Chapter 325: Intimacy in the Shadow of the Trees
"Actually, I'm not unprepared. (Advertisement). The update is so fast. "Mick seems to have taken something to you
The other man let out a sneer.
"What is this? An ordinary necklace? No kidding, how could our Grand Duke be eye-catching with such a thing. Oh, wait a minute...... This is ......."
"That's right!" The other party's performance made Mick's voice tingle with a hint of satisfaction, and she suppressed her emotions and said as calmly as possible: "This is a copy of my fake, but believe me, aside from the true meaning, even Bolval can't tell the truth from the fake." β
Necklace!
Thea immediately took his own neck. The necklace that had followed her since she could remember it was still intact around her neck.
His necklace is still there, and Xia is secretly a little happy in her heart. She pressed one hand on her necklace, as if to soothe her emotional 'waves', as she continued to listen to Mick's conversation with the Forsaken.
"I'll admit it's the same at first glance, but Bolvar isn't a guy who can be fooled β΄ β79,m." The other party is not too restrained in the plan. "Although I also admit that he ...... to Chia Well...... But are you sure that this emotion can triumph over his reason? β
Contrary to her suspicions, Mick said firmly, "As long as I have one, Berval will definitely see me." Even if he is a fake? I'm sure he's not going to let go of any clues related to Thea. He wouldn't know that Thea wasn't in my hands anymore. β
"Bolval is not stupid. If he had agreed to your request for such uncertain news, he would not have been in this position today. β
"He's not stupid. He's even 'shrewd'. Mick sighed softly, and his voice was a little lower, "But, sister. You don't understand. You've never loved, you won't understand. When your loved one loses the joy of regaining, and gains the pain of the rat...... Sister, you don't understand. Even the slightest hint of hope is enough for the people left behind to be moths to the fire. β
Sister......?
Hearing this, Xia couldn't help but open her mouth slightly.
The voice didn't sound like Vicky's anyway. Mick still has a sister?
"Well, my good sister. Maybe you're right. I've never had such an emotion about love. Although I am reluctant to admit it, I may lose some 'precision' in my judgment based on this. So. Just do what you say! β
"But," she said. "I must warn you. Although I agree to let you try it first, if you can. We're still going to have to find Thea. She means more to us than you think. β
Mick was a little confused and said, "I know that she means a lot to the mentor of the 'Gate', but the king's side ......"
"The wisdom of the king is beyond the reach of mere mortals. We just need to obey. "My sister's words were full of fanaticism and 'agitation'." Paving the way for you is the meaning of our existence. β
Her fanaticism apparently made it a little hard for Mick to accept. After a short silence. Mick swallowed and said, "Then I'll go back to the East Valley Lumber Yard first." Read the full text of the latest chapter, and I'll 'hand' it over to you here. Sister. Rest assured, the lumberjacks will not dare to come here without my orders. One of the two piers leading to here is occupied by the fish-men, and the other is right under my nose. β
"Hmm."
Mick hesitated, but couldn't help but ask. "I never knew that the Levine family had such an estate as the East Valley Lumber Yard, sister reads;. And those people have no doubt that I, the young lady of the Levin family, who suddenly appeared, whether the king has already set up a game here. Sister...... I want to hear you tell the truthβhave you already served the king? β
"Mick, I'm more ...... than you To be a dozen years older. So you don't know what kind of life our Levine family used to live - as a subordinate servant of the great nobles. We may be complacent among the commoners, but what are we in the aristocratic circles? But we had to endure the humiliation of the aristocracy. Give everything we have in exchange for this so-called decency. As the eldest 'daughter' of the family, I have endured far more shame than you can imagine! I've had enough of this filthy world! As she spoke, her sister raised her voice excitedly, which seemed a little sharp and harsh.
"However, I still can't help but be grateful for those dark and humble days, because only I, as a servant of the nobility at that time, could have the privilege of meeting the king. As long as I think of this, I am willing to suffer before! β
"Mick, what do you think has blessed the Levin family to rise through the ranks of the Second Orc War? And why did the king choose to let you marry into the Barov family. This is my allegiance, and it is the loyalty of the Levine family that I have been rewarded by the king! β
It seemed that she felt that her emotions were too 'excited', and her sister's voice was slightly softer. "But what is it? Unlike those rotten nobles who are damned to death, I am willing to give everything I have for the king from the bottom of my heart! The opportunity to serve the king is an unimaginable honor for me, Mick. β
"So, sister, even sacrificing me and Alex is nothing to you, is it?" Mick's voice was a little bitter.
"Don't be cranky, dear. So far, you have only been kind to you. And now, apart from obeying the king's will, is there any other way you can save my poor brother-in-law? β
The last sentence undoubtedly poked Mick's death 'hole'. She stopped talking.
My sister lost no time in adding firewood. "You know, in a sense, you've betrayed Lord Saimen. Mick, you have no choice. β
Thea didn't hear Mick's answer, she only heard the sound of the paddle paddling through the water.
Mick seems to be gone.
This place should be the dock leading to the other side, but Mick also said just now that the dock where she logged in is under her surveillance, so she must not go in this direction.
Shia bent on her waist and stepped back in small steps to reads. Thankfully, the Assassin seemed to have gone elsewhere to look for her. Thea's actions didn't attract the attention of Mick's sister either. Thea settled down and cautiously left the place where she had just stayed.
After walking out of the other direction for a few hundred meters. She stopped, and at the other end of her sight was a river beach.
Mick seems to have mentioned the presence of fishmen in the vicinity. Growing up in the Wild West, Sia is also very aware of this creature - far from the political center, the Wild West is infested with fish-people who are many times worse than the Elwyn Forest.
Although there are traces of fishmen in this empty long beach in front of you, no one can guarantee that you will not encounter fishmen. However, Shia didn't have more time to think about that. She was ruthless and walked into the water 'wave'.
Perhaps it was really the Holy Light's favor that Sia was lucky enough to swim to the other shore and didn't encounter a fish-man. She hurried across Long Beach and into the woods.
"Don't you think that Miss Levine came too suddenly?"
Just as Thea struggled to hide in the branches of a large tree to take a short break to gather her thoughts. I heard the sound of several people talking under me.
She looked down into the shadows of the trees and saw humans dressed as woodcutters. They didn't notice Thea's existence at all, and chatted about it.
"If you want to be lazy, just say it. Running so far, are you just afraid that Miss Ebi will know about it behind your back? You're almost on the edge of the lumberyard. If you go further, you'll encounter a fish-man. Don't blame those monsters for being unkind to you. β
"Hey, did you find out? Ha ha. Come. Let's take a break. The first person to speak was not annoyed, threw the axe off his shoulder, patted his buttocks, and sat down against the tree.
Seeing that there was the first lazy one, the rest of the people also sat down one after another, 'smoking' smoking, drinking, laughing, laughing, laughing, so unhappy. A lazy old fritter.
At this time, the leader wiped the mouth of the small flask he carried with him. Rake up the past.
"Why did you say Miss Levine came to us all of a sudden? It's been a long time since the Levin family has sent a family member to us, but this time there is a young lady from the lineage. Tsk, buddy hasn't been so happy in a few days. β
"You don't know that, reads; My eldest lady came here on purpose! A young man said triumphantly, apparently he seemed to have news that no one else knew.
"Oh, what do you kid know? Tell me about it!! β
No matter when and where, gossip is always a good pastime, especially for people whose status is higher than their own. As soon as the young man seemed to know something, the others began to laugh.
The young man triumphantly enjoyed his companion's plea and still held the shelf. It was the leader who gave him a slap on the scalp, and he shrunk his neck, retracted his smug gesture slightly, and said.
"I heard the young lady tell the steward to keep an eye on the movement of the sentry on the top of the mountain. Hehe...... I happen to have a brother who is the head of the guard post, and he told me that the Grand Duke of Bowval is about to lead his army to victory in the near future, and he will probably be here tomorrow. β
"But what does this have to do with Miss?" One person couldn't hear it yet, and asked stupidly.
"Stupid!" The leader gave him another slap in the face. "Eighty percent of the young lady wants to hang the Grand Duke! Isn't it customary for the Grand Duke to renovate the Tower of Azura? Isn't this a good opportunity for young lady! β
"Head! You're smart! The young man wasted no time in delivering a sycophant.
"Hah! That's, or I'm head! β
The leader accepted the praise of his men without modesty, and he was even more energetic in selling his own knowledge. "You think, Grand Duke! That's a big piece of 'fat' and 'meat'! Is it a 'female' person who doesn't want to take a bite? That's our King Azeroth's number one golden bachelor, how many high-class ladies have ideas! If Miss Levine stays in Stormwind, she won't even be able to meet alone! Gee! Now if it's in Azura, it's much easier. Less competitive! And, hey...... Maybe the Grand Duke is looking for some fun after a long journey. This can't be ...... Hey hey ......"
The surrounding lumberjacks immediately let out a kind of tacit laughter among men.
"But haven't you never heard that the Grand Duke has a 'leg' with a 'woman'?" Just now, that stupid guy said something inappropriate again, interrupting everyone's lewd YY. "Is there something wrong with him?"
"Phew! Which of those nobles is clean! I'll tell you! The young man lowered his voice. I heard from my uncle that he has a 'leg' with the queen! β
This gossip made a group of people as excited as if they had been beaten with 'chicken' blood, and also made Thea, who was hiding, ashamed and angry.
If they could still tolerate Mick's speculation about Xia before, now their words simply made Xia blush, and she couldn't listen to it anymore.
"Hmph, that's it, what kind of pretending to be high and fake! Come to think of it, if I were replaced, I would have subdued those aristocratic chicks one by one! Change one a day without a duplicate ...... Ouch, who hit me! "The leader who was blowing on his head suddenly had a pain in his head, and he hurriedly 'touched' his head, and when he found that it was an acorn, he didn't think much about it, but just 'rubbed' his head stupidly. But bragging about this kind of thing, as soon as the momentum is interrupted, there will be a feeling that you can't blow it.
"Bad luck, why did you smash me so much today! It's okay, it's almost lazy. Hurriedly, I went back. β
A group of people packed up their things and walked back in the direction they had been coming from.
When she was sure that they were all far away, Thea carefully 'revealed' from behind the branches and leaves where she was hiding. Her cheeks were still flushed with anger.
In front of her, where had anyone heard someone choreographing her and Bolval's vulgar words like this? At first, Thea restrained herself, but the lumberjacks were a bunch of coarse people, and after they spoke, all kinds of foul words came out. If only they just said she wouldn't have it. But the choreography of Boval really made Thea so angry that he almost lost his mind, and without thinking about it, he grabbed an acorn from the tree and smashed it hard.
As soon as she dropped it, she knew that she was impulsive. But it seemed that she had been hiding very secretively from the beginning, and the rough men did not care about it, only as if it had fallen from a tree, and such things were commonplace, and they lacked even the interest to look up. It made Thea's heart lift because of his impulsiveness.
But thanks to eavesdropping on the lumberjacks, Thea knew that Berval would be there tomorrow.
Hiding in the woods for a night shouldn't be too much of a problem, after all, the undead don't need to eat or drink. From the 'talking' of the lumberjacks, it can also be seen that this is close to the edge of the lumberyard, and even they are lazy to come here, and it is obvious that no one will come here.
But Thea's biggest question now is, how can she go to see Bolvar before Mick?
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