"I'm sorry, but Lord Hangu is still not here."

Some time later, in the middle of the central street of Tanzania City, Duan Qing, who had his hands on his hips, and Xue Ling, who was holding a large bag of gold coins, were standing at the gate of a certain vermilion gate with a helpless expression, bearing another ruthless rejection from the black-clothed bodyguard from there: "Your Excellency is now attending the dinner party of the city lord of Romalia, so I can't meet you." ”

"Hey, why is there so much dinner party for Lord Romlia?" Duan Qing pressed his brows: "And the current situation is so bad, that adult is still in the mood ......"

"Since Lord Hangu would accept such an invitation, there must be something important to deal with." The black-clothed bodyguard put an emotionless gaze on Duan Qing's body: "And ......"

"I seem to have heard your name, the water is cut off in the abyss." He kept patrolling up and down the gray-robed magician's body: "Aren't you driven away by us? How can you still have the face to come back? ”

"I said that I have a mission to find your family."

Muttering quietly, Duan Qing then put on his usual smiling face again: "That...... Can you tell us a little bit about the reason why your family's Hangu Lord doesn't welcome me? ”

"We don't welcome you, what more reason do we need?" Glancing at the fellow guard beside him, the black-clothed bodyguard rolled his eyes disdainfully: "Hurry up and leave me, otherwise...... This time it's not as simple as driving you away. ”

"Is it because of the Shadow of the Illusion?"

Before Duan Qing could figure out what he should say next, Xue Lingphantom Bing, who was following him, suddenly asked, "Who is he?" ”

“…… You'd better keep your mouth shut, adventurers. ”

His gaze swirled around the woman's body, and a gloomy expression appeared on the black-clothed guard's face: "Not all kinds of questions will have answers, and the price to pay to get these answers is much higher than you think, if you really don't know what convergence is......"

"Then I can deign to teach you."

In the sound of the bone joints, the black-clothed bodyguard slowly hugged his huge fists together, and the original expressionless face was transformed into a murderous grease in the hustle and bustle of the street, and the momentum of the whole body exuded an invisible light that made people palpitate forward. The body involuntarily took two steps back, and Duan Qing, who struggled out of this momentum, then protected the white-haired woman beside him behind him again, but the waving arms did not make any next move, but held them high into the night sky as if surrendering: "Ahahahaha, that ...... Don't be angry, this big brother, she just asked casually, we don't know any Shadow of Change at all, and we've never heard of such a name......"

Bang!

A loud earth-shaking sound then appeared in the middle of the road on this central street, rising upwards with the sight of countless earth, rocks and dust rushing into the sky together, and the black-clothed guard, who seemed to have little patience, then blasted Duan Qing's figures and the two of them out with the screams of countless players and passers-by and NPCs with the sudden punch on the ground. Staggering up from the corner of the street covered with smoke and dust, the gray-faced magician then took out a bottle of magic potion shaking the gray liquid from his arms, and while pulling up the body of the Snow Spirit Phantom Ice that he was protecting in his arms, he threw it forward vigorously: "Don't be so impulsive, Sister Lingbing, the trouble comes from the mouth, do you know?" ”

“…… Is there anything wrong with my question? ”

"Of course not."

As the smoke on the street became more and more intense, the figures of the two people tearing the fog then rushed into a dark alley connecting the street: "The IDs between players can see each other only because of the setting of the system, but NPCs can't see these things, in this case, how can you, an adventurer who has never seen people, know people's names?" ”

"But that's not you—"

"I saw it before I was carried away that night!"

Taking out a bottle of magical healing potion from his bosom, Duan Qing angrily interrupted Xue Ling's words: "Do you think this group of guys who seem to be already hostile to us will take the initiative to tell us the name of which of the members?" I don't even know what the angry guard was called! The reason I know the name of the Shadow of Change is not because I glanced at it before leaving...... Ahem! ”

"You, what's wrong with you?"

"That guy's strength is so great."

Wiping the few drops of liquid that overflowed from the corners of his mouth after he was almost choked, Duan Qing, who was checking his physical condition, waved his hand to turn off the character interface provided by the system, and then walked towards the depths of the alley while trying his best to recover his limbs: "You can do this with your fist style alone...... Should I say that my body is too weak, or should I say that the other person is too strong? ”

"The rank of those black-clad guards is conservatively estimated to be above sixty." Xue Lingphantom Bing, who squatted down, supported Duan Qing's body hard, and his face became much more serious: "To be able to easily lift such a fist, the strength is at least more than forty points...... You, are you alright? ”

"This is my own homemade special medicine, do you want to have a bottle too?" Throwing the unfinished magic healing potion in his hand into the arms of Xue Ling Phantom Ice, Duan Qing's gaze then looked back at the entrance of the alley they had just run over: "It seems that they shouldn't be chasing after them, after all, they are also responsible for guarding the gate......"

"So what do we do next?" Taking the bottle of magic potion that had been unscrewed, the crimson Xue Lingphantom Ice subconsciously asked, "Will you go back and explain to that person?" ”

"No need."

Not paying attention to the other party's eyes, Duan Qing, who no longer paid attention to the direction he came, turned to the distance of the alley: "I don't think that person will deceive us in that situation, so ...... That Lord Luxer should really be out. ”

"The hall of the City Lord's Mansion?" Xue Ling, who reacted, glared at him and asked, "Let's go directly to Han Gu himself?" But ......"

"I know, I know." Waving his hand, Duan Qing, who was walking in front, put his left hand on the wall: "Isn't it that you can't enter the gate of the City Lord's Mansion, don't worry." ”

"I've seen a city lord banquet like this countless times, and even if you don't have any qualifications, there are many ways to come uninvited."

The crowd that was still scattered in a panic followed Duan Qing's gradually departing footsteps and continued to run in the direction of the previous central street, mixed with their exclamations and the roars of the imperial soldiers who rushed here to maintain law and order, and the gray-robed magician who appeared from the exit at the other end of the alley followed by the figure of the snow spirit and ice that followed gradually towards the other end of the central street through the crowd of fleeing: "For example——"

"We have acquaintances."

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"What just happened?"

"Looks like something happened near your mansion...... Lord Covan. Would you like to go back and have a look? ”

"It's probably a few small people who want to do some dirty behavior of stealing chickens and dogs at night, don't worry about it, my Lord Kefan's subordinates and those adventurers must have already dealt with it, definitely faster than any city guards who maintain law and order! Hahaha! ”

"Yes, yes, there is no safer place than your home, and if those rats do go to your mansion, there is a good chance that they will be caught in the net! Hahaha! ”

Different from the tranquility of the daytime, the garden of the City Lord's Mansion at night has been decorated into a luxurious and magnificent environment by guests from all corners of Tanzania, and the long tables with various delicacies are lined up on the smooth stone path on both sides of the garden aisle, like soldiers lining up on both sides of the gate of the City Lord's Mansion. It seems that they have drunk too much wine, and the nobles of Tanzania City, who were constantly walking through this open-air banquet area, have also become louder at this time, and the figures that were originally neatly seated on each wine table have also extended towards the sky above the banquet hall with more relaxed spirit and more unbridled remarks, following the figures of the maids serving food and wine to the table: "Anyway, why don't those noble lords from the imperial city come?" Are you still running around for those non-existent attackers? ”

"Shouldn't we be even more fortunate to have such a dedicated Royal Guard here? Lord Romlia was still scared about the defense of Tanzanian City, but now he is probably at ease, hahahahaha! ”

"Cheers to our great empire! If the Royal Guard is willing to worry about us, what else should we not be happy about...... By the way, Lord Robert, how did the bombing handle the previous two days? ”

"It's okay, it's okay, if I still can't find out what the reason is, I'll hand this matter over to this group of outsiders to solve, since they like to meddle so much, then leave it to them to manage it together, hahahahaha!"

The gradually noisy banquet hall spread around the garden with the laughter of the nobles, in stark contrast to the area near a pavilion, and the cloud-covered face of Bamos Romlia was also sitting at the small banquet table below this pavilion, sitting quietly opposite another middle-aged man in a black dress and a noble hat: "...... Hmph, a bunch of idiots who don't know the height of the sky. ”

"Adults don't have to blame them, after all, there are very few people who know the current situation."

Slowly putting down the wine glass in his hand, the middle-aged male in the black dress smiled in a low voice: "The stupidity that arises because of the lack of knowledge is generally called ignorance, but the cause of these conditions is not dominated by them, so it cannot be blamed entirely on their own heads. ”

"To be able to hurt my fifty family elite to that extent...... The strength of the restorers should not be underestimated. Gritting his teeth, the city lord of Romlia almost crumpled the wine glass in his hand to pieces: "When I borrowed military strength from them before, they boasted one by one about how irresistible our family's strength was......"

"This is also a good thing, because most of our troops in the province of Santelius are still there." The man in the black dress replied in a low voice, "Of course, only for the province of Santrius, but for the Romlia family...... That's not necessarily a good thing. ”

"At least we can't get the news out at this time, it's too hard a blow to my family."

After hesitating back and forth for a long time, Bamot Romlia finally sank his chaotic gaze: "At least wait until the widow of our family returns, and use the fame brought by this incident to make up for the loss of my subordinates, otherwise, ......"

"With all due respect, Lord Bamot." The middle-aged man on the other side straightened the black top hat on his head: "Without really seeing that adult, anyone's speculation in their hearts is unfounded, in case that senior in your family has no intention of assisting you at all, but is preparing to inherit the position of city lord......"

“……”

The sweat droplets on his face began to flow slowly with the appearance of a solemn expression, and the eyes of the Romlia City Lord finally moved to the middle-aged man on the other side of the dining table: "Then what do you say, Your Excellency Hangu?" ”

"Rather than believing in the widow of the Imperial nobleman you have never met, you should believe in the upcoming Royal Highness the Prince." The middle-aged man known as Han Gu replied with a smile, "The arrival of the Imperial Royal Guard may be a blow to your rule, but it is also a great opportunity. ”

“…… I understand. After fixing his mind, the city lord of Romlia, who had once again inspected the group of nobles below, nodded slowly: "Just let His Royal Highness the prince come forward, and at the same time 'shirk' those responsibilities on this group of nobles...... Hmph, hehe, hahahaha! ”

"Report to your Excellency."

A muffled report interrupted the involuntary laughter of Lord Count Romria, and at the same time an Imperial soldier suddenly appeared in front of the banquet: "There are two adventurers who want to see you, is it convenient for you now?" ”

"Adventurers?"

Somewhat unnaturally retracting his laughter, Count Romria turned his puzzled gaze on the Imperial soldier: "At this time? Why would any adventurer want to meet me? Missing. ”

"Actually...... He said he had come to see Lord Luxor. Without retreating from this, the Imperial soldier raised his head and looked at the man in black dress beside him: "I heard that Lord Luxer is here to attend the banquet of the City Lord, so I found this place. ”

"Want to see Hangu?"

The look of doubt in his eyes became heavier and heavier, and Lord Romria quietly glanced at the middle-aged man across the table, and then asked in a hesitant and low voice without the slightest movement in the other party's response, "Then ...... Let him in? ”

“…… It's okay to see it, isn't it? ”

"Then—

"Good evening, gentlemen."

The sound of footsteps then sounded behind the imperial soldier, accompanied by the figure of a gray-robed magician and a woman in a cloak and gradually came to the front of the banquet, Duan Qing, who seemed to have been waiting in the dark for a long time, then bent down and performed a standard magician etiquette, and at the same time looked at each other with a confident and calm gaze and the two gazes looking down from the top of the pavilion: "Your Excellency the city lord, and ......"

"Master Hank."