Chapter 0087 Night Encounter

After resting for the night, Li Xun regained his spirits.

After dealing with the clutter around him at a very fast speed, greeting Skeletron, and giving instructions to the ghost, Li Xun embarked on the journey alone.

It is said that horseback riding is still Li Xun's weakness, so Li Xun specially hugged the horse's head and talked with the horse before setting off. Of course, the heart-to-heart talk is only for outsiders to see, and the real situation is that Li Xun used his soul to suppress the consciousness of the horse, and this effect is far more durable and stable than that of magic dominating animals.

Because the horse has left a spiritual imprint in his consciousness, Li Xun, who is riding on the horse, does not need to command, and the horse can do what he wants. Of course, this method can only be used for domesticated animals, and the beasts that eat meat and blood in the mountains and forests do not eat this set.

In the past, when walking in various places, I took a carriage, and there was a special person waiting to guide the way, so there was no problem of zài getting lost, but this time, only Li Xun rode alone, and it was a bit big to run all the way. Either they deviated from the road, or they misestimated the itinerary and missed the accommodation point, so they had to sleep in the wilderness.

On the fourth day after departure, it was already dark, and Li Xun stopped by a forest to find out that he was tragic. Just now I relied on the horse to be fast, and I saw a small town 1 hour ago and didn't go in to rest, who would have thought that it would get dark so quickly, and immediately put myself in an embarrassment. If I'm not mistaken, it seems that there are still 40 miles left in the next town, and I can't say that I can only sleep in the open.

After finding a leeward clearing in the woodland and clearing the ground of dead branches and leaves, the fire was raised. In June, the weather is getting hotter, and the night breeze blows through the trees, bringing a unique freshness to the trees. This place is close to the trade route, and there will be no big beasts in the woodland, so Li Xun also put out the idea of hunting, took out the prepared crockpot bread and cured meat, and prepared to stew a pot to satisfy his hunger.

When the fire was about to be good, an alarm came from the periphery, and Li Xun turned his head and instantly saw the comer with the help of the eyes of a cannibal at the edge of the woodland.

It was also a solo ride, and perhaps he saw the light of the fire in the woodland, and he was turning his horse's head towards here. The light was dim, and I could barely see that the person was fully armored, and the shield placed next to the saddle was a little peculiar.

This disgust came inexplicably, and Li Xun, who had never had this kind of experience, was so surprised that he woke up when someone jumped off the horse outside the forest and led the horse into the range of the fire.

At first glance, he looks like a knight, but it is different from the knights Li Xun has seen before. Through the bonfire, Li Xun saw the knight's appearance clearly, the simple scabbard, the worn saddle, the old war horse, and the old armor. On the armor, Li Xun found a church insignia. It was supposed to be a balanced scale on a warhammer, with a blue shield as the base pattern. Li Xun's knowledge immediately made him understand that this was a church knight, the church knight of Tyre, the god of justice.

In the hinterland of the principality, seeing a free-walking knight of the church, this was something that was impossible before, but now it is happening right in front of you, could it be that the attitude of the principality towards the church has changed?

"Hello, young man, can you let a tired traveler spend the night here?" The middle-aged knight asked politely, revealing a gentle smile.

Li Xun, who was wrapped in a traveler's cloak, was not wearing a black mage robe, but a simple aristocratic hunting suit, and his too young face confused the comer, although he felt the mana fluctuations on Li Xun's body, he only regarded him as a mage apprentice.

"You may be seated, Mr. Knight. The encounter on the journey can only show that we are very fateful, and the broth will be ready immediately. ”

"Thank you for your generosity, God will bless you!" A flash of surprise flashed in the eyes of the middle-aged knight, and after setting up his warhorse, he strode over to the campfire and sat opposite the young man.

With one more person, Li Xun could only take out an extra pair of cutlery from the dimensional bag, which made the knight on the opposite side stunned, but he didn't expect that the opposite side turned out to be an official mage.

"Your Excellency, I'm sorry, I was a little rude just now!" The knight hurriedly saluted again, and then took the cutlery handed by the mage.

After eating dinner in silence and packing up their things, the two people who met by chance began to talk.

It turns out that the middle-aged knight Antophis, a knight of the church who belongs to the god of justice, Tyre, had just participated in the war against the undead a few months ago, and was now ordered to go to the temple in Puerto Ancona. It is said that the Duchy of Novis has deliberately relaxed the restrictions on the strength of the Church, and many Church Knights have been selected to fill the existing three temples of the Duchy.

In the past, the Duchy of Novis had always been extremely resistant to the Mage Guild and the Church, only allowing activities in a few specific cities, and imposing strict quotas on personnel. Judging from the current situation, there is obviously a tendency for the top of the principality to tilt towards the church, and it seems that the ambiguity between the Mage Guild and the undead has caused a backlash from the world, and I don't know if the Mage Guild can see this.

Maybe the Mage Guild has already seen it, but it's just disdainful! Li Xun secretly pondered.

For Li Xun's self-proclaimed free mage, Knight Antofate relaxed a lot, at least much better than meeting the direct mage of the Mage Guild. The hostility between the Mage Guild and the Church is only regional in nature, and it is difficult for each other to enter each other's advantageous territory, but for the undetermined realm and neutral realm, the two sides are still very restrained.

When it was clear that they were all going to the port of Ancona and had to get along for many days, the two quickly became warm. Li Xun's gentleness and frugality also brought a great favor to the knights, and both sides avoided very taboo topics, just talking about what they had seen and heard on the road, and the style of their hometown, which was also very harmonious.

Looking around at the black and oppressive trees around him, the knight of Antofate solemnly warned the young mage that there was an unclean aura around him, and he should be careful at night. Li Xun also instantly understood why he felt disgusted when he first saw the knight.

Energy Clash!

That's the instinctive repulsion of positive and negative energy!

The Natier template of the body is more reflected in the soul, Li Xun did not simply take the path of a necromancer, but focused more on the cultivation of orthodox mages, and rarely stayed in the cemetery castle for a long time, so the contaminated aura of silence and decay was almost nothing, but the vigilant subordinates placed on the periphery were likely to make the knight on the opposite side have a slight induction.

As soon as Li Xun's mind moved, many of the cemetery's subordinates immediately retreated to a farther place silently.

Today's encounter with Antophis, the knight of the church, relieved Li Xun's tension for many days. Ever since he heard Casas mention that prophecy, Li Xun has always been in a faint state of uneasiness and irritability, feeling like a prey in a net, perceiving the presence and proximity of the hunter, but unable to find the hunter's location, always in a dangerous situation. Whether he can hide himself from everyone has been verified today, and the source of power will not be seen through at a glance, so he has given himself the opportunity to maneuver. Many of the things in the prophetic poem can be planted on the Council of the Dead, and you need to be more cautious in your future actions.

With a strange thought, Li Xun said hello and got into the open tent and fell into a deep sleep. Antophis picked up his sword and shield, and walked around the camp, not noticing the stench from his heart just now, and then he returned and took off the thick blanket from behind the saddle and wrapped it in a tree and slept on it.

Early the next morning, Antophis was awakened by the chirping of birds. Wiping the condensed moisture on his face, he stood up and moved his body, sleeping in armor was a crime, if it weren't for the vague uneasiness last night, he wouldn't have been secretly vigilant all night, and he didn't fall asleep until dawn.

On the right side of the camp came the sound of dead branches being crushed, and the footsteps approached, and the young mage turned out from behind the tree with his arms moving, and saw the knight smile and nod his head in greeting.

Antophis, who was standing beside the horse, removed his hand from the scabbard and politely returned the salute. The two of them took out the bread, rekindled the fire, and when it was soft, it ended hastily with a warm half glass of wine.

After sorting out their belongings, the two rode together on horseback, and this was the first time the knight had come to the Duchy of Novis, and the responsibility of leading the way fell to the mage. Fortunately, the principality has undergone a simple renovation of the main trade routes, and it is not wrong to follow such avenues.

Four hours later, Li Xunle stopped his horse, looked at the desolate road in front of him, and muttered a little in his heart. That's not right! I have to take the largest trade route in the north, how can it be so quiet?

The loess road at your feet zigzags forward to the distant hills, with sparse bushes on the left and endless barren meadows on the right.

Could it be that you just crossed that small bridge and went in the wrong direction?

Li Xun scratched his chin and thought uncertainly, but was stopped by Antofes behind him.

Knight Antophis listened sideways, and his expression was very cautious: "There is a shout ahead!" It doesn't seem right. ”

Li Xun cheered up and listened quietly, and sure enough, there was a faint sound of shouting and swords colliding in the direction of the distant hills. Li Xun immediately came to his senses, shook the reins of his horse, and shouted, "Let's go, go and see." ”

Li Xun rushed out first, and the knight of Antofate lowered his head and sorted out the weapons and shields on his side, and quickly followed.

Climbing up the hill and turning a large dirt slope, all kinds of people shouted and neighed, and the sound of swords clashing immediately came to the face, and a faint bloody breath accompanied by helpless shouts and cries swirled in the air.

"Thieves!" Li Xun frowned.

The battle was nearing its end, and the caravan that had been robbed was about a hundred or so people, seven or eight carts, formed a simple car formation, hiding in the corner and resisting stubbornly, but there were no crossbow arrows, few bows and arrows, and the means of attack were poor, so they could only rely on spears to intimidate the thieves not to approach. Although the thieves add up to only seventy or eighty people, but the attack is much stronger, more than a dozen thieves with horses shouted and shouted outside the car formation, from time to time to pounce on the truck to slash a few times, and then put aside the spears and spears that stabbed the horses and left, most of the rest have bows and arrows, looking at the figures inside is a random shot, the suppressed caravan guards dare not show their heads, from time to time there is a sound of pain after someone is hit by an arrow.

Fifty paces outside the battlefield, there was a group of more than a dozen thieves on horseback who did not participate in the attack, but gathered together and pointed at the chariot formation, like the leader of the thieves.

If nothing else, sooner or later this caravan would have been eaten by thieves, and if it wasn't for greed to get all the goods, the convoy would have collapsed long ago.

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