Chapter 207 The conspiracy emerges

Carefully lying in the bushes, watching the unroofed cargo wagon swaying in the distance, and more than a dozen armed riders around the wagon moving forward along the landslide green grass road, and finally mixing into a group of nobles at the edge of the stream, a pointed-faced boy breathed a sigh of relief, then curiously glanced at the barrel and boy splashing blood at the stream, he reluctantly climbed up, turned his head and ran in the direction of his back.

The boy was more than ten years old, and his posture when running was agile and swift, so that everything behind him quickly disappeared, and he ran into a forest not far away in a short while, and ran for a long time in a familiar way, and finally came to a forest hut panting.

The hut existed alone in the clearing in the forest. It was a wooden house built by the local Tully family specifically for the ranger, but at this time, the figure of the ranger was not limited to the ranger.

"Captain Maegor, the group of horsemen have met the Tullys!"

The pointed-faced boy who ran into the wooden house ignored the others in the house and shouted to the silver-haired "man" in the lead: "Our mission is completed!"

"It's not up to you to decide whether it's completed or not, kid!" A gray-haired old man dressed as a businessman glared at the boy, then turned to look at the silver-haired man in the lead.

"Sir, do you need us to keep an eye on them?"

If there were members of the Knights, they would find that this businessman, whom they had seen not long ago, was the dog dealer.

"The task they gave us was just to lead the knights to the Tully family." The silver-haired leader waved his hand and said, "If you want us to do more, you have to pay more."

"When did they pay the rest of the money?" A bearded young man sitting on the floor in the room complained, "Captain Maegor, tell them to pay more. I was almost shot to death by an arrow from Earl Rowan, and my butt still hurts."

"Forget about the extra money. Those guys are always stingy." Someone followed up, "And what does it have to do with them whether you're dead or alive?"

"Why doesn't it matter? You don't have such a famous name as me. If I die, how can you lead those people from the Silver Hand Knights out of Highgarden..."

They started to nag about some boring words, while the leader talked to the other more stable people about more important things.

"Why do they want to lead people to Horn Hill?"

"It has nothing to do with us."

"It must be related to the king's younger brother." The old man dressed as a merchant said, "What's his name? Stephen?"

"It's called Renly."

The silver-haired man in the lead snorted and replied, "Stephen is the name of his father."

The tone of this man was not normal. A middle-aged man with a beard in the house asked, "Do you know Renly?"

"Yes."

The silver-haired man said something inexplicably, but did not explain it in detail. Instead, he stood up and announced to the group of people in the house, "Since the mission is completed, we must leave here as soon as possible-Will, you take people to watch the back and prevent people from surrounding us. Lemon, you are a scout and lead the way."

"Is it necessary to be so anxious?" The people in the house were surprised.

"The mission is completed, why not leave?"

The silver-haired man said, without much explanation, but strode out of the wooden house and walked towards a horse tied not far away.

The kid was cunning and mysterious, and very difficult to deal with. Now this bigger one is even more difficult to deal with. A slight calculation is enough. She doesn't want to stay here and increase the risk, but...

Thinking of the people hidden in the Tully family, the silver-haired "man" on the horse flashed a strange pity in his eyes, and muttered in a low voice.

"Gods in heaven bless you, you'd better kill him smoothly."

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On the other side, Renly didn't know that he had fallen into an unknown trap. At this time, he was in the crowd at the edge of the stream, talking to a bald middle-aged nobleman with a calm temperament.

"He inherited too much of the Florent family's fox courage. I even suspect that a witch cursed him when he was born, otherwise why would he be so timid, so I invited these two red-robed monks, hoping that they can bring a miracle."

As he said this, the bald middle-aged man with a serious face kept staring at the fat boy who was pressed into the blood by the red-robed monks, listening to the boy's loud screams like a pig being slaughtered, and his eyelids kept trembling.

Renly, who was standing aside, initially thought that this person might be distressed, after all, the one who was pressed into the blood was his son, but after a little attention, he found that this person was annoyed.

This made him look at the bloody little fat man who was struggling in the bucket not far away.

Although he was surprised to suddenly see several old disciples, he did not panic, but instead brought the knights closer, because Renly wanted to see how these people would react when they met him, and whether they had relevant detection capabilities.

As a result, the red-robed monks were so focused on dealing with the fat guy that they didn't pay any attention to the other people around them.

So Renly found the leader of the crowd, Lord Randyll Tarly, whom he had met several times before.

That was the bald middle-aged nobleman next to him.

This special scene under Horn Hill Castle could not have been created by anyone else. In fact, all of this was arranged by this famous general in the River Reach who was known for his iron-bloodedness.

The purpose is to use blood magic to change the cowardly character of his only son, the little fat man who keeps screaming.

If Renly remembered correctly, the fat little man named Samwell Tarly was one of the protagonists in that play. He seemed to have become a grand maester later on, but as for what experiences this person had before the ending, his past life memories But it's quite vague, I just remember that he looked very timid.

In the past few years of his life in Hewan, he had heard some stories about this little fat man.

For example, he likes to listen to music, dance, eat, drink and have fun, but his character is astonishingly cowardly and he doesn't even dare to see blood.

If there is anything commendable about the excitement in the Reach, one of the more interesting ones is how Lord Tully of Horn Hill trains his timid son.

Renly didn't remember the other rumors. The one that impressed him the most was that a while ago, in order to arouse his son's desire to rebel, Lord Tully had him dressed in his mother's female clothes, and then took him around the castle in public. , the purpose was to humiliate his son and make him angry, but all he got was a chubby little boy with a crying face.

After all, Lord Randyll Tarly is also one of the top generals in Westeros. He once led an army to defeat the current King. However, he was unable to do anything about his son's character problem. He tried various methods one after another to no avail. , simply heartbroken.

It is worth mentioning that the name of the Valyrian steel sword inherited from the Tully family is Heartbreak. Renly thinks that the curse in this man's mouth may be caused by that sword.

Weird thoughts flashed through his mind. On the surface, Renly began to look at the excitement. He looked at the fat little man crying for his father and mother for a while, and found that he seemed to be frightened by the blood all over his body and could only cry. Howl, and two of the four red-robed monks surrounding him were responsible for suppressing the little fat man's body to prevent him from struggling, while the remaining two were responsible for chanting spells.

Unfortunately, they didn't finish reciting the spell. The wailing little fat man fainted as he cried. His motionless appearance caused a flurry of excitement in the place. The Countess, who was also in the crowd, directly rebuked the man. Several monks then asked people to hurriedly carry the son into a bucket of blood and hurriedly brought him back to Jiao Ling.

"The spell has taken effect, sir." After being pushed away by the woman, several red-robed monks were a little embarrassed, but one of them, the old god, said to the bald middle-aged man who was on the ground and stepped forward: "After waking up, Master Tully will change, and according to our experience, you will see obvious changes after three days when you take him to the training ground for testing."

"Then please invite some of you to stay in Jiaoling for three days." After hearing this, the bald middle-aged noble said with a serious face: "If it is really effective, then I will not be stingy with the financial reward."

"We are not keen on money, sir." The calm-looking red-robed monk said, "I just want your help to find something in the Jiao Ling area."

After he finished speaking, he glanced at Renly seemingly unintentionally, and then led the others away.

Renly frowned because he just felt a layer of vague hostility, but before he could think about it, Earl Tully, who had been keeping an eye on his son, came up to talk to him again, and it wasn't just Lanly. Li, and several other members of the Silver Hand Knights——

Because there once was a Knights of the Green Hand in the Reach, which was very famous throughout the Seven Kingdoms, their small knighthood was officially named the Knights of the Silver Hand at the suggestion of Willas, the heir to Highgarden.

This is barely a metaphor, hoping that the Knights can achieve countless great achievements like the Knights of the Green Hand, but in fact, in Renly's view, the name Silver Hand can be seen as the hand that receives silver coins, because the Knights The current role is to collect money and do things, there is nothing noble about it.

In fact, they originally wanted to call Goldhand, but Renly felt that Goldhand was too vulgar, like a nouveau riche, so Silver was much more restrained.

So the name was decided.

Over the past few years, the Knights of the Silver Hand cannot be said to be very famous in the Reach, but they are basically known to the nobles of the Reach. Not long ago, at the harvest banquet, Count Tully invited the knights to visit Horn Hill. , Renly had some guesses at that time, but now after such a conversation, the other party's purpose is very clear——

I hope the knights can stay in Jiaoling for a few days and then take care of his useless son.

"It's best to let Sam feel the elegance and power of a knight, and let him yearn for the life of a knight."

The bald Earl Tully claimed this, obviously he had given up hope on the previous blood magic, or he had started second-hand preparations.

Renly was very confused as to why the other party chose them, because there were many knights under the Tully family. The answer was very simple - the people of the Knights of the Silver Hand have a glamorous appearance and look very eye-catching. They are a special order of knights. The composition and short but rich history also have some bragging rights.

Renly felt a little speechless about this, but he still claimed to try his best. At the same time, he was also very curious about the situation of the red-robed monks, so he did not leave in a hurry.

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That night, Count Tully held a welcome dinner for the knights at Horn Hill. All members of the Tully family were present. Countess Tully, who was born in the Florentine family of Brightwater, even talked a little with Renly about his brother. The Florentine wife that Stannis married, but Renly was not familiar with his second sister-in-law. In his impression, she was an ugly woman with a long beard, and she seemed to have a bad personality.

He didn't see the fat Samwell at the banquet, as he was said to be too weak to get out of bed. But he did see his sisters. One of them was precocious and blushed when she came to see Renly, which caused a good-natured laugh.

The continent of Westeros is not modern, and information and transportation are not very convenient. Even the children of nobles cannot be said to be very knowledgeable. In other words, most noble girls have been confined to the castle tower since childhood to learn women's work and etiquette, and are used as capital for marriage when they grow up.

Obviously, not all noble girls have excellent emotional intelligence or mature personalities. When facing a tall, strange and handsome knight, they often feel amorous, and it is not uncommon for them to fall in love at first sight.

Renly had been traveling around for many years and had been a guest in many noble houses in the River Bay. He had always encountered such situations, but he never stayed in one place for too long, so he had not developed any relationship beyond the boundaries with any noble girl. The girl from the Tully family in front of him could not even be called a girl. She seemed to be in her teens, so he did not care much about her and focused on chatting with the host here, hoping to learn the clues of the mission target and the red-robed monks in the castle. However, not long after, he had to focus on the little girl who blushed at him again because he heard a sentence. "If I let him drink this, will Lord Renly really fall in love with me?"

The pure and clear voice emerged in his heart, but it was not heard by his ears. On the surface, Renly picked up a glass of wine and tasted it without changing his expression, but in his heart, he paid most of his attention to the outside of the banquet-

Because he had felt hostility, he had released his eagle to "track" a target before, and now, the voice was transmitted through the moment of psychic communication, not in the banquet, but in the castle.

"Of course, Miss Tara, this is the magic potion we carefully prepared. As long as the lord drinks it, he will immediately like you."

This is the voice of the leading red-robed monk.