Chapter 16: The Duel
Tonight, the crescent moon is not full.
By the light of the shops on the street, the road is still quite open, and the pedestrians on the street have gradually thinned out. Ryan leaned over with interest to listen to Jack tell him the story of the king, and Merlin watched the shadows of the two little ones in the back of the light for a long time, and couldn't help but laugh.
"What's the matter, I didn't say a word on the road. Merlin leaned on Chris's arm.
"Do you think it's necessary to explore something that has been established for a long time? For a long time, Chris sighed.
"In the past, my words, that will definitely get to the bottom of it, don't give up if you don't reach the goal, now it's a matter of mood, I think the key depends on the position of this matter in your mind, each person's answer is different. Merlin looked at the moon.
"The old troubadour didn't know which one it was. ”
"Do you know him?"
"I don't know. ”
"I don't know what to worry about. Merlin glanced at Chris.
"Haha, it's still in the words of the daughter-in-law. Cristle paused, then laughed, urging everyone to hurry up and walk towards the inn.
Jack and Ryan turned their heads to look at Chris, confused.
When they walked to the hotel, they found that there were many people on the road to the hotel, and the torches were bright.
Merlin glanced at Chris and walked forward.
"That's them. ”
A voice rang out from the crowd.
Everyone gave way, and Chris realized that there were several Wanglei City guards standing in the crowd.
"Cousin, that's them. ”
A man who was one meter tall and weighed seven more than his height, covered in white bandages, pointed at Chris viciously.
A man who was more than one meter eight tall and dressed in an officer's uniform came to Chris and the others with the bandaged man.
Merlin pulled Jack and Ryan to her side.
"Did you hurt my cousin? Although the officer saluted, there was not much politeness in his words.
"Is this chief mistaken, we are residents of the surrounding villages, and we only came to the city at the end of the month to see the excitement, how could we offend this ....... What about adults? Chris held Merlin's hand and looked at the leader, although more than 1.8 meters is tall in the crowd, it is still a little shorter in front of Chris.
The officer looked at Chris and frowned, and after seeing Merlin behind Chris through the firelight, he finally understood. This cousin of Zhu Fatzi knows what kind of goods, relying on his father is very familiar with the city lord, and he is also "notorious" in Wanglei City, and is nicknamed Zhu Fatty. Originally, he had a few troubles and was beaten by his father, but then he relied on his father to make it around. Some time ago, I passed the exam of the Adventurer's Association and became a trainee warrior, and I thought that my horizons had been broadened and I knew that someone would settle down, but I had to show off everywhere. This time, it is estimated that it has been kicked again.
The officers also have a headache, and to be precise, they all have a headache when it comes to magicians. You don't have to think about it to know that it should be the fat man who is molesting the woman next to him, but he didn't expect that the other party had a magician, and then he was taught a lesson. This man who is more than two meters tall should not be a magician, I have never heard of such a tall magician, so it can only be the woman. The point is that the woman is not wearing a magic robe yet, and she doesn't know what level. The higher the level, the more headache.
"Whatever the reason, if there is an incident of injury in the city, you are the main suspect, and you must go back to assist in the investigation. The officer had no choice but to see if he could guide in the direction of the engagement.
"Why, you don't have the courage to admit it, even if you are a magician, you can't defy the edict of the city lord. "Zhu Fatzi is also experienced in quarreling and making trouble, seeing that he invited the town to resolve the matter, how can it work, as soon as he opens his mouth, he will take out the city lord and press it, even if the other party is a magician, it is not easy to act rashly, and at the same time, he will also direct the attention of the people to the side that is beneficial to him.
Sure enough, the onlookers whispered and pointed at Chris. Zhu Fatzi smiled proudly, his eyes drifted to Mei Lin from time to time, he was looking at Thunder City to be powerful, he had not suffered such a grievance, he wanted to take it back with interest.
"So what do you want. Chris ignored the crowd and shook Merlin's hand.
"I'm going to duel you. ”
"No, I can't. Merlin and the officer said together.
The officer was stunned for a moment, he stopped Zhu Fatzi, but he was really afraid that he would make a mistake and not explain it to the above. He is a person who has seen blood on the front line, and through Chris's eyes, according to his intuition, he feels that Chris is not simple, although he looks a little rickety now, as if he has been sick for a long time. But the woman's first stop just now made him a little puzzled, could it be that he was wrong, this person is indeed a relatively tall villager?
"Cousin, you don't have to stop it, I didn't invite you here to rely on your power to be lawless, but to let you and everyone bear witness, so as not to spread the word that I am deceiving good and doing evil. Seeing Mei Lin's reaction just now, the corners of Zhu Fatzi's mouth rose slightly, and it seemed that he had made the right bet.
"Hey, thin and tall, can you have a duel between men and men, you see I'm injured like this, isn't it true that you can't do it, you can only eat soft rice and rely on women?"
yes, go, duel, it's all said that this is on it, it won't be a soft eater. After the onlookers heard what Zhu Fatzi said, they followed the trend and fanned the flames. Duel is a very common method of resolving conflicts on the mainland, it is sacred, direct, and authoritative, and no one can interfere with or question the two sides of the duel and the outcome of the duel.
Jack reached out and took the clenched hand behind his father's back. Chris turned around and saw the expectant light in the child's eyes, then at Ryan's eyes staring at the fat man like a wolf, and then at Merlin who shook her head slowly.
"Boys, watch out, warriors are the cutest profession. Chris leaned down and touched Jack and Ryan's heads.
"I accept. Chris shouted loudly.
"Okay, brave enough, respect you as a man, you won my property and your wife and children belong to you, I won your wife and children to mine, it's decided, let's start." Zhu Fatzi quickly finished speaking, and without waiting for everyone's reaction, he quickly threw out the brave seal issued by the Adventurer Association, which symbolized his highest honor, which he had been carrying in his arms for a few days.
"No!" a figure flashed out of the crowd, steadily catching the Brave Seal in the air.
"The duel agreement is agreed by the duel parties in advance before it takes effect, you are dueling first, the agreement is later, it doesn't count. A man in a black dress, slightly taller than the officer, with a slightly darker complexion, looked at the fat man condescendingly.
Only then did the surrounding crowd react and began to point at Zhu Fatzi and whisper.
"The man is just a breath, a spit and a nail, my brave seal is thrown out, how can there be a reason to take it back, and besides, I am injured like this, and I am still cowering, it won't be cowardice. Zhu Fatty's eyes were like fire, he didn't expect someone to intervene halfway and disrupt his plan.
"I'll fight you. The person who came stared at Zhu Fatzi and did not move at all.
"Li Jin, this is someone else's duel, what does it have to do with you. The officer stepped forward and called out the man's name.
"Liu Neng, anyone with a discerning eye can see that that person is injured and sick, and he can't duel at all, so let him go to a duel with a warrior, isn't it bullying. "The person named Li Jin dared to call the officer's name directly, it seems that the two are acquaintances.
"Isn't it bullying you to duel with a trainee warrior at the level of a guard captain, you want to duel with the two of us. The officer named Liu Neng had a calm face.
"Why not, now it's not in the army, duels are not restricted. Li Jin said, and there was an extra half-human-high sword in his hand.
Officer Liu Neng has a black face, this Li Jin is in a brigade with him, he was notoriously nosy when he was in the army, the two have different styles of doing things, there has been friction for a long time, and the upper echelons cherish talents, and the contradictions between the two have been pressed from above when they were in the army. Liu Neng did not hesitate to bump into this opportunity today, and motioned to the surrounding guards to clear the clearing.
Watching the escalation of the duel, the people around them took the initiative to scatter and watched with great interest, and there were constantly new people coming around, for them, no matter why, having a duel was big news and a big excitement.
"He's not a warrior, this kind of role doesn't cost you, I'll handle it myself. Chris walked over to Li Jin and patted him on the shoulder.
"But ......" Li Jin saw the nervousness and eagerness in Mei Lin's eyes.
"Is our duel ready to begin? Chris stared at the fat man.
Zhu Fatzi was worrying about what to do, but he didn't expect the thin and tall man to take the initiative to continue, and immediately conjured up a mace as long as a human from somewhere.
"Of course, of course, what about your weapon, how can you fight unarmed, no, I'll lend you a handle. Zhu Fatzi pretended to be benevolent.
"No, I don't. ”
"Can I borrow the big sword in your hand? Chris looked at Li Jin.
After the two looked at each other for a while, Li Jin sighed and handed over the big sword.