"Change" is the scariest thing, and not everyone likes grand adventures. Despite his longing for the stories of knightly novels, Jonah was an introverted teenager who didn't like strange things, and how good it would be if time could stay in the warm sunny afternoon of the Red Clay Plains, curled up in the bed in the small room of the astrology tower and read astrology books forever? Teacher Koshawar fiddled with the equipment in the laboratory at the top of the tower, the red stone castle on the distant skyline was gilded with a dazzling golden layer of sunlight, the air was as calm as a transparent crystal, the aroma of food came, the cook began to prepare dinner, put down the charcoal pen and stretched, fiddling with the little steam puppet robot "Lame Henry II", waiting for the time for dinner to come.

Jonah was willing to give everything he could in exchange for this precious time. The journey torments the souls of astrologers, the betrayer Segres manipulates himself with invisible threads, and the battles, laughter, meetings and partings along the way seem so unreal in retrospect that the memories of Jonah fade away like the two years spent in the Tower of Babel, and sometimes the 17-year-old can barely recognize who he is in the mirror.

At this moment, he had already stepped out of the threshold with one foot, and silently said to his partners in his heart, "Cherish." "Change, great change came again, and from the moment he was reunited with his Pitchfork friends, Jonah knew that day was coming, but he didn't expect it to come so quickly and so quickly. Only this time, Segres's prophecy revealed the prospect of death, and Jonah seemed to see the faceless prophet hiding in the tomb with an eerie sneer: knowing that this was a road to hell, he would not hesitate to embark on the journey.

"Please wait, Lord Jonah. ”

A gentle voice rang out behind him, and the turquoise vines burst through the earth and gently wrapped around the astrologer's ankles. Elliot said calmly: "Miss Longji's whereabouts are very clear, as the daughter of the patriarch of the big family, no matter how serious the crimes imposed on her are, they will have to go through a long trial before they can be convicted, don't be so impulsive, please stay for a moment longer, and talk about some things clearly, okay?"

"Eli, Eli!" the grasshopper tugged at the red cloak of the Rose Knight, and panicked at what to say.

“...... I know, it's me who is too impulsive. Jonah thought for a few seconds, nodded, and turned back in silence. The vines that bound the ankles withered, dried, and turned to ashes, and the astrologer stood at the doorway, standing on the dividing line between what left and what left, and with gestures he built a decisive wall between himself and his companion.

The knight spoke: "Mr. Long Shenran, can you tell us about the situation of the Long family? If it violates your cultural traditions or oaths, of course you can refuse." ”

Xiaolong said excitedly: "I will say! I will say what I know!" His chest wrapped in gauze fell together, ignoring the blood oozing from his chest, "There are six ancient kingdoms in the Eastern Continent, forming a pattern of mutual containment and peaceful coexistence, although the family that rules the country has changed from time to time in the past few hundred years, there are few large-scale wars. There are a total of seventeen big families with a long history in the mainland, known as the 'Seventeen Families of the East', each of which has a strong strength, among which the four families of Long, Meng, Mo and Wu are the most powerful. ”

"The Mo family is the royal family that ruled the Later Qin State, the notice I saw at the city gate yesterday ......," Danny interjected.

"Yes, Later Qin is the largest of the Six Kingdoms. Long Shenlu pointed to the topographic map on the wall, "Occupy the entire northeastern region of the Eastern Continent. And the Meng family was the ruler of the remnant Qi country, and they were located in the east of the Southern Shang Kingdom, the capital city of Wenshang, 1,580 miles away from Suiyang City. ”

The boy in the Stewart family had a headache and said, "I don't understand the geography of the East, but why are the names of countries so strange?"

Xiaolong replied: "The six eastern kingdoms are Nanshang, Remnant Qi, Later Qin, Liang Sui, Late Han, and Late Tang, as for where the name came from, I can't tell you clearly, it seems that a long time ago there was a stronger and more prosperous empire, and then after the collapse of the empire, the current kingdom was born...... The Mo family and the Meng family ruled two countries, the Long family was in Pingyin, the capital of the Liang Sui Kingdom, and there was no current ruler, and the Wu family was in the late Tang Kingdom, the northernmost part of the mainland, and did not hold power. In addition to the four families, there are also the Ye family, the Jiang family, the Kong family, the Ying family, the Lu family, the Zhao family, the Lu family, the Cai family, the Ban family, the Ji family, the Tai family, the fifth family, the Zhu Xie family, ......"

Hannah listened absentmindedly to the explanation, her eyes focused on Jonah, and the boy didn't feel the burning gaze of Stewart's contemporary head of the house, he was imprinting every word that Xiaolong said into his mind, this strange eastern continent would become the stage for his own adventure, and every information was extremely important.

"Please continue. The Rose Knight said thoughtfully.

Long Shenlan took a breath, "The main mansion of the Long family is located twenty-seven miles outside the Pingyin suburbs of the 'Black City' in the capital of the Liang Sui Kingdom, close to the Tower of Babel 'Tianxuan', covering an area of three thousand five hundred acres, the oldest elder council hall in the main mansion has a history of more than six hundred years. Although the Long family is not in charge, the Lu family, which is currently in power in the Liang Sui State, is the least powerful of the seventeen in the East, and the Long family has a decisive influence on the country. ”

"What kind of power do you use to fight?" Elliot asked, "abilities we don't understand......

Xiaolong was stunned for a moment, and after a long time, he nodded solemnly: "This is all for the purpose of punishing grandma...... The reason why the Seventeen Eastern Families are strong is that each family has two secrets: first, the unique cultivation method that has been passed down from generation to generation, passing on the son but not the daughter, and the lineage without passing on the division, and the second, the bloodline ability brought by the pure bloodline. For the Long family, the practice is called the 'Nine Dharmas', which includes......"

His figure flashed, turning into a black light in the room, "popping" on the wall and bouncing four times, appearing in place with great lightness, "footwork and light body method 'lame dragon'." ”

Immediately afterward, the color of the little dragon's body became lighter and lighter, until it disappeared into the shadows that blended into the room, and the companions looked around, and a voice came from the other side of the laboratory: "Shadow Hiding Method 'Blind Dragon'." ”

He reappeared, clutching his chest and slowly approaching everyone, "Plus the method of observing qi and knowing fate and predicting bad luck 'Humble Dragon'." These are the three methods that I have learned. Originally, as a child with a foreign surname, I had no right to learn the 'Nine Laws', but when I was appreciated by my grandfather and joined the Shadow Sect, I could obtain three kinds of extrajudicial graces. ”

"But Ryuhime's fighting style is different. The knight said.

"Yes, the grandma is the purest bloodline of the Long family, the heir of the eldest grandson of the Long family, when he was a child, the grandfather and great-grandfather and other elders used the bones of children with the same eight characters to endow the grandmother with the ability to 'marry in the dark', this bloodline ability is much more profound than the 'nine methods', and there is no need for grandma to learn these superficial methods. Long Shenlan replied, "In addition to the three methods I know, there are also many abilities in the 'Nine Methods', and the wounds on my body ......" He unconsciously stroked the blood-stained bandage, "It was caused by Grandpa Taizu's use of the 'Scythe Dragon', which is the highest method in the 'Nine Methods', killing people invisibly, and I can't see how to do it at all...... If it weren't for the punishment of grandma, she would ......"

Elliot suddenly asked, "Then 'Flying Light' is the cultivation method of the Tantai family. According to you, they also have unique abilities in their bloodline?"

Long Shenlu nodded: "That's right, each family's policy is different, the Tantai family is the only killer group among the seventeen families in the East who accepts the commission of killing, and their family rules stipulate that unless the elders agree, they can't use their unique abilities in battle, and we have traveled all the way from the Tantai Palace, and none of the Tantai killers have activated the bloodline ability." ”

“...... What the hell has Ryuki committed?" Jonah said, unable to bear it. This question has been in my heart for a long time, and finally broke out, "For someone from your Long family, she is alone, a woman, who walks all over the world alone, eats and sleeps, waves and kills, and no one of the Long family comes forward to help, and now she is tied up and put on trial in her hometown, this is how your Long family repays people? What is the matter with you Orientals? Also, Eli, what's the matter with you? Why didn't you wake us up immediately last night and catch up with her, and watch her be taken away...... She's going to die!"

He knew that these words were rude, but if they were not, he would not be able to calm the excitement in his heart.

"I'm sorry. The Rose Knight lowered his head, "We are knights who obey the oath, and we cannot disobey Miss Ryuji's orders. From the moment she promised to help her send her first Silver Rose, any act of defiance of her will turn into flames and burn our souls. Miss Ryuhime ordered me to ...... Don't look for her. ”

Long Shenlan gritted his teeth and said, "It's all my fault!" He put the long sword on his back, enduring the pain of the wound and clenching his fists, "I don't know what the crime of the grandmother is in charge...... Anyway, I'll go find her old man now!"

Sibi looked east and west, so anxious that his eyes were full of tears, and he usually chirped like a little finch with his mouth deflated, and he couldn't say anything. Hannah stroked her hair, her long, narrow green eyes looked at Jonah without blinking, and Dennis Stewart stood behind her sister with a very strange expression, sad, relieved, and a little confused.

“...... It's me who should say I'm sorry. Jonah said with difficulty, "Would you like to at least tell me a little more about the dragon queen?" Eli, is that okay? How did you meet her?"

The knight was stunned for a moment, and looked up, "Now?...... I know. ”