Chapter 8 Sincerity
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Three full days had passed since the journey, and to Ian's surprise, the eyes hidden in the shadows had not yet made a move. The whole journey was peaceful, and it can be said that there was no abnormality.
Oh no, the not-so-unusual statement seems a bit inapplicable.
During these three days, something seemed wrong with the hostess of the caravan. She summoned Ian and the others to come close to her several times to chat, and every time she touched on a key topic, she suddenly looked at him left and right, as if she was hesitating and struggling with something in her heart, one moment she still had this idea, and the next moment she changed her mind.
Such an "ambiguous" attitude made Harris sigh for a while, and it also gradually made Ian realize some unusual meanings.
He didn't know what the other party was hesitating, but he vaguely felt that the other party seemed to have discovered something, and there seemed to be some ...... Fear yourself.
It's just that he doesn't plan to use any forcible means of questioning, and he hasn't been "mad" to that extent. Second, this road is still very long, they will follow this caravan all the way to the Holy White City of the Eastern Regions, and there is time in it, so there is no need to rush at all.
And so, he began to enjoy the last of the calm before the storm. As usual, he practiced his swordsmanship before leaving early in the morning, and then, in order to make his exposed apprenticeship worthy of his name, he began to learn about potions with Harris.
And it is worth mentioning that his soft swordsmanship practice was despised by most of the guards. Although they did not sneer at Ian due to good discipline and their usual alienation from the criminals, the undisguised disdain in their eyes fully expressed their disdain for Ian's swordsmanship.
In their opinion, this kind of swordsmanship, not to mention killing, is probably enough to kill a chicken. If someone told them that such swordsmanship had slaughtered countless demons, then their reaction must have been this:
What the?
Demons, you say?
Are you sure you're not kidding?
Of course, there are naturally people who know the goods in the entire huge caravan. The female knight, with her blonde hair as dazzling as the sun, had occasionally seen Ian's swordsmanship. After just a moment of silent observation, her eyes seemed to glow.
As a veritable commander of those guards, her swordsmanship level has already reached an extremely high level, so she can naturally faintly see the true meaning of Ian's practice method, and at the same time, it also confirms that his swordsmanship must have reached a considerable height, and I am afraid that it may not be lower than her own level.
This not only made her feel like she had found a match, but also made her frown, and she was very worried in the bottom of her heart. In fact, out of the feeling of "indifference" in Ian's body, she was already extremely wary of this young man, but now that she knew that the other party had such a superb sword, she felt that the danger level of the other party had risen several levels.
Therefore, seeing that the caravan was about to enter the Dusk Pine Forest, the most dangerous area of the entire journey, the knight lady finally made up her mind to eliminate this huge hidden danger for her best friend before doing so.
On the evening of the fourth day of the journey, when the caravan was stationed to rest, she hid from Miss Merchant, stood in front of Ian and the others, and decided to have a "showdown" in her own way.
In fact, the knight lady simply stood in front of Ian, looked him in the eye, and opened her mouth directly.
"I want to have a sword contest with you. ”
"Why?"
Ian vaguely guessed the female knight's intentions, but he still asked for this simple and direct proposal. In fact, for these two "unstable factors", the other party has been able to endure until now. This was already beyond his expectations. And among them, he had already judged that the identity of the elder seemed unusual, otherwise, how could a team that was obviously heavily guarded tolerate the two of them accompanying him so far.
With some preparation before the trip, Ian knew that the journey from Rusbell to the White City would have to pass through the Twilight Pine Forest. This is one of the few areas in the empire where this demonized beast inhabits, and although those demonic beasts are not dangerous to this team, if anyone really wants to attack this caravan, then that woodland is undoubtedly the best place.
No matter who enters this area, there will be no tolerance for the "unstable factors" that have been exposed, even if Ian comes to do it, there will be no exceptions.
"Olivia deliberately delayed telling you 'that sentence'. For that, I apologize to you. The knight said bluntly. "But please forgive me for her safety, so-"
"So—" Ian's eyebrows twitched slightly, he already understood the "simple" thoughts of the knight lady, "you want to confirm in this way that we have ill will towards you?"
In fact, Ian was somewhat upset when he said this.
Originally, if it weren't for Harris's deliberate arrangement, he had not intended to follow the caravan in the first place. Then, if he hadn't wanted to know what a certain elder was going to convey to him, he might not have stayed in the caravan after it was debunked.
It's just that they deceived each other before and were in a state of loss, and from the other party's point of view, the behavior of the two of them can indeed be said to be "ill-intentioned". So the other party's approach was understandable, and it didn't really make him angry.
It's just that judging a person's good and evil character through a sword competition?
Ian had heard such a statement, but he never thought that he would encounter such a thing. It was a little strange to him. It is true that the swordsmanship created by the master himself will reveal some of his own temperament, but this kind of competition is another matter. In the face of such a special situation, as long as they are willing, then there are too many means to hide themselves and deliberately show another kind of appearance.
Therefore, after those slight unpleasantness had passed, he suddenly felt that this knight lady was a little silly. At the same time, he also realized that perhaps it was this "cuteness" that gave her the precious image of "sincerity".
"Do you really think you can see me this way?" he asked. Hearing his questioning, the knight raised her head confidently, her eyes shining like stars.
"A man's lie cannot deceive me, and so is the lie of the sword. ”
This sentence made Ian's eyes narrow.
He suddenly realized that it sounded a bit fanciful to confirm a person's good and evil conduct through a sword competition. However, for the lady in front of her, she may not be unable to do such an unbelievable thing.
"Sincerity", this is the image that makes Harris put on a big oolong, I am afraid that it is not only the ability that the merchant lady said.
Thinking like this, Ian suddenly felt a little interested. For a while, I actually faintly saw the direction of further swordsmanship.
"Well, let's find a quieter place. ”
He nodded, a rare slight arc at the corner of his mouth. (To be continued.) Mobile phone users, please browse and read, a better reading experience.