Chapter 20: Beware

Taylor's dagger was held in his hand, just blocking the trajectory of the monkey's stick, the blade was embedded in the wooden stick, and the branch, which was not too hard, was directly broken in two under the force of the cutting blade and the monkey's vigorous swing. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info

However, Taylor's knife also came out of his hand in the quake, and fell to the ground with a clang.

It turns out that just now, is it just a fake body to confuse the public? The real body has long been hidden in the air, and it has quietly sneaked over to prepare to give him a blow to the head!

Is it magic? Or is it a trick created by some other kind of force?

After realizing that it was just a false alarm, Rigginard's heart was already rippling.

This method of concealing people's eyes and minds is perfectly connected with the art of concealment, a technique that even many magicians, including him, cannot master.

This was completely beyond the realm of pure magic, and even this method of concealment was somewhat like a stealth trick that the Assassins had to practice.

But this monkey, performing this complex technique, seems to be done at will.

This land of Ionia is truly magical.

Taylor spread out his empty hands and said to the monkey, "I throw in the towel, now we don't have any weapons." ”

This guy ...... It's getting more and more incomprehensible.

It was clearly not a mistake for him to take off his weapon just now, it was simply too low-level for Taylor to be a veteran traveler or really a killer.

However, his surprise at that moment, and the timing of his hand, made people unable to see any flaws.

"Why? It's not that you have to have weapons to fight. The monkey scratched at the top of his head.

"But I'm human, and I don't have a weapon and no way to attack, so I'm throwing in the towel."

"How's this going to work—"

"And we wouldn't have been your opponents." "I'm a magician who takes a long time to condense magic, I don't know much about physical arts, and my companions are just ordinary travelers. ”

"But...... The fox said to me, "You are very good." ”

Sure enough, it was the fox. Reginald couldn't help but smile secretly. It was as if the fox had malice in the air around him—or maybe it was just resentment—and the smell of good smell was even stronger.

"You saw that too, right? With just one move, my weapon dropped. ”

The monkey seemed to be very lost, and his head drooped.

"I'm looking for a hairless monkey, the elder says he's super powerful, but why can't I find him......"

"There are so many excellent martial artists in Ionia, I am fortunate to know some of them, but I can accompany you," Taylor said suddenly, "I also want to appreciate the charm of Ionian martial arts." ”

The monkey's eyes lit up suddenly.

"Take me to them, take me to them." The monkey jumped beside Taylor, scratching his ears and cheeks, looking like a monkey in a hurry.

"Of course, but you have to be quiet. In a day or two we will be able to get out of the forest, and then I will take you to visit those martial arts masters, what do you think? Taylor said.

"Okay, I'll go with you, but you can't lie to me."

Looking at the scrappy monkey's lively appearance, Reginald has been thinking about another thing in his heart:

It seems that Taylor looked at the monkey with a kind of indescribable ...... It's similar to the joy of accidentally discovering something good.

Alas, the clues about this guy are disorganized, tangled into a ball of thread that makes people's heads big just by looking at it.

Reginard faintly heard a frustrated snort in the air around him, and couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.

However, this night, Ahri's breath did not come closer, nor did it linger far away.

Reginald couldn't smell that nice smell anymore, and couldn't help but feel a little lost, and in the past few days, it seems that Ahri has become an indispensable part of life...... Uh, vignette.

Perhaps it would be better to use the word dessert, Reginald was bored in his head, but he still loved desserts.

Even seems to be faintly looking forward to it every day, so what new tricks can the little fox come up with?

Maybe-

He is the same to Ahri as he is to this monkey, and the magical species bred in the pure land of Ionia are extremely fatal to him.

Reginard shook his head, stood up, and walked towards Taylor on the edge of the firelight.

The latter was leaning against the tree with his arms crossed, half hidden in the shadows, half reflected in the orange firelight. Close your eyes and refresh yourself.

Noticing Reginard's footsteps, he opened his eyes.

"Something?" There was that harmless smile on his face.

"You never seem to have slept." Reginard said calmly.

"I've been traveling alone for a long time, so I've been sleeping very lightly."

"That's right."

"I know you don't believe me." Taylor said in the same tone.

Reginard wanted to deny it, but was momentarily speechless.

"It's okay, get used to it." Taylor continued, "No one ever believed me. Because of this—" The end of his words was suddenly mixed with a sharp blade.

Whooshed past Reginald's head and pinned to a large tree not far away.

In the firelight, Reginard finally saw for the first time the knife in Taylor's hand, which he had always been curious about.

The shape ...... Clearly in the Noxus style.

"I'm from Noxus, and everyone will be wary of me everywhere I go. After a long time, I got used to it. ”

Noxus ...... It was a dark city-state, full of intrigue, filth, and violence, a track that led the entire Valoran continent to the abyss of war.

Those who came from that city, even the exiles who insisted on political justice, were bound to be looked down upon by the people on the mainland.

"Don't mention this." Reginald smiled gently, inevitably with some embarrassment on his face.

It seems that someone has been found to have done something bad, and he has to cover it up.

Although this kind of subconscious, wary of strangers and good-natured smirks is not a bad thing, on the contrary, it is a necessity to walk in the world.

But when this point is directly pointed out, guilt inevitably arises in the heart.

It seems that he himself is no longer pure, but for some reason, he desperately tries to hide it-

Who doesn't want to look a little better?

Maybe he's really too suspicious, right?

"Anyway, in two days, I'll be out of the forest. There are many temples in Ionia, but I'm guessing you're looking for the one next to Starfall, the southernmost temple in Ionia - no one wants to go far. ”

"Thank you." Reginard felt the guilt in his heart even stronger. "I'll be on duty tonight."

"Huh?"

"I can't sleep anyway. It's better for you to get a good night's sleep. ”

"Then it's better to be respectful than to obey." Taylor didn't say anything more polite, walked to the fire and lay down.

He slept on his back, with his arms on either side of his body, and he looked a little stiff and old-fashioned, at least Reginard wouldn't sleep in that position, he wouldn't feel comfortable.

Well, sleep itself meant nothing more than torture for him.

He sniffed the cold air, the air at night was very clean, there was no trace of miscellaneous smell in the coolness, it was refreshing.

Maybe for too long, he spent the night with that kind of mystical meditation, only to realize that the night in the forest was really quiet and beautiful.

It was silent all around, and only a slight rustle of leaves and insects could be heard, which seemed to reveal a slight sense of loneliness.

Reginard suddenly wanted to talk to someone. But Ahri's quirky face unexpectedly came to mind.

The next day Ahri didn't come, and the air was missing the nice smell.

Is something wrong? Reginard couldn't help but think.

Wasn't that guy always following behind, waiting for an opportunity to take revenge on him, how could he suddenly disappear?

Reginad probed with his mental power, and the tracking mark left by the nine-tailed demon fox on his body was still there, indicating that she should not have decided to "let go" him.

He felt as if something was missing, and he couldn't help but wonder if something had happened to the fox.

Although he was quite curious about the unique art of false sleep of this new monkey who had joined their group. But when Taylor happened to ask the monkey about the principle of this spell or something that the monkey cast, Reginard didn't seem to be in it.

He knew that he was curious about what the monkey was saying, but he remembered almost nothing, and finally only said "It's amazing", as if he had listened very carefully.

All he thought about was the little guy who followed him like a little tail and wanted to trick him.

But even if he was really overflowing with compassion now, it would be useless to worry about it.

Riginad had no choice but to leave her signature magic circle in the nearby tree every distance she advanced, and if she returned, she could follow these marks with his special magical powers to find him.

"What are you doing with this? I'm still worried about getting lost? Taylor asked.

"No, I'm just preventing...... Lost when I came back. Reginard smiled dumbfounded.

He began to realize that Ahri seemed to have become a secret that he somehow didn't want to tell to others.

"What the hell am I crazy...... "That guy is just a fox," he muttered in a voice that only he could hear. ”

Taylor didn't hear his own muttering, he looked at the tall gate peeking out of the silhouettes of the trees in the distance, smiled and said, "We're here, Starfall." ”