The Assassin approached with great grace, as if he were dancing steps. The slender blade of snow-white reflected the frightened eyes of the man in front of him, but he would not be merciful because of it. Humming softly the songs that had been sung in the streets a hundred years ago, he slowly stabbed the slender blade into the throat of the man opposite.

Bright red blood slowly spilled down the blade, but it strangely coagulated in the wound. Not only the wound, but even the person who was assassinated, the powerful assassin with an out-of-control bloodline, was also in a state of solidification. Like his same frozen expression, trapped in this stilled time.

Gently pulling the knife back, the Assassin of Time lifted the clothes of the Assassin who had arrived before him, wiping some of the dark blood off the blade before he retracted the knife into his sleeve.

After doing this, he snapped his fingers lightly.

The powerful field that shrouded the surroundings instantly retracted after a "snap", and the blood blocked in the wound instantly gushed out, and the assassin covered his neck tightly with his hands under the severe pain. But it didn't help, and along with the blade came a toxin that was so deadly that even a pure-blooded dragon would die if stabbed.

In the last moments of his life, the Assassin looked up with all his might to look at the Assassin who had killed him, far more powerful than him.

His elaborate suit was more like a party than a murderous one...... Perhaps, he really just came to the banquet, and the killing was only incidental. And by chance, he found the person he was looking for.

The hot and somewhat corrosive blood stained Lin Fenglong's face, and a shadow gradually covered it. His eyes slowly widened, trying to get a better look at the face of the third person who had suddenly appeared in the room.

Because the man had the light on his back, there was only a shadow on his side of him. But even if he couldn't see the other party's face clearly, he already knew who it was.

Hilbert Jean Angers.

The eyes gradually collapsed, and the completely dead assassin fell to the ground with a loud noise. But the two old men standing and lying in the room were still silently looking at each other.

After a long time, Ange broke the silence: "...... You are old, so old that even such unpopular goods can be used as a blessing on your head. ”

"You're not young anymore, and besides, that's not a bad thing." The wounds on his body gradually healed under the influence of the bloodline, and Lin Fenglong, whose blood had stopped, said in a hoarse voice, "If such a guy is placed in Kassel Academy, he will probably be at the top of the A level, right?" Even in those half-breed families, it will be the elite of the elite. ”

"Looks like you know my academy quite well." Ange casually found a chair and sat down, silently looking at Lin Fenglong, who was still lying on the ground.

"That's not yours, it's ......" Lin Fenglong paused, "It's everyone's" The words he couldn't say.

As he fell silent, the air in the room fell silent again.

Lin Fenglong, who couldn't stand this atmosphere, sighed: "I really didn't expect you to be able to find this place, through Lu Mingfei, right?" I don't think you're coming to me specifically to say that. ”

Ange nodded silently: "Actually, I'm a little curious, what have you done in the more than 100 years that you have been silent. ”

"Actually, it's nothing," Lin Fenglong's voice was full ......of exhaustion emanating from his soul as he looked at the ceiling silently, "It's just to find out some guys hiding in the dark world." ”

In the summer of 1901, Qin Province of the Qing Dynasty.

The young Friedrich von Long is deciphering documents that have just been excavated from an archaeological site with the help of locals. For archaeologists, paleographies are a compulsory subject, but for him, who is just fluency in Chinese, writing like Western Xia is still too far from control.

"I see...... The guy I sent back turned out to be called Misty Moon! He was thrilled to finally find out the identity of the coffin's owner, which meant that there would be another name on the Genealogy of the Dragons they were compiling...... Even, an ancient state power dominated by dragons!

Excitedly writing down these speculations in his notes, he couldn't wait to share the discovery with his companions, but their energy was probably still on the corpse of the Western Xia noble boy, and they didn't have time to deal with him. There have been many telegrams he had secretly sent before, and now there is no reply, so they must be as obsessed with new discoveries as he is, right?

Carefully putting away the notebook, he turned his gaze to another name on the document in front of him—嵬名嵬理 Wuzhu...... Or Li Yuanhao.

This is the founding emperor of the Western Xia Kingdom, the builder of one of the three most powerful states on this land a thousand years ago. According to the information he had just obtained, this figure who had become a hegemon more than a thousand years ago was the elder brother of the Western Xia aristocratic boy who he sent back to the Kassel Manor, that is, ...... A dragon breed of noble blood!

The rumors that the royal family of the Western Xia Kingdom would be a dragon family are not surprising, in fact, many famous kings in history have more or less dragon bloodlines or backgrounds. Even if they were members of the Great Qing Dynasty, Lu Shanyan, who knew his own affairs very well, did not know how many emperors in Huaxia were dragons, or half-bloods like them.

Their understanding of dragons is just the tip of the iceberg, and digging out more secrets about dragons is one of the reasons why he is here.

"Lin, the newspaper you wanted." Outside the door walked in a man, blonde and blue-eyed who was as German as he was.

This is the member of the archaeological team where he is hiding, and if he wants to get in touch with these hidden histories, it is undoubtedly the wisest choice to follow the archaeological team incognito, he does not dare to wander around this land in the name of the secret party. Thanks to Lu Shanyan's blessing, he practiced Chinese quite well, and brought a little local accent. , so that he mixed well in this land of the Qing Dynasty.

"Thank you." After taking the newspaper, he thanked him and stepped aside, slowly flipping through the newspapers. It is not easy to know the situation in China here, these newspapers have come across the sea, and I don't know how much distance and time it took to reach his hands.

The information in the newspaper is inevitably a little outdated, but there is no way around it, and it is better to be behind than not to know anything. He had wanted to visit the German consulate to get the latest news, but the tensions within the Qing Dynasty made it impossible for him to swagger out.

Pouring a cup of tea, he carefully studied the "news" in the newspaper.

...... the promulgation of the German Civil Code, it is not known what role his teachers played behind this...... It was a pity that Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche had passed away, and he planned to visit the elder with the same surname when he returned......

At one point, his eyes lit up, and he finally found what he was looking for, and then, he gradually froze......

An unexplained fire broke out at the Kassel estate near Hamburg, and unfortunately, the young Count Kassel Menek, who was partying at the estate, and his invited friends were killed.

No life is still ......

No Life......

None of ......

Not......

The glaring words were engraved in his sight like blood, and Friedrich von Long continued to flip through the rest of the newspaper, but there were only a few words about it. But the more this happened, the more panicked he became, because that meant it was true.

In order to hide the presence of dragons, they often manage information about extremely serious accidents. The shorter the description, the greater the catastrophe.

Friedrich von Long was completely stunned, and the air around him was as stunned as he was. In the still time, he stared at his confused eyes, and even his breath disappeared with him.

A figure silently walked out from behind him, dressed in an ancient costume that is impossible in modern times, embroidered with dragons, phoenixes, peacocks and other animals that symbolize noble status. The top of his head was shaved bald, leaving only a ring of hair around him. Looking at this dress, it is the same as the hairstyle that Friedrich von Long just saw in the portrait in the literature.

He recognized that it was the costume of the royal family of the Western Xia Kingdom...... To be exact, it was the costume of the emperor of the Western Xia Kingdom.

It was as if the Western Xia Emperor, who suddenly appeared across time, took the newspaper from his hand and read the words on it with great interest. I don't know how he could read the German on it, but he did read the information on it.

Then he smiled, as if he had accomplished a trivial trifle. He glanced back at the still Friedrich von Long, thought for a moment, and then turned away. Leave behind the reward or mercy to the one who carried out his plan, and go straight to the east, as if something was calling to him there.

Still, time resumes flowing, and Friedrich von Long, completely de-productive, lies on the ground, gulping in fresh air. Uncontrollable cold sweat broke out from his back, quickly soaking his whole body.

The golden boy who was powerless to support flickered faintly, and he just lay quietly on the ground waiting for the violent dragon blood in his body to recover. He recognized the ability to stop time as the Spirit of Speech Time Zero...... No, it could be something more advanced than that. High-level, something that directly belongs to the Dragon King!

There was no time to dwell on the affairs of the Kassel estate, because there were more important things waiting for him. Regaining his strength, he quickly put away the scattered newspapers and chased them in the direction the man had left.

However, it is impossible for him to catch up, even a hundred years later.

……

“…… So you've stayed here for nearly a hundred years just to find the whereabouts of that dragon king? After listening to his story, Ange said softly.

"Yes, I've been looking for traces of him, but...... There has been no gain. It was as if he had completely evaporated, leaving no clue behind. Lin Fenglong, who was leaning against the corner, said, "I don't even know if the dragon king hidden under this Yanjing City is the one I'm looking for." ”

"The Lord of the Sky and the Wind, the most mysterious Dragon King in both the Dragon Clan and human history......" Ange raised his head, his extremely calm expression and no emotion could be seen.

"Yes, he doesn't look like a dragon at all, he looks treacherous, he looks like a human." Lin Fenglong's face was full of sarcasm, which was directed at himself, "Then nearly fifty years ago, I met him, my current boss. ”

He said that he appreciated my ruthlessness in being able to kill my former companions, and that I was completely the same person as him. That's right, people like me only deserve to live in the dark side of the world. Lin Fenglong laughed, but tears couldn't stop flowing. He hadn't had such an emotional reaction in the past hundred years, but after Ange's appearance, there was no need for him to hide his emotions.

But he soon couldn't laugh anymore, for Ange was glaring at him.

Ange asked coldly, "Why didn't you come to me?" With your ability and caution, it's not too difficult to know that I'm still alive, right? ”

"Yes, I know......" Lin Fenglong lowered his head dejectedly, "but what kind of face do I use to go back?" Is it a remnant of the Lionhearts? Or a traitor to the secret party? ”

"I chose the latter, since I am a betrayer, I should look like a traitor. Immerse yourself in the world of the dark side and join them...... So, one day, I might actually find that guy. He looked up at Ange, "Honestly...... I'm happy to know you're alive, but that doesn't be a reason for me to go back. Those who have made mistakes will always be punished, and I plan to wait until I have done this to come back to you, whether I am beaten or killed...... If we were all alive at that time.

"Did you succeed then?" Ange asked coldly.

“…… No. Lin Fenglong smiled self-deprecatingly, "As you can see, I'm just a peripheral worker now." As soon as business picked up, the boat almost capsized in the gutter...... No, it's already sinking. ”

Standing up, Ange, who had an extremely cold expression, approached Lin Fenglong, grabbed the other party's blood-stained collar and lifted it up, and then punched him in the face that he was now extremely disgusted with: "The betrayer's self-redemption, right?" Self-touching is almost enough, what else can such a drama have besides deceiving yourself? ”

Then he punched again: "Lurker, huh?" I really don't know what kind of expression I will have when I know where you will die? ”

This punch was followed by another punch: "If there is a misunderstanding, it is not clear, right?" I didn't realize you couldn't even speak properly......"

Ange was a little tired, he threw down Lin Fenglong, who had a blue nose and swollen face, and stepped aside, simply peeled a cigar and swallowed it slowly. In the smoke, the anger between his brows seemed to dissipate a lot.

The previous injury had not yet healed, and Lin Fenglong, who had added a new injury, still kept quiet, just like when he was beaten. Leaning against the corner of the wall, he glanced at Ange's back: "...... If you want to get rid of the gas, get me one, too. ”

Ange looked back at him deeply, walked back and crouched down, took out a cigar and stuffed it again. Smoke gradually filled the small room, and the two of them, who still had a lot to say, were silent.

Silently walked to the corner of the room, kicked over the water dispenser there, and let the water flow on the ground. Lin Fenglong, who still couldn't move, quietly watched Ange's movements, as if he still hadn't lost his breath.

"Should I forgive you...... "Ange, who exhaled the smoke," whispered, "and I don't have to say it alone. ”

Then Lin Fenglong's swollen eyes widened, and the stagnant water on the ground gradually made huge waves. Then the surface of the water was reflected like a mirror, and it seemed as if something was coming from that side.

Then, he froze.