Soul echo

Chapter 158 Montreux
Lake Lemenus is a moraine lake, and the thousands of hectares of lake water are like a crystal mirror, magnificent and pleasant.

The water of the lake is surprisingly blue, just like the blue sky.

Surrounded by thousands of mountains, it seems to be guarded, adding a touch of solemnity and sanctity to it.

The air by the lake is a little bit cold, this is because the season is already approaching winter, and in about half a month, it will be winter.

According to that god, the trailer for the next chapter will probably be released in the near future, and I don't know if I can see it when I get to Montreux...

No matter which route you take, you will encounter Lake Lemonus first, because Zhong Ye and the others do not know the direct road from Valais to Montreux. Head north along the lake.

Montreux is on the shore of Lake Lemenus, located in the north-west direction of Valais. After they set off from Valais, they have been heading northwest. Le.

When they arrived at the shore of Lake Lemonus, Zhong Ye and the others finally saw people again.

Scattered villages dotted the lakeside. Along the way along the lakeside, they encountered many villages, most of which had a population of only a dozen households, and a few had only a few families living together, and they were not even considered villages. settlements.

The villagers make a living from fishing, and they also grow some vegetables on the land outside the village.

Having said that, these villages are not very backward, because some caravans will walk along the lakeside and travel between cities. An outsider like Zhong Ye.

As Zhong Ye and the others headed north, the mountains in the distance were also approaching them.

Just two days after walking out of the mountains, Zhong Ye and the others entered the middle of the mountains again, only walking on the edge, without being blocked by many mountains.

On the tenth day after leaving Valais, they came to the shores of Lake Lemenus. On the 12th day, they stepped into the mountains again, and on the 13th day, they finally met other humans.

—It was a caravan from Montreux!
But it's not the 'Lake of Chiyon', it's just a temporary team formed by traveling merchants.

"Are you going to Montreux?"

The traveling merchant team showed quite a surprised expression when they met Zhong Ye and the others, because they rarely met people other than merchants on this road, and even if there were adventurers and mercenaries, they were also guards of the caravan. Move with the caravan.

Because Zhong Ye and the others were only two of them, even though Zhong Ye looked a bit tough, there was still a little girl by his side, so the traveling merchant team contacted them without much hesitation.

Of course, it is not known whether they have other ideas.

Caravans and caravans meet on the road, although most of the time they do not make any contact, but sometimes, one or both parties have the willingness to trade, and they will send people to negotiate with the other party. At the agreed place, bring your own goods and trade directly on the road.

The same is true when meeting adventurers, mercenaries and the like, but compared to other merchants, caravans on the road seldom contact them, let alone communicate with them.

It's just that Zhong Ye and Lilian don't look very dangerous, and the traveling merchant team is willing to contact them.

——Sometimes, the goods that can be sold are not only physical objects, but information is also a kind of goods.

"Walking along the lake, you can reach Montreux in less than two days."

Zhong Ye bought some commodities from them as gifts, and the traveling merchant team told Zhong Ye the news.

Although the adventurer in front of him used coins from other countries, they were still silver, and they were still officially minted.

"But what are you doing in Montreux at this time?" A traveling merchant asked curiously.

As soon as he opened his mouth, he was stared at by others, and realized that he had said something wrong, so he shrank his neck.

Zhong Ye's heart sank, "Has anything happened in Montreux recently?"

Seeing that the traveling merchants were silent, he took out a gold coin from his wallet, "Whoever tells me, this will belong to him."

As soon as Zhong Ye finished speaking, a traveling merchant said quickly: "The lord of Montreux is dead, it is said that he was assassinated, and now there is a strict investigation of foreigners, whether they are foreigners who were there before, or Afterwards, foreigners who go in will be checked, we ran faster, and ran out after getting the news, otherwise we would probably have to peel off a layer of skin."

Others also had regretful expressions on their faces. It wasn't that they didn't want to say it, they just didn't catch up.

With a flick of his finger, Zhong Ye flicked the gold coin into the traveling merchant's hand a few meters away.

Holding the gold coin, Youshang smiled happily, put it to his mouth and took a bite to confirm the authenticity of the gold coin.

Zhong Ye and the others bid farewell to the traveling merchant team, and continued to go north along the lake.

"Teacher, let's just go there, are we really okay?" Lilian was a little worried.

After listening to Traveling Merchants, she always felt that something was wrong with the situation in Montreux. If they passed now, they would probably be censored as well.

And judging from the tone of the merchant, the guy who censors foreigners should not be a good role to deal with.

With Zhong Ye's temperament, she was a little afraid that if those people did anything wrong and angered Zhong Ye, Zhong Ye might conflict with those people, and then the two of them might be wanted by Montreux.

——Lilian never thought about the possibility that Zhong Ye would be defeated by those people. In her eyes, Zhong Ye could already close a door to the abyss, so it was obviously not a big problem to deal with a group of noble private soldiers.

If they were wanted by Montreux, it would be extremely difficult to spy on the caravan.

Based on her understanding of Zhong Ye, Zhong Ye is extremely persistent, even stubborn, as long as he believes in something, he will unswervingly carry it out.

Like now, Zhong Ye has made finding the cultists one of his goals, so he will definitely not let go of the suspected target of 'Xiyong's Lake', and must investigate to find out.

"Don't worry, although I'm persistent, I'm not dead-hearted. I know what flexibility is."

Zhong Ye shook his head and said: "Based on my relationship with the major churches and the Adventurer's House, if those guys act recklessly, I will let the church intervene, and I will not act recklessly—unless what those guys have done has touched my bottom line .”

No matter how displeased, the aristocrats are still the rulers of the secular world. If the situation had not developed to the point of getting out of hand, Zhong Ye would not have personally acted.

Having said that, Lilian was still a little uneasy.

It's just that Zhong Ye has made up his mind to go to Montreux, and she can't stop it.

Feeling worried, they headed north all the way, because their footsteps were much faster than that of the traveling merchant team, and they arrived in Montreux in only one day.

Standing on the hill in the distance and looking at the small city, not only Zhong Ye, but even Lilian could see that there were many soldiers guarding the city gate, and all personnel entering and leaving the city gate would be inspected by them.

With the quality of soldiers in this era, those who enter and leave the city are not guaranteed to be made things difficult.

Businessmen could be blackmailed, women molested.

The adventurer will be held at the muzzle of their guns and groped all over the body, which is regarded as humiliation.

This always grumpy group could only dare not speak out at this time, because they were being pointed at by the muzzles of more than a dozen guns. As long as they moved, if any gun went off, they would die.

Only when facing rich businessmen and clergymen will they restrain themselves a little, and the rest of the time it can be said that they are almost unscrupulous.

Just seeing this, Zhong Ye and Lilian felt the low pressure in the city.

"Teacher..." Lilian felt a little panicked in her heart.

She had already seen dark clouds gathering on Zhong Ye's face, because those crazy guys didn't even spare the little girl.

She is not worried about herself now, but the soldiers at the city gate.

"go!"

Zhong Ye coldly highlighted a word, and walked towards the city.

Lilian pursed her lips slightly and buried her head to follow.

Those guys, just ask for luck...

(End of this chapter)