It took a short period of time for Duan Qing and Xueling Huanbing to figure out the origin of the player in front of them, and then they followed his footsteps and found the big man from Lanshan mentioned by the player. Shield warrior. Along with this process, the brightly lit tavern scene also appeared in front of the two people, accompanied by a large number of drinkers who were constantly coming in and out of the tavern. These drinkers, mixed with players and soldiers of the principality, also seemed to Just like those drunk drinkers on weekdays, they kept provoking every figure passing by with their bodies filled with the smell of alcohol.
Naturally, this included Duan Qing, who had just entered the tavern, and the guild members of the two camps who had been talking here for a long time and countless sparks had already burst out.
"I told you that we can't tell you any information about the investigation team. It's useless no matter how many times you ask."
"You Lanshan are really having a miserable time in the empire. Not only are you not able to get into the leading position, but you can't even find out the information about this kind of mission... It's because there are no opponents like us who can beat you." , so is there slacking off?”
"It has nothing to do with you how we get along. The commission we received is just to act as a guard for this investigation team. But you... I heard that there is a lot of chaos outside, but you still have the mood to come to a place like this and mess around. ?”
"...Do you care? The shocks in the league and the professional world are all agreed by us. Even if there is a loss, it must be within the tolerance of my brother and I... Hey! You guys are fooling around Drunken bastard! Have you had enough of your mischief?"
It seemed that he finally couldn't bear the loud noise deliberately made by the drinkers at the next table. Duan Shanyue, whose face also smelled of alcohol, suddenly stood up with his fists in the air. The golden equipment and special effects on his body and the fist gloves that looked extremely high-end. But it didn't have any deterrent effect at all. Instead, it angered all the drunken guests at the next table. Frowning at this farce-like scene, Cangyun Barrier, who was sitting where he was, slowly pushed his subordinates who wanted to stand back to their original seats, and met Zhao Luan's eyes for a moment. Following the direction he looked, he landed on two figures standing at the door looking at them from a distance: "Oh, you are here."
"Sorry, the guards don't seem to let people in without a reservation." Duan Qing, who was let over, smiled helplessly: "What a strange place, they don't care about the people fighting over there, they don't care about us. But new customers are very strict.”
"There are countless drunkards fighting every day, but it's hard to see Imperial people like us." Cangyun Barrier gestured to the surroundings of the tavern with a meaningless look: "Since you now have the appearance of an Imperial person, face, you should accept this setting."
"It doesn't matter. Anyway, I don't object to the fact that I am a member of the Empire." After silently looking at Xue Ling Huan Bing beside him, Duan Qing then grinned and replied: "Tell me, what are you doing this time."
"Since Miss Xue Ling Huan Bing is here, I won't beat around the bush." Pointing to Broken Mountain and the people in the Jianghu who had begun to struggle with the drinkers in front, Cangyun Barrier replied with a low smile: "This The group of people made an appointment with us tonight and want to continue the negotiation during the day."
"Negotiations during the day?" Duan Qing raised his eyebrows and then looked around the wine table where he sat down: "Why didn't anyone else come? Is it only Jianghu who came from the other side?"
"The principal's soldiers and generals are here to fill up the numbers, which means that only Jianghu is enough." Cangyun Barrier curled his lips: "But we can't do it here. Our Lanshan's influence is not that big."
"So you just invited me here?" Duan Qing pointed at his nose and said, "That's not true. How can our reputation be so great--"
"No, you do."
The rough voice of a big man then came from in front of the two people, and it was accompanied by the figure of Broken Mountain sitting back in front of them with a bruised face: "Others may not be able to do it, but you two still have it." Qualified.”
"Is the fight over?" Duan Qing looked at the sight of cups and cups flying around behind him: "Is it really okay to just leave it alone?"
"I'm not the only one in the world." He said this with a grin, and a proud expression appeared on Duan Shanyue's face: "To deal with those three-legged cats, only a few of them are enough. .”
"Stop pretending to be fat, look at your face now." Pointing his chin in front of him, Cangyun Barrier also showed a sarcastic look on his face: "I have never seen the head of any family before. People were beaten like this...are you sure you are the top professional player in the league?"
"What do you know? This is called enjoying fighting."
Swinging the debris on the wine table in front of him to both sides, Duan Shanyue picked up his original wine glass again: "What's the point of using those powerful equipment and incredible skills to bully others? It's not interesting at all. When you fight, just fight based on your ability, and use real fists to knock people down."
"Sure enough, he is still a reckless man." Duan Qing smiled bitterly and sighed: "Jianghu chose that guy as his eldest brother instead of you. It is simply the right choice."
"you."
Duan Shanyue's attention seemed to be attracted by Duan Qing's words. Duan Shanyue's eyes then fell on Duan Qing. The wine glass he was about to raise was moved aside by him and fell on his drunken arm instead. They were all shocked on the wine table: "Are you... the big one? A new character just created in the empire?"
"Don't come up and ask me like you know me?" Duan Qing shook his head helplessly: "I'm just an ordinary player, not a professional player, nor a hidden expert. people."
"If nothing else, the relationship between you and this Snow Spirit Huan Bing seems to be pretty good." Just like when they first met before, Duan Shanyue looked up and down the magician again: "And according to me I know her well, there are not many people who can have a good relationship with this young lady.”
"Especially now that she has been kicked out by the Chu family."
In the rather surprised looks of several people present, he pursed his lips at the silent Xue Ling Huan Bing: "This lady... when she was a dark witch, almost no one wanted to get close to her. "
"What's past is past."
A frosty face flashed for a moment, and Xueling Huanbing then took a step forward with an expressionless face: "I am just an ordinary adventurer team leader now, and I should care about my companions. Things to do."
"What should we do? I don't think so." He raised his head and took a sip of the wine in his glass. Duan Shanyue then laughed and pointed at the other person's face: "You rejected everyone in that darkest era. Even the most promising allies of us personally rejected the invitation. At that time, my eldest brother and I never thought that you, who were already desperate, would even refuse such conditions and proposals..."
"Conditions?" The cold look on Xue Ling Huan Bing's face seemed to become more obvious: "If the 'selling contract' that requires me to move to your Long family can be called a condition. , then you can only forgive me for refusing."
"My eldest brother is not a pretty person, and our Long family has no intention of taking advantage of others." He slammed the wine glass on the wooden table again, and Duan Shanyue's drunken eyes then moved to the bright lights. Above the tavern: "We just followed the principle that Jianghu members must meet at the offline base, and we just wanted to give you a place to stay at that time, but now...ha."
He exhaled a strong breath of alcohol, and then waved his hands towards her and Duan Qing: "As you said, let the past go. You seem to be living well now, and you are in a good mood. It seems pretty good too—"
"You seem to have a tremendous amount of gratitude for what happened at that time."
The voice belonging to Duan Qing then interrupted the other party's words, and along with it was the look in his eyes that met Duan Shanyue again: "This gratitude even surpasses the original hatred between you Jianghu and Wings of Freedom. It also goes beyond the various crimes Ling Bing committed in the Sky City incident."
"Is it because she later left Wings of Freedom and became hostile to the Restorationists?"
"of course not."
Turning the wine glass in his hand, Duan Shanyue's expression became gloomy: "It's because of another person."
"A guy we just pulled out of the crowd, but then committed suicide and disappeared in front of us."
Amidst the sounds of fighting that continued to come from the back of the tavern, the strong man with a beard then silently lowered his head, and his clenched and unclenched fists trembled for a while, hiding behind his body again. Side: "Let's not talk about that."
"you."
He pointed at Duan Qing again, but this time his fingers were full of serious provocation: "I suddenly feel very unhappy with you, is it because of that familiar reason?"
"If you want to use this reason to bully me, a zero-level player, I have no objection." Duan Qing spread his hands: "I hope you won't feel embarrassed after you wake up. .”
"I, Duan Shanyue, am not the kind of person who is afraid of the eyes and words of the world, but let's forget it today." Waving his hand, Duan Shanyue turned his head away as hard as swatting away a fly: "I want to. There are many opportunities to teach you a lesson, but there are not many opportunities for face-to-face encounters like this tonight."
"Speaking of which, can you also tell us the reason for your visit today?" Cangyun Barrier, who was standing aside and kept sneering, heard the sound and let out a cold snort: "They have been grabbing us and asking us questions before, and they don't understand at all. The rules of courtesy and reciprocity..."
"When we act in the world, we never hide anything." Duan Shanyue tugged at the corner of his mouth and looked sideways at the face of the big shield warrior: "We have never had the idea of hiding our intentions, but everything has to wait until we find out. start."
"Since you have been timid and refused to answer my questions before, then I will ask someone else." He withdrew his provocative gaze, and then fell on Duan Qing again: "Tell me, you guys What is the purpose of the investigation team’s visit this time?”
"Find out the truth behind the attack on His Royal Highness Prince Chris, and determine whether the Principality of Elnifia still has the reason and value for an alliance." Duan Qing said this sentence skillfully: "What, what's the problem?"
"...It seems you don't like telling the truth."
Rolling his eyes, Duan Shanyue then patted his thigh and stood up: "You won't give face to anyone, right? Then just wait for the revenge of our principality."
"……revenge?"
"That's right."
After throwing the drink money on the wooden table, Duan Shanyue waved his hand towards his subordinates who were still fighting in the distance: "The principality will soon use a series of means to make things difficult for you, forcing you to take the bitter consequences of Chris's life to yourselves. Swallow it, if you insist on objecting, then we will have to fight each other."
"...You have already concluded the matter before the investigation has even started?" Duan Qing raised his eyebrows in surprise: "Is this still the principality that likes to reason?"
“We just don’t like beating around the bush — I should have said that before.”
Passing by several other people present, Duan Shanyue's figure then disappeared at the door of the tavern: "Those councilors from the Principality always like to use more complicated ways to solve these problems. Now we choose to put these things into practice." Bring it out, I hope you can see the seriousness of the matter——"
"Think carefully about your next plans."
Heavy and steady footsteps appeared in Duan Qing's ears one after another. They were the sounds made by several accompanying Jianghu members as they followed Duan Shanyue out of the tavern. Duan Qing, who was looking in that direction, then frowned. raised his eyebrows, and then turned his gaze back to Cangyun Barrier in front of him: "Do you understand?"
"What the hell."
After sitting back at the wine table, Cangyun Barrier waved his hand and then picked up his wine glass again: "In contrast...his reaction after knowing your true identity is what I am more interested in now. What's going on?"
"He might have already guessed my true identity."
Duan Qing sighed helplessly, and then sat next to the big shield warrior: "As the second master of the world, even if his brain is not strong enough, his intuition is still extremely sharp."
"That's right, just like a beast." He laughed and pointed to the distance in that direction. Cangyun Barrier then waved his hand at a player in the tavern who had been watching the fight for a long time. Shou: "But since everyone has left, this impromptu cocktail party can be ended for the time being."
"Boss, check out!"
He slapped the table and shouted at the man.
