"I thought we didn't need to introduce each other."
Some time later, deep in the city of Tania, three pairs of men and women, a total of six players, were sitting in front of a round wine table in the Valia tavern. The tavern was extremely lively due to a series of recent events. It was also crowded with drinkers who kept coming and going. The constant noise and noisy fights after drinking made everyone present seem much quieter: "I thought everyone was acquaintances with each other, so..."
"It's been such a long time, and I feel like everyone has become alienated." The black-haired woman who stopped Duan Qing on the street earlier shook the wine glass in front of her, and her beautiful face also He looked a little rosy because of the drunkenness: "Xiao Qian, it's okay to say that you, the former king of the savages, have disappeared from the battlefield dungeon circle we hang out in for a long time, right?"
"There is no way, the situation is forced." Putting the wine glass in his hand in front of him, Duan Qing leaned on his seat with his hands on the back of his head: "And don't I still remember everyone now? Otherwise, I wouldn't be here When holding a competition, I can still think of inviting everyone - in my heart, veterans who have been in the battlefield dungeon for so long are no worse than professional players in terms of combat experience and combat strength."
"Say these words to a person who has been eliminated...did you mean it?" Pointing unceremoniously at the face of the gray-robed magician, the black-haired woman named Qingxi curled her head up in annoyance. The hair on the back of his own head: "The Nightingale Adventure Group was wiped out in the early stages of the game. Although the sisters fought to the last soldier and used all their strength, but - bang."
As if remembering the scene when she was finally defeated, this tall, mature woman raised her head and drank the remaining wine in the glass. The male player sitting next to him then smiled bitterly and took a picture. He patted the other person on the back, turned his hand towards the bar not far behind him and said, "Boss, have another glass of 'Blood of Rose'."
"Don't the Nightingale Adventure Group never recruit male members?" His skillful and intimate attitude naturally attracted Duan Qing's attention again: "Who is this?"
"This one can be said to be an 'introduction'." Patting the male member's shoulder with his backhand, the leader of the Nightingale Adventure Group grinned with a bright smile: "Woman, please spare your life, my husband. .”
"As expected." Duan Qing opened his eyes wide to distinguish the five-character ID above the opponent's head. Duan Qing, who took a long time to react, then suppressed a smile and clapped his hands: "Can the extremely powerful Captain Qingxi behave like this?" For a person who looks so much like a woman, the only thing he can do is—oh my! Don't do it, don't do it, fighting is prohibited in this pub!"
"Xiao Xi, don't be like this." He stretched out his hand to pull back the female group leader who was still leaning forward to punch. The man named "Nvxia Please Spare Me" turned around and made an apologetic gesture to the bald bartender behind the bar. : "This is other people's territory, let's not cause trouble for others."
"What are you afraid of! You don't understand at all!" She said this angrily, but Qingxi still followed the other party's tug and sat back in her seat obediently: "This guy's current status is... It’s very high. Let alone this Valia tavern, even in this city, he might be able to walk away sideways! What’s wrong with us hitting him twice?”
"Seeing that the two of you have such a close relationship makes me feel relieved."
Duan Qing gestured forward to the waiter who was serving new wine. Duan Qing, who crossed his arms, smiled and commented on the flirting of the man and woman in front of him: "In my impression, Ms. Qingxi from the Nightingale Adventure Group is not the one we hang out with. A bouquet of holy flowers that is unattainable among people on the battlefield. I originally thought that no one could pick this bouquet of flowers from the high mountains. I was a little worried about her future for a while, but I didn't expect that now... tsk tsk tsk. "
"You tut your head."
As expected, his performance caused another ups and downs on the other side of the wine table. The heroine who was holding the woman next to her to ask for her life showed a helpless and bitter smile on her ordinary-looking face: "Don't irritate her anymore. When this guy met you earlier, he said he wanted to raise an army to hold him accountable, but I couldn't hold him back."
"Invoke an army to accuse her? What's the point of inciting an army to accuse her?" Duan Qing pointed at his face: "Don't spread rumors. Have I done anything to feel sorry for her recently?"
"You still need to ask? Of course it's tomorrow's competition." Qingxi, who was pinned down on the chair by the man next to her, snorted angrily: "We are both comrades, Jiangshan Ruhua and their competition, how could I Not here to watch? You guys are actually going to fight tomorrow? And you haven’t sent a notice yet? Do you want to exclude me? "
"I never thought so. The announcement of the competition will be announced soon." So Duan Qing could only smile bitterly to disperse the alcohol smell sprayed by the black-haired woman opposite: "This guy's temper is still as bad as ever. Especially if you’ve had too much to drink.”
"I thought that after she stopped dyeing her hair and changed her hair color back to black, her temper would be a little calmer, but now it seems that I was overthinking it." Ignoring Qing Xi, who was still waving an empty wine glass at her side, she gritted her teeth. The heroine, who still looked friendly and kind, begged for mercy and then replied with a wry smile: "Not as good as the other two here... uh, this is Ms. Snow Spirit Huanbing, right?"
"Her temperament and temperament are much better than Xiao Xi's."
Following the player's fingers, several people's eyes also fell on Xue Ling Huan Bing, who was sitting next to Duan Qing. She, who had been sipping the wine glass in her hand, also raised her eyelids. , seemed to have not changed his usual indifference and coldness because he became the center of the topic: "..."
"Well, he really lives up to his name. If our Xiao Xi can learn a little bit of the same composure in this game world, I might be much more relaxed than now." Facing the Snow Spirit Huan Bing who looked at me With both eyes, the heroine begged for mercy and could only scratch her head and turn her gaze to the other side: "You see, Xiao Qian used to have a violent temper, but now isn't it - uh."
His movements paused for a moment, just because the boy and girl sitting on the other side of the wine table had maintained the same indescribable silent atmosphere since they sat down. Qian Zhihe, who was holding the wine glass and sipping continuously, also at this time He put away the blank look he was looking at Duan Qing, as if he had just woken up from a certain state: "...ah? What?"
"No, it's nothing." The heroine begged for mercy and turned her eyes away helplessly: "Who is this?"
"I remember it was called Yudi, right?"
His eyes also turned to the last person present. Duan Qing smiled and placed the wine glass in his hand on the table in front of him: "Are you a colleague of Xiao Qian? I remember that when we were in Shenshan, you often worked with her to deal with mages. There are internal affairs in the parliament...Why, are you still busy now?"
"We are mainly responsible for the work of the Mage Council branch. As you are also the 'divine envoy' of the Holy Mountain, you should also be very familiar with the current situation of this matter."
Speaking for the first time since he sat down, Yudi's expression at this time also maintained a basic indifference and politeness: "In addition, the Mage Council has been in a troubled period recently. You can imagine how difficult it is for us to carry out our work. There are so many things that need to be dealt with. It’s too much.”
"If you have any difficulties, just ask us. After all, it's not easy for everyone." Duan Qing replied with a smile: "It's all just to make a living. No one can say who is better, right? We have been doing various things recently. I have been running around all kinds of things until now, so I finally took advantage of the chance to meet you all again and came here to be lazy."
"I have also heard about the recent events in Sky City and Tania City. Mr. Linyuan Duanshui is indeed a busy man. I have also heard Xiao Qian mention it many times." Yudi replied with a smile: "But I didn't expect to meet you two when I was shopping with Xiaoqian - haha, you two must be shopping too, right?"
Yudi emphasized the word "shopping" when he spoke. Yudi seemed to want to emphasize something deliberately, but Duan Qing, who kept smiling, was unmoved and just put the gesture aside and closed his eyes. Yan Xue Ling Huan Bing said: "This is just a coincidence. The two of us happened to meet on the street after finishing our respective affairs, so we just took advantage of the situation and took an extra two steps."
"Oh, really?" Yudi, who was holding a glass and sipping, covered his face a little: "That's really a coincidence. We were bumped into twice by two people in a row, and it was not even close. Let Xiao Qian misunderstand..."
"I, I was too far away to see clearly! Don't talk nonsense!" He hurriedly reached out and waved in front of the other party. Qianzhihe blocked what Yudi had not finished saying with a panic look on his face. Come down: "It's okay, it's okay, don't listen to his nonsense, haha, hahahaha..."
"Sure enough, there is a problem." Qingxi crossed her hands and placed them under her chin. Qingxi, who was leaning forward, put her observing face on the wine table. Finally, she suddenly shouted as if she suddenly realized something: "Ah! I Got it! Are you happy-"
"Shh!"
He stretched out his hand to cover the other person's mouth, and the heroine sitting aside asked for mercy and blocked Qing Xi, whose eyes were shining, behind her: "She was drunk, everyone thought she didn't say anything - ouch."
"I told you that you don't understand anything. Things like window paper exist only to be broken!" Duan Qing's expression with sweat dripping from his forehead, the half-drunk Qingxi bowed from the pain in the abdomen of the heroine. "Have you forgotten how we got together in the first place? Have you forgotten why you came to this world?"
"I'm also very curious about this." Xueling Huanbing, who had never spoken before, suddenly spoke. His cold face surrounded by snow-white hair also showed a mysterious smile: "Your husband Why did you come here?"
"Isn't it because you're worried?" Qing Xi, who was holding her cheek, squinted at the man beside her who was holding his stomach and smiling bitterly: "I'm worried at home because I'm afraid that I won't do well in the game, and I'm afraid that I won't do well in the game. I'm afraid that some unscrupulous elements will come into my group - ha, you're so worried, why don't you just come in and take a look? Just like now."
She picked up the purple wine glass that the waiter had just put on the table, then raised her head with a big smile and took a sip. Her open temperament, which was completely different from her usual aloofness as a group leader, and her carefree behavior when she was drunk also made her laugh. The heroine beside her kept shaking her head and doting on her face, which also made Xue Ling Huan Bing's original iceberg-like attitude melt away a bit: "...very good."
"What do you want to do? Haven't I always asked you to watch me?" Duan Qing's body felt a little hairy when she looked at her directly, and he leaned back: "I, Duan Qing, have always been aboveboard in my work. , can neither hide nor hide, you can check it at will."
"Do I still need to check?" Then Xueling Huanbing's gaze turned towards the direction of Qian Zhihe: "How many times has this been put in front of me?"
"Ahem!" He covered his throat and made a series of coughing movements. Duan Qing then hurriedly tried to change the subject: "Well...so what are you going to do next? You went out to look for me all over the city, wouldn't you just For tomorrow’s game, right?”
"The frontline battlefield of the Magic Empire is getting more and more intense, and we, the veteran battlefield dungeon groups, can hardly squeeze in." Qing Xi who answered him turned her eyes towards the tavern with her lips curled up: "So I simply gave the whole group a holiday and treated it as a I just relaxed my mood, and then I heard about Jiangshan Ruhua and the others, so I happened to run over and take a look - let me ask you."
Her voice paused for a moment, and a mysterious expression appeared on her pretty face that looked at Duan Qing again: "Can we watch tomorrow's game?"
"There's nothing not to see here."
The expression that he originally wanted to answer easily was stunned for a moment, and then Duan Qing seemed to understand something and nodded solemnly: "You can watch it, of course you can watch it, it's guaranteed to be exciting."
"Very good, then we'll feel at ease."
Throwing the bag of gold coins in her hand casually on the wine table in front of her, Qing Xi nodded with satisfaction: "Let's go."
"You guys continue."
The heroine, who was still smiling bitterly, begged for mercy and suddenly stood up and left the table. The man and woman left the place simply and simply. The other two men and women left at the wine table also fell into a longer silence and an awkward atmosphere. It also seemed out of tune with the hustle and bustle of the entire pub: "..."
"Well, should we leave too?" For some reason, Yudi showed a very satisfied expression, and suddenly stood up with a smile: "It seems that Mr. Lanyuan Duanshui is really busy next, so we won't disturb you two. Bar?"
"The Council of Mages also has a lot of official business to be busy with." Duan Qing, who nodded his head and did not get up, replied with a smile: "In this case, this temporary gathering will end here. Wait until the next time. When it’s time——”
"No, just this once."
His words were mercilessly interrupted by a low hum from Qian Zhihe. Several people turned their heads at the same time, and saw the red-haired girl sitting there without moving, circling her fingers around the ends of her hair in deep thought for a long time, and finally seemed to be thinking As if he understood something, he shook his head at Yudi who was still waiting to pull him up: "You go first."
"Don't worry about me."
