Chapter 102: Night Talk
Upon learning that the two men knew each other, Lester dispelled his worries and led the group back to the inn, where he prepared a square table large enough for them to sit face to face, and in the interval between his departures to prepare the food and drinks, the atmosphere was as solemn as if they were negotiating.
The deadlock was broken by Song Zixi, who introduced himself and the members of the Langtian Adventure Troupe, which has grown into one of the most famous adventure brigades in Middle-earth after more than 20 years of existence.
As the second head of the Langtian Adventure Group, since taking over, Song Zixi has been committed to team development, recruiting a large number of talents to join the team, sitting on his right hand is the second leader of the team, Shao Yan, who is currently the deputy head of the Langtian Adventure Group, both of them graduated from the Purple Mist Spell Academy of the Junlong Federation, and served as the president and vice president of the student union respectively during the school; sitting on Song Zixi's left hand side is his cousin Lin Yaoxi, who is gently pinching the traces left by the rope on his wrist; The silent young man with the Qinghong Sword on his back is named Xue Shaoling, who is the latest to join the Langtian Adventure Groupγ
"With the reputation of your Langtian Adventure Group in Middle-earth, there should be more than so many members!" Ling Wenxuan stretched out his injured right hand and asked Lan Lingxiang to bandage it carefully.
"No! that's all of us. A rose appeared out of thin air in Song Zixi's hand as if by magic.
Ling Wenxuan rubbed his forehead and pretended to faint: "It's really disappointing, I originally thought that under the management of the Scarlet Moon Adventure Guild, you would create a lot of great achievements, but you must have been exploited again." β
Song Zixi wiped his eyes and pretended to cry in a voice: "Brother, you guessed it, that Miss Mo is simply inhumane, since she became the president of the Scarlet Moon Adventure Guild, the number of commissions sent to us is simply too many to count, and there are no holidays, as long as you can't complete the commission, half of your salary will be deducted." β
"I can relate to you in this regard, and the Holy Maiden of our convent is always in a position to deduct people's wages. If it weren't for the table, Ling Wenxuan might have patted Song Zixi's shoulder to comfort, "By the way, I haven't been to Haojun City for a long time, and I don't know how Mo Yi is doing." β
"It's not the same as before, after the incident in the Divine Realm, she and Li Yan continued to be adventure travelers in the vast city......"
Yuna was a little puzzled when she heard this, and couldn't help but interject, "What is an adventure traveler?"
"I forgot that you are a Wai, so you don't know much about us in Middle-earth. Ling Wenxuan stretched out his left hand and gestured patiently, "Adventure traveler is a profession in Middle-earth, to help the client complete the task, collect the commission fee for a living, the commission depends on the difficulty of the task, that is to say, the more difficult the task, the more they will earn." β
"But didn't you say that you hate self-righteous adventure travelers the most?"
"When did I say that? Well, it seems like that...... Ah, haha......" Inevitably, Yu Na's revelation made the atmosphere of the scene awkward, and Ling Wenxuan had no choice but to touch his head and giggle to cover up the past.
But Lan Lingxiang next to him seemed to be a little unhappy, and pulled the bandage hard: "Why are you always talking about that Moyi, what is the relationship between her and you?"
"Wow! What are you doing! My hand was injured because of you, how did you tie it like this. Ling Wenxuan screamed in pain, he was only scratched by the spikes of roses in the palm of his hand, but Lan Lingxiang tied his entire hand with a bandage.
Song Zixi smiled slyly and said, "That's her ex-girlfriend." β
"Phew, don't listen to him, Mo Yi is just an ordinary friend of mine, besides, have you ever seen a priest who can have a girlfriend?" Ling Wenxuan leaned sideways so that Gui Xun'er could remove the bandages on his hands, "Brother Zixi, the paralysis spell on your rose has been so long, and my hand has not regained consciousness until now. β
"Because this is no ordinary paralyzing spell, a person who is pierced through the heart by 'Heart-Snatching Radiance' will immediately lose consciousness, and if I want, the number of petals of a rose can be used to determine the person's life and death. Song Zixi smiled and tore off a petal of the rose in his hand.
"You...... You just wanted to kill me!"
"Don't be so nervous, Brother Zixi is just testing my skills, if he is really ruthless, I will definitely not be able to catch it. Ling Wenxuan smiled and played a round for Lan Lingxiang, and then turned to Song Zixi, "By the way, what is the so-called matter that your Langtian Adventure Group came to Grancia Village?"
"Commissioned by Father Le Kikwe, I came to the village of Grancia to investigate the unsolved case of the living dead. Song Zixi didn't mind Leicester's shocked expression when he served the dishes to everyone, "Old man, I heard that no one has been born or died in Grancia Village for twenty years, is there such a thing?"
"Yes...... That's the work of the village chief, and I advise you not to inquire about it. Lester's face suddenly turned unfriendly.
"What is the living dead?"
Ling Wenxuan's heart was shocked, thinking that Li Jikui was actually the client of the Langtian Adventure Group, could it be that he was worried that they would not be able to solve the unsolved case in Grancia Village, so he sent someone to help them? In this case, Li Jikui definitely did not tell the Langtian Adventure Group about their trip to Grancia Village to find the Seven Artifacts, although he knew very well what the "living dead" that Song Zixi was referring to was, but now he had to deliberately pretend not to know.
"It's a person who has the emotions, thoughts, and behaviors of ordinary people, but is actually a dead person, and this kind of mutation in Grancia Village is not accidental, and your village chief is very suspicious. Song Zixi touched his lower lip and glanced at Lester, "Aren't you surprised that so many uninvited guests broke into Grancia Village tonight, and the village chief didn't show up?"
"Listening to what you say, that's true......" Gui Xun'er lightly helped Ling Wenxuan tighten the bandage wrapped around his right hand.
"If you decide to investigate the village chief, I will leave you tonight. Lester pointed out the door with some anger.
"Old man, we are the invincible Langtian Adventure Group in the world, even if you drive us away, we will do everything we can to turn back. Lin Yaoxi picked up the apple on the table and took a bite, and cocked Erlang's legs, "Why do you bother? Besides, we are helping you, if there is really a disaster in Grancia Village, it will be too late to regret it." β
"Go with you! Anyway, I've said everything I should have said, the village chief's other identity is the leader of the Heavenly Gift Sect, and he is powerful in Grancia Village, so I don't think you are his opponent. Lester shook helplessly and stepped into the room behind him.
After seeing Lester walk away, Song Zixi turned to Ling Wenxuan: "By the way, why did you come to Grancia Village?" β
"We ......"
"Well, of course, it's for her!" was just about to answer, but Ling Wenxuan hurriedly glanced at her and pointed to Youna, who was sitting on the far right.
"I ...... Why?" Yuna pointed at herself, also puzzled, not knowing what trick Ling Wenxuan was playing.
Ling Wenxuan preempted Youna before she could speak: "That's the case, a week ago, I suddenly received a task from the Holy Maiden: to escort this mysterious woman named Youna to the Lobelon Empire and help her recover her lost memories. Except for her name, Yuna doesn't remember anything that happened in the past. β
"The three of us set out from Wanyang City, and on the way, we happened to meet this underworld lady named Lan Lingxiang, and Father Ben accidentally owed her 70 million Belen, so she had no choice but to be her servant. Ling Wenxuan glanced at Gui Xun'er, his ability to make up nonsense made Gui Xun'er's mouth open wide, "So after discussing with my guard nun, it was decided that she would be Miss Lan's maid." β
"In other words, you just happened to pass through the village of Grancia. β
"Yes, that's it!" Ling Wenxuan glanced at Youna, who wanted to speak and stopped, thanks to Gui Xun'er holding Yuna's hand tightly, "It's not too early, you guys go upstairs to rest first." β
Lan Lingxiang rarely agreed: "Yes, the whole inn has been booked by me, there are many rooms, rest early, and we will discuss countermeasures tomorrow." β
"Then we won't bother you. Shao Yan waved her sleeves and walked up the stairs lightly.
"Yaoxi wants to share a room with her cousin. Lin Yaoxi staggered and grabbed Song Zixi's hand.
"Go...... Go, the trouble is dead, I'll share a room with your third senior brother, and you'll have a daughter's house to make a lot of fun! Song Zixi hurriedly pushed Lin Yaoxi away.
Lin Yaoxi leaned over to Shao Yan and said, "Second Senior Sister, you judge the reasoning, you see that my cousin would rather have a man than pay attention to my cousin." β
"Xi'er, you're not too young, be sensible, don't let your cousin worry about it. Xue Shaoling, who had been silent for a while, suddenly spoke.
"Hmph! nosy!" Lin Yaoxi entered the third room on the left side of the corridor indignantly.
"What's wrong with me? Didn't you let me say a word just now, and won't let me say it now?" Xue Shaoling also looked unhappy, and turned into a room on the right side of the corridor.
After all the Langtian adventure group entered the room, Gui Xun'er was ready to settle the account with Ling Wenxuan, but he was still staring at the lights in the upstairs room with an intoxicated expression.
"It's done, is it pretty?"
"Of course it's good, it's humorous than the party, and it's much better than the plot of a family comedy. β
"Don't pretend to me!Ling Wenxuan, your acting skills are a hundred times better than none of them. β
"Shhhhhh
Yuna echoed, "Yes, why didn't Father Priest explain to them the truth about our search for the Seven Artifacts?"
"Ling Scourge was forced to do this, because he couldn't guess Li Jikui's true intentions. As soon as Ling Wenxuan wanted to answer, Lan Lingxiang took the words, "Based on what Song Zixi said to us, they don't know that we are looking for the Seven Artifacts, so it can be seen that Li Jikui entrusted the Langtian Adventure Group to investigate the unsolved case of the living dead before us, why is his little priest so interested in Grancia Village, which has little to do with him?"
Ling Wenxuan nodded and praised: "She's right, I didn't expect that the grumpy Miss Lan could have such a calm time." β
"Then how do you thank me for lying to you?"
"I'm all your housekeeper, what else do you want?" Ling Wenxuan hurriedly put away his embarrassed look and said solemnly, "I suspect that we have unknowingly become other people's pawns, and someone is using us to collect the Seven Artifacts. β
"Maybe my intuition was skewed, but if it did, we were in a very dangerous situation, and there were three things that still bother me today. Ling Wenxuan coughed and stretched out three fingers, "First, when I first met Youna, the mechanism in the secret cave of Glaze Island was too weird, and the person who set up the mechanism undoubtedly knew the ultimate spell Fasoslyado very well; second, Li Jikui led us to the 'Lotus Pavilion' to find Sylna, and then learned the location of the Seven Artifacts, which made people feel that Li Jikui originally knew that the Seven Artifacts were hidden in Grancia Village, but the problem was that he did not have the Seven Artifact Detectors; third, Li Jikui entrusted the Langtian Adventure Group with the suspicion of using them to obtain the Seven Artifacts for himself. β
"In other words, it is possible that Li Jikui is using us. It dawned on her to her.
"I'm just speculating, I don't know. Ling Wenxuan touched his head and smiled, and suddenly there was a coughing sound from the door in the left corner of the first floor.
"Did you hear that, too? I noticed it the first time I came to the inn, and it seems that I heard it correctly. Yuna said as she approached the door.
"Be careful, everyone. Ling Wenxuan led the two of them to follow behind Youna.