William and Tom stood side by side on the edge of the shrunken Lake Namsion.
Behind them are two horses, one tall and one short.
"Lord Zorro, why are you here?" Tom had recovered from the shock and said to William happily.
"What? Can't I come?" William joked with a smile.
"No, Zoroda! I'm very happy that you're here! But I don't understand, how do you know I'm here?" Tom shook his head like a rattle, for fear that William would misunderstand him.
"Maybe this is fate! I said goodbye to the king and wandered around all the way. I didn't expect to come here and see you!" William said leisurely with a "sigh" look.
The meeting between the two was certainly not accidental, but was intentional on William's part.
After careful consideration, he felt that it was necessary to intervene in Tom's journey so that he could get the golden apple at the end.
So he chose this opportunity to have an "accidental encounter" with Tom!
Although Tom was excited when he heard William's words, his eyes unconsciously looked towards William's horse.
This is a habit that Tom unknowingly developed during his travels after he gained the ability to know the language of animals. He listened to what the animals said.
People can lie and cheat, but animals can't!
Tom's eyes fell on William's black horse. The black horse's eyes were extremely humane. It glanced at Tom disdainfully, turned its head, and made a "neigh" sound from the horse's mouth.
To ordinary people, this is just the sound of a horse braying.
But to Tom's ears, it was completely different.
"What's there to see? How come I met you along the way? What will I tell the king then?"
It was a voice that sounded like a dissatisfied young man.
After hearing this, Tom was completely relieved.
What a coincidence!
Tom couldn't believe it!
But Tom had to believe Dark Horse’s “words”!
At least, William didn't follow him on purpose.
This was enough to reassure Tom.
He said to William with a smile on his face, "Yes, Master Zorro, this must be the arrangement of the Lord of Holy Light, for us to meet here!"
William listened and laughed.
What Tom can understand, William can understand too.
He had been on guard against Tom's move.
With the magic mirror in his possession, William knew Tom's whereabouts so well that he didn't need to follow him around all the time.
Since there was no following, Tom naturally couldn't hear any useful information from the dark horse's mouth.
But the dissatisfied neigh of the black horse elicited a response from Tom's horse.
Tom's brown horse also neighed.
William's black horse raised its head, looked at the brown horse, and neighed.
The two horses given by the king started communicating under the eyes of William and Tom.
Listening to their words, Tom's face suddenly changed color, and William's eyes also flashed with a strange light.
The brown horse said to the black horse, "Aren't you in the king's stable waiting for the horses to eat and drink? Why did you come out too?"
The black horse said, "Don't mention it! The king gave me to this man and asked me to supervise him. When the time comes, I will return to the palace and report the situation to him. What about you?"
The brown horse lowered his head and said, "Me too. The king also asked me to supervise this new master. If anything happens when I return to the palace, I will report to him!"
Black Horse was surprised and said, "Why?"
The brown horse raised his head again and said, "Maybe the king suspects that my new master has some secrets? Isn't it like this every time? As soon as the king suspects that others have some secrets, he sends us out..."
Dark Horse blinked, "Then did you discover any secrets?"
"No! What about you? Have you discovered any secrets about your master? The king has sent you out, does he take him seriously?"
The black horse raised his head proudly, "Of course! Don't you see who the king sent out?"
"Then what did you gain?"
"No!" Black Horse's voice became much softer.
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Listening to the two horses communicating as if there was no one around, Tom's expression became more and more ugly. A look of hesitation appeared on his face. After hesitating for a long time, he finally made up his mind.
He pulled William's sleeve.
William looked at him "pretending to be strange" and said, "What's the matter? Tom?"
Ordinary humans cannot understand the speech of animals, and similarly, ordinary animals cannot understand the speech of humans.
The only thing these animals can do is write down the pictures.
They can tell others that Tang and Wei are talking, but they cannot tell the content of the conversation.
Because they don't understand.
So Tom can talk to William with confidence.
He solemnly said to William, "Lord Zorro, you gave me a chance to be reborn! Without you, there would be no Tom now. I will never do anything to hurt you under any circumstances."
"I know, Tom." William nodded in relief.
"No, Master Zorro, you don't know." Tom's voice rose a few degrees.
"Oh, I don't know what? Tom, tell me." William still looked "indifferent", obviously not trusting Tom's words.
Tom was anxious and said, "Lord Zorro, I don't know what His Majesty the King wants you to do for him, but in fact, His Majesty the King has been monitoring you!"
William shook his head and said "confidently", "Tom, no one can follow me without being discovered by me!"
"What if the person following you is not a human being?"
"Tom, I don't understand what you mean? The person following me is not a human being. Is it the devil in hell?"
"No! Master Zorro! Look behind you!"
"Back there! There's no one behind me, only two horses!" William followed Tom "dubiously" and turned around, looking around.
"Yes, Master Zorro, you read that right, it is this horse that has been monitoring you for His Majesty the King!" Tom's eyes fell on the two horses given to them by the king, and he said in a serious tone.
"Are you kidding??" William asked after being silent for a while.
"Lord Zorro, how dare I deceive you?" Tom said sincerely.
He bit his lip with his teeth. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "Lord Zorro, I have a skill. I can understand the words of animals..."
"Do you understand animals?" William frowned, looking at Tom with eyes full of "doubt"!
"Yes, Lord Zorro! Although this is magical, I swear, it is true! Like me, His Majesty the King also has the ability to understand the language of animals, so His Majesty the King can know many secrets in the world. Because animals
They are his eyes and ears."
"Not only that, His Majesty the King also used this ability to train a group of animals to become his spies and help him explore other people's secrets."
"No one would hide their secrets from an animal that cannot speak human words!"
"And the horses His Majesty the King gave us are animals he has trained! They will report our secrets to the King!"
Tom said a lot in one breath.
William was silent.
In this silence, Tom felt a little uneasy.
Finally, William broke the silence and asked, "Are you telling the truth?"
"I am willing to swear on my soul, Master Zorro, if I lie, I will fall into hell and become the food of the seven kings of hell." Tom immediately swore solemnly.
"Okay! Then I believe you, Tom." William smiled and said.
"Huh?" Now, it was Tom's turn to be surprised.
Tom looked at William and was speechless for a long time.
William smiled faintly, "Tom, this world is very big, and there are all kinds of things and abilities! Don't you know what I have experienced? If you have my experience, you will keep an indifferent attitude toward many things.
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"As for your ability? Does it come from the king?" William asked.
Tom nodded, shook his head immediately, and nodded again.
William smiled, "Okay, that's good if you know! In fact, I have always had a guess about the king's omniscience, and your situation just confirmed my guess!"
"That's why I believe your words so simply!"
"Tom, make good use of your own abilities!" William suggested "kindly".
"Yes, Master Zorro! Thank you!" Tom was moved again.
William smiled lightly.
After a pause, William asked, "By the way, Tom, since you said these two horses are spies, what do you want to do with them?"
"Kill them!" Tom said firmly, "We can't let them return to the king's palace on their own."
"oh!"
"Lord Zorro, I plan to go to the Principality of Loria. When I get there, I will find an opportunity to kill this horse! What about you? Where do you plan to go?"
"The Principality of Loria? Since we have met, I will go to the Principality of Loria with you!"