Chapter 350 [Enemy Meeting]

Outside the Baron's mansion, the cavalry was crowded at the gate, but they remained alert. Montoya only glanced at it and whispered to remind Chen Daolin that this formation was obviously ready to rush to the death at any time.

Baron Pierre's face was a little complicated. He saw the man sitting in front of the cavalry team, a black horse.

Chen Daolin also noticed this person, the standard magician robe and the tall cloak hat. In fact, Chen Daolin has never quite understood why the magicians of the Roland Empire like to pull the brim of the cloak hat so low and always cover their faces - is it because they are too ugly?

The only two or three guards left in the Baron's mansion seemed to be trying to comply with their duties, but when they looked at the magician, they quickly retreated.

The gate of the mansion was opened and the cavalry soon rushed into the yard.

From the style of their standard equipment, we can see that these cavalry should be local garrison troops. Although the Roland Empire has been in peace for a hundred years, this place is not too far from the imperial capital, so the local garrison troops have not yet relaxed. These cavalry were quite well-trained when they looked up. At least after rushing into the yard, they had a basis for advance and retreat. They soon divided the manpower and circled along both sides of the mansion.

It is expected that Chen Daolin and others' horses and carriages were parked in the yard, and they thought they were the targets of these cavalrymen.

Most of the cavalry did not dismount, and they did not put down their saber when they sat on the horse, but instead kept their fighting posture with a fierce look.

Chen Daolin glanced at the Baron. Pierre's face looked very bad and whispered: "This... I think it's probably because my brother learned about the other courtyard and was worried about my safety, so he brought the army here..."

Chen Daolin was generous, waved his hand, and smiled comfortably, "It's okay, Lord Baron, I can understand it completely, and I think these cavalry should have come for me."

Pierre gritted his teeth, seemed to have made some weighing the pros and cons, and said resolutely: "No matter what, you saved my family of three in the other yard. Otherwise, those bandits and mercenaries would probably have to take action against us, so..."

"You don't have to say that. Those people were originally coming for me, so to be precise, I caused you trouble."

"No matter what, when you come to my house, you are my guest! It is not a noble style to stay out of the matter when you see the guest in trouble!" Baron Pierre was very determined.

"Mr. Darling..." Ade stood behind Chen Daolin and whispered: "These cavalry must have been encircled behind the house. We can take advantage of the fact that they are still in a stable position and rush out directly and seize a few horses. As long as they rush out of the courtyard, I think there is still a chance..."

Chen Daolin turned around, glanced at Ade, and sighed quietly: "Outside the yard is a wilderness plain, on which is a group of professional cavalrymen competed with horses?"

Ade blushed, and was a little unwilling to give up, and whispered: "Then... we will stick to this house! With Lord Montoya as the backbone, we can guard the gate! This house is very solid and is built with bluestone. I think when it was built, military uses were already considered!!"

"Without foreign aid, stay dead?" Chen Daolin glanced at Ade: "The opponent doesn't need to attack, just cut off the water source. We have to get out and lick it in less than two days. I really doubt what kind of education you have received in the church."

Seeing that Ad seemed to want to say something, Chen Daolin couldn't help but sigh: "I said, you are a priest, don't think about fighting and killing all day long. Practice your light healing technique well. Being an excellent nurse is a promising profession." Speaking of this, he tilted his head and signaled Montoya: "Where are you? Montoya? You are the expert in fighting and killing battle formations. What do you think?"

Montoya looked cold and frowned and looked at Chen Daolin before shook his head: "Darling, you already have an idea, why bother ask me?"

After hesitating for a moment, Montoya glanced at Ade with aggrieved expression, couldn't help but sigh, and whispered to Chen Daolin: "That...Ade is young after all. If you think he is not considering things carefully, you can teach it slowly, and you don't need to do this...so..."

Chen Daolin smiled, patted Ade on the shoulder, and said softly: "Okay, Ade, go to the corner to draw circles and play."

After saying that, he sorted out his clothes, left the window, and strode towards the door of the hall.

The baron's face turned pale, but he still gritted his teeth and followed behind. He rushed to Chen Daolin for a few steps. He smiled bitterly and whispered: "That... Master Daling, you... won't burn my ancestral home in a while, right?"

Chen Daolin laughed and glanced at the baron: "Don't worry, I can't fight."

...

Ade's face turned red, and he stood at the window staring outside. He nervously took off his longbow, and took out a sharp arrow and put it on the bowstring. He looked at Montoya with dissatisfaction: "Sir... Why are you so timid about this Darling? I think this guy is very unreliable! He is obviously wanted by the emperor! Now we are all blocked here by the government army, but... what should I do? Besides, you and I have special identities, we are people in the church! What should I do if I really fight openly with the government army and involve the church? The situation is special now and I am experiencing a major change. The temple must not have a head-on conflict with the government at this time! If something happens to you and I here, it is the sinner of the temple!"

Montoya sighed, looked at Ade in disappointment, and frowned, "Okay, just say a few less words."

Ade wiped the sweat beads on his forehead. Although he was dissatisfied, he had to stop talking. He just stared nervously outside the window, but he quietly looked for the best angle and position to shoot the arrow if it started to hit for a while.

Outside the hall, Chen Daolin and Baron Pierre were already standing on the steps. The sabers in front of him, which were shaking in the hands of the cavalrymen, seemed transparent in Chen Daolin's eyes. He just looked at the officer who led the team with a smile.

Based on intuition, Chen Daolin noticed that the officer's eyes were a little unusual.

This guy seemed to be very tough and his beard was also very powerful, but his eyes flashed. After several contacts with Chen Daolin's eyes, a strange smile appeared on the corner of the officer's mouth.

The Baron had already spoken first. He seemed to recognize the officer who led the team. He smiled and took two steps, laughing loudly: "His Excellency Martin, it's been a long time since I saw you, but why did you bring so many people to my house today?"

The officer immediately held the helmet and pressed it down. After saluting, he smiled and said, "Sir Baron, we received a call from the police. A group of thieves came to the nearby town. We also received a report from people in the town that a regrettable robbery occurred in your villa. But when my people arrived at the villa, your villa had been burned down. We only found some unknown bodies. It happened that your brother, Master Quin, was a guest at the garrison camp. He followed us all the way and was worried about your safety. Isn't that..."

The mage had slowly jumped off the horse, walked to the steps step by step, staring at the baron carefully and looked at him several times: "Brother? Are you all right?"

The baron forced himself to calm down and nodded: "Everything is OK!"

He hesitated for a moment and added: "There was indeed a group of bandits rushing in to rob the yard last night, but fortunately a friend here took care of the bandits, so everything was over. I think there was no need to work for this matter. As for the bodies of the dead bandits, they were buried, or asked Lord Martin to take them back and carefully identify them. Maybe there are some fugitives or something, and they can receive a reward. Yes, Lord Martin, I can issue you a written certificate."

Quinn stood in front of the baron, but he silently took off his hat.

Chen Daolin noticed that the magician who took off his hat looked much younger than he thought, and looked at it at most in his thirties, with pale skin and a bit similar to the Baron, but his hair was gray, especially those pair of eyes, with more white eyes than black, and looked a little weird.

But these eyes were already staring at him tightly. Chen Daolin's heart moved and heard Quinn say coldly in a hoarse voice: "I recognize you."

"Oh?" Chen Daolin smiled.

"Yeah." Quinn nodded solemnly, his eyes cold: "I have seen you once in the imperial capital. You probably don't know that when you offered that new course in the Magic Academy, I had attended, but there were a lot of people, and you probably wouldn't notice me."

Hearing these two conversations outside the yard, Ade, who was hiding in the hall, had his heart beat faster. He had quietly pulled the bowstring and pointed the arrow at Quinn!

(It's over, it's over, this is recognized! Damn, it seems that the fight will start in a while!)

"Oh, is it? This is not surprising." Chen Daolin actually nodded carelessly: "A lot of people went to listen during that time. There were too many people sitting in the audience, and I couldn't recognize each one."

As he said that, he took the initiative to take a few steps, then took steps without any warning and walked down the steps, and walked to the cavalry officer named Martin. His body was exposed to the attack range of the sabre. Chen Daolin spread his hands, looked up at the Martin, and smiled and said, "Sir, I killed the people in the villa and had nothing to do with the baron. However... all the guests at the banquet last night could testify that those guys were bandits who broke in and tried to rob, and they held sharp weapons and took many guests as hostages. According to the imperial decree, armed forces trespassing into the home of a nobleman, robbing. As the master, he had the power to resist with any means, including killing the intruders. This is the power given to the nobles by the imperial law. I am right?"

Martin nodded: "You are right. The imperial law is indeed written like this, so... we have no intention of pursuing those deaths."

Chen Daolin smiled, and he actually smiled very friendly: "Look, I am also a friend of the Baron. I just came back home with the Baron, and you arrived here. I am deeply pleased with the local garrison army's reaction so quickly! A soldier who is as responsible as you are really a model of the Imperial Army - uh, I see you have been running all the way, so you shouldn't have breakfast at this time? Since everyone has come here, I think in the name of Baron Pierre's hospitality, I should not be stingy in entertaining guests."

As he said that, he looked back at Baron Pierre: "I said, Lord Baron, at this time, as a nobleman with a grace, should I invite a loyal and brave officer like Mr. Martin to have a good meal?"

When he turned around, he seemed to have exposed the back of his head to Martin without any knowledge, especially the snow-white neck under the back of his head - this was the most fatal key to the saber cut down.

At this moment, even Martin himself became a little dazed. He subconsciously touched the saber in his hand, but for some reason, he did not dare to really swing the saber in his hand.

Baron Pierre had already coughed hard and quickly said, "You...you are right! Your Excellency Martin, please get off the horse and come to my house for a rest. It is not a pleasant thing to rush on such an early morning. I have excellent honey and some good snacks here."

...

"Huh? What exactly does this Darling want to do? Are you planning to use this method to trick the officer into the house and then close the door and catch turtles in the jar?" Ade was a little confused and bit his lip: "But... but this officer is not so stupid!! He ran into the malicious home of the other party? This move is too obvious! Only fools will be fools!"

But before Ade finished speaking, the Martin suddenly laughed. He actually let go of the saber in his hand, turned over and jumped off the horse, stomped his feet hard, stretched his waist, and laughed loudly: "Okay! Then thank the Baron for the hospitality! We drove all night, and we were trapped and we were just here to rest."

As he said that, he actually issued an order directly. All the cavalry got off the horse, and then handed over the command to one of his deputy, and asked everyone to lead the horses to the side of the yard to drink water and replenish the nutrients and rest. He walked up the steps alone and walked into the hall without any scruples.

Ade was stunned. Just as Martin walked into the hall, the bow and arrow in Ade's hand subconsciously pointed at the other party. Fortunately, Montoya next to him reacted quickly and slapped the bow and arrow in his hand and held it behind him.

Martin seemed to have deliberately not seen Ade and Montoya in the hall. His eyes were full of people, and then he smiled and said, "I haven't been to the Baron's mansion for a while. The last time I visited, I came with the garrison commander."

The Baron and Chen Daolin also walked in, followed by Quinn. The Quinn looked cold, but he just stared at Chen Daolin's back, and didn't know what he was thinking.

Soon a servant came up, set up tables and chairs in the hall, and brought some food and water over.

Martin looked at the baron and seemed to feel a little apologized: "Sorry, I was ordered to lead the army out of the camp and I can't take off my armor. I'd also ask the Baron not to be offended."

After saying that, he actually took off his sword and placed it horizontally on the table. He casually picked up the towel sent by the servant, wiped his face, washed his hands.

Chen Daolin sat down opposite Martin with a smile, and then waved to Ade and Montoya, and called them to him.

Martin took two sips of water casually, raised his eyes and looked at Chen Daolin, and suddenly said, "If I'm not wrong, you should be the Master Daling Chen who came from the imperial capital, right?"

Upon hearing this, Ade was immediately nervous, his hand had already been retracted into his sleeve, he held a dagger tightly, and his eyes stared at Martin's saber on the table.

(Don't admit it, don't admit it! Don't admit it!)

Chen Daolin laughed, grabbed a piece of snack, took a bite, and said with a smile: "You are right, I am Darling Chen. Well... His Majesty the New Emperor Hiro heard that he had a very heavy reward to capture me."

(It actually admits it casually?!)

Ade's eyes turned black and he thought in his heart that he was over! There were a large group of fully armed cavalry outside!!

When fighting, whether one of your side killed the official army or the other side was killed by the official army, it would be a huge trouble for the church...

"Oh? It's yourselves, it's yourselves." Martin actually laughed, looked at Chen Daolin, then put down the water cup in his hand, and sighed with emotion: "I was a little suspicious at first, it was you - but I think that's right. If it weren't for a famous person like you, who could easily destroy more than 20 armed mercenaries? Master Darling's ability is really admirable!"

(Huh? What is this reaction? Hello! As an imperial officer, shouldn’t you jump up and draw your sword at this time and shout such passionate slogans as serving the country to capture the rebels!??)

"It's just a group of clowns. One of the leaders and I had some old grudges when they were in the imperial capital. They happened to meet them and they dealt with them. However, they implicated the Baron and lost a villa. However, I will definitely compensate for this matter and will never cause any losses to the Baron."

When Martin heard this, his expression became more and more emotional, and his tone became very sincere: "It is indeed a famous genius magician. I admire you so generously! Master Darling, if it weren't for military affairs, I must give you a good toast - although I am just a little officer."

(Will you forget your identity! You are the official army of the empire! You are the official army who is entrusted with military pay and carrying the thorny flag!! Could it be that I had auditory hallucinations? Or did I hear them talking in the wrong way just now?!) Ade is about to collapse.

Baron Pierre, who was standing beside him, seemed a little dumb. He was stunned for a while before opening his mouth: "That... Lord Martin, are you here not for the sake of, not for the Mage Darling..."

After hearing this, Martin actually looked at Chen Daolin. The two of them laughed at the same time with a tacit understanding.

Then Martin looked at Chen Daolin with a smile on purpose: "Master Daling? What do you think? Are you not afraid that I came with the army to pursue you?"

Chen Daolin shook his head: "Mr. Martin, you are also a smart person. I don't think there is any need to say such ridiculous words."

(Wrong! Isn’t it a soldier’s duty to serve the country and catch traitors? Why is it ridiculous!) At this time, Ade suddenly wanted to rush up and pinch Martin’s neck and question the soul.

But Chen Daolin's next few words left Ade completely speechless.

"Actually, it's not complicated... Since you have been to that villa, you must have seen those corpses. More than 20 fully armed mercenaries have turned into corpses. Well, their leader is still a mid-level samurai. I think, when you came to this town, it was probably that guy Anthony who sent someone to the military camp to report the news? That guy Anthony is not weak, and with him, more than 20 mercenaries have turned into corpses. This principle is very simple. Since I have the ability to add more than 20 mercenaries to the top.

If you kill a samurai with intermediate strength, then you will only have fifty cavalry. More than twenty mercenaries and one mid-level warrior can't control me. Could it be that such a smart person, Mr. Martin, would have thought that you could take me down with fifty cavalry? And when you saw me just now, I saw that I killed Anthony and others, but I didn't even lose a single hair. With such strength comparison, I think that unless my brain is broken, I will see this situation. I will rush forward and die without caring."

Chen Daolin said this on purpose, but stared at Martin deeply with his eyes: "Mr. Martin looks very smart, not like the kind of person with a broken brain. It is certainly necessary to make meritorious service and please the top, but there is no need to fight for life. After all, even if you are promoted and made a fortune, you have to enjoy it, right?"

Ade: (Okay, you are all smart people, I am the one who has a broken brain...)

Martin's expression moved, but his face became solemn: "Master Darling... Are you so sure? Are you not afraid that Martin, if you are such a stubborn person? You only rely on this judgment to act as unprepared to me? Take this seriously?"

"...Of course it's fake!" Chen Daolin laughed: "This is just an inference. If I dare to relax based on this inference, I deserve it if I was killed by someone. What I really feel assured of is because of it!"

As he said that, he stretched out his finger and pointed at Martin's leather armor, close to his heart, and a metal brooch with a unique shape!
To be continued...