A biting cold wind blew around the hastily completed camp. The thin canvas that made up the tent could not completely resist the temperature, and the cold air seeped in, filling the interior of the tent in an instant.
Appearing in a hurry and setting up camp in a hurry, this cavalry team did not have time to make adequate preparations. The magic bonfire they carried was used up as early as midnight. Without the protection of the flame, the cold suddenly became rampant. The knights were okay, they Huddled up in a ball, huddled close together, keeping each other warm, the proud little Iron Blood did not want to be approached by these subordinates who were lower than him, so he stayed alone in a corner of the tent, enduring the cold invasion alone.
There is nothing like the ice-tinged reality to counteract a child's self-righteous delusion. However, his self-esteem is closely entangled, forcing the little iron blood to refuse to take a step back. His face has been frozen blue, and some ice has condensed in his hair, but he still bites tightly. He gritted his teeth and widened his slightly bloodshot eyes, praying that the night would pass quickly.
"My lord, my lord,"
A cavalryman shouted to Little Ironblood, but the other party did not respond at all. The cavalryman's heart skipped a beat and he said to his companions: "He can't die like this. The higher-ups will blame us. We are the ones who will suffer."
"His grandma's,"
Another cavalryman cursed in a low voice: "The little boy lost his temper and dragged us into the water,"
Although he said this, he was the first to stand up, gritted his teeth, took off his cloak, walked up to Little Tie Xue, raised his voice and said: "My lord, my lord, this is my cloak, please wear it." , too cold,”
Little Tie Xue finally opened his eyes with difficulty, but his voice was filled with anger, and he shouted: "Go away, I don't need your charity,"
The cavalryman held back his temper and did not contradict Little Ironblood, but he also knew very well that he must not let Little Ironblood freeze to death. After a difficult struggle, the cavalryman sighed dejectedly, said nothing, and put his cloak flatly on the small In front of Tie Xue, he took out the remaining kerosene, poured it on the cloak, and then lit it.
The warm firelight struggled in the cold wind, but Little Iron Blood naturally accepted this charity. He moved his body close to the firelight, rubbed his hands continuously, and his complexion became much better.
But a cloak can't be burned for long. Soon, another cavalryman had to hand over his cloak to provide little iron blood with warmth.
The pace of the night speeded up a little in Little Iron Blood's perception, and the cold wind gradually subsided. When the team was on the road again, the two innocent cavalry could no longer open their eyes. They were frozen to death and set on fire with their cloaks. of fire, but they have no right to enjoy it.
A few hours later, when Aranza and Milok led another cavalry team to find the trace, their faces darkened when they saw the knight who had frozen to death.
"His grandma's,"
Milok opened his mouth and cursed: "Even if Luo Qi is here this time, I will give this kid two slaps."
"Well, this is also my responsibility,"
Aranza sighed and said: "I shouldn't have allowed Cora to quarrel with him... His tone was so unbearable that I couldn't calm down,"
What kind of quarrel would make New Lane I intolerable?
Milok became curious and asked, "What did he say?"
Aranza thought for a while, but did not explain it in detail. She just said briefly: "Well, he used some not very elegant words to despise a woman whose power is second only to the emperor."
Hearing this, the cavalry team who attended with New Lion I were secretly frightened and cursed the regent. It seemed that the person they were looking for was quite courageous.
Milok's expression was extremely struggling, and he didn't know what to say for a moment.
Aranza comforted him: "Well, don't worry, my partner, this is just an ordinary thing. I treat him as my family and won't do anything to the little iron-blooded one. Korra doesn't care too much about it. However, such a thing Being placed in the royal family is always unusual, so I hope this time can teach him a lesson, so that next time, it won’t be so easy.”
Milok breathed a sigh of relief and nodded.
Aranza ordered two of his men to return the corpses of the frozen cavalry to the Blue Water Oasis. The fallen warriors would receive extremely generous compensation from the army of the New Lane Principality. Of course, most families would rather not receive this compensation and just hope that Her husband, father, and children could live safely, and for the two cavalrymen who died in the accident, Aranza decided to give them richer compensation. At the same time, Milok was also willing to add another compensation to this compensation. That's something for later.
Led by a cavalryman who was proficient in tracking, the team continued to move forward. The little iron-blooded team looked more like an escape than a mission. They moved extremely fast and even missed many places where bandits and slave-catching teams were hiding. Aranza and his party did not have time to clean up these unexpected discoveries, and even if they noted these places, the targets would immediately move their positions if they smelled trouble.
The two teams escaped and chased each other, and continued to go deep into the vast desert of death. After a day and night of chasing, the team of New Lion I finally found the campsite of the second small iron-blooded team. Everyone's faces were not good-looking, because, this time , they found a total of five knights who had frozen to death.
"They slowed down,"
The person responsible for tracing the trace grabbed the sand on the ground with his hand, stared forward for a while, and said: "The horse hoof prints are a bit messy, not like traces of a quarrel, but more like...their supplies should be very low. If everything goes well, in the afternoon, We can catch up with them,"
Milok cursed fiercely: "His grandma has completely embarrassed me,"
Aranza did not comfort him, but said: "Well, let's go and continue on the road. The next section is still an area that the army has not surveyed. I hope we can find them smoothly."
“Couldn’t find anything better,”
Milok cursed, he really hated Little Iron Blood, even if he was just a child.
"He is your wife's brother," Aranza reminded him with a smile.
Milok mumbled helplessly, and in the end he could only sigh. In the two years since the Iron-Blooded Marquis disappeared, neither the Lane family at that time nor the New Lane Principality now gave up the investigation, but Luo Luo was still missing. Qi's mood was extremely low because of this, which could be said to have broken Milok's heart. It was Milok's care for Luo Qi during this period that opened Luo Qi's heart and allowed her to marry him.
As for Little Iron Blood, after all, he is Luo Qi's biological brother. Luo Qi, who has recovered from his father's disappearance, although he is also aware of his brother's twisted character, still persists in trying to correct him and cultivate him into a good person. A qualified general, this process is not smooth. For example, the trouble that is currently happening, even the new Lion I is involved, which is something Luo Qi did not expect.
As expected, luck did not lie with the new Lion I, or rather with Little Iron Blood. At noon, Aranza's team still did not find Little Iron Blood.
They found a place with extremely messy horse hoof prints. It was obvious that a fierce battle had taken place here. The solidified blood stains remained on the ground, as well as the corpses of several knights and robbers. Everything that could be looted from each corpse had been looted, even The clothes on my body were not spared either.
Milok was no longer angry at this time, but seemed to be relieved and said to himself: "Forget it, if this kid is killed, we can still go to Luo Qi shamelessly."
Aranza raised the corner of her mouth and said, "Well, you can also pretend that he was killed. Even if he is alive, you can also make up for it with a stab."
"This is not okay, boss, you can't harm me,"
Milok shook his head repeatedly and said, "I'm really not that kind of person."
"I know,"
Aranza laughed twice and said, "Well, let's go and continue the investigation. No matter whether the little iron-blooded one is dead or alive, we have to see."
It is not difficult to track down the robbers hiding in the desert. Moreover, with the ability of soul sensing, Aranza can also immediately detect the guys hiding under the desert.
They found a gathering place of bandits not far away. It turned out to be a small oasis. Square houses made of solidified sand were sparsely arranged next to a small pool. Aranza activated the record in the magic Looking at the map in the ball, I found that this place was once a village, but as of now, it seems that it has been occupied by bandits.
The menacing team naturally did not escape the eyes of the bandit sentry, and New Lane I's team did not need to hide its form, but he was not in a hurry to attack, even if he could kill all the bandits in the oasis instantly.
At the entrance of the village, Aranza waved his hand to stop the cavalry.
"Who are you?" A sentry on a nearby mud house asked the crowd hoarsely. He was so nervous that his voice was filled with trembling. The group of people in front of him, regardless of their attire or momentum, , all made him feel inexplicable pressure, especially the gaze of the leader. When Aranza looked at him, he intuitively felt that there was a death knife on his neck, but the fact was that neither Aranza nor this group of cavalry were far away. He is still some distance away.
Other sentries had already run to inform the leader.
A moment later, the bandit leader hurried over with a team of men. He was a man with a bare head and several scars on his face. Aranza did not write down the appearance of the scarred man because it was not important to him.
The scarred man was obviously also suffocated by the momentum of the cavalry, but he immediately woke up and shouted loudly: "Haha, it's another guy from the New Lane Principality who doesn't open his eyes. I'm in a good mood today. I just killed a pair of you. Now, I don’t want to kill anyone, so if you know what’s going on, go back as soon as possible, otherwise I won’t be polite,”
"Well, don't robbers all like to rob and kill?"
Aranza smiled and said: "In my opinion, you must be afraid of me, otherwise, you will definitely steal my things and kill my people."
"Boss, stop arguing with them,"
Milok looked impatient, licked his lips and said, "Just kill him."