Unknown Knight

On this day, more than 10 people on horseback came to the city of Aichemol. They were wearing dusty leather armor, with weapons on their waists and shields and crossbows on their backs. It was obvious that they had been traveling for a long time. The people registered at the city gate were horse dealers from the city of Uxhall, who came here to buy military horses for the local garrison.

These people first wandered around the horse market in the city, and when they saw suitable and cheap horses, they bought a few.

Later they went to the blacksmith shop in the city and became very interested in the sabers produced there. They touched and examined them for a long time.

Later they went to a leather shop and picked and chose the various leather goods sold there. Some bought belts, some bought leather felt hats, and some bought small leather bags. They bought quite a few items of all sizes.

This went on for 2 or 3 days. On the fourth day, these people drove the 30-odd horses they had bought out of the city, saying they were going to Lana City to see if they could buy some more cheap horses.

Not long after they left, more than 30 people from the blacksmith shop and leatherwork shop in the city gradually left the city from the two southwest gates. There were one or two of them going alone, and there were four or five of them together. They left the city from the two gates in many waves, and did not attract the attention of the soldiers guarding the gate, because something happened that caught their attention.

Not long after the people from the blacksmith shop and the leatherwork shop left the city, a fire suddenly broke out in the hay field near the city lord's mansion. The fire was so big that thick smoke billowed and it seemed out of control. The city lord's mansion sounded the alarm and gathered everyone in the city to put out the fire. Including the guards at the city gate, the people in the city only had eyes for the raging fire and no one remembered the dozens of people who had just left the city.

Yes, these 10 or so people are Aix and his group. They entered the city disguised as horse dealers, found out which relatives in the city needed to be picked up, contacted them privately, and then agreed to leave the city today.

In order to avoid the attention of people in the city, they not only left the city in batches, but Aix also sent two female generals, Desevi and Cress, to light up the hay field near the city lord's mansion. In this way, even if the guards in the city discovered something, they would not be able to take care of them for a while.

At the meeting point in the dense forest outside the south gate, as soon as the two girls, Desevi and Cress, arrived, they all disguised themselves and rode their horses to the west of the city of Aichmore, where was the meeting place they had agreed with Ran Hu - the village of Drefhaeban.

They had separated at this meeting point a few days ago. They split into two groups as planned. One group, led by Aix, disguised as horse dealers entering the city to sell horses, waiting for an opportunity to pick up the relatives of the craftsmen in the city; the other group, led by Ran Hu, pretended to be defeated soldiers who escaped from the front line, returned to the village of Drifaeban, privately contacted the relatives who needed to be picked up, and then waited for Aix to lead the team to meet up.

The group was heading towards the village of Drifaeban. Halfway through the journey, Desevi in ​​front of them suddenly reported that there was a group of six riders who looked very suspicious and asked whether they should avoid them and hide. Of course, the careful Aix, for safety's sake, rode their horses into the woods beside the road.

Soon, six riders arrived near the woods where Aix and his companions were hiding. The leader of the six was the most respected person. He was wearing brocade clothes made of shiny satin fabric and riding a horse with gold-inlaid harness. He looked like a rich young man on a picnic.

But there should be seven of them. When they got closer, the people in Aix who were hiding behind the trees could see clearly that the leader had a girl lying horizontally with her mouth blocked and her hands tied behind her back.

The young man in the lead must have been very happy. He laughed "hahaha" non-stop from a distance. When he came closer to where everyone was hiding, a man with a pointed chin and monkey cheeks next to him flattered:

"Master Aqina, the beauty you've been dreaming of has finally come to you. Congratulations! Hehehe."

Upon hearing this, Master Aqina raised his eyebrows and said to the man with a pointed face and monkey cheeks with great pride:

"Seth Black, you are the one with the idea. Let's tie this little bitch up while she's out grazing. Otherwise, I don't know how long she'll continue to tease me. Haha, don't worry, you'll get some benefits."

As he said this, he took out a gold coin from his pocket and threw it to Seth Black, who nodded and bowed happily, saying:

"Thank you for the reward, Master! Thank you for the reward, Master!"

The young master changed his mind and said with worry:

"It's just that Sethhei, now Ran Gong has also escaped back. What should I do if he reports this to my father? He is my father's descendant and is very trusted by the old man."

"Hey, it's not that difficult. Young Master, go back and tell Master Yan that you found out that Ran Gong betrayed us and is a traitor. Think about it, the masters rode away with their horses. How did they escape from the Viegian cavalry on their own two feet? They must have surrendered to the enemy. If you say that, Master Yan will definitely believe it. Then we can send troops to capture him. Well, isn't it over?"

After saying this, the two men laughed evilly as if their evil plan had succeeded, but they did not notice the girl lying on the horse's back with her hands tied behind her back. After hearing their words, she struggled to get off the moving horse regardless of anything.

Although the girl hit her butt when she landed, she still rolled over and limped into the woods for her life.

Seeing the girl fall off the horse, the young master Aqina let out a strange cry of excitement, quickly dismounted, and called on everyone to dismount and chase after her, laughing lewdly as he did so:

"Little sister Ran Ying, can't you wait for me? Well, I will do it here. The sky is the tent, the forest is the curtain, and the ground is the couch. It has its own wild charm. You are very good at choosing a place, hahahaha."

However, he walked with bow legs, like a bear, and after chasing for a few steps, he just uttered the last word "Ga" when an arrow flew out from the forest and hit him right between the legs. It was the masterpiece of the sharpshooter Desevi. The guy was in so much pain that he lay on the ground on his side like a shrimp in a frying pan, with his legs bouncing constantly.

Before the other five could react, a dozen people suddenly appeared out of the woods and shot them to death with bows and crossbows at close range.

Everyone rushed forward, dragging the corpse, leading it with horses, and sweeping it with branches. Soon the road returned to normal. Except for the floating dust that had not yet settled, it was as if these people had never appeared here, and there was nothing unusual.

The little girl named Ran Ying was also untied and brought over by Kress. She lay in Kress's arms and cried like a wounded deer.

Aix had no choice but to speak to her in a gentle voice in Chinese:

"Are you Ran Ying, Ran Gong's sister? I have come all the way here to rescue your fellow countrymen."

Hearing the familiar accent, the little girl stopped crying, looked up at this fellow countryman with tears in her eyes, and immediately understood something. She knelt down in front of Aix and said:

"You are the master my brother mentioned. Please save the villagers. Yesterday, Master Yan sent Seth to the village and said that he would sell all the slaves whose men died in the war to human traffickers! Please save them!"

Seeing her crying so pitifully, Aix hurriedly helped her up and handed her to Cress to support her, then said to her gently:

"Don't panic. I came here for this matter. Please tell me slowly."

It turned out that just yesterday, Master Aqina and the butler Seshei came to the village together and told the current village chief to gather all the slave families without male members in the village in two days, tie them up and wait for the slave traders from the city of Aichemol to come and sell them.

These are what the little girl heard from the two bad guys on horseback. This young master Aqina also came with them, probably just for the little girl Ran Ying. Fortunately, Aix and others met them on the road, otherwise the little girl would have been killed by the beast. Thinking of this, Aix was so angry that he kicked Aqina, who he had left alive, several times before he felt relieved.

After they buried the bodies, they arrived outside the village of Drefaebane in the afternoon. Aix asked Ran Ying to sneak back to the village and called Ran Hu to meet him outside the village.

Soon, Ran Hu and Zhang Ping came to the outside of the village together. As soon as they stopped, Ran Hu stepped forward, knelt down and kowtowed three times to Aix. It turned out that it was around four o'clock in the afternoon, and Ran Hu had not noticed that his sister was missing. If Aix had not intercepted and killed Aqin and his group, he would probably hardly see his biological sister again.

Aix hurried forward to help Ran Hu up and said:

"We are all from the same hometown, so there is no need to be so polite. Just tell me about the situation in the village."

It turned out that there were more than a hundred people in the village, and only a dozen Kugits were responsible for supervision. The nobles all lived in the city of Aichmore. In the past few days, Ran Hu only contacted a few trustworthy people from his hometown. They were all willing to go to the territory of Aix with Ran Hu, but they were afraid of these dozen Kugits and did not dare to act rashly. They had to wait for the reunion with Aix.

Aix thought about it. These people were all good horse riders. If one of them escaped and reported the news, it would be difficult for them to escape on this grassland. So he asked Ran Hu:

"Do you have any idea to gather all these Kugit people together?"

Ran Hu hesitated for a moment, then said:

"Yes, I did. When I came back a few days ago, I told the head of Kugit Village that I wanted to treat him to a drink. I wonder if this idea will work."

"Okay, go and kill a few more sheep and roast them, then call them all to your house. Just don't let them touch the horses. When they come, call Ran Ying to notify us."

Aix patted Ran Hu's shoulder and said.

As soon as Ran Hu returned to the village, he asked Na Ke'er, who had returned with him, to slaughter a few sheep and roast them. He also invited the Kugit people stationed in the village to his home for a feast. Before the sheep were roasted, all the foodies had already arrived. Ran Hu had no choice but to take out the mare's milk wine and give it to them first, then he gave Ran Ying a look and asked her to notify Aix and his party outside the village.

After a few bowls of kumis, the dozen or so Kugits started drinking. They were very satisfied with Ran Gong's attitude today. Usually, this guy relied on being Naker, a close guard of Toju Nayan, and looked down on the Kugits stationed in the village. But they did not dare to do anything to Ran Gong. After all, he was the best archer in the tribe, and his reputation was there.

The one who was particularly proud was the Kugit villager who was sitting next to Ran Hu. He pouted and squinted his eyes as he watched Ran Gong bending over in front of him and respectfully filling his bowl with mare's milk. He was very proud and thought to himself: "Maybe being left behind to cover the retreat this time made Ran Gong realize his position. What do you think? Even if you are capable, what can you do? You are still a dog of the Kugit people. Can I abandon you just like that? Let's see how arrogant you will be in the future."

However, he proudly drank the bowl of wine offered by Ran Gong, and when he put down the bowl, he found that more than a dozen strong men with bows and crossbows had appeared in the tent. Before he could understand what was going on, he was shot to death by a crossbow arrow coming towards him.