Since they wore the regular military uniforms of the Knights, it also means that these eight heavily armed soldiers were all regular army knights of Garbadia. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 What intrigued Daron was the identity of the blond young man who was surrounded among the eight.

Compared with the eight guys around him with serious expressions and sharp eyes, the expression of the blonde young man was relaxed. Although the unpleasantness of walking in the heavy rain made him frown, the steps under his feet were as if he was on an outing.

At this moment, a knight who looked like a leader of the team walked up to the blond young man and said:

"My lord, there should be a place to shelter from the rain at the foot of the mountain ahead, and for the sake of your delicate body, we should hurry up. ”

The knight had a crisp and neat short hair, and looked to be about forty-five years old. To the surprise of Daron and his party, he actually called "adult" to a young man who looked younger than him.

The blonde young man listened to the knight's words, his face was slightly unhappy, and he said to him:

"I see...... But Karen, please don't use the word 'delicate body', my body that has experienced more than ten years of wind and rain outside is not pampered. ”

The knight, who had been called Karen, did not feel any disgust at the young man's rebuke, and bowed his upper body politely before retreating.

Only then did everyone who was hiding in the grass next to them confirm that the other party was not an enemy, so they all showed a more reassuring expression. But the feeling of being motionless in the grass is very uncomfortable. Due to the proximity, Merufa put away the magic shield early, so now everyone was drenched in the rain, and they didn't dare to wipe the rain off their faces for fear that they would be discovered if they moved.

"It seems to be the young nobleman and his bodyguard. Daron whispered.

"Since we're soldiers from Galbadia, we don't have to hide, why don't we go up and say hello to them?" asked Melua innocently.

"Still don't want it, you see that the members of their knights are all nervous, and they seem to be very vigilant, and they are obviously guarding some important people like that. At this time, there is no need for us to rush out and let them misunderstand, let's just wait for them here. Kyle, what do you think?" Daron suppressed his curiosity and asked Kyllloa.

"Well, let's not go out. Kylloa was in favour.

In this way, the group of knights surrounded the blonde youth and soon approached the grass where Daron and his party were, and everyone hiding in the grass lowered their bodies and even held their breath, quietly waiting for the knights and the blonde youth to pass in front of them.

The rain was pouring down, and Talon and the blonde youth were very cooperative at this time and did not speak, only the sound of rain in all directions and the sound of the nine people stepping on the mud as they walked.

Mei Lufa hid at the back of the group, and although she couldn't see the situation in front of her, she didn't dare to move her body casually for fear of being discovered. However, after squatting on the ground for a while, she felt that her feet were really sore, so she wanted to put her hands on the ground to share the weight of her body.

At this moment, she touched something slippery and slimy in the muddy soil, and her whole body was immediately agitated. But fortunately, she didn't scream on the spot. But at the same time, she froze in place, too frightened to move.

The slippery and slimy thing was probably a creature, and after being held down by Meruva, it seemed to be frightened, so it climbed up with Meruvia's small hand.

The thing climbed slowly, but the more it did, the more terrifying it became. The whole body was now focused on his hand, and he felt deeply that the thing was trying to burrow into the sleeve and climb onto his arm. Although Melufa's reason told her not to look down at this time, in the end she couldn't help but slowly lower her head......

It was, oh no, a large white snot that covered the back of Meluvia's hand, still squirming slowly. The tip of the strip of snot, with two small tentacles, moves back and forth. Often, people refer to this creature as a "slug".

"Ahh

A girl's short, screaming sounded in the grass. Not only the nine people were startled, but even the rest of Talon and his party were taken aback.

"Bang bang!" the knights' eight long swords pinned to their waists were unsheathed in unison, but the blond young man stood a little stunned.

Cullen stepped forward and protected the blonde youth behind him, and along with the other knights, pointed his sword at the grass that made a suspicious noise.

"Who is it!?"

Realizing that she had made a mistake, Mei Lufa shyly lowered her head and endured the hot gaze of her own people.

Daron shook his head helplessly, and was the first to slowly stand up from the grass with his hands raised.

"Don't be nervous, we're not bad people. ”

So, the others followed him and stood up. Seeing five people emerge from the grass at once, the expressions of the eight knights immediately became nervous.

"Not a bad guy, what are you hiding there?!" Cullen roared sharply, her voice so majestic that she shuddered and hid behind Kyllloa.

"Actually, we were afraid that you would be bad people, so we hid there. ”

"What a mess, you also saw it, we are soldiers of Garbadia, so I advise you that you better not lie to us!"

Realizing that what he said didn't fully explain their reason for hiding in the grass, Dartain reorganized his language and began to explain:

"We lost one of our companions, and we found you on our way to find her, and because we didn't know who you were, we set up an ambush beforehand, but now it seems that we were too worried. ”

Daron didn't tell the whole truth to Cullen, partly to avoid trouble, and secondly because he thought that if he did, he might cause trouble for no reason.

"This is just your side of the story, is there any evidence to prove what you said?"

It seems that Cullen is planning to break the casserole and ask to the end, and his vigilance is so strict, which indirectly means that the person they are escorting seems to be a big man. Daron stole a glance at the blonde young man standing behind Karen, who was looking at Daron and his party with curiosity, the smile on his face contrasting with the tense atmosphere around him.

"It looks like he's just a nobleman who hasn't seen the world. Daron thought as he slowly reached into his pocket.

"Don't move! what do you want to do?!" Cullen immediately shouted at Darlon's movements, and the other knights also cast their sharp eyes on Darlon, clenching the sword in their hands.

"Relax~ You're too nervous, aren't you going to be tired?" Daron soothed the emotions of the knights on the other side with words, and at the same time took something out of his pocket and shook it in the air a few times, showing it to the others.

"I don't have any decent evidence, it's something my companion was wearing, and we picked it up on the ground when we found her gone, believe it or not. ”

In Darlon's hand was a silver necklace with a simple shape but extremely delicate workmanship.

"What does a mere necklace mean?" but Cullen didn't seem to buy it.

"I think so. Daron smiled wryly and put away Alicia's necklace.

However, the others did not notice, only the blonde young man's face changed drastically when he saw the necklace.

"Do you have any other evidence?" Cullen continued to ask.

"Wait a minute, big brother. At this time, Valrhona frowned and stood up, "We are people who have nothing to do with you, why do we have to accept your interrogation here for no reason? We still have urgent matters, I'm sorry, you continue to hurry, we are looking for our companions, everyone is safe, isn't it okay?"

The knights were attracted by Valrhona's charismatic temperament and beauty the moment they saw her, but the next moment they were all called back by a sense of responsibility.

"You're all right to hide in the grass, how do I know you're not going to ambush us?" Cullen still couldn't accept it.

"Oh my God, can't you hide in the grass if you're fine, do we like to enjoy the privacy of the grass, and get in your way?" Farhona became more and more angry as she spoke, and at the same time steered the conversation in a strange direction.

"Miss Valrhona, you better stop talking about it yet. Kyrloya stepped forward to pull the excited Valrhona back, and Zazacha, who was beside him, said at this time, "It's good to kill them all", which scared Kyrloya into a cold sweat.

Daron sighed helplessly in front of him and said:

"My companion is right, we do have urgent matters, I don't know what important people you are escorting, you are so careful, is it a member of the royal family?"

Daron's unintentional words made Karen's face suddenly change, and then Daron seemed to understand something invisibly, and at the same time realized that he had said the wrong thing.

“...... Who the hell are you?" Karen's eyes could now be said to be murderous, and he moved his hand to the hilt of his sword.

"We're just a bunch of adventurers. Daron said innocently, spreading his hands.

"Adventurer?" Cullen said with an eyebrow raised and his eyes swept over the five, "a warrior, an archer, and two wizards...... There's actually a barbarian, and your team is quite complete. ”

Cullen said sarcastically, while finally fixing his gaze on Zazacha.

"It seems that my stay with your team seems to have increased your suspicions. Zazacha smiled helplessly at Dalong.

Daron shrugged his shoulders, wiped a handful of rain from his face, and asked Karen:

"And what do you want to do?"

Cullen pondered in the rain for a while, and finally said in an uncompromising tone:

"For our safety, I'm sorry I had to tie you up here. ”

"What?!

"Don't worry, I'll take that archer, and after walking for a while, let her come back to untie you, and it won't take long for you to be free again, which is the best thing for both of us. ”

"Hey, I said this military master, you may not have heard me clearly. We have lost a companion now, and we are in a hurry to find her, but we don't have so much time to spend with you. Daron was also annoyed by the other party's vexatious trouble, and said in general.

"Then you mean to fight against the king's knights?" said Karen with a sinking look in his eyes.

"If you insist on this nonsensical demand, we will have to fight with you. As he spoke, Daron drew his heavy sword behind his back, and with this movement, the four behind him also showed their weapons.

"Hmph, then, I'll assume you're ready to come to your senses!" Cullen shouted, and the knights behind him all took on an attacking stance.

The contradiction between the two sides intensified, and in a blink of an eye, it reached the point where it was out of control, and now, it is estimated that only a fight can resolve this contradiction.

It was at this time......

"Stop!"

A penetrating voice rang out in the pouring rain, and everyone's brows jumped, and their eyes looked at the blond young man standing behind Karen.

"But, my lord......," Karen was about to defend himself, but the blonde boy immediately threw him a stern look and stopped him.

"I said stop, didn't you hear me?!"

Cullen was stunned for a moment, then his expression turned embarrassed, and then motioned for his men to put away their weapons for the time being. When Dalong and his party saw it, they slowly put away their posture.

"My lord, if you let this group go here, it may endanger the personal safety of the adults, so ......," Cullen said to the blonde youth after everyone had calmed down.

"Karen, I'm here, please submit to my judgment. ”

Cullen was halfway through his sentence when he was stopped by the blonde youth. At this time, he was different from just now, he was like a different person, condescending, upright and mighty.

After that, the blonde walked towards Darlon, and Cullen tried to stop him, but the blonde made a gesture to stop him and came to Talon alone.

All the knights were now nervous, as if they would draw their swords and pounce on them as soon as Daron made any unusual move.

Daron smiled wryly at this, and then fixed his gaze on the face of the blonde youth.

After looking at it closely, Daron realized that his facial features were really exquisite, and this was the first time Daron had seen a man who could be described as beautiful. But, for some reason, Daron suddenly felt that the face was familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen it.

"Can you show me the necklace you just showed?" the blonde youth paused and held out his hand to him after walking close enough to Talon.

"Yes. Daron put his hand in his pocket again, and the eyes of all the knights were fixed on him, making him uncomfortable.

"Here you go. Eventually, Daron pulled out the necklace and placed it in the blonde youth's hand.

The blonde young man picked it up after getting the necklace, looked at it carefully, and smiled slightly. Daron couldn't guess what that smile meant.

"Okay, I'll give it back to you, my name is Lutian, and I'm just a small nobleman, and my subordinates are overprotective. Please accept my solemn apologies. ”

As he spoke, the seemingly noble young man actually bent down in front of Daron and his party, making Talon not know what to do for a while.

"No, no, no, we're so excited that you don't have to make this big gift. Infected by the polite temperament of the young man who called himself Lutian, Daron immediately calmed down his previous resentment.

"Will you forgive me?" Luthien immediately replied with a sunny smile, and there seemed to be no aristocratic frame in him.

"You didn't do anything wrong when you talk about forgiveness. Daron laughed.

Kelloa looked at the mountains in the distance, then stood up and said to Lutian:

"My lord, we still have urgent matters on our bodies, and it is inconvenient to stay here, since the contradiction has been resolved, we will leave, and it will save your subordinates from worrying. ”

"I have something to say about your companions. But Luthien said something that surprised Daron and his party.

"I want to help you find that companion. ”

(Recently, the plot has dragged on slowly, and the author is here to apologize.) At the beginning of the next chapter, Operation Rescue Alicia officially begins, so look forward to the upheaval that follows in this chapter. ）