As the end of January 3 draws to a close, the docks of the royal capital are still bustling with crystal lamps and dead wind lanterns lit up in the streets and alleys, reflecting light on the snow, dyeing the busy passages of the docks as bright as daytime, and the locals who are accustomed to the nightlife, the sailors who rest on the shore, and the tourists from other places. In the past two days, people who have come from all over the world to see the miracle are planning to leave the royal capital and return to their hometowns, and there are more ships leaving the port than entering the port, most of them are passenger ships, and the dock management office is very busy. Many of the people who left Hong Kong were foreigners who had come from neighboring countries with great expectations, but left with disappointment.

However, such weather is still quite risky for the voyage, except for the people of the Brilliant Isles, many outsiders still plan to hide in the dragon and wait for the weather to clear before leaving. Especially those who still have a few dollars left in their pockets, it is not easy to make a special trip to the dragon, they plan to continue to stay for a few days, just as they come to travel, to see the customs of foreign countries, anyway, the Xianglong Kingdom is so big, it is not a bad choice to go to other provinces to see, the giant hammer basin, the hometown of a thousand lakes, and the magnificent scenery of a hundred flowers, are all very famous attractions, even if it is a snow season, it looks like it has a different taste.

Golini and Rees descend from the cliff of the Blue Lighthouse, brave the wind and snow, and walk through the brightly lit streets to the Mystery Lock Tavern. As long as the end of the day is over, the deadline for the entrustment agreed between them and the Golden Needle Society on the first day of the new year will be reached. In the past few days, Fano has opened up the relationship with the terminal management office, obtained the list of departing ships, and Marco took turns squatting in the dock area to inquire about the departing people, and he was exhausted. Golini and Reese haunt the remote corners of the royal capital from morning to night, but find nothing on either side. It was as if the dark-skinned brutal killer had evaporated in the royal capital, and their hope could only fall on the rumored all-powerful Golden Needle Society.

"I doubt they'll ever find Naku. Reese, who still wore that brownish-gray linen hood, covered his face tightly, worried all the way, and he didn't trust the Golden Needle much from the beginning.

Golini did not like to wear hats, even in winter. His eyelashes and golden beard were covered with snowflakes, his blonde hair was blown back by the wind, his hands were clasped in his warm sleeves, and he looked at the white breath exhaled, "Actually, it's not easy to find someone in this weather." Everyone is hidden in thick robes and short coats, either wearing hoods or full-body coats, and some are still wearing masks. Even if an old acquaintance passes by you, you may not be able to recognize it at a glance. Not to mention the people who run into the corners where they don't know what to hide. ”

Reece reminded him: "He's too tall to hide on the street." ”

"There are people everywhere in the dragon's mouth, and tall people are not uncommon, and it is very possible to shrink up in the crowd. I was worried that Fano and Marco had been busy at the docks for a while, and I let him slip away. ”

"I have an idea...... Reese said hesitantly, "Could it be that Naku can become invisible or transfigulate?"

"You're thinking too much, man. When have you ever heard of anyone studying magic in the Continent of the Winds and the Land of the Sun? Gollini gave Rees a meaningful look, "He's just a human being. Magic is a possibility, and we'll leave it to the end. ”

"Then we still have to count on the Golden Needle Society. Reece said disapprovingly.

Golini nodded, "Yes, after all, they have a lot of power here and a lot of eyeliner, if they can't find Naku, it will be even more difficult for us." ”

"Didn't Naku once live on the Golden Needle Society's land?" Reese remembered the murder case in Laundry Street that had been circulating in the streets of the past few days.

"That time we had a clue, but unfortunately we couldn't find him. At that time, he was just a samurai who won in the dueling arena to the Golden Needle Society, and he was not too valuable. Speaking of which, in addition to a few of us, there are also those martial arts fields who are eager to seek talents, who would stare at the black clan in a place of the sun. Now the purpose of his coming to the dragon, many people want to know, but they can't find him. He turned his head to look at Reese, "The Xianglong Court may be following him now." ”

"Why?"

"We probably all know what he came to the dragon for, do you believe that the elder of the Iron Fist Temple died of a sudden illness? That is the elder of the Martial Arts Academy, and he is also the leader of the Dragon Breeding Regiment, it is okay to say that others died of a violent illness, if you want to talk about him? Hehe, I don't believe it. ”

"So you think Naku killed him?"

"It's a possibility. ”

"Yuanfa is a very strong opponent. Reese didn't seem to agree, muttering, "Naku isn't a creature from the Abyss. ”

"If it weren't good, do you think anyone would believe in the Three-Armed Demon?" Gollini laughed. There is no doubt that Naku has received some kind of power from the Three-Armed Demon. But it won't be magic, and it takes a long time to practice, so it's hard for other races to comprehend it except for the long-lived elves.

He and Reece talked as they walked, in the Eta language, and at a fast pace to prevent eavesdropping. The ears are everywhere in the streets, beggars on the roadside, poor men hiding in the shadows, prostitutes (harmony) women twisting their waists, small merchants with stalls, and even soldiers patrolling with halberds and long swords. All in all, you have to be careful here. Prudence may not bring good luck, but it will avoid bad luck.

As he approached the night-sweeping street where the Mystery Lock Tavern was located, he tacitly shut up. The area around the Mystery Lock Tavern is slightly less crowded than the street next door. Hidden in the cracks of the walls and at the corners of the alleys, prostitutes in fur coats (harmony) winked at the men passing by and said something provocative. A beggar, dressed in tatters and of indistinguishable age, can be seen every few steps. Drinkers with the smell of wine in their mouths came out of the tavern in twos and threes. Some drunken people staggered and accosted the prostitutes (harmony) women, and some kicked the beggars who stood in their way. Laborers from the dock loading dock walked past them briskly. The guards of the royal capital, which can be seen everywhere, are difficult to find.

Golini pushed open the door of the Mystery Lock Tavern, feeling a warm breath rush over his face, and it was almost full. Tavern maids came and went from table to table, busy, and here they were comparatively thinly dressed, their clothes were cuckled at the waist, their slender or plump arms were exposed, and the delicate curves of their bodies were revealed, and the hairy, thick arms of the drunken customers would touch their buttocks and pinch them at the first opportunity, and let out a laugh. Some of the old customers who knew each other were even more daring, and they took the maids to their knees and kissed them, and their hands were even reached into their clothes or pants.

Reece looked at it all with a frown, he didn't like it here. He's probably never going to like this kind of place as much as I do. A maid spotted them, greeted them, and said with a professional smile, "Two adults, there are still vacancies in it, come with me." ”

The two followed the maid over, and a table in the corner was still empty, and the maid beckoned them to sit down, and without asking them what they wanted to eat or drink, they served two cups of "fire". He wasn't surprised either, it seemed normal for everything to happen here.

Next to this table is the staircase that leads to the second floor. There were two staircases leading from the first floor to the second floor, and this one was so remote that it was much quieter than the sight of the other compartments, and it seemed that it was not for the guests, and Golini noticed that only the maids were going up and down from here.

It quickly occurred to him that this spot was reserved for the two of them.

He stood up and walked about, observing the mystery locks, who seemed to be ordinary guests, many of them from other countries like them, and the rows of compartments floated with the languages of various places, some talking and laughing, some whispering, some looking around, some busy touching and kissing the maids*, and some seemed to be peeking at him.

The mystery lock didn't keep its guests waiting long, and footsteps rang out in the stairwell, as soft as a cat. Golini turned his head to see a beautiful woman on the second floor, wearing a short-sleeved pale yellow floral shirt and a pair of green silk trousers, the upper and lower blouses were very tight, deliberately showing off her plump figure, and the pair of rabbits on her chest danced with her swaying figure and seductive steps. Usually in public it is a prostitute (harmony) woman, and the well-cultivated aristocratic women disdain this kind of dress, and the commoner women do not wear this kind of dress, but this woman is not as heavy as most of the prostitutes, her face is clean, she is not greased and powdered, although she is not smiling, but Golini can feel that this woman is smiling at them.

He is a veteran of dealing with women, an expert in the Wind Moon Field. She has expressive eyes.

The woman walked towards them with a graceful gesture. He returned to his seat, and the woman stopped beside Reese and sat down.

She looked at Rees with eyes that seemed to be dripping, and her voice was very gentle and sweet, "Two adults, the people who received you last time were busy with something, and I came instead, I hope you don't mind." It's all called me Flower Snake here. ”

Golini raised his eyebrows, "I care so much, why didn't you come to receive it the first time, but the obscene mouse?"

"I'm sorry that rat got ahead of me. Flower Snake turned his head and replied with a string of silver bell-like laughter, "You speak the lingua franca so well, I have seen many Eta people, and none of them are more like a boxer than you." ”

"I have a lot of good things. Gollini blinked, as if his gaze had lost his way from her.

"The time agreed with the two adults is coming soon, and so is the last batch of news. The commission requested by the two adults will soon have a result. Ignoring his "hints", Flower Snake continued to stare at Reese, whose handsome face was a magnet to most women, and was obviously even more so to her.

As soon as he had said this, a man in a thick blue cotton coat walked briskly towards them, and whispered a few words in the woman's ear, and his voice was so low that Gollini could not hear clearly, but he believed that Reese could.

The flower snake nodded, and the man immediately walked quickly upstairs. There was obvious regret in the woman's eyes, "The three-day period has ended, and now it's a dream, and a new day has begun, and our last batch of news is the same as before, without any news from that black clan." ”

"It's a pity. There was no regret in Reese's tone, he had already guessed that this would happen. He might even be the result of Bawang.

"We're sorry about that, but more often than not, we get the results our clients want. This is a very rare failure. Flower Snake whispered, but there was no embarrassment on her beautiful face, "Of course we won't ask for anything from the two adults. But what we want the two of you to know is that the Golden Needle will indeed have a difficult area to reach in the royal capital. Strictly speaking, there are two places, one is the Iron Fist Temple and the other is the royal palace. It's hard to find out the hidden news in these two places. ”

Golini frowned, "You mean that if Naku hides in these two places, you can't do anything?"

The flower snake smiled, and the smile made her look even more beautiful. What a stunner. "My lord, I didn't hint at where he was hiding. I just want you to know that we also have exclusion zones. Maybe he's hiding in a secret place that we can't even find, or maybe he's left the royal capital. ”

Reece stood up and glanced at Golini, "Now that the commission is over, it's time for us to go." ”

Flower Snake sat down and didn't get up, she just blocked Reese's way out, "Don't you want to sit a little longer, my lord? As she spoke, she reached out her half-smooth hand and stroked Reese's thigh.

Gollini deliberately looked at Rees with a look of envy, and Reese had always been a little overwhelmed by this kind of thing.

Just as Flower Snake's hand slowly explored upwards and approached the base of his thigh, he was caught by Reese, and his voice was as cold as ice, "We're leaving, please let go." ”

Flower Snake smiled, stood up and made way for him, "If you need any help next time, you can come to me at any time, the door of Flower Snake is always open for you." ”

The damp door between the legs. Thinking of this, Gollini felt that the underneath was already hard, but fortunately, he was wearing a cotton robe that he had grown up, and others could not see it. He liked wine and preferred women, and he had tasted beautiful women of all colors, but he had never seen a woman so seductive in every part of her body as Flower Snake. But he has always prided himself on his control, he has a mission and a task, and he has the ability to push himself to do it seriously.

After Reese came out of the warm mystery lock tavern, they entered the cold wind again, and the sudden change in temperature made Golini shiver, he put his hand back on his sleeve, snickered, and said, "In the future, when you go out to see a woman, you must bring a mask, which will save you a lot of trouble." ”

"We came to see rats, how did we know we would meet women. Reece said with some annoyance.

"Mice also have females. Golini deliberately made a salivating look, "Seriously, she's pretty good-looking, and she's in good shape." ”

"You can go and try. Reece fought back coldly.

"It's a pity that she can't see me, and she only has you in her eyes. That's where you love, Reese. If I were a woman, I might fall in love with you. Gollini laughed. There was a limit to joking with Reese, and then he changed the subject, "What do you think about what this woman said about two places just now?"

"I don't think he can hide in either of these places. I'd rather lean that he's already gone with the dragon, and even if he hasn't, he'll be waiting for his chance soon. ”

"Chance?" Gollini didn't understand.

"Aren't those governors and vassals of the Xianglong Kingdom about to go home? Didn't Naku come from Zedi? he might have gone back in a carriage from Nishizawa or the Hammer, and Zedi was somewhat devout to the gods of the earth, you know. ”

Golini nodded thoughtfully. Reece was a smart guy, very, very smart, just overly serious at times, but that's normal for him. Golini patted his beard, which had only been cleaned up not long ago, and now it was covered with snowflakes again. "That's an interesting idea. But when I talk about the big guys, I suddenly remember something. There is a know-it-all that Xin Longjun is going to marry his daughter to the governor of Cold Spring Province, what is the name, I forgot the name, anyway, he is a fat man, a walking oil. ”

"So what?"

"That know-it-all also said something, the governor of Chishan Province, the one surnamed You, thinks that he is a relative of the side branch of the Holy King Yougu, and hopes to obtain the title of prince. ”

"What the hell are you trying to say, what do these things have to do with us?" Reese was a little impatient.

"It has something to do with the Northern Alliance. ”

"Northern Alliance?" Reese was so unconcerned about current events, Gollini sighed inwardly. But it's still normal for him, and if he pays attention to everything like I do, he wouldn't be Reese.

"A temporary alliance secretly formed by some pro-dragon governors. In addition to the Red Mountains and Cold Springs, there are also Golden Horses and Northern Desert. ”

"I'm not interested in politics. Reece clearly doesn't intend to continue the conversation.

"The collapse of the Northern Union is a very valuable reference for us. He patiently explained that you have to be like that when talking to Reese. "In this way, the civil war in the Xianglong Kingdom may not be able to be fought because of this. ”

Reece said lightly, "Does that have anything to do with us?"

"A little bit. If the boxers are in a civil war, Sholong falls into chaos. Of course, I'm just saying if. The Three-Armed Demon will enjoy all this, it will be easier for it to expand its power and influence, and the stronger its power, the more troublesome it will be for us. Golini smiled and said, "The new king dragon Chengtian's ingenious differentiation method may inadvertently make the three-armed demon very unhappy, I think, this is a very possible thing." ”