The night breeze is slightly cool, and the water vapor is getting thicker, even if you don't know how to watch the sky, you should know that it is going to rain, because walking in the yard, there are already rain strands floating on your face.

Chen Mu arrived at the front of the room, looked at the candle shadow on the window, and finally didn't raise his hand to knock on the door.

Even if the other party is just a ghost woman, but in the end it is a woman, and it is really inappropriate to knock on someone's door in the middle of the night, which is detrimental to the reputation.

Chen Mu wanted to turn around and leave, but thinking about his situation, he stayed, and besides, the rain outside had condensed into raindrops and fell with a snap.

Looking at the night rain, Chen Mu's heart also calmed down, raised his hand and knocked lightly, and soon there was a sound of squirting, followed by the sound of pulling the bolt!

"Get out of here!"

Chen Mu also smiled bitterly, she didn't ask who was outside, and she didn't care who it was outside, she was afraid that she would eat a gun if she pushed the door open.

This ghost woman was so ruthless that she said that if she shot it, she would shoot it, Chen Mu didn't dare to take the risk of provoking her, she just sat in front of the door and said softly: "You shouldn't hunt that stone tiger, this kind of livestock is getting rarer and rarer, kill one less one, and slowly you won't see it......"

In Chen Mu's opinion, Isabella is not a lady, let alone a lady in the mouth of foreigners, she is more competitive than men, in her eyes, Chen Mu's value is only as good as the leopard cat, so Chen Mu took the leopard cat as a breakthrough, hoping to open her chatterbox.

Sure enough, at the mention of the ocelot, Isabella in the room really became angry, and seemed to be very disdainful of Chen Mu's remarks.

"Livestock is livestock, livestock is born prey for man, this is its fate, I hunt it, it is the law of nature, what nonsense are you talking about outside! Get out of here! ”

When Chen Mu heard this, he sighed lightly and retorted: "Speaking of fate, Miss Isabella should be the life of a noble lady and lady, but you want to dress up as a man and compete with men, you can not bow to fate, why can't that ocelot?" ”

"When you're battling fate, don't you want someone to help you and turn your life around? You take that ocelot as your prey, why aren't you the prey of the heavens? ”

Chen Mu finished speaking, but the room fell silent, Chen Mu thought that these words touched Isabella's heart, so he waited patiently, but it was still quiet inside, Chen Mu could only look at the door and sigh, turned around and was about to leave.

Then the door creaked open!

Isabella was dressed only in a beige nightgown, her hair was scattered, and most of her pale cheeks were covered, and she was barefoot, like white jade, but she held the musket in her hand!

Ignoring the indecency, Chen Mu hurriedly lowered his head politely, but Isabella walked forward, put the muzzle of the gun against Chen Mu's chest, and said in a low voice: "Get out!" ”

I thought that I would finally be able to attract the attention of the ghost woman, but who would have thought that she would not eat this set, Chen Mu also smiled bitterly in his heart, I am afraid that the gap between the ghost guy's thoughts and ours is too big, and the understanding of thoughts such as fate is also different.

Chen Mu had a kind of self-defeating helplessness, so he could only leave in the rain.

In the end, I was a little unwilling in my heart, I was still full of confidence, who would have thought that this would be the result?

Chen Mu had already changed out of the uniform and asked Prussian to burn it, and now he was wearing a church robe for the priests, and after being wet by the rain, he had no clothes to change, so he could only hang the robe on the hanger and lie naked.

The body was bandaged and dressed, and the sleeping position could not be too presumptuous, but Chen Mu was too tired, and he fell asleep without lying down for a while.

It's also thanks to Chen Mu's vigilance, he just slept lightly for a while, and when he heard the sound of the door opening in a daze, Chen Mu hurriedly sat up!

The door was opened, the candle flame was blown out by the wind and rain, and in the dim candlelight, Isabella's good figure and cold and indifferent eyes loomed under her dressing gown.

She was still holding a musket, just standing by the door, and did not come to the bed, and said to Chen Mu: "You are not an officer and soldier, you are a fugitive, right!" ”

Isabella is the daughter of the French consul, and Prussian probably can't hide Chen Mu's identity, let alone lie for Chen Mu, so it's not surprising that she knows Chen Mu's details.

Of course, it is also possible that she is just bluffing Chen Mu, but Chen Mu still decided to tell the truth, whether the other party is Chinese or a ghost, treating people with sincerity should always be able to exchange kindness.

"It's true that I'm not an officer or soldier, but I haven't done anything wrong." Chen Mu's answer was a little ambiguous, but it was true.

Isabella seemed a little bored, and said to Chen Mu: "You Qing people are all treacherous foxes, and I am not satisfied with your answer. ”

Chen Mu shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Whether you are dissatisfied or not, this is a fact. ”

Isabella stared at Chen Mu for a long time, seemed to be tired, put down the muzzle of the gun slightly, and then asked Chen Mu, "Let me ask you again, do you want to ask for help?" ”

Chen Mu was surprised in his heart, because this matter was just a plan in his heart, and he had never mentioned it to Prussian, so it was impossible for the old priest to talk to Isabella, and it could only be seen by this ghost woman herself.

But after thinking about it, he and Isabella used to fight to the death, and now they go to climb late at night, and the intention is too obvious, Isabella can see it, and it is not surprising, in fact, Chen Mu has never had the idea of hiding it.

"Yes, I do need your help, I just said, I didn't make a mistake, but my relatives and friends are still being wronged, and now they have been transferred to the concession, I hope you can help me and let them go."

Chen Mu thought that he would attract Isabella's merciless ridicule, but what he didn't expect was that the other party did not sneer, but just said meaningfully: "There is a proverb in the West, there is no free lunch in the world, and it is not impossible for me to help you, but you must pay accordingly." ”

It seems that this Isabella also came prepared, otherwise Shicai would have driven Chen Mu away, and now she has taken the initiative to catch up, I am afraid that the plan is not small.

But Chen Mu was mentally prepared, he didn't think that Isabella would help her unconditionally, after all, these foreigners are mercenary and never show favors.

"What kind of pay do you want?" Although Hong Shuntang's industry is very large, Chen Mu is now alone, he has not yet taken over Hong Shuntang, and he is penniless, where can he pay a decent reward?

Just remembering that Hebo and the others were still suffering in distress, Chen Mu also asked hard.

Isabella was also unambiguous, and said to Chen Mu: "I have been recruiting warriors recently, and I have been selecting knights from them, if you are willing to follow me, I will promise you and release the people you want." ”

"Servant Knight?" Although Chen Mu followed Prussia Town to learn Western culture, after all, time is limited, and many things have not been talked about, but knight culture has been mentioned several times.

Today's foreigners are also gradually moving towards enlightenment, and the knight culture has been very retro compared to the current foreigners, but some nobles and high society like to fiddle with this set of things the most, as if this retro thing can improve their taste and cultural accomplishment or social status in general.

Many foreigners like to select some warriors with special talents, and then let them become subordinate knights, showing off to each other like pets, these knights are either outstanding in appearance, or have special skills, or are talented.

In addition to recruiting samurai who are good at fighting, they also recruit mathematicians and explorers.

France is a very promiscuous country, and the culture of lovers is a very important part of them, and even became their mainstream fashion for a time, both men and women, take pride in keeping lovers, and compare the number and quality of lovers with each other, especially among the aristocracy.

However, this trend has gradually become obsolete, and it is only among some groups of retro school, self-proclaimed authentic old aristocrats, that this trend is still continuing.

The ladies and ladies are not so much recruiting knights as raising male pets, but this situation generally happens to older noblewomen, this Isabella is the daughter of a consul, and she is young, how did she start to take care of this?

Isabella, no matter her appearance or figure, is very tempting, if she can have something charming with her, it is not difficult for a strong person, but for Chen Mu, the humiliation is heavier than other emotions.

Chen Mu received a traditional education when he was a child, and he rejected foreigners from his bones, so the psychological thirst of ordinary men is not needed by him.

But now is not a good time to talk about feelings, if you want to rescue Hebo and others, you have to make sacrifices, and he has no other resources to exchange, frankly speaking, this condition is already very thankful.

"What does it take to be your servant knight?" Chen Mu also wanted to make three chapters in advance, and didn't want to be her murderous sword or lackey.

"It's very simple, after a month, we will have a feast, we need some people to compete, this is also a traditional show every year, I see that you have some skills, as long as you can win the competition for me, I will let your friends go."

Chen Mu also suddenly realized, he had already heard that foreigners are cold-hearted, and often hold some competitive competitions, so that the boxers in the field fight each other to the death, and the VIPs bet on each other, so as to have fun, and treat people as tigers and leopards in cages, but she didn't expect that she actually took a fancy to Chen Mu's skills and wanted Chen Mu to become her gladiator!

Isabella could see Chen Mu's expression, and she could see that Chen Mu knew something about it, and said to Chen Mu at the moment.

"The priest has sent someone to deliver the letter, and my father's man will come to pick me up tomorrow, so decide for yourself whether you want to go back with me or not."

Saying this, she turned her head and left, walked outside the door, and turned to Chen Mu again.

"Also, don't knock on the door in the middle of the night, or I'll really kill you!"

Looking at Isabella's graceful back as she disappeared outside the door, Chen Mu also fell into an inner struggle.

He has also heard that these foreign nobles are looking for talented people everywhere, including many strong men and boxers of different races, and the competitive competition is even more tragic like a beast fighting.

If he can't win the game, he can only continue to be a free pet for Isabella, and not only can Hebo and the others not be rescued, but he can't get out of rebuilding Hong Shuntang and investigating He Huyong, and many things can't be carried out either.

What's more, in order to test He Huyong, Lin Sheng also had to hold an adoption ceremony for him and Qingyu, and he also had to collect the bodies of his father and brother's family.