Chapter XVIII Departure II

Persephone went to the mirror and carefully groomed her appearance, but there was nothing she could do about the two sunken eye sockets. She opened the door, and the glare in the hallway made her eyes squint before she got used to it. With some vague memory, Persephone found the door that led to the front, pushed it open, and entered the bar.

There was a miasma of smoke in the bar.

Dozens of men and women gathered in a circle, screaming and making noise desperately. The floor was littered with empty wine bottles, and low-quality cigarettes had formed a fog in the air that was so thick that it was almost impossible to open your eyes. The music was loud in the bar, but no one complained about the noisy sleep, after all, half of the town was crammed into this small house.

The tables and chairs were all moved to the side and pressed against the wall, with only a table and a few chairs in the middle of the bar. A beautiful woman was sitting in a chair with a few playing cards in her hands, and the elf's big eyes were staring at the man sitting opposite, instead of looking at the cards. There was a sudden silence in the bar, everyone consciously closed their mouths, and the man's eyes moved back and forth between his cards and the woman's face, but he did not look at the onlookers' expressions. In Leeds, gambling is an important criterion for judging a person. He finally made up his mind, yelled, slapped the cards on the table, and said, "I don't believe it, and this hand won't take off any of your clothes!" ”

The woman's smile was fresh and bright, with a bit of girlish childishness, but when she put the cards on the table, the man opposite immediately knew that the smile was just an illusion. Her card was just a little bigger than his, and the little panic that flashed in her eyes just now was just deliberately done for him. So the woman smiled and took away the bets on the table, and took a well-maintained micro flush, without looking back, but accurately threw it into the large bag behind her.

The man who lost reluctantly left his seat, and another man immediately made up for it, reshuffled the cards, and a new round of gambling began. The game is very simple, the men bet on weapons or food, and the women bet on their own clothes, and take off one after losing a game.

The woman's clothes are very simple, silk scarves, lace-trimmed white shirts, dark trousers, leather boots, even counting the watch and earrings and necklaces, there are few things on the whole body, and the soft texture of the shirt is close to her body, looking at the smooth undulating curves, there should be no extra accessories under the clothes. Now she had taken off a pair of boots, revealing her feet wrapped in black stockings. But she folded her legs like she was still wearing her boots, and shook them rhythmically, shaking them so that people's hearts were rippling.

A silk scarf, earrings, a watch, and a pair of stockings are just four things. Earrings and stockings are the same, just like boots. In other words, she loses four more times, and it will be her turn to wear a shirt or trousers, and that's when the real show begins.

The men and women in the bar are looking forward to a great start, with only minor differences. Men are looking forward and excited, while women are looking forward and hating.

Seeing the woman at the table, Persephone came to her senses in an instant.

Elena! How did she end up here? And it looks like I've been gambling for a long time!

Persephone was wary, but had no urge to touch the gun, indicating that Elena was not hostile to her. Because of this, Persephone did not feel her coming.

"Sister." A call came from behind him. Persephone turned and saw a lone man sitting in the corner, none other than Oberen. It can be seen from the faintly fierce momentum that this former big boy has now completely become a man.

Persephone walked up to Oberen, lifted him up, and then reached out and searched him for two pistols with a delicate casing that looked like handicrafts. She was pleased with the two pistols and said, "Nice stuff!" It's mine now! ”

Oberyen smiled bitterly, feeling a little helpless about this domineering and always unexpected sister. After Persephone sat down in front of him, he looked into Persephone's eyes and said seriously, "Sister, come back!" We need you! ”

Realizing Oberen's seriousness, Persephone put away her smile and said categorically, "Impossible! If I go back, there will be an all-out war between the clan and the Speaker. Now the situation is already the best outcome. ”

Oberen leaned forward and looked at Persephone without giving in: "Then what are you making a public appearance here for?" Afraid that the Speaker won't find you? ”

Persephone leaned back to make herself more comfortable, smiled a little lazily, and said, "I'm different!" I'm very good-looking, how can I not get it back if I suffer a loss? And I love it so much that I don't want it to be ruined by the Speaker's army. At least the people here are good at gambling, aren't they? ”

"That's not a reason! Sister ......" Oberion wanted to say something more, but Persephone interrupted him, leaned closer, stared at Oberen, lowered her voice and said, "Hey, didn't you get together with Elena?" What's the progress? Who takes the initiative? Also, she gambled with so many people to take off her clothes, aren't you worried? ”

Oberen's face flushed slightly, and he avoided the first few questions, and said, "It's okay, even if everyone here loses their pants, it won't be her turn to take off her shirt." She wanted to win all the guns back, but there were so many of them! ”

Persephone snorted, her face a little unpleasant, and said, "There are a lot of guns here, because I snatched most of them back and sold them to them." ”

“…… That, sister, come back with us, right? Scorpions have been restless lately. Oberen wisely shifted the subject. He saw that Persephone's eyes were shining dangerously, and he kept looking at Elena. Oberen, who knew her habits well, knew that she was seriously thinking about the possibility of defeating Elena.

"Sister!" Oberen exclaimed with a wry smile.

"Huh? Where did we just go? Persephone came back to her senses.

Oberen looked into her eyes and suddenly asked, "You don't want to die, do you?" ”

Persephone leaned forward, grabbed Oberen's collar, and said angrily, "Don't you think I'm living a wonderful life now? ”

"What if the Speaker's man comes?"

"Hit!"

"Maybe it's Haydn, maybe it's someone else who is better than Elena, what are you going to do then?" Oberen's press in.

"If you can't beat it, run away, do I seem to be such a stupid person?" Persephone looked at Oberyen with the eyes of an idiot.

"You're like!" Oberen met her gaze, and after staring at her for a long time, he couldn't tell whether her words were true or false, sighed, and said, "We will soon attack the front of the Speaker's army. ”

Persephone was stunned: "Didn't you just say that the scorpion has been restless lately?" ”

"It's crazy. From the brains of the few guys who caught, I knew that there was an apostle who seemed to be resurrecting. So they attacked everywhere, completely regardless of casualties. ”

"Then why are you fighting on two fronts?" Persephone asked.

"Because in this way, the speaker is fighting on three fronts."

"If Morgan refuses to support us and the William family joins the war, you will also be fighting on three fronts!"

The atmosphere in the bar was still very lively, and Elena took off her scarf, earrings, and watch one by one amid the cheers of the tide, but she won more, and behind her were already two large backpacks full of weapons, and the third was also half full. It's just that people's enthusiasm is even higher, as long as she wins again, even if she only takes off her stockings, she is a small ** that cannot be missed.

However, the conversation between Persephone and Oberen's siblings has long been deadlocked. The two are very similar, they are both talented and strong-willed, so it is difficult to be convinced. When Oberyen was a child, Persephone used violence to settle disputes between siblings, and now of course this method can no longer be used.

Neither side could convince anyone, but eventually Oberyen stood up and said, "Anyway, you have to get out of here." Your goal here is so obvious, it will only give the opponent a chance to concentrate on killing in one fell swoop! ”

"I love it here." Persephone is starting to be a scoundrel.

Oberen sighed, grabbed her hand, and said helplessly: "Sister, live well, I remember that you taught me the art of war at the beginning, why are you forgetting it yourself now?" We don't see hope yet, but as long as we persevere, there will always be light. Anyway, I believe that Sue guy must be alive and will definitely come back, you don't want him to see you when he comes back, do you? ”

Persephone looked at the frenetic crowd at the bar and sighed, "I'm gone, they're all going to die." ”

"You're here, they're dying faster!" Oberyen retorted.

It was another quarrel with no meaning and ending, and finally broke up.

The game in the bar was coming to an end, and the men had managed to take off Elena's stockings, but had lost everything they could bet on, and could only watch as Elena left the bar with four large backpacks alone. The people in the town gamble very well, and no one is on the bill. Even if there were a few people who had ideas, seeing that Elena was carrying a backpack weighing hundreds of kilograms as if she were carrying a small satchel, they all wisely gave up their ideas.

Rather than hurry, Oberyen stayed in Leeds for another day, walking around the town and chatting with people from time to time. He has a good demeanor, and has strong strength as a background, is modest, and is very favorable. Persephone left Leeds early in the morning to hunt for treasure in the wilderness. She didn't want to quarrel with Oberen anymore. Although she understood why Oberyen insisted on attacking the Speaker, she just didn't want to go back.

What about Sue, what about the child? She didn't know.

Now, she laughs, makes noise, drinks and races, passes by countless bullets every day, and burns her beauty and ostentatiousness all the time. However, she is empty. X