South of Julu City, there is a vast and desolate plain full of rocks. On the plain, a rugged trail leads straight to the heights. When I rode my horse to the trail, I checked and found that there were horse hooves on the ground.
There are traces of past, and it is different from the player's. The hoof prints are very deep, and they belong to the type of heavily armored knights. However, the players currently do not have mount armor, and their equipment is average. Even a purple gold weapon is not that heavy, and the hoofs are not that heavy.
The seals are dense, so the NPC cavalry must be passing by.
On this plain, those who can possess cavalry are naturally lord-level NPCs. Androni's father, the legendary owner of Furnace Castle, should be a lord.
So, I followed the trail and sped away, looking for any clues.
Five minutes later, it turned out that my guess was correct. Just on the horizon of the plain, a stone castle appeared. It was not very big, but the flags were flying. There were some scattered young knights training riding skills and charging outside.
Assassination skills, the castle is surrounded by farmland, and there are many farmers farming. It is a typical castle, lord, knight, and farmer pattern.
The ghost horse ran very fast, and flew to the bottom of the castle in a blink of an eye. Two guards immediately pointed their spears straight at me, and one of them shouted: "Who dares to break into Furnace Castle without permission?"
"I am a knight from Julu City, and I want to see the lord." I said.
"The great knight of the royal city?"
The guard showed a faint look of awe, but still did not let go and said: "Sir Knight, the lord has aged and is no longer willing to see guests. The Fire Castle is now managed by the great knight Karasukawa."
I frowned: "I brought news about the lord's daughter, Androni."
"What?"
Another guard was shocked: "Miss Androni has been missing for eleven years. She...she has any news?"
"Yes, I want to see the lord."
"Okay, please come with me."
…
Entering the castle, on the stone tower, a middle-aged knight wearing powerful armor looked at me from a distance, with a sinister look in his eyes. The name above his head was the Great Knight Wu Chuan, an elite NPC. He
Although he looked at me straightly, he did not stop me and allowed the two guards to lead me into the depths of the castle.
The lord's room was extremely luxurious, but it was filled with a strong aura of death.
With a "squeak", a musty smell hit my nose. In the room, the old lord was lying on the bed. His face was covered with age spots and his hair was gray. He seemed to be unable to move. He just looked at me with wide eyes and said: "Young man"
Knight, I heard that you brought news about Androni, show me, what did you bring?"
I immediately took out the necklace, and the light flowed from the necklace.
Suddenly, the old lord's withered eyes seemed to be reborn. He sat up from the bed and said: "Androni's necklace... yes, it's her necklace... Knight, where did you get it?"
This necklace?”
"Crystal Forest."
I said solemnly: "It was found on a demonized crystal crab."
"What?"
The old lord's eyes were filled with surprise: "Back then, my knights escorted Androni to marry a young knight from the south. Why... her relics would appear in the Crystal Forest in the north."
On the side, the old servant had a wrinkled face and whispered: "Master, back then you married your daughter to a knight in the south just so that your son-in-law could return to Furnace Castle to inherit your property. However, almost all the knights escorting you had died in the battle. Only
Knight Wuchuan returned to the castle alone..."
At this point, he fell silent.
"You...you keep talking..." the old lord said: "I order you to keep talking!"
"yes!"
The old servant said solemnly: "After Wu Chuan returned to the castle, the other two great knights of Fire Castle had accidents one after another, and they all died. However, the training and selection of the new knights in Fire Castle were all done by Wu Chuan alone.
Taking responsibility, don’t you think it’s strange, Master? Why is it that everyone else gets into trouble, but only Wu Chuan survives every time?”
"You mean?"
The old lord's eyes were stunned: "Wuchuan has already betrayed me?"
"I'm afraid so."
The old servant said solemnly: "Now in Furnace Castle, only Wu Chuan is qualified to inherit your property, and he is the biggest beneficiary."
"No, no..."
The old lord shook his head repeatedly, his eyes full of disbelief, and said: "Wuchuan once swore allegiance to me in front of the God of Light. He swore in front of the statue of the Dragon Speaker and the Xia Emperor of the Xia Clan that he would never betray me... No
of."
At this moment, a ray of light bloomed from the necklace, converging into Androni's appearance.
In an instant, the old lord's eyes became cloudy, and he burst into tears. He struggled to get up from the bed, and fell to the ground when he turned over. However, he still reached out and wanted to touch Androni's body, but it was just the soul, and he could not grasp it.
He could hold it, but he couldn't help but burst into tears, and said: "Androni, my daughter, I finally see you again."
Aneloni's figure slowly fell, she half-knelt in front of the old lord, her eyes sparkling with tears, and said: "I... drifted alone in the Crystal Forest for many years, and even almost forgot everything, I... in my nightmare
The most important thing I want to do is to see my father again. Now, I finally got my wish. Father, my daughter should not have left you in the first place."
"Then...was he the one who killed Wu Chuan that day?" The old lord had murderous intent in his eyes.
"Yes."
Androni looked a little weak and said: "Father, Wu Chuan pierced my heart with a sword and dedicated my body as food to the demonized crystal crab. Now... my daughter's bones are still lying on the crystal
In the forest, if the father thinks about his daughter's good, please send knights to the north to take his daughter's bones back to his hometown for burial."
"Okay, I'll let someone do it right now."
"Father, you must be careful..." Androni turned into a ray of light and penetrated into the necklace.
"Young knight..."
The old lord had tears in his eyes and said, "This necklace is Androni's relic. Can you return it to me?"
"It should."
I presented the necklace and asked, "Lord, is there anything else I can do to help you?"
"have."
The old lord had murderous intent in his eyes and said: "Urakawa has committed the crime of betrayal, but there are no great knights in the castle who can compete with him. Even some young knights are from Urukawa, so he only
I can rely on you, young knight. I want you to go to the north, take Karakawa and others, expose Karakawa's betrayal face to face, cut off his head, and present it to me."
The content of the task jumped a bit, and there was new progress.
I nodded and said: "Don't worry, I will do my best to help you get revenge!"
"good!"
The old lord looked at the old butler and said: "Give me an order. In the name of delivering a message, select some knights who are loyal to me. Take Wu Chuan and this young knight to the Crystal Forest to complete Androni's mission."
My long-cherished wish is to take her bones back to the castle for burial."
"Yes, sir!"
The old lord returned the necklace to me again, but this time I borrowed it and I still have to return it.
…
In the castle, the old butler selected a dozen knights, plus me and Wu Chuan, and naturally gave me the letter, which was actually just a blank piece of paper.
A group of people set out from the castle and crossed through Julu City. Although the cavalry was fast, it still took them nearly an hour to reach the Crystal Forest. If they could complete the task as quickly as possible, it would be beyond my expectations.
"drop!"
A message came from Su Xiran: "Team Ding, it’s time to eat~~"
"Save some food for me. I'll eat it after I finish the task."
"good."
The autumn wind swept through the jungle, and there was a rustling sound in the crystal forest. Near the refresh point of the Demonized Crystal Crab, Wu Chuan seemed to have noticed something was wrong. He frowned, already holding the spear in his hand, and said
: "Butler, who is here? Is the lord too dim-sighted to ask us to send important letters here?"
"Of course there are people."
The old housekeeper sneered: "Isn't it here that Miss Androni, the only legal heir of Firecastle, was pierced through the heart by a knight who betrayed her loyalty?"
"What did you say?"
Wu Chuan shouted violently: "Old man, don't spit on others with blood!"
"Have you confessed your crime?" the old housekeeper said calmly.
"How dare you make something out of nothing, you shameless old man!" Wu Chuan pointed his spear and cursed angrily: "I will pierce you right now and take your head back to the lord!"
"Keng~~~"
I hurriedly drew my sword, and the Purple Lightning Blue Frost Sword blasted away Wu Chuan's lance. The shock made my arm numb slightly, and Wu Chuan also looked horrified. Obviously, I was not inferior to him in terms of strength, and even surpassed him by some.
At this time, a ray of light flew up from the necklace and transformed into Androni's appearance. Her voice was cold: "Wuchuan, you traitor, have you forgotten the heinous crimes you committed many years ago?
?”
"You... ghost!"
Wu Chuan looked blank, as if he had seen a ghost, and said: "Impossible...impossible...your ghost has already dispersed..."
As he spoke, the lance in his hand trembled and fighting energy began to pour into him. His face became even more ferocious, and he said: "Then... let me kill you again with the Holy Light!"
Finally, I fell out.
In an instant, the names of Karasukawa and the three knights behind him all turned blood red, and it started!
I straightened my sword and stabbed it, attacking first before Wu Chuan could make a move. After one provocation, I hit seven consecutive attacks to break the barrier. At the same time, I summoned the fairy sword Qing Ling. Under the baptism of the messy and dense sword energy, Wu Chuan's health bar was almost
It fell halfway in an instant, and a mere elite-level NPC was nothing more than that.
"have a finger in the pie!"
The other three knights all raised their swords and came to fight.
I raised my shield and opened my fighting spirit shield. They could cut them as they pleased. Kill Wu Chuan first!
…
Three times, five times, two times, he directly killed the traitorous knight Wu Chuan, and the remaining three ordinary level knights were not a problem. Qing Ling could fight alone. After cutting off three heads in a row, the beautiful girl turned over
After Feiqin entered the sword body, it flew back to me, just like the divine sword returning to its sheath, and the old butler was already dumbfounded: "Young knight, you are so brave..."
