Chapter 120: Prelude
"Do you need to check our carriage yet, just to see strangers, those animals may become restless," the man took off his hat with caution, revealing short, dark blonde ear-length hair, "I don't think Duke Arondale will mind this little delay we have with you, my lord." ”
"No, no, no, no!" The captain of the ironclad patrol, who was watching from the rear, hurriedly squeezed through the crowd and ran over, he snatched the letter from the soldier's hand, put it in an orderly manner, and returned it to square Q, "The distinguished guests invited by Duke Arondale naturally do not need these cumbersome checks, distinguished guests, please come with me, and I will lead the way for you." ”
"No need, thank you for your kindness, we are familiar with the way to the Duke's Manor," Square Q patted the captain's shoulder, and a cowhide money bag fell into his pocket under the iron armor, making a crisp sound, "This captain, we will naturally say a few kind words for you in front of the duke, and it is better not to trouble you for such a trivial matter as leading the way, after all, there are so many pairs of eyes watching, we don't want to be the target of public criticism, I don't think the Duke wants others to exercise privileges under his name." ”
"Hmm... Then I wish you all the best in advance..."
After hesitating for a moment, the captain, who was still a little skeptical, finally decided not to dwell on it anymore, after all, the name Arondette was like a mountain in their hearts, and the man who held the actual power of the empire was even more important than Queen Catherine in some ways.
Within the jurisdiction of the Josephs Empire, no one wants to provoke Duke Arondale easily, unless it is some unlucky guy who has little nostalgia for this world.
"Thank you. ”
The corners of Square Q's mouth lifted slightly, he put his hat back on, returned to the carriage in style, and passed through the majestic and tall gate of Xinlan City under the surprised gaze of everyone.
Seeing the four wide carriages pass through the crowd one after the other, and finally merge into the bustling flow of people, the captain of the ironclad patrol gradually retracted the stacked smile on his face, and he avoided everyone's gaze, took out the heavy bag of gold coins from his pocket, and tossed it in his hand.
"Ten gold coins, a lot of money," a hint of cunning flashed in the captain's eyes, "Lore!"
"Captain, what's the matter?" a soldier approached as he helped register for the city's arrivals.
"You go and keep an eye on the 'Joker Magic Troupe' guys just now, and see if they really went to Duke Arondait's private estate. ”
"Captain, do you doubt their identity?"
"No, they are indeed the famous 'Joker Magic Troupe,'" the captain took the clown-painted money bag back into his pocket, "I'm just curious why they're here to curry favor with us, since they're the guests invited by Duke Arondatte." ”
"Understood," the soldier replied, "I'll go over and inquire about the situation." ”
The streets and alleys of Xinlan City are full of happy people, and the colorful lights of different styles have been decorated with prosperity and splendor, and you can imagine what kind of lively and charming scene Xinlan City will be when night falls.
There are many tourists, horse-drawn carriages, and many oriental faces and a cute animal called the iron-eating beast that can only be found in the eastern continent.
"It's worthy of the heart of the empire, the architecture is luxurious, and the people here are really rich," Fang Q played with a gold coin in his hand, his eyes constantly swept over the scattered buildings and the luxurious clothes of the citizens, and almost pasted the word "money" on his eyes, "If I had come here earlier, I guess I would have earned money to buy a private courtyard long ago." ”
"Q, do you still have wine?" A drunken female voice came from the cube Q mini's hearable communicator, and it seemed that the sound of glasses and bottles colliding together could be faintly heard.
"I said Sister A, you've been drinking all the way, we're not here to play in the imperial capital, eldest sister, aren't you a little serious..."Square Q's voice revealed helplessness, "Also, can you put your weapons away, don't want to send people to see God when you see someone in the way, why do you even want to rob the life of the god of death, you almost made a mistake just now..."
"A, what type of wine do you want to drink, I have a bottle of dry red wine aged 50 years old and sweet red wine aged 80 years old. A soft-voiced old man's voice rang out from the communicator.
"Master J, bring me a bottle of dry red, you can't drink the sweet red charm without ice cubes. ”
"I said Master J, you can't indulge her so much, let Sister A drink for a while, maybe she will do something ridiculous. Q hurriedly interjected.
"Fortune fan Q, shut up for me! I know how much I drink, just pay attention to your little tricks and don't be discovered, otherwise don't fantasize about buying a private estate in Xinlan City, it is estimated that they will have to give you a free cemetery. ”
"Sister A, don't bring such a hurtful person, we're in a group..."
"Get out of the way, don't get close to me, you can't contact the boss for so long, just think about how to make the gold coins that you can't spend in this life become inexhaustible in the next life. ”
"Sister A, if you want to say that, then I will really be wronged to death," Fang Q's voice was aggrieved, "The boss said that he came to Xinlan City alone to relax, who would have thought that he would come for such a long time, I wrote several letters to the boss without replying, and none of the crows who sent the letter flew back, can Lao J testify to this?"
"Well, there are many strong people in Xinlan City, I hope it is not intercepted. "Plum J's voice is a little erratic, as if he is busy with something.
"It's like this every time, alone, no matter what he is," Ace of Hearts said with resentment in his voice, "I said Lao J, why haven't you sent your wine yet, I urgently need to borrow wine to drown my sorrows." ”
"It's going to be drawn in a minute, you wait a little longer. ”
A moment later, a big white bird fluttered its wings from the cane of plum blossom J, its wings were stained with black ink, and between its two vigorous claws, it clutched a bottle of red wine, and the big bird flew over the heads of the crowd, and in the blink of an eye, it came to the side of Peach A, and after sending the red wine to Peach A's hand, the big bird's body suddenly tensed, and then it changed strangely into a piece of white paper and fell to the ground, not knowing where it was kicked by the passing crowd.
"Master J, can you pay a little attention, this is the imperial capital Xinlan, if the patrolling soldiers see you using your abilities casually, it is estimated that they will have to catch you as some rare animal to study, how can you still look like a child when you are old!"
"Shut up!" the sound of the ace of hearts, the jack of clubs, and the king of spades came from the headphones of diamond Q at the same time.
"Yo, little K rarely said a word along the way," K seized the opportunity to joke, "I thought you had to close your eyes and recuperate all the way." ”
"You guys are too noisy. A cold-toned teenager's voice rang out over the communicator.
"My dear Lord K, we have arrived in Xinlan, the capital of the Joses Empire, aren't you excited?
"Gold, what I'm seeing is just a bunch of vulgar mediocrity," the King of Spades frowned all the time, the smoke of the place made him a little disgusted, "Is there any difference between New Lan City and Carlo? ”
"How can our branch of Carlo City compare to Xinlan City?!
"Fortune fan Q, if you say these disgusting things again, believe it or not, the old lady stuffed you into the horse's ass and let you smell enough!"
"Sister A, it's even more disgusting if it's you..."
"I guess Joker didn't reply because he ran into some tricky trouble," Plum J said slowly, "Just now, all the "Phantom Owls" that were released last night lost contact with me, very abruptly, as if someone had deliberately killed it. ”
"What do you say, is the boss really trapped in Xinlan City?" "Square Q's tone was as serious as before, "With the boss's ability, I'm afraid the only person who can keep him is the adult." ”
"Maybe he volunteered. ”
As soon as the King of Spades' words fell, his fingers slid over the ivory scabbard, and then he slowly opened his eyes, those leopard-like eyes that wanted to penetrate a person's soul, the sharp eyes that can only be found when cultivating swordsmanship to a certain level.
"Be quiet, we're being targeted, it's the soldier who let us into the city just now. ”
"Oh, I thought they were all fools who saw money, but I didn't expect there to be a few smart ones. ”
"You still have the face to say, Cai Fan Q, is there something wrong with your forged pass!"
"No way, I'm the autograph of the Duke of the Stuff that I bought from the black market at a high price, there's no way I'm wrong, it's just a simple suspicion," Fang Pian Q replied lightly, "Leave it to Old J, he has a hand at dealing with trackers." ”
"Well, don't worry, it's just a gesture. ”
The tone of plum blossom J is always unhurried.,Maybe mature and steady to a certain point, see everything is a floating cloud.。
On the way to the borough, the soldier Lore walked through the bustling crowd, closely following the "Joker Magic Regiment", always keeping a distance of about fifty meters from the former, and the pedestrians around him saw that his soldier's attire was making way for him, so he also enjoyed this leisurely beauty.
Just as he was absentmindedly falling behind the convoy with a banana in his mouth, the screams of women and children erupted from the crowd in front of him, and the crowd quickly split apart from the middle, as if something had split the crowd and was running towards him.
"What?!" Karlo's eyes widened to see what was going on in front of him, and before he could react, several black shadows suddenly jumped up from the crowd in front of him and pounced on Carlo.
"Ahh