In the early morning, a heavy rain had just fallen, making the ground slightly wet.
On a small road, several knights on horseback were walking forward slowly, followed by more than a dozen followers.
In front, a huge and fortified castle came into view, and it seemed that it was not far away from them.
"Sir, Viscount Asili's castle is coming soon."
Riding a horse and walking at the front of the team, Adil looked at the fortified castle in the distance. Beside him, Siraya, who had changed his clothes, rode over to report.
In just a few days, the original members of the bandit group following Adil had all changed their clothes.
Although Gruul is in trouble, a prince in trouble is still a prince. Even though he has lost the followers he used to have, he still has a lot of coins with him.
So in the past few days, when passing by a certain market, he spent money to change these former robbers into uniform clothes, trying to make them look more presentable, so as not to damage him and Adil.
The dignity of both people.
It had just rained and the weather outside was humid. In addition, it was winter and the cold wind was blowing, making your whole body tremble.
Adil looked up and saw that in the distance, the gate of the castle had been opened, and some people were walking out of it.
It was a group of knights. Judging from the number of people, there were at least hundreds of them. Everyone was wearing simple leather armor, and they were walking towards Adil and others with one of them surrounded.
In the center surrounded by knights, the man was wearing light black armor and had a long beard. Although he looked like a middle-aged man, his skin was very rough and covered with thick markings.
, looks very unique and unforgettable.
This man is Gruul's target this time, his somewhat father-in-law, the owner of the castle in front of him, Viscount Asili.
Seeing hundreds of people rushing toward him, Adil didn't feel anything at all. But behind him, the group of subdued former thieves let out a scream, and their faces were flushed. If you look carefully, you can see two pairs of thieves.
My legs are shaking.
Adier was not disappointed with their reaction.
After all, they are just a group of thieves who have not received formal military training, let alone been on the battlefield. In the final analysis, they are just a mob.
For this group of people, Adil had no expectations from the beginning to the end, and naturally he would not be disappointed at this moment.
But next to him, Siraya's performance made Adil a little surprised.
Facing the majesty of hundreds of knights in the distance, the former bandit leader, although his body was trembling slightly and he looked very nervous, did not show it at all on his face. He even took the initiative to pick up his long sword and walked to Adier.
In front of him, he assumed a guarding posture.
This performance was a bit higher than that of the men behind him, which made Adil nodded.
As the sound of trampling in the distance slowly approached, a large number of knights in the distance slowly arrived in front of them. Without any courtesy, they directly formed an encircling posture, wrapping Adil and others, forming a faint encirclement.
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Seeing this posture, Adil turned around and looked at Gruul behind him.
Those who come are not good.
If it was a simple greeting, there would be no way he would have brought so many knights with him, and they would not have put up a surrounding posture just after they met, as if they were afraid that Gruul would escape.
The number of five hundred knights is even more terrifying.
The castle in front of me is not big, and excluding the farmers and the like, the five hundred knights are probably the largest standing army of this castle. In order to welcome Gruul, they all came out at this time.
Behind Adil, looking at this posture, Gruul's expression was a little ugly, but looking at the middle-aged man who was slowly revealed in front of him, he quickly calmed his expression and walked up with a smile:
"Haha, Viscount Asili, my father-in-law, I haven't seen him for a long time."
"Of course, Gruul, my son-in-law." Looking at Gruul walking towards him, Aisili also had a smile on his face. The joyful look and sincere expression were enough to make people believe it.
If there weren't five hundred fully armed knights around, I'm afraid Siraya and others would really believe it.
As for Adil, he sat quietly in the carriage from beginning to end, saying nothing, silently watching the two people in front of him, looking very silent.
Because he was so silent, Viscount Asili in front of him just glanced at him, and then shifted his gaze, apparently treating him as an ordinary follower.
"Grul, my son-in-law."
In front of him, Viscount Asili looked at Gruul with a smile on his face and said sincerely: "A few months ago, I heard the news that you were missing on the battlefield, and I prayed for you, worried that something might happen to you."
"Now that I see you here with my own eyes, I finally feel relieved."
There was relief and some joy on his face, as if he really was the father-in-law who saw that his son-in-law was safe. He waved to Gruul: "Come on, you must be tired all the way from Carlo to here. Come in."
Go to my castle and have a good rest."
"Let me prepare a grand banquet for you and entertain you well."
He said loudly, without even looking at Gruul's ugly face behind him, and waved his hand directly.
Beside him, two knights came out in response, and came to Gruul on horseback, with half-smiling expressions on their faces: "Your Highness Gruul, please."
"Okay." Looking at the posture in front of him, Gruul's face was a little ugly, but looking at Gruul standing in front of him and Adil beside him, he gritted his teeth secretly and prepared to enter the castle in front of him.
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Seeing Gruul preparing to go in, Aisili showed a smile on his face.
On the side, seeing Gruul's movements, Adil picked up the reins of his horse and was about to follow him in.
Two big hands suddenly reached out, causing Adil to stop.
In front of them, the two knights were wearing light black armor, and they still had that half-smiling expression on their faces. They looked at Adil in front of them and said, "Sorry, you can't go in."
"His Royal Highness Gruul is the guest of the Viscount. If you want to go in and have a good rest, you can just go to the camp outside the city to rest."
Looking at the movements of the two knights from a distance, Gruul's expression changed, and he immediately understood what the other party wanted to do.
Isolate the inside and outside, and isolate Gruul from all his followers. This is not a guest gesture, it is clearly under house arrest.
Feeling an ominous premonition in his heart, Gruul raised his head and looked at Adil in front of him.
At this point, his struggle was useless and he could only place his hope on Adil.
Adil did not disappoint him.
Gently raising his head and looking at the two knights in front of him, Adil slowly raised his sword.