"You mean the dwarves? What can they do?"

The words of the big-faced young man made Feng Yinqiu stunned. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 He knew that those dwarves, especially the leader Jin Shi, were by no means good people, and he knew that there must be some conspiracy behind them, but to be able to control the envoys, and even the West Coast Mage Council, was obviously beyond the ability of those irascible and rude short and sturdy barbarians.

"I don't know what they can do. But with the construction of this 'dry' road to the Great Plains, there began to be a saying in the circle of noble mages that these dwarves could also be used. With the success of this path, this has become the most popular topic for everyone. Yesterday my father said that the Mage Council was discussing a plan to re-target the Sgut Mountains, and that the patriarch of the Zhang family had been invited to participate. ”

Feng Yinqiu shook his head: "This ...... It doesn't seem like a big deal, does it? How can you say that the dwarves have some kind of conspiracy in it?"

"That's because you're not a native of the West Coast, and you don't quite understand what the Dwarven clans in the Great Scott Mountains mean to the West Coast. Let's put it this way, since the fall of the Empire, the West Coast has been the most purged by the alien coalition, and then it is the West Coast that needs to face the alien territory - although the dwarves in the Scott Mountains are less aggressive than the orcs of the southern prairie, it does not mean that they are a group of neighbors who can live in peace. So far, nearly half of the output of all cities on the West Coast has been used to maintain relations with the Dwarven clans, including raw materials for brewing ales and wines, private soldiers for each family, funding for the Guardian Hands, and supplies for the Northern Legion. Of course, due to the complexity of the relationship between the council and various internal frictions, no one can say how much of these funds and materials will be implemented, but this is indeed the top priority that all West Coast mage families must face, and there will be countless arguments and disagreements on this issue every year. And now, there are dwarves who obediently obey orders, which is something that can only be found in the age of empires. This means that it is possible to solve the dwarven problem permanently, and the Mage Council will certainly be tempted. I inquired carefully, and all the families of my friends I knew were preparing measures against dwarves to varying degrees, some were hoarding food, some were training the family's private troops, and some were in contact with the people of the Northern Legion. ”

"The root of this is that the evil dwarven leader Jin Shi actually led a clan to betray the Sgut Mountain Range. This has never happened before in the dwarves. In the past, there were intermittent dwarves who were exiled by the clan council, all of which were scattered cases, and the culture of the dwarves and the constitution of the innate affinity for the earth element were very cohesive, and now such a situation was almost unimaginable before. Even though I tried my best, I really couldn't find out what was going on inside them. After all, the only people who can have deep contact with the dwarves are those Westerners of the Zhang family. ”

"But can you be sure that it was all a deliberate conspiracy by the dwarves? And even if they were all planning it, what would they get? Do you have any proof?"

"I don't have any proof. I don't know what they're going to get. Angelo replied as a matter of course, but remained firm. "But how evil that dwarven leader is, Mr. Wind, you have also seen it with your own eyes. Is it possible that such a bloody and evil violent monster is now disguised as a harmless human and animal, and is dedicated to building roads for us without any ulterior motives? ”

I have to admit that Angelo's words make sense, but there is no evidence, and it seems that the evolution of the situation is very natural, which is completely like the preconceived assumption of the big-faced teenager.

After a moment of silence, Feng Yinqiu could only nod and say to Angelo, "I know." I'll keep an eye out for these dwarves. Go back too, and don't look into this matter. In particular, don't try to contact those dwarves and the Zhang family again, if they really have some ulterior conspiracy, you may be in danger at any time. ”

"Thank you for your concern, but of course I'm going to keep following it. Angelo's attitude was positive. "This is what His Excellency the Sword of Benevolence told me at the beginning, that my own justice and truth can only be found by myself, of course. ”

With a bit of a headache, Angelo was sent away, and before Feng Yinqiu could carefully reflect on what the aristocratic young man had said, he immediately felt that the kind of waves he had spoken of had surged. Because Liu Xuanying had already found him with a serious face.

"Mr. Feng, I'm afraid you're going to go to Zhang's house with Poor Dao tonight. ”

Liu Xuanying's face was a little ugly, and he seemed to be a little angry. This is undoubtedly very unusual for a Taoist master with a very high spiritual cultivation like him.

"Is it the old man of the Zhang family, what's wrong?" Feng Yinqiu was a little surprised, not so surprised. "It seems that he still did something that he shouldn't have done. Liu Daochang overestimated him. ”

“... Master Li just ordered me to follow the golden stone dwarf to the dwarf mountain range, saying that he wanted to represent the envoys of the Great Cadres to seek justice for this loyal and brave righteous man of the alien race who had been wronged, and at the same time, he also wanted to proclaim the prestige of my divine state to those foreign dwarves, so that they could be enlightened and impressed..."As he spoke, Liu Xuanying's expression was also a little amused in his anger. He also looked at Feng Yinqiu meaningfully. “... And probably Master Li will also let Mr. Feng and Poor Dao go together, but he also knows that you don't listen to instructions, so he didn't give a formal order, maybe he will find a way to go around in circles......"

"This ......" Feng Yinqiu couldn't cry or laugh after hearing it, and at the same time he was a little clear in his heart. If this matter is combined with what the young Angelo said before, it does reveal a bit weird, and he also nodded. "Okay, then I'll accompany Daochang Liu to meet the old man of the Zhang family. ”

After nightfall, the Zhang family's mansion.

The Zhang family had a lot of assets in the city of Oss, and although they were all seized by angry creditors and some gangs after fleeing due to the infidel rebellion, they returned to them with the light of the envoys and compensated the local residents for their losses.

The Zhang family advocated that the old man of the Jin Dynasty had not fallen asleep at the moment, still wearing a high-crowned dress, sitting quietly in the brightly lit back hall, holding a copy of the Confucian scriptures in his hand and squinting his eyes to look at it. There is no one else around, and although the back hall has been renovated, some of the ones that were smashed and burned before have not had time to be restored, and it still looks a little desolate.

When Liu Xuanying and Feng Yinqiu appeared silently at the door of the back hall, they saw such a scene.

"Daochang Liu, Mr. Feng, two good. Mr. Zhang put down the scroll in his hand, got up and saluted the two, and was not surprised by the arrival of the two.

Of course, this old man who doesn't practice martial arts and doesn't know how to channel art can't be aware of the proximity of the two, Liu Xuanying asked: "Uncle Zhang knows that the two of us are coming tonight?"

"The old man can guess a thing or two. You may be seated. Uncle Zhang leaned over to invite, and of course the two had no scruples and sat down. Mr. Zhang poured two cups of hot tea for the two of them and handed them over, and the etiquette between the manners was weekly, and there was no sign of weakness in the movement.

"Daochang Liu should have come for Lord Li's life. Mr. Zhang said slowly. "The old man also knows that Lord Li actually ordered Daoist Liu to go and go to the Great Mountain Range with the golden stone dwarf, which is really a bit funny. During this time, Master Li was also close to Lao Yu, and Lao Yu also secretly sought some benefits for the Zhang family with the help of the prestige of the envoys, and secretly induced Master Li to help Master Ou Luo build this road, and Lao Yu also knew that this decision could not be concealed from the two of them. But it was not instigated by the old man to let Daochang Liu accompany the golden stone dwarf to the dwarf's cave, and even the old man was very surprised that things would develop to such a point. ”

Feng Yinqiu and Liu Xuan glanced at each other, this old man came up and admitted all the things about using Li Wenmin first, obviously he was also bright in his heart, knowing that such hands and feet could not hide from people who understood, and he also knew that this kind of fox and fake tiger power method was completely useless in front of really powerful people. At this time, people didn't have the idea to question him.

"That old man might as well tell me why Lord Li made such a decision. Slowly, Liu Xuanying asked.

Old Master Zhang said slowly: "This matter is still instigated by those Euro mages. Unbeknownst to the two of them, this dwarf is the biggest problem on the West Coast, and once the annual trade in grain and ale is insufficient, there are large and small dwarven clans that turn into robbers and go south to raid villages and towns. Every year, just to guard against the dwarves, to feed the Northern Legion, and so on, it costs a lot of money. Now that Jin Shi and the entire clan have taken refuge under the envoy group and obediently serve to be driven, of course, they are surprised and can't help but want to gain an inch, and they have asked why Jin Shi's clan is like this. When they heard that Jin Shi had been expelled, and had been indignant about returning to the mountains to seize power, they naturally supported it. During this time, Jin Shi followed Lao Yu and Lord Liu to participate in the banquets of those European nobles, and had many meetings with those European nobles, in which he swore that there were actually many dwarven clans in the Great Mountain Range who were dissatisfied with the status quo, as long as he went back to defeat a few clan leaders who occupied the Council of Elders, he could make those dwarves who were dissatisfied with the status quo look at him and the cave sage behind him. He also said that the main grievance with the human race is actually the hatred with the Imperial Legion, especially the Northern Legion, as long as they gather together to expel and destroy the Northern Legion, they will establish a dwarven empire in the mountains, and from then on they will interact with us humans on an equal footing, exchanging all kinds of metals and gems for food and ale. ”

"This kind of good thing is of course beneficial to those mage nobles, and they have instigated Jinshi to return and regain power, lead the dwarves to overthrow the clan elder council, and then go to war with the Northern Legion. Whether this is done or not, it is a major weakening for the dwarves and the Northern Legion. But these nobles can only use their mouths to support, ordinary dwarves are elite warriors with one enemy and ten, some aristocratic private soldiers can deal with some wandering dwarven robbers at most, and the dwarven warriors in the big mountain range can only hit stones with eggs, not to mention that these noble mages cherish the power in their hands and are reluctant to send them to fight against the dwarves. Fortunately, at this time, the golden stone dwarf said that he did not need many troops, and only needed a few strong men to go back with him and help defeat the rival warriors in the clan duel. There are only a handful of strong people on the West Coast, and there are no archmages among the noble mages who have survived, and the holy warriors, high priests, etc. in the temple will never do these things, even if there is still the most unprincipled war temple, but the first strong one of them was killed by Mr. Invincible before. After thinking about it, they naturally thought of Daochang Liu and Mr. Feng, who had used their might in Osstar City to defeat the mage of the Revival Society. So they all found Master Li again, and all kinds of flattery and false promises were sent without money, and you also know that Lord Li is a person with a very good face, so this matter naturally fell to Liu Daochang and Mr. Feng. ”

"This ...... I didn't think that the reason was all on the dwarf..."Liu Xuanying nodded thoughtfully. "If he did it on purpose, this golden stone dwarf is really a bit unseemly..."

Mr. Zhang also sighed: "In fact, the old man also knows that Liu Daochang and Mr. Feng are the foundation of this envoy group, not to mention that it is unseemly to follow that Jin Shi to participate in the wild fight among the barbarians, if the two have three strengths and two shortcomings, this envoy group will no longer have a foothold in this European land." At that time, all the benefits that the old man has worked so hard for the clan these days have also come to naught. If it were possible, the old man would never want this to happen. But those O Masters personally made countless promises to Master Li, and Master Li agreed on the spot, saying that it was just a trivial matter. The old man can't refute them one by one and say that they are all ill-intentioned, so that Lord Li, who values the most etiquette face, is untrustworthy. The old decay did have some influence on Master Li, but he could only subtly follow the trend, but he could not move against the trend, and he could only obey such orders. Lao Yu also knew that after Daochang Liu and Mr. Feng knew Lord Li's order, they would definitely come to hold Lao Yu accountable, and Lao Yu could only wait here for the two of them, and explained clearly......"

Liu Xuanying and Feng Yinqiu were speechless for a while, this old man of the Zhang family also knew that everything he got now came from the envoy group, and the outside of the envoy group was all flowers, the real foundation was actually on Liu Xuanying, and letting Liu Xuanying do this kind of thing was to shake the foundation of the envoy group, that is, to shake his own foundation. Judging from the truth that this child can understand, it is too late for him to stop this kind of chaotic life, and he will definitely not push behind it.

"Uncle Zhang, how long have you been dealing with that golden stone dwarf?" Feng Yinqiu suddenly asked. "I fought with him in the north, and he was so cruel and brutal that he could hardly talk to people, and he killed people with his own hands, which was very different from what he is now. What kind of banquet can I go to with you and Lord Liu now, I'm afraid it's unimaginable before I do it. ”

"This one is. It turns out that Mr. Feng also knows. The golden stone is indeed very different from before. Uncle Zhang also nodded in amazement. "To tell you the truth, I've been dealing with those dwarves for more than 20 years, and there are very few who are as brutal as the previous Jin Shi. Even those of my people who were sent to contact were killed by him in his rage. Later, when they were suddenly expelled, they came to us for help, and their attitude was much more restrained, and even I was greatly surprised. ”

Feng Yinqiu's eyes flashed: "Then how did he become like this, is there any trace to follow?"

Old Master Zhang nodded: "I heard from the dwarves of the Angry Wind Clan. Jin Shi is actually subordinate to the Great Cave Sage of their clan, whether it was smuggling with us before, or calculating the people of the Northern Legion, it was actually the idea of the Great Cave Sage, and Jin Shi was only responsible for execution. After the failure of the Divine Sealing Ceremony, the Great Cave Sage seemed to be extremely angry and severely punished the golden stone, after which the golden stone became much more restrained. ”

Feng Yinqiu asked again, "Then who is the dwarf of this big cave sage?"

"Among the dwarves, the one who can be given the title of 'Great Sage' must be the old dwarf with great prestige, and generally the leader who can control one or more clans. We haven't seen the true body of this great cave sage, but it is often mentioned in the mouths of other dwarves, and it should be hidden in other places, and will not appear in front of people when they are idle. ”

"One last question. After pondering for a moment, Feng Yinqiu suddenly asked again. "The king is invincible, the sword of benevolence is wanted by the temple church, what do you think, Mr. Zhang. ”

The old man of the Zhang family was slightly stunned, as if he didn't expect Feng Yinqiu to ask this question. However, he quickly sighed and said, "Mr. Invincible has been with me for a long time, so I naturally believe in him. But the temple and the church are so conclusive that I can't tell the difference. We can only hope that those who are clear will be clear, and those who are turbid will be turbid. ”

"Mr. Feng, how credible are you saying about this Zhang family's father-in-law?"

After leaving the Zhang family's mansion, Liu Xuanying couldn't help but ask.

Feng Yinqiu smiled slightly: "True and false, not a drop of water leaks, no one knows how much truth he said." But we can't hang him up and torture him, an old man. ”

"Exactly. Liu Xuanying only smiled bitterly. "It seems that the mystery of this matter is about to fall on the cave sage behind the golden stone dwarf. Before this trip, I said that I would go to see this sage if I couldn't help it, and then I would have to translate it for Mr. Fufeng. ”

"Daochang Liu is really going to go to the Nasgut Mountain Range?" Feng Yinqiu smiled and asked.

"Master Li has a life, and even if you don't want to, you can't do anything. Liu Xuanying smiled bitterly.

"Daochang Liu really wants to obey that Li Wenmin?" Feng Yinqiu still smiled, this time with a little coldness and ridicule. Without waiting for Liu Xuanying to answer, he said again: "It's just the two of us here, and Daochang Liu doesn't use those righteous words to be perfunctory." Liu Daochang is a loyal person, and it is true that he is a gentleman who can deceive him, but he is not a corrupt and sour Confucian who only knows how to admit death. I believe that Liu Daochang knows the difference between the importance of the power change. Why does Daochang Liu want to defend that Master Li to the death, can you tell Feng Mou?"

After a short silence for "......", Liu Xuanying replied slowly in a deep voice: "Because Poor Dao promised the master, he must bring this envoy group to Incre in peace and security, and complete this foreign diplomatic relationship with the Great Qian Imperial Court." As long as this last and most important task is completed, it is considered that the responsibility of the teacher is over, and the poor Dao can go to do his own thing. ”

"I see. Feng Yinqiu nodded. "It seems that Liu Daochang's own affairs must be very important. ”

"Very important. Liu Xuanying nodded. His face was expressionless, but there was a solemn shadow in his deep eyes.

"It seems that you still can't do it as the True Martial Sect Liu Daochang...... Well, then I won't ask any more. Feng Yinqiu smiled. "In this case, I will also try my best to help Daochang Liu fulfill this long-cherished wish. Anyway, I haven't had anything to do lately, so I'll accompany Daochang Liu to the dwarf mountain range. Let's take a look at what the dwarf has been doing for thousands of years. ”

"Oh, this... Thank you so much. Liu Xuanying also showed joy on his face and saluted to the wind.

"You're welcome. Everyone is in the same vein of Shenzhou, and they are in the rivers and lakes, so of course they have to help. Feng Yinqiu smiled.

After Liu Xuanying returned to the envoy camp, Feng Yinqiu turned around and went to find the female mage Motri.

"What? You and Liu are going to the Sgut Mountains, which means you two are going to leave here for a long time?" the female mage looked surprised. At this time, she and Mu Qinyi were resting in the tent, and after hearing the news, both of them jumped out of the quilt, but fortunately, there was no shortage of clothes on their bodies.

"Yes, Mr. Liu will not be in the mission for a while, which means that this is a good opportunity for some people with bad intentions. Feng Yinqiu looked at Mu Qinyi who was on the side and smiled, and Mu Qinyi made a grimace.

"During this time of Daochang Liu's absence, I would like to ask Miss Motri to do something for me. Feng Yinqiu turned to the female mage next to her. "I remember that there is something in the arcane that can manipulate people's perceptions and memories for a long time, right?"

The female mage's eyes flashed, and she nodded and replied, "Among the five or six rings of the illusion system, there are arcane arts that can manipulate people's memories. It's hard to fully take effect just for strong-willed warriors and clergy. There are also many noble mages who carry items for resistance or warning control arcane. ”

Feng Yinqiu smiled: "Don't worry, that target is neither a cleric nor a strong-willed warrior, nor will there be such a prop." It's the Lady Li of the legation. During Mr. Liu's visit to the Great Mountain Range with me, can you help me modify his memory, or manipulate it directly? I don't think there will be any traces of spell modification, right?"

"The process of the creation of the arcane must not be hidden, but the result of the arcane artefacts, if it were not for the experienced illusion mage, or the lack of special probing arcane, even if Mr. Liu's perception was keen, it would be impossible to know...... And I want to make it clear that I don't know this type of arcane. But maybe I can figure out how to get a scroll or two. The mage smiled brightly. "I can do you a favor, but you owe me a favor. I'll have a time when you can help. ”