Chapter 39: The Seven
Peterson's three-entry courtyard, although far from the core, is quiet and elegant. On the surface, this place belongs to a distant brother of Lyles, but it is actually Lyles's other courtyard. The small building in the middle courtyard is only three floors, which can be regarded as a very low building in the entire mansion. Lyles owns a mansion in this location, which in itself is somewhat intriguing.
Not a single member of the Peterson family was destined to set foot here tonight. Because before nightfall, there were already seven people entrenched on the third floor of the small building. The seven men came in and out several times, but each time at least three people were left behind, and there were only three left.
The third floor looked empty, with no decoration other than the windows on all four sides, and tonight there were seven more chairs, each with a pair of desks on the side. One of the three was a young man, dressed like a scholar in a pure white robe, and he was very eye-catching in the environment of the night. The appearance is quite handsome, but the two lips are like willow leaves, which looks a little mean. In front of him were several ice mirrors, each reflecting some image.
Bang!
An ice mirror suddenly burst open, and the young man's body was agitated, as if someone in front of him had punched him, and even the person with the chair was about to move backwards. His eyes widened angrily, and his palms slammed down on the armrests on both sides, forcibly stabilizing his body. To his left, the white-eyed and long-bearded old man, the floating bubble he used to monitor also had a rupture, almost in chronological order with the ice mirror. The old man's body was also shocked, his feet moved slightly, but he frowned, and his body was not affected.
The last man sat alone in the corner, with his shoulder-length hair dishevelled and carrying a delicate jade gourd in his hand, pouring some liquor into his mouth from time to time. The gourd is only the size of a handful, but it has not bottomed out after drinking it all night, as if it is endless. In front of him is a canvas, and he is like a clumsy painter, painting a picture of the east and west of the canvas, without any rules. One of the small squares suddenly blurred, then disappeared in the blink of an eye, without affecting the vision of the other squares. And this person drank as if nothing had happened.
"Engelis is too big," the scholar remained silent, took out a folding fan, opened it gently, and then said slowly, "Even if you don't summon us, Lisa will always be nearby." ”
The old man glanced at the folding fan in his hand. Scholars are not simple scholars, let alone vassal and elegant people, this season has to shake the whole folding fan, only because this folding fan is not simple. With a casual glance, the old man saw towering mountains, gurgling streams, and pavilions, which seemed to have a beautiful sound. The old man closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, he looked at the fan again, and there were only two blank spaces, and there were no mountains and rivers.
Jimmy guessed that there were more than five legendary powerhouses in the Peterson Mansion tonight. But if he knew that the seven people in this small building were all legendary, he didn't know what he would think, and I was afraid that he would not be able to be more proud of his former glory in The Hague. These seven people plus the elusive "Shadow Eight" at various key nodes, the legendary powerhouse definitely exceeds ten!
Which of these people is not a statement, and few people who can get to this point are either the elders with real power in the Chamber of Commerce who lean on one side, or they enjoy the respect of the guest secretary. Of course, there are a few strong people who live in seclusion, but the resources provided by the Chamber of Commerce every year are astronomical, not to mention all the conveniences in all parts of the mainland.
The old man is the person in charge of this place, although the strength of each person's realm is high, but after all, they are all strong people above the peak, if they are placed in ordinary times, even the scholar with the lowest surface strength, he can't drive it. The Chamber of Commerce Law came out with the order, and since he received the task, he must not disobey the instructions of the old man. The old man did not have the slightest complacency, but was under a lot of pressure. In fact, he also had some complaints about Engelis in his heart, but his position was inconvenient to comment. Under this firmament, where the dark clouds obscured it, the most powerful magic array was laid out. In addition to being able to isolate all outsiders from prying eyes, there is also one of the most powerful features, which ignores spatial teleportation.
The keys are only in the hands of a very few people, and the old man naturally belongs to them. Exploring where Lunsar was located was one of the most dangerous rounds, so the old man gave Engras access to one of the keys. He could have left the battlefield in an instant, or summoned any of them, but in the end he chose to fight hard, resulting in the loss of combat power, and Lisa, who took him at this time, must not be able to assign other tasks.
The old man was slightly worried. Although tonight is nearing the end, the family with a long inheritance will not have some unknown hole cards, which is why he decided to keep the three of them in the first place. The old man took a sip of the tea bowl and paused as he put it back. A few seconds later, a tall man appeared directly across from him. The spatial passage formed by this magic array is at a very high level, so it is quite stable, and it comes and goes invisibly, and there are no obvious spatial fluctuations when it is usually teleported.
The man nodded to the old man, which meant that the group of outsiders in the Elders' House had decided. The puzzle piece in the old man's mind was complete again, and at this moment, a golden ball appeared in his consciousness, which was the teleportation key returned by the man. He thought for a moment, sent a message summoning Lisa's return, and then threw a punch at the man who was drinking in the corner.
"Mr. Trouble, where the space collapses, to make sure nothing goes wrong."
The man did not hesitate when he heard this, he just wanted to get drunk, but he was not drunk. Stuffed the gourd and hung it on his waist, bowed to the old man, accepted the golden ball of light in his consciousness, and disappeared in an instant.
The old man was stunned, this was the first time that the drinking man went out this night. Since coming here, he has never said a word of greeting, and it seems to be extremely difficult to get along with, but what he has just seen is the most polite. This made him not have time to react at all, and he didn't even return the gift. Don't look at it just a slight owe, that can be a legendary powerhouse, everyone is at the peak, there is no need for this, I think it's just because I'm a few years older.
As soon as the drinking man left, the air on the third floor seemed to be a little smarter, and the scholar shook his shoulders even more.
The old man understood that this was the aura, and there were some ethereal words in mortal dust, but there was a clear explanation in the depths of magic, that is, the realm was crushed. Obviously, a person nests in the most inconspicuous place, but he gives them some pressure in a silent place, making it impossible to completely ignore his existence.
In the past, he had given others this feeling, but today he was here, in front of the other five peak powerhouses, and he experienced this feeling. He has been on the road of legend for a long time, and he still faintly perceives the extraordinary strength of the man. When he left, this difference in order became more and more obvious, and even scholars who had just entered the legendary realm could probably detect the strength of this person's aura. This is not to say that his strength is inferior to the other party, because he just faintly feels some pressure, and the realm should be roughly equal. But what is certain is that this man's strength must be stronger than the other five. How old is the other party to have such a realm, and before this, the old man had never heard of such a person. With his own strength and ability, he is now in charge of a large number of intelligence resources, and he still feels that the Hero Chamber of Commerce is bottomless, and he sighs again and again in his heart for a while.