Advance letter

Twin moon volleys

Under the dark shadow of the pendulum, death is bound to come

Take away his bride and the supreme dowry!

- King of Thieves

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The two of them walked and stopped for another half a day, and finally came to a small town when the sun was almost noon.

Although it is said to be a small town, the scale in front of it can no longer be described as small. How to say it, although it is not God, it is much bigger than the town where the two lived before.

The reason for this comparison is only because the girl has only seen the imperial capital and the previous town.

Before entering the town, Eren saw a number of soldiers standing at the gate of the town, some of them holding weapons with serious expressions, and others checking the travelers entering the town.

Elian was still a little surprised by this, after all, as a small town, even people who came in and out would be interrogated, which was too strict. For example, in the town where Ai Lian and Ai Yue stayed before, there were not even many soldiers in it, and they were all the mayor's personal bodyguards.

Looks like there's something going on in the town.

"Hey, you two stop, take out all the things you have with you!" Before the boy and girl could reach the gate of the town, two soldiers in silver armor came up to them, saluted them, and then interrogated.

Ai Lian took out the dagger on his waist and put it in the soldier's hand, and then smiled: "Haha, this big brother, we have this thing all over our bodies." You'll have to give it back to me when you're done! This is our dinner guy. ”

The soldier pulled out the dagger, just a very ordinary dagger, and even the blade was a little dull on it.

The two soldiers glanced at each other, then at Ai Yue, who was holding Ai Lian on the side, and didn't say anything. In their opinion, the two in front of them should be a combination of the runaway eldest lady and his subordinates, although this pair is rare in the countryside, but I heard that in the imperial capital, the eldest ladies there like to play this kind of game.

"Alright, it's nothing for you to do, you can go in!" the soldier nodded at Eren and turned to leave.

At the moment when the soldier left, Qin Feng hurriedly grabbed him and asked in a low voice, "This big brother, what happened here?"

"Alas, in fact, a few days ago, our mayor received a notice letter, which said that the king of thieves will come to the town, and at the time of the full moon, steal the town's secret treasures and the like, in short, there is no secret treasure, our place, there is not even a souvenir. Alas, thanks to him, many of the people who have come to the town recently are thieves and the like, which has made the order of our town a lot worse!"

The soldier's eldest brother was obviously extremely disgusted with those thieves who disturbed the order, and the more he talked, the more excited he became, and he was not at all as calm as he had been.

"Well—the king of thieves or something, it's really annoying!" Before Ai Lian could say anything, Ai Yue on the side spoke first. In this regard, Ai Lian could only smile apologetically to the soldier's eldest brother, and then the two entered the town together.

Walking on the noisy streets, I don't know if it's because of the large population of the town itself, or because of the recent sudden increase in outsiders, in short, there are all kinds of small merchants and vendors on both sides of the street.

Of course, due to the time of day, the restaurants and pubs on the roadside are also full.

Seeing those steaming restaurants, Ai Yue's feet suddenly couldn't walk. Although it is not exaggerated to the point of crouching on the ground and crying and shouting "I want to eat", judging by the way it floats to the sides of the street from time to time, it is close to its outburst.

Ai Lian took out a cloth bag from his arms, untied a few ropes tied to the cloth bag, touched a few remaining coins in the cloth bag, and slowly, Ai Lian raised his head and said with an embarrassed face: "Yue, we will save this meal... Don't grab the money bag!"

Ai Yue, who was dressed in a gorgeous dress, snatched the cloth bag from Ai Lian's hand with a speed that was not at all human. But when she saw the only remaining coins in the cloth bag, even Ai Yue, who had always been optimistic, slowly showed a depressed expression.

"Woo woo ~ Ai Lian, are we starving to death like this?" Ai Yue, who was crying, looked at Ai Lian with a worried face and whispered.

Looking at Ai Yue's current expression, Ai Lian could only gently touch Ai Yue's little head, and said firmly: "It's okay!

"But... After eating, there was not enough money to stay in the hotel at night... Ai Yue whispered, although she didn't know much about money, she still knew that the only money they had left was enough to eat or sleep.

"It's okay! The boat will naturally go straight to the bridge!" Ai Lian gently tidied up Ai Yue's somewhat messy hair, and smiled heartily.

"That... I'm going to have a big meal!"

“。。。 It's better to save a little once in a while?" said Elian, touching her nose and whispering advice.

However, Ai Yue, who was already immersed in the feast, did not listen to Ai Lian's suggestion, and ran into a restaurant alone, shouting as she ran: "Feast, feast, feast!"

"Okay... Banquet... Eren had to apologize for her wallet.

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It's night, and it's quieter than the thriving town during the day.

If I had to describe it, it would be more apt than the silence of the dead town.

Of course, the place where Ai Lian and Ai Yue are now is no different from the place where the dead stay.

Because Ai Yue ordered too much at lunch, the two of them seriously overspent their budgets, and now they don't even have money for dinner, let alone staying in a hotel.

"Goo... Hungry. Ai Yue covered her stomach and said pitifully in Ai Lian's ear.

In this regard, Ai Lian can only say that he is self-inflicted, if it weren't for Ai Yue's lunch when he ate too much at once, the two of them would at least be able to cope with a dinner. However, compared to Ai Yue, who had eaten a lot for lunch, Ai Lian, who had almost eaten nothing since the morning, seemed more calm. Maybe it's getting used to it, or maybe it's something else.

"I'm hungry!" Seeing that Ai Lian ignored herself, Ai Yue raised her voice slightly.

"I heard that, but there's nothing here!, and I should be thankful for finding an empty house that no one lives in!" said Elian, whispering, then turned around and went back to sleep.

"But the stomach ... Ah!!h

"Wait... My neck ... Air... "Ailian, who was suddenly attacked, desperately patted the arm that was wrapped around his neck, no, his brain was trembling!

"I'm sorry... I heard a voice from here, so I came to take a look. Unlike the two who were panicked, the voice from the dark shadow was more like a mechanical cold voice than a calm one.

"Ahh

"Ahem. It's okay. Eren hurriedly took a few breaths of air before turning his gaze to the dark shadow that made the sound.

The bright moonlight poured down from the roof with a hole in it, and in front of Eren's eyes was a beautiful "person" who seemed to be suffocating.