"You can't do this place, there are not a few guests, there is no atmosphere at all, it is gloomy and miserable, if I didn't see the grave bag, I thought I came to the cemetery......"

No matter what world you're in, it's a joy to be reunited after a long absence. Except, of course, for those with narrow paths. However, it is also worth mentioning that if there is a zài difference in the objects of the reunion, the effect will be completely different.

To put it simply, if the reunion partner is a man and a woman, the effect will be much more contradictory, it may be ecstatic or even crying, or it may be silent and then forced to laugh. But if the reunion object is two gentlemen, it will be much simpler and pureer, hugging each other, greeting each other, and then, all in the wine......

Knock, came over with three glasses of wine, and put them on the table. Listening to Philip's outrageous words, Don rolled his eyes angrily...... Oh, by the way, I don't seem to have told the young shopkeeper that it's our Don's children's shoes. However, it doesn't seem to be necessary......

"If you don't speak, others can still treat you as mute, and when you speak, you will expose the essence of the turtle...... Do you know what a clear bar is? Do you know what taste is? You turtle!"

"Aha, I'm a turtle, are you sure you're talking about me?" Pointing to his nose, Philip laughed angrily, "Brother didn't say that the anonymous painting was sent to the capital auction house, and the price started at 100,000 gold coins." I don't say anything about pianos, harps, most orchestral instruments, etc., my brother is all proficient. Brother will tell you a little bit, I have seen more taverns than all the houses in this town, why do you dare to show off in front of me?"

"Break it, huh......" Donn smiled and raised his glass, "I'll give you another chance not to be slapped in the face." Take a closer look. I can't break this place!"

Philip was stunned. Looking at Tang En, who looked calm and calm, his heart couldn't help but burst, and he frowned and looked around the hall: "Just take a look, it's also clear if you see it, you want to bluff me...... Well, I'll admit that the design of your place is okay, it seems quite novel, and it has to be countertopped. But that's it...... The bonsai is a snow oak tree, and it is quite beautiful, but it is not worth a few dollars. The mural technique is good, and it can be seen, but such a painter has a lot of grabbing in the capital. It's the same with sculptures, they don't have much value......"

I have to say that although Philip's strength is miserable, it can be regarded as a loss of face for his grandfather. But in other aspects, especially in the fields of eating, drinking, and having fun, there is absolutely no doubt about it! In just a few words, the hall was almost commented up and down. None of them missed.

However, when his eyes swept over a picture frame hanging on the wall next to the door, he was stunned, squinted unconsciously, and looked at the pitch-black dagger in the frame that was more like a handicraft, and suddenly looked a little familiar, and then thought of something, and was shocked for a moment, "Wait...... The dagger ......"

Huo Ran turned his head to look at Tang En, who was still smiling calmly, licked his lips, and Philip's voice was a little dry, "This can't be your ...... Arthur's dagger is the legendary blade that cuts off the Pope's head and slices the throat of the Grand Prince...... You dare to take this thing out? Just hang it casually? Why don't you want to fight so hard! No one knows anything in this town, right-"

Philip is going crazy......

Whatever it is, once it has a prefix like legend, its value is basically not measured in money.

Of course, the reason why a legend is a legend is that it is unique and unique. There are not many such things, and some even only exist in legends, and it is a great blessing to be able to see them at a glance. For example, the sword god Wu Ding in the hand before, the national weapon divine sword that has guarded the empire for hundreds of years!

However, despite such harsh conditions, after the battle of the Temple Headquarters, when Tang En was officially promoted to the number one assassin in the world, the fierce blade in his hand was made by the alchemy master Lina, impregnated with the blood of an incumbent pope and a prospective king, Arthur's dagger has undoubtedly become a recognized legendary dagger, a killing artifact, and is enthusiastically admired by countless people who wander in the shadows!

But it is such a legendary blade, and now it is so grandly hung on the wall as a background board, mixed with the surrounding butterfly specimens, cheap amber, etc., and the pearl is covered with dust...... Looking at Philip's expression of regret that was almost distorted, Don spread his hands, "No way, you know, I don't need it anymore, and it's not easy to use as a kitchen knife, so I have to let it hang on the wall to play a little residual heat." ”

Why don't you give it to me—this is the roar that Philip is roaring inwardly, but he doesn't dare to say it. It's not that he's afraid that Don En will refuse, but he really doesn't dare to ask for it. Think about it, if the assassins, thieves, mercenaries, etc., who wander in the shadows, know that this killing artifact is in his hands, then he will have a ...... life Well, if you think too much, it's likely that he won't have the next life......

"Is this cowardly?" Maybe it's because of seeing your friend again after a few years, Don is obviously in a good mood, and it's rare to point to the back a little swaggeringly, "Look over there again, on the counter." ”

Hearing this, Philip subconsciously turned his head to look, scanned it a few times, and finally found some clues in the inner corner of the counter.

It was a huge eyeball wrapped in a crystal ball, the thickness of a spider's web, and the whites of the eyes were covered with blood, which looked really terrifying. What's even weirder is that it's a distance from the counter, so you shouldn't be able to see it very clearly. But now that Philip looked at it, he instantly met a little dark pupil in the center of the eyeball, which was as deep as a bottomless abyss, lurking some kind of unknown fear, tempting people to stare unconsciously, seducing people's hearts to unconsciously throb, lonely, and crazy...... At this moment,

"Come back to your senses!" Don snapped his fingers in front of the stunned Philip. In an instant, there was a loud bang, and the wooden chair feet pulled out a piercing scream on the wooden floor, and fell to the ground. Philip quickly got up and stepped back with a shocked face, pointing to the counter, but his eyes didn't dare to look at it again, "Disaster...... Eye of Calamity?!"

Well, it's a legendary thing again...... "Hey, you actually know each other?" Tang En couldn't help but be slightly stunned when he heard this, and then nodded in response, "That's right, this is indeed the Eye of Calamity." ”

"How is it possible, how is it possible......" Philip's face was a little pale, and his tone was full of incredulity, "According to historical records. This thing must have been destroyed by the temple many years ago. How could it fall into your hands?"

Don shrugged lightly: "Oh. This is what I borrowed from the Northern Temple a few years ago, and there was a demon skull or something, but it exploded, alas...... Otherwise, if they are placed here together, the hunting effect will definitely be better. ”

"Evil, demon skull?" the corners of his mouth twitched, and then twitched, and it was a legendary evil thing...... Philip was completely out of temper now, because he was numb.

Of course. If you lose, you don't lose. coughed lightly, sat down on the wooden chair, "cough cough...... Well, I'll take back that broken word, and I'll admit that your place is really not ordinary. But from the perspective of actual function, your Qing Bar is an ordinary tavern, not much different from other people's. ”

"Ordinary, are you sure?" asked Don as he raised his hand to the circular open space in the center of the hall. "Have you ever seen a pub where you have a concert or even an opera on the spot?"

Philip was stunned when he heard this: "You mean...... Bard?"

"Probably not, or more accurately, not only!"

On the side, Mandel suddenly shook his head and took over the conversation. This was the first thing he had said since he called in. Such a wooden table is naturally not in line with his status as a negotiating elite, but when you think about it, it is not unexpected. Because of the negotiation object faced this time. Not ordinary!

To be honest, it's not a good idea to have such a preconceived idea. The momentum of negotiations is paramount, and such a mentality of fear before war will naturally have a great impact on the play. When he came, Mandel thought that he was fully prepared and would not waver, but when the real thing came and he saw that person with his own eyes, Mandel realized that he was not prepared enough, and his mentality was a little unbalanced......

There is no shame in this, yes, for anyone who sits here, knowing that the person in front of him who is drinking and chatting with him, has resisted the sword god without dying, wiped the throat of the prince in front of the palace, assassinated the pope and cut off his head, once single-handedly destroyed the two general offices in the south and north of the temple of light, and everywhere he went, there was a bloody storm and corpses everywhere he went...... He won't be calm even if he doesn't want to pee his pants if he doesn't scare, even if his mental life is good......

However, after all, there is a heavy responsibility on his shoulders, and it is naturally not Mandel's willingness to retreat without a fight. Of course, what is more important is that after observing it, he found that this king of assassins does not seem to be as terrifying as the legend......

Medium stature, mediocre temperament, a public face obliterated in worldly honor and disgrace, no matter how you look at it, it looks harmless to humans and animals. And just under Fang Cai's nose, the other party was actually charged protection money by a gang gangster...... Well, if it weren't for the belief that Philip wouldn't and didn't need to joke about it, and that he had seen the legendary dagger himself, Mandel would have thought that the two men in front of him were playing together to tease him......

Taking a slight breath, the observation undoubtedly calmed Mandel's confidence, and without hesitation, he decisively interjected.

"This is a ...... bar," Mandel said tentatively, after carefully looking at the large open space of the stage, "is it a high-end tavern that creatively combines some instrumental performances and opera house effects......? I don't know if I'm right?"

"Haha, listen, Philip, you turtle listen well, this is called knowing goods!" Laughing happily, Don was ruthless to Philip, and then turned his head to look at Mandel and nodded politely, "By the way, who is this?"

"Marquis Mandel is also the head of the Empire's negotiations with your Grey Army. "Although Philip is now uneasy, after all, he brought the people, and of course he has to introduce them.

Nodding reservedly, "Mandel, when we meet for the first time, your Excellency will call me Mandel." When I set out, I was asked three times and twice to bring my belated thanks three years ago. ”

After a pause, Mandel took a deep breath, got up, and bowed his waist at ninety degrees, "Thank you, Your Excellency Donn!"

"Oh, it's the second prince. Stunned for a moment, Don suddenly reacted, not caring about waving his hand, "Sir Mandel doesn't need to be polite, to be honest, I was just in a hurry at that time, I just wanted to...... Well, the second prince won't blame me for killing his brother. "Look, why is there such a big gap in life? I killed my brother, and now my brother is here to express his gratitude. It's like that big-breasted stupid girl who wants to stab me with one mind......

With a slight sigh, he turned to look at Philip. "That's right. You just said negotiations. What kind of negotiation?Empire and the Grey Army?" Seeing Philip look away in embarrassment and nodding depressedly, Don couldn't help but smile, "Hehe, didn't I say you, Philip, are you still addicted to being an intermediary?" Look at you again and again. ”

"Whew, are you going to do it?"

"Lord Don has misunderstood, Philip is just acting on orders. ”

"Okay. Let's not talk about him yet. Don waved his hand indifferently, then looked at Mandel, who was looking up and straightening his waist, his eyes were blazing, and he shook his head lightly and said, "Although I'm a little sorry, I have to regret to inform Sir that you are likely to have come for nothing this time." I'm just a small shopkeeper now, and I'm a man long dead. So I don't know anything about the Greys, and I can't help you in any way. ”

The rejection was crisp and thorough. However, Mandel's expression remained unmoved. Still calm, he said: "Of course, it is your own choice whether to help or not, and we have no intention of interfering. But for the sake of us coming all the way. Even if it's just as a guest, it's not too much to delay your time for a glass of wine, Your Excellency, right?"

The so-called stretching out his hand and not hitting the smiling person, the other party is so sincere, Tang En naturally can't be unkind, and spreads his hands casually: "It's really not too much...... Well, you say, I'll listen. ”

"Thank you!" Mandel nodded with a smile when he heard this, and did his full courtesy, "Here's the thing, Your Excellency should know that our empire is at war with the Northern Wilderness tribes on the Lenau River, and this protracted war has been fought for a long time. The soldiers of the empire suffered heavy casualties and heavy losses, and now they are almost at the end of the mountain and the water is in danger......"

"Sorry for the interruption. Don raised his glass and looked at Mandel with a smile, "That's so pitiful, you don't want to invite the Grey Army to join the battle and help you fight against the Northern Wilderness tribe together, do you?" ”

"Your Excellency misunderstood, we never expected that. "Of course this is a lie, the highest purpose of Mandel's negotiation this time must be to pull the Gray Army down the battlefield in order to reduce the pressure on the Empire's side. However, when he learned about the relationship between Don and Lansha outside the town, he also knew that it was definitely no fun......

"What we want to achieve is only to hope that you can set up a cordon on the north bank of the Lenau River, watch your own territory, and prevent some criminals who have absconded from the empire from entering and leaving at will, after all, this is not good for the stability of your rule." Of course, if you are willing to repatriate these criminals, the Empire will be willing to pay a lot of money for it. ”

"Oh, I see. Tang En laughed when he heard this, "This is to catch the strong man too hard, so that he catches hatred, right?"

This is the case, what kind of imperial criminals, for the sake of their stability, etc., are just an excuse. The real situation should be that this protracted war, which caused heavy casualties among the Imperial army, caused a shortage of available soldiers in the Empire, and could only focus on the ordinary people. And it is obvious that no one is stupid, and no one wants to be cannon fodder on the front line, so on the current shoreline of the Lenau River, there should be one life and death escape after another......

The Bran Empire naturally did not want to see this scene, because every time a citizen escaped, it was equivalent to a reduction in national strength. However, due to the fierce war with the tribes of the Northern Wilderness, the empire really can't be distracted, so they can only hope to negotiate with the gray army and let the other side implement a blockade and solve the problem fundamentally.

His expression changed, and Mandel said in a deep voice: "Your Excellency Donn, you have thought too much, you must know that this move is also for your sake......"

Waving his hand, he interrupted, "Sir Mandel doesn't need to explain, in fact, I'm not interested in whatever the truth is...... Well, so be it. Tang En pondered for a moment and said, "The reason why you came all the way this time, instead of going to the capital city of Dawn City first, should be because you are worried that you won't be able to see the person in charge." I can write you a letter of introduction, and you should be able to meet Josia or some of the Grays' high-ranking people when you take it to Dawn. You can talk about the rest of the matter yourself, and it's up to you whether it will work out or not, okay?"

Mandel was overjoyed when he heard this, in fact, this was the purpose of their visit this time, and bowed down to thank: "Of course, whether it succeeds this time or not, I would like to thank Your Excellency for your help on behalf of the Bran Empire!"

"You don't need to thank me. Waving his hand again, Donn pointed to Philip, who was drinking because he had no intention of participating in the negotiations, "I'm just giving him face, so as not to run in vain." ”

Mandel was stunned for a moment, then bowed his head lightly to show understanding, and saluted again: "This trip has come and gone in a hurry, and it is rare for Your Excellency and Sir Philip to meet and catch up with the old days, so I will not bother here." The words fell, nodded at Philip, and simply turned around and walked out of the Qing bar.

When his figure disappeared into the car at the door, Don shook his head: "It's a smart person, it's a pity." ”

Philip raised an eyebrow: "You mean he is not destined to succeed in this negotiation?"

Tang En spread his hands: "This is unknown, the wall is down and everyone pushes it." If you can't win on the battlefield, where will you get the confidence at the negotiation table? The second prince is also a smart man, and I guess that I will send him this time just to try, and I don't have much hope...... Well, from another point of view, it seems that the two princes have no choice, a dead horse is a live horse doctor, and the Bran Empire will not escape the fate of destruction after all. ”

"Sure enough, you, an outsider, can see it clearly......" After a moment of silence, Philip also shook his head, and then took a deep breath, "Okay, anyway, my task is completed, let's talk about business...... Well, what about my goddaughter? Why didn't my godfather come over and let me see him? I still brought a gift......

Before he finished speaking, a shrill voice came from the door, "Whose shop is this? What about your boss, hurry up and let him come out to pay the protection money...... Who are we? Have you ever heard of the Black Tiger Gang?"

............ (To be continued......)