"Bastard, you dare to betray me." In the study on top of the tower, a hysterical man angrily swept the papers on the table to the ground, angrily pointing at the spies who came to report back, "Go, find them for me." The spy shrank his head even lower and returned in a hurry, "The city ...... Lord of the City, the nightingale who was on a mission yesterday has not yet ...... He hasn't come back yet, and he doesn't know where he went. ”

"Ah~ waste, go find it." The man roared even more manically. "Yes." The spy was so frightened that he crawled out of the study. "It's really yours, I heard before that your dreams are pervasive, but I didn't expect my nightingale to let you infiltrate." As he spoke, the man yelled in the direction of the gate again, "Someone." The guard outside the door pushed the door in and knelt down before the man.

The man gritted his teeth and said, "Come with me to meet the famous Princess Liusakura." ”

"Yes."

……

A gorgeous white carriage was parked on a hill outside the city, and Princess Liuzakura sat on a chair under a parasol with fragrant tea in her hand. Quietly looking out at the fields in the distance. "In that direction is the imperial capital of Tagrik, and there is my sister and those nasty ghosts in it." Falgar, who was behind him, had just listened to the secret agent's report from the side of the carriage and came behind the princess, "Miss, the city lord went to the guild, arrested the two white, and announced the ban on the whole city. The purpose is to help the young lady find the Philosopher's Stone. ”

"A few months ago, Enlil, the lord of Flandos, secretly purchased a large number of rare ores from various brigades, although they used different caravans, and even the client used different names. The arrival time is also randomly distributed in the timeline of half a year, and there are even a lot of useless materials mixed in it. It's really cunning. Princess Liuying kept a smile on her face, "Secret essence purification." It's really a very capable guy, but capable people are often arrogant and not easy to buy, so they can only find a way to replace them. ”

"Secrets?" Falgar behind the princess was stunned, "That's not used to make ......" Before he could finish speaking, Princess Liuying slowly raised her hand to signal not to let him go any further. "The Four Kings are in turmoil." After speaking, Princess Liuying put down the teacup in her hand, "It seems that she will be in a good mood these days, so let's go, Falgar, let's go farther." Go and walk around, hey, since I grew up, my father didn't allow me to go out and run around anymore, and this time I want to have a good time. ”

"Yes, miss."

……

In the depths of the dungeon of Flandos, Qiu Bai and Lao Wu, who had just gotten up and were still confused, were arrested by the city lord's guards and imprisoned in the dungeon. Qiubai rubbed his nose unaccustomedly, trying to get used to the musty smell and dampness. But he soon gave up, only to see him silently recite a few words in his mouth, and a mysterious totem faintly rose under his feet from the bottom to the top, instantly penetrating the whole body. Then the smell of the surroundings seems to be filtered out, and it becomes very fresh. Although this is only for Qiubai. Just when Qiubai was secretly happy about his wit, there was a sound of footsteps outside the prison door. After a while, the group stopped at the door.

The leader is a man dressed in luxury, and his hair and beard are meticulously managed. The man looked at Qiubai in the prison and sniffled in disgust, as if he also hated the disgusting smell. The man waved his hand, and the entourage behind him quickly moved in two chairs, and the man himself made a gesture for Qiubai to sit down and speak. "I am the lord of this city, Enlil. I know you, the autumn white of the white. We've worked together before, and I admire your methods, even the Adamantite can be obtained. Qiu Bai didn't sit across from him politely, "You're polite." Seeing this, Enlil couldn't help frowning, "Heh, as the lord of a city, you are just a pariah, why don't you salute me." Qiu Bai looked at the surrounding prison walls, and then looked in the direction where the attendant had just left, and said, "Lord City, I think it doesn't matter if you are here or not, besides, don't you just want to ask for an answer?" ”

"Courage is commendable." Enlil seemed a little curious as to why the young man in front of him was so calm, "Then will you tell the truth?" Qiubai spread his hands, "Why not, it doesn't seem to do me any good to tell lies." Enlil narrowed his eyes, "Okay, know the times." I actually want to ask two questions, first, who released the news last night? Qiu Bai pointed to himself and gave an answer. Enlil gives you a nod, then asks, "Where's that thing now?" Qiubai immediately laughed out loud when he heard this question, "Hahahaha...... My beloved Lord Enlil, I have heard that the Nightingale is your right-hand man, and now it is known all over the city that the Nightingale stole the Philosopher's Stone, and you are still here to judge me, isn't it that the Nightingale got out of the cage and did not fly back? Hearing this, Enlil's expression was no longer as friendly as before, and he said viciously, "I don't believe she will trust you." I'm asking if that thing was handed over to you in the first place? Qiu Bai shook his head helplessly, "Look, it's not me who you don't believe, you should go to her at this time and ask her clearly, what to do with me." Enlil got up angrily and left the dungeon without looking back. Seeing the city lord leaving, Qiu Bai, who was sitting on the chair, let out a long sigh, "How can I feel like I'm being used as a gun." ”

"Princess Liuying, I don't know if the alchemy strength is strong or not, but this strategy is indeed rare in the world." Qiu Bai muttered, "Oh, poor city lord, why did you get into trouble with such one?" ”

……

It's impossible to judge day and night in the dimly lit dungeon.,Because it's the deepest layer, there's no sound.,It's quiet and terrible.。 So even the sound of a stone falling to the ground will seem so harsh. Qiu Bai, who was leaning on the wall of the cell and closed his eyes to recuperate, slowly opened his eyes, only to see that the cell door had been opened, and a man in black stood at the door, "Follow me." "The voice is cold and powerful, and when you hear it, you are a person who has been in battle for a long time. Qiubai got up with a smile and followed, not forgetting to complain, "Why is it so slow, I thought you wouldn't dare to come after you were wanted." ”

The two of them finally escaped through the winding dungeon corridors, but it was the middle of the night, and the whole city was still so quiet, only two dark shadows walked through the alleys and alleys, and soon burrowed into a house. At this time, Lao Wu had been rescued and was nibbling on a piece of bread. "Yo, little boss, you're so slow." Qiu Bai rolled his eyes and sat on the chair next to him. The man in black quietly closed the door after confirming that no one was following him. Turning around, a cold dagger was pressed against Qiubai's neck, and the action was so good that it didn't drag mud and water. "Did you do a good job?" The eyes of the man in black seemed to be about to eat autumn white.

"Brother, if you have something to say, why are you dancing with knives and guns?" Qiubai innocently raised his hands, "Besides, you were the ones who stole my things first, I'm not wrong." When the man in black heard this, he was even more angry, and he was about to kill Qiubai with one sword. At this time, a slightly weak voice came, "Stop brother, kill them, and we won't survive." Qiu Bai naturally heard that this voice was the female black-clothed man he caught last night, and he was surprised that she was actually a brother and sister with the guy in front of him. Hurriedly said, "Hey, your sister is right, your sister is right." The man in black froze for a few minutes, snorted angrily, and removed the dagger. This made Qiubai breathe a sigh of relief. Turning her head to look in the direction of the voice, the girl at this time had already changed into a regular dress, her face was paler because of the poisoning, but she looked a little more delicate, a little less strong, and more lovely. "Thank you, girl."

Lao Wu picked up another piece of bread and handed it to Qiu Bai, "Little boss, eat." Qiu Bai glanced at Lao Wu viciously, "Why didn't you save me just now." The fifth grinned, "He didn't really want to kill you." The girl put the two bowls of vegetable soup in her hand on the table, "I don't know what to say, I hope you two can raise your noble hand to save us." Now the news of our success is spreading everywhere, but we don't have the Philosopher's Stone in our hands at all, and because I was poisoned last night, and my brother missed the best time to take care of me, and now we can't even find the person who issued the commission to you, and we are at a loss for words. The girl's voice was full of despair, "We are really cornered. Qiu Bai took a sip of the soup, nodded, and then stretched out his right hand, a ring on his index finger shimmered, and a pale yellow magic totem appeared, followed by a stone the size of a blood-red walnut with a whole body inside. Here you go, take it. ”

Seeing this, the girl's face was excited, and even the man in black who was standing in the distance just now leaned over. The man snatched his finger and walked out of the door, but Qiu Bai shouted, "I advise you to wait a little, otherwise you two will not survive." The man froze in place after hearing this, and Qiu Bai continued, "This is indeed the Philosopher's Stone, but the quality is wrong, the empire has a total of five Philosopher's Stones, and the smallest one is the size of a fist, this one is obviously too small." You are not afraid of being thought of as a private possession by your city lord. Second, isn't it proof that you two are against each other when you take this stone, otherwise why would there be such a long time apart? The man turned angrily, "I'll have to ask you what you've done." Qiu Bai ignored him and continued to eat, "Who would believe it?" I can't find out the poison I did, and thirdly, the person who entrusted me is Princess Liuying, who has already left the city, oh yes, you also know, then your city lord has more reason to believe that you two may have been bought. So, I advise you to give it back to me. Saying that, Qiubai drank the remaining vegetable soup, and handed the empty bowl to the girl who was stunned, "Please bring me another bowl." Then he got up and grabbed the stone and absorbed it into the ring. Listen to my plan, at least keep you alive. ”

Qiubai drank the newly served vegetable soup and continued, "It's basically impossible for you to return to the Nightingale now, but I can get you rid of the Nightingale so that you can leave Flandos. The girl smiled wryly, "Leave?" Where can I go if I leave? Qiu Bai waved his hand and drew a huge circle, "With such a large continent of five continents, where can I go." After hearing this, the man suddenly knelt in front of Qiubai, "The two of us are orphans, we have depended on each other since childhood, and then we were sold to the city lord by slave traders, and we were trained as children and entered the nightingale. I thought I could protect my sister, but I don't seem to be able to do so now, and I beg you once again to give whatever I can to save my sister. Seeing this, the girl hurriedly helped up her kneeling brother, "Brother, I won't be separated from you." ”

"Gotta gotta stop, stop, stop." Who said that you were separated, Qiu Bai looked disgusted, "That you." Qiu Bai pointed at the man in black and asked, "The Sage's Stone is only useful for alchemists, and it is a broken stone for others, let me ask you, do you city lords understand this thing?" The man shook his head, "I haven't heard of this, but half a year ago Nightingale had a group outing, targeting the brigade outside the city, and a fierce battle broke out that time, and my sister and I were in charge of the outer garrison at the time, although it was far away, we also saw tall clay puppets." Qiu Bai nodded, "That's right, the puppet refining should be a top-level alchemist." Half a year ago was the day of the assessment of the Imperial Alchemy Workshop, and alchemists from all over the empire would go to the imperial capital for the triennial assessment and rating. Qiu Bai seemed to think of something after being silent for a moment, "Can you get all the brigade commission records in the city in the last half year?" The man nodded. Qiu Bai frowned tightly, "Okay, I don't see that your beloved city lord is not too ambitious." As he spoke, he pointed to the man in black, "Get it as soon as possible, I need to confirm one thing, it is related to everything that follows." The man in black pushed the door open and disappeared into the night.

Qiu Bai turned to the girl, "Let me ask you, when did this princess of the Rank Sakura come?" The girl thought for a moment and replied, "I don't know, but there will be a registration on the gate guard, and I can steal it." With that, the girl pushed the door open and went out.