Chapter 13: Conflict
When he saw the rough style of Hengling City again, Owen felt like he was reincarnated.
Three days ago, the children of the ordinary nobles called for friends, hugged each other, and marched to the depths of the Hengling with great vigor under the support of a group of family guards and mercenaries.
Three days later, he was the only one who came back, standing outside the north gate of Hengling City, lamenting to the sky alone.
The statement "lonely" is a bit inaccurate, at least there is one more person next to him, an extremely strong and mysterious boy.
Owen's fox friends and followers have all entered the belly of the monster at this moment. When he returned to Hengling City again, he didn't think about where to go for a while. Hearing that Anthony was going to the mercenary guild to complete the mission, Owen, who had nowhere to go, naturally went with him.
I just came to the intersection in front of the mercenary union, and I saw a large group of people walking towards me. Although the people in front of them looked anxious and worried, they couldn't hide their majestic momentum at all. Looking at their gorgeous and exquisite clothes, it turned out to be a group of aristocratic lords.
"Dad, why are you here?" Owen suddenly exclaimed.
It turned out that one of the leading nobles was actually his father, the patriarch of the Hilton family, Silvio? Hilton.
Silvio? When Hilton suddenly saw Owen, his face first showed joy, then his face sank, and he shouted in a low voice: "You little rabbit cub, you don't weigh how many pounds and taels you have, you dare to go to Hengling to explore?" Is that where you can go? ”
Owen looks very afraid of his father, Silvio? Hilton reprimanded, he just lowered his head, and he didn't dare to come out.
Silvio? Hilton saw his son's pitiful appearance, and his clothes were also tattered and covered with mud. has always suffered a lot in Hengling, and I can't help but soften my tone: "How is it?" Is there any injury on your body? Let me see. ”
Owen shook his head and didn't speak. But his heart was shouting: "Oh yes! It's clear again. ”
"Nephew Owen, where is my Matthew now? How is he? An old nobleman with gray hair and beard next to him finally found an opportunity and hurriedly interjected.
"Owen Xian, what about my family's Peiwen?"
"Owen Nephew, my family ......"
A group of aristocratic lords put down the affairs of the family and rushed to this remote Hengling City in person, all in order to find their own wayward young master. When he saw Owen, one of the members of the "adventure group", he immediately gathered around and asked.
"This ......"
Owen suddenly felt that although he had picked up a small life and avoided the doom of being buried in the belly of the beast, the trouble was far from over. He especially wanted to drag Matthew, who had proposed to explore Hengling, out of the stomach of a certain demonic beast and give him a crush before stuffing it back.
"Except for Young Master Ben, the sons of all your old people are already dead, and even the bones will become the poop of the demonic beasts, and they will never be recovered."
Is there any great poet who can teach me how to convey the above sentence in the most artistic, literary, and acceptable way to the group of nobles and lords on the other side who are eagerly waiting for an answer?
It is clear that even the greatest poets have flinched from this most difficult problem in the history of literature. And Young Master Owen can only honestly tell the truth.
"What? Matthew is dead? How is this possible! The bearded nobleman was, as expected, unable to accept this fact.
"Peivin is also dead...... "There is more than one who can't accept the facts.
A group of aristocratic parents hurried to Hengling, but they didn't expect that they would be separated from their beloved sons forever, and even the bones could not be recovered. This kind of grief made Owen and his son let go of the joy of reunion after the catastrophe and comforted the nobles.
Suddenly, without warning, the style of painting changed.
"Why is it that everyone is dead, and you Owen is the only one who escaped. In terms of strength, Matthew is a bronze beginner, much stronger than you. He won't be spared, but you can escape? The bearded nobleman was grieving, but he didn't know how to suddenly come up with this idea. At this time, where there are any concerns, I will say what comes to mind.
Silvio? Hilton's face changed, and he shouted in a low voice: "Count Bealzot! What do you mean by that? ”
"What do you mean? Isn't that obvious? "Count Bearzot the Bearded Man had only thought about it in his head, and he hadn't thought about it deeply. Now he suddenly realized that there was indeed a big suspicion here. Why did those Warcraft alone let go of the lowly Owen?
The other nobles also put aside their sorrow for their beloved son for a while, and looked thoughtfully at Owen and his son. Apparently, the words of Count Bearzot the Flowerbeard also aroused their suspicions.
Faced with the doubts of many nobles, Owen's father also changed his face. Although the Hilton family is the largest business in the province of Edinburgh, it has considerable financial resources and strength. But at the same time, he offended so many nobles, including two counts, and he felt a little unbearable.
Owen also knew the seriousness of the problem, and hurriedly explained: "I have already explained just now, we have strayed into the territory of a large group of wind wolves. finally broke out of the encirclement, and more than half of the family guards had been killed or wounded, and almost all of them were injured. Later, I was targeted by a mid-level demonic beast, the lightning leopard, and it used its speed to hunt them one by one, and in the end, I was the only one left. In a hurry, it's good to get this Anthony? Lord Bruce came to his aid, scaring the Lightning Leopard away. Otherwise, I would have been killed by it a long time ago. ”
When explaining the adventures of the noble children for the first time, Owen only told the distress process in the first half in detail, omitting the content of Anthony's rescue later. It's because Owen is worried that involving Anthony in this matter will bring trouble to this life-saving benefactor.
However, the current situation does not allow him to fail to tell the truth. Otherwise, it would be difficult for Owen to explain clearly how he could escape safely with his strength.
It's a pity that Owen still has a bright head, but in terms of experience in dealing with people, he is still far from his father. He thought that as long as he told the truth, he would definitely be able to win the trust of the nobles in front of him and dispel their suspicions about himself.
But he didn't understand that sometimes the truth was more implausible than the lie sounded.
"Anthony? Bruce 'Lord'? Mercenary of the first rank? "This time it was another count who raised the question, the Count of Brazziletro. He looked at the mercenary badge on Anthony's chest and asked with a look of disdain.
The badges issued by the mercenary guild have obvious differences in appearance depending on the rank. Count Brazzilero glanced over and could tell Anthony's mercenary level.
"Count Silvio, I think you need to give us an explanation." Another viscount said to Owen's father with an unkind face.
"Perhaps, we can ask another person." Count Beazot the Bearded said to a warrior behind him, "Mr. Alfredo, please have a good talk with this 'Lord'. I think Your Excellency 'Lord' would have had a different opinion on this matter. ”
On the other side, the Count of Brazirero also said to one of the fighters beside him: "Mr. Bernabeu, please take action with you." This 'Lord' is a strong man who can come and go freely in the dangerous and abnormal Hengling with a burden. I'm afraid he's reluctant to talk to us. ”
Then he turned his head and said apologetically to Alfredo, who was about to do it: "Mr. Alfredo, you won't mind, will you?" ”
Alfredo raised his eyebrows and said, "Of course not, Lord Count." ”