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"If I really want to ask something from you, what should I do before you say it?" Wenzina asked, "Put you in a dungeon and torture you, will you say it?"

"I can not say."

Wenzina laughed again, as if she had heard a joke: "But you don't even know her name."

But I was redeemed by her then...she let the fog clear.Rain thought to himself.

Seeing that he didn't answer, Wenzina didn't want to tease him anymore, she said: "Although you didn't talk much that day, I believe... this is the person you're looking for—her name is Eve, and it's Harvey." cause's daughter."

Yuqie was a little surprised, "Eve... Harvein's daughter, is that Harvein?"

"Yes, Lord Harvey." Wenzina nodded, "Tell me about how you met her, and... what happened between you two."

Wenzina revealed the answer to the mystery, so Yuqie stopped insisting, and he told the whole story of the incident—from the first time he saw Eve to all the details before he was injured and unconscious, he did not omit it.

Wenzina listened to him very patiently, then nodded, "It's interesting." She commented.

Yuqie originally wanted to hear what Wenzina had to say, but saw the woman standing up slowly, as if she was planning to leave——she had an inexplicable smile on her face.

"Do two things for me." Before going out, she turned to Yuqie and said, "Okay, I can let you see her."

Yuqie stood up abruptly, and this panicked man even overturned the chair behind him.He looked at Wenzina, but was too excited to say a word.

"Don't be too happy, the two things I said are not so easy to accomplish. In a few days, I will let the king's archer come to you and tell you what to do. The archer's name is Ann Lev Andurin, she will walk with you until you complete what I have told you."

Naturally, there is no suspense in this matter - Yuqie did complete the task in the end, if not, he would not be standing at the gate of Benlong Castle six months later.

A few days later, the archer really came to visit, but what Yuqie didn't expect was that Anlev was a forest elf.This forest elf is tall, fair-skinned and beautiful, with long green wavy hair and a pair of sunset-like orange eyes. I don't know if it's an illusion, but Yuqie feels that when she looks at him, there is always a slight contempt in her eyes.

From Anlev, Yuqie learned about the task that Wenzina had left for her—to eliminate the two enemies of Luo Minge—one is the lord of a certain northern country and its offshoots, and the other is the powerful local nobles in the east and his canines.

In order to ensure that Yuqie can successfully complete the task, Wenzina assigned him seven magicians, eighty warriors, and nine assassins.These people, plus the accompanying archer - An Liefu and the court swordsman - Ibluran who volunteered to participate in the operation - if you count Yuqie himself, there are a total of 99 people.

Kundelomifi advised him to heal his injuries before starting, but Yuqie couldn't wait any longer, and he decided to act as soon as possible.On the night before departure, he put on the costume and armor that the eldest princess had prepared for him, and sat on a chair to rest for the night. The group of people set off before dawn the next day.

That morning, the group of people met outside the city, and at this moment, Anlev who was fully armed surprised Yuqie again—this archer was riding a black war horse, with two arc guns hanging on her back, a short gun hanging on each waist, two bayonets across her back waist, and several flying knives shining coldly on her chest, and she probably hid some kind of weapon in her knee-high brown boots.

"I have to confirm with you again—is the person sent by the eldest princess really an archer?" Yuqie asked her.

Anlev didn't answer, she raised her head slightly and looked at him like a country bumpkin.

"Or is it that the current Moribe elves are also starting to catch up with the fashion, and instead of using bows and magic, they use arc guns and firecrackers to hunt?"

"Hmph." Anlev grinned, her expression was more sarcasm than a smile, her voice was cold and steady, exuding a seductive maturity: "If you can't speak, then don't speak —Otherwise, sooner or later you will be whipped a few more times."

"You have misunderstood, Monsieur Anlieve Andurin. Of course I have no right to interfere with what weapon you use. What I am afraid of is--when we arrive at our destination, I introduce to our enemy and say: 'This is the most powerful weapon in our country. An excellent archer', I am afraid that no one will dare to believe it, but it will make them more vigilant."

"Is there anyone else in Luo Ming who doesn't know the name Anlev?" The female archer said, "It's someone like you who won the favor of the eldest princess for some reason, and now you can instigate me Here we come, I hope you are not just empty-handed."

"Okay, you two, if you don't have time to spare, it's better to discuss tactics." Swordsman Iblulan persuaded the two to stop their dispute, and he waved to the knight captain beside him.

"Let's go!" The knight captain shouted towards the team behind him.

Wenzina gave Yuqie the tokens of the royal family and the letter of appointment. She originally wanted them to play by ear, but Yuqie was so anxious now that she didn't even bother to think about the tactics to deal with it. This team first went to the east, and Yuqie was more familiar with the situation there.It took them nearly a month to reach the territory of the local nobles. Seeing that Yuqie and the others were dressed imposingly, the local lord knew that they were ministers sent by the royal family, so he dared not neglect them, so he quickly invited them into the castle and regarded them as distinguished guests.Yuqie, Iblulan and Anlev stayed in the castle for one night, while the rest of the entourage were left outside.That night, Anlev described to the two swordsmen the characteristics of several prime targets.

"Ms. Anliefu, you have been bragging about your strength all the way, that's just right—tomorrow is your chance to show off." Yuqie said, "Now, our large troops are left outside, and we are unloading Going to arms and armor, it's time for them to let their guard down."

"Are you crazy?" Iblulan was taken aback by his words, "Just the three of us, dealing with the magicians and warriors in this entire castle? And still unarmed—"

"Iblulan, be more confident. Even if you can't kill a few people, you can still protect yourself," Yuqie said.

"What about you? How is your strength?" Anlev said, "This idea is not impossible, but if your strength is too weak-I'm afraid that you will be implicated by then."

"Your Excellency Anliefu, don't worry, my master said that with Yuqie's current strength, he is already qualified to start a mountain and recruit disciples." Ibululan said quickly.

"Feng Cen said?" An Liefu glanced at Yuqie, "I believe the sword master's vision, so let's do it like this..."

In the afternoon of the next day, the Great Lord hosted them again. The hall was full of guests, and there was constant chatter and laughter. Territorial disputes with Yinsenting, as well as tax arrears from the territory, etc.Seeing Yuqie's extraordinary conversation, the lord thought that he was the new favorite of the kingdom, while Ibuluran and Anlev were regarded by him as guards sent to him by the royal family.

Anliefu was made drowsy by these two people, and so were the lord's companions, but the lord himself could hear his eyes brighten at this moment——Yuqie's hard-to-get rhetoric aroused the greed in his heart, Let this person get carried away for a moment——he stood up and said to Yuqie: "If your Excellency can really make such a promise on behalf of the royal family, I am even willing to give back the area south of Ludis to show our sincerity and respect." loyalty……"

Before he could finish his words, a ball of white light flew out from Yuqie's hand, and the white light exploded in front of the lord, causing soup and sawdust to splash everywhere.Iblulan propped up a barrier to protect Yuqie and Anliefu.All around the hall, there was a sound of unsheathing a sharp sword and whispering singing. Seeing that the hidden protective barrier in front of him was broken, the lord hurriedly ran towards the guard behind him.Taking advantage of the chaotic situation, Anlev jumped into the air at the right time. She looked in the right direction, swung her right arm, and threw several long needles at the lord and the guards beside him.There was a sound of screams and falling to the ground in the room. The lord had three needles in his body, but he did not lose consciousness, so Yuqie grabbed the short sword of the guard behind him, stepped forward and chopped off the old man's head with one blow .

But the riots did not stop.The three of them obtained the enemy's weapons, first they solved the most threatening mages and guards in the hall, and then beheaded a group of companions and minions, even the young servants who fled outwards were not spared.Ibluran blew up the window with his magic, and threw a moving light spell to the outside world. The azure light was extremely dazzling above the castle in the setting sun, and the chaos continued to spread below the city—Zhanlongyuan The warriors here are all brave men, although they are small in number, their killing sounds are loud and loud. The soldiers in the territory were caught off guard by this sudden attack. However, the elite team has already broken through the weak city gate defense and completed the change in formation-they cling to the city wall, blocked the gate of the castle on the one hand, shot and killed the fleeing people in the castle with crossbows, and on the other hand One side supports shields and barriers, making it impossible for those supporters who stay outside the castle to attack.

Yuqie and An Liefu were almost jealous of each other, but in the end they became competitive with each other again—the two held the murder weapon they had seized halfway, and almost slaughtered the entire castle. After the sun went down, the castle was destroyed. No more lights were lit.

An Liefu organized the returnees, and after a little reorganization, she led the warriors of Zhanlongyuan to leave the blood-oozing castle.

On the way from the east to the north, Yuqie deliberately took a long detour and went to a small town - he came to meet someone, and there was a little nobleman who had helped Yuqie here.Now that time has passed, when the baron saw the swordsman in front of him again, he couldn't help feeling a little bit emotional.Yuqie was dressed in dignified clothes, but as soon as the baron approached him, he could smell a bloody smell that couldn't be concealed.

"I'm here to ask you for help again." Yuqie said with a smile, "The great lords in the east have invaded the land of the country. Although these people have been punished, there are still wolves looking around there - the reinforcements that took over are still there On the way, and during this period of time, we need a trustworthy person to stay here... What do you think?"

The baron's heart was shaken—he just realized that the land in the east had quietly changed hands.

He agreed straight away: "Don't worry, I know the situation in the east best, and there will be many friends who are willing to help." He knew that this matter implied danger, but with his character, he couldn't let go of this great opportunity in front of him.

"Then please trouble me." Yuqie nodded, and said again: "That day in the castle, they invited us to dinner twice, and I thought at the time—this is not as good as your hospitality back then. It's a pity that I still have work to do, otherwise I must go to your place to sit..."

After a hasty farewell to the baron, the knights went to the north without stopping - the lord of the northern country designed to frame the famous dragon-slaying family "Artemini" and embezzled their land and property, while Wen Zina didn't find out about the matter until recently, so she decided to impose sanctions—Anlev told Yuqie that the kingdom is still looking for the lost descendants of the Artemini family.

The ferocious forest elf is still reminiscing about the massacre in the castle, and Yuqie is doing what he likes, planning to repeat the old trick in the north.The corner there is remote, and it is not as powerful as the eastern aristocrats, so the three people who cooperated seamlessly went there, and they also killed this group of black sheep like a melon and vegetable.

In less than four months, Yuqie completed the task entrusted to him by the eldest princess.On the way back, Anlev heard the conversation between Yuqie and Iblulan, and learned that Yuqie had plans to leave Lomingo.

"Sillins' enemies are far more than these, why don't you stay for a while longer?" Anlev expressed regret at Yuqie's departure—the two now have some comrades-in-arms friendship. They have also become more frank.

"The enemy can't be killed." Yuqie said to her, "You too, seeking pleasure from killing...is not a long-term solution."

"I don't have any psychological burden. To me, you are all aliens. It's better to get rid of them all." Anlev's dangerous words made the two swordsmen sweat.

"Really, then do I still have to - thank you for not killing me?" Yuqie asked her.

"It's good to know." After that, the female archer couldn't help laughing.

To celebrate the triumphant return of these knights, the eldest princess held a celebration in the city.That night, Yuqie took down the sword and wanted to return it to Wenzina to make up for her regret that she could not continue to be loyal to the royal family, but Wenzina did not accept it.

"There is always a time when it is useful." She said, "If one day you are willing to come back, or if you need help - I can assure you - Luo Mingo will always welcome you. This time it is no longer a promise between the monarch and his ministers, but a friend's care for you."

[172] The Commitment · The Baptized (Part [-])

Soon, Yuqie left Centrum with the king's edict in his arms.Just like the day he left Sunshine Valley, he traveled lightly: apart from the necessary Zhanlongyuan knight badges and weapons that could prove his identity, all he carried was dry food and money.As the wound in his back still sometimes flared up, he set out wearing only a white tunic and knight's mail.

When leaving Centrum, it was not only Luo Ge—Kundero Miffy, Gan Luoci, and several members of Zhanlongyuan who had befriended him also came to see him off.They stopped and stopped along the way, out of concern for the prince's health, Yuqie persuaded everyone at the city gate, leaving only the young Luo Ge to accompany him on the journey.Today, Luo Ge has become a knight of Zhanlongyuan. For him, Yuqie is his elder brother, his role model, his ideological enlightener, and his lifelong goal.During the journey, Mr. Luo Ge claimed to be Yuqie's entourage, and he was willing to follow the elder brother's teachings and serve him along the way to complete this last study.

When the two of them reached the main road outside Centrum City, Iblulan and Anlev chased after them.Before that, Iblulan was still on a mission, and he was still annoyed at being unable to see his friend off.

Yuqie was about to ask him, but the other party complained first: "Look, this Lord Anduran is really unreasonable. She sneaked out, but insisted on pulling me with her. I really don't know what she is playing..."

Anlev raised the arc gun in her hand and pointed it at Iblulan who was sitting on the horse. The swordsman was startled, and quickly raised his hand to indicate that he would stop talking nonsense.

"I've said it all, don't mention it again, we just came to see him off, there's no other purpose." Anlev threatened.

Ibluran nodded vigorously. He glanced at the smiling Banxuemo beside him, and then at the indifferent and arrogant elf, as if he understood something.

"Anliefu, Iblulan..." Yuqie said to them sincerely: "Thank you for coming to see me off. For me, this can also save some regrets - let's go and say goodbye, I'm afraid I won't be here in the future." It will be difficult to meet again..."

"What do you mean, are you going to die?" Anlev asked with a frown.

"Of course not." Regarding the archer's words, Yuqie was not angry, but his attitude was softer.He pressed the parchment in his arms and said to her: "Anliefu, I don't know if I will have the chance to return to Luomingo in the future, but I guess it will be difficult in a short time, but I I will write to you as much as possible."

"Yes, you have to write... Tell me where you have been. If I have time, I can visit you."

Anlev's sudden frankness surprised the three men beside her.

"You are the king's archer, how can you go out casually?" Ibluran couldn't help asking her.

"It's a big deal to quit." Anlev said, "The old man doesn't look like he will last long, maybe he will survive for a few more years..."

"Hello!" Yuqie couldn't help interrupting Anliefu, he made a silent gesture: "We haven't left the capital yet...you always do this."

Anlev laughed out loud, and her hearty smile reminded Yuqie of Wenzina again—the same laughter also made people shudder.

"You still have tasks to do, don't delay for too long..." Yuqie reminded them.

"We'll take you to the border," Anlev said. "You're going to Klikin from the eastern pass of the Mirn Mountains, aren't you? We'll take you there."

Iblulan couldn't help but look sideways in surprise. He looked at Anliefu with inquiries - obviously, the two had no prior discussion on this matter.

"Then it will take a long time to delay." Yuqie shook his head, "Let's forget it."

"As you said, if it's really difficult for us to meet again in the future, I think this delay can still be tolerated." Anlev said, "I'm not joking—what do you think, Your Excellency 'Sword Master'?"

Iblulan has not yet reached the level of a sword master, and Anlev is obviously teasing him.

"Of course I want to accompany you." Ibluran said hastily.

Yuqie was greatly moved.Sometimes he also wonders what kind of path he has chosen, and whether this path is worth continuing.

In the past few years, Luo Ming's concern and attention to him made him feel a strong sense of belonging. Here, his own value was almost reflected, but at this time he was about to leave again.

"You two, I do have a lot to say to you, but the road to the border is relatively far away, so we might as well make a halfway point and go to... How about Yodmanser? It's about the same from here to there. It will take ten days."

"Okay, then let's go there." Anlev agreed without hesitation.

Perhaps the elf herself didn't notice the warm smile on her face at that time.

At the same time, Wenzina was sitting in the hall drinking tea with the old minister Numen Senfer in Castle Havenley.

"It's time, it's time to send someone to do business." Numen Senfu said suddenly.

Wen Zina was a little dazed by his unprepared words, "Send who? Are you sleepy?"

"Your Highness, you sent him to work, and you gave him a sword and outfit, and now he's gone, carrying a very important imperial edict with him..." Numen Senfu said this, with a mocking expression on his face With a smile, "Isn't the next step going to be to borrow a knife to kill someone?"

"You are definitely sleepy." Wenzina knew that her teacher was joking, "Except for me and Fengcen, there are not many people in Krigin who can assassinate this swordsman. Is it possible that you want to try it too?"

"Your Highness, you always like to make fun of me, an old man..."

"You always say nonsense, so you get the same boring answers."

"Well, it is."

"It would be great if Yuqie could always be by Eve's side..." Wen Zina said, "Now I give that girl a noble status, not only for the purpose of attracting these two people in the future, but also for my own selfishness. As an elder , what I think is that if Yuqie can swear allegiance to this little nobleman, then Yuqie will have a legitimate reason to stay by her side. Although it is not appropriate for a man to commit himself to a girl who has not left the cabinet , but historically it is not without precedent."

"The 'precedent' you mentioned turned into a promise in the end." Numen Senfu said, "Could it be that you want to..."

"You'd better stop guessing." Wenzina smiled and waved his sleeves, "Yuqie must have never had that kind of affection for this Eve."

"But time will change people's hearts... and there is no guarantee that the other one won't." Numen Senfer said with a smile: "As long as Yuqie thinks about it, others will definitely not feel disgusted with him-he is so shrewd A young man...from the inside to the outside." Numen Senfer thought for a while, and then said, "Of course, the same is true for that Eve Hawein, and now she has received the attention of many forces, I guess And it's not just because of her father - she's also very good..."

Yuqie and his two close friends parted ways in the city of Yodermanser, and after more than a month of long journey, the two master and servant crossed the Mien Mountains and went to the northern part of Klikin, where the climate is milder.

During the trip, Luo Ge asked Yuqie a question that he had been curious about before: "If that Miss Eve is not the kind of person you imagined... In other words, if you feel disappointed after seeing her, what should you do?"

Yuqie laughed, "Roge, I understand your worries. Just like a hunter chasing prey, he can chase a deer all over the woods, but when he hunts this deer, he is no longer interested in it." He put his hand on his leg, and under the long coat, there was a light red scar lying there, and the wound had already healed.Yuqie raised his head and looked at the snow-capped mountains behind him, "A hunter hunts down his prey to meet his survival needs—he can solve the problem of food and clothing when he gets meat and fur. But how can he get spiritual satisfaction?——It is nothing more than a kind of 'accumulation'. Merchants amass wealth and princes fight for power. In fact, this is not only for material pursuits...A person's spirit is so barren that he can never be satisfied. I have never thought about what kind of person this Miss Eve is—maybe there is something about her character and identity guesses, but that was just a pastime in leisure time, not an expectation—after the day I saw her, the brief torment of wounds and illnesses made me feel a different feeling than before. I couldn’t help but feel ridiculous—I completely forgot how unbearable my pain was.”

Yuqie talked about his past, and Luo Ge was also fascinated by it.

"After I came out to go it alone, I kept thinking about a question: As a robber and a liar, is this my final destination? When will I go to my own end? In order to feed a group of rabble, I worked hard to run Sun Valley For me, is this kind of persistence worth it? After such a life has been lived for a long time, people think that this is a matter of course, and that this is the reality created by fate-people have nothing to do here. There is no free will. So I succumbed, and just waited... waiting for the day when my destiny would suddenly change."

The body and the mind are enemies - they don't like each other, but they can't leave each other.The mind enslaves the body, always making it do things that are unhealthy, and the body creates pain from time to time, which tortures the mind.They affect each other and drag each other down until the soul dies and the body rots.

"To see a mountain, a piece of sea, you will not be disappointed because it does not meet your expectations, because the truth itself is always more magnificent and deeper than you imagined... Logger, we are not here to prove what we think If you don’t, you might as well not go, because the world you see will always be as big as yours.”

According to the address given by the Eldest Princess, Yuqie and Luo Ge came to Bomeng and met Nanfen Dakeren, the hostess of Boyun Manor. They briefly explained their purpose of coming.Nanfen was still pregnant at that time, she saw Yuqie's saber and the imperial edict, out of trust in her grandmother, Nanfen warmly entertained the two of them, and talked with them for a long time - their topic was naturally Revolving around Eve - Nanfen introduces her goddaughter to Yuqie, tells him about her personality and hobbies, and asks him to take good care of her for her.

"You are an upright person, I can see that." When Nanfen said this, her tone was firm and stern, "but I still ask you to promise me."

"Don't worry, ma'am. I assure you..." Yuqie sat up straight, but he didn't continue to speak, because he saw Nanfenna's pleading eyes, and realized that he couldn't make a promise simply like this—he had to tell the truth to this kind lady, so that the other party could understand his position and will on this matter, so he turned and said: "Madam, what I want to say is...at this moment, it's not because of chance, or because of the order of the eldest princess. ——This is actually out of my own will... I have told the eldest princess about my terrible past, and now I will confess to you, because if you can't explain these clearly, you will not be able to understand the meaning of Miss Eve Harvey to me—please... allow me to tell you the truth. "

Nanfen looked at the solemn Zhanlongyuan knight in front of her, and nodded silently.

"Thank you. Ma'am, if you have any questions, or if you no longer want to listen, you can interrupt me at any time. If you feel angry, we will leave immediately and never appear in front of you or Miss Eve again. …To be honest, I don’t think I’m qualified to follow…”

"Your Excellency, since you have decided to tell me the 'truth', you must also be thinking about me, an uninformed person—I consider myself a reasonable person, so please speak up."

Therefore, Yuqie told her in detail how he met Eve at that time, and the efforts he had made for it over the years - but not everything, at least the "knife" and "whip" He didn't mention the matter—he told Nanfen that he had a strange dream the night after meeting Eve: he dreamed that a girl in a white dress was waving to him, but because of his dirty body, However, in the end, he felt ashamed and pushed her away.

The content of this dream is not fabricated, Yuqie did have a similar dream when he was ill that time.

During Yuqie's narration, Nanfen never interrupted him once. She listened to his 'truth' patiently, but her expression was a little unhappy.

"You really scared me." She said, "Before you said this, I was very satisfied with Your Excellency, but now... it makes me a little embarrassed."

Yuqie looked at her and said nothing, as if waiting for her to make a final decision.

"Thank you for telling me this." Nanfen said again, "Although I have just met you and I still don't fully understand who you are, I am willing to trust Her Royal Highness—since she is willing to give Aniye's sword to you. You, she must have a very high opinion of you."

Yuqie stood up and bowed gratefully to Nanfen. Luoge also stood beside him belatedly, imitating his movements.

Nanfen shook her head with a smile, "Now that the matter is settled, when do you plan to leave? It's getting dark now."

"I would like to hear more of what you have said about her, if you will."

"Of course, parents are always the most willing to talk about their children..." Nan Fen said with a smile, stroking her slightly protruding belly.