Chapter 296: A Sword

The outside world, especially those who are unhappy with Luoning, although they do not know that Luoning has already advanced to Golden, they all know he is a Silver Knight.

Under these circumstances, even if they were to assassinate him, not to mention arranging a Golden Knight, at least they should have arranged a few Silver Knights.

This mercenary group right now looks like a local one at a glance; it is impossible for them to be that strong.

Therefore, Luoning concluded that the person the other party mentioned should not be taken in was definitely not himself.

"You don't need to look at me with such hatred; I am not the person they want to kill."

Luoning walked out indifferently.

Tangmu and Dawei stood on Luoning's left and right sides; although they knew their lord did not fear this lineup, they still felt a bit of pressure.

Bauer saw Luoning's extraordinariness at a glance, as well as the two knights beside him; the armor they wore and the Shield they held were not inferior goods.

"Who are you?"

Luoning did not respond, but instead glanced at a young-looking woman and a young child being protected in the middle by White, Feili, and the others.

He raised his finger and pointed at the two, saying: "If I am not mistaken, your target should be this mother and son, right?"

Bauer did not respond, his expression sinking.

But everyone else was shocked by Luoning's words.

People in the caravan all knew that Pike was the only son of Baron Hamete, and Rice was the Baroness who was about to become his legal wife.

To think someone had designs on them; wasn't this a provocation to the Baron's majesty?

In the crowd, Lady Rice's face turned pale in a flash; she knew things would not go as smoothly as she had imagined.

Her son, Pike, also shed tears of anxiety, clutching her hand tightly.

"Bauer, he is Baron Hamete's woman and son; do you dare to kill them?"

Feili tried to use Hamete to put pressure on the other party: "Lord Hamete has Bronze strength; although you are an Advanced Knight and have led a team to slaughter wolves, if you offend the Baron, you and your mercenary group cannot withstand his fury!"

"Shut up!"

Bauer shouted coldly; the loud voice carrying Battle Qi made Feili tremble. He was only a Primary Knight who was a bit stronger than an ordinary person, no different from a child in front of the other party.

Bauer's gaze remained focused on Luoning; he did not know the depth of this person.

Luoning simply gave the other party a choice: "I don't want to interfere in your business. Now I will take my attendants and leave here; let's just pretend I never encountered tonight's events, how about that?"

His retreat, instead, made Bauer feel that he was showing weakness.

"Hehe~"

He laughed coldly, drawing his long sword, killing intent permeating the air: "I said, tonight, no one can leave here alive!"

Luoning sighed and reached out to take Tangmu's long sword: "I originally intended to mind my own business, but in return, I got your step-by-step encroachment. Since that is the case, I will also have to settle the account with you for destroying my items."

This account naturally referred to the destroyed Magic Beast Leather, but to Bauer, it sounded inexplicable.

"Go to hell!"

Battle Qi permeated Bauer's long sword as he charged up at extreme speed. In his eyes, how strong could a young man be?

Using Battle Qi was already overestimating the opponent.

"Careful, he is an Advanced Knight!"

Feili hurriedly shouted; since they knew the matter had nothing to do with Luoning, they could only pin their hopes on this young man who did not look simple.

"Too weak!"

Luoning pressed forward with a sword strike; the moment he raised his sword, an astonishing aura erupted from his whole body, forming a sharp contrast with his previous gentle appearance.

At this instant, Bauer only felt that he was being targeted by a ferocious Magic Beast, his entire body feeling extremely uneasy, and the sword Luoning pressed over with had Battle Qi so thick it felt like a mountain, pressing down on him until he couldn't breathe.

He wanted to dodge, wanted to beg for mercy, but it was already too late.

"Boom!"

The two swords collided, Battle Qi impacted, and Luoning directly shattered the other party's sword, then carried the remaining force to sever the other party's armor and shoulder, the Battle Qi even surging into the other party's body, destroying his heart.

Whoosh~

The gust of wind from the collision blew back the hood on Luoning's head, revealing his silver-white hair, so unique under the illumination of the moonlight and the bonfire.

"You..."

Bauer's pupils contracted, the figure of a person appearing in his heart, but in the next second, his vision rapidly darkened, and he fell to the ground with a thud.

Others, whether it was White or Feili, or the people from the Slaughter Wolf Mercenary Group, did not notice Luoning's hair color, but were stunned by this sword strike from Luoning.

An Advanced Knight, and a ruthless person who slaughtered jungle wolf packs, was killed by just one sword strike?

Luoning handed the long sword back to Tangmu: "The rest is for you two to deal with; this is training for you."

"Yes, my lord!"

Tangmu took the long sword and charged toward the mercenary group with Dawei.

This group had already been scared out of their wits by Luoning and had no intention of continuing to fight; facing the charging Tangmu and Dawei, they could only fight while fleeing.

And at this time, Feili and White also reacted: "Brothers, charge for me, kill these sons of bitches!"

For a time, there were countless shouts of killing in the forest.

The ordinary people who did not charge all kept their eyes on Luoning.

An Advanced Knight, killed so simply; just how strong must this young man be?

"Hey, look at his hair."

Someone noticed Luoning's hair color; silver hair was not unique to the Wushan Family, but in Wushan Territory, it was very easy to associate it with the Wushan Family.

"Are you Lord Luoning of Wushan Castle?"

"The Viscount of Wubei Territory?"

Some people, although they were asking, had already knelt on one knee, shouting Luoning's name and expressing their gratitude.

But it was clear that their news was not very well-informed; they did not know that Luoning was already a Count.

"Everyone get up, take good care of the horses and supplies, and clean up the corpses of your companions."

Luoning gave a simple instruction, then thought of going into the tent to rest.

"My lord!"

Rice was a bit flustered and a bit timid, but she still called out to stop Luoning.

"Something the matter?" Luoning asked.

Rice pulled her son and bowed to Luoning: "Thank you, my lord, for saving our lives. My name is Rice Norton, and I am the wife of Hamete."

Rice Norton—it sounded like the other party was also a descendant of nobility.

"How did I hear that you were Hamete's..."

He glanced at Pike to the side and did not say the word "mistress."

But in this world, "mistress" was not an unsightly term.

"Yes, I was previously Hamete's mistress; many people know this."

Rice said: "However, some time ago, Hamete's wife and son died in an accident at sea. He was preparing to take me as his wife, which is why he was bringing us, mother and son, over from Willy Manor."

"There's such a thing?"

Luoning asked in surprise: "Died in an accident at sea—did they encounter pirates?"

He was about to cross the Screaming Sea, so naturally, he had to ask clearly.

Rice shook her head: "I don't know the specifics. Hamete only mentioned it briefly in his letter; it seems it was caused by the ship catching fire and sinking."

Luoning had not yet ridden a ship in this world, but he imagined the main body of the ship was still made of wood; if a fire broke out at sea, it would indeed be a life-threatening matter.

"You seem to have other matters for seeking me out?"

The other party had suddenly run up to introduce herself and say these things; there should be other requests.

Seeing that her thoughts had been seen through, Rice hurriedly pulled Pike to kneel before Luoning: "My lord, I don't know if there will be more attacks tomorrow, so I would like to ask you to make a trip to Thorn Valley."

She lowered her head, "I know doing this is very rash, but I have no choice. Hamete has many things to deal with having just taken over the territory; he has no time or manpower to come and pick me up."

She paused, then continued: "I do not want my son to die in this whirlpool before he has even lived a single day of comfortable life."

Luoning looked at the mother and son kneeling on the ground, meeting the little boy's clear yet pleading gaze.

His status was unusual; if he accompanied the mother and son to Thorn Territory, it would be helpful for Pike's legitimization.

However, facing a mother's plea and a little boy's innocent gaze, Luoning still chose to agree.

In any case, Thorn Valley was on the route he was going to take, so it was not considered a detour.

Moreover, Rice and Pike were not going to seize inheritance rights, so taking them there was nothing.

"As it happens, I also have something I would like to ask Baron Hamete for a favor with; I will accompany you to Thorn Valley tomorrow."

Having received an affirmative answer, Rice was full of joy, thanking Luoning incessantly; to tell the truth, she had not expected the other party to agree.

Caravans all cared about interests, let alone nobles; she had nothing she could give the other party.

"My lord!"

Just at this moment, White ran back, "Your two attendants are fighting an Intermediate Knight. I was afraid an accident might occur, so I came specifically to notify you."

"There is an Intermediate Knight?"

Luoning frowned and immediately walked over.

Tangmu and Dawei were both Primary Knights; facing an Intermediate might be a bit of a stretch.

Luoning did not want these two to die accidentally during this training. (End of chapter)