether she is a man or a woman.Now she looks full of aura, like a legendary hero who walked out of an ancient book.

I once again became the terrifying female warrior who was fearless on the other side of the ocean.Mu Xia thought.If anyone dares to trouble me when I leave the city later, I will kill them.However...the difference between knights and mercenaries is not just horses and spurs, but more importantly honor and belief.

Three years ago, in the lost underground city named Aokai, Mu Xia used a rusty iron sword picked up anywhere to stab the giant-winged demon's vitals, saving his father from being killed.However, their employer, a Kael'thar pyromancer who dyed his beard colorful, was killed by the demon sword.In this way, Mu Xia got the "Punisher".

It seemed like it was a lifetime ago.Mu Xia thought to herself: Now that I wear too many robes, I am not used to wearing chain armor.

"Hurry up, there are still a few wanted criminals outside!" A black-robed knight rushed towards the east gate with several green-robed soldiers.They must be going out of town.

No, the president and the others don't know yet.Impatient, Mu Xia strode forward, the chain armor collided and clanged.When she came to the east gate, she was stopped by the green-robed soldiers guarding the gate.

"Stand!" The guard on the left shouted, "Take off your helmet!" Another guard whispered, "Looking at his attire, could he be a mercenary from the other side of the ocean?" "In short, he is neither a knight nor a squire. But his sword is a good one."

Mu Xia was extremely nervous.Am I really going to do this?Should I draw my sword and kill them?No, not so reckless, this is not across the ocean.People on the other side of the ocean call this continent "Estrom, the Land of Sunrise", and even use the word Eastham as a code name for unfreedom.The king of this great kingdom is very powerful, and has the support of the noble lords of the entire continent.

She took off her helmet slowly, hoping the guards wouldn't recognize her.

"It's so beautiful." The guard on the left exclaimed. "I bet she's the daughter of a sonless knight." Another guard disagreed. "Nonsense, I've seen her before, in the communal mess in Blackbell Street. The chick was pretty close to a gunslinger, and knew a few street thugs. I think they got her the outfit. .Hello, is it comfortable to wear?"

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