"What a sound. "Something was clearly wrong to be able to hear the sounds outside the street so late at night. After all, on such a cold night, most people don't go out casually, so there are only two kinds of people outside.

The first is to come out and steal, and the other is to do something special, such as assassination. The former is obviously unlikely, after all, there is nothing to steal from such a place, so only the latter remains.

"It's an assassin?" Thinking of this, Zhao Yulong stood up and sensed the outside of the building with his spiritual power, and found a few assassins in the Moon Realm, or thieves.

They don't have the razor-sharp killing intent of the Assassins, they are weaker, but their ability to conceal is much stronger. Therefore, there is nothing wrong with the other party being thieves, but they don't know what these thieves are going to do.

However, after a little thought, it is also clear that since the other party has such strength, it is obviously impossible to make money by stealing. So they were hired by someone who wanted to assassinate them.

Yes, Zhao Yulong knows very well that if there is someone in such a humble place who is worth spending a lot of money on by the employer, then that person is undoubtedly Zhao Yulong.

Feeling the thieves gradually approaching this room, Zhao Yulong's thoughts were constantly running, and now he thought of something.

At the same time, the thieves outside the building were cautiously walking up the stairs. They were tasked at dusk to assassinate a man.

And the target is naturally that they know each other, and that is Zhao Yulong, the lord of Katerea. Although they don't know why their employer is doing this, they have to do it for her since they have collected the money.

But they are veterans after all, and they naturally know that it is not easy to do well, especially the strength of the other party is not simple. After all, the entire Katereaa knew how the Lord had made the Duke's grandson kneel in the first place, so they naturally knew that the Lord was not easy to deal with.

Therefore, he was very careful with every step he took, fearing that if the Lord found out because of an accidental sound, it would be a real failure. At that time, not only will they not be able to succeed in assassination, but more importantly, they may also be caught.

Although they are convinced that they will not divulge their employer's secrets, they also know that there are always some people who cannot keep their mouths shut.

So what they want to do now is to make the plan as successful as possible, so that they will not be discovered by the reacting lords, and they will not be caught.

However, for now, they are still very satisfied with their performance, and now they have not made any noise other than the plan that was discussed before. And the discussion plan was also whispered not far from the building, and ordinary people couldn't hear it.

So they felt that their current plan was still very thorough, so they took the other thieves and went upstairs with their own hands.

Their purpose was simple, to kill the Lord. So now I didn't hesitate, just went upstairs and pushed the door directly into the room.

But when the door opened, nothing was seen, and everything seemed to have stopped, a sofa, a table, and a steaming cup of coffee on it.

But there was no one in the house, which made the thieves wonder, "Did we go wrong?

"It should be here, the coffee on this table is still hot, apparently just poured. It's just that the person is gone, everyone to see if he is hiding under the sofa, he should not have left too far. So saying, the thief picked up the coffee on the table and drank it down.

It's just that this coffee seems a little strange, he obviously looks hot, and drinks it hot, but after drinking it, it doesn't make him feel warm, but makes him feel a little cold.

After that, he saw the thieves who came with him disappear into front of his eyes out of thin air, and everything was like a dream. So now he didn't dare touch anything here, but he still felt a bad feeling.

He didn't know why he fainted, and when he woke up again, he found himself locked in a room, with his hands and feet tied to a chair.

At this time, the target he was about to assassinate, Lord Zhao Yulong was sitting opposite him, playing wizard chess with the chess game in his hand.

"It's ...... Where?"

Zhao Yulong heard his voice and put down the chess game in his hand: "You wake up, this is the interrogation room, why are you here, I don't think I need to say it!"

"I see, but don't bother, there's no way I'm going to betray my employer. Also, I want to know, I didn't see you last night, why are you here?"

Zhao Yulong listened and picked up a glass of water from the table behind him and put it in front of him: "Because I am an Oriental, and you should have heard of our Oriental illusions! The scene you saw yesterday was actually fake, it was the scene I used illusion to let you see, just like this cup of cold water was regarded as coffee by you." ”

"Illusion?" Did the thief have an epiphany: "It seems that it is some small trick that only your demon clan in the east uses, and its effect is just to play tricks on people, it is nothing." ”

"Yes, you've been caught by such a trick, not just you, but a group of six of you, and I didn't have much effort. Don't underestimate illusion, he has unimaginable powers. ”

"But so what, you can catch me, but you can't make me say anything, you're not in vain? If I were you, I'd kill me, because that's so relieving. ”

"It's a good idea. Saying that, Zhao Yulong untied the rope tied to his hand: "But I don't plan to kill you, do you know how this chess game in my hand came from?

"So what?" said the thief, looking at his hand, and sure enough, a ring was missing. But it's nothing, killing people and seizing treasures is the same whether it is in the East or the West, since he fell into Zhao Yulong's hands, he doesn't care about this ring.

"Not how. Zhao Yulong put the chess game aside, and then sat opposite him, and between the two was a chess table: "It's just that I like wizard chess more, since you like to play wizard chess so much, then your chess skills should be good." There is an old saying in our East that says that if you get an axe, you must go to work. Although I don't know how to play, I believe that with a master like you as an opponent, this game must be very interesting. ”

"Just playing chess?" the thief was a little incredulous, and now the lord in front of him had caught his assassin, and without asking him anything, he just told him to play chess, which was a bit of a novelty.

"Just playing chess, nothing else. Zhao Yulong said frankly, and now he has set the chessboard: "Please!"

"Well, then, if His Highness wants me to play chess with you, then I will. But your Royal Highness, aren't you worried that I will attack you suddenly? ”

"If you dare to say it, I know you don't have any tricks. In addition, people who can be controlled by my illusion are generally not very strong, and you are not my opponent. But you're better than me when you play chess, but it's better that way, I'll be able to improve a little more, so let's start now!"

"Well, if His Highness is pleased, then I will do it. So saying, the thief picked up the first piece and made a move towards the front.

Then Zhao Yulong also moved the chess pieces very skillfully, during which Zhao Yulong did not say a word or ask anything. In this way, the thief can be regarded as relaxed, thinking that Zhao Yulong really just wants to play chess.

It was only when he was about to move the second piece that he heard a piercing roar. The voice was familiar to him, it was one of their team.

"Your Royal Highness, this is?" suddenly realized that something was wrong, and he looked at Zhao Yulong.

However, Zhao Yulong still looked a little leisurely: "Without him, it's just that Your Majesty said that the assassination is very serious, and he just asked one of my knights to torture them with our Eastern methods." You also know that the torture we have in the East is used against people, so it is normal that your brothers can't stand it now. By the way, when you're out of chess, why haven't you fallen yet?"

"Oh oh, okay, right now, let me think about where to go. Although the thief's face did not change much, his heart was very worried.

He didn't know what he was worried about, but he was always a little uneasy when he heard those screams. Now with such a thought, he played a few more moves, but he still couldn't help it: "Then I want to ask Your Highness the Lord, what kind of torture do you have in the East?"

"Without him, it's just a golden needle, a ten-finger heart, and a broken hand and foot, and there seems to be a Ling Chi. That's miserable! Cutting a lot of knives on the prisoners, but not letting them die, you say it's miserable, I think it's miserable. ”

As he spoke, Zhao Yulong saw the fear on the thief's face, so he continued: "But don't worry, I won't let them do such a cruel thing, at most I just let them do a golden needle." You know, it's a needle that goes into your fingernail and then pulls it up so hard that the flesh and blood on your nail separates from your finger. It is said that in that moment, the heart will tighten. ”

Speaking of which, Zhao Yulong felt that it was almost there, so he deliberately didn't say it. But the thief's face was already a little pale, and it would be better if he only heard it. But when Zhao Yulong was talking, that kind of picture kept flashing through his mind.

Obviously, it must be Zhao Yulong's illusion, although he knew that the scene was not necessarily true, but just like that, he really felt a tight heart. Now even the hand playing chess is trembling, and the chess piece almost falls from his hand.

"What's wrong with you? Why don't you play chess yet, you have something on your mind? You've made a few wrong moves, don't make a mistake this time, or you'll lose later." Zhao Yulong looked at his trembling hands, and still said calmly.

"Good!" the thief now tried his best to persuade himself not to think about that kind of picture anymore, but to concentrate on playing his own chess. But there was no way, this kind of image always lingered in his mind, as if every time he closed his eyes, that kind of image would appear.

Therefore, now that he is playing chess, he doesn't even dare to blink his eyes. Although I want to devote myself to the chessboard, I don't want to be completely unable to do it.

It's not that his mental strength is not strong, but the screams in the cell next door are too loud. And the voice grew paler and more desolate, until the scream carried a heart-rending feeling.

How could such a scene allow him to play chess with peace of mind? But Zhao Yulong was different, he was not affected by this sound, but played chess with peace of mind.

One wholeheartedly, the other absent-minded, the victory or defeat is naturally obvious. Now Zhao Yulong looked at the chessboard that already had some situations and said: "It looks like I'm going to win, you should concentrate, because my chess skills are not very good, after all, I have only played five games in this chess, and this game is only six games." ”

Looking at this chess game, the thief couldn't help but feel a little apprehensive in his heart: "Your Royal Highness, who did you play chess with before? Why do I think your chess skills are not bad?"

"Oh! This is with your five brothers! To be honest, they all play chess very well, and I was still losing at first! Now they have all been brought over for interrogation, and you are the only one left here, and I see that you are the best at chess, so I will leave you behind, and play chess with you, and I guess after interrogating your brothers, they will interrogate you! I want you to stay, after all, how can I play chess with a difficult hand, but how can I, a lord, disobey His Majesty's order? No way, His Majesty must find a messenger, or I may let you go, but for now we should play chess!"

"Good chess, chess!" To be honest, where does he have any intention to play chess now, but because Zhao Yulong has spoken here, he can only meet the requirements, hoping to get rid of these through the chess game.

But the noise next door was getting louder and louder, and there was the sound of whipping loudly, as if it had hit something.

"Your Highness, is that?"

"Oh! nothing, it's just our Oriental whipping. This whip should be whipped to the place where the flesh is most fleshy, because it is the most sensitive, and every whip you can see the skin open and the flesh bloom, which is beautiful. I think you have a dish in the West that you make like that! Whipping the beef so much that it splashes blood. ”

Saying that, Zhao Yulong wiped his mouth with a handkerchief, showing that he had just tasted the perfect taste: "Let me tell you, that kind of beef is particularly delicious, I should have eaten it once yesterday at His Majesty's banquet, well! It tastes good, and it is a Western dish that I agree with." ”

"Yes, yes!" the thief echoed Zhao Yulong, but what came to his mind was not the food, but the scene of whipping. He swore he would never want to see it a second time, but he had to see it again.

Because he could see it in the blink of an eye, and from time to time there were screams from the next door, and the loud reprimand during the interrogation: "Do you say it!

"What's wrong with you, you don't play chess yet, it's not good, ask them at most for an hour in our east, and now half of it has passed. If you don't hurry up, we won't be able to play a few rounds. As he spoke, Zhao Yulong looked at the chessboard anxiously.

And the thief's expression was not necessarily very good-looking, but he was not worried that this game would not last long, but that he was worried about what he would face after this game.

He had never felt so frightened, neither death, nor some undead creature had made him feel fearful. And now for the first time, he understands what fear is, and that fear is not given by others, but comes from his heart.

Looking at the young man dressed as a scholar in front of him, he understood what a demon was. It was as if Zhao Yulong's friendly smile was telling that his life was short, and most importantly, he also told him to play chess.

Now all he thinks about is when the time is up, and it will be his turn. Sweat kept pouring down his cheeks, and his teeth weren't so responsive.

Although he tried to make them stop, the teeth just wouldn't listen to him, and now they were always fighting. And the hand has also become disobedient, it was only a small trembling before, but now it is like the wind blowing lonely grass, trembling.

"What's wrong with you? It's warm in this room, and it's like you're getting a chill, but I'm not cold. How do you play chess with a hand like yours? Control it! Let's move on. Zhao Yulong saw that he didn't fall for a long time, so he urged up.

"Good...... All he could do now was to keep his eyelids from beating, but the more he did so, the less funny jokes his eyelids made - they jumped faster.

Yes, every time he closed his eyes and blinked, he saw something like that. And the time to see is getting longer and the interval between them is getting shorter and shorter.

But he still played chess, because now playing chess is his only spiritual support. But the mind is already in chaos, how can we play any chess well? Therefore, the chess is also messed up, and the mind becomes more and more chaotic when the chess is messed up.

In this way, a few more words of chess were played, and there were no accidents, all of which ended in his failure. At this time, Zhao Yulong was a little impatient: "Please show your best level, you don't have to let me." Hurry up and run out of time, and we won't be able to play chess in ten quarters of an hour. ”

Although he didn't know how long it was, he knew that it was definitely not a long time. Now that I think it won't be long before I reach him, the chess in my hand can no longer be held steadily and fall to the ground.

"I said, I said, please don't interrogate me, you can kill me, but don't interrogate me. Your Highness, I beg of you!" said a few lines of tears streaming down his face.

(End of chapter)