Chapter 199: The Femme Fatale
It wasn't until it was about to dawn and they could already hear the bustling people outside starting to remove the snow that the two realized that it was not too early.
The two brothers had a good chat, sharing what they had seen and heard in the past few days, and Bart suddenly remembered that the time he had agreed with Valland was approaching, and after the two had agreed on this place as a base place, Bart got up and took his leave, and in the empty room, only Alan was left sitting in a trance.
It was a joy to see his brother here, and he learned from Bart that he recognized Walland as his father-in-law. Vallan's name is quite well-known among the barbarians, and Alan naturally knows that Barth's future must be bright, so he is sincerely happy for his brother.
After the joy, a sense of loneliness arose, and he saw Bart, but there was one less of the former trio, and without Xiao Qi, he had no way to find Shirley, and the only thing he could do now was to wait quietly.
For about two hours, Alan remained in that position, not knowing what he was thinking.
"Two of you go slowly!" At this time, there was a voice of Xiao Er greeting from outside the door, and Alan could tell from the footsteps that it was Bart leaving, and at this time, the snow on the road must have been almost cleared, and the two of them had to hurry to the palace.
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One morning, Alan stayed in the room and didn't come out, and when it was time to eat, he asked Xiao Er to bring some food into the house, and he didn't know what he was tinkering with, until the sky was dark again, and there was no snow tide today, and Alan looked like the old man again, and then put on his clothes and went out alone.
At night in Wangcheng, there has always been no one on the street, and it is freezing outside, and most people want to go home and sleep with their children. Alan didn't meet a few people along the way, and even if he did, they were all pedestrians in a hurry, how could there be a leisurely walk on the street like Allen.
When he walked to an alley, Alan suddenly stopped, he had been to this place many times, so he was familiar with the road, the alley was relatively narrow, Alan tiptoed in, the alley was not long, only walked a hundred or ten steps, after leaving the alley, the front suddenly opened up.
Compared with the silence and desertion of the outside world, this place is very lively, and as soon as Alan steps here, it is as if he has entered another world.
The door is full of lights, and there are two big men on both sides of the door, like a door god, there is a pestle there, and the words "idlers do not enter" are clearly written on the face.
But the momentum of contempt for everything, when he saw Allen coming, suddenly weakened, and a flattering smile on his face, bent down to Allen, and said, "You are old, are you here to see the chief steward?"
Alan smiled and nodded, neither humble nor arrogant, it seemed that he knew these two.
The big man made a gesture and apologized: "It's not the right time for you to come today, the big steward has something urgent to go out early this morning, and his old man said, if you come, let me wait for you, and he will come back later." ”
Alan waved his hand and said, "I don't need you to serve, I'm very familiar with this place, I'll go inside and wait for him." ”
"Okay, please inside. ”
Under the respectful gaze of the two, Alan Shi walked in.
Before entering the door, I heard the voices of people inside, opened the curtain and walked in, and there was a heat in my face, and there were countless conversations, scolding, and all kinds of voices mixed together, even Alan who often came here, the eardrums were still buzzing.
This tavern, as the name suggests, is a place to drink, but it is a little different from the ordinary taverns outside.
As for the difference, just look at the outfits of those people, the barbarians are already heroic and unrestrained, and the body is strong, so it is even more difficult to drink.
The tavern has two floors, the upper floor is a private room, which is intended for the use of local tyrants, and the lobby below is a bit chaotic, with tables crowded into the space, and each table is almost full.
As soon as Alan entered, an attendant greeted him, and it seemed that he knew that Alan was coming back today, so he had already sent someone to wait for Alan.
"It's good to sit downstairs, you don't have to go upstairs," although it is noisy below, many people just want to be lively, wine to warm their bodies, and people to warm their hearts.
Follow the attendant to the right corner, the wine and food on the table have already been prepared, Alan smiled and shook his head, this person is still so courteous, he will smile happily.
"You're always slow to use it, and the little one is gone. The attendant quietly walked away, and Alan just sat there, sipping spirits, eating side dishes, and polishing the time.
Here Alan was eating leisurely, while the sound of conversation at the next table attracted Alan's attention.
"Do you know, I heard that many people have died in the Valley of Broken Souls, and a few days ago, there were people who didn't believe in evil and had to go in to do their best, and as a result, they ......" The person who spoke lowered his voice, and then hung the appetite of others.
"You hang it, but you say, be careful of Lao Tzu pumping you again!"
The man had a mysterious smile on his face and said, "None of them survived, I heard my cousin say that at least hundreds of people died, and they all alarmed the army, the second prince personally led people to investigate, and the result was the same, all of them died, and none of the people who went in came out alive." ”
"Damn, such an evil door, why are those people going in, don't die!" One person was obviously frightened, he didn't understand that these people wanted to enter the Broken Soul Valley for Mao.
"Actually, this matter has to start with the earth-shattering earthquake a few days ago......"
Allen's expression was grim, these people seemed to be talking about themselves, and the earthquake seemed to be his handiwork, so he was even more curious in his heart and listened attentively.
"After that big earthquake, out of nowhere, the aura of heaven and earth was leaked, and many demonic beasts absorbed that aura and became essence, do you know about the attack a few days ago?"
The others shook their heads, but the other seemed to know the inside story, his face was nervous, he looked around, and saw that no one noticed them, so he lowered his voice and said, "I heard about this, a lot of demonic beasts that have never been seen suddenly appeared in the depths of the ice field, and many tribes have suffered, it is said that these demonic beasts eat people when they see them, and at least a dozen or so small tribes have evaporated from the world, and when the army arrives, only the bones are all left all over the ground, and the traces of their bite and food." ”
"I said, how do you two know these things? ”
"My cousin told me secretly, don't talk about it, they gave a gag order, don't hurt me. ”
"Yes, of course we know, we are absolutely tight-lipped. ”
"And then, and then what. "These people were all intrigued and asked the bottom of it.
"Those demonic beasts are elusive, and so far, the army has found nothing, but fortunately, they stopped after attacking those tribes, and there has been no news for many days, and the Broken Soul Valley I am talking about is even more terrifying than that thing. ”
"It is said that ...... It is said that someone heard the dragon's cry inside. ”
"What are you talking about?!" A few people exclaimed, startled, and hooked the attention of the next few tables, the person who spoke, obviously panicked, and hurriedly whispered: "You guys are quiet, do you want to kill my brother?"
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Several of them stopped talking, and ate with their heads bowed, until no one noticed them, and one of them could not hold back his curiosity.
"What you said is true, is it really a dragon?"
"Hmm...... , it should be, right?" said the man who spoke, a little uncertain.
"Cut, you're not sure, so you're talking. The people on the side booed, it was a dragon, a species that only existed in legends, and in their cognition, they had always thought it was just a legend, used to deceive children.
"Believe it or not, anyway, I'm what my cousin said, don't talk about this matter, and get me into trouble when the time comes. ”
"Uh-huh, eat the vegetables and eat the vegetables. ”
The speaker was unintentional, listening to it intentionally, those people obviously drank too much, and what was said in their mouths was just a conversation after dinner in their eyes, but Alan took it to heart, because he had heard about it for a long time, but he was not sure.
"Do, do!" the sound of knocking on the table called the distracted Allen.
The big man with a hungry yellow face, hair like a chicken nest, and dry folds on his face that can be used to make dumplings, Allen glanced at him and didn't know him, so he didn't pay attention to him, and continued to eat side dishes.
"Old man, come with me, our boss has a please. ”
Alan didn't even look at him this time, he was so rude, he was so arrogant when he came, who did he throw his face to.
"Yo, you're quite proud of your old immortal, I don't know if you'll be so proud when your old bones are torn down?"
Alan glanced at it, put down the wine glass in his hand, and said, "Who are you, do we know each other?"
"Not only is he proud, but he is also very forgetful, is it really useless when he is old, then you listen to the master, the master is from the Hero Club, you know?" The man looked at Allen with a squint, how arrogant and arrogant he was.
When Alan heard the name, he suddenly knew why this man was provoking him.
"It turned out to be from the Bear Society, didn't your boss tell you, some people can't be messed with?" Alan pursed his lips and chuckled, the movement of this table had already been seen by the people at the other tables, but they didn't dare to say anything, the Hero Club is a very well-known organization around here, and there is no shortage of bullying of men and women, but because the relationship is hard enough, it has been safe and sound, which makes them act more and more blatantly.
Alan has some entanglements with this bear club, in fact, it is also a very simple thing, it is nothing more than pulling out a knife to help when he sees injustice, saving people and offending them, if this person doesn't mention it, Alan will forget that there is such a thing.
When the people at the adjacent table heard the three big words "Hero Society", they were stunned, and looked at Alan with nervous faces, they were afraid that they would harm the pond fish.
Alan doesn't want to cause trouble, but he's not afraid of things, especially this kind of stunned guy who comes up and slaps him in the face, Alan doesn't mind letting him have a long memory.
But the appearance of someone made Allen unable to be in the limelight, and someone always came up to intervene.
"The Hero Society's yes. "If you hear it, you can tell it's a woman.
Alan looked up, yo, when the person finally returned, there was no need for him to make a move, he took back the chopsticks that were about to turn into a murder weapon, and continued to enjoy the meal leisurely.
"Who dares to meddle with Lao Tzu's affairs?" the man said arrogantly, then turned around and looked at the charming-looking woman in front of him.
"Yo, it's still a woman, Lao Tzu is from the Hero Society, what's the matter with you?" The man didn't take this woman to heart, in fact, he was not the only one who came today, there were at least three tables of brothers, not far away, so he was so confident that he could scare anyone when he saw him.
"Hey, another idiot. The woman waved her hand, not wanting to be verbose with this person, the chief steward had an order, and the attendants surrounded the surroundings in a menacing manner, and at least ten people surrounded the surroundings.
"You...... What do you want to do? Don't mess around, you guys. More than a dozen people with strong figures and fierce looks went to this station, and the man's heart was a little hairy, and his voice trembled.
He just joined the Hero Club yesterday, he used to be just a scoundrel hooligan, the kind of bullying and bullying honest people, he was a temporary worker in the Hero Club, not even a regular employee, looking at his yellow and thin appearance, I knew that he was also a bitter haha.
I was just talking about things with those seniors, and suddenly I saw Allen coming in, and those old-timers said that last time, Allen had a feud with their Hero Society, and the man thought that his opportunity had come, and he didn't even ask about the situation, so he volunteered to come.
The result, of course, was as seen now, and I was so scared that I was trembling.
"You scum would bully the old man, right?" the woman said impatiently, looking at him as if he were looking at garbage, "Take him off and feed him to Daha." ”
Daha is a snow mastiff that she raised, and those attendants looked at this man with pity, who are you offending is not good, you have to offend this great god, isn't it self-defeating?