Chapter 476 Proverbs and Princess
In the vast dense forest halfway up the mountain, there is a little-known animal path, and at the end of one of the animal paths, there is a cave hidden under a huge rock.
The cave is narrow in front and wide in back. It is a unique cave. It can be said to be an excellent hiding place.
The residents of the town that the thin boy and girl were talking about were all hiding here.
In the dark and humid cave, there were only some fragments of light crystal the size of fingernails, emitting a faint light.
Dots of pale golden light shimmered, reflecting weather-beaten sallow faces and pairs of tired and frightened sunken eye sockets.
All the residents hiding here clearly understand.
A few years ago, if the hunters in the town hadn't accidentally discovered this abandoned beast's den and simply transformed it into a temporary shelter, I'm afraid they would have died long ago.
When thinking of that cruel night of darkness and flames, and the ferocious faces of the soldiers in blue-patterned armor as they waved their sharp blades, some people would still tremble unconsciously, showing a look of lingering fear.
Without any warning, a rustling sound of footsteps suddenly came from the entrance of the cave in front.
Hearing the strange sound, a white-haired old man and a middle-aged woman at the door immediately pricked up their ears and listened carefully.
Not long after, a tall middle-aged woman in a floral denim skirt looked happy and blurted out: "It's those two little calves, Jerry and Lily, who are back!"
Just an hour ago, the young brother and sister saw that the cave was running out of ammunition and food, so they sneaked out while the adults were not paying attention, mumbling that they wanted to find food and water for everyone.
This move really frightened the already heartbroken mother.
But now, hearing the sudden footsteps, mother was naturally ecstatic.
"Wait, there's something weird!"
The white-haired old man had a stern look on his face, and whispered with a hint of horror: "The footsteps are messy, there are more than two people!"
"What?!"
This soft sound was like a deafening thunder, making other people around suddenly become extremely nervous.
For a moment, a trace of uncontrollable panic appeared on everyone's faces, and they began to move deeper into the cave unconsciously.
However, apart from the strong and rough cave walls, there was obviously no hiding place for them.
"Don't panic!"
The white-haired old man, who was still relatively strong, grabbed the wooden fork beside him and nodded to a dozen other old men and women who looked relatively strong.
Then, these people also raised their hoes or sickles one after another, and with trembling steps, guarded the entrance of the passage together with the old man.
It can be clearly seen that although they are holding farm tools that can barely be regarded as weapons, their panicked eyes are already filled with fear.
However, the rustling sounds continued to approach the location of everyone, and began to become clearer.
Every time the slightly chaotic footsteps advanced, the fear on the faces of everyone in the cave became more intense.
This unknown sound is like the death knell that rings from time to time in the temple, always impacting the already haggard heartstrings of everyone.
Finally, when the owner of the footsteps appeared at the end of the passage with the light of a torch.
The bodies of everyone present could not help but tremble, and they all took a step back.
What appeared in front of them was a group of Holy Night Army soldiers fully armed and armed with sharp blades!
"It really paid off."
Seeing a group of trembling Lengyan residents, the leader of the Holy Night Soldiers smiled disdainfully, while shaking the broad-bladed sword in his hand, he said solemnly: "Put down your ridiculous toys, maybe you can live longer. .”
"Stop being delusional! We will not compromise with you devils!"
The old man took a deep breath, and while holding the wooden fork in his hand tightly, he said solemnly: "Victory will eventually belong to Leng Yan!"
"Hey, it turns out that he is still a tough guy."
The soldier captain looked at the trembling old men with great interest, smiled sternly and mocked: "Your soldiers have fallen at our feet, what can you do with old guys and lost dogs?" What?”
"Asshole, stop talking nonsense!"
Beside the old man, a short middle-aged woman holding a sickle in her hand retorted: "If it weren't for your overwhelming numbers, how could we, Leng Yan, retreat to the fortress?"
The middle-aged short woman snorted coldly, and said with excitement and grief in her eyebrows: "Have you forgotten all the tragic defeats on the plain before? At that time, you were a group of real lost dogs!"< br>
"Stop talking and don't anger them further!"
The old man quickly stopped him, but it was already too late.
"Kill me!"
The gloomy face of the Holy Night Soldier Captain was already full of murderous intent.
With a wave of his big hand, he raised the broad-bladed sword in his hand and rushed towards the old men holding farm tools.
The other Holy Night soldiers on the side also had ferocious looks on their faces filled with ferocious aura. They all waved the sharp blades in their hands and rushed forward.
Facing a group of strong and well-equipped soldiers, these physically and mentally exhausted old and weak women and children naturally had no chance of survival.
Just as the soldier captain with murderous intent in his eyes jumped up, the cold light of the broad-bladed sword in his hand shone brightly.
A burly figure suddenly appeared out of the blue and reached out to grab the connection point of the soldier captain's light armor. While pulling him back, he took advantage of the situation and pinned him to the ground.
There was only a muffled sound of "plop", and the captain of the Holy Night Soldier fell down. He didn't even hum, but remained motionless.
Then, the burly figure continued to hold the heads of other soldiers into his arms, accompanied by crisp "clicking" sounds of broken bones.
Not long after, the squad of Holy Night soldiers who had just been preparing to go on a killing spree were all wiped out on the spot.
It was only at this moment that the burly figure gradually became clear. It was Ye Cang wearing gold-rimmed glasses.
Since Ye Cang was wearing an illusion cloak, other than the fact that his burly figure had not changed significantly, there was no other clue that could be seen at all.
When everything became quiet again, Ye Cang first lightly dusted himself off, then bowed gracefully to Lei Xiao, who was walking slowly, and stood aside respectfully.
Currently, Lei Xiao is only accompanied by Hong Ye, Ye Cang, Bert and Ju Bai.
As for Knotweed and other subordinates, they are secretly cleaning up the small groups of Holy Night Army trying to approach the cave to prevent other soldiers from approaching.
Seeing the menacing Holy Night Army team being destroyed, these Cold Flame residents had not yet recovered from the shock. Ariel had already led the young girl and walked over together.
"Jerry, Lily!"
Upon seeing this, a tall middle-aged woman in a floral denim skirt looked ecstatic and immediately came forward to greet her.
She hugged the two of them tightly in her arms and began to sob continuously.
"Mother, don't cry, we are here to save everyone!"
The boy first comforted his mother, and then he and the girl looked at each other and smiled. They both pushed Ariel in front of everyone and solemnly introduced: "This eldest sister is our Princess of Lengyan!"
"What?!"
After hearing these incredible words, the cave suddenly became chaotic.
I saw eyes of disbelief, mixed with complex emotions such as desire, fear, grievance, respect, etc., all projected towards Ariel.
These people are just ordinary farmers living at the bottom of the kingdom. Some of them have never even seen a nobleman in their entire life, let alone the members of the royal family who rule the entire Lengyan Kingdom? !
"You...are you really our Princess of Lengyan?"
The leading old man walked forward tremblingly, staring closely at Ariel's delicate fair face, first rubbed his cloudy eyes, and then asked tentatively.
"That's right, I'm here to take you out of here. From now on, you don't have to worry anymore."
Ariel looked at the group of Lengyan people with sallow faces and thin muscles in front of her, and she was already filled with emotions.
Having been educated by the royal elite since she was a child, the first lesson she learned was to keep in mind the motto of the Lengyan royal family written by her ancestor, the King of Heroes himself.
The first sentence in the proverb is the identity of the royal family, which not only symbolizes supremacy and nobility, but also is the absolute protector of the common people.
But judging from the current situation, her three royal brothers have obviously forgotten the most important second half of this first sentence and are completely lost in the whirlpool of power.
"Bye...meet Her Royal Highness the Princess!"
After hearing Ariel's unwavering answer, almost all the old and weak residents, including the old man, couldn't help but burst into tears and lowered their heads towards Ariel.
Judging from the trembling bodies of these people, they are now in a state of excitement and excitement.
What an honor and disbelief it is for these war-torn residents to be personally rescued by Her Royal Highness the Princess? !
Seeing this scene, Lei Xiao nodded slightly.
From this scene, it can be clearly seen that by virtue of Ariel Lengyan's status as the fifth princess, she can indeed make the subsequent layout and actions more effective with half the effort.
Lei Xiao clearly understood that with his current development speed and lord talent, he might one day be able to directly defeat Leng Yan and even other human nations.
In the final analysis, as long as you can survive the early stage, it is only a matter of time before you become a blockbuster.
But in the face of the unknown catastrophe that may come at any time, the thing he lacks most is undoubtedly time.
Judging from the current situation, the prestige of the three princes in the royal capital is declining day by day.
It is obviously his best choice to conquer Ariel first, then raise the banner of the fifth princess and quickly increase his strength.
Only by mastering more resources as quickly as possible can we maximize the power of the golden finger and lay a solid foundation for the next catastrophe.
After all, it can be seen from every prediction that this will be a terrible disaster sweeping the entire continent.
Perhaps, as Wang Xi said, only by making full use of one's talents can one prepare for a rainy day and help the human race successfully survive this catastrophe.
"Then again, according to Wang Xi, the catastrophe was just a prelude."
Lei Xiao raised his eyebrows and continued to think in his heart.
"The cataclysm that serves as the prelude, coupled with the many mysteries in the blank era, really makes people curious about what unimaginable things will happen by then."
Just when Lei Xiao thought of this, a discordant voice suddenly sounded.
"Don't listen to this hypocritical guy, demagogueing people here!"
I saw the short middle-aged woman who had been standing in the shadows, the short middle-aged woman who had just spoken to anger the Holy Night soldiers, stood up and snorted: "You said you are Leng Yan's fifth princess?"
"Then I would like to ask you carefully. Not long ago, we knew that the Holy Night Kingdom had sent a large number of troops to this area. Why didn't your royal family take any action?"
The short woman began to become more and more excited, and said hysterically: "Now that the war has reached here, the fields have turned into graves, and the homes have turned into ruins, but you came here and wanted to be the savior. Don't you think it's too late?" ”
After hearing these unexpected words, Ariel's white face, which was originally full of smiles, suddenly froze, and she stood blankly on the spot, looking at a loss.
When Bert and Jubai on the side saw this, after receiving Lei Xiao's implicit permission, they were about to step forward to defend themselves, but were stopped by Ariel herself.
"That's enough! Stop talking nonsense!"
I saw the white-haired old man quickly interrupting the short woman's speech, frowning and saying: "Her Highness the Princess can deign to come to rescue regardless of danger, which is already a great gift to us, why do you still use bad words? ”
After finishing speaking, the white-haired old man lowered his sharp eyes and sighed heavily again.
Not long ago, this short woman had a happy family, but now she was alone, so it was no wonder she would behave in such a disrespectful manner.
"Old man, stop blaming this sad woman."
After being stunned for a moment, Ariel lowered her eyebrows, shook her head with a wry smile and said: "It is indeed because of our dereliction of duty and failure to fulfill our due responsibility as protectors that the current unbearable situation has been caused. This is indisputable. Facts.”
After finishing speaking, Ariel nodded to everyone, forced a smile and said: "The most urgent thing is, please follow me and leave here first. We will talk about other things later."
"Your Highness the Princess is right, it is important to escape from here first!"
The old man first looked at the other old and weak residents around him, and then echoed: "We are willing to follow Her Royal Highness and leave here together!"
"You are willing, but I am not willing!"
At this time, the short woman stood up again and snorted: "The outside must be surrounded by the gang of bastards from Shengye. With just these people, what's the difference between going out and throwing yourself into a trap? ”
"If you want to seek your own death, then go ahead and do it!"
The short woman glanced at Ariel with disdain and continued: "I would say it is better to stay here to have a chance of living! After all, not every enemy may discover this place!"
"This..."
After hearing the words of the short woman, the other residents who were already full of energy and ready to leave together began to hesitate again.
Upon seeing this, the short woman's face was full of pride, and her unscrupulous expression was as if she had slapped Ariel hard.
Just when Ariel was about to open her mouth to persuade, she was at a loss and didn't know what to do.
A cold and biting voice suddenly sounded: "This woman, you have had enough trouble, right?" (End of Chapter)