Chapter 451 Father, it’s time to retire and enjoy a peaceful life

Although the route was suddenly changed, the people had no complaints as they knew they could return directly to the imperial capital to rest.

Abandoning Vahlan, which was ravaged by monsters, Ryan led 70,000 people and marched northward in a mighty force.

In the past, this burden was always borne by Hu Lun. Now that Ryan has woken up, Hu Lun confidently handed over everything to Ryan and went to the rear to comfort the people.

"Tick-tick-tick-"

The dark clouds that had been brewing for a long time finally began to drop raindrops, one drop at a time at first, then a drizzle, and soon turned into a heavy downpour.

The road also began to become muddy, greatly slowing down the people's progress.

Ryan rode in the front on horseback, Alice sat in Ryan's arms, and Yazhi stepped on the horse's back behind Ryan.

"My clothes are all wet, so I don't want to come out..."

In order to save magic power, Alice did not use any means to avoid the rain and let the rain pour on herself, looking very unhappy.

Hearing this, Ryan asked, "Alice, when are you going back?"

"What? I just got here and you're planning to send me back?" Alice said with some dissatisfaction.

"How is that possible? Of course I want you to stay a little longer."

"Why do you want me to stay a little longer at this moment? You want me to stay and help you deal with the demons, right? And then you'll chase me away right after you're done?" Alice's tone became more and more dissatisfied.

Ryan's expression froze.

How did you manage to misinterpret so many things?

"Okay."

Seeing Ryan speechless for a moment, Alice stopped teasing Ryan and lay softly in Ryan's arms:

"I also plan to help you deal with the demon clan's affairs before returning. After all, the demon king may personally lead the demon clan's attack this time, and I'm afraid you can't handle it."

"...Alice."

"what happened?"

Ryan smiled faintly, "Thank you."

Alice froze for a moment, then quickly lowered her head: "I... I'm not doing this just for you. If Hedley falls, the first to suffer will be the elf settlement in the Whispering Forest. I..."

"Yeah, I understand." Ryan still had a smile on his face, as if he saw through everything.

Alice was so angry that she simply shut up.

The team marched until night, and the heavy rain showed no sign of abating.

It was obviously unrealistic to set up camp and rest in such an environment. If they forced themselves to rest, a large number of people would be infected with colds the next day, which would further slow down the team's progress. So Ryan decided to let the team continue to move forward and reach Faro City in one breath.

Fortunately, the team did not encounter any monsters along the way. It is not known whether all the monsters in the south were cleared out by Alice's magic.

"My lord, someone is coming from the front!"

At this moment, Yazhi, who was looking into the distance in the rainy night, suddenly shouted.

Ryan looked in the direction that Yazhi pointed, squinted for a long time, and then vaguely saw the outline of a man on horseback rushing towards them.

I have to say, Yazhi's eyesight is really terrible.

It was not until the figure approached that Ryan could see clearly that it was a cavalryman wearing light armor.

"Grand Duke Ryan, I am a scout sent by His Highness Kyle. It is great to meet you!"

The scout came to Ryan and was very surprised: "His Highness Kyle is just a few miles ahead!"

Ryan nodded slightly: "I understand, you have worked hard, go back."

"Yes!"

The scout reined in his horse and returned, and Ryan led the people to continue marching. Within a quarter of an hour, they saw Kyle's team approaching from afar.

"Ryan!"

Kyle shouted from a distance and was about to ride his horse to meet him, but a black shadow whizzed past him and headed straight for Ryan.

"Ryan!"

Louisa rode up to Ryan and looked him up and down. After confirming that Ryan was fine, she breathed a sigh of relief: "Great, you're okay!"

Kyle followed Louisa on horseback, looking at Louisa circling around Ryan with a suspicious look on his face.

No way? You really kidnapped my knight?

Riding forward, Kyle interrupted the two men's attempt to reminisce: "Ryan, the West has been completely occupied now. The leader of the Radiant Knights, Mitchell, is defending the city of Faro. We must speed up."

"How many knights did the king send?"

Ryan suddenly asked.

Kyle's face froze. "Led by Captain Mitchell, there are two thousand knights in total."

"anything else?"

"……Gone."

"idiot."

Ellie in Ryan's arms scolded mercilessly.

Kyle then noticed Alice in Ryan's arms: "Ryan, who is this elf?"

Ryan smiled and said, "Alice, I told you."

"Uh... it's Miss Olivia."

When Kyle heard that it was Ryan's master, the anger he had just felt after being scolded in person immediately disappeared.

Not to mention scolding his father in front of him, this guy would have no problem even pointing at his father's nose and scolding him in front of his father.

And to be honest, what Alice scolded was exactly what Kyle wanted to scold...

Filial piety dies.

After meeting up with Ryan, Kyle simply rode his horse side by side with Ryan.

"Now the demons' offensive is imminent, but my father is still hesitant. Ryan, what should I do?"

Kyle got a headache when he thought about it.

Ryan stared at Kyle for a moment, and suddenly said, "In the extremely cold northern land, there is a rune sword called Frostmourne sealed. Go get that sword, and everything will be solved."

"Really?" Hearing this, a gleam of light flashed in Kyle's eyes.

"...No, I lied to you."

Kai suddenly became depressed again.

After looking around and finding that there were no outsiders, Kyle suddenly whispered to Ryan: "Ryan... Tell me, if I replace my father now, can I convince everyone?"

This statement was so shocking that Ryan almost fell off his horse and stared at Kyle with wide eyes.

No, you didn’t get Frostmourne either?

Looking at the shocked Ryan, Kyle immediately defended himself: "I didn't say I wanted to kill my father. I just thought that my father should retire and enjoy a peaceful life."

"What are you going to do? Set fire to the north gate of the imperial capital, then take advantage of the chaos to lead your sword-wielding eagle badge granters to rush into the palace and force your father to abdicate?"

"Hey?"

Kyle raised his eyebrows: "How do you know I think so?"

"Do you think it's feasible?" Ryan asked again.

"Ninety percent feasible, but...what happens after I replace my father..."

"Well, the next day, Fina, who is half a prince, will lead her troops to attack you. Besides, the demons are invading right now. Doing so will only make Hedley's situation worse, with internal and external troubles."

Ryan turned his head, looked forward, and said calmly: "You can do this kind of thing at any time, but definitely not now."