Riding and Slashing

Chapter 92 Bad news

Lord Alden is dead!

Auden Fletcher, the famous general who had guarded the northeast of the kingdom for decades and expanded the territory for hundreds of miles, died!

The person who brought this bad news was Earl Auden's entourage in the House of Nobles.

He was, in fact, the Earl of Auden's son—or illegitimate son, Charles.

This was the day after Leon became a baron, on the King's Road in Sarleon City, Alden made a request to Leon, and it was also the last time Leon and Earl Alden saw each other.

"I'll tell you the truth, I have an illegitimate child... Actually, you've met him..."

"I'm going back to Castle of Valor, but I can't bring him into Castle of Valor in a fair manner. I think you can understand that this will cause a lot of trouble..."

"So, I plan to make him a knight under your command. You can appoint him to be in charge of the liaison between us, so that I can see him often..."

The illegitimate son of Charles is only half a year younger than Auden's daughter Joanna—the Earl of Auden probably found another lady to relieve his loneliness during his wife's pregnancy...

This is not uncommon among the nobles of this era, but Earl Auden is somewhat reluctant to let it go - he has always kept the matter of having an affair a secret from everyone, and he has never told his wife and daughter.

Because his wife is a high-ranking aristocrat—this is a countess. When Auden was just a small reserve nobleman, he climbed up to a young lady of the count, which somewhat meant marrying.

In fact, it is precisely because of the Countess' strong support that Oden was able to successfully build Fort Valor.

So, one can imagine what status this famous general has at home...

The Pandor Continent is not a celestial dynasty, where daughters can inherit the family business, and daughters' children will also have complete legal inheritance rights, and can inherit the inheritance of both parents.

But illegitimate children cannot inherit anything from Auden, including surname, property, status or everything else...

Auden obviously cared about his only son, and he always kept him by his side as a retinue.

Of course, this was mainly because he couldn't leave his illegitimate son in Fort Valonshield... Otherwise, it would inevitably cause many unnecessary disputes.

He also couldn't make Charles a knight, because when the knights were awarded, his wife would come forward-the countess was in charge of the management of the territory.

What Auden asked Li Ang before was that he hoped that Li Ang could help his illegitimate son and let Charles become Li Ang's sworn knight.

Oden would then "sell" some of the fiefdoms to Leon - such as Fletcher Village.

Auden's 8% "dividend" was negotiated on the battlefield, and the Countess didn't know about it. Li Ang could use the dividend to "buy" Fletcher.

In the end, Li Ang transferred the fief to Charles as the knight leader.

In this way, Charles can justifiably become a nobleman with a fief.

Let Charles be loyal to Li Ang and be in charge of the liaison between the two parties, so that he can often go in and out of Fort Yongshield.Auden can avoid the restlessness of the family home and see his son often, which is the best of both worlds.

The lord is naturally willing to help. Oden transferred the fief to the knights under Li Ang's command, which is equivalent to strengthening Li Ang's strength.

After agreeing to Auden, Li Ang asked by the way: "Do you have an illegitimate daughter named Liwa..."

Oden's face was red at that time - that was before he moved away from Fletcher after he successfully built Fort Valor.At the celebration banquet in Fletcher Village, Auden was drunk by his subordinates, and then probably had an affair with a village girl all night.

But the next day he moved to Fort Yonshield, and he rarely returned to Fletcher after that, and gradually put this matter behind him-for nobles of this era, this is really nothing thing……

It was not until a few years ago when Riva found Auden when she became an adult, that Auden knew that he still had such a daughter.

But that village girl was dead back then, and Riva insulted Auden after her mother died—Riva hated this cheap father who never fulfilled his responsibilities for a minute, and was unwilling to accept any help from him.

Then Riva disappeared, and Auden couldn't find her no matter what.

When Li Ang mentioned that he had met Liwa, Auden let out a sigh of relief, saying that as long as she was alive, he would find her.

He also made fun of Li Ang, saying that the money you, a shameless thief, took away from me was taken away by my daughter.

——This was also the last sentence Oden said to Leon.

Seeing Charles, the image of the woman with big arms and round waist appeared in front of Li Ang's eyes again - she was like a noblewoman at that time, saying, "My family used to be famous in the arms trade... I am very familiar with this area The trajectories of the bandits and robbers..."

At that time Li Ang thought that Liwa was Lehman's wife, and it was not until Auden mentioned that he knew that Lehman's wife was called Joanna.

Charles and Riva look almost identical, and Auden's gene for big nose and small eyes is strong.

"Charles, what's going on? Tell me everything, don't miss any details!"

Li Ang was very disappointed. Earl Auden treated him pretty well before. Although it was more out of exchange and win-win, at least Auden's maintenance in the Throne Hall of Sarleon City has proved that he is a reliable person. ally.

Moreover, Oden's death will definitely cause a lot of chain reactions!
……

A few days ago, after Leon officially became a baron, Charles accompanied his father, Earl Auden, to handle the final official duties.

Earl Auden was going to Fortress Seven Forks, handed over the military affairs of the last war, and then led the troops back to Fort Brave Shield.

The one who took over the military affairs was Baron Eldred, the lord of Seven Fortress, the father of Lord Rainier.

This is mainly because the biggest result of the last war was to occupy a large piece of land on the south side of Qicha Fortress and across the Sava River, and build some fortifications.

In a sense, this is actually the result of Li Ang leading the caravan...

Moreover, when Oden went to Sarleon City, the troops he brought from Fort Valor were also temporarily stationed at Fort Seven Fork.

There was nothing wrong with the delivery of military affairs, but when they finished their affairs and planned to lead the team back to Castle of Valor, they encountered enemies on the way.

To be precise, it was halfway to Seren Meath.

It was a huge Bacchus Empire army, almost all cavalry.

Earl Auden asked Charles to leave in a detour and go directly to Mai Xiangling, and asked Charles to find an errand under Li Ang instead of participating in the war.

This is of course a father's love for his son.

Besides, the enemy was all cavalry, and Auden had dealt with it for 30 years, so he had sufficient experience.

He also brought the troops he brought out when he attacked the Sava River Fort before. There were almost 700 people in his hand, and his current position was not too far from Qicha Fortress, so Auden was not afraid.

After ordering Charles to leave, Auden led his troops to turn around, intending to lure the enemy to Qicha Fortress.

The army of the Bacchus Empire did begin to pursue Earl Oden, and Charles managed to escape the enemy's sight on a fast horse.

But after all, Charles was the one who had always been with Auden. Influenced by his father, he did not lack the courage to fight, and he was unwilling to just run away.

So he turned back to Lion City, intending to ask for help - Lion City has a large number of cavalry, and it is close to Qicha Fortress, so the speed of rescue will be faster.

Perhaps it was luck, when Charles just went around the village of Yarragar near Sarleon City, he encountered a patrolling troop, led by Lord Andrew.

Andrew is Godric's eldest son, the lord of the village.

His name is the same as a certain arena boss - this is because this kind of name is too common in Pendor Continent, such as some Wei and Ming of the Celestial Dynasty...

Although he has a very popular name, Andrew's identity is not ordinary.

He led the Royal City Guards—a group of armed retinues from the Sarleon Realm, all of whom were young nobles.

This troop is the king's direct bodyguards. On weekdays, they will be responsible for the security of Sarleon City and its surrounding areas, and they will follow King Ulrik himself during battles.

——Just like ordinary knights, the king also has retinues, but the number is relatively large...

The reason why Andrew is qualified to lead the king's guards is mainly because his mother has a high status - Godric's wife, Ms. Felina, is the niece of the previous Sarleon King.

She is the cousin of King Ulrik.

a princess.

This is also the reason why Godric was able to serve as the commander of the royal guard before - he was the guardian knight of Princess Felina, the son-in-law.

Therefore, although he is not popular, even though he is only a baron, Godric is actually the brother-in-law of King Ulrik, and his status is quite high.

Lord Andrew's banner is a pure red background with three golden irises.

Authentic Royal Guard Banner.

The armed retinue of Sarleon is a very strong cavalry unit, which can just rescue Earl Alden quickly.

Andrew was not ambiguous either. After hearing about the situation, he set off immediately. It was his job to ensure the safety of the surrounding area of ​​Lion City.

But when they came to the Qicha Fortress, they didn't see anything unusual, and the Qicha Fortress didn't even light a beacon!

(End of this chapter)