(This work is a word a week, updated in two parts)

April 2, 363 Continental Gregorian Calendar, Mastar, Rolbuna. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

During the month, the temple of the sun god in Rorbuna was much livelier than ever, which made the priests of Forbos greatly raise their eyebrows. You know, in a port city like Rorbuna, the temple of the sea god often occupies the city's top incense and popularity. Even if Forbox. Apollo was worshipped throughout the continent, and even though the sun god also served as medicine and music, the sea god was more popular in the port cities.

Nowadays, people flock to the temple of the sun god so that they can meet a "miracle doctor" from a distant land.

"Everyone line up, don't crowd, we will try to arrange for you to go to the doctor." The Rednap brothers stand in the temple's large cloister to maintain order.

"Who knew that little man had such a skill?" Yusuf said, giving a stumbling old man.

The little man in their mouth is Lan Feng. A month ago, a few young people came to the temple to play, and happened to meet some sick people who had come to the temple to seek the protection of the gods. These patients were all poor people who could not afford to hire a doctor, so they came here to beg the gods for mercy. Lan Feng learned about the situation, and said on the spot that he knew a little about medicine, and if the priests were willing to provide a room, he could see these patients for free. Although the priests also hated these poor people, the temple did not have much incense, so they went with them. Since the guests of the Hayes family made such a request, they could not refuse.

In the eyes of the priests, this short young man had a peculiar way of seeing patients, he always pinched the patient's wrist for a long time, and he never bleeds the patient. At first, the patients thought that the doctor was at least very kind, and he would always ask them carefully about their experiences and feelings through a young lady next to them, and look at them intently when they diagnosed, and sometimes even ask to smell their excrement. Only then did he solemnly prescribe the medicines and concoct them himself. The Redknapp brothers thought that Lan Feng was a very picky guy, and when boiling some herbs, he would be strict about whether to use a clay pot or an iron pot; whether to use a high or low fire; Even the firewood used for the fire should be particular.

After a week, the patients' conditions improved, which made Lan Feng immediately gain their trust. At this time, Lan Feng began to use an even stranger method to heal his illness. He had the silversmith make dozens of silver needles as required, and some patients had to use these needles to pierce various parts of the body to treat them. However, because his reputation has risen, the patients are very cooperative with his work.

In the days that followed, rumors of the doctor spread throughout the streets and alleys of Rauerbuna.

"You know, I heard that there was a man who broke his hand, and that Dr. Lan Feng was laughing with that man, and suddenly twisted his hand, and that person's arm was back to its original state."

"Have you heard? Master XX has been tossing skin diseases for almost 10 years, and he is almost cured by just bathing with a potion every day. ”

"What is this, you haven't seen that doctor stab someone with a silver needle."

"I had a low-grade fever a few days ago, and the doctor smeared oil on my back, and scraped my back with a copper coin.

Later, not only the poor, but also some dignitaries and nobles came to the temple of the sun god to see a doctor. Lan Feng originally came to refuse, but Fiona didn't think so. She came forward in the name of the Hayes family to inform the rich people that the "miracle doctor" only sees 5 patients in person every day, do you want him to come out in person? Well, bring me a lot of gold. Lan Feng originally had some complaints about this, but when Fiona showed him a volume of ledgers, he also cooperated with the aristocratic lords to set up a "specialist clinic" score.

And on this day, just as Fiona was busy in the temple, her twin brother walked in.

"Brother, you came just in time, go buy something for me."

"You tell your subordinates to go, and I'm here to talk to you about serious things." Fiore grabbed his sister and said.

"What's the matter?" Miss Hayes wiped the sweat from her forehead.

"You forgot an important thing, you see, Shurasa has written to urge it." As he spoke, Fiore took out a piece of parchment from his pocket, shook it open in front of his sister, and handed it to her.

Dear Fiona,

I don't think you have forgotten the important day of April, you used to come to Shurasa early to congratulate me, but now that March is coming to an end, I haven't heard anything from you. I learned that you've escaped from the pirates, so why don't you hurry up and come to me? I miss you day and night.

Your Celedora

After reading the letter, Fiona covered her forehead and said, "Oh my God, I'm so busy that I forgot such an important thing, April 12th is Cyodora's birthday, and we are still staying in Rolbuna. ”

"So, when are we going, I think the sooner the better."

"Brother, go prepare the boat, we should leave tomorrow." Fiona said as she turned to leave.

"Hey, what are you going to do?"

"I'm going to inform Lan Feng and let him go with us." Fiona said as she walked.

"Why did he come with us?" Where did Fiore mutter.

Lan Feng learned the news, explained what was going on with the priests of the Sun God, and went to prepare for the packing. Of course, the priests were reluctant to let him leave, for fear that the incense in the temple would plummet after he left, after all, their situation had improved a lot in the past month thanks to Lan Feng. Lan Feng had to leave a few commonly used prescriptions and treatment techniques for them, and told them some things to pay attention to.

When the Redknapp brothers learned that Fiona was about to leave, they begged Miss Hayes to allow them to sail back with her, but they refused. However, the two brothers continued to fight to the death, and finally decided to follow the Hayes family ship all the way in the Wyvern.

On the day of departure, Fiore was standing on the deck directing the servants to carry their luggage, when he saw Lan Feng coming from a distance.

"Mr. Lan Feng, you're early."

"Good morning, Monsieur Fiore."

"I've always wanted to ask you, what the hell is this long stick in your hand?"

"This," Lan Feng held the long stick horizontally in his hand, his eyes revealing divine emotion, "This thing is called 'Scepter', in my motherland, the emperor will give this to the envoys who are going to envoy to other countries, indicating that the envoys will represent the emperor in a foreign land, that is to say, this is the symbol of our envoys." For those who are away from home, this scepter represents their homeland. Looking at the feathers fluttering on the scepter, I firmly believe that I will one day return to my hometown. ”

"I see, that's a precious thing."

"Yes, but rather precious, the Scepter represents the faith of every envoy." Lan Feng paused, "Let me tell you a story, it's about the envoy and the scepter." ”

"I'm listening."

"We once sent an envoy with a scepter to a country that had been hostile to us, and when the envoy arrived there, he behaved neither humbly nor arrogantly, and the monarch of the enemy country admired him very much, and wanted to recruit him as his subordinate. But the envoy was loyal only to his homeland and refused the other party's surrender. So the ruler of the enemy country exiled him to a distant steppe to shepherd sheep and said, 'If the ram gives birth to a lamb, I will let you go.' The envoy was alone in the steppe shepherding sheep, and the only thing that accompanied him was the scepter. For many years, he refused to give in to the enemy. ”

"What happened to this person later?" Fiona's voice interjected, and she came over.

"Later, our army defeated the army of the enemy country, and the other side came to sue for peace. Our emperor demanded that the enemy return the envoy. The monarch of the enemy country falsely claimed that the envoy was sick and dead, but our country had already learned that he was still alive, so he said to the enemy country: 'Do not deceive us, for last month our emperor shot down a goose while hunting, and the goose carried a letter from the envoy to the emperor in his beak to prove that he was still alive. The people of the enemy nation were greatly astonished, and their people said that the envoy's loyalty had touched the heavens, and the gods had sent geese to deliver a message for him. The enemy country could only release the envoy back. When the envoy returned, the whole capital came out to meet him. When he returned the staff to the Emperor, they found that all the feathers and decorations on the staff had long since fallen off, and the shaft had become unusually smooth from his constant rubbing. ”

"So, Lord Lan Feng, what about you?" Fiona asked.

"Me? Naturally, following the example of the envoy, it is an obligation of anyone responsible for holding the scepter. Lan Feng replied firmly, "Even if I didn't need to bear this responsibility. "As we have said before, inland waterway shipping in Mastar is very well developed. Sitting on two golden waterways, it is very convenient to travel between the north and south of Mastar. It's still spring, and the water level of the Mose River is not yet the highest, but it has already poured in a lot of boats. The scenery on both sides of the strait is beautiful, and you can see hard-working people working in the fields along the way. The Yartikats have long been aware of the importance of the river, so the banks of the river in Mastar are neatly built with stones, and a willow is planted every 5 fats.

Naturally, there are towns along the river that provide anchorage, and although these places are prosperous, they are often mixed. There are pirates at sea, and there are bandits on the water in the inland rivers. As a result, Empress Sigrani strengthened the security of the coastal towns, and all boats sailing on inland rivers were required to be licensed and inspected at several designated locations. However, although the emperor's authority is great, there are also corners that cannot be illuminated. Therefore, the river has not always been peaceful.

"Brother, did you hear any interesting news from the shore?" Fiona greeted Fiore, who had gone ashore to inspect the license documents.

"Hmph, there's no good news." Fiore paused, "The recent generation of river thieves has been in trouble, and the sheriffs are in a hurry. We also need to be more careful these days to avoid unnecessary trouble. ”

"Don't worry, just a few thieves, Fiona, I'll stay on the ship to protect you." Yusuf said, patting his chest.

"And me, I didn't become a pirate last time, so I'll just be a thief this time." Frank hurriedly answered. The two brothers took advantage of the boat to stop and ran to the boat.

"Anyway, let's be careful." Fiore summed it up.

The next night, the Hayes's boat anchored at night on the edge of a small town called Siena. The city is situated in a triangle formed by a tributary of the mountain range that flows south of the city into the Mose River. It is an ancient city whose history can be traced back to the early days of the Republic of Articut. Siena was also a metallurgical and trading center in central Mastar, because of the copper and lead mines in the mountains. Many merchants would choose to stay overnight here to do some business in metal items.

Fiore also chose to stay here, and the Redknapp brothers spread their own bedding on the ship for safety. Judging by what happened afterwards, they should indeed be considered prescient.

Fiona fell asleep late that night, and the constant sound of pounding metal from the city made it difficult for her to sleep soundly. Because of this, even though her body was extremely tired, Fiona still slept in a daze. Just as she was half-asleep, she seemed to see a dark shadow enter her porthole.

It took Miss Hayes a few seconds to realize that it wasn't a dream, and sat up from the bed with her eyes open. The intruder was apparently taken aback by her actions and was unable to stop her screaming in time. As soon as Fiona shouted, a sword crossed her eyes and struck the right arm of the shadow as it was about to pounce. The black shadow hurriedly covered the wound and stepped back, then rolled over and got out of the porthole, only to hear a "plop" sound outside, obviously he had jumped into the water and escaped.

Fiona gathered her nerve and turned her head to see her twin brother panting with his bayonet sword. Fiore was actually very nervous at that moment, as soon as he put his hand on the doorknob, he heard his sister's exclamation, and he really couldn't imagine what would happen if he was a step late.

"Brother, you came too soon." Fiona seemed a little calmer, and now that the crisis was over, it was best not to be distracted by it for a while.

"Hurry up and get dressed, you'll be safe with me." Fiore said, picking up her skirt and throwing it to her sister.

"Brother, how did you find them?" Fiona asked, putting on her skirt.

"I didn't find it, it was His Excellency Lan Feng who suddenly woke me up in the middle of the night, saying that there was a situation for me to protect you first."

"What about Frank and Yusuph?" Fiona jumped out from under the bed with her dress on, and picked up her shawl.

"Lan Feng went to call them."

After all, the Redknapp brothers were military and immediately went into battle in 100 percent condition as soon as they were woken up. By the time they reached the deck, more than a dozen thieves had jumped onto the ship, and the two immediately rushed into the battle group with a loud shout. The thieves usually took advantage of the dead of night to carry out sneak attacks, and they rarely encountered such formal resistance, and soon they realized that the situation was not good, and they chose to flee by jumping into the water.

"Hey, don't run, I haven't had enough of it." Frank said.

"In the middle of the night, wake us up, are you like that?" His brother said.

Just when the two of them were still unsatisfied, Lan Feng reminded them, "Did you see the ship on the other side?" They also seem to be in trouble. ”

"Ha, it's just in time, let's go and help them." The Redknapp brothers got up and had nowhere to vent, so without saying a word, the two dragged Lan Feng down the deck and ran towards the ship that had also encountered thieves.

Lan Feng originally wanted to stay and check if there were any remaining thieves on his ship, but he couldn't withstand these two powerful dragon knights, so he was dragged to the second ship.

"The royal knights of Mastar are here to help you!" Yusuf shouted like this, naturally making himself the target of the audience's attention. The thieves, of course, would not stop to listen to his impassioned speech, and a few cold rays of light beckoned to the big man. Thankfully, his brother knocked him headlong because he suddenly stopped, leaving none of the throws hit.

While the Rednap brothers were still struggling on the ground, Lan Feng had already jumped over them and joined the ranks of the resistors. He didn't have any regular weapons, but just pulled a stick out of nowhere to use as a weapon. But the thieves who looked down on this little man for this reason immediately tasted the bitterness. They soon discovered that it was not a stick, but a nimble snake. Anyone who gets caught in this "poisonous snake" will be defeated in only two or three blows, and his wrists and knees will be the target of the attack.

"Get close to him, don't give him room to perform his stick skills!" One of the thieves was warned.

The thieves received the alert and immediately pounced desperately. However, Lan Feng used skills that they had never seen or heard of, and even if they were very close, the long stick in Lan Feng's hand seemed to be retractable and flexible, still giving them continuous blows. However, the encirclement of the thieves was shrinking smaller and smaller, and if they swarmed up and overwhelmed this little man, Lan Feng would probably not be able to turn over.

And at this time, Lan Feng saw gaps in the encirclement network. There was a tall swordsman who swept away the thieves with his long sword and freed him from the siege. The thieves were caught between the two inside and outside, and they could only hug their heads and run away. The swordsman rushed to Lan Feng's side, stood behind him, and said in a low voice in mainland Mandarin: "This gentleman's stick skills are really eye-opening to me, when I get rid of these thieves, I will invite you to drink." ”

"Okay, then let's 'finish' them quickly." There was a misspelling error in Lan Feng's mainland official language, but both sides didn't care and immediately attacked again.

After that, the Redknapp brothers finally joined the fight. Soon, the thieves fled after leaving behind several corpses and nearly a dozen wounded.

Wait until the battle is over and the rest of the ship has cleared the battlefield. The swordsman just now walked to Lan Feng's side and stretched out his hand to him, "My name is Mazik, and I am the escort hired by this ship. ”

"Ah, in Xia Lanfeng." Lan Feng hurriedly shook his hand, Fiona had taught that shaking hands was the basic etiquette here, and he didn't want to be rude.

"My name is Yusef, this is my brother Frank, and we are both Royal Knights of Mastar." The Redknapp brothers rushed over to introduce themselves. It was easy for the young people who had fought side by side to develop a liking for each other, but Lan Feng could see a momentary hesitation flash on Mazik's face, although he had done a good job of hiding it.

"It's a privilege to have the help of the Royal Knights of Mastar." The four wore a steady voice behind their backs.

"Lord Abinas." Mazik shouted humbly.

"You've done a good job, young man, and I made the right choice to hire you at Hitaros." The man known as Abinas patted Mazik on the shoulder, "I haven't introduced myself yet, it's rude." My name is Abinath, and I am a priest who serves Pharaoh Efini, and I have come to visit the monarchs of Yartikat as an envoy of the Pharaoh, and of course I am now on my way to meet His Majesty Higrani. ”

The Redknapp brothers hurriedly introduced themselves again, mentioning Lan Feng by the way.

"It's great to have your help, if the three of you don't dislike it, why don't you be guests on my ship for a while." The Efinians made an invitation.

"Ah, that's really unbelievable......" Frank was about to agree, but found Lan Feng tugging at the corner of his clothes.

"What's the matter, Mr. Lan Feng?" The sharp-eyed priest asked.

"Ah, I'm sorry, that's right, we still have a few friends left on our ship, we need to go back and have a look."

"That's as it should be, and if it's convenient, come to me after noon, and I want to thank you."

The trio took their leave and returned to their ship. Early in the morning, the local city senate and sheriff sent people to comfort the ships that had been attacked by thieves. When they learned that there were young masters and ladies from the Hayes family and the Redknapp family on one of the ships, and that the other ship was a foreign envoy, they came to the door in person to apologize and comfort the passengers on the two ships.

In the afternoon, the Efinians sent for them again, and Fiore and Fiona felt that they could not afford to sway each other's kindness. So the group solemnly paid a visit to the envoy of Efini.

During the casual conversation, Fiona talked about her experience with pirates some time ago and the rumors she had heard from pirates.

"Ah, ah, about Saulgrand. I am probably the one who has the most say in the matter of Lord Leus's visit to Epheni. It was as if it had happened to me yesterday, when I had the privilege of being by his side, and it was probably the most privileged trial that the god of Shous had ever given me. Abinas's eyes sparkled with reverence, and he said to a group of young people.