Chapter 38: Fear
Zhao Xin's question made the bartender stunned for a moment, but he was only stunned for a moment, as if he had heard something interesting that had nothing to do with him, he poured Zhao Xin's wine glass full of beer, and asked in a casual tone, "Hey?" Do you know that person? β
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"I asked you if you knew that person...... Hey, did you hear what I said? β
In the eyes of the bartender, Zhao Xin was in a daze for some reason at this time, of course he would not know, after mustering up the courage to ask this question, Zhao Xin's heart had involuntarily beat wildly, although on the surface it seemed that he was still expressionless, but from the sweat oozing from the corners of his forehead, as well as the daze eyes and other details, it can be seen that when he asked this question, his heart was under considerable pressure.
"Hmm...... Sort of, do you know him? After a while, Zhao Xin finally came back to his senses, and the bartender's answer made a flash of excitement in his eyes, although he didn't directly affirm, but the bartender's tone sounded like he knew.
"Of course I don't know, the person you're talking about must be the name of an officer, do you think this will allow you to blend in with the army? It's impossible, even if he's a general. β
The understanding of the two of them is a little biased, there are too many people in contact here, the bartender has long been able to guess the thoughts of others, after hearing Zhao Xin say this, his words seem to be a little ridiculous, &1&ζ¬&read&novel{.{ yb}{du}.} He thought he could understand the young man's feelings, but in the army of Noxus, such privileges would not exist.
"Really...... All right. Zhao Xin still said expressionlessly, he was a little disappointed, although what the bartender said was not his purpose, but he would not make useless excuses, this answer made him lose interest in having another drink, and after dropping a few marks, he turned around and planned to leave here.
"Wait."
Before he had taken a few steps, someone suddenly called out to Zhao Xin, who was about to leave, he looked back, and the people who spoke were the previous soldiers, who pushed away the young people around him, and seemed to ask with some interest: "Boy, you seem to have mentioned it just now...... Darius? What is your relationship with that person, and do you want to ask him to help you infiltrate the army? β
"No, it's just old knowledge, I'm just ...... There is something to ask him, do you know something? β
"Old knowledge? Are you old acquaintances with that person? Boy, how old are you, are you sixteen? Several soldiers laughed harshly, the current Darius should be almost thirty years old, and Zhao Xin is still the same as he was back then, two people who have been inferior in appearance for nearly fifteen years, no matter how they think about it, it will not be an old acquaintance.
"Do you know anything?"
In the face of such unfriendly laughter, there would only be two results for ordinary Noxians: beat them hard, or admit that their strength was not enough and walk away silently, but this time, they encountered such scenes from time to time, Zhao Xin did not show any expression that could be easily seen, he just stood in place, looked at them unashamedly, and continued to ask in an emotionless voice.
"Hey...... What does this kid mean, is he laughing at us? One of the soldiers thought so as to be a matter of course, and he nudged his companion to the side and whispered in his ear.
"Hmph...... Aren't all hairy boys of this age like this" The soldier snorted coldly, a sinister expression flashed across his face, he raised his head to look at Zhao Xin, and asked with a smile, "Do you want to know anything about that person?" β
"That's right." Zhao Xin replied without hesitation.
"Okay then."
The sinister expression became a little obvious at this time, several soldiers stood up one after another, and the soldier led by made a "please" movement, and said to Zhao Xin at the same time: "It's not a wise choice for too many people to hear the news about an officer, if you don't mind, can we go out and talk about these news?" β
As soon as the words ended, the eyes of everyone in the tavern turned to this place, for the Noxians, the words "go out and talk" had only one meaning: I want to beat you up, usually in the form of heads-up, but this time, the group seems to want to change the way they play.
"You don't need to be so careful...... That person is just a petty officer that no one knows, so it doesn't matter if you say it here...... "Maybe it's because Zhao Xin's thin figure may not be able to withstand a few hits, the bartender cautiously suggested that this is already the bottom line of what he can do, he is just the boss and bartender here, even if he has an idea, he has no ability to stop them."
"Don't worry, boss, we won't affect the business here."
Several soldiers just said with a smile, and under the gaze of everyone, a total of five of them stood in a circle and walked out of the tavern around Zhao Xin.
The sewers of Noxus were as complicated as a labyrinth, a path that no one could find almost everywhere, and after walking a few people, they found the position they wanted, and they stood in a row to block the entrance of the alley, and the sinister smile was finally revealed unscrupulously.
"Can you say that?"
"Hehehe...... Of course, just go a little further ahead, by the way, I like you most naΓ―ve child......" The soldier clenched his fists, his smiling face seemed to have been a little deformed, the kid in front of him really didn't seem to understand anything, did he think he really wanted to tell him something? Since you're that guy's so-called "old acquaintance", you can't blame me...... The soldier took the wooden stick handed by his companion behind him, forcibly suppressed the feeling as if he was about to succeed, followed behind Zhao Xin as lightly as possible, raised his gaze in his hand and smashed it down-
Syllable!
Under the dim light from the intersection, several people didn't see what was happening in front of them at all, the soldier with the wooden stick in his hand didn't realize what had just happened, the wooden stick in his hand was only half left, just when he wanted to hit the shoulder hard, Zhao Xin just calmly stretched out his hand back, and the wooden stick that he swung down vigorously was like touching an iron rod, and it was broken into two without any suspense.
"I don't know what kind of grudge you have with that guy, but it has nothing to do with me, and of course, if it makes you feel good, I don't mind taking a few more hits, but after that, you have to tell me where he is."
How could Zhao Xin not know what these people thought, not only the expressions they thought no one was paying attention to, but also those unreal memories still retained these common sense, but judging from the reactions of these people, there must be something between them and Darius, so Zhao Xin chose to follow them here.
In the eyes of these soldiers, the young man in front of him did not change from just now, no matter his movements and demeanor, and there was not even the slightest trace of trembling in his voice, and he did not show any anger at this stick, and he did not even have the slightest intention of turning back.
The soldier's eyebrows jumped twice, and his mind, which had become a little dull because of the scene just now, also realized that the person in front of him was not easy to mess with, but it was also because of the dull mind, he didn't have the slightest intention of backing down, but shouted loudly like a victor: "Boy, you are still too young!" Do you think you have some strength to talk like this? You're only one person, and there are five of us, and no one has taught you how two fists are hard to beat four? β
ββ¦β¦ Is it? β
Zhao Xin looked at them, these people were just ordinary soldiers who could only use basic fist and foot kung fu and weapon skills, although they didn't want to do this, but it seemed a little difficult to have a friendly exchange with them, Zhao Xin nodded silently, and said softly to himself, "I'm sorry for you, friend." β
"(Understood)."
"Who are you talking to?" Of course, this group of soldiers didn't know what Zhao Xin was talking about, but when they heard this, an invisible force easily pressed them to the ground, no matter how they struggled, they had no strength to stand up at all.
"Alright friends, please hurry up and tell me the news of Darius, I can't stay in this state for long...... Well...... If you're wasting too much of my time...... better not do that. β
"You...... You're a magician? Don't think we're going to give in this way...... When Darius cut off the head of our chief...... We made up our minds......"
"I've already said that any grudges between you have nothing to do with me, I just want to know where he is now, in that case......"
"Hey...... You...... What do you want to do? "At this time, several soldiers finally felt the fear, the person in front of them was no longer the expressionless teenager just now, his expression told them that a game of torture and killing was beginning, they felt in fear that their limbs seemed to be slowly broken by some irresistible force, and the person who was doing all this seemed to be enjoying this fun, under the intense fear, the soldier in front of him finally realized the difference in strength between the two sides, he approached all his strength and turned his head slightly, almost lost his voice and shouted" No...... Don't do that! We'll tell you what you want to know, hurry up and let us go! β
"Uh-huh......! Call...... ......After getting a satisfactory answer, Zhao Xin immediately withdrew his magic power, although he had mastered some skills through practice, but whenever he wanted to use magic to hurt someone, he would fall into the same feeling as he had in front of the city gate five years ago: full of power, but also full of ** who wanted to destroy, the only progress was that he could hold his will for a longer time, he took a breath for a while, and regained his calm gaze turned to these soldiers.