Chapter 345 Tracking

"Let's say goodbye this time, Mr. Captain."

In the streets of a small coastal town, Erin says goodbye to the captain of the Fortune.

"Miss Dias, do you really don't need me to send someone to escort you?"

He watched speechlessly as the two ladies, who were supposed to be delicate, each led a tall horse.

After landing in this small town, "Miss Dias" spent her money to buy two fast horses and matching outfits. She and her entourage were transformed into heroic female riders.

In addition, he claimed to be proficient in swordsmanship on the ship, which was really different from the image of an education director in the captain's head.

But despite this, the captain was still worried about letting the two girls leave on their own.

If something happens, will the lord blame me?

There is such a layer of worry deep in his heart.

"Mr. Captain, it's really no need. Thank you for taking care of me along the way. Liya and I are no strangers to this area. There are acquaintances in the towns along the way to Jingyao who we can ask for help. You still have to organize people to transport the goods to the destination. Come on, I can’t trouble you any more.”

Although Erin's weapons are kind, they also reveal determination.

"Oh, okay...then you two should be more careful on the way, and wish you a safe journey."

The captain confirmed that the other party was indeed unwilling to accept help.

"Thank you and wish you all the best. Goodbye."

Erin and Liya got on their horses, waved goodbye to the captain and others, and left the town.

"We have been away from home for more than a year, and a lot of big things have happened in the kingdom!"

After walking for a long time, Irene suddenly said with emotion while riding on horseback.

The Siege of Thornfortress, the Duke of Eastmarch's impending move, the Confrontation at Fougères, and most recently, the pirate invasion.

"Our kingdom...is really in trouble."

Erin suddenly choked up, "While my father and sister were thinking so hard, I actually hid in the northwest bay by myself..."

She also said that she now regretted running away from home.

Lina hurriedly came over to comfort her, "Her Royal Highness, you are not hiding in the northwest bay. Earl Grayman is able to provide so many supplies to the kingdom's army, and you have a share of the credit. Think about the schools you run, and how much you can provide How many talents has your lord cultivated?”

Eileen shook her head and said: "Stop complimenting me. Didn't Paul often say something? [It takes ten years to grow trees and a hundred years to cultivate people]. Now Alda's education career has just started, and we won't be able to see it in a short time." What results?”

She smiled self-deprecatingly: "I guess he is not as good as Hansel. At least he can attract a large number of people from the royal capital who can read and write..."

Just as she was about to continue speaking, Liya suddenly made a silence gesture.

"What's wrong?"

Liya said solemnly: "Your Highness, prepare your weapons." As she spoke, she pulled out her sword.

Aileen's face turned cold. She was not in a good mood at first, but now it became even worse. "Hmph, are there any young people out there?"

She touched the sleeve arrow tied to her arm. It was a gift from Ladi before leaving for self-defense on the road.

Liya glanced behind her, "Have you noticed the group of people behind us? I didn't think it was anything at first, but I just realized that they seem to have been following us."

"Could it be that we were just traveling together?"

"Even if we are traveling on the same road, if we are fast, they are also fast. If we slow down, they will also slow down. We just maintain a distance that is neither far nor close. What's going on?"

"You're right!" After being reminded by the female guard, Irene also became alert.

The two women didn't urge their horses to run faster, they just turned their horses' heads and stood there sternly staring at the people following them.

There were eight people in this group. When they saw the two women's movements, they knew that they had alerted each other and stopped.

The two sides stared at each other from a distance of dozens of meters, and the atmosphere became weird for a while.

After more than a minute of confrontation, Liya finally couldn't bear it anymore and said, "Your Highness, I'll go over and ask."

"I'm with you."

"No, you should stay here. If the other party makes trouble, ride your horse and leave immediately."

Irene narrowed her eyes and said with some teasing: "Ha! Just a few thieves forced you to let the master run away first. Could it be that more than a year of teaching career has degraded you to this extent? Huh? My daughter knight."

"Oh, okay." Liya knew the little princess's temper.

Irene wasn't too worried about the female guard. The people opposite were all dressed in civilian clothes, and no weapons such as swords were seen. The gap in force between knights and civilians is no joke. Even if Liya, as a woman, is weaker than those men in strength, as long as she is not close to the body, a female knight who has been trained in martial arts since childhood and holds a long sword is not unreasonable. A bandit born in the family can handle it.

However, to their surprise, the group of people on the opposite side ran towards them first.

Liya clamped her legs around the horse's belly, pointed her sword diagonally at the ground, and was ready. Irene directly raised her arm and pointed the prepared sleeve arrow at the opponent.

The leader opposite waved his hands repeatedly and shouted: "Don't get me wrong, we are our own people, our own people."

"Huh? Why does the voice sound so familiar?"

Eileen was a little strange, but she still didn't put down her sleeve arrows.

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When they got closer, Liya shouted: "Who are you? What are your intentions in following us?"

"Don't worry, Lady Leah Lambert, let me explain slowly." The leader said while pulling his beard.

The two women were shocked that he actually called out Leah's full name, but what surprised them even more was that the other's beard was fake, and it was pulled off with force, revealing a face that they didn't expect - the merchant Velos who was traveling south on the Fortune.

The people behind Velos also took off their hoods or disguises one after another - they were all passengers on the Fortune.

"Velos, it's you! I knew you had bad intentions!"

Irene pointed her sleeve arrow at him angrily. When she was on the ship, this guy always kept circling around her.

"Your Highness Irene! Please listen to my explanation."

Obviously, he knew Irene's identity, but Irene was not surprised that the other party called out Leah's full name.

Velos raised his hands and smiled bitterly, "We are following Lady Ophelia's orders to lurk around you to protect you."

What? Irene was surprised.

Velos got off his horse, took out a roll of paper and handed it over with both hands: "This is my certificate, please check it."

Irene was about to take it, but was stopped by Liya. She took it herself and read it carefully after opening it.

She nodded to Irene: "It is indeed the handwriting of Lord Aofina, and the content is indeed as he said."

Irene stared at Velos: "Is it Sister Aofina? Then...then it was the instruction of Sister Wang?"

Velos bowed his head and said nothing, which was considered as tacit agreement.

Irene suddenly thought of something and asked hurriedly, "Tell me, when did you sneak up on us?"

"Uh... Your Highness, don't be angry." Willos hesitated and said hesitantly, "We found you in Stone Dun Fort, and then followed you all the way to the Northwest Bay."

He suddenly knelt on one knee, "When we met the black tiger in the forest, it was our poor protection. Please forgive us."

At that time, they were also unfamiliar with the place, and Irene and Liya were running around in the forest and couldn't keep up for a while. Fortunately, they met Paul and Ladi who came to their rescue.

"Stone Dun Fort? Isn't it not far from Jingyao?"

Irene was inexplicably discouraged. It turned out that her whereabouts had always been controlled by the king sister.