The morning sun rose, and the rooster crowed. When the town was still covered in the morning mist, a few people snuck into the Ivy Hotel. They sneaked into the stable, where the hotel staff was sleeping in a pile of hay. A few men tiptoed over to the horses of Allen's team. The bearded man in the lead whispered, "Are you sure it's these horses?"
"There's no mistake. I saw that white-haired brat feed the horses with my own eyes yesterday evening," the short man in the hat said with certainty.
"Good, let's give these beasts some meat and teach those foreigners a lesson," the bearded man said in a low voice.
The men laughed maliciously. Suddenly, someone coughed behind them. They turned around as if they had been electrocuted. A silver-haired man in a black cape leaned against a beam in the corridor and said, "What you're doing is really unsightly. If you want revenge, you should fight someone openly. That's what a man should do. I really can't watch you attack innocent horses behind their backs."
"Get lost!" The bearded man took out a handful and said, "It's none of your business, kid."
"Who said it's none of my business? The person you want to deal with helped me yesterday. Although I personally think he's just being a busybody. But no matter what, I owe him a favor. "
The man in the hat seemed to have thought of something and whispered something to the bearded man. The bearded man said, "You're the guy who injured Boss Tully and the others?"
"Tully? The guy with thick chest hair like a bear? "The silver-haired man smiled faintly." I didn't do anything. "
"But it was because of you."
"I admit that, but he should be glad that it was that mister who did it. If it were me, well, I've always been a bad-tempered person. He'd probably die. "
"Oh, that sounds pretty scary." The bearded man sneered. "Get lost if you know what's good for you. Otherwise, don't even think about leaving today."
"Don't say that. I still have things to do today." The silver-haired man walked down the corridor and strolled toward the men.
"Kill him!" the bearded man shouted. Suddenly, his vision blurred. The silver-haired man, who was still ten steps away, somehow appeared in front of him. Then, he felt dizzy and lost consciousness.
There were a few muffled sounds, followed by a short scream. These sounds woke up the hotel worker on top of the pile of fodder. The young man caught his hair, which was little better than a bird's nest, and looked towards the stable. The horse was still there, and there was no one near, so he turned over and went back to sleep. However, he did not notice that there were a few drops of bright red blood not far from the sink.
After breakfast, the caravan left the small town and walked along the main road through a forest. The ruins of the Great Wall stood before them. Allen used his hand to shield his eyes from the morning sun and looked up. The tall and thick walls of the Long Wall extended to the east and west. The color of the wall was mottled. The original light gray had now turned into a dark gray, and patches of moss in the cracks of the wall had dyed the Great Wall dark green. The old flames of war were unwilling to be outdone. They left dark spots on the wall, as if one could smell the burning smell of the flames if one walked closer.
It was the smell of war.
Not far from the wall, a catapult that only had a frame left became one of the few scenic spots on this section of the Great Wall. The killing weapon that was used to throw boulders to kill the enemy was now climbing green vines and even on the wooden frame.
White and yellow wildflowers grew in the cracks of the vines. From a distance, it looked more like a sculpture made of plants.
The caravan passed through the old city gate. Allen rode on the horse and reached out to touch the wall. His fingers slid across the uneven surface of the wall. Every mark seemed to be a record of the cruelty of the war back then. When they passed through the city gate and returned to the bright world from the darkness of the arch, Allen saw him. The traveler in black that he met at the Kumquat Tavern yesterday was walking by the roadside with a big gray horse.
"What a coincidence." Allen waved.
The silver-haired man turned around and smiled. "Good morning." Then he got on his horse and rode beside Allen. "You guys left so early. If I didn't get up early, I'm afraid I would have missed it."
Allen narrowed his eyes. "Were you waiting for me?"
"Yes, Lord Allen." The traveler in black had a warm smile in his eyes.
"Who are you? I don't remember telling you my name. "
At this moment, Regis, Fares, and the others heard their conversation and drove their horses closer, lagging behind Allen by a warhorse's position. If the traveler in black made any strange moves, they could attack immediately. The traveler in black did not seem to know that there were people behind him. His face was like a spring breeze as he looked into the distance. There were a few light gray clouds floating in the morning sky. The pale golden sun shone on the earth, illuminating the land after leaving the Great Wall. The terrain here was gentle. Occasionally, there were only a few low hills. The vegetation was sparse, and the view was wide. It was pleasant to look at.
The traveler in black stretched lazily and pointed north. "Continue forward. You'll see the New Great Wall in two days. After passing through the New Great Wall, you'll be able to see Oliska. The imperial capital of our great empire. I've heard that it's a good place, but I've never been there before. "
"Then you might as well come with us," Allen probed. At this point, it would be too unreasonable for him not to be on guard. If this person was not deliberately mystifying things, then he was definitely a hidden expert, and one of the most outstanding ones at that. Yesterday at the Kumquat Tavern, even with Allen's talent for looking directly at Origin Energy, he could not see the slightest bit of Origin Energy on this man's body. He had thought that he was just a warm-hearted ordinary person, but now it seemed that he was an expert who had used some kind of secret technique to restrain his Origin Energy aura.
The traveler in black shook his head. "Although the imperial capital is good, that place is filled with filth. How can it be as comfortable as here? Lord Allen, look at how big the world is. There's nowhere you can't go. Why do you have to go to the imperial capital? Was scheming against each other really that fun? I don't think you're like those people who are passionate about power. Otherwise, you wouldn't have meddled in yesterday. So look, why don't you turn around and go back to the Southern Territory? "
Allen laughed, "That won't do. After all, I promised His Highness the Second Prince to go to the imperial capital. Now that Oliska is in sight, how can I give up halfway?"
"That's a pity." The traveler in black said with a distressed expression, "Before I met you, I had imagined what kind of person you would be, but Tian Tian, you're not the kind of person I hate. I promised someone that I wouldn't let you cross the old Great Wall, and because I didn't hate you, I accompanied you for such a long time. Now it seems that you are indeed a difficult person to move. That's troublesome, but it's not impossible to solve. How about you listen to my suggestion? "
"I'm all ears."
"The solution is simple.
The method is very simple. Send a letter to the Second Prince. Say that you were ambushed by an expert on the way and were seriously injured, so you have to return to the south to recuperate. In this way, won't you be able to explain to Julian, and I won't have to do anything? "
Seeing that Allen's expression was getting weirder and weirder, the traveler in black said in a self-deprecating manner, "Well, even I think it sounds stupid, so I still have to take action?" He raised his hand, and the ground immediately shook. A cloud of dust swept across in front of the caravan, spanning hundreds of meters. It startled the people and horses, and the caravan had to stop. When the dust settled, there was a hundred-meter-long and half-meter-wide gully on the ground. The traveler in black urged his grey horse, and the horse galloped away, jumping over the scar on the ground and landing on the other side. The grey horse turned around, and the silver-haired man lightly landed from it. He looked at Allen calmly and said, "Those who cross the line will die."
Allen raised his hand to stop Regis and the others from dismounting. He gave a few orders to Fares and got off the warhorse alone. He took Gojoseon from the side of the horse and tied it on his back. Allen walked to the front of the caravan and was only about ten meters away from the traveler in black.
The silver-haired man nodded and said, "Your judgment is correct. Letting your subordinates attack will only increase the casualties. Don't worry, as long as they don't cross this line, I won't hurt them. "
"May I ask who you are?"
"Names are just a mark. If we miss today, we won't have a chance to meet again, so why bother?"
"Then, who asked you to stop me?"
"I can't tell you about that."
Allen nodded. "Alright, I have a lot of enemies anyway. One more won't hurt. "
"You'd better be careful. I don't know what's important. Once I attack, I won't show any mercy. "The traveler in black smiled.
Allen narrowed his eyes. Other than his head, the rest of the man's body was wrapped in a cloak. He didn't even know if he was naked under the cloak, and what kind of naked body it was. Allen took a deep breath and moved. Using the footwork that he had secretly learned from Katherine, he flashed across the line. As soon as he crossed the line, a gust of wind blew, blowing the cloak of the traveler in black. Under the cloak, a dark yellow halo expanded and lit up like the sunset.
A warning flashed in Allen's mind. He quickly retreated to the other side of the line before stopping. At this moment, a series of soft sounds rang out. The battle robe split open, revealing the Reverse Scale Armor inside. A faint white mark appeared on the scale armor, causing Allen to feel a little apprehensive. The Reverse Scale Armor was not damaged by the sharp claws of the Ice Wind, but now, there was a faint mark on it. Clearly, the opponent was much stronger than the Ice Wind. When he looked down, he saw a thin sword in the cloak. The sword was only as wide as a finger, and the blade was dim yellow. Although he had only glanced at it, it gave Allen the feeling that it was not a real thing.
"Looks like you have a good armor. I wanted to kill you with one strike, but you can't even do that. But it doesn't matter. Lord Allen, you should feel something now, right? "The traveler in black said with a smile.
"What feeling?" As soon as Allen said this, he suddenly felt the traveler in black split into two. The two figures overlapped. He shook his head and looked again. It was still the same. When he looked at other things, he also felt like he was seeing double. He suddenly realized that the problem was with the thin sword.
"That's right. My illusion must have interfered with your vision. So, what interesting things will happen next? "
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