Lord: The inheritance right is taken away at the beginning

Chapter 8 Betrayal

Outside the castle, everything was ready for Ronin's trip.

In addition to food, the six cargo carts were also loaded with books, bedding, etc. The weight was distributed just right so that it would not be too heavy for a horse to pull.

If it weren't for the limited carrying capacity of the carriage, Roning would have wanted to pack up all the murals in the room and take them away. After all, they were from Wushan Fort, so they must be worth some money if they were sold, right?

"My Lord Baron, my Lord Marquis asked you to come back more often when you have time."

Rulans' servant, Most, the old steward of the castle, came to see him off on behalf of the old Marquis. Beside him stood Hallwart, but the latter represented Diane instead of Wiggins.

"I will."

Luo Ning looked up at the magnificent castle, wondering what it would be like when he returned.

He waved to the two butlers and asked Chahar to drive the carriage, escorted by nine guards, and began the journey to Shanlin Town.

Wushan Castle was not built in Wushan City but was located on a hillside in the southwest, with Wushan Avenue connecting the castle and Wushan City.

There are some manors (somewhat like villages) along both sides of the avenue.

Some of these manors belonged directly to the castle and were managed by servants, while others were awarded to knights (the lowest level of nobility) who had made meritorious services.

Walk five or six miles northeast along Wushan Avenue, and you will reach Wushan City.

This is a big city with a population of nearly 100,000. If the people living in the surrounding manors are included, the population of Wushan City is definitely over 100,000.

Because the places his previous incarnation had visited rarely involved cities, Roning really wanted to see the cities of another world with his own eyes.

But as we got closer to Wushan City, the stench in the air became stronger.

"What's going on? Is there a pig farm nearby?" Luo Ning thought subconsciously.

Soon, he was stunned by the scene before him.

At the end of Wushan Avenue is a wide but winding street. On both sides of the street are houses of different styles, most of which are one-story buildings, and there are very few two-story buildings.

If you only look at these, it's just a little backward and shabby, but what Roning can't stand the most is the hygiene!

On this dirt road, all kinds of faeces can be seen everywhere: liquid, hard, yellow, black, in small lumps, large piles, all sorts of things.

Luo Ning was lucky enough to see an old horse stepping over a dung pile, which immediately flattened it and made it stick to the soil.

Such a scene directly irritated Luo Ning's visual nerves!

"Is this a place for people?"

Although some houses in Wushan Castle are damp and dilapidated, the hygiene is still acceptable. At least there are no faeces everywhere, but here... it's really hard to describe.

"The reason why the castle was built five or six miles away from the city was not to avoid the stench, right?"

Luo Ning pinched his nose and looked away, "Chahar, why is it so dirty here? Doesn't the castle care?"

Chahar, who was driving, was a little surprised by the question, "Master, why does the castle have to take care of the sanitation here?"

Chahar's wise question left Roning at a loss for words.

Yes, why should the castle care about hygiene here?

Can you get any benefits?

The nobles only care about their own lives, and the lords only care about their own taxes.

Civilians or serfs are just tools of the nobles. As long as they are not dead, they don't care whether they live well or poorly or whether the sanitary environment is dirty or clean.

Just like a pig farmer who doesn't care whether it is okay for the pigs to live in pig manure.

For a moment, he felt uncomfortable.

If a big city like Wushan City was like this, what would his small Shanlin Town be like?

Luo Ning didn't even dare to imagine it.

"Let's get out of Wushan City quickly. I can't stand this smell at all!"

"As you wish, sir!"

Chahar waved the whip, and the carriage ran faster.

From Luo Ning's perspective on Earth, a city with a population of more than 100,000 people is not even as big as a county.

However, the area of ​​Wushan City is not small. The convoy stopped and started for more than three hours before it completely left the territory of Wushan City.

The farther away from the city you go, the bumpier the road becomes.

Luo Ning raised the car window and found dense forests on both sides of the road, unlike before, when he could still see manors and fields. Now, they had come to a mountain road in the wilderness.

Considering that the horses had been walking for more than an hour, Luo Ning ordered: "Chahar, stop and rest. The horses are tired, and we also need to prepare lunch."

"Yes, sir!"

Chahar shouted and conveyed Roning's instructions.

The six carriages in front and behind also stopped one after another.

Luo Ning walked out of the car and breathed in deep gulps of the fresh air outside. He felt much more comfortable than when he was in Wushan City.

He looked at the distant mountains and ordered, "Send six guards to the mountains to get some fodder to feed the horses and the rest of you to prepare lunch. We can set off again after everyone has eaten their fill."

"Yes, sir!"

Chahar walked towards the carriage loaded with miscellaneous items, preparing to take down the only iron pot to make some broth.

After finishing his instructions, Luo Ning walked into the forest.

He planned to take this opportunity to claim the reward for the first day of the seven-day login.

In this way, he would have one more knight among his subordinates, and the safety of the team would be better guaranteed.

But before he could take two steps, Chahar's exclamation came from behind him.

"What do you want to do!?"

Then, there was the sound of an iron pot falling to the ground.

What happened?

Luo Ning turned around in shock, only to see Chahar fall to the ground with the iron pot falling to the side, and the guards who were supposed to be busy actually drew their swords and walked towards him.

Is this... a rebellion?

Luo Ning had seen big scenes in TV dramas, so he realized what these guys were trying to do at the first moment.

But he still subconsciously asked: "What do you want to do?"

"What?"

The leading man had a joking look on his face and showed absolutely no respect towards his host.

"Sir, Shanlin Town is too remote and too poor. We don't want to go with you, so we would like to borrow some money from you to leave."

"You are betraying me, betraying me!" Chahar understood and became even more angry.

"Not only have you betrayed the Baron, you are also betraying the Wushan family! Aren't you afraid of death?"

Not only he but even Roning did not expect that these nine "elite soldiers" would betray him.

In this world, being able to serve the nobles in the castle is something many people dream of, and betraying the nobles usually only happens to people with strength or status.

What do these people have?

Luo Ning narrowed his eyes: "You want to kill me?"

This made Chahar so shocked that he forgot to accuse them. Killing nobles? They actually wanted to kill nobles?

How is this possible? How dare they do this?

"Hey, everyone says that the Baron is a stupid ass, but now it seems that you are not that stupid."

The leading guard showed a cruel smile and said, "If you want to blame someone, you can only blame your father for not liking you and giving you so much money but not choosing a loyal professional knight to protect you."

After hearing this, Luo Ning laughed instead, "I feel relieved now."

Luo Ning was naturally relieved.

When he saw the guards trying to kill him, he subconsciously thought that this was arranged by Wiggins. It was a very scary thing that an earl was determined to take his life.

However, judging from what these people said, the other party was just motivated by money and was not instructed by Wiggins.

The bloody plot where a father wants to kill his son does not appear.

That's why he said he was relieved.

But this sentence confused the betrayers. In their opinion, Roning was going to die, so why should they be worried?

"I think you are talking nonsense because you are scared?"

The backstabber raised the long sword in his hand, "Brothers, kill him, and all the supplies and gold coins on the carriage will be ours!"

With one word of encouragement, all the hesitant, timid and trembling guards strengthened their resolve to betray. They roared and rushed towards Ronin.

"My lord, be careful!"

Chahar didn't know where he got the courage, but he pulled out the dagger he was carrying and wanted to rush forward to help. However, he fell to the ground after running only two steps. He tried to stand up, but his legs would not obey him.

He is too nervous.

Luo Ning was also very nervous. He had never seen such a scene in his life.

But as a dual-professional extraordinary person, he would not lose his ability to move due to excessive adrenaline secretion.

He sneered, turned around and ran towards the woods so fast that the nine guards didn't have time to react.

"How can he run so fast?"

The guards were puzzled. Wasn't it said that the eldest grandson of the Marquis had been drained of his body by alcohol and sex and was very weak?

The speed of the explosion just now was far beyond their reach.

At this moment, he felt something was wrong.

But now that the cards have been revealed, there is no turning back. Roning must die today!

"Kill, kill Roning!"

The traitor gathered all his strength and rushed into the forest with a roar.

Suddenly, a burst of light burst out from the mountain, and a steady, resonant voice sounded:

"Macken Sallyton greets you, my lord!"