At dusk, the beautiful sunset shines through the windows of the castle, illuminating the entire hall with its utensils, gold and silver jewels, and the high ceiling with precious chandeliers.

This is the top floor of the tower of the castle of Streamer City, the eastern big city, and it is also the exclusive palace of the city lord Edta, and no one can enter without his permission.

Inside the temple, Edetta recites on his back on his luxurious throne. I saw him dressed in a luxurious robe, wearing a golden crown, and was comfortably sipping the black tea in his hand.

At this moment, the tall fan-shaped arch was pushed open, and Joel, who looked haggard, walked in. His steps were swaying, his clothes were stained, and there were a few abrasions on his face, stained with blood.

Seeing this, Edetta was shocked, and quickly stood up and stepped forward, saying, "What happened, how could you be hurt?"

Joel seemed to be exhausted, drooping his eyelids and said, "My lord, the target information this time is wrong......

Edetta was puzzled and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Lino...... The drawing depicts an old man. ”

"yes, what's wrong with that?"

"Then why did I meet a man in his twenties at the target location?" Joel wondered.

"You mean...... You're in Lino's stronghold, and you've only seen a young man?"

"No, there was a tunnel in the room, and when I arrived, someone escaped from the tunnel, and I chased it all the way to the palace. ”

"Wait a minute, you said the palace?" Edetta interrupted Joel, surprised.

"That's right, when I got out of the tunnel, I met the man. He questioned me why I had trespassed into the palace, and we began to fight. ”

Edta's jaw lifted slightly when he heard this, thoughtful.

"I was a little tired and didn't get rid of him. Joeldau.

Edta's narrowed eyes instantly widened again.

"What? you're no match for a young man of twenty?" Edetta looked incredulous.

"It's not ......that I'm invincible," Joel tried to hide his embarrassment, "I was chasing for a long time, and I used too much energy. ”

"In the entire continent, I can't think of a twenty-year-old hairy boy who can match you. Edetta even forgot that Joel was only eighteen years old.

"The man wielded a long sword that shimmered with purple light, and the moves were very strange, which I had never seen before. And he is extremely fast and powerful. Although Joel wanted to make it lightly, his words also inadvertently revealed admiration for the other party.

"Purple Sword......" Edetta seemed to think of something, he turned and slowly paced to the huge floor-to-ceiling windows in the hall, staring at the slanting sunset, and said leisurely, "It should be him." ”

"Your Excellency, you know?"

"Hmm...... If it's a purple sword, it's Crete. Edetta frowned, "Did you talk to him?"

He questioned me, but I ignored him. Later, I accidentally injured my shoulder in the hand, so I retreated. The boy was wearing a suit of armor, and he was too heavy to be beaten, and I quickly threw him off. Joel still has a smug smile when it comes to his speed.

"It's hard for you to meet Crete. I miscalculated this time, so go back and rest. I'll ask a doctor to treat your injuries later. Seeing that Joel was tired, Edetta told him to go back to his room to rest.

"That Crete...... Who is it?" Joel had to figure out this matter first, even if he was sleepy, this defeat hit him too hard.

Edta sighed and said, "That's the king's second son, Prince Crete. ”

"Is that a prince?" Joel didn't expect to lose to the prince.

"Let's stop here first. Lino's thing is that I didn't investigate well, your task is well done, go and rest. Edetta seemed to have something on his mind and wanted to send Joel out of the way.

Seeing this, Joel said goodbye, dragging his almost numb legs towards his room.

Streamer City Castle is a castle surrounded on all sides, the city lord Edatta has the exclusive east fort, close to the east coast, standing on the tower to enjoy the vast and beautiful sea view.

Joel's room is in the middle of Southburg, and while it can't be compared to Edta's residence, it's luxurious enough.

Ceilings tens of meters high, a spacious hall filled with high-end leather furniture, a delicately decorated bedroom, a study, a practice room, and an open-air garden. This is a very luxurious thing for Joel, who lives alone.

It was enough to see that Edetta had a lot of regard for his brilliant assassin.

Upon entering, Joel ripped off his gear and headed straight for the bedroom, where he collapsed headfirst on his plush bed. His mind was groggy, and he only felt that his consciousness was constantly falling, getting deeper and deeper.

Unfortunately, just as he was about to fall asleep, there was a knock on the door outside.

Joel instantly felt as if his soul had been emptied, and it was extremely uncomfortable.

He rolled over the bed for a few weeks, but the knocking on the door continued without the slightest intention of stopping, and it seemed that the person outside the door confirmed that Joel was in the room.

Joel had no choice but to get up, staggered to the door, and asked unhappily, "Who is it?"

"Brother Joel, it's me, you open the door. Outside the door was a girl's voice like a silver bell.

"I knew it. Joel opened the door with an expected expression.

Outside the door stood a slender girl, sixteen or seventeen years old. I saw that she was wearing a red leather coat, with a long black ponytail tied behind her head, snow-white skin, lips like Danxia, and a pair of beautiful eyes full of aura.

"Miss Elsa, what is the matter with me?" Joel leaned against the door frame, ostensibly in a comfortable position, but in fact he didn't want the other to enter the house.

Who knew that Aisha directly pushed Joel's shoulders away, walked straight in, and said arrogantly: "Brother Joel, why don't you tell me when you come back! ”

Joel sighed helplessly, stretched out his head to look out, and after confirming that there was no one outside, he closed the door, turned around and said, "I'm sorry, I'm too tired this time, I'll come back and rest directly." ”

He had never done much about the rude young lady in front of him.

Elsa is Edta's only daughter, and Edetta has always regarded her as the jewel of her palm, and she has always loved her.

More than a year ago, Edetta brought Elsa to Joel and asked her to regularly instruct her in swordsmanship.

At first, Joel only thought that she was a quiet lady who was forced by her father to practice swords, so he casually played with her every time, and he didn't care.

However, as they continued to make contact, Joel discovered that Aisha seemed to have a very strong interest in swordsmanship, and that she was extremely talented, even as many men. Every time Joel just came back from a trip, Aisha found him as soon as possible, pulled him to guide him to practice swords, and always pestered him to practice for half a day, making Joel, who was already tired, miserable. After a long time, Joel has been helpless against this eldest lady, and often avoids her like a mouse hide-and-seek.

Unfortunately, Joel had tried to avoid being seen when she returned to the city today, but she still came to her door.

However, today Aisha did not open her mouth to practice the sword as usual, but asked with a surprised expression, "Brother Joel, what's wrong with your face?"

"A little bruising, it's not a big deal. ”

"How could Brother Joel get hurt!" Elsa looked very worried, and stepped forward to touch Joel's wound.

Joel hurriedly took two steps back, but Aisha still touched Joel's face gently. Joel only felt that her hands were soft and warm, a feeling he rarely experienced in his years of fighting and killing.

"Miss, I'm fine......" Joel still dodged and tried to dodge.

Joel doesn't hate Elsa. It's just that Aisha is the daughter of the city lord, and Joel is worried that there are many people in the city, and once such an intimate action is seen, it will have an impact on the wind and criticism, so he always tries to avoid it.

Aisha completely ignored Joel's reaction, she carefully observed the wound, and said with concern: "Brother Joel, you haven't rubbed medicine on this wound, if it is infected, it will be troublesome!"

"It really doesn't matter, you see the wound is almost healed. Joel didn't take this trivial injury seriously at all, he didn't understand why Aisha, who usually had a free and easy personality, would care so much about his bruises this time.

"That's not going to work! You sit here, and I'll have someone rub it on you right now. Aisha pressed Joel into her chair and turned to call someone.

"Don't, miss!" Joel was startled and hurriedly stopped Elsa, "No need to call anyone, I have ointment in my drawer." ”

"Oh, I'll see. Aisha walked over to the drawer that Joel was referring to.

Joel breathed a sigh of relief, crying and laughing. Elsa always cares about this, and if Elsa is seen in Joel's room, it will be a big problem.

"Is this it?" Elsa asked Joel as she pulled out a bottle of potion from a drawer, held it high in her hand, and asked Joel.

"That's right, I'll do it myself. Joel stepped forward and reached for the medicine from Aisha's hand.

Unexpectedly, Aisha slapped his hand away and said, "I'll wipe it for you, and you can't see your face, so it's definitely not as good as me." ”

Joel couldn't tell Elsa, so he sat back in his chair and closed his eyes and asked Elsa to help him apply the medicine.

As the potion was applied to the wound, Joel felt a tingling pain. But the pain was soon replaced by a refreshing scent, the perfume of Elsa. The smell was like a forest spring, and the grass mixed with the aroma of jasmine made Joel very intoxicated.

"Hey, are you asleep, it's already wiped!" Elsa carefully wiped every inch of Joel's wounds, and found that Joel was still lying there with his eyes closed, looking happy.

"Oh, no, thank you, Miss. Joel came back from his trance and hurriedly thanked him.

"Brother Joel, don't be polite with me. Aisha made a mischievous smile and walked out the door, "Then I'll go first, see you're tired, go to bed quickly." ”

Joel quickly stepped forward to open the door for Elsa, and after reconfirming that there was no one outside, he said to Elsa, "Miss, please go slowly." ”

Aisha walked out the door.

Just as Joel was about to close the door, Aisha suddenly turned around and said, "Brother Joel, you will accompany me to practice swords tomorrow afternoon." ”

Then, she gave Joel a big smile in return.