At this moment, the wooden door of the dilapidated stone house in front of us all opened slowly.

With a few squeaks like a mournful sound from the old wooden door, an old man who looked like he was almost old slowly walked out of the stone house.

The old man was slender, his hair was already snow-white on his wrinkled face, and his grim gaze swept over the five of us present, and he didn't say a word, constantly looking at us.

The people who saw this scene were also shocked.

I never thought that there would be people living here in such a dilapidated stone house.

At this time, Liuli beside me couldn't help but tug at the corner of my clothes and whispered to me: "Sartre, the source of that strange energy fluctuation is emanating from this old man, God knows how long he has been living in seclusion here, is he a human or a ghost?"

I also frowned, and replied softly to the glass beside me: "It should be just an old man who has escaped the world, let's talk to him first." ”

Just as I was about to take a few steps forward, Avina looked at me vigilantly and said to me, "Sartre, the energy fluctuations emitted by this old man should not be underestimated, we broke the barrier without his permission, and demolished the sword gate that blocked here, it seems that he looks a little angry, it is better to be careful." ”

I nodded at Avina, then stepped forward and said to the grim-eyed old man, "Hello, we stumbled into this place by accident, but we don't mean to be offended, just why are you living in seclusion in such a place?" ”

After hearing my words, the old man's eyes were like swords, and he looked at me carefully, and then the killing intent permeated me, and the next moment he raised his hand sharply, and several swords scattered on the ground swept towards me.

I was startled, and hurriedly summoned the silver light and moonlight to resist, but I saw a purple and blue light flashing in front of me, and at this moment, Avina, who was holding the Howling Wind Eclipse Moon and the Thunder Glow, was already in front of me, knocking away all the swords that the old man struck.

Seeing that the old man launched an attack without saying a word, Ruri also summoned his wand at this moment, and Alust also held the night blowing snow on his waist in his hand and put on a fighting posture.

I thought that the old man would continue to attack, but when he saw him looking at the sword blade in the hands of Avina and Reiner, a smile and nostalgia appeared on his face, and at the same time, the killing intent just now gradually faded.

At this time, seeing that the old man's killing intent had faded and he did not attack again, Avina took a few steps forward, ready to negotiate with the strange old man.

But before Avina could speak, the old man's dim eyes lit up when he saw Avina and the Thunder Glow in his hand, but he was the first to speak: "Daughter of Baroch Ciri, Avina Ciri, right? I saw your father's shadow in you. ”

The old man's abrupt words couldn't help but surprise Avina, who was about to go to negotiate with him, couldn't help but be stunned in place, and then asked with doubts in her eyes: "Do you actually know your father? That's right, I am Avina Ciri, old man, who are you?"

In the face of Avina's inquiry, the old man did not rush to answer, but instead looked around us all again, and continued to ask Avina: "As a citizen of the Western Expedition, why are you mixed with this group of swordsmen of the Eastern Expedition?"

Hearing the old man's question, Avina turned to look at a few of us, and then smiled at the old man and said: "I guess you have misunderstood, Alust and Reiner and Sartre behind me are indeed swordsmen of the first order, but they do not belong to the Eastern Expedition Empire, together with Miss Kaya beside Sartre, our group of five people now belong to the members of the 'Frost Heart' belonging to the Western Expedition Empire." “

Avina's words fell, and the five of us took out the 'Frost Emblem' from our storage equipment to identify ourselves.

And the old man rolled his eyes and pondered: "It's really interesting, did that 'Ice Emperor' of the Western Expedition actually attract you swordsmen into his own 'Frost Heart'." ”

When the old man said this, he paused his words, took his eyes off the Thunder Ray in Avina and her hand, and instead looked at the Whistling Wind Eclipse Moon in Reiner's hand, and then asked again: "Young man, where did you get the Whistling Wind Eclipse Moon in your hand?

The old man not only knew Avina, but also knew all about the Crystal Blade and Willis in Reiner's hand, which couldn't help but make everyone even more confused.

Hearing the old man's inquiry, Reiner opened his mouth to answer: "Some time ago, in order to protect the civilians of Ade Town, Willis's predecessors fought against the combined forces of the Eastern Crusade and the Templars, and I and Alust were also involved in it, but our strength was insufficient, and in the end, Willis's seniors died with Matthias, and when he was dying, he entrusted this Crystal Blade to me. ”

Hearing Reiner's description, the expression on the old man's face became solemn, and he said to himself: "I have long known that the Eastern Crusade Empire and the Great Holy Church have the intention of uniting, but I never thought that this war would spread so quickly, Willis, Willis..."

Then, the old man's gaze inadvertently swept over the night blowing snow in Arest's hand, and then stared at Arust for a while, and said with a little doubt: "Young man, where did you get this sword in your hand, why is it so similar to the Ice Crystal Blade?"

Faced with the old man's inquiry, Alust couldn't help but reply with a wry smile: "To tell you the truth, the Ice Crystal Blade is indeed in my hands, but it was unfortunately damaged in a battle, so I have to use this Night Blowing Snow for the time being. ”

And when Alust said that the Ice Crystal Blade 'Snow Moon Hua' was in his hand, the old man's shriveled and wrinkled face showed a smile again and said, "Could it be that you are the adopted son of Duke Xiuen?

This time, it wasn't just Avina and Reiner who had shocked expressions, but now, Alust was also the same as them, and couldn't help but hurriedly ask the old man, "Who are you? Why do you know about your adoptive father?" ”

The old man looked at Avina and Reiner and Alust with shocked and puzzled expressions, and couldn't help but wipes his beard on his chin, looked at the three of them with a long gaze and said: "I don't know your background, but I know the three crystal blades you hold in your hands, presumably everything is the guidance of the goddess, I can see you young people at the last moment." “

The old man's words fell, and then he looked at the crowd again and said: "I have been asking you questions just now, but I haven't answered your questions yet, maybe we haven't met, but you who are holding the Crystal Blade, you should have heard of the person who cast them, that person is right in front of you, I am Kent Castine..."