The rear compartment of the carriage was much brighter, and the window on the left hand side was opened, allowing sunlight to penetrate through the outside, making it much warmer.

There was a strong smell of herbs in the air, and from the moment the curtain was opened, Duran instinctively felt his heart shrink.

The memories of the original owner came flooding up like a tide, and countless touching pictures flashed in front of his eyes, and every bit of the teenager's growth seemed so precious. It was the person in front of him who taught him countless knowledge and skills and helped him build a solid foundation.

When he shouted this sentence, "Teacher......", Duran's eyes had gradually moistened, and he had already merged with the boy's memories and empathized with the boy's emotions.

And the reason why the most normal greeting has turned into the most painful and sad choking is because the tall man lying in the back compartment wrapped in a thick blanket has his eyes closed and his face is gray. His eyebrows were still thick, his pursed lips were bloodless, and his originally resolute and emaciated face was occupied by a pale color, and Duran did not feel any life in him at all.

At this time, he couldn't care about His Highness Jane, who was silent.

He couldn't help but step forward and hold Mr. Qiu's hands tightly—the cold touch made Duran's heart cold, and he subconsciously thought that the teacher had already gone west, but at this moment, a faint call came from those two thin lips:

"Duran ......"

"Teacher! Teacher, how did you become like this? Duran's choked sobs almost turned into wails, and he clenched his teeth tightly, but he couldn't stop the tears from pouring in.

The other half of the soul in the body was constantly trembling, and the man who was once omnipotent in the young man's heart was now so downcast.

"In order to assassinate Andrew, Mr. Qiu accidentally hit Andrew's [Life Exhaustion]." Kate covered her mouth, tears flashing in her eyes: "Everything was going very well, if it weren't for the sudden appearance of the knight of the Burning Blood Oath, we would have succeeded." ”

Jane was silent on the sidelines, and at this time, she suddenly interjected, "You shouldn't have taken such drastic measures, the strength of the black-clothed people is too weak to compete with the entire empire. What you have done can only add more hatred and tragedy, but cannot change the facts. ”

"Thank you for the reminder, Your Highness Princess." Kate wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and responded hostilely: "You have lived a prosperous life since you were a child, and you are burdened with the blood of an evil dragon, so naturally you will not know the pain and helplessness of ordinary humans. Everyone deserves to be free, and since the founding of the Ruha Empire, the Dragons have been on top and enslaved everything. The fact that the descendants of Edinge could only be reduced to second-class people was a great tragedy in itself. Maybe we can't change anything......"

Before Kate's words were finished, Duran, who was holding Mr. Qiu's cold hands tightly, suddenly raised his head.

"Maybe we can't change anything, but we want you to know that this is our attitude!" Duran said categorically: "As long as there is a day when the black-clothed people exist, all the dragonman nobles who enslave and oppress ordinary humans should feel fear, because their heads may fall to the ground at any time. ”

A flush flashed across Jane's face, and she argued, "Not all dragonmen are what you think they are. ”

"With all due respect, we didn't imagine it, we just saw it with our own eyes." Kate said hatefully, "My mother died at the lash of a dragonlord simply because there was a slight flaw in an old garment he ordered my mother to wash for her. The blood of the evil dragon is full of destruction surnames, and the surnames of dragons are irritable and irritable, which is common sense that can be verified everywhere. ”

"I'm sorry about your mother." Jane whispered, "But I assure you, not all dragonmen are what you see. Dragonmen are actually human beings, but they have more dragon blood in their bodies, so they can be more powerful. In my father's domain, we've been working to promote equality between dragons and ordinary people, and while it's not very effective so far, I feel like time will solve everything. It is not wise to use violent means. ”

"Your Highness Princess, I have long heard of the story of you and your father, the Grand Duke of Goldfinch, trying to enforce a policy of equality between dragons and humans in the Riverlands. Your father and daughter deserve our admiration, but as you can see, dragons and ordinary humans are not equal, the first human lord of the Riverland was found dead in the stable in the backyard on the third day after taking office, and the protests of the rest of the dragonman nobles forced this policy to be stillborn, and the Grand Duke of Goldfinch seems to have received a lot of blame for this. Duran said calmly, "If it can be resolved peacefully, why do we want to fight?" Perhaps in the eyes of outsiders, the black-clothed people are a group of heroes who dare to oppose the Luha Empire, but in fact, we are just a group of poor worms who are forced to raise their arms in desperation. We want to live well, we want freedom and equality. The dragons can't give this, and you can't give it, understand? ”

Jane gritted her teeth and was about to say something, but Duran waved her hand: "Kate, please take Her Royal Highness the princess away, be careful not to let her slip away, she is the only person who can keep us safe at the moment." ”

Kai nodded, after touching the confinement bracelet, her strength had recovered most of it, not to mention that with Urban's help, it should not be difficult for the two of them to guard a powerless Highness Jane.

The thick curtain fell again, and Duran looked at the teacher's lifeless face, and his grief could not be overwhelmed.

"Duran, what you said just now is very good......" The thin lips moved, and Mr. Qiu said with difficulty: "Remember our original intention." We don't want war and war, we want only freedom and equality. ”

Duran bit his lip and nodded.

Mr. Qiu said weakly: "I originally thought that it was already a very remarkable thing that you could escape the capture of the guards, but I didn't expect you to be able to kidnap the imperial princess, hehe, it's really impressive." ”

"Teacher ......"

Mr. Qiu grabbed Duran's hand: "Listen to me, you did a very beautiful job, although this princess seems to be a little different from other dragons, but she is a dragonman after all." We have very different interests from her, and that's something you have to take into account. I don't have much left to live, and Andrew's spells are so powerful that even he can't break them himself. ”

"Originally, Xiu Yimiro wanted to send me quickly to the city of Grand Pudding and hand it over to the military headquarters of the Ruha Empire. In order to allow me to live a little longer, I was poured a lot of herbs, but I vomited. My life should have ended here, this is the end of the great Sivi himself, and no one can change it. ”

"When I die, please bury my body by the small lake between the three towns. You, on the other hand, will carry on my last wishes. ”

"I have only one disciple of yours in my life, and although I have taught you carefully, I have not interfered much with your growth because my own ability is not enough. I'm nothing more than a gold-rank assassin with mediocre qualifications. In the first place, I worked hard to light the fire. But you're different, you're a genius, trust me, Duran, you're really a genius. ”

"You're not only a born assassin, you're also a born king." Mr. Cho began to cough violently, but he still managed to finish his sentence: "I see in you the hope of the descendants of Edinger, that the corrupt Ruha will perish in the flames, and I hope that you can put an end to it with your own hands, and bring true freedom to humans and other intelligent races." ”

"If you think it's all my, then I'll tell you it's wrong. At the age of thirty-two, I met the witches of the Dark Witch Society, who were truly wise men who had been searching for the missing witch god since the end of the First Age. To this day, the people of Anzedi have experienced the pain of two splits, but they are the only ones who still shoulder the mission of protecting the ancient wisdom. They tell me about the future they see, and the future of it all lies in you. ”

"This is their prophecy - the flame of the East is about to be lit, and the descendants of the Anzedi and Yushen people will put aside their old grievances and fight side by side. Sivi's heirs repeat the feat of their ancestors, and a whole new world is coming. ”

After Mr. Qiu finished saying this prophecy, he trembled and recited a vague incantation.

A swarthy ring appeared on the middle finger of his right hand, and he took it off tremblingly and handed it to Duran: "This is the Ring of the Thorn Bird, the symbol of the leader of the black-clad people. ”

"Duran, today, as the leader of the second generation of the black-clothed people, I give you the Ring of the Thorn Bird. From now on, you will not only be officially the Black-clothed Crowd, but you will also become one of the three leaders of the Black-Clothed Crowd, and when you return to the base of the Black-clothed Crowd, someone will naturally tell you. ”

Duran's tears have already broken the embankment, and the teacher is clearly explaining his last words!

He resolutely took the ring and put it on the middle finger of his right hand.

"Well done, Duran." Mr. Qiu smiled weakly, his eyes moved away from Duran's face, and gradually faded: "It's a pity that I can't see the day when the flame of freedom is lit......"

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