"Hey, Brother Duan is here, isn't he?"
"It's easy to say, the time we haven't seen each other doesn't seem to be very long."
Duan Qing, who was smiling but not smiling, first greeted Duan Shanyue after entering. The latter also had a blank expression on his face, as if he was seeing an unrelated person.
"Oh ho ho ho."
"Hmm hahahaha."
"Aren't they... on bad terms?" Xiao Hongchen, who was following behind, asked quietly as they smiled at each other without a smile.
"Uh, I don't know." Mengzhu's voice was also very low: "But I didn't seem to notice it much before..."
"That's because this guy hasn't realized it yet." As if to answer their questions, Duan Qing pointed at the two people opposite him and said with a squinting look that made everyone around him tremble again: "But... "
"I said something casually at that time, but I didn't expect you to take it seriously?"
"snort!"
He was answered with a cold snort.
"Boy." Duan Fenglei, who was sitting in front, put his raised arm on the table and stared at him and said: "Back then, you retired without saying a word. We didn't want to take it seriously, but now it seems... …”
"It's not like farting."
Then Duan Qing's face became ugly.
"I said... let's not hurt each other anymore, okay? It's hard to see an old friend. I heard that you also won the last UEFA Cup championship..."
"That's about the games of the previous generation." Duan Fenglei raised his hand to interrupt the other party: "I think you should know the difference of this game better than me."
"Of course. If I can still go up and fight, I won't have any share of you."
"Hmph, you are not ashamed of your words."
"Hey, you don't believe me after I told you..."
The brief exchange had already created a lot of sparks. Mengzhu and Xiao Hongchen, who were hiding behind, never lowered their eyebrows: "Then, is that Duan Fenglei? The president of Jianghu..."
"It seems so...right? There won't be a fight?"
"Let's go...Uncle?" The little girl began to secretly tug on Duan Qing's clothes.
"Who are these two?"
Duan Fenglei asked on the side, but received the answer from his brother: "They are members of an adventure group. This little girl has been together since Novice Village. She was also involved in the adventure in the Emerald Forest... …”
"Oh I got it."
Duan Fenglei nodded: "I didn't expect that you would go back after wandering around?"
"Hey, this is our leader." Duan Qing shouted dissatisfied: "Although he is a little stupid, he is still very strong."
"Uncle!"
The golden ponytail jumped up from behind Duan Qing in an instant.
"What does your relationship have to do with me?" Duan Fenglei shook his head in confusion, and then continued to ask: "The Fenghua Town incident was also your handiwork, right?"
"Yeah, what's wrong?" Duan Qing pressed the little girl's head down and replied with disdain: "This is something you can find out in one go, and there's nothing to hide..."
"Hmph, you have the guts." Duan Fenglei groaned again, not knowing what he thought of, "Then... the matter about Fars Fortress?"
"Why do they come to ask me about this one by one?" Duan Qing pretended to be scratching his head: "What does the Mage Council want to do, and what does it have to do with me? You can go to Wizard and ask..."
"Others may not know the relationship between Christine and you. But I know what happened in the Emerald Tower." Duan Shanyue chuckled twice and tapped the table with his fingers at the same time: "If that mage is because of something, I'm not surprised at all to help because of these people's ideas, and...even if you have no connection with her sudden appearance, why did she appear there, and why did she help our principality..."
"You should know something, right?"
"Okay." Duan Qing's expression suddenly became calm: "In that case, I will tell you."
"We did meet each other a few days ago. Although the time was short, we still exchanged a few words."
The attention of everyone in the world, including Duan Fenglei brothers, was completely attracted by Duan Qing's few words, because this was one of the few conversations between players and high-level NPCs in this world. Situations like this are rare in every game, and everyone who can establish such a relationship represents some kind of powerful strength.
If they were ordinary players, they might still doubt the element of luck, but the man in front of them...
"At that time she——"
Seeing the mentioned expressions on everyone's faces, Duan Qing smiled maliciously: "It seems that this matter was not mentioned."
"I rely on playing with people, right?"
Duan Shanyue on the side stood up, but was immediately pulled down by Duan Fenglei: "I said... it's okay if you don't want to tell us, why do you need to use this method?"
"These days, no one believes the truth." Duan Qing shook his head helplessly, and a smile appeared on his face again: "She did not say it, and I really don't know why. If you are interested, Why bother asking me if I am an outsider? You have such a good relationship with the principality now..."
"No one knows about the conversation between the Speaker and the Water Mage that day." Duan Fenglei shook his head and said, "That conversation even became a secret of the principality. Many people with ulterior motives are still inquiring about these things."
"Hey, I didn't expect that you people in the world have now become a gossip collective." Duan Qing sneered: "Or... you want to change your job and become an intelligence dealer?"
"Bah! Even if we are human traffickers, we are better than a runaway like you!" Duan Shanyue responded unceremoniously: "If you have the guts to live in the principality, let's have a good exchange..."
"Whether the principality can survive is still questionable, not to mention...you won't be playing games, right?"
"Okay, brother, please be patient."
The scar-faced Duan Fenglei raised his hand and stopped Duan Shanyue who was about to stand up: "He is a has-been person, so we shouldn't always be friends with him. After all... in a few days of competition, he will I can only watch from below."
Duan Qing kept smiling, but did not respond to his words.
"Do you think so?" Duan Fenglei's lips twitched: "Or...you still want to participate in the competition?"
"No need to test." Duan Qing shook his head and said, "I... won't sign up."
"I'm just a level 36 player, how can I... compete with you on the same stage?"
Silence occupied this small room for a short while. The scar twitched slightly on the face twice, and then twisted again in response to its owner's words: "That's it..."
"That's a shame."
"I don't have such thoughts." Duan Qing still had a smile on his face: "In fact, I think this life now... is very good."
"snort."
After a brief pause, Duan Fenglei's nose sounded an accent again: "The words are not speculative."
"see a visitor out."
"Then...goodbye."
Duan Qing looked at the other party, then turned around and walked out of the room without saying anything more. Mengzhu, who was hiding behind, looked in front, then behind, and finally clasped his hands together, bowed twice to the people in the room, and then pulled Xiao Hongchen away from the place.
"President..."
"It doesn't have to be like this, brother." Duan Fenglei waved his hand and smiled, then sat upright again: "In comparison, he..."
"It's changed a lot."
"That guy... seems to have been trying hard to pretend to be the same as before." Duan Shanyue also sighed: "What a pity. Even a fool can see his changes, not to mention... I had an adventure with him before. A short while.”
"It seems that a lot of things have indeed happened in the past three years." Duan Fenglei said, "But looking at him like that, he probably won't talk about it."
"But...is this really good?"
"What can we do?" Duan Fenglei clapped his hands: "After all, we are not ourselves, and many things... are beyond our control."
Following the small door at the back of the house, he looked at the small courtyard behind the Adventurers Association, where the staff of the Adventurers Association and the permanent soldiers were active. However, because the Jianghu Guild had been operating here for a long time, at this time There were also some busy guild members walking back and forth in the small courtyard. The midday sun shone on them, as if coating the figures with a layer of golden light.
"If he is still here..." Duan Fenglei's eyes revealed some inexplicable light.
"This circle...should be much better than it is now."
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"Hey! Hey! What on earth are you..."
In another room in the Adventurers Association, several figures hurriedly ran in and hurriedly closed the door - this was a much smaller place than the previous room, except for the same one placed in the middle. The wooden table and a few wooden chairs placed next to it, and other furnishings in this place can be described as nothing. What's even more helpless is that, except for a row of ventilation windows with bars at the top, there are no decent windows here.
The helpless man just wanted to take a look at other conditions in this place when the frightened little girl yelled at him: "How did you get into trouble with them?"
"Ah? What do you mean I got into trouble with them..."
"That's Jianghu, Jianghu! Don't tell me that you don't know what the two words Jianghu mean..." Mengzhu waved his hands in the air and waved a bunch of afterimages: "Even if you don't know, those words before It’s not like you didn’t see the few players who were thrown out...and weren’t you called a professional player before? How could you not know the names of veteran players!”
"So this is the reason why I know them." Duan Qing emphasized again: "Of course, it is also the reason to provoke them. In the professional circle, you also know everyone's temper. Even if you can't beat them, on the surface We can’t lose our momentum..."
"Is this how courage you have to talk to others?" Mengzhu jumped and said: "What if, what if you really piss off someone and come back to settle the score with us? What should I do?"
"Don't worry, they don't dare to do this." Duan Qing replied: "They don't have the time to do this."
"Brother means..." Xiao Hongchen, who was behind, waved his arms: "They want to prepare for a competition?"
"Yes." Duan Qing said: "At this time, there is nothing bigger than this matter."
He looked up and looked around: "The same is true for all professional players... Well, is this place our home?"
"Yes, although it is a bit small..." Mengzhu also looked at it, then picked a chair and sat down: "But it is still suitable for people to live in. That uncle Ferriston also struggled for a long time before giving us this place……"
"You guys are sleeping here these days?"
"Of course not, but... it's not impossible in the future. We are looking for some things and then move here. Although the place is a bit small, if the decoration is good, we can live here. Maybe in the future You can also have a beautiful and warm home!”
When this matter was mentioned, the little girl's face lit up again, but the next moment she thought of an important question: "Xiao Hongchen! Where did you go before?"
"Ah ah ah, um... I saw a man who was running around in the world before. He seemed very interesting, so I followed him to have a look..."
"What kind of gangster is this? And can you finish the business for me first before doing anything else? Do you know what Connelly told me..."
"The thing that men in the world like best is the tricks! Also, the thing that men in the world are least good at is negotiating business..."
In the small room, the two people started arguing. Duan Qing, who even frowned, had no choice but to pull a chair to the corner and sit down against the wall. However, the big knife behind his back hindered his movements, so he had to take off the weapon and then raised it to his side.
Boom——
"Wow!"
Xiao Hongchen, who was still arguing with the little girl, his eyes were immediately attracted: "What is this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this?"
Click.
Before Duan Qing could say anything, their door was pushed open. Mengzhu, who had just locked the door, stood up suddenly, but when she saw the person who came in, her body became exhausted again: "Is it you? Uncle Freestone."
A tall, thin man poked his head and walked in from the door.
"I'm glad you're causing trouble on my own doorstep again."
This middle-aged man with the same face and body shape was wearing a fairly well-fitting shirt, a black waistcoat, and a pair of black leather shoes under the straight black trousers. The neatly tied and beautiful black bow was pinned in front of his neck, highlighting his rather distinguished status, but the angry expression at this time slightly ruined his temperament at this time.
"But I'm still very glad that you didn't tear down my door... Hey, is there a new member of the adventure group?"
"Ah, this is the person I mentioned before who hasn't arrived yet. I haven't introduced him to you yet. He is Uncle Mo Shang Qingshan." Mengzhu hurriedly walked between the two of them and introduced him skillfully: "This It’s Uncle Ferriston, the president of the Tania Adventurers Association.”
"Do you call anyone older than you uncle..."
"Don't be wordy! Hahahaha, and what happened today has nothing to do with us..."
"Later, the world came to an end." The tall and thin man withdrew his observation eyes from Duan Qing, then nodded and continued: "Otherwise, I will have to settle a fee with you again."
"Hey, uncle, don't you care about those rogues?"
"My responsibilities determine that I can only manage the affairs of the Adventurers Association." The tall and thin man dressed well bowed slightly and said, "Please understand this."
"That's the sentence again." Mengzhu patted his face helplessly, and then asked again: "So, what requests do you have to make to us when you come here this time?"
"Oh, this time... it's not my business." After the tall and thin man said this, he stepped away from his body, and another figure emerged from behind him, and then appeared in front of Duan Qing and the others.
That person seems to be a player as well.
