"Knock knock," the annoying knock sounded again, "Brother Jonah, are you alright? It's been forty minutes since you've been in the bathroom, do you need help? Is it the legendary constipation?...... No wonder I just saw that your face is pale, your lips are unpretentious, your head is dizzy, your heart is palpitating, you are tired and timid, and your tongue is pale and thin, it must be constipation caused by weakness and qi deficiency!

Assai's voice buzzed like a fly, and Jonah wondered if he hadn't found the Oriental so annoying until now, "No need, I'm not constipated, I'm just thinking about something, I'll get out right away." The astrologer apprentice stood up and walked over to the basin, plucking up cold water and splashing it on his face. The man in the mirror looked weak and emaciated, and Jonah patted his face to try to cheer himself up.

Pulling open the door and walking out of the bathroom, Asai was sitting at the coffee table with a drink and enjoying the night, when he heard him come out, he turned his head and smiled: "Come and be happy, this juice is very delicious, I don't know what kind of fruit it is." ”

Jonah Qiang smiled, "Didn't you remind me to be vigilant on the way, why did you eat and drink so much when you came here?" said as he walked over and sat down across from the Oriental, picked up a glass of golden juice and took a sip.

"I'm prepared, poison and the like are my business, so I won't eat myself to death. Asai blinked, "Besides, have you forgotten what happened at the banquet? Now that father and son are fighting to get you into their camp, no one would be stupid enough to poison your food at this time." ”

The astrologer apprentice put down the glass and said strangely, "Why don't I remember anything?"

The Oriental grinned, revealing neat white teeth: "You drank too much Brother Yonah!" As soon as the main dish roasted peacock was served, the dignitaries and nobles of the two factions began to come over one by one to toast you, I blocked a few glasses for you, but I couldn't stand you, a solid-eyed guy, taking the initiative to pour it down...... Before the dessert is served, you lie down, tsk, frozen strawberry mousse cake wow...... Don't worry, I'll eat it for you, or the inhospitable host will be sad. ”

"Which two factions?" asked Jonah in a daze, he really didn't have the slightest memory left, and the scene of the banquet was a mess after eating the salad.

"The Emperor's faction and the Auxiliary Minister's faction. "There seems to be a bit of a division within Tocharo now, the imperial power is divided, and the Prince of Harimaya is supported by Sebaink the Great, who is nominally king, but the military power is firmly in the hands of the auxiliary minister, the prince, and the governor of the Guard, Herzemias, and our mayor is a supporter of this man." Don't look at the town elder boasting about the wisdom of His Majesty the Emperor and the power of his father along the way, in fact, the relationship with the old prince is so tense that he almost fights over a peacock leg at the dinner table. ”

With that, Jonah had a vague impression, "Oh yes, yes, there seems to be a friend of Emile Shakar, Prince of Harrymaya, sitting at the table, and on the other side of the table are guests invited by Mayor Du Shakar. ”

"There are electric sparks all over the table!" the Oriental man laughed happily, clapping his hands happily, "It's a pity not to see them fight, I thought the battle between father and son would turn into a splendid group fight." ”

"Did I say anything I shouldn't have said?" asked the astrologer apprentice, a little humbly.

"No, no, no matter who sincerely invites you to join the relevant camp, you blush-faced and say thank you, and then there is no follow-up, you are really a master of tai chi!"

"Tai Chi?"

"A martial art of the East...... You don't understand it. ”

"Oh. Then why did the mayor send us to the Harimaya Manor, which wasn't his father's territory?" Jonah scratched his head.

The Oriental man squeezed his eyes narrowly: "Do you think that the precious steam puppet carriage of the 'Midnight Star' can be controlled by a small mayor? The destination was decided by the old prince a long time ago, and the mayor wanted to have a good relationship with us along the way, just to add some favors." ”

"That's right. The world of adults is really complicated. Jonah sighed unconsciously, then realized that it was too childish, and blushed, "No, I mean ......"

"That's right. The world of adults is just too complicated. Unexpectedly, Ah Sai actually agreed, and nodded seriously: "It would be great if I could go back to when I was ten years old, except for practicing killing techniques and playing, I don't have to do anything, I don't have to think about anything......

“？”

The astrologer's apprentice felt as if he had heard something terrible, and suspected that it was just an auditory hallucination," ...... Uh, by the way, Asai, I still don't know what you really do, what do you do for a living?" he asked weakly.

"I'm a thief if I had to talk about my profession. The Oriental thought for a moment and replied very frankly, "It's just a bit of a lazy type, and business is bleak, so let's make do with not being hungry." ”

"Oooh. Jonah replied, unconsciously clutching his deerskin bag. "Don't be afraid, Brother Jonah, I know exactly what's in your bag, I admit curiosity is my greatest weakness, but it's my life rule not to do anything to my friends, Ann!—though I do have a great interest in the magic elves in the bottle." ”

Jonah didn't know what to say, only smiled awkwardly.

The sea and the sky chatted until late at night, and the Oriental was a good person to chat with, and Jonah felt that his mood had calmed down a lot, and he couldn't help but feel sleepy and stretched. "Let's not talk about sleeping, there will be big things tomorrow. Asai immediately stood up and closed the window, and pulled the spare sheets and bedding from the closet.

"What's the big thing tomorrow?" the astrologer apprentice was out of the situation again.

"Tryouts. "Tomorrow afternoon there will be two trials in the Golden City at the same time: the selection of the royal warriors, in which Emperor Isaibainker invites those of ability, and the Guards Fighting Tournament organized by Prince Herzemias. You choose, I'll listen to you, choose one of the two. This is obviously to tear each other down! To say that His Majesty the Emperor is really able to bear it...... Forget about sleeping, sleeping. He walked to the bedroom door with the futon in his arms.

"Asey, where are you going? This bed is huge, so we can sleep together at night?" asked Jonah dumbfounded.

The Oriental man smiled back: "Hehe, it's really a hard invitation to refuse...... But I'd better go to sleep in the second bedroom, I don't sleep honestly. He walked over to the wall, pushed open a small door of the same color and pattern as the wall, and walked in, "The second bedroom is so luxurious......? Good night, Brother Jonah. He waved his hand and closed the door to his last bedroom.

The astrologer's apprentice had no idea that there was another bedroom, and he was suddenly startled, only then did he feel that the invitation just now seemed to be a little ambiguous, and he blushed and tried to explain that the next room was already silent. “...... Forget it, sleep. Jonah stood for a moment, then stomped onto the soft and comfortable bed, changed into the pajamas he had prepared, and slipped into the bed.

"Strangely, when I'm with Assai, I've always fallen asleep first, and I've never seen him sleep. As he muttered to himself, Jonah suddenly thought of Rose Rose's blood again, and he wrapped his hands and feet in the duvet tightly, and secretly exposed his eyes, staring at the window of the black hole. Behind the white curtain, the sparse starlight illuminates the dark garden, where will there be a woman covered in blood standing quietly among the flowers and peeping on herself?

I don't know how long it took to fall asleep, and I opened my eyes again, and it was dawn. Asai opened the curtains with a "whoosh", stood in the sunlight in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, and squinted his eyes comfortably: "Hurry up, Brother Jonah, a beautiful day has just begun!"

"Good morning...... Let's hope it's a good day. The astrologer apprentice rubbed his eyes and muttered.

At the end of the hearty breakfast, father and son appeared at the table at the same time, and Prince Harimaya faintly told Jonah that a four-wheeled carriage with the royal coat of arms had been prepared for the two of them, and that he was at his disposal twenty-four hours a day, and that the driver knew the streets of the Golden City well, and especially the road leading to Valhalla, where the Golden Warriors were selected, and the mayor smiled and invited them to visit the "Valley of the Wind," one of Bactria's most famous tourist attractions and every man's dream paradiseThe four-thousand-yard street is lined with steam rooms and essential oil massage rooms, and young female technicians from all corners of the world, of different nationalities and skin colors, solemnly swear before Luta, the goddess of fertility, to help the guests from afar to wash the dust off their bodies and regain their male virility, and the Guards Fighting Tournament is not far away.

Although Assay was a little impressed by the mayor's proposal, Jonah chose to accept the Prince's kindness. Half an hour later, two men sat in a black four-wheeled carriage with wide eyes, four healthy horses neighed, and the wheels began to roll forward.

"Is it fun to ride in a carriage?" the Oriental glared at the astrologer's apprentice, "haven't you had enough of it all the way?"

Jonah asked rhetorically, "You haven't told me why we have to go to the tryouts?"

Asai was stunned, "That...... You know, I'm going to the Vedic country to do business, and now the road between the two countries is under total martial law, and you have to hang a military title to get close to the border, so ...... Right?"

"You can go and participate on your own, I still have my things to do, and I can't accompany you to the Vedas. Jonah wondered.

"It's a bit ...... to pass the assessment with my current strength A little difficulty......" the Oriental said a little embarrassed, "in short, there is no harm, no matter what you have to do, it is always good to have a military background!"

The astrologer apprentice shook his head and did not speak again. Before setting out he instructed the coachman to drive the carriage in the direction of the Astrology Society, which had an astrological tower inside the Golden City, where he could find a long-lost intimacy, and even news of Mr. Koshava, if the Society had not yet been evacuated,