1025 Stranger Regulars
"I'm sorry, I'm not trying toβit's you!"
A voice gradually approached to cut through the dark scene, a player covered in bronze armor and covered with scars on the armor staggered into the field of vision of Duan Qing and Xue Lingphantom Ice, and the hands that had just been raised suddenly widened his eyes after identifying the appearance of these two players: "Linyuan is cut off!" Snow Spirit Fantasy Ice! β
"Labor and management have finally met you!"
In Duan Qing's gaze, which gradually became strange, the warrior slowly walked to the edge of the bonfire, and then just bathed in the gaze of a man and a woman, and sat down with a nonchalant face: "Why did you come here, and you ran away, without even saying hello!" β
"The sun rises in the east." Duan Qing, who pronounced the name, then also covered his forehead: "Why are you here?" β
"Why am I here? That's what I want to ask you, okay? Picking up one of the meat skewers set up next to the campfire, Asahi Dongsheng looked guilty: "What the hell did you do? caused Lao Tzu to be hunted down and killed by countless people! β
"Chase?"
"Yes, you heard you right...... Ahh β
"Sorry, the skewer you took hasn't started to bake yet."
Pulling the corners of his mouth and picking up the barbecue that the other party had just dropped, Duan Qing's eyes had a little more joke: "Before you enjoy the food you deserve, let's talk about the great calamities you have suffered." β
"What other great difficulties can there be, it's just the endless tragic experiences that have followed you."
Wiping his nose, Asahi Dongsheng, who was sitting on the ground, threw the helmet in his hand aside: "I don't know what you have done, Lao Tzu has become a wanted criminal for some reason, not only did he not even catch the benefits of enlisting in the army, but he was also chased around like a donkey by the imperial people......"
"Don't talk nonsense, what does it have to do with us that you're wanted?" Taking out the rest of the skewers of barbecue next to the bonfire, Duan Qing squinted at each other's faces: "Didn't we agree to end the cooperative relationship between us after His Royal Highness the prince made trouble?" And we didn't go to the East Gate at all that day......"
"It's because you didn't go that I'm considered the biggest suspect, okay?" Asahi Dongsheng splashed his spit three feet away: "Although the assassination was arranged by His Royal Highness the Prince himself, but he was injured in the end, who do you think he will put on the head of the biggest suspect who appeared there in those attackers?" Of course, you two mercenaries who didn't come! β
"We know that, after all, we have suffered great injustice for some time afterward." Xue Ling, who was sitting on the other side, replied in a low voice, "But...... As long as you announce your origins and the temporary partnership with us, your suspicions will be cleared, right? β
"yes, yes, that's what I did."
Saying this with a smile, Asahi Dongsheng's face quickly turned into the color of black charcoal like gummy: "As a result, our family's dynasty team became wanted criminals earlier than you!" What the hell I'm in! β
Glancing at each other, Duan Qing, who had withdrawn some information from Xue Ling's phantom ice eyes, shook his head helplessly: "The Dynasty Clan has also become a wanted criminal?" And what did they do? β
"How do I know, anyway, that guy from the Foundation King insists that it's my relationship." Hatefully withdrew the fist he clenched, and said with a dark face: "The fall of the dynasty that guy doesn't know where he knew about the gossip I had been with you for a few days, and he actually believed it so easily, and as a result, Lao Tzu not only became a double wanted criminal, but was also driven out by his own guild......"
"Congratulations, you've been kicked out of your guild again...... Hey, why should I add another word? After holding back laughter from each other for a while, Duan Qing then retracted his gaze again: "And what people said is right, you did come with us in the name of compensation during that time." β
"It can only be said that creation makes people." Asahi Dongsheng, who nodded, let out a long sigh: "It's not so much that this series of events has led to my current miserable end, but that the previous conflicts within the team have led to my current situation...... Hey, don't say it's that stupid thief, the guy who fell the dynasty probably looked at me a long time ago. β
"So you're 'driven' to this place?" Pointing behind him, Xue Lingphantom Ice interrupted the other party's self-talk with a soft question: "Where did these injuries on your body come from?" β
"Of course, I fought with those imperial soldiers."
Wiping the countless scratches engraved on his armor, Asahi Dongsheng tapped the surface of the armor reflected by the reflection of the firelight with an expression that seemed to be a world away: "This is still the reward I earned from the Imperial people when I was training in the military camp, the standard bronze armor from the castle of Thebilisi!" Don't look so bulky, without the quality assurance of Tbilisi, I really won't be able to break out of the city just now......"
"In other words, you're in a state where you haven't recorded a new respawn point, right?" Duan Qing sighed and raised his head: "A group of wounded soldiers who can't afford to die, plus an NPC burden...... Why is our future so bleak? β
"Wounded soldiers? NPC cumbersome? Hearing this, Asahi Dongsheng looked at the left and right here suspiciously: "What are you talking about?" Where do you want to go? β
"That's exactly the question we want to ask you."
The crackling sound of the barbecue meat flipped in front of him to the other side, and Duan Qing stared at the bonfire in front of him expressionlessly: "We sympathize with your experience, but our next journey may be dangerous, so if you don't have the energy to take care of you, we don't recommend that you continue to follow us now." β
"To put it simply, let's act like we haven't seen anyone tonight." Xue Lingphantom Bing on the side also put away his smiling face: "If you don't have anything else to complain about, then please leave quickly." β
"What...... What the? Asahi Dongsheng stood up with a shocked face: "The two culprits who caused me to end up like this, and now they are actually killed and don't admit it?" Do you still have a sense of public morality? Can you still be a person? β
"We're not philanthropists, and we're miserable right now." Pointing to his chest, Duan Qing then stuffed the remaining half of the skewer of barbecue into Asahi Dongsheng's arms: "This dinner is our apology, you can arrange the rest of the itinerary yourself." β
"I, I'm! How can you abandon me like this? You guys are crossing the river and tearing down the bridge! You are ungrateful! β
"Tear down the bridge? Our river hasn't been crossed yet, not to mention where we got our kindness and forgetfulness, your previous contributions are all you owe us! β
"You guys! You dare to mention that night! Looking back now, it was all your routine! β
"What's the matter, what's the matter with the enmity of the fall of the dynasty that makes you pay it back? Who told you to break into our camp that night like today, even if it's a trick, it's a little too clever...... Belch. β
As Duan Qing's voice came to an abrupt end, the quarrel between the camps, which had gradually elevated, also stopped in mid-air like a drama that ended abruptly, and the gray-robed magician whose body had become stiff then put his eyes on the door of the tent behind the bonfire, and the body of a purple-haired woman standing there: "......"
"You ...... Who is it? β
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"Good news, good news."
The time came to the morning of the next day, and under the clear sky that gradually became clearer, the team belonging to Duan Qing and his party also faced the warm wind that continued to blow in front of the foothills, and stepped into the gap between the surrounding foothills and the Tanzanic Plain: "After the inspection, after my preliminary judgment, Violet should have officially woken up." β
"Now that I think about it, Christine's magical abilities are really powerful." Pulling the bag behind him hard, Xue Ling, who was looking at the situation under the mountain, tilted his head at Duan Qing, who had caught up: "So what's your good news?" β
"The good news is that she can walk on her own." Duan Qing smiled and pointed behind him: "Even if you can act like a normal person, you don't need us to continue to run around the ground with her on our backs......"
"Huh." With a long sigh, Xue Ling's face then put on a regretful expression: "She really ...... I don't remember anything. β
"My magic senses tell me that those powerful magical abilities in her are still there."
Glancing back at the purple-haired figure that was quietly following the back of the group, Duan Qing lowered his voice: "It's just that with her current state of lost soul, she has almost no ability to cast magic." β
"That means we have to continue to be bodyguards, right?" Xue Ling's brow locked again: "And then?" What other bad news? β
Because she has no basic knowledge of magic, she now only has the physical condition of an ordinary person. Strength, stamina, and somewhat sluggish reflexes...... Climbing a mountain with such a person, there are many places that need to be taken care of. Answering in a low voice, Duan Qing then reluctantly turned his body sideways: "The other problem is him." β
"That's right, that's me."
Pointing to his nose, Asahi Dongsheng, who then stepped forward, laughed and patted Duan Qing's shoulder: "Aha! I didn't expect you to have such a big evil star hidden! No wonder you not only want to get rid of me, but you're sneaking around in such a remote place......"
"X's rising sun, don't be arrogant, be careful that I kill you if I don't like it!"
"Zai, you have the ability to slaughter, slaughter me, I will return to the city and spread the news that you have abducted the Lord of Violet, see what you do!"
"So, was that woman abducted by us? She's obviously taking the initiative to follow us now, okay? β
"Oh? Well, why would you explain why that god-like being is now following you two like a child, because you have candy to eat? β
"Okay, okay, don't make any noise."
After another period of bickering with each other for no reason, Xue Lingphantom Ice, who looked helpless, finally took the lead in extending his hands between the two men: "There's no point in wasting time here, we might as well discuss where we should go next." β
"Isn't it already predetermined, the place called Riarik where this road leads in front of you is." Duan Qing turned his head angrily: "The last sightseeing before leaving Santerus, by the way, consume this period of time when the wind is the tightest......"
"And you say you're not wanted!" Asahi Dongsheng on the side pointed at Duan Qing and laughed: "At first, they were still there laughing at me, but in the end, it turned out to be a family, hahahaha!" β
"Shut up and follow me honestly." Duan Qing sharpened his teeth hatefully: "If you accidentally expose the target, be careful that the people of the Axe Gang will send us all to the guillotine." β
"The Axe Gang?" Blinking his eyes and closing his mouth, Asahi Dongsheng then put on a look of surprise: "Why did you provoke the Axe Gang?" How did you meet them? β
"Just before on the Cotan Boulevard, they stopped the carriage we had just bought, and in the end, not only did the car crash and kill people, but even the large amount of alchemy materials I purchased in advance were wasted......
"Didn't they run rampant on the north side of the avenue? Why did you come here lately? Asahi Dongsheng rubbed his chin and said to himself, "What about the Red Lotus Gang? And the Shanhe Gang, did they come along? β
"Listen to you, you're still familiar with the player forces around here?" Duan Qing, who had stopped, squinted his eyes and looked back at the bronze warrior covered in scratches: "Did you kings also belong to the King of Ganshan?" β
"How could we possibly do what they did...... Uh, I mean, how could we possibly do something like this? β
Staring at the perfunctory words he blurted out, Asahi Dongsheng, who was wiping cold sweat, then walked forward with a dry smile: "It's just that because I often move around here, I've heard a lot of similar information." β
"Really? That's just the time to ask for advice. Duan Qing pursed his lips in disbelief: "Introduce all the small groups in the vicinity, so that we can understand the market and save us from accidentally causing trouble or something like ......that."
"Uh, no problem, no problem, wrap it up on me." Ignoring the mockery in Duan Qing's eyes, Asahi Dongsheng, who was walking in front, waved his hand without looking back: "Anyway, I have completely broken away from the king now, and I have said goodbye to the things I did before...... Hmm, where did you just come from? Red Lotus Gang, right? β
"Let's start with them, how about it?"
Facing the mountain wind that kept blowing across the slope, his tone became a little deeper, and then he recalled with a slightly narrowed gaze as he brought the ruins looming in front of him into his field of vision.