"Hey."

A low greeting then sounded on the side of the street not far from Duan Qing, inside a certain dignity tavern called a commoner, Feng Mai Lang, who had already left this place, also pushed open the door of the tavern with his big package on his back, and at the same time greeted a man who was sipping inside the door: "I knew you were still here." ”

"Ah, it's Brother Mai Lang!"

Before the man could react, another purple-haired little girl sitting in this separate private room jumped up from the other side of the wine table: "Brother Mai Lang is finally back!" Quick, let's talk about this brother for Bao'er! He's been drinking all day! ”

"Don't blame your brother, he's just waiting for someone." Laughing and unloading the package behind him to the ground, Wind Blowing Mai Lang replied with a smile: "Drinking is one of the best ways for men to pass the time, isn't it?" ”

"That's right, and ......" put down the wine glass in his hand, and the man sitting on the spot did not waver in his expression and sight: "I didn't get what I wanted, how could I leave easily?" ”

"I thought you had given up."

Sighing and shaking his head, the wind blowing wheat wave with a smile on his face swaggered across from the man: "Hmm...... I didn't expect you to come back so soon. ”

"It's something so big, I can't just ignore it." Playing with the small wine glass in his hand, the man replied in a low voice: "In the past, I was taken care of by that person, how can I not take good care of his juniors?" ”

"Originally, I was thinking of gathering the four of us to sum it up, but now it seems that there is no need for this."

snatched the wine glass in the other party's hand, and the wind blowing Mai Lang poured out a little of the wine from the wine bottle placed in the middle of the wine table: "Is there no problem with you over there?" ”

"Of course not, the people of the Red Soul know what my true identity is." Smiling, he pressed back the purple-haired little girl's head, and the man with the black bandage wrapped around his hand replied with a smile: "And with the current situation, most of them won't worry about someone making trouble." ”

"Okay, let's put it aside for now."

Raising his head and pouring down the wine in the cup, a serious light flashed in the eyes of the wind blowing Mai Lang: "I have also roughly investigated the cause and effect of the matter, and sure enough, all the contradictions are still in the prince's body, and I don't know what stupidity this Frey Empire has committed in the future, causing so much trouble on Tania's side......"

"Is that real?"

"I heard this story from the sources of the underworld, the source...... Let's count it as one of our own. ”

Spit out a mouthful of cloudy wine, and then the eyes of the wind blowing the wheat waves stopped for a while with a smile on the purple-haired little girl who was glaring at him: "But there has been an accident on Wiesel's side, and there are still some true and false in the rest of the people, and we can't confirm it now, so-"

"Fat Yang shouldn't have any problems, at least from the Red Soul's side." Answering the other party's question in advance, the man shook his head deeply: "But you know that what I want to ask is not this." ”

"You're referring to that message from the miners?" Slamming the wine glass on the wine table, Wind Blowing Mai Lang replied with a smile: "This is what I want to say next." ”

"Oh?"

"I want you to see for yourself."

Pointing in the direction he came, Wind Blowing Mai Lang whispered towards the entrance of the dark alley that entered and exited the underground world before: "He seems to be wary of my previous series of actions, and he doesn't want me to continue to follow him, so we have to find someone to take over." ”

"Even the best acting person like you can't do it, I'm afraid I'm even worse." Both hands tugged hard at the bandages on his hands, and the man shook his shoulders that were gradually propping up: "And-"

His voice paused for a moment, and his eyes moved to the purple-haired little girl who was looking at them with eyes on the side, and the wind blowing Mai Lang, who was also looking at all this, shook his head with a smile, and his face became much sunnier: "Haha, Bao'er is still as cute as ever!" Don't worry, you can take her with you. ”

"They're very strong." He gestured in the direction of the alley, "It shouldn't be a problem to ensure safety or something." ”

“……”

A look of interest gradually flashed in his eyes, and the mysterious man's fists gradually clenched together: "Very strong? How strong? ”

"I knew you'd be more interested in this." Pouring another glass of wine, Wind Blowing Mai Lang laughed and completely collapsed his body on the sofa behind him: "Go, Brother Scrap Iron." ”

"Since he has always regarded himself as the most unyielding guy among our four wastes, he must not admit defeat under such a legend."

He waved his hand, not caring at all about the figure of the man who was just a long man walking out of the room with the little girl, and the two elongated shadows, one large and one small, did not match at all, and then disappeared into the confines of the street among the drinkers who came and went, and slowly walked in the direction of the dark alley to the south. The figure belonging to Duan Qing had already stopped at the entrance of the alley they wanted to walk out of at this time, and his eyes had been stopped in place for a long time, as if he was waiting for something, he frowned after a long time, and then slowly walked to the corner of the street where the figure he was looking at: "Why don't you speak?" I-"

"I thought you were following us."

Like a beggar in the slums of Tania, a ragged and listless-looking player appeared in Duan Qing's downward line of sight at this time, and if it weren't for the fact that his identity as a fellow player allowed him to see the other party's name, Duan Qing would not even be able to distinguish this figure from this dark and desolate scene. It didn't seem to hear the voice calling for him, the player named Demon Hunter didn't lift his scarred horse face for a long time, and the pair of dull eyes that occasionally appeared between the scattered hair even made Duan Qing a little skeptical of his judgment for a while: "What's the matter, you won't really fall to this point, right?" ”

“…… Are you one of my old enemies? ”

The indifferent reaction finally changed slightly, and the beggar player named Demon Hunter shifted his gaze slightly: "If you want revenge, please queue up, and I don't have anything else to hand over here." ”

"Is it true that the tiger has fallen into Pingyang?" Duan Qing's furrowed brows deflected a few points again: "How did you end up like this?" ”

In the rustling rain curtain, the eyes of the two people slowly looked at each other, and the originally dull eyes of the beggar-like Demon Hunter who raised his head began to become clearer and clearer as time passed, and finally stopped on the maid who was holding in Duan Qing's arms: "Secret whisper Ning Lan? How can it be? She's not, she's not supposed to be-"

Suddenly closing his mouth, Demon Hunter's gaze suddenly fell on Duan Qing's body: "Wait, who are you?" ”

"Got the problem back to me so quickly." With a few helpless wry smiles, Duan Qing slowly put the weak body he was holding aside: "But judging from the reaction just now, you seem to know what happened to Ning Lan." ”

"Is it because of the relationship with the Duan family that I have gotten closer to recently?" He asked the other party with a smile, but there seemed to be no smile in his eyes: "What has that old thief been doing lately?" ”

“…… It's you. ”

As if he suddenly understood the identity of the gray-robed magician in front of him, Demon Hunter, who was like a beggar, suddenly widened his eyes: "Whoever dares to call Duan Qingnian's guy an old thief, I'm afraid you are the only one in the world." ”

"So what, isn't he still out there?" Duan Qing pointed to the other party's chest: "Look at the way you look now, I'm afraid you're not going to be the leader of the beggar gang, right?" ”

"It would be nice if this was the case, at least the helper still has some strength." Demon Hunter sighed and replied, "And I, a useless scrap, can't even be called an ordinary gang now." ”

"How is it possible, you are the boss of the former Devil's Paradise." Duan Qing replied in a low voice, "Even if you leave the support of the guild, your personal strength is—"

"Say no more."

Interrupting the other party's words sharply, Demon Hunter's expression and tone fell silent again: "Those are all in the past, and now I am just a wasted person." ”

“…… What's going on? ”

"It doesn't hurt to tell you now, I'm no longer of any use to those people anyway."

Shifting his body with difficulty, Demon Hunter said in a desolate voice: "The Knights Templar have been creating characters who can control the sword of intent, and they have never given up the idea of dominating the entire virtual world, and as research progresses, this purpose is getting closer and closer and more real. ”

"Because of a series of failures in the early stage, I was thrown by them to the research department as an experiment." Speaking of this, he buried his head deeply: "And then ...... It's what it is now. ”

"The experiment failed?" Duan Qing asked in surprise, "What kind of experiment are you guys doing?" Could it be the same ...... three years ago?"

"That's right, because that's the only clue that remains in this world after you disappeared voluntarily." Demon Hunter let out a hollow laugh: "It's really sad that everything that has been owned by people who have been excluded and despised has ended up being the object of their scramble - is there anything more lamentable in this world?" ”

"They didn't hesitate to do that."

Gritting his teeth, Duan Qing then set his gaze on Demon Hunter Tian's body again: "Not to mention the forcible use of the Yi Sword, even if the safety device is removed to increase the permeability of the nerve connection, the damage to the player is very huge, and it is irreparable damage." ”

"Yes, it is irretrievable."

Raising his arm with difficulty, Demon Hunter showed his thin hands to Duan Qing: "Although I haven't become a vegetative person like in the previous case, my nerves have also been highly atrophied, and both the strength of my muscles and the reflexes of my brain seem to have aged for decades......"

"Will the damage in the real world also be reflected in the virtual world?" Duan Qing sighed and said, "You should stop the game and go to the hospital to recuperate." ”

"It's true that this generation's medicine can heal this kind of nerve pain, but it will cost a lot of money." Demon Hunter let out a self-deprecating laugh: "And I, an outcast who was abandoned by them, what do you think I have the ability to enjoy such treatment now?" ”

"They wouldn't be so kind." As if he didn't need Duan Qing to answer, the ragged beggar then waved his hand with difficulty: "Now I can only lie here, on this street where I am only qualified to lie down." ”

"I have to say you gave up too soon." Sighing slightly, Duan Qing, who looked at the other party's depressed back, said indifferently: "Becoming stronger is not the only reason for us to stay in this virtual world, you have many other things to do." ”

"If I didn't have so many vengeancers behind my ass, I might have thought about it." Demon Hunter's voice came muffled from behind his huddled figure, "You have no idea what I've been through during this time. ”

"It's been three years, and I can still guess some." The corners of his mouth curled slightly, Duan Qing withdrew his gaze from the other party's body, and the body that was squatting on the side then also helped Ning Lan's body to sit on the side of the wall, and looked at the rain curtain above his head with a sigh: "But since they are all fallen people at the end of the world, those comforting words have no effect now, since this is the case-"

"Why don't we make a deal?"

His gaze didn't bend at all, and a little thoughtful light flashed in his ordinary gaze: "I won't say those false polite words, and our mutual grievances and hatred are not as important as our current situation, so I will give you some help within my ability, at least...... It can make you mix better in the game world. ”

"Look at you like this, you should have deleted the number and repracticed it." Demon Hunter Tian paused for a moment, and his voice came back in a muffled voice: "Where did you get the capital to put forward such conditions?" ”

"Don't look at me like this, I also have a guild now." Duan Qing patted his chest: "The name is the Qingling Adventure Group, and it can be regarded as some influence on the side of the Frey Empire, and after sending you to the Empire, Emperor Drenier should also give you some good looks." ”

"Conditions...... That's all you know about the Knights Templar. ”

He looked at the side of the motionless beggar and smiled and proposed.

"How's this deal?"