Chapter 13 Practicing Beheading
The three unlucky eggs were slapped half to death by Shi Qing, and if Dean hadn't stopped it in time, it was estimated that someone would have died. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ο½ο½ο½Uο½Eγ info[η^ζ^δΉ¦εΊ][]. [774] [buy]. Shi Qing looked at Terry, who was lying half-dead on the ground, and pulled the snatched sword out of its sheath. Throwing it casually, it was almost inserted on the ground next to Terry's roots, and the fox friends who watched Terry's fox friends were shocked. After doing this, Shi Qing asked the shopkeeper for a pot of wine and tied it to the untied scarf on the other side, threw down a few copper coins, and walked out of the wine shop without saying a word.
Seeing this, Dean quickly cleaned the beef from the plate, and then pulled up the old horse who was dependent on him and followed.
The figures of the two disappeared at the corner of the King's Road in a short time, and the gentlemen in the wine shop were still stiff in place, not daring to move. Until the blonde girl sitting next to three big men at the very edge smiled and said, "It's already gone!" The crowd hurriedly ran to Terry's side, fanning and feeding water to start first aid.
Although he was angry, the thought of losing his bet to Dean made Shi Qing feel bored.
Without waiting for Dean who was following him to ask a question, Shi Qing said without looking back: "These three swords have their own strengths, the wind is light, the stinging is sharp, and the horse gun is domineering. In addition, I have the corresponding sword moves and sword postures taught by my master to match these three swords, and I can deal with different opponents. β
"A sword technique that combines power and art? I'm more curious now than ever about what kind of person your master is. Dean's curiosity was thoroughly piqued.
Shi Qing raised his head and poured a sip of wine, and said with a gloomy expression: "An old swordsman without arms." β
Hearing the gloomy emotions between Shi Qing's words, Dean didn't continue to ask, presumably it was also a sad past.
The two walked in silence for a distance, and Shi Qing suddenly stopped, shook the already empty wine jug, and threw it to the side of the road.
"Why do you have to follow me?" Shi Qing turned to the person and the horse who were not far away and asked.
"Didn't I tell you before, I'm going to the sea to find someone to seek revenge, so I'm going to pull some powerful guys into the gang. Aside from you, the only friends I know are the swordsman who can reason and can't cut people, and there is a pervert who only knows how to tease cats. Dean shrugged his shoulders and told the truth.
"Why do you think I'm your friend?"
"We're going to be friends sooner or later."
"But I'm used to being alone, not used to having people around, and you're of little use to me."
"Oh, so you deliberately pretended to be dead a few days ago and asked me to save you?"
"You!"
"Don't be angry, aren't you looking for a sword anyway? I'll just follow you around, and maybe I'll meet someone better than you. By the way, do you have any other swords to look for besides this sword in Izna? β
Shi Qing turned around and continued walking: "There are three more, one in the East Continent, and two in the North Sea. β
"It's a coincidence, I happened to be going to the Eastern Continent recently, and I have an acquaintance in the Forgotten City who can take us on the ship."
At present, the golden sea between the eastern and western continents, except for official commercial trade ships, is not allowed to carry people across the sea without permission, which is why so many Noahs chose to smuggle to the eastern continent before. However, in the Forgotten City, the most chaotic slum gathering place in the Western Continent, there are too many illegal activities, and after several rectifications, the Holy See found that it had no effect at all, so it simply turned a blind eye. Because of this, the port near the Forgotten City is the best choice for stowaways.
However, when Shi Qing came to the West Continent, he had already handed over all the gold coins to the docks of the Forgotten City. If Dean can really bring himself back to the Eastern Continent for free, it is indeed a very tempting condition for Shi Qing, who is currently poor and white.
Shi Qing was silent for a while, and asked, "What are you doing in the Eastern Continent?" β
"You improve your strength by looking for a sword, and I also have what I'm looking for." Dean laughed.
"So there's still a chance that your transformation will be strengthened? I'm curious what kind of monster you're going to become. Shi Qing stopped and glanced back at Dean.
Dean smiled brightly and reached out to touch the old horse beside him: "Then you have to keep following me, or maybe one day I will grow wings and fly away, and you will never see me again." β
"That's just right, out of sight and out of mind!" Shi Qing tied the "return gun" on his shoulder a little tighter and continued to hurry.
Dean looked at Shi Qing's back and asked helplessly, "What about the Eastern Continent?" β
"Deal." After speaking, Shi Qing quickened his pace again.
Thus, Dean's adventuring party was initially formed in a transaction mixed with interest and curiosity.
After another day of traveling, the two finally arrived at this big city in the Western Continent, second only to Marinope. The city of Izna in front of her is as pleasing to the eye as her name, this huge city is bordered by the sea of gold, and it is the closest port city to the eastern continent. The official trade of the two continents was largely in the hands of this great city.
The excellent geographical location has brought great wealth and a lively and prosperous scene to Izna. Compared to the grandeur of Marinope, the city is more romantic and interesting. Talented people from all walks of life gather here, and if you want to grow your knowledge in the Western Continent, then Izna City will be the best choice.
Dean and Shi Qing were lucky enough to enter the gates of Izna before the city was closed.
Izna at night doesn't have a curfew like other cities, at least in Xicheng District.
The prosperity of the city of Izna has made the aristocratic class richer, and these wealthy lords live in the inner city near the sea cliffs, that is, in the eastern part of the city. After all, it's farther away from the city gates, so it's also the safest.
The civilians in the city, although they account for eighty percent of the city's population, can only own the other half of the city's residence, Xicheng District. And this unfair treatment has not reduced the number of civilians in this beautiful city, and there are still the same number of people who come to the city every day to chase their dreams.
Stone was still ahead of Dean, and even though he had been to Izna once, he would still be amazed at how prosperous the city was. There are almost all kinds of strange people that can be seen here on this continent, and there are even many compatriots who are also from the Eastern Continent who live here.
"I didn't expect to see a fortune teller, there is really everything here." Dean hurried up to Shi Qing and pointed to an old Hariran man squatting on the side of the road setting up a stall. Because horses were not allowed to enter the city at night, Dean's old horse was taken to the stable at the city gate, where it was tended by the stables of Izna.
"Do you know anything else?" Shi Qing didn't expect Dean to recognize the fortune teller unique to the Eastern Continent.
"How don't you know? In the past, when I had no money to eat with those two poor boys, 'Sue' often relied on his black hair to pretend to be a fortune teller. Originally, this guy was very good at talking, and his ability to cheat money was simply admirable. But it's not very serious, and it's over when you see a beautiful girl. I remember the last time we came to Izna, there was a beautiful aristocratic lady who asked him for fortune telling, guess what he said? He said: 'Looking at the girl's eyebrows and beautiful eyes, but there is a dense atmosphere entangled in Yintang, pinch your fingers, it turns out that the girl is missing me! As a result, the girl drove us three streets with her guards! β
Along the way, Shi Qing had already heard the deeds of Dean's two friends. Although he was very impatient, under Dean's chatter, he also roughly knew that the guy who carried a sword but couldn't cut people was called "Wine Gourd", and liked to hold a gourd and drink wine; And this guy who doesn't like to tease kittens is called "Sue", who seems to be a mixture of Hariran and Noah, with black hair and Noah's face. Two strange names, also two strange guys, but it can also be seen that Dean should care about these two friends.
Accustomed to Shi Qing's ** answer, Dean didn't bother to break with him, and quietly went to the roadside stall to eat the dried fruits while walking.
Shi Qing inquired about the person he was looking for as he walked, and gradually walked into the depths of the slum. Dean followed behind and sighed, it seems that no matter how different the cities are, the slums are always the same.
The two of them came to a small square, which was the most spacious place in the slum.
In the center of the square is a stone statue of the goddess Noi, and in front of the statue there is a wishing fountain containing many small copper coins.
A little boy of about seven or eight years old was lying on the edge of the wishing fountain with his ass pouting, staggering and not knowing what he was doing. Dean and Shi Qing got closer and saw that the child was fishing for copper plates in the wishing pool.
You know, in the Western Continent, where believers are everywhere, it is a great sin to be found guilty of such an act. Even if the other party is a child with an immature mind, there is still no escape from the punishment of blasphemy.
Dean couldn't figure it out, even if all the copper plates in the wishing fountain were collected, it wouldn't be much money. But once discovered, the punishment faced by the child far outweighed the benefits. A kid with a little brain in the slums wouldn't do such a thing.
At this time, several young people walked from the other end of the square to the wishing fountain.
"Little rabbit, dare to take the money in the wishing pool!?" A red-haired young man at the head picked up a stone and threw it into the trevi fountain.
The child was startled and fell into the pool with a shake of his body.
The young men seemed to be the thugs of the ghetto, each more ruffian than the other, and laughed with joy when they saw the child fall into the water.
The child seemed frightened when he saw these "very famous" gangsters in the small square. However, he gritted his teeth and stood up, and explained in a low voice to the red-haired young man in the lead, "No...... It's not like that, I dropped something during the day, I ...... I'm looking for my stuff and didn't steal money. β
The red-haired young man crooked the corners of his mouth and threw another stone at the child. This time the stone was larger than the previous one, and it hit the child's wrist directly.
The child's wrist hurt, shook a little, and a copper plate fell out of his palm.
"Still trying to quibble? Beware of the adults I tell the Patriarchal Division! You thief! The red-haired youth snapped.
The child covered his injured wrist with his other hand, and wondered if he was enraged by the name "thief", but glared at the red-haired youth and shouted, "I'm not a thief!" I'm looking for the copper plate my mom gave me with my name engraved on it! β
"Stinky boy, you're looking for death!" A tall young man beside the red-haired said that he was about to rush up to clean up the little boy who didn't know whether he was alive or dead.
But the red-haired young man stretched out his hand and stopped him: "Little ghost, I actually don't like to bully children. Let's do a game, if you cooperate with us, I won't tell the people of the Patriarchal Department about this, otherwise, you will probably have to cut off a hand for such an act, you can decide for yourself! β
"What...... What game? When the child heard that his hand was going to be cut off, he was a little scared.
"It's nothing, we've been practicing throwing knives lately, you just stand still, how about let's practice our hands with stones?" The red-haired young man had a wicked smile on his face.
The child seemed to be hesitant, but when he saw the redhead gesture of cutting his hand, he broke out in a cold sweat.
The child who had been struggling for a while was just about to say yes, when he heard a woman's voice come slowly: "But I've been practicing cutting off my head recently, can you let me try it?" β
The square was not large, except for the four ruffians of the red-haired gang, there were two people, Dean and Shi Qing.
But other than that, not to mention women, there is not even a shadow of a wild cat.
At this moment, everyone in the square followed the sound and moved their eyes to the stone statue of the goddess Noi.
Head of the stone statue...... It's gone?
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