Page 22 Darkness Before Dawn

Zhao Xin arrived at the gray order before dawn.

It was dark, and I couldn't see my fingers.

He was received by Hasta and Chen Senran, and the location was Hasta's study.

There was only one magic lamp lit in the large study, which made the whole space look empty and eerie.

A pot of boiling strong tea sits on a round table covered with a simple off-white tablecloth, and the rich Northland black tea exudes the smell of the snow-capped mountains of Zorelfud.

Zhao Xin had come alone, his men had been left thousands of yards away, and too many men and horses stepping into this silent complex in the middle of the night would cause unnecessary trouble, especially now that they were going to attack a sharp-witted assassin.

It is not necessary to startle the snake.

The huge paulownia spear was brought by Zhao Xin into the room full of scrolls, and the sharp tip of the spear reflected a striking edge in the faint glow of the magic lamp.

Zhao Xin crossed the spear between his knees, looking at the two people who were silent in the dark, his eyes were sharp and full of force, obviously the wounds caused by the previous battle had fully recovered, and the sharpest spear of the Demacian royal family was once again sharpened.

The atmosphere seemed to be a little tense.

Hasta smiled softly, got up and poured a cup of strong tea for Zhao Xin, and pushed it in front of him, "Your Excellency Zhao Xin came overnight, let's drink a cup of tea and wake up first." ”

This smile broke the stalemate for a moment, and Zhao Xin's originally stiff face relaxed. Apparently in the initial encounter, Hasta conceded a step.

It didn't matter, but Zhao Xin was visibly relieved that Hasta's attitude kept him from distracting himself from caring about other things.

So he picked up the cup of black tea and took a sip gently, obviously this man who is used to charging on the battlefield has learned a complete set of etiquette in the royal life in the past few years, and his tea tasting action has no flaws, perfect like an old noble man of Demacia who stays at home all day to study etiquette.

"What about the woman?" However, as soon as he spoke, he completely exposed the habits of a soldier and went straight to the point.

Hasta quietly glanced at Chen Senran and motioned for him to speak, while he picked up the teacup and hid his face hidden in the dark.

"Your Excellency Zhao Xin, I think you should explain the ins and outs of the whole thing first." Chen Senran's tone seemed very respectful, but the content of his words was a little aggressive.

Zhao Xin's eyes narrowed, he seemed to have misunderstood Hasta's previous attitude, this old fox who could gain a foothold in a barren land obviously didn't want to do things according to his process as he wanted.

"What did you say?" Zhao Xin put down the teacup and began to stroke the spear on his lap with his hand, "Who are you?" ”

Zhao Xin began to feel that things were a little out of control, and some things seemed to be impossible to hide, but he still chose not to tell the truth first.

Zhao Xin's action of touching the gun was obviously not as good as the Noxians who had to lift the sword, and the questioning tone in his words was not resolute enough.

So Chen Senran naturally continued to force people: "You don't have to know who I am, now the entire gray order is discussing with you, do you think that our entire gray order is the copper heads of the gang of people in Bandle City who only know the ore and the hammer?" If Demacia is showing sincerity in cooperation by deception and concealment, we don't mind asking you to leave here. Chen Senran finally showed his edge in this sentence, and began to question Zhao Xin like a gun and a sword.

The gentle face was finally torn at this moment, and Hasta's face hidden behind the teacup showed a hint of a smile, this man who was able to establish a lot of power in the land of voodoo, undoubtedly admired Chen Senran's language style, saluting first and then soldiering, he saluted first, and Chen Senran moved the knife behind.

It's a wonderful tacit understanding, and if Anne really likes it, then in a few years...... It seems to be pretty good too.

Zhao Xin stopped talking, he didn't expect this young man to speak so sharply, he usually liked to speak with a sword, and he felt weak for the first time at the negotiation table.

"Okay." After Zhao Xin was silent for a long time, he finally chose to compromise, in fact, this could not be hidden, the gray order had most of the news, it was a naΓ―ve idea to expect them to ignore like fools, and the most important thing was that the Demacians needed the flame of hope to fight the Noxians, so it was impossible for him to really turn against them.

Zhao Xin completely lost the initiative in this conversation.

"We, Demacia, and the vile Noxians, are here for one." Zhao Xin picked up the teacup and drank all the tea in it, the tea was a little cold, but it just made his hot head sober, at this moment he no longer concealed his arrogance, drinking tea like drinking spirits.

Hasta put down the teacup, his eyes looked at Zhao Xin again, and Chen Senran began to drink tea, what he said just now made him feel a little thirsty.

"The Noxians are going to kill him, and we're going to save him." Zhao Xin looked at Hasta, who still didn't speak, and continued helplessly, "That person is called Flame of Hope, and there is a prophecy that he can destroy Noxus and save this chaotic continent. ”

Zhao Xin is not a very good storyteller, this kind of scene similar to us rushing to defend the savior and someone wants to kill him is very similar to the Hollywood blockbuster that Chen Senran watched in the last world, or a bloody movie with a third-rate plot.

"Okay, well, in fact, I don't believe it either, but the news is from Anubis, the most famous news dealer in the whole continent, and it is very credible." Zhao Xin finally waved his hand helplessly, he couldn't do this kind of thing to win the trust of others.

"Well, I believe you." Hasta finally spoke again, "To be able to make Noxus pay such a big price, I can't think of anything else I have here." As for this prophecy, I've heard it too, but Noxus gave it up ten years ago......"

"It's the latest news, and according to what we've intercepted, Anubis has made it clear that the flame of hope has appeared in the land of voodoo, right in the Grey Order." Zhao Xin hurriedly added the missing part, "And the reason why I want to get that woman first is to know if she has already determined the identity of that person." ”

After listening to all the news, the corners of Chen Senran's mouth hooked up an inexplicable smile, the identity of that person ......

So it was, the temptation of the woman...... I'm looking for something.

And the identity of that person, the flame of hope, Chen Senran finally understood the whole thing.

"What were you going to do to that guy?" Chen Senran spoke.

Hasta glanced at him, and he could almost get the conclusion that Chen Senran could get.

Zhao Xin coughed and stopped talking. Obviously, the so-called protection of Yunyun is just talking, and if the flame of hope is really found in the Voodoo Land, the people of Demacia will definitely not bow their heads.

There was a long silence again.

A glimmer of light began to peek in through the window, and it was almost dawn.

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