The transaction in the palace of pure goodness is going on,

And in the sandy land of a thousand gullies,

Some people with ulterior motives have not stopped their actions.

The huge procession left the second new oasis of the iron dunes,

In the yellow sand, set off towards the reservoir oasis in the land of the three canals,

Probably the reason for a day off,

Ying's perception is much more sensitive than yesterday,

After setting off, I felt that the eyes were watching me from time to time.

This sense of gaze made her twist her body a little uncomfortably.

Subconsciously shrunk his body.

And this defensive posture, in the sight of some people,

It became evidence that she was guarding against something.

"The heart of God is in the traveler."

In the team of scholars, an inconspicuous scholar looked at Ying, and a trace of excitement flashed in his eyes.

As a Fatui spy embedded in the Akademiya, he infiltrated the expedition to the Oasis Canal after receiving the activation order three days ago.

Originally, I thought that I would have to wait until I got to the land of the Three Canals to find out the news of the Heart of God.

Unexpectedly, I met the traveler in the intelligence halfway through.

And seeing that the traveler was still so guarded in the ranks, the heart of God must still be on her.

Thinking of the opportunity to obtain the Heart of God directly from the Traveler and complete this task alone,

The humble shadow scholar couldn't help but get excited in his heart.

However, after all, he is a person who can be a shadow, and he still has the psychological quality, but in an instant, he calmed down, and a trace of torment appeared on his face, as if he was very unaccustomed to the desert environment.

At first glance, it looks similar to the scholars around him.

These scholars, who had never been to the desert much, in this harsh environment, if it weren't for the Wind Judge and the Thirty Regiment watching from the side, it was estimated that half of them would have fallen.

"Lord Cyno." An oraka approached Cyno, "The wind and sand are too great for the scholars to hold onto. ”

The Akademiya is the basic administrative unit of the Akademiya, and in this operation, there are many Akademiya who are responsible for the communication between the scholars, the 30-member group, and the discipline officer.

looked at the wind and sand in the sky, and glanced back at the huge team,

Sino frowned slightly: "If we stop to rest, I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to reach our destination within the agreed time." ”

"But the wind and sand are too big, and if this continues, there may be casualties." The oraka looked helpless, "Many of the scholars transferred this time have never been to the desert, and the previous journey, although it was hot, at least there were not many sandstorms, but now in this place, we have come in and started, and the sandstorms have not stopped." ”

As he spoke, the orator shook his head slightly: "Even we feel a little difficult, those scholars who came to the desert for the first time can't hold on anymore. ”

Beside Cyno, Paimon suddenly spoke, "If it's a sandstorm, you can help them." ”

Ying didn't react for a moment, and was stunned.

Cyno looked at Ying with a curious expression, "Can you eliminate the sandstorm?" ”

Now the screen reacted,

Nodding, with a touch of his waist, a magic bottle flew out,

Inside the bottle there are two golden leaves, while outside the bottle, there are three pink leaves.

Lilupal's Bottle.

Although Lilupal chose to atone for her sins, her power did not dissipate, but remained in the bottle to accompany Ying on her journey.

And Lilupal is strong enough to suppress the sandstorm here.

"What is this?" Cyno looked at the magic bottle floating next to Ying, and there was a sense of déjà vu in his eyes, "The magic bottle? ”

"Huh? Does Cyno actually know each other? Paimon was surprised.

Cyno nodded: "My ancestors went out of the desert, and I have heard of the legends in the desert, but it is surprising that you actually have a magic bottle." ”

In the legend of the desert, the king of red gold subdued the town spirit with a magic bottle.

When people find the vial and release the spirit, the spirit will grant his wish.

Of course, I don't know how many versions of this legend have been adapted.

"If you want to suppress the sandstorm, you also need the Soul Branch." Ying looked around for a moment, then continued, "There should be around here, Cyno, you tell everyone to stop and rest, I'll go find the Spirit Shrine, and wait until I've suppressed the sandstorm before continuing to set off." ”

The shrine of the town spirit was once set up by the people of the desert for the town spirit, and the original daughter of the water lily was loved by farmers, herdsmen, laborers, and boatmen, so around the oasis water system, there are often shrines for the town spirit.

And the branch of the spirit is the key in the shrine of the spirit, in the era of legends, as long as someone sincerely prays to the shrine of the spirit, the branch of the spirit will respond.

And now, although the Shrine of the Soul is no longer frequented, with the power of Lilupal, it is enough to suppress the sandstorms in this area.

Cyno nodded and admonished, "Be careful." ”

Ying smiled, she knew what Cyno was told.

"Don't worry, you still don't understand my strength."

Then he beckoned to Paimon, "Paimon, let's go, the last time we came here with Jeongde, I saw a shrine of the town spirit, it should be nearby." ”

"Oh, let's go and get back quickly." Paimon nodded and followed.

Watching Ying and Paimon leave,

Cyno said to the oraka beside him, "Tell me to go down, camp and rest, and then set off after the sandstorm is over, and no one is allowed to leave the camp at will." ”

The Instructor nodded, "Okay, Lord Cyno, I'll go." ”

Soon, the huge procession stopped, everyone began to set up camp, and the thirty-man regiment and the wind and discipline officer began to erect barriers to isolate the wind and sand.

In the main tent,

"Lord Cyno, it's not dangerous for a traveler to do this, is it?" A matron spoke, a little worried in his words.

Cyno shook his head: "Don't worry, Ying's strength is not weak, and it will be fine." ”

On the surface, Ying is going to suppress the sandstorm,

But in fact, Cyno and his discipline officer knew that Ying had gone fishing.

The heart of God is in the traveler,

Travelers go out alone to suppress sandstorms,

Such a good opportunity, presumably those shadows are also about to move.

Cyno said that it was fine, but there was still a trace of worry in his eyes.

He couldn't go out so as not to startle the snakes, and once the Gale Judge went out, those people would definitely stay in the camp honestly, and the fishing would fail.

"Hopefully, it will go well." Cyno said silently in his heart, and then looked up at his subordinates, "Did you open the gap that you opened?" ”

"After opening and erecting the barriers, we replaced the guards with patrols, citing the lack of manpower, and the patrols will have intervals of about ten minutes, and if they want to act, they will not let go of this opportunity."

"I've observed, the patrol of the Thirty Regiment has about ten minutes apart, and we can completely use this gap time to leave the camp, find the Traveler, and seize the Heart of God."

In a tent in one corner, five figures gathered together.

"Is it just the five of us who came this time?" One of the small men asked, "The strength of the travelers is very strong, there are only five people, and they may not be able to succeed." ”

"I sent a message, and only the four of you responded, and I don't know exactly how many families are here." On the throne, the scholar with an ordinary face spoke, "Although there are not many people, we are in the shadows, we have found the Traveler, it can be said that we are the scholars sent by Cyno to assist in the investigation of the town spirit, and when she relaxes her vigilance, she will sneak attack, so that the success rate will be higher." ”

"Town Spirit? Why don't you say that we were sent by Cyno to help her? Someone wondered.

"Stupid, if Cyno sends someone to help the travelers, it should also be a group of thirty or a discipline officer, how can it be possible to send scholars?"

"According to the communication between our people and the Tanit tribe at the beginning, the only thing in the desert that has the power to suppress the sand violence is the god of Chisha and the great steward Sid."

"Scholar, investigate the town spirit, this excuse is more reasonable."

The people on the throne opened their mouths to explain a few words, they are all shadows, and if they don't explain clearly, these people will not cooperate with him.

After the explanation is clear,

The others nodded: "Yes, I support, such an excuse is reasonable." ”

"Okay, so be it, I just observed, the patrol will pass by here in six minutes, and when the patrol passes by, we will have ten minutes to act."

"Then prepare to act, for Her Majesty's sake."

"For Her Majesty!"

Not far outside the camp,

Ying and Paimon shuttle through the sandstorm,

There was a bottle of Lilupal around them, and there was a blank area around them, and the power of the sandstorm could not affect them at all.

"Ying, did you think those bad guys would be fooled?" Paimon was a little worried.

Ying smiled, and then said, "Whether they are fooled or not, it will not affect our plans, and even if they are fooled, it is impossible to deceive all the bad guys." ”

"The game is still long, let's play slowly."

Thinking of Wang Daoyi's casualness when making plans, Ying was a little funny.

According to Wang Daoyi's statement: "Ying, please don't have a psychological burden, whether the plan succeeds or fails, it has no impact, at most, they just snatch the heart of a false god." ”

The Fatui have gone to great lengths to snatch away the heart of a false god, and according to the rules and regulations of the Fatui, these people will not only not be meritorious, but will also be punished for being deceived.

Ying knew from the beginning that in this game, the Fatui believed in the existence of the Heart of God,

It's just a matter of losing and not winning.

Therefore, Ying is not worried at all about whether the Fatui will be fooled.

Because she's playing a game that won't lose.

Paimon nodded as if he didn't understand, "Oh, I see." ”

The two walked through the sandstorm, and gradually, an ancient building appeared in front of them,

Most of the dilapidated buildings have been covered by wind and sand.

However, Ying still smiled, and the magic bottle beside her lit up slightly, indicating that this was her destination.

"Let's go, Paimon, let's go over there and rest for a while, get something to eat, and wait for the Fatui guys."

Looking behind him, he looked at the traces he had deliberately left, and although the wind and sand were blowing, he could still be faintly distinguished.

Ying smiled and took Paimon to the Soul Shrine area.

meanwhile

On the road where the traces of the glow were left,

Five people who were still dressed as scholars followed the trail and chased after them all the way.

"The traveler didn't care about the traces left behind, which means that she didn't know that we existed, and our identities were still safe."

"Be careful for a while, don't show your feet, we are scholars who have come to investigate the town spirit, don't forget."

"Don't worry, we're not novices again, we won't make such a low-level mistake yet."

whispered communication,

The five scholars had already seen the ruins of the Spirit Shrine not far away.

They stopped, looked at each other, and then made a hard trek and began to approach.

In the Shrine of the Spirit,

Ying didn't rush to suppress the sandstorm, but took out the pot and began to cook.

In the ruins, it is completely unaffected by the sandstorm and is just right for cooking.

Paimon rubbed his little hands together and looked very much forward to it.

Ying processed the ingredients, then her ears moved slightly, and the corners of her mouth smiled,

"Paimon, people are here, don't show your stuff."

On the side, Paimon's eyes lit up, "It's finally here, hehehe, don't worry, we don't know what the shadows are, we just suspect that there is something wrong with them." ”

"Well, yes, that's it." Ying nodded in satisfaction.

As he spoke, there was already a noticeable sound of footsteps outside,

Then there were shouts.

"Traveler, traveler, are you there?"

Ying and Paimon looked at each other, and Paimon spoke, "Who, who, we're here." ”

As soon as Paimon's voice rang out, footsteps immediately approached.

Ying's face sank immediately, and he said, "Paimon, how can you casually reveal your location in the wild!" ”

Several figures leaned out of the gaps in the ruins,

"Traveler, Traveler, stop scolding Paimon, it's us, we're sent by Lord Cyno to investigate the spirits, not bad people."

With smiles on their faces, the scholars exonerated the gang and explained their intentions.

Ying frowned slightly, but still nodded: "Okay, forgive Paimon, you can't just talk next time, it's your own people who come this time, what if it's an enemy?" ”

Paimon lowered his head, seeming a little sad, "Okay, I see, don't be angry." ”

The corners of her mouth twitched, and she seemed to be about to cry.

Ying glanced at her angrily, knowing that if she continued to act, this little guy would laugh.

Turning to look at a few scholars, he nodded kindly: "Since a few people are sent by Sino, let's come over and eat together, it just so happens that I have done a little too much." ”

The scholars were stunned for a moment, then saw the pot stove in the clearing of the ruins, wisps of aroma wafting on the tips of their noses.

Swallowing their saliva, the scholars looked at the one in the lead,

The scholar with an ordinary face looked at the stove, they were indeed a little hungry when they came out.

After thinking about it, they were going to sneak up on the travelers, and if they refused the other party's invitation, what if they were on guard because of this?

So, the leading scholar nodded and said gratefully to Ying, "It's just that I'm a little hungry, so we're welcome." ”

As he spoke, the scholars approached the stove.

Ying also smiled: "You're welcome, everyone is friends, eat more." ”

Paimon also seemed to recover from the sadness of being scolded just now, "Yes, yes, yes, thank you for helping me talk just now, eat more, eat more." ”

The scholars did not doubt him, picked up the dishes and chopsticks handed over by Ying, and filled the food.

Looking at the scholars' eating appearances, Ying knew that they were indeed a little hungry, so a happy smile appeared on Ying's face.

Swallowing the food in his mouth, the leading scholar was a little strange: "Traveler, why don't you eat it?" ”

Ying smiled: "Because there is medicine in it." ”

Scholars: ?????

Before the look of horror on their faces was revealed, they felt their limbs lose strength, and the dishes and chopsticks in their hands fell to the ground in shaking.

"What do you mean, traveler?" The leader controlled the expression on his face and forcibly shouted to Ying.

He didn't know where he had a problem, why Ying drugged them directly.

Moreover, when was this medicine ordered?

It can't be just to drug them that this pot of food is made, right?

Ying showed a hint of mockery: "What do I mean? I would like to ask, who are you? ”

"We're the scholars of Lord Cyno's platoon to investigate the town spirits." The five men who fell to the ground shouted.

Ying glanced at them disdainfully: "You five scholars, you went through the sandstorm to investigate the town spirit, and Cyno didn't even give you guards?" Are you stupid for me or Cyno? ”

After speaking, ignoring the stunned five people, Ying walked to the side of the Soul Suppression Branch, the magic bottle beside her turned, and the power belonging to Lilupal appeared again.

The authority of the Great Town Spirit is intertwined with the branches of the Town Spirit, and the inexplicable power sweeps across the area,

Outside the ruins, the wind and sand that had been whistling began to fall silent.

Sandstorm, was suppressed.

"Ying, what are they going to do?"

Ying frowned slightly: "Although I don't know who these people are, but I can't leave them here." ”

With that, he pulled out a flare and handed it to Paimon.

"This is the signal flare that Cyno gave me, you take it out and put it away, let's wait for Cyno to send someone over."

"Okay, leave it to me." Paimon took it, nodded, and flew out of the ruins.

On the ground, the five crooked shadows were almost unable to hold back in their hearts.

They never thought that the car would overturn because of such a thing as not having an escort.

Looking at the remorseful looks of the shadows, a smile flashed in his eyes.

This feeling of playing open cards is really good, especially if the opponent is a face card and their own face is a dark card, it is even cooler.

After waiting for a long time in the ruins of the Shrine of the Spirit,

The sound of dense footsteps came,

"Ying, Paimon, I'm Cyno, you can come out."

Cyno's grim voice came.

Ying nodded and looked at Paimon, "Go ahead and tell Cyno we're here." ”

Paimon immediately flew out.

Ying also has to watch the five guys guarding the ground.

Soon

Paimon arrives with Cyno, along with a squad of Templars and a group of thirty mercenaries.

Glancing at the five scholars on the ground like dead ashes,

Cyno showed a grim smile: "I really didn't expect that in this operation, there would be betrayers, come and take them back, interrogate them, and have any accomplices." ”

Cyno also pretends that he doesn't know about the shadows.

The maesters behind him were equally serious, picking up the five guys on the ground and leaving the ruins.

After everyone has left,

Cyno looked at Ying with a hint of seriousness.

"The first time I tried it, I caught five bugs, and it seems that there are a lot of bugs this time."

Paimon scratched his head, "Is there still a lot that hasn't been caught?" ”

"Generally speaking, this kind of secret operation didn't know each other before, and they summoned five people this time, which was also temporary, so there must be people who didn't respond to the summons."

"To be a shadow, the most important thing is patience and one-hit killing, these five are the most impatient people." Cyno knows these secrets well, and his profession is destined for him to deal with such people often.

Ying nodded slightly: "Anyway, we already have five chips in our hands, and the other party doesn't know that we know that there is a shadow, and we will definitely continue to spread information, we just need to observe." ”

Hearing Ying's words, Cyno also showed a smile: "That's right, now we have the initiative." ”

"Grunt~" As he spoke, a stomach scream sounded.

The two looked at Paimon,

Paimon scratched his head embarrassedly, "Hehe, I'm hungry."

(End of chapter)