"Laskar Mashat. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ”

The lights of magic gradually lit up on the walls around the dome, which was a sign of the beginning of night, but at this time on the hilltop square, there was no need for these lights—the beautiful and eerie purple net had not faded, and it was even more dazzling because of the words of the woman on the circular platform.

"Your actions are suspected of falsifying evidence, framing people, possession of arms, collusion with forces, and ...... Betrayal of the country. She finished these few appalling words in an extremely calm mood, and the guards present were shocked to breathe, and then suddenly relaxed her tone: "Of course, none of this has anything to do with me. ”

"The reason I'm doing this is just ...... Correcting my previous wrong choice. ”

The figure of the woman in the wide robe gradually disappeared into the column in the center of the platform: "As for these strange crimes......"

Her voice faded away: "Someone will talk to you." ”

As she vanished, the purple light that had appeared in her hands gradually dissipated, and with it, the entire vast net dispersed—like silk threads that had been drawn back into the void, returning to an unknown place along with the voids that had appeared in mid-air. All the guards who had been liberated did not make the slightest movement, they looked at each other at their companions, and finally looked at the old man in the top hat who still had no return.

The old man was still looking ahead with cloudy eyes, without the slightest movement.

"Finally, we've come this far, Laska." The small door of the library was pushed open, and under Mengzhu's surprised gaze, the scruffy Norman old man who had given them a mage appraisal in the Mage Council walked out of the door with his hands behind his back.

"Well done, lad." The old man ignored the gaze around him, walked straight up to Duan Qing, and patted him on the shoulder.

"I thought you guys were really on the sidelines." The latter grinned.

"All I can say is that none of us thought that you could do this." Norman dragged a hoarse voice, sounding very tired: "Judging from the final results, adventurers are indeed the most amazing type of people in the world. ”

"You are indeed the most capable of miracles."

"I still don't understand, what did I do that surprised you......" Duan Qing waved his hand.

"We'll talk about that later." Norman glanced at Duan Qing's injury, then walked forward with his hands behind his back: "Let's solve the problem of our dear mayor first." ”

"You ...... This has been planned for a long time. Rama also woke up from his lost state: "You ......"

"Calculated me."

"Each other, old fellow." Norman shook his head and said, "Compared to what you've done over the years, we're really a little bit of a thing. You've heard the accusations just now......"

"I don't admit it." Rama puffed out his chest as well: "I'll never admit it, these are all ...... Your own imagination. ”

"But now there is evidence ......"

"Ha, then you can take it out, I don't believe you can take it out......"

"Stop quibbling, now that we've found it, and you've used force to destroy your incriminating evidence......"

"These guards are just out for morning exercises...... No, I'm just following this old man, except for those who want to catch these adventurers who want to disturb the order of Fenghua Town, where is there any offense to others......"

"You old fellow! Still quibbling! ”

"You old immortal!"

It was as if children were arguing, and the two old men were just messing around in front of everyone, as if all the things that had happened before did not exist. However, except for the guards with embarrassed faces, Duan Qing still paid attention to the movements of everyone present with vigilant eyes, and protected Xiao Nina behind him again.

"If anything else happens...... Remember to run to the library. ”

"Uh-huh......"

"No, you don't."

Mengzhu was still nodding in response, and next to them, a calm voice suddenly came out. The startled two players both took two steps backwards and drew their weapons at the same time, but then they put it down again - the person who suddenly appeared, they actually knew.

"Earth Mage, Kim."

The tall man, who was a head taller than Duan Qing, suddenly appeared behind the two of them as if he were teleporting. Even with Duan Qing's perception, he didn't notice how he appeared there before this, and judging from his appearance, this man with short blond hair showed no signs of fatigue.

"It's a pleasure to see you both again."

The mage, who was still wearing the golden robe, made a gesture with one hand, put it on his chest, performed a somewhat familiar etiquette from Duan Qing, and then straightened up his waist and looked at the two people in front of him with a meticulous expression: "Thank you." ”

"Uh...... Hahahaha......" Mengzhu, who was a little at a loss, scratched the back of his head and laughed stupidly, while Duan Qing was at a loss: "You..... What are you doing here? ”

"The investigation of the mine is over."

The tall, short, blonde-haired man answered Duan Qing's question in the same short language, and then turned his head to look at the center of the small square—the two old men had also stopped arguing and turned their eyes to this side in unison, waiting for his answer.

The man with a solemn expression instantly became the focus of attention here.

"There's something wrong with the mine."

For some reason, when these words came out of Kim's mouth, the atmosphere in the whole square changed abruptly. Norman Huoran, who had been facing away from him, turned around and looked at the tall man in the golden robe with a surprised gaze, and Rama on the other side immediately shouted.

"Look! The great earth mages think there's something wrong with that mine! It must be a gathering place for bandits, all of you ......"

His voice stopped abruptly - a golden light suddenly shot out of Jin's hand and flew towards Rama at great speed, but the golden light only circled around the old man and flew back again, as if the light was only a warning rather than an actual attack.

"Someone is a murderer."

"The owner of the mine, there is a suspicion."

Seeing that the other party did not continue, Jin finally withdrew his finger and resumed his brief speech: "But not a bandit." ”

The strange remarks of not looking for the margins, left and right, really made people who did not know the mage a little crying and laughing, but the old man Norman seemed to be accustomed to such discussions, so he immediately asked his own question.

"They have nothing to do with it?"

"Nothing to do."

The blonde man nodded, "But it's also related." ”

His head turned to Duan Qing, behind Duan Qing to be precise.

The little girl holding the doll was hiding behind him, looking at this mighty and frightening tall man with a timid gaze, and the man whose temperament and image were completely inconsistent with the mage seemed to have no consciousness of scaring the other party.

"Give it to me." He held out a hand.

The solemn atmosphere reappeared, but this time even Rama was silent, only little Nina looked at each other with a frightened expression, and then looked at the man next to her with a pleading look.

Duan Qing looked at Norman, who spread his hands helplessly, and then ...... Nodding.

"Okay." So he whispered, "Then I'll ...... Believe in you once. ”

He slowly wrapped the little girl behind him in front of him, touched her head, and then put one hand on Nina's skinny shoulder. The little girl looked down and thought for a while, then ...... the doll in her hand He held it out with both hands.

"Thank you." The blond-haired man nodded, then held the doll in his hand with a palm that was much wider than normal.

"The Mage Council, one of the Council of Seven."

He turned around and said out loud the last words he wanted to say, "Earth Mage, Kim." ”

"With a reputation guarantee, a fair trial will be given."

"To everyone present."

The tone was abrupt and loud, which was the same impression that Duan Qing and the others had left on them when they met him before. But after taking over the doll, which might have decided the fate of many, the burly archmagician didn't seem to mean to end the matter right away—he turned around and walked toward the cliff at the edge of the square, looking like he wanted to leave.

"Big ...... Magician! ”

Among the people present, the most anxious was the mayor himself, who grabbed his top hat and asked in a hoarse voice, "Are you...... Don't plan to take a look at it now? ”

The sturdy body stopped on the edge of the cliff, and then turned sideways slightly, and the half of the face of the Chinese character that was exposed because of the sideways turned over, a sharp look looked at the source of the voice.

"Patience."

The next moment, the golden robe turned into a golden streamer and sloped down the cliff.

"He's gone." While the others were still stunned, old Norman began the end with a soft cough: "Today's affair should be over too." ”

"Laskar, take your men back, and ...... Quietly waiting for your fate. ”

As if he had been hit hard by a thousand pounds of boulders, the old man holding the top hat in one hand bent down vigorously, and when he raised his head again, the face that used to be in good spirits was no longer there, replaced by infinite exhaustion and vicissitudes.

"I'm ......" he gasped forcefully, looking like he was trying to suppress the stuffiness in his chest before he swept the men in front of the library with his cloudy eyes.

“...... Walk. Finally, he turned around slowly, dragging his steps in the direction of the trail down the mountain. When he disappeared under the mountain pass, all the guards came back to their senses as if they had just woken up from a dream. Some followed the old man, and some were still looking from side to side in a daze.

"I really didn't expect ......" Duan Qing, who saw this scene, finally relaxed his body and lay down directly on the ground: "We didn't ...... dead"

"Cherish your little life." The old Norman man walked up to him and looked down at the adventurer with an injured arm and gasping for breath: "Not every time, you will have such good luck. ”

"I have a question." Duan Qing said, "Why...... The Weaver of Destiny, who didn't show up at first, but ended up saving us? ”

Norman had no words.

Under the soft magic light, the surroundings of the small square could still be seen more clearly, and the other guards also put down their fighting spirit, and slowly retreated towards the way they came under the blowing of the mountain wind, Norman looked around carefully, and after making sure that no one from the city guard was still here, he took his hands behind his back and walked towards the foot of the mountain in his usual rickety posture.

"Hey!" Duan Qing's voice sounded behind him: "You haven't answered me yet......"

"Ask for yourself." In the darkness of the night, the old man's voice came with some impatience.

"Hey, last time I asked myself, but this time it's ...... Don't you want to say that? It wasn't until Norman walked away that Duan Qing said helplessly.

"I think it's a ...... between these two people" The little girl's voice came at the right time: "There is adultery!" ”

"What?" Duan Qing was shocked: "Don't talk nonsense, why didn't I see it?" ”

"You're not a woman, of course you don't feel that way......"

"What does the yellow-haired little girl know, I have also experienced it...... Uh, if you don't talk about this, can't you stop gossiping about these things......"

In the usual bickering between the two people, little Nina with her empty hands slowly walked over. She squatted down in front of Duan Qing and looked at the face of the man lying on the ground with her crystal eyes.

"Don't ...... next time Belch. ”

Looking at the little girl who suddenly appeared in the field of vision, still silent, Duan Qing retracted the words he wanted to give back to Mengzhu: "You...... Are you okay? ”

The girl did not answer.

"I'm really sorry about this incident, and your father's incident before......"

The girl's lips pursed, then she shook her head.

"So be it." Duan Qing looked at the starry night sky, and then sat up: "Tomorrow...... Buy you more storybooks, okay? ”

In the darkness, Nina's eyes brightened.

"Hey......" Duan Qing, who felt sorry for his wallet, dragged his arm and struggled to get up from the ground, and took the little girl's hand in Mengzhu's smug and disdainful gaze: "Report the organization, can you ...... Advance your living expenses for the next month? ”

"Hey, hey, hey...... No! Yes! ”

"Don't, big sister, it's okay, next time I'll help you inquire about other people's gossip......"

"Hey, hey, hey, I'm going to think about it...... What are you looking at? ”

The pace of progress suddenly stopped.

Aware of this, Duan Qing tilted his head slightly, and followed the faint glow of the magic lamp to look at the tall stone statue on the other side of the square—to be precise, the head at the height of the stone statue.

In the wind of the mountains, the sound of hunting came from above the stone statue.

For some reason, Yumetake also looked in that direction, and then on top of the statue's head, he found a figure. Vaguely, the figure stood with her arms crossed, the cloak behind her fluttering in the direction of the mountain breeze, and if she looked closely, she could still find some residual flying flotsam attached to the end of the cloak.

The cape, all in tatters.

"It's you."

The person who spoke jumped down from the tall stone statue, and instantly came to Duan Qing and the others, holding a long sword, looking up and down at the target in his field of vision, and then nodded and said.

"That one of yours...... What's it called? That's right. He gestured with one hand.

"The leader of the Fool Adventure Band, huh?"