In the silence and seclusion of the hut, the cold moonlight shines through the window facing the bed, and the midsummer moon hanging in the sky is pure and lonely, and the posture of looking up is also fascinating.

The elf beside him was admiring the moon, and the black-haired wizard looked at the elf without squinting.

He only had a close-fitting narrow black robe, his eyes were indifferent, his posture was leisurely, and his smile was natural, as if there was nothing more important than admiring the moon at this moment.

"That's right, I was sent by the Supreme Emperor, His Majesty Eckhart II. Loren's face did not change, and he looked at him seriously: "But how do you know that I am an assassin, and not just sent to gather information?"

Since the other party has "misunderstood", the black-haired wizard does not mind letting the other party continue to "misunderstand", especially if the situation is beneficial to him.

Midl smiled.

"In that case, then we might as well take advantage of this annual moonlight and have a drink. He took a small bottle of Deepcastle mead from the side of the bed, and poured one for himself and Loren: "When the wine is finished and the moon is full, it is too late to decide whether to kill or not to kill." ”

"Oh, I almost forgot, what's your name?"

"Edward. The black-haired wizard's face did not change and his heart did not beat: "It is His Majesty's royal front, a loyal guard." ”

At the same time, a certain night watchman who was on his way to Poi suddenly felt a chill on his back and sneezed inexplicably......

"Your Majesty Imperial ......" Midl was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "It seems that Your Excellency is not an ordinary person, and you can serve in front of the Supreme Emperor of the Heavenly Dome Palace." ”

As he spoke, his gaze swept over the "spellcaster" in Loren's left hand, intentionally or unintentionally.

"What?" Loren raised his eyebrows in mock confusion, his heart terrified.

He knows the Night's Watch?!

Although it is no secret in the upper echelons of the Empire, the Night's Watch is not known to everyone - where did he, an Azorean elf who arrived on the shores of the Empire only half a year ago, get this information?

Could it be that only half a year has passed, and the power of the Azorean elves has already infiltrated the empire......

"I don't need to be so foe-like, I'm just a little curious. ”

Middel smiled gently, waved his hand lazily at Loren, took a glass of wine and took a sip, and then let out a long sigh: "Not only did you send a duke as an envoy, but also a guard close to you - I didn't expect the emperor of the Heavenly Dome Palace to attach so much importance to me, a guest from afar?"

Loren didn't answer anything, wondering how much the other party still knew.

"The Imperial Mission has just arrived in the Morning Star Forest, and the War Dancers of the Morning Star Forest have only arrived today, which means that the news of their arrival will spread throughout the Misty Moon Court as soon as tomorrow. Middell continued:

"So, if I die here tonight, there's no evidence that it was the Empire's Assassins—because they're still far away in the Morning Star Forest, maybe... I don't even know if I exist. ”

"At that time, without waiting for the arrival of the Empire's mission, the elves of the Barren Mound Forest, the Morning Star Forest, and the Fog Moon Court will break out a dispute among the elves of the Ancient Wood Forest because of my death, no matter what the outcome is, it will only be good for the Empire, and there will be no harm. ”

"His Majesty the Emperor of the Heavenly Dome Palace... What a calculation. ”

Loren's expression became more solemn.

"So... Lord Edward, if you want to kill me, tonight is the best chance. Putting down the cup, Middel turned to look at the black-haired wizard:

"Of course, if His Majesty the Emperor still has the heart to blame my death on the Duke he has sent to negotiate, then this matter is a different matter. ”

"You have to leave enough clues, not too obvious, or the Morning Star Forest will be suspicious - it is the only neutral Ancient Wood Forest settlement that has dealings with the Empire, and His Majesty the Emperor will definitely want to woo them. ”

"Well, let me think about it, is there a good way to blame the Mission, not let the elves point the finger at the Empire, and also prevent Morning Star Forest from being suspected... It's hard, it's a little hard. ”

Muttering to himself and shaking his head, Middel's face took on a pensive expression, as if he was really thinking about how to use his death for the black-haired wizard to get the most out of the Empire.

Loren didn't have time to be surprised.

He now wanted to know what the Azorean elves in front of him, who "appeared only half a year ago", had a serious impact on the form, politics and strength of the empire... What else do you know?

How much did he know, and to what extent?

"From the beginning to the end, I didn't say I was going to kill you. After a moment of silence, Loren said coldly: "Why do you insist that I will definitely want you to die?"

Middell chuckled.

"I'm sorry... Because it seems to me that only my death is the most profitable for the Sakran Empire. He looked back slowly, and looked at the black-haired wizard sincerely and very seriously:

"I can't really imagine a second possibility. ”

Loren raised an eyebrow, and the two of them met their eyes.

"The knife is in my hand, kill it or not, what you say doesn't count. Loren said with the same seriousness: "I have to know your purpose before I make a decision." ”

"Yes, but don't expect me not to resist. Midl still smiled: "Don't look at me so thin, I am also a samurai and know some swordsmanship." ”

I'm afraid it's not just "understanding some" ... Loren's gaze fell slightly, glancing at the arm of the Azorean elf.

The shape of the frame, the position of the weapons, the appearance of the palms and the movements of the subconscious, and the calluses in the palms... This elf is a standard swordsman, and I'm afraid he's a master.

And that's not counting the void reaction on his body, which is more dazzling than a torch in the night.

"Maybe I can capture you alive, I've always had confidence in myself. ”

The black-haired wizard spoke softly.

Middel nodded noncommittally, as if he had really thought about it.

"Indeed, this is also an option - but you have to make sure that I won't resist along the way, second, not to be detected by any of the elves in the Misty Moon Court, and finally to safely cross the Ancient Wood Forest and most of the empire - well, it's harder than the previous one. ”

"And all the empire can get is a chess piece that doesn't know whether it's important to live or not, and the chess piece that is thrown out to attract attention or the one who has a key mission... Azorean elves. ”

"Kill me or arrest me, which one do you choose?"

The black-haired wizard's face froze, and the corners of his mouth twitched with a tendency to twitch.

This guy is really good at mobilizing other people's emotions and thoughts - just like a guy named Rutt Infinit.

No, maybe a little more powerful.

The situation must be reversed, and he cannot be led by the nose.

"It's not okay, you know everything, I know too little - it's not fair. Loren took a deep breath: "You have to tell me first what is the purpose of your coming to the Ancient Wood Forest, and what is the purpose of the Azorean elves sending you, before I can make a decision." ”

"Then how do you know if I'm telling the truth... Wouldn't it be better to be skeptical of the truth than to lie?"

"I said, I've always had a lot of confidence in myself. ”

Middel looked back and stared at Loren silently for a long time, not saying a word.

Finally, he lowered his head slightly, and a somewhat helpless wry smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"I'm sorry, but I can't say. ”

"Why not?" asked Loren rhetorically, "and after four days, we all know." ”

In four days, the mission will officially arrive at the Misty Moon Court, and whatever he wants to do at that time, he will definitely have to express his stance to the Imperial Mission in order to unite the elves of the Ancient Wood Forest.

"Because... Because tonight is the annual midsummer month. Midl smiled wryly, "Is it necessary to dye it an ominous red color with such a beautiful view?"

Loren snorted coldly, squinting his eyes and glancing out the window; He couldn't be deliberately delaying waiting for reinforcements, was he?

After making sure that there was no one around, the black-haired wizard breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's okay to be joking, okay?" Loren raised his gaze: "This year's Midsummer Festival was a month ago, and the Midsummer Moon was a few days later than the North of Deep Forest Castle, but it was already over. ”

"Now we have the end of midsummer, the last full moon of the summer season. ”

The air was instantly silent.

Middlel was startled at first, and then smiled dumbly: "I see—Your Excellency Edward, it turns out that you have already exposed my lies from the beginning, and deliberately waited until such a time to defeat me? ”

"It's not good enough. Loren looked at him with a blank expression: "Not to the point where you can be forced to tell the truth." ”

"I'm not going to tell the truth... Because after listening to it, your first reaction must be to kill me. Midl shook his head again and whispered, "And now, your sword is hesitating, hesitating; ”

"How can you be so sure that I'm going to kill you when you're done—if you tell me I'm going to kill you if I do, shouldn't I kill you now?"

"No, you won't, because you don't know what the truth is, and you'll hesitate because maybe it's more correct and profitable not to kill me, to keep me or to capture me alive. ”

"What's more, kill me, and you won't know anything... And you'd love to know. ”

Middell summed up with this sentence, leisurely picked up the wine cup, took another sip of mead, and looked up at the moon in the sky.

This guy... Really......

I really want to kill him now!

For a moment, he felt as if he had returned to the time he had left Lothair a few years ago and had been fooled into going to Eboden in the tavern - he had the same feeling towards Root Infinit as he did with the Azorean elf now!

is also good at manipulating people's hearts, and is also good at using words to deceive others... And I like to play coercion and persecution.

He decided that he didn't dare to move him easily, so he deliberately put on this posture of not getting oil and salt, and while consuming it with himself, he used a bunch of nonsense that he didn't know if it was useful or useless, and he was talking nonsense from his mouth.

"Really?"

"It's not that you don't say it, it's that you can't say it. Middlel smiled.

Loren sighed tiredly, he didn't want to continue to spend time with this guy... If you drag it out for too long, it's just as bad for you.

"Well, since you won't say it, then I'll go. Loren got up and walked in the direction of the door.

"You're going back so soon?" Middle, who was sitting alone in the moonlight, looked back in some surprise, "Even if it's not a midsummer moon, the moonlight tonight is still beautiful." ”

"I'm sorry, but I'm not really in the mood for moon viewing. The black-haired wizard replied coldly, "I am Your Majesty's loyal guard, and I must return to the Heavenly Dome Palace as soon as possible to report the situation." ”

Far away in Boi, a tired day, the night watchman who had just fallen asleep woke up from his dream with a terrible chill again.

"Haven't you returned in vain, aren't you worried that the emperor will punish you?"

"It's not something you have to worry about—unless, you're willing to tell me now, what is your purpose?"

"I'm sorry, but I'm pretty confident in my swordsmanship, but I haven't been in the habit of deliberately looking for death. ”

"Then I'll have to take my leave... Don't expect me to give up, I'll have other ways to get information. ”

The two looked at each other silently for a long time.

"Lord Edward, you... Sure enough, it's not an ordinary guard. In the moonlight, Middel, who looked back at each other, smiled: "I have a hunch that it won't be long before we meet again." ”

"Maybe. ”

Well, only this time you're really right... After four days, I hope you won't be too surprised to see me.

Nodding, Loren, who turned around, walked towards the door, and the left hand in front of him had already pressed the other "bright silver" hidden under the clothes, silently calculating the distance between himself and the door, as well as the person behind him.

Three, two, one......

Sudden change!

"Bell ——!!!!"

In the dead room, gray-blue sword light collided with a white light.

In an instant, Midl had already gotten up, still holding the bright red scabbard in his left hand, and the blade drawn out of his right hand and the "bright silver" that slashed head-on vertically formed an unsymmetrical cross shape in midair.

Burst of firelight!

"What a fast sword. ”

The enraged black-haired wizard blurted out with a cold face.

"Not fast enough. Midl still smiled, and the Azorean long knife in his right hand actually firmly suppressed the "bright silver" sword that was constantly bursting and exploding, and there was not the slightest tremor in his wrist:

"Otherwise, you would have been in a different place at that moment—I underestimated you, Lord Edward. ”

Loren's face was pale, and he could suppress the sword of "Bright Silver" with one hand, which was at least the level of a certain Oath Knight!

"You can't tell which is more advantageous to kill me or let me go, so you decided to give up for the time being and continue to observe, but ......"

The Azorean long knife that rose horizontally was like the moonlight, glowing blue in the night: "You didn't notice that your death was also good for me. ”

"The assassin of the Empire, who assassinated the envoy of the Azorean Kingdom in the Foggy Moon Court, was killed on the spot......"

"Also, is there a better reason than this to unite the elves of the entire Ancient Wood Forest and share the same hatred?"