Lord: Marry the villain's daughter at the beginning?

Chapter 444: 8 o'clock in the Hidden Mountain Territory

"Larsen, it's not that I don't want to lend it to you, but your blacksmith shop and land are really not worth much."

Lord Rubin is not a bad person. After all, Yinshan Territory is not big. Rubin is more like a village chief than a lord.

There is not even a single professional in the entire Hidden Mountain Territory. After all, in this mountain village, those bandits and robbers with professionals may not be able to earn enough commission even if they robbed everything. The lord of the Hidden Mountain Territory naturally does not need to hire professionals. If Larsen is willing, he can even show his strength now and take away all of Rubin's property.

But on the one hand, Rubin not only took in the amnesiac Larsen, but also treated Larsen well over the years. The blacksmith shop was funded and set up by Rubin. Larsen, or Connor Lars' chivalry, did not allow him to take action against his benefactor.

Secondly, Larsen didn't want to be too ostentatious. After all, he didn't know what was going on outside, so it was better to keep a low profile no matter what he did. It would be hard to say if he provoked the Angevin officials or the people from the Church of Mars. After all, in Larsen's impression, the relationship between Angevin and Capet had always been not very good.

"My Lord, although I cannot tell you clearly, I come from a big family. As long as I go back and contact my family, I will definitely give you ten or even a hundred times the compensation."

Larson didn't actually want much, but Rubin wasn't rich either, so he was hesitant even with this little money.

But in fact, Larsen didn't really want to borrow money. It would be better if he could borrow it. Even if he couldn't, Larsen would just say goodbye. He had already packed his things, and after saying goodbye, he would leave Hidden Mountain Territory.

Of course, it is better to have money. After all, the journey is long. If he has no money, Larson will have to spend a lot of time on the road. This time Larson came more to say goodbye to his benefactor.

At this time, a somewhat sharp voice sounded from beside Rubin: "Since you were born in a wealthy family, what can't you say? I am very familiar with the nobles outside, and my family is also quite famous among the nobles outside. It just so happens that the Hidden Mountain Territory is about to go down the mountain to purchase supplies. You can talk to me directly and I will help you contact your family. How about it?"

The person who spoke was Theodore Randolph, who did not have a title himself, but was from a branch of the Randolph family. He came here two years ago and served as Rubin's advisor.

The nobles in big cities may not be fond of the surname Randolph, but in this remote countryside, the title of Randolph is almost as important as that of a king. Even a real baron like Rubin has to be respectful to Theodore, who has no title.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Randolph, my family is a little special and I can't tell you."

Larson frowned. Even before he recovered his memory, he didn't like Theodore. Ever since Theodore came, the taxes in Hidden Mountain Territory have become more and more. Although the good old man Rubin did not raise the taxes, people still lived a life not much better than the villagers, but their food was becoming less and less.

After recovering his memory, Larson saw at a glance that it was the so-called consultant sent by the other big family who was behind this.

"Can't tell? I see you just want to leave Hidden Mountain Territory, cheat our Lord of his money, and run away, right?"

Theodore pinched his mustache and his tone became sarcastic.

"Larsen is not that kind of person!"

Before Larson could explain, a woman in the corner suddenly appeared.

"Father, if you are unwilling to support Larsen, then I will do it."

The woman was Rubin's eldest daughter, Prima. She was originally married, but her husband died not long after the marriage, so she had to stay at home as a widow.

Of course, for a remote border noble like Rubin to find a noble closer to the interior to marry his daughter, it already shows that Prima is somewhat pretty. Even after being a widow at home for several years, she has become more charming.

However, it is impossible for Rubin to find a good teacher for Prima. Compared with the children of aristocrats, Prima's temperament now is more like that of a country girl. After all, a normal aristocratic girl would not come out to defend others so bluntly.

Among the few people, the calm Larson is more like a nobleman.

It was Prima, a widow at home, who picked up the dying Larsen when she went out to buy supplies for her father. Both father and daughter can be said to be Larsen's saviors.

The gossip about Prima and Larson has always been one of the hottest topics in Hidden Mountain Territory, especially after Theodore joined in. Rubin originally did not object, but Theodore's family reputation was too intimidating. If he offended them too much, Hidden Mountain Territory might even cut off supplies from the outside world.

Moreover, Larson's attitude suddenly became hesitant recently, and after asking for a meeting, he suddenly said that he wanted to return to his family.

Larsen was struggling for the reason that he did not leave immediately after recovering his memory. What would happen if he left like this and left Prima alone in the territory? But the situation outside was too dangerous. Once her identity was exposed, Prima would probably be buried with him. Moreover, Rubin was unlikely to agree to let his daughter wander around with the foreign blacksmith.

Larsen even thought about living his life peacefully in the Hidden Mountain Territory. After all, the Lars family might have a new heir, or it might have already perished and turned into a small family. Going back would bring disaster to Lars instead.

But after hesitating, Larsen decided to face it bravely. He wanted to take a gamble and bet that Augustine would not kill the Lars family. After all, if the Lars family really fell, the north would likely fall into chaos.

"You slut, are you so anxious to defend your lover?"

Theodore was furious and shouted, "He's just a blacksmith! What kind of family power can he have? Have you ever seen a family that started out as a blacksmith?"

Unexpectedly, Prima rolled her eyes and said, "That's better than being cheap!"

Hearing this, Theodore became even angrier, and turned back to look at Rubin, as if questioning him. Rubin also hinted to his daughter with his eyes that she should be more restrained in front of outsiders, not to mention that the Randolph family was very powerful - for Rubin.

"Don't think I don't know. You collected so much extra tax in the territory without my father's knowledge. Did you think you could hide it from us?"

Hearing Prima say this, Theodore couldn't help but burst into laughter and said, "Even if I strip the entire Hidden Mountain Territory naked, what can you do?"

After saying that, Theodore added: "Even if I strip you naked, you can't do anything."

Seeing Theodore's gloomy face, Rubin immediately interrupted and said, "Okay, okay, it's all a misunderstanding. Sir Theodore didn't collect any extra taxes. I collected all of them. Prima, you go back and have a rest. And Larson, I will find a way to pay you back. You should leave Hidden Mountain Territory as soon as possible."

"late."

Theodore clapped his hands, and several people from the local church rushed in. If there was any armed force in the local area, it was probably the Church of the God of War.

Larsen frowned and protected Prima behind him. Although these church members were not professionals, Larsen knew that the Church of the God of War was one of Anjou's reserve sources of soldiers. They had daily training. Although it was questionable whether the Church of the God of War here still believed in the God of War.

Theodore was sent here two years ago with the mission of seizing the property and territory of Hidden Mountain. Originally, Theodore wanted to marry Prima directly, and then find a way to kill Rubin, so as to inherit the territory naturally. However, he did not expect that Prima would not be moved by any tricks and set her sights on the blacksmith, turning a blind eye to herself, a branch of the Randolph family, so that Theodore had to resort to some ruthless means. However, Hidden Mountain was too remote, and Theodore did not have the resources given by his family. He could only rely on the identity of a branch of the Randolph family to bully others, so he has only completed his layout now.

But at this moment, a member of the Church of the God of War trotted over to Theodore and whispered a few words.

"What? Saint? What is the Saint of the Goddess Church doing here?"