The next day, Erlu announced that Aegon would be imprisoned by the Red Heart Knights.
Previously, the Northerners had acted as Aegon's guards, so Illyrio and the others could see him every day. Now, they were all isolated.
Sansa and Jon in Winterfell received the news and immediately rushed to Snakewood City.
On the third day, the Northerners completely lost contact with Aegon.
They didn't know where he went, but they knew that the Ragged Prince had "purchased" King Aegon.
Count Gabbert, Sir Royce, and Jon furiously went to find Erlu, but they were rejected by Erlu.
"Aunt Danny won't let you off, I swear!" Sansa stuck out her slightly bulging belly and roared at Erlu's courtyard with a ferocious expression.
Erlu didn't even see her and Jon.
That afternoon, Jon brought his sister and the Northerners out of Giant Snake City.
"Your Majesty Stannis, release my brother-in-law Aegon, or else I will unilaterally announce that I will rescind my oath of loyalty to you."
Jon's hair and beard were all standing in front of Snakewood City, threatening loudly like a furious lion.
Giant Snake City was the same as Winterfell. Although it was called a city, it was actually a square castle that was two to three hundred meters long. Outside the castle was a market without walls.
Just like the villages of the Celestial Empire, in the center was a majestic town hall, surrounded by shops, vendors, and residential houses.
Nobles and knights lived in the castle, while ordinary mercenaries and Northerners camped outside the castle.
Thus, Jon first evacuated his men from Snakewood City before announcing his rebellion.
"Jon Stark, you want to betray your sacred oath?!" Gaudifalin roared from the city walls.
"Release His Majesty Aegon, and I will be loyal to my oath," Jon said.
"Aegon will be exiled according to the agreement. His Majesty Stannis has fulfilled his promise," Gaudifalin said loudly.
"Don't play such tricks!" Jon waved his hand angrily. His voice was like thunder as he swore, "I will give His Majesty Stannis one night to consider.
If His Majesty Aegon still has not regained his freedom when the first rays of the sun fall on the city walls tomorrow morning, I will definitely attack Snakewood City!
Remember, if you offend the Northern Territory, the Valley, Hejian, Dragonstone Island, Dorne, and the Dragon Queen at the same time, no matter what benefits you obtain from the alliance, it will be more illusory than a dream. "
"Jon Stark …" Behind the city gate, Erlu said in a complicated tone, "He's a man of his word. If he doesn't see Aegon tomorrow morning, he'll definitely attack the city."
"Your Majesty, you have received a revelation from the fire. Things will end before dawn." Melisandre looked calm as if she had the pearl of wisdom in her hand.
Just as Aunt May had said, the Ragged Prince brought the pterosaurs across the sea when the sun rose from the east.
Snakewood City was only six hundred kilometers away from Braavos, and the ravens could deliver the news in seven or eight hours at most.
"Hiss!"
"Hiss!"
Eleven pterosaurs circled in the sky above Snakewood City.
The people of the Northern Territory who were cooking in the camp outside the city also put down what they were doing and stared blankly at the sky, shocked beyond words.
They had seen pterosaurs many times, but this was the first time they had seen such a large squad of pterosaurs.
"With so many pterosaurs, they can easily drown two thousand of us with just a few kerosene bombs," Countess Medji said worriedly.
"Are there only so many pterosaurs on the Sosroth Continent?" Big Jon cursed.
"No, look, the pterosaurs are all very small. Apart from the leader, none of the remaining ten are over twenty meters long. The adult dragons in the rainforest are almost all gone," the old crab said solemnly as he pointed at the sky.
Apart from the Ragged Prince's adult dragon that was around twenty-five meters long, the rest of the eleven pterosaurs were about the same size as Sansa's striped dragon, but they were not all striped dragons.
"Spread out. We are all cavalry, so we can look at the sky and avoid the wildfire bombs," Jon immediately ordered.
"But if we spread out, how are we going to attack the city?!" Ilyo roared in a shrill voice.
The fat merchant was currently in a very bad state.
He hadn't slept for a few days and nights, and his fat face was as pale as a corpse due to exhaustion. His eyes were bloodshot under the large dark circles under his eyes, and the yellow forked beard on his chin was full of dirt. His luxurious clothes gave off a rancid smell.
When he opened his mouth full of rotten yellow teeth and roared, his salty and sour saliva practically sprayed Jon's face.
Jon was also in a good mood. He only waved his hand and had two northern guards drag the fat man away.
"The enemy has seven thousand people defending the city. We only have two thousand, so we can't take down Snakewood City no matter what."
Jon helplessly said to his sorrowful and despairing sister, "Attacking the city is not a lie. We just want to express our attitude and let Stannis understand the consequences of handing over Aegon to the alliance."
"What if he doesn't care about our attitude? Just like now, "Sansa muttered as she stared in the direction of the castle.
"Ssss." A fourteen meter long striped dragon descended from the sky and landed in the courtyard behind the city walls.
Fifteen minutes later, a horn sounded from the courtyard. The Ragged Prince landed with his dragon.
"Why are there only ten pterosaurs?" Erlu coldly asked.
"Haha, this is the deposit. Once I leave the Westeros with Aegon, Mister Tycho will take you to the Braavos Strait to find the other twenty dragons."
With his goal achieved, the Ragged Prince was in high spirits and seemed very happy.
Erlu glanced at the smiling Tycho. Seeing him nod, he turned around and asked, "Where is the horn?"
"Where is Aegon?" the Ragged Prince asked.
Erlu ordered the Red Heart Knight beside him. Soon, the wheelchair-bound King Aegon was carried out.
"Stannis, you betrayed me. My aunt will not let you go. I swear, no matter what happens to me, you will suffer ten times the retribution!"
King Aegon's face was ferocious. He struggled to curse Erlu viciously.
The Ragged Prince frowned. This King Aegon looked haggard, yellow and emaciated. His silver hair was messy and his purple eyes were filled with despair and resentment. He did not seem to have much of a king's aura …
He was a little disappointed. The Dragon Queen's nephew was like this?
However, when a man was about to die, he would reveal his worst side. Perhaps …
He went forward and gagged King Aegon's mouth. Then, he took off his clothes and checked him thoroughly.
There was no human skin mask or magical tools.
"Bring him to the city walls."
After checking his identity, the Ragged Prince was still uncertain.
He had seen King Aegon's portrait before. However, like Tycho, this was his first time seeing King Aegon in person.
Erlu gritted his teeth and glared at the Ragged Prince. He nodded to the knight beside him.
Not long later, a loud commotion could be heard outside the city. Scolding, cursing, sobbing … All of it proved King Aegon's identity.
"Very good!" The Ragged Prince nodded and smiled. "Hand Aegon to me first. I will stay here myself. Also, I have the Iron Treasury as my guarantee. I will not go back on my word."
"You don't trust me?" Erlu glared at him and gritted his teeth.
"To be honest, I used to trust you Westeros." The Ragged Prince looked as if he was reminiscing. He sighed and said, "Danny Rize was the first Westeros king I came into contact with. We dated for half a year. She kept her word and abided by traditional virtues. She valued honor a lot.
At first, I thought that all Westeros kings were true knights like her.
Then, Cersei and You Lun taught me a good lesson. Kings are common, but Dragon Queen is rare! "
"Crunch, crunch, crunch …" Erlu's teeth seemed to be chewing on walnuts.
Erlu stared at the Ragged Prince for a while. Seeing that he had no intention of compromising, he sighed and nodded lightly.
Three minutes later, the winged dragon knight who had come down to scout for the Ragged Prince took off with King Aegon.
The people outside the city saw King Aegon on the dragon's back through their binoculars. They were all filled with righteous indignation.
Seeing that the winged dragon had flown to a safe distance with Aegon, the Ragged Prince waved at the sky. A young shadow dragon landed. There was no dragon knight on the dragon's back. Instead, there was a huge horn tied to it.
"Someone come and check it." He smiled and extended his hand.
Aunt May walked gracefully to the winged dragon. Her red dress fluttered in the wind. She placed her jade-white palm on the black horn.
"Buzz, buzz …" The gold and Valleglia runes embedded in the horn lit up. A low dragon's roar came from the horn.
The Ragged Prince's calm expression disappeared. Nervousness flashed in his eyes. This witch is terrifying. I wonder if she can discover the trap left behind by Lady Jenny.
Aunt May did not seem to notice. She nodded excitedly and said to Erlu, "This is a real dragon's horn. It's one of the three oldest horns in Valleglia."
"Is it fixed?" Erlu was also very excited.
— — Lady Jenny's skills are still better!
The Ragged Prince let out a sigh of relief. A calm smile appeared on his face again.
"Is the deal done?" he asked.
Erlu's expression suddenly became very strange. There were four parts hesitation, two parts embarrassment, one part shame, and three parts murderous intent that made the ragged prince's hair stand on end.
"Take —" The complicated expression on Erlu's face disappeared. He was about to give an order with a ferocious expression.
"You —" The Ragged Prince seemed to have sensed something. He retreated in fear. He opened his mouth and was about to say something.
"Aegon isn't Lei Jiazi!"
Suddenly, a wail that sounded like a pig being slaughtered came from outside the castle.
The Ragged Prince and Erlu's expressions froze on their faces. The words that they were about to say were also stuck in their throats.
"Aegon is my son. He has no blood relation to Danny Alice!"
A man who looked like a fat pig let out a wail that sounded like a pig being slaughtered. In just an instant, the noise inside and outside the castle disappeared. Snakewood City was as quiet as a tomb!
Erlu and the Ragged Prince widened their eyes. They were dumbstruck.
The fat pig was still wailing, "I'll lay my cards on the table. I'm Aegon's biological father!
I used my own son to disguise himself as Aegon. Aegon is my son.
It's useless even if you bring him to Slave's Bay. It's useless. Danny Alice won't be threatened at all.
Put him down. He's useless. He's useless to you. He's useless … "
Angry expressions froze on the faces of Mei Ji, Great Jon, and the other vassals.
Jon, who had been calling 'Bran, save me' in his heart, rubbed his eyes. He looked at the city gate again. The wailing fat spice merchant was not an illusion. He rubbed his ears. "Aegon is my son" rang out. It was not an illusion.
Jon's furry horse-like face was twisted into a huge "Ugh" character.
The anxiety and despair in Sansa's eyes disappeared. She looked at the fat merchant at the city gate blankly. 'Where am I? What am I doing? Who is Aegon? Who am I …'
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