"Don't move!...Risadiran, disarm them."
This woman's status was obviously higher than those of the female warriors. Anyway, after she was captured by Li Ang, those female warriors no longer besieged Risadiran, but instead surrounded Li Ang. It seemed that they did not want the woman in brocade robes to be harmed.
Risadiran held Noldo longsword in his hand and slowly approached the female warriors, reaching out and taking away the swords in their hands.
The female warriors did not move, allowing Risadiran to take away their weapons one by one.
Then Risadiran took off the quivers from their waists and carried them to himself.
Li Ang clearly saw that there seemed to be two female warriors blushing - probably they saw clearly the appearance of Risadiran hidden in the hood, while the handsome elves were untying their belts...
Well, just the quiver belt...
But as Noldo Elves took away the quiver and weapons and left them, those female warriors seemed to have a hint of reluctance...
Unfortunately, Risadiran clearly showed his disgust and even wiped his hands.
The lord couldn't understand the brain circuits of these women. This way of looking at handsome men with stars in their eyes made him a little bit unconvinced that these people were chasing him.
He looked at the woman in brocade robes and asked, "Are you from Milgan? Who asked you to hunt us down?"
The woman blinked and smiled dryly, "Sir, I don't know anything..."
At this time, the two cavalrymen finally caught up here, spread out two hundred meters apart, and surrounded the small car array Eric had arranged urgently.
No wonder the enemy wanted to double-team just now... Looking at the full encirclement posture of the opponent, Li Ang realized that these enemies probably didn't want anyone on their side to escape?!
"Eric, tie her up."
Since this woman was uncooperative, the lord did not bother to ask.
Anyway, Li Ang at least knows that those female warriors are protecting her, which means that this woman has a special identity and is likely to play an important role.
Eric quickly tied up the woman tightly, and it seemed that he was quite proficient in tying people up.
While kidnapping people, he also ate a few tofu, and did not avoid people at all - this guy has been single for thirty years, and he is obviously a little jealous of Milgan. This behavior is understandable...
Of course, every soldier these days does this when tying up a woman, and there are some who do it even more excessively, but that's inconvenient to describe.
Soon another large puff of smoke came from the distance, and Milgan also left and returned with his people.
"Asshole! Let her go, otherwise none of you will survive!"
Seeing that the woman in brocade robe was tied up, Milgan seemed a little angry.
"If you let her go, will you let me live? Milgan, right? Who sent you to kill me?"
Li Ang curled his lips in disapproval and frowned as he looked at Milgan's horse armor.
That set of horse armor is very exquisite, with a clear Griffin crest on it, which must be Griffin Knights.
"Baron Li Ang, if you let her go, I will not hunt you down again! I swear on the honor of Griffin Sword!"
Milgan still didn't answer. With a livid face, he got off his horse and walked to the front of the team.
"Milgan, are you drunk? Which woman did you swear to last time?"
Li Ang almost thought he was hearing hallucinations.
An oath sworn by a dandy surrounded by women...
What man would believe it?
Eric said quietly, "Sir, maybe he is not talking nonsense - he probably means that he himself will not hunt us down, but his women will..."
But Milgan seemed to be very serious. When he heard this, he took off his helmet and looked at Eric, then turned around and ordered, "Everyone dismount! Drive the horses away!"
Griffin Sword Mercenary Group's people all dismounted obediently and drove the horses away from them.
This kind of performance is quite sincere.
"Lord Li Ang, I may be a playboy, but my vows are always valid!"
Milgan spread his hands to the lord. "You can take your people and leave here, let her go, we can't pursue you now."
Li Ang was silent for two seconds and suddenly laughed.
"Ha...Milgan, don't you want your mercenary group to have credibility? You took over the task of killing me, but you let me go without respecting credibility... Tell me, should I trust your credibility as the leader of the mercenary group, or should I trust your current oath?"
The lord shook his head, obviously not believing what this playboy said.
Milgan behaves like this, which can only mean one thing - this woman is very important.
Then we definitely can't let her go!
At this time, the woman spoke, "Baron Li Ang, I am Nerida Holden, you'd better let me go... otherwise you won't be able to bear my father's anger."
Li Ang was stunned.
Horton?
"Nerida... Madam, who are you Duke Alma?"
Li Ang felt that the decision he made unintentionally to risk his life and survive might have allowed him to catch a talisman.
But there is no doubt that the current situation is purely luck.
Li Ang turned around and came back. Originally, he just wanted to stay here for a few hours, waiting for the escorts in Lion City to arrive, or until the troops of other lords passed by - this is a main road, and no one will come.
But Li Ang really didn't expect to catch such a big fish!
"That's my father. I'm the eldest daughter of the Horton Family. Baron Li Ang, I'm not from Griffin Sword. You can't use me to threaten Milgan. He, a playboy like him, won't care about me..."
But before Nerida finished speaking, he saw Milgan throw down his helmet, rush in front of Li Ang's horse, and block the way.
"Lord Li Ang, Nerida are innocent, she is not from my mercenary group... Let her go, I can replace her with myself!"
This woman just said Milgan wouldn't care, but she said she would sacrifice her life on the spot...
Li Ang glanced at Nerida.
Nerida already looks like he is intoxicated with love...
"Milgan, you want to kill me because of your profession. I don't blame you for this... But you are not the Duke's daughter, so it is useless for me to catch you. Besides, she doesn't look that innocent..."
Li Ang said while greeting Eric: "Let's go!"
Seeing that Li Ang seemed to be really planning to tie up the man and leave, Milgan seemed a little anxious now and quickly whistled to summon his horse.
His men followed suit and whistled everywhere. Only half a minute later, the horses that had been driven aside ran back quickly.
It seemed that driving the horses away was just a pretense, and the horses could return to them at any time.
A large group of cavalry once again surrounded the convoy.
"It seems you don't care that much about Ms. Nerida..."
Li Ang looked gloomily and asked the brothers to defend the car formation again.
Milgan's face was uncertain. He was a little anxious now and didn't know whether he should forcefully charge into the battle.
He knew that a noble lord like Li Ang would not harm a noble woman easily, but if his life safety was threatened, that would not necessarily be the case.
The original arrangement of Milgan was already considered very appropriate...
Two centurions compress the space on both sides. If someone on Li Ang falls behind or separates his manpower, the two centurions can also send out troops to kill him.
He himself led a large force to pursue from behind, following the ruts.
Griffin Sword Mercenary Group are all cavalry. This is a plan that can capture Li Ang's fleet of only about 60 people in one fell swoop. Even if Li Ang lets all his men split up and run away, it is unlikely that they will be able to escape.
But who could have imagined that Li Ang would suddenly come back, take an arc in the wilderness to bypass himself, and return to Goddess Mountain to catch Nerida - this was a complete surprise that no one had expected, not even Li Ang himself.
And this woman has a special status, it will be very troublesome if something happens...
Although the number of Li Ang's men is not too many, there are quite a lot of carriages, and the vehicle formation looks very stable - using the vehicle formation to defend against horse thieves is the most skilled business of the transportation team...
So now Milgan can only surround Li Ang, frowning and trying to think of a solution.
A brief confrontation began between the two sides.
But this confrontation is beneficial to Li Ang, who originally wanted to delay time.
Not long after, some convoys came from the direction of Lion City - it was already morning, and the escorts in Lion City were rushing here in batches to meet up.
This place is not far from Lion City. Soon, one fleet after another with three flags was approaching here.
Most of the escorts were experienced mercenaries, so they would not rush in rashly when they saw this situation. They stopped a few hundred meters apart and quickly got together.
In fact, when he saw more teams arriving with the same flag, Milgan already realized that his temporary business could no longer be completed.
Right now, Milgan saw those convoys with three baron flags, plus the manpower around Li Ang, the total number of people exceeded three hundred.
Li Ang has far more manpower than expected, and it will be impossible to kill him for a while. This location is too close to Lion City and Seven Forks Fortress, and there will be military patrols at any time.
If we really fight desperately, it's hard to say whether we can kill Li Ang, but Griffin Sword Mercenary Group will definitely suffer huge losses.
Even if he succeeds, he will definitely face revenge from at least three baronies - it is impossible to kill all of them with so many people, and many people will definitely run away to report the news.
The reward of fifty thousand dinars is indeed very attractive, but it is not worth taking such a big risk, and Igor did not even pay a deposit.
Although Milgan is greedy, he is not stupid. He is not sure whether Igor will cash in after killing Li Ang. He even feels that he may have been deceived by taking this task - maybe this is Igor's conspiracy to kill his own Griffin Sword Mercenary Group.
Judging from the number of people under Baron Li Ang, this possibility is quite high. Milgan doesn't want to wade into this muddy water.
It would be more profitable to help King Ulrich catch Noldo maidens honestly. Once successful, it means one hundred thousand or even hundreds of thousands of dinars, and the risk may be smaller than this.
After all, compared with Igor, King Ulrich is relatively trustworthy.
"Lord Li Ang, let's make a deal..."
Milgan cursed Igor while approaching Li Ang.
Of course, Li Ang also saw his team gathered a few hundred meters away. In this case, of course Milgan really wanted to negotiate.
Of course, negotiations are necessary, and the lord does not want to waste time here.
"Milgan, you have to tell me first, who hired you to kill me?"
"It's Igor. Of course, it shouldn't be him... I guess it's Alanric Prince, and Igor is his uncle."
Milgan seems to be very happy now. After all, the deposit has been confiscated, so he can give up this task completely.
"Do you know the reason?"
Li Ang remembered that when White Deer Fortress left, Amy reminded himself that the king's son Alanric lived in the old Noble Council.
Could it be that this Prince...
"I don't know, and I don't want to know... Lord Li Ang, what I want to say is - I will give up this mission and escort you to Long River Town, but you have to release Nerida when you get to a safe place. You should feel relieved once you are within the range of Long River Town, right? I don't want to deal with you anymore."
Milgan really plans to give up the pursuit.
"But I don't trust you very much, Milgan. How about this... If you disarm and join my team, it will be easier for you to take care of Nerida. I will also join your team without weapons and let your men keep an eye on me - so that everyone can rest assured. What do you think?"
Li Ang also knows that Milgan probably did not cheat this time, but the words of such a person are not trustworthy, so the lord gave a plan that both parties can rest assured.
It's just that both leaders have to take huge risks...
However, Milgan did not hesitate this time, and seemed to appreciate Li Ang's thinking, "Lord Li Ang is indeed a fair and brave person... We were supposed to be friends. Then it is settled that we are each other's hostage!"
After saying that, he threw away his weapon, mounted his horse and walked to the front of the car formation.
The Lord Lord also walked out of the car formation without any weapons on him.
"Milgan, by the way, where did you get these equipment?"
When walking past Milgan, Li Ang asked. This was indeed just out of curiosity.
"They are all trophies... Forget it, I can tell you the truth. I picked them up in an abandoned ruins more than ten years ago, which should be the residence of the ancient Griffin Knights. It was because of the discovery of these sophisticated equipment that my adventure group became the 'Griffin Sword' mercenary group... Of course, the things I picked up don't sound very nice after all, so I usually call them trophies."
Milgan originally wanted to answer casually, but probably out of respect for a brave nobleman, he shook his head and told the truth.
Apparently, there is a reason why Foucher didn't find anything in the ruins...
That ruin has existed for more than a hundred years, so it is not surprising that others found it first and emptied it out.
Moreover, all the people under Milgan are adventurers and explorers. His team used to be an adventure group - it is indeed the right thing for such a professional expedition team to find the ruins first.
"Is that ruins near Kewen Village?"
Li Ang nodded and smiled at Milgan.
"Lord Li Ang actually knows where it is?"
Milgan looked at Li Ang again with some strangeness, and rested his gaze on that Griffin banner thoughtfully. "Griffin crest... Could it be..."
"I won't return the sword you dropped last night. It's my trophy."
Li Ang interrupted Milgan.
Milgan paused, then shook his head and said seriously, "Of course. If you knocked off my sword last night, then that sword belongs to you. I am a knight with principles. Although many people are slandering me, I at least respect the rules of knights. Even if I The mercenary group suffered a lot of losses last night, but that is my responsibility, and I will not resent anyone. I know you also lost some of your men last night, but again, that is your responsibility. We originally had no personal grudges, and I did not intend to be your enemy. After all, I am just a mercenary group that gets paid to do things."
Li Ang nodded and said nothing more.
Milgan is right, he is just a mercenary leader who only takes money to do things, and there is no enmity with him.
The deaths and injuries of his subordinates are indeed the responsibility of the leader and cannot be blamed on anyone else.
The real enemy is not Milgan, but Igor or Alanric.
The following day was a strange experience for both teams - they now each took their own hostages and embarked on the road together.
The hostages on both sides were treated with courtesy, and Li Ang once again enjoyed corruption without having to do anything...
Although Li Ang's subordinates were jealous of Milgan, they not only did not make things difficult for him, but were also quite polite to him - probably Eric and the escorts also wanted to learn the special skills of this veteran Huacong...
They just watched Milgan coaxing Nerida all the way, and watched the relationship between the two of them heat up rapidly.
But it's probably Nerida's one-sided relationship.
One day later, the two troops passed through the foggy no-man's land and arrived near Kewen.
The large army needed to rest, so camps were set up on both sides, and Milgan and Li Ang arrived between the two camps almost coincidentally.
Both sides seemed to want to say something.
Milgan waved his hand and told the female explorers behind Li Ang to stay away. They probably had something confidential to say.
Seeing this, Li Ang also asked Eric and others to step back.
The two began to chat alone.
"Lord Li Ang, we should be able to arrive at Long River Town tomorrow night. But I want to ask you a favor... I want to send someone to take Nerida back to Lion Lake City now. I will still stay in your team as a hostage, so you can rest assured."
Milgan actually used honorifics.
If you want to send Nerida to Lion Lake City, you should go north from Kewen Village, and Li Ang needs to directly release Nerida here.
"Why? You have to tell me clearly..."
Li Ang doesn't want to cause any trouble.
"I don't mean anything else, but you may not know that Nerida is the wife of Lion Lake City First Banner Guard Bannerlord Granlon. She can't go to Long River Town with me... She originally came out to see me secretly in the name of visiting Lion City Duke Alma. Now that the Duke has returned Lion Lake City, I must send her back quickly."
Milgan looked around to make sure no one else could hear him, and whispered the reason to Li Ang.
"Hiss... you are so good! I thought you were just pursuing Grand Duke Alma's daughter, but I didn't expect you to hook up with someone else's wife... You are indeed the famous Knight of Flowers..."
Li Ang shook his head and gave a thumbs up to express his admiration.
It's true that Nerida is two years older than Forster. Most aristocratic women of this age in this era have already gotten married and had children.