"Hold the bridge! If only one of our brothers could go back! We can't just die in vain! ”

――――Leader of the Blazing Mercenary Regiment, Gerald. Auwar, the cry of the long river in despair

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Six years ago, it was a small town outside of Farah, the capital of the Holy Dragon Empire. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Heavy rains have made the dirt roads ***** full of potholes. The road has long been deserted, and most of the townspeople have taken shelter from the rain at home.

An open-top carriage came from a distance, stopped in front of a two-story wooden building, and a few men came out of the carriage to carry the goods behind the carriage into the cellar of the house.

"It's raining heavily during the harvest season, and it doesn't feel like a good sign...", as she muttered to herself, a red-haired woman came out of the carriage, took a few steps forward, and knocked on the door.

No response.

"Ah, I forgot, Claudia's girl is hurt, I'd better take out the key."

When you open the door and enter, you will be greeted by a smell of baked brids, a creamy pudding that is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, making it a delicious dessert.

"Tave! Why are you here today? Claudia was so pleased to see her old friend that she put down her kitchen utensils and limped to the door.

Teve knew that the girl in front of her was in a state of injury and couldn't move, so she immediately stepped forward to support Claudia, and followed with a mouth: "Don't be like this, wait until Gerald and they come back and see that you haven't recovered yet, that's not good!" You have to take care of yourself. ”

Claudia sat down on the chair with Teve's support, and she looked at Teve playfully: "Hehe, with you, the proprietress of Yunge's main store, how can I not recover well?" ”

"For the sake of my many years of friendship with your Blazing Mercenary Group, I just came here! After all, Yunge has a lot of things, and I can't come often, and my three daughters don't stop, and Qinia doesn't know where to run, I heard her say that she wants to go on an adventure a few days ago, but the person is really gone, this girl is only fourteen years old, really! ”

Speaking of his eldest daughter, Kinia. Emre, the helmsman of the Emre family, is a headache, and other young girls are pursuing fashion and Prince Charming's encounters. This girl is good, jumping up and down, she doesn't like aristocratic salons, she likes to adventure everywhere all day long, the imperial capital has no novelty for her, and she has the ghost idea of going out to explore all day long.

Listening to Teeve talk like an old mother, Claudia couldn't help laughing: "I can't imagine that the powerful Emre family master would have such a headache about his daughters, you are the ruby of the night in the imperial capital, the dream lover of many male adventurers!" Let them hear this, and they will be disappointed! ”

"Work is work, life is life, daughters are daughters...", Teve helped her forehead, and just as she was about to continue, there was a commotion outside about the carrying of the men.

The two immediately looked at the door, only to hear the door squeak open, and a man fell.

"Jace! What happened to you! The man in front of him was not a ghost, his clothes were tattered and mixed with the sludge, but Claudia recognized it at a glance.

"We... Someone out... Sold..."After spitting out a few muffled words, Jace fainted.

"Quick! Here's a few people, help me out! Teve immediately ran to the door and beckoned the man to come and help, and Claudia followed suit, preparing bandages and medicines.

After a while, Jace slowly opened his eyes and found himself lying in the warmth of the room with the ceiling on his forehead. Seeing Claudia looking at him with great concern, he would definitely squeeze out a smile if it was usual, but now, he was not in such a mood.

"Jace, what's going on?"

"We won the battle in the long river, and we were suddenly attacked by friendly forces because of our triumph, and our whole army was annihilated..."

Claudia's pupils widened wider than her head, and her face was surprised: "What about Captain Gerald?" What about Ain? ”

"Your brother... And Gerald... They... They—" Jace's eyes glistened with tears as he choked, he didn't want to relive the memory, but the screams and blood of his comrades kept ringing in his head. Eventually, Jace burst into tears, "Ahh Gerald them! I'm the only one back! I should have died with them! ”

Jace felt remorseful, he couldn't stand the fact that he was the only one alive, and he couldn't stop crying as he pounded his hands and feet. And Claudia on the side, covering her mouth, she couldn't believe this sudden cruel truth, "Impossible... No way, Ain promised me... He promised I would come back..."

"The famous first-class mercenary group on the mainland was wiped out in that kind of place... Why hasn't this news reached Yunge yet? Could it be that the news is blocked? And the news that Yun Ge can't get? Teve muttered to herself, suspicious of the amount of information and suspicions it revealed.

Seeing that Claudia couldn't cry and became a tearful person, Tyve temporarily withdrew her thoughts and immediately took a handkerchief to wipe Claudia's tears. She knew the reality was harsh, and when they came to their senses, she was going to say what she thought: based on her years of experience, it was likely to be a well-designed game.

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Now, in the Laurel Orphanage.

Without waiting for Su Mu to reply, Jace squatted down and gave Su Mu another punch, then dragged him up and pushed him against the wall.

Su Mu was in pain by a punch and a push, perhaps because he was too depressed, and was completely ignited by Jace's behavior, he yelled at Jace: "You haven't died your father at all!" Do you understand my feelings! My dad is dead! I was beheaded by that old brute of Ripley! ”

Jace's response to Su Mu was two punches, directly knocking out the nosebleed. "So what? Will Su Cheng come back to life when he dies? ”

"You're hitting me again!" Su Mu touched his nose, a large mouthful of blood seeped on his body, and without saying a word, he rushed up angrily and swung his fist to try to fight back Jace. However, which is Jace's opponent, Jace held his fist with one hand, and directly gave Su Mu a slap with the other hand.

"You don't understand what I'm thinking! I don't know my pain either! I forced myself to do so many things I didn't want to do! I'm working so hard, so hard, but I can only look at my dad and him..."

"So what? Your father is dead! You're just going to give up on yourself here! The Su family is really lucky to have such a cowardly son as you! ”

"So what can I do! I was going to rush out to save my dad! Stopped by Claudia! ”

Jace felt that Su Mu's childishness was too ridiculous, and dragged him over and beat him again, and he, who had always been indifferent and rarely talked, actually became a speech: "Do you know what I saw when I came over? It's a reproach to your father! It's apathy! It's a mockery! When I saw the wound on Chenia's hand, I immediately understood that it was your incompetence! You bastard, who makes your relatives and enemies happy, now you only hurt the people who care about you, but you can't do anything about those wicked people! ”

The image from six years ago came back to his mind, and Jace seemed to see the tragic death of his teammates in the long river again; Gerald, a close friend, fought his way for himself and eventually died; And Claudia used to wash her face with tears during that time. Looking at Su Mu in front of him, as if thinking of his former self, he couldn't tolerate such a thing repeatedly.

Jace exerted his leg and kicked Su Mu is foot, kicking him out of the room directly, and he chased him out, pulling Su Mu's collar and glaring fiercely: "Six years ago, six hundred comrades-in-arms died in front of my eyes!" Death in front of my eyes! There's my best friend, and Claudia's favorite brother! I've endured this until now, and as the sole survivor, I must avenge them! ”

Throwing Su Mu down, Jace walked out without looking back.

"Ahh Su Mu punched the wall and roared, he needed to vent his long-standing depression. Ripley!! Ahh!!!!hh ”

Seeing this, Claudia followed behind Jace, she understood Jace's intentions, but was still worried that Jace was too ruthless. "He's just lost his father, won't you be too..."

"Claudia, you were with me for three years, and now he doesn't have three years." Jace said coldly, and he reverted to his usual indifference. Looking back at Su Mu slightly, Jace walked forward again.

"Because I... Because of my incompetence... Dad..."Su Mu's tears flowed, he endured it for too long.

Alec on the side looked at this scene, and sighed, Su Mu's pain was also his pain, he clenched his fists, and swore in his heart that he must let Ripley and Su Lun pay for their blood debts.

A few hours later, after venting, Su Mu slowly calmed down, he remembered that Jace's sentence just now, "Six hundred comrades-in-arms died in front of my eyes" has always been deeply imprinted in his mind, no matter what happened to Jace, his obsession with revenge has really been passed on to Su Mu, and he must let Ripley pay for his blood debts and pay the price for his brute behavior.

"Brother Mu! Are you okay? Alec saw Su Mu's embarrassed face, and his brain was hot, and he rolled up his sleeves: "What is this Jace doing, I'll settle accounts with him!" ”

Qinia slapped Alec's head directly: "You have a clear mind, that person is just comforting Su Mu in his way." Now is not the time to be sad, the enemy is at hand, and there is more than one. ”

Su Mu shook his head, reopened his eyes, and his hand also grabbed Alec: "It's okay, I know what to do next." It's just that I might need some more time... Jace was right, because of my willfulness, I also let Qinia be injured for my royal highness..."

"It's okay, you're okay." Qinia smiled and shook her head, the signature warmth and softness were like the touch of her mother Wang Li, penetrating into Su Mu's heart, making Su Mu slowly slow down.

"Oh no!" I saw Dean Kareda running over in a panic, and Claudia hurried up to support her, for fear that she would fall down if she panicked.

Alec helped Su Mu to get up slowly, and Qinia came to Claudia's side, and Kareda looked nervous and panicked, "Ripley's people are here, they said they want to get rid of us, and the church has approved this land!" ”

A wave has not settled, and another wave has risen. Claudia understands that without Li Nian and Su Cheng's obstruction, Ripley will have to jump frequently next...