The headless knight stood on top of the mountain of corpses and bones, clusters of flames blooming like lotus flowers on the ground around him, and behind him was the bloody twilight.

The oil paintings you see when you enter the main entrance give people a depressing feeling.

Sa Ling stopped and looked at it for a moment, her eyes showing thought.

This painting... It's bloody twilight.

In his ear, the butler urged softly.

Sa Ling came back to her senses, smiled apologetically, and then followed the butler into the living room.

The moment she entered, Sa Ling saw at a glance that Kloba, who was sitting on a wooden chair, was a man of fifty or sixty years old with white and black hair, deep facial features, and a pair of eyebrows and eyes.

In addition to Kloba, there were about twenty black-clad bodyguards in the living room, and on the set of chairs made of precious wood, there were two guests, a man and a woman, about forty years old.

The man's hair was combed with wax, his face was white, he was wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, and he was wearing a decent formal suit.

The woman's hair was coiled up, her face was painted with appropriate makeup, and she wore a long red dress, revealing grace and luxury everywhere.

When Sa Ling was looking at the three people in the living room, the other party was also looking at her.

Dressed in a black women's casual suit, she has no makeup on her face, she doesn't even wear foundation, and she has a neat hairstyle on her head, exuding an energetic atmosphere.

The first time I saw Sa Ling, I gave a good impression to the three people present.

It's just that, judging from Sa Ling's momentum and dress, she doesn't look like a collector or a rich and powerful person, but more like a white-collar lady who is active in the steel jungle.

Kloba didn't get up to greet him, but just stretched out his hand to the wooden chair in front of him and smiled, "Please take a seat." ”

Everyone who got the invitation, he knew, knew that Sa Ling was an employee of an antique-related website that had recently popped up.

"Hello, Master Kloba. ”

Naturally, Sa Ling sat down and greeted Kloba, without using an honorific title.

In response to this small detail, Kloba didn't mind and asked, "Are you the chief appraiser of the Luo Ling Museum?"

"Yes. Sa Ling nodded.

"Luo Ling Museum, is it the website that tosses thousands of antiques online for sale?" the man with gold wire glasses said curiously.

Maybe it's the recent promotion that has had an effect, and another woman in a red dress also knows about Luo Ling's museum, and when she saw Kloba talking about this topic, she accosted her: "It's been online for a few months, and not a single antique has been sold, so it's been spending money on promotion recently, right?"

The woman's tone was quite arrogant, and when she talked about the Luo Ling Museum, she was even more disdainful.

Sa Ling didn't move at all, ignored the woman in the red dress, looked at the man with gold wire glasses, and smiled: "Yes, at present, our company has one thousand two hundred and five antiquities, most of which are genuine from the era of Vera in the Kendia Desert. ”

"The time of Vera, I remember it was the strongest empire in the history of the Kendia Desert, but it collapsed a thousand years ago for some unknown reason, and it withdrew from history at a very fast pace. The man with gold wire glasses said with interest.

"It seems that Mr. has a lot of knowledge in this area, if you are interested, you can go to our website to see if there is a favorite product. Sa Ling kept smiling.

The woman in the red dress saw that Sa Ling ignored her, and there was a hint of anger in her eyes when she looked at her, but she didn't have a seizure.

Thousands of genuine pieces sound like a joke, and others have not rashly dismantled the stage and maintained good etiquette.

Kloba watched indifferently, and when Sa Ling's voice just fell, he took the initiative to introduce Sa Ling: "This gentleman is Mickey, the behind-the-scenes boss of the Youkexin Bora auction, and this lady is Anji, the daughter of Tiffany & Co. Jewelry Group, and she likes to collect jewelry that has been precipitated over time. ”

The name and identity are introduced, and they are not exaggerated.

However, just two places, Bora Auction and Ventini Jewelry Group, can show that Kakadon and Angie are extraordinary.

Birla Auctions, the third largest auction in Youkexin.

Tiffany & Co. Jewelry Group, the world's largest jewelry group, is owned by Anji's father and is also the third richest person in the world.

"Hello, I'm Sa Ling, currently working as the chief appraiser of the Luo Ling Museum, and I have studied all kinds of antiquities and the history of various countries, of course, I don't dare to show off in front of Master Kloba. ”

Sa Ling got up and gave Kloba a small hand.

In order to promote the cooperative relationship between the Luo Ling Museum and Kloba, and in order to leave a good impression on Kloba, Sa Ling put away her temperament and turned to a capable staff with a clear positioning, which is all for the Luo Ling Museum to make changes.

Before boarding, Luo Na's rhetorical question can get the most correct answer at this moment.

"Then do you know what the oil painting outside is?" Anji looked at Sa Ling indifferently, and suddenly became embarrassed.

Kloba and Mickey looked at each other, but they were silent.

"A little bit of it. ”

In response to Anji's question, Sa Ling sat down slowly and said softly: "It is a fantasy work of the late 12th century, called Scarlet Twilight, painted by deserters from the last Battle of Dunerke at the end of the 12th century. ”

When the three people present heard this, they immediately looked at each other, which was different from their cognition.

"The Battle of Dunerke was a tragic battle fought between the two countries with 80,000 soldiers in the Dunerke Gorge, and it was also the last battle at the end of the 12th century. ”

"The final result of that battle was that no one survived, and all the soldiers on both sides died heroically, so how can there be a deserter? Moreover, the writer of oil painting was the most famous painting master of that era, how could he be a deserter?"

"Miss Sa Ling, ignorance is not the capital to talk nonsense. ”

Anji chuckled, her tone revealing a hint of coolness.

Although Kloba and Mitch did not speak, judging from their expressions, they obviously agreed with Angie's words.

"In fact, the oil brush that Corcel made from his leg bones, as well as the last letter written on his deathbed, which were obtained by our veteran hunters, are being placed in our company. ”

Sa Ling looked at the three of them calmly and said calmly: "Moreover, Kosel's real name is Ersaiko, and he is also one of the inconspicuous soldiers on the list of soldiers' dead. ”

Speaking of this, Sa Ling's tone was a little serious, "The truth is sometimes only in the hands of a few people. ”

The moment the words fell, Sa Ling thought of the scene where Luo came to her with a set of bone paintbrushes and a leather letter.

At that time, Luo was in high spirits to tell her about the past of the brush and the letter, like a child who had discovered a treasure.

Sa Ling likes Luo very much at that moment, as if she saw her former self and saw the yearning vitality from Luo.

A painter who was forced into the army, he was the only deserter at the Battle of Dunerke, then went incognito, eventually becoming famous five years after the end of the campaign.

In the oil painting of Scarlet Twilight, the main color is like blood, and the side scene is a mountain of desolate corpses, but the most picturesque is a blood-stained headless horseman, who still stands unyielding to death, unwilling to fall.

The so-called fantasy work refers to the fact that Ersaiko did not see the scene after the battle, but painted this scene, so it is called a fantasy work.

However, the fantasy work that Sa Ling said does not refer to this.

Leseco had seen this scene before, but there was no headless horseman, because deep down he wished he was the headless horseman.

And that's... A deserter's most sincere fantasy in the post-war period.

If it weren't for Luo finding the bone brush and the letter, no one would have been able to uncover the truth hidden under the fog.

At least as far as this one is concerned, Luo is one of the few people who has the truth.

After listening to what Sa Ling said, Kloba did not refute it at the first time, but showed great interest and said, "Can I see the brush and the letter with my own eyes?"

The fact that Erseco's famous oil painting can be hung in front of the main entrance shows Kloba's love for oil painting.

When Sa Ling saw the painting, she had a plan in her heart, and thanks to Angie's introduction to the painting, she was able to arouse Kloba's interest.

The effect of active and passive mentions in this context can be very different.

"I didn't bring these two things, but I can ask someone to bring them, maybe in time for the appreciation meeting the day after tomorrow. Sa Ling said.

Before she came, she didn't think that Elseco's brushes and letters would work wonders, after all, she only had the idea to see the oil painting before entering the door, but it was not a problem, and she could let Luo bring things over.

"That's for the best. Klobah looked happy and exclaimed: "The truth hidden under the truth is the reason why I entered this profession. ”

He didn't fully believe Sa Ling's words, and he didn't make up his mind directly, he just wanted to see the brush and the letter with his own eyes before he could draw conclusions.

On the side, Anji frowned lightly and said no more.

Sa Ling is so confident, she is not easy to grasp for a while, anyway, right and wrong, the day after tomorrow has its own conclusion.

Later, everyone talked about the history of antiquities, and Sa Ling's conversation knowledge made Klobah and Mickey frequently look sideways, both of them are engaged in this industry, and in their hearts they already regard Sa Ling as a peer who can communicate.

Kloba himself is the most famous appraiser in the industry, and his activity has decreased in recent years, but the juniors he has promoted are now all over the world, and they are all well-known appraisers.

The excellence of the younger generations is something he likes to see, and at this time, he looks at Sa Ling differently, but he doesn't know that Sa Ling's age does not match her appearance, and he doesn't know Sa Ling's real age.

Mickey is the behind-the-scenes boss of Youkexin's large-scale auction, and a high-level appraiser is particularly important in this business, and when he saw Sa Ling's skills, he even thought about digging corners.

When the conversation was exhausted, Kloba invited Saling to stay for dinner.

Sa Ling readily agreed, and after several contacts, she saw that Kloba was a big man with little arrogance.

In fact, if it weren't for the common ground between topics and industries, I'm afraid Kloba wouldn't be so polite to Sa Ling.

At five o'clock in the afternoon, Kloba answered the phone and left the living room.

Seeing this, Sa Ling also took advantage of the situation to call Luo, but she couldn't get through, and in desperation, she dialed Sabo's number.

Thousands of miles away in the Hunters' Association, Sabo picked up the ringing phone and pressed the connect button.

"What about the Luo people?"

In the mobile phone, Sa Ling's voice came.

Sabo glanced at Luo's closed door and said casually, "Still sleeping." ”

"Tell him to get up and give him his phone. ”

"Okay, you wait. ”

Sabo put down what he was doing, got up and walked to the door of Law's room, and tapped the door vigorously while shouting Law's name.

I slapped the door for more than ten seconds, but there was no response inside.

Sabo was puzzled and tried to turn the doorknob, but the door opened, and Luo was not seen in the room at all, and the bedding on the bed was neatly folded.

Seeing this scene, Sabo was stunned, he thought that Luo had slept in the room all night last night and didn't get up, but he didn't expect it to be the case.

"Law wasn't in the room. Saab said.

"Where's that?"

"I don't know. ”

Sa Ling frowned slightly, and said: "Then you first go to the warehouse to find Ersaiko's brush and letter, and then find Luo, and ask him to bring these two things to Bit City to find me as soon as possible, if you can't find Luo before midnight, then you come directly with the things." ”

"What about the website?" said Sabo, surprised.

"Say it again. ”

After Sa Ling finished speaking, she simply hung up the phone.

Rather than the day-to-day operation of the website, the partnership with Klobah is the most important thing.

Sabo looked at his phone in a daze, but he heard the importance of this matter.

"Where's that guy Ronal?"

Sabo whispered to himself, he was too lazy to look for it, anyway, Luo didn't show up before midnight, so he did what Saling said.

Thinking of this, he booked two air tickets online directly through the Internet, and then went to the warehouse to find the brushes and letters that Sa Ling had ordered, and packed them properly in boxes.

After doing this, he sat down in front of the computer again and got busy.

Time passed little by little, and when the time came to half past nine in the evening, Sabo still didn't see Luo.

"Where the hell did you go? ”

Sabo stretched and whispered a grumbling.

Suddenly, his expression changed slightly, and he saw a white light unique to telekinesis coming out of the computer screen in front of him, and then a head came out of the screen.

Sabo was so frightened by the sudden turn that he fell to the ground, put his hands on the ground, and jerked backwards several meters away.

"Yo, have you had dinner?"

The head that emerged from the screen was Ro, who greeted Sabo as he sat on the ground, and then, like Sadako crawling out of the TV, got out of the computer screen and jumped to the ground.

Seeing this, Sabo scolded angrily: "You are insane!"

"Uh..."

Law didn't know how to answer.

He managed to win against Ikushube, and then was sent back by Ikushube in the form of "coming and beating you along the network cable", but it was expected to scare Sabo, who let his computer be turned off.

Sabo got up in shock and told Luo what Sa Ling had told him.

At eleven o'clock that night, after explaining the matter of Ikushube to Sabo, he boarded the ship bound for Bit City with a paintbrush and a letter from the letter.

August 16th, 11 o'clock at noon.

Luxury cars were parked in the specially planned parking spaces in front of the main entrance of the O'Hara Museum.

Chirping!

The brakes sounded, a black luxury car stopped, the door opened, and a bald man in a suit dressed like an upstart stepped out of the car, followed by several people following in the car.

Four bodyguards dressed in black, and a blonde woman in an off-the-shoulder long dress, were Kurolo and the others from the Phantom Brigade.