Daenerys noticed that most of the audience were not from the city: sailors disembarking, merchants from traveling caravans, dusty people from the red wasteland, wandering soldiers, craftsmen and slave traders. Jhogo brought a
His hand slid to her waist and he leaned close to her. "The milkmaids are deliberately avoiding him. Khaleesi, do you see the girl in the felt hat? Right there, behind the fat priest, she is...
....'"
"...Pickpocket," Daenerys finished for him. She was not a pampered noble lady who had never seen the world. She followed her brother into exile to avoid the assassins hired by the usurper.
During her years, she had seen many pickpockets on the streets of the Free Trade City.
The mage kept gesticulating and swinging his arms widely, urging the flames to rise higher and higher. The audience stretched their necks and raised their heads, while the pickpockets squeezed through the crowd with knives hidden in their palms. They stole a large amount of money with one hand.
, while the other hand points upward...
When the burning ladder reached a height of forty feet, the magician jumped forward and quickly climbed along it like a monkey, alternating hands with each other. Every time he stepped over a step, the step disappeared behind his feet, leaving only a wisp.
Silver smoke. When he climbed to the top, the ladder disappeared without a trace.
"Nice trick," Qiao Ge couldn't help but admire.
"It's not a trick," one woman said in Common Tongue.
Daenerys had not noticed Quesi in the crowd before, but she was standing there, her watery eyes flashing under the unchanging red paint mask. "What do you mean by this, madam?"
"Half a year ago, this man couldn't even make a fire with dragon crystal. He only knew a few tricks about gunpowder and wildfire. At best, he could only attract a few ignorant fools to watch, so that his pickpockets could have something to do. He could walk through the blazing heat.
coals, or letting burning roses bloom in the air, but never expect to climb a ladder of fire, any more than an ordinary fisherman expects to catch a sea monster in his net.”
Daenerys looked uneasily at the place where the ladder had been. Now even the smoke had disappeared, and the crowd was dispersing, everyone going their separate ways. Of course, many people would soon find that their wallets were empty. "Then now
Woolen cloth?"
"He's stronger now, Khaleesi, and it's because of you."
"Me?" she laughed. "How is that possible?"
The woman came over and put two fingers on Dany's wrist. "You are the Mother of Dragons, aren't you?"
"Of course she is. Sons of Shadow must not touch her." Qiao Ge used the whip handle to push away Kuixi's fingers.
The woman took a step back. "You must leave this city quickly, Daenerys Targaryen, or you will not be able to leave."
There was a tingling pain on her wrist where Kuishi had touched it. "Where do you want me to go?" she asked.
"To reach the north, you must go south. To reach the west, you must go east. To advance, you must retreat. To reach the light, you must pass through the shadows."
Asshai, Daenerys thought, she wants me to go to Asshai. "Will the Asshai give me an army?" she asked. "Can I get money in Asshai? Are there ships there? What does Asshai have?"
Is there something I can’t find in Qarth?”
"The truth." The masked woman replied, then she bowed and disappeared into the crowd.
Rakharo snorted contemptuously from behind his drooping black beard, "Khaleesi, a man would rather swallow a scorpion than believe in the Children of Shadow. They dare not show their faces in the daylight. Everyone knows that.
"
"Everyone knows," Ago agreed.
Xaro Xanwan Daxos leaned back on his cushions and watched their entire conversation. When Dany climbed back into the carriage and sat down next to him, he said: "Your barbarians have their own problems.
The wisdom of knowing. The 'truth' the Asshais can provide will make you dumbfounded."
He gave her another glass of wine and talked about boring topics like love and desire all the way until he returned to his mansion.
【Prince's Pass】
Chen Cheng still dressed up as a Dornishman. He put away the two horses, leaving only a white stallion as a mount. Now he was mixed with a caravan heading to Highgarden, using mercenaries as a mercenary.
situation. Because he had no reputation in the past, the leader of the caravan was unwilling to give him a large commission. After a long period of hard work, the price he got was one copper plate a day, and he would also be given some fodder. In addition,
There is nothing left.
"Drizzt" frowned and counted on his fingers for a long time, and finally agreed to the price. At least it's one copper per day. It takes twenty days to get to Highgarden. Doesn't this mean he earned twenty coppers?
The caravan left Tianji City and headed north, and was about to pass through the Prince's Pass. The leader was a bearded man, and he shouted loudly, asking everyone to take care of the animals and check whether the ropes tied to the goods were secure, so as not to go wrong when passing through the pass.
.Chen Cheng is a hired wandering warrior. He has nothing on his body except two swords. Therefore, while others are busy checking the carriages and livestock, he can easily stay aside and check the terrain around Prince's Pass.
The Prince's Pass, also known as the Great Pass in history, is located in the Crimson Mountains. It is an important passage from the River Bend and the Stormlands to Dorne. The terrain here is very dangerous, but it has not reached the point of desperate natural danger.
After Joffrey succeeded to the throne, Tyrion Lannister, also known as "The Imp", asked Doran Martell to station his army at the Prince's Pass to ensure that the lords of the Marches stood still as a messiah.
Part of the political marriage of Lara Baratheon and Trystane Martell.
Prince Doran Martell promised that as long as Myrcella reached Sunspear safely, he would have his vassals stationed at the pass. Therefore, it was obvious that many soldiers were fortifying the pass, using wood and stone on the top of the mountain.
Build a fortress together, place crossbows and stones on it, and prepare to meet uninvited enemies, if any.
Now there are several guys claiming to be kings in Westeros, including Joffrey in King's Landing, Stannis in Dragonstone, Renly in the Stormlands, Robb Stark in the Northern Kingdom, and the Great Wall
Outside, Mance and Balon Greyjoy of the Iron Islands, who all claimed to be kings, saw another great chaos sweeping the world.
Hey, with this count, aren't there six kings? But Chen Cheng remembered that the description of this time period was the "War of Five Kings". Did he not include the savage king beyond the wall? Hi,
It is also customary to have five of the Four Heavenly Kings.
The Prince of Dorne has not yet made up his mind which side to join, but decades of experience tell him that he must first improve the defense on the border before he has the opportunity to do other things. And to be honest, in Westeros
Among the several kingdoms, Dorne has the smallest number of troops.
Chen Cheng stared at the defense facilities and subconsciously thought about what he would do if he led troops to attack, but then he couldn't help laughing. Now that he doesn't lead troops, why should he care about so many things?
"Hey, Drizzt, come help me!"
Several people who were pushing the cart shouted: "The wheels are stuck in the pit!"
Chen Cheng jumped off the horse, walked over, and asked, "Okay, how can there be a pit?"
"I don't know, it doesn't seem to be raining," someone who was pushing the cart cursed: "Did some dead eunuch dig the hole? If you want to dig it, dig it where no one is. This is the main road.
, people are coming and going, how many people are going to be trapped?"
One of the companions laughed and said, "Maybe that guy just wants to trick a few more people?"
Chen Cheng put his hand on the carriage and shouted: "Don't worry about cheating people for now, let's work hard together, let's go!"
Everyone worked together to lift the wheel out of the pit. "Bang!" The car body shook, and several businessmen shouted to the front: "It's out, you can go! Drizzt, what are you still doing there?"
"
"Oh, you go first, I'll come back after I've filled the hole!"
"Then hurry up!"
The caravan gradually moved away, and the voices of several people talking could be heard in the distance. "He didn't dig the hole, why should he fill it in?"
"Probably, it's because his brain isn't working very well."
"My brain is not working well? How do you know?"
"Hey, if you are smart, why would you agree to a commission of one copper plate a day?"
"Hahaha, that's true. These days, even if you have a dog, you will eat more than one copper plate a day."
"Humans and dogs are still different. Dogs will come back when they are hungry, but if people leave, they will not come back."
"What if you come back?"
"It must be a dog that comes back."
The voices of discussion gradually faded away, and Chen Cheng turned a deaf ear. He moved some rocks and put them into the pit, and then filled in some soil. Although it was still a little uneven, at least the wheels would not sink in again. After filling the pit, Chen Cheng
He quickly caught up with the caravan, and the people in the caravan welcomed him with whistles and laughter, "Haha, Drizzt, you came very quickly!"
"That's right," Chen Cheng puffed up his chest on horseback, "I'm famous for being fast. I used to have a small boat in Sunspear City, and I often drove it out to sea for fishing."
Sunspear is located at the end of the Greenblood River and on the edge of the sea. It is the current capital of the Kingdom of Dorne.
"What happened next? Why did you stop fishing?" Someone asked, "Why did you change your profession to become a mercenary?"
Chen Cheng raised his head and said proudly: "Didn't I say it? I am very fast, and the boat sank very quickly!"
The caravan was shocked into silence at first, and then burst into laughter. A man who was pouring water from a water bag into his mouth suddenly couldn't hold it back, and the water in his mouth spurted out from his nose.
"Ahem... Damn it... Ahem... Drizzt, do you want to laugh me to death and then inherit my horses and goods?"
The one who choked on the water he drank laughed and said, "You should stop being a mercenary and become a clown!"
Chen Cheng sat on the horse and said with a smile: "It's not impossible to be a clown, as long as the people in King's Landing are willing to give money. Making money, it's not shabby, isn't being a clown the same as making money?"
The caravan suddenly booed loudly. Generally speaking, Dornish people would rather be bandits than clowns. A guy with no ambition like "Drizzt" was immediately despised by everyone.
