"I told you a long time ago that there are 150 soldiers from our family in Sweetwater Spring, but you still don't believe it." Brynden suddenly started to sneer.
Arthur looked back and saw that there was actually a group of infantrymen, just a few hundred meters behind them.
Visually, there were about a hundred people.
The appearance of this group of soldiers made the entire team agitated, and some people were obviously panicked.
Arthur knew it was time to comfort him.
"Don't panic, let's speed up and run forward. Once we enter the castle, they can't get in with this small group of people."
The lord gave the order, and the team of more than fifty people immediately moved much faster.
Yule rode up to Arthur and asked tentatively: "The enemy is coming fiercely. How about I leave first and go to Shili City to ask for reinforcements?"
Arthur smiled and said, "I think you want to escape early? Stay in the team honestly. If I don't see you when we get to the castle, you can continue to wander out."
Of course he knew to ask for reinforcements, and he also knew that someone with the surname Bracken had to go to Shili City.
But it cannot be Yule who goes there.
Because Count Genos of the host family does not recognize Yule, the second son, even if the steward Amber runs away, it is more likely than Yule to join the army.
It would be best if Arthur went to ask for troops himself.
But now as long as he rides away, the entire team will become disheartened and each will seek their own way to survive.
The lords have all run away, so they will definitely have their own plans.
Some of the people running at the back might be caught by the Blackwood soldiers.
Although Arthur doesn't care much about the lives of these people, he still has the responsibility of being a leader and has to think about them.
Yule remained silent and continued on his way with the team.
More than fifty people ran like crazy and arrived at the small castle in the evening.
Riding horses like Arthur and Amber are fine, they are not very tiring.
Sergeants like Piper and peasant soldiers like Darren could only slap their faces and grit their teeth to drive away the fatigue of pursuing them in the second half of the road.
After sending people to call all the people nearby into the castle, Arthur took Amber, Yule and several others and rushed to the basement, preparing to find the golden dragon accumulated by the family.
First, I want to prepare some gifts for Count Janos of Stonehedge City. After all, he needs to send troops.
Secondly, Arthur was prepared to run away without the soldiers from Stonehedge City. After all, Blackwood really had thousands of soldiers.
Third, to prevent Yule from doing anything.
Amber is very honest. If she is tricked by Yu Le, she will let him cheat her out of the money.
Then Arthur was really on the verge of crying.
The reason for taking Yu Le was very simple, just to let him know that he had taken Jinlong away, so that he would give up his intention of cheating money and leaving.
The basement was managed by an old man named Cyril, who was not there when Arthur and others went down.
But the key to the room where valuables are stored is in Arthur's hands, and the spare key is hidden in Arthur's bedroom.
So you don’t have to worry about not being able to open it.
Arthur took out the key and asked Amber to open it.
"Why isn't this Cyril here?" Arthur asked the soldier behind him.
A man stayed in the castle today and replied: "He said his son had something to do and went out at noon."
Arthur recalled it, and it seemed that Cyril's son was a gambler, and old Cyril worried a lot about his son.
Spinach layman is a disaster in every plane.
In the memory of the original owner, there was even Cyril's behavior of stealing things from Arthur's house for his son.
The stolen items were not valuable, and when the original owner found out, he criticized them verbally without being punished.
Amber opened the door and several people walked in.
Arthur followed the memory of the original owner to find the box where the money was kept, but found that it had been opened.
The money inside was also gone.
"I'm sorry, where's the money? What's going on?" Arthur was confused.
Amber also often comes to this room and was shocked when she saw this scene.
"Where's your money? That's seven hundred gold dragons."
Yule and others also looked at each other in confusion.
Arthur turned around with a gloomy face and looked at the people behind him.
Amber was the first to deny it, shaking her head like a rattle: "Sir, it's not me. I have no chance to steal money."
Arthur looked at Jules.
Yu Le laughed angrily, "If I had stolen it, I would have gone to Junlin to be happy, so why would I need to look at your face?"
As for the other soldiers, they had no chance to go to the basement, and they had no way of knowing that there were valuables hidden in this room.
Arthur thought to himself, who could it be?
None of the people in front of me had time to commit the crime, and there were no more than three people who knew that the money was hidden here.
After glancing at the people in front of them, Arthur and Yule said in unison: "Cyril."
"It's him. This old boy is the only one who has time to do this." Yule said as if he was taking the credit.
Arthur nodded and suddenly remembered something.
If he can travel through time, then the original owner must be dead.
There are only two types of people who have the motive to kill the original owner.
One is a blood relative like Jules, who can receive inheritance and knighthood after Arthur's death.
But although Yule is a Sanhe master type, he is not very evil-minded, so it should be ruled out.
One is plotting the Arthur family's property.
Including movable properties such as golden dragons and real properties such as territories.
Only a few families such as Blackwood can take away Arthur's territory.
And the eldest son of the Blackwood family is still tied up, so it can't be his family.
The most likely possibility was that a servant like Cyril, who lived with him day and night, secretly poisoned him, then took the money and ran away.
If Arthur guessed correctly, Cyril should have killed the original owner last night, then found the spare key, and prepared to sneak away quietly during the chaotic period when Yuler was competing to inherit the title after the original owner's death.
Unexpectedly, Brynden pretended to be a bandit and robbed the village, giving Cyril an excellent opportunity to escape.
"I must find this old boy." Arthur said harshly.
Because of this incident, Arthur's only option was to enlist the soldiers of Count Janos.
Otherwise, once the territory is lost, he will become a landless noble and wander out.
Westeros is not the continent of Calradia where you can just go to any place and not be able to raise a team.
The loyalty of the people to the lord is still very strong.
"Without further delay, I will take the two of them and set off to ask for troops. Amber will be in charge of the protection of the castle, and Yule will serve as a staff officer to help make plans."
After issuing the order, Arthur warned Amber again: "Remember, you cannot let Brynden go. This is the key to our survival."
Then he rode away with two soldiers.
After not running far, I saw soldiers with torches surrounding the castle.
The firelight dimly illuminated the crows surrounding the weirwood banner.
"You're not careful, this Blackwood is really bullying people." A soldier said.
"It's not clear who is bullying whom?" Yaselima headed west, "Let's go and shake people off."
There is a bridge to the west that can cross the Red Fork River. From there, pass by the Bent Knee Pillar and go all the way south to Shili City.
The three of them took advantage of the darkness and galloped towards Bracken's only hope, the Moulin Rouge.
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