Chapter 5 Good intentions
Seeing that these people were all thrown into the magic circle by himself, Elber showed a smug smile. The only thing that made him feel a little dissatisfied was that the Bells only showed a little panic when they first entered the magic circle, but they quickly calmed down. This made Elber, who was about to watch them plead to him, a little disappointed, and at the same time felt that things might not necessarily go as smoothly as he thought!
But at this time, Elber couldn't care about it so much, and he quickly urged the magic circle again. The black mist slowly enveloped the pit again, and the temperature in the magic circle began to drop continuously. But the Bell couple in the magic array showed amazing calmness, and they stared affectionately, as if they had forgotten the horror of the magic array!
"Are you ready?" Bell asked emotionally as he gently took Melly's hands at this time.
Melly's eyes were already soaked with tears, but her face was filled with the happiest smile! In the face of Bell's question, she didn't say a word, but stepped forward and hugged Bell tightly. Melly's performance like this makes people not notice at all that the magic array has become extremely cold!
At this time, Elber felt that the Bell couple was completely out of his magical control, and Bell's body was suddenly filled with huge liliang, and Bell pulled the bowstring in his hand with all his might.
"Brothers, we'll open a gap for you, and it's up to your luck to get out!" said Bell, glancing back at his men.
Immediately, only to hear the sound of "boom", the bells ignited a sky-high fire from the inside out, and the originally cold and biting magic array actually became warmer.
Elber, who was still very proud just now, also became nervous when he saw this scene. He never thought that the Bell couple had actually mastered the skill of burning souls! If it weren't for the fact that he had attacked the couple in advance, and had just absorbed the souls of those residents of Il Town, his strength had been greatly improved, and at this moment, he could only flee in the wilderness!
Even so, in the face of the desperate arrow of the Bell couple, Elber was not sure. He frantically pumped energy into the magic array, hoping to stop Bell from firing the arrow! The black flames that pulsed around his body also showed even more intense!
In just an instant, the bells were reduced to ashes by the soul fire, and only the longbow was still eerily suspended in mid-air, remaining in a state ready to be shot.
Seeing this, Elber knew that his efforts had failed, and he could only rely on his own liliang to resist this arrow!
The longbow also turned to dust, and the longarrow magically disappeared at this moment.
Elber's eyes showed despair, and he knew very well that the long arrow had not disappeared, but it was too fast for him to see his trajectory at all. The dying arrow of the Bell couple actually approached the strength of the Holy Order, and it was definitely not something that Elber's strength could resist!
At that moment, Elber felt something stand in his way, and with a bang, the object in front of him exploded into a mist of blood, and then he felt a pain in his chest, and the long arrow passed through his body. Not only that, but the long arrow also carried him backwards for more than ten meters, and then he fell heavily to the ground.
Although the magic array was pierced through a big hole, because Elber borrowed the demon Liliang in the magic array in order to ensure the foolproof nature of the magic array, the magic array did not collapse because of Bell's arrow. At this time, Bell's men were frozen and their hands and feet were out of order, and it was difficult for them to leave the gap quickly. Looking at the Qi Mask that was slowly healing, those people were desperate!They glared at Elber fiercely, and collectively chose to commit suicide, allowing their souls to fly into the sky before the magic array was completely sealed. Finally complete liberation!
Elber was still lying on the ground, and instead of a drop of blood coming out of his wound, a small swirling black mist appeared on the wound. Immediately, the black mist became smaller and smaller, and when the black mist completely disappeared, Elber's wound actually healed magically!
But Elber's frowning brows and trembling facial muscles betrayed the pain in his body. The damage caused by this arrow to him was not as simple as it seemed!
It was a long time before Elber struggled to get up from the ground, and he staggered to the spot where he had just been shot, trying to figure out what was in his way. Looking at the flesh and the familiar fragments of clothes all over the ground, Elber realized that his apprentice Dolores was gone.
Suddenly, Elber felt sad in his heart, and he finally understood that it was his apprentice Dolores who blocked the fatal arrow for him!
The great pain stunned Elber, and he fell to the ground again. He can not care about anyone's life, but this Dolores can't! Because this Dolores is not only his apprentice, but most importantly, his own nephew, his only relative in this Shijie!
Although Dolores and Elber had always been mentors and apprentices, Albert never taught Dolores necromancy. He didn't want Dolores to be like him and embark on a path of no return, and he had been working hard to train Dolores to be an excellent martial artist. According to Elber's estimates, Dolores should be able to become a high-level martial artist in half a year at most. Elber has even paved a path for Dolores, and he is ready to leave Dolores completely at that time and let Dolores live a normal life.
But Elber never thought that Dolores would turn into a pile of minced meat in this place in order to save herself!
It's all because of Edlaide! Without him, Dolores wouldn't have died here! Elber has finally found a target for himself, and he is here even more diligently preparing to attack Edlaide!
After staying in the small town of Da Praia for a few days, Li Zijun finally completely integrated the memories of Edlaide. At the beginning, Li Zijun was worried that someone would find out that he was no longer the original Edlaide. But he soon found that after occupying Ed's body and fusing his soul fragments, he was getting closer and closer to Amity's habits in emotion and behavior, and now even he couldn't tell whether he should be Li Zijun or Edred!
The days passed, but there were no new orders in the capital. Although there are some large cities in the Dongyu Empire that can transmit information through magic arrays, these cities obviously do not include small places like Da Praia. If they want to get any news, they have to rely on people to pass it on, and it will take at least three days to get from the capital to here, even if they run non-stop, and this has to be a smooth journey. If there is rain or snow in some places that makes the road slippery, it will take longer.
Everyone else has adapted to this wait, but Li Zijun, who comes from the era of information explosion, still can't get used to the current state, and he feels a little at a loss. At this time, he suddenly remembered the cheats left by his grandfather, when he was able to live up to his grandfather's expectations of inheriting ancient martial arts, he insisted on keeping those jerky and difficult cheats in mind, he was very glad that he did at that time, because these cheats have become his only pastime to pass the time.
Through these cheats, Li Zijun learned that although most of the ancient warriors of Weishenme were able to live a long life, there had never been a top figure like the overlord of Chu. The reason is actually very simple, it is because of the lack of the substance of contemporary 'Reiki'!
Although this kind of thing 'Reiki' cannot be seen or touched, it is the source of all the masters of the inner family! In ancient times, the strong men began to absorb the aura into their bodies by means of cultivation methods similar to those of Breathing, purified it through special methods, and finally converted it into true qi that could be controlled and operated freely, which was the so-called internal force.
With the continuous enhancement of internal force, martial arts cultivators can use internal force to expand and open up those originally narrow and blocked passages and levels in the body, so that the transmission of liliang is smoother, and the potential of the human body is completely stimulated! When the acupuncture points of the whole body are completely opened, the potential of the martial artist will be fully stimulated, and he will officially get rid of the shackles of the day after tomorrow and enter the innate realm of every martial artist's dream! Xiang Yu, Lu Bu, and Zhao Yun are all such innate masters, and only they can create so many legendary stories!
In the era in which Li Zijun lived, while modern civilization was constantly improving people's quality of life, it was also unconsciously destroying the magical 'aura'! In recent years, the aura has become even thinner to the point of being in a state of nothingness, and for the ancient warriors living in that era, this is their extreme helplessness and sorrow! They no longer have the opportunity to become epoch-making powerhouses!
These days, the bored Li Zijun has cultivated his true qi in the way of cheats, and to his surprise, the content of this shijie aura is even much stronger than the scene dreamed of by those ancient martial artists! This is also the biggest surprise that Li Zijun has encountered since crossing over to this shijie! He began to quietly cultivate his internal strength. In just a few days of hard work, Li Zijun has been able to find the feeling of true qi in the dantian position, which also gives him the confidence to persevere!
Compared with Li Zijun's ease, Higgins, who was calm on the surface, was under tremendous pressure! I thought it was just a routine escort, but I didn't expect such a serious incident to happen! An obviously well-planned assassination not only cost the Imperial Viscount his life, but also almost threatened the safety of the Marquis of Edlaide (Higgins didn't know that Edlaide had been replaced by Li Zijun, otherwise he would have directly apologized with death!). Although there were no casualties among the ordinary soldiers, four of the ten Ouchi guards were killed and one was seriously wounded! He really didn't know how to explain to Lord Kemp, the commander of the Ouchi guards, when he went back?
In addition to worrying about his future prospects, Higgins is most worried about the next trip! Although Viscount Dick was killed under his own protection, he was not an important person after all, and the emperor should not remove him for this matter, and he was afraid that he would have to protect Edlaide to continue.
The Royal Guards are undoubtedly the most elite troops in the Dongyu Empire! If they are allowed to charge into battle and kill the enemy bravely, Higgins will not worry about encountering any opponents. But if they were to deal with the elusive assassins, Higgins would have little confidence.
The Assassins were all about killing with one stroke in ten steps! Whatever means are used to achieve their goals! In the face of these Assassins with outstanding personal abilities, the Royal Guard will have a hard time coping with them! Especially on the march, this gap will become even more prominent. The reason why Edlaide was able to avoid that sneak attack last time should be attributed to the heads of the Ouchi guards who hid beside Edlaide. Now that the Ouchi guards have lost half of them, and their identities have been completely exposed, without their protection, Higgins really doesn't dare to leave the small town of Da Praia at will. He had already sent a secret letter to Belloc, hoping that his immediate boss would help him transfer a few more Ouchi guards, which was the main reason why he had stayed here.
On this day, Higgins was thinking about when the news of Kyori would arrive here, and the herald walked in from outside.
"General, there is a man out there who calls himself Bilbom who wants to see you, do you want to see him?" asked the herald with a military salute to Higgins.
"Bilbohm?" Higgins muttered quietly, feeling something impressed by the name, but for a moment he couldn't remember where he had heard it.
"He says he's a magician, but we don't think he's like him!" said the herald after a moment's hesitation, fearing that the man would deceive him and that he would be punished by Higgins. But seeing Higgins's appearance, he must have heard the name, and the herald said the man's words.
"Magician?" Hearing these three words, Higgins's eyes lit up, and he finally remembered who this man was, and he hurriedly asked the herald to take him out of the town hall and greet Bilbom in person.
Bilboom is also a legendary figure in the magical world of the Dongyu Empire, he has already passed the test of the Magus at the age of thirty-five! This kind of promotion speed is also amazing in the magic history of the entire Blue Continent! In order to win over Bilbom, the emperor of the Dongyu Empire awarded him the title of Earl for Life at that time, and also invited him to become the court magician of the Dongyu Empire. At this time, the Magic Society extended a friendly hand to Bilbom and appointed him as the vice president of the Magic Society.
But to everyone's dismay, Bilbohm only accepted the knighthood, and he refused both invitations! He actually chose to serve as a small city guard in Salat City, the territory of his friend Earl Acheson, and he has been there for more than ten years, and has never left that place. At that time, Bilbohm's choice once made many people sigh!
Higgins heard that Bilbohm had learned of the murder of Earl Acheson a few days ago, and in order to deal with the death of his old friend, he rushed back to the capital again. BilBom hadn't taken a magic test or fought anyone in all these years, but those who knew him well suspected that he was already in his fifties, and he might even be a master of the Holy Order.
At this time, Bilbohm appeared in Da Praia, and the purpose was self-evident! Higgins thought of this, and his steps seemed to become a little light!
When Edlaide left Beijing, Bilbow came to see him off, so Higgins also met Bilbohm. As soon as Higgins arrived at the door of the town hall, he saw the dusty Bilbohm, and he immediately greeted him warmly.
As soon as Higgins saw Bilbohm's appearance, he realized that the herald had that look on his face when he spoke. Bilbohm was now covered in dust, his hair was unusually messy, and there were a few cuts in his clothes. If it weren't for the fact that he had ever seen Bilbohm, he wouldn't believe that such a man would be a revered magician in the Empire!
"It's great that you're here, Mr. Bilbohm, you're going to stay here forever, aren't you?" asked Higgins, a little apprehensive.
"Not only am I here, but Commander Camp has also asked me to inform you: Emperor Bixia already knows the situation here, and is very satisfied with your response at that time! In order to better protect the safety of the Marquis of Edlaide, the imperial court has sent ten additional Ouchi guards and two hundred cavalry of the royal guard to support the general this time, and they will arrive soon, and please wait patiently here for a few more days!" Bilbom also recognized Higgins, and politely told him about the situation in the capital.
"Bixia is wise!" After listening to Billbohm's words, Higgins was almost moved to tears, he didn't expect that Bixia not only did not punish him, but also sent such a team to support him, Higgins has been hanging in the air, and his heart can finally land. He hurriedly let Bilbom into the town office, and at the same time arranged for Bilbom to prepare a room and serve Bilbom to wash.
"General Higgins, can I take a look at Jenny and Edlaide first?" Bilbot asked with some trepidation when he saw that Higgins hadn't mentioned Jenny and Ed for the past half a day, worried that Higgins had concealed their situation when he reported it.
"Yes, yes, it should be! I was negligent, so I'll take you to Master Hou's room. Higgins understood what Bilbohm meant, and he didn't say anything, and personally led Bilbom to Ed and Jenny's room.
"Master Hou, who do you see coming?" Higgins said with a smile as he looked at Ed.
Li Zijun also saw Bilbohm standing behind Higgins at this time, Edlaide's emotions filled his chest again, he couldn't suppress the excitement in his heart, and slammed into Bilbohm's arms!
"Uncle Bill, you're here!" Li Zijun completely became a child at this time, and his grievances during this time flowed out like a fountain of tears, and now he is becoming more and more unable to distinguish his identity!
"Ed, uncle is late! Don't cry! You are a man, a man can't shed tears casually!" Although Bilbot said this to Li Zijun, his eyes also turned red at this moment.
Higgins saw his uncle and nephew hugging each other and wept, and quietly left.
When Li Zijun heard Bilbom's words, his heart was also a little confused, he didn't understand that he was increasingly unable to control his emotions. He straightened up from Bilbohm's arms, held back tears, and nodded firmly at Bilbohm! Seeing Edlaide's strong performance, Bilbohm couldn't help but secretly rejoice for his old friend.
"I just heard General Higgins say that you were also injured in the attack, how are you feeling now?" Bilbohm asked with concern, remembering Ed's injuries.
"At that time, the Kure guards desperately rescued me! I was just lightly touched by the afterglow of lightning, and after a while, it would be fine, and now it will be fine! It's just a pity that the Kuray guards died to save me!" Li Zijun sighed and said.
"Emperor Bixia has rewarded Kure's family, and it can be regarded as a consolation for his heroic spirit!"
"Uncle Bill, I want to wait until we return to Sarat City, and then send some gold coins to the families of those Ouchi guards and members of the Royal Guard who have died to express our gratitude!
"Haha, our little Ed has really grown up! You did the right thing! We must not forget those who helped us, after returning to Salat City, I will help you tell your eldest sister about this! How is your second sister now?"
"The doctors all said that the second sister's injuries were not very serious, but these days have passed, and she has not improved at all! The death of her brother-in-law has hurt her too deeply!" Speaking of Jenny, Li Zijun's face darkened, and he walked towards the inner room with Bilbohm.
Walking into the room, Bilbohm immediately smelled a strong smell of medicine, and the two maids of the Earl's Court were taking care of Jenny. Seeing Bilbohm enter, they hurriedly got up to salute him, but Bilbohm just nodded, and turned to Jenny, who was trying to sit up, and the two maids turned to help Jenny up.
"Leave her alone, let her sit up on her own!" said Bilbohm, looking at Jenny coldly.
The two maids didn't know what was going on, so they didn't dare to make any moves, but just looked at Li Zijun for help. Li Zijun probably guessed Bilbom's intentions, and nodded slightly to the maid, and the maid stepped aside.
Jenny tried several times on her own, but she couldn't sit up, and Li Zijun was really a little upset and wanted to go over to help her, but Bilbeam firmly grabbed his arm.
"Jenny, how did you become like this? How did you promise me when you left Beijing? You said that you would definitely protect Ed and return to the territory safely! Look at your current appearance, you tell me now, how do you protect Ed?" Bilbohm looked at Jenny's voice becoming more and more severe! Seeing him like this, Li Zijun and the maid next to him did not dare to make a sound casually.
Hearing Bilbohm's reprimand, Jenny's face became even paler, tears unconsciously welled up in her eyes, and she bit her lip and sat up shaking. Li Zijun clearly saw that Jenny's lips had been bitten by her. But Bilbot didn't seem to see the change in Jenny's face, and turned his head to look at the two maids,
"How long has it been since she eats properly?"
"Since the young lady was injured, she hasn't eaten much normally!" replied a maid timidly.
"Are there any ready-made meals?"
"Yes, but it's a little cold, I'll go hot right away!"
"No, just take it, you don't have to eat hot things in such weather. ”
The maid once again set her sights on Li Zijun, and after these days of contact, the people of the Earl's Court paid more and more attention to his opinion. Li Zijun hesitated, but nodded, and the maid walked out.
After a while, the maid brought in the food and placed it beside Jenny's bedside, ready to feed her.
"Don't she have long hands, let her eat them herself!, Jenny, you must eat them all today!" the maid did not dare to say anything more when she heard Bilbohm's words, and put the food beside Jenny.
Jenny also lost her temper and didn't even look at the food that was placed next to the bed.
"If you want Ed to go home alone, you don't have to eat those meals! I won't force you anymore after today!" Bilbohm glanced at Jenny, turned and walked out of her room.
Li Zijun looked at Bilbohm's back and wanted to say something, but Zuihou he still chose to keep his mouth shut, and hinted with his eyes that the maid was helping Jenny.
At this time, Jenny finally made a decision, she refused the maid's help, took the dishes and chopsticks herself, and quickly wiped out the food in front of her. Then push away the dishes and chopsticks and lie down on the bed again. Although Jenny didn't change on the surface, Li Zijun clearly saw firmness in her eyes, and he finally breathed a sigh of relief when he was nervous, and told the maid to take care of Jenny, and he also walked out of Jenny's room.
Li Zijun saw that Bilbom was still in the courtyard and did not leave, he sighed and walked behind Bilbohm.
"How's Jenny?" Bilbo didn't turn around, but Li Zijun still heard a little helplessness in Bilbohm's voice.
"The food has been eaten, after today's incident, I believe that the second sister will get better soon!"
"Oh, don't you blame your uncle for treating your sister like this?" Bilbot was full of joy when he heard Li Zijun's tone, and he was a little surprised by Li Zijun's maturity.
"Everything you have done is for the second sister to recover as soon as possible! I have no reason to complain about you!" Li Zijun said with a smile.
"Drink!It seems that our little Ed has grown up too!" Bilbohm looked at Li Zijun with a kind smile and gently stroked Li Zijun's shoulder, at this moment he seemed to remember something, and his eyes were a little red.
"Uncle Bill, can you teach me magic?" Li Zijun deliberately diverted the topic when he knew that Bilbohm was thinking about his father. At the same time, Li Zijun himself is indeed full of curiosity about magic, and he is very eager to fly freely in the sky like those magicians.
"You have such an idea? Back then, your father dragged you in front of me, and you didn't want to learn magic!Why did you change your mind today?" Bilbohm didn't expect Li Zijun to make such a request, remembering the scene when Acheson forced Ed to learn magic, he asked a little puzzled.
Before leaving Sarat, Acheson asked Bilbom to test Ed's suitability to study magic. Ed's test results were so good that Acheson was ready to let him learn magic from Bilbohm. What neither of them expected was that Ed, who was usually obedient, did not know Weishenme and resolutely refused to learn magic. No matter how much Earl Acheson and Bilbohm tried to persuade him, Ed always insisted on his idea, and made Acheson and Bilbohm very embarrassed at the time!
But now Ed suddenly changed his mind and offered to learn magic, so it's no wonder that Bilbom is puzzled!
"There have been so many things that have happened in recent times, first my father's accident, then my brother-in-law's assassination to protect me, and then my sister's injury to become what she is today! All these have made me feel more and more incompetent! Although I am still young, if I don't work hard now, then I will have to survive forever under the protection of others. I don't want that! I want to live as I want, I want to protect those who love me and those I love. I knew very well that in order to achieve this, I had to be strong enough to make it possible, and I wanted to be able to become stronger as soon as possible, which is why I wanted to learn magic. Li Zijun looked at Bilbom and said firmly.
Bilbo listened to Li Zijun's words and became a little excited.
"Uncle Bill is willing to accept you as a student, and I will definitely do my best to help you achieve your goals!" said Bilbohm, patting Li Zijun on the shoulder.
"But I also want to remind you that there is no shortcut to either magic or martial arts! Only by following the path you have chosen will you achieve the desired results! In this process, you must not be slack in the slightest, and I will not allow you to slack off! You may suffer a lot, but I hope you can keep going, and don't give up halfway!" Bilbohm looked at Li Zijun and said seriously.
Li Zijun stared at Bilbohm's eyes and nodded vigorously.