Chapter 3 Haunts in the Dead of Night
The sunset is the twilight of the western mountain, and the posture of a hundred birds returning to their nests.
At this time, the burly man's eyes looked particularly anxious, and he called out to the servants: "Go and see...... Is Eagleton Steward back?"
A servant cautiously replied to the words of the noble man in front of him: "Steward Eagleton has not returned yet, maybe he is on his way, right?"
"Let's go ......," he threw down his cloak impatiently, waved his hand away from the servant, and ran to the balcony to look out at the long street outside the mansion, and sighed, "Could it be that something has happened?"
At this time, the servant who was next to the door said more, "Master...... I heard from the citizens that a group of thugs have come to Xishan in the past few days, and they have disturbed the people from time to time......"
"Shut up—"
He stopped him mercilessly, snorted coldly, raised his noble face to look at the street in the distance, and coldly scolded his servant: "You all go out for me to see...... See ......"
Thomas stopped, and with a flash of inspiration, he laughed and said, "I'm finally back!", and Thomas hurried downstairs and ran out the door.
At this time, Eagleton was getting out of the carriage, and when he saw Mr. Thomas coming towards him, he hurried over, and bowed over and greeted: "Sir, I am late to return!
After Mr. Thomas saw Eagleton, his heart calmed down, and he exhaled a big breath, and his face showed concern: "It's good that you can return safely! I heard that some villains have appeared on the West Mountain side these days, and you haven't met them, have you?"
Eagleton could not hide the joy in his heart when he saw that Mr. Thomas cared so much about himself:
(Mr. Thomas...... Thank you for the warmth...... )
Eagleton's face flushed, stared at the man in front of him fixedly, and replied, "I didn't meet it, but I met three magisters, and I almost ......."
"Almost?", Mr. Thomas was anxious, took her hand tightly, looked her up and down, and asked anxiously, "You let me see where I was hurt......
"Sir...... I'm fine......"
"No...... I'll have to show you the doctor......"
Mr. Thomas insisted on this, and Eagleton had both joy and sorrow in his heart, one happy for his concern for himself, and the other worried about his own identity, which was really difficult to ask too much for his identity.
Eagleton patted Thomas's hand lightly, blinked, nodded and said, "I was saved by a magister!
"Magister?", Thomas pondered, glanced at Eagleton a few times, and said, "Don't you hate Magister......s the most?
"That's ......," Eagleton fell silent, remembering that Sen knew who he was:
(What kind of person is he?)
Eagleton ...... Eagleton ......"
Mr. Thomas asked Eagleton a few times, but when she did not reply, he slapped his palm in her ear.
'Ahh
Eagleton screamed and almost fell on his feet, but Mr. Thomas hugged her: "Can you not be distracted all the time? Look at your cowardice......
Eagleton lay quietly in Thomas's arms, breathing faster, wheezing chaotically, and even the sound of her heart racing, she could feel it herself.
It's just that this man's chest is so warm that she can't give up. But she still quickly pushed Mr. Thomas away, and even Thomas felt a little caught off guard, staring at her in confusion, and did not say a word for a long time.
She hurriedly bowed, her face full of trepidation, and apologized: "Thank you...... Oh no...... I'm sorry...... Just now...... Anyway, I'm fine, please rest assured!"
"Really?"
"It's really fine! Thank you for your concern!"
She paused for a moment before she continued: "I have done what you have told me! Mr. Wells is very pleased to bring about this good thing, and I hope that you will pay a visit to his house soon." ”
When Thomas heard the good news, he couldn't hide the joy in his heart, he clenched his fists with excitement, his muscles were prominent, his eyes flashed with hope for the future, and he faced Eagleton and thanked her with tears in his eyes: "Thank you...... I'm finally getting my wish......"
Eagleton's heart slammed, and he only felt that he should not stay here for a long time, otherwise he would collapse, so he casually found a reason to prevaricate that Thomas had something to leave.
"All right!!", said Mr. Thomas, who was now indifferent to what was going on around him, was already intoxicated with his own joy, and danced with joy as he danced in the courtyard, ignoring Eagleton.
She was very disappointed, but she couldn't show it, so she could only cry out in her heart:
(The man I love, who is also my savior and master, I hope you can be happy!)
She retreated silently, but her tears finally couldn't hold back, silently slipped from the corners of her eyes, and said in a choked voice: "We are not people who belong to the same world...... That's right...... That's it...... I shouldn't expect too much...... To be by your side like this is the greatest grace that God has done to me...... Can ......"
She took out the envelope from her bosom and said with a smile: "I'm afraid that now for your dream, I have to leave too, right?"
She tore the letter apart and scattered it to the branch that came from the moat, and let it drift with the tide to an unknown place.
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The moonlight is as gentle as water to the Milky Way pouring into the jungle of flowers, like a river flowing slowly, moistening every inch of land.
There was still the fragrance of flowers in the wind, blowing in the wind, remaining on the clothes, intoxicating Miss Nosa's heart, and smiling at the bamboo fence, I wonder how many people would be drunk if the man saw it at this time?
Miss Nossa stretched out her jade hand, which was hidden in her robe, and gently and tenderly stroked the petals, and she was a little excited, and her eyes were full of anticipation, and she said to the flowers, "Do you think that Mr. Eagleton will come as promise......d? I'd love to see him sooner!"
But she had waited too long, and had comforted herself several times: "Maybe he was held back by something......?" It's okay...... Wait a little longer and you'll be ......."
But time mercilessly poured a basin of cold water on her, and Nosha glanced at her pocket watch with some anxiety, it was already 11 o'clock at night: "Why hasn't he come yet?"
Nossa looked into the distance, and saw no one coming, so she stood up and walked back and forth in the same place: "Mr. Eagleton, do you really have no affection for me at all?"
How pale the woman's tears seemed in the face of love, and it fell silently among the flowers.
Nosha could no longer contain her sadness, squatted down, and choked up, "Are you really here to deliver a token to your master......, as the servant said?" You're the one you like!"
At this moment there was the sound of the branches shaking in the flowers, and her heart suddenly welled up like a gushing spring, and her eyes flashed with joy, and she got up and cried out, "Is that you? Mr. Eagleton?
But when Nosha looked at it, in the empty garden, only the flowers in the courtyard looked more coquettish under the baptism of the moonlight, as if mocking her self-inflicted amorousness.
Her heart fell to the bottom again, and she cried, "It seems ...... You're not coming!"
"Who...... How about crying alone, and how about raising your head and letting me see?"
The muffled voice of a strange man appeared among the flowers, not his.
"Who-"
Her heart trembled violently, and her face looked terrified, and she cried out, "Who is it—there, come out!"
"Yo...... It's a beautiful girl!"
The man was wrapped in a black cloak, and in the moonlight, Nosa saw how ugly the man's face was, and cried out, "Ahh
The man's face was wrinkled, without a nose or mouth, and his eyes glowed blood-red.
"Hahaha...... Don't be afraid, little girl......"
The man was laughing, but how could he speak without a mouth?
"Ventriloquist ......", Nosa kicked desperately, trying to get him away from him, and from time to time grabbed the dirt on the ground and threw it at the man, but the dirt actually penetrated his body, as if the person in front of him was a ghost.
"Smart...... Come with me!"
The ghostly man invaded Nosa like a cloud of ink, frightening Nosa's tears, his pupils narrowed, and his whole gaze fell on the man with a hideous face, crying in panic: "You...... Who are you, and what do you want to do to me?"
"I'm not going to do anything to you, I just want to invite you to my house so I can talk to you in detail!"
The man laughed maniacally, and then took Nosa captive, leaving only the pocket watch 'clicking' among the flowers, with the knock of time on the door.
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Eagleton and Ron were drinking and drinking, and a large group of people gathered in the tavern to gulp down.
Eagleton stood in stride, teasing a young girl in front of him with a flirtatious look: "Come on...... How about a drink with me?"
The girl shyly raised her glass, touched it with Eagleton, drank it down, and said, "Mr. Eagleton is so handsome!"
"That's ...... Mother gave birth to a good ......", Eagleton, self-absorbed raised the wine jar and waved, leaned back against the seat, crossed Erlang's legs, the wine jar tilted slightly, the wine poured into her mouth, overflowing, wetting her clothes, and then smiled: "Do you say I'm handsome......"
"Handsome you're big!", Sen snatched her wine and took a sip of it himself, found it extremely spicy, and burned his throat, and scolded: "This is wine!
"Ouch...... You kid ......", Eagleton's vision was a little blurred, she rubbed her eyes to see Sen's appearance clearly, and one fell to the ground, pointed at Yu Sen angrily, and scolded: "Why are you here?"
"Just came in......", Sen threw away the wine jar, with a solemn face, and continued: "I have something to look for you......"
"What's the matter?"
"Let's go out and talk ......"
Sen pulled Eagleton up and helped her to walk outside, during which Ron and his party tried to stop Mori, but they were all shocked by the magic on Mori's body and did not dare to move.
Looking at Eagleton, who was full of alcohol and didn't have any feminine spirit, Sen laughed and said, "You really don't look like a woman!"
"Hey......", Eagleton was shocked, covered Sen's mouth, and whispered, "Do you want to die? Do you want everyone to know?"
Sen blinked, shook his head and said, "I'm about to lose my breath!"
Only then did Eagleton let go of his hand, leaned his back against the stake, crossed Erlang's legs, and asked, "What the hell is going on?"
Sen took out his pocket watch from his bosom and shook it in front of Eagleton's eyes a few times before he said, "Miss Nosa is gone!
"She's gone...... What are you looking for me?", she was a little inarticulate, and her eyes flashed with uneasiness:
(That silly girl won't still be waiting for me in the garden, will she?)
"Two hours ago, Mr. Wells received a ransom letter from the robbers. ”
"Blackmail letter—" Eagleton asked, looking at Sen in disbelief, "What the hell is going on? Isn't she supposed to be there in the Hundred Gardens?"
The corners of Sen's mouth twitched slightly, and he smiled: "It seems that you have provoked a lot of peach blossoms for you by dressing up as a man! I have been there! Only this ......"
Mori took out his pocket watch again and said, "This is something I found in the Hundred Gardens, and it has been confirmed that it is Miss Nosa's!"
Eagleton stomped his foot hard, the dust lifted slightly, and his handsome face showed a hint of worry, and hurriedly asked, "You know where to find her, don't you?" Wait a minute..."
Eagleton, paused, and stared at Sen in confusion, and the fox asked, "How did you get involved with this, and how did you know where she went?"
Sen was a little angry, so he flicked it on her forehead, so painful that Eagleton covered his forehead, puffed out his bun face, and asked blankly, "What are you doing?"
"Can you know this kind of thing after asking a little bit?", Sen took out a bounty order hidden in his bosom and put it in Eagleton's hand and said, "Mr. Wells went to the guild to find a way to rescue him after receiving the blackmail letter. I happened to meet Mr. Wells, and he begged me for help, so ......," he said, tilting his head slightly, "and that's it." ”
Eagleton looked at the line written on the bounty in disbelief:
If anyone can save my daughter Nosa L. Wells, I will offer a reward of a million.
"This ......", Eagleton only showed a woman's appearance at this time, and said cryingly, "Sen, you will help me......, right?
Eagleton remembered that Mr. Thomas would have been in an uproar if he had known about it, but her fears were fulfilled. Thomas came to her with a group of men, and angrily rebuked her, saying, "How could you go to the Hundred Gardens with Miss Nosa?
"Brother ......", Sen glanced at Mr. Thomas with some puzzlement, and saw that he was wearing a burly body with a gorgeous cloak and inlaid with the family emblem, but after a closer look, he realized that he was a small branch of the Small family, one of the five major families, and he sighed with emotion: "I didn't expect to encounter such a thing here?"
But what disgusted Sen was that he, a person from Madahar, could detect that Eagleton was a woman and loved Thomas so much, but Thomas didn't know that he was hurting Eagleton's heart for another woman?
Sen, sneered, "Mr. Thomas, I'm afraid I can't blame Eagleton for this matter, right?"
Sen was a little worried about Eagleton, and looked at her more, and saw that her face was very pale, and her eyes revealed a sad color, and he sighed faintly in his heart:
(Another philistine self-disturbance of an amorous person!)
Mr. Thomas had no affection for him, and said proudly, "Who are you, and how dare you speak to me like that, don't you know who I am?"
Thomas raised his arrogant face in a grand manner, squinted coldly, and said, "What does this strange man have to do with you? Pay attention to your identity!"
Eagleton smiled coldly and said, "The Magister who saved me earlier!"
Mr. Thomas saw a group of drunks also running out of the tavern, smiled coldly, and scolded, "You ......just messed with those people?
"Hey......", Sen pulled Eagleton over, glared at Thomas, and said: "This matter has nothing to do with Eagleton, but the work of the magisters in the West Mountain, since I am instructed by Mr. Wells, I will naturally send Miss Nossa home safely, and please ...... Don't worry......"
Thomas had never seen anyone dare to contradict him like this in his life, and he was very angry and scolded: "You...... Do you know who you're angry with?"
Sen smiled coldly and scolded: "You...... How dare you provoke someone you don't know what...... Miss Nosa will help you get it back, and you'...... Hehe...... No one has that power to limit the feelings of others. He took Eagleton's hand and turned around, saying, "Come back to the guild with me first! I'll send Nosa home safely, don't worry!"
Eagleton raised his head, stared at the man in front of him, and snorted, "Who the hell are you?"
"A Wandering Magician......"
"Can I trust you?"
Mori didn't speak, just stared at her with full and affectionate eyes, wiped her tears, then clasped her hands tightly, ignoring the bravado and abuse of the people behind her, and walked down the street back to the guild.
The kind of magic that emanates from Mori's body of 'dominating the world' can only be detected by those who are magisters, and as for ordinary people, they just regard him as a person who does not know the height of the sky and the thickness of the earth, echoing Thomas behind him, and scolding at Mori.
Ron was a real magister, he was dumbfounded for a long time before he glanced at his companion behind him and said, "Did you notice it?"
Ron's companions were all stunned, nodding their heads without saying a word.
Ron couldn't help but glance at the street where the two of them had long since disappeared, and breathed a sigh of relief, saying, "It seems that there is a great character in this town! This kind of magic power can only be possessed by people in the Holy Capital!", he shook his head again and rejected his idea, and said, "I'm afraid it's not that simple!"
Mr. Thomas didn't know Ron's state of mind at this time, so he snorted coldly and said, "Let's go......"
A group of people lined up in a group, and Thomas was escorted out of the area.
Ron didn't feel ridiculous for a while, looked at the group of people with an unknown pity, and said with a smile: "The sorrow of ordinary people is nothing more than angering an unfathomable person, and they don't know that a catastrophe is coming." It's pathetic!"
The kind of magic that faintly emanates from Mori's body is that only those who are magisters can detect it, and others just regard him as a person who doesn't know the height of the sky, echoing Thomas behind him, and scolding at Mori.
Although Ron and Sen are not from the same guild (Ron is a magus who has just joined the Magister Corps), he has already heard of the demon fighting incident during the day, and Sen has already fired the first shot in this Magister's town.
Now I look at it, and sure enough:
(How did you come to this town, O unfathomable man?)
After a long pause, he glanced at his companion behind him and said, "Did you notice it?"
Ron's companions were also stunned one by one, nodding their heads incessantly, not daring to say a word.
At this time, Ron couldn't help but glance at the street where the two of them had long been gone, and then he breathed a big sigh of relief and said, "It seems that there is a great character in this town! This kind of magic power can only be possessed by people in the Holy Capital!", and then he immediately shook his head and vetoed his idea, saying, "I'm afraid it's not that simple, right?"
Mr. Thomas, knowing Ron's state of mind at this time, snorted coldly, looked at the empty street, and said, "Let's go ......"
A group of people lined up in a group, and Thomas was escorted out of the area.
Ron didn't feel very ridiculous for a while, looked at the group of people with an unknown pity, and said with a smile: "The sorrow of ordinary people is nothing more than angering an unfathomable person, and he doesn't know that a catastrophe is coming. It's pathetic!"