Adventurer's Inn, or tavern.
This is where Li Ang once met Sarah.
Li Ang When I came to this hotel again, it was already the evening of this day.
After reaching an agreement with the king at noon, he has been signing various documents at Noble Council and confirming the changes in the coat of arms.
Although it was just a simple color change, I don't know whether it was because Igor's subordinates were not skilled in the business, or whether Noble Council's atmosphere was such a procrastination, but it delayed him for a full half day.
It wasn't until nightfall that Noble Council completed all the affairs and sent two attendants to take him to the hotel.
Of course, the attendants walked Li Ang to the door of the hotel and left. These attendants were not there to protect him, but probably just to keep an eye on Li Ang's whereabouts.
Li Ang kept looking up at the rooftops all the way. He didn't feel relieved until he saw Risadiran's figure flashing past on a big tree in the city.
There were not many people in the hotel, so Eric had booked the hotel, guest rooms, and pub together.
Eric is naturally waiting for the lord.
"Sir, it's great that you are safe and sound. I originally thought this time would be very difficult... In fact, I am ready to break out of prison. Miss Amy asked me to bring Alice here too. Do we need to leave here immediately?"
When Eric saw Li Ang entering the hotel, he immediately came forward to greet him. Without saying too much nonsense, he directly asked for the next step of instructions.
He does seem to have made all preparations. There is a reason why Li Ang has always looked at Gou Sheng differently.
"I asked you to come. I originally thought that we would encounter bigger troubles this time. I didn't expect to escape so smoothly. How many people did you bring to Lion City?"
Before Li Ang left White Deer Fortress, he actually packed a lot of things with him for running around, but none of them are currently in use - this is of course a good thing.
Now that everything is safe and there is a large army to support him, the lord feels quite relaxed now.
"More than four hundred people are all trained and skilled warriors."
What Eric brought was all the combat power that was in Long River Town at that time. Now these people are scattered in hotels throughout the city.
There are only about a hundred people staying in this Adventurer's Inn, and dozens of carriages are parked - but this is already the largest hotel in Lion City.
"Are there no outsiders here?"
The lord looked around cautiously. There were dozens of sergeants sitting in the hall, all of them fully armed, but with different equipment.
"Don't worry, sir, the hall is full of our own people..."
Eric is indeed very reliable in doing things.
The people in the hall are all armed escorts of Long River Express, now called escorts by Li Ang.
Eric was out of caution and did not let them wear neat heraldic robes to avoid attracting interrogations, so they looked like a group of miscellaneous soldiers.
"Very good, leave some brothers to take care of business in this tavern, and arrange for the brothers to keep an eye on one person... I'm worried that similar things will happen in the future."
Since there are no outsiders, the lord began to arrange work on the spot.
"Sir, the basement of this tavern is a casino under the name of Wheat Fragrance Group. The tavern owner is now our agent... This Adventurer Hotel has been our business partner for a long time. In fact, most of the hotels named 'Adventurer' in Lion Territory are already cooperating with us. This is specially arranged by Miss Lesley. Who do you want the brothers to keep an eye on?"
Eric pointed towards the inside of the pub bar.
Li Ang looked over and saw a gryphon mark on the wall of the bar. This mark indicated that this was a cooperative unit of Wheat Fragrance Group.
The lord did not interfere too much with Lesley's management of Long River Express, and just asked Lesley to spread the business as much as possible.
It seems that in the past few months, Lesley has quietly developed many partners, and it is really a qualified General Manager.
"Keep an eye on Palace Grand Master Igor. I need to know who he will meet privately in the future and what he will do."
Li Ang felt that there was something wrong with Igor from the beginning.
It's impossible for his men to keep an eye on the king. Imperial Palace They can't get in.
But it is feasible to keep an eye on Igor. Most of the time, this court bachelor actually does not work in the Imperial Palace, but in Noble Council.
"Igor, Grand Bachelor... Okay, sir, I guarantee that I can even find out which noble lady he is having an affair with. So do we want to leave here now, sir?"
Eric nodded, seemingly confident about this task.
Since he was transferred to Long River Express and was able to command hundreds of people, this Gou Dan seems to have confidence in everything. This mentality is very similar to that of the lord...
"You arrange the matter, and then follow me back to Long River Town. I have just obtained the tax-free rights in the territory under the king's jurisdiction, but I need to pay the king a large sum of money. Arrange this matter first, and then return to White Deer Fortress."
Li Ang nodded and left the tavern hall, waiting for Eric to arrange matters by himself.
When it comes to arranging specific matters with brothers, since Eric has arranged it, Li Ang will generally not intervene personally.
This is the principle of being a big boss. On the one hand, you must trust your subordinates, and on the other hand, you must try to avoid overstepping command, so as not to cause trouble to lower-level employees.
He went straight to the stables and found Alice.
This stable is located behind the hotel. Enter from a dark alley on the side of the hotel. Behind it is an open area where horses and vehicles are parked.
But just when he approached Alice, the little mare suddenly shook her head and humped him a few times, paced her feet, and kept tightening the reins, signaling him to untie herself immediately.
Li Ang thought that Alice missed him after not seeing him for many days, so he quickly stepped forward to comfort Alice, caressed Alice's neck, and untied the horse.
But Alice did not calm down. Instead, he cradled his body with his head and pushed him towards the saddle.
It seemed to be signaling Li Ang to get on the horse quickly.
Li Ang became nervous immediately. This is the instinct of animals. Alice felt the danger!
The last time Alice had such a nervous reaction was when Risadiran took out Snake Heart Stone.
No matter what is about to happen, the lord decided to trust Alice's instinctive judgment.
He immediately mounted his horse.
Alice didn't wait for his command at all, and left the stable as quickly as possible, ran out of the dark alley, and came to King's Avenue, which was the main entrance of the tavern hall on the first floor of the hotel.
Originally Alice still had no intention of stopping, but at this moment Li Ang had no weapons and no sense of security...
And he had to say hello to his men, so he stopped his horse at the door of the tavern and shouted, "Eric!"
As soon as he finished speaking, before Eric could come out, a large group of people poured out from all directions and surrounded the Adventurer Hotel.
Li Ang frowned and looked around. There were dozens of people in front and behind, blocking the road at both ends.
Twenty or thirty people also came out of the dark alley next to the hotel leading to the stables.
The total number of people from all directions was about a hundred.
These people are both male and female, and they seem to be well-equipped. They are definitely not Crimson Brotherhood people.
None of them covered their faces, but basically everyone wore a full-face helmet or a face-covering helmet, and some helmets didn't even match the armor they were wearing...
These people obviously have bad intentions.
The Lord's position is directly in front of the main entrance, and you can see into the tavern hall from the half-length door.
The knight's men were blocking dozens of meters in front and behind Li Ang. From their perspective, they definitely couldn't see inside the tavern.
In the tavern, Eric is leading a group of men behind the half-length door, preparing to come out.
Li Ang glanced at Eric and winked.
Eric just heard the noise and saw the situation outside.
After seeing the look in the Lord's eyes, he wisely stepped back, stopped the men behind him, and after whispering a few words, he opened the door and ran out alone.
"What's going on, sir? Who are you! What are you going to do?!"
Eric looked like a retinue who had just discovered that his lord was surrounded. He shouted and handed a sword to Li Ang.
The lord came to Lion City without bringing his own sword, and now he has no weapons in his hand.
Eric is a careful subordinate. He understands his boss's habits, and what he handed over was a silver-plated knight's sword - which was basically the same as Li Ang's sword before the silver coating was polished off.
"Lord Li Ang, right? I didn't expect you to be so alert. You ran away before I even had time to react..."
A knight-looking guy wearing blue heavy armor came out of the alley of the stables and separated the masked man blocking the intersection.
This guy looks quite burly, and there is a "clang, clang, clang, clang" sound with every step he takes.
Those were plate armor boots, and he was also wearing a full set of heavy plate and chain armor, and he was wearing a full-coverage helmet with only a slit for his eyes exposed.
Wearing this outfit to commit murder in Lion City?
This is the capital. Except for people from Lion Knight Order, most people will not appear on the streets at night wearing heavy armor and a large number of manpower. It is easy to be discovered without telling anyone, and it may also be considered as treason.
It looked like this was a premeditated attack, but this guy was definitely not a professional killer, and this assassination method seemed quite amateurish.
Professional killers will not bring so many people to cause trouble. One hidden arrow is more effective than a hundred people.
"Who is your Excellency? Who sent you?"
The lord's hand reached to the hilt of the sword.
The knight in blue armor opposite raised his hand, and raised dozens of crossbow arrows in front of and behind him, aiming at Li Ang.
"I originally wanted to confirm whether I killed the wrong person... It seems that I did not admit my mistake..."
"Crack!"
As soon as he said this, a long arrow was nailed under the knight's body, and the tail of the arrow was still vibrating.
The arrow was nailed between the knight's legs, and the arrow penetrated the stone slab on the ground diagonally for a foot and a half. This penetration was obviously enough to penetrate the heavy armor on his body.
This was naturally shot by Risadiran to warn enemies holding crossbows.
"Want to kill me? It's not certain who will kill whom... Who sent you here?"
Li Ang stared into the knight's eyes.
But the guy looked very brave. He didn't answer the question. Instead, he glanced at the arrow at his feet and stretched out his foot to break the arrow shaft.
But his kick had no effect, and he almost tripped over...
Instead, the big stone paving the road cracked into two halves.
It was a Noldo arrows. The arrow body and shaft were made of Noldor's enchanted metal, which was hard and extremely tough.
"...Noldor!"
The knight was obviously knowledgeable. He raised his head and looked around a few times, but he didn't seem to be afraid.
Hearing him say Noldor, several people came from both sides and blocked the knight.
Those were several heavily armed women.
But the knight stretched out his hand to separate the women, and stood at the front.
"Don't be like this, ladies, in this environment, you can't stop the Noldor's arrows... I don't want you to make any mistakes..."
He seems quite gentlemanly.
The gentleman began to look behind Li Ang to the left and right.
But this was night, and Risadiran would be difficult to spot during the day, let alone in a dark environment. Of course, the knight couldn't see him.
But the arrow that penetrated into the stone slab was already very convincing. Only the Noldor could shoot such a terrifying arrow.
This accuracy of shooting between the legs without hurting anyone at all is enough to prove that the Noldo arrows hand hidden in the darkness has the ability to kill him with an arrow.
The knight didn't seem to intend to die together. He didn't see Risadiran. He stretched out his hand to signal everyone to put down their crossbows.
"Baron Li Ang, Noldo Elves is actually helping you? This is really an unexpected surprise..."
The knight shook his head and seemed to be sighing, but his eyes kept glancing behind Li Ang.
But Li Ang didn't intend to respond to him, because Li Ang probably already knew who this guy was.
Ulrich's purpose of making money is to hire an adventure group to deal with the Noldor...
This knight seems to know Noldo Elves's shooting skills, but he is not afraid of the Noldor. He is obviously a mercenary group hired by the king to capture the Noldor noble girl.
But why do they want to kill themselves?
The king has just signed an agreement with himself, but he hasn't gotten the money yet!
This assassination was definitely not caused by Ulrich...
So, who could it be?
The lord felt a little baffled - no one in Lion City had any grudge against him!
"Your Excellency, how about we each take a step back and go outside the city? If this continues, Lion Knight Order's patrol will probably come... What do you call me?"
Li Ang is ready to talk.
But the knight ignored him and kept looking behind Li Ang.
It seems the only option is to fight...
Li Ang glanced inside the tavern again, and saw that there were already a lot fewer people inside the half-length door.
Eric fully understood the meaning of the lord's look. He had already made some arrangements for the brothers before he came out.
Li Ang and Eric are waiting for the brothers to be fully seated.
However, at this time, the knight had already stretched out his hand and pointed at a roof behind Li Ang.
"Over there! Shoot him!"
He seems to have discovered the location of Risadiran.
"Brothers! Kill him!"
That was indeed the position of Risadiran. This knight had good eyesight, so at the same time, Li Ang also issued an order.
A crossbow bolt was fired at the roof behind Li Ang, but it probably had no effect. Anyway, Risadiran didn't make a sound.
Nearly a hundred heavily armed soldiers also rushed out from behind pubs, alleys and hotels - this was a counter-sneak attack!
The knight was obviously quite surprised. He didn't expect Li Ang to have so many subordinates in Lion City!
The people on both sides were fighting together in an instant.
The brothers who came out from the direction of the stables were the first to achieve victory. Those twenty or so people had their backs to the dark alley, completely unaware that they would be attacked from behind, and half of them fell down almost instantly.
But since the preparation time given to the brothers was not enough, the other two directions did not have this effect.
Eric led the escorts who rushed out from the half-door of the tavern and blocked dozens of enemies on the road behind Li Ang.
Another group of escorts came out from behind the hotel and blocked the people in front of Li Ang.
The escorts came out so quickly that all the enemies had to drop their crossbows and start fighting hand to hand.
Both sides have about the same number of people, and their overall combat effectiveness is roughly the same, so they will be evenly matched for a while.
And Li Ang himself rushed towards the leading knight on horseback.
To capture the thief, capture the king first, this is an ancient saying.
The knight was in the middle of the alley in the direction of the stables. He had just been attacked from behind and seemed to be in a hurry.
Now the knight has the smallest number of people around him. Li Ang's escorts launched a wave of sneak attacks in the alley, forming a local numerical advantage.
The current situation is thirty against ten, and there is also Risadiran secretly shooting secret arrows.
But the knight and the female warriors around him still held their ground, dropped their crossbows one by one, and drew out their swords to fight back.
They were all black swords, which seemed to be very sharp.
Li Ang rode very fast and arrived at the knight's side almost in the blink of an eye.
The knight turned around, looked at Li Ang who was getting closer and closer, took off his shield from his body, and even rushed forward a few steps.
This was obviously a guy with extraordinary skills. The few steps he took forward happened to get stuck in front of Alice, in the direction of the lord's left hand that was not holding the sword.
This is how Li Ang dealt with Misfortune Bringer before...
But Li Ang didn't hold the shield. He directly handed the sword to his left hand and then rushed past the knight.
The left-hand sword in his hand used the speed of the horse to swing lightly towards the opponent's neck.
The knight was facing the horse with a shield raised in one hand and a sword in the other. He was obviously prepared to receive the backhand sword of Li Ang.
But Li Ang switched to swinging the sword with his left hand, which prevented the knight from counterattacking. Instead, he took another step back and raised the sword in his hand to block the blow.
The two swords intersected, and huge sparks exploded in the dark night.
When fighting on horseback, even a light sword will have great power due to the speed of the horse. The knight was blocked by this move, causing the long sword in his hand to fly out.
However, Li Ang's loss was even greater - the lord did not expect that the silver-plated sword in his hand would break with just one blow!
In the knight's hand is a sword as sharp as iron!
But at this moment, there was no time to think too much, Alice had already directly bumped into the backs of the female warriors.
The weight of more than a thousand pounds of Alice knocked the two female warriors into the air, and then crashed straight into the alley, even knocking down one of their own.
It was a warrior holding a spear. He saw Li Ang's sword broken. In order to pass his spear to his big boss, he was taken off by a horse.
Li Ang got the spear and turned around with his horse. Alice turned around again and savagely hit him back.
This time, the knight couldn't stop him...
In other words, they didn't dare to stand in front of him - when fighting on horseback, holding short weapons and holding long pole weapons have completely different deterrent effects.
"Retreat!"
The knight shouted, raised his shield and rolled to get rid of the spear thrust by Li Ang. Then he threw his shield at Li Ang and began to run quickly towards a crowded place.
That guy was wearing heavy armor but ran very fast, and he didn't care about the female warrior behind him at all...
It seems that this gentleman will leave a woman and run away when his life is really at stake...
But the women around him seemed willing to protect him with their lives. Several female warriors tried their best to block Li Ang.
By the time the lord led his men to kill those women, the knight was already on the other side of King's Avenue, leading his men to begin a full retreat.