Chapter 212 The Fugitive

White Gull Garden is a garden villa located not far from the port area. Its name comes from the fact that you can see the entire port and the white gulls wandering near the port from the courtyard of the villa.

This villa is not the largest or the most beautiful in the surrounding city, but it is the most closely protected. Not only are there dozens of people patrolling outside the villa, but there are also soldiers from the Golden Group guarding the villa.

At this moment, in the courtyard garden of the villa, a middle-aged man dressed as a bachelor was instructing a ten-year-old child with blue hair to study "The Chronicles of the Four Kings", an extremely boring book that should not be studied by ordinary people.

Next to the two of them, a middle-aged nun from the Church of the Seven Gods was concentrating on knitting clothes, but wearing a Dornish scimitar on her waist looked a bit awkward.

In the open space of the courtyard, a knight was practicing swordsmanship with his men. His swordsmanship was very good, and he could still cope with the siege of several men with ease.

The noise caused by the knight training always attracted the child's attention, making him look over there involuntarily. And every time his attention left the books, the bachelor would pick up the pointer in his hand without hesitation and hit it hard. Give the child a hard slap on the back.

Although the clothes the child was wearing helped him weaken many of the effects of the pointer's whipping, it still made him feel pain. However, even though he felt pain, he still stubbornly held back and did not make any sound.

On the balcony of the study room on the second floor of the villa behind the courtyard, a middle-aged man with gray temples overlooked the courtyard and watched what was happening in the courtyard. When the bachelor whipped the child, he frowned, but did not say anything to stop him. .

"Jon, this matter is not in our plan. There is no way I can help you." A voice came from the study, and then an ugly warrior with a big nose walked out of the study. , stood next to the middle-aged man, and said: "You'd better not interfere in Mir's affairs. The things here are too complicated. If you intervene rashly, not only will you not get any benefits, but you will be involved and in danger. "

The identity of the person speaking was unusual. If any of the top executives of Mir were here, they would be able to recognize that this person is Mistoin, the leader of the Golden Legion who is currently employed by Mir and is responsible for the defense and security of Mir.

The Golden Regiment established by Hantie Yige Hewen is now the largest mercenary group in the Free Trade City. The entire mercenary group has 10,000 warriors, not counting the servants responsible for logistics.

As the leader of such a powerful military force, Mistoin is naturally a celebrity in the Free Trade City, and his outstanding appearance, such as that ridiculously big nose, also makes him very easy to identify.

The middle-aged man who is currently talking to Mistoyne is also a celebrity. This man is Jon Clinton, a die-hard Targaryen loyalist who is being hunted by the Iron Throne. However, compared to Mistoyne, Jon Connington's reputation is obviously much smaller. The reason why everyone remembers him is entirely because he was the last King's Hand of the Targaryen Dynasty.

However, if anyone who knows Mistoin and Jon Clinton sees them talking in such a calm tone here, they will definitely be surprised, because there are rumors that Jon Clinton has been arrested for stealing the Golden Company's treasure chest. After being kicked out of Mistoin's Golden Company, the relationship between the two became a fire and water.

There are even rumors in Westeros that Jon Clinton completely lost the opportunity to counterattack Westeros because of this incident, became depressed and desperate, and died drunk.

But now it seems that those external rumors are obviously not true. The relationship between the two is still very good, and Jon Clinton is also living well, but many years of traveling have made him look very old.

"Is the situation in Myr really that messy?" After hearing Mistoin's words, Jon Connington couldn't help but frowned and asked.

Mistoin said with a serious expression: "It's more chaotic than you imagined. I had received an order from the Governor's Council before I came. The Golden Company no longer just guards the city walls, but participates in city patrols and guards, arming the Governor's Unsullied." Either they were sent back to the military camp or they were put on the city wall. The governor's council no longer believed those eunuchs. I'm worried that those eunuchs would take risks and do irrational things, so you'd better not hold them any longer. The idea of ​​​​fishing in troubled waters should leave Mill as soon as possible.”

Jon Clinton is obviously reluctant because he has been planning this for a long time. If it succeeds, they will be able to have a large amount of additional funds, which will help them better achieve their goals.

Now, what he planned has come to an end and he is about to reap the results, but he has to give up because of the political struggle at the top of Mill, which makes him a little hard to accept for a while.

However, he soon figured it out. After all, safety was the most important thing compared to funds. If he got involved in the political struggle in Mill and something unexpected happened, all his years of hard work would be in vain.

Mistoin said at this time: "The Golden Company will also leave after completing the employment mission of Myr, probably going to Volantis. If you have anything, come to Volantis to find us. ”

"Going to Volantis?" Jon Connington was stunned and asked in confusion: "Why go to Volantis? Is there a big mission there?"

Mith Toin shook his head and said: "Don't you feel it yet? The power of Summer Hall has penetrated into Lys, Myr and Tyrosh. It won't be long before they take action on the disputed land. ”

"Is the infiltration you are talking about the Miracle Chamber of Commerce? You are a little too sensitive." Jon Clinton said nonchalantly: "Not only the city-states of Myr and Lys have the Miracle Chamber of Commerce, but all Free Trade City-states have the Miracle Chamber of Commerce. There are merchants' guilds even in Slaver's Bay. Is it possible that the Summer Hall is also planning to take action against Slaver's Bay? The Summer Hall has just taken over the Stone Steps Islands, so they shouldn't rush into the disputed land. That one happened not long ago? Didn’t the Chosen One still sign a trade agreement with Tyrosh? If they really wanted to take action on the disputed land, they should have directly attacked Tyrosh when they destroyed the Tyrosh fleet. Tyrosh should not have the ability at that time. Stop the Summer Hall army."

Although Jon Connington is on the run, he has never stopped paying attention to the political situation in Westeros. As the most legendary figure in the entire Westeros continent in this decade, he can even be said to be after Aegon the Conqueror. , Linde Terra, the lord of Summer Hall and the Chosen One, is naturally also the focus of his attention.

He had never seen an Orion from a lower-class background grow up so fast. In just ten years, he had completed a path that other families had taken thousands of years to complete.

He once disguised himself as an ordinary person and went to the Great Temple of Baelor in King's Landing to see the ghoul. He also went to the Temple of Redemption to see the giant. He also went to Miracle Port to see the huge sea dragon.

Through everything he saw, Jon Clinton was extremely sure that the Targaryen family wanted to return to Westeros and regain power. The Iron Throne was not the biggest threat, but Summer Hall was.

Therefore, he will pay attention to any news related to Shengxia Hall.

When Jon Clinton learned that there was a rift in the relationship between Lind and the Iron Throne, Jon Clinton thought about drawing Lind into his camp, but Dorne told them very clearly not to have any illusions. Before Robert Baratheon was taken away by the Stranger, it was absolutely impossible for Lynd Terra to betray Robert and join his side.

Later, when Lind led the Miracle Fleet to destroy the combined fleets of Tyrosh and the Pirate Alliance in one battle, and completed the feat of unifying the Stepstone Islands, he felt a threat he had never experienced before, because at that time he and Little Griffin were Tyrosh, he was very worried that Lind would directly attack Tyrosh, which would affect him.

He didn't relax until he received the news that Lind and Tyrosh had negotiated and reconciled, and he also learned through special channels that the Targaryen brothers and sisters were given to Lind by the Tyrosh as gifts, and Lind Instead of sending the brother and sister to the Iron Throne, he sent them to Pentos. This made him feel that Lind was not so loyal to the Baratheon dynasty, and that he might actually have a chance to draw Lind into his side in the future. camp.

When discussing with his allies, they also discussed what Linde's next move would be. The result of their discussion at that time was that Linde would definitely take action against the three major city-states in the disputed area, but not now, but in the future, at least The next step will not be taken until the Stepped Stone Islands are completely stabilized.

Judging from the news coming from the Summer Hall, Linde seems to have no plans to use force for the time being. Most of the troops have been withdrawn by him into the military camp. His main focus seems to be on the new castles and towns in the border areas. .

It is precisely because of this that Jon seemed so disapproving after hearing Mistoyne's speculation that Lind would take action in Myr and other places.

Mistoin did not further explain why he thought Lind would soon take action against the three major city-states, because all this was just based on his intuition without any substantive evidence.

But Mistoin believed in his intuition because it had saved his life many times, so he planned to follow his intuition this time.

"Where are you going next? Pantos?" Mistoin asked, changing the subject.

"No, go to Braavos." Jon Clinton said solemnly: "I want to meet the Sea King of Braavos, and I will stay in Braavos for a long time. If you do that If anything happens, you can send someone to Braavos to let me know."

Mistoyin nodded and asked, "Do you need to prepare mercenaries for you?"

Jon Connington shook his head and said, "We go by sea."

Mistoin was stunned and said in confusion: "You are crazy. You are taking the sea route at this time. Don't you know how fierce the pirates in the Narrow Sea have been lately? The Stone Steps Islands have blocked all the pirates in the north. The Narrow Sea is unable to go south. These pirates vent all their energy on the merchant ships sailing in the Narrow Sea. Myr's ships have stopped and are unwilling to take risks. They choose to take the land route instead. You actually still take the sea route. I really wonder if your brain was eaten by the White Walkers?"

"Don't worry, we will only sail along the coastline, and there will be ships from Braavos to meet us. There will be no danger." Jon Clinton seemed unwilling to continue this topic, so he asked instead: "You Have you received any information about how the Governor-General of Myr wants to deal with those pirates?”

Mith Toyin told what he knew and said: "There is no specific plan, but someone suggested that the Miracle Fleet of Midsummer Hall..."

Before they finished speaking, the two of them heard noisy noises coming from the courtyard. They looked over there, their faces turned pale with shock, and they pulled out their weapons in unison and jumped directly from the balcony on the second floor, landing on the ground. After rolling a few times and easing his momentum, he quickly rushed into the courtyard.

I saw that in the courtyard at this moment, the nuns, bachelors and knights were protecting the child. The surrounding golden regiment guard soldiers also gathered here, surrounding an uninvited guest.

This uninvited guest was wearing an ordinary mercenary leather armor. He looked no different from the mercenaries outside. The hood on his head covered his face and his face could not be seen clearly. However, after he was surrounded by people, there was no trace of him. Any sign of panic can make people feel that he does not seem to take his situation to heart at the moment.

Jon Clinton came to Little Griffin, checked, and found nothing unusual. He breathed a sigh of relief, and then looked at the uninvited guest who had sneaked in through some unknown method, and did not ask him why he was here or what he was doing. Yes, he directly ordered to the surrounding guards: "Kill him!"

However, at the same time as the order was issued, an invisible power emanated from this uninvited guest and instantly enveloped the entire courtyard. Everyone was inexplicably shocked in their hearts. This kind of emotional shock even It affected their bodies, making them as stiff as wooden men and unable to move freely.

At this time, I saw the man taking off the hood on his head, revealing a face that didn't look very special, but this ordinary face carried an extremely powerful aura of majesty, and this majesty The momentum made Jon Connington feel like he was facing a king, and even the king's momentum was far inferior to him.

Just when everyone was wondering who the person in front of them was, knight Raleigh Duckfield looked at him in shock and exclaimed: "Lord Linde!"

Hearing the exclamation of Knight Raleigh Duckfield, everyone had not yet realized who he was addressing.

On the other hand, Lind also looked at this strange knight who looked familiar and recognized him at a glance with some confusion, and asked in a deep voice: "Do you know me?"

"Yes." Raleigh Duckfield said with a slightly excited expression: "When we were at Bitter Bridge, you taught me my swordsmanship."

"Oh! It turns out it's you, the son of the blacksmith of Bitter Bridge." Linde showed a look of surprise, and at the same time, he also released the shocking rune power of the unknown king, allowing the people around him to return to normal.

At this moment, everyone present also realized who the mercenary in front of them looked ordinary but had an extremely outstanding temperament, because Raleigh Duckfield had always claimed that his swordsmanship was learned from the Chosen One, Lind. Terra, the reason is that Linde once taught him swordsmanship for one night in Bitter Bridge.

However, these remarks have never been taken seriously by everyone, and they did not believe them, and now it seems that what Raleigh Duckfield said is true.