Now out of the hotel, the streets were as chaotic and busy as before, and the evening light shone on everyone's faces, revealing a desolation like birds and beasts.

Lucci wasn't in a hurry to go back, but there wasn't much to do right now.

At this moment, his eyes inadvertently caught a glimpse of something, a small figure around the corner of the street, flashing.

It's somewhat familiar.

Lu Qi thought for a moment, the probability that he was wrong was not very high, and after thinking about it, he quickened his pace and walked towards the corner of the street.

When he turned the corner, he didn't see the familiar figure just now in his sight, and he couldn't help but be a little more puzzled.

So he moved on.

Before I knew it, I was at the door of a tavern.

There seemed to be quite a few people in the tavern, and it sounded a little more noisy outside the door than in the street, and it seemed that all kinds of people were gathered inside.

It's summer, and the door to the tavern is the same as the Western-style tavern in Luki's impression, with two wooden doors like fans, which can be pushed inside and out.

After thinking about it, Lucci pushed the door open and walked in.

The creaking sound of the wooden door did not interrupt the noise of the tavern, but at the same time, many eyes were focused on Lu Qi.

Seeing him wearing a cloak and acting mysteriously, many people looked away from him without interest.

Keep talking.

"Kurud, Demacia is coming, aren't you going to close this tavern yet?"

"Hey, when the sky falls, you have to make money first, and I'll talk about it when I really hear the news from Demacia."

"I can only say that you are really bold, and you still want to make money at this time."

"After drinking this glass of wine, I was ready to leave, and I just wanted to go to the north all the time, and take this opportunity to go north."

"Have you seen the recruitment above? The remuneration is rich, and now as long as you join the army, you will be given thirty gold. ”

"Haha, do you dare to ask for life money?"

"Alas! I didn't expect Nok Ando to stay for a long time, but I've lived here all my life. ”

"Who isn't!"

"Wine on wine!"

All kinds of voices kept ringing out.

Lu Qi walked straight to the bar, his eyes had actually scanned inside, and he didn't find what he was looking for.

He wondered in his heart, it stands to reason that the other party shouldn't have gone so fast.

"What do you want, officer?"

Kurud, the owner of the tavern, came over to Luqi and asked loudly.

Luci took out a gold coin and placed it on the bar: "Your best wine." ”

Kurud glanced at it, and then said, "Guest, I'm sorry, but now the price of wine has gone up. That's the number of the best wines we've got here. ”

As he spoke, he raised three fingers.

Seeing this, Lu Qi was not ambiguous, and took out two more gold coins.

"Okay, guest wait."

Kurud took the gold coin, then turned and went to prepare the wine.

If you dare to open a tavern in a dangerous area of war, the price of alcohol will naturally rise sharply, otherwise it will be meaningless.

Luki didn't mind the three gold coins either.

In addition to being famous for fighting, Noxus is also famous for the Land of Runeterra.

That's their winemaking process.

People in this country love to drink alcohol, and the sake produced is very good and highly regarded.

The wine is more famous, because the regional flavors are different, and Luci wants to try the Noxian wine too.

While the boss poured the wine, Luci sat quietly all the time.

In one corner of the tavern, three men glanced at each other from time to time, and then they whispered to each other.

"Like a traveler, coming alone."

"It looks like a lord with oil and water, did you hear the sound of him pulling money from behind?"

"Boss Marl, do you think you can make a profit?"

The man named Marr glanced at Lu Qi again from the corner of his eye, and nodded slightly with a calm face: "It's not difficult to look at it, just stare at it first, and wait until you get out of the tavern to do it." ”

The three of them looked at each other and drank their wines in tacit agreement.

In such a period of war on the front line and weak laws, it is natural that some more daring people will directly challenge the law.

Even Noxus naturally has a set of laws that have different penalties for theft, robbery, and murder.

And when war came and the law was ineffective, some people started to think crookedly.

These people often use violent means to obtain huge benefits.

"Guest, the wine you ordered."

Kurud placed a glass of carefully crafted wine in front of Luki, with a unique fragrance and a mint grass stuck in it.

The color of the drink is purple with a hint of bright red, and it looks very clear, and it really makes people want to taste it.

Lu Qi picked it up, sniffed it with his nose first, and analyzed the ingredients.

There are not many additives that affect the taste of the drink, and the all-natural ingredients are high, and it is a natural fermented taste, so there is no problem in general.

Then he took a sip, which was slightly astringent, followed by the aroma of grapes, with a hint of mint, followed by the wine, sweet with wine.

The quality of the grapes is certainly good, although it is a little less interesting than the wine made by Luci himself, but the quality of the wine is also on the high side.

During the wine tasting of Lu Qi, the door of the tavern was opened again, and a dusty man walked in first, with a rough face, he strode to the bar, slapped a bunch of silver and copper coins on the table, and said boldly: "Boss! Two glasses of spirits! ”

"Okay."

Kurud looked at him and didn't say much, took the money and ordered it before going to prepare the wine.

At this time, there was a 'squeak' sound at the door again, and people's eyes unconsciously converged, but this time many people showed surprised and puzzled eyes.

I saw that this time I walked into the tavern a little girl, her face was finely carved, pink and tender very cute, she had fiery red hair, she was holding a tattered doll in her hand, she was carrying a tattered bag on her back, her skirt was mottled and ragged, and her sleeves were strangely short.

It doesn't seem to fit at all, the left side is long and the right side is short, and it looks like it's been worn for a long time.

People thought she was with the rugged man, but the rugged man just glanced at her and looked away, and the two obviously didn't know each other.

The little girl climbed up a high stool, her eyes barely above the bar, and then she pretended to be bold in her immature voice: "Excuse me, two glasses of milk!" ”

Kurud glanced at the little girl while preparing the spirits of the guests in front of him: "Little girl, milk is not cheap now, do you have enough money with you?" ”

Milk has always been not cheap, and the production is not much, but now with the upcoming call to Demacia, the price has skyrocketed.

It's not much worse than the most expensive drinks.

The little girl still said boldly: "Although I have money!" ”

"Really? How many do you have? ”

Kurud looked to the tavern door to see when the little girl's family would come.

However, instead of waiting for anyone, he was startled by the sound of a large coin bag falling on the table.

The money bag was so full of swelling that it was smashed on the table, and the opening was opened at once, and what was even more frightening was that several gold coins rolled out of it, one of which was rolling towards the edge.

Luci happened to sit on the edge, reached out to catch it, and put it back away, without saying a word.

He swept it, and the few gold coins that rolled out could only be said to be a loss compared to the money bag.

At this moment, on the bar was a money bag full of gold coins, which immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the tavern.

"Is that enough?"

The little girl asked in an innocent voice.

Kurud swallowed, feeling a parchment in his mouth, he could already sense from experience that something was wrong with the little girl.

Where did she get so much money for such a young child?

Moreover, at this time, it is not suitable to show so much.

He hurriedly put down the work in his hand, picked up the few that had been spilled, and then picked up another one from the money bag and said, "These are enough, you put the rest away." ”

"Okay."

The little girl obediently answered, took back the money bag, and then put it in her own small bag.

Then he sat down on the stool with a smile of anticipation on his face and began to wait patiently.

At this moment, the tavern resumed its previous noise.

For this unexpected guest, many people didn't pay much attention to it.

The three people sitting in the corner glanced at each other at this time, and they all saw a wave of greed in each other's eyes.

"I feel like this is more oily."

"That's not nonsense, just that bag of money is not a small amount."

"We're going to have both, let's get this done first."

Marr stood up at this moment, he was very tall, at least two meters tall, with a broad build, two bare arms, and several scars on them.

Behind the back, he carried a large knife cross-body, and he almost printed a few words on his face.

Then the two people behind him also stood up, and the three of them walked together towards the little girl.

"Little girl, it's getting dark, isn't it good to come out alone?"

Mar came to the little girl and said hello.

The little girl looked up at him and blinked, "I'm not alone, Tibbs is with me." ”

She raised the teddy bear in her hand as if she was ostentatious, shook the teddy bear's arm as if to say hello, and a smile appeared on her cute face.

This teddy bear looks fluffy, and it can be seen that it has been carefully sewn by someone, and there is a lot of care in it.

The stitches of the limbs had been pulled over for years, and a button was missing from what should have been a pair of black holes.

This teddy bear is as full of age as the clothes on the little girl's body.

"Yes." Mal laughed twice, then said, "Where's your mom and dad?" I'm afraid they're looking for you now. ”

At such times, it is difficult for this little girl not to think that she is a lost child, and her parents must be anxious to look for her at this time.

Looking at her clothes, it is obvious that she has been lost for a long time.

Such a lost little girl, with such a large sum of money, is hard not to be tempted.

Now she just needs to make sure about her parents' situation.

Hearing this, the smile on the little girl's face disappeared, her eyes dodged downward, and her voice was a little lower: "Impossible." ”

I could hear an irrepressible sense of loss in her tone.

Marr asked, "Why?" ”

"Because they're dead."

The little girl apparently didn't want to continue the conversation with Marl, and after answering the question, she turned around, just as Kurud's milk was ready.

It was filled with a porcelain cup.

"Thank you."

Seeing the milk in her heart, the little girl was obviously happy all of a sudden, the smile on her face swept away the gloom just now, and after politely thanking her, she took a big sip of the cup.

When she put down the cup, her lips were stained with milk.

However, looking at her satisfied look, she was obviously extremely satisfied with this milk.

"Tibbs, the milk in this shop tastes good."

She picked up the teddy bear in her hand and talked to it as if it were sharing.

Behind her, the three Mars did not leave, but looked at each other again.

Mar spoke again at this time: "Little girl, it's not safe for you to carry so much money with you, where are you going next?" Why don't you let your uncles protect you for a while? ”

The little girl innocently said, "No, Tiebs will protect me, right?" ”

She shook the teddy bear in her hand, never taking her eyes off it.

These words made the three of them laugh out loud, and as if he had already asked for consent, he sat down on the chair next to him unceremoniously: "Don't worry, we will protect you, but before that, order a drink for the three uncles, and after talking so much, my mouth is a little thirsty." ”

"Bang!"

At this moment, the rugged man who had ordered the liquor before drank the wine from the cup in one gulp, his face was a little ruddy, and then he slammed the glass on the table with a loud noise.

"You three, are you finished?"

His eyes widened as he looked at the three Mars.

In fact, many people in the tavern have already noticed the situation here, and everyone knows what the three of them want to do.

At present, these three people have caused many people to be unhappy.

The rugged man was the first to stand it.

Mar glanced at him and said coldly, "What's your business?" ”

The rugged man said loudly: "It's so noisy that Lao Tzu is drinking, get away!" ”

"Really? Why don't you get away and drink? You're still in our way! ”

The man standing behind Marl suddenly spoke, he sneered, and put his arms around Marl's shoulder: "Do you know who he is?" Mar Kadon. ”

As soon as this name came out, many people in the tavern suddenly changed their faces.

Including the rugged man, his face also sank a little.

"Mar Kadon? Is that the bounty hunter? ”

"Hey, I didn't expect him to be here."

"Who is Mar Kadon?"

"Haven't you heard? This guy is a bounty hunter, he takes any job, and will do anything for money. The main thing is that he is strong, and many people can't do anything about him. ”

"Shhhh

Whispers of chatter rang out throughout the tavern.

A faint smile appeared on Mal's face, and he looked at the rugged man with oppressive eyes.

The rough man's face turned a little blue, and finally chose to take another glass of wine, left the bar, and chose a table to sit down.

Bounty hunters mostly don't have a good or bad standard, as long as they have money, they will do anything.

Not to mention, in this kind of war-torn zone, it is the world of bounty hunters, and Demacia's strength has made them more and more rampant and lawless.

Marr is a well-known bounty hunter in this area, who has done several big deals, and his strength is recognized as not easy.

Now, even if people know that he is obviously eyeing the little girl's bag of money, no one dares to stand up and speak out.

It's not worth getting yourself into trouble for someone else's business.

Even if you are chivalrous and righteous, you have to have strength, although the rugged man just now escaped, no one looked down on him.

At least he had stepped forward.

At this time, several people even got up and left the tavern.

"Little girl, do you see? None of them are as good as my uncle, and if I protect you with my uncle next, you will definitely be safe. ”

Marr looked at the little girl who had been quietly nursing.

When the little girl heard this, she shook her head and repeated, "No, Tiebs will protect me." ”

Mar's face froze for a moment, and a little coldness appeared in his eyes.

Now that the purpose has been revealed, it seems that there is no difference between soft and hard.

He snorted coldly and stretched out his hand directly, intending to rob it.

Suddenly, he felt a squeeze behind him.

The younger brother was squeezed two steps back, and scolded a little angrily: "Damn guy, what are you doing?" ”

Marr turned around, only to find that the man in the cloak was already sitting on the chair next to him.

He was slowly drinking the wine in his glass.

When did he sit down?

Mal realized he hadn't noticed.

At this time, Lu Qi had already taken off his cloak and showed a smile on his face: "Since the three of you are so powerful, I don't know if you are interested in taking my order." ”

"Oh?"

Marr ignored the question just now, became a little interested, and said, "It's not cheap to hire us, what do you want us to do?" ”

Lu Qi always kept a smile on his face: "I want you to find a pillar and kill you, don't be embarrassed to live again." ”

As the words fell, the entire tavern fell silent.

Everyone looked at the warrior who was speaking, their eyes in disbelief.

Who else dares to provoke Mar at this time?

Mar's face turned cold for a moment, and he slowly reached for the hilt of the knife behind his back: "I originally thought of going out of the tavern and making trouble for your kid, but I didn't expect you to open your eyes."

A sneer appeared on the corners of his two younger brothers' mouths, in this kind of place where the law is gradually becoming unreliable, even if it is to kill people in the street, Mal can protect himself!

If you want to blame, blame this kid for not having long eyes!

It's just looking for death!

At this tense moment, Lu Qi unhurriedly drank the last sip of wine in the glass, and suddenly moved.

With a "bang", the cloak floated up, obscuring Mar's vision, and the sword flashed with a flash of light.

The two younger brothers only saw a flash of light in front of them, and they still had a contemptuous sneer on their faces.

However, at this moment, they noticed that Marr was constantly grunting, and when they looked over, they saw him holding his neck in horror, and a large amount of blood was flowing from it.

Then, he fell backwards, with a look of disbelief in his eyes, and he didn't pull his weapon out of his back until he died.

As the hand loosened weakly, a large amount of blood erupted from Mal's neck.

"Mar?"

"Big brother!?"

The two younger brothers' eyes widened, and they didn't realize what was happening, but they knew that the man in the cloak must have done something.

So they angrily took out their weapons, a dagger and a short sword, flashed with coldness, and slashed at Lu Qi without saying a word.

This time, they saw Lu Qi's sword movement clearly, and they only felt that the sword was extremely fast, and the kung fu appeared in front of them in an instant.

And then what happened?

They don't know anymore.

Both of them clutched their necks in fear, and they couldn't stop backing away, blood spraying everywhere, and then two new corpses appeared on the ground not long after.

A few drops of blood spilled into the glass of milk that the little girl had drunk for the most part, which made her frown and puff out her face with some dissatisfaction.

"I'm sorry for soiling your milk, I'll pay you two glasses later."

Lu Qi put away his sword and stood beside the little girl and said.

The little girl looked up at him, as if she had thought about it, then nodded, and her frowning brow loosened: "Okay, forgive you." ”

"Let's get out of here, it's dirty."

Luki said, walking outside.

The little girl looked at his back, glanced at Tibbs, and then jumped off the barstool and followed step by step.

From beginning to end, the two of them did not glance at the three corpses on the ground.

When they were gone, the wooden door made a 'squeak', 'squeak' sound, and the people in the tavern gasped violently, some wiping the cold sweat from their foreheads.

They looked at the bodies of the three Marrs on the ground and swallowed their spit.

In an instant, he killed three of Mar's people in seconds.

Who is that man just now?

"What's your name?"

"Annie, it's called Tibbs."

Walking down the street, Anne didn't seem to be affected by the death of the three Marles, and introduced herself and the teddy bear that never left her hand.

"Where's the big brother?"

"My name is Lucky."

Lu Qi also briefly said his name, and he was not wrong before.

A little girl named Anne was a hero he knew.

The Dark Daughter - Anne.

To say that this little girl, her background is also very pitiful, and now she has no relatives in the world, wandering alone in the territory of Noxus.

Lucci didn't expect to run into her here.

However, although this little girl is said to be a wanderer, looking at the large amount of money she carries, you can know that she is not particularly bad.

As for safety, let's just say that the three of Mar just now can't help her at all.

After all, the teddy bear in Anne's arms is indeed not something to be messed with.

His eyes glanced at the teddy bear, thought for a moment, and asked, "Annie, what are you and Tibbs going to do next?" ”

"Me and Tiebs?"

It was the first time Anne had seen someone ask her such a strange question, and she tilted her head and looked at Lucky, "Why did Big Brother take Tiebs with him?" ”

Lu Qi smiled: "Isn't it your partner and bodyguard." ”

Anne blinked, "But it's just a teddy bear." ”

“.” Lu Qi was silent for a moment and said, "So you know." ”

"Of course I do, Tibbs was a gift from my mother."

With a simple and lovely smile on her face, Anne lifted Tibbes up to look at it with a look of delight, "But Tibbes is not just a teddy bear, all adults think it's a fluffy toy. Only I know it's not just, now big brother you think so too, great. This is the first time Tibbs has identified with you. ”

She looked genuinely happy, fiddling with Tibbs's limbs and dancing with her hands.

Then she looked at Luqi happily and said, "Tibbs said that it was happy too. ”

She turned her head, but she didn't notice that her lovely Tibbs, with her button-like black bean eyes, exuded a somewhat human look.

A little skeptical, a little shocked, a little scared, like a fan-shaped diagram.

Lu Qi glanced at the teddy bear, smiled slightly, and then looked at Anne and asked, "So back to the topic just now, Anne, what are your plans next?" ”

"Intended?"

"It's where you're going to go, or what you're going to do."

"I don't know." Anne understood the meaning of the plan and shook her head: "Anne doesn't seem to have any plans. ”

She has always been moving forward, and wherever she goes, she is where she goes.

If there is anything you want to do, do it immediately.

But most of the time, all she wants to do is talk to Tiebs.

Lu Qi confirmed, "Really? ”

He looked at Anne and began to look down and think.

After half a ring, Anne raised her head, her eyes sparkling: "Anne wants to find a good friend!" And also. Anne wants to find her mother. ”

Speaking of the back, the light in her eyes dimmed a little, and her voice was a little lower when she lowered her head.

"Aren't your mom and dad dead?"

Lu Qi said, although the topic is a little too realistic and cruel for a child. But he knew that Anne could accept it, and she knew what it meant to die.

"Daddy and godmother are dead" Anne remembered some sad past, her face was a little more gloomy and sad, and the next words seemed to be no longer wanted.

Luki probably knew the reason, Anne's father and godmother died in a fire, and this fire was unconsciously released by her.

"In that case, then follow me."

Luki pressed his hand on Anne's head and whispered.

Anne raised her head and wondered, "Mixed? ”

Lu Qi explained: "I'll take you to eat and drink spicy food in the future." ”

"It's okay to eat fragrant, don't drink spicy and don't Annie hate spicy."

Anne understood it literally, and from the look of disgust on her face, she did hate spicy food.

Then she tilted her head back and looked at Lu Qi with big innocent eyes: "Dad said that some people approach Anne with a purpose that is not pure. Just like the three big bad uncles just now, big brother, are you also here for Anne's money? ”

Lu Qi laughed and said, "If you want money, I can have as much as I want." ”

Anne tilted her head and continued to stare at him, as if thinking about something.

Then she suddenly straightened her gaze and nodded to herself: "Okay then, Anne will follow the big brother first." ”

She could naturally tell that some people approached her with a purpose other than pure.

And Tibbs will help her get rid of them.

But she felt that the big brother in front of her was not such a person.

On the contrary, she actually likes this big brother who meets for the first time.

In that case, let's follow him first!

(End of chapter)