Fifteen sessions of listening

"Master, you must wake up!"

Carrie's voice echoed in the void sea of consciousness, awakening Ashrufat's self-consciousness from its slumber.

"I ...... What's wrong?"

"You have entered a dormant of a damage-recovering nature. It's been over eighty hours of hibernation. Carrie's voice was still the same as always. "According to calculations, more than 80 percent of your body injuries have recovered and are no longer hindering your movements. And I detected signs of life outside...... They're sure you're hiding here. You have to leave before more enemies arrive. ”

It took a few seconds for Ashruphat to compose. This deep sleep is a completely different feeling from the past sleep, a sleep that falls asleep without a transition and then has no dreams at all. He could neither tell how much sleep had passed or what had happened during sleep.

"Master, there's a living being out there...... He's here by no means! He's no accident! He's already aware of your presence! Something must be done, or you'll be in great danger!" Carrie urged anxiously.

Ashrufat silently tested his strength, and found that his physical strength had almost completely recovered, and even the wound on his abdomen only felt a slight itch.

Then he jerked open the dirt covering his body and jumped out. With a silent summon, the withered sword had already appeared in his hand, and he raised his long sword, ready to take advantage of the moment when the other party was caught off guard to attack.

"Mimilu, is that you?" said Ashrufat's movements. It wasn't the expected spies who were guarding outside, but Mimilu. "Why are you ...... here?"

Mimilu was indeed taken aback. But as soon as she came to her senses, she threw herself on Ashruphat and rubbed hard into his arms. "Master, master, Mimilu knows that you will be safe!"

Although she said this in her mouth, her face was full of snot and tears, and she was so excited.

After a short while, after Mimilu had calmed down, Ashrufat had a chance to ask her.

"You're fine, Mimilu. You ran away that day?"

"Well, I escaped very smoothly. Those people can't catch up with Mimilu at all. ”

Ashruphat noticed a strand of charred hair on the side of Mimilu's head, near her ears. Experienced people can tell at a glance that it is the mark of a musket bullet. If the bullet had been deflected even a little bit, Mimilu would have been killed instantly. That chase was nowhere near as easy as Mimilu said!

"A lot of people chased Mimilu that day, shouting and shooting at Mimilu. But Mimilu was very nimble, and they didn't hit it at all. Mimilu rubbed her nose and said embarrassedly. Later, Mimilu climbed over the wall and hid in the corner, and they couldn't find Mimilu again. Isn't Mimilu amazing?"

"That's amazing! You saved me once. Ashrufat tried to make himself look like he was smiling. "Thank you, Mimilu. But how did you find it here?"

Mimilu kept tracking her master's scent through her nose. But the smell disappeared here, so Mimilu thought that the owner must be hiding in the vicinity. ”

I see, the smell is ...... Luckily, it's Mimilu, and if it's a well-trained hound, it's miserable.

He turned his head to look at the city in the distance. It was afternoon, the sun was blazing, and the city of Oren in the distance was faintly discernible even at the gate of the city. He couldn't even believe that he had run so far.

What happened to Captain Chrissy?Was Shoba arrested?Or did they escape unharmed?And where is the Summer Night's Dream Troupe?Is there a wanted warrant in the city?Eshurufat can't wait to find out this. But at the moment he was wearing the ill-fitting sleeveless coat (which was more suitable for women, although it was suitable for both men and women), and it would be difficult for him to escape the eyes of the guards if he wanted to enter the city. And he didn't have any money on him to pay for the entrance to the city.

"Mimilu. Ashrufat asked. "Can you do me a favor?"

"Well, Mimilu is happy to help the master. Mimilu replied happily.

......

By the time Mimilu climbed down the city wall, it was already close to dawn.

The Sam's sturdy fingers and nails (or claws) helped a lot, allowing Mimilu to easily find her point of focus on the walls and climb down with Ashrufat's backpack in her mouth. If it weren't for Mimiru, Ashrufat would have had to use some tools to climb the city walls, and of course it would have been easier to be spotted.

The backpack is the backpack that Ashrufat left in the hotel in the city. As he had reckoned, the boss didn't dare to take back the room due to the theft of the horses (at least the boss would have thought), so his belongings were left intact in the room and easily taken out by Mimilu.

If the Semu wanted to be thieves, there were really few places in this world that could stop them from sneaking in.

Ashrufat took his backpack from Mimi's lips and checked it a little to make sure no one had touched it. He changed his clothes as fast as he could, and then walked towards the city gate.

"Mimilu, I'll go in through the main entrance, you climb over / the wall and wait for me over there. Ashrufat commanded, and Mimilu quickly jumped onto the wall again and climbed up the ram.

When he came to the gate of the city, the east was white. For those who are on duty all night at the city gates, this moment is the most tired, the most sleepy, and the most unrefreshed, and the people who change shifts have not yet come. The tax collector lazily took the money from Ashrufat and waved him in. And the armed soldiers were not even in the mood to raise their eyelids to look at him, and most of them closed their eyes and stood and snoozed.

This laxity doesn't look like anything big is happening at all. As he passed the bulletin board, Ashruphat paid special attention to it, and found no new paper posted on it. It's just a peaceful look.

This made Ashrufat a little uneasy. In his prediction, there were always one or two wanted warrants here, and a reward was offered for thieves who broke into the Grand Temple at night. But there are no such announcements, suggesting that either the thieves have been caught, or something else has happened.

Vanaba, Captain Chrissy, and the rest of Summer Night's Dream......

At this time, there was almost no one on the street. Eshuruphat came to the entrance of an alley, and was not surprised to see Mimilu emerge from the alley.

"Master, Mimilu has been waiting for you for a long time. Mimilu said happily.

"Well, I'm in, Mimilu. Ashrufat replied. Someone must be asked, but it must be a safe question, and no clues must be left for the enemy to follow...... He thought about it for a few seconds, then made a decision.

"Mimilu...... Last time you told me that you've been living in the city for a long time, haven't you? I ask you, are there beggars around here?" The last time was at noon, when the beggars had gone to a shady place to escape the heat, but now it was dawn, and the beggars had not yet woken up...... Although it could be explained, Ashrufat still felt that something was wrong.

"Beggar?" Mimilu's eyes flashed.

"That's the kind of ...... Hmmm......" For a moment, Ashrufat really couldn't find the right words to explain.

"Mimilu knows what a beggar is, but there are no beggars in this city. Mimilu replied.

"No beggars?" said Ashrufat, who was taken aback, even though it was prosperous...... But how could there be no beggars?

"Well, Mimilu heard someone talk about it. Someone is asking what is there in this city, there are no prisons and no beggars......"

There are no prisons, and the population of such a large city should be quite considerable, hundreds of thousands of people. There is no prison and no beggars here, is it really a paradise on earth?

"What did the one who answered say?" asked Ashrufat.

"He seems to say that all the criminals and beggars have been taken and sent to the south to participate in the excavations...... Mimilu didn't understand what that meant. Mimi stuck out her tongue and scratched her ears in embarrassment.

All the criminals and beggars? What the hell is going on...... No, I don't have time to care about that right now!! There is only one thing he has to care about now, and that is the whereabouts of Captain Chrissy, Xiangye and the troupe!

At dusk that day, Ashrufat finally found his chance. In a tavern, he meets a guard he had met that night. Specifically, there was only one side between the two sides, because at that time, Ashrufat was lying in bed, and this guard was one of the many people who entered the door to search. However, the light was dim that night, and the dress was different, so Ashrufat was quite sure that the other party would not recognize him. Ordinary people don't have such a good memory.

In fact, it is. When Ashrufat offered a drink, the guard and his companion did not refuse.

Accompanying the guard was a young man dressed in traveling clothes, and judging by the lyre on his back, he was supposed to be a traveling bard. After three glasses of cold and cool dark beer, the distance between the three people immediately shortened a lot, and there were more words. It took some time for Ashrufat to understand that the poet was making small talk to the guards in the temple for inspiration. Surprisingly, it was the poet who first mentioned the recent night robbery of the Grand Temple.

"Do you hear the gunshots? Indeed, there seems to be a very nimble little man among the thieves...... I heard them say that the most rearly fired a lot of money guns, but the culminator slipped away. It must be said that the group of thieves was remarkable, and the archbishop personally went out and only caught a female thief after the last time. "The guard had already been asked for several glasses by the bard, so he was now half drunk.

"Female thief?" Ashrufat's heart chuckled, and he immediately understood that Kazuha had been arrested. But in his heart, there was no suspicious look on his face. "Since there are still thieves on the run, why don't you issue a wanted warrant?"

"There's no need...... I don't know who is spreading rumors everywhere that there is incredible wealth hidden in the Great Temple...... Every year a few thieves come in and steal, and we are used to it! It's not often that a female thief is caught like this......"

"I remember there was no prison in the city, so where were the thieves kept?" Ashrufat asked the most important question in as casual a tone as he could.

"Hey...... It's not that simple...... The thief was taken away by Archbishop Karl...... You know what that means, right?" the half-drunk guard squinted at him, his face full of wine.