Chapter 25: The Joker
As a remote city, the distant mountain town is not very close to the trend.
However, it can also be seen that from time to time, there are gentlemen wearing tank tops, jackets, trousers, and three-piece suits walking by the side of the road.
Of course, there is usually one or several graceful girls in dresses around them.
Al was wearing a shirt and trousers that Leo's family had prepared for him.
It's not that he doesn't have a coat or tank top, but Al doesn't like the kind of tight clothes, so he just wears them.
Wearing a shirt and holding a cross sword wrapped in cloth, Al walked down the streets of Far Mountain City without much eyesight.
After all, Al is not a particularly good-looking person, just relatively delicate.
Therefore, Al didn't encounter anything along the way, and walked leisurely in the city.
If it weren't for those people who followed him like hanging boots, Al would have been more laid-back.
That's right, Al had spotted someone following him.
Although when he had just walked out of Leo's house, Al didn't notice it right away.
However, Al had been wandering around the city for a while, and with his wizard's apprentice-level mental powers, he quickly discovered the problem.
This is especially certain when those who are following have appeared in Al's sight many times, intentionally or unintentionally.
Al knew very well that in Far Mountain City, the biggest possibility that he could send someone to follow him was Randy.
Because he was able to hire someone to follow him in Far Mountain City, and there was no one else but Randy.
Of course, Al's guess was correct.
He just didn't expect that his titular mother and uncle would be so frustrated and want to kill him.
And Al didn't expect that the mayor of Linshan Town, Uso, was Viscount Terra's man.
The three parties are now united in order to kill El before he returns to Linshan Town.
Observing the people behind him who were following him, Al suddenly picked up speed, dodged, and entered an alley.
The moment he entered the alley, Al rushed to the other side of the alley as fast as he could.
When the men who were following Al hurried into the alley, all they could see was the back of Al at the exit on the other side of the alley.
And under the leadership of Hu Bo, when these stalkers rushed out of the alley, there was no trace of Al.
Although it is only separated by an alley, this street is significantly different from the previous one.
If that street just now is a street that is worn by decent people in the distant mountain city in today's era.
Then this street is obviously the street where the middle and lower class residents live in Yuanshan City.
There were obviously many times more people in this street than the one just now.
The width of the street is significantly smaller than the one just now.
Therefore, under the surging flow of people, Hu Bo and the others could not see any trace of Al at all.
Gritting his teeth and shouting, Hu Bo still didn't plan to give up after all, and rushed into the flow of people with people.
As for Al, he was already wearing a wide black robe that he had bought with a silver coin.
He squeezed his shoulders slightly, looking like a middle-aged man forced by life.
Following the flow of people, Al came to a small plaza surrounded by small shops.
In the middle of this small square, some people are juggling, others are doing magic.
Among them, the most crowded person is a man dressed as a clown.
He had a deck of playing cards in his hand, and he kept changing the poker magic.
Because this man turned poker magic into a magical trick, it attracted a lot of people to watch.
There are even people with slightly wealthy families who throw out copper pieces as rewards.
Seeing that the copper in the box in front of him gradually increased, the clown's smiling face became more and more sincere.
However, the clown who came to the distant mountain city for the first time didn't know that even among the jugglers, there were industry rules.
If it's enough to see a stranger come to your own place and juggle.
Then this stranger is more popular than them, and gets more tips, but they can't stand it.
Therefore, it didn't take long for some people to rise up with crooked brains.
At the edge of the square, a scruffy man staggered through the crowd and came to the clown.
This sloppy man has several scars on his face, which makes people feel more and more ugly.
And he forcibly squeezed into the crowd, which also made some of the people who were originally happy to watch magic choose to leave.
However, the clown didn't seem to see this, and kept performing poker magic.
This made the sloppy man's eyes narrowed slightly, and the corners of his mouth showed a sinister smile.
He stepped forward and kicked the box containing the copper in front of the clown.
Then he sneered: "What is the performance, what is there to see about breaking poker."
Come, show me a burlesque, or the chest crushing boulder that has been handed down from the ancient Oriental country can also be done. ”
The clown looked at the sloppy man as if he was afraid of him, and immediately took a few steps back.
At the same time, he looked at the sloppy man and whispered, "Yes, I'm sorry, I won't perform those shows."
Otherwise, I'll give you a card magic trick, and my card magic will become beautiful. ”
"What! You said you couldn't perform what I said, did you look down on me?
Now I'll show you what will happen to those who look down on me. ”
The sloppy man was originally looking for trouble.
Therefore, when he heard the clown say that he would not be able to do those two shows, he immediately showed an angry look.
At the same time, he screamed as he threw his fist violently, smashing the Joker in the face and knocking the Joker to the ground.
Immediately afterwards, the sloppy man kept adding punches and kicks to the clown, scolding and scolding while beating, and his attitude was extremely vicious.
At this time, anyone with a discerning eye could see that the sloppy man was obviously looking for trouble with the clown.
However, even if they saw it, no one would speak for the clown.
After all, near the small square is a gang called the Circus.
The ability to dare to beat up entertainers in small squares is obviously backed by a circus.
Therefore, everyone present did not dare to stop the sloppy man from beating the clown.
Even a few people with a sense of justice became silent after the name of the circus was said by the people next to them.
Sometimes, the violence gets worse as the people around you look at it coldly.
The sloppy man had already drunk, and when he saw that everyone around him was looking at him with a little fear, he suddenly felt very accomplished.
He looked left and right, picked up the stone from the ground, and prepared to shoot it at the jester's head.
However, at this moment, a palm suddenly grabbed the sloppy man's wrist.
This palm is very strong, so that the sloppy man can't help but let go of his hand under the pain of his wrist.
The person who made the shot was naturally Al who was mixed in the crowd.
Originally, in order to hide from the tracking of Hu Bo and others, he didn't plan to meddle in things.
But when he saw the sloppy man lifting the stone, he still couldn't hold back after all, and shot at the sloppy man.
Turning his head, the scruffy man looked at Al and drank out of pain and anger.
"You kid, don't be nosy, or I'll beat you up.
Or do you want to offend our circus, you must know that our circus has a big gang of hundreds of people!"
Listening to the sloppy man's words, Al smiled disdainfully and said, "A gang of people who bully the weak and fear the weak.
In my opinion, this kind of gang is not worth paying attention to at all, so don't use this kind of name to scare me. ”
After finishing speaking, Al didn't talk much nonsense with the sloppy man, and shook his arm violently, directly throwing the sloppy man away.
hit the ground with his head, although he didn't fall to death, the sloppy man still fainted directly.
Seeing this, Al stepped forward and lifted the Joker up from the ground.
At the same time, he opened his mouth and said to the clown: "People can only rely on themselves, you must know how to fight."
Otherwise, the next time you encounter something like this, there may not be someone like me to help you.
You take these three silver coins first, buy some food, buy some medicine, and count it as my reward for your magic just now. ”
As soon as he finished speaking, Al saw Hu Bo and the others who were gradually approaching here.
Pouting, Al didn't say a word, walked directly into the crowd, and walked in the opposite direction of Hu Bo and the others.
When the matter was over, the people who watched the excitement dispersed one after another.
Today's drama, although it is rare, is definitely not unseen.
So when it was over, people talked to each other and dispersed.
And the clown silently put away the box and carried it on his back.
Then he looked at the three silver coins in his hand, and with a flip of his wrist, the silver coins disappeared into his hand.
At this time, an inexplicable smile bloomed on the clown's low face.
Moreover, he muttered to himself in a voice that no one else could hear, "Low-level wizard apprentice...... I didn't expect to see the same kind.
It's just that the strength is still too shallow, but it is also a small green fruit that has not yet matured.
When it matures, it's delicious, and it's a little exciting to think about it. ”
Muttering to himself, the clown walked into the side alley with his head bowed.
Just now he saw that the sloppy man who was in a coma for a short time had walked into this alley.
Sure enough, when the clown continued to go deeper into the alley, he saw a sloppy man walking in the alley with his head covered.
At this time, a bloodthirsty smile appeared at the corner of the clown's mouth.
At the same time, his wrist flipped slightly, and the three playing cards were caught between the clown's fingers.
"Ah...... The person you just hit hurt a lot.
To compensate, why don't we two play a game?
Whoever wins, he will live, and whoever loses will die a painful death.
This game is my favorite, and it's cheaper for you today.
These words, with the simple tone of the nursery rhyme version, were like the voice of a demon, which made the sloppy man's body stiffen instantly.
Immediately after, the sloppy man saw the face of a clown with a bloodthirsty smile.
And the playing cards with a hint of coldness, like sharp blades.