What should I do? Redi looked at Laurist.
Laurist smiled bitterly and shook his head. He did not have the strength to even truss a chicken. Relying on Redi to fight against two great swordsmen was not a good idea. No matter which one of the middle-aged couple could stall Redi for two rounds, the other would be able to kill Laurist with a single slash. The only thing he could pray for was that Aridoli would not expose Laurist's identity on the spot. No matter how big her breasts were, she should at least have some brains. After all, she was already a mother.
Laurist hurriedly pulled Redi's sleeves and got down from the carriage. He and Lei Di stood beside the carriage with their heads lowered. They looked like servants who had done something wrong and were caught by their master. He could only hope that Aridoli would be clear-headed when she saw their performance and not hug Laurist's neck with tears of joy …
In his heart, Laurist was already regretting his actions. He must have lost his mind to come to Baron Dina's territory. It was obvious that among his four concubines, Delian and Fina were from the Dina Family. How could the great swordsmen who were searching for his whereabouts not come here to investigate? He had basically walked right into a trap.
The middle-aged couple casually glanced at Laurist. They were just two lowly farmers. However, Redi had attracted the attention of the couple. It was strange for a young Silver-rank Farmer to appear out of nowhere. Normally, when someone in the territory awakened their Combat Aura, the lord would think of ways to recruit that person into his or her family's armed forces. They would not allow that person to be a farmer in their territory.
The middle-aged couple immediately turned to Aridoli. Fortunately, Aridoli had just put down her hand that was covering her mouth to stop her scream. She angrily pointed at Redi and scolded, "Kliment, I sent you and Canon to deliver something. How dare you wander around outside and dawdle until now! Don't try to argue with me about the axle breaking and the carriage overturning. You've already broken the carriage three times this month. It was just repaired yesterday! If you continue like this, I will never let you become a knight of our Dina Family. I will never marry Sunirulu to you! "
Ugh … … Redi's face was filled with confusion. What was going on? Had Aristotle mistaken him for someone else? My name is not Crimento, and since when did I become a knight of the Dina Family? What do you mean by marrying Sunirulu to me? Although she is your maid and looks very beautiful, the last time I came here with His Highness, it was you who said that you wanted to marry her to me, and I refused …
Buckingham heaved a sigh of relief. In his heart, he had already given Aridoli a thousand thumbs up. He did not expect that after becoming a knight and a mother, her brain had become much smarter. Her acting was not bad. He hurriedly pulled Redi aside to stop him from arguing with Aristotle. He shrank back again and pretended to be afraid of being scolded. Redi opened his mouth but did not say anything. He lowered his head and gave off an unruly feeling.
"You're not convinced, are you?" Aridoli's finger almost touched Redi's forehead: "You can't even do a simple thing and you still want to follow Uncle Massa to the frontlines? Do you think I will accept you as a knight and marry Sunirulu to you just because you made a contribution? Dream on! If you continue to idle around like this, I'll banish you from Baron Dila's territory! "
"And you, Canon!" Aridoli then turned to Laurist who was at the side: "I told you to supervise this kid's work, but you accompanied him to play around for the whole day. Both of you are not allowed to eat tonight. Go in and clean up the table. Tomorrow, go to the mountains and gather herbs for me. These two respected Potioneering Masters want to buy some herbs for their potions. If you manage to dig up any valuable herbs, you will be rewarded with a drink. "
Potioneering Masters? Laurist immediately understood that the two Master Swordsmen were pretending to be Potioneering Masters to buy herbs. Aridoli was only a Silver-rank-2 female knight and did not realize that the middle-aged couple were Master Swordsmen. However, after seeing Laurist's disguise, she realized that Laurist and Redi did not want to expose their identities.
Although Baron Dina's territory was close to the mountains, it only produced some herbs that were not worth much. The truly famous place to buy herbs was the eastern part of the Northern Lands. The herbs produced by the Demonic Dragon Mountains were famous in the continent, and the herbs produced by the mountains in the Delemark Province were often sent to the eastern part of the Northern Lands as if they were produced by the Demonic Dragon Mountains. Who would purposely go to Baron Dina's territory to buy those ordinary herbs? They obviously had other intentions.
"I'm sorry to have let you see such a joke. It's all because of these two lazy fellows." After reprimanding Laurist and Redi, Aridoli instantly smiled like a flower. She smiled at the middle-aged couple. It seemed like women were born to be fickle.
"It's alright. It's normal for a substitute leader to have many things to do. We are sorry to have disturbed you." The man smiled as he looked at Redi's back. "This young man is not bad. He's already a Silver-rank-1. If you train him well, he might become a Gold Knight for your family in the future."
"Him?" Aridoli snorted. "Honorable Potion Master, please don't joke around. I'll be lucky if I'm not angered to death by him. You don't know that this fellow's father was my father's old subordinate. His father died on the battlefield with my father. I wanted to train him well because of this friendship, but he ran away from home with a passing mercenary. He said that he wanted to learn some skills to avenge his father. He left for seven to eight years.
After that, our family was taken care of by the Grand Duke of the Northern Lands. We avoided the war in our original family's territory and were transferred here. In the end, this fellow somehow found his way back and said that he was already a Silver-rank-1. He wanted to become our family's knight. He even said that he wanted to marry my maid, Sunilulu, who used to follow him around when he was young. I tested his swordsmanship and realized that this fellow learned all sorts of things from the mercenary. He did not learn the good things and only learned the bad things.
That's why I asked him to get rid of the bad habits of being a mercenary and learn the skills of a knight. Who knew that he would not work hard and train. He just roamed around and did nothing. He even wanted to sneak into the frontlines and follow our family's knight, Uncle Massa, to achieve his goals … "
At this moment, Aridoli had transformed into a gossipy old woman who liked to gossip behind the middle-aged couple's back. The middle-aged couple's face twitched as they listened to her. They were not interested in the experiences of a low-level Silver-rank-1 mercenary. They were just casually asking. They did not expect Aridoli to ramble on for a long time. After waiting for Aridoli to finish, the middle-aged couple hurriedly thanked Aridoli for her hospitality and prepared to leave.
But before they left, the middle-aged couple tried one last time. "Esteemed Lady Knight Dena, do you really not want to purchase some cheap, high-quality high-grade healing potions from us? This is a rare opportunity. We only made a few more bottles last time. Thanks to your warm hospitality, we would like to sell them to you at a discounted price. We can guarantee the efficacy of these high-grade healing potions. As long as a person is still breathing, we can guarantee that they can be saved, and it can also speed up the recovery of their injuries … "
Aridoli's long eyelashes fluttered, and her eyes widened with a confused expression. "But, but these high-grade healing potions are too expensive. They cost 10 gold coins per bottle. And the storage period is too short. It's less than half a year. There's no use for me to buy them. After half a year, it's like throwing all the gold coins into the water. Besides, our family does not need these high-grade healing potions now. Usually, when our people suffer from minor injuries, they can just spend a large amount of silver coins to buy the most common healing potion … "
The wife of the middle-aged couple laughed. "Alright, Jack. Don't promote these high-grade healing potions anymore. Lady Knight Dina has already said that they don't need them, so it's a waste of money to buy them. It's time for us to go. Thank you again for your hospitality. We'll come back in a few days to see the herbs you've collected. "
Aridoli bowed and said, "Dear Master Pharmacist, are you sure you don't want to spend the night with us? Although our place is very simple, we will still do our best to make you feel at home … "
"No need. Thank you for your hospitality. We've already booked a room in the tavern in the town ahead. If you need anything from us husband and wife, please come to the Horseshoe Tavern in Big Pan River Town of Viscount Hibberk's territory to find us. Alternatively, you can leave us a message at the bar counter. We will definitely rush over as soon as possible. "The middle-aged man called Jack said courteously.
"Alright, thank you for your kindness. If there's anything, I won't be polite. Once again, welcome to Baron Dina's territory." Aridoli bowed in a knight's manner.
The middle-aged pharmacist couple came by horse, and they returned on horseback as well. Aridoli only turned around and returned to the wooden hall when their figures disappeared into the distance.
Lollister and Reidi were wolfing down their food in the hall. The table was a mess of cups and plates. Aridoli's maidservant, the beautiful Sunirulu, was pouting angrily. Reidi was gnawing on a roasted leg of lamb while threatening her. He said that she would not be able to get married because she was so ugly. No one would marry her.
"If no one wants to marry me, I'll be your wife." "Locke, what's wrong with the two of you? Why are you dressed like this?" Aridoli asked as she entered the hall.
Lollister threw the rye bread back onto the plate and gave Aridoli a thumbs up. "You reacted quickly and acted well today. I almost died in the hands of that middle-aged couple. "
"Huh? Middle-aged couple? " Aridoli was stunned. "They're just a pair of pharmacists who came to buy herbs. Why would they kill you? Besides, I'm here. "
Lollister rolled his eyes. "Stupid woman. That couple is a master swordsman. They came here to see if I was hiding here to recuperate. I suspect that they were sent by the Trade Union to assassinate me. Otherwise, who would come here to buy those ordinary herbs? "
"No wonder they kept asking me if I needed those high-grade potions. They were so cheap too. If I'd known, I would've bought them." Aridoli said in a daze.
"They knew I was hiding here the moment you bought them. I'm glad you didn't do anything stupid to buy those high-grade potions. A bottle of high-grade potion costs at least 30 gold fords. No one would spend so much money on healing a small territory like yours unless the lord was seriously injured. They were trying to sell you those potions because they wanted to see if I was hiding here. "Lollister replied.
Aridoli's eyes were filled with tears. "Locke, have your injuries not healed yet?"
Lollister smiled bitterly. "It won't be that easy. My external injuries have mostly healed, but my insides are still a mess. I'm a cripple now. I can't even lift a sword. I wanted to hide here for a year or so to recover, but it seems like it's not safe here. I'd better leave. I don't want to implicate you and your son. By the way, where's Triac? "
Trieck was the son that Aridolie had given birth to for Lollister. He was already two years old this year, and was chubby and adorable. However, Aridolie had taken the liberty to give him the surname of Dina, so he was not considered a member of the Norton family. He was truly an illegitimate child.
"Triac had a crazy day outside. He kept dozing off during dinner. I asked Sunilulu to give him a bath and let him sleep first," Aridoli replied.
"I wanted to see this chubby kid, but he fell asleep first," Lollister muttered. "Aridoli, is your family's garrison going to the frontlines too? Didn't I tell you not to go? "
"We didn't participate at first. Didn't His Majesty suffer a great defeat? After that, the three armies of the Norton family swept through the Armenia and Marivia provinces. His Majesty also defeated the Trade Federation's armed forces and recovered the two provinces. Now, they're attacking the Mana Hill Plains. That's why I asked Uncle Massa to lead the garrison there. Since they're following the Norton family's armed forces, there shouldn't be any problems. The Mana Hill Plains is so rich, it'd be a waste not to rob them, "Aridoli said confidently.
Alright, Laurist had been defeated by this greedy woman. After thinking for a while, he realized that the Dena Family's guards would only be following behind the Norton Family's armed forces to carry out simple tasks such as guarding the captives, guarding the campsite, and escorting the supplies. It was impossible for them to charge into enemy lines or attack cities. Their safety was still guaranteed, and they would even get a share of the spoils of war when they returned. It was no wonder that Aridoli was so eager to send her troops to the battlefield.
"Your Highness, are we leaving tonight?" Redi had finished eating the roasted leg of lamb. He threw the bone away and snatched a linen towel from Suniruru's hands to wipe his mouth and hands. Suniruru glared at him angrily.
Just as Lollister was about to speak, Aridoli interrupted: "You can't leave. It's more dangerous if you leave this place."
Lollister shook his head: "We can't. Those swordsmen have already noticed you. The two that came today don't know us. If one of them sees us before, we'll be finished. "
Aridoli laughed, "Locke, you've grown a beard all over your face. Only I can recognise you in this disguise. I'm sure no one would expect you to be a farmer in front of you. As for Redi, he's shaved his mustache. If not for Suniruru constantly thinking about him, no one would be able to recognize him. How about this, there's a hunting house at the west side of the mountain. The two guards have gone to the frontlines with Uncle Massa. They don't interact much with the people in the towns in our territory. The two of you can stay there and no one will suspect you.
Also, the names of the two guards are Kliment and Canon. They're the names I called them in front of the two apothecaries. This way, when the two imposters come over in a few days, they won't be able to discover anything. The two of you can stay there quietly and recuperate. By the way, Loke, do you really not need those high-grade potions? "
Lollister shook his head: "I don't need them. You should know that I'm an apothecary, and I've already reached rank 2. As long as I have the herbs, I can make the potions I need myself. There's no need to buy them. Tomorrow morning, I'll go with Redi to the hunting house of the two guards. If it's suitable, we'll stay there. However, I hope that only the two of you know that Redi and I have been here. Do not tell your sister about this, and do not contact the North. Do you understand? "
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