"Laska Mashat."
Magic lights gradually lit up on the walls around the dome building, which was a sign of nightfall, but at this time, there was no need for the illumination of these lights on the summit square - the beautiful and weird purple giant net was still not there It faded, and because of the woman's words on the circular platform, it became even more dazzling.
"Your actions are suspected of forging evidence, framing, concealing arms, colluding with forces, and... betraying the country." She finished these shocking words with an extremely calm emotion, attracting all the guards present. His breath tightened in shock, and then he suddenly relaxed his tone: "Of course, these have nothing to do with me."
"The reason I did this was just...to correct my previous wrong choices."
The figure of the woman in a loose robe gradually disappeared into the column in the center of the platform: "As for these strange crimes..."
Her voice gradually faded away: "Someone will talk to you."
As she disappeared, the purple light that originally appeared in her hands gradually dissipated, and along with it, the entire giant network dispersed - they were like threads being drawn back into the void, and they were different from the original ones. The holes that appeared out of thin air returned to unknown places. However, all the liberated guards did not move at all. They looked at each other and finally looked at the old man in the top hat who still had not returned to his soul.
The old man still looked ahead with cloudy eyes without making any movement.
"Finally, we have come this far, Laska." The small door of the library was pushed open. In Mengzhu's surprised eyes, the sloppy Norman who had done the magic appraisal for them in the Wizards' Council appeared. The old man walked out of the door with his hands behind his back.
"Well done, young man." The old man ignored the looks from around him, walked straight to Duan Qing, and patted him on the shoulder.
"I thought you really stood by and watched." The latter said with a grin.
"I can only say that none of us thought that you could do this." Norman's hoarse voice sounded like he was very tired: "Judging from the final result, the adventurer is indeed They are the most amazing kind of people in the world.”
"You are indeed the most capable when it comes to creating miracles."
"I still don't understand what I did to surprise you..." Duan Qing waved his hand.
"We'll talk about this later." Norman glanced at Duan Qing's injury, then walked forward with his hands hunched behind his back: "Let's solve the problem of our dear mayor first."
"You... have planned this for a long time." Rama also woke up from his lost state: "You..."
"He actually plotted against me."
"To each other, old guy." Norman shook his head and said: "Compared to what you have done over the years, we are really nothing. You have also heard the charges just now..."
"I don't admit it." Rama also puffed up his chest: "I will never admit it. These are all... your own imagination."
"But now there is evidence..."
"Ha, then just take it out. I don't believe you can take it out..."
"Stop quibbling, now we have found it, and in order to destroy your own evidence, you actually used force privately..."
"These guards are just out for morning exercises... No, they are for evening exercises. I, an old man, just follow them to take a look. Apart from catching these adventurers who want to disrupt the order of Fenghua Town, where are they? To offend other people..."
"You old guy! You're still quibbling!"
"You old fool!"
It was like children quarreling. The two old men were arguing in front of everyone, as if everything that happened before did not exist. However, except for the embarrassed-looking guards, Duan Qing still paid attention to the movements of everyone present with vigilant eyes, and protected little Nina behind him again.
"If something unexpected happens later... remember to run to the library."
"Uh-huh......"
"Need not."
While Mengzhu was still nodding in response, a calm voice suddenly came out next to them. In shock, the two players took two steps back and pulled out their weapons at the same time, but then they put them down again - they actually knew this person who suddenly appeared.
"Earth mage, gold."
A tall man who was a head taller than Duan Qing suddenly appeared behind the two of them as if teleporting. Even with Duan Qing's perception, he had not noticed how he appeared there before, and judging from his appearance, this man with short blond hair showed no signs of fatigue.
"Nice to see you two again."
The mage, who was still wearing the golden robe, made a virtual grasping gesture with one hand, placed it on his chest, performed a familiar etiquette to Duan Qing, and then straightened his waist. , looked at the two people in front of him with a meticulous expression: "Thank you."
"Uh...hahahaha..." Mengzhu, who was a little at a loss, scratched the back of his head and laughed stupidly, while Duan Qing had a confused look on his face: "You. ....How did you come?"
"The investigation of the mine is over."
The tall man with blond hair answered Duan Qing's question in the same short language, and then turned to look at the center of the small square - the two old men had also stopped their quarrel and turned their gazes here. Side, waiting for his answer.
The man with a solemn expression instantly became the center of attention here.
"There's something wrong with the mine."
For some reason, when these words came out of Jin's mouth, the atmosphere in the entire square suddenly changed. Norman, who had always had his back turned, suddenly turned around and looked at the tall man in the golden robe with surprised eyes. In response, Rama on the other side immediately shouted.
"Look! The great earth mages all think there is something wrong with that mine! There must be a gathering place for bandits. All of you..."
His voice stopped suddenly - a golden light suddenly shot out from Jin's hand and flew towards Rama at an extremely fast speed, but the golden light just circled around the old man, and then returned again. Flying back, it seemed that the light was just a warning, not an actual attack.
"Someone is the murderer."
"The owner of the mine is suspicious."
Seeing that the other party did not continue, Jin finally retracted his finger and started his brief speech again: "But not a bandit."
The strange remarks that did not look for margins, left and right, really made people who didn't know this mage a little bit dumbfounded, but the old man Norman seemed to be used to such talk, so he immediately raised his own questions.
"They have nothing to do with this?"
"It has nothing to do with it."
The blond man nodded: "But it's related."
His head turned towards Duan Qing, or behind Duan Qing to be precise.
The little girl holding the doll was hiding behind him, looking at this powerful and scary tall man with timid eyes. The man whose temperament and image were completely inconsistent with the mage seemed to have no consciousness of scaring him.
"Give it to me." He held out a hand.
The solemn atmosphere appeared again, but this time even Rama remained silent. Only little Nina looked at the other party with a scared expression, and then looked at the man beside her with pleading eyes.
Duan Qing looked at Norman, who spread his hands helplessly, and then... nodded.
"Okay." So he said softly: "Then I will...believe you once."
He slowly moved the little girl behind him in front of him, touched her head, and then held Nina's thin shoulder with one hand. The little girl lowered her head and thought for a while, then took out the doll...with both hands.
"Thank you." The blond man nodded, and then held the doll in his hand with a hand that was much wider than ordinary people.
"The Council of Mages, one of the Council of Seven."
He turned around and said out loud the last few words he wanted to say: "Earth Master, Jin."
"Put your reputation on the guarantee that a fair trial will be given."
"To everyone here."
The cadence and the impact were the same as the impression Duan Qing and others had left on them when they met him before. However, after taking over the doll that might determine the fate of many people, the burly great magician did not seem to have any intention of ending the matter immediately - he turned around and walked towards the cliff at the edge of the square, seemingly Actually wanted to leave.
"Big...Master Magician!"
Among the people present, the most anxious person was the mayor himself. He grabbed his hat and asked in a hoarse voice: "You...don't you plan to take a look now?"
The strong body stopped on the edge of the cliff, and then turned slightly to the side. On the half-face of the Chinese character that was exposed due to turning sideways, a sharp look looked at the source of the sound.
"patience."
The next moment, the golden robe turned into a golden stream of light and tilted down the cliff.
"He's gone." While others were still dumbfounded, Old Norman ended with a slight cough: "Today's affairs should be over."
"Laska, take your people back, and then... wait quietly for your fate."
As if he had been hit hard by a huge boulder, the old man holding the top hat in one hand bent down hard. When he raised his head again, the energetic face of the past was no longer replaced by infinite fatigue and vicissitudes of life. .
"I..." He took two hard breaths and seemed to be trying his best to suppress the tightness in his chest. After a long time, he glanced at the people in front of the library with his cloudy eyes.
"...Let's go." Finally, he slowly turned around and dragged his steps towards the path down the mountain. When he completely disappeared under the mountain pass, all the guards came back to their senses as if they had just woken up from a dream. Some followed the old man, while others were still looking around blankly.
"I didn't expect..." Duan Qing, who saw this scene, finally relaxed his body and lay down directly on the ground: "We are not dead..."
"Cherish your little life." Old Norman walked to his side and looked down at the adventurer whose arm was injured and was panting: "Not every time, you will have such good luck."
"I have a question." Duan Qing said: "Why...the Destiny Weaver didn't show up at the beginning, but ended up saving us anyway?"
Norman was speechless.
Under the shining of soft magic lights, the surroundings of the small square can still be seen relatively clearly. The other guards also put down their fighting spirit and slowly retreated towards the road they came from under the blow of the mountain wind. Norman watched carefully. After looking around and confirming that no city guard was still here, he put his hands on his back and walked towards the foot of the mountain in his usual rickety posture.
"Hey!" Duan Qing's voice sounded from behind: "You haven't answered me yet..."
"Ask yourself." In the dark night, the old man's voice came impatiently.
"Hey, last time I was asked to ask myself, and this time...you just don't want to say that?" Duan Qing said helplessly until Norman walked away.
"I think it's between these two people..." The little girl's voice came at the right time: "There is adultery!"
"What?" Duan Qing was shocked: "Don't talk nonsense, why didn't I see it?"
"You're not a woman, so of course you don't feel this way..."
"What does a yellow-haired little girl know? I've also experienced it... Well, if you don't talk about this, can't you stop gossiping about these things..."
During the usual quarrel between the two, little Nina slowly walked over with her hands empty. She knelt down in front of Duan Qing and looked at the face of the man lying on the ground with her bright eyes.
"Next time don't...uh."
Looking at the little girl who suddenly appeared in the field of vision and remained silent, Duan Qing took back what he wanted to say in reply to Mengzhu: "You...are you okay?"
The girl didn't answer.
"I'm really sorry for what happened this time, and what happened to your father before..."
The girl pursed her lips and shook her head.
"Let's do this." Duan Qing looked at the starry night sky, then sat up: "Tomorrow... I'll buy you more storybooks, okay?"
In the darkness, Nina's eyes became brighter.
"Hey..." Duan Qing, who was heartbroken about his wallet, dragged his arms and climbed up from the ground with difficulty. Under Mengzhu's proud but contemptuous eyes, he held the little girl's hand: " Reporting organization, can you... advance next month’s living expenses?”
"Hehehehe...no! OK!"
"No, big sister, okay, next time I will help you find out other people's gossip, okay..."
"Hey hey hey hey, I need to think about it...what are you looking at?"
The forward movement suddenly stopped.
Duan Qing, who was aware of it, turned his head slightly and looked at the tall stone statue on the other side of the square - to be precise, the head at the top of the stone statue - following the faint afterglow of the magic light.
In the mountain breeze, the sound of hunting came from above the stone statue.
Mengzhu, who was confused, also looked in that direction, and found a figure on top of the statue. Vaguely, the figure stood with arms folded, and the cloak behind him was fluttering in the direction of the mountain wind. If she looked carefully, she could still find some residual flying catkins attached to the end of the cloak.
That cloak was all in tatters.
"It's you."
The speaker jumped down from the tall stone statue and arrived in front of Duan Qing and others in an instant. The swordsman-like figure holding a long sword looked up and down at the target in his field of vision, then nodded and said.
"What's your... name? By the way." He gestured with one hand.
"The leader of the Fool's Adventure Group, right?"
