Mersendore's brow furrowed, as the man behind him had once again followed. [No pop-ups.]

He could be sure that all his actions from the time he entered the city to the time he retreated did not leave any clues that could be traced. If it is in the sky, then due to the large number of people in their group, and the reason for being particularly eye-catching, it is easy to be discovered, but on the ground, a team of dozens of people like them abounds, and they have also deliberately changed their clothes, in the vast crowd, if you want to find the target accurately, it is undoubtedly looking for a needle in a haystack, and they have not met so far, and naturally there is no way to know the face and physical characteristics. However, even so, he still did not shake off the other party, and even had a clear line of his actions, which made Mersendall feel a little incredible.

He couldn't help but wonder in his heart, could it be that the other party really found Irina's code?

The reason why he didn't stop Irina was because he didn't want to lose his noble image in front of Irina because of his own identity, and on the other hand, he didn't believe that this code could play any role, but now it seems that there is only one explanation left.

But the problem is that he didn't detect any clues from the code, and now he can't help but regret a little, he shouldn't have pretended to be generous at the time and didn't take a look, maybe there was something special about the code. ^^

He decided to learn the secret.

The opportunity was not long in coming.

Mersendor led his team through a city at a rapid pace, successfully shaking off those behind him for a while.

By the time the blue moss glow dimmed, it was already evening and a few nocturnal birds flew over the sparkling lake. There are a few clear birdsong in the quiet forest, and the gentle water color and beautiful scenery also exist in this world.

The team stopped here to replenish the water, Irina walked alone by the lake, the light and shadow cut her beautiful body curves, she changed into a tight high-necked dress of a black elf, perhaps for ease of movement, she was used to showing her slender and light waist and healthy and slender legs, and her fair and smooth complexion made Mersendore, who had the blood of the black elves, look at it a few more times.

Mersondore's eyes followed her. That's not **. It's a faint appreciation. At this time, he noticed that Irina bent down and picked up a stone casually, and he couldn't help but squint his eyes, and then saw Irina simply engrave a code and throw it away.

Although they were far away, his eyesight, which was far superior to that of humans, still allowed him to see clearly, and there was still nothing special about it. It's still a simple contact code.

This couldn't help but disappoint him a little. At the same time, he was more unconvinced, he did not believe that a stone that could be found everywhere could also be found by that person.

Then he was even more sure that the man from before would be able to follow. It must have been just a coincidence!

However, Mersendall regretted that Irina did not give up this unrealistic fantasy, but he immediately thought that it was understandable for a young girl to blindly admire the heroic behavior in his mind, and what he needed to do was to make the girl recognize the cruel reality and pull her out of the dream. made her give up this childish behavior. Voluntarily leave that person!

For several days, Mersendor has been instilling in Irina his own understanding and perception of life. Hoping to impress the other party in this way, he believed that it would not be long before the simple girl would begin to waver with his profound knowledge and lofty ideals, and then slowly turn his gaze from that person to himself.

"My parents were nobles, but I didn't need their protection, and when I was ten years old, I was placed under Master Granddon, and in just twenty years, I broke through to the high level and became a master thief, no, it should be said, a master thief who killed thieves. Mersendor looked at the campfire in front of him and said in a reminiscing tone.

"Why do you say that?" Irina blinked, curious.

"The Kill Thief is a knight among thieves," Mersendor straightened his chest and looked deep, "Actually, it should be a profession in its own right, and I," he paused, and said in a deep voice, "I've been working on it." ”

"But why separate?" Irina wondered.

The lack of adoration on Irina's face made Mersendor a little disappointed, but then he thought that it might be difficult for Irina to understand his ambitions, so he was relieved, and replied solemnly: "Killing thieves is the only class of thieves who fights head-on, and the obscene tricks of disguised thieves and the despicable deeds of shadow thieves hiding in the shadows are despicable. ^^

"Really?" Irina pouted and questioned in a low voice, "But, but you caught us, didn't you still rely on a sneak attack?"

"That's different!" Mersendor said categorically, "I am still the vice president of the Killing Guild, so I must follow the orders of the Ponudori Mistress, this is not my personal will to decide, but I need to consider the interests of the guild." ”

"Huh?" Irina whispered.

Mersendor looked at Irina with soft eyes, and he said slowly: "If you want to build a huge force, you must first learn to submit, and only after you have enough power can you realize your ideals and ambitions and write your own life, and I have been fighting for this." He pursed his lips disdainfully, and said, "But what about your friend, who only has a little strength and is not able to restrain himself, and does not have the strength to protect you and his subordinates, in the eyes of those who have great power, he is just an ant that can be eliminated with a wave of his hand."

"I don't really understand, but you seem to have a point. Irina bit her lip, her eyes a little confused.

Cooperating with the Black Elf Mastermother to become the vice president of the Killing Guild is the proudest step for Mersendor in the past few years, speaking of this, his eyebrows can't help but smug a look, and said: "It should be said that it is an exchange between them, if you want to get something, you must give something, not only me, but also the Mother of Bonudori, if he wants to consolidate the royal power, he must appoint and win over people like me, so the relationship between people, in my opinion, is like a businessman's transaction." ”

Irina seemed surprised, as if it was the first time she had heard that life could be interpreted in this way, her expression was a little hesitant, she hugged her knees, and asked cautiously and softly, "So, is the same with emotions?"

A flash of gloom flashed in Mersendor's eyes, and he picked up the wine glass and said quietly, "Yes." Tilting his neck and drinking it down, he shook his head and sighed, "It's just an exchange." ”

Mersendore's charm lies in the fact that he never hides his emotions, and his melancholy temperament is not like a thief, but like a bard, which makes his movements and words full of mockery of the world, and he gently says: "I have seen too many little girls of your age, and most of them have only seen one or two heroes and worship them blindly, you must know that this world is not something that a simple little brain like you can understand." ”

Seeing Irina nod her head in understanding, Mersendore's mind was filled with satisfaction and a sense of accomplishment.

After several days of persuasion and indoctrination of life truths, he seems to have seen an ignorant girl from ignorance to sober realization of the world under his own support, he knows that this cruel reality will make this beautiful girl unacceptable for a while, but he insists that under his own earnest temptation, the other party will soon be able to get rid of that immaturity and devote himself to the right direction of life.

And Irina sometimes looked at him with a hint of admiration, and even sometimes, he could feel a pair of bright eyes secretly looking at him, which made his emotions soar.

However, to his annoyance, the attendant once again gave him bad news.

The man followed like a shadow that could not be shaken off.

Mersendol never understood why that person could find it accurately every time that the code was so simple that he couldn't see any special meaning at all.

He was slightly irritable about what he couldn't see.

Seeing Irina look of joy again, he felt that his many days of hard work seemed to be in vain, which made him feel a fire of jealousy that he could not distinguish concretely.

"He didn't have a chance. Mersendall said secretly in his heart.

Through Irina, Mersendor felt that it was a battle between two men, and that in order to change Irina's mind, it was necessary to break the person's place in her mind in front of her.

He's going to win this one!

But he didn't want to turn around and fight, because that would prove that he couldn't see through the other party's methods, and could only use the most direct way to fight the winner, which was intolerable to him, who claimed to be a knight among thieves, and it would also lose face in front of Irina.

But Mersendor is not an inflexible person, and he also remembers that he represents the Killing Guild, so he decides to lay a trap, even if he can't end up with that person, he must completely drag the other party's footsteps back!