Unknown Knight

Chapter 129: Provocation in Public

Three days later, Aix, wearing gorgeous armor and a ferret cloak on his shoulders, led an army of 300 people and set out from Tangquan Fortress to Kudan City.

This 300-man force included 50 heavy cavalry, 100 light cavalry, and 200 archers and crossbowmen.

Each of them is well-armed and wears shiny armor, and they are considered the most impressive troops in the territory. The rest of the soldiers are still using various captured equipment, which is varied and lacks such a neat momentum.

When such a troop marched in neat steps into Kudan City, it immediately caused a sensation in the whole city. Compared with the King's guards who had just arrived yesterday, this troop looked even neater, more majestic and more imposing.

This was done deliberately by Aix, in order to let the people of Kudan City see his strength. Although this deliberate move played a good deterrent role, it could not deter everyone, especially those arrogant people with delusional ideas.

Just as Aix led the army to the main street and was about to arrive at the city lord's palace, a man suddenly rushed out from the welcoming team on both sides. It was Westboy who had always coveted Katia.

Before he could get close, Liu Tang and Sophia, who were guarding Aix on both sides, rode their horses to one position, each holding a specially made large shield, tightly covering Aix under the shield.

Then twelve guards holding shields rushed out from behind the three men and instantly formed a shield wall in front of them, protecting both Aix's men and horses.

The formation formed in an instant was so powerful that it stunned Westboyer who was rushing in front of the formation, and also shocked the nobles from all parties who came to greet him.

Just based on this quick-reaction shield formation, they had no reason to be dissatisfied. They thought that even their most elite troops had arrived, and they were no match for the troops under Aix.

Westboye reacted and held on, throwing a deerskin glove on the shield in front of him, then shouted loudly:

“I, Westboya, the direct descendant of Ivandrat and son of Achiboya, challenge you, Aixboya, to a life-and-death duel. You are of unknown origin and humble origin, and are not worthy of the beautiful and holy Kudan Pearl, Miss Katia.

If you still have the honor of being a noble, please come to the arena tomorrow morning to accept my challenge. I will use your blood as a gift to express my passionate love to Miss Katia. "

After saying this, he raised his head and left without looking back, without paying any attention to Voldratboye's loud scolding at him.

The whole process was very sudden, lasting only a minute or so. It was over before anyone could react.

Obviously, whether Voldratboye knew about this or not, it was quite embarrassing. The whole scene was silent for another minute. It was King Yarogerk who stepped forward to resolve the embarrassment. He laughed and said:

"Hahahaha, everyone is fighting for treasures and beauties. Axboye, it seems your trip is worthwhile. Miss Katia's beauty is enough to make people willing to die for her. You better be careful next time!"

After he finished speaking, there was another round of laughter. The ministers who served him and the nobles present hurriedly joined in with apologetic smiles. Even Aix and the leaders behind him had no choice but to smile apologetically. The tense atmosphere at the scene finally became lively.

Voldratboye took the opportunity to lead everyone into the city lord's mansion, and a banquet began.

As far as the scale of the whole banquet was concerned, Voldratboye was still very attentive. Although his finances were very tight at the moment, he would still give this swollen-faced man a good fight even if all his teeth were knocked out. After all, it was related to the life and death of his family, so he had no choice but to spend a lot of money to entertain him.

However, Aix's party was obviously affected by the duel and was not in high spirits. After the banquet, several leaders came to Aix's bedroom to discuss countermeasures.

Tomorrow's duel is indeed a headache. The two families are originally married. If there is any bloody conflict at this critical juncture, it will be really disgusting. I am afraid that the whole arrangement will be disrupted.

No one knows much about this Westboy. The duel at this time is a fight for life. Once Axe enters the field, his life will be in danger at any time.

Moreover, this was a dispute concerning love affairs between a man and a woman. If Aix allowed someone else to take his place in the fight for his wife, he would inevitably be ridiculed by the warlike Virgilians. This was a duel that he had to face.

But everyone's worry did not last long. Niza came to Aix's dormitory in a hurry, reeking of alcohol, followed by the calm and composed Resarit.

As soon as he entered the room, he picked up the kettle on the table and poured himself a full glass of water. After drinking it all, he said:

"Everyone, rest assured. West is no match for you. He is far inferior to you."

It turned out that while the banquet was still going on, Atiman, Niza, Bandak and others discussed privately and decided to try Westboy's water for Aix first.

After discussing it, they decided to let Niza, who had practiced with Aix the most times and had the most experience in fighting, go to provoke Westboy, and Resarit, who was the top swordsman, would escort him.

Niza got himself a little tipsy, pretended to be a subordinate who was ready to be humiliated by his master, and went to provoke outside West's mansion.

It turned out that the troubadour had great eloquence. After he only shouted a few words, West drew his sword and came to challenge Niza in a duel.

The two men drew their weapons and exchanged a few moves. Niza pretended to be drunk and was defeated. He stumbled and fell to the ground, then he got up and ran away in a panic.

This caused a burst of laughter from Westboy and everyone in his house. They could not imagine that Aix's subordinates were such losers, and they couldn't help but look down on Aix.

In fact, when Niza and his men went to provoke them, they also had the intention of preventing disaster before it happened. If this Westboy had some strength, Niza would either pretend to kill him by accident, or join forces with Resarit and the other two to kill him.

There is nothing glorious or dishonorable about this. It is acceptable for the sake of the overall situation. It is possible that this duel is a trap deliberately set by the hostile forces. Westboye wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to end Aix, so he humiliated his own lord in public and launched a challenge that he could not avoid.

After just a few tries, Niza no longer had his previous worries. This was a man whose body was hollowed out by wine and meat. He looked strong and sturdy, but in fact he was a dandy with unsteady steps and had only learned a few crude fighting techniques. He was no match for his master at all.

The two men's careful preparations were wasted, even the two fast horses tied not far away were prepared in vain. Those were the two men's preparations for escaping the city after killing someone in case something went wrong, but now they saved the trouble.

After listening to Niza's introduction about Wester's strength, Aix felt more at ease. He discussed with several leaders and decided on a strategy of slightly punishing Westerboye and at most injuring him lightly. They should put the overall situation first and try to avoid damaging the relationship.