Tang Xin still remembers that evening many, many years ago.

That day, the sunset shone in through the corridor like blood, and there were a few children playing outside.

And she was looking with some curiosity at the little boy standing in front of her, who silently grasped his mother's hand and looked at her only with dark eyes.

"Sugar Candy, the little plover will be your brother from now on......"

"Uncle Fang and Aunt Fang, they had an accident and went to a far away place and couldn't come back......"

"You get along well, don't bully the little plover......"

……

Tang Xin recalled the situation at that time, and couldn't help but slightly curl the corners of her mouth:

It was actually pretty cute at the time.

She sat at her desk with a quill in her hand—a backward writing instrument that she was not used to for a while, but after a few months, she was finally able to write as proficiently as the locals. It's just that she has maintained this posture for quite some time at the moment, only staring at the few pages in front of her in a daze.

Ai Xiaoxiao looked at this scene with a little curiosity, and at the signal of Miss Nightingale on the side, she stretched out her hand and shook it in front of her friend, and said in a long voice: "Sugar Candy-"

Tang Xin was slightly stunned, and then she reacted and looked at the latter unexpectedly.

"You made a mistake in yesterday's expense report," Ai Xiaoxiao stood beside Alyssa, who smiled and said, "There is one more person written here, and you didn't find it." ”

Tang Xin couldn't help blushing a little, and looked there, thinking that he was probably too worried about his cousin these days, although sometimes he felt that the pigeon was gone—but this time he had been missing for so long, where would he go? Although my cousin is a little unreliable, he will not be silent and disappear for a month.

By the way, except for the last time I smuggled into this place. As soon as she thought of the other party's audacious behavior, she couldn't help but be angry, the other party was growing up, and it was the first time that she didn't discuss such a big matter with her. Makes her have some itchy teeth.

She was thinking about it when she lost her mind again.

And it was at this moment that the door was slammed open.

Sky Blue appeared there breathlessly, looked at them, and stammered:

"Ai, Brother Ed, he's back!"

Tang Xinhuo stood up from his position.

Alyssa also looked in that direction and asked, "Commander, he's back, where is he?" ”

"In, in the hall outside."

Tang Xin couldn't listen to the next words, and rushed out of the door, but as soon as she went out, she felt a hand on her shoulder.

Tang Xin was slightly stunned, and when she looked back, she found that Tianlan, Ai Xiaoxiao and Alyssa were long gone, and there was only pitch black around. And the person who put his hand on her shoulder was Fang Yu, but the latter's face was bloody at the moment, and he actually had a sharp knife stuck in his heart. Blood poured from his mouth and eyes, and his mouth opened and closed, but he couldn't make a sound.

Tang Xin was taken aback and opened her eyes suddenly.

……

It's a dream—

A cold hand was on her forehead, the owner of which she knew, the noble lady—and Sylvide was looking down at her, her eyes the color of the shallow sea glinting with a calm light.

Tang Xin was slightly stunned, only then did she feel that she was in a cold sweat, she looked around a little confused, still in the familiar room. The desk was not far away, and the papers, fountain pen and quill were left untouched, where she had been sitting before...... No, she shook her head slightly, and then she felt a sense of powerlessness welling up in her heart.

It's a dream—

"Nightmares?"

Sylvide's voice seemed to have a calming power.

Tang Xin looked at the other party in a daze, if it was on weekdays, she would never let the other party get so close to her. But at this moment she was lying motionless on the bed, with no strength in her body, only her heart pounding, as if she had not recovered from the previous dream.

"You're sick, why don't you tell anyone else?" Sylvid asked quietly, "Are you worried about Eddard...... In fact, you can leave the matter of recording to me and Sky Blue. ”

She paused for a moment and looked into Tang Xin's eyes, as if she could see through the other party's thoughts.

"It's none of your business."

Tang Xin only said in a hoarse voice.

Somehow, she felt angry when she looked at this woman.

Although the other party is indeed good, he is worthy of his cousin - or rather, the pigeon does not know what kind of good luck he has to have such a girlfriend. On Earth, that would never have been possible.

But as soon as she thought of it, her heart was filled with a feeling that she couldn't say anything.

It's gratifying, but it's also a little sour-

But Sylvide only looked at her quietly, the edges of her eyes reflecting the quiet afternoon sun. As if she hadn't heard that, the aristocratic girl whispered, "Aether is sick, and Kita also had it half a year ago, because you are not used to Aether...... Most of you, you'll go through it once or twice. ”

"Don't worry too much. If the symptoms are mild, they are only about the same as the cold of your world, and they will get better in a few days. ”

"But if you leave it alone, it can become very serious."

Sylvid withdrew her hand slightly.

Tang Xin was quiet for a moment, and the uneasiness in the previous nightmare came up again, and suddenly asked, "What about my brother?" ”

"Eddard has had it too," Sylvid smiled softly, "we went from Elpahim to Fenris, and he was sick on the ship, much worse than you are now, thanks to Princess Brian's Black Goat's Milk." ”

Tang Xin thought of her cousin's unlucky appearance, and couldn't help but smile slightly, but unfortunately she wasn't there at the time, otherwise she didn't know how interesting it was. And it was where she was angry that the pigeon would consult her first about whatever he had done in the past—wouldn't he know what he was thinking, and would he stop him?

But she thought about it for a moment and thought it really would.

After all, normal people would not come up with such a shocking idea.

"You've only known each other for a while, haven't you?"

"Hmm," Sylvid nodded slightly, "I first met Ed at Traveler's Rest, and he was silly at the time, but it was very eye-catching—"

Tang Xin sneered, thinking that the pigeon was indeed like this.

"He's that kind of person."

"But how could Miss Sylvede take a fancy to him?"

Sylvide smiled and looked at the girl with a whimsical look.

Tang Xin also stared at her.

"So Miss Sylvede is interested in such innocence, isn't it?"

But the aristocratic daughter asked, "Isn't simplicity a beautiful quality?" ”

Tang Xin sighed and asked:

"But does Miss Sylvede really like my cousin......

"Do you like ......?"

The nobleman's daughter thought for a moment, first shook her head, and then nodded.

"In the beginning, I couldn't really say ......"

She replied quietly: "Maybe it's more admiration, because it is because of admiration for such integrity and courage that I can't do it, so I will be attracted to it...... Mr. Ed is the most of the people I have ever met of such qualities, and is purely ......"

"I didn't think much of it, but Ed helped me the most when I was most hesitant, and the Alberts made their promises, and everything today should be said to be my approval, even willingness."

Tang Xin listened to these quietly.

She was a little surprised. To be honest, she didn't expect the aristocratic daughter to say this to herself—she thought that the other party would at least find an excuse instead of confiding her heart like this.

And she opened her mouth: "Miss Sylwid, this is not a liking......"

Sylvid smiled, tilted her head and said, "Isn't liking each other?" ”

"Yes, but ......"

Although Tang Xin has always scoffed at the so-called alliance of those teenagers and girls of the same age - she also knows in her heart that liking each other is at least not a 'promise', nor is it an 'obligation'.

But Sylvid looked at her and only smiled: "My background is a little different from yours, and everything right now is actually precious to me. ”

"For I am at least a little more fortunate than other girls of the same origin, and free to choose the path of the future—even if it is a thorny one, I am willing to do it. I never thought I'd be so lucky until I met him—my captain may not be perfect, but he's unique to me. ”

"Exactly."

Sylvid finished in a determined tone.

Tang Xin was stunned for a while.

Is that nerdy cousin so good?

She was in a daze when suddenly the door of the room was pushed open with a bang.

Sky Blue appeared there breathless again, looking at them, and stammered:

"Ai, Brother Ed, he's back!"

Tang Xin looked at Sylvide on the side for the first time, and then looked at Sky Blue.

Wait a minute, is this another dream?

……、

When Fang Yu and Erna walked into the hall on the first floor of the apartment together, they happened to see Tianlan walking down the stairs with a milk bottle in one hand and bread in the other, yawning.

However, her yawning action was frozen the moment she saw Fang Yuan, her eyes were round, her open mouth could no longer be closed, and the bottle in her hand fell to the floor with a thud, and her bones rolled out of the distance.

Tianlan rubbed her eyes vigorously to confirm that she was not mistaken, and then called out in surprise: "Ai, Brother Ed? ”

Fang Yu looked at the girl's round and cute face, couldn't help but smile, and nodded lightly - yes, he is back.

Tianlan let out an 'ah' and hurriedly said, "I'll go and inform the others." ”

Without waiting for Fang Yu to speak, she turned around and walked back quickly, and a shrill cry soon came from upstairs:

"Brother Ed is back!"

"The head of the regiment is back!"

Fang Yu couldn't help but smile embarrassedly as he watched the other party run away without a trace—he was going to ask the others.

He then looked at Erna on the side, Erna was a little surprised, and said curiously: "You have a high prestige among them, I have seen many teams of the Chosen One, but few of them are like this. ”

"Has Lady Erna seen the other teams?"

Fang Plover was still a little curious about the other teams, he had seen the Jeffrey Redcoats, the Spear of the Silver Forest, and the Oak Knights, but none of them had a deep understanding. Above the community, there will not be too detailed information about the brigades of the major guilds, and he only has some experience in building an adventure group behind closed doors.

"Of course I did," Erna said angrily, "How, Tansnir is not a small place, although it is only a chapter, it is also quite important in Istania. We also take commissions from outside, and I've seen quite a few teams of the Elect, at least three or four this year. ”

How much is three or four?

Fang Yu was cautious and didn't dare to say more, so he only slandered his small abdomen in his heart.

But Tansnir is not a small place, and the artisan guild there is not big by any means, otherwise it would not be the turn of a 'newcomer' to become the president of Elna. Of course, our Djinn lady would never admit such a thing, she first expressed the importance of the Tansnir Artisan Guild, and then said:

"In fact, just a month ago, I saw a team called 'Abyss of Light' - you Holy Chosen ones have strange names, and the Seven Seas Brigade is pretty decent compared to them."

Before the others could come down, Fang Yu talked to the lady again about the Chosen One team.

However, when mentioning the team of this 'Lightless Abyss', Fang Yu learned something from Erna that made him a little concerned. In the description of the lady of the president, it seems that the team is looking for someone, looking for someone in the Alchemist Guild, not going to the Adventurers' Guild, and the natural target of the search is also the alchemist.

"That's not actually a guild guy."

Erna thought for a moment and continued:

"A court alchemist."

"But I checked, and it does have a registration with the Tansnier Artisans' Association. But it seems that this person has committed some things later and has been removed from the guild, and should be imprisoned somewhere at the moment. ”

"Where?" Fang Yu couldn't help but ask.

"If I'm not mistaken, the last place to register was Bein."

Erna propped her chin on her fingers and thought for a moment, "But Bein only has a temporary prison for prisoners, and it should be transferred to another place later." ”

The speaker has no intention, but the listener has the intention. When Fang Yu heard the name of 'Bein', he couldn't help but chuckle in his heart, and subconsciously remembered someone. It was only then that he remembered that the name 'Abyss of Light' didn't seem to be a common thing, he had heard it in the past—it was an elite brigade within the Southern Alliance.

And the level is quite high, it should be the team that Ye Hua built before he became the Ten Kings.

At that moment, it was like a thread in the dark, connected in his mind.

The people of the Southern Alliance are investigating the alchemist?

Why?

By the way, the great god Ye Hua was indeed in Bein Fortress at that time.

But listening to the other party talking to the middle-aged mystic, they seem to be in an alliance with Count Nurman, what is going on?

Thinking of the attitude of Count Nurman and the Sand King to him not long ago, he always felt that the situation here had become more confusing. The mysterious alchemist imprisoned in the dungeon is linked to the Southern Alliance, which in turn seems to have a relationship with the Sand King.

What exactly are their plans?

Fang Plover has one head and two big ones at a time.

If only the communication was not interrupted, he could directly contact Ye Hua and ask, he did the other party a favor in Dulun, and the Ranger King would more or less reveal a little information to himself, right?

……

Not long after Sky Blue went up, Fang Yu saw his ship's officer again.

But he didn't expect that the news he got from the other party first turned out to be that his cousin was sick.

Tang Xin fell ill shortly after his disappearance, although there were some coincidental factors, but Fang Yu could probably guess that there was more or less his own reason for this. This made him a little uneasy - his uncle and aunt treated him as if he were his own, and Tang Xin was like his own sister - although there were some arguments from time to time, the two grew up together and had a good relationship.

Besides, how can my brother not protect his sister?

Luckily, Sylvade told him that it was just an aether illness.

Fang Yu breathed a sigh of relief at this time, the aether disease can actually be said to be another term for 'water and soil adaptation', but it is unique to Aitalia, he was so sick that he almost couldn't get out of bed the last time he was on Princess Brian's ship, which was considered serious.

And Tang Xin is not as serious as him, and his cousin's physical fitness and face have always been much better than him-

Still, he took Sylvid with him and hurried to see his cousin.

In the room, Ai Xiaoxiao was a little surprised to see him, and the eldest cousin screamed a few times, but it was better for fun.

Alyssa and Parker are not there, and I heard that he is out of the house, and just like him, everyone has been searching for his whereabouts these days. It's just that Questak is too big, and the two sides missed each other, and even if he is a noble daughter, he didn't expect him to be in this city.

Tianlan asked about Luo Yu, and after hearing that the latter had also escaped from Bein Fortress, the heartless little girl assumed that the latter did not exist - or to put it another way, she was extremely confident in Luo Yu.

And when I met my cousin, the situation was a little strange.

Because Tang Xin seemed to be sulking at him, she ignored him.

Fang Yu was a little speechless for a moment - it was not his fault that he was missing, he didn't want to disappear for no reason, and it took a lot of effort to escape from Bein Fortress, and he almost offended the King of Sand. If it weren't for the other party's unclear attitude and didn't cut him on at the ceremony, everyone could go to the square to collect his body at this moment.

Or go to the temple –

Fang Yu couldn't help but look at Sylvid on the side.

The aristocratic lady pursed her lips and smiled, her eyes crooked like crescent moons, and she did not answer.

But she quietly pulled him aside, raised her head, and looked straight at him with a look full of tenderness, and looked at him for a long time. Then the ship's master lady stood on tiptoe slightly—the next moment, Fang Yu only felt a slight chill on his cheeks, and couldn't help but look at Sylvid with some surprise.

The latter smiled slightly and said softly:

"Welcome back, Captain."

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