Chapter 16: Under Siege
As soon as Scarface came up, he violently drove away the farmers who were about to trade, and dozens of people under his hands held knives and sticks and surrounded Li Jia and his party. Wang Jiyuan and several soldiers saw that these people were not good, so they hurriedly protected the cart and the food they exchanged from all around, but the situation was unknown, and they did not dare to shoot at will, so they could only raise their guns to confront them.
Scarface pushed aside the crowd and walked over slowly, his triangular eyes glowed fiercely, glancing over Li Jia's faces one by one, and that look made Teacher Bai and Zhang Hong break out in a cold sweat.
When he saw Li Jia and Chen Hansheng, he recognized these two guys killing his younger brother at the school gate. Scar swung his machete and slashed at them a few times, yelling at them.
Almost like a hungry wolf with its fangs exposed, Li Jia was startled by the sword light and took two steps back, but was blocked by Chen Hansheng from behind. Chen Hansheng clasped his hands on his chest and looked at each other coldly, whether the scarred face danced the knife like a dancing god, or roared so much that people's ears hurt, Chen Hansheng was unmoved. Scarface roared, feeling that there was no reaction from the other side, so he died down in anger. Chen Hansheng suddenly sneered: "Monkey play?" Li Jia couldn't help laughing.
At this time, Blas ran over with a bag of grain, and when he saw the menacing Scarface, he hurriedly stepped forward to ask, and after a few words, the two began to argue loudly. However, Scarface's throat was louder and more imposing, and Blas seemed to be unable to say anything about him.
"That Scarface said we were devils and couldn't make a deal with them. He also said that the things we bring are all conjured by evil magic, and that if you use them, you will be cursed. "Zhang Hong translated," Blas said, "we are very powerful, there is no need to clash with us. But Scarface said that his people can't die in vain, and he just saw us perform evil magic, all by that pole, everyone will go up together, and it must be ...... It's going to catch us. Captain Wang, what should we do now? Shall we rush out now?"
Lao Chen interjected: "You can't rush directly, look, there are people all around, more than a dozen archers have gone to the roof, and the loss of a hard charge will be great." ”
Wang Jiyuan said with a calm face: "It's really not good, just kill Scarface first, and then grab a few hostages as shields." ”
At this time, the dispute over there was over, and Blas also deserved to put down the grain, picked up his bow and arrows and stood behind Scarface, and under his command, some of the people who had been carrying the grain to make the trade, put down the grain, reluctantly took up their weapons, and joined the encirclement. Scarface turned around and yelled at Li Jia and them viciously.
He ...... He told us to hand over our weapons and throw ...... right away Surrender. Zhang Hong said tremblingly, "What should I do? What should I do, if I don't hand them over, I will ...... It's going to be killed. ”
"Don't panic!" Wang Jiyuan raised his gun and aimed it at Scarface's head.
When people are extremely nervous, they will have a variety of reactions, some people will be unable to concentrate, some people will faint, some people will go crazy, and some people will hallucinate. When both sides picked up weapons and were about to explode, Li Jia felt as if he had experienced all the above emotions, he felt the blood rushing to his head, he was in a trance, and he wanted to kill, he closed his eyes, trying to calm himself down, but he heard someone in the distance who seemed to be calling his name, getting closer and closer, as if it was the original world's call to him.
However, this is the least likely thing, so it must have been a hallucination brought on by fear. It wasn't until many people around him let out exclamations that he mustered up his courage and opened his eyes.
He saw Xiao Chen.
He saw Xiao Chen swaggering into this encirclement with a beautiful woman and a strong man, under the humble guidance of a middle-aged man. They were all dressed in gorgeous and mysterious robes, and the black robes were embroidered with silver patterns, and under the sun, there seemed to be fluorescent flows between the patterns. Xiao Chen held a short sword on his waist with one hand, and leaned against his back with the other, looking extraordinary.
Is this true? How could he be here? How could he walk among the natives? What was his adventure that made him look like a nobleman and we were like a bunch of refugees? Was it a dream?
"Everyone get out of the way and make way for the Venerable Magician. The middle-aged man in front of him said proudly. The mage is the spokesperson of the world's most mysterious power. is the protagonist of those great legends. Maybe noble, maybe evil, but all of them are incomparably powerful. For ordinary people in these towns who have only heard of magicians in stories, a living magician is as awe-inspiring and curious as a god in the world.
The onlookers all bowed their heads and retreated, and those who were holding swords, guns, bows and crossbows laid down their weapons and gave way to the road. Xiao Chen and the others quickly passed through the crowd and came to Scarface, Li Jia and the others.
"They said the man was a magician...... It seemed to be in awe of them. Zhang Hong was also puzzled, "Li Jia, how could he know you?"
"Of course he knows me, that's Xiao Chen! My roommate Xiao Chen!"
Xiao Chen nodded and greeted him and the others. But now that the form was about to break out, he didn't come over to greet him, but walked straight to Scarface, and asked him in a very serious tone, "Who are you, and how dare you besiege my companion?"
"Who are you, why are you here, are you in league with these demons?" Scarface was visibly confused.
"Path, you really don't know whether to live or die, the ancient magician's mansion in the town has opened its doors today. Lord Xiao came out of it. You also know the legend in the town that the magicians will return one day. Today confirms this prophecy. Is there anything else to doubt about this? Put down your knife and apologize to your lords. "That middle-aged man is naturally Ciro, and he seems to be born to be very suitable for the role of a dog.
Scar Paz looked at Xiao Chen and the others, and then at Li Jia and them, "These people are also devils! You see they are all black hair and black eyes, have any of you ever seen such a person? Even those robbers of the empire don't look like this." You have been deceived, even magicians will not fall from the sky with a city. There won't be such a scene in the story! Ciro, you idiot, you have been seduced by the devil and you don't know yet. ”
Ciro blushed angrily: "Nonsense! You instigated everyone to trouble the Earl, but you fell into the Earl's ambush, and many people were killed by the guards. If it weren't for the Magician's castle falling from the sky, we would all be in the Earl's prison by now! The Magician who saved us, seeing your misery, sent his servants to exchange your food for the best magical items in the world. What a merciful and generous gesture, you vengeful fellow actually instigated everyone to fight against the magician, do you want to kill everyone?"
"That guy, the one who killed me!" Paz yelled at Li Jia.
"Do you mean him?" Xiao Chen patted Li Jia on the shoulder, "This is my cousin, a noble and peaceful person like my cousin, who never hurts people for no reason." ”
"I've heard about it, my lord. Your cousin killed a bastard who didn't know what to do. Killed for offending a magician, and dying is also a vain death. Ciro emphasized, "Even if the king were here, he would say so." ”
The nobility of the magician surpasses even that of the nobility and of the law, and Paz knows it. He looked at his subordinates, all of them looked fearful, and their hearts were full of hatred, "Make a deal with the devil, and you will eventually sell all your souls." ”
"Everyone knows that the devil is ugly and strange, but in which legend can the devil look like a man?"
There was a lot of talk about the legendary devils who either had huge horns or tails, their bodies taller than buildings, and their fists bigger than calves. When you think about it, it's too far from these magicians and their entourage. Some people remembered the chaotic anti-tax riots that caused today, and they clamored one after another.
Seeing that many people began to look at him with suspicion, Paz hurriedly argued: "Even if you are not a devil, you may be a liar, and you may be a spy of the Empire!"
At this time, Luo Ling interjected, "You just said that we look different from the people of the Empire, how can we be spies of the Empire? As for whether we are magicians or not, we can naturally prove it to you, I hope you don't regret it." ”
Xiao Chen cooperatively pulled out the short sword on his waist and pointed it into the air, he concentrated all his energy on it, and in an instant, the short sword burst into strong flames, as tall as two people, and rushed straight into the sky. The heat wave from the flames was overwhelming, and the few people standing close to each other felt like they were in the fire for a moment.
The villagers threw down their weapons in horror, and many of them threw themselves on the ground, a scene that was too shocking for the villagers who did not know much. Seeing such a magic with one's own eyes is like a modern person seeing a nuclear explosion with his own eyes, and for them it is a lifelong conversation. Even more shocked than them were Li Jia, Chen Hansheng and Wang Jiyuan. This goes against what they have known for so many years, against what they understand as so-called science, and against their sense of identity with the whole world. If the previous cognition of this other world was still stuck in the changes of the times, then at this time they really felt that their hometown was completely far away from them.
The fire gradually went out, and although the heat was moving upward, everyone around them felt like they were about to be roasted dry. And Xiao Chen wanted to use the strongest flame he could send out to frighten the other party, he now felt extremely mentally exhausted, and his headache was splitting, he put his sword on the ground and looked around. Scar Path had long since disappeared, the people around him fell to their knees, and his companions from Earth were still in a sluggish state. Xiao Chen smiled at them with difficulty, "Welcome to the new world alive." ”