"Don't move! ... Lisadiran, disarm them."
This woman's status was obviously higher than those female warriors. After she was caught by Leon, those female warriors stopped besieging Risadilan and instead surrounded Leon. It seemed that they didn't want the woman in brocade robe to come to any harm.
Lisadilan, holding the Noldor sword in his hand, slowly approached the female warriors and took the swords from their hands.
The female warriors did not move and allowed Risadilan to take away their weapons one by one.
Then Risadiran took off the quivers from their waists and put them on his back.
Leon clearly saw that two female warriors seemed to blush - probably at this time they saw the face of Risadilan hidden in the hood, and the handsome elf was unbuckling their belts...
Ok, just the quiver belt…
But as the Noldor elves took away their quivers and weapons and left them, the female warriors seemed to be reluctant to leave...
Unfortunately, Lisa Dilan clearly showed his disgust and even wiped his hands.
The lord couldn't understand the train of thought of these women. They would get stars in their eyes when they saw handsome guys. He almost didn't believe that these people were chasing him.
He looked at the woman in brocade robes and asked, "Are you from Milgan's group? Who asked you to hunt us down?"
The woman blinked and smiled dryly: "Sir, I don't know anything..."
At this time, the two cavalry units finally caught up here, dispersed two hundred meters apart, and surrounded the small chariot formation that Eric had urgently arranged.
No wonder the enemy wanted to double-team him just now... Looking at the enemy's all-around encirclement, Li Ang realized that these enemies probably didn't want anyone on his side to escape? !
"Eric, tie her up."
Since the woman refused to cooperate, the lord was too lazy to ask any more questions.
Anyway, Li Ang at least knew that those female warriors were protecting her, which meant that this woman's identity was rather special and she might be an important character.
Eric tied up the woman quickly and tightly, and it seemed that he was quite skilled at tying people up.
When he kidnapped someone, he also took advantage of her, and he didn't hide from her at all - this guy has been single for 30 years, and he is obviously a little jealous of Milgan, so this behavior is understandable...
Of course, every soldier does this when they tie up a woman these days, and some do even more extreme things, but that's not easy to describe.
Soon there was another large cloud of dust in the distance, and Milgan returned with his men.
"Asshole! Let her go, or none of you will survive!"
Seeing the woman in brocade robe being tied up, Milgan seemed a little exasperated .
"If you let her go, will you let me live? Milgan, right? Who sent you to kill me?"
Li Ang curled his lips and frowned at Milgan's horse armor.
The horse armor was very exquisite, with a clear griffin emblem on it. It must have belonged to the Order of the Griffin.
"Baron Leon, if you let her go, I will not hunt you down again! I swear on the honor of the Griffin Sword!"
Milgan still didn't answer. His face turned grim. He got off his horse and walked to the front of the team.
"Milgan, are you drunk? To which woman did you swear last time?"
Li Ang almost thought he was hallucinating.
A dandy surrounded by women swore...
Which man would believe it?
Eric said quietly, "My lord, maybe he is right - he probably means that he himself will not hunt us down, but his women will..."
But Milgan seemed very serious. Hearing this, he took off his helmet and looked at Eric, then turned around and ordered: "Everyone get off the horse! Drive the horses away!"
All the members of the Sword of the Griffin mercenaries dismounted obediently and drove the horses away from them.
This is quite sincere performance.
"Sir Leon, I may be a playboy, but my oath is always valid!"
Mirgan spread his hands to the Lord: "You can take your people away from here and let her go. We can't chase you now."
Li Ang was silent for two seconds, then suddenly laughed.
"Ha... Milgan, does your mercenary group have no credibility? You accepted the mission to kill me, but you let me go without keeping your word... Tell me, should I trust your credibility as the leader of the mercenary group, or should I trust your current oath?"
The lord shook his head, obviously not believing what this playboy said.
Milgan's behavior can only mean one thing - this woman is quite important.
Then we definitely can’t let her go!
At this time, the woman spoke: "Baron Leon, I am Nelda Horton, you'd better let me go... otherwise you can't bear my father's wrath."
Li Ang was stunned.
Horton?
"Madam Nelda...Who is the Duke of Alma to you?"
Li Ang felt that his inadvertent decision to risk his life had probably helped him grab a talisman.
But there is no doubt that the current situation is purely luck.
Leon turned back, originally just wanting to hold out here for a few hours, waiting for the escorts from the Fierce Lion City to arrive, or waiting for the troops of other lords to pass by - this is a main road, there will be people coming here.
But Li Ang really didn't expect to catch such a big fish!
"That's my father. I'm the eldest daughter of the Horton family. Baron Leon, I'm not from the Griffin Sword. You can't use me to threaten Milgan. He's a playboy and won't care about me..."
But before Nelda could finish her words, she saw Milgan throw away his helmet, rush to Leon's horse and block his way.
"Sir Leon, Nelda is innocent. She is not from my mercenary group... Let her go. I can replace her with myself!"
This woman just said that Milgan wouldn't care, but he immediately offered to take her place...
Leon glanced at Nelda.
Nelda's face was already filled with the look of being intoxicated with love...
"Milgan, you want to kill me because it's your job, I don't blame you... but you're not the Duke's daughter, it's useless for me to catch you. Besides, she doesn't look that innocent..."
Li Ang said as he called out to Eric: "Let's go!"
Seeing that Leon seemed to really intend to tie the man up and leave, Milgan seemed a little anxious and quickly whistled to call his horse.
His men followed suit and whistled. Just half a minute later, the horses that had been driven aside ran back quickly.
It seems that their driving the horses away was just a cover, and the horses could come back to them at any time.
A large group of cavalry surrounded the convoy again.
"It seems that you don't care that much about Ms. Nelda..."
Li Ang had a gloomy face and asked his brothers to guard the convoy again.
Milgan's face was uncertain, he was a little anxious now, not knowing whether he should force his way into the battle.
He knew that a noble lord like Leon would not easily harm aristocratic women, but if their lives were threatened, that might not be the case.
Originally, Milgan's arrangement was already quite appropriate...
The two hundred-man teams compressed the space on both sides. If anyone on Li Ang's side fell behind or was separated from them, the two hundred-man teams could also send out men to kill them.
He himself led a large force to pursue from behind following the wheel tracks.
The Sword of the Griffin Mercenaries are all cavalry, and this is a plan that can capture Leon's caravan of only sixty people in one fell swoop. Even if Leon tells all his men to split up and run, it is unlikely that they can escape.
But who could have thought that Leon would suddenly make a comeback, make a detour through the wilderness to bypass himself, and return to the foot of the Goddess Mountain to capture Nelda - this was a completely unexpected accident that no one had expected, not even Leon himself.
And this woman has a special identity, it would be very troublesome if something happened to her...
Although Li Ang's men were not numerous, they had a lot of carriages, and the chariot formation looked very stable - using chariot formations to defend against horse thieves was the transport team's most skilled business...
So now Milgan could only surround Leon and think of a solution with a frown on his face.
A brief standoff ensued between the two sides.
But this confrontation was beneficial to Li Ang, as he wanted to buy time.
Not long after, some convoys arrived from the direction of Sarleon City. It was already morning, and the escorts from Sarleon City were rushing here in batches to join the group.
This place was not far from Sarleon City. Soon, convoys with three flags erected approached here one after another.
Most of the escorts were experienced mercenaries. Seeing this situation, they would not rush over rashly . They stopped a few hundred meters away and quickly gathered together.
In fact, when Milgan saw more convoys with the same flag coming, he realized that his temporary business could no longer be completed.
Right now, the total number of people in the convoys with three baron flags that Milgan saw, plus the people around Leon, has exceeded three hundred.
Li Ang has far more people than expected, and they cannot be killed in a short time. This location is too close to Lieshi City and Qicha Fortress, and there will be military patrols at any time.
If they really fight desperately, it is hard to say whether they can kill Le Ang, but the Griffin Sword Mercenary Group will definitely suffer huge losses.
Even if they succeeded, they would face retaliation from at least three baronies - with so many people, it would be impossible to kill them all, and many would surely run away and report back.
The reward of 50,000 dinars was indeed tempting, but it was not worth taking such a big risk, and Igor didn't even pay the deposit.
Although Mirgan was greedy, he was not stupid. He was not sure whether Igor would fulfill . He even felt that he might have been deceived by taking on this task - maybe this was Igor's conspiracy to kill his Griffin Sword Mercenary Group.
Judging from the continuous emergence of people under Baron Leon, this possibility is quite high, and Milgan is a little reluctant to get involved in this mess.
It would be more profitable to help King Ulric capture the Noldor girls. Success would mean hundreds of thousands or even millions of dinars, and the risk might even be smaller than this.
After all, compared to Igor, King Ulrik is more trustworthy.
"Sir Leon, let's make a deal..."
Mirgan approached Leon while cursing Igor.
Of course, Leon also saw that his convoy had gathered a few hundred meters away. Under such circumstances, Milgan certainly wanted to negotiate sincerely.
Of course, negotiations must be held, and the lord does not want to waste time here.
"Milgan, you have to tell me first, who hired you to kill me?"
"It's Igor. Of course, it's probably not him... I think it's Prince Alanric. Igor is his uncle."
Milgan seems to be very happy now. After all, since the deposit has been confiscated, he can completely give up this mission.
"Do you know why?"
Leon remembered that when he left White Hart Castle, Amy reminded him that the king's son Alanric lived in the Old Noble House.
Could it be that this prince...
"I don't know, and I don't want to know... Lord Leon, what I want to say is - I will give up this mission and escort you to Changhe Town, but you have to release Nelda after we get to a safe place. You should be relieved once we get to Changhe Town, right? I don't want to deal with you anymore."
Milgan was indeed planning to give up the chase.
"But I'm not sure about you, Milgan. How about this... You disarm and join my team, so it will be easier for you to take care of Nelda. I will also join your team without any weapons, and let your men keep an eye on me - this way everyone will be at ease, what do you think?"
Li Ang also knew that Milgan probably did not lie this time, but the words of such a person were not very trustworthy, so the lord gave a plan that both sides would be assured of.
But both leaders have to take huge risks...
However, Mirgan did not hesitate this time, and seemed to appreciate Leon's idea: "Sir Leon is indeed a fair and brave man... We should have been friends. Then it's a deal, we will be each other's hostages!"
After saying that, he threw away his weapon, mounted his horse and walked to the front of the chariot formation.
The lord also walked out of the chariot formation without any weapons on him.
"Milgan, by the way, where did you get these equipment?"
Leon asked as he walked past Milgan, this was really just out of curiosity.
"They are all spoils of war... Never mind, I can tell you the truth. I found them in an abandoned ruin more than ten years ago. That should be the base of the Ancient Griffin Knights. It was because of the discovery of these fine equipments that my adventure group became the 'Griffin Sword' mercenary group... Of course, it doesn't sound very nice to say that they were picked up, so I usually say they are spoils of war."
Mirgan wanted to answer casually, but probably out of respect for a brave noble, he shook his head and told the truth.
Apparently, there was a reason why Forcher didn't find anything in the ruins...
The ruins have existed for more than a hundred years, so it is not surprising that they were found by others and emptied out first.
Moreover, Milgan's men were all adventurers and explorers, and his team had previously been an adventure group - it was indeed reasonable for such a professional exploration team to find the ruins first.
"Is that ruin near Kwen Village?"
Leon nodded and smiled at Milgan.
"Mr. Leon actually knows that place?"
Mirgan looked at Leon again with some surprise, and fixed his gaze on the griffin flag thoughtfully: "Griffin emblem... could it be..."
"I won't return the sword you dropped last night. It's my trophy."
Li Ang interrupted Milgan.
Milgan paused, then shook his head and said seriously: "Of course. You knocked my sword off last night, so the sword belongs to you. I am a principled knight. Although many people are slandering me, I at least respect the rules of knights. Even though my mercenary group suffered a lot of losses last night, it is my responsibility and I will not blame anyone. I know you also lost some men last night, but again, that is your responsibility. We originally had no personal grudges, and I did not intend to be your enemy. After all, I am just a mercenary group that does things for money."
Li Ang nodded and said nothing more.
Milgan was right, he was just a mercenary leader who did the job for money, and there was no enmity between him and him.
The deaths and injuries of subordinates are indeed the leader's responsibility and cannot be blamed on others.
The real enemy is not Mirgan, but Igor or Alanric.
The following day was a strange experience for both teams - they now each carried their own hostages and set out on the journey together.
The hostages on both sides were treated with courtesy, and Li Ang once again enjoyed the corruption without having to do anything...
Although Leon's men were jealous of Milgan, they not only did not embarrass him, but were also quite polite to him - perhaps Eric and the escorts also wanted to learn the special skills of this old hand in the world of women...
They watched Milgan coax Nelda along the way, and watched their relationship quickly heat up.
But it is very likely that this is a one-sided feeling on Nelda's part.
A day later, the two troops crossed the foggy no-man's land and arrived near Kwen.
The large army needed to rest, so they set up camps on both sides. Mirgan and Leon almost came to the two camps at the same time.
Both sides seemed to want to say something.
Milgan waved his hand and asked the female explorers behind Leon to stay away, probably because he had something confidential to say.
Seeing this, Li Ang also asked Eric and others to step back.
The two began to chat alone.
"Sir Leon, we should be able to reach Changhe Town tomorrow night. But I want to ask you for a favor... I want to send someone to send Nelda back to Lion Lake City now. I will remain in your team as a hostage, so you should be able to rest assured."
Milgan actually used honorifics.
If you want to send Nelda to Lion Lake City, you should go north from Kwen Village, and Leon needs to release Nelda directly here.
"Why? You need to explain it to me clearly..."
Li Ang didn't want to cause any trouble.
"I don't mean anything else, but you may not know that Nelda is the wife of Grandron, the flag bearer of the First Flag Guard of Lion Lake City. She can't go to Changhe Town with me... She originally came out to see me secretly in the name of visiting Duke Alma in Sarleon City. Now the Duke has returned to Lion Lake City, and I must send her back quickly."
Mirgan looked around to make sure no one else nearby could hear him, then whispered the reason to Leon.
"Hiss... you are really good! I thought you were only pursuing Archduke Alma's daughter, but I never thought you were actually hooking up with someone else's wife... You are worthy of being the famous Knight of Flowers..."
Li Ang shook his head and gave a thumbs up to express his admiration.
That's true. Nelda is two years older than Fawcett. In that era, most noble women of this age would have already married and had children.