Chapter 19: Caroling's Destiny (2)
The Count of Ile de France ran wildly towards Paris. He was anxious and didn't even bother to eat, rest and sleep. On the way, he encountered a caravan. Without saying a word, he rushed up and grabbed a horse, leaving a sentence "Check out to Versailles", and then raised a smog of sand and dust.
Because he was too anxious to rush on the road, the horse was quickly exhausted by him. He could only use his feet again and rushed towards the direction of Versailles, completely ignoring whether it was day or night.
I don't know how long he finally arrived outside Paris. At this time, his steps slowed down. He looked at the towering buildings in the distance, thought for a while, and turned his head to the riverside. He buried his entire head in the river, poured the river water into his stomach with big mouthfuls to nourish his dry body. Then, he lay by the river and slept snoringly.
He didn't know how long he had slept. Anyway, the sky was bright when he got up, and his body was still exhausted. He ran to the river again, drank the river water, and grabbed a rabbit that was just passing by. When night came, he put the rabbit on the fire and roasted it sizzling, while baking it, while squinting his eyes and looking at the direction of the city of Paris.
He slept in the open air in the suburbs for another night to recover his tired body.
By the time he got up again, the black balance, the white bow, the red knife, and the Princess Navarra had arrived.
Princess Navarra rode on the horse and complained, "Calorin, why are you doing so fast? We can't catch up even if we want to."
"I've told Scipio everything, she already knows who we are." Black Tianping said, "She said there is no point in diplomatic negotiations with a leader whose position is already in jeopardy, so let's come back first to stabilize the situation."
"She stayed in the camp of the chaos army to control the Black Death." Bai Gong added, "It is said that after the Black Death is controlled, then come south to help us."
"It sounds pretty good." Hongdao interrupted from behind, "I think it's just to find an excuse to observe the situation before entering the market."
"You guys are coming. I'm going to enter Paris."
The Count of Ile de France began to organize his clothes. After running around these days, his clothes were covered with sweat stains and were so dirty that they were too dirty. But he seemed to be unsatisfied with this, and squatted on the ground and slapped a lot of soil on his clothes.
The black balance looked towards Paris, then frowned and said, "Consul, it seems that the situation in the city is not very right. It is too quiet, not like a war."
"I found out, so I rested outside the city for two days. Either the rebels had been repelled, or Paris had been occupied, and no matter what, panic was useless."
The Count of Ile de France moved his hands, feet and muscles.
"There is another point, you just came here, so you haven't noticed it yet-I haven't seen anyone coming out of the city of Paris these days, none of them."
"How could this happen?" Bai Gong was very surprised. "The traffic in Paris is very large, which is absolutely unusual!"
"Yes, the more I look at it, the more I feel it is like a trap. But there is no way. Mary is still inside, her life and death are uncertain. Even if it is a trap, she can only go in with her teeth."
As he said that, the Earl of Ile-de-France turned around and said to Princess Navarra:
"There will be very dangerous next time, you stay in the suburbs."
"No, if it's a trap, I'll go with you." Princess Navarra said, "I've lost my family and I have nothing to be afraid of."
The Count of Ile de France smiled bitterly and could not say anything.
"It's just a trap. We have all broken through the tens of thousands of troops of the Duke of Brittany." The red knife threw something over, "Consul, your sword."
The Count of Ile de France took the sword and hid it in his clothes.
"You also make some dirt on your clothes, hide all the jewelry that is too expensive. Next, we are the merchants who have been robbed by robbers."
The road leading to the city was guarding soldiers, checking the pedestrians. However, no one was out of Paris, nor did anyone enter from Paris. Only the Count of Ile de France and his party were walking around.
Because the enemy and friends were unknown, the Count of Ile-de-Isle-October France and others lowered their heads and wanted to pass directly.
"Stop." The soldiers stopped the Count of Ile-de-France and his party, "Where did you come from?"
"We are merchants and we were robbed of goods."
Princess Navarra said first. Among this group, she was the least likely to be recognized in Paris. However, she was not good at acting and looked a little flustered when she spoke - fortunately the soldiers didn't care about this.
"It's been very chaotic outside recently, and we don't have time to go out to suppress bandits. If you can go out, don't go out in a mess." The soldier pointed his thumb into the city, "Get in quickly."
"What's going on here?" Princess Navarra asked, "I see that there are no people coming in and out here."
"After a war, who can be there? If the Duke of Aquitaine had not brought troops to rescue in time, the Palace of Versailles would have been occupied by the peasants in the countryside." The soldier said, "The Duke of Aquitaine suspected that there were spies in the city and were searching. The city has been closed for several days, and only allowed to enter, not leave. If you want to enter, you must be prepared to not leave in the short term."
"You are the Duke of Aquitaine?" asked Hei Tianping, "The Duke of Aquitaine blocked the city, where is the Earl of Ile-de-France?"
"What's the use of that idiot? Even the Bastille could not be kept. I'm probably still taking a bath with her sister in Versailles." The soldier seemed a little impatient, "Get in quickly. I'm on duty."
So the Count of Ile de France and his group lowered their heads and entered the city silently.
"It sounds like the Duke of Aquitaine helped us and defeated the riots." Hongdao said carelessly, "I didn't expect others to be surprised."
"This is not good news." Hei Tianping said in a deep voice. "He is the prince in the federal government that currently poses the greatest threat to the consuls. His troops stationed in Paris are not good news for us."
"However, it sounds like Mary is still alive." Princess Navarra is more optimistic. "In this way, we can breathe a sigh of relief."
"No, something is wrong." The Earl of Ile-de-France suddenly said, "I think the Duke of Aquitaine defeated the rebels and stationed in Paris. I think he is true, but what is the matter of lockdown? What does it mean to suspect that there are spies in the city? Whose spies? A group of rioters, are they capable of installing spies in the city?"
Hongdao was a little surprised: "Consul, you mean..."
"I'm afraid they are not searching for spies, but me." said the Earl of Ile-de-France. "After all, in the outside world, I have been at the Palace of Versailles and have not left."
"Then...what should we do?"
"There is nothing to be done. I said before entering the city that since Mary is in Versailles, even if it is a trap, we can only break in."
Chapter completed!