Like a summer rainstorm, the attack faded away faster than it had come, as if the shadows that had never been here were then disappearing like flowing water into the dark depths of the wilderness with a jaw-dropping speed. Staring at this strange scene, these imperial soldiers and imperial nobles who had already prepared for defense then put down their weapons that they had just raised in shock, and the flames that were almost about to burn the sky began to slowly disappear as these black tides receded, and at the same time gathered everyone's eyes on the figure floating in the sky: "Come and go...... Are you fooling us? ”

"You, who are you? Leave your name! ”

"I ...... That one...... I ......"

As if she didn't know how to answer the question, the hesitant words of the figure surrounded by flames became more obvious, she glanced at the face of the gray-robed magician standing below, and finally flew in a panic in the direction she came: "I'll be back!" ”

"It's really like a villain."

Duan Qing, who shook his hair and let out two helpless smiles, and held his forehead with his hand, then watched the figure leave slowly like everyone else: "If it weren't for the fact that everyone has become a frightened bird, I don't know what things would have developed." ”

"Sir, do you know that enemy?"

The sound of breaking the air then came from behind him, accompanied by the sight of three or two Imperial Royal Magicians suddenly falling behind him: "You seem to know that person......"

"How is that possible? I'm just exercising my duty as a Guardian. Duan Qingmian pointed behind him without changing his face, in the direction where the carriage belonging to Count Diploma was: "I happened to be a guest under the Foreign Secretary just now, and it was relatively close to here, so I rushed over as soon as possible." ”

"But......" said another royal magician who had also fallen in front of him, bowing his head and muttering, "that enemy is so powerful and menacing that she should have no reason to retreat." ”

"Who knows, maybe it's my aunt or some other relative." Duan Qing replied pointlessly with a cheeky face: "What is she afraid of and it's not something I should think about, I just said it casually and she withdrew, is it still to blame me?" ”

"Now that the attack has passed, let's continue with the previous arrangement."

Glancing at each other silently, the royal magicians who secretly shook their heads then quietly surrounded the gray-robed adventurer: "This gentleman, please go back with us, Her Highness Rena is still waiting for you." ”

"Hey, aren't you going to deal with the aftermath of this attack first?" Duan Qingwei screamed and pointed to the depths of the pitch-black wilderness: "What if they come back again?" ”

"General Lott has already chased after him with people, and I believe that there will be results soon." The royal magician's face seemed to become more and more unkind when he looked at Duan Qing: "Our mission is to ensure the safety of His Highness, as well as to eliminate potential threats. ”

"Look at what you say, just like I'm a threat now." Duan Qing, who lowered his head, wiped his nose: "I'm a legitimate member of the investigation team, you can't use these unreasonable reasons to suspect me, and I still have a lot of things to deal with, where can I have so much time to accompany your Highness......

"Excuse me—"

A tentative voice then sounded in their ears, suppressing the sparks that were about to explode between several people in an instant, and a girl who was covered in darkness with a cloak then broke through the darkness behind Duan Qing and approached in the direction where he and the rest of the surrounding royal magicians were: "May I ask if you are Mr. Linyuan Broken Water?" ”

"Who? Who's there? ”

"I'm the Thousand Fingered Crane, the representative of the Mage Council in the Imperial Capital Redkar."

The voice seemed to become brighter and brighter as he approached, and the voice of the Thousand-Fingered Crane who came closer with the Red Lotus Staff became more confident: "Just now...... When I was out just now...... It seems like...... Uh, there was some magic fluctuation that I just sensed, so...... So ......"

"So you're here for the Investigative Mission?"

As if wanting to finish saying this for her, Duan Qing, who was surrounded by her, then hurriedly walked in front of the Thousand Finger Crane: "What a coincidence." ”

The corners of his mouth slowly pulled, he looked at the face of the girl who shrunk her neck with a playful gaze, and then with an outstretched finger, he slowly stuffed back a few red strands of red hair that flowed out of the other party's hood: "Then what happened here just now, you should have seen it, right?" ”

"Huh? This and this...... Should...... See...... Right? ”

"Please, is this still the head of the Mage Council I know?"

Sighing a little helplessly, Duan Qing just patted each other's faces under the watchful eyes of several royal magicians: "Take out the attitude and confidence of your person in charge, I'm still waiting for you to explain it for me...... Do you see these big brothers behind me? They are all ace magicians of the Empire, and they are the top and best of the Empire's magicians. ”

"Go ahead and talk to them." He took two steps sideways, showing the red-haired girl, whose face was gradually becoming calm, in front of the royal magicians, "After you explain your identity—"

"I'll ask you a good question, too."

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The time of the night then slowly passed in an atmosphere that gradually stabilized, and at the same time, the members of the camp who had been boiling slowly returned to their original place, and Xue Linghuanbing and the others, who had been on guard for a long time because of the riot, then ushered in the return of Duan Qing in this atmosphere, and then surrounded the man who had disappeared for most of the day and asked left and right. Somewhat annoyingly, he drove out the last immortal Asahi Dongsheng, and Duan Qing, who pouted, finally sat down in the depths of the carriage like the rest of the wounded and sick, and only then did he slowly put down his heart that had been hanging in the air, and at the same time felt a lot of sweat slowly oozing out of his body: "...... Call. ”

"What's going on?" Lying quietly on the simple wooden floor next to him, Xue Lingphanta asked in a low voice: "Looking at you like this, the process must be thrilling." ”

"I don't know." Looking blankly at the ceiling at the top of the carriage, Duan Qing replied in a low voice: "Depending on the situation, we may immediately become heroes who repel the attacking enemy, or sit on the identity of the undercover agent within this investigation team." ”

"Looks like you're still a fan of heartbeats." Xue Lingphantom Bing shook his head in a low voice: "Putting your fate in someone else's hands again?" ”

"There's no way, you can't see death without help."

Shaking his head slightly, Duan Qing pointed slightly to the ceiling outside the roof of the carriage: "Although I don't know what is going on, if that guy is really used as a prisoner to attack the empire, things will not be fun." ”

"That guy?" Xue Lingphantom Ice asked in a steady voice, "Who did you meet again?" ”

"It's me."

The delicate voice then came from the outside of the carriage, accompanied by the sight of the thousand-fingered crane with a cold face pushing the door into the carriage at some point: "Huh, that Princess Rena is so difficult, she still has doubts about my identity......"

"If you have any doubts about your identity in this case, you should think about it." Duan Qing turned his head expressionlessly: "How did you run to the other side?" ”

"I, the ......"

As if she had encountered winter snow in spring, the cold and hard look on the face of the Thousand Fingered Crane melted away in an instant, and she glanced at Xue Lingphantom Bing, and then looked left and right in this simple carriage for a while, and then twisted and lowered her head after a while: "I...... I ran out of the imperial capital, and happened to meet the Red Lotus Gang who were wandering in the wild, and they ...... They asked me something, so they ...... So ......"

"Red Lotus Gang? It's the gang your brother is in, isn't it? ”

Glancing at Duan Qing beside him, Xue Lingphantom Bing, who was half-propped up, asked with a puzzled expression, "What are you hanging around here?" ”

"It's not me, it's them." Thousand Fingered Crane pursed his mouth helplessly: "And my brother is the nominal leader of this gang, how do I know why they are messing around here......"

"You don't know anything, so why should you help them?" The helplessness on Duan Qing's face became more and more obvious: "Don't tell me that you rushed over without knowing anything." ”

"I, I ......"

His face quickly turned red, and Thousand-Fingered Crane's expression then became unnatural again: "I...... That one...... Because in the past, my brother has always asked me like this, in order to let him and his subordinates have a little room to survive, I have always helped them secretly in this way......"

"With you now, the camouflage is almost ineffective."

Pointing to the other party's long red hair that was exposed under the hood, Duan Qing couldn't help but let out a sullen laugh: "And that unique red lotus flame - do you have some misunderstanding of your current popularity?" ”

"I, I, I...... I didn't know they were attacking the mission. Thousand-fingered Crane hurriedly raised his hands: "Brother, he didn't explain who the target of this attack was, they said it was just an ordinary chamber of commerce...... You, what are you looking at me with those eyes? I know it's wrong to attack a normal caravan, I'm just ...... I can't bear to refuse my brother's request......"

"So you were almost treated as an enemy of the Empire, and by the way, you took this black cauldron on the back of that Ivost." Duan Qing turned his head with a flat mouth: "Really, can you let me worry a little less...... How did you explain this to Rena? ”

"Don't worry, they shouldn't doubt it."

As if to say something that made him proud, the thousand-fingered crane with the tip of his nose puffed up his chest vigorously: "Anyway, those royal magicians don't dare to really use my magic characteristics to do trajectory identification, and they don't dare to do anything to me, as for the red lotus flame or something, as long as it is forcibly interpreted as magic used to block the attacker......"

"You're amazing."

Glaring at his eyes, Duan Qing then glanced at Xue Lingphantom Ice beside him again: "As long as you don't face the player, your little guy's handling ability is still good." ”

"I'm not a little guy anymore!" Thousand-Fingered Crane opened his eyes widening vigorously: "Although this time is a little reckless, but I will definitely pay attention to it in the future!" The Red Lotus Gang and my brother, I'll send them away quickly! ”

"Speaking of which, there's one most important question you haven't answered yet." Xue Lingphantom Bing, who was lying on the side, sighed slowly: "Why did the Red Lotus Gang attack this convoy? What was the task they were tasked with? ”

"They...... Is it really related to the Restorationists? ”

As if asking the depths of his soul, the air that permeated the interior of the carriage fell silent for a moment, and the Thousand Fingered Crane, who finally sensed the seriousness of the matter, opened his mouth as well, and only after a while did he say his answer: "This...... Should...... No, considering their reputation, they shouldn't have come into contact with such a high-level force so quickly......"

"The gangs in the wilderness have their own backers—I remember you explaining it before." Duan Qing, who was holding his chin, said in a deep voice: "Among them, there may be nobles from the empire, and there may also be forces from other countries...... If this is the case, it is not impossible that someone will have a restorer as a backer. ”

"I'm their backer!" The red-haired girl hurriedly signaled to the other two people: "Those strong enemies that I fought back before were all helped by me in disguise!" And I haven't heard of any other thighs they've ......."

"In other words, if your brother and the Red Lotus Gang encounter difficulties or receive some tricky tasks, they will contact you, right?" Duan Qing sent his own confirmation to the other party: "This time is the same? ”

"Not this time." The Thousand Fingered Crane, who retracted his gaze, shook his head a little lost: "This time I just happened to pass by, and then I was stopped by them, as for why they appeared here, I don't know very well......

"Passing by?"

After looking the red-haired girl's expression and reaction up and down, Xue Lingphantom Ice pointed out of the carriage: "What are you doing here?" You can't come with the investigation team, right? ”

"I, I'm ......" seemed to bring up something more difficult to talk about, and the twist of the Thousand Finger Crane became deeper: "I'm just looking for ...... Anyway, it has nothing to do with the investigation team! ”

"Looking?" Duan Qing's inquiring gaze stretched forward: "What are you looking for?" Looking for something? Or looking for someone? ”

"Oh, it's already like this anyway, I'll tell you anyway."

Throwing her hood in self-deprecation, the red-haired girl finally bowed her head apologetically: "Didn't you entrust that stupid magician to me before, so that I could take a good look at him?" ”

"I, I'm here for him."