Chapter 366 Blank Paper

After the heavy snow of the Demon Moon fell, the Chishui River became the only passable road in the entire Western Territory.

Compared with the small sailing boats on board before, the "Lionheart" is much more spacious and can accommodate a simple kitchen, even on the way, you can also eat hot food.

His bedroom is naturally the independent single room where the Duke used to live. It is located at the stern, similar to the poop of a sea ship. Through the window, he can see the constantly flowing river below his feet and the ice floes that drift past from time to time.

"My lord, the egg soup you want," the knight sent the crock and porcelain bowl to his room.

"Thanks for your hard work," Pei Luo nodded, "You should also sit down and drink a bowl to warm up your body."

Ever since His Royal Highness escorted all the knights of the other four families to Border Town and told them not to accept the redemption, the first thing those nobles did was to send the knights’ families there too, and the vacated land was either Recruit new knights, or simply eat them yourself.

Only the Honeysuckle family did not suffer too many losses in this war. Instead, it grew rapidly by acting as the agent of the Longsong Fortress. Now it has steadily surpassed one of the four major families and has a relatively complete Cavaliers team. The knight Seth next to him is a member of the team. Although he is not as well-known as Dawn Chenguang, he can be regarded as one of the more outstanding young knights.

"Yes," he smiled, lifted the lid of the crock pot, and poured soup for Pedro, "but...my lord, is it really okay for you to do this?"

"You mean the witch?"

"Well, even though the church was burned, it's not difficult to build another one. The church will return to the Western Region one day. As long as you put all the responsibility on the fourth prince, they won't be able to say anything. But you Rescuing a witch and arresting the believers of the church..." The knight hesitated, "This is tantamount to openly opposing the church."

"Since it's not difficult to build another one, why is that place still in ruins?" Pei Luo blew on the fragrant egg soup, "The church will never return to the West."

Seth blinked, as if he didn't quite believe this conclusion.

When the heat of the egg soup receded a bit, he took a sip and exhaled with satisfaction, "As a custodian, the most important thing is to comprehend the real intention of the person in charge. Your Highness is promoting education in the fortress and enabling training in Border Town." It is obvious that I want to minimize the influence of the church. Since I became the manager of the fortress because of His Highness, I naturally have to follow his wishes to manage the fortress. If I don’t come out, I’m afraid he will immediately replace me with someone else.” Pei Luo shrugged, “It’s easy to prevent the church from being rebuilt—masons and carpenters should have been warned, even if believers want to build it themselves, the rats will let it go. These people can't work."

"But the Church—"

"Since His Royal Highness has done this, it means that he will not be afraid of the Church's revenge at all, or that he has the confidence to keep the Church out. If they can set foot in the Western Region again, it can only show that His Highness has failed. If he fails, It is also impossible for me to sit on the main seat of the fortress castle, you should be able to understand this reason."

"Do you think the fourth prince can defeat the church's army?" Seth asked in surprise.

"Who knows," Pei Luo shook his head with a smile, "A year ago, I'm afraid no one thought he could resist Duke Lane's Knights." He got up and lifted the crock, "I'll go see the little girl , she might be hungry too."

...

The girl's name is Bai Zhi.

No doubt, only waifs would use such random names.

Since boarding the ship, she has stayed silent in the cabin below the deck, even though her fingers were red from the cold and her whole body was shivering, she never said a word. To be on the safe side, Pei Luo also put on her the God's Retaliation Chain. After all, no matter how much His Highness preaches that witches are no different from ordinary people, he will not fully believe that this kind of person with incredible power will really be like ordinary people—even if It's an unintentional move, and it may cause harm to yourself.

"Why don't you lie down in the quilt?" Pei Luo pointed to the hammock hanging in the cabin - the space in the cabin is limited, and sailors usually sleep in the suspended hammock, which is wrapped with a burlap quilt. It's not very comfortable, but At least it keeps you warm.

"It's going to get dirty," she whispered.

"A sailor will not be cleaner than you." He found a dry place to sit down. "This journey will take three days. Are you going to sit like this forever? I'm afraid you will die in Border Town before you reach Border Town." On the way."

"Border Town?" Bai Zhi was stunned.

"Didn't I tell you? Go to a place suitable for witches to live in." Pei Luo opened the crock pot, "Come and drink the hot soup, and then lie down in the hammock."

The girl didn't refuse this time, and it was obvious that she was really hungry, so she picked up the crock pot and drank directly without fear of burning her tongue.

Pei Luo shook his head, her body was as thin as a monkey's, the dirt on her hair had solidified, the clothes probably came from somewhere, and there were several holes on them - just from the outside, it looks like there are many fortresses Waifs are no different.

"Who's that boy who guards you?" he asked. "Your street friend?"

"Snake Tooth, he... often brings us...some food." Bai Zhi swallowed the soup and stuck out his tongue, mumbled, "As long as I go with you, you...wouldn't catch him Right? He's not... a witch."

"Of course," Pei Luo said blankly, "he doesn't matter at all." The words "often bring food" made him a little surprised. Such people rarely appear in the slums, and the lack of food leads to snatching incidents It happens from time to time - when you can't survive yourself, how can you care about others. And the name Snake Tooth... is a bit like a mouse.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help asking, "The "we" you mentioned just now—are there other witches besides you? "

"No more," Bai Zhi shook his head, "Everyone is an orphan nearby."

This reassured Peiluo a little, "What's the matter with the old magic stick talking about using abilities to remove snow? This is the first time I've seen a witch dare to use her abilities in front of everyone."

"Snake Fang suggested, he said that I can help the residents to quickly remove the snow from the roof, and at the same time exchange some food, so that everyone will not be hungry. The story of the witch is played in the theater all day long, and now people are no longer afraid of witches. , as long as I am willing to do it, he will negotiate with those adults."

That's it, Pei Luo couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth. This guy is quite interesting and knows how to make good use of the resources in his hands, but he underestimated the influence of the church. "Then did you get something to eat?"

"Hmm..." Bai Zhi lowered his head, "I swept three roofs, one house kicked me out, and the other two gave me half a piece of bread and a pancake. But when I got to the fourth house..."

When he met the old woman who was full of hatred, Pei Luo patted her on the head, "Take a good rest after drinking, and I will send someone to notify you when it's dinner time."

Three days later, the Lionheart arrived at the dock in Border Town.

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