Not far away was a beating bonfire, and several mercenaries poured out of the barrel and drank it in large gulps, and from time to time they also encouraged a brown-haired girl to drink a little too, the girl obviously had little contact with such occasions, and soon her face was flushed, and she choked a few mouthfuls, causing the mercenaries around to laugh, until a middle-aged man with a scar on his face came out to stop it, which made them restrain themselves. [Full text reading.]

The guards of the caravan, the singing, the bonfire, Luo Lan has not experienced such a scene for a long time, the memories of the past come to mind, that time, it seems to be a walk with Irina, his face can't help but have a smile, at that time he was still a little thief, and he was just a card in the hands of others, his fate and future are not autonomous, and now, he is already a bishop of light who combines military power and divine power.

He looked at the red flame with fascination, and he had a lot more and a lot more to abandon than he had then.

Xiao Gu looked at these humans with great curiosity, for him, everything in front of him was unheard of, it was all new, as an undead living in the underground world, he never thought that the world on the ground could be so colorful, although those musical melodies were still rough compared to the undead elves, but they were a little more fiery and passionate, which was not weakened by the difference in their race, but even more magnified.

"Let's dance together," said the pretty girl, whose face was flushed, and ran over.

Xiao Gu's face was covered with a mask, and every muscle and nerve expression was so vivid, he looked like a shy teenager. He let out an "ah", looking at the girl's bright big eyes, and there was a trace of panic for no reason.

"Giggle," the girl looked at him at a loss. Burst out laughing.

"You go," Luo Lan patted Xiao Gu's shoulder and said, "Experience the life of a mortal." There will be a lot of insights for you. ”

Xiao Gu has walked along the way, and every moment he and Luo Lan are in, they feel that there are many things that they can't learn. He was like a child who had just stepped out of the house, breaking free from the cage of his parents, greedily absorbing and learning everything in the world, and when he heard that this was very helpful to him, the initial panic suddenly disappeared. He immediately stood up and said to the girl, "Good!"

The girl glanced at Xiao Gu in surprise. In her eyes, this shy young man seemed to have changed in a blink of an eye, that serious look revealed a kind of spiritual persistence and incomparable vitality, looking at her with clear eyes, which actually made her feel a little hot on her face, and subconsciously avoided the other party's gaze, she snorted lightly and said, "It turns out that he is also dishonest." ”

Xiao Gu glanced at the other party blankly, he was a little confused.

The girl's gaze moved to Luo Lan, and the phrase "mortal" just now caught her attention, but she didn't think about it deeply. Because the clothes on these two people were obviously different from hers. Although it doesn't look inconspicuous, the noble texture and the jewelry they wear are enough to show that they are not ordinary people, at least they are also nobles.

She originally wanted to invite Luo Lan to dance together, but standing in front of this person, she felt a trace of fear for no reason, and she didn't even dare to speak, just said to Xiao Gu: "Let's go." []”

As soon as the girl took Xiao Gu's hand, the latter's heart was hot, and he was led to the campfire, and in the midst of the whistles and cheers of the crowd, he swayed his hands and feet to the rhythm in a daze, and I have to say that Xiao Gudi was indeed a genius, and in a short time, he mastered the rules and changes in it, and after the second dance, he had already danced well.

The girl exclaimed, "Have you studied before?"

Xiao Gu shook his head and said, "No." ”

"Liar," said the girl, wrinkling her nose coquettishly, "how can you learn so quickly, I also learned it when I learned a few hourglasses." ”

Xiao Gu thought for a moment and said, "It doesn't seem to be more difficult to learn than magic." ”

"You can do magic?" the girl looked at him with wide eyes.

"Yes," Xiao Gu nodded subconsciously, but then he remembered something, and added, "It will be a little bit." ”

The girl snorted and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I won't let you make a fool of yourself." ”

Xiao Gu looked at her, and didn't understand what this had to do with being ugly, the reason why he said this was that Aisha had warned him that there were many strong people on the road, and these things he learned were nothing in the eyes of others, he must be cautious and careful, and he could not be arrogant, but looking at the girl's meaning, it seemed that he would be looked down upon with a little magic, thinking of this, his siblings were immediately a little more restrained. \

Just when the music here was extremely loud, the sound of horses' hooves suddenly sounded.

And the scarface man was the first to notice this movement, he stood up at once, raised his hand, and suddenly everyone immediately stopped singing and dancing, this group of mercenaries was obviously very vigilant in battle, and they all pulled out the swords in their hands, and for a while, except for the crackling sound from the bonfire, there was only the sound of the team's menacing horses' hooves outside.

"Captain!" a burly man suddenly spoke, his face a little impatient, and the sword in his hand was raised.

Scarface waved his hand and shook his head.

In the stillness of the night, the group of horses finally reached the front of everyone, at the fore was an old man in a white robe, holding a golden cross, especially striking in the firelight, and behind him, a group of heavily armed knights, their faces covered under cold metal helmets.

"In the name of Bishop Leona, all mercenary regiments passing through the diocese of Cayhale must pay taxes!" the old man held the cross aloft so that everyone could see the gold insignia on it.

"We have paid the toll tax to the diocese and to the lord this time, and this is proof. Scarface looked calm, he took out a parchment roll, opened it and shook it. \

The old man glanced at it casually, nodded and said, "Yes, that's right." It was indeed a seal of passage allowed by the Bishop. ”

Scarface seemed relieved, and he carefully tucked the parchment roll back into his arms.

"However......" the old man's tone changed, and he said, "You can not pay the road tax, but the tax must be paid to the land." ”

"Levy taxes?" the Scarface man frowned. He had apparently never heard of the name.

The big man with the two-handed sword said angrily: "We have already paid all the taxes we should pay, what kind of bullshit tax is this, we don't pay it!"

All the mercenaries also clamored at once. They all showed dissatisfied looks, they were all people who were eating with their lives. Rolling in blood and sword light all year round, he is not afraid of a small tax collector anywhere at all.

The old man looked at the noisy crowd, he smiled coldly, and said, "It is our creed to uphold justice and justice, but whether it is a nobleman or a commoner. To fight against the evil Deadman's Council and stop the darkness from spreading across the continent. This is our duty as a citizen of all nations.

"Are you...... Monks of the Seminary?"

The Scarface man's face changed, and the group of noisy mercenaries behind him suddenly fell silent.

Although the mercenaries exist independently outside the mainland forces, but in the current chaos in the central continent, the mercenary guild is also trying its best to join the camp of the monks' guild, if the other party collects taxes in the name of the diocese and the lord, then they can still shirk it, but if there is an incident with the monks' guild, not only will it offend a group that can be said to be the largest organization in the mainland, but the mercenary guild will definitely not be able to protect them, even. It might also push them out impatiently.

The old man proudly pointed to the sword and shield on his chest and the coat of arms intertwined with thorns. That was the emblem of the Monks' Order.

Scarface took a deep breath, as if suppressing the emotions in his heart. "My lord." Look, how much do we have to pay?"

At this moment, the girl standing in the back looked at this scene angrily, and she hated it: "These lackeys!"

Xiao Gu looked at this scene curiously and asked, "What do they want?"

"Of course it's gold," the girl gave him an angry look.

Xiao Gu blinked his eyes and wondered, "You don't want to give it?"

The girl turned her head and glared at him fiercely, and said, "That is what my brother and his companions paid for with their lives and blood, why should they give it to them?"

Xiao Gu looked at her and nodded, "It turns out that you don't want to give it." ”

The girl was so choked that she couldn't speak, and she gasped and said, "Yes, we just don't want to give!

"If you don't want to give it, then don't give it," Xiao Gu thought of the scene where he was exchanging his favorite magic items with his companions in the underground world, and he added, "Or you can replace it with something else......

Before he could speak, the girl's eyes lit up, and she said, "Yes," she suddenly turned around and hugged Xiao Gu hard, and said happily, "I didn't expect you to be so smart." Then she let go of her hand and hurried to the tent.

Looking at the girl's back, Xiao Gu touched the residual aroma and warmth on his body, and felt a strange feeling in his heart.

The Scarface man seemed to be negotiating with the old man about the amount of gold coins to pay, but the latter looked extremely tough, and seemed to refuse to back down a single step, and showed a faint look of impatience, at this time, the girl suddenly ran out of the tent, rushed directly to the old man, and threw a bag of gold coins to the other party, and said, "Here you go, these are enough." ”

The scarface man frowned, and just wanted to speak, but when he saw his sister giving him a straight look, he couldn't help but be suspicious, so he could only suppress his words.

The old man's hand sank, intuitively he knew that there were a lot of them, and it had exceeded his expectations, although he didn't know why the other party was suddenly so generous, but this was obviously not a bad thing, he opened it without moving, and the golden light immediately dazzled his eyes, he hurriedly put away the money bag, coughed, replaced it with a righteous and awe-inspiring expression, and said: "Thank you for your contribution, the monks will remember you, may glory accompany you." ”

After dropping these words, he flicked the reins of his horse and left without looking back, and the knights behind him quickly disappeared into the night with him.

The two-handed sword man spat on the ground and said, "Justice and justice?"

The Scarface man dragged the girl aside and asked with a serious expression, "Let me ask you, did you take this money from my tent?" Due to the light and angle, he didn't see exactly what kind of coins were in the money bag, in his opinion, it should be a bag of silver coins, which happened to be the deposit for the mercenary group's mission.

A trace of mystery appeared on the girl's face, and said, "Brother, tell you, that's ......"

At this moment, someone in the crowd shouted anxiously, "Who saw my props? That's my eating guy." ”

The Scarface man's expression couldn't help but change, and he said in a deep voice, "You gave them Bato's fake coins?"

"Yes," said the girl, raising her chin triumphantly, "I'm ruthless." ”

"You're in trouble!" Scarface's hand let go of his sister, his expression showed a little tiredness, and he shook his head in a heavy tone, "It was a mistake for me to take you out this time. He turned around and shouted, "Everybody get your weapons ready." ”

The two-handed sword man in his hand was stunned for a moment, and said, "Captain, what's wrong?"

Scarface turned his eyes to the depths of the night and said in a deep voice, "They will be back soon, and they will definitely not let us go." ”

Xiao Gu had already returned to Luo Lan's side, he looked at the nervous mercenaries and the confused girl, turned his head and said, "My lord, they seem to be in trouble." ”

Luo Lan nodded and did not speak. Xiao Gu hesitated a little and said, "That's ...... Should we help?"

A deep smile hung on the corner of Luo Lan's mouth, and said, "It depends on what the trouble is." ”

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