Chapter 2: The Night of the Murder
Yun Shan narrowed his eyes slightly, his father asked Zang Feng, but he didn't let him be beaten, he was hesitating whether to teach this Andre a lesson, or to dodge this punch sideways.
It's been clumsy for a long time, and the fireworks of competitiveness are gone.
"That's enough!" Anna scolded, her left hand like a knife, poking AndrΓ©'s free armpit on his right side.
This move came first, and Andre knew that before he touched Yun Shan, he would be stabbed by the palm knife first, and he also knew that his cousin's attack would definitely not be like her delicate appearance.
Andre had to elbow back.
I only heard the sound of "poof", and the white tender fingers were on the thick arm.
Andre took two steps back, sat on the seat behind him, his right arm hung down softly as if it had been electrified, and the sharp pain came, making him sweat profusely in an instant.
In addition to Anna's attack, she has been paying attention to Yun Shan, this young man has not been flustered or nervous from beginning to end, in the face of Andre's fist, his body has no response, is it really a straw bag?
The commotion here had already been noticed, and Anna looked apologetic again, turning to leave, Penny and Andre following behind, probably because it was so painful that Andre forgot to look back and give him a fierce look.
Watching the group leave, Yun Shan shook his head, inexplicable.
But the academy is really a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger, such a good skill, it is not a martial arts department.
After this trouble, his next trip was more quiet, firstly, Anna was too beautiful, and the other girls who had the heart to come forward to talk to them were ashamed of themselves, and secondly, they all heard the beautiful straw bag, a man who relies on women to protect, not what a straw bag is.
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The train descended along the coast and, after a few hours, arrived at the lighthouse port.
Lighthouse Harbor is a port on the western coast of the Streamer Country, where Yunshan needs to change to a train to the Great Bright City early tomorrow morning.
As the largest port in the northwest of the Roland Continent, it cannot be avoided whether it is going south or north, so it has become a foothold for many explorers and mercenaries.
Of course, the wine here is world-famous.
Although there are good wines in the Great Bright City, it does not have the atmosphere of the bars of Lighthouse Harbor. Drinking alcohol, once you lose the atmosphere, is no different from drinking water.
Thinking like this, Yun Shan walked into a bar in Lighthouse Harbor - Ice Crystal Flower.
The bar was as noisy as ever, Yun Shan sat down in front of the bar and ordered a glass of "Dream Flowers".
The bar's owner, Theron, hails from a northern country, is unusually burly and kind.
His hometown fell into a civil war, and in order to escape the chaos, he traveled a long distance from the land of ice and snow in the north to the country of streamers, and finally settled in Lighthouse Harbor and opened a bar.
This "dream flower", according to the legend of many wine tasters, was made by him on a sudden inspiration when he passed through the swamp of dreams. As soon as the wine is in the mouth, it is as sweet as first love at first, and then gradually there is a faint sourness, and when you swallow it, you can take a breath, and feel the aroma between your lips and teeth.
"Young man, the flower of your dreams. Theron smiled and pushed over a green bubbling cup, remembering the last time the handsome young man in front of him had been here half a year ago.
Yun Shan took a sip, tasted the familiar taste, and asked, "Uncle, why don't you go to the Great Bright City to open a bar, there should be many people there who like the wine you brew." β
Theron shook his thick beard: "Someone has asked me this question before, my hometown is in the northernmost part of the continent, covered with ice and snow, because of the rarity of people, it is inevitable to be lonely and lonely, so once a stranger appears, we will warmly invite them to our home." Later, when I was forced to leave my homeland, I wanted to live in a different way, and I wanted to see people coming and going differently every day, and entertaining them with the best wine, just like when I was back home. Here, there are countless adventurers, they have stories from afar, and I have wine, isn't it just right. β
Yun Shan nodded, Uncle Theron had a point, but no matter where the bar is, it is actually only limited to a corner, and the vastness and style of this world can only be considered real if you measure it with your feet and look at it with your eyes.
An adventurous heart was beating in the boy's chest.
In the corner of the bar sat a table of players with their glasses aside, clearly with all their interest in the game.
In the booth in front of them, a man with a hood was drinking alone, unable to see clearly.
Two men sat in the middle of the bar, one with a black beard and a sinister look in his eyes, shaking the "Scarlet Night" in his cup unhurriedly, and the other was thin and wore the usual magician's robes, looking like a magic apprentice.
The door to the bar creaked open.
A tall woman walked in, with brown boots, jeans, slender and straight legs, a close-fitting top that outlined a perfect arc, a wide-brimmed hat, and a few strands of long red hair hanging down from her temples, which more or less covered her beautiful face.
Seeing Yun Shan sitting at the bar, the beautiful woman stopped, seemed to give up the idea of coming over for a drink, and stood straight in place.
Adventurer? Yun Shan guessed in his heart when he saw the two guns hanging from his slender waist.
There were a few flirtatious whistles in the corner, and an ugly yellow-faced man spoke very obscenely: "Little girl, are those two guns used for night errands? Come to my brother, my brother has a bigger one!"
"Haha......" everyone at the table laughed.
In the eyes of the mercenary who licks the blood today and doesn't know what will happen tomorrow, finding fun from a beautiful chick is probably the only pleasure.
However, before the laughter fell, a gunshot was heard, and the laughter stopped abruptly, as if suddenly being choked by the neck.
Quickly pulled out the gun, Yun Shan secretly praised in his heart.
But the woman's shot was not fired at the mercenaries who teased her, but at Blackbeard in the middle of the bar.
Blackbeard had only time to tilt his head to dodge the shot, but the glass in his hand was not spared, and he unconcernedly pulled up the corner of the tablecloth and wiped the blood-red wine from his beard, mixed with a little broken glass.
"Guy, where did you come from a chick who is not afraid of death. Blackbeard's hoarse voice was like a stone of gold.
"The thief Cui Changshan, nicknamed 'Blackbeard', has a reward in the Sand Kingdom, regardless of life or death. The woman held a gun in one hand and pulled a wanted warrant out of her pocket in the other, opened it and threw it on the ground, with a portrait of Blackbeard and a staggering bounty.
"It's not very polite. Blackbeard looked at the portrait lying on the ground, shook his head and sighed.
After the gunshot, the police would arrive soon, but he didn't seem to be in a hurry.
Something was wrong, and the woman narrowed her eyes and put her hand on another gun.
However, it was still a step too late, and there was a loud explosion of gunpowder, and the table in front of Blackbeard was torn apart, revealing his right hand, which had been hidden underneath, and his arm had been transformed into a large-caliber musket.
At this moment, the muzzle of the gun is constantly firing, and three shots are fired one after another, Blackbeard's stunt, chasing the soul with three shots.
With his lock-on, the three shots covered all possible movements, and almost no one could escape.
As a bounty hunter who dared to chase him, the woman opposite dodged two shots, and suddenly accelerated under her feet, seeing that the third shot was also missing.
The corners of Blackbeard's mouth are upturned, and with this guy next to him, his will almost be inevitable.
"Retardation Technique!" Feeling that his body was suddenly in a quagmire, the woman's heart was like ashes, and she underestimated the people around Blackbeard, and he actually enveloped a high-level magician! Unexpectedly, a mistake was already the end.
The next moment, the spinning bullet will tear this pretty face to pieces.
"It's a pity that such a beautiful woman......" Blackbeard's eyes showed no pity, but was full of interest, and the next picture would be more exciting than the splashed "Bloody Mary".
However, the scene of the headshot he was expecting did not appear, and a light stopped the last shot.
It's a sword light.
The bullet was fast, the sword was faster, so fast that there was still an afterimage in the air, like a flashing meteor.
All this happened so fast that the woman who had walked between life and death had time to take a big breath and look to the side.
The sword was actually the handsome young man who was sitting at the bar before.
Yunshan is not a nosy person, but how can he be brave if he doesn't see righteousness, seeing such a beautiful woman die of incense, how different is it from burning the qin and boiling the crane, not to mention, the other party is still a notorious thief.
Yun Shan looked at Blackbeard, who had a gloomy face, and the "magic apprentice" beside him.
Listening to the sound of footsteps in the distance, Blackbeard grinned and laughed at himself, "I didn't expect my Blackbeard to be planted in the hands of two girls today." β
Yun Shan didn't care about this taunt, he had already become immune to similar words.
"Remember it for Lao Tzu. After saying this, Blackbeard disappeared into thin air with the mysterious person beside him.
Space magic, Yun Shan frowned.
At this time, there was a lot of noise outside the bar.
"The people inside replied, what's going on?" a policeman shouted outside.
"Damn magician!" the woman next to her stomped her foot and scolded, then took out a seal and shook it at the person outside the door, "I'm a four-star bounty hunter, Vera, I'm chasing the thief Blackbeard, he just escaped, I know where he's hiding, you come with me." β
"Yes, Lord Vera!" "Four-star bounty hunters, no matter what country they are in, are authoritative beings.
"Why, don't you come along?" asked Vera, noticing that the handsome young man was not coming, and half-pushed the door of the bar.
Yun Shan shook his head, the police have their own way of dealing with magicians, whether he goes or not, it will not affect the overall situation, and the most important thing is that he thinks that those two people will never appear there, this group of people will only pounce, of course, this is just his judgment, there is no need to say it.
"Tell me your name. Vera spoke again.
"You'll know. Yun Shan smiled and waved his hand, signaling her to hurry up and get down to business.
Vera thought for a moment, then sprang out.
Yun Shan picked up the "Dream Flower" in his hand and took a sip, what an interesting woman, she stopped after entering the door, she didn't want to affect him.
A young police officer entered the bar and began to make simple inquiries, including name, address, and what happened, and finally walked up to Yun Shan, looked at the sword placed beside him, and didn't quite believe that this young boy had just broken Blackbeard's soul chasing three shots with one sword.
"You, come out with me, there are some things that need to be understood in detail. The young police officer looked at Yun Shan and said.
"Good. β
After a while, Yun Shan returned to the bar.
The young police officer said at the door, "You can leave on your own, thank you for your cooperation tonight." Then he turned and walked away.
The first to leave was the mercenary at the table, and after tonight, they could have braged about how they met Blackbeard, who was only a few meters away from him, and could even exaggerate that they had met each other and drank and played cards together. But not tonight, who knows if that chick will turn around and come back, and it will definitely be them who will be unlucky then.
The hooded man then got up and left, pressing the money under the glass as he left.
Yun Shan was the only one left in the bar, and he finished settling the bill, picked up his long sword, and walked out.
Theron looked at his back, his brow furrowed, and then he unveiled.
Except for the bars and streets, most of the port is pitch black at night.
The moon is like a hook, but fortunately the sky is clear, and the stars and moonlight are not too dim.
In the haze, a figure shuttled rapidly in the alley, turning around, suddenly stopped, stood still for a long time, and said in a deep voice: "Are you still going to hide? β
Another figure appeared on the other side of the alley.
"It's a really good place to kill people and sell goods. It was the hooded man from the previous bar.
"Oh, so you brought me here on purpose?" asked the man on the other end.
"It's a good sword, but it's a pity that its owner will soon die. The hooded man's tone was gloomy.
Yun Shan smiled, raised his hand and raised the sword in his hand, "Do you think you are the first person who wants to grab the sword?"