Chapter 20: The First Encounter with the City Lord
The Castle Lord's Mansion is located in the center of Momiji Castle, not far from the Mercenary Guild. Wearing the badge of a D-class mercenary, after receiving the guidance of a young mercenary full of admiration at the door of the mercenary union, Wuwu soon came to the door of the city lord's mansion.
The City Lord's Mansion is not as luxurious as Carefree expected, but the overall feeling of simplicity and elegance can be seen from the layout of this building.
"Stand still, this is the City Lord's Mansion, and idlers are not allowed to enter!" As soon as he reached the gate of the City Lord's Mansion, Sanssouci was stopped by two guards, one of whom was a little younger and stopped him very rudely after glancing at Sansso.
However, when the two guards saw the intermediate mage badge hanging on Sanssouc's body, their attitude immediately changed one hundred and eighty degrees.
The older guard first glanced at the young guard, then straightened his clothes, walked up to Sanssouc, raised his right arm and clenched his fist on his left chest, and bowed to Sanssouci very politely. He said respectfully, "Your Excellency Honorable Magician, may I ask you for something about coming to the City Lord's Mansion?" ”
Wu Wu didn't care about the guard's inflammatory, but pouted helplessly, then took out his mercenary badge and handed it to the guard: "Please inform the city lord, I came here after receiving the mercenary mission he issued." ”
Hearing the carefree answer, the younger guard's face turned white, fine beads of sweat oozed from his forehead, and the palms of his tightly clenched hands were already hot and damp.
At this time, he was extremely worried in his heart, he had offended His Excellency the Magician just now because of his ignorance, and it was really unimaginable what consequences he would have if the City Lord knew about this matter.
Looking at Wuwu's appearance of not seeing joy and anger made his heart beat even more, and just like that, he looked at Wuwu in a daze, wondering whether to ask for the magician's forgiveness.
The older guard wanted to send him to pass the word, but he called him many times but didn't get a response, and couldn't help muttering: "This kid, what kind of flute is there at a critical time!" Then he smiled apologetically at Wuwu and ran in the direction of the inner courtyard of the City Lord's Mansion.
In the study of the City Lord's Mansion, when the City Lord heard that a mercenary had taken his mission, he was very happy, and he immediately ordered someone to bring him to the study.
When you walk into the room, what catches your eye is a desk, the table is full of copywriting, and there is a middle-aged man in gorgeous clothes sitting in front of the desk, the man is about forty years old, not handsome, but it gives people an unusual feeling, and there is a majestic temperament on his face that has been in the top position for a long time, naturally, this middle-aged man must be the lord of Red Leaf City.
can manage such a city in an orderly manner, as the city lord, this middle-aged man must have his own extraordinary.
Seeing Wuwu enter the door, the city lord hurriedly stood up to greet him, in his cognition, the mercenary who can receive the B-level task must be a strong person who can get his respect, but when he saw Wuwu's young face, Rao is experience is extraordinary and immediately froze.
However, he recovered quickly, and then began to take a closer look.
The Red Leaf City Lord is not tall, only half a head taller than Carefree, but when he examines Carefree, he can still bring a faint pressure to Carefree, but as a person who has seen a big scene, Carefree did not show anything unusual, and looked straight at his gaze and smiled.
Slowly walked in front of the city lord, bowed to the city lord without humility or arrogance, and took out his mercenary badge and handed it to the city lord.
Originally, the city lord was still a little disappointed that such a young mercenary came to accept his task, he thought that the mercenary union did not attach importance to his task, and casually handed over the task to a fledgling teenager, so he was slightly dissatisfied in his heart, and he was not so enthusiastic about worry-free.
However, when he saw that Wuwu was just a D-class mercenary, the dissatisfaction in his heart was put down, but his brows were furrowed even tighter.
Helplessly smiled at Carefree, when he saw the badge of the carefree intermediate magician, his originally dim eyes immediately burst into brilliance, although the young man in front of him was only a D-level mercenary, he must have an extraordinary background to receive a B-level mission, coupled with her strength, this time her mission may really be completed.
Changing the disappointment just now, he took a seat with worry-free, and he didn't pay much attention to the city lord's series of face changes, and after looking at the study, he immediately asked the city lord for details of the disappearance.
The lord of the city is also a decisive person, and after feeling a little relieved of his worry-free spirit in his heart, he immediately told him about his son's disappearance, and also told him that the mercenaries would face the danger of disappearance when they came before.
Sanssouci was very excited to hear the news, touched her chin, and immediately came up with a good idea, and she couldn't wait to tell the city lord about her idea of using it as bait.
The city lord's face changed greatly after hearing this, and he expressed his resolute opposition with complicated eyes.
In fact, if any ordinary mercenary made such a suggestion to him, the city lord would definitely agree immediately, and felt very satisfied, but the one who proposed this idea was worry-free, thinking about the power behind her, even if she agreed with this idea in her heart, on the surface, the city lord still opposed it to the end.
Carefree was surprised by the castle lord's refusal, but she had always been stubborn, and the queen's authority would not allow anyone to provoke. She just naturally expressed that she had to do this, and the lord of the castle gave in under the momentum she had unintentionally unleashed.
In desperation, the lord of the castle agreed to Wuwu's proposal, but he asked Sanssouci to promise that he must send someone to protect him in secret.
For the kindness of the city lord, Wu Wu did not refuse, and the two discussed the specific plan at the moment. By the time the discussion was over, it was almost dusk, and at the kind invitation of the lord of the city, he had to stay for dinner.
The dinner in the City Lord's Mansion was very sumptuous, not to mention how attractive it was for Wu Wu, who had eaten the Warcraft meat that she had roasted herself for more than a month, but her good upbringing made her always maintain the etiquette of the nobles even if she coveted it in her heart.
The city lord secretly looked at the young man in front of him, and saw that although his eating speed was not slow, the series of aristocratic etiquette and the noble temperament that naturally revealed were not something that ordinary small nobles could cultivate, and the evaluation of this young man in his heart rose a few points.
Even the mercenary union has to give face, how can he offend. In fact, he stayed for dinner without worry, not on a whim, but to envelop this hidden and extraordinary young man.
A dinner is a pleasure for both guests and hosts. Worry-free also met the city lord's wife and the young lady.
The city lord's wife is a middle-aged woman in her forties, she often has a smile on her face, a hint of resentment at the corner of her mouth, and she is dressed in dark red clothes. Under the illumination of the light, it looks graceful and luxurious. Although she was well-maintained, wrinkles were already hidden between the corners of her eyebrows and eyes, and the years still left their mark on her face.
Carefree didn't like her very much, although her mother was like her in front of people, but the eyes that the city lord's wife often cast still made her feel uncomfortable, even if Carefree was ignorant, she could still tell what hostility was.
The young lady is a very beautiful woman, with a snow-white melon seed face, willow eyebrows, and a phoenix with sorrowful eyes, she did not speak during the meal, and has always maintained a noble smile, but she did not feel a trace of smile from that smile.
Thinking that her husband has been missing for two years, she is still waiting, such an excellent woman, never showing her weakness in front of people, "strong" This is the only evaluation of this young lady without worry.
Since she was dressed as a man, she didn't dare to look at this young lady all the time, so after dinner, she said goodbye to the city lord.
I have to say that this city lord is really very hospitable, and he must stay and live here, but he had no choice but to give up under the repeated excuses of worry-free.
Walking out of the City Lord's Mansion, Wu Wu was still sighing in his heart how the people outside were so enthusiastic. Looking up at the sky, it was already dark outside, leaving only the faint moonlight in the sky, and the faint light was projected on the maple leaves on both sides of the road, and the cool moonlight shone on the fiery red maple leaves to give people a strange feeling.
In addition, the slow autumn wind blows a little cold, worry-free is just a girl, and she will be scared of such a scene, she carefully looked at the surrounding environment, a gust of cold wind came over, and her body involuntarily shivered, remembering the ghost stories she had heard before, her heart was even more frightened, and she hugged herself with both hands and immediately used the wind magic levitation technique to prepare to leave.
After a while, she returned to the hotel, but the hairy feeling in her heart never dissipated, as if a ghost had been following her, blowing a cold wind behind her neck. She walked around and looked back, afraid that something would suddenly pop out of her back if she was not careful.
Finally, after a lot of trepidation along the way, she returned to her room safely. As soon as she entered the room, she felt the warm airflow, which made her originally tense heartstrings relax a lot, and the thick sleepiness also hit, and after a little cleaning, she gave up meditation and went directly to sleep.
The night seemed to be extraordinarily unpeaceful, and despite falling asleep, she had nightmares, lying on the bed, waving her hands in the void, as if grasping something, but she couldn't catch it.
She dreamed that she had been working hard to like someone, chasing his gaze, how could I have my heart to the bright moon, but the bright moon shines on the ditch, but that person never put his eyes on her, no matter how hard she tries, just push that person farther and farther, her grievances, sadness can only be borne silently behind her back, and her true heart can only be exchanged for deception and betrayal again and again.
Half-asleep and half-awake, Carefree was already in tears, tears slid down her cheeks and seeped into the pillow, and after a while, a puddle of water stains had opened on the pillow.
She felt so sad, as if she had lost all hope in life, no matter how hard she tried, it was in vain, her heart hurt more and more, but she couldn't do anything about it.
The window of the room was ajar, and the sad moonlight shone into her room, as if to share her sadness. At this moment, a figure appeared beside the carefree bed, he had a face that the world would envy, handsome, his face was as clear as a carving, and his angular face was unusually handsome.
Dressed in a moon-white shirt, his thin lips were tightly pursed, and his eyes that were originally like crystal obsidian were full of sadness.
He raised his hand and gently touched the corner of his carefree eyes, wiping away the tears of sadness for her, but the pain in his eyes was deeper, "Since you are unhappy, forget about it all!" ”
As if sighing, as if sighing, the man slowly spit out a word and stopped speaking, but continued to caress her face, gently wiping away her tears, as if to carve her into the depths of his soul.
He just looked at her quietly, the moonlight shining on the two of them, and everything in the outside world seemed to become irrelevant, as if there were only the two of them between heaven and earth.
Thanks to the man's reassurance, the carefree tears gradually stopped, and he slowly regained his calm. Nothing seemed to have happened this night, and when she woke up the next day, she vaguely remembered that she seemed to cry in her dream last night, and someone comforted herself very gently, but she couldn't remember anything when she recalled it carefully.
It was a sentimental night, and only the moon in the sky witnessed it, but it had no way to tell.