Unknown Knight

The four of them drove for another three days and arrived at the city of Viruga in the Rhodok Kingdom.

James pretended to go to a tannery workshop and sold the animal skins he collected on the road at a price that did not make much profit. Their identities were fur dealers, and this series of operations was to cover up their tracks.

Not only that, James also went to look for an old scholar named Velen as an old friend, saying that he hadn't seen him for many years and came from the Khergit Khanate's Harma City to visit him. This old scholar named Velen was the owner of the dark artifact.

After some inquiries, there was no news. James last met the old scholar named Velen in Aaron City.

At that time, Velen told him that he was only staying in Aaron temporarily, and that he had other things to do all over the Rhodok Kingdom all year round. He did not tell James his specific fixed residence, so as soon as he arrived in the Rhodok Kingdom, James began to ask around.

But after asking around for a whole morning, he got nothing. James thought about how when he first met Velen, he was already about sixty years old. So many years have passed, and it's unknown whether he is still alive. James couldn't help but become worried.

It was time for dinner, and Axel was clamoring for food, so James had to stop trying to find out and found a nearby restaurant for the four of them to eat.

But as they were eating, Ai Su's face turned awkward. After whispering with Ran Ying, her face also changed. The four of them felt the atmosphere was not right, so they hurriedly finished their meal, paid the bill and left the restaurant.

Even though Aix complained that he was not full, no one indulged him. They just bought him a piece of white bread for him to chew on on the way.

The four of them drove around the city without stopping, and when they found that no one was following them, they drove directly out of Viruga and headed towards Aaron City.

It was not until they left the city that Aisu explained the reason to James. It turned out that while they were having dinner, Aisu discovered a man who looked like a Kugit, who had been secretly observing them. Moreover, this man had sharp eyes and looked very familiar, which made Aisu feel frightened.

Considering that Aix had enemies in the Kugit Khanate, Aisu couldn't help feeling uneasy, as two of them were most likely to send people to attack Aix.

One is her biological brother Hugunayan. Aix once helped his father to recapture the city of Aichmore. Hugunayan must hate Aix to the core. If he has the chance, he will never care about his half-sister and will send people to kill Aix without hesitation.

The other is the famous Saiga Khan. This ambitious Khan was blocked by Aix at the city of Kudan. He must have hated him to the core, so it is not surprising that he sent people to assassinate him.

So after asking Ran Ying who was standing by to confirm, he hurriedly urged James to drive away to prevent the assassin from suddenly attacking and hurting people at close range.

The four men were driving very fast, thinking they had gotten rid of the assassin sent by the Khergit Khanate, but they did not expect that a Khergit man on a horse was chasing them at full speed from the distant city of Viruga.

The Kugit man rode a fast horse and soon caught up with the loaded four-wheeled carriage of Aix and his companions.

But he was in no hurry to take action. Instead, he hung there from a distance, as if he was very sure that Aix and his group could not escape from his grasp.

As the sky was getting darker, Ai Su and the other two became more and more anxious. This place, where there was no village or shop nearby, was a perfect place to kill someone.

When the carriage passed a place with a big tree and several huge rocks on the side of the road, Aisu asked James to stop the carriage against the big tree. As the daughter of the Kugit city lord, she knew the strengths of the Kugit people. There were big trees and rocks here as cover, and they could use them to fight against the Kugit killers on the opposite side.

Seeing that Aix and his party had stopped their carriage and were using the trees and rocks beside the road as cover, Bestur smiled scornfully. He slowed down his horse and rode slowly towards them in a leisurely manner.

"Duo" a feather arrow shot on the ground in front of his horse. Ran Ying couldn't help but warn him, and Ai Su also said at the right time:

"Warrior on the other side, I am Aisu, the daughter of Tuojunayan, the mayor of Aichemoer City. We have no grudges against each other, so why are you following us?"

"Dear Miss Aisu, I used to be Bestul, your father's subordinate. I have received his kindness, so I will not harm you. But I must kill the man who traveled with you today. Our hatred is irreconcilable!"

Bestur gritted his teeth and said that it seemed that he had to kill Aix today.

"The man you want to kill is my husband, and you have to step over my body to kill him.

Since you are my father's subordinate, why can't we talk about it? Who sent you to kill my husband? I will pay you double the amount you paid me."

Seeing that Bestur was unwilling to give up, Aisu had no choice but to ask him tentatively to see if there was any room for maneuver.

After hearing what Aisu said, Bestur laughed and said:

"Hahaha, Miss Aisu, I have nothing now. What's the use of you giving me more money? Don't try to persuade me anymore. I must kill him today."

After hearing his words, Ran Ying replied unconvincedly:

"My husband and you belong to two different countries. Even if there is hatred, it is hatred between countries. It cannot be blamed on an individual, right?

Now that the two countries have reached an armistice, why are you still fighting?"

"No, you know what? The hatred between Aix and I is not a hatred between countries, but a personal hatred, so we must come to an end today, and he must accept my challenge to a duel!"

Hearing that it was a personal grudge between the two people, the two girls were very puzzled. Aix had never been in the Kugit Khanate, so how could he have a personal grudge with someone? After some negotiations, the two girls found out the dispute.

It turns out that this Kugit warrior named Bestur did have a connection with Aix. He was the warrior who escaped from the village of Adamakulum when Aix first went deep into the grassland to rescue his people.

At that time, because of the raid by Aix, he lost the horses in the Adakurum Ranch which he was in charge of. Fearing that Tojunayan would hold him responsible, he, on the advice of his good friend, went to Tojunayan's eldest son Hugunayan.

Due to his outstanding ability, he was soon valued by Hugunayan and was appointed as a cavalry captain of Hugunayan.

But he was destined to have an enemy with Aix. During the Second Battle of Kudan, he fought bravely and used his skills to risk his life to be the first to climb to the top of the city.

He thought he had gained the credit for being the first to ascend the platform, but he did not expect that Aix had so much flaming oil. Not only did he lose the credit for being the first to ascend the platform, but he also lost almost all his subordinates, and was whipped and insulted in public by Hugunayan.

How could he, who considered himself an eagle on the grassland, endure such a great humiliation? So he left in anger and from then on wandered around the countries on the mainland like a rootless duckweed.

In his heart, all the suffering he had endured was caused by Aix, so he regarded Aix as the greatest enemy of his life and must kill him as soon as possible.