Chapter 159: Reunion
"I came to Oroyosta three years ago with my grandfather on my back. ”
"Uncle Qiu, you know, because of my mother's relationship, my grandfather has never liked me very much. He gave me my name. This is the place where a sage was imprisoned in ancient China. In his eyes, my mother and I represent the life of Europe that completely exiled the sage avenue advocated by the Zhang family. For the sake of the Zhang family's desperate business, my father had to marry my mother, a declining aristocratic widow who was ten years older than him and not very well-known, although the result was good for everyone, the Zhang family opened the trade route south of Osstar City, established a stable workshop on my mother's territory, and my mother no longer had to worry about debts and livelihoods, and the relationship between my father and mother was actually good. But in the eyes of grandpa, this is a humiliation for the Zhang family, if it weren't for the sinister environment, bullying and exclusion everywhere, this would never have happened. ”
"Fortunately, my uncles and brothers did not reject me, they all recognized me as a member of the Zhang family, they all liked me, I liked them very much, I grew up among them, I was discriminated against and bullied by the Euro people with them, and I almost forgot that half of my mother's blood came from me. My mother was very pampering to me, I could do whatever I liked, and I was able to run to learn boxing from Uncle Qiu at that time. ”
"But my mother died three years ago. My father had to obey my grandfather's orders and let me go back and obediently learn all kinds of aristocratic etiquette and rules, as well as arcane arts. He said that the daughter of the Zhang family should be like this, even if half of my blood is Ouluo, but since my surname is Zhang, I should abide by the rules of the Zhang family, and my mother's connivance with me in the past was the barbaric practice of the Ouluo people, and from now on I can't do that again. ”
"I can't stand that. It's just a matter of learning etiquette or something, but that's just the beginning, if the women of the Zhang family don't have enough ability to take charge on their own, they can only use it as a bargaining chip to marry a force or individual who is beneficial to the family, just like my father. Moreover, I have the blood of the Euro people, and I can learn the arcane art justifiably, which is a very valuable asset, which is enough to make the Zhang family qualified to marry a truly powerful nobleman. Everyone in this family must exist for the sake of the family, especially the woman who has no choice at all. I know that this is the etiquette of China, and my grandfather enshrined it as the perfect rule of ideals and pursuits, but I will never accept it. ”
"My father could not resist my grandfather's order, but he could not force me to go on a hunger strike, and agreed to send me quietly to the side of Oroyosta, and he entrusted Uncle Zeng to take care of me. It was here by chance that I met the poet Mr. West, who was very fond of opera and singing when I was at home, so I tried to ask him to adapt his poems, and took them to the theater to try them, and I did not expect that from a small theater it was very popular, and soon became popular all over Oroyosta......"
“...... We are all very worried about the failure of the Cult of Vengeance from the West Coast, Uncle Qiu, and that you are wanted by the Temple and the Church. Over the years, you have led us to establish the Cult of Vengeance, teaching us boxing and fighting, and you are the hope of many of us... But I never expected to see you in the Muse Theater that day. You disguised yourself as a Euro, claiming to be an Arcane Revival and using the High Ring Arcane, and I didn't recognize you at first, until the last punches you played that taught me, and what you said, I didn't know it was really you. It's a pity that you left immediately, and it was impossible for me to come forward to recognize you at that time, so I turned back and told Uncle Zeng about this, and he was also extremely excited, telling everyone to inquire about your news, but he couldn't tell the people below your true identity, for fear that they would leak the news and cause you trouble. At this time, I was the only one who came forward as Ulysses, including the people who entrusted the Vipers, but I didn't expect them to betray me......"
"That's because you don't realize it, the identity you have now, the reputation and status you have achieved are far beyond your background and strength. The Sword of Benevolence interrupted Zhang Yili's speech. "Don't really think it's a good thing to be sought after. Fame, wealth, status, these fruits achieved in this society, must be carried by the branches of matching connections, background and strength, in order to be truly owned. Otherwise, it is like a naughty boy who holds a huge amount of money to make trouble, which is just a way to cause trouble. This time, the nobleman behind the Viper Gang just wants to hold you hostage as a personal pet, and there are other more sinister intentions, that is, they want to use your influence among those young people as a pawn and tool, and they can't say that life and death will not be up to you at that time, and you will also be involved with others. ”
“... That's right, mainly because when I first started, I didn't expect it to be so popular. Zhang Jinli stuck out his tongue. "However, we have already remedied this somewhat uncontrollable momentum by inviting two high-ranking mages from other places to help us perform a scene, and we have also revealed some information in our words, intentionally or unintentionally, making many people think that there is an archmage behind us. The noble sons of the big families who are chasing me can also give me considerable cover, so there should be no problem for the time being. ”
"If you can deceive for a while, you can't deceive for a lifetime. You've shown your feet this time, and more people will come to beat your mind in the future. The Sword of Benevolence said lightly. After thinking about it, he asked, "Did you mean you and the poet West? I heard that it was a very famous poet, and the operas you sang were all adapted by him." What is your relationship with him, does he know who you really are?"
"Yes. Mr. Vest was the finest poet, musician and playwright of Oroyusta over the years. Of course he knows who I really am, but he's my partner and definitely won't say it. ”
"Why do you trust him so much?" the Sword of Benevolence looked slightly strange. "Are you already lovers? I can tell you, negative heart is the most reader, this principle is universal, these poets and literati like to deceive little girls with sweet words the most, but they are the most unreliable, you should be careful. ”
"Of course it's not because of this!Uncle Qiu, what are you talking about?" Zhang Yili's eyes widened, and there was a slight anger in those autumn-like eyes. "We were just friends, very good friends...... A little closer than best friends. But it's just friends. ”
“...... Well, it's not good for an uncle like me to ask too much about your young people, so you just need to be careful yourself..."The Sword of Benevolence hesitated for a moment, but then asked again: "It's a young man, isn't it? Not a short and fat middle-aged man, or some old man with a white beard?"
"Young people, of course! about my age. Zhang Jinli furrowed a pair of slender dark eyebrows. “... Uncle Qiu, you're getting a little strange now, it's not the same as before. ”
"yes. The failure of the Divine Presence Ceremony, suffered the impact of the will of the true God, and it was a fluke to survive, and there were inevitably some problems here. The Sword of Benevolence tapped his forehead with his fingers, and his tone was as indifferent as if he were talking about someone else. "It's just a little weird in your words and demeanor, you just need to get used to it. ”
Zhang Jinli looked at him with a strange expression, and couldn't find the words for a while.
"Anyway, don't show up as Ulysses now, someone outside has noticed your anomaly, and it's not just one or two old mages who are obsessed with your mind. I also have some things to do for the time being, and I can't take care of you at all times. ”
"But... It's a shame to give up what you have now... Judging from the current trend, even if I don't accept private gifts from those nobles, I can still earn 100,000 Aojin every month, which is very helpful to the Shenzhou people of Oroyosta......" Zhang Jinli's face showed a look of reluctance. "And we have already planned, slowly adding some Shenzhou elements to the song and dance, and finally revealing that I have Shenzhou ancestry at the right time, I believe I can slowly reverse the stereotype of the Euro people about Shenzhou......"
"But not now. "The sword of benevolence is determined. "After the envoys come, if they can really make some name for themselves here, it's not too late for you to come out and slowly announce your identity. As I said earlier, without strong backstage support, your identity as Ulysses is a tempting meat in the eyes of some people. The Zhang family is now relying on the envoy group, your grandfather played the leader of the envoy group between applause, and there are two masters in the envoy group, and the day when the Zhang family can really come to the stage and be recognized by the Euro people may not be long......"
"But I ......" Zhang Jinli still had a difficult face.
"Huh?" At this time, the Sword of Benevolence suddenly frowned, and his figure flashed out of the room. Zhang Jinli hurriedly followed, and saw that he was looking up at the sky.
Hundreds of meters in the sky, a black dot was flying by, and it was vaguely distinguishable that it seemed to be two people. This is actually a relatively common sight in Oroyosta, after all, this is the most prosperous place for arcane civilization in the land of Europe, and there are not a thousand but eight hundred high-level mages and archmages in the city who can use flying arts, not to mention many arcane carriages with flying functions.
But to attract the attention of the Sword of Benevolence, this is obviously not an ordinary mage passing by. Zhang Yili couldn't help but be a little nervous, took two steps back, retreated into the shadows of the room and asked, "Is there anything wrong with that mage?"
"No problem, you wait here. ”
As soon as the words fell, the sword of benevolence had already jumped into the sky, the force field wall in mid-air opened, and after borrowing the force, it jumped up again, and after a few breaths, it came to the high sky, stopped in front of the two people who flew over, and laughed at the two and said: "Brother Feng, I haven't seen you for a while, how can you become so close to this Euro woman?
In this high sky, heading towards Oroyusta, it was the Wind Yinqiu and the female mage who were carrying the flying Aoro with the giant hand of the Force.
"It turned out to be... Invincible brother. Feng Yinqiu also recognized that the Euro Han in front of him was actually the long-lost Sword of Benevolence, and couldn't help but show surprise on his face. "Why are you here?"
"Haha, I just happened to meet the junior here, and the reconnaissance arcane that was laid down noticed that someone was flying above, but he was not the weak and powerless person of the arcanist, and when he came out, he saw that it was indeed Brother Feng. I haven't seen you for a long time, and I miss it very much. Why don't you go down and sit down and talk about what happened after everyone has been separated for a while, and discuss the next big plans in this Oroyosta?"
As he was talking, the Sword of Benevolence suddenly noticed that the female mage behind Feng Yinqiu was looking at him with an extremely strange look, and couldn't help but be stunned, and asked with a smile: "What's the matter?" Ms. Motri, haven't you seen my Euro appearance, looking at me with such embarrassing eyes, is it because you were accidentally fascinated by me?"
Feng Yinqiu tilted his head slightly, as if glancing behind him, and as if he had given the Sword of Benevolence a meaningful hint, and said, "Two days ago, an archmage of Inclay attacked the embassy and stole all the gifts, and Lady Motri was shocked to the head in the battle, and now she can't remember anything. ”
"Huh? The Sword of Benevolence laughed after being stunned for a moment, in Shenzhou dialect. "It's okay, this stupid woman is stupid enough, maybe she'll be a little smarter by the blessing of misfortune. But why did the Inclaves come to steal the gifts, wasn't they meant to be sent to them?"
“...... It's hard to say, so it's better to go down and talk about it first. ”
"Good. But let's use the arcane to hide my body first, this arcane master in the outer city doesn't come very often, and being seen falling down may add trouble to my juniors. ”
Looking at the wind Yinqiu and the female mage brought by the Sword of Benevolence, Zhang Yanli's expression was more strange and weird, and her insight was not bad, she could barely tell that the force field arcane carrying the two of them should be a legal arcane, but this arcane was actually controlled by a young Westerner, and there was a Euro woman who looked like she should be an arcane master behind her, which was a bit beyond her cognition.
But the expression of the female mage who followed behind Feng Yinqiu was even more strange, although she didn't say a word, she repeatedly looked at the Sword of Benevolence and Zhang Yili's eyes, as if she had seen the most incredible animal in the world.
"This is a good friend I met when I was in Shenzhou, and now he is the chief counselor of the Daqian Envoy Mission, Feng Yinqiu. Don't look young, but your seniority is not low, just call Uncle Feng. That woman was the Arcanist we had picked up in the swamp before, and was said to be the assistant teacher of some arcane academy...... This is Mrs. Zhang's granddaughter, Zhang Yili, who has learned boxing from me before. However, she was a little discordant with her family, especially the old lady, and she came here quietly, so don't talk to the old man after Brother Feng goes back. ”
"Uncle Feng is good. I also ask Uncle Feng to keep it a secret for me. ”
“...... Hello girl. Feng Yinqiu smiled bitterly, it was the first time he had been called uncle by such a big girl. "You can rest assured, I don't have anything to do with your grandfather, and of course I won't tell him......"
"Wait..."Listening to them talk in Shenzhou, which she didn't understand at all, the female mage finally couldn't help it, took Feng Yinqiu's hand and asked like a cannon: "Who is this person? Is he your companion? Is he also a Westerner? Who is this Westerner girl? Explain it to me." ”
"It seems that this stupid woman has really completely forgotten the Shenzhou dialect she just learned. The Sword of Benevolence sneered. "This head hurts a little badly. ”
"This King Invincible Sword of Benevolence is our friend, and his arcane arts are all learned from you, have you forgotten?" Feng Yinqiu also looked at the female mage, a little helpless. "Looks like we're going to have to hurry to the Arcane Academy, find your professor, and let him see if he can cure you. After a pause, Feng Yinqiu turned to look at the Sword of Benevolence and said, "Invincible brother, I happened to see you here, I don't know if you are free." Didn't you say that you wanted to go to the Arcane Academy for a long time, and why don't you take this opportunity for us to go together?"
"Oh, it's okay, just go and see what this place is like that is known as the pearl of civilization on this continent. The Sword of Benevolence nodded.
"Are you going to the Arcane Academy, can you take me with you?" Zhang Yanli on the side suddenly said. "I was just going there to find someone. But you can't get in without an arcane credential or someone from the academy to lead you. ”
The Sword of Benevolence shook his head and said in Shenzhou: "Next time." This time, we're going to do some business, maybe we'll have a couple of tricks with those mages, and when we go and subdue them, we won't have a problem taking you there next time." ”
"Are you going to the Arcane Academy to do something with someone?" Zhang Yili was stunned, and hurriedly said: "But don't be reckless, there are at least ten or more archmages in there, as well as the most sophisticated arcane guards, the most brilliant arcane sequence in the entire continent, it can be said that the entire Oroyusta's guard force is actually concentrated there." ”
The Sword of Benevolence laughed: "Don't worry, it's just some friendly exchanges." When have I ever been reckless? Maybe the arcanists will beg us to show them the Western skills that will blow them away. The last time I shot at the Muse Theater, the archmages of the Arcane Academy were looking for me with lanterns everywhere. Take us there, Master Motri, I can't wait any longer. By the way, you shouldn't have forgotten how to go to the Arcane Academy, right?"
The female mage was stunned for a moment, then nodded with a flickering gaze: "Of course I remember." However, if you want to bring someone into the academy, you need an arcane certificate, and we must go back to my house to get it first. ”
"Oh, but where is your home, do you remember?" asked the Sword of Benevolence.
"Of course, just come with me. The mage nodded firmly.