When I was a child, I admired heroes and idols, and I was impressed by the radiant way they looked when they were in the limelight, people cheered for him, men supported him, women loved him, they were obsessed with him, and they were crazy about him.

Although I am always a little shy in front of people, I still look forward to the day when I will become that kind of person, sought after, respected, and worshipped, and that feeling of being high should be very good.

Imagine yourself as a singer, a master performer, a general, a hero, and even after hearing certain stories, fantasize about becoming a thief, upholding justice, punishing evil and promoting good, and then wandering the world with the woman who loves and loves herself.

Even how to linger with her towards the morning and twilight, you are the wind, I am Sha, I have thought about dozens of plots.

But I never imagined that one day I would become a celebrity in such a way that my name would be posted on the bulletin board of the township and village, and there would be a blurred portrait on it. Then the amount of the wanted bounty is written underneath the portrait.

My profile is very well written...... Simple, Mason Van Cleef, parentheses...... Bill Max, parentheses. Another line, guilty of treason and murder, the leader of the Brotherhood of Defia, a reward of 90,000 gold coins, whether dead or alive, and a reward of 20 gold coins for providing clues to be verified.

I thought I was wrong, and after reading it several times, I realized that the number "nine" was really five zeros, but I had another question, that is, ...... Is it that the gold coin has depreciated? 90,000 gold? It doesn't matter if there are these gold coins in the treasury or not.

And this bounty notice seems to have been posted for a while, and although the bounty notice is a little faded, no other notice dares to put it on it.

The trip to Lakeside turned out to be a bad one.

The old man told me a lot, this guy was a foot trader, he traveled back and forth between the Red Ridge Mountains and the Elwyn Forest, and he made money by buying and selling along the King's Road, and he resold some information along the way, so he knew more.

At first, though, he was very cautious about me, not that he didn't want to talk to me more, but that he kept trying to ask me what I was doing. I also know why he did this to me, after all, I was a little excited about the stone tablet issue just now.

Later I said that I was a bounty hunter from the West, who had been on an errand with Reginad during the war, and that he would not speak to me until I showed me his weapons.

It turns out that this monument was pushed many years ago, it is said that this person named Bill is a person from the Brotherhood of Defia, who has been lurking beside the king, and then the East Window incident was arrested, but even in prison, Marshal Reginald also went into battle himself, but this Bill planned the Brotherhood riot and murdered the queen, and then created the Stormwind City prison riot.

As the investigation deepened, Count Katrana Presto from the Kingdom of Alterac confirmed that this Bill was not appointed by any king, and that King Alterac had no idea about the Kingdom of Stormwind at the time, let alone anything to support.

And this guy named Bill is the originally dead Mason Van Criff, who embezzled public funds during the construction of the eastern barracks and set fire to the eastern barracks that was about to be built in order to cover up the truth, and created the illusion of suicide and apologize, it turned out that he had fled and fled to the north.

And because his brother is the big leader of the masonry brotherhood, he was also investigated, but for some unknown reason, his brother Edwin was not found to be in trouble, and later evidence showed that Edwin was not involved and did not know about this and was not punished. In fact, he is also one of the people behind the scenes.

Later, the Masonry Brotherhood completely degenerated into a traitorous organization, which was not only banned by the king but also wanted by the whole country, so it set off a vigorous purge campaign that lasted for many years.

As for Bill, he did everything possible to return to the country in order to whitewash himself and then continue to infiltrate to achieve the goal of controlling the country. And he almost made it. For a time, the Masonry Brotherhood was indeed the largest and most arrogant civil organization in the Stormwind Kingdom.

And this guy didn't give up after the plan failed, so he planned a revenge plan to assassinate Ms. Catlana, but it didn't work out, but this guy is not dead yet! This guy is said to be sorcererous.

Later, the king's disappearance also had something to do with him, and the news from Defia was that Bill had returned to avenge his brother and what had happened to him!

When I asked him if his brother was really dead, he laughed and said yes.

I asked him why, and he said that long after the news of Edwin's death had been spread, Defia had disappeared, and they had gone over for a while like water on a burning iron plate. It wasn't until the news of the king's disappearance came that the news of Bill's return came out, and it was said to be an inside piece of information from Defiya, which was very reliable. And the official announcement also illustrates this.

At first, the old man didn't tell me about the bounty, until I saw it, and I was sure why it was so high. And the old man also told me very tactfully that there are not many people like me, and that investigating Bill's case is a very dangerous thing. He said that Bill's skills were very good, he was a person who participated in the Orc War, the Northern Expedition, and the Reconquista War, and the King's former Kingsguard, and now that Defia is resurrected, it should be necessary to make some big moves.

These words make me feel sad in my heart, but they are also mixed. The final characterization given to me is already like this.

I am a traitor, a murderer, a corrupt man, a heinous person.

After many years, when I stood on the bridge in Lakeside Town again, I suddenly felt a lot of emotion. The sun shines on the lake, and the town on the other side of the lake is quiet and gentle under the sun, and the memories of the past instantly emerge, which are very different from the scene in front of you now.

Walking on this old and young bridge, the old masonry has been polished smooth, and the newly repaired stone has only been trampled for more than ten years and has not yet shown a sense of history. I didn't listen to the old man's chatter afterwards.

When I first came to town, my mood changed a lot, until I saw a wanted notice with my name and profile picture printed on it.

And that avatar really doesn't look like it!

Especially when compared to the present.

The town is filled with the smell of the lake, a fresh and warm smell, with the occasional smell of flowers, and the smell of perfume from the clean streets. Only the burnt smell of the flames and smoke of the past is gone.

The city was resurrected.

The population of this town is really quite large, and as the largest town in the Red Ridge Mountain area and the central town, it is quite large, but in this mountainous area, the land is not three feet flat, and its size is limited. Of course, the special environment also creates a special feeling.

The tavern is the best example.

The taverns here are decidedly much more urbane. There was no loud music, no crowds, the melodious and slightly cheerful music made the drinkers much gentler here, and although not everyone had a smile on their faces, there was no drunkard in this tavern who saw a drunk who had collapsed to the ground unconscious, and there was no disgusting stuff that was full of vomiting from drinking.

The jingle sound between the chips turned out to be a little pleasant.

Maybe it's because of what I'm wearing, but I don't know when I started to get more and more noticeable. That wasn't a good thing for me, so I chose a table and sat down instead of making it to the bar.

Just as I was pouring myself a drink for a while, someone sat across from me, smiling and staring at me.

I glanced at him, and I felt that this man was familiar, but I couldn't remember where I had seen him.

He beckoned the waiter to bring a wine glass, and he only wanted one. He smiled sweetly at me as he consciously picked up my flask and poured it.

I don't care about his provocations, after all, it is not difficult to clean up the vast majority of people. He took a sip of wine and looked at the people around him, "It's been a long time." ”

"It's my first time here." I say.

He shook his head, "I didn't expect you to be like this. ”

I frowned slightly, but I didn't think anyone would know me, and he said that I must not have seen him some time ago, or he would never have said that.

"You've mistaken someone." I say.

He shook his head slightly, "Although you are old, your face shape has not changed much. He said, squinting his eyes, "I've noticed you since you first came in, and I really can't see it if I don't look closely." ”

"If you want to drink, drink it, but your way of drinking is really low-level." I said with a little disgust: "If you were a woman, maybe I would give you a good look, but the beard on your face shows that you are obviously not a woman." ”

He smiled. "I have no ill will." He waved his hand.

"I'm just saying what I think." I said as I brought the flask back.

He nodded, "Apologies for my presumptuousness." He said. Actually, I've been waiting for you here for a long time. He smiled: "I didn't expect you to walk so slowly." ”

Drinking the wine in my hand, I stood up and walked straight out.

Outside the tavern was the riverbank of Lakeside Town, and the clean stone pavement felt very warm to step on, and the bright sunlight made the polished stone slab reflect a faint light, and I waited for the man to come out by leaning on the guardrail by the riverbank.

Indeed, soon the man also walked out of the tavern, and he tidied up his clothes at the tavern door, and when he glanced around, he saw me standing not far away. He took a closer look at me with his hand on the pergola, and then walked straight over.

This guy is very well-dressed, the clothes are very decent, and the fabric is not cheap at all, and the shoes on his feet reflect the dazzling light under the eyes.

He stood across from me, then smiled at me and held out his hand, "I'm glad you're still alive." ”

"Do I know you?" I didn't have any expression on my face.

"Of course, you don't just know me, we also have some origins and some friendships." He nodded at me as he spoke.

Seeing that I didn't mean to shake his hand, he took it back. "You've been out of here for so many years, and we all thought you were dead."

I didn't speak, just stared at him.

He stood directly beside me, looking sideways at me. "But your appearance has changed a little bit." He shook his head, "I don't know what you've been through. ”

"Who are you?" I squinted at him.

"My face has changed a lot, hasn't it?" He smiled, "Yes, we have all changed, you may have gone through countless life and death tribulations to become like this, and I ...... It's also to live. ”

"Stop talking nonsense, I'm not in the mood to play dumb riddles with you, who are you?"

"You forgot all about the prison in Stormwind?"

I frowned all at once, "You're Willy?" ”

"Haven't I changed a lot?" He smiled.

"I didn't expect to meet you here." The muscles in my face relaxed all at once.

"I was really surprised when I heard that you were still alive." He said, "But now I look at your face, and I know that you have suffered a great deal of sin." ”

"I have indeed suffered a lot of sins." I said, "You've been notified that I'm coming?" You've been waiting for me here? ”

"Yes, you're our leader now." He said.

"Huh? Am I your chief? ”

"yes, you are." He smiled and turned his head to look into the distance, then pointed to the bulletin board. "You are now the leader of Defiya."

"I didn't get a mandate." I say.

"You don't need to receive it, the official says you are, you are." He said, "But if I catch you according to that picture, I won't be able to catch you in another 10,000 years." ”

"Who drew that?"

"Whoever painted it." Willie took off his hat and blew the ash on it, "Your bounty is a bit outrageous. ”

"Isn't that a good thing?" I smiled too.

"Yes, it's true that no one can get such a bounty, but there are always something unusual." He said.

"What do you mean?"

"It's hard to say this kind of thing, and I'm guessing." He put on his hat and said, "Let's go, I'll take you to find a place to stay." ”

"No need, I'll find a place to live myself." I said, "And if I want to find you, I'm sure I'll find you." ”

"I live at 236 Riverside Avenue." He said, "You can come to me if you need anything." ”

I wasn't going to go to him, and to be honest I wasn't going to stay here long, maybe tomorrow I'd have to leave here, I wanted to go north, to the Burning Plains, to see the man who lay there.

I had a pretty good day, and after sitting on the embankment for a while, I walked around the northwest corner of the city, and now the road has been built, and it is no longer the dirt road we used to take when we fled for our lives. Standing on the hill in the northwest corner overlooking the town, watching the sun set and the moon rising, times have changed, the era of swords and swords has passed, and the only thing that remains unchanged is that the people will continue to live quietly, as if nothing in the past had ever happened.

That night I left Lakeside and headed for the Burning Plains.