Lord of Rot

Chapter 395 Return Journey and Pledge of Allegiance

Desert area south.

There are dark clouds overhead.

A variegated pack horse galloped aimlessly in the desert.

When I looked closely, I found a person lying on the horse's back, hugging the horse's neck tightly: "Run, run!"

I don’t know how long I have been running. The packhorse is breathing heavily and its hooves have slowed down.

The man on horseback drew his knife and stabbed the horse hard on the butt.

The pain caused the packhorse to burst into running strength again.

"Run!" the man roared and glanced back subconsciously.

He couldn't see anything in the endless sand, but he felt that death was always following him.

After running for some distance, the packhorse fell to the ground and gasped helplessly.

"Trash, trash!" The man got up from the ground, grabbed a knife with both hands and stabbed the packhorse again and again. Blood spurted out. He lowered his head and drank the horse's blood at the wound.

He raised his head and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.

"Avadao bless me!" He clasped his hands together and pressed his forehead.

After choosing a direction, he gritted his teeth, spread his legs and ran in that direction. Only the packhorse was left struggling to open its eyes, breathing gradually slowed down, and finally lost movement.

……

Li Qi's team had returned to the water stream. They did not stop at Longship Castle and directly embarked on a journey to the desert.

"nya~"

After the snake girl Niya saw Li Qi coming back, she took the initiative to say hello.

Li Qi reached into the cage and gently rubbed Nia's head: "Are you fed on time?"

"Yes, sir, I have deliberately controlled the portion."

"That's good." Li Qi felt the snake's tail wrapped around his arm. The other party was not playing with him, but wanted to kill him.

How could one develop a favorable impression of the imprisoned person when he was imprisoned in a cage?

After gently rubbing Nia's head again, Li Qi took out his hand.

There is some mucus on my arm, I don’t know what it is.

Then he wrote a letter and ordered Chuina to immediately embark on a study trip to Linta Bay.

The team kept going all the way and soon arrived at Bonta Canyon.

It was already dark when we entered the canyon.

It was difficult for the moonlight to shine in, so the team had to stay where they were and rest.

The fire was burning, and people sat around in twos and threes, eating dry food.

Li Qi picked up a bottle of wine and came to Lin Yu and Wendela's fire.

Unlike Trevor and Allen, the two of them were originally mercenaries and prisoners. They have gone from passively accepting their fate to now enjoying a little bit. They have wine and food every day, and they can also get a little money to spend, and Li Qi's subordinates The soldiers are very familiar with each other.

It is difficult for Lin Yu and Wendela to integrate. They were "semi-kidnapped" and joined Li Qi's team. So far, Li Qi has not mentioned their identities.

Neither salary nor work is mentioned, just let them follow.

Seeing Li Qi approaching, Wendla shrank his neck, he has completely become Li Qi's cup holder.

The endless cycle of temptation, death, temptation, and death had caused him a mental breakdown.

Especially after Li Qi had five more guard knights by his side this time, Vendela realized that as long as he had the idea of ​​​​escape, he would definitely die. The gap between the two sides was like two life levels, and he had no chance to resist.

A few days ago, Li Qi took the escort knights to Linta Bay, which was the best time to escape. Vendela also had the idea of ​​​​escape, but his ability reminded him countless times that death is always an inexplicable death.

The furthest he escaped, he heard beautiful singing, lost control of his body, and then jumped into the water to his death.

After Li Qi came back, Vendela became more and more well-behaved, because he found that as long as he helped the baron research the Golden Holy Grail, the chance of survival was still very high, and his life was not much better than before.

The only death threat was no longer because of Li Qi, but the Golden Holy Grail.

But compared with the dangerous Porcupine Baron, the threat posed by the Golden Holy Grail is nothing at all.

Li Qi poured a glass of wine and handed it to Lin Yu: "Where in the north are you from?"

"People from Dunn" she took a sip from the wine glass. The spicy porcupine wine made her grit her teeth and raised her sleeve to wipe her mouth. Lin Yu continued, "But when I was young, I left Steel Knife Mountain and followed my father to become a pirate. Later, he was caught in the prison of Stormwind City, and I stole a knife and came out to be a mercenary."

An understatement, but the experience must not be as easy as she said in a few words.

"Why are you here?" Li Qi poured himself a glass of wine and asked casually.

"I killed someone in Stormwind City." Lin Yu took another sip of wine: "A nobleman asked us to go to the legendary Star Dragon Island to pick up something. After we got the thing back, he didn't even plan to pay. They wanted to kill us, and all our people were killed. I thought that even if I died, I wouldn't be able to make it easier for them, so I ate that thing. I didn't expect it to turn out like this. I killed the nobleman and then disguised myself as a slave and escaped on a boat. Came here."

She patted her thick forearm: "I used to be very slim, and many men wanted to sleep with me, but I prefer this way."

It is estimated that there is something that can make people become extraordinary, and Li Qi has long been familiar with it, not to mention that the northern border is too far away, and he can't reach it.

"I also think you are more charming like this." Li Qi nodded very seriously: "Confident, strong and charming! But for sleeping, I will definitely choose a slender lady, haha, drink!"

Lin Yu showed a healthy smile, took a sip of wine and said: "None of the nobles are good, but sir, you are in the minority and different from those nobles! You are not hypocritical!"

"That doesn't sound like a good thing."

Li Qi smiled and extended an invitation: "Are you interested in doing something for me? As long as you have enough merit, I can make you a knight."

Trevor and others who were chatting in the distance all turned their heads to look over.

There were female knights, but they were very rare. The conditions that Li Qi offered to Lin Yu were something that some people would never dare to dream of.

It takes countless years of hard work for a soldier to become a knight, and Lin Yu was a fugitive from the North and a woman.

The surroundings were so quiet that the only sound that could be heard was the beep-beep-beep of wood being burned in the fire.

Lin Yu said seriously: "I am a woman, sir! And you don't know me well."

"I think you are more reliable than many men. For me, ability and loyalty are above all else. Gender is not important at all, and identity is not important!" Li Qi said: "If you are useless or choose to betray, I will not do anything. If I kick you away without hesitation, you might even become a fugitive from Dongxia."

Lin Yu half-knelt on the ground: "I swear to be loyal to you to the death! Oh, I swear to the four gods."

"You'll have a lot of opportunities to express yourself."

Li Qi said and looked at Vendela.

Wendla, who had always been afraid of Li Qi, suddenly puffed up his chest after Lin Yu's example. If he could become a knight of the Porcupine Baron, he would not be unable to accept it.

"I am from Dongxia, sir!" Wendela recalled what Lin Yu had done just now, and organized words in his mind to make his story sound more tragic: "My father is..."

"Yeah" Li Qi nodded without interest and stood up holding his knees: "Get some rest early. We can get up early tomorrow and go on the road. When we get to the inn, we can have a good rest. There may be a tough battle to fight." Wandering Knight Whether he is loyal or not is difficult to say.

Li Qi needs Lin Yu to be loyal to him, not because of the other person's story, but because of the other person's status as an extraordinary person, his good combat experience, and his principles in doing things.

His stall is getting bigger and bigger, and there are too many vacancies under his hands. He must quickly transform talents and fill the positions first before he can catch up with the ducks.

Li Qi returned to the carriage to rest, leaving behind the excited Lin Yu and the dull Wendela in front of the fire.

"Who is your father?" Lin Yu asked.

"My father was a farmer and would bring strange women to his house every day. Later, because his woman lured me into bed, he got angry and kicked me out of the house," Vendela said.

"Oh" Lin Yu nodded, stood up and left.

"Don't you think my story is tragic?"

"It's quite tragic." Lin Yu stretched her body, then found a place to lie down and closed her eyes: "...for your father."