Chapter 14: Night

The night is lonely and deep

There was a faint cry from next door

Although he had pierced his eardrum during the battle with the banshee, his eardrum had been largely repaired and his hearing had gradually recovered under Sophia's treatment over the past few days, and although he had not yet recovered to his best, the sound of Cheng Dù's crying could still be heard

He came to Sophia's room, and was about to knock on the door, but he had another thought, and he gently opened the door a small slit, and then he saw that the girl inside was sitting on the edge of the bed, and lovingly put the half handkerchief on the wrist of his right hand to his face, and sobbed incessantly, and the handkerchief was wet

Joyka's heart chuckled - with his ingenuity, he should have guessed a long time ago, but he still had the slightest luck in his heart and refused to accept it

Now it can finally be confirmed

Ha, I lost to a good friend who had passed away, and now I can finally give up, and with that thought, Joyka went back to her room

He covered the quilt and fell asleep, but he couldn't sleep, and the scene of her crying and kissing half a handkerchief kept reappearing in Joyka's mind, and some things could be put down casually if she didn't want to put them down after picking them up

Lifting the covers, Joyka rolled over and got out of bed, then straightened her clothes and walked down the street to an all-night tavern that attracted him

Pushing open the humble wooden door of the tavern, I was greeted by a strange smell of low-grade alcohol mixed with impurities and perfumes, and under the flattery of the beautiful women, Joika sat down at the largest table in the bar, and came to drink with me, Joika immediately threw out a large handful of gold coins, summoned five or six Fengyue girls, and hugged her left and right......

However, freedom was only superficial, and the alcohol did not anesthetize his nerves, but made him feel more and more cramped in his heart, and the once bohemian bounty hunter would not return

A bitter cry, a few pots of spirits, two broken hearts

It was a night of grief

Night also shrouds the skies of St. Pope's Island

The side compartments of the Papal Palace are the quarters of the Papal Guard

Because the Papal Guard is an elite unit under the personal command of His Majesty the Pope, each member of these teams has incomparable preferential treatment in the military, most notably that each member of the Papal Guard has his own independent dormitory, rather than sleeping in a dormitory like other members of the army

Julian didn't sleep in a collective dormitory, and even he felt that sleeping in a collective dormitory and being mixed with those ordinary soldiers had a special sense of intimacy, so he didn't have much feeling about this single room and independent dormitory specially prepared for himself, in fact, he had long felt that these seemingly free single rooms actually didn't have more private space, and Julian even felt that there were at least four pairs of eyes staring at him every moment, which made the back of his head chill

In fact, with Julian's intelligence, he would not fail to understand that with his ability, he was absolutely not qualified to enter the Pope's personal guard, and the main purpose of the pope to promote him was to keep him by his side for 24-hour uninterrupted surveillance, Julian was honored, but lost his freedom

Pushing open the window and looking at the dark blue night sky, this hero who had been vigorously promoted by the Central Church to defeat the necromancer breathed a long sigh of relief, what a rare breath of freedom, and then Julian remembered the few good friends he had just met not long ago and then quickly separated, I really don't know how a few of them were, Julian whispered to himself

I really don't know how he is now, how did Julian know that there is also a person in the holy city of the Divine City under the papal palace hill who is looking at the night sky and sighing the same way, and the object of her sigh is himself

The white flower of the other side, Mangoro, did work, and after the battle of the deserted town, Julian and the others immediately fed Frey the plant that Owen had given to Sophia, and the poison was quickly suppressed, and although the female thief was still unconscious, the toxin was being excreted with her sweat, and it was only a few days before Frey woke up

Later, Frey learned from Cassius what happened after she fell into a coma, of course, about the fall of Buyos and his men, and more importantly, she also learned that it was Julian Rousseau, whom she had admired since childhood, who rescued her and Cassius from the mouth of the ghoul army in the village of Dewell that day

Then Frey regretted it, she hated herself for not being angry, because when she woke up, Julian had already followed the two messengers back to Pope Island—why didn't I wake up sooner?

In order to see Julian's brother again, who had been in dreams for eleven years, Frey, who had just recovered from a serious illness, insisted on going to St. Pope Island to find Julian despite the persuasion of Cassius and others, and had no choice but to give her a large amount of money as a pester, and sent her all the way to the ship to St. Pope's Island

In this way, Frey arrived in the City of Myths, the closest city to the Papal Palace, and if she was frugal, Cassius had enough money to live in the City of Myths for several years, and she would no longer have to attract the attention of the sheriff in order to make a living

In the City of Myths, Frey has both joy and sorrow, he is happy that Julian has become a hero under the propaganda of the Holy See, and she is worried that she will not be able to see Julian - because the Papal Guard is the personal guard responsible for the safety of the Pope, and the Pope does not usually go out, and the personal guard does not go out, so as members of the Personal Guard, their movement is severely restricted

But it's good to know that Julian's brother lives in the Papal Palace, and I'll have a chance to go to him later--Frey comforted herself with that thought

Inside and outside the Papal Palace, two men and women sighed at the same time

It was a night of sighs

Looking at the scenery in the center of the river at night, I have a special feeling, because the boat speed is too fast, the shadows of the trees and houses on both sides of the river have all turned into a blurred black shadow, and they retreat back quickly, and the wind is whistling, and they find that the terrible sound is like an ambush of thousands of troops, and they are terrified when they see thunder

Haven't you slept yet, Cassius, who was walking while eating a piece of tobacco mutton, spotted Ray standing on the bow of the ship

The astonishing appetite had returned since his body had recovered, but his mental abilities had not yet been restored

Yes, I always felt that something unusual might happen tonight, and Ray looked around and said to Cassius

Is it unusual, are you too nervous, Cassius also looked around, and didn't find anything suspicious, you should relax, don't be too nervous, in the river the speed of the boat is not in the sea, this boat will not arrive at its destination until noon tomorrow, take advantage of these times, and get a good night's sleep

When Lei heard his brother say this, he had no choice but to follow his brother back to the cabin to rest, and before leaving, Lei looked at the shore again uneasily

Although Ray did not see it, there was indeed a dangerous force approaching the shore at this time, and twenty fast horses were galloping on the east bank of the river Fur, chasing the ships sailing on the river at full speed

This night was a night of crisis.