Minna timidly asked, "Who are you?" The man smiled and said, "Me? I'm a passer-by, just looking around the neighborhood to see if I can find a place to spend the night. He looked up at the dense canopy: "This is good, is this your little world?" Can you lend me a night's sleep? ”

Minna sniffed and looked at him suspiciously, "But...... It's just a tree. ”

"But I think it's good. Anyway, it's summer, and God doesn't seem to mean to rain, so spending the night here not only saves money for the room, but also cools down. The man stretched his limbs and leaned idly against a large tree trunk as if he were sitting on a comfortable couch.

Minna listened to his words and hesitated: "But...... There will be mosquitoes and bugs ......"

The man smiled and stretched out a finger and shook it: "Don't worry, I have thick skin and thick flesh, I am not afraid of mosquitoes, and besides, I have a secret weapon." With a flip of his wrist, a palm-sized black wooden box appeared in his palm, embellished with several gems. He smiled mysteriously and opened the lid, revealing a purple glow. Minna leaned over curiously, only to find that the box contained a glowing purple mist.

Suddenly, a dark purple light shot out of the box, startling Minna, and when she looked closely, she found that it was a thin glowing thread, and a small black and gold ball the size of a thumb cover was tied at the end of the line, and she didn't know what she touched in the air, and it quickly retracted into the box, and at the same time another line shot in another direction, but this time after hitting something, it made a "snort" sound, and there was a burning smell in the air at the same time.

Minna's eyes widened, and after a few closer looks, she realized that the ball at the top of the purple light was full of insects such as mosquitoes and moths, and in one case killed a caterpillar on the trunk of a tree. It seems to have a mysterious power that can silently make small insects disappear, and only makes noises when it encounters larger insects. I don't know how many "threads" there are in the box, Minna can see up to six at the same time, and the longest one can shoot up to two meters away.

"This is the latest work of the chief alchemist of the Magic City mosquito repellent box, only effective for snakes, insects, rats and ants, harmless to the human body, mounts, and pets, only sell twenty gold coins each, with a service life of three years, customers can also enjoy personalized customization, according to their own preferences to choose the appearance of the box decoration and the color of light." The man looked at Minna, who had a dull face, and smiled, "Just helping my friend advertise by the way, please don't mind." ”

Minna didn't mind, she didn't understand at all, she just stared at the box and thought it was funny. She looked at the man with a hint of longing in her eyes.

The man amusedly put the box in her hand: "Give it to you, I still have it anyway." By the way, what's your name? ”

"My name is Minna." Minna happily played with the box, opening and closing, opening and closing, and tried to close the lid when the light came out, to see what would happen, but before the thread could touch the worm, it drooped down, and hung like an ordinary thread outside the box, and when the lid was reopened, it regained its spirits and killed a small flying ant nearby. She found it interesting and tried to close the lid when the line was about to return to the box, get the ball stuck outside, or just grab a bug and throw it into the box to see how the box would react. Fortunately, this thing is worthy of being the work of the alchemy master, and she is still "energetic" and precise in her movements.

The man saw that Minna was having fun, so he smiled and hugged her, let her sit in his arms, and asked softly, "Little Minna, can you tell me why you are crying here?" ”

Minna only then remembered the sad incident just now, her nose was sore again, she closed the box, and did not speak.

The man said, "Can't you tell me?" I'm just trying to help you, maybe I can give you an idea? ”

Minna tilted her head to look at him, this person gave her a very kind feeling, and gave her such an interesting thing, shouldn't she be a bad person?

She thought about it for a while, and told the man what happened today, but she still remembered her father's instructions and the serious consequences caused by her quick mouth, so she didn't say Veronica's name and her use of a knife to scare herself, but only that it was a fierce woman who was locked in the study with her father and whispered.

The man listened and groaned: "It sounds like your father is just talking to that woman about something confidential, otherwise it won't be in the study, but in the bedroom, not to mention that people with a little brain won't know that his wife is at home, and take the woman home to fool around." I think your mother just misunderstood, and sooner or later she will be discouraged. However, as a wife, she doesn't even trust her husband, and she can only make noise, which is not a smart approach. He raised his eyes to look at Minna and smiled: "What's more, she shouldn't tell you anymore when she gets angry, she doesn't want you." It's a big hurt for a child. ”

Minna was confused, but she understood the last sentence: "My mother won't hurt my ......" but thinking that no one had come to her for so long, she was a little unsure.

The man smiled, "Of course, parents always love their children the most. Where is your home? Shall I send you back? It is not safe for children to walk alone at night. Seeing the hesitation on Minna's face, he smiled faintly: "Don't let your parents worry, the disappearance of their beloved child will make them miserable." The loneliness in his eyes flashed.

When Minna heard this, she hurriedly said, "Then let's go back quickly." My house is right on the edge of the woods, and it's the two-story house with a blue roof. ”

The man glanced at the branches and leaves, and quickly found his target: "It turns out that your house is so close, no wonder you dare to run into the woods alone at night." He picked Minna up and jumped to her feet. As they rose and fell on the branches several times, they were already on the meadow outside the forest. Minna only felt the sound of the wind ringing in her ears, and before she could clearly understand the feeling of flying, the two of them were already standing in the small garden. She opened her mouth wide and stared blankly at the man holding her, only to see him smile slightly: "How is it?" Cool or not? ”

"Cool?" Minna blinked in bewilderment, but the man just smiled, looked around, and carried her into the room, paying attention to the voices of the people in the room, and walked in the direction of the hall.

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In fact, Anlong and Dora didn't realize that their daughter was missing, or even if they did, they wouldn't worry, after all, Minna's love of running around was already an old problem. The couple had been cold for a long time, but when Dora found out that her husband was packing for tomorrow's trip, her anger flares up again. Right now, they had just finished arguing, and they were both sitting down on the couch in the hall exhausted.

An Long rubbed his forehead and said weakly, "Why do you have to hold on to this matter?" Veronica and I were talking in the study, but I didn't want to be heard. I told Minna not to tell anyone, because I was afraid that you would misunderstand if you knew. ”

"Since you're afraid that I'll misunderstand, you shouldn't do anything that makes people misunderstand."

"Didn't you bring Goodwin to your house too? Also received his gifts, expensive gifts! He emphasized, "I didn't say anything, and I didn't get angry with you." ”

Dora glared angrily: "I met him in the garden, in broad daylight, and Minna and the servants are there!" It's not the same as you sneaking up in the study! Besides, although his gift was valuable, it was just a piece of clothing. Because it's the most popular style in Ito Castle this season, I took it. Last year, I wore an outdated dress to the May Day Ball and was laughed at for three whole days! I just want to make some face for you! What's more, don't you know who Goodwin represents behind him?! ”

As soon as he encountered this topic, An Long was speechless. He knew in his heart that his wife's concerns were right, and no matter what he thought of his half-brother, he could not turn his face against him in the face of Madame Mirabel, and the rich life he had enjoyed since he was a child made it impossible for him to say no to the man with the surname Cardo. Therefore, even though Goodwin Chulov was only Elon's brother-in-law, he still had to accept the other party's visit, even if the other party may have some kind of selfish motives that made him unbearable.

An Long was silent for a while, and said, "You really can't accept my trip this time?" I can swear to the God of Light that I came out of this door for the purpose of the Light. ”

"Are you kidding? Everyone knows that your descendants of the Xiao family are not believers in the God of Light! If it's really bright, why don't you tell me? Dora sneered and tugged at the corners of her mouth, the mockery on her face was comparable to that of Veronica. No excuses, no quibbles! Annon Cardo, if you do go with that woman this time, I'll go back to Port Matt at once! ”

An Long had a headache, how could he casually tell his family about that kind of thing related to state secrets? But he didn't want to ruin the relationship with his wife for this little misunderstanding, thought about it, and sighed: "I understand, if you don't go, you won't go." ”

Dora looked at him with some surprise, and he smiled bitterly when he saw this: "You've said everything, do I still have to be stubborn?" But I'm not going to Merton, but I'm going to run back to the dwarves, and it's business. Luckily, Veronica had sent a message half an hour earlier, and she had been assigned another mission, and he and Veronica had planned to return from McTown, but it would save time by doing things separately. Although the original mission is very important, Noga is not an enemy country, and the McTown Intelligence Station is also very manpowered, not to mention Veronica's guess is very likely, just to pull a certain playboy out of a woman's bed, and there is no need for two swordsmanship masters.

When Dora heard this, she was happy in her heart, and immediately remembered her duty as a wife who she had left behind because she was sulking with her husband: "It's not early, are you hungry?" Shall I ask someone to open the meal? ”

At this time, there was a light cough behind her, and when she looked back, she saw a young man with black hair and black eyes holding her daughter Minna, standing at the entrance of the corridor, smiling and saying to the couple, "I'm sorry to disturb you." The two daughters were in the woods just now, and seemed sad, so I sent her back. ”

Minna shrunk her neck timidly in the face of her mother's glare, afraid of being blamed by her again. But no matter how much Dora tries to teach her daughter a lesson, she will not forget to maintain etiquette in front of guests. This young guest, although he was wearing only ordinary clothes, was obviously not an ordinary person listening to his tone of voice and demeanor in his gestures. She politely thanked him, "Thank you for sending my daughter back, sir, we are looking for her." ”

The man smiled slightly: "You're welcome." He seemed to notice that the young woman in front of him was a beautiful and elegant woman, and subconsciously showed a graceful demeanor.

Dora paused and took a deep breath. She discovered the charm of the other party, but as a reserved, cautious and chaste lady, she decided to leave the matter to her husband, so she glanced at Anlong and motioned for him to greet the guest.

But to her surprise, An Long did not receive her hints, and stared at the guest very impolitely, even with shock and ...... in his eyes Resentment? What the hell is going on? Does the husband know this person?

The guest obviously also noticed An Long's eyes, and his heart sank. He looked at this brown-haired and blue-eyed young man carefully, and he seemed to look a little familiar? Could it be that he made enemies before? Or the nephew of the enemy? It's just that a little girl will meet an enemy if she is kind enough to comfort her, and his character is too good, right? He slowly let go of the hand holding the little girl, and his right hand quietly leaned behind him, and began to prepare for the enemy attack.

Minna's eyes widened as she watched the hilt of her sword appear at the man's cuff. How is this possible? When did he hide something that big in his sleeve?!

The man didn't realize that his actions had fallen into the eyes of the little girl, but while paying attention to the man's movements, he paid a little attention, looked at the layout of the hall, and was ready to retreat at any time. When he saw the two portraits hanging on the wall, he was stunned.

It's him and ...... Merry?

"Anlong, what's wrong with you? That's rude. Dora was upset by her husband's reaction and whispered a reminder to him.

The man was shocked when he heard this, and the tense muscles on his body suddenly relaxed, but he looked at An Long with a very complicated look: "Are you ...... An Long? Xiao Anlong? You've ...... It's so big...... Married, and with children......"

An Long had a mocking smile on his face: "Yes, it's been so many years, and it's the first time you've seen me, right?" Father. ”