Chapter 121: Sidwig
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In the face of the girl's inquiry, Yu Lian did not speak, in fact, when he entered the room, he had already felt an undisguised soul power, this power was so cold that it was enough to make ordinary people unable to say half a word. And until now, he finally guessed the identity of the girl in front of him.
The pennant is a flag that only knights are qualified to use. Although Yuren didn't know who this banner belonged to, when he saw it, he had already noticed that a gifted knight had appeared here. And right now, what appears in front of him is not a man, but a woman. According to the information Charlotte had received, there were only two generals besieging the royal capital of Orrut - Kahlan the Wind Messenger and Sidwig the Puppeteer, and the girl in front of her was dressed strangely, but in terms of characteristics, she was a pure-blooded human and had no elven blood, so Yuren immediately determined her identity.
Puppeteer Sidwig.
Surprised by the sudden change in the situation, Yulian did not reach out to touch the sword behind him - although for the army, any outsider entering such a heavy place must lay down his arms, but the soldiers who escorted them over did not make such a request. Before, Yu Lian thought that it was because the other party was too careless and the military discipline was not in order. But now, seeing this strangely dressed girl, Yu Lian understands the other party's true thoughts.
There are gifted knights here, and even if 10,000 heavily armed thugs rush in, they will never be able to get out alive.
"Is that you?"
The girl raised her eyebrows and asked again. In all fairness, her voice is still very good, but with this strange outfit and the cold atmosphere that fills the whole room, it gives people a strange weirdness. Not to mention, her inquiry itself was clueless. If she had already sensed Yulian's true identity and came to confirm it, she didn't want to. At the moment, Sidwi gave Yuren the feeling as if it were, yes, as if Offariel was inadvertently showing a hint of impatience when doing work that she didn't really like, but had to do. At the beginning, Yulian had also discussed with Charlotte whether a soul condensate would also have a problem of two or three days. And now, what he felt from this girl was just that. For this girl, they are not something to be taken seriously, but some kind of guy who has to be bothered with because of business. However, this is very strange, Yulian re-examines his "temporary identity", and he can't find a single point of intersection between a wandering merchant and a general. He used a false pseudonym, and it wasn't the name of some aristocratic family that had once been on this continent, so why did Sidwig send someone to call him?
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but have some doubts in his heart, but he didn't show special vigilance. After all, long before entering the room, after realizing that he might face the gifted knight, Yuren and the sisters had already contracted their soul power. Sidwig was too young after all, and she lived in an age where scarcity was precious, and she could tell from her current performance that this girl had not learned how to hide her soul power at all.
It's no wonder, after all, the only people who can keenly perceive the power of the soul are those who have reached the knight class. But in this era, there are only a few people who can reach the knight class, and the rest of the people are not aware of it at all. But in Julien's time, knights abounded, but because of this, many knights learned how to hide the power of their souls. These little tricks are not swordsmanship, nor are they secret techniques, they are just some sideways. So Julien was sure that Sidwig hadn't learned anything about it, otherwise, she wouldn't have allowed her soul aura to be so unfledged - indeed, it seemed to be just an invisible pressure to ordinary people. But only among the knights can perceive the soul energy and aura contained in it. But in this kind of deep mountain town where there are few ghosts, facing a group of reserve soldiers, who are you casting your soul breath for?
However, a knight is a knight after all, and with Yulian's ability and skill, although he can hide the soul power, it is only compressed to make it less intense. And a quasi-gifted knight like Sidwig would still notice that their soul power was not weak as long as they probed carefullyβof course, far worse than a gifted knight.
"I don't know what you're talking about. β
Although it was not clear what Sidwig wanted to ask inexplicably, Yulian quickly gave the reaction that ordinary people should have. And the two sisters still obediently grabbed the corner of his clothes and hid behind him without saying a word. The sisters' speaking habits are so strange that even if they restrain their breath, they will definitely attract attention as soon as they open their mouths. So You Lian has already explained that they have to play the role of two soft, timid, and afraid children outside. So far, their performances are quite good.
As the saying goes, women are born actors, and this is true.
"We're just ordinary civilians, what the hell do you want?"
Hearing this, the officer's face in military uniform changed slightly, but Sidwig frowned, with a strange expression on his face.
Yulian didn't know that Sidwig had come here purely by chance, this military camp belonged to her legion, and at the royal council a few days ago, the silver king's daughter Lintillot also issued a special order, asking the generals to be responsible for the security of the occupied areas under their command, and not to disturb the people. Among the four generals of Damnation, although their status is equal, Sidwig listens to Lintillot the most. Therefore, after the Silver King gave this order, she took it upon herself to visit the military camp in the occupied area. And the reason why she is here today is precisely because of this. Anyway, there was still more than a month before the truce of Orrut, during which her forces only needed to maintain local stability.
But coincidentally, not long after Sidwig arrived here, the person sent by Luoxia Town to report arrived. As soon as he heard that it was a merchant who had been exiled here, the officer in charge asked a few more questions curiously. This question is not a big question, although the messenger himself does not know much about Yulian and the others, but he heard from the old mayor that he came here to escape the war, and he also brought two young children. However, the most abundant thing for the masses of the people is to supplement their brains, even if they don't know the real situation, the fact that a teenager and two young girls escaped the scourge of war is itself sympathetic, so this is also adding fuel to the fire, saying how miserable this young man is, how cruel those occupying troops are, and finally making others empty of money and money can only take two girls to this remote mountainous area to escape the disaster and so on............... Of course, there is still a certain element of resentment in this. Although, according to Lintilott's orders, the Sith army did not make any fuss in the occupied area. But after all, they are an occupation army, and there is always some resentment in the hearts of the locals. So take this opportunity to make the resentment in Yishu's heart even greater.
The messenger was just talking, but it happened to be heard by Sidwig. Originally, for this talented knight, she didn't care about the death of a few people at all, and on the battlefield, this girl killed tens of thousands of enemies. But after all, the situation is different now, as soon as he heard this, Sidwig immediately remembered the entrustment of the Silver King's daughter, and listened to what this messenger said that the nose is a nose and the mouth is a mouth, as if there is such a thing, so he issued an order to ask someone to bring Yulian and the others over to see if they were really violated by the occupying army, if it was really committed by his own subordinates, then according to the Silver King's daughter, Sidwig is naturally responsible.
Frankly, however, Sidwig was not very good at this aspect of affairs, in fact, even when checking the situation of the occupying forces on the ground, her methods were very direct and rigid, so she went straight to the barracks, and then coldly asked the officer in charge if he had violated the people in the vicinity. And in the face of such a terrible girl who kills people without blinking, naturally no officer dares to touch her moldy head.
In other words, this gifted knight is very simple outside the battlefield.
And now, hearing Yu Lian's rhetorical question, Sidwig bit her lower lip, and a trace of murderous intent suddenly appeared in her heart. With her surname, she didn't bother to explain why she sent someone to bring them over, she just hoped that these people would get to know each other and talk about their situation. But now, the other party actually opened his mouth to ask a rhetorical question, and he still had to answer the other party's question............ It's so troublesome, just kill it!
The killing intent of the gifted knight was not trivial, and in an instant, a strong majesty enveloped the entire room, and the officer also snorted and lowered his head with difficulty. And Yu Lian also gritted his teeth, but the two girls who followed him screamed in fright, and then hid behind Yu Lian and shivered - although the acting skills of these three people accounted for at least 80% of the action.
And at the same time as hearing the screams of the two girls, the killing intent on Sidwig's body suddenly dissipated, she took a deep breath, and finally calmed down.
"Where did you come from. β
After thinking about it for a long time, Sidwig finally only said these five words.
"We are traveling merchants from Faris..............."
Hearing this, You Lian had some doubts in his heart, but he quickly re-told the two of them about the fake identity and origin he had fabricated, but at this moment he was more and more confused in his heart, these people didn't even know their origins and called themselves, which one is this singing?
"You've been attacked by the forces of the Sith Empire?"
After listening to Julien, Sidwig spoke again, but this time she seemed to be on the right track.
"This ..............."
Hearing this question, Yulian was surprised for a moment, he couldn't understand how a gifted knight, one of the four generals of the empire, could still be interested in such a trivial matter? However, thinking of what the Sith Empire was doing in the land of Orrut right now, Yulian seemed to sense something.
"Actually, it's not a big deal........."
Thinking of this, You Lian lowered his head and said hesitantly.
β......... We weren't in any danger either..............."
Since he had already sensed the other party's meaning, Yu Lian deliberately made things unclear, after all, he had only just entered the country of Orrut for too long, and he was not familiar with the military system of the Sith Empire, even if he wanted to make up a lie to deceive the other party, it was very meaningless. Maybe after the other party verifies, they will doubt themselves. So Yulian decided to use the trick that ordinary people are best at using - big things into small things, small things into nothing.
"So what's going on?"
Sidwig's temper was not gentle, and when he heard the man in front of him, he immediately asked with some dissatisfaction.
"This ..............."
Yu Lian opened his mouth, but he was a little stuck, and he replied with a slurring while recalling the information he had gathered along the way.
"Actually, our relatives died in the previous Sohak offensive and defensive battles......... A shell hit our shop, and only the three of us survived............ Then the Sith army entered the city, and we ran away. I was going to go back to China, but now the soldiers are panicked, everywhere is dangerous, we used to live in a hotel, but the owner tried to kidnap my family to sell, but fortunately we escaped quickly, and finally escaped. After that, we didn't dare to go to the big city anymore, so we found such a small town in the mountains, hoping to live for a while........."
Hearing this, Sidwig didn't say anything, Sohak's offensive and defensive battles had nothing to do with her, it was the troops of the Wind Bringer Karan, and as for those innkeepers or something, she didn't care about it at all. For Sidwig, she would not have sympathy for such a trivial matter. Since this person didn't have an accident on his own turf, then he didn't have to worry about it.
Thinking of this, Sidwig snorted coldly. She opened her mouth to let the other person go, but when she remembered Lintilott's words, she opened her mouth to say something completely different.
"I'm running out of business looking for you. β
"Well, then, I'll take my leave. β
In the face of the strange actions and words of the girl in front of him, Yu Lian didn't say anything more, he bowed slightly, and then took the hands of the two girls and was about to leave, but at this moment, suddenly a black shadow quickly brushed his cheek and blocked his way.
It was a long sword, and at this moment its hilt was partially wrapped in a black, thick belt, and the other end was attached to Sidwig's leather coat, and no one could see how the girl had done it. Therefore, at this moment, her hands were still tied behind her by three huge black restraint belts, and she did not move half a step at all.
"Don't go. β
"Miss, you are ..............."
With a hint of surprise on his face, Yuren took two steps back uneasily and pushed the two girls behind him at the same time, this time holding the hilt of his sword and assuming a defensive look.
However, Sidwig didn't care what Yuren was doing at all, she just raised her head, faced Yulian's direction, and then said very stiffly.
"You don't have a job right now, I order you to help in the barracks. β
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"Poof!"
Hearing this, Yu Lian opened his mouth, and before he could say anything, the pair of sisters behind him couldn't help but chuckle, but their voices were also very low, and no one else heard them except Yu Lian.
But when he heard this in Yu Lian's ears, he pouted helplessly. If he had some knowledge of the methods of this talented knight before, but now Sidwig's words really puzzled him. This young lady, which one are you singing, is it possible that the gifted knight is still shouldering the heavy responsibility of solving the problem of laid-off reemployment for the residents of the occupied areas?
"I beg your pardon for refusing, dear miss. β
You Lian thought for a moment, although he couldn't guess what the talented knight was thinking, but since his play was performed, it had to be performed to the end.
"I also have two young children to take care of, and I don't have time for any work. And......... I am also not willing to do anything for the army of the Sith Empire. β
"Humph!"
Hearing this, the officer's face changed greatly, and Xi Dewei also snorted coldly, she was not good at communicating with people, and it was very rare to say to the other party calmly for so long, and now that she heard that You Lian actually refused her request, she had already gritted her teeth............ Isn't it just a few civilians? Kill it! No, no......... Sister Lintillot has given the order, you can't kill people indiscriminately, you can't kill people indiscriminately outside the battlefield, it's not a war now............ "Get out!"
Thinking of this, Sidwig once again endured the anger in her heart, and let out a low sigh, and then the long sword that had blocked the door was suddenly pulled by the belt, and it was thrown back quickly, and without any movement, it was already firmly inserted into the scabbard behind the girl.
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Seeing this scene in front of him, You Lian's eyes narrowed, and a light suddenly flashed from his eyes, and then immediately returned to calm. Then, he immediately took the two girls by the hand and led them out of the room.
"Leave them alone!"
Seeing the three of them leaving, Sidwig also snorted coldly, she glanced at the officer with an earthy face, and then turned around and walked out. And it was only then that the poor local officer finally raised his head, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and looked at the girl's distant back, but he was extremely aggrieved in his heart--Holy grace is above, the person you said you were looking for in person, your lordship, what does this matter to me? Why are you looking for me to lose your temper now......... "Brother, why are we leaving?"
"Dad, why don't you do it?"
After leaving the barracks, the two girls immediately returned to their original state, their eyes widened, and they stared at Yulian in front of them curiously, unable to understand why he still let go of such a good opportunity.
Indeed, Sidwig is not weak, at least in terms of combat ability, she is qualified to compete with one of the three. But now after all, the situation is different, this is a reserve military camp, there are not many people, and the greatest power of the gifted knight cannot be exerted at all. And Yuren, Messiah and Semiya are all characters who have fought on the battlefield for many years, and there are countless knights who have died under their hands, and this kind of combat experience with knights, presumably that girl does not have it at all. Coupled with the mental calculation or unintentional, Messiah and Semiya can be sure that as long as they and the others make a move, within half an hour, this talented knight will be violent in the wilderness.
However, Yulian stopped them from doing so, much to the sisters' confusion.
"It's not the time to do it yet. β
Yulian smiled wryly and stroked their hair gently.
"The Sith Empire must invade West, and if one of the gifted knights dies at this time, it will not be a good thing for them and for my plans......... I think you are also well aware that for me, war is necessary. β
Saying this, Yulian narrowed his eyes.
"So, she has to live. β
(To be continued)