【Leian】Prison bird

The morning of early summer is cool with some dew, but people have come out of the house one after another and started a day's work.In the far east, at the end of the horizon, a round of golden sun slowly rises.The light dispels the night, falls on the roofs and fields, and falls on people.

Suddenly, a loud sound of horseshoes came from afar, and soon approached.The man working in the field narrowed his pupils when he saw the person coming, and immediately turned his head, and shouted to the women who were washing clothes in groups of three or four: "Run away!" The latter stood up in panic when he heard the news, Regardless of their clothes, they all screamed and fled in all directions.

It's a pity that a column of horses quickly surrounded them. In an instant, the screams of women and the rampant laughter of bandits were intertwined, piercing the tranquility of dawn.The men hastily picked up the farming tools in their hands, and as soon as they lifted them above their heads, their limbs were cut off by the cutting blades.The splattered blood fell to the ground along with the sound of horseshoes and the smoke that was raised. The decapitated corpse fell straight to the ground, and the life that was still alive at the previous moment disappeared like this.

"Do not!!!"

Hoarse cries came from among the women, and one of the bandits rushed into the crowd on his horse, leaned over and hooked the waist of the fleeing woman, raised his arm, and brought her to the horse.He touched the woman's snow-white chest, and looked at the surviving men provocatively, ignoring the blazing anger in the other's eyes, the leader said: "Go, prepare food and wine, and bring all the money here , it is not allowed to hide it privately."

"We... don't have that kind of thing." The older man said with difficulty.

The war took away their homes, and the army took away their food. With nothing left, they dragged their exhausted bodies after the new king was crowned and the world was established. They returned from exile with hope and reclaimed their homeland.Just like the seeds that have just been planted, there are only these seeds of the bleak future.

The leader didn't care about these things, he only raised his arms after a long "oh--".All of a sudden, the bandits around them aimed their bloody swords at them.

"I'm not asking you guys." The leader made a gesture, and those cold blades immediately slashed at the old man!

He said: "Whether it is our business or not, all you need to do is..."

"Huh! Huh huh!"

The crossbow arrows flew in one after another, piercing the body of the bandit who raised his sword to kill without fail.Those bandits didn't even have time to make a sound before they died and fell off their horses.

Everyone couldn't help but look towards the source of the sound.On the other side of the field ridge, the young knight sat on a galloping horse, his body motionless, he drew a feathered arrow from the quiver, put it on the bowstring, and pointed it at the last bandit who raised his sword and swung at the old man, with a solemn and solemn expression.In the next second, the string was released suddenly, and the feathered arrow arrived in an instant, piercing the bandit's wrist!

Behind him, the flag waving in the wind gradually emerged from the horizon, and under the sunlight, the lily was reflected more and more brilliantly.

"Hundred Flowers Knights, Hundred Flowers Knights!" The villagers who had lost hope of survival erupted in cheers after seeing the flag clearly.

The young knight put his bow behind his back, drew his sword from his waist, pointed at the bandits in front of him, and said, "For justice."

The knights behind him unsheathed their swords in unison and stood in front of them, shouting in unison: "For justice!"

On the other side, the bandit leader immediately reacted, and his subordinates quickly fought with the Hundred Flowers Knights rushing over.They held hostages in their hands, which added a lot of obstacles to the Knights in the early stage. Fortunately, the latter seemed to be used to dealing with such situations and had their own set of skilled coping methods.

The bandit group is either scattered soldiers gathered from all directions, or deserters on the battlefield. They are all selfish guys whose self-interest is above all else. How can there be any teamwork?After killing some time, he was cornered step by step by the cavalry regiment's coordinated attacks several times.

The leader gritted his teeth, wanting to threaten the woman in his arms, but the young knight who resisted his order at first stabbed him in the ribs with a slanted thrust.Immediately, blood gushed out uncontrollably.

The young knight had sharp eyesight and quick hands, and hugged the woman away before the blood splashed on her body, and gently covered her eyes.

"Don't be afraid."

A gentle voice sounded in her ears, as if carrying magical powers, the woman's originally restless soul slowly relaxed as if it had been appeased.

The battle came to an end, and the remaining bandits saw that the leader was dead, and they used the hostages to buy themselves time and fled here.The knights did not choose to pursue them—there were civilians who were seriously injured in the conflict just now, and they needed to be treated as soon as possible.Several knights got off their horses and helped the priest who accompanied the army lift the people to a flat place. The priest looked over one by one. After emergency treatment of the trauma, he gathered around with several family members and read a eulogy for the dead.

The young knight stood aside and saluted, then turned around and said to the other survivors, "I am An Mixiu, and this place is safe now."

The villagers looked excited and gathered around him to salute. This was the first time they saw the Knight of Flowers and the Knights led by him that only existed in rumors.Although they have never been seen before, their reputation of being honest and upright has always been praised by people.

They are brave and good at fighting, but they are also compassionate and generous. They never seek selfish desires, and even if they are their own spoils, they will distribute them to the local poor.If you ask what is the symbol of the royal spirit, then almost everyone will answer: Knights of Hundred Flowers.

After dealing with everything, An Mixiu left the medicine and money, and continued to lead the knights on the road, chasing the escaped fish that slipped through the net.And after being repeatedly escaped by the other party for two days, he also noticed something was wrong.

It stands to reason that a loose team that loses its leader will only be more defeated, not to mention that there is an insurmountable gap in strength between the two sides, how could this happen?just like……

An Mixiu's heart sank, as if someone was helping them.

He couldn't help but think too much, and things went wrong, and at this special time.An Mixiu could only follow closely behind the opponent, hoping for a quick victory.

And the other party seemed to understand what he was thinking, and when An Mixiu missed another time, he specially prepared a "surprise".

The desolate village was very quiet, only the sound of flies and insects flying in the silent atmosphere.They danced around the largest house in the village. The dilapidated wooden door was closed, like a door leading to hell, exerting invisible pressure on people.An Mixiu and his group clenched their sword hilts, approached slowly, stopped at the door for a moment, then suddenly pushed open the door and rushed in.

The sight in front of them made everyone froze.

In the same dilapidated house, dozens of corpses were hung from the roof—almost every beam was covered with people, and those disheveled women even had traces of being abused .

This is an act of revenge against them, a satire and a mockery of their incompetence.An Mixiu pushed the sword into the floor, hugged the legs of one of them, and said in a low voice, "Put them all down."

The knights just woke up like a dream, and they worked together to rescue these poor dead from being restrained.Many of them died without their eyes closed, and the last trace of fear and sadness remained in their empty pupils.This is their last memory.

An Mixiu silently closed his eyes for them, and the deputy head of the autopsy turned his head and said, "It's only been a while, there's still time to catch up now."

An Mixiu got up, drew his sword back to its sheath, and walked out without saying a word.

The deputy head quickly stopped him: "Head!" Seeing the person stop, he said worriedly: "If you go any further, you will enter Penain."

They are currently located near the Trent Valley, on the southern edge of the Penaine Mountains*. If they go further, they will enter the central region of the kingdom, and along the mountains all the way north, they will reach Yorkshire provinces.In other words, it is not within the scope of their responsibility.

It has been half a month since they were ordered to go out, and the internal situation in the capital has not really stabilized. They should not go too far. Handing over this group of bandits to the nobles whose fiefs are in the Trent Valley is the most appropriate solution at the moment.

"If even we have to settle for second best, who else can subdue them?" An Mixiu said calmly, "In terms of strength, the Hundred Flowers Knights have a better chance of winning." One thing he didn't say was, The other party is obviously coming towards him. If the plan fails, today's tragedy will be repeated, so this matter can only be resolved by him.

The deputy head was silent for a moment, stood up and walked in front of him, saying: "Well, I will take some people to station here, and then settle them down." His gaze circled around the corpse lying on the ground, and then turned his head , continued: "You bring some people into the mountains, no matter what happens in the capital or your side, there is time to turn around."

An Mixiu's expression eased, and he patted him on the shoulder and said, "Thank you for your hard work." After saying that, he set off with half of the troops.

The horse team walked through the valley with overgrown green grass and clear water, and disappeared into the depths of the forest in an instant.

The deputy head stared at their leaving backs, showing a weird smile.

——TBC——

*Note: The Pennines are also translated as the Pennines.In England, the mountains running through the north-central territory in a north-south direction.