The man walked up to the girl, his burly body and wind-blown cloak shrouded the girl in shadow, the girl lowered her head timidly, the man did not look at her, only stared at the team members who reunited downstream, the muscles on his face twitched, with a lingering hatred.

"You have one more chance, if you fail again......" The girl looked up at the man in fear, and the man turned and walked into the shadows without looking back, leaving only a chilling cold voice in her ear: "You know what will happen." The girl stood dumbfounded, her black robe making her look like a helpless ghost, and the man with long white hair caught her eye, and she looked at it for a long time, with tears in her eyes, all that had flashed in her mind.

"Don't be afraid, human, I have no ill ......"

"My name is Harcre, I'm the leader here, this is the elven village of Cole, you're ......"

"If we are going to separate tomorrow and probably not see each other again in the future, will you remember me......"

"Humans are terrible, we can't see through their hearts, they are too deep, too good at hiding their hearts!!"

The girl shuddered, and his words from the last parting echoed in her ears: "I only hope to get a true answer from you!" At that moment, she really wanted to fly down from this cliff, throw herself into his arms, and tell him everything, but the words of the man in blue made fear reoccupy her body and mind: "You have one more chance...... Do you know what will happen......" She held her head desperately trying to shake the thought in her heart, raised her head sadly, and glanced nostalgically at the familiar silver back downstream, closed her eyes and sighed. Turned and faded into the shadows.

"Duke, they're gone?"

Ling Yue silently approached the Duke from behind. The Duke was watching three dark shadows escape into the darkness at this time.

The Duke replied calmly, without looking back at the source of the familiar voice. Ling Yue turned behind the Duke. Looking at the direction the three of them left, he asked with relief, "Did they find her?"

"Yes, the eyes and ears of the thief city lord are all over the world, whether it is the kitchen cellar of the common people or the study and bathroom of the royal palace, as long as he wants to find something, he will not find nothing. Although the duke's tone was sarcastic, there was a hint of sneer in his solemn expression. As a ruler, he is interested in the thief capital of Del, who is outside the law of the land. and the constant jealousy of its highly respected leaders.

"The Lord of the Thieves is that Noo Li of Del?I heard that he is our countryman, his father is a wealthy merchant of Qiongyun, he has always been cautious and chivalrous, he wanted to be a knight but could not do so, in order to resist the oppression of the minions of Mondrec V, he left home to learn the arts, in Eden because he sacrificed his life to rescue a girl who was abused by two beast officers, met his teacher, and after five years of training, became one of the most unheard of the rangers. ”

"Yes. It was him, the girl he rescued was named Ting Xue, and was later sent to the ivory tower to study magic with our teacher, Master Nolan, who should be considered our junior sister. But her identity seems mysterious. I've been to the ivory tower a few times, but I haven't seen her, and even the teacher doesn't want to talk about her. "The three figures have merged with the night. Only a bright moon hung in the sky, looking out at this small valley in the middle of the deserted mountains. The Duke turned and left Taniguchi. Walking on the weeds that had been trampled all over the ground towards the valley station, Ling Yue walked side by side with him. Listen to him continue the previous topic: "As for Neo Li, he and his Thieves Guild are undoubtedly legends in the Ranger world, and there are many legends about him out there, have you ever heard of his unique design of the guild rules?"

"I think all I know is the legend of how he led the newly formed Thieves' Guild to purge Del's evil forces and expelled them all from Del, so that they were embraced by the people of Del, but I really don't know about the rules within their guild. ”

"Yes, the Thieves' Guild is the representative of the Del Ranger Guild, and Noor Li is also the most popular guild leader among the Del people, it is hard to imagine that a society of thieves will be respected and supported by the people of a city without committing any crimes, but this is indeed true. The bright moonlight once again reflected a slightly mocking smile on the duke's face, "All of this stems from the rules laid down by Neo Lai, the people of the Thieves' Guild are not the rogue villains that the lords imagined, they do not prey on the common people, nor do they blackmail the benevolent rich merchants and nobles. But the profiteers did not dare to show their faces in Del, and the lone wandering rangers were also their only choice, but they never bullied others, because the first rule was to prohibit violent robbery and gathering crowds to retaliate, and if they broke the rules, they would face Nuo Li himself. ”

"What do you say about him?" Ling Yue's bright eyes flashed with curiosity in the dark night shadows.

"This is also the most peculiar of Noo Li's rules: the violator will be executed, but he will have a chance to live before he dies, provided that he has to fight a duel with Noo Li, and if he kills Noo Li, he will not only live, but also rule the entire guild......" The duke's footsteps paused, looking back at his friend, Ling Yue saw the light smile on the duke's face reflected in the moonlight, which mixed mockery and slyness, and suddenly realized what he was going to say," It's just a pity that it is said that so far the duel has not lasted more than a minute. ”

"He's a bit weird and interesting!"

The Duke glanced at the approving smile on Ling Yue's face, shrugged his shoulders, and replied approvingly: "That's right, he is simply a knight among thieves. However, the real knight is presented as a killer, and there seems to be no shortage of such eccentricities among the rangers. ”

"Do you mean that Billy Winmill who came with Neo Leigh?"

"That's right, the man nicknamed 'Dragon Python', you should be no stranger. It is said that he is the professional killer with the highest commission at the moment, and the treasure of the Del Killer Society. It's just that if you want him to do things for you, you don't have the money to do it. ”

"I've heard of him," Ling Yue continued, taking the duke's words, "I heard that he made a rule of three things: first, not to kill a man whose family has old and weak women and children to support him; second, not to kill a husband whose wife is pregnant; and third. Do not kill people who are upright and kind. The first two are fine, but the last one is unheard of among the killers. Breaking the rule that killers don't care about right and wrong. ”

"That's right, because he's a true knight. He was unwilling to oppress the good, for which he offended many people, who hated him to the core, but did not dare to show it, not only because he was afraid of his martial arts, but also because he was the backbone of the Falcon Ranger Alliance, just like Sgunel Qinglong and Nuo Li, and to be an enemy of him was to be an enemy of the entire Ranger Alliance, this kind of pressure. It's hard for anyone to bear. The last sentence, the Duke's tone sounded more like a sigh, as if the pressure he was talking about was invisibly pressing on his heart.

"Killers, thieves, bounty hunters, I'm curious how the three of them came to be friends in life and death. Perhaps in order to divert the duke's attention, Ling Yue cleverly turned the topic to the lighter side, and the duke, of course, had no intention of continuing his heavy thoughts, and replied: "I don't know much about the relationship between the 'dragon python' and the green dragon. But I know that very well. Eleven years ago, the massacre of Cole, a small elven village on the border between Normandela Forest and Qiongyun, was the only survivor of the massacre, and Harkley - now Sgurnell Qinglong - became the only survivor of the tragedy. The Duke reminisced as he walked slowly on the meadow full of insects, with the usual calm steps of the nobility.

"Why did he save the green dragon? human thieves and elves. They should have nothing to do with each other, could it be just because Noor Li has a chivalrous heart and doesn't want the cold-blooded prince to interfere with his black knights to plunder and slaughter the nearby villagers because of the green dragon. So he drew his sword to help and rescued Qinglong?" the duke's words made Ling Yue feel that there must be a mystery in it.

The Duke smiled and asked, "Have you ever met a person?" Does it make you feel like you're playing against each other, and you're a little sympathetic?"

Ling Yue thought for a moment. I didn't think of such a person: "If there is, maybe it's you and me?" he said with a smile.

The Duke stopped and put his right hand on Ling Yue's shoulder affectionately, shook his head and said, "No, you and I are friends, this kind of feeling can only arise between two strangers or even hostile people. At that time, Noo Li was the king of killers, and no one could beat him, including his master. It was in the nature of the ranger to be aggressive, and I guess he must have wondered who was the fastest among them, a bow and arrow or a dagger. ”

"And what is the final result?" Ling Yue looked at the Duke with interest.

"The final result ......"

......

"In the end, we found them hiding in a valley near Del, where I had set up a man's watch, and there was also a man there supposedly. ”

"Who is he, what is their relationship?" Qinglong looked vigilantly at the middle-aged man with neat black short hair next to him, the other party did not have the slightest fear because of his eyes, because the calm edge in his eyes was more breathtaking than Qinglong.

According to his brother, the man was supposed to be her leader, and she obeyed him unconditionally. I think he was probably the mastermind of the whole affair, and maybe that includes the case of Cole Village. The black-haired man's keen gaze penetrated the Qi bangs in front of his forehead in the night, and landed on Qinglong's face, although the human eyes could not allow him to see through the fog of the night like Qinglong, and clearly looked at the elf's face with a confident and slightly weird smile, but with his understanding of Qinglong, he had already guessed his state of mind at the moment.

"We should go and thank him properly, if he hadn't sent her into the village to be an inside line eleven years ago, and guided the Black Knight to level my village, there wouldn't be Sgunella ...... Qinglong in eleven years" The sneer paused here, and Qinglong glanced at Noo thoughtfully? Li, the latter's eyes hidden under the bangs well blocked his mind, but it allowed him to keenly observe the other party's movements, at this moment he noticed that Qinglong's gaze swept over the short sword on his waist, the crystal inlaid on the hilt of the sword shone slightly in the night, he looked up and stared at the aftertaste expression on Qinglong's face, and his mind flashed that after he rescued Qinglong, the fierce duel between the two Qinglong won by ingenuity, one by one unforgettable moments, like the dazzling crystal on the elf short sword given to him by Qinglong, became an indelible memory in his life。

"If the news of Lai's men's investigation is good, that man must be Karl Ivan, the crown prince of Mondrek V! This guy has been lurking for ten years, and now he has appeared at this critical moment, he must have an ulterior motive!" A man who walked with the two of them who had not spoken. At this time, he suddenly spoke, and Qinglong and Noo Li looked back at him in unison. This man, nicknamed "Dragon Python", has a completely different style from the two, and his words and eyebrows reveal an elegant and noble temperament. It was as if he was a gentle court knight, with a kind face that one could never have imagined that he would be a feared professional killer, with three javelins on his back like the sharp teeth of a dragon and the red letter of an angry python, glittering in the moonlight.

"Winmill, fifteen years ago, you failed to kill Mondrek V and Cayes and take your beloved Lytis out of the palace. But now, you have a chance to face Karl Ivan head-on, and I'm sure we won't miss this opportunity......" Qinglong's words brought back dusty memories of Billy Winmill, the former leader of the Dragon Knights under the rule of Mondrec V, who still remembers his rebellion against Mondrek V and his attempt to elope with Princess Lydis, only to have to accept the bitter consequences of defeat and the death of Lydis.

"Lytice is a lotus flower that does not stain out of sludge. She longs for happiness and peace in the world, while his eldest brother is trying to break the peace we have worked so hard to gain, and I will certainly not allow him to do so!" he gritted his teeth like a blazing wind, fanning the fire of revenge in the hearts of Qinglong and Noo Lai. Make them even more looking forward to the decisive battle with Karl Ivan.

At this moment, the three rangers are in the northwest of the territory of Eden in the northern part of the kingdom, and they have just left the "capital of thieves" Del, two kilometers away from the kingdom's military center "Iron City" Edin. Walk towards the valley of the target and track down the mastermind behind the DQ Magic Stone, the crown prince of the former monarch of Mondrec V. Karl Ivan Iandis.

The mouth of the valley is already close in front of you, and the secluded valley looks deep and secluded. There was no moon tonight, everything seemed to be swallowed up by endless darkness, and the wind was like a mischievous child, gently shaking the grass and trees all over the place, sometimes making a rustling sound, and occasionally touching the traveler's nerves in the dark and silent environment. The stone walls on both sides of the valley are like mighty giants, rendered hideously and terrifyingly by the shadows of the night. However, the three uninvited guests in the darkness were unconcerned about the silence that invaded them, they only watched their surroundings vigilantly, and the silent environment provided them with effective assistance.

There was a soft sound, so light that it was almost impossible to tell whether it was the sound of grass or the wind, and the green dragon keenly caught it, "Who? Come out!" With a low roar, an arrow was aimed at the grass, even though it didn't look out of the ordinary. Noo Li had already heard the noise, and he turned around and whistled softly, and the sound was like dew drops at the rising sun, which instantly dissipated in the wind. A similar whistle sounded from the opposite side, and a dark figure stood up from the grass: "Boss, it's me." ”

"Own people. Noo Li gestured to his companion and stepped forward, and the other party respectfully bowed to him, and Noou Li had no intention of dwelling on these red tapes, and asked bluntly, "How is the situation?"

"We found two makeshift huts in the valley, in which a man in a blue cloak and a very beautiful woman lived, and no one else had been in or out. ”

"What do we do now?" said Noo Li, who turned back to Qinglong for advice. The elven ranger's gaze stared at the deep valley mouth, and his tone did not hesitate: "Go in." ”

"How are the people inside doing?"

The thief looked at the boss with some hesitation, and said, "The man and the woman came back at dusk, and after dark the man went out, and our brother followed him all the way into Del, but he was soon lost, and I don't know if he was found, but the man was very alert." Nuo Li didn't say anything, and his gaze fell on Qinglong's face. The elven ranger pondered for a moment, as if he had made up his mind, and said in a firm tone: "Don't care about that man for now, let's go find her first, maybe we can meet him back." Neo Li then turned around and told the thief to be on guard and report the abnormality in time, and the thief promised to return to his hiding place. The three of them walked side by side into the mouth of the monster's bloody valley, and in the darkness there was only a sharp blade that shimmered with a little starlight.

The valley is not deep, the three of them followed the valley path around the corner, and soon saw the small wooden houses lit in the dark, Qinglong saw that there were two opposite wooden houses in the center of the circular valley, and the half-human high fence wall enclosed a small courtyard, which looked quiet and elegant. The three of them quickly and silently crossed the grass and felt under the fence, and were about to climb over the fence wall into the courtyard, when the door of the wooden house with the lights on suddenly opened, and a figure came out of it. (To be continued......)