On the way to the western border, a strong horse was driving on the road. The horse had a double saddle, but there were three people on it.

The three of them were like a family, all wearing hooded robes. The younger girl sat on the man's chest, while the brown-red-haired woman sat behind her. She couldn't help but feel funny when she looked at the sleeping girl in front of her.

Fortunately, they didn't have much luggage and didn't have much equipment, otherwise the horse would be choking with three people.

Sreta was asleep, and Xu Mu didn't dare to let the horse run and rush, just walking leisurely.

"I thought you would give Sreta another money to let her leave," Ai Lu approached Xu Mu's ear and said softly.

"Since you are following you, there is no need to abandon you. She has suffered since she was a child, so she is very sensible. She should be able to understand the danger of our trip to the western border. Following you means you are ready." Xu Mu's face was cold.

"Yes... Sreta is so sensible." Ai Lu sighed, "Why can she be so clear about the truth and the worldly manner when you say she is so young?"

Xu Mu thought for a while and said, "I don't know if you have ever heard of this saying that children from poor families have long been in their homes. Sreta and I are different from you. You are aristocratic. You don't have to worry about food, drink and eat, and you have people to serve you in food, clothes and travel..."

Ai Lu felt a little uncomfortable when she heard Xu Mu's words, but what he said was right.

"We are different. We are just civilians. We are all busy working for life all day long, and we can only look at other people's faces. You know, Sreta has been fighting since she was a child and has lived on other people's faces, which led to her knowing that something had happened as long as she saw a little problem. The reason why Sreta was so sensitive to these things is because she could recognize other people's anger earlier and feel the arrival of danger earlier."

"Is that true?"

"This is just a way for people to protect themselves, especially for weak people."

"I'm a little tired, I'll lend it to you." Ai Lu looked at the firm and strong shoulders in front of her. She leaned her head up and said slowly: "You are obviously just a civilian, but you didn't expect to know so many things..."

Xu Mu didn't reply. He looked at the girl sleeping on his chest and said lightly: "The truth is nothing but living."

Then the two of them did not speak anymore, but began the long journey in silence. Xu Mu looked up and looked into the distance, not knowing whether it was a surprise or a danger waiting for the three of them at the distant border.

And when Sreta, who came to them, told them all about what she did in Gott.

Ai Lu was surprised, and Xu Mu only felt that it was normal.

Ai Lu didn't expect a little girl to be so pretentious and play with people's hearts.

In Xu Mu's eyes, this is a normal desire. People who were once hungry would not choose to let themselves starve after a full meal. However, people who were once bullied to death would not want to let themselves be bullied again when they woke up, or... instead, she wanted to bully people.

The only thing Xu Mu didn't know is what this seed from Quan Yu's desire would grow into Sreta's heart.

But no matter what, Sreta is still a cute and sensible girl now.

......

A month later, the Western border.

As the closer we get to the original location of the Ailu family, the more people can recognize Ailu, the three-person team had to start walking on the forest path and detours in the mountains just to avoid the crowd and the main roads of the country.

Now they finally came to the forest around the fiefdom of the Ailu family. The three of them surrounded the fire to keep warm, while Ailu and Sreta played together.

Xu Muze wiped his equipment aside, and his hand holding a cloth to wipe the dagger stopped. He looked up and opened the Aila's smile. He couldn't help feeling the warmth in his heart.

The three of them are helpless in this world. After a month of getting along, the three of them are like a family.

In his spare time, Sreta did not hide his expectations for becoming a nobleman, and admired Ai Lu, who was once a nobleman. From time to time, he would ask Ai Lu for some aristocratic knowledge, and even imitate Ai Lu's tone and movements. The two looked very much like two sisters.

During this month, Xu Mu kept thinking about magic. Compared to external objects, he cared more about studying magic. Whenever there were any magic questions, he would take the initiative to ask Ai Lu and ask Ai Lu to answer it for him. At first, Xu Mu's questions were superficial, and it was not difficult to answer these questions, but gradually, Ai Lu began to fail to answer Xu Mu's questions.

Because Xu Mu's problems are becoming more and more tricky, he can easily learn from it by taking a simple knowledge of magic and transforming common sense of magic into a better theory.

Even Xu Mu, who has never used magic, even helped Ai Lu simplify the fixed flow techniques in magic prayer.

For example, the Fire Scroll magic requires four fixed magic methods from casting to attack - birth, maintenance, movement, and explosion.

After Xu Mu's theoretical consideration, the four solid stances were directly cancelled by Xu Mu, and he changed the fourth stance to cancel maintenance.

It seems to be a very simple change, but the changes in Fire Scroll Magic are quite large. With the lack of explosion techniques, the power of the magic is much smaller, but the prayer time is reduced by one third.

Ai Lu couldn't help but think that Xu Mu was a genius who had never used magic. Because a person who had never used magic changed a magic prayer style with just some one-sided words. If this was said, who could believe it?

Xu Mu disagreed with it. Xu Mu prefers to call the technique in Ailu's eyes a formula...

The closer to the original place of the Ailu family, the more she was, the more she was still having fun with Sreta on the surface, but the sorrow between her eyebrows could not be covered.

Yes, since the family incident happened, she had no chance to return to the fiefdom. But now she finally came back once, but found that things had changed. Even when she returned to her own home, she had to be careful and avoided the surroundings.

"Ai Lu, is your identity certificate still there?" Xu Mu interrupted the two sisters in front of him.

"Is it still on my body, but I can't use it anymore, what's wrong?"

"Now we have arrived at the location. I will try to enter the town fief of your family tomorrow to investigate the situation." Xu Mu thought for a while, "Give me your identity certificate to see if there is any useful place later."

Ai Lu didn't think much about it and took out a card from her waist and gave it to Xu Mu.

Xu Mu took it and looked at it. There was a simple personal information and images of Ailu on it, and a clan emblem on the back, also called aristocratic emblem, which is the most unique symbol of the nobles of the kingdom.

"Tomorrow... do you need me to go in with you?" Ai Lu finally couldn't hold back the worries for a long time, and her face was full of fear.

Xu Mu stuffed his ID certificate into the sole of his shoes: "Stop kidding."

If it were a month ago, Ai Lu would have thought it was nothing. After all, she issued a commission and Xu Mu was the executor. How to execute was Xu Mu's business, and she shouldn't be so worried.

But the relationship between the two began to become stronger and stronger, but now they are afraid that Xu Mu will go but never return.

"Why do I and my brother come into the city?" Sreta blinked, "Maybe Sreta can still help my brother."

Xu Mu hesitated for a while and nodded: "That's OK."

Sreta was extremely obedient this month, and was extremely concerned about anything happening around her. Although she was very young, she revealed a sense of maturity that only adults could have. Because she could see Ailu's sorrow, she kept trying to make Ailu happy.

After all, Xu Mu entered the town fiefdom tomorrow, first to investigate the situation and how to carry out the entrusted tasks. It is time to say that I believe that with Sreta by my side, some things will be more convenient.

Moreover, the two of them were not as taboo as Ai Lu. If Ai Lu wanted to enter the city and didn't dress up properly, they might be caught by the town guards directly.

Ai Lu was still very worried: "If... the entrusted thing is difficult to complete, then forget it... the safety of you two is the most important."

"I know, you don't have to worry. I have already recorded all the maps you drew for me. If things really don't work, I won't joke about my life with Sreta." Xu Mu pulled out a sheathed dagger from his side and stuffed it into Sreta's hand, and then gave half of the money in his pocket to Ailu: "You will live in this forest these three days. If I and Sreta don't come back in three days, you can go to the horse shed in the next town to wait for us. If we don't show up in two days, you can run away alone."

Ai Lu pinched her purse, her red lips slightly pursed and didn't say anything.

But Sreta didn't feel scared, but happily fiddled with the dagger, and then used Xu Mu to stuff it around her waist.

"Don't think too much, don't forget that you promised me that the process of entrustment and execution will be arranged by me."

"I know..." Ai Lu closed her eyes and lowered her head slightly.

Because of Xu Mu's words, the atmosphere of the three of them became a little solemn and they stopped chatting.

Xu Mu began to prepare the equipment to enter the city tomorrow, and all the things that were not available were distributed and left to Ai Lu.

Ai Lu sat on a dead wooden stake, pinching her purse with both hands, lowering her head and unable to see her face under her hood.

Sreta seemed heartless and didn't care at all. Xu Mu told her in Got Town that Xu Mu and Ailu were going to work in the western border, and it was very dangerous. When she chose to come, she had long thought about what to do.

The next morning, Xu Mu, who had already prepared, took Sreta's hand and set off.

Ai Lu sent them away worriedly, then went back and sat on the dead wooden stake, clasped her palms and chanted her prayers softly.

"May my family have no worries in the sky, and may my best friends overcome obstacles on the road... May they return safely."

Xu Mu and Sreta came to the town. Not to mention the other things, the discipline of the town guards alone was different from their remote towns. Even if the inspectors were charged with taxes in the city, they were still in order.

If it were in Got Town, the guards would still doze off in the morning.

There were not many people entering the city, and it was Xu Mu and Sreta's turn to line up to enter the city soon.

The town guard looked at the two people in front of him and signaled them to take off their hoods. He felt relieved when he saw clearly that there was nothing special.

"Where are civilians from you? What are you going to the city to do? Do you have any ID certificates?"

"Back to Guardian, we came from a poor village nearby and wanted to go to the city to purchase out-of-season seeds." Xu Mu's originally cold face became very flattering, "This identity certificate..."

The town guard snorted: "Okay... If you don't have an identity certificate, you can only stay in the town for three days. I will write you a city card. If the time expires, remember to come to the city gate to pay for renewal... Of course, if the city card expires and does not come to renew, and if you are caught by the city guards... Don't blame me for not reminding you at that time."

“Okay OK.”

"Two people's fees, 5 copper coins."
Chapter completed!