In the main hall of the City Lord's Mansion, all the wine and mess after yesterday's banquet had been cleaned up, and now it has returned to its original appearance.

It started to rain early today, and the hall looked a little gloomy at this time.

Onian, Nanton, and the two Dukes of Kasugi were discussing how to get to the front line in front of the sheepskin map. The city guard, Feng Yu, listened silently below.

"According to your Majesty's military order, these soldiers and horses under our command should be stationed in Si Tuo City, but your Majesty, you want to rush to the front line, how can you do this without proper military protection?" Duke Nanton said in surprise, "Only relying on these unscrupulous soldiers

mercenary group, this is too dangerous."

"Yes, Your Highness, don't play with your own life." Earl Jishan persuaded him, then turned to look at Nanton and said: "The way I see it, we have brought 10,000 people this time, and we will share it in half.

Your Highness, our remaining five thousand men are enough to defend against the enemy."

"I think it's okay." Nanton nodded and said, then glanced at Feng Yuan aside, "He still has five thousand defenders, and we have a total of ten thousand. As long as they are not the main force of Tingxiao's army, they can be ordinary miscellaneous

It is impossible for our army to capture Xituo City in the short term."

"There will be a decisive battle in two days. That Jiuzhan should not divide his troops and come south at this time. I think ten thousand people are enough to defend the city." Ji Shan said.

Feng Yu nodded in agreement.

"Okay, I'll lead five thousand people to the front line of Yilingbona. I'll leave it to my two uncles and the city guards here in Xituo City." O'Nian saw that the two dukes said it sincerely, so naturally it was hard to refuse.

In addition, she also felt that there was no need for so many troops in Xituo City now.

"I will live up to your majesty and the princess's trust." The three of them said in unison.

Onian nodded, and then started thinking about the map again.

"I know that His Highness is eager to go on the road, but there is something I still have to tell His Highness." Nanton glanced at Onian and said.

"Uncle Nanton doesn't need to see anyone outside." O'Nian came back to her senses.

"These royal cavalry followed the old minister and drove hard all day and night. Yesterday they rushed to the foot of the mountain and there was another fight. They were already exhausted. Although they rested for a night, they may not have regained their fighting strength. Now His Highness has to march in a hurry again, and the old minister is worried about this.

The people and horses will not be able to eat or sleep." Nanton reminded.

"Indeed, logically speaking, these people should have rested for a day or two before going on the road, but the current situation does not allow this condition." Onian said with a frown.

"Old minister, I have a way to shorten the journey by half a day." Jishan said.

"Oh? Uncle Jisu wanted to talk about it." Onian became interested.

Ji Shan pointed at the map and said: "Look, Your Highness, if we go north from Xituo City on a provincial road, then change to a small road and take the provincial road from New Yin to Yiling Bernard Castle, this is the way we came here.

If you don’t rest along the way, it will take about a day and night. However, if you march northeast along the coastline, you can go straight to the south of the Mallord Plain, which can save about half a day.”

Onian looked at the map and pondered for a while, "It seems that this is the only way to go faster. In this case, these five thousand people don't have to rush too much. After two days of marching, they should be able to arrive before the war begins."

"God bless our country, Your Highness will definitely be able to catch up." Duke Kasugi said with a smile, "Your Majesty is so powerful, and with the help of the princess, this battle will definitely be a success."

"Yes, yes, with the princess here and Master Piro, I don't believe those Tingxiao people have any chance of winning." Duke Nanton also laughed.

Feng Yu, who was beside him, nodded mechanically. He looked at the two smiling dukes beside him and woke up from his trance. A feeling of disgust and contempt arose spontaneously.

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At this time, the four young masters were gathering together and talking by the stone railing on the second floor.

"Why did it start to rain so early in the morning?" Alvin watched the raindrops falling briskly in the hall, and the rich bamboo leaves were beaten up and down.

"Yeah. Maybe

Even God felt that our group leader should not abandon us, so he complained." Kaiba joked.

"Oh, it's not like you don't know that I can't resist my father." Lai Wu said helplessly, "He rushed into my room last night and wanted to quarrel with me. I happened to

When I was changing clothes, he saw the wounds on my body and immediately stopped allowing me to join any more mercenary groups."

Speaking of this, Lai Wu sighed again, "Stop talking about it. We have been arguing for most of the night about the mercenary group."

"I love my son, it's understandable." Alvin said with a smile. But he also knew in his heart that after the battle with Yan Yu Chen, Lai Wu had been suffering from various injuries. He fought day and night to save his life.

He, Onian, and Laiwu were stabbed deeply in the shoulders. Alvin thought to himself, any father would feel distressed when he saw such large and small wounds on his son.

"Oh, I mean, if Laiwu doesn't go, you all have something to say. If I don't go, no one of you will talk about it?" Chen Zhu said with an unhappy look on his face.

"I know that you were seriously injured by the knife from Conyu Chen. I can understand that." Alvin patted Chen Zhu on the shoulder and said.

"It's obvious that they are going to abandon us, why are you trying to comfort them?" Kaiba looked at Alvinqi and asked.

"There's nothing I can do. I'm the leader now, so I have to deal with the situation." Alvin said with a wry smile.

Alvin also understood the extent of Chen Zhu's injury. In fact, the stab wound would not heal for more than ten days. But Alvin and Lai Wu, who were blindly confident, insisted on fighting those tens of thousands of Tingxiao people. Chen Zhu also did it for his brothers.

They have been struggling with injuries. It is reasonable for him to propose to recuperate from injuries now. Besides, with Chen Zhu's current physical condition, if we really want to drag him to the front line to fight, it is better to just let him go.

It makes no difference to die.

In fact, even if Kaiba proposed to stay in Siduo City today, Alvin wouldn't be surprised. After all, his three brothers are all bruised and bruised now. But Kaiba didn't say anything, and he didn't think so at all.

The injuries everywhere on the body are intentional.

"Then we have to part ways today?" Chen Zhu sighed as he looked at the rain in front of him.

"Don't worry, when we get to the front line, I will take back your share of the battle achievements." Kaiba teased Chen Zhu.

Chen Zhu was about to taunt, "Survive first, then talk about it", but after thinking about it for a while, he still didn't say it, and nodded after hesitating.

"Be careful in everything." Lai Wu looked at the pounding rain in front of him and said this very restrainedly, obviously for Alvin who was beside him.

"Yeah." Alvin responded in a deep voice. For some reason, when he heard Laiwu's words of "Be careful," he felt a little depressed and his throat was a little choked, as if it was blocked by something. This clear gray tone

The city lord's mansion was infected by the humidity from the sea, supplemented by the heavy rain. It was really a different kind of sadness weighing on my heart, which was very depressing.

This is the first time the Fourth Young Master has parted in this way.

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"Dong dong" Alvin knocked on the door of the opposite room on the airship, "Is little sister Kui Qing here?"

It took a while before there was any movement in the room. Alvin thought to himself why this girl got up so late today? It turned out that was not the case.

"Brother Alvin?" Kui Qingqing opened the door a crack and tilted her head to look at Alvin outside the door.

Alvin saw that her eyes were slightly red, obviously she had just cried.

"What's wrong, little girl? Is it your father who did something wrong?" Alvin couldn't help but ask.

There were two or three coughs in the room. It was obvious that Kui Qing's father had listened to Alvin's words outside the door, but he didn't dare to get angry. He had seen Alvin lose his temper before, so he had to cough to express it.

I am not deaf yet.

The little girl shook her head, walked out of the room, and closed the door.

"I just saw Uncle Langyun and the others carrying luggage. Brother Alvin, don't you need this empty boat?" Kui Qing asked sadly.

This little girl

Still as smart as ever, Alvin sighed inwardly.

He nodded, "Yes, I originally wanted to borrow your airship to go to the front line. However, the battle between the two countries was just two days later. The speed of the airship was still not as fast as that of the war horses, so we had to abandon it and ride horses instead."

. Although I personally prefer more empty boats, after all, it is more comfortable to sit on."

Seeing her lowering her head and saying nothing, Alvin could only smile and comfort him: "I will return this empty boat to you today, little sister. However, Brother Alvin has to keep your money and cannot let these mercenaries do it.

It’s no use fighting with me.”

After saying that, Alvin began to admire himself for being so straightforward even when he was shameless. But how did he know that the little girl didn't care about those external things at all.

"Then will we meet again? Brother Alvin?" Kui Qing suddenly raised her head and asked, tears starting to well up in her eyes again.

"You are right. After the war is over, you can come to Saliuhi to find me." Alvin said with a smile, "Little girl, you are not a businessman traveling from north to south. How can you not go through Saliuhi?"

I hope you can come to Earl Philip's Mansion to find me when the time comes."

The little girl thought it made sense when she heard it. Her eyes were watery, a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and there was a slight pear dimple on her cheek, "Then we have agreed, I will go to Salyuhi to find you then. Ai

Brother Erwin, then you have to promise me that you won't fight as hard as before on the battlefield."

"Ah? Did I like to work hard in the past?" Alvin said in surprise.

"Hmph, you love to show off, and you also like to protect the girls around you. Her Royal Highness, the magic is so powerful, and with her status, she will definitely be the target of public criticism when she goes to the battlefield. If you want to protect her, then

You have to be careful about your own life." Kui Qing warned, looking at Alvin very seriously.

After hearing this, Alvin couldn't help but be secretly shocked. He felt that this little girl looked very vicious and had a maturity that was completely different from her age.

"Okay, I promise you." Alvin couldn't resist, and nodded in the little girl's stubborn eyes.

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By the time the Quartet mercenary group was ready, Onian had ordered five thousand troops and horses and was waiting outside the city.

"Why did it take so long?" Onian asked with a frown.

"You can't move the money and the equipment you need from the empty boat. You also have to hold on to all your bottles and cans," Alvin said helplessly.
To be continued...