Tahi stared coldly at the young man with an emotional face and strange words, but in her heart she was thinking about whether to stab him to death with a sword, and then join the team and fight together. But I saw the guy turn around and smile slyly: "How is it? Do you want to follow them to see the excitement? It doesn't seem too far, it's another place only about thirty miles away?"

How do you know?

"If they really had the ability to keep secrets, they would have succeeded this time. Edward chuckled, "Follow behind, maybe when they are in danger, you can help them?"

The temptation described in the soft voice made Tahi bit her lip, and her heart was like a swing, swaying non-stop.

To go or not to go?

In fact, while thinking about this problem, the three of them were already on their way.

It was not difficult to follow the group, although under the hazy moonlight, the dust flying in the distance was not easy to see clearly, and if you got too close, you would be discovered, but there was a road in the direction of the target location, and as long as you carefully controlled the speed, you would not be thrown off too much.

But riding a horse at night is not an easy thing, the eyesight of horses is not good at night, the advance and retreat dodge are controlled by the rider, but their hooves and feet are unexpectedly fragile, any small pit can trip the horse's feet, throw people out, or the horse will break the leg, and the strict zhòng can even lead the horse to die...... Although the hazy moonlight in the sky can still illuminate the road ahead, in this plane, most of the roads have not undergone much repair, and the hardened road surface is already in good condition. The current sparsely populated roads don't even have a solid surface, just most of the rubble and tree roots have been removed. Potholes are not uncommon, so knights have to be careful with their horses.

But in fact. Tahi knew that she had been in some kind of danger all along, and the feeling of secretly disobeying her teacher's orders made her mind unable to concentrate all the time, and from time to time she would be distracted to look at the culprit who had led this qiē in front of her position— Contrary to her nervous and excited mood, the fellow named Edward was still at ease, except for his mount, and the mongrel horse was like a legendary spirit, and ran as smoothly as the day without the guidance of a knight, several times. Tahi followed its position to avoid the potholes in the road that could cause accidents.

What kind of trick is used?

The female knight almost subconsciously sensed the person and the magic fluctuations around his mount, but she still found nothing, people are ordinary people, and horses are ordinary horses.

"Looks closer than expected......"

Thirty miles is not a long distance for a military hybrid, but after more than half an hourglass, the brigade in front has begun to become clear, so the three of them followed closely and grabbed the reins of the horse. Carefully ascend a small hill.

The moon is thick. It had passed the darkest second half of the day, but the sky was still pitch black, except for the quarter moon that was rendered a silvery gray and moonlight shining through the misty clouds. It was cold and vague, but it was enough for Tahidi's gaze to look through a sparse grove of trees, miles away. A continuous stretch of buildings.

The flickering lights outlined the vague shadows of the manor...... This farm occupies an area of less than a mile. It seems unremarkable, and it is similar to the manors dotted around the capital area. It's even a bit shabby. Just when her gaze lingered on the pale magical light, Tahi suddenly shivered slightly, and her heart tightened—the subtle coldness that penetrated her body was not because of the temperature in the middle of the night at the end of summer, but because of some subtle reaction of her body to the magic power.

Like disgust, like fear.

What the hell is there?

This question swept through my heart, but there was no answer, just that cold feeling, but it seemed to follow and spread subtly on the body. Luckily, a voice reached her ears at this time, interrupting the dangerous thoughts.

"Miss, you have a strong sense of magic, why didn't you try to become a mage in the first place, isn't it much better than a knight?" Edward's gaze casually skimmed over the manor, absent-minded - he had already observed this place in a more detailed way far away.

"You know what?"

The female knight snorted, but the implied praise in the other party's words made her tone soften: "Those mages are some weird guys, and if a girl goes to be an apprentice for them, maybe she will encounter some kind of problems...... It's not like Tuminis's Academy of Magic. ”

"You can sneak someone to learn some magic tricks. ”

"I hate the real yàn rooms with salamander and spider corpses. ”

The sound of the knight gritting her teeth made Edward curl the corners of her mouth...... The Empire's mage lineage still adheres to the ancient system of master and apprenticeship, and is far inferior in number to Tumenes, and mages hired by nobles tend to occupy all the resources in a region, and this eldest lady has obviously encountered a bad example.

However, he did not seem to notice that the female knight suddenly reached out quietly and pressed the hilt of the sword.

Although Tahidi lacked a lot of experience, this did not mean that she was a little girl who could be fooled by others, and she looked suspiciously at the slight glint in the man's eyes as she looked into the distance, and almost immediately thought of something - this person obviously felt the unusual magical aura of the manor, but his appearance was obviously more prosaic, even the kind of peace that had already been understood.

In other words, he probably has some knowledge of magic.

"The use of magical items is not a secret, and there are many people in this world who can do it. But if anyone is particularly particular about this, and even turns it into a systematic ability, it must be the so-called wanderers. Tahi Jin's heart appeared in the teacher's usual teachings, and looking at that person's gaze became more and more cold-

The so-called loiterer is just a more polite term, and the meaning is very broad. And most of them aren't all that rosy...... Thieves, spies, killers, spies, bounty hunters, and even rogue thugs, to name a few. can be collectively classified into the ranks of such people, and most of them. The same can be called 'villain'. They have never agreed to the constraints of 'morality', and many of them are even believers in evil gods, who take pleasure in spreading fear and death on the continent, and those evil beliefs often give them some unbelievable abilities.

And the person in front of him, does it fit this description exactly?

Of course, it is also possible that he is simply an ordinary person pretending, just pretending.

But what's the point? If he doesn't have another purpose, why would he get involved in such a thing? You know. No matter how much they believe that they are doing a righteous act, in any normal understanding, this operation may be a trespass on someone else's mansion, and if there is really no evidence, all the participants are just a simple crime. Even if the action is correct, there is still a high probability of failure, and at that time, the participants will still be the most annoying.

Does he look like the kind of person who would be so eager to help others and take such a risk?

"I know that here, this manor is like a merchant's estate. I don't have any aristocratic background......"

The young knight who followed behind him spoke softly, but perhaps more to ease his nerves than to provide information—as the youngest of all the arrivals, he was probably not older than twenty years old. This is also the reason why he was asked to stay and leave with Tahidi. And this judgment was obviously quite correct - at this moment, the real battle had not yet begun, but the fingers of the little guy holding the reins of the horse were already trembling. I don't know if it's because of fear or excitement, or both: "No. I mean, actually, in the metropolitan area. No background is an anomaly, so what the adults mean is that we can ......"

But before he could stumble to say anything, the female knight had already turned her head to him, and the harshness in her eyes made him fall into a stupor.

"How are they going to get in? It's not going to rush in after a break, is it?"

Edward raised his brow mockingly, his gaze extending from the whole group of knights who were stopping on the road, to the small manor.

The manor had a winding façade for protection, but it was made of simple rammed earth and wood, about seven or eight feet tall in the eyes of a nimble man, and there were no watchtowers on it, and if there was a good quality heavy weapon, it would not be difficult to break it open, except that the inside of the wall was arranged by the master as a courtyard, and the main building was hidden behind the cascading canopy. No one can be sure if there are any troublesome traps that follow.

But Edward's focus was on a deeper level.

At the heart of this manor, there was a circle that he couldn't see......

Although Edward can be said to be not the real Edward at this moment, but just a part of the spirit, and the clone constructed by divine power, but this composition makes him not much different from the doppelganger of God in fact, and there is very little in the main material plane that can completely hinder his perception. But in the manor in front of him, there was something 'very rare' - in the center of the manor, in a position that could not be seen by the naked eye, it was like a thick darkness, pure and deep, swallowing all his exploration......

In the center of the darkness is a small two-story building, but this wooden and stone structure of the building adopts a gorgeous and tall style, so although it is only two floors, the height of more than ten feet is enough for people to stand by the window on the second floor, overlooking the edge of the manor, the dark and sparse woodland.

At this moment, a woman was sitting by the window, looking at the railing.

The gorgeous long skirt and brown hair combed into a high bundle of aristocratic vows, revealing a slender white neck, and the gorgeous clothes on the body constituted a noble and dignified appearance, but like a cat, the large, bright eyes, combined with the slightly plump lips, were enough to give her another charm, a wild charm.

Rather than calling it feminine, or 'seductive' is more convincing......

But at this moment, her eyes were filled with an indescribable affection...... She looked out of the crystal lattice. The silhouette of the trees in the darkness, as if there was something in them that drew her in.

"A bunch of stubborn fools. Their actions were already under the control of the Marquis, and the reason why they were not kept out. It's just because these guys have good abilities, and they can be used as slaves of the Emperor. These people...... They will never be able to learn to be smarter, in fact, the Marquis has already given them a chance. Of the more than 100 people they originally contacted, more than 50 of them wisely chose to abandon the darkness and turn to the light, but they still came. ”

The person who spoke stood behind the woman, a tall, but not bloated, man, about thirty-four or five years of age. Has a well-defined face with a beautiful beard. Although there was a slight smile on his face. But it never brings too much affection, on the contrary, this smile makes his face look a little unpredictable, which can be said to be subtle, or it can be said to be insidious.

In fact, from the moment he spoke, the noblewoman with her back to her already frowned in disgust. However, she was not in the mood to refute the crooked reasoning of the person in front of her about 'abandoning the darkness and turning to the light', and just gently patted the swaddling clothes in her arms - in the soft deerskin and fabric, revealing the face of a sleeping child, a pink little face. The long eyelashes drooped, and there was a subtle and even breathing sound, but the sleep did not seem to be peaceful, and the faint little brow would wrinkle a little from time to time. As if to cater to the woman who was holding him.

The knight was silent. However, he did not look away from it, but looked at the woman in front of him with interest, his eyes were the blue-gray color common among the nobles of the Empire. It just shows a kind of profundity and sharpness that is different from ordinary people, just like a sharp steel nail. Give all who are watching by him a feeling of being nailed.

Even with his back to him, after being swept by that gaze unscrupulously for a while. The aristocratic woman seemed to finally speak a little frustratedly. "Your Excellency Salazie, don't you have to deal with those uninvited guests, or at least be prepared, just in case?"

"No, there is no need to prepare for such a fool, and besides, the order given to me by the Marquis is for me to protect your safety. The middle-aged man chuckled, and the anger in the woman's voice in front of him seemed to only make him feel some kind of pleasure: "Weeding is the gardener's job, washing is the maid's job, and I, I just need to be ready to do your bidding." ”

"Thank you for your high esteem, Lord Salazie Sword Saint, but I'm not a Majesty. The woman said coldly.

"No, of course you're Your Majesty. The middle-aged man's smile seemed to be even more cheerful: "Even if the puppet emperor doesn't recognize you, you are about to get a more glorious identity." As long as the ritual is complete, you are ......"

"Shut up!" interrupted his chuckle with a loud shout, and the woman jerked to her feet and turned to him, "I'm not going to let my child be the carrier of that damn monster, even if it costs me...... and his life!" She looked up at him, her eyes flickering, and there seemed to be a raging fire burning in them: "Never, never! No matter how many times it is repeated, no matter when!"

"Do you think there's really any point in talking about these things at this time?"

The middle-aged man let out a sneer and said: "The great emperor will inevitably return to this world, and he has chosen your child, this is the fate of that child, and greet this qiē with joy, be grateful and praise it, this is your fate, the power of fate is the greatest force in the world, not what you, me, or anyone else can speculate, let alone those stupid and weak knights can stop it, we can only bend down, welcome its arrival, and rejoice in it...... That's fate. ”

He spoke slowly, but the last voice seemed to be reciting a hymn of praise, and the soft voice reverberated in the empty room, but seemed to make the air around him a little cold.

"Every human being has his destiny, and that is the truth. Resistance, or acceptance, is but a necessary part of what fate has arranged for them. The wise know how to choose, but the fool ......"

He said, and then his gaze fell on the darkness in the distance, and at this time, a little bit of fire rose between the trees, and then moved forward, drawing dazzling lines in the darkness. His voice paused, and then chuckled: "Let's see how these fools act......

A little dark red flame drew a bright orange line in the dark night, and finally landed on the patterned gate, and then swelled there, and exploded into a fireball in an instant, and the bright flame turned the surrounding area into a place of morning light within a few dozen feet in an instant...... The wave of qi had already expanded beyond the flames, slamming open the two heavy oak doors, and then tore off countless flying sawdust from them with a shockwave visible to the naked eye, lighting them up into a magnificent arc.

The roar was followed by the sound of horses' hooves.

It took only a brief moment for the light of the fireball to swell and extinguish, and when the door flew away, it had been extinguished into a dim circle of bonfires, creating only a heavy shadow (to be continued...... towards the interior of the manor)