The Last Frontier of Fire and Sword

　　 Just as Tetsuchen thought he was going to sleep in the wilderness again tonight, a group of wild ducks flew up from a pond not far away.

　　 Then, he heard a drake-like voice of women calling for help.

　　 Originally Tetsuchen planned to follow the voice to help the person who asked for help, but Pedro stopped him. Pidro said that it was a bit weird to meet people calling for help in the wild. And when he was a mercenary in Germany, he heard the legend that some robbers would pretend to be victims in the wilderness, and then attract passing travelers to help, and when the travelers lose their guard, they will pretend to be in trouble. The robbers would use an axe hidden in the sleeve or a short flail to slam the traveler on the head for money and death.

　　 After listening to Piedro's horrible legend, Cheerchen also hesitated a little.

But Michael said: "These legends are all nonsense. My team and I also went to the front line from Polotsk via this road a few days ago, but we never listened to Polotsk officials and roads. The caravan that I met mentioned such a legend. I think we should go over and see, if the people in the nearby village or manor are in trouble, we can just ask him to lead the way to find a place to stay."

　　 Michael's remarks were obviously mainly out of consideration for taking care of the injured old man. The cold weather in the wild at night is obviously detrimental to the old man's injury.

　　 After finishing speaking, the little knight didn't wait for Tetsuchen and the others to agree, so he rode his horse in the direction where the cry for help came.

　　 Tetsuchen and others couldn't, so they had to follow closely.

　　 Inside the pond, there was indeed a carriage wheel stuck in the pond. The bottom of the pond was obviously full of silt, and no matter how hard the workhorse used, the wheels could not get out. And on the carriage stood two women, one old and one young, and the drake-like cry for help was made by the old woman.

Seeing a group of people rushing over, the old woman hurriedly said: "Okay, good-hearted people crossing the road! Help us get the carriage out of this pond. We originally went to walk with relatives, but the horse suffered on the road. Surprised, he rushed into the pond uncontrollably. Seeing that it is getting dark, our home is nearby. And please rest assured that our family is also a decent person with a family crest."

　　 Michael heard this and immediately got off the horse. He walked into the pond, picked up the young woman first, and drove her ashore. Then he carried the old woman ashore again. In this way, the weight of the car is much lighter at once.

　　 Michael went down to the pond again, pushing the back of the carriage hard. Pedro saw that Michael worked so hard, and realized that there was really no danger around him, and he hurried down to help.

　　 With the cooperation of the two people, the carriage finally drove out of the pond.

　　 "Thank you so much. Gentlemen." The old woman thanked again and again.

　　 When I heard that Michael and others were going to sleep outdoors, the old woman hurriedly invited everyone to their manor and spend the night there.

　　 "Please treat it as your own home. My son and I will treat you with our heart." The old woman said.

　　 While talking, the old woman pushed the young woman next to her, and the young woman quickly expressed the same meaning.

　　 After a few polite words, Michael readily accepted the old woman's invitation.

　　 The old woman's carriage walked in front, and the carriage of Cheerchen and others followed behind. The old woman kept looking at Cheerchen's carriage, urging them to follow suit.

　　 "Old mother, is this your daughter?" Michael hit the horse and leveled with the carriage, and asked the old woman sideways.

　　 "This is my daughter-in-law." When the old woman speaks normally, her voice is still thick, like a man.

　　 "What about your husband?" Pidro, who was sitting in the carriage behind, also heard the old woman talking with Michael, and asked humorously.

　　 "My husband is dead a long time ago. I raised my six sons alone, and now they are as strong as bears." The old woman looked back again and said.

　　 Although she talked about her deceased husband, the old woman was not sad, as if she was talking about someone who didn't want to do it.

　　 Everyone just chatted without a word. The two carriages drove over two hills, and when the sun went down, everyone finally came to the manor that the old woman said.

　　 This manor is built in a valley. But it's not so much a noble manor, it's a fortress. There is a trench two meters wide and more than three meters deep in front of the gate of the manor, and the trenches are densely covered with spikes. These spikes are all wood, but the tips are carbonized with fire.

　　 The gate of the manor is made of half-finger thick oak, and the towers on the gate are densely covered with shooting holes.

　　 "My sons." The old woman yelled in front of the manor.

　　 Immediately, a hump-backed old servant emerged from the tower.

　　 "It's the master, you are back." said the humpbacked old servant.

　　 "Where are my sons?"

　　 "The young masters are preparing dinner, UU reading www.uukanshu.com I will come down and open the door immediately."

　　 The humpbacked old servant finished speaking, and disappeared behind the tower again. After a while, the gate of the manor was opened.

　　 "Please come in, please come in." The old woman was the first to enter the manor, and then she welcomed her at the gate.

　　 Although everyone saw that the manor was too weird at this time, the sky was dark, and it was too late to return, and the old woman did not show any malice, so everyone chose to go in.

　　The houses in the manor are in an "L" shape with a patio in the middle. There is a well in the courtyard, and a bear is tied with an iron chain beside the well. One of the forelegs and one of the hind legs of the bear have been cut off. The overlord of the forest can only lie on the ground now, slowly waiting for death.

　　The windows of every house in the manor are covered with cow bladder instead of the glass used in the houses in the city. The room directly opposite the gate of the manor was obviously the dining room, where the chimney was constantly smoking.

　　 At this time, a young man walked out of the restaurant door.

　　 "Mom, you are back." The young man greeted the old woman. He bent down to salute, but his eyes lifted up and kept looking at Chechen, Michael and others.

　　 "My carriage got stuck in the pond. These kind people saved me. They will live here at night. You have to entertain these kind people like me." The old woman said.

　　 The young man saluted Tetsuchen and the others again and expressed his gratitude, and then he pulled the young woman into the house without saying a word.

　　 "Old mother, one of our companions is injured, please let him go to the room and lie down first." Michael said to the old woman.

　　 "There are some rooms." The old woman pointed to a room immediately, and then asked the humpback servant who followed behind to help the wounded person in.

　　 But Michael was not at ease with the humpbacked servant, he insisted on helping the old man enter by himself.