Chapter 4 Chapter 4 Pianpian Envoy Comes from the West
But it is said that when Segolena was about to drown in the water cave, he hit hard and broke the rock wall.It turned out that this place was close to the hillside, and the rock wall was very thin. When Segolena hit it, the water suddenly had a vent, and it rushed into a waterfall, jetting down from the cliff in mid-air.Segolena was already submerged, dizzy and dizzy. Shocked by the current, his feet were unsteady, and he also gushed out of the crack between the cliffs along with the torrent.He spun a few times in mid-air, and heard the wind whistling in his ears, before he could open his eyes, he landed heavily on a bush with a "bang".
After a long while, Segolena managed to get up, only to feel sore limbs, and his heart was still beating non-stop.It was really dangerous to the extreme just now, thanks to his magical skills, otherwise, he would have become a ghost in the water in this mountain, and no one would know about it.
Segolena was shocked, and checked her body briefly. Fortunately, there were only a few scratches, and the dagger, wooden staff, and the hare skin wrapped in it were all there, and they had not been removed.He stood up and looked up, but saw that under the bright sun, the surrounding mountains were of different heights, green or green; in the distance a big river was sparkling, meandering among the mountains, and the sound of splashing water could be faintly heard; Several hills at the foot are stacked like ladders, and the bumps are progressive until the top of the mountain, with an extremely wide field of vision.He couldn't help being overjoyed, knowing that he had left the valley and returned to the world.
Segolena was ecstatic in his heart, and the panic he had just forgotten was long gone. He yelled and burst into tears on the hillside, and turned dozens of somersaults, scaring the birds in the surrounding trees all flew away.He simply didn't know what to do, so he hoped that someone would come and talk to him.Suddenly he remembered that he doubted God just now in the water cave, and hurriedly knelt down on the ground and prayed sincerely, begging the Lord for forgiveness.
After tossing and tossing for a long time, Segolena was so tired that he lay down in the grass and found some wild fruits and flying insects to eat.He chewed the crispy wild fruit, touched his waist inadvertently, was suddenly startled, and quickly fell to his knees, untied the bag sewed in the hare skin and opened it.It didn't matter when he opened it, his face was ashen and his limbs were cold: it turned out that although the hare skin was coated with a layer of grease, it was not waterproof after all, and the sheepskin roll inside had been completely soaked by the flooding just now.He quickly peeled off the pasted sheepskin scroll page by page, and suddenly found that the handwriting inside had been soaked into a ball of paste, which was hard to read.The original martial arts classics of the legendary book "The Proverbs of Two Snakes" vanished into thin air and disappeared.
Segolena regretted it too late, but in that situation, there was no other way to bring it out.He thought to himself, I have memorized this book by heart, and when I went to Suceava to find the man, I would silently give him a copy on the spot, which would be regarded as fulfilling my father's errand.He has no experience in the world, and only thinks this book is a literacy textbook that records some good functions. It is a pity that it is drowned, but he can't really appreciate its value;Segolena re-rolled the parchment and still carried it in his bosom, with a short sword on his waist and a green whistle, leaning on his wooden staff and looking at the river.
Brother Kavana once told him that if you go out of the valley, you only need to find the Siret River and go upstream to Suceava.Keeping his teacher's teaching in mind, he walked for about half a day, and he saw a shallow mountain road on the right bank of the big river.He looked at the sun to determine the direction, and headed south along this road.Even if the river is not the Siret River, you can always come across pedestrian villages along the road, and you will have a place to ask for directions.
Segolena received a lot of lessons from the monks in the valley and instilled a lot of knowledge.However, these learnings are all based on the monk's mouth, but Segolena has never seen it with her own eyes, and can only imagine it.This time he left the valley and entered the world, when he thought that many things and doubts could be confirmed, he felt eager to try, with infinite expectations, and he walked very happily along the way.This place still belongs to the Kodrenisbo mountain area, with continuous peaks, sometimes pedestrians have to temporarily give up walking along the river, and climb several mountains before returning to the riverside.The Siret River flows along the mountains, and there are several waterfalls in the middle, so the waterway is also impassable.
Segolena turned over a mountain ridge, and suddenly heard shouts from a distance.He has excellent hearing, and immediately heard several men arguing, and there was a faint sound of metal clashing, his curiosity was immediately aroused, he immediately lowered his body, and slowly approached from the grass.
I saw a few horses parked on the downhill of the mountain road, and four men stood in the middle of the road, facing each other.One of them is a young black-haired swordsman, wearing leather armor, holding a straight steel sword with sawtooth on the side, and a striking blue bell flower on his chest; the other three men are all dressed in the same, half Gray turbans wrapped their heads, and they were dressed in front-opening Arabic cloth robes with slender trousers. Everyone was holding a crescent-shaped machete.
The fattest one among the three, who seemed to be the leader, shouted at the young man in Turkish, "You little pagan thief! You actually assassinated the envoy of the Sultan on the way. Could it be that you got impatient?" The young man couldn't understand. What they said, they just waved their steel swords and sneered in Moldovan: "I, Moldova, is independent from the world, and everyone knows it. The Ottoman Sultan is not greedy enough, and he has a heart of coveting. All the people of Suceava, people People can be punished!"
A man muttered something to the messenger, presumably it was an interpreter.The envoy was furious after hearing this, and said angrily: "I, Ottoman Turkey, is blessed by Allah, and His Majesty Murad is the destiny! Even Byzantium trembles under the sharp edge of the crescent flag, and you, a small country, are only one!" fart!"
The young man heard that the words were not good, let alone said more, shouted: "I would rather die than maintain my own self-reliance!" and chopped off with a sword.Seeing how ferocious he came, the envoy cursed and greeted the two guards with machetes.
When the swords collided, they clanged.This young man's swordsmanship is very good, one sword against three swords, and he can even match a tie.The three envoys were not ordinary hands either, the Turkish scimitar was originally a weapon for horses, the blade was arched outwards, and when the two horses missed each other, it could cut through the enemy's body. No reduction.
The young people were able to fight evenly at the beginning, but later on they gradually showed a tendency to fail, all supported by a burst of blood.On the other hand, the three envoys were full of energy, cutting, slashing, hooking, and turning the four major scimitar tricks that dazzled the eyes, and they greeted the young people.The young man couldn't dodge in time, with a "hissing", the sleeve of his right hand was hooked by the machete, and blood was dripping for a moment.
The envoy laughed loudly and chattered, not knowing whether it was prayer or cursing.The young man endured the pain and continued to fight endlessly.Segolena could see from the side that this man was definitely not the opponent of the three envoys, but he had occasional flashes of inspiration in his sword skills, showing extremely brilliant skills, forcing the three Turkish envoys to retreat. An undefeated situation.Since Juegu Kaimeng, this was the first time Segolena had seen someone fight. He felt curious, and only hoped that this person would hold on for a while longer, and then perform a few more wonderful sword moves of the fire dragon.
The young man kept fighting for a long time, and the leader of the envoy was also a little irritable, and whistled.The three shouted in unison: "Allah is the greatest!" The two rolled on the ground and chopped off his ankle with a scimitar.The young man reacted extremely quickly and immediately backed away.Segolena couldn't help but said in surprise: "Not good!" He saw that the three envoys were using false moves, and after forcing the enemy to retreat, they would immediately follow up with extremely powerful counter moves.
This is a trick created by Malik Adil, a famous general under the command of Saladin. It is called "The Virtue of Allah". It is based on the sentence "The virtue of Allah is widened by it" in the Qur'an. It can be performed by two, three or four people. Simultaneously, once it is launched, it will be like a desert storm, covering the sky and the sun, within ten steps of the opponent's body is within the range of the blade, and it is inevitable to avoid it.Since the Ayyubid Dynasty, all the soldiers in the Muslim world have practiced this skill, which made the European army suffer a lot.
It's a pity that it was too late for the young man to hear Segolena's warning. The three envoys hadn't used their moves at all, so they used the characteristics of the scimitar to lightly flip, and the three crescent moons slashed at the unsteady opponent together.Hearing a miserable cry, the young man fell to the ground, with deep gashs on his chest, lower abdomen, and right leg, and blood gushed out like a fountain.
The two followers stopped their hands with a smile, and the leader of the messenger looked gloomy, and shouted at the bushes where Segolena was hiding: "Which friend, come out and meet!" It turned out that he had heard Segolena's low cry. .
Segolena stood up from the grass, much to the surprise of the leader of the envoy.He previously thought that the person hiding was the young assassin's henchman, but he didn't expect it to be a blond boy.This young man was skinny, with long limbs and disheveled hair like a bird's nest. He was wearing a tattered jacket that didn't fit very well, with a short sword hanging from his waist and a dark wooden staff in his hand. He was dressed very strangely.
The leader envoy frowned, thinking that he was just a passing waif, and his vigilance was greatly reduced.He turned his head and ordered two subordinates: "Chop off the assassin's head, and take it to Suceava, and see who dares to refuse!" One of them responded, grabbed the young man's hair, drew his knife and to chop.They are used to being arrogant, killing someone is really a trivial matter, even if they are seen by others, they don't care.
Suddenly the blond boy said: "God has the virtue of being good, so why hurt his life." What he said was the words of advice that Brother Kavanagh used to say, but he used Greek.Ottoman Turkey has long had power in the Balkans, so the envoys can understand this to some extent.
When Brother Kavanagh was teaching geography, he told Segolena about the origin of Ottoman Turkey.The Ottoman Turks originally lived in Central Asia, and later moved to Anatolia, where Europe and Asia meet to avoid the Mongols. After hundreds of years of continuous invasion, they are now a great empire spanning Europe and Asia, and Islam is the state religion. , the forces spread all over the Near East, the Balkans, and the Black Sea, and no one dared to take the lead.He is a member of the Roman Catholic Church. Naturally, his narration has a bit of hostility and prejudice towards Muslim countries, and he regards them as a country of demons.The monk reminded Segolena to be very careful when he met the Turks.Segolena has a firm belief in God, but also has a lot of resentment towards those Muslims.As soon as I saw a real Turk here, I was very energetic.
The leader of the envoy said: "There is only one great god in this world. If you violate his will, you will pay with blood." Segolena said: "The Gospel of Mark says: Cherish every drop of human blood. You are so old, Don’t you even know?” One of these two people takes the Qur’an as his standard, and the other only obeys the words of the Bible.
One person said: "Why bother to say more, just kill him as well. Anyway, it's a pagan puppy, if you kill one more, Allah will surely approve it in heaven." The leader messenger nodded in agreement without bothering with Segolena .The man stepped forward and drew his knife to slash. Segolena felt a little scared when facing an enemy for the first time, and subconsciously pushed him on his chest with both palms.Hearing a "click", the man flew dozens of steps away like a kite with a broken string, his chest collapsed, and he could not survive.
This greatly exceeded everyone's expectations.Since he practiced, Segolena has often broken wood and broken rocks in Juegu, but he has never tried it on humans. At most, he can confirm it verbally with Brother Kavana. He did not expect that this light push would be so effective for humans. Power - he can even break the rock wall when he is in the water cave, how can a human rib be harder than a rock.
The leader's envoy and another follower changed color suddenly, drew out their scimitars one after another, and rushed towards them yelling.Segolena lifted the dagger upside down and started a ping-pong fight with them.
This was Segolena's first battle with the enemy, and his heart was equally divided between excitement and apprehension.The three of them fought for seven or eight rounds, the leader envoy felt that although the young man's internal strength was weird, his swordsmanship was really not that good, and he would be able to capture him within twenty moves.Segolena also felt the same way, this dagger was always difficult to wield, and he only avoided the enemy's fatal blow several times by relying on ghostly body skills.His internal strength is like fire, but the moves in his hands are unsatisfactory, because Brother Kavanagh can't move at the bottom of the abyss, and he can only explain the moves in words, it is difficult to teach by example, so naturally it is not easy to achieve success.
Feeling a little frustrated with the fight, he simply jumped up suddenly, and kicked the two of them with both legs in a row. Taking advantage of the opponent's offensive stagnation, he threw the dagger far away, and turned to face the enemy with his palm.Seeing Segolena suddenly abandoning his weapon, the leader's envoy thought that the other party had given up, so he swung his knife unceremoniously.Unexpectedly, this move has not yet been used, Segolena's palms have already closed from both sides of the blade, grabbing the scimitar abruptly.The crescent scimitar seemed to be cast into Cuiwei's boulder, it didn't move at all, no matter how hard it was, it was difficult to pull it out.The entourage saw that the leader was restrained, and was about to rescue him, Segolena's right foot kicked the door in the face. The poor entourage was repeatedly kicked by the footwork that implied inner strength, and his body shattered several times, and then he cried out. He groaned until he was in the grass by the side of the road, without any breath.
The leader envoy was shocked, he didn't even want the knife at the moment, he turned around and rushed to the horse a few steps away.Segolena picked up the scimitar and threw it at his back.This throw was as light as heavy, and it was infused with the superior mind of Xi's martial arts. The scimitar went straight like a flying arrow. The handle hangs outside.The leader envoy took the momentum and walked a few more steps, and when he was almost in front of the horse, he fell headlong and remained motionless.
Segolena killed three enemies in the first shot, which can be described as a complete victory.If Brother Kavanagh is by his side, he must advise a few words that human life is precious.It's just that the other party is also a desperado, either you die or I die; the second is that Segolena himself is still a child at heart, and since he has the ability in his hands, he can't help but want to give it a try.
But he said that after defeating the Turkish envoy, he walked over and looked down at the young assassin.The young man was lying on the side of the road, blood was flowing from three wounds on his body, and a pool of blood had gathered under his body, which was shocking to watch.Segolena didn't have any herbal medicine in his hand, so he tore off his clothes and wrapped them up for the young man. He went to touch the Turkish envoy and found a few bottles of ointment that could stop the bleeding.It's just that his wound was too wide and deep, the blood was rushing, the clothes were already soaked through, and the ointment was washed away as soon as it was applied.
The assassin struggled to open his eyes, grabbed Segolena's arm and panted vigorously, but blood poured out of his mouth, and the words he spoke were slurred.Segolena couldn't understand the Moldovan language, and said eagerly, "What are you talking about? I don't understand!" The assassin stretched out his finger again, pointing to the iris flower on his chest, and called him Suceava.Segolena said: "You mean, let me take this golden flower to Suceava and give it to your relatives?" He said and gestured, the young man nodded slightly, and his eyes began to dim.Segolena asked anxiously: "Who can I give it to? What is his name? Where does he live?" Before he finished his question, he suddenly felt his arms sink, and the assassin turned his head to one side, and died of anger. .
Segolena had no choice but to let go of the body.He took off the iris flower on the chest of the deceased and found that the flower was made of pure gold, with clear stamens and very delicate. He couldn't help saying to himself: "The teacher told me that there are many righteous men in Eastern Europe. In the past, the king of Hungary was converted to the holy religion. Rejection of Mongols has become a good story for a while. Unexpectedly, there are such righteous men who are not afraid of violence in this mountain!" He respectfully bowed to the corpse, put the golden flower into his arms, and suddenly felt that something was wrong.
At this time, half of his jacket had been torn off to stop the assassin's bleeding, and his trousers were even more torn, looking like a piece of dirty cloth.Originally, he was alone in the mountains, so he didn't think it was so ugly, but compared with the four dead people in front of him, especially when he was set off by the golden iris flower, he looked even more shabby.
The assassin's clothes were already stained with blood, Segolena searched around the three Turks.He saw that the collar of the leader's envoy was embroidered with silver thread, a few cat's-eye gemstones were adorned on the cuffs, and there was a small tassel of rope hanging near the collar.He didn't know the messenger's origin, but thought the clothes were really pretty, so he took them off and put them on himself.Segolena is tall, and the clothes of the chief envoy just fit well, but they are a little fat.He touched his disheveled blond hair, and took off the coiled half-gray turban from the head of the leader envoy, and pressed it on top of his head.
The mount only recognized the clothes but not the person. Seeing that Segolena was wearing an Arabian robe and a headscarf, he took the initiative to snort and make love.Segolena played with it for a while, then went to rummage through the luggage.The package on the horse’s back contained everything from food, drinking water to travel equipment, and there was also a roll of documents tied with silk thread.
Seeing that there was nothing interesting to do, he packed his luggage as it was, turned around and buried the young assassin on the spot, and stuck his saber in front of the grave as a mark. After praying, he ignored the three exposed corpses in the wilderness. The Turk jumped on his horse and drove away.
With a mount, driving is really smooth.Segolena only needs to pinch the horse's belly lightly, and a mountain ridge seen from a distance is behind him in a short while. It is much more convenient than walking, and he is very happy.He became addicted to riding a horse, and ran to the west mountain in one breath, and did not rein in the horse until the horse was exhausted.
At this time, the surrounding scenery is different from that in the mountains. There are mostly sparse farmlands that have been reclaimed, and some crops such as rye, peas, and cabbage are planted.In the distance, there is a small village next to the road, and the smoke is already curling up.Segolena decided to stay at the hotel at the top, and asked about the way to Suceava by the way.This village is only planted with oats and peas. It is not big, but there are dozens of families, all of which are shabby houses, and only a small church at the entrance of the village is tidy.At this time, dusk had just fallen, and some tired farmers who had just returned from the fields gathered in front of the church at the entrance of the village, talking happily.As soon as he entered the village, when the villagers saw a Turk rushing in on a tall horse, they all showed panic expressions, hurriedly dragged their wives and children, turned around and left.For a while, the door was closed and the house was closed, and the chickens were flying, and they were gone in an instant.There was only one wild dog that had no owner, barking at Segreine, and backed away while barking.
Segolena was puzzled, but it was difficult to ask because of the language barrier.He felt that the priest in the church might be able to speak. Although this is an Orthodox church, after all, it has the same origin as the Roman Catholic Church, or they might read some incense.He took his horse and knocked on the door of the little church.Unexpectedly, he knocked several times, but the door was still tightly closed. He knocked again, and a trembling voice came from the other side of the door: "Devil, go away! I would rather die than open the door!" Sai Ge Reiner shouted loudly in Latin: "I'm here for peace." This is what Brother Kavanagh taught him, saying that fights are mostly caused by misunderstandings, and as long as you let the other party know that you have good intentions, you will naturally stop. Dispute.Unexpectedly, just after these words were said, there was a sound of ding-dong rolling inside the door, it sounded like someone stepped on something.
Segolena slapped the door open with a slight effort in both hands.Inside, a priest in a black robe screamed "Oops", ran out, crawled out, prostrated himself on the ground, proclaimed the king, and even wanted to kiss his feet.How did Segolena know that Ottoman Turkey has been expanding in Eastern Europe for more than a hundred years. Everywhere it goes, the messenger must say that it is for peace, so these words have become an allusion, and everyone who listens is terrified.
The priest said nothing, but trembled.Segolena couldn't laugh or cry, so he had to leave the village and travel through the night.For the next few days, every time he passed through a village or town, the residents were all like this. They either avoided it, as if they were hiding from the plague; words.Segolena felt strange, feeling that the customs of Moldova were so weird, and he was so afraid of seeing strangers, but he didn't think of his own clothes.
Traveling like the wind, within a few days, Segolena turned from the Siret River to the Suceava River in the southeast.This river is a tributary of the Siret River, and the great city of Suceava is on the riverside terrace.The mountain road under his feet became smoother and wider, and there were more and more business travelers on the road. Most of them were caravans from Italian city-states, Edirne, and Constantinople, and some came from the Duchy of Kyiv and Duchy of Moscow to sell leather goods. People from the Ivory League and the Hanseatic League can be seen occasionally, bustling, and sometimes a dozen teams can be seen on the road in a day.
When these merchants saw Segolena, they would often push their carts out of the way to get out of the way; even those carriages that were a little ahead would bite the brake strings and drive slowly, allowing Segole Na goes first.Segolena only said that they were warm-hearted and courteous by nature, and they didn't refuse. They said "boss" on the horse and rode away, regardless of whether they understood or not.
On this day, Segolena had already left the mountainous area. Looking around, a dark blue city could be seen faintly in the distance of the plain. It was Suceava.He watched and walked all the way, suddenly there was smoke and dust flying in front of his eyes, and the sound of hooves was chaotic. After a while, a large group of knights came to him.These knights are dressed in bright silver steel armor and wearing the unique Moldovan peaked hat.Several large flags were raised in the team. The flags were painted in blue, yellow, and yellow, with an aurochs skull in the middle, which was the coat of arms of the Grand Duke of Moldova.
The leader was an old man in fine clothes. When he saw the silver thread bordered on Segolena's robe, his expression froze, and he immediately asked in jerky Turkish, "Your Majesty is the envoy from Edirne." ?” Segolena couldn’t understand his words, so she still replied in Greek: “This is Suceava?” The old man in fine clothes was startled for a moment, and then replied in Greek: “Exactly.” Moldova believes in The Greek Orthodox Church means that the upper class people mostly understand Greek.
Segolena was overjoyed when he heard the words, and clapped his hands: "Very good, very good, I am going to Suceava!" The old man in Chinese clothes said, "Can you bring His Majesty the Sultan with you?" Hearing the word "by faith", Na suddenly thought of the volume of paperwork in his bag, took it out and handed it out, "If you want this, take it." Seeing the paperwork sealed, the old man in Huafu hurriedly got off his horse, Said: "Don't dare! The villain is Lu Xiumaku, the deacon of the Grand Duke of Moldova. I can't meet him far away. Your envoy forgives me." Although he felt that the envoy was a little younger, but the envoy was originally a fat post, so he couldn't guarantee it all. It is not without precedent that the Turkish nobles want to send their children out to get some oil and water, so there is no doubt about it.
Some knights behind Luxiumaku showed disdain when they saw him bowing down to the Ottoman envoy.Unaware of it, Lu Xiumaku walked up to Segolena's horse and said, "The Grand Duke has longed for the holy name of His Majesty the Sultan. This visit of an angel has made Moldova a country full of glory. Please let the angel follow me into the city. Meet the Grand Duke." He spoke fluently and quickly, probably after practicing for a long time, Segolena only understood the meaning of entering the city with me, and was very happy.He was worried that there was no one to be his guide, and he felt that the Suceava people were really hospitable, much better than the surrounding poor villages.
So this team of knights turned their horses around one after another, sandwiched Segolena and Lucia Maku in the team, and drove towards Suceava.Along the way, Luxiu Maku talked eloquently, wishing to explain the national conditions of Moldova to the Sudanese envoy; Segolena saw the bustling place for the first time, and was very interested. As a result, one of them wanted to win and the other listened casually. The two talked very deeply. , each other did not notice the difference.The surrounding knights didn't say a word, they just guarded their sides, and most of them looked gloomy.
When the procession entered the city gate of Suceava, hundreds of people stood along the road to welcome them, each holding flowers in their hands; high platforms were set up every other section of the street, musicians played folk music, and a group of dancers, men and women, lined up, singing and dancing, which was really lively .It's just that these people's expressions are stiff, and when it comes to welcoming, it's more like hard labor.
Segolena had never seen such excitement before, she was dazzled by it, and couldn't help but be amazed.Although Brother Kavanagh taught him a lot, he was limited to concepts and rarely talked about sensuality. This time it was really an eye-opener.Lucius Maku laughed and said, "It's just something from the countryside. Compared with your country's culture, it's still a bit rough. If your envoy likes it, just wait and see, Grand Duke, and I will arrange some entertainment for you." Segolena Nodding again and again.A few of the knights gritted their teeth secretly, but didn't say anything after all.
The city of Suceava is mostly low stone houses and wooden attics, and the streets are narrow and messy. Only the Castle of the Grand Duke of Moldova on a hill in the city can be considered magnificent.The main body of the castle is a palace, imitating the Byzantine style, with a dome in the middle and supported by square columns on all sides. It is magnificent and powerful, and it stands out from the surrounding buildings.
The queue went to a fountain in front of the palace.Lucius Marcus helped Segolena off the horse, leading to a marble arched doorway.Segolena was a little suspicious at this time. Although he was ignorant of the world, he always felt that this person was so enthusiastic when they first met, and there must be some kind of trap.At this time, the four horns sounded together, and he didn't have time to ask, but he was dragged into the hall by Lu Xiumaku.
The scope of the main hall is extremely wide, and the inside is crowded with people, including officials and merchants in Suceava, Greek Orthodox clergy, and local nobles, whispering to each other from time to time.At that time, the Ottoman Turkish army had almost forced Wallachia to surrender, so the people of Moldova were panicked and eager to know the conditions offered by Murad II; there were also envoys from Poland, Hungary and other countries. Watch for political changes.In front of the hall, there is a group of men and women who are the most eye-catching. There are about thirty people in them, all of them are in their twenties. The men are wearing light blue short tight clothes, and the women are wearing light blue tight skirts without pleats, with swords hanging from their waists. There is a gold iris flower on the right chest, and all of them have gloomy faces.
Seeing Segolena's appearance, the people in the hall all shot their eyes and whispered, and the group of swordsmen showed even more resentment, and pressed their hands on the hilt of their swords, as if they had a deep hatred with him.Segolena looked around and noticed the golden flowers on the chests of this team of men and women. She couldn't help being overjoyed, and said to herself that I was still worried about how to explain it. Isn't it right here?
Seeing the young envoy walking towards those people at a leisurely pace, Lu Xiumaku's complexion changed drastically, he hastily grabbed his sleeve and said in a low voice, "Honorable Envoy, the Grand Duke will arrive as soon as he speaks, please move over there." Saigolai Na said: "It's okay, I'll go and have a word, and I'll be back right away." There were so many people around, Lucius Maku didn't dare to stop him, he only hesitated, Segolena had already arrived at the team of men and women.
Those people never expected that the Turkish envoy would come over on their own initiative, and they looked at each other in blank dismay for a while, feeling a little at a loss.Segolena saw a pretty girl in the team, who was about the same age as him, and couldn't help but feel good about it, and leaned his head to look at the golden flower on her chest.The girl looked ashamed and stepped back.Segolena had no other thoughts in his mind, but the others were all angry when they saw the Turkish envoy being so abrupt.A young man next to the girl pointed his halberd and yelled: "You little thief! How dare you be so rude!" Segolena knew that others were upset, so she quickly explained, "I'm looking at the golden flower." The young man heard Knowing Greek, she said angrily, "How dare you argue!" Segolena took out the golden iris flower from her bosom and said, "If you don't believe me, look, I have one here too."
Everyone's expression changed in an instant, the girl's starry eyes flickered, she rushed forward and said loudly: "Where's my elder brother?" Segolena sighed and said: "It's already dead, and I buried it with my own hands. He fought hard and died." He never flinched even in death, he is truly a righteous man, and I admire him very much."
Everything he said was true, but in the eyes of everyone, it was all ridicule and ridicule.The girl's face changed drastically, she took three steps back, and the blood on her face faded away.The young man suppressed his panic and comforted him, "Yulinia, senior brother is very skilled in martial arts, how could he be harmed by this little thief, there must be another reason."
He spoke Moldovan, which Segolena did not understand.Segolena only said that the girl was a little sad when she heard about the death of her relatives, so she pushed others and herself, thinking that she was also so devastated when the teacher passed away, she felt sore, and took the golden flower with both hands to the girl named Yulinia: "Before he died, he asked me to hand over the golden flower to you, so let's take it away." In fact, the assassin didn't specify who to hand it to when he died, and he wanted to please the girl, so he added an imaginary sentence casually.
When Yulinia saw the golden flower, she let out a miserable cry, and immediately collapsed on the ground, covering her face and sobbing, her feelings were extremely tragic.The young man was furious, and he drew out his sword and pointed at Segolena's nose and said, "I'll let you pay with blood today!" He gave an order, and more than 30 people around him drew their swords together, and their murderous aura suddenly rose.Seeing that their swords had jagged teeth, Segolena knew that they and the assassins were indeed of the same school.Seeing that the situation was not good, Lucius Maku hurriedly ordered the guards to step forward to suppress him.A group of heavily armored guards broke through the crowd and rushed over, protecting Segolena in the middle.
The young man raised his sword high and shouted loudly: "It's tolerable, who can't bear it! Come on, everyone, cut this barbarian into pieces!" Everyone responded loudly. Seeing that the situation was going to be chaotic, Lucius Maku immediately shouted: "It's war!" It’s peace, it’s up to the Grand Duke to decide. What kind of thing are you, Zio, who dare to make your own decisions here and insult the messenger!” Zio sneered: “No one in Suceava knows that you, Lord Lucia, are Osman’s dog No need to continue barking." Lucius Maku was furious, and ordered the young man named Zio to be captured.
Zio didn't wait for the guards to step forward, and swung his sword straight to Luxiumaku's neck.Lucius Maku avoided it, saw the tip of the sword piercing his throat, and suddenly there was a crisp "clang", and Zio found that his sword was pinned by another sawtooth sword.A broad-faced and vigorous man flashed out from the side of Lucia Maku, with a flick of his wrist, he shook off the jagged hooks of the two swords and withdrew each other.The broad-faced man smiled and said: "Zio, you are so impatient, how can you accomplish great things?" Not annoyed, he said leisurely: "The grievances within our Sventovit sect must be resolved. It's just that the current state affairs should not allow outsiders to underestimate my principality. Junior brother, do you think so?"
Qi Ao knew that his master swordsman was superb, far superior to him, and there were the Grand Duke's personal guards watching him outside the palace. If there was a real fight, the 30 or so people around him were afraid that they would die, so he could only swallow his anger. Reluctantly, he inserted the sword back into its sheath.The girl was holding the golden flower, still crying, several female disciples comforted her.
Segolena couldn't bear to see it, and wanted to go up to persuade a few words. At this moment, a ceremonial officer suddenly sang: "His Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Moldova is here!" Lucy Maku hurriedly dragged Segolena into the hall, flatteringly said: "The Grand Duke is here!" Your Highness has arrived, you can go forward." Segolena entered without knowing it, and saw an elderly man in a purple robe slowly walking into the hall.The old man was wrinkled and gray-spotted, his eyes were barely visible under drooping eyelids, and he had to be helped by two maids to walk to the seat, like an old tree—this was Alexandru, the Grand Duke of Moldova.Behind the Grand Duke is a man wearing a robe. This man has white beard and hair, but his eyes are full of energy. He is tall and has a huge frame, and the robe can't hide his muscular body.Even though he is an old man, he is a hundred times stronger than the Grand Duke.
Segolena remembered all the etiquettes taught by Brother Kavana, so he half-kneeled on the ground, put his right hand on his left shoulder, and said in a loud voice: "His Royal Highness, May God bless you." Everyone present was very satisfied and felt that Although the Turkish envoy answered strangely, he finally respected the Grand Duke and considered him polite.
While panting for breath, the Grand Duke of Moldova raised his hands and wanted to speak, but a series of indistinct voices rolled out of his throat, as if blocked by a lot of phlegm.Lu Xiumaku leaned over to listen for a moment, then got up and said to Segolena: "The Grand Duke said that the distinguished guests are welcome, please forward to His Majesty Sultan Wan'an."
Segolena wondered when he became the envoy of the sultan, and after thinking about it again, he realized that it might not be caused by the clothes.He originally intended to choose the best-looking clothes to wear, but by mistake, he was brought into the palace as a messenger.He had just entered the world, he took all the treatment for granted, he didn't feel it was weird, it was only then that he noticed something strange.
Lu Xiumaku pointed to the white-bearded old man next to the Grand Duke and said, "This is the Greek Orthodox Archbishop Joseph of Suceava." Segolena gave a slight salute, and the archbishop nodded coldly, holding the scepter and turning around. Go aside and ignore him at all.
Ordinarily, at this time, the messenger should have delivered the letter, but Segolena stood there sternly, contemplating himself.The scene turned cold for a moment, and Lucius Maku quickly reminded loudly: "His Royal Highness asked if His Majesty the Sultan had a letter?" Segolena said "Oh" and took out the volume of documents, thinking that you asked me if I had any letters. There is no letter from the sultan, but he did not ask me if I was a messenger.A small official next to him took it respectfully and handed it over.Lucius Maku breathed a sigh of relief, took the document on behalf of the Grand Duke, and untied the silk thread. It was filled with Arabic characters, and at the end was the blood-red seal of Murad II. There is no fake.
Lucius Maku said: "The Grand Duke already knows His Majesty's intentions. However, this is a big matter, and the Grand Duke dare not make judgments arbitrarily. He still needs to think about it carefully so as not to misunderstand the holy will. Please rest for a while and come back tomorrow.予答复如何？”赛戈莱纳暗想：“如此最好。等下我脱下这套衣服，自己走脱了便是，免得惹他们不高兴。”他转目四看，忽然又想： “父亲的事情尚没着落，此地人众最多，或许能打听出什么来也未可知。”
卢修马库见他又楞在原地不言不语，故意大声道：“敢问尊使意下如何？”赛戈莱纳决意暂时蒙混一阵再说，便张嘴答道：“悉听尊便。愿天上那一位大能保佑大公，愿照明你们心中的眼睛，使你们知道他的恩召有何等指望。”
这本是《圣经以弗所书》中的一句祈辞，然而古兰经与圣经风格相类，话语相通。赛戈莱纳虽口称上帝，可在场之人先入为主，听在耳里句句都是赞颂真主之辞，都有些难堪。那大个子主教更是面露不快，法杖一顿，转身离去了。
短短一柱蜡烛的时间，大公已然阘顿不堪，冲赛戈莱纳略微点了点头，仍由两名侍女搀扶着离开。卢修马库唯恐殿中还有人要寻赛戈莱纳的麻烦，先一步上前道：“住所已经给您备好了，待我亲自引您去歇息。”
于是二人在卫兵簇拥之下离开主厅，沿着一条花园小道朝后殿而去。那斯文托维特派一干人众虽欲寻仇，奈何马洛德紧随卢修马库之后，片刻不离，只得目送他们离去。路上赛戈莱纳忽然想到那少女模样，便问道：“那些胸前缀着金花的，究竟是什么人？”卢修马库陪笑道：“不过是些苏恰瓦城内的纨绔青年混闹罢了，尊使不必担心。”马洛德在身后忽插话道：“执事此言差矣，我斯文托维特派如今虽有些不肖，也不至于如此不堪。”
卢修马库看了他一眼，并不喝叱，只淡淡说：“尊使累了，不必为这些事劳神。”赛戈莱纳只盼多了解些那少女的事情，截口道：“不妨，不妨，你来说说看。”卢修马库只得把嘴闭上，马洛德笑道：“这位使者倒是个直爽人。我派的前身，乃是大摩拉维亚国的中兴之主斯瓦托普卢克，斯瓦托普卢克征战之时，常有精锐卫队栩随左右，因为数次救主有功，遂被命名为斯文托维特卫士——这斯文托维特本是斯拉夫上古战神之名，面分四向，胯下白马，手执剑矛——后来大摩拉维亚国为敌所乘，国祚中断，斯文托维特卫士护着幼主逃至此地，立地筑城，从此开枝散叶，子嗣不绝。'摩尔多瓦'实在就是'北来故人'之意。我们斯文托维特派皆是卫士之后，历代都作摩尔多瓦大公的近卫，直至今日。那鸢尾金花，就是世代传承的凭信了。”
赛戈莱纳“嗯”了一声，道：“原来是忠烈之后，无怪能视死如归，抵抗外侮。”他想的是那被杀的青年刺客，卢修马库却以为他是有意讽刺，连忙解释道：“这班人自以为庇了祖宗余荫，便可以跋扈行事，都是些不知变通、不明大体的死脑筋，尊使不必过于在意。”他看了眼马洛德，又道：“马洛德是斯文托维特派这一代的首座弟子，惟有他是个通大势的明白人。”
马洛德略一鞠躬，面上无甚表情：“老师方才出事，派内难免人心浮动。假以时日，他们自然能明白我的苦心。”他顿了顿，又说道：“在下有件事，不知当问尊使不当？”赛戈莱纳道：“但问不妨。”马洛德道：“方才见尊使拿出一枚我派的金花，不知是从何处得来的？”赛戈莱纳道：“方才我都说了，是个路遇之人将死之时托我带来苏恰瓦的。”马洛德叹道：“那年轻人我却识得，是我派次席弟子，名叫斯维奇德，亦是我的师弟。我那师弟剑法不差，唯独性烈如火，一意孤行要去行刺尊使。我苦劝不听，以致有此杀身之祸。”
斯维奇德并非赛戈莱纳所杀，他听着毫不惭愧。卢修马库却唯恐马洛德惹恼了使者，制止道：“马洛德你且去查查使者卧室附近的侍卫，可莫要让你的那些师弟师妹们混进来。”马洛德唇边露出一抹微笑，闪身消失于走廊角落。二人到了居所，赛戈莱纳一进门就发出惊叹，好一处豪华的所在。只见房间内处处鎏金，梅克伦堡的家具、佛兰德的羊毛织毯，米兰的银烛台，无不精美；一张松木大床，顶端金帐垂纱，而且不吝香料，芬风馥郁；对墙上还挂着幅林兄弟的《十二月令图》细密画。卢修马库倒是个细心人，怕穆斯林使者不快，把房内一切希腊正教的痕迹尽数去掉。
赛戈莱纳生于废堡，长于绝谷，几时睡过这等金碧辉煌的寓所，一时眼睛都花了。卢修马库得意道：“小处荒僻，比不得贵国富饶，有不便之处还望使者见谅。”赛戈莱纳眼珠四转，见桌上摆着几个盘子，里面盛满山梨、山羊奶酪、熏鲑鱼、羊肉等佳肴，旁边还搁着个玻璃器皿，里面盛着半樽醇红的阿尔马什葡萄酒。他不由食指大动，伸手抓来一块奶酪放入口中大嚼。
卢修马库见这土耳其使者兴致勃勃，一颗悬着的心便放下来了。他低声道：“尊使且慢慢歇息，稍后我还为您有别致安排。”赛戈莱纳嘴里塞满食物，只是唔唔含糊答道。卢修马库鞠了一躬，转身出去把门带好。
赛戈莱纳生平没吃过这等佳肴，索性甩开腮帮，撩起槽牙，如风卷残云一般，一会儿功夫就把几个盘子吃的干干净净。他又去开那玻璃樽中的葡萄酒，尝了一口，觉得味道既怪且甜，皱皱眉头，又放了回去。卡瓦纳修士是苦修之人，物欲淡薄，教赛戈莱纳学问时重心灵而轻物质，极少提及美食美酒，他怎能想到这世界上竟有如此美味的东西。
酒足饭饱，赛戈莱纳打着饱嗝躺倒在厚厚的绒被之上，只觉得松软飘忽，妙不可言。他舒服得昏昏沉沉，忽然有些困倦，正待阖眼入睡，忽然房门一阵响动。赛戈莱纳勉强抬起头去看，先闻到一阵兰麝香飘，随即一位女子聘聘婷婷走到自己面前。
这女子比他年长不了几岁，生得杏眼桃腮，两段皓臂白如象牙，羊脂般香娇玉嫩，一袭紫红长袍紧紧裹在身上，凹凸有致。她见了赛戈莱纳，先是半跪行礼，然后把红唇凑到赛戈莱纳耳边，口吐丁香：“苏恰瓦夜凉，执事特派奴家来为尊使暖席。”言罢黛眉似怨似嗔，半解长袍，原来她袍底仅以薄纱覆体，身姿摇曳，媚态迎人。
只可惜赛戈莱纳于这男女之事尚懵懂不觉，只觉得她生得好看，却没半分欲念在里面。任凭这女子如何挑逗，仍旧笑嘻嘻袖手看着。女子见他岿然不动，颇为惊讶，心想这使者倒有些定力，又施出媚功缠到他身上，嗔道：“春宵苦短，何苦冷落了奴家。”动手去解他衣袍，届时肌肤厮磨，四液沸腾，不怕这土耳其蛮子不入彀中。
女子伸出玉臂，轻轻去弄开赛戈莱纳的头巾，忽觉眼前一花，再定睛看去，却见到这使者头上一蓬斑斓金发，煞是耀眼。赛戈莱纳抓抓自己头发，笑道：“这头巾缠了许多日，今天倒忘了解开。”女子又惊又疑，手中动作也停了。她虽是个妇人家，也知道奥斯曼土耳其世居中亚之地，血统昭然，断不会有这等金发贵胄。
赛戈莱纳见她不再纠缠，从床上坐起来道：“你来的倒好，我正想问些事情。”女子起身重新披上袍子，随口敷衍道：“奴家忽然不甚舒服，一会儿去寻一个更妙的姊妹来服侍尊使。”赛戈莱纳喜道：“如此甚好。”女子瞪了他一眼，匆匆离去。
这一去，便再无声息，赛戈莱纳也只能在房间里等待。杜兰德子爵携《双蛇箴言》赴苏恰瓦一事，卡瓦纳修士也所知不多，只从只言片语中窥得一鳞半爪。当日他曾将推测说与赛戈莱纳听，箴言既与法兰西国运有关，唯有二途：一是欲借苏恰瓦某人之力解读箴言，使法人可以修炼神功，克敌制胜；二是以物易物，凭之珍贵，换取某人对法兰西的支持——苏恰瓦国小地穷，政、军、财三道均难望法国项背，唯一能支援法国的，便是国中或藏着隐逸高手——无论是哪一途径，这接收之人，必然是个极通武学的大行家。
赛戈莱纳将老师教诲从头到尾想了一遍，本想马上一走了之，后来又想到那女子说叫个姊妹过来，不妨先问问她看。于是便依然把头巾缠到头上，等下问完问题，就立刻离开城堡，径自去找——唯独可惜了这床和这些好吃食。他正想的入神，忽然咚咚响起敲门声。赛戈莱纳喜道：“莫非是她的姊妹！”一骨碌下了床去开门。门外是一个穿着粗布衣服的婢女，她低垂头颅，看不清面目，恭敬说道：“执事大人恭请尊使移步大公陛下书房，有要事相商。”
赛戈莱纳道：“你不是刚才那位姊姊派来的么？”婢女怔了怔，道：“她也在书房等候。城堡内道路千折百回，不易找到，请尊使随我来吧。”赛戈莱纳心想问执事也是一样，便跟着她离了房间。门外卫兵欲跟随其后，婢女道：“在这城堡之内，能有什么事情？书房是机密重地，你们就不必跟了。”卫兵只得停下脚步。
城堡内阴森幽暗，阶梯忽上忽下，狭窄曲折。婢女举着烛台在前慢行，赛戈莱纳在后面小心跟着，他自从修炼了箴言神功以后，在夜里目能视物，跟的毫不费难。二人走着走着，赛戈莱纳忽然问道：“哎，你可知这苏恰瓦城中，谁的武功最高？”婢女没料到他会问这等问题，沉思一下方才回答：“斯文托维特派的诺瓦斯老师，最是本城一等一的高手，就是在东欧亦大有名气。”赛戈莱纳道：“他如今人在何处？”婢女脚步稍停，复又前行，黯然答道：“前一阵失踪了。”赛戈莱纳大为失望，随口问道：“是怎么失踪的？”婢女道：“还不是他收得好徒弟！”不再说话。
二人且说且走，不知不觉到了城堡后面的一处园林，这里有凉亭一处，夜风习习，亭间风铃叮当作响。四下灌木绿围颇高，如数道高墙，把园林隔成一个幽静所在。
赛戈莱纳奇道：“这里就是书房么？怎不见一本书？”婢女突然转回身来，冷冷道：“这里不是书房，而是把你这小贼挫骨扬灰之地！”忽然间足声杂乱，十余人从绿墙旁边冲进来，把这小花园围了一个水泄不通。
再一看，那婢女正是今日在殿中的那俏丽少女尤利尼娅，她身旁是齐奥与斯文托维特派的众人。他们个个手执锯齿剑，横眉冷对。赛戈莱纳并不惊慌，反倒欣喜：“原来是你们。”齐奥冷然道：“正是我们。好教你知，我们斯文托维特卫士历代都是苏恰瓦忠臣、大公屏藩，你们土耳其想染指摩尔多瓦，除非我等死绝。”赛戈莱纳暗暗叫苦，心想这身衣袍真是给自己惹下许多乱子，正欲张嘴分辨，尤利尼娅已经挺剑刺来，口中娇叱：“还我师哥命来！”
尤利尼娅年纪轻轻，手底下却着实不弱，青锋茫茫，颇有大家气度。赛戈莱纳不想与她争斗，便施展出鬼魅身法。尤利尼娅觉得眼前这土耳其使者滑如游鱼，屡次剑尖堪堪刺到，他一个转身就轻轻滑开。她有些气急，连连施招，对方瞻之在前，忽焉在后，只是击他不中。
齐奥见小师妹攻之不下，唯恐有失，也加入战团。他的剑法比之尤利尼娅，又上了一层，双剑合璧，两道寒光登时把赛戈莱纳罩住。可惜斯文托维特派的剑法虚实，赛戈莱纳早在斯维奇德那里见识过了，这两个人虽然武功出众，比之斯维奇德的水准尚还不及。
赛戈莱纳只躲不攻，胜若闲庭信步。齐奥看出对方有意避让，心想合我二人之力，连逼这土耳其人出手都不能，将来如何保家卫国？他意气勃发，大喝一声，以两手握住长剑，换作矛诀。斯拉夫神话中，传闻战神斯文托维特有剑、矛、盾三件法宝，攻如雷霆，守若崔嵬，诸神为之辟易。斯文托维特派的武功亦有剑、矛、盾三诀，一把锯齿长剑可斩、可刺亦可守。齐奥此时换了矛诀，直剑竟作长矛之势，双手握力更添刺力，朝着赛戈莱纳要害凶猛扎去。这一刺来势汹汹，大出赛戈莱纳意料，他“咦”了一声，欲要闪开已经不及，肩头轻晃，身子朝后仰去。尤利尼娅的剑突然斩到，赛戈莱纳情急之下把腰一扭，身子横着翻滚而过，勉强避过剑锋，姿势颇为狼狈。
那二人一击占得上风，精神大振，周围同门轰然叫好。剑胜在挥斩，矛胜在穿刺，两套兵诀取长补短，交相配合，能把敌人的路数封了个十足十。尤利尼娅与齐奥自幼就配合苦练，极有默契，此时施展开来可谓是天衣无缝。赛戈莱纳毕竟经验不足，只在这方寸之间一味闪避，渐有吃力之感。他暗想这样下去，话还未说清楚就被杀死，岂不冤枉。恰好尤利尼娅长剑又平平斩来，她本想迫他跃高，然后齐奥一矛刺去，殊料赛戈莱纳不躲不动，用肉掌迎着剑锋而去。这是马太福音中的一招“圣训止戈”，意在劝人向善，免动刀兵，以内力钳制对手利器，却不会伤人。掌剑相碰，尤利尼娅觉得一道浑厚内力透过剑脊涌来，剑柄登时烫如火炭，她小手娇嫩耐不得烫，下意识五指松开，赛戈莱纳右掌圆转，二指拈住剑尖，竟把剑倒夺了过去。
齐奥大惊失色，倘若赛戈莱纳有心，此时回手一剑就能结果尤利尼娅的性命。他心念电转，立即化矛为盾，改用盾诀，手中锯齿剑直立成林，挥成一片盾面挡在尤利尼娅，他自己却是空门大露，只待受死。赛戈莱纳却没趁虚而入，他夹住剑尖递向尤利尼娅，微笑道：“姑娘你的剑，请拿好。”
尤利尼娅以为对方有意羞辱，双目泪水盈盈，一把抢过长剑往自己脖子上抹。赛戈莱纳与齐奥同时大叫一声“不要！”纵身上前。终究是赛戈莱纳先到一步，他右手一指点到尤利尼娅右肋星命点，此处是西巨蟹宫的要冲，司掌右臂筋力。他指力强劲，一股劲气透入巨蟹，尤利尼娅立时右臂酸麻无力，嘤咛一声，长剑“当啷”落在碎石地上。
齐奥停住身形，一想到几乎失去小师妹，脊背冷汗涔涔，他望着赛戈莱纳，不知是否该道声多谢。尤利尼娅被这一阻，刚才欲自尽的气势消去大半她，瘫坐在地上，带着哭腔冲赛戈莱纳叫道：“你……你，你究竟要怎样！”
赛戈莱纳哑然失笑：“明明是你们来找我的晦气，怎么到头来反问我要如何了？”尤利尼娅气道：“少说废话！反正你们已经杀了斯维奇德师兄，不如也杀了我罢！”她情急之下，用回摩尔多瓦语。赛戈莱纳听不甚懂，只听到“斯维奇德”的发音，知道她还纠缠在那件事，便说道：“你们的师兄，实在不是我杀的。”
他正待要说出实情，忽然周围火把通明，兵甲铿锵，四下冲出百余名士兵，带着长矛弩箭，把斯文托维特派的人和赛戈莱纳围在垓下。卢修马库、马洛德和刚才那女子站在圈外，朝这里张望。
齐奥反应最快，拿剑对准赛戈莱纳后心，冲卢修马库大叫：“快把人撤下去，否则我就杀了这使者！”卢修马库狞笑道：“事到如今，你们还是别演戏了。这家伙根本是个冒牌货，分明是你们的同伙！”那女子一指赛戈莱纳道：“我刚才看到他一头金发，如何能是奥斯曼土耳其来的使者！？”
斯文托维特派的人闻言俱是一惊，尤其是尤利尼娅，她转头直视赛戈莱纳，颤声道：“你，你不是土耳其人？”赛戈莱纳苦笑道：“我几时承认过，只是姑娘太性急，不给我机会。”言罢拉下头巾，亮出自己的一头亮发。
在场众人俱“噢”了一声，心想倘若这金发小子也能作苏丹的使者，只怕连伦巴底的商人都肯借无息贷款了。卢修马库朗声道：“你们斯文托维特派勾结外寇，冒充使者，老夫几乎被你们骗过去了。斯文托维特派本来是名门正派，国之栋梁，想不到你们这些不肖子孙竟作出这样的事，大公知道，该是何等痛心！”
齐奥大怒：“你这混账自己勾结土耳其人，如今怎还敢血口喷人！”卢修马库冷笑道：“你们若是清白的，倒说说看这大半夜在城堡后园，与这冒牌使者有甚么勾当？”齐奥一时语塞，他总不能说是来袭杀土耳其使者的。卢修马库见对方无言以对，又道：“当初这使者在殿内无缘无故送你们金花时，我就奇怪。如今一看，果不其然！你们是打算乘夜袭杀大公，伺机夺权罢？”
他自接了女姬报告说土耳其使者竟是金发，恚怒不已，正欲去寻赛戈莱纳问个清楚，到了房门口时，卫兵说那使者被一个婢女叫去了书房。卢修马库立刻知道这一定是斯文托维特派的人所为，立刻让马洛德调派卫兵，四下搜索，果然在后花园撞见他们。卢修马库虽吃不准这冒牌货与斯文托维特派的关系，但机不可失，只消在众目睽睽之下把斯文托维特派和冒牌使者的关系咬的死死，便可以一举荡平，国内再无障碍。
是以他不容齐奥辩解，句句诛心，竟引申到谋刺大公这等大逆不道的罪名。斯文托维特派听得睚眦欲裂，卢修马库忽道：“来人！先把那冒牌使者先捉来拷问。”几名士兵上前欲捉赛戈莱纳。齐奥大喝道：“护盾！”斯文托维特派的弟子一齐呼喊，锯剑直竖，如同一面大盾遮在赛戈莱纳身前。卢修马库冷笑道：“你们这就算是承认勾结外敌了么？”
尤利尼娅惊道：“三师兄，你这是为何？”齐奥沉声道：“他既然假冒使者，又有二师兄的金花，其中必有筹划，要问个清楚才是，岂能让执事锁走？”赛戈莱纳心想我和斯维奇德连句话都不曾说全，哪里还有甚么筹划，但齐奥在危急时刻能有如此举动，倒是个明理重义之人，大起好感。尤利尼娅一喜：“这么说……二师兄他还活着？”齐奥冲赛戈莱纳使了一个眼色，赛戈莱纳只得吐出一串含糊的希腊单词应付。尤利尼娅只当他点头承认，喜得低下头去，双眸又噙有泪光，这一次却是喜极而泣。自从斯维奇德孤身去刺杀使者之后，她日思夜思，愁不成寐，到现在方如释重负。
赛戈莱纳抬头去看卢修马库和他身旁那美姬，无限感叹。这人翻脸如同翻书，说起谎言毫不脸红。卡瓦纳修士曾告诫说世风日下，人多奸诈，如今看来，老师果然未言过其时，自己还是太容易轻信了。那美姬见赛戈莱纳目不转睛地望着她，从鼻子冷哼一声，跟卢修马库说了句什么，转身离去了。
马洛德这时踏下场去，他知道斯文托维特派在苏恰瓦声望极著，寻常士兵根本不愿与之为敌。此时他们摆出盾阵，片刻之间卒难收拾，时间拖的一长未免会有些变故，非要自己出手不可。
一见他走近，斯文托维特派几个年轻人耐不住性子，纷纷叫骂起来。马洛德丝毫不以为忤，从怀里取出一枚铜制纹章，其上镂刻了一匹四蹄腾空的白马，栩栩如生。他高高擎起，朗声道：“见纹章如见师长，斯文托维特派门下诸生，还不快放下武器！”
齐奥怒道：“你害死诺瓦斯老师，还有脸拿偷来的东西来号令全门？”马洛德道：“诺瓦斯老师的事，我可解释。只是如今你们先放下武器，我是本门大师兄，自然能为斯文托维特派作主。”尤利尼娅其时已擦干了眼泪，撩起额前发缕，第一个站出来道：“你先叛师门，又叛国家，早不是斯文托维特派的人了！”马洛德拔出锯齿剑，冷笑道：“你们见白马纹章而不拜，已经违背了门规，今天我就代师父清理门户了。”
话音未落，马洛德已飘然出手。他使的剑法与齐奥、尤利尼娅一般无二，威力却大出数倍，力道时机无不拿捏的恰到好处。斯文托维特派的盾阵本来坚固异常，奈何马洛德对其中奥妙烂熟于心，其中不少人的盾诀还是他亲手教授。只听数声惨叫，五、六名斯文托维特派的弟子右手冒出血花，五、六把长剑应声落地，盾阵登时被冲的七零八落。
马洛德一击得手，立即收招，仍旧站回原地道：“你们还不服输么？”齐奥对这大师兄的武功知之甚详，知道就算现在这些同门一起出手，也决计讨不得好去。他看了眼赛戈莱纳稚气未脱的面孔，犹豫片刻，这一声“大侠”还是叫不出口，踌躇再三，用希腊语低声道：“这位……呃，这位仁兄……”赛戈莱纳心头一乐，他生平还不曾被人称为“仁兄”，当即答道：“齐奥弟兄你好。”他用的是教士惯用的称呼，齐奥略怔了怔，又道：“虽不知仁兄你为何冒使者之名，但既能替我师兄送还金花，定与我派大有渊源。如今见事紧急，等下厮杀时，仁兄能否护送我师妹尤利尼娅逃出去？”
尤利尼娅一旁听到，急道：“三师哥，我不走！说好了同门同进退的，怎么可以说话不算