Chapter 37: Prelude to the Departure
Even though the Lord of the Relic Tower gave instructions to leave immediately, Ye Qi still couldn't leave the market immediately until he had completed some things—standing behind the Trade Street, in front of the treehouse at the very end, Ye Qi saw a grocer standing under a big tree, sorting out his belongings, and a thin mercenary helping out.
The items that had been sorted out were some leather and potions, apparently moved from the previous shop - the grocer had become the witcher's side under Yed's arrangement. Naturally, the shop arranged by the Holy See can no longer be operated, not only is it unsuitable, but it is also unsafe, and the Holy See, which has a heart of revenge, is absolutely impossible to underestimate, so after the corresponding news is spoken, the grocer has been arranged back to Shak, who is under the direct jurisdiction of the witcher, where there is a suitable shop waiting for him to operate, and of course, those who choose to cooperate with the 'shadows' also have corresponding arrangements.
"Lord Yeqi!"
The thin mercenary with a good perception immediately found Ye Qi who was not disguised, and immediately greeted respectfully - although it was only a few days of work with Ye Qi from the beginning of the meeting, and the real time spent together was only a few hours, but as a mercenary who knew how to think and had his own bottom line, Edward knew very well that the reason why he was still able to stand here and help his friend pack his luggage was all because of the help of this seemingly young but powerful person in front of him; For someone who has helped him and has friends of his own, Edward will remember this kindness and take it to heart and look for opportunities to reciprocate.
Of course. This is in the eyes of other, more traditional mercenaries. It's kind of ridiculous. But that's what the skinny mercenary thinks, very stubborn, but praiseworthy.
"I've seen Lord Shak's Dragon!"
Compared with the deference of the skinny mercenary, the etiquette of the grocer is more complete, courteous, and even a little humble - as the 'shadow son' of the Holy See, although he does not know some confidential things, some things are well known in the dark world. But he is familiar; This includes everything in front of this smiling young man.
Whether it was the beginning of the earliest conflict with the Holy See, or the subsequent killing of five Solar ascetics, as well as the cardinal archbishop a few days ago, Rude was shocked - whether it was those Solar ascetics or cardinal archbishops, in the eyes of Ruud, the original priest, it was simply unimaginable; After all, for a priest of the highest rank who had only seen the chief priest of the region, the first two were too far away from him; However, this did not prevent him from understanding the meaning of these existences; And it is precisely because of this meaning. Let him know what kind of young man in front of him is so admirable.
This is the legendary natural man!
With this exclamation, the grocer buried his head lower and stepped forward with a smile. Ye Qi patted the shoulders of the two of them and asked directly, "Edward, Rude, do you need any help?" In Shak, I have quite a few acquaintances! ”
"Your Excellency Ted has arranged it perfectly, and you really have to worry about it!" The grocer replied a little flattered—accustomed to the way of life and death between the superiors and subordinates of the Holy See, and the former 'secret son' of the Holy See was undoubtedly a little unaccustomed to the way the witcher talked; he wriggled his chubby body nervously, and only then hesitated to say under the repeated encouragement of his friends: "My lord, Edward wants to go with me......
"Of course there is no problem!" Faced with this long-expected problem, Ye Qi agreed very happily: "It is very simple to add one person to the leaving convoy!" But, Edward, have you thought about it? What about your mercenary career? ”
As he spoke, Ye Qi's gaze looked at the thin mercenary.
"My career as a mercenary is not over; Just a different place to start! Facing Ye Qi's gaze, the thin mercenary replied unusually calmly: "And where Rude is, I can be more at ease; At the very least, you don't need to worry about going hungry even if you don't have the right task! ”
"Shak's food is very plentiful and the food is very good! Ruud's grocery store could pick up some handy food if I suggested, but that's just a personal suggestion! Standing in front of the two again, Ye Qi still smiled and said, "Then, the two of you, have a good trip!" See you again in Shak! ”
"Thank you!"
"See you again Shak!"
The grocer and the skinny mercenary said at the same time; Ye Qi waved his hand behind his back and walked forward, and after a while, the whole person disappeared behind the big trees side by side in the distance—all the while watching Ye Qi's disappearance, the grocer and the skinny mercenary lowered their heads again and quickly cleaned up; Compared to before, the speed is two points faster; In addition to solving the only concern in their hearts, more than that, they need to be in a hurry.
They had to set off at dawn tomorrow morning—this was the time for the retreat of the 'shadows' arranged by the witchers, and the grocer and the skinny mercenary didn't want to delay the whole team because of the two of them, after all, both of them knew the secrecy of the retreat for safety, and they didn't want any instability because of themselves, both for their own sake.
The grocers had seen the brutality of the Holy See in the face of the betrayers, and the skinny mercenaries had the idea of committing suicide if they were caught, though of course, it didn't seem that bad now, and the two of them would never want to get themselves into that situation if they could.
……
Compared with the hurry of the grocer and the skinny mercenary, as a chameleon's subordinate, the female leader of the Qiannuma District, who has the name of 'Poisonous Widow', sat peacefully at the place agreed with Ye Qi, quietly waiting for the boss's distinguished guest to come to the appointment-this morning, when the customer had just stepped into the market gate, she had already sent someone to contact the distinguished customer as soon as possible, and the distinguished customer agreed on the time and place; Although the distinguished guest said that she would arrange it, the female leader of the Sennuma District would not really make such a claim.
The female leader, who worked under her boss, knew what politeness was and what rules were—if they broke the rules because of politeness. Her boss wouldn't be the one who would be punished. It can only be her own person who doesn't know the rules!
The relationship between this distinguished guest and the boss......
Looking at the two secret letters on the small coffee table at hand. The female leader couldn't help but guess - the first was a reply from the distinguished guest she reported to her boss, and the second was a secret letter sent by her boss a day earlier; Such a situation was enough to make the female leader curious; After all, according to what she knew about her boss, being able to send the first reply letter already showed that she attached great importance to the distinguished guest in front of her, and the second secret letter was still given to that distinguished customer, which made her feel a hint of 'intimacy'.
Of course, this is just the feeling that this female leader has as a woman. And it's all speculation—no matter how doubtful and curious she is, the female leader of the Thousand Pond District doesn't dare to open her boss's personal letter directly; Unless she's really impatient to live; And it's the kind that can't think of dying well; She was sure that if she really dared to touch those two secret letters, she would definitely get that kind of fate.
Therefore, as if she were hiding a treasure, the female leader of the Sennuma District kept the two secret letters close to her, waited for the return of the distinguished guest, and handed them to the other party—if the letters were read by someone other than the distinguished guest, her fate would definitely be several times worse than that of her own peeping; After all. The former can only be described as curiosity, while the latter is already a problem of disadvantage.
For people who are not doing things well. She has always been unforgiving, and this is the boss who learns from her.
"Boss, that lord has already arrived at the corner of the street!"
As a former mercenary for Ye Qi's stand-in, because of the excellent completion of the last mission, he has now become the personal guard of the female leader - a neat coat, although a little old, but it fits very well, with a clean shaved face, with the smile that a young man should have, completely without the confused feeling before; Undoubtedly, the young man has found what he wants to do.
"Go and greet you!"
The female leader stood up without hesitation; However, before she could walk out of the door, Ye Qi had already appeared in front of her in a flash; First nodded with a smile at the young man who had been his stand-in, and then looked at the female leader who 'wanted to take a blame because of poor hospitality', and said, "The current market is not what it used to be, if you don't want to be exposed and punished by your boss, you have to be careful!" I think your boss will understand your distress if he understands the current situation! ”
"Thank you, your kindness!"
The female leader bowed down respectfully—Ye Qi sighed in his heart, his previous words were to avoid the excessive etiquette and unnecessary apologies of the chameleon subordinates in front of him; But the previous one was evaded, and the current one is still the same.
Bernadette. Taylor, you're taming slaves!
With such an exclamation, Ye Qi followed the guidance of the female leader and sat down against the wall in the center of the room—this is the most powerful person in the whole room, and it is also the place where ordinary masters can sit; But in order not to make the female leader in front of him honestly afraid, Ye Qi ignored these and sat down.
The stand-in before Ye Qi walked towards the outside of the room the moment his head and the adult turned around—as a personal guard, some things had to be done without the command of others; For example, at this moment, if he waited for the female leader of the Thousand Swamp District to speak before he acted, he would undoubtedly be unqualified; Or a personal guard without eyes; Such a personal guard is undoubtedly not liked by any person in a high position.
What they need is a personal guard who has the ability and the eye - and the young man in front of them is trying to learn in this direction; It's not just about making his life better, it's about the goals he has in mind.
"Nice young man!"
After sitting down, Ye Qi looked at the departing 'stand-in', and said slowly-the other party had completed the 'stand-in' task assigned by him very well, although there were some small twists and turns, but on the whole, it was quite good, especially the final result was even better; therefore, Ye Qi did not mind arranging a good 'future' for this young man; Ye Qi would not be stingy with his own words that could make a person who had helped him get a good 'life'.
"Yes, Desh is a very nice young man. Now he's my personal bodyguard; All it takes is a little exercise. You can become a leader on your own! The female leader of the Thousand Swamp District was at the moment when Ye Qi's words fell. knew what Ye Qi wanted to express, and immediately replied with a smile - she would never object to the orders of the boss's distinguished guests; Don't say it's Desh, not even any of her subordinates, she won't object; What's more, originally because Desh's mission was completed well, she had such an idea, but now she is just pushing the boat down the river and slightly advancing the time.
"This is a letter from your boss!"
The question of 'rewarding' young people is ended. The female leader put the boss's two letters in front of Ye Qi very preciously, and then turned her back the moment Ye Qi opened the letters-for, for such a cautious approach to words and deeds, Ye Qi, who already knew how the chameleon would train his subordinates, could only shrug his shoulders; He doesn't have any position to express his opinion on this, but it is certain that he will never be able to do so.
Sure enough, I'm only fit to be an ordinary witcher, but the leader of an organization!
With this in mind, Ye Qi set his sights on the two letters. In the order of the most standard time in the letter, he picked up the first one—there was nothing too remarkable about this letter. It was as if they were greetings between friends, and Ye Qi was specifically instructed to use her power in the Thousand Numa District at will; At the end of the letter, the chameleon mentions the businesswoman, Galia.
The other party is really as he said, it won't end like this, as soon as he returned to the Qiannuma District, he began to send people to find his 'ex-wife' and also arranged a chance encounter, as well as a meeting - fortunately, because Ye Qi used the identity of 'Finger', the chameleon deliberately arranged everything about 'Finger' again, especially the 'ex-wife', otherwise, in the 'oppression' of the businesswoman, it will definitely be exposed.
What a headache!
Ye Qi sighed at the businesswoman's behavior, and then subconsciously rubbed his temples that were a little swollen - as an ally of the chameleon, although he couldn't completely figure out what the other party thought, he knew one thing very well, that is, the chameleon was definitely not an existence that swallowed his anger after suffering a loss; If the chameleon ignores such a 'provocative' act as if nothing happened to it, then the chameleon is not a chameleon.
Ye Qi can fully imagine what will happen when two 'strong' women meet together!
And on the second letter, the chameleon gave him a very accurate answer -
Relying on her own ability, she appeared at the meeting place as 'Finger's ex-wife', and very 'politely' discussed the weather of the day, as well as the clothing, perfumes, etc. that the ladies paid attention to, and finally had a more friendly exchange on the topic of 'Finger'.
The chameleon wrote this in his heart, but the perceptive Ye Qi felt the chameleon's anger between the lines; Obviously, even if the chameleon came out of that meeting, it still fell behind - this is not a problem of the chameleon's ability, but the limitation of identity and environment!
According to the notes in the information, the 'Finger ex-wife' is now just an employee of an ordinary company, and the businesswoman?
As a successful chamber of commerce owner, he has more than 10 large companies under his control, and the industry is all-encompassing; Especially when she still controls the high-end women's products in the entire Xialin District, no matter how powerful the chameleon is in other aspects, in the face of such a businesswoman, aside from force, it is absolutely not enough to rely on 'herself, the strength of Finger's ex-wife'.
However, the chameleon is definitely not a person who admits defeat easily, and at the end of the second letter, she promised Ye Qi that she would definitely win this war in a 'woman's way' - this sentence immediately made Ye Qi subconsciously think of 'two people pulling each other's hair, As a witcher who has only received a basic education and does not have any aristocratic courses, it is just instinct to think of such things in the face of such words, and it does not contain any ambiguity; at least, Ye Qi was stunned for a moment before thinking of other 'right' places.
I hope that guy doesn't make too much of a fuss!
Ye Qi, who knew that the chameleon had great powers, immediately shook his head with a wry smile; After putting the letter in his hand and crumpling it straight, and then putting it into the brazier that the female leader of the Qiannuma District next to him had already prepared, Ye Qi watched the letter completely burn out, and then continued to the female leader: "If you can, please gather your manpower recently, and be ready to fight at any time!" Of course, this is just a suggestion! ”
"As the boss's distinguished guest, your suggestion is an order, and I will definitely arrange it!"
The female leader replied respectfully, making Ye Qi smile slightly, and then walked straight out - he had already done the work in the bazaar, and all that was left was to set off to the ruins where Jacob was.
Holy See, Holy See, ......
Ye Qi, who was silently reciting the name, walked down the street leading to the gate in the bazaar, and then, suddenly, he sensed a familiar fluctuation appearing, and immediately raised his head in surprise and looked at the shadows not far away.
"Aunt Kutch!"
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