January 6, 795 of the New Calendar, the capital of the Principality of Ernifea, Tania.
"...The war in Kosma County will be handled this way for the time being. The rest will be left to you, Pamir."
The circular meeting hall was filled with representatives from various regions of the principality. They are holding an emergency meeting to discuss the war ahead with the empire.
Cosma County is located on the northwest border of the Principality of Ernifea. It is an area bordering the Frey Empire. It was from that place that the conflict started and gradually evolved into a war. In just a few days, several towns in the county were lost one after another. This not only showed that the empire was well prepared for this war, but also hinted that its own country's army was still lacking in strength.
After all, the permanent army there was facing the vanguard of the Snow Wolf Army sent by the empire - one of the two elites of the Fleur Empire.
But for President Hosman, he has become accustomed to this kind of thing. In the past decade or so, there have been constant frictions between the Empire and them, and there have been several wars, large and small, with all kinds of strange reasons. The most bizarre reason was that the empire found some fakes from the birthday gifts presented to King Drenir's wife, Queen Fima, and then they claimed that these fakes came from another border county of the principality. ——Smuggled from Coca County.
What a fucking nonsense... But even that time, it ended in defeat.
President Hosman sat in the center of the round table in the meeting hall, looking at the members who were still discussing the decided resolution, and ruffled his gray hair.
He is sixty-seven years old today and has entered the twilight years of his life. However, his opponent, the current king of the empire, Drenir Frey Kaderraft, even after celebrating his birthday this year, Just turned forty-eight. Maybe he can rely on his experience to gain a certain upper hand in the diplomacy between the two countries, but this is just a point - at this time, he has to admit that the man sitting in Redkar's palace is like The lion-like emperor indeed has the mind and magnanimity of his ancestors.
He must find a suitable successor, otherwise, what will happen to the future of the principality after he leaves office... He closed his eyes and no longer looked at the endlessly discussing parliament in front of him.
The parliamentarians in front of them are representatives of forces from various counties that make up the principality. They come here following a cycle similar to elections. They form the center of power in this country and determine the various directions of this country. In a sense, I have been sitting in this position for nearly ten years, but I still have to look at their faces when it comes to certain things.
This is the composition of the principality's powers.
He slowly opened his eyes through a slit and glanced at the middle-aged man sitting at the head of the table. The man had his hair neatly slicked back and his formal attire was neatly arranged. In the black pocket on his chest, there was a flower made of overlapping white handkerchiefs.
Principality Parliament, Speaker Pamir Rest.
He sat quietly in his seat, standing on the big round table with his hands crossed, saying nothing, with a serious expression, as if he was listening carefully to the discussions of those below. But Horsman knew that the speaker was tired of such meaningless arguments.
After the war in Kosma started, the principality has been at a disadvantage. Of course, there are many reasons, but what is the use of discussing these reasons now? Now they should focus on how to deal with the next war, although they don't have many choices now...
That lion emperor...hum.
"Mr. President." A moderate and deep voice interrupted the president's thinking. The old man opened his eyes completely, and at the same time dispelled the impurities in his eyes, with a standard peaceful smile on his face: "Is there anything else, Pa? Mr. Mir?"
"Something seems to have happened in the southeast of the principality." The meticulous man was folding up the secret report just received from his subordinates, and then placed it on the left hand side: "There seems to be something strange in the Jade Forest in Xifeng County."
"Oh?" The old man's smile did not change and he motioned for the speaker to continue.
"According to the report of the sentry stationed at the border of Fenghua Town, yesterday afternoon, a huge green light pillar appeared in the direction of the Emerald Forest. According to the report, the soldiers could clearly see the light pillar reaching into the sky, and It lasted a long time.”
Horsman was silent, seeming to be considering the meaning behind this matter.
"The outpost is located at the foot of the Little Anchidar Mountains, about 12 miles away from Greenstone Village." Pamir's voice continued, but these contents were probably not within the scope of the report: "If the report is true, the beam of light is probably It is located in the center of the forest, so judging from the distance, the scene at that time must have been very..."
"...Spectacular." He paused, then smiled.
"It seems that you also find this matter very interesting, Your Excellency." The conversation between the two was not loud, and it did not spread very far in the noisy round table hall. However, some thoughtful congressmen have begun to notice the anomalies on the president's side, and their eyes began to glance at the two of them.
"The central area of the Emerald Forest is very mysterious. In the principality's reports in recent years, there is almost no description of the conditions inside." Pamir once again raised his serious face, with two mustaches slightly twitching on his tight lips. Qiao Zhi: "As far as I know, most of the creatures in that forest are strange and ferocious. Most of the deaths of people who go deep into it are because of this. There are also a few cases... It is said that they were killed by unknown people."
"The survivors' descriptions of the murderer are different. There are signs that adventurers are suspected of being behind the scenes, but... we can't be sure." Pamir finished all these things in one breath, and then looked at the president. That slender face: "With all due respect, Your Excellency, President...that place is still unknown to us. There must be something behind this matter..."
"Don't worry, Lester." The old man said softly, "You may not know that the two sisters from the Council of Seven came to visit me a few days ago."
Pamir's eyes narrowed. There is only one on this continent that can be called the Parliament of Seven. And the pair of sisters among them...
"They came to explain the situation to me - the Restorationists also heard the news, and then sneaked into the Emerald Forest. On the one hand, they are pursuing this matter, and on the other hand..."
The old man paused: "I'm also going... to see if it's true or false."
"That is to say, they are behind this matter..." Pamir frowned even more tightly: "With all due respect, this is too much. This is contempt for the sovereignty of the principality... ..”
"You know, dear Speaker." The old man smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Even you and I can only give some suggestions to people like them. If we interfere with their decisions... that is impossible. .”
He spread his hands and said, "They won't be obedient."
Pamir's mouth pursed into a line, and Horsman raised his hands in a downward gesture: "Don't be so angry. After all, we haven't learned the truth about the whole thing yet. I don't think these things are related to the two young ladies." I believe in their character, hey..."
"How many people survived that battle are not reassuring..."
Noticing that the discussion in the hall was getting quieter, Hosman raised his head and found that the discussion of the congressmen had stopped at some point. Most of the people were looking at the two of them, with inexplicable expressions in their eyes unabashedly. Curiosity means.
In the rumors outside, it seems that the relationship between the two top figures in the principality is not very good recently, but looking at today's situation, those rumors seem to be just rumors...
"Oh, everyone..." the old man smiled, and then stretched out his left hand to signal the speaker sitting below: "Maybe you are tired of the topic just now. Just in time, our speaker brought us a New message......"
Gradually, the whole matter was learned by all the members, and then quickly spread outward like a storm in the Emerald Tower, until it spread throughout the entire Free Continent.
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Of course, the huge green beam of light in the Emerald Forest was not only seen by the sentinels at the foot of Little Anchidar Mountain. Everyone in Greenstone Village, and even further afield, saw the miracle in the afternoon of January 5th.
Therefore, some news is sent to the capital faster than the principality's intelligence system - players can be offline, and the speed of transmitting information is of course much faster than them.
Players in Greenstone Village immediately posted this huge news on major forums. Although there is no video recording function, there is no real evidence to prove the authenticity of the miracles they describe, but with so many people unanimously agreeing, there is probably nothing wrong with this matter.
Frey Empire, southwest, Esdala Province. This is a prosperous land located in the Central Plains, and it is also the border land between the Frey Empire and the Principality of Elnifia. Esdala is famous for its rich production of kabingos and blue crystals. The endless plain terrain also makes it a paradise for various crops. With the gradual development of the province in recent years, even farmers who face the loess all day have begun to gradually escape poverty and move towards the road of prosperity.
But now, this is the front line of the war.
The small town of Divi, located in front of Esdala Province, is the transportation hub of this area, so it has naturally become a military center. Now that the main battlefield is located within the opponent's territory, it has naturally become a place to ensure logistics and troop output.
Free Flight leads many subordinates in the Wings of Freedom guild, and is now sitting in the tavern of this town, always paying attention to the news on the front line.
"If the attack on Baker City goes well, the empire should be able to stabilize in this area." Wings of Freedom held a piece of paper in his hand, pointed to a map on the table, and said to the other members: "When the time comes, it will be our turn to take the field."
"Even so, it is estimated that most of the tasks given to us from above are small things such as escorting baggage and delivering intelligence. Even things like escorting are probably not given to us..." The man with the ID name of Half Box of Cigarettes The stern man said, his boredom and depression evident in his tone: "This is not the battlefield I want. We have been like this for several days..."
"Why are you in such a hurry!" The female player named Gardenia then said, as if the two of them were born to be enemies: "Look at those players who ran to the battlefield rashly before, how miserable their final outcome was, if they weren't killed The NPC army was run over every step of the way, even if they were caught as disruptors by the imperial army at the rear, our guild has also lost thousands of people..."
"We are not weaklings like them..."
"No, there is still a big gap between the regular army and the mob." The white-robed scholar sitting on the other side said lightly, and then pushed up his monocle: "Don't look at the principality's retreat, if If we face their army, we probably won't be able to defeat them."
"Hey, don't be so cautious all the time, military advisor..."
"What I'm telling you is the truth." The white-robed scholar's voice is still calm, but when it reaches the ears of several people around him, it will always make people feel convincing: "You know. The NPCs in this game are generally stronger than Players, so apart from risking encounters with wild beasts, we don’t want to be enemies with any NPC forces on the Free Continent..."
"Unless absolutely necessary." After a pause, he added.
"Okay, you don't have to worry, Iron Ban." Free Flying continued: "We will naturally know after the tasks are assigned. And..."
His voice was lowered: "Even if we are assigned an insignificant task, we can still find a way to get benefits..."
"Use your brain..." He knocked his head.
Except for the white-robed scholar, everyone else laughed softly.
"By the way, have you all read the news on the forum, about the Emerald Forest?" Gardenia said suddenly. She usually likes to read the latest news on various online platforms, so she also found it this time.
"Oh, that, of course I saw it..." Freefly said lightly.
As the top leaders of Wings of Freedom, several people present knew that they had sent the strongest team to Greenstone Village. Later, except for Xue Ling Huan Bing, the rest of the people died and came back. Although Liangchen Meiyu explained the facts relatively clearly, based on Free Flying's understanding of him, there must be some embarrassment in it. So he had actually given up on Xue Ling Huan Bing who hadn't come back yet. There was a period of time when he secretly resented the other party's arrogance and acted on his own for some strange goal, not even caring about the interests of the guild and the other party. I didn’t even listen to my own orders...
But after knowing the news, everything turned into an indescribable feeling.
"That... President." Tie Ban knew something about free flying, so he could guess a bit of his current mood: "In any case, this is also a good thing... "
"Ah, it should be a good thing..." Freefly replied: "We will know when she comes back..."
He waved his hand to disperse the smell of alcohol in the tavern, as if he wanted to dispel his mood.
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Fire January 6, morning, at the entrance to the north of Greenstone Village.
"Hey, are you really not going to come with us..." Mengzhu and Aniu were standing together chatting. Liu Qingniu had rejected Duan Qing's invitation before - he wanted to leave Novice Village, but he didn't want to go alone, so he wanted to find a few like-minded people.
The few people did not find the unlucky evil young man from Jie City before in the village, and they did not know where he had gone. The little girl readily agreed to Duan Qing's invitation, but A Niu decided to refuse.
"Yes, after this journey, I feel that there are still many gaps between me and everyone. I hardly helped you on this journey, and yet I received so much care from you, so..." He One hand pressed on the other arm: "Brothers on the road, the most important thing is loyalty! You have helped me so much this time. When I become stronger in the future, I will repay you a thousand times!"
His tone was sincere and firm, and the kind-hearted little girl was moved to tears: "Aniu, you must come to us in the future..."
"Of course, you haven't paid me this salary yet. My father said that migrant workers cannot be in arrears... Oops..."
"You'd better go to hell!" The little girl hit him on the head. Aniu didn't resist, but just covered his head and laughed.
By the way, it seems that we have never heard of migrant workers in this era. What exactly are they?
The confused A Niu still hasn’t figured it out yet.
"I said..." The little girl looked forward and her voice became softer: "The two of them won't fight again..."
"Well, I don't think so." Aniu also looked at the village entrance in front: "We are all brothers, how can we fight..."
"It's hard to say, something like that happened before..." When mentioning what happened yesterday, the little girl felt incredible again and her face turned red again.
Yesterday afternoon at the top of the Emerald Tower, after Duan Qing broke out of the black sky, he didn't see any green light pillars in the sky, but a scene of rubble strewn across the ground and a mess on the ground. The ceiling was blown away, exposing the sky. On the top of the tower, a broken stone seat was placed in the middle. On it sat a pale skeleton with his jaw propped up.
Hello, Your Excellency Meskladar Staraf - Duan Qing looked at the skeleton sitting on the throne in front of him, caressed his chest and saluted, then looked at... and sat down around him of people.
Mengzhu was holding a cloth bag and filling it with gravel; Liu Qingniu was holding a wooden stick in his hand and was putting on old clothes that he had found out from somewhere; Xue Ling Huanbing looked at him blankly He didn't know what he was doing with his hands; as for Duan Shanyue, he was already lying on the ground, unconscious.
A Niu was still looking around blankly, wondering what had happened. The little girl blinked, and then her face suddenly turned red. She dropped the stone in her hand and slowly put her two little hands behind her back. He lowered his head like a child who had done something wrong. Xue Ling Huan Bing's reaction was much bigger - she swung the exquisite long sword and slashed it at Duan Qing who was smiling.
"My pages! My scroll! Give it back to me! Give it back to me!"
"Hey, hey, wake up, it's all fake. If you take it back, you'll only hurt your own people... Hey, hey, don't hit your own people..."
After a period of confusion, everyone realized that they were standing at the highest point of the entire Emerald Forest, overlooking the true appearance of the forest - the ocean was still green, but now the foundation that made it up had completely changed.
Duan Qing and others stood there, looking at the stone forest composed of large and small stone pillars named Jade by the magician thousands of years ago, and were speechless for a long time. In the end, Duan Qing touched his chin and made a concluding speech.
"Well... now it really is the Emerald Forest."
In the air below, two figures, one blue and one red, were slowly rising, gradually flying in front of them, and then slowly falling.
"Dear adventurers, it seems that you have worked very hard." Christine's voice is always elegant and beautiful: "Thank you for your... courageous hard work."
"Although you all look lively." She followed up again, then covered her mouth and snickered: "Oh hehehe..."
"Uh, the previous enemy..." Duan Qing stopped the woman in black cloak who was about to have another attack and asked quickly.
"Oh, Convina, he has left." Christine stopped her queenly laughter: "The secret of this tower has been revealed, maybe because she feels that there is nothing to gain... ...Speaking of which, you kind of saved both of our lives."
"Hehehehe, you are joking, hehehehe..." Duan Qing smiled in agreement, and then stared at the blue-robed woman in front of him in stunned silence. He held her sister's hand and did it again to Duan Qing and others. A courtesy.
That was a courtesy she had done when they first met, but at this time, this beautiful figure in red and blue, with the same movements like a mirror, still shocked the others present.
Xue Ling Huan Bing put away her sword in embarrassment, looking like she didn't know what to say. Meng Zhu on the other side was already at a loss: "Two, two big sisters, no, don't do this..."
"We didn't do anything..." She lowered her head and whispered shyly.
"Okay, everyone, let's leave the rest of the matter to our Council of Mages. If you don't mind, we hope to leave here earlier." Christine smiled again: "By the way... ..study those stones.”
"I knew..." Duan Qing covered his forehead: "But I'm also exhausted. You guys... uh..."
"I have no objection."
"It's all up to you."
"Me, me too..."
"Heh..." Duan Qing smiled: "Then... let's go."
After the crisis passed, the two great magicians no longer begrudge their magic power and floated them all down from the heights. During the descent, Duan Qing and others discovered that the section of the endless stairs they had climbed before was actually a huge rock.
"This long cylindrical stone now only has its appearance. It is hollow inside." Christine explained with a smile: "It probably evolved from the things on this tower."
"Well, that's it..." Duan Qing said.
"What, what are you thinking about? Do you have any questions?" Christine asked after seeing Duan Qing's look.
"Nothing, haha..." Duan Qing replied, and then his voice became lower: "It's not important now..."
"According to Freya and I's preliminary induction, the scope of this stone forest has spread very widely, and it is already close to Greenstone Village." Christine pointed to the direction in which she came from: "I have a question to ask you. Are you When...were you aware of the problem?"
"When..." Duan Qing remembered the scene when he first entered the game and the wild boar returned to the woods enchantingly: "Maybe when I got here, I already felt that something was wrong... ..”
"That's... it's really early..."
"Yeah...huh?"
Several people have landed next to the river flowing to the Emerald Tower. On both sides of the stone road next to the river, there are huge green stone pillars standing in their original shape. Although there is no "canopy", they still block out the sky and the sun, which is shocking. But everyone's attention was attracted by the person standing in front of them.
To be precise, it was an illusion.
"I'm leaving." The uncle dressed in farm clothes took off his straw hat, revealing his weathered face: "Thank you for everything you have done."
Carrying a rake, he turned and walked upstream of the river, quite like the second senior brother in an ancient TV series. But no one present could laugh out loud - as he left, light and shadow appeared from his feet, and then turned into sand-like dust, slowly floating in the air.
As he was walking away from everyone, the scattered light and shadow gradually spread, and soon, his legs disappeared, and it looked like a figure floating forward.
"Uncle..." Mengzhu couldn't help but shed tears: "You also saved us..."
"Hey!" Duan Qing suddenly took a step forward and called forward.
The figure floating forward gradually became transparent, but still did not look back.
"Your weapon!"
The sand and dust melted by the light had spread to his chest, reflecting colorful light. He walked a few steps forward, and then stopped as if he had realized something.
"That..." He turned around, but the colorful light obscured his face: "That thing..."
"I'll give it to you."
The sound floated in the wind, and the figure finally disappeared like a burning torch.
Duan Qing was stunned for a long time, and then he laughed: "Huh, haha... This is really something that needs to be thanked..."
He took out the dagger that Iron Ambition gave to him, which had changed its appearance, and sighed in his heart. Presumably when Brother Tie randomly gave him this dagger, he would never have imagined that it would unfold like this.
[Phil's Dagger (Excellent)]
[Weapon power: stronger]
[Requires strength: 15, agility: 8]
[Strength +2, Agility +1]
[Special effect: Your thrust will be able to charge up. 】
["The standard sword of an unknown era has been corroded for thousands of years, and its edge has been covered in dust for a long time, but it still retains considerable power."]
["On the side of the guard of the sword hilt, there is a line of small words engraved on it: 'I would like to reward this sword to the veteran of the Empire's Second Army: Phil. He made countless achievements in the Battle of Galadari, and he deserves respect.'— —Imperial Admiral Wusink"]
"Sure enough... they are all people with stories." Duan Qing remembered the old description of this dagger and hung it back on his waist with a grin: "But you can finally rest in peace... ."
He stroked his chest and saluted, and with his actions, everyone behind him also saluted, showing their respect for this uncle who had become a lost soul.
"If you don't mind, can you tell our sisters about your adventures in the tower..."
"Of course, it's my pleasure, Your Excellency." Duan Qing replied: "But there really isn't much to say..."
"Let's make an agreement first not to mention that matter." A voice suddenly shouted from behind.
"Yes, yes, don't say anything about me either!"
While joking, the group walked along the river bank in the direction they came from. The long journey to the Emerald Forest ended like this.
After they left, dusk slowly descended on this place, giving the Emerald Tower and the surrounding huge stone forest a dusk color. The wind blew from the ground, rolling up layers of yellow sand, making the place even more desolate. A figure emerged from the black shadow of the stone forest, and then walked towards the tower that had completely revealed its ancient times: "They left .”
"Let's go in." Another voice agreed, but only the figure of the previous person could be seen around. The man seemed accustomed to such a situation. He walked slowly and easily to the side of the pocket moat and looked below the water: "It should be below here."
"yes."
"Let's go, I hope... the stuff is still there."
Slowly, the figure disappeared on the water.
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The capital of the Principality of Ernifea, Tania City, "Civilian Dignity" Tavern.
A burly figure pushed open the door of the tavern, looked around, and then walked in a certain direction. At the round table over there, a man who was not strong but well-proportioned was sitting there.
"Come back from the dead?" The man poured himself a drink and did not look at the burly man walking over. He just asked this sentence when the man sat down.
"Death is back." Sitting across from him was Duan Shanyue. He picked up a wine glass on the table, filled it with liquor, and drank it all in one gulp.
"Ha..." He took a deep breath, and then sighed: "I haven't tasted the strongest ale in many days."
The man said nothing.
"Okay, I know you are not satisfied, brother." Duan Shanyue curled his lips: "The people from the Wings of Freedom are actually doing well in the empire, and I heard that in this war, the principality is at the bottom The look, bang..."
He picked up the wine bottle in the middle and filled it up for himself again: "It's easier for them..."
"You know that's not what I want to ask." The eldest brother sitting opposite Duan Shanyue finally raised his head and looked at him with steady eyes: "Let's talk about it..."
His hair was as short and black as Broken Mountain, and his thin face was filled with resolute lines, but a scar was scratched from the top of his right eyelid to the bottom. No one who had seen him before knew it was him. The reason why he looks like this is because he deliberately "pinched" his face like this when creating the character.
But if Duan Qing were here, he would tell you with certainty: this is his true appearance.
The eldest of the three brothers of the Duan family and the president of the Jianghu guild, Duan Fenglei.
"Don't worry, we have one night." Duan Shanyue ignored his elder brother's attitude, because he knew his elder brother's character - calm and measured, neither impatient nor impatient. Time has carved him into a tougher person, so what? Might be in a hurry for this little bit of time. He took another sip of wine, exhaled a satisfied breath, wiped his mouth, and then said slowly: "First of all, I committed suicide. Hey, there is no faster way to return to the city than this... ....”
"In other words, I won't gain anything from this trip, is that what I mean..." Duan Fenglei quickly grasped the point.
"On the surface, yes." Duan Shanyue admitted nonchalantly: "But...actually, I gained a lot this time."
Duan Fenglei didn't speak, his eyes signaled the other party to continue.
"Tsk tsk tsk, eldest brother is eldest brother, and his expression remains unchanged..." Duan Feng Lei chuckled: "I wonder if you will keep the same expression after hearing what I want to say... ..."
He stopped smiling and said seriously: "I saw him."
There is no difference in pronunciation between "he" and "she". Even if you see the literal "he", you won't know who it refers to at the first time, but Duan Fenglei knows.
He immediately knew who this "he" was referring to, so his expression changed.
"Hehehehe...hahahaha..." Duan Shanyue pointed at the other party and laughed evilly.
"He's really back..." Duan Fenglei ignored his brother's ridicule and said to himself.
"I've tested it out, it should be him." Duan Shanyue took another sip of strong wine, then threw the cup on the table, as if he was venting the suffocation in his chest: "I will tell you, and then you can make a judgment. Is it him..."
"He just let you go?" Duan Fenglei suddenly asked.
"Yeah..." Duan Shanyue was stunned for a moment, and then his eyes began to glow with memories: "He... has changed a lot. It is probably similar to what happened three years ago. It’s related…”
The silence lasted for a few seconds between the round table, and then the voice of Broken Mountain sounded again: "When I was leaving at the end, I asked him if he had anything to say to you..."
Duan Fenglei looked at him.
"He said...hey..." Duan Shanyue laughed: "Let you wash your neck and wait for him."
"Hmph...hehe...hahahaha..." Duan Fenglei was silent for a while, then slowly laughed out loud. The laughter ignored the surprised gazes of the people in the tavern, swept through all corners of the hall, and then spread out of the tavern and dispersed into the humid air of the capital.
"Interesting..." Finally, words appeared as the laughter faded, but this time, it became Duan Fenglei's own whisper.
"This feeling... I really miss it..."
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"Hey, what you said to Duan Shanyue before was...true?"
"It must be to scare him. I don't have any ambitions... Hey, you want to use me as a spearman again? I have already done it to you once, don't even think about tricking me again... "
"Whenever I lied to you, it was all of your own free will, okay... Also, did I ever beg you?"
At the entrance of Green Stone Village, the woman named Xue Ling Huan Bing still did not take off her black cloak, as if she never wanted to show her true face to others since her team was completely wiped out.
"Okay, okay, alas, so I'm talking about women..." Duan Qing put his hands behind his head and looked up at the sky: "Let's go quickly, goodbye... No, it's better not to say goodbye. "
"Am I a disaster star?" Xue Ling Huan Bing pointed at the tip of her nose, and couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Thinking back carefully, this seemed to be the first time Duan Qing heard her laugh like this - maybe the dust had settled, so his mood was different.
"You..." Xue Ling Huan Bing hesitated, rubbing her hands awkwardly. Duan Qing looked at it for a few times and then said, "No date."
"Who asked you this!" The woman yelled loudly as expected, and then lowered her head again: "That...at that time, on the top of the tower..."
"What's wrong?"
"You should have a chance...I mean, we were all trapped in our own world at that time, and you were the only one who escaped, so..."
"So I have a chance to get that stone... Is this what you're asking about?" Duan Qing said.
The woman was no longer embarrassed. She raised her head and stared at Duan Qing, who was looking up to the south, trying to read something from his expression.
"The problem is very simple - there are too many factors that make the stone unstable, whether it is itself or the things it involves." The man looked at a place not far away, where there was smoke curling up over Green Stone Village. It is quiet and peaceful, with the occasional laughter of some children coming from a corner, and then drifting to farther places in the wind.
"So I don't want to bring it out...and you should have played in the league, maybe not long, but you should have heard that sentence." He said slowly: "Belong to yourself The power is the real power.”
"I always thought that was a pretentious statement."
"But it makes sense."
"Okay, okay...what else?"
"That's it, and..."
I like this village - Duan Qing did not say this.
As if waking up from some kind of memory, he waved his hand a little irritably: "Let's go, let's go. If you don't leave, the people in your guild will be anxious..."
"They are not in a hurry." Xue Ling Huan Bing, who was also looking at the village, seemed to be in a good mood, and he did not seem to care about some of the dirty things behind his guild: "But I I will still do what I said, and when I go back..."
"Oh, um, no need." Duan Qing shook his head: "Mengzhu just agreed to my invitation, from now on...she will be the one I protect." He pointed to the back, Then he found that the girl with the ponytail was chasing someone named Liu Qingniu, so he retracted his finger and said: "Ahem, in short, if you want to cause trouble for her in the future, you'd better consider the consequences carefully. .....”
"That's it..." For some reason, Xue Ling Huan Bing's improved mood gradually dropped back, but after a moment, she laughed again: "That's okay, I'm relieved... ..."
"Have you ever taken care of her..."
"Of course, if you don't believe me, drag her over and ask."
"Okay." Duan Qing put away his joking expression and stretched out a hand: "We are going to leave here. I don't know when we will see each other again, so... let's say goodbye well."
Under the sunlight, Duan Qing's face seemed to be coated with a layer of light. Xue Ling Huan Bing's eyes were a little dazed, but she still stretched out her hand: "Uh... Okay."
Their hands were clasped together.
"See you again." Xue Ling Huanbing blinked, brushed her long eyelashes twice, then returned to normal, and took her hand back: "I'm waiting for you in the capital of the Fleur Empire, I believe... ...You will definitely go."
"Haha...I've always been very confident."
The woman's cloak was blown up by the breeze, causing her long black hair to sway slightly in the air. She turned her head, then slowly turned around, and walked to the foot of a certain tree, where a group of horses were tied there, quietly gnawing on the green grass on the ground.
This is already the trees that are not left around Greenstone Village -the emerald of the south, as long as you go deep into a Delhi, you will see the green stone forest that sprung up after the rain. The end.
"Mo Shang Qingshan." The woman walked under the tree, pulled the reins, led the horse to the road leading to the village, and suddenly turned back to Duan Qing.
Duan Qing has always looked at each other, and it seems that she has never shifted to sight.
"You ... why do you help me?" The woman looked at each other's eyes and hesitated for a while, and finally drumped her courage and asked the long -hidden question.
"... What do you say?" Duan Qing scratched his right cheeks with his fingers: "I have seen it ... like this, I think people like you should not be like this .”
This sentence is unknown, but with the intelligence of Snow Spirit, he still understands what he means. She lowered her head for a while, then turned around and rode.
"The parting at this time was to meet again when I came." She said: "I forgot where I heard this sentence, but I think ... is right."
"Say it well." Duan Qingying arrived: "But you don't need to say I know, this is not what you said."
"Huh ..." Xue Ling Mi Bing knew that the other party was ridiculing himself, but if you thought about it, it seemed that he couldn't refute: "I'm gone."
The sound of the horseshoe sounded, accompanied by the woman's coquettish sound, gradually away.
"Don't look at it anymore, I won't come back if you look again ..." Mengzhu's singing sounded from behind, and I didn't know where she heard the melody of this song. stand up.
"You little girl, it's really ..." Duan Qing fought, and then retracted his hand, watching the opponent's high -spirited face: "Okay, you're done."
"Hum, be careful of your budget will be reduced in the future?" In order to pull Mengzhu, Duan Qing had to sell certain rights. Now he regrets it because he has become a bit passive now.
"Now I know the charm of gold coins ..." Mengzhu said proudly: "But it's too late now, you have already got on my thief boat ..."
"Oh." Duan Qing said sullenly, looking down with a low head, but his expression of low head, Mengzhu couldn't see -he was secretly smiling.
Whoever got on the thief boat is not necessarily.
