Just like the torrential rain in summer, the attack quickly withdrew at a faster speed than when it came. The black shadows that seemed to have never appeared here also moved towards the place at a jaw-dropping speed, like flowing water. Disappearing into the dark depths of the wilderness. Staring at this strange scene, the imperial soldiers and imperial nobles who had been prepared for defense then put down the weapons they had just raised with stunned expressions, and the flames that were about to burn up the sky were almost there. Only then did the black tide recede and slowly begin to disappear. At the same time, everyone's attention was focused on the figure floating in the sky: "Come and leave as you say... You are here." Are you kidding us?"
"You, who are you? Leave your name!"
"I...that...I..."
It seemed that she didn't know how to answer this question. The hesitant words of the figure surrounded by flames became more obvious. She glanced at the face of the gray-robed magician standing below, and finally said in a panic. He suddenly flew towards the direction he came from: "I will be back!"
"What a villain-like line."
Shaking his head and letting out two helpless smiles, Duan Qing, who held his forehead with his hand, then watched the figure slowly leave like everyone else: "If it weren't for everyone becoming frightened, I don't know what would happen. What will it develop into?”
"Sir, do you know that enemy?"
The voice that broke through the air then came from behind him, and it was accompanied by the sight of three or two imperial royal magicians suddenly falling behind him: "You seem to know that person..."
"How is that possible? I'm just performing my duties as a member of the bodyguard." Duan Qing pointed behind him without changing his expression, in the direction of the carriage belonging to Count DiPloma: "Just now it happened to be The Foreign Secretary’s staff was a guest and it was relatively close to here, so I rushed over as soon as possible.”
"But..." Another royal magician who also fell in front of him then lowered his head and muttered: "The enemy's magic power is very strong and the attack is menacing. She should have no reason to retreat at all."
"Who knows, maybe a relative like my aunt is here." Duan Qing replied shamelessly: "What she is afraid of is not something I should think about. I just said it casually and she withdrew. Could it be that Am I still to blame for this?”
"Now that the attack has passed, we should continue with our previous arrangements."
The royal magicians who looked at each other silently and shook their heads secretly then quietly surrounded the gray-robed adventurer: "Sir, please come back with us. Your Highness Rena is still there. waiting for you."
"Hey, don't you plan to deal with the aftermath of this attack first?" Duan Qing screamed and pointed to the depths of the dark wilderness: "What if they come back again?"
"General Lott has already led his men to chase after him. I believe there will be results soon." The royal magician looked at Duan Qing and his expression seemed to become more and more unkind: "Our mission is to ensure the safety of His Highness. and – eliminate potential threats.”
"Look at what you said, as if I am a threat now." Duan Qing lowered his head and wiped his nose: "I am a legal member of the investigation team, you can't just use these unprovoked excuses Doubt me, and I still have a lot of things to deal with, so how can I have so much time to spend with your Highness..."
"Excuse me--"
A tentative voice then sounded in their ears, suppressing the sparks that were about to explode between them in an instant. A girl covered in the darkness with a cloak then broke through the darkness behind Duan Qing and walked towards He approached the direction where he and the other royal magicians who surrounded him were: "Are you Mr. Linyuan Duanshui?"
"Who? Who's there?"
"I am Qian Zhihe, the representative of the Mage Council stationed in the imperial capital of Redkar."
The voice seemed to become brighter and brighter as it approached, and Qian Zhihe, who walked closer with the Red Lotus Staff in his arms, also became more confident in his voice: "Just now... when I was going out... ...It seems...well, some magic fluctuations occurred, which I just sensed, so...so..."
"So you came to the investigation team?"
As if he wanted to finish this sentence for her, Duan Qing, who was surrounded by others, hurriedly walked to Qian Zhihe and said, "What a coincidence."
The corners of his mouth slowly raised, and he looked at the face of the girl who huddled her neck with a playful gaze, and then used an outstretched finger to slowly pull out a few red hairs that leaked out of the other party's hood. He stuffed it back and said, "Then what happened here just now, you should have seen it, right?"
"Ah? You should have seen this... right?"
"Please, is this still the person in charge of the Mages Council that I know?"
Duan Qing sighed helplessly, and patted the other person's face under the eager gazes of several royal magicians: "Show your attitude and confidence as a responsible person, I'm still waiting for you to explain for me. Well...have you seen these big brothers behind me? They are all the ace magicians of the empire, the top and best of the empire's magicians."
"Go and talk to them." He took two steps to the side and showed the red-haired girl whose face gradually became calmer in front of the royal magicians: "Wait until you explain your identity clearly. after--"
"I will also ask you properly."
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The night time then slowly passed in the atmosphere that gradually stabilized. At the same time, the originally excited camp members were slowly returned to their original places. The Xue Ling Huan Bing, who had been on guard for a long time because of the moment of commotion, The others also welcomed the return of Duan Qing in this atmosphere, and then surrounded the man who had disappeared for most of the day and asked around. Somewhat troubled, he drove out the last unwilling Asahi Dongsheng. Duan Qing, with his mouth curled up, finally sat down in the depths of the carriage like the other sick and wounded patients. He sighed long and short at this time. The heart that was hanging in the air slowly let go, and at the same time he felt a lot of sweat slowly seeping out from all over his body: "...Huh."
"What exactly happened?" Lying quietly on the simple wooden floor next to him, Xue Ling Huan Bing asked in a low voice: "Looking at your appearance, the process must have been thrilling."
"I don't know." Looking blankly at the ceiling at the top of the carriage, Duan Qing replied in a low voice: "Depending on the situation, we may immediately become the heroes who repel the invading enemies, or we may become the undercover agents of this investigation team. identity."
"It seems that you still like to play with your heartbeat." Xue Ling Huanbing shook her head in a low voice: "Are you leaving your fate in the hands of others again?"
"There is no other way. You can't just ignore it."
Duan Qing shook his head slightly, and pointed slightly at the ceiling outside the carriage: "Although I don't know what is going on, but if that guy is really regarded as a prisoner who attacked the empire, things will become worse. It’s not fun anymore.”
"That guy?" Xue Ling Huan Bing asked in a steady voice, "Who did you meet again?"
"It's me."
Jiaoran's voice then came from outside the carriage, and was accompanied by the sight of Qianzhihe with a cold face pushing the door open and getting into the carriage at some point: "Huh, that Princess Lena is so difficult to deal with, she actually... I still have questions about my identity..."
"In this case, it is reasonable to have doubts about your identity." Duan Qing turned back to himself expressionlessly: "How did you run to the other side?"
"I, that..."
As if encountering the winter snow in spring, the cold expression on Qian Zhihe's face instantly melted away. After glancing at Xue Ling Huan Bing, she then looked left and right in this simple carriage for a while. After a long while, he twisted and lowered his head: "I... I ran out of the imperial capital and happened to meet the Red Lotus Gang wandering in the wild. They... they asked me for something, so... so... so... "
"The Red Lotus Gang? That's the gang your brother belongs to, right?"
Looking at Duan Qing next to him, Xue Ling Huan Bing, who was half-propelled, asked with a puzzled look on his face: "What are you wandering around here?"
"It's not me, it's them." Qian Zhihe curled his lips helplessly: "And my brother is the nominal leader of this gang. How do I know why they are wandering around here..."
"You don't know anything, so why are you helping them?" The look of helplessness on Duan Qing's face became more obvious: "Don't tell me that you rushed over here without knowing anything."
"me……"
His face quickly turned red, and Qianzhihe's expression became unnatural again: "I...that...because it turns out that my brother has been begging me like this all the time, so that he and his men can There is a little room for survival, and I have been helping them secretly in this way..."
"As you look now, the effect of disguise is almost zero."
Pointing at the long red hair exposed under the hood, Duan Qing couldn't help but let out a muffled laugh: "And that unique red lotus flame - do you have some misunderstandings about your current popularity? "
"I, I, I, I... I didn't know they were attacking the investigation team." Qianzhihe hurriedly raised his hands: "Brother, he didn't explain who the target of this attack was. They said It's just an ordinary chamber of commerce... You, why are you looking at me like that? I know it's wrong to attack an ordinary caravan, I just... can't bear to refuse my brother's request..."
"So you were almost regarded as an enemy of the empire, and by the way, you took the blame for that Ivost." Duan Qing turned his head with a flat mouth: "Really, can you let me worry less... How did you explain it to Lena?"
"Don't worry, they won't be suspicious."
As if he had reached a point where he was proud of himself, Qian Zhihe, who raised the tip of his nose, raised his chest vigorously: "Anyway, those royal magicians don't dare to really use my magic characteristics for trajectory identification. They also don't. Don’t dare to attack me. As for the red lotus flames and the like, just forcefully explain them as magic used to stop attackers..."
"You're awesome."
Duan Qing glared at himself, and then looked at Xue Ling Huan Bing next to him again: "As long as you are not facing players, your little guy's processing ability is pretty good."
"I'm no longer a little guy!" Qian Zhihe opened his eyes hard: "Although I was a little reckless this time, I will definitely pay attention to it in the future! I will also hurry up with the Red Lotus Gang and my brother. Sent away!"
"Speaking of which, there is one most important question that you haven't answered yet." Xueling Huanbing, who was sitting aside, sighed slowly: "Why on earth did the Red Lotus Gang attack this convoy? What did they receive?" What’s the mission?”
"Are they...really related to the Restorationists?"
As if he was asking about the depths of his soul, the air that filled the interior of the carriage fell into silence for a moment. Qianzhihe, who finally realized the seriousness of the matter, opened his mouth and answered after a long while. He came out and said: "This... it should not be possible. Considering the reputation of my brother and the others, they should not come into contact with such a high-level force so quickly..."
"The gangs in the wilderness all have their own backers - I remember you explained it this way before." Duan Qing, holding his chin, said in a deep voice: "There may be nobles from the empire, and there may also be nobles from other countries. The power... If this is really the case, it is not impossible that someone would have a restorer as a backer."
"Their backer is me!" The red-haired girl hurriedly gestured to the other two people: "Those powerful enemies that I defeated before were all helped by me in disguise! And I have never heard of them hugging them. What other thighs..."
"That is to say, if your brother and the Honglian Gang encounter difficulties or receive any difficult tasks, they will contact you, right?" Duan Qing sent his own confirmation to the other party: "It will be the same this time. ?”
"That's not the case this time." Qianzhihe withdrew his gaze and shook his head in disappointment: "This time I just happened to be passing by and was stopped by them. As for why they appeared here, I don't know much about it myself. clear……"
"Passing by?"
After looking up and down at the red-haired girl's expression and reaction, Xue Ling Huanbing pointed out of the carriage: "What are you doing here? You're not coming with the investigation team, are you?"
"I, I..." As if a more difficult topic was mentioned, Qian Zhihe's expression became even more twitchy: "I'm just looking... Anyway, it has nothing to do with the investigation team!"
"Looking for?" Duan Qing's inquiring eyes stretched forward: "What are you looking for? Looking for something? Or looking for someone?"
"Oh, it's already like this anyway, I'd better tell you."
Shaking her hood in self-deprecation, the red-haired girl finally lowered her head apologetically: "Didn't you entrust that stupid magician to me before and let me take a good look at him?"
"I, I'm here to find him."
