"But ......" Speaking of the sand scorpion team, Lu Xiu and the little scholar glanced at each other, and silently put down the dishes and chopsticks. Lu Yingying struggled for a while, and said to Feng Chen with some embarrassment: "When you see Ao Sen and the Sand Scorpion, you'd better not take the initiative to mention the matter of the Ruins Hunting Ground." ”

"Is something wrong?" The Shadowhunter wondered. The breeze outside blew away the groggy feeling in Feng Chen's mind, and it also made him notice the abnormality of his companions, "Everyone...... It can't be an accident on the Emerald Tower, right? ”

Lu Xiu put away the plate and said helplessly: "It's more complicated than that." You should know that Orson and the five members of the Sand Scorpion Squad were all victims of the Battle of the Harvest Festival. After you left Loclark, the Guild Institute managed to remove the potion's effects, but the dragon's blood remained in their bodies. ”

"When I got word of you in Golden Feather City, I took it upon myself to pull them into the ranks of my peers, but now that I think about it, it may have been a mistake - it turned out that dragon blood had a much greater impact on them than they thought. Under the restrictions of the law of rank, they can't stay in the high-level hunting ground for a long time, let alone directly confront the high-level lord......"

The little scribe closed the lid of the food box and sighed helplessly, "Before you came back, we had been doing recovery training for them, but the progress was not satisfactory. These days, I've tried my best to find a way to dissolve the dragon's blood for them in the library, but nothing has come of it. ”

"They haven't heard the truth yet, everyone in the Sand Scorpion Squad is an excellent hunter, and I can't bear to sentence them to death for their hunter path," the dragon man's mouth was thirsty, "I used the excuse of suspending training and recuperation for a while, and I don't know what to do next, it seems that now I can only take one step at a time." ”

"The God of Hunting is above, in the days I left, so many things happened to the Little Hunting Group." Feng Chen recited the name of the Hunter God, and said embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, when my companion needs you, I willfully dragged you over to do some work that should belong to me alone......"

"But right now, you're the one who's the most worried person on the team." The little head blurted out, with a thick worry in his voice.

Sensing that the atmosphere was different, Lu Yingying tugged on the arm of the dragon man, who laughed knowingly, stood up and patted the dust on his body: "You rest slowly, let's go back to the library first to sort out the rest of the books." Anything later, the books on the ground will be taken away by the guard hunters. ”

"Wait, I'm with you, too!" The dragon whisperer hurriedly stretched out his hand, but was left in place by Qin Shuiyu with his eyes, and had to watch the two companions gradually move away towards the book tower. The Shadow Hunter wiped the grease from his mouth and said, "That'...... Shouldn't I go back too? Time is of the essence, and an extra minute of rest is a waste. ”

"So, being with me is a waste of time, isn't it?" Qin Shuiyu crossed his hands and raised his eyebrows, "Or do you mean that?" ”

His lines were preemptively said by the girl, which made Feng Chen's face embarrassed. His mouth opened and closed silently, and finally gave up the idea of leaving, sat back in his place, and said, "Uh...... Actually, there's nothing wrong with taking a break. The dragon whisperer looked at the huntress's quiet eyes, twisted his body a little uncomfortably, and said stiffly, "The last time I read like this was back in the swamp, and I never thought that there would be a second chance to be a guest scrivener in this life." ”

"After the challenge festival?"

"Well, my dragon cavity needs a lot of knowledge to nourish, but Oonazqi is not a competent teacher." Feng Chen smiled strangely, "So it went to Golden Feather City and 'borrowed' some books from Wang Li's library for me to pass the time outside of training." ”

"Wait, you don't mean ...... At that time, you instigated an ancient dragon to break into a large town, right? Qin Shui Yu shouted. She vaguely remembered hearing Feng Chen mention it, but she didn't notice anything wrong until now.

"Be quiet, Nazqi has no ill intentions," Feng Chen made a silent gesture as he recalled the last time he met Xia Long, adding, "At least not at that time." Even if it's an ancient dragon, it's just a newborn child at the time of the challenge. The guy didn't know how to tell the good from the bad of our books, he just stole some of them. So I always read some ...... Strange stuff. ”

"Like "A Hundred Years of Customs in the Kingdom"?" The female leader finally remembered where she had heard about it, and she couldn't help but snicker. As soon as the words came out, a layer of shame appeared on her face for no reason.

"Ahem-" The dragon whisperer choked on his own spittle, he stroked his chest vigorously, and the red on his face faded, and he said with a haha, "Haha, that's indeed a ...... Interesting book. ”

Referring to the last night before Feng Chen's departure two years ago, Qin Shuiyu suddenly remembered something. She fumbled around her waist, took out something from her waist bag, and carefully spread it in the palm of her hand: "Speaking of which, this is your ...... The Hunter's Badge deposited with me. You're busy these days, and you haven't had time to pay it back to you. ”

The sun on the sand sea turned an angle and shone on the golden bronze medallion in the girl's hand. The logo on the badge is the same as the one hanging at the main entrance of the trade union building, and a dignified five-pointed star falls below, which is still the appearance of the dusty memory. The badge has been carefully preserved, and the lines and luster on it are even brighter than when worn by the Dragons.

"This ......" has always been a gathering of Dust and his companions, and the badge instantly evokes one of the few memories of the little hunter when he was a union hunter. It was as if a ball of cotton had been stuffed into his throat before he uttered, "From the time I left Locklac, the number on the badge was written off. Although I am now removed from the wanted list, it is still far from me to resume my hunting status. If someone sees the Hunter badge on his body, he may get into trouble. ”

Feng Chen pushed the badge back to the girl's chest and said gloomily: "So next, I'm afraid I still have to ask you to continue to keep it." ”

"Of course." The little head nodded, put the badge back in his pocket, and muttered, "This is something you didn't expect either - it's been so long, and everything is different, isn't it?" ”

The girl shifted her position a little, allowing herself to sit side by side with Feng Chen, facing the boundless thunderous sand sea in the distance, facing the boundless sea of thunder and sand: "You know what? For two years, I ...... And everyone in the small hunting group is looking forward to your return all the time. ”

"Thank you...... Thank you......" The Dragon Whisperer replied nonchalantly.

"But seeing you now, I always feel like you haven't come back yet. Your people are in front of us, but their minds are still in some corner of the continent that we can't see, fighting something alone. Qin Shuiyu turned his face, as if he wanted to peek into his heart through the tired eyes of the dragon whisperer, "After you walked out of the trade union building, the whole person was like a demon, and you plunged into the library headlong, rummaging through the pile of old papers every day to find information that we couldn't understand. You don't eat, you don't sleep, and you don't pay attention to your companions. You didn't even show up in the camp except for the first day......"

"Water Ballads—" interrupted the Dragon Whisperer, "once the ancient dragon species recovers on a large scale, it will be as unstoppable as an avalanche that has formed. It's the path I've chosen, and if I can find a way to save more people by just sleeping less, I'll be willing to keep me awake for as long as I want. Such hardship is nothing compared to the impending disaster. ”

"That's not what I'm worried about—" The female leader's eyes were clouded with a layer of fog, "Now the little hunting group and I ...... It's become strange to you, right? ”

"How so?" Feng Chen smiled softly, "Even though I'm out and about, I can still hear a lot of news about you, and the nameless senior will also tell me about the recent situation of the hunting group from time to time." When you were making a promotion commission, I prayed for you in the southern snowy mountains, and I also got the news for the first time when I got the news of the Hero Certificate of Manyun and the new members of the Little Hunting Group. ”

"But we don't know anything about your condition." Qin Shuiyu bit his lip and said, "In those days, I didn't know where you were, I didn't know what you went through, and even Master Anfei didn't want to reveal the news about your life and death. ”

"That's to protect you ......"

"Of course I do." The huntress calmed her breath and recounted, "On our way to the top of the Ancient Tower, we were rappelled and confronted by a troop of poachers—the same fellows who are now being held in union jails. ”

"The moment the group was discovered, they gathered all their crossbows, and they demonstrated in the darkness and fired a few shots at my feet...... I tried so hard to compose myself, and used our hunting ships to deal with the guys, but fortunately Uncle Harder broke the siege and didn't fight the poachers. The girl woke up from her thoughts, still looking terrified at the moment, "You know what? It was the first time in my life that I was pointed at the muzzle of a hunting weapon, and it was the first time I felt the murderous intent and madness that came from a human being. ”

"To be honest, I was scared, and it was only a minute. I can't imagine what you've become after two years of living in that environment. ”

"Actually...... OK. Feeling the melancholy eyes of the huntress, Feng Chen comforted weakly, "Except for a very small number of madmen, the vast majority of Shadow Hunters are just ordinary people forced by the current situation, the underground world ...... Not as dangerous as you might think. ”

The girl shifted her position a little, allowing herself to sit side by side with Feng Chen, facing the boundless thunderous sand sea in the distance, facing the boundless sea of thunder and sand: "You know what? For two years, I ...... And everyone in the small hunting group is looking forward to your return all the time. ”

"Thank you...... Thank you......" The Dragon Whisperer replied nonchalantly.

"But seeing you now, I always feel like you haven't come back yet. Your people are in front of us, but their minds are still in some corner of the continent that we can't see, fighting something alone. Qin Shuiyu turned his face, as if he wanted to peek into his heart through the tired eyes of the dragon whisperer, "After you walked out of the trade union building, the whole person was like a demon, and you plunged into the library headlong, rummaging through the pile of old papers every day to find information that we couldn't understand. You don't eat, you don't sleep, and you don't pay attention to your companions. You didn't even show up in the camp except for the first day......"

"Water Ballads—" interrupted the Dragon Whisperer, "once the ancient dragon species recovers on a large scale, it will be as unstoppable as an avalanche that has formed. It's the path I've chosen, and if I can find a way to save more people by just sleeping less, I'll be willing to keep me awake for as long as I want. Such hardship is nothing compared to the impending disaster. ”

"That's not what I'm worried about—" The female leader's eyes were clouded with a layer of fog, "Now the little hunting group and I ...... It's become strange to you, right? ”

"How so?" Feng Chen smiled softly, "Even though I'm out and about, I can still hear a lot of news about you, and the nameless senior will also tell me about the recent situation of the hunting group from time to time." When you were making a promotion commission, I prayed for you in the southern snowy mountains, and I also got the news for the first time when I got the news of the Hero Certificate of Manyun and the new members of the Little Hunting Group. ”

"But we don't know anything about your condition." Qin Shuiyu bit his lip and said, "In those days, I didn't know where you were, I didn't know what you went through, and even Master Anfei didn't want to reveal the news about your life and death. ”

"That's to protect you ......"

"Of course I do." The huntress calmed her breath and recounted, "On our way to the top of the Ancient Tower, we were rappelled and confronted by a troop of poachers—the same fellows who are now being held in union jails. ”

"The moment the group was discovered, they gathered all their crossbows, and they demonstrated in the darkness and fired a few shots at my feet...... I tried so hard to compose myself, and used our hunting ships to deal with the guys, but fortunately Uncle Harder broke the siege and didn't fight the poachers. The girl woke up from her thoughts, still looking terrified at the moment, "You know what? It was the first time in my life that I was pointed at the muzzle of a hunting weapon, and it was the first time I felt the murderous intent and madness that came from a human being. ”

"To be honest, I was scared, and it was only a minute. I can't imagine what you've become after two years of living in that environment. ”

"Actually...... OK. Feeling the melancholy eyes of the huntress, Feng Chen comforted weakly, "Except for a very small number of madmen, the vast majority of Shadow Hunters are just ordinary people forced by the current situation, the underground world ...... Not as dangerous as you might think. ”