On Christmas Eve, the moon is high and the wind is clear. Last night, this was the day I began to die. After going around for a year, with the arrival of He Ye last night, although my journey has not yet come to an end, it has at least fulfilled my original wish.

Feeling the oncoming cold wind, standing in the courtyard outside the villa, I savored the emotions at this time. During this time, I felt very depressed, and I was about to lose control. There are still a few days left before I go to Beijing, and now my state will definitely become a big hidden danger.

Peony seemed to feel my fluctuating emotions and appeared beside me, standing there silently.

"I remember this time last year, when we put aside our old hatreds and set out on a journey together."

The past came to mind, and Peony nodded and showed a knowing smile, "I almost died in the woods on the outskirts of Tianbei City, and I was far less powerful than I am now." Looking back now, the rest of the story was not as thrilling as in Tianbei City. ”

I later gave Peony the dagger that Lan Kexin prepared for me at that time, and she has remained by her side ever since.

"Didn't you all leave after you saw the White Rose, why did you go and come back?"

Peony wrapped one arm around his chest, and said quietly, "I may still be angry with Yanyi at that time." If he can't kill you with me, will he stomp his feet angrily and regret treating me as an outcast? But after following you for a long time, this boring thought doesn't matter. ”

"Why?"

"Chen Mo, do you know what I'm most afraid of?"

"What?"

"No purpose, no faith, as an assassin lurking in the shadows, what I fear the most...... It's loneliness. ”

I reached out and brushed her face and brushed the sideburns on both sides of her bangs, "Do you know what I'm most afraid of?" ”

Peony looked at me and motioned for me to continue.

"A world without you."

At this time, the door of the villa was opened, and the well-dressed Lan Kexin and Youyou walked out together.

Peony glanced at them with a complicated expression, and whispered softly, "If we had died together in Tianbei City, it wouldn't have been bad......"

……

I took the three girls and He Ye to the pre-booked restaurant in the car.

"Excited?"

He Ye smiled at me twice, "I'm still a little afraid." ”

I laughed dumbly.

The restaurant I booked was a newly opened western restaurant in Wanhua City, and it was very stylish. On a day like today, it doesn't matter that you can't even book a place. And with Lan Kexin, it is naturally not difficult to book a big table.

Surprisingly, it took a lot of time to get stuck in traffic on the road, and the large army of five of us arrived after Ji Luoluo.

When Ji Luoluo saw the five of us, he was obviously surprised for a long time, because I only told her that I would bring Lan Kexin before. And when she saw He Ye...... The expression was quite shocked.

"Ho...... He Ye? She covered her mouth and looked at He Ye in disbelief. I remember that the last time they met was in Luo Yunxian's bar, and He Ye smashed the bar at that time, and it is estimated that they also broke up unhappily at that time.

"Long time no see, Rollo."

The six of us sat around a small round table, and the four girls were all beautiful, a rarity in the world. Undoubtedly, the table we were at became the most eye-catching place in the restaurant, with the men looking at it admiringly, consciously or unconsciously, and the women looking at it with envy.

The dishes on the table are rich, but the atmosphere is a little awkward. This was something I didn't expect, I thought that Hono would have a lot to say after meeting Jirolo, but we seemed to be light bulbs at an inopportune time.

Fortunately, Lan Kexin has been thinking about the topic to ease the atmosphere, but obviously even as a well-known host, she is quite struggling at this time. From time to time she gave me a resentful look, as if to say that you had a bad idea.

I smiled helplessly, so I had to start a family routine with the quiet self-care on the side. Peony played with the dinner knife in his hand boringly, and after a while, he turned quickly. My eyelids jumped, for fear that if she accidentally got rid of it, the knife would appear on the body of some unlucky ghost in the next moment.

Actually, I've already achieved my original intention for tonight. I deliberately brought He Ye to see Ji Luoluo, and at the same time, in addition to Lan Kexin, I also brought two other girls. The clever Girolo must have understood what I meant. As Lan Kexin said, maybe she has feelings for me beyond the normal range, but now it can be ended in the bud, and this meal is worth it.

After dinner, I asked He Ye to send Ji Luoluo home, but the latter hesitated, looked at me in a complicated way, and finally did not refuse. And He Ye naturally couldn't be more happy.

Just as I was waiting for the parking boy to drive the car, Peony suddenly pulled my sleeve and whispered to me, "There is a murderous aura." ”

I frowned slightly, "Who?" ”

"I don't know, lurking in the shadows, the target should be you."

At this time, Li, who was dressed in casual clothes, suddenly appeared beside Youyou, whispering something to her. Then he looked at me, as if waiting for my instructions.

I pondered for a moment and said to her, "You let your people protect you and Lan Kexin to go back first." ”

"What do you do? Peony is the only one left here? Or should I let the soul or change it? ”

I shook my head, "The other party doesn't know where to come from, and I'm worried about the lack of people on your side." If you are held hostage, that is the deadliest bargaining chip for me. I've already sent a message to Xia Li asking her to bring someone over, so let's go first. ”

Youyou bit her lip and finally nodded, Lan Kexin gave me a worried look, and then got in the car with Youyou and Li and left.

I asked Peony, "How many people are on the other side and what level?" ”

"There shouldn't be a lot of people, Xia Li and Uncle Li have cleaned up a lot of killers who have mixed in recently, if there are many people, they must have noticed it in advance. But since this guy hasn't been discovered by them today, he must not be an ordinary person. Immediately, Peony showed a deep smile, "Why don't we find an open place and lure him out." ”

I was startled, "You want to fight again?" Remember what was promised to me? Let's wait for Xia Li and the others to come before leaving. ”

Peony shook his head, "He is afraid of a lot of people, if he doesn't make a move, he continues to lurk in the shadows and wait for opportunities, it will become a long-term hidden danger." It's better to find a place to fight with him first, and when Xia Li comes, he can't leave if he wants to. ”

I pondered for a moment, then finally nodded, "Okay, but you have to promise me not to do it again." ”

Peony smiled and nodded.

So, Peony and I both stepped into the night and walked to an old alley nearby.

During this time, after Uncle Li Guoqiang came, and Xia Li had been contacting the mercenaries she knew, I had more and more people in Wanhua City. When Uncle Li is idle, he will also take Xia Li and Chen Ke to hunt down those killer assassins who infiltrated Wanhua City. For Chen Ke and those potential hunters, under the guidance of Uncle Li, this is undoubtedly an operation like fighting monsters and leveling.

After going deeper into the alley, Peony and I turned around. I saw that under a faint street lamp not far behind us, there was a figure standing one meter nine tall.

This man was dressed in British formal attire, from the inside to the outside as a shirt, waistcoat, suit, trench coat, and leather shoes, and was very well-dressed, with a high top on his head. He had his back to the light, so he couldn't see the outline of his face. Just looking at this costume, I would never be able to associate him with the word killer, which is clearly a noble gentleman from the Kingdom of England.

But, out of step with his elegant attire, was a plate axe that hung down on the ground! He stood quietly under the night with both hands on the end of the axe, quiet as a ghost.

Then, with one hand slightly raised his hat, he bowed to us and said, "Ax Pendragon." ”

Peony took a deep breath, and her expression became solemn, "I felt a little bad when I saw you wearing this. Unexpectedly, it was really the knight king of the 'Ten Kings'! ”

Ten Kings!

Once, I talked about it while drinking with Xia Li and Uncle Li. The top 10 people on the killer list are known as the 'Ten Kings', and the Chasseur King Sigray is ranked sixth. Although these ten people are not equal to the ten strongest people in the world, such as Valkyrie and Li Guoqiang, they are not on the list. But also definitely very dangerous characters! Because, there must be a large group of killers behind them! Like Sigrein's 'Lord of the West' hunting regiment.

"What's his rank? What are the forces behind it? ”

Peony shook his head, "No. 9, I haven't heard Uncle Li talk about the forces behind him, and he seems to be a loner. ”

I breathed a sigh of relief, "That's going to be easy." ”

Peony sneered, "Where do you think it's easy to do?" Have you ever thought about the fact that he can rank among the 'Ten Kings' on his own? ”

Peony's words reminded me, and I stared at the axe gentleman in front of me who was called the 'Knight King', "You mean, just say that he may be stronger than the Chasseur King in terms of personal strength?" ”

Peony stared at the tall man, how did she know whether it was the hunter Wang Qiang or the knight Wang Qiang. She only knew that she was not the opponent of these grandmaster-level figures just now! I saw the solemnity in her eyes, and sighed leisurely, "If you can't beat you, you can run by yourself." ”

Peony directly ignored my words.

Axes politely waited for us to finish, and then said, "Are you discussing Mr. Sigrein?" I remember fighting him five years ago, and it was hard to tell the difference. Hehe...... If you don't say I'll forget, it's a nostalgic battle. ”

Sigrein is probably less than forty years old now, and five years ago was not the peak of his life! And the man in front of him is only in his thirties, and now is his peak!

I swallowed with difficulty, there is no doubt that the man in front of me who is going to kill me is stronger than the hunter King Sigrein!