I have to admit that last night there was more commotion in the snowy city than anyone expected. So much so that even the temple of the goddess was not at peace - a team of capable guards took over part of the temple's defense to protect the safety of the lord's eldest son.

In this case, it is obviously unrealistic to want to get a good night's sleep. The noise can literally shake the water bottle off the table! Even the most nervous person can't sleep.

Alice, of course, is no exception.

So, when Ruby, the little priest, opened the door of Alice's room the next morning, he unsurprisingly saw two faint dark circles under his eyes.

"Good day, Miss Alice. ”

"Good day, Ruby. Not...... Why do you look like you want to laugh but you can't? Is there anything wrong?"

"No," Ruby shook her head slightly, looking strange. "I just couldn't find a position to laugh all of a sudden. ”

The meaning is unknown.

Alice didn't pay much attention, and she opened her mouth to ask Ruby about what had happened last night.

"I don't know. Ruby replied, "It is said that a guard named Anche stole a precious treasure from the Dragon Palace, and escaped under the cover of his accomplices after killing several of the guards. ”

"The lord was very angry at this, and not only closed the city gates, but also sent a large number of guards to search everywhere. Not long ago, I also invited Master Krako, who was from the Brothers-in-Arms Group, to meet in Longxiao Palace, and it is estimated that there will be a big move soon. ”

Alice's eyes froze slightly.

Anche, the name and its referents were still clear in her brain. Not so long ago, they fought side by side. That well-informed ranger made a big impression on Alice. It's just that he didn't expect that just a few days later, he had already walked towards a road where he didn't know where to go, but it was destined to be bumpy.

It's a shame.

"Do you know him, Alice?" the change in her expression didn't escape Ruby's attention.

"Well, it's kind of acquaintance. Alice replied softly. The relationship between them is not deep.

"Then you have to be careful, it's not good to be involved with this kind of person now. ”

The conversation could not continue, and a noise from not far away caught Alice's attention.

"What's that?"

Ruby shrugged, her lips pursed. "That's the lord's eldest son, a ...... Well, not very nice kids. He probably tried to escape again and was caught. Most of the noise last night was because of him. Just leave him alone. It was clear that Ruby didn't have a good sense of the little boy.

"Why isn't he in Longxiao Palace? Alice asked, confused.

"There are a lot of complicated reasons for this. Ruby subconsciously looked at the door before whispering to Alice, "It is said that there is a very serious problem with his head. Neither spells nor potions can be cured, and the lord is already considering changing the position of the heir. ”

"Ugh. The corners of Alice's mouth twitched, "Let's not get too involved in this kind of thing." She always felt that the problem should not be so simple.

"That's right. Ruby patted her sleeve, "That golden tree alone is enough of a headache. How can you be in the mood to care about anything else?"

"Huh?"

"It's the one in the middle of the courtyard. I don't know how, it suddenly withered. But the chief priest's hair turned white by the urgency of this matter. It was an important symbol of the temple. It is said that if you want to save it, you must go to the ancestral shrine on the eastern side to find the sap of the mother tree. But the current situation is not what it used to be. ”

Alice straightened her arms, but her joints were still not moving very quickly.

"If my injuries are healed, I can help you go for a run. ”

"No need~" Ruby shook her hand, "There's a guy who's like Hood or something volunteered to go! Whether he succeeds or fails, that's something that will be known at least a month later." So this matter is over for the time being. My headache is the effects of the withering of the golden tree. Recently, fewer and fewer people have come to the shrine. I didn't have anything to do with the worship in the first place, but I didn't want to see that. ”

Ruby stretched out her fingers, a small ball of life light on her fingertips jumping slightly, "I'm a ritual dedicated to healing, and if the temple is disbanded, I'll go out into the wilderness to heal those injured mercenaries." ”

That's not a good idea. Especially for a young girl like Ruby, who is not deeply involved in the world.

But before Alice could answer her, she turned the subject to something else. "But if it weren't for that, I wouldn't have that much time to chat with you~ Is your injury better?"

Alice narrowed her eyes and felt it roughly.

In good condition. Better than expected.

"Well, it won't be long before you're able to move normally. It's still a bit ...... to fight."

"Don't even think about swinging your sword! I don't want you to be sent back in a few days. Ruby said angrily. "It's not always that you have such good luck, your kind of Cheng dù's injury, ordinary people die for the first time. ”

Alice smiled softly and didn't say much.

There's always a way. No, maybe there is.

Alice's heart fluttered and she turned her gaze to the west. There, something that could make her blood flow backwards was approaching Xueman.

………………

A low gust of wind blows.

Water droplets pass through the stone wall and fall into the grooves on the stone slabs with a soft 'pop' sound.

This is a snowy underground, one of the caches that the Brotherhood placed in its glory days.

Although the passage leading to the outside of the city has been completely buried by the collapsed rocks due to its age and lack of maintenance, it is still a suitable hiding place after a little cleaning. The drinking water secretly provided by the merchants of the Tong Guò Brotherhood Control zhì is not impossible even if they live here for half a year.

Parrot and Anche are hiding here.

Anche regained his composure after regaining his grip on the Ebony Blade, and he easily avoided most of the guards with the structure diagram and perception of the Longxiao Palace in his memory, and even the slightest characters who blocked the way were killed by him one by one. Soon, he met up with the parrot in a warehouse.

With a companion who is proficient in illusion, it is easy to escape from Longxiao Palace by taking advantage of the chaos.

Although he almost split the latter in half.

Although the Ebony Blade gave him extraordinary senses, there were many things that could not be done without relying on the eyes. Fortunately, he could still hear the voice, so he didn't think the parrot was a court wizard.

So, until now he didn't know how to deal with the parrot, but fortunately he didn't need to [see] now.

The Ebony Blade allowed him to judge the approximate terrain of nearly a hundred feet around him and the movements of creatures from the subtle movements of the air and the tremors of the ground. Even if he can't see, he can move like a sound person. The premise is that he holds the sword.

This strange-shaped sword in pitch black.

No one will try to take it from him, no one will think about it!

"Anche, we have to find a way to get out of the snowman. The parrot looked at the black ceiling with some concern, "This place is not as hidden as it used to be, and we can't hide for long." ”

"But it's not that easy to get out of the way now. Anche said lightly, and he found a long cloth that covered the part of his eyes.

The black one is just right.

"Your eyes ......"

"Blind. Anche raised the sword in his hand, and in the dim candlelight, the ebony blade swirled with a mysterious sheen. "Thanks to this sword, it has made all my more than ten years of bow and arrow training come to naught. If you don't want to be like me, you'd better not fight this sword. ”

The parrot turned his head and didn't go too deep into the topic. She could see how tightly Anche had grasped the sword, and if she had kept her attention on it, the conversation would have been unpleasant.

Besides, it is imperative to get out first.

"Now that martial law has been declared in the entire Snow Man City, there are elite warriors from Longxiao Palace and Yuehuasca everywhere outside. Once the whereabouts are revealed, it's completely finished. The parrot bit her finger and whispered, "The Brotherhood is not well manned in the snowman, and it is impossible to create chaos that is enough to muddy the waters." The most Cheng dù is just to attract our attention. I'm afraid this time is not enough to run from the cloud area to the wind area. ”

"What the hell did you find that made Barguffei so big come and arrest us? Parrot said as he looked at Arche earnestly. She wondered if there was room for manoeuvre.

"Are you sure you want to know?" Anche stood up, gently waving the ebony blade in his hand. The smell of pitch black flowed everywhere.

Even if Jianfeng's target was not himself, the parrot felt a chill run down his spinal cord. But she nodded heavily.

"I want to know. ”

"This sword has a curse on it, and Barguf used it to kill his wife ten years ago. The other insider is the former court wizard Gerd, hey, I kind of understand why a chief court wizard would be expelled from the Longxiao Palace for the ridiculous reason of [studying necromancy]......" He didn't tell me about Mephalah.

The parrot grew its mouth 'ah' and did not close it for a long time.

"What about you, are you alright?" she grabbed Anche's empty left hand, looking anxious.

"I'm fine except for my eyes. Anche quietly separated her hands.

He froze suddenly.

Barguf had used the sword as well, but now his eyes were intact.

So, is there anyone who will be able to treat him?

And the most skilled person in Xueman City is......

Anche then turned to the parrot and asked, "Is the lord's eldest son still in the temple of Ginalais?"

"Yes. The parrot was slightly stunned, and then suddenly realized, "Do you want to ......?"

"That's right. Anche nodded heavily. "Since we can't escape, let's go out in the open. ”