bookcurios Chapter 287 Choice
Chapter 287 Choice
"stop!"
A furious shout rang out, and the girl's heart tightened upon hearing it.
Sure enough, when she turned around, she saw several guards running towards her.
This action instantly woke the girl up. No matter what her grandfather was like, she didn't want to see him being taken away by these guys. So, ignoring what her grandfather was saying, she pushed him and started running again.
The rumbling of wheels came again, and the old man and the girl started moving again, but how could the girl's short legs outrun the young and strong soldier?
Before long, the soldiers caught up with the girl, and the two sides, who had differing opinions, began to pull at each other.
"Let go of my grandfather! Let go! Let go!"
The soldiers weren't so bad; when the girl pushed them, they simply pulled her away.
They knew the little girl wanted to protect her grandfather, but rules are rules, and they would be punished if they failed to bring the offerings back.
Just as the girl's grandfather was about to be taken away by the soldiers, the man in black robes hiding in the alley could no longer contain himself and immediately tried to stop them.
But before he could move, a fleshy hand pressed down on his shoulder.
"Wait a minute, look over there."
The man in black robes turned his head in confusion, only to find that a person fully equipped with heavy armor had suddenly appeared in the middle of the road.
That is........
....................
"What are you doing!"
A shout stopped the guards who were dragging the old man, and everyone looked over to see Knight slowly approaching.
"grown ups."
As the newly appointed city lord of the seventh city, Knight's appearance was naturally already familiar to all the law enforcement personnel in the city, so as soon as Knight spoke, everyone stopped what they were doing.
"What are you doing? Why are you bullying them!"
Knight was furious, and his sense of justice made his voice rise a few decibels. His loud voice made the ears of the guards who were close to him go numb, and the soldiers trembled.
"We are collecting offerings."
Even so, they still told the truth about what they were doing. After all, they followed proper procedures, and there was absolutely no intention of bullying them...
This sentence immediately silenced Knight. As the new city lord, he naturally knew what tribute meant, and in fact, deep down he strongly resisted this rule.
He couldn't bring himself to sacrifice the minority to save the majority, which contradicted his beliefs, but he also couldn't bear to let the majority be devoured by sandworms.
Knight, who had initially rebuked the guards out of a sense of justice, suddenly hesitated after hearing these words.
Do I really have to do this...?
Knight had never found making choices so difficult. He subconsciously wanted to find someone to rely on, someone to help him make decisions.
"Dopp..."
Knight whispered a name he didn't even know why he was calling, his expression becoming confused.
"grown ups......."
Seeing Knight remain silent, the guards exchanged glances, then, with a tacit understanding, began to lift the old man again.
"grandfather!"
The girl panicked again. She had thought this righteous knight could save them, but she never expected that he was in cahoots with these guys.
The girl glared at Knight, who froze, turning his head away as if to avoid the situation.
Seeing this, the girl didn't say anything more, but started tugging at the guards again. This time, Knight didn't stop her, but he didn't get involved either; he just stood there, stunned.
However, at that moment, a whooshing sound suddenly came from afar, and a steel fork gleaming with cold light flew straight toward a guard.
Although he was in a daze, Knight's fighting instincts were still there, and he quickly sensed the danger, so he grabbed behind him with one hand without hesitation.
boom!
A slamming sound rang out, and the steel fork was instantly knocked away, spinning back to its original position. At the same moment, a figure in black robes darted out from the alley and caught the steel fork.
Snapped!
"Who are you!"
Knight stared seriously at the guy who had suddenly appeared, and the hilt of the sword held by the armored man tightened his grip.
The man in black robes did not reply, but after a brief pause, he suddenly charged at Knight.
Knight's eyes narrowed. He was naturally not afraid of this villain who had suddenly appeared, and immediately drew his sword and charged forward.
boom! ! !
The two collided, unleashing a powerful shockwave. Sparks flew, and neither was willing to back down.
Just then, a strange movement suddenly came from behind Knight.
"who!!!"
The guards cried out in alarm. Knight swept the man in black robes away, then looked behind him and saw a squinty-eyed fat man jogging along.
The squinty-eyed fat man ran up to the group, then raised his hand and waved it. His sleeves instantly opened and grew larger, and a gust of evil wind arose, sweeping all the guards down.
"Come in."
As the squinty-eyed fat man uttered something, his open sleeve instantly enveloped the grandfather and grandson, swallowing them into its confines.
Knight felt a surge of tension upon seeing this, not from the panic caused by the disappearance of the offerings, but from the worry caused by the stranger swallowing the grandfather and grandson.
Even if he hesitates about the old man, he would still step in without hesitation if the girl is in danger.
But he was willing but powerless, as a steel fork came straight at him, forcing him to defend himself.
boom!
"You go first..."
With a fork, he restrained Knight. Then, the sable looked at the squinty-eyed fat man, preparing to tell him to go first. But before he could finish speaking, the squinty-eyed fat man blurted out a sentence.
"I'm leaving now, remember to catch up after you're done!"
After saying that, it ran off in a flash, without any hesitation or politeness towards the ferret.
"This guy....."
Seeing the squinty-eyed fat man's actions, the ferret's face twitched, but he had no time to pay attention to the squinty-eyed fat man who had slipped away, because he felt Knight trembling in front of him.
The ferret knew this wasn't fear, but rather...
anger!
"Why! Why hurt innocent people!"
"If you have any complaints, just take them out on me!!"
"You bunch..."
"Evildoer!"
boom!
Knight swept the weasel away with a single sword strike, and the eerie red light flashing on his mask was exactly the same as that of Gija.