The biting cold wind was biting, and the silence in the cemetery was so empty that it even made people shudder.
Inside the gravekeeper's hut.
Aaron, who was sleeping, suddenly opened his eyes and pressed one hand on the hilt of the sword under the bed.
After a while, heavy footsteps were heard.
He looked at the torch outside, stood up, got dressed, and then opened the door as if nothing had happened: "Masters, what happened?"
"Zorro the Gravekeeper?"
A soldier held a torch and looked at Aaron. After confirming that it was him, he immediately asked: "Did you find anyone else during the night?"
"There are many people lying in the tomb, but there are no living people."
Aaron pretended to be panicked: "What happened?"
"You don't need to know!"
The soldier leader's expression was very cold. Even though he knew Aaron, he still waved his hand: "Search!"
The soldiers poured into the hut and searched every possible hiding place, but of course found nothing.
Even more people held torches and searched the entire cemetery.
"No!"
"Not here either!"
"Continue searching elsewhere!"
This group of soldiers came and left very quickly.
Aaron looked at the other person's leaving figure, thoughtfully.
…
The next day.
early morning.
Ivey came over in a dusty state, with an expression on his face that he didn't know what to say.
Finally, he took a few deep breaths and then said: "Zorro, it's time for a big job..."
"Oh? Which big shot died?"
Aaron pretended to be surprised.
"It's old Baron Lancaster!" Ivey's voice was heavy, with a hint of secret joy.
"It doesn't look like he died of illness or accident..." Aaron said thoughtfully: "The soldier from last night?"
"Shush!"
Ivey made a silent gesture, looked around again, and lowered his voice: "Yes... the old baron was assassinated! Just last night, it was the body that I sewn with my own hands... the head was separated from the body. Already..."
"The assassin actually escaped?"
Aaron was even more surprised by this.
"Yes...it is said that the assassin is very skilled in martial arts and can fly over walls and fly over walls like a cat..."
Evie obviously meant it as a joke.
After finishing speaking, he counted out a few silver coins and handed them to Aaron: "The butler asked me to give this to you. The baron's funeral is not ordinary..."
"So I only need to choose the cemetery, and other matters will naturally be taken care of by distinguished people..."
Aaron shrugged and smiled happily.
"By the way, that's the attitude. Let's just do our own thing well."
Evie also laughed.
Aaron thought for a while and suddenly asked: "So... is the new Lord Baron Miss Catherine?"
"I don't know... I feel like it's impossible. When I went to the castle, the person in charge had already become Lady Lilith."
Evie sighed.
…
Yanan Town.
When Aaron came to the town, he obviously felt that the atmosphere was very different.
There were soldiers enforcing martial law everywhere, and the police officers led the soldiers to search houses from house to house.
Aunt Sofia at the grocery store was cursing because the soldiers ruined a lot of her goods.
Aaron went up with a smile, helped Aunt Sophia clean up the debris, and then came to the tavern.
The tavern at this time was naturally closed long ago.
He looked disappointed and turned to leave.
No one noticed that Aaron had a smile on his face while walking on the road.
'You didn't leave? You must have been injured!'
Through this seemingly fruitless wandering, Aaron gained a lot of useful information.
Based on his experience, if you start looking for it from the castle, you may find very useful clues!
Then, find the assassin!
He was able to accomplish such a thing and still escape unscathed. Aaron didn't believe it when he said that the assassin didn't have extraordinary powers.
'But what happens after you find him? Take him in... He will repay his kindness and teach him his skills... Am I thinking too wonderfully?'
'At this time, the entire barony is looking for him. No... assassinating a noble is an enemy of the entire aristocratic class. Even the previous enemy, Baron Roland, will issue a wanted order...'
'And...the other party should be involved in some conspiracy.'
'If you intervene rashly, it will be very troublesome...and I don't have the strength to get into the whirlpool and escape unscathed!'
"Power..."
Aaron sighed quietly and went back to continue preparing for the baron's funeral.
…
Baron Lancaster's funeral was a grand one, with many people attending.
But there are very few people who are truly sad.
As if it was a routine matter, after everyone sent the Baron to the grave, they began to ridicule and quarrel over various things... Finally, these self-proclaimed superiors still remembered to maintain their identity in front of the subordinates, and would not do such a thing.
It's like a shrew cursing in the street.
If you want to scold...you should probably go back and close the door before scolding.
Aaron watched with cold eyes, feeling as if he was watching a big show, which was very interesting.
It seemed that the only person who was sad about the Baron's death was Miss Catherine.
It's a pity that three years have passed, and the other party is still a little girl under the age of fourteen. She is insignificant and can't do anything, even if she is appointed as the heir!
'I feel like the old baron is not stupid... He should have a series of plans for the heir, which can at least avoid chaos and loss of power... However, he was suddenly assassinated and had no time to implement it.'
Aaron thought for a while, then decided to go back to sleep.
It’s none of his business anyway!
And he always believes that time is the greatest director and will always give him the opportunity to perform.
Even if not now!
Even if it's not on that assassin!
…
The Baron's death caused uproar for a while, and finally returned to a peaceful life.
In fact, no matter what happens, brilliance is accidental, and ordinaryness is the mainstream.
Aaron also continued to resume his two-point-one-line life.
Except for the change of power in the barony, which is a little unexpected, everything else is good.
According to the discussion between Lady Lilith and the knights, Catherine is too young and needs a guardian, her sister, before she can become a lord.
Currently, baronies are managed by guardians.
After Evie got drunk, she told Aaron that everyone was betting on when Miss Catherine would die suddenly or be forced into a husband who appeared out of nowhere.
Being sent away to marry far away is the best outcome.
The power struggle between nobles is so cruel.
Before I knew it, several months passed by.
Aaron returned from his herb garden carrying a bucket.
Thanks to his previous experience, he planned to plant some herbal seeds that would take a long time to grow and then slowly wait for the harvest.
The light of dusk is like gilding, falling on the bluestone road of the cemetery.
In front of a luxurious tombstone, there was a small figure sobbing softly.
Aaron immediately bowed and saluted: "Miss Catherine!"
The crying little girl raised her head: "I recognize you...you are the tombkeeper here...my father...how is he doing?"
Aaron has always been very tolerant of children's nonsense.
He kept smiling and replied: "The Baron has gained eternal peace..."
Anyway, I have never committed suicide.
"very good……"
Catherine stood up, as if she wanted to take out some reward, but couldn't find anything suitable, and she looked a little embarrassed.
At this time, a young attendant ran over: "Miss, Sister Lei Lisi is looking for you everywhere. We don't have much time..."
He looked to be only fifteen or sixteen years old, with a thin body, but his eyes were bright and clear. The way he looked at Catherine made Aaron, a veteran, feel that something was wrong: "This old pervert... little pervert! No... Katherine
Not even an adult yet!”
"Thank you for informing me, Karin, I'll go back now!"
Catherine held up her skirt and walked out of the cemetery, looking back three times.
At this moment, a snake jumped out of the grass.
choke!
Karin's expression remained unchanged, he unsheathed his long sword and picked the little snake into two pieces.
He followed suit and left behind Catherine, like the most loyal guard.
Aaron, on the other hand, looked at Karin's back and narrowed his eyes slightly: "This person... isn't quite right..."
…
Three days later.
Ivey's house.
Tracy was breastfeeding a baby. When she saw Aaron coming in and smiled at him, she didn't avoid it.
In fact, everyone is very familiar with it...
Aaron didn't feel embarrassed and asked: "Is Evie here?"
"exist."
Ivey walked out of the room. He seemed to be doing carpentry work with his hands. A wooden sword was half-formed.
"Is this a toy for Thor?"
Aaron looked at the baby in Tracy's arms.
"Yes, I hope he can become a powerful warrior in the future. It would be best if he could be canonized as a knight."
Ivey laughed and said: "Did you ask me to go to the pub? Sorry... I have stopped drinking."
Glancing at Tracy, who was a little nervous, in her eyes, Aaron was probably the kind of cunning friend who led her husband into evil.
'This is a married man...'
Aaron sighed in his heart and smiled: "That's not it... I have other things to ask you for."
"Oh? Let's go for a walk."
Evie put down the wooden sword toy and walked with Aaron along a creek in front of his house.
"A few days ago, Catherine went to the cemetery to mourn the old baron... The castle won't blame me, right?"
Aaron looked worried and complained: "The people above always throw trouble to us, it's really..."
"This matter... you don't have to worry, Mrs. Lilith won't blame a tombkeeper..."
Ivey thought for a while and comforted: "As for Catherine...she ran away secretly, and her attendant was that Carlin. I really didn't expect that the son of a cattle herder could do this. It is said that he fought
He overturned the knight attendant who was responsible for guarding Catherine, and then ran out with Catherine..."
A cowherd is a person who is responsible for herding cattle in a village.
Because he has the right to use the cattle, he has a great status in the village, but in the eyes of the townspeople, it is just that...
"He actually knocked down the knight squire. That's really impressive. Was he that powerful before?" Aaron looked amazed.
In fact, this is what he wanted to know.
That little guy named Carlin is quite interesting.
"I don't know... He used to be a villager, but there don't seem to be any rumors about being particularly powerful in fights... This time, Mrs. Lilith didn't deal with him harshly. She may even want to win him over to become a knight's attendant, or even be canonized as a knight in the future.
...I don’t know why, but he actually refused!”
When Ivey said this, he obviously felt incredible.
Knights are the top thugs of nobles, and are equivalent to half of nobles. Once you become a knight, your class is completely different.
Many free people have struggled for generations and hundreds of years for this.
Although Ivey said he hoped Thor would become a knight in the future, this was actually just a casual statement, and he didn't think there was much hope.
But Carlin actually rejected the olive branch of the acting lord.
This is so shocking!
"Young man... maybe it's because of love." Aaron sighed with emotion.
He felt more and more that he seemed to have encountered a plot from a third-rate knight novel.
It's probably the story of a down-and-out boy who picked up an injured master, and then obtained a peerless inheritance, pretending to be cool and getting slapped in the face along the way, and by the way, he hugged the beauty back home.
As long as you change the layer of skin, you can even use it with everything!
"However, it still needs to be verified."
Thinking of this, Aaron returned to the town and purchased some supplies.
And, as if chatting casually, I chatted with Aunt Sofia for a few words, and after confirming a batch of items that Carlin had purchased, I felt even more certain.
The other party was very smart, and of course he did not buy eye-catching items such as medicine from the grocery store.
But the consumption of one person is somewhat different from the consumption of two people.
As long as the suspect is identified, it is normal to follow the clues and find clues, even if they look suspicious!
'Time is indeed the greatest director... A young boy is much easier to deal with than a brutal assassin.'
'Or... I'll be more steady and wait until Karin is about to die of old age before taking action?'
On the way back, Aaron kept thinking about a certain problem.
Then, he encountered a surprise!
At the gate of the cemetery, Carlin, dressed as an attendant, was waiting for him!
"Sir Carlin, what can I do?"
Aaron almost thought that his plan that only existed in his heart was exposed, but his expression remained calm and he asked.
"Gravekeeper Zorro... I heard that you have been selling potions in a small area?"
Carlin got to the point as soon as he opened his mouth.
"Yes...you need it?"
Aaron's eyes unconsciously searched.
"no!"
Carlin said a little angrily: "I need a specific herbal medicine... I know it is in the medicine you sell. I will buy it for a long time, and the price will satisfy you."
As he spoke, he threw a money bag over.
Aaron opened it and saw a smile on his face: "Okay, okay, no problem..."
"I need dried long-leaf roots, datura petals, and venom grass...I will come to pick up the goods once a week, remember to keep it secret, otherwise..."
When Carlin left, he touched the hilt of his sword as a threat.