"I'm interested, but I have more important things to do right now. Kersmund replied.

"Whatever you want, sir. But I'm disappointed, you'd better reconsider, I'm rich, and I'll use money to show you my gratitude. I must have given my hopes to a passing stranger at a really pinching juncture. Anyway, I just hope you can help me and deserve my trust. The merchant said.

"I mean, can I help you after I've got what I have to do today?"

"No problem, they shouldn't kill my brother in the next few days, after all, they care about my money, and as long as I promise them enough ransom, they can delay for some time. ”

"Well, I'll help you as soon as I can!" said Kersmerd.

"Thanks! But you can't do it alone. If you're going to go and deal with the whole gang single-handedly, I promise, the hunters will be killed by their prey. You'll first have to gather a group of volunteers. In the nearby villages, there are always young men who want to find more interesting work to do than farming and fishing. If you pay them, they'll go with you. So, take this bag of 100 dinars and take it as an advance payment for your remuneration and go around the village. Use the money to recruit some people. I reckon you'll need at least five of your men to deal with the bandits. ”

"Very well, sir, I will go to the surrounding villages to gather men. ”

"Okay, when you've got enough people, you can find me here again, and we'll discuss what to do next. ”

Then, Korsmed said goodbye and left, returning to the snow outside.

He made a note of the house and the features of the alley so he could find it next time. Then he found his way back to the tavern where he had stayed.

After ten or twenty minutes of walking through the streets and alleys, Kersmoud finally returned to the door of the tavern where he had stayed, and the snow continued to fall, and it was still dark. Marksmoad knocked on the tavern door and shouted, "I'm back!"

"Who?" asked from inside the tavern.

"I'm the one who went out for a walk not long ago. Kersmund replied.

Before he could finish speaking, the door of the tavern was opened, and the man who was on the night watch looked him up and down, and then smiled: "Sir, you probably have walked around the city of Kulau this time, right?"

As he walked towards the tavern, Kosmund asked, "Have I been out for a long time?"

The fellow closed the door as soon as Sensed entered the tavern, and replied, "It's almost five o'clock in the morning, and you've been out for more than an hour." ”

"Oh, how time flies!" replied Kersmund with a smile, "but it's nice to be able to pass the time like this." ”

"Sir, where the hell have you been? It's so cold outside, and it's snowing heavily, and I really don't want to be out there any longer. Also, sir, have you ever encountered a robber after you have been out there for so long?"

"I've been robbed by robbers, but they're not good enough to stop me. Ekmerd said.

"Haha, Mr. is really a master of art and bold, we are ordinary people, there are no special circumstances, who would go outside late at night! ”

"Well, it's a bit risky to go out at a time like this, but if you don't, you'll probably miss out on some interesting things. ”

"What's the matter?"

"You get out and about, and instead of taking the time to listen to other people's experiences, it's better to take risks yourself. ”

"Don't make fun of me, sir. ”

"Well, you have the freedom to stay here and wait for dawn. "I've got to have breakfast and start my busy day." ”

After a hearty meal in the tavern, Sensed left the tavern again and rode his military horse towards the arena.

The snow was much lighter, and the sky didn't seem to be so dark, but there were still no pedestrians on the streets.

Kersmund tied his horse to a stable next to the arena gate, then pushed the door open and walked into the arena.

At this time, many torches had been lit in the arena for lighting, and more than 20 subordinates of the arena owner were walking around the arena, seemingly cleaning and cleaning up in the arena. Before they reached the arena, Enqi and Serena had already thrown the downed Shadow Assassins out of the door, and after that, the patrols passing through the city had taken it for granted to clear them out.

"What a hateful thing, who the hell would have dared to make trouble in my arena! Didn't you say that you two would duel here? Why did these guys pop up again! If it wasn't for Archer being injured by that kid, how could they be so rampant with me?"

"It's a bunch of mysterious people dressed in black, and I don't know what they come from! We've fought them, and some of them are very powerful. It was as if they had come in looking for someone, and then the person they were looking for was mixed in with them...... Well, I don't know what it was, but they ended up leaving on their own. A woman's voice answered.

"Alas, it seems that you will not be allowed to duel in my arena late at night in the future! In the future, even if you give me ten times the money, I won't give you the key to the arena, I don't care if you're Xie Rena or Enqi!" the arena owner complained.

Ksmerd followed the sound and walked to the left passage, then up the stairs to the stands. Two figures stood in front of one of the railings in the stands, one of which moved as he came up from the Kirsmoed, and then walked towards the staircase.

The man was none other than the owner of the arena, and he was about to walk from the stands to the preparation room to check for any damage, when he happened to bump into the oncoming Kosmerd. As soon as he recognized Sensed, his face, full of exasperation and dissatisfaction, involuntarily showed another emotion—fear.

"Good morning, sir. Korsmer calmly greeted the arena owner.

"Good morning...... You're really early, young man, but you should have come earlier, because you're the second person to come here today, and you're the one who came before you," said the arena owner, pointing to the figure standing in front of the railing, the anger and dissatisfaction on his face subsided a lot, but his tone was still very unpleasant, "Ms. Serena, you must have heard her name. I hope you won't be second in today's competition, haha. ”

Kersmund heard what he was saying, but didn't bother with him, just smiled and nodded at him, then ignored him, and walked forward without stopping.

The Arena Boss glanced back at the back of Kersmurd, then at the figure standing in front of the railing, let out a "hehe" sneer, then turned his head and swaggered towards the staircase.

Kersmund walked behind the figure, paused, and asked respectfully, "Are you Ms. Serena?"

The woman stood in front of the railing, watching intently at the nearly ten people in the field clearing the snow, and her body was also motionless. After hearing Kersmer's inquiry, she slowly turned to look at Kersmer.

Not long ago, in this arena, Kersmerd had been in close proximity to the woman named Serina, but the scene was too chaotic for Keressed to notice what Serena looked like. Now, he finally has a chance to take a good look at what this "relative" of his looks like.

I saw that she was wearing a leather short-sleeved shirt, and she looked more than thirty years old, which at first glance gave people a sense of maturity and stability. Kersmund had thought that no matter what the "loved one" looked like, at least she would have a pair of eyes that shone with a fierce gaze, and if she didn't look at him like the one that Marit had shown when she decided to help him, it would at least make him feel the awe he deserved.

However, to the surprise of Eksmerd, the eyes that belonged to her before his eyes revealed a hollow and dull look, a dull and dull gaze. And it was obvious to Usmerd that such a look, such a gaze, was not in any way the same as the cloudy and gloomy gaze that Marit had once used as a disguise, it was a manifestation that came from her true heart.

Her short black ear-length hair and a pair of sword eyebrows could have given people a clean and neat feeling, but after being matched with her pair of dull eyes, it lost its original foiling effect, and even became a strong contrast, which further contrasted the hollowness and gloom in her eyes. Aside from a pair of sword eyebrows and a slightly larger mouth, her entire face was featureless. This is really a very ordinary face, not good-looking at all, it is a typical face that makes people forget it once they see it.

She turned around, looked Kesmerd up and down, and said lightly in a thick and deep female voice: "Yes, I am Serena, may I ask who you are and what is the matter with me?"

Kersmund was slightly disappointed, but not because she looked ordinary—something he didn't care about, and he didn't have any fantasies—but because her gaze was very different from what he expected.

The eyes are the windows of the soul, and through a person's eyes, you can probably guess a person's general personality and attitude towards the world. From Serena's eyes, Xmerd could see that she had too much indifference and numbness to the outside world, and as for what caused such indifference, Naxmerd had no way of knowing.

A smile appeared on Kersmode's face, hiding his disappointment, and said, "I've heard your name for a long time, and I'm glad to finally see you today, my name is Kersmer." ”

Xie Rena said coldly: "Don't talk about these useless things, just say anything directly." Do you want to duel with me? I have to declare first, duel with me, and if I win, you will give me ten thousand dinars, and even if I lose, you will give me two thousand dinars. Otherwise, I won't accept your request for a duel. ”

Kosmerd originally wanted to say more, and first get close to this "relative", but he didn't expect her to be so indifferent to herself, and she opened her mouth to duel and dinar, so she had to say: "No, I'm not looking for you to duel." I'm coming to you today for Marit, and she has something I want to convey to you. ”

Xie Rena frowned slightly, and a trace of consternation seemed to flash in her eyes, and said, "Marit, I have a little impression of this name, what does she want to say to me?"

Kersmund said sadly, "What she asked me to say is: Actually, she didn't think you were her student before she broke with you......"

Before Xmerd could finish speaking, Sherena interrupted her and said, "Hmph, I didn't think of her as a teacher a long time ago, what is she proud of? Don't think that if you teach me some skills, you can step on me under her feet and let her control me, and say that she didn't treat me as a student for a long time, she wants to step on me, jump up, and show how noble and wise she is, right?" When Xie Rena said this, another special brilliance appeared in her dull and dull eyes. This kind of brilliance was manifested by the burning of anger, and the generation of this anger was so sudden and fervent, as if it had been hidden deep in her heart, and finally broke out at this opportune time.

"No! you listen to me!" said Kersmund hurriedly, "she said that she had long since dismissed you as her student, because she had long regarded you as her daughter, so no matter what, she would always have a place for you in her heart, like a mother who always kept the door open for her children!"

Hearing Kersmer's words, Xie Rena was stunned on the spot, and after a long time, she asked softly, "Really?

"It's true, I remember it clearly, every word is not wrong, this is what she asked me to tell you!"

"Haha, you made these things up yourself, right? Are you deliberately amusing me? I am at odds with her, how could she say such a thing to me? It is ridiculous to think about it! I will not believe a word you say unless you let her say such things in front of me herself. Serena said disapprehantly.

She ...... There's no way she's in front of you now......" Sensed said, choking up and her eyes moistening, "She's dead, just two years ago that winter......

"What? she's dead?" Xie Rena was stunned again, and after seeing Eksmod nodding, she suddenly laughed and said: "Hahaha, she is finally dead, she should have died a long time ago, a person who claims to have no desires and desires, sees through the world, and always thinks that she is high up, trampling the world under her feet, and ignoring the fame and fortune in the world, she should have left this world a long time ago and gone to the so-called heaven to see her God!"

"What are you talking about?" Kersmerd glared at Serena fiercely and roared, "I will never allow you to say that about Marit!"

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