"I don't understand," Zakov wriggled his shoulder joints in annoyance, feeling a little uncomfortable after taking off his shoulder armor, and a sense of indescribable loss, "Why do we have to go back to the Sanctuary to change our armor and put this on?"

He pulled his brown coarse cloth cloak in disgust, and Merlin sat on the shoe cabinet opposite him, while using a shoe brush to continue to oil his already shiny pointed scalp shoes, while being careful not to let the shoe polish rub against his shiny fox fur red jacket, he had now tied his blonde hair into a ponytail with a headband, and matched it with a somewhat feminine beautiful face, showing an amazing charm. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"That armor is for war, and we're not going to fight now. ”

"We're going to hunt down demons, what's this called war?"

With an unusual patience, Merlin explained to Zakov: "We are going to ask the Baroness of York for help, and wearing sweaty and smelly armor will not help, it will only make us look rude, and I don't want the Baroness to treat us like muscular warriors." Zakov, I need you to reassure me that you must remember to be polite. ”

Zakov waved his hand impatiently: "We are knights of thorns, and we are not village horsemen who rob the mountain road with dung forks, and my performance in the etiquette course is impeccable. ”

Merlin was stunned when he heard this, he lowered his voice, and his eyes flashed with joy: "I told you, once when I was clearing out heretics in the mountains, did I see the story of a group of bandits chasing a deer?"

"You have told this story all over the church," said Zakov helplessly, "this is a sacred place, how can you talk about such filthy things......"

"Let everyone know about this kind of filthy thing that the infidels do, so that everyone can better take warning. ”

Merlin's face was full of indifference, he dropped the shoe brush and stood up, after carefully dressing up, he could be described as a jade tree in the wind, he said in high spirits: "Let's go, official business is urgent, we can't be lazy." ”

Zakov grunted and kicked his already numb foot, Merlin's preparation for going out took longer than his wife's, and if it weren't for the slightest unrealistic fantasy about Merlin's date plan, he would have been furious and walked away.

The two of them left the Templar and rode on two black-haired horses through the Dawn Road paved with white stone bricks until they reached the Gate of Light, even if they left the jurisdiction of the Templar. In the upper town, although the streets look neater and more orderly than in the middle and lower towns, and there are some tall buildings, they still can't get rid of the usual gray and dull tones of the whole Grey Raven Castle, which is boring.

They don't have to deliberately avoid the view of pedestrians, because there are no people on the street in the first place.

"That madman Jr. Sloane, because of this demonic incident, several real estate deals he had negotiated fell through, and in a fit of rage, he executed all the two guards who were killed by the demon, on the grounds of dereliction of duty. Today is Execution Day, and these old men should all go to the market square to watch the play. ”

Zakov said indignantly.

"Blood and violence are a rare spice in their walking corpse-like lives, and how can they resist such temptations? ”

Merlin shrugged his shoulders and said sarcastically.

"But the baroness we are going to see, she doesn't have such a low taste, and even she is quite disgusted with all forms of atrocities, and last time she asked me, can this demon also be redeemed, what a kind and lovely girl, don't you say?"

"Only by surrendering its ugly head can the demon be redeemed. Zakov replied in a cold tone.

"You're really confused, Zakov," Merlin smiled and shook his head, "but you're basically right, you see, we're here." Remember, if you exchange your head for salvation, just keep it in your heart. ”

The two dismounted by the reins and tied them to a fence. Behind the fence, there is a small two-story building, which looks quite classy, at least the gate made of textured fragrant wood must have cost a lot of money.

Zakov followed Merlin with his head held high, his expression solemn. This made Merlin feel a little reassured, and he opened the fence, crossed the courtyard, walked briskly to the door, and tapped his knuckles three times, but there was no sound in the house.

Merlin politely waited two minutes and knocked on the door again, only this time the voice was a little louder, and there was still no answer.

"Isn't anyone home?" Zakov said, confused.

"No way, the baroness is not in good health and rarely goes out in winter. She was probably asleep and didn't hear our knock on the door. ”

"Are there no servants, and what about Baron York?"

"Baron York went to visit his relatives in the City of God, and he couldn't come back for two months, and his servants were also dismissed, and only sooner or later there would be part-time workers to clean and cook, probably because there was something financially wrong. ”

"Hah!"

Zakov let out a voice of unknown meaning, and he began to understand why Merlin was so happy to visit the solitary baroness, and he reached out a hand and tapped the door vigorously.

"I told you not to be so rude...... Merlin grumbled, only to stop abruptly when he noticed that Zakov's bear paw was slamming against the door, and it opened.

Merlin gently swept open the door with his hand and glanced inside, and it seemed that the room was dark without the curtains opened, and nothing could be seen clearly.

"I forgot to lock the door, what a little fool. ”

He chuckled and opened the door to enter.

Zakov grabbed his arm and frowned, "Wait a minute, it feels a little wrong, let's bring our weapons and go in again, just in case." ”

"It's no accident, are you still afraid that a delicate little girl will not succeed, relax, Zakov, this is the Crow Castle, not a devil's lair. ”

Merlin looked at the long swords hanging from the horses outside the fence, and shook his head to reject Zakov's proposal: "It's rude for you to enter the mistress's house without her consent, I'll go first to wake her up, and then I'll pick you up." ”

"Then why did you go up and invite you in a dream when she invited you in?"

"Don't be sarcastic, Zakov, just look at my face and smile to know how popular I am, and you, a wrestler who escaped from the arena, feel dangerous no matter how you look at it. Remember, this is a world of looks. ”

Leaving the sullen Zakov behind, Merlin was the first to go in and closed the door casually. Wait for me to say hello to the Baroness for a few minutes, and you can come in again, obsessive. Merlin smiled inwardly as he walked through the living room as he remembered it, and at his feet was the sumptuous carpet made of the soft fur of the pleiocat, showing the ostentatious character of the house's owner, Baron York.

Upon the stairs, the first room around the corner is the Baroness's bedroom. Merlin no longer showed the polite patience of knocking on the door, but pushed the door in a hurry.

"My Sleeping Beauty, kiss your prince here!"

Merlin spoke in an exaggerated tone, but he was greeted by a strong smell of blood.

At this moment, Zakov was walking in the courtyard with his hands behind his back, and in front of a window, he stopped to look at himself.

"How similar my heroic appearance is to the ancient gods of war in the murals of the Templar, how could that sissy little fart understand this classical beauty. ”

Zakov muttered in self-absorbed self-absorption, when there was a sudden noise and the sound of objects falling in the room, and he looked up just in time to see a dark figure break through the window, climb onto the roof and escape.