Chapter 447: Ice Release and Farce
The light from the entrance shone into the dimly lit chamber, and it was so bright that it was impossible to see the intruder for a moment, and two tall male figures stood in front of the open hatch. There was still a faint musky smell in the room, and the small dimly lit cabin could be seen at a glance.
Sidney walked around the room with a blank face, glancing indifferently at the men and women on the bed and the few strands of light blonde hair leaking from under the man, completely ignoring the exasperated Salin and his questioning, and turned and walked out.
"You, you! ……”
Saleen angrily covered the blonde woman beneath him.
John, who was standing in the doorway, also glanced at the intertwined limbs of the two, and did not notice anything wrong, bowed slightly and said "sorry" succinctly, and the hatch was covered in front of Salin.
A series of furious curses erupted from Salin's mouth, and without pause, he drew his staff from his hand and calmly refilled it with a door-locking spell and a shielding spell.
Then he bowed his head.
Lin An, who was slightly disheveled in his arms, had cold eyes, slightly swollen red lips, a slightly drunken face and black eyes with mist, and breathing that was not completely calm, but the threat of her condensed gaze was minimized.
However, Salin was not affected by this situation, and even the intimate physical entanglement just now did not make him erect, because the effect of the previous "Ice Will" did not fade.
He let go of Lin An without hesitation, and immediately distanced themselves from each other:
The first time I didn't know the roots, and the second time I continued to use this way, Lin An was about to completely turn his face.
Lin An felt the invisible air rope on his body loosen, and straightened his clothes with a calm face, Salin sat down on the low mound, and the staff nodded at Lin An, making the illusion on her body fade.
He watched Lin An's actions, the hypocritical smile on his face had been put away, he touched his chin and said:
"I'm finally getting some confidence in your position now."
His tone was a little more intimate. No more unfamiliar honorifics.
"Really? I'm feeling a little uncertain now! Lin An was sarcastic.
In fact, both of them knew that this was the end of another temptation.
The arrival of Sidney and John just now was the closest time for Lin An to safety, although Salin restrained Lin An's actions with an air rope, he did not ban her, as long as Lin An shouted just now, the situation would immediately take a turn for the worse.
That kind of situation and consequences are what Lin An and Salin don't want to see.
However, the situation will still be more unfavorable for Salin, because there are many mages and experienced warriors on board at this time. has all kinds of bizarre skills, even if Saleen takes Lin An hostage, under the conditions of amnesia and ignorance of the surrounding situation. The chance of escaping is also very small.
In comparison, Lin An seems to have to pay a much smaller price, and if the lockdown is timely, it will not even affect the reputation of unmarried women too much, even more. Even the worst-case scenario would be much better than being held under constant control by Saline - based on the previous hostile relationship between Lin An and Salin.
Salin was satisfied with the results of his own test this time, and nothing could test Lin An's hostility towards him more than the sudden situation just now.
To be honest, he didn't want to have an enemy like Lin An on this ship, Lin An's current reputation and influence were enough to restrain him to death without memory, and there was no place for him in the entire continent.
Hence the time of the adventure just now. Salin was already prepared to kill Lin An as soon as he finally confirmed that Lin An was his enemy. Then take advantage of the chaos to escape and lurk incognito.
Fortunately, the final result did not go to the worst step, and Salin's heartstrings, which had been tense since he and Lin An recognized each other, finally relaxed a little.
What he didn't know was that under the surface of Lin An's current indifference and composure. In fact, I am also secretly afraid:
The current Salin did not expect that Lin An's understanding of his nature was far beyond the ordinary. This smiling fox actually has an unimaginable extreme and ruthless nature, the more unfavorable the situation, the more desperate it will be to try to turn the tables, from the Sky City Trial and Ice Fields and other things, Lin An already has a full understanding of this.
It was precisely because his advantage in this boat was so obvious that Lin An had no doubt that he might have just brushed shoulders with death, although Salin did not show a trace of murderous intent towards her, and the previous offense seemed to be just an attempt to use her to cover up and delay time.
Through Guò Salin's temptation, the two sides temporarily established a weak trust, Lin An breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time secretly smiled bitterly in his heart:
Salin's amnesia was too unexpected for her, and subconsciously Lin An still equated the previous Salin with the current one, not realizing the danger of the current Salin, otherwise when they met just now, she would not have been defenseless and fell into the dilemma of the current situation.
And the problem now is that Salin has too many threads, and if he is not careful, he may implicate himself, especially when he appears in the honored team, Lin An is even more restrained and difficult to move, for now, she can only help him continue to cover up his identity.
And the previous misfire, although Lin An was annoyed, but also knew that half of the responsibility was on herself, if she knew that Saleen was not so careless after losing her memory, and sat down to talk about it in the company of Sidney or John, things would not have come to this point, after all, with Salen's amnesia at this time, he was so cautious and careful, but it was understandable, but he used the wrong object.
Salin, who came up with the result of the trial, didn't know Lin An's thoughts, the aura on his body had softened, and he couldn't take his eyes off the beautiful girl in front of him.
"According to you, I used to be a careerist, and at the same time your 'partner'...... I think there's something contradictory about that, because the two closest people around you don't seem to know me at all. ”
This is also one of the reasons why Saleen was so shocked that Lin An recognized him, because although Lin An stayed at home some time ago, Johnham and Sidney had seen him before, and did not have any acquaintance with him, and without warning, Lin An obviously showed an unusual attitude as soon as he saw him, no matter how calm Salen was, he would inevitably be caught off guard.
"That's because, when you're in front of people, you often don't show up as you are." Lin An glanced at him coldly and replied.
Salin raised his eyebrows, and he had already tasted a lot of aftertaste from Lin An's words. But he didn't rush to ask, and said with a smile:
"So, my face is still safe now? That's great news. ”
"If you knew what kind of forces were chasing you behind you, you wouldn't think it was good news," Lin An snorted, "And your current face is not completely trouble-free." ”
Salin looked at her thoughtfully.
"It sounds like you know a lot about me."
It is already quite unusual for a person who is accustomed to appearing as a person other than himself to be known by another person about the trouble behind his habit and habits. In particular, Lin An's secrecy is not low, and even the two most trusted people around her don't know about his existence.
Salin silently doubled the scales of trust in his heart, if he had really been as cunning and ambitious as the girl had said. So in the past, he chose to let Lin An share his secret, there should be a reason, at least in terms of trust, it can be improved.
So with this unknown but extraordinary trust relationship, before he lost his memory, he came to this team to seek Lin An's help when he was seriously injured and dying. It's not something unimaginable, it's just that he doesn't know what happened halfway through, which made him lose his memory, and Lin An didn't know anything about his situation.
The only thing that can be imagined is that this should have a lot to do with the "those forces" that Lin An said.
"Secrets need to be exchanged for secrets. In the past, of course, you did not trust a relationship without interest, and the trust between you and me in the past was based on the secrets we exchanged with each other.
Of course—"
Lin An looked at Salin. Red lips curled slightly, "Now only I know these secrets!" ”
If there was anything that made Lin An happy about Salin's amnesia, it was that the trip to Babel had finally become a secret that only she knew.
Saleen was not fooled by Lin An's demeanor, although the smile on his face was so graceful that it did not seem to have exerted his "will of ice" at all. His inner thoughts were as calm as ice, and he quickly analyzed and digested the information leaked in Lin An's words.
"I guess. You don't want these secrets and me with secrets to get you in trouble, do you? He blinked.
Lin An sighed in his heart that this person had completely turned disguise into instinct, no matter how indifferent he thought in his heart, it would not prevent him from putting on a mask and pretending to be peaceful.
"You're right, I did think so, but why should I help a guy who has just tried to ruin my reputation?" To be precise, it was the guy who was about to kill her just now-Lin An added in his heart.
Sure enough, it is a woman, and her nature will repay her, even if she knows that the two stand on the common interests and can only work together, but she can't let go of the festival just now, and she wants to embarrass him.
Salin thought that he knew the nature of a woman very well, he did not justify, withdrew the effect of "Ice and Snow Will", walked over with a smile, half-squatted in front of the bed, held Lin An's soft hand and pulled it to his lips, and gently dropped a kiss, just holding her little hand and not letting go, looking up at the beautiful black-haired girl:
"I apologize for what happened just now, this kind of thing will not happen again in the future."
He smiled wryly, "I now believe that our relationship is indeed extraordinary, and although it seems to you to be only a 'partner' of interests and secrets, it seems to me that your place in my mind is more than that.
Of course, I haven't regained the same feelings as before, but with trust and respect for my past feelings, I am willing to accept any punishment from you, can you forgive me? I'm really worried that when I regain my memories in the future, I will regret the offense and wrongdoing to you today. ”
Lin An was slightly suffocated.
She is not a robot after all, no matter how rational she is, after what happened just now, it is difficult to maintain her attitude towards Salen as before, after all, things have not gone to the worst step, Lin An is full of hatred and anger, and there is no trace of unrest in her heart that she has never had with Sarin:
This has never been done in the past against Salin, and it may also have something to do with the fact that she has now lost the ability to protect herself and has become a completely weak woman.
In the past, Salin never concealed his attempts at himself, but he didn't dare to jump into the thunder pool, after the amnesia, Salin didn't have that kind of affection for her, only instinct and **, but jumped over the thunder pool, and his amnesia also happened to get rid of her biggest scruples about him, this is really a wonderful cycle, so that Lin An has a new understanding of the impermanence of fate gains and losses.
Thinking of Saleen's current situation. I'm afraid it has a ninety percent connection with the Tower of Doran, and Saleen led the other party's pursuit alone and got rid of suspicion without being exposed, no matter how you look at it, he is also one of the culprits in Saleen's situation at this time.
Moreover, according to Salin, his condition before his amnesia was so critical that he did not even have time to contact her when he came back to find her, and if it had not been for the accidental pick-up by James and Fritz, he might have died in obscurity in some kind of wilderness, and even he would not have learned of his death.
Come to think of it. Lin An's heart also softened a little, and the resentment generated by the previous incident also subsided a little.
"Rhetoric!"
She snorted. But she was caught by Salin in softening her tone, and she was also a little upset by her annoyed attitude, but she listened to Lin Andao:
“…… Are you really willing to accept any punishment? And if this punishment is, I will not sue you for anything, and I will not do you any help? ”
Salin's heart moved.
Lin An's words are not untargeted. Johnham and Sidney have already discovered her disappearance, which will soon alarm the whole ship, and even if Saleen continues to hide her, she will be discovered immediately, so as long as time drags on, Saleen has only two options: letting her go or holding her hostage.
Now that it has been confirmed that the two are friends and foes. The latter choice is obviously not necessary, even if Lin An retaliates afterwards because of anger, he will definitely not kill him. Much better than the consequences of letting him die.
But with Salin's suspicion, he let Lin An go like this, and he was secretly uneasy, so the opportunity to control Lin An was just like this, and Salin believed that Lin An would not give him a second chance. In other words, once Lin An is released. Saleen will be completely the meat on the cutting board of Lin'an.
This is undoubtedly a test.
But Salin did not hesitate, he always liked to take risks, and immediately made his own decision according to his instinctive thoughts: "Okay, I accept this punishment." ”
Lin An was slightly surprised, "Really? ”
Salin smiled, put the little hand in his palm to his lips again and kissed him, with a deep meaning on his lips, "But freedom comes at a price......
Without waiting for Lin An to react, he leaned over, pressed the back of her head and made her lean towards him, his lips and teeth overlapped, his cunning and burning tongue buckled into his teeth, stirring the honey in his small mouth recklessly, robbing the girl's breath strongly, and then retreating one step ahead of her before she could react.
The wide-eyed girl couldn't react a little, and Saleen hugged her and chuckled, a deep voice escaping from her chest.
"You didn't resist me, I don't think it's a breach of promise,"
He said slyly in Lin An's ear, his breath was hot, "Your body can't refuse my kiss, what does this mean?" I guess at least it's not hatred, and you're not as ruthless to me as you say you are, are you?
Hehe...... Little liar! ”
Lin An's face was red and white, embarrassed and a little flustered, and wiped the corners of his lips angrily, but it seemed that he couldn't wipe off the taste of the nickname between his mouth.
And Salin had immediately retreated slyly, away from the bed, staring at her with burning eyes, an ambiguous smile on the corner of his mouth, his hands made a graceful trajectory, his right foot took a step back, and bowed gracefully with a noble salute:
"The price of freedom has been paid, and if the beautiful princess does not escape, the evil dragon will regret it!"
He patrolled the forest to safety, as if hinting at some evil purpose......
……
***
“…… The one who just left the deck? I didn't pay attention. ”
Krum frowned and touched one of his fellow mages beside him, "Andy, did you notice?" ”
"Looks like it's all there, has anyone ever left?" Master Andy said.
A mage next to him happened to pass by, and when he heard this, he looked around and said casually, "Oh, Redondo seems to have left before. ”
John was shocked when he heard this, "Redondo, is that the new mage?" He was here before? ”
"yes." The mage who passed by replied casually, looked at them with some interest, and left.
John's brow furrowed slightly. He and Sidney made some movements during their search, which had already attracted the attention of some people, but he couldn't care about it now, because according to the calculation of time, Lin An had already disappeared for two magics, and in the time she walked from the third floor to the first floor of the cabin where John was located, she suddenly disappeared out of thin air.
Sidney turned his head to look at the people around him, and suddenly asked, "Are Redondo and Nikita acquainted?" ”
There are very few women in the team, and Nikita is the only female mage with long blonde hair in the team, and she is not here right now.
Krum was a little puzzled, "Nikita? I don't think so......"
John and Sidney turned and left.
"Eh, you wait for me!" Krum shouted and followed. He felt that John's reaction did not seem right.
"Oops, is it true that Nikita, this slut, when did she hook up with John's again?"
After the three of them left, Master Andy, who stayed where he was, was stunned, and said to his companion with some embarrassment, "Actually, once in the middle of the night, I saw Nikita come out of Redondo's room. But this kind of private matter is always difficult to spread everywhere, especially when the other party asks in a tone that seems to be a traitor.
"It's hard to say, but there are a lot of people on this boat who are Nikita's guests. It is difficult to prevent Nikita from changing his taste to provoke His Excellency John, and when he is injured in a duel, he leaves it behind! "Keep up." Don't get into an accident. ”
……
The wooden door of the cabin was once again opened.
This time the noise was much louder than the first time, and the entire door panel was directly slammed, and the cabin shook.
The two men and women in the kiss looked up in amazement, and the blonde woman in the man's arms showed her face, who was not Nikita?
When Salin saw it, it was John again. His face was pale, and without saying a word, he raised his hand to an air bomb, and the air flow twisted at the passing place, making a sharp sound of breaking the air.
John hastily drew his sword to resist, but was still knocked out of the cabin with a thud, and groaned slightly against the ship's side fence made of solid ironwood. John snorted and his chest was bloodied, and his long sword was blocked in front of his chest, and he didn't attack.
"Sure enough, there was a fight!" The two mages who came with him smacked their tongues. hurriedly stepped forward with Krum, who didn't know the truth, to dissuade him.
As soon as I arrived at the door, I heard the male voice inside the door angrily scolding, "What the hell are you going to do!" At the same time, Nikita screamed, "Elvis, are you crazy?!" ”
The three of Krum looked at it, okay. Somehow, Elvis went straight into Redondo's room, and looking left and right wasn't enough. Staring at Nikita, who was blocked by Redondo, he couldn't stop staring, and a detection spell was applied to the other party, and the aura flashed.
Could it be that Nikita had a leg, and Elvis Krum had a question in their minds at the same time.
At this moment, a silver ring in Sidney's ear sounded, and a familiar and soft female voice said, "Sidney, come back quickly." ”
The three mages who were going to persuade them breathed a sigh of relief:
Fortunately, Master Lin finally learned of the news and wanted to intervene to stop it, so as not to make a big fuss.
Johnham also heard the voice in the silver ring, his expression changed, and he hurriedly left a "I'm very sorry", and immediately put away his sword and ran to the gangway, Sidney didn't leave a word, walked out of the cabin, spread his wings in the aisle, and flew up directly.
The three Krums, who had been persuading each other, thought they understood what was going on, and accepted their fate to be peacemakers, "Ahem, this is a misunderstanding, it should be a misunderstanding......"
***
Lin An sat by the window and saw John coming out of the partition holding a bloody bandage in his hand, and his bare upper chest was covered with snow-white bandages again, he stood up and asked with concern:
"Got a bandage? Is the wound cracking badly? ”
John's face was a little sweaty because of the pain, and his complexion was quite normal, but he was not used to showing it in front of Lin An, and he looked a little uncomfortable and shook his head, "It's just an ordinary trauma, it can heal in ten days at most." ”
Sidney, on the other hand, didn't care about John's injury at all, and sat aside with a lion-winged stone sculpture to study non-stop, but the lion-winged beast didn't react, and it didn't have the effect that Lin An said that it didn't need magic to achieve invisibility, and even Lin An took it and passed by them without being noticed.
"That Salin inherited these things from that ruin?"
Since the black market auction, Sidney has admired the name of Salin for a long time, and it is not until today that he has really seen the true face of the other party, "Since according to you, he has lost his memory, is there a way to get the relic in his hand?" ”
Sidney had seen the wonder of that prehistoric ruin in the auction, and his first thought after learning about the general cause and effect was to snatch it over, and he even talked a lot more in excitement, and his tone was eager to try, and as soon as Lin An agreed, he immediately put it into practice.
John didn't care about the relics, and was more concerned about Lin An himself:
Because Lin An was vague about how she and Saleen had met each other, and what they saw when they broke into Saleen's cabin twice was clearly Master Nikita, and John was now completely confused, but Saleen left a clear impression on Johnm - a merry mage who did not forget to hook up with the opposite sex even in a strange place.
"You didn't suffer, did you?"
Lin An's face was imperceptibly red, and he said in a natural tone: "Of course it's okay." ”
John still felt a little weird, but he couldn't tell where.
Sidney directly questioned it, because compared to John, he knew from Lin An's evaluation of the contact between the two of them for a period of time that that Salin was obviously not a man who was safe at home, especially in the case of the other party's amnesia and did not remember Lin An, the reunion and recognition could not be as calm as Lin An's perfunctory, Sidney had no doubt that Lin An's disappearance just now was the other party's director.
But Lin An didn't say it, and he didn't need to expose it - the prehistoric ruins in Salin's hands were of great value, but obviously they were not all the way to him, and at most they had a reference function, not to mention that in Saleen's amnesia, he couldn't remember the way to open the ruins, even if he wanted to seize the ruins, he didn't have to rush for a while.
As for the follow-up, judging from Nikita's appearance, it is obvious that Lord Saleen did not lose his mind because of amnesia, he should have given a perfect explanation to the others, and fortunately, their previous search was alone, only on the second and third floors, most of the people in the cabin were not in the room, and the impact was still under control, so it would not expand the situation.
(To be continued)
ps: Poof, Ah Dang and Gazi, I understand that you are more resentful of Shan, but this situation is as good as the end of the world and dies, is it swollen? Today, as soon as I landed, the faction came down even more and more really blinded, hey!
Eighteen reminder tickets, the most I have ever received, but fortunately, this time it was finally cashed in and my RP was saved......