Section XXI

The threat of the walking corpse was suppressed sooner than expected, but the way it was handled was naturally unlikely to satisfy everyone.

Li Yuntao only comforted in his heart and said that he had done his best, and he couldn't do more with his current ability.

Back in Serena's room on the second floor of the Old Carrot Hotel, Albert was still sleeping quietly, his breathing was much calmer than when Li Yuntao left, and he even snored slightly. The two little maids were busy cleaning up the refreshments and cleaning the utensils in the room, trying to keep the room clean and tidy at all times.

Selena was sitting on the sofa waiting, and when she saw Li Yuntao come back, the joy on her face was undisguised.

"Dear Lee, I was looking for you." She said with a smile. Li Yuntao was in a bad mood at this time, so he only nodded in response, and put the crossbow machine against the armrest of the sofa.

"I have already contacted the teacher and reported to him about the monster attack in White Sands City and the discovery of 'our', and the teacher agreed to our request for help, and promised to come in person."

"That's really good news." Li Yuntao put himself into the sofa, and his expression did not change much.

"You don't blame me for taking your credit, do you? After all, you gave me the news related to the corpse transformation. Serena seemed to find that Li Yuntao was not in a high mood, so she said slightly apologetically.

"No, it's nothing. I'm sorry, but I'm actually still immersed in the 'processing'... In the matter of the threat of corpse transformation, the mood is a little low. He noticed the change in Serena's tone, and knew that he shouldn't let his emotions affect unrelated others at this time, so he explained softly.

"Oh, trust me, I can understand your feelings. This matter is indeed very tricky, in fact, I am also responsible, and it should have been me, the current nominal supreme authority in White Sands City, who should have given the order to deal with it. Serena bowed her head with guilt, she had chosen to escape in the name of contacting her teacher.

"No, Serena, this thing... Forget it, let's move on to something else. Did your teacher say when it would be available? Li Yuntao still wanted to say something, but when the words came to his lips, he felt that it was meaningless to say more, so he simply stopped mentioning that incident.

"The teacher said it would take some time to organise the staff, but he would arrive before dark, so we didn't have to worry." Speaking of teachers, Serena had unconcealed adoration, respect and a hint of fear on her face, and of course pride at all.

"Before dark?" Li Yuntao turned his head to look out the window, the sunset had sunk nearly halfway to the horizon, and the sunset had dyed half of the sky with the color of blood.

"It's sunset now, and it's going to get dark soon, how did he get there before that?" Li Yuntao showed a puzzled look.

Speaking of this, the pride on Serena's face grew

"My teacher is the great Archmage Arris. Princeton, the advanced magic technique of space teleportation is one of his famous skills. Serena held her head high, her delicate chin slightly cocked.

"Spatial teleportation?" Li Yuntao nodded quietly, with no surprise or shock on his face. This made Serena, who was waiting to see his surprised expression, slightly disappointed.

This kind of thing is regarded as a necessary spell in fantasy novels, and sure enough, this world has it. ’

"If there's room to teleport, then I guess we don't have to worry about it tonight." This is indeed something to be happy about, and it slightly dilutes the haze in Li Yuntao's heart.

It was originally envisaged that even if reinforcements were sent from the nearest town, even if it was cavalry, it would be best if they arrived before dawn, after all, horses did not have the same good vision as cats and canines at night.

"But there's one more thing I need to apologize to." Serena continued in a low voice.

"Huh? Why do you want to apologize to me? Li Yuntao asked strangely.

"My teacher said I wanted to see you, and I agreed." Serena quietly observed the change in the expression on Li Yuntao's face and whispered.

"Aha~ It should be my honor for the great archmage to meet me, an apprentice of the Sword Immortal, and you have no need to apologize at all." He smiled with relief, everyone was coming with reinforcements, he couldn't avoid him, meeting was almost inevitable.

"He said he also brought a few friends." Serena added cautiously.

Li Yuntao raised his eyebrows, "What about the monkeys?" ’

It was natural for Aris to see me, but bringing friends gave Li Yuntao the feeling of visiting with relatives and friends, and his mood became gloomy again.

"Hehe... Since you've agreed, I certainly have no reason to object. When the time comes, please act as an intermediary and introduce me to your teacher, Mr. Arris, the 'Great Archmagister'. Li Yuntao smiled and spit out this reply.

"Having said that, knowing that reinforcements would arrive in the evening, the tight string in my heart relaxed, and I feel very hungry now." He touched his stomach and smiled sheepishly.

Gondov stood up at this time, first bowed to him and apologized, and then met his master's puzzled gaze and began to explain the cause and effect: "When I found the respected Mr. Li Yuntao, it was already noon, but at that time, Li was a little more ... Dirty. So I arranged for him to go to the shower first, and when he came out, it was already afternoon and he missed the mealtime. You should know the rest of the story. This was my negligence and I must offer my sincerest apologies. I'm sorry, Mr. Li Yuntao, but I'm to blame for all this. ”

Even if the tall man bent down to apologize, he was still a cut taller than Li Yuntao who was sitting, and his bow gave Li Yuntao the feeling that a wall in front of him was about to collapse.

He hurriedly waved his hand: "Gondorf, we're already friends, aren't we?" It's better to call me Li, or Yuntao, it's too awkward to call me sir. Now I think apologies make me happier than a plate of fried and crispy lamb chops. ”

"The fried lamb chops of the old radish cook's taste still very good, and when the young lady told me to go down and arrange dinner just now, I had already greeted him, and now the lamb chops should have been marinated." Xia Lulu approached a few people and interjected.

"Do you want to fry it in the kitchen, or do you want to cook it on the terrace as previously arranged?" She turned her head to look at Serena as her master.

"If you're not in a particular hurry, dear Lee, my suggestion is to fry it on the patio spot, it will taste better. You can also enjoy the refreshing night breeze and starry sky of Baisha City. Her cheeks flushed slightly again.

"Guests are as they please, at your disposal." At this time, of course, the gentleman will win more favor from the owner, and whether it is fried in the kitchen below or on the terrace above, in fact, the time is very different.

With Li Yuntao's consent, the two little maids took Gondor to get busy under Serena's instructions.

The terrace of Serena's room is open in the inner room, and it takes advantage of the difference between the first and second floors to connect the extra roof on the first floor that is not covered by the second floor with the floor-to-ceiling windows of the largest room on the second floor, and erect a fence around the perimeter to form a terrace.

So it's extra spacious.

Gondor helped carry a terracotta stove as tall as Aveline's fairy maid, as well as tables and chairs, to the terrace, while the elves busied themselves with laying out tablecloths, candlesticks, silver cutlery, fruit, and wine. The cook came up with Gondor as he moved the stove, along with the pickled ingredients, the main dish, and the side dishes.

The roar of battle in the alleys at the far end of the town has died down, and smoke wafts from the chimneys of each house as people prepare their dinners. A small number of people were still busy, waiting in the middle of the square for the burned bodies to be carried onto the ready pyre. A few children stood on the periphery of the pyre, looking at the corpses covered with white cloth and weeping silently, unwilling to leave.

Li Yuntao propped his hands on the fence and took in everything, and his heart was mixed. The pyre of burning the dead was only a few dozen meters away from the terrace where Serena was preparing the candlelight dinner, and the difference between life and death slapped directly on his head, body, and heart like a stormy wave.

The smell of marinated fresh lamb wafted through the nose, and the spices could not hide the smell of blood. The smell is exactly the same as that of the wind blowing from the direction of the square.

His stomach churned, and he didn't seem to be so hungry anymore.

It would be nice if he didn't have such a keen sense of smell, he regretted opening the meridians related to the sense of smell so early, if he couldn't smell the smell of blood, at least he could deceive himself again, and escape for a while, without having to face it so bloodily.

The sun had sunk completely below the horizon, and even the brilliant sunset was only a corner of the far west, and the night was as promised, and with it the stars.

The wind came without warning, and the people on the terrace were even a little untenable, and the two Aveline elves desperately clung to the legs of the table, but they were blown sideways along with the table to the outside of the terrace, and the white silk tablecloths, silver cutlery, fruit plates, candlesticks, and awakened wine were rolled up and thrown all over the sky like garbage.

In his hurry, Gondorf only had time to protect Serena, but he could not control the nearest cook, so the fat cook rolled along with his frying pan and crashed against the railing by the terrace.

The terracotta stove became the most stable one on the terrace.

After the strong wind, the open space in the center of the devastated starry terrace lit up, as if the stars in the sky fell to the world, one by one, illuminating the terrace.

Soon sixteen stars were arranged in a pattern of four at each corner, and their starlight converged into a line that connected two adjacent stars.

A rectangular door, outlined by sixteen stars linked to each other, stood in the open space in the center of the terrace, and the next second the view of the far end of the town on the other side of the door disappeared, replaced by a dark and deep starry sky full of various colors of starlight.

Then a foot came out of the frame, wrapped in a sturdy, thick, beautifully shaped, full-covered shin.

Following the metal boots to the ground, a person slowly walked out of the picture, he first looked around vigilantly, recognized Gonddorf who was protecting Serena, nodded to him, and then Howe quickly guarded the side of the light gate with his sword and shield without stopping, and stepped out behind him with the same style of shin armor.

2, 3, 4...... Twelve, twelve strong, heavily armed warriors stepped out of the starlit door and surrounded it. Then came four tall knights with thicker armor, tower shields, and only their eyes exposed.

They even led horses with full body armor.

The terrace, which was large enough to be used as a small garden, was so crowded that it was impossible to stand on her feet, and Serena's master and servant and the cook retreated into the room within the floor-to-ceiling windows.

Li Yuntao was blown and almost fell off the terrace because he didn't stand firm when the wind blew just now, but fortunately he grabbed the crossbar of the guardrail when his body was in the air, and the wind stopped at this moment, and he grabbed the crossbar railing with both hands and hung on the periphery of the guardrail.

After the four knights and mounts came out, a middle-aged man wearing a blue smock, a white robe, green cloth soap boots, a dark blue brocade belt, a jade pendant hanging from his waist, a bun, a hosta, and a few long beards walked out leisurely, he held a long sword in the shape of a jade bamboo scabbard, looking like a short staff of green bamboo.

Behind the middle-aged man, a warm-colored gauze shirt, an apricot yellow flying cloud pattern dress, a smoke-like cloud floating in the air with an unknown material wrapped around her arms, a crimson brocade waist, hanging jade pendants, hanging incense sachets, and a beautiful woman holding a fan in her hand followed.

She wore her hair in a bun, thinking that she should be a woman, but she looked like she was in her early twenties, but the mature charm of her was not that old to have. If his eyes are like peach blossoms, his waist and limbs are surging when he walks, and if he drags another tail behind his back, Li Yuntao feels that this is a living vixen.

Although he hung outside the guardrail, his eyes were not honest, and he looked at the people who appeared one by one at the first time, and his eyes stayed on this woman for a long time.

The woman swayed out of the Starlight Gate, her eyes couldn't help but look around curiously, and she lightly blocked half of her face with a fan, and her face slightly covered up the emotional changes.

Then a neatly groomed old man with a dark green velvet robe, a golden Warlock's Council badge pinned to his chest, a wide-brimmed peaked mage hat, and a pair of glasses on the bridge of his nose, and a neatly groomed snow-white beard, walked out with a wand in one hand and the brim of his hat in the other. As soon as he came out, he turned around and used his staff in the direction of the Gate of Light, and the Starlight Gate immediately dispersed into countless dots of light.

After dispersing the light gate spell, he divided his spirit to observe the surroundings, and then his brows furrowed dissatisfiedly.

The terrace was too crowded, and although the knights had tried their best to make enough space for the three big men, they looked up and saw a huge horse's ass pestle in front of them, taking up most of the view, and no one was in a good mood.

He apologized to the two friends in oriental clothes beside him, and then glared at the guards around him, "What are you doing standing here, don't you see that I am so crowded that there is almost no place to stand?" Give it all to me. ”

The twelve guards jumped off the railing on the perimeter of the terrace like rabbits at the sight of a fox. The height of this floor is just over three meters, and jumping off is a piece of cake for them. The first reason for not jumping before was to protect the master, and the second was to stay away without the master's order, which was a very dereliction of duty for the guards, and they could not disobey it.

As soon as the twelve guards left, the terrace became much larger, but the knights and horses were still an eyesore.

Without waiting for the old mage to speak, the heavily armored knights led their horses into the floor-to-ceiling windows, through the inner room to the living room, and went out. It was not known if the tall, sturdy horses would be able to squeeze out of the doorframe leading to the hallway of the parlor.

After the knight left, his vision finally widened, and in front of the old mage appeared a prototype wooden table that turned upside down, a clay stove with a fire, cutlery scattered on the ground, fruits, ingredients, a glass decanter shattered to the ground, and a pool of wine that looked like blood spilled on the ground at the scene of the murder.

"Oh, Heavenly Father, it's barren enough." The old mage looked around and had a general view of White Sands City.

"I'm relieved to see you, Serena, my best apprentice. I obviously didn't get it wrong. The old mage spotted Serena hiding by the floor-to-ceiling window in the inner room to make way for the knights and horses.

Hearing the name mentioned, Serena quickly tidied up the robe of the same color as the old mage, and then walked up to the mage respectfully, and bowed with her wand lightly under the council badge: "It is my honor to meet you, great archmage, member of the Senate of the Magician Council, my Arris. Princeton Mentor. ”

The old mage proudly puffed up his chest, tapped his wand on the badge on his chest for three points, and bowed his chin to the brim.

"It's quite respectful and well-behaved." He commented lightly.

"What about the guest from Donghuang you mentioned in your contact?" He glanced into the room behind her, but found no young man with the appearance of an Oriental.

He ....... "Serena didn't know where Li Yuntao was blown by that gust of wind, if she hadn't been protected by Gondor just now, it is estimated that she would have fallen out of the terrace by now, lying on the ground covered with mud and sand outside.

"I... Over here. Li Yuntao heard them mention himself, and climbed the guardrail with both arms and climbed up from the outside.

The two Oriental monks smiled at him, and it was not surprising that he was here, especially the friar, who smiled meaningfully.

"Tell me, Serena, you haven't forgotten even the most basic etiquette, have you?" The old mage raised his chin and looked at his apprentice with his nostrils, and the shelves were extremely high.

"Yes, teacher, I'll introduce you." Serena was like a frightened fawn, trembling slightly.

"This is my mentor, the great archmagister, a member of the Council of Magicians, Arris. Princeton. She raised her wand in her left hand, the ruby at the top of her chest, and spread out her right hand to the old mage. Then he falsely pointed to Li Yuntao and introduced: "This is the apprentice of the Imperial Sword Immortal Master from the Eastern Country, Li Yuntao. He helped me a lot, and without him I would not be able to repel the siege of the monster horde. ”

From the beginning, Serena used the Donghuang language, and her own Donghuang language was also learned from the teacher, and the other two were obviously also Oriental, so it was most appropriate to use the Donghuang language on this occasion.

When they heard the words 'Imperial Sword Immortal Master', the two Oriental Decorations showed a playful smile.

"These two..."

"Let's do it ourselves." The monk smiled and took over, and he nodded to Li Yuntao but did not salute.

"My name is Sun Jingxiao, this is my double cultivator, Cen Yuping, we are from the Qionghua Sect of Tianlan Mountain in the Dahua Empire."

was mentioned, Cen Yuping turned the fan in her hand and nodded.

Li Yuntao didn't dare to slack off, and since the man spoke, he clasped his hands into fists and used a etiquette in the rivers and lakes.

Don't say anything else, just look at the outfits, these two are rich masters, and they have nothing to do to run this west for sightseeing, obviously the big guy, it's not good to hug the thighs, I'm really sorry for my luck.

The depression that was seen as a monkey before has been swept away at this moment.

"You should be from the Imperial Sword Gate of Qixia Mountain in Donghuang Kingdom, right?"

"Exactly." Li Yuntao saluted again.

"I didn't expect to see fellow Daoists from the Edgeworth Sect in this foreign land, and it is rumored that the Edgeworth disciples are all over the world, so there is really no need for this. Hahaha. Sun Jingxiao smiled and turned his head to look at his fellow Daoist. There was some banter in his laughter, but Li Yuntao couldn't hear it at this time.

"You guy." Cen Yuping glanced at him angrily, and the style of the waves in his eyes almost stunned Li Yuntao.

This is a goblin.

"Interesting, this little guy is really interesting, the spiritual power overflows so seriously, it's a pity, it's a pity, if you can be my student, the Warlock Council will have at least one more great mage in the future." When Li Yuntao greeted Sun and Cen, the old mage Aris quietly observed him.

In her contact with Serena, she had mentioned that he had extraordinary magical talents, and that his overflowing spiritual power could affect the emotions of those around him. Now I meet and I really have excellent qualifications.

"Oh? Mistress Aris is interested in this apprentice? Then I don't think you can just make the conditions, and see if he is willing to practice magic with you. Hearing Arris's evaluation of Li Yuntao, Sun Jingxiao said with a smile.

"That's not good, robbing other warlocks' apprentices is a very taboo thing in the Magicians' Council, and I think there should be similar rules in your East." Arris's face was visibly moved.

"He is only an apprentice now, not a disciple, in our east, the disciples of the cultivation sect are divided into internal and external, the outer disciples are only equivalent to the peripheral subordinate forces of the sect, and the status is equivalent to the guards and low-level warlocks cultivated by your council, and the inner disciples are qualified to write into the sect genealogy and become official members of the sect.

And apprentice is a general term for children in the inspection period before entering the sect, and only after the apprenticeship period can he be qualified to be called a disciple, which means that he can change his court now. ”

Sun Jingxiao smiled and ruthlessly revealed the truth of Li Yuntao's identity.

It turns out that I don't even have the qualifications to be called a disciple now. Li Yuntao, who was standing silently on the side, felt bitter in his heart, but he could only keep his head down and hold his fists to maintain a saluting posture and dare not move.

"I see, then I still have a chance to take another apprentice." The old mage showed a sudden expression, and then turned his head to look at Li Yuntao: "Then, this Li Yuntao... Child, would you like to be my teacher and learn magic tricks from me? ”

"I can provide you with the best learning conditions and personally guide you, I also have a few good unique secret techniques, at least no one else in the Warlock Council has mastered them, including the spatial transfer magic array you saw just now." He began to throw the bait.

I'll go to your little friend. Li Yuntao scolded in his heart, but the conditions proposed by the old guy were indeed tempting, and between him and the old mage, Serena, who was the introducer just now, also kept playing colors at him.

With a thigh in front of you, to hold it or not to hold it?