"Laska Mashat."
The magical lights gradually lit up on the walls around the circular building, which was a sign of nightfall, but at this time, there was no need for the illumination of these lights on the mountain square - the beautiful and weird purple giant net still did not fade away.
, and because of the words of the woman 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, which shocked the guards present.
She took a breath, and then suddenly relaxed her 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, different from the original
The holes that appeared out of thin air returned to unknown places. However, all the liberated guards did not make the slightest move. They looked at each other, and finally looked at the souls that still had not returned.
old man in top hat.
The old man still looked ahead with cloudy eyes, without making any movement.
"Finally, we have come to this step, Laska." The door of the library was pushed open. In Mengzhu's surprised eyes, the sloppy old Norman man who had done the magic appraisal for them in the Mages Council
, walked out of the door with hands behind his back.
"Good job, 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 grinned.
"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
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 a long time ago." 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, just take it out then. 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!"
As if children were quarreling, the two old men were arguing in front of everyone, as if everything that happened before did not exist. However, except for the guards who looked embarrassed, Duan Qing still paid attention to the scene with vigilant eyes.
Everyone moved and protected Nina behind her again.
"If something unexpected happens later... remember to run to the library."
"Uh-huh......"
"Need not."
While Mengzhu was still replying, a steady voice suddenly came out next to them. The two players were shocked and took two steps back and pulled out their weapons at the same time, but then they
They put it down again - they actually knew this person who suddenly appeared.
"Mage Earth, 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 the appearance, this man with short blond hair shows 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 looked confused: "You.
....How did you come?"
"The investigation of the mine is over."
The tall and concise man answered Duan Qing's question in the same concise language, and then turned to look at the center of the square - the two old men had also stopped their quarrel and turned their gazes here.
, 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.
, Correspondingly, 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. However, 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 made no further indication, Jin finally withdrew his finger and resumed his brief words: "But not a bandit."
The strange remarks made without looking for margins 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 question.
"They have nothing to do with this?"
"It doesn't matter."
The golden man nodded: "But it's related."
His head turned towards Duan Qing, or behind Duan Qing to be precise.
The 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 Nina looked at the other person with a fearful expression, and then looked at the man beside her with a pleading look.
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 girl behind him in front of him, touched her head, and then held Nina's thin shoulder with one hand. The girl lowered her head and thought for a while, then put the doll in her hand...
He held it out with both hands.
"Thank you." The golden 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 seven-member council."
He turned around and spoke out loud the last few words he thought: "Tu Mage, Jin."
"Use your reputation to guarantee that a fair trial will be given."
"To everyone present."
The cadence and the impact were the same as the impression Duan Qing and others had on them when they met him before. However, after taking over the doll that might determine the fate of many people, this burly great magician
, didn't seem to have any intention of ending the matter immediately - he turned around and walked towards the cliff at the edge of the square, looking like he wanted to leave.
"Big...Master Magician!"
Among the people present, the most anxious one was the mayor himself. He grabbed his hat and asked in a hoarse voice: "Aren't you... not going 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 in 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 footsteps towards the direction of the mountain trail. When he disappeared under the mountain trail entrance, all the guards
He came back to his senses as if he 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 life." Old Norman walked to his side and looked down at the adventurer who was panting with an injured arm: "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 still saved us in the end?"
Norman was speechless.
Under the shining of soft magic lights, the surroundings of the 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 looked at it carefully.
After looking around and confirming that no city guard was still here, he put his hands on his back and walked toward 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, I was asked to ask myself last time, and this time...do you just not want to do it that much?" Duan Qing said helplessly until Norman walked away.
"I think it's between these two people..." The 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 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, Nina slowly walked over with her hands free. She squatted 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 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 girl's hand: "Report
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, 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 then a figure appeared on the head of the statue. Faintly, 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 also find some residual flying catkins attached to the end of the cloak.
That cloak is all in tatters.
"It's you."
The person who spoke jumped down from the tall stone statue and arrived in front of Duan Qing and others in an instant. Holding a long sword, he looked up and down like a swordsman at the target in his field of vision, and then said.
"What's your... name? By the way." He gestured with one hand.
"The leader of the Fool's Adventure Group, right?"
This chapter has been completed!