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The two sat in silence for a while, and Ian finally couldn't stand the awkward atmosphere, and decided to learn from Susan, go out for a walk, and come back, which was still a long time before night.

While Erwin was still pondering, Ian hurriedly spoke to him, and although he didn't get an answer, Ian comforted himself with the acquiescence, and then got up from his seat and left the tavern.

The long street outside the tavern is still crowded, and the pedestrians are bustling with people, and at a glance it is full of floating heads, like a bustling big city.

This would have been unimaginable a few days ago for Sand Dun City, which has a population of just over 10,000.

Ian stood at the door of the tavern for a moment, then chose a random direction and walked down the long street with the flow of people, and in an alley next to the tavern, two figures slipped out quietly, one after the other, not far behind Ian.

It turns out that although Ian is a scout and hunter, he is obviously very unqualified, perhaps because of the lively atmosphere around him, he has completely lost his vigilance, and he has never been able to notice that someone is following him.

Walking aimlessly on the long street for a while, Ian couldn't stand the feeling of being squeezed around, so he could only find a laneway to turn into, and the people who followed behind him hurriedly used gestures to communicate with each other, the front one continued to follow Ian, and the other turned into another lane.

The urban planning of Shadun City is simply a mess, the cobweb-like roads are like a maze, making it extremely easy for people who are not familiar with the environment to get lost, the narrow roads and uneven ground, and the towering and dark buildings on both sides also give people a feeling of oppression.

Ian carefully avoided the random piles of household garbage and excrement in the alleyway, and the next moment he suddenly picked up his pace and turned into an alley where there were almost no people.

The person who was following him quickly quickened his pace and walked in, but immediately saw that Ian had stopped in the alley and turned around, staring at him with an unkind face.

"Who are you, and what are you doing with me all the time?" Ian looked at the stalker, an ordinary-looking young man who looked like a civilian, but his eyes and expression were a little fierce.

As soon as he entered the alleyway, he sensed that something was wrong, and deliberately turned around in it, not expecting that someone was really following him.

At this time, Ian didn't think too much, he thought that the young man in front of him should be just a gangster who was planning to rob, but when he came to this conclusion, Ian didn't take into account the most crucial point, if Erwin was here, he would definitely complain about him - do you look like a rich man?

The stalker didn't answer Ian's question, he just slowly raised his hands and made a gesture of surrender.

And in his field of vision, he could see that behind Ian, who had an unkind expression, his companion who had just separated on the street was holding a hemp cloth bag and quietly approaching the target.

Seeing this scene, Ian was stunned for a moment, and the next moment he heard something behind him, which made him react, and his body immediately lunged forward, and at the same time reached for the long sword hanging from his waist.

It's a pity that Ian's reaction speed was still a little slower after all, enough to put the hemp cloth bag that the adult put in him as the first set, and the young man who raised his hands in front of him also pounced, and the two of them relied on a burlap bag to subdue the struggling Ian, and then dragged him into a dark room not far away.

Ian is missing, or should I say kidnapped, but several people associated with him have not been aware of it.

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How many times has this been?

Looking at the street in front of her, which had become somewhat familiar because she had been visited several times, Susan finally stopped and patted her head helplessly.

Looking up at the sky, which was already not yet at sunset, there was still some time before night, and Susan could only choose to continue wandering the streets, waiting for the time to pass.

Erwin thought that Susan had been shopping or playing in Sand Shield City these days, but in fact, a remote town like this was almost synonymous with dirty and messy, especially with so many caravans coming to escape the war recently, and the security and environment had become a mess, what was there to hang out in such a place?

Not to mention that it is not comparable to a big city like Tórshavn, even the border city of Susan's hometown, the Kingdom of Gaston, is far from being comparable to Sandshield City.

And in this case, the reason why Susan still insists on hanging out every day is that she has troubles, and it is not a small trouble.

To put it simply, the girl is a little at a loss for the future.

In fact, no matter where the world or the place is, all kinds of people will probably have one or two dreams in their hearts. Regardless of whether these dreams are realistic or not, whether they can be fulfilled or not, even if a newly enlisted soldier wants to become the commander of the empire, and a little priest wants to become the Pope, such unrealistic dreams can still give people a direction to work towards, a goal that provides motivation for themselves.

Susan also had many dreams before, such as becoming a hero who saved the world, becoming a princess and marrying the prince charming of her choice, but after putting these unrealistic dreams aside, she still has two hopes that she may succeed with hard work.

Putting aside the first one, Susan's second hope is to be able to maintain the Grey Dove Mercenary Regiment, which is in danger of disbanding, and develop it into the strongest mercenary group in the border city, she remembers that she has been fighting for this goal for several years, and her excellent archery skills have been honed for this purpose.

However, after Erwin's appearance, all this changed drastically, and the entire Grey Dove mercenary group was wiped out, and she herself was forced to flee with Erwin, from the south of Elwin to the far north.

In a way, Susan's hopes were dashed.

Susan's previous urgent life made Susan have no time to think about this, and in the state of idleness in Sand Shield City, she finally inevitably thought about these things, she began to feel irrepressibly confused about her future, and lost the hope that was used as a driving force for progress, Susan didn't know what she was going to do in the future, did she keep walking aimlessly with Erwin like this?

Admittedly, Susan didn't hate such a result, but she was not reconciled to it, and she could see that although the purpose of the two was to return to the kingdom of Gaston, Erwin had a dispensable attitude towards it, and it seemed that it didn't matter to him where he went.

This kind of non-existent attitude made Susan feel very sad, she had thought more than once that if the gray dove mercenary group had not dug up the grave, then her life should not have changed much at this time, and she worried about the survival of the gray dove mercenary group every day, but she would not be confused, and she would not have the feeling of stagnation again.

Of course, Susan's troubles were much more than that, and there were many things that she was ashamed to talk about, and in Erwin's words, these were the troubles of adolescence, full of irritability and restlessness, as if the sky was about to fall in the next moment. And these troubles also made it difficult for Susan to sleep, and during this period of time, in addition to eating and resting, she always used the excuse of hanging out, in order to avoid staying with Erwin, she was afraid that she would suddenly lose control and interrogate Erwin.

The sky soon darkened, and except for the slum in the corner, which was still dark, the rest of the city was already lit with sporadic lights, and then soon continued to be bright.

When Susan came back to her senses, she realized that she had been standing on the side of the street for a short time, and many people in the neighborhood began to point fingers at her.

The girl's face flushed, and she hurriedly bowed her head and left, as she walked, she rubbed her face that was a little stiff by the cold wind, she had already decided in her heart that when she went back, she would pick out with Erwyn and ask him what he wanted to do, whether he would continue to live aimlessly like this, even if it was a clear hope.

As night approaches, the crowds on the streets finally begin to become a little looser, although Shadun City has been overcrowded recently, but after all, it still can't be compared with big cities, and there is no extra place to provide nightlife except for taverns, brothels and gambling halls, and many people have only one option to go to bed after nightfall.

Susan found out that the time was a little late, and hurriedly found a shortcut to go back, and after shopping around in the past few days, she had a rough idea of the road traffic in Shadun City.

There was no figure in the alley, only the sound of Susan's hurried footsteps echoed, and just as she turned left and right in the narrow alleyway, a figure suddenly appeared from the bend that was close at hand, holding a hemp cloth bag, and put it directly on top of Susan's head.

It's a pity that this move is okay against Ian's half-toned militia, and against Susan it's no different than walking up to her with a big grin.

With a slight touch of her feet, Susan had flexibly avoided this clumsy sneak attack, and there was a sound of rapidly approaching footsteps from behind, but she did not look back, but quickly reached out and grabbed the arm of the guy who sneaked up on her in front of her, and then pulled it back hard, directly throwing him up like a sandbag, turning around for most of the circle and smashing the person who was approaching quickly behind her to the ground.

With a wave of the other hand, Susan had already whipped the dagger tied to her thigh, and then quickly dodged to the side, dodging the third sneak attacker who rushed out of the darkness to grab her, and stretched her foot forward, tripping the other person to the ground and falling to the ground.

Looking at the three people who fell to the ground and groaned, although Susan's face was not red or panting, her heart was full of puzzlement, she remembered that she had never caused trouble, could it be that these people were all coming for Erwin?

The girl who was a little puzzled threw her hand back, and the dagger happened to be placed behind her by the fourth sneak attacker who was quietly approaching her, and at the same time she took out a bow and arrow from the quiver, and threw it down with two deft turns in her hand, and the sharp arrow hammer nailed the palm of the sneak attacker who was doing some small movements to the ground.

Ignoring the suppressed screams coming from the other party, Susan looked back at the young man who had been cut by the dagger, his face was pale and his forehead was sweating, and asked, "Who are you?" ”