#193 - Chapter 3 Yuren
#193 - Chapter 3 Yuren
The moment Eddard's head was chopped off, the little wolf pups in Thistle Town reacted. 'Lady' lay on the ground, whimpering incessantly, while 'Nymeria' jumped up and down, appearing extremely agitated and irritable. 'Shaggydog' directly pressed his head against Rickon, seeking comfort.
Liu Yuan stroked the stubble on his chin, realizing they had a psychic connection. He remembered watching the American drama 'Game of Thrones' in his previous life, which felt like over a hundred years ago. Many details were hazy, but he seemed to recall a scene like this. Eddard accepted a public trial, but Joffrey took it upon himself to have Eddard's head chopped off. Calculating the time, it should be about now.
Liu Yuan's relationship with Eddard, that rigid fellow, was quite ordinary. It was mostly because of Ashara that he had stayed in Winterfell for seven years, only considering him a landlord he had known for many years, and not even one he talked to much.
Eddard's death was his death! He only needed to take care of the children. Now was not the time for him to act. When the situation became more chaotic, those gods hiding in the shadows would not be able to resist appearing. They were Liu Yuan's target.
At the Great Sept of Baelor, Sansa had already fainted. She could not accept the reality that her favorite man had killed her father. Everything she had done seemed so ridiculous.
Arya bit her lip so hard that she didn't cry out. Even though she was strong and brave, she was extremely sad to see her father die in front of her. Her hand clenched the sword hilt tightly, her gaze filled with hatred as she looked towards the stage. Suddenly, a broad chest blocked her view: "Child, you shouldn't be here, come with me." Arya looked up and saw Yoren, the Night's Watchman she had met before.
Yoren grabbed her wrist tightly and pulled her into a small alley. He pressed her shoulders and said, "Child, it's too dangerous here, you must come with me. Your father asked me to take you back to the North. From now on, you are a boy, understand?"
Before Arya could answer, a voice sounded, "Hey, you in the black clothes. What do you want with that child?" Following the sound, two soldiers in gray uniforms stood not far away. Their hands were on their sword hilts, and the younger one asked the question.
Yoren said casually, "I am a crow from the Wall. The child's family handed him over to our Night's Watch."
He recognized them as the tax guards unique to King's Landing. Because they targeted merchants, their reputation among ordinary people was much better than the Gold Cloaks.
The young officer asked, "Child! Is what he said true?" His gaze was fixed on Arya.
Arya only considered for half a second: "It's true, thank you for your concern, sirs."
The young officer: "Very well, you may leave. Night's Watch brother, King's Landing has been uneasy lately, please do not do anything outside your identity."
"Thank you for the reminder." Yoren heard the implication in his words and quickly took Arya away.
After the two had gone a distance, one of them asked, "Willy, are we just going to let them go? The higher-ups specifically requested that we pay attention to that child."
Willy: "The Lord's command is only to ensure her safety in King's Landing. As long as her life is not threatened, we don't need to take action. She and that crow clearly know each other, they naturally have a way to get her out of the city." In fact, Liu Yuan's people had discovered Arya as soon as she escaped from the Red Keep and even helped her deal with the guards. At first, Liu Yuan wanted to arrange for Arya to come to Thistle Town. But according to intelligence, the little girl was actually very adapted to this kind of escape life, and seemed to be doing well. Liu Yuan changed his mind and only asked people to secretly ensure her safety.
Yoren led Arya through the streets and alleys, whispering to her about some things: "Remember, your current identity is an orphan, no one will care about an orphan's background. The road back to Beijing is very long. The people traveling with you are not good people. Be careful to protect yourself, you need to take a boy's name."
"Alex, or you can call me Ali. I've been using this name for a while." Arya was still thinking about the scene just now.
Yoren said with satisfaction, "Very good! It seems you already know how to protect yourself. This time I got more than 30 people, including adults and children. Your father gave me a bracelet, which also allows me to recruit people from the prison. There are no honor-minded noble young masters here. They are all a bunch of damned bastards! They will not hesitate to grab you and take you to the new king for a reward. Try to talk less with these people, follow them to deserted places. Otherwise, I can only lock you in a cage."
After a while, they arrived near the Iron Gate. There were quite a few people in the crow's team, many of whom were newcomers he had recruited from the south. There were also hired cart drivers, and the temporary camp was a mess.
After Yoren gave a few simple instructions, he went to get busy. Arya was naturally arranged in the pile of young people. There were many dirty children like him, most of them around 12-14 years old. As soon as he arrived, several boys stared at him. A little chubby boy pushed him arrogantly: "Hey, newbie. Do you know the rules?"
The others also blocked her way from behind, saying in a mean way: "Boy, you better hand over anything good you have, otherwise Hot Pie will beat you up!"
Arya had seen this kind of bullying of newcomers a lot in the slums recently. Basically, a beating would solve it. Arya didn't say much: "That's great, I can beat people too." She raised her leg and kicked him in the abdomen, and the blond boy fell directly to the ground. Arya raised her left leg and kneed him in the face.
She grabbed the hair of the person next to her and gave him two hard right hooks, causing his nose to bleed, and finally added a jab. Then she turned around and stared at the little chubby boy, Hot Pie, who subconsciously took a few steps back. As if feeling ashamed, he spread his arms and lunged forward fiercely, a common crouching tackle in street fights.
The little chubby boy was two heads taller than Arya, and his weight was incomparable. Arya naturally leaned back, put her hands on the ground, and gave a skyward kick. She kicked Hot Pie hard in the chest and chin, sending him flying and knocking over a pile of debris.
Arya did a carp jump and stood up, looking at the last little guy. He had a wooden stick in his hand, and the boy hesitated for a long time. Finally, with a tangled expression, he picked up the wooden stick and hit his head twice, "Bang Bang", threw away the wooden stick and said, "I'm sorry, I was wrong. Please let me go." After saying that, he ran away without looking back.
His series of骚操作 stunned Arya. She had fought so many times, but she could actually do this! She learned something new.
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