Unknown Knight

Chapter 407 The Road Back

In the Black Forest, Aileyen led a team of more than 80 people and marched forward with difficulty. They were in a hurry with worried looks on their faces. The few people at the end of the team looked back from time to time, as if they were afraid that pursuers would follow at any time.

There were more than fifty fully-armed soldiers in the team. They were subordinates who voluntarily followed Ailen, as well as some relatives and family members who did not want to be separated from them.

Airen couldn't help but sigh. It was really like the monkeys scattering when the tree falls. At the beginning, there were at most four or five hundred people willing to follow him, but now he has become a stray dog, and only these people are left.

However, most of these people would probably disperse soon. Many of them had killed the original inhabitants in Talboliya. Now that Aix had called, they were afraid of being held accountable and liquidated, so they had no choice but to escape with him.

After escaping from the secret passage, Ailen's heart was beating fast. Based on what he had done, there was no way Aix would let him go. If it weren't for Yamila's firm attitude at the time, he would not have allowed them to go to Aix's camp to plead for mercy.

However, he didn't expect that this matter would be accomplished as soon as they went there. If it were him, he would never agree to Yamila. Axe's behavior made him feel complicated, and he didn't know what to say to Axe.

But Airen judged intuitively that this matter should not be so simple. Maybe Aix wanted to play a game of chase and hunting with him, so as soon as they left the range of Talboliya Castle, he ordered the team to move forward at full speed and avoid the existing roads, but chose to enter this sparsely populated black forest.

The purpose of their trip was to cross the Black Forest and reach the nearest city, Suno, before making any plans. That was the territory of Lady Anna. The lady of the city had an old grudge against Aix, so as long as the team escaped there, they should be safe for the time being.

However, the Black Forest was not as easy to navigate as he had thought. Although they had a guide, they still groped around in the Black Forest for a long time. After a day and a night, the guide told him that they could walk out of the Black Forest and reach the territory of Sunuo City in at most half an hour.

The guide's words made Ailen breathe a sigh of relief. They were finally going to get out of this damn black forest. As long as they reached Suno City, they would be safe. Seeing that everyone looked tired, he ordered the team to rest on the spot so that they could gather enough energy and then reach Suno City in one go.

After hearing Airen's order, everyone sat down in a mess. The highly tense mentality and the non-stop journey all day and night had made them physically and mentally exhausted. As soon as they stopped, they felt sore all over and their minds were distracted. Some people even fell asleep.

After taking a round of inspection, Ailen also chose to rest under a crooked tree. At this moment, he no longer cared about his dignity as a nobleman. He lay on his back with his legs spread out, completely different from his usual image. He only felt his eyelids were heavy and he was getting sleepy.

At this moment, with a "whoosh" sound, an arrow that was completely black, even the blade was painted black, shot out from the forest. The arrow was extremely fast and shot towards Ailen at an extremely tricky angle.

Ailen, who was exhausted and relaxed all over, didn't even have time to react, but he felt a sharp pain at the base of his right foot, which made him sit up suddenly with a cry of "Ahhh".

Airen's movement immediately made the relaxed team extremely nervous. Several capable subordinates who still had some energy shouted "Enemy attack" and kicked their companions who were still on the ground and had not reacted.

After a burst of panic shouting, Airen's subordinates gathered together and formed a circular shield formation, protecting the old, the young, the women and the children in the middle of the shield formation, and shouted at the surrounding forest as if they were facing a great enemy.

Ailen's mood sunk to the bottom at this moment. He broke out in a cold sweat due to the pain. He kept cursing Aix in his heart for breaking his promise. His right foot did not respond when he exerted force on it. It was obvious that the arrow must have injured his tendon.

However, the ambushing enemy seemed to have stopped there and did not launch any further attacks. After a long while, a strong voice came from the forest:

"Listen up, Aileyen on the other side. The sins you committed deserve death a few times. If Miss Yamila hadn't pleaded for you, you would have been torn into pieces by the Blood Eagles.

The wound on your right leg is not allowed to be treated, and you will be disabled for the rest of your life. My prince said that this injury is both a small punishment and a warning. This sloping leg will always remind you that people should pay the price for what they have done.

Finally, I will warn you once more. You are able to survive thanks to our Miss Yamila's plea. My Highness could not bear to see Miss Yamila sad, so he let you go. You must treat our Miss Yamila well in the future. If our Miss is abused by you in the slightest, even if you hide at the ends of the earth, my Highness will send someone to catch you and kill you. "

The one who called out was Baron Robin Hood, the most capable general under Count Desevi. At the moment, he and Desevi were hiding behind a big tree. There were more than a dozen skilled shooters lying in ambush in the bushes near them with their bows drawn and ready to shoot.

After a while of shouting, they found that the people on the opposite side of Ailen were still tensely forming a shield formation and did not dare to relax at all. The two smiled at each other, waved their hands and disappeared into the dense forest with this team of elite warriors.

After receiving the letter, Aix was revisiting the original valley, holding the hand of a child about four or five years old. The child had black hair and black eyes, and looked like Aix but also had some of Yamila's smartness. It was obvious that he was his child.

Axe has always been at ease with Desevi's work. After listening to her report, Axe patted her shoulder to show her approval and intimacy. At the end, she asked little Easter to call her "Auntie", which made Desevi so happy that she squatted down and kissed little Easter on the face again and again.

After saying goodbye to Desevi, the father and son came to the cave at the innermost part of the valley, where East's adoptive parents and their family lived. They built half of the wall of the outer hall with stones to use as the living room and dining room, and they lived in the original warehouse on the left. As for the cave on the right where Aix lived, it was locked. Yamila told them not to allow anyone else to enter at will.

Aix patted Easter on the shoulder and asked two guards to take him to the valley to play, while he went into the cave alone.

He was very familiar with this cave. It was very important to him. Many things had happened here, and there were many memories that he would never forget in his life.

Lying on the wooden bed where he once slept peacefully, sniffing the slightly musty air with a barely perceptible scent of lavender remaining in it, Aix sniffed and shed tears unconsciously.

But before he could feel the sentimentality for long, he suddenly seemed to remember something. He jumped out of bed and lifted up the coarse cloth sheets that had turned white from washing. What came into his sight was a familiar leather-covered suitcase.

Axe was very familiar with this box. He always carried the key on a leather strap like a necklace. He opened the box with slightly trembling hands, and when he saw what was inside the box, Axe smiled.

Although he was a prince at this time, he had no image or nobleness at all. He had a filthy smile on his wretched face, tears still in the corners of his eyes, he hummed unconsciously, and his hands were shaking with excitement as he touched the things in the box again and again.

If people who know Axel saw his current greasy image, they would be shocked, but Axel did not restrain himself at all, and did not care at all. Instead, he felt very comfortable and natural, because he knew that this was the way he came, and this was the original self.

(Having written this, Bi Fu really wants to end it here. The traffic and income are really admirable. I believe that my brothers will not blame Bi Fu for this, and they should not feel any regrets about this book. But don’t worry, the subsequent plot has been structured long ago, and Bi Fu will fill in all the holes, which can be regarded as a perfect ending for his first book. Thank you again for your support, brothers! Thank you!)