What Lear said before to fight for Afra was nothing more than a polite remark to win her favor, but when Afra said this, his heart moved.

He looked into the distance and said, "I swear to the sword god, if you want, I will take you out of the mountains, see the outside world, and protect you, forever." You have already paid the reward, which is your handkerchief. ”

Afra blushed again, and she explained in a low voice, "When, I didn't have anything else on hand at the time, and I couldn't say anything to encourage you, I was stupid enough to give you a handkerchief." You, you, you...... No, no, don't misunderstand, misunderstand. ”

Lear smirked and said, "When you lie, you stutter more than usual." ”

Afra broke free of his arms, holding her skirt in both hands, her head bowed, and her face blushing towards the door of the stairs, her delicate figure full of vitality, like a lively fawn.

Lear shouted mischievously, "You can't run away, I won't let you go!"

Afra shook and ran faster.

Seeing her run into the staircase, Lear shouted again, "You forgot to take the candlestick, it's dark inside." ”

The sound of leather boots on the ground stopped abruptly, and Lear walked over with a smile, picked up the candlestick, lit it with finger fire, and slowly made his way to the staircase.

Half of Afra's figure poked out of the dark staircase, reached out and grabbed the candlestick, pulling it back so hard that it didn't move.

"You ......" Half of Afra's face was in the shadows, anxious and ashamed, she had never been teased like this.

Seeing her cute appearance, Lear couldn't help but smile, let go of the candlestick, and said gently, "Be careful when going down the stairs, and walk slowly." ”

Afra reclaimed the candlestick and ran down quickly. The leather boots made an urgent crunch when they were stepped on, but after a while, the sound frequency slowed down, and each step was steady.

The steady footsteps seemed to pour out gratitude.

From then on, Lear found that Afra was no longer afraid to be alone with her, and even when she was talking to her, she seemed even more nervous and shy than before. Lear secretly lamented that his skills were insufficient, and it seemed that sweet words were not enough.

Time flies, and a light snow falls, casting a thin white veil over the mountains, announcing the arrival of winter.

The people in the mountains began to be busy with the winter, and the private soldiers who came down to inquire about the news came with very bad news.

Raymond hurried to the castle with the private soldier to report to Lear.

"Teacher, something happened, the junior swordsman Boris, who was killed by the magician, turned out to be a close confidant of Grand Duke Mikhail, and now Boris's teacher Yegor has arrived at Baron Pinkov's castle. According to those subordinates, Yegor turned out to be one of the three high-ranking swordsmen of the Grand Duke Mikhail's family, and he came here to avenge his disciples. ”

Lear smiled and said, "Boris was not killed by me, and the magician is dead, what does it have to do with me? ”

Raymond said bitterly, "We have also heard that Yegor seems to have meant to teach you a lesson. I think it's very likely that if your disciple is defeated, he must be unwilling, and maybe he will find an excuse to hurt you. And now it has spread under the mountain that you have a lot of magic weapons, and that you are not a swordsman at all at such a young age, and you must have an artifact. ”

Lear's face sank, and what he feared had finally happened. When he took out the magic short spear, he was worried that people would find out that he had a dimensional bag. The privates might not be able to see it, but if the details were relayed to the two barons, the two barons would surely guess.

He asked in a deep voice: "Then there is no contradiction between Pinkov and Andrei? Andrei's magician killed Boris, and Pinkov has no explanation?"

Raymond said: "These two men are simply in cahoots!" Pinkov did not say anything at all, but shrank in the castle and waited for Yegor to appear before he became bold. ”

Lear sighed and said, "Regardless of whether that high-level swordsman will come to the door or not, we must be ready! You find two more people, at least intermediate-level fighters, if it is a high-level warrior, it is better, you must find a reliable one! Also, they must be proficient in using strong crossbows!"

Raymond was ordered to leave.

Lear looked at the mountains covered in silver and sighed: "If the high-level swordsman Yegor doesn't come, it's fine, if he really wants to come, it will definitely not be as simple as teaching me a lesson!"

Raymond quickly found two Orions, tall in their thirties with long arms, both of whom had used crossbows but were more adept at using bows.

Lear led the three men to a no-man's land and pulled out three magical crossbows that shimmered with a faint light.

The three of Raymond gasped, and as hunters, they recognized what it was.

"Oh my God, this is a magic crossbow, a legendary magic crossbow that allows ordinary warriors to shoot swordsmen! Is this true?"

Lear nodded and said, "It's true, and it's a magical strong crossbow specially strengthened by the ** master, which is more powerful than an ordinary magical strong crossbow." I'm lending you these three magical crossbows for the worst. If you can find someone you can trust and can wield a crossbow, you can secretly train them to wield it. Be careful, don't let anyone who can't believe in them see these magic crossbows!"

After speaking, he took out six demon-breaking arrows and eighteen magic arrows, and said, "The black ones are the demon-breaking arrows, and the brightly colored ones are the magic arrows, the demon-breaking arrows can be used repeatedly, but the magic arrows can only be used once." The salvo of three crossbows can easily shoot a junior swordsman, and it can make an intermediate swordsman dare not move. If something happens, Afra and Mountain Town may depend on the three of you. ”

The three of Raymond solemnly took the magic crossbow and arrows, their expressions solemn, and everyone's hearts were heavy.

Lear continued, "A high-ranking swordsman shouldn't do anything to me, after all, I'm the Count of the Homan Empire. I'm afraid that he will be bribed against me by Pinkov or Andrei. If he kills him head-on, the magic army in your hands and the crossbow will be of great use, but if he attacks suddenly, no amount of magic crossbow will be of use to give you. ”

Lear didn't give them any other magic guides or magical equipment, as no one in Mountain Town could control Dou Qi or a mage.

He didn't distribute all ten magic crossbows, first, because they were not easy to hide, and it was easy for the enemy to detect them, second, if they were in the hands of the enemy, they would become a deadly threat, and third, if the high-level swordsman really wanted to teach him a lesson with a dignified sword, these magic crossbows were useless.

Lear instructed the three men to practice with their normal crossbow arrows first, then returned to the castle, walked to Afra's study, and knocked on the door.

Afra didn't expect Lear to come in suddenly, panicked, held the book to his chest, and asked vigilantly, "What are you going to do?"

Lear didn't speak, and took out two wizard rings.

Afra saw Lear's serious face, looked at the two rings again, suddenly his face turned red, his head bowed, his hands clasped together and twisted slightly, and soon his hands were covered with sweat, and he was so nervous that he didn't know what to say.

In the Starry Sky Continent, the handkerchief is a token of love from a woman to a man, and a ring is a token of love from a man to a woman.

Before Lear could speak, Afra was already in a dilemma.