The Man Who Stands in the Way: Ethereal Stone
"Sister Rose, in fact, you don't need to come out to see the house, although the regulations do not allow outsiders to stay in Lingwan, but in this situation, Teacher Yu will definitely be able to understand. Mo Ling'er said.
"It's okay, you have to pay for the dormitory every month, and it's the same for living outside, it's just a little farther away. ”
Rose's injury is almost healed, barely able to walk on crutches, these days she is also insisting on coming out to see the house, she can't let Xi live in a drunken home, after all, even she doesn't want to live, but the staff dormitory has rules that do not allow outsiders to stay, she is a new teacher, but she doesn't want to violate the rules at this time and cause her to lose her job, otherwise she will be forced to marry someone on a blind date.
But it is not so easy to find a place to live close to Lingwan, but the prices of houses close to Lingwan are all ridiculously high, Rose is only eight thousand leaves of gold a month, except for the three thousand left for her father, the rest of the money can barely be saved, and it is a particularly economical situation, because she lives in Lingwan, there is rent and meal subsidies, relatively speaking, it is more economical, but if you rent a house outside, the cost is much higher.
In addition, she has been on leave for so many days, and the money is really not enough, even if she rents a house, but during her own classes, what should she do, this is also a difficult problem to solve.
Fortunately, Xi is finally well-behaved and sensible, never add to the chaos, there must be a road before the car to the mountain, the boat is naturally straight to the bridge, there will always be a way, and the right to have more than one sister.
"By the way, Ling'er, when you pass the Great Spirit Assessment, you can start preparing your thesis, apply for graduation in advance, do you want to be a teacher together, if you perform well in the internship for a year, you should be able to turn it into a regular, and now there are vacancies in the teacher position, and the salary is not low, at least the environment is good...... But you're a knight, you're a nobleman, and you're so young, you should have a better choice. ”
Rose sighed, she was already nineteen years old when she reached the graduation of the Great Spirit Master, this speed can be said to be relatively slow, Mo Ling'er is only fifteen years old now, but she can already apply for early graduation, because her amazing talent was also awarded the Knight Medal by His Majesty personally, how could this kind of genius be willing to be a teacher in Lingwan, she should have a better choice.
"Hawkers,Actually, it's not bad to be a teacher.,There's a holiday every year.,There's no pressure on academics.,There's no need to fight for anything.,Life is very leisurely.,I'm still quite envious.,But I'm probably going to leave North Wind City.,I want to go back to Lanyu Town to see...... When the time comes, please come back in the fall. ”
Mo Ling'er didn't want to stay in North Wind City, even if she was an ordinary teacher, just live an ordinary life, but this was no longer possible, when she learned that her parents were dead, this simple idea had become a luxury, and it was no longer possible.
She is not obsessed with revenge, she just wants to know the truth, she just wants to ...... It's just to protect Mo Qiunian, but this incident made her deeply understand a truth, strength really determines too much, weakness is the original sin, how can she be satisfied with the mere great spirit, what is the difference between living in a muddy situation and waiting for death?
The spiritual path is not something that can be broken through only by penance, without experiencing life and death, no matter how talented a person is, he will encounter a bottleneck, and the world is so big, she doesn't want to be in a corner of peace.
“...... Well, that's right, don't worry, I'll leave it to me in the autumn, if you and Xiao Shu are not there, he will have no backing, see if he dares to contradict me, and ensure that he graduates smoothly. Rose smiled bitterly, but still kept her spirits up, trying to show that she was full of energy on a daily basis.
"It looks like someone is following us. ”
Butterfly, who had been taking the lead in front, suddenly stopped, although she lost her virtual strength, but if you only talk about the sensitivity of the five senses of this body, it is much stronger than the previous body, although it is easy to confuse the soldiers and the people, but she still noticed the two people following twenty meters behind her.
"Keep walking, towards a crowded place. Mo Ling'er said quietly.
Rose pulled Xi in front of her, let her walk in front, glanced back without a trace, shook her head, and said, "I can't see clearly, are we being targeted by thieves or robbers?"
"There have been so many soldiers on the streets in the last month, and there are a lot of guards patrolling, no blind thief will choose this time to attack, there should be other purposes, Butterfly, are you sure someone is following us?"
If they are in a sparsely populated place like an alley in the evening, it is possible to be targeted by thieves and robbers, after all, there are only four girls, and one is on crutches, and the appearance of inconvenience, but it is still afternoon and daylight, although there are few pedestrians, but there are too many soldiers, who will pick this time to start?
"The two of them have been keeping a distance of about twenty meters from us, and their spiritual power is very oppressive, not like thieves. Die said firmly.
Mo Ling'er thought for a moment, stopped a captain of the guard with a smile, and said softly, "This big brother, we are Lingwan's students, that ...... Someone seems to be following us secretly......"
"North Wind City has not been very peaceful recently, although patrols have been strengthened, but you girls still have to be careful, so let's do it, I still have a mission, send someone to send you back." ”
The captain of the guard was a little annoyed at first, he was very busy now, how could he have time to pay attention to other things, but when he saw Mo Ling'er's Lingwan ring, he showed a warm smile, Lingwan's students in the North Wind City are still treated well, and the requirements are reasonable and basically responsive, after all, who knows which noble children they are, they can help if they can, so as not to offend people.
"Well, thank you for your help, and we'll take your advice to heart. ”
Mo Ling'er glanced back inadvertently, but she didn't find any suspicious people, but it was a little more reassuring to have soldiers around, but this is also North Wind City, and the Nuo family has more than 100,000 troops stationed, who dares to make trouble here at will?
"Let's go back first, although Xi is a little younger, she can also participate in the September assessment, if you pass, Sister Rose, you don't have to rent a house outside, Xi you have to work hard!" Mo Ling'er comforted.
"Hmm!" Yuki nodded vigorously.
Rose smiled and touched her head, that was enough, she didn't ask for more.
In order to take a shortcut, the soldier who led the way led them towards the alley, the main road of North Wind City is usually a long detour, but all the residents of North Wind City know how to walk faster, this soldier is no exception, he obviously doesn't want to waste too much time on leading the way, if it weren't for taking care of Rose's inconvenient legs, he would probably trot all the way.
But after all, people are helping, and Mo Ling'er doesn't have much to say, so she can only follow him to turn left and right in the alley.
The high walls on both sides blocked the sunlight, as if it was night, and the alleys looked exactly the same, twisting and turning, deep and narrow, and the people who turned were dizzy, and the cold wind was blowing unhurriedly, and at some point, silence shrouded, and even their footsteps were subconsciously lightened a lot, as if they were afraid of alarming some monster.
Not to mention the youngest Xi, even the eldest Rose couldn't help but get nervous, where did she come to such a place, she usually walked on the big road, like this kind of small alley, whether it was a short road or not, she would not come in.
Mo Ling'er followed closely behind the soldier, but the uneasiness in her heart became stronger and stronger, she regretted a little, she shouldn't have walked this kind of alley, but now it was too late to turn back, even she couldn't remember the way she came.
As if to confirm her uneasiness, around the next corner, the soldier ...... Gone?
Tick......
It seemed to be raining, the warm liquid slid down Mo Ling'er's cheeks, and when she reached out, it was a dazzling scarlet, and when she looked up, the broad-bladed sword body pierced through the soldier's heart, nailing him to the wall.
"Run!"
Mo Ling'er didn't have time to take a closer look, she turned around and ran, the initial uneasiness reached its peak at this moment, and she now had only one thought in her mind, run!
The butterfly reacted quickly, and rushed out when she picked up the night, but the rose's legs and feet were inconvenient, where to run fast, staggered back and ran a few steps before falling to the ground, Mo Ling'er took three steps and made two steps, stepped forward to help the rose and ran out.
"Why leave in a hurry?"
The man in front of him had brown hair and gray eyes, his face was full of stubble, he was about forty years old, tall and strong, he was still wearing only thin clothes in the cold North Wind City, and the broad-bladed giant sword of one meter and a half was held in his hand, as light as a feather.
"Antler Emblem, you are an envoy of the Southern Jade Kingdom?"
Mo Ling'er quickly calmed down, she noticed the tattoo on Kui Yin's bare wrist, and immediately judged the identity of this person, although she didn't know what he was going to do, but it was obviously useless to panic, it was better to find a way to try to communicate.
"The little girl is very smart and beautiful, and I really can't bear to do it when I change the usual, but it's a pity. Kui Yin sighed regretfully.
"If I'm not mistaken, you are here this time for the coronation of the moon and the funeral of His Majesty, although the Southern Jade Kingdom and the Northern Ye Kingdom are not allies, but they have never been evil, but you are an envoy but you killed people in the North Wind City, and you have to embarrass us, this crime is enough to make you unable to leave the North Wind City. Mo Ling'er said strongly.
"Haha, even if I kill you now, who knows that I did it? But I'm not a good person to kill, and I don't like to kill women, so it's better to go around like this, I don't want to go around in circles, if you hand over the Void Spirit Stone, I'll let you go." Kui Yin said with a smile.
"Ethereal Spirit Stone?"
Mo Ling'er was stunned, she had never heard of this name, let alone handed it over.
"Yes, Ethereal Spirit Stone. ”
Kui Yin's movements were unexpectedly fast, and he appeared in front of Mo Ling'er in the blink of an eye, and before Mo Ling'er could react, her rough palm had already choked her neck and lifted her whole body up.
"What are you doing!?Let go of Sister Ling'er!"