"Hey, brother," the Saracen businessman saw Roger and his party. He jumped up and shouted, "please lend a helping hand to the poor people in trouble."

So Roger and his party stopped, Baron Rollo rode his horse forward, and the ranger drove his horse around behind them.

"Where is your groom?" The baron did not ask the other party what happened. The scene was clear at a glance.

"It's his fault that he killed a thousand swordsmen, but he ran away by himself." The businessman said angrily.

But the woman added: "He said he would go to the town to call someone."

"Shut up, he just ran away, why did he call for so long?"

The ranger circled back to the baron and whispered a few words. Then the baron asked the coachman and the blacksmith to help lift the cart. Neither he nor the ranger got off the horse. The priest touched the mace and stood by Roger's side.

"I knew this 'good guy' would be nosy." The coachman yelled, and together with the silent blacksmith and businessman, they struggled to right the cart. The injured horse could still walk, but could not drag the cart.

The businessman begged: "Good Samaritans, please help until the end. As long as we enter the town ahead, I will be able to find a solution."

Roger noticed the longing in the woman's eyes. So the baron asked the ranger to dismount and use his horse to pull the car. Although the group walked slowly, they finally reached the town.

The town of Santa Teresa de Riva is not big, but it has a fishing port where boats can be docked. The businessman asked everyone to drag his carriage to the dock. He said he planned to rent a boat to continue the journey. The businessman cursed and cursed the missing man.

The coachman was extremely grateful to Roger and his party for their righteous deeds.

There are some private houses near the fishing port that can provide food and accommodation. The businessman stopped in front of an independent wooden house that looked relatively sturdy. He went in and discussed with the owner, and then came out and said: "This is the place. I will rent a boat tomorrow."

Then the businessman warmly invited Roger and his entourage: "Good people, please give me a chance to entertain you no matter what. If I receive a favor without repaying it, I will definitely be cast aside by others, and I will never be able to do business on this road again."

He made repeated requests, assuring everyone that he would pay for all the food and lodging tonight. Roger looked at the sky and knew that it would be too late to rush to Taormina, and the only way to leave now was to go to San Alessio Siculo

The castle was trying its luck, and the baron was obviously aware of this. He asked the ranger to go in and take a look around, and after receiving the answer that there was no problem, he accepted the merchant's invitation.

In Roger's opinion, the dinner was not very formal. There were no appetizers or main courses. The owner served whatever he had, and it was all from the sea. There were seaweed, seaweed, and several kinds of fish. They were not expensive species, but they were all

It's very fresh, obviously just caught during the day.

The owner of the house was a wizened old man, but he was very agile in killing fish. He killed and cleaned the fish right at the door.

The kitchen is in the living room. It is actually a fire surrounded by stones. There is an iron rack on top, which can be used for cooking or grilling. There is a large wooden table next to the fire. The stools and chairs are not in complete sets, good or bad.

In enough quantity.

There was no one else in the house, so the woman went to get the fish to cook, which actually meant boiling and roasting it. She kept busy by the fire and served it to the table when it was cooked, but she would not eat it.

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The merchants have been urging people to eat, but Roger and his entourage have seen the world, and they can't be very enthusiastic about this kind of seafood without seasonings. It's often the merchants who say it's delicious, and everyone only takes a few bites. If even the merchants themselves don't

If you don’t want to eat it, no one will touch it.

As a result, the atmosphere of the banquet remained tepid. The businessman seemed to feel that he had lost face, so he shouted to the owner of the house: "Bring me some wine."

The owner of the house was stunned and didn't move. He looked at the woman, who looked at the businessman in surprise. The businessman took out the money from his arms and threw it to the owner: "I have the final say at home, go get a drink!"

So the owner of the house took the money, opened the door, went out, and closed the door. Not long after, the owner came back with the wine, and closed the door again.

The owner of the house handed the wine to the merchant, and the merchant poured it for everyone. He ignored Roger, then raised his glass and saluted everyone: "By Allah, we Arabs cannot drink alcohol. Please allow me to use it."

Here’s a glass of water for you all.”

"Wait a minute, where is my wine?" Roger was very dissatisfied.

"Um, it's better for children not to drink." The businessman reminded kindly.

"No, I want to drink. I am an alcoholic."

"Haha", the businessman was amused by Roger. He looked at the woman and the owner of the house, and then said to the owner: "Go get something that is not intoxicating, juice or something."

The owner of the house closed the door and went out, so the businessman raised his glass and made a toast: "Let us drink first."

But Roger still shouted, and no one raised their glasses. The businessman put down his glass in embarrassment. Fortunately, the owner of the house came back soon. He closed the door and poured juice for Roger.

At this time, the baron spoke: "Thank you for your hard work, owner of the house. Let's have a drink together."

The baron poured a cup for the owner of the house and handed it over. Everyone raised the cup, but the owner even said he didn't dare and said that he could not afford it as a servant. He shook his head and waved his hands and refused to take it, so everyone put the cup down again.

The businessman couldn't stand it, his face turned red, and he said to the owner of the house: "You can drink it if I ask you to, what are you talking about, drink it!"

So the owner of the house reluctantly took the cup. Amidst the toasts from the businessmen, everyone raised their glasses and shouted in unison: "Do it!"

The businessman drank up the water in the glass in one gulp. The owner of the house hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and drank. Roger wanted to do it, but was stopped by the baron.

"Wait a minute," Baron Rollo came over and said softly, "Be careful when you go out. If nothing happens, we will drink again."

Roger saw other friends and even the ranger just raising their glasses to their lips and looking at the owner of the house.

The businessman couldn't lose face, so he put down the cup and said to himself: "This is looking down on me."

The businessman took out a bag of money from his arms and sprinkled it on the table. It was full of gold coins. He said: "I drank this glass of wine because I was a friend! Just take the money on the table!"

The baron's eyes lit up, the coachman, blacksmith and ranger breathed heavily. They looked at the baron, waiting for him to speak. The baron started scratching his head again. Roger thought, you won't hold it in for a long time and say "discuss again". Baron

After holding back for a while and preparing to speak, Roger wanted to see what the businessman's expression would be if the baron said "we'll discuss later."

But the owner of the house couldn't hold it in any longer. He spat out a mouthful of blood and slowly fell down.

The baron immediately drew his sword and stood up. His companions also stood up one after another, and the stools and chairs fell to the ground with a crackle.

The businessman sighed and picked up the jug: "My lord Huo Shan does not allow drinking. I have always wanted to know what wine tastes like."

The businessman drank it all in one go and turned to look at the woman: "I was wrong, and I will die if I am wrong."

The woman sat curled up by the fire, motionless. Even when the businessman fell, she did not move, as if she was stunned.

Everyone gathered around her, and the baron asked her, leaning on his sword: "Are you Hashasin too?"

"No." The woman answered neatly, but her voice was a bit muffled. Roger's mind was a little sluggish. He guessed that she must be crying, so her nose was buzzing.

"Have you ever killed anyone?" the baron asked again.

"No." The woman raised her head, her eyes clear and without tears, "I never kill anyone."

"I don't think she lied." The priest said, "Her eyes told me."

"Yes" "Yes" "I think so too" everyone agreed.

Roger was a little confused. He felt that his brain was not used enough. Can his eyes really speak?

"You can go." The baron shook his body and motioned for her to leave. The woman did not move, just curled up.

"If she doesn't leave, we'll leave. We can't live in this place anyway." The baron decided decisively.

"Go, go."

"Go out and take a breath, it's too stuffy here."

"Roger, don't be in a daze, let's go."

Roger looked at everyone as if they were leaving a movie theater and was about to leave. He thought, am I in a daze? Why am I in a daze?

"No one is allowed to leave." The woman's voice was still muffled, sounding like distant thunder in her ears.

"Ah ha ha ha, you said, no one is allowed to leave, why?" The baron burst into tears with laughter. Then everyone laughed along, as if they had heard the funniest joke.

Roger was laughing too. He was laughing and panting. He saw the house spinning. He had never noticed that the house was spinning. He wanted to take a closer look, but he couldn't. He saw flames. In the flames,

There was green light, haha, green fire, so interesting. He lay down at the woman's feet somehow. He saw that there was no mouth under the woman's veil. He smiled even more happily. There was no mouth. Haha, there were bulges there, like bags.

What kind of mask, haha, masks, everyone in the world should wear masks.
Chapter completed!