Chapter 3: The Courtyard of the Night
It was as if a mansion had grown out of the darkness, I don't know how long it had been abandoned, there was a clear rancid smell in the air, and Ian saw the corpse of a vulture lying across the door, as if it had died of natural causes, and it seemed to have been placed by someone.
"Is this my home?" Ian felt that the game was more difficult than he thought.
"Yes, Master Ian, this is where I was born. Kars flapped his wings, his pupils glowing with purple light like Nemesis: "But after the death of the previous master...... I never came back. ”
Ian listened and pulled out a gold-rimmed invitation from his pocket, which was stained with large patches of blood, but had dried to black.
This is the invitation to enter the House of Representatives today. It says the time and address for today, which is why Ian was the first to appear there.
Then, I went back to my home.
Somewhat tired, it's true, Ian leaned against the locked iron door, staring at the corpse of the vulture at his feet, and didn't speak for a long time.
"Young master, we can find a tavern to live in the town. ”
"I have money on me. Nemesis said.
"The Ian family also has a lot of cloth panic value, and I have it all here. Kars flew over Nemesis' head.
It's near a small town far from the capital, and at two o'clock in the morning, the mansion is almost uninhabited.
"The Ian family's mansion has been abandoned for a long time, and I heard that when the news came out, it was already in ruins. Nemesis said.
"You know that, so why didn't you just say that?" Kars asked.
"Lady Linda only asked me to protect Ian IV, and besides, I don't need sleep and rest. Nemesis was still expressionless.
"What then? We can't sleep in the wilderness!" Master Ian, get up, let's go to town. "Kars ran to Rayne.
Ian sighed and stood up to get back into the carriage. Suddenly, Nemesis jerked up his umbrella and stopped in front of Ian, staring at the path they had come from.
There, I don't know when, there was a lone lamp.
The flickering lights slowly approached, and soon they heard pleasant singing in the air.
"The great mage wrote the wrong spell~ let future generations follow the mistakes and panic. False falsehood~ turned out to be true. My brother Ian~ Some people say you're back, but I think it's the funniest lie. Are you right, Ian IV, that even your existence is portrayed as a lie~"
The singing was crisp and loud, and Ian's name echoed in the night, revealing an indescribable weirdness.
One person, one light.
The lights are fluttering because the other party is bouncing.
The person behind her couldn't really see it, because the huge hood covered her petite body, and from a distance, it looked like a lamp bouncing.
"Let me see~" The girl stopped ten meters away from Ian and raised her head slightly, revealing a white chin.
As soon as he finished speaking, Nemesis threw his arms back, completely protecting Ian behind him. In the next second, a blinding light pierced through the darkness and illuminated the area.
Dozens of lights appeared around out of thin air, and the smell of burning flames came from the air.
"Aha~ Nemesis, it's really you. The faint red lips under the hood grinned, revealing white teeth: "They're really lying to me! So, there is no housekeeper around Linda?"
"Goufil Fettir, why are you here?" said Nemesis standing still.
"They lied to me that it was someone else from the Ian family who spoke out today, not Ian IV. But it's a shame that someone told me to go for a drink tonight and put a sniper rifle under the carriage. Seeing through her identity at a glance, Gu Feier lifted her hood, and there was a charming smile on her white and red little face. Like the castle at night, the red wine that is loved by the moonlight and candlelight.
"Why are you following me?" Ian stepped up, he didn't know how terrible the other party was, but since Nemesis could even stop a sniper rifle, it shouldn't be a big deal to have a little magic.
"Oh~ It's really you, Ian, IV. ”
For a moment, the last two words were as close as someone blowing on their ears.
I don't know when, Gu Fei'er's figure actually appeared next to Ian. Nemesis was unhurried, covering Ian's vision with an umbrella with one hand, and pulling out a barbed whip from his body with the other, and flung it at Gufiel mercilessly.
"Be careful, Gufier is an outlier of the Fettir family and a rare mage, don't look her in the eye. Nemesis whispered.
"Demon, why do you say I'm an alien?" Gu Fei'er got closer to them: "Linda asked you to come over, did you give you the order to bewitch the fourth?"
Nemesis didn't answer, just held an umbrella and protected Ian.
"Answer my question, Miss Guffier. Ian continued, "I may have forgotten a lot of things, and there's no reason to keep track of them. ”
"Hmph. Gu Fei'er put on her hood again, lowered her head and snorted coldly, and said, "Forgot?" Also, you didn't think of me when you came here, I guess you really forgot." Ian IV, you always remember where you came from in the House of Lords, right?"
"Tomb ...... Cemetery?"
"You fool, you're here in a carriage. If it weren't for the fact that you were going to show up, how could someone prepare a carriage for you?"
Indeed, he woke up in the woods next to the cemetery, and his body had been changed. Except for a little soreness in the muscles, there was no discomfort.
And at that time, a dilapidated carriage was not far away, which was the one he was riding in now.
For him, it was a direct crossing. But for this world, Ian IV may have many mysteries.
"You prepared the carriage?"
"Just kidding, I didn't do it anyway. I would say that if you were alive, I know where you would have been in the first place, if no one had touched your body. Gu Fei'er smiled and said, "Because I am one of the people who killed your whole family." ”
"Dumbfounded. Ian sighed.
There was an awkward silence.
I'm talking about killing your whole family, but you're talking to me about birds?
Nemesis probably didn't know what Ian was talking about, but he still held the umbrella honestly and didn't smile.
"I see, I see. Ian's mantra hasn't been changed for a while, just now he just got the key clues to the development of the plot, so he subconsciously sighed.
But think about it from another perspective, the other party is indeed talking about killing his whole family.
"Ian IV, you are ...... Crazy?" Things turned out a little unexpectedly.
"No, I'm just ......" Ian hesitated for a moment, "It's not the same Ian anymore." While I'm sure to find out who killed my family, I probably wouldn't be so impulsive. ”
Even though Ian's tone was very flat, Gu Feier felt that he was sneering.
In front of this gloomy mansion, she felt a chill for the first time.
This is the country of Manda, and Gu Feier is a true national of Manda.
So how true is Ian's sentence and how much is false?
"You're lying......"
"No, no, no, I don't. ”
Ian was just about to explain, when the lights around him suddenly went out. Gu Fei'er re-wrapped her mage robes, leaving only a lone lamp.
Nemesis unleashed his defenses at the same time, and Ian watched as Guffier made steady progress to his carriage and took the driver's seat.
"Get in the car, what are you doing in a daze?" Gu Fei'er curled up in the mage's robe, looking like a dwarf.
"What are you...... Take us to your house?"
"The Fittier family manages the finances, the Ian family manages the culture, and the two families are not mutually tolerant. Gu Fei'er was serious: "But if you freeze to death in front of your house again, it is estimated that some people will be unwilling." Get in the car, since you said you forgot, then let's go to Manda again. ”
Ian had no other choice, he shouldn't lose the fight, but he couldn't escape, he was now sleepy and his mind was a mess.
So he got into the carriage.
The headlights grew brighter, and Ian felt the carriage move more and more steadily, and when he lifted the curtain, it saw that the carriage had become as ornate as the other nobles.
Even, it is engraved with its own family text.
Gu Feier withdrew her hand from her cloak and drove to the nearest town in the darkness of the night.
The town is still brightly lit, it's close to the capital, and the news of Ian IV's return has just arrived.
When the sleepy guards saw Ian's carriage, they thought they were mistaken.
"It's Ian IV!"
Even in the carriage, Ian could feel the noise around him. It's no better than the capital, where the shouts of the people are rough and enthusiastic, and it seems that Ian's arrival is unprecedented news.
Boom!
Gu Feier raised her staff and shot a firework into the sky.
"What does she want to do?" said Ian, half-lying in the carriage.
"I don't know, young master, I don't think we should listen to her, she's your enemy!" Kars whispered in his ear.
"Forget it, I really don't mind. Kars, I see very openly, believe me, your new master is very open. ”
Kars flapped his weak little wings and hid them back in Ian's hair.
Nemesis also heard Ian's answer, and an eerie light flashed in his purple pupils. After a while, he looked out through the gap in the curtains, and then said, "She may have to take us to Bu Yan." ”
"Panic?" Ian frowned, "Didn't we just do this?"
"It's the ritual of panic in this town. Kars raised his little head and said, "As a regular activity, the panic can be started at any time, and there are special elves in each major city who are responsible for the panic. As long as the panic value does not exceed 20% owned by everyone in the town, a panic protocol can be drawn up. If it does, then go to a higher city and go all the way to the upper house of the capital......"
"Don't come out. Before Karls could finish speaking, Guffel's voice came to his ears, and then Ian heard her jump out of the carriage, and seemed to stand in an open square, and said aloud to the crowd gathered around:
"I know what you think, yes, it's Ian IV himself in the carriage! He's back, no matter what happened during this time, but he's still back! In the past, the Ian family was the patron saint of you, and today, the first thing Ian IV did when he came back was to come back here, and he panicked after a long absence. ”
Gu Feier's hand pressed against the affidavit.
"At his behest, today's announcement reads: Ian IV has returned to his old mansion, enjoying the riches of his past and the glory promised by the House of Lords. ”