Chapter 523 Conspiracy
Although all the power is lost, Xia Lan still retains her strong fighting instinct. Her sharp swordsmanship, which is almost at its peak, is like an antelope hanging its horns without a trace. Unless she encounters the absolute power of using force to break the trick, most mortals are not his opponents. This article is first published by...
Singers is a soldier who has just been promoted to the median position. His strength level is enough to have an overwhelming advantage over Xia Lan. Perhaps Xia Lan will not win in an open and upright confrontation. If it is a life-and-death battle, the person who survives in the end must be Xia Lan.
Xia Lan used the branch to stop the other party's angry attack with a seemingly understatement. In fact, Singers' sword had no murderous intention, just to teach him an unforgettable lesson. Who knew that Xia Lan used his actions to warn the other party.
"Captain! That guy is weird!"
Lalang, who accidentally saw the two clashes, quietly came to Singers and frowned.
"Did you see him blocking my sword just now?" Singers said with a calm face.
Lalang thought carefully and said with a stern expression: "I remember when the captain drew his sword, that guy seemed to have predicted the future, holding the branch and blocking it in advance in the direction of your sword..."
"So that's it." Singers slowly crossed the sword in front of him, staring at the ray of carbon black at the edge of the sword. "Originally, I just wanted to cut off a piece of his hair and the sword blade slashed towards him, the branch in the other party's hand hit the sword's spine accurately. The instantaneous vibration not only changed the sword's momentum, but also resolved the power of the sword through the skillful force-release technique."
He took a deep breath, turned the long sword in his hand and retracted the scabbard.
"Even if I have to give up the disadvantages of the opponent's swordsmanship!"
"Is he a great sword master?" Lalang said in surprise.
"To describe it specifically, he should have the sword skills of a great sword master but not the strength of a great sword master." Singer solemnly said: "He does not have the internal energy of a warrior cultivating! He is purely an ordinary person."
"Captain, you're not kidding. How could an ordinary person have the sword skills of a great sword master!" Larang said unbelievably: "Did you think he was a real great sword master who deliberately concealed his inner energy?"
"Impossible!" Singers shook his head and said, "If he was really a great swordsman, why should we hire us to escort?"
"That's right!" Ralang said thoughtfully: "Having the great sword master's strength is enough to ramp up the entire kingdom, but the other party seems to be similar to the one who cannot escape. With the great sword master's pride, it will definitely not be like this."
"Actually, his strength is not the key, but what he said to me just now."
Immediately afterwards, Singers' face was heavy and roughly repeated Xia Lan's horrifying speculation to Lalang.
"Hiss-" After hearing this, Lalang took a cold breath and said, "This guy is definitely not a simple ordinary person!"
"That's right!" Singers snorted coldly: "Now I have temporarily given up on the idea of rushing back to the south to resist the invasion of the Heather Empire. Faced with such a strange man, I know who he is!"
"Captain, are you worried that he will have any actions to harm the kingdom?" said Lalang.
"Aren't you worried?" Singers asked back.
"Captain. I know what you mean." Lalang, who is familiar with his personality, sighed: "I will always stare at him these two days."
"Why haven't Qianning and Xia Zuo, who are responsible for detecting dangers, come back yet?" Singers suddenly changed the subject. "I remember they have been away for nearly an hour."
As soon as the words fell, the rushing sound of horse hooves came from far to near, and the two team members in Singers' mouth somehow rushed back to the camp with great tension.
The horse stopped quickly and turned over and dismounted. Before he even had time to rest, the team member named Xia Zuo lowered his voice and said to Singers in a hurry: "Captain! We have encountered a special situation!"
"Speak slowly if you have something to do! What happened?" Singers asked calmly when he saw this.
"When Qian Ning and I were investigating, we suddenly felt a slight vibration on the ground. Out of vigilance, we quietly sneaked towards the source of the earthquake. As a result, we found a fully armed army marching secretly towards the Yannan Mountains!" Xia Zuo Shang said angrily: "Although the soldiers did not show any signs, based on the careful observation of both of us, this army should be Viscount Kalin, who belongs to Lin'an Town."
They often escorted caravans to travel north and south and south, and they knew the towns near the Yannan Mountains. Perhaps they were the most elite members of the army guarding the border of the kingdom. When they saw the local army, they would always make a habit of commenting on the local army, and naturally understood the characteristics of the troops in various places.
Viscount Kalin is the most powerful noble in Lin'an Town, no doubt about it.
As early as the beginning of the founding of the kingdom, Viscount Kalin's ancestors were granted the title to Lin'an Town area for merit. Since then, they have been low-key for more than two hundred years. In terms of title, the Kalin tribe cannot rank in the kingdom's aristocratic circle, but in terms of aristocratic background, they are one of the best in the kingdom's existence.
The low-keyness of the Carlin family is different from Marksius. The low-keyness chosen by Marksius is to forget the world, while the low-keyness of the Carlin family is to secretly control the military and political power of Lin'an Town. Whether it is the kingdom recruitment or the people's behavior, they are the most inconspicuous people among the nobles.
Some people say that this is the family motto of the Kalin family, and only by keeping a low profile can the family be continued steadily.
"Strange! Didn't you hear that Lin'an Town was searching for spies before? Logically speaking, Viscount Kalin's territory army should enter the city to be in martial law, how could it appear here for no reason?" Singers immediately fell into deep confusion.
"Channing and I think so too," said Shazo. "So we suspect that Viscount Kalin may be carrying out some secret important task!"
"It has always been a taboo for the kingdom to dispatch troops privately. If things are as you guessed, it means that something big happened in the Yannan Mountains!" Singers murmured to himself. "But... Viscount Kalin doesn't walk on the road leading to the ancient road in the forest, why should he choose a detour that takes a lot of trouble?"
"You seem to be in a misunderstanding."
At this time, Xia Lan's voice floated and appeared behind them at some point.
"Misconceptions? What misconceptions?"
Singers quickly turned his head and looked at Xia Lan.
"Is Viscount Kalin secretly sent troops to advance to the Yannan Mountains because of carrying out a certain confidential mission?" Xia Lan said lightly.
"What do you want to say, why hide it!" Singers said impatiently.
"Maybe Viscount Kalin's secret march was to sneak attack the kingdom garrison on the ancient road in the forest!" Xia Lan said bluntly.
"What?"
"impossible!"
Everyone from the Mountain Eagle Squad was shocked and spoke out loud.
"Why is it impossible?" Xia Lan asked back.
"Virgin Kalin has no reason to betray the Kingdom!"
"That's right! Viscount Kalin's family and kingdom can be said to share honor and disgrace. Betrayal of the Kingdom will not bring any benefits to the Kalin family. It will only bring destruction!"
Qian Ning and Xia Zuo refuted fiercely.
Lalang didn't speak. Since he learned Xia Lan's sensational speech from Singers, he now only wanted to know the basis for him to say these words, to see if the other party was aimless or meaningful!
Singers' idea is simpler.
"Do you really think Viscount Carlin is preparing to attack the garrison on the ancient road in the forest?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Qian Ning widened his eyes and looked at him.
"Captain! You won't really believe this guy's words, right?"
Singers raised his hand to stop Qian Ning from saying it, staring at Xia Lan and waiting for his answer.
"Don't you think what happened in Lin'an Town is too strange?" Xia Lan said slowly.
"Strange? Is there anything?" Xia Zuo, who is also straightforward in character as Qian Ning, frowned.
"The news of the defeat on the border has just arrived, and Lin'an Town closed the city gate to search for spies. Do you think it's a coincidence?" Xia Lan glanced at him and said.
"What's the coincidence!" Qian Ning couldn't help but say.
"I understand what you mean." Singers pondered for a moment.
"Captain, what do you understand?" Lalang couldn't help but say curiously.
"If you were a spy in Lin'an Town, would you expose yourself at such an outrageous time?" Singers said.
"So that's it." Ralang woke up and said, "Unless the Heather Empire is about to come to the city, it is undoubtedly a foolish act to expose himself at this time!"
"But maybe Lin An Town really discovered the spy's whereabouts!" Qian Ning said angrily.
"If Lin'an Town is really searching for spies, why would Viscount Kalin's army appear here?" Ralang explained. "You will find something strange when you think of the two things!"
"This may also be that Viscount Carlin learned from the spy that was searching for danger that the ancient road in the forest was in danger!" Qian Ning still argued stubbornly.
"Haha, if this is true, why would Viscount Kalin not let the army go directly to the ancient road in the forest but take a detour?" Lalang said.
As soon as these words were spoken, Qian Ning immediately stopped talking.
Unexpectedly, Xia Lan just said one sentence, and they automatically clearly described the outline of the whole matter and were deeply trapped in conspiracy and doubt.
"Nothing is absolutely absolute, everything is possible." Xia Lan finally said: "Suspicion cannot be regarded as a fact. Only by witnessing it yourself can you know the truth."
"After leaving tomorrow morning, I will have someone go to the ancient road in the forest to find out the situation and see if the matter is our random guess!" Singers said with a serious expression.
"Hope my guess is wrong."
After saying this, Xia Lan quietly left.
When everyone set off again the next morning, Qian Ning in the team had already left first. Everyone seemed to be worried and the atmosphere was extremely depressing. As noon approached, Qian Ning came back.
When they saw Qian Ning's dark look, everyone couldn't help but feel sank.
"Channing! What's the situation?"
"Captain! Your suspicion is right! Viscount Kalin betrayed the kingdom! The ancient road in the forest has fallen!" (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!