Chapter 14: Homecoming
In late January 1258, the frosty weather that swept across the Hokuriku finally eased a little, and the coastal areas regained the warmth they deserved, and on this comforting day, the Goshawk, escorted by the Destruction Thunder fleet, dropped anchor in the port of Wokze. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
"Wow!!Calradia!We're finally back!!It's nice to be back on the mainland!!!"
Shoey jumped off the deck and set foot on the long-missed land like a traveler returning home, and then the rest of the ship's crew descended to the aisle of the harbor one after another, and with Shaw's consent, they were paid for their time on the Goshawk, and each returned to his residence near the harbor.
"What's wrong with these guys? like hungry ghosts...... Let's go to the wine market, Nabal, for we haven't had a good drink in a few days!" Seeing that the sailors who had survived the catastrophes again and again, Mocha and Nabal were also very moved, and Mocha decided to go to the nearby tavern to have a drink in order to pay tribute to their comrades who died at sea.
"Hey, you two, forget it, let's go!" Shaw snorted, then finally let the two go. At this time, most of the other crew members also packed up their salutes and just waited for Xiao Yi's order.
After some hasty deliberation, they finally decided to return to Chanda to submit their mission after a short rest in the Woche, and informed the Earl of the Earl's known plans for the Drua invasion, and after dealing with the goshawk's berthing permit and related expenses, Shoey had already decided to leave.
Accompanied by Sieg and Kagami, Shoey squeezed through the crowded market on the docks, came to the horse dealer's stable, bought a batch of fast horses, and rode out of the harbor to the official road leading to the Wocheze, where Melva had been waiting for a long time, and beside her stood a young man wearing a hat.
"Captain Augst, this man wants to see you. Melva pointed to the man beside him.
"Oh, is there something wrong with the strange-looking big brother looking for me?" Xiao Yi jumped off his horse and came to the two of them, and the man also took off his hat, he was the green dragon who had fought with the Ten Guards the day before, and he had come for the commission that the other party had entrusted him.
"Ji Shibei, he asked me to give this letter to you. Qinglong took out the letter and handed it to Xiao Yi, who was extremely surprised.
After taking the letter, Xiao Yi asked weakly, "Brother Jian's letter...... Sir is his friend, right? Can I just open it?"
"Just call me Qinglong, please take advantage of it. ”
After asking for permission, Xiao Yi opened the envelope and reviewed the contents in a cursory manner, his eyes gradually bloodshot.
"It can't be...... Delacro: He betrayed the Holy Church...... And killed Sister Jamila!?and the cause and effect of Fate's plan...... It's a lie!!" The letter referred to a series of unacceptable events that caused Shaw to collapse, her steps swaying, and her whole body fell backwards.
Sieg hurriedly helped the fallen Shaw, but she pushed Sieg away and asked, "Eric...... You've always known all this, right...... Why didn't you tell me!!!"
"I just got my memories back a while ago! wait...... That guy Delacro actually killed...... Kill my sister!!" Still confused, Sieg turned his gaze to Melva, hoping for an answer from her.
Melva nodded and acquiesced to this, sighing: "I received a message from Rolf after I went ashore, unfortunately this is true, Victor betrayed the Holy Religion and plotted a fateful plan with the Black Seal Knights formed in secret, and now the group has disappeared without a trace......"
"I can't live as a Knight of the Black Seal anymore...... From now on, Eric Valheit will definitely slash Victor Delacro! Commander, take his leave!" The old hatred of being betrayed by Delacro, and the new hatred, Sieg completely ignored the current situation, took the knife and left.
Xiao Yi stepped forward and grabbed Sieg's shoulder, and said weakly, "I'll help you...... Because I'm going to ask Delacro about all this, let the Wings of Liberty go with you, Sigger!"
"From this day on, my name is Eric Valheite, and Delacro is my enemy! You don't have to say anything! Don't get in my way!!" As Sieg erupted, the small elemental power still present in him resonated, and the heat of the flames made Shaw let go of his hand.
"You have magical powers, but that doesn't change anything, and with the three strongest Black Seal Knights by your side, you should know what that means!"
"I have my own means, even if I risk this life!You'd better not get in my way!!"
Qinglong also spoke out to persuade him, but Xige didn't buy it at all, but turned around and swung a knife, forcing back Xiao Yi and Qinglong who dissuaded him.
"I'm sorry Sieg...... I can't let you do stupid things!Drop the wolf ......" In order to stop Sieg, Shoy reluctantly picked up the gun.
"I'm sorry I can't let you do this, Victor betrayed the Holy Church, but the truth is unknown, until everything is clear, the problem of the Black Seal Knights will be handled by the Holy Religion, now put down your sword. Melva raised her mechanical crossbow and aimed it at Sieg's forehead, signaling him to obey.
Regarding the stalemate in front of him, Kagami shook his head with a smile and said, "Sige...... No, Eric, you want to kill Delacro, but you can't do that with your current abilities, so let go of your hatred and make yourself stronger. Am I right? Deputy Commander?"
"Mirror! Don't meddle with meddles! I'm not the Black Seal Knight Sig anymore! Just stand by and see the end as you always do...... And the head of the regiment and Sister Melva are determined to stop me? So...... Offended!!"
As soon as the words fell, Sieg immediately swung a sword qi at the two, with their skills, it was easy to dodge this obvious attack, although Xiao Yinian did not shoot in the past friendship, but Melva had already detained the crossbow machine, and three sharp steel nails flew directly to Sieg's knees.
"Whoa!!"
In just a moment, Sig pulled out Long Chen's Blood Blade from under his trench coat, and a wall of water caused by the Blood Star Crystal blocked the shot for him, and Sieg also took this opportunity to jump on the horse on the side, and turned his horse's head to leave.
But Sige would never have imagined that the figure of the green dragon suddenly appeared above his head, kicked him off his horse with a flying kick, and when he got up again, the opponent's powerful palm had locked his throat and lifted him in front of his forehead.
"Valheitt!How did you get this knife!!Where's Longchen?" Qinglong seemed to be very concerned about the origin of the Blood Star Crystal, and the tighter and tighter his palm became so that Sig could barely see through it.
"Ahem...... He's dead...... Who are you!Let go of me...... Ahem...... "Sige struggled desperately, but he couldn't break free from the other party's hand, so he had to tell the truth.
Knowing the news of Long Chen's death, Qinglong let go of his hand, but kicked Xige to the ground with a kick in the next moment, and at some point the blood star crystal had been taken by Qinglong, and the blade of blood condensation pointed directly at Xige's chest: "He was killed by you...... You've taken the crystallization of his way as a water dancer! Prepare to die!
"No!Mr. Qinglong!Please stop!Why are you attacking Xige because of Longchen's death!" Xiao Yi wanted to step forward to stop Qinglong, but a blood-colored water dragon that appeared in the Blood Star Crystal directly roared back to her.
"Although you and I don't know each other, Longchen's revenge must be avenged by me! Your Excellency, or Eric, after this blow, everything is over, don't want to survive their bite!" Qinglong whispered, raised his knife and slashed, like Longchen in the past.
"Water Breaker Seven Sealed Dragons, Shattered Dance!"
The moment the blade hit the ground, the green dragon actually used Long Chen's unique stunt Water Breaking Seven Sealed Dragons, and the power was even more powerful than the water dancer's killing moves, seven more vicious red water dragons came one after another, and flew towards Xige with sharp teeth that were enough to shatter everything, and hit his body in an instant, but he disappeared into reality inexplicably as if he was absorbed by Xige.
"The Spring Family Green Dragon Sword - Water Breaking the Seven Sealed Dragons?How is this possible...... How could you use Chun Longchen's sword technique!Uhhh
"What did you do!!Why did you do this!!" Sieg's painful expression touched Xiao Yi, and she immediately raised her gun and aimed it at the back of Qinglong's head.
"I implanted seven scarlet dragons in Eric's body, and in seven days he will die because his internal organs were torn apart by the scarlet dragons, if you want Eric to be saved, go to the Misty Mountains west of the Polak River to find me, but now you have more important things to do!" After summarizing everything in a few words, the green dragon pointed to the southwest where Chanda was located.
At this time, Xiao Yi didn't have the heart to fight Qinglong, put away the gun and helped up the exhausted Xige, and whispered condolences: "Xige...... Are you okay, Mr. Qinglong must have his reasons for doing this, but his kung fu is not only you and me...... Maybe Ah Jing is not his opponent, and we can't do anything now, so let's listen to his instructions and report back to Chanda first......"
"Commander...... I'm fine...... You're right, this guy is really strong...... The terrifying momentum of his move overwhelmed me deeply, and I could still feel the blood dragons in my body...... They were full of hatred, eager to tear me apart at any time, but they stopped killing me because of the consciousness of the green dragon...... Maybe we should really do what he says......" As the pain waned, Sieg finally regained consciousness and climbed into his horse with Shaw's help.
Qinglong's gaze was always focused on Xige, who had gone away with Xiao Yi, and he was full of hatred for the boy in front of him who killed Long Chen, but he didn't kill him directly, which attracted Kagami's attention.
"Your sword is much more mature than that child, and your strength must be beyond my imagination, but why did you let Xige go...... Oh, Eric, what changed your mindset?" said Kagamu.
"Longchen's blood, the moment I attacked Eric with this blood knife, I seemed to hear Longchen's heart, and that voice didn't want me to kill Eric. He stared at the Blood Star Crystal in his hand, and then looked back at the mirror.
"What about you, your strength is bottomless, but you have no regard for the safety of your companions, and if you had made a move just now, my scarlet dragon would not have been able to hit Eric, right?"
"I'm an observer, as long as I can observe meaningful things, it's enough, I prefer to watch things develop on the side than meddle in events~"
"Well, they're right, you're a heartless bystander, and if you want to see the end from the beginning, then you'll have to be involved in it! The two chatted for a few words, and Qinglong didn't have a good impression of the smiling mirror, but out of curiosity, he still asked for the name of the mirror.
"Mirror metaphysics, if I'm not mistaken, you're a ** green dragon, right?" After reporting his name, Mirror also said his guess by the way.
"Half right, mirror and man, if you don't mind, I should go. Qinglong put on his hat again, put the Blood Star Crystal into the bamboo basket behind him, and turned to leave.
Melva hurriedly called out to him, and asked curiously, "I'm getting more and more interested in your relationship, Longchen is our friend, he once saved us from fire and water, what about you, are you determined to be an enemy of Ogst and her Wings of Freedom?"
Qinglong, who was gradually moving away, left a cold sentence: "This is the responsibility of the Spring Family Water Dancer, a personal grudge between me and Eric Valheitt, and it will not involve the wings of freedom." ”
"He's an elusive man, isn't he?" asked Kagami, looking at Qinglong's back.
"Perhaps, his strength is several times that of Chun Longchen, but he does not abuse his strength, and it is still unknown what will happen to the future development, we should also go, we can't let Augst wait too long. ”
After a few small talks, Kagami and Melva also got on their horses and followed Shoey......
The next day, the Wings of Liberty finally returned to the City of Liberty, which had been absent for months, and Count Aracis was overjoyed to set up a banquet for them, which was indeed too high for a mercenary brigade, but it was undoubtedly the most important thing for Zenda at the moment.
At the long banquet, Shoy regretfully reported the results of the treasure hunt, although Kai had always had a bad premonition, but he was still a little disappointed when he really got the news, and the news after Shoy confirmed the location of the fortress where the Dark Knights invaded the continent, and also confirmed the plan of the Drua Order to try to awaken the Lord of Darkness.
In the courtyard of Earl's Court, Kebrak and Shaw sat on a stone chair and chatted......
"Xiao Yi, don't blame yourself too much, after all, the opponent is scheming, and it is not easy for you to escape from Minella Fortress, don't put too much pressure on yourself. ”
"We fell into a trap from the very beginning, and we lost two gems, but the Hero Badge is still in my hand......" She took out the Hero Badge from her bosom, and despite losing the embellishment of the Holy Stone, it was still so dazzling.
"What I was worried about finally happened, and Fei was ......" Kai made a mistake for a moment to say something related to Fei, but he suddenly woke up and immediately retracted his words.
But Xiao Yi still guessed, she suddenly remembered something important, stared into Kai's eyes, and asked from the bottom of her heart: "Uncle Kai, I want to ask...... Does Fe Ogst really exist, and he's still my brother?"
"This ...... Looks like you got the news from other sources. Yes, it's true, Fei is also my student, ten years ago, when Chanda accepted a large number of displaced people, Fei brought a little girl who was only five years old to Chanda, which is not easy for a boy under the age of ten, and since then the siblings have lived in Chanda, and they have been very cared for. In desperation, Kai had no choice but to tell the truth, hoping to bring Xiao Yi some relief.
"That girl is me? It's a pity that I remember too late and have no childhood impression at all...... Uncle Kai, can you tell me about my brother?" she asked weakly, not in any way.
Although Kai knew that the truth would cause harm to her, out of compassion for his adopted daughter, he gritted his teeth and agreed, telling her about their past without reservation.
"Fei is an active child, so he has been practicing martial arts with me since he settled down, and you are learning all kinds of knowledge about the secrets of the continent under the care of Alassis. According to Faye's wishes, Aracis and I have not let the two of you recognize each other, because the identity of the August clan is very likely to bring you death. ”
"Sounds like a good guy, so where is he now, I want to see him!"