"Uh, so this person is your adopted daughter?"
After standing there and confronting the man in front of him who didn't want to reveal his name and identity for a while, Duan Qing finally pried out some more clear information from the other man's mouth. He stared at the man who still looked impatient.
The man faced off for a while, and finally said something unexpected: "She also lived here from outside?"
"I don't know." The tribal man answered in a cold voice, but there were obvious pauses in his words: "How do I know where she comes from? She can come from wherever she wants. Anyway, she has already followed her.
I don’t have a relationship anymore.”
"Listening to the full name you just mentioned, this woman doesn't seem to be a tribal member of the grassland." Lifting his chin, Duan Qing couldn't help but repeat the name he just heard: "Nadi...
Brünnhilde Cynthia—what a name that can reveal countless possibilities and symbols.”
"Hmph." To Duan Qing's expectation, the man's cold snort and displeasure became more obvious: "Nashia...if it weren't for the elders' questioning..."
"What did you say?"
"nothing."
Not hearing the increasingly low self-murmur, Duan Qing leaned his head closer and asked. The tribe man who noticed and woke up then closed his mouth with an indifferent response, seemingly not intending to continue talking.
This topic came up: "Do you have any questions? If not, just leave as soon as possible."
"Well, it seems there are many hidden things." After still staring at this man for a long time, Duan Qing finally exhaled and slowly closed his eyes: "But being able to get this name is already a great help.
Okay... Let’s move on to the next question, about your daughter—oh, no, it’s the process of the woman’s disappearance. Can you tell us more details?"
"The details of the disappearance? Ha." He let out a more disdainful sneer, and the man looked back at Duan Qing's face with an increasingly strange look: "You actually asked me such a question? Didn't the elder tell you?"
"Uh." As if he noticed something was wrong, Duan Qing shrank his head: "When we took over this task from the elders, we did not receive any more detailed descriptions and details..."
"Foreigners, don't ask too much about things that have nothing to do with you. It won't help your situation at all." The voice of the tribal man whose only head was exposed outside the tent was full of hostility: "If you don't want to die too quickly, just be honest."
Go back in person."
"After all, this is the task we have taken on. Even if it is for our own brand, we will continue to investigate." Duan Qing replied without hesitation: "But since you are unwilling to tell us this, we will respect it.
Your choice, so-"
"Regarding the explanation of this missing person mission, are there any more suspicious clues provided to us?" He spread his hands towards the other party and made a helpless gesture: "There is no detailed information, the situation and process of the disappearance
No, then you should give us some directions to search."
"..."
Seemingly falling into silence, the man from the tribe lowered his head and did not say another word. The bustling crowd surrounding Duan Qing also became more and more numerous as time went by.
Those attention gifts also made Duan Qing, who was waiting there, feel more and more uncomfortable: "Well, if there are really no clues to provide, then I will leave first."
"Apollon." He suddenly said three words, and the tribal man wrapped in tent curtains replied expressionlessly: "Go away."
"Apollon?" He repeated these three words, and the expression on Duan Qing's face became more confused: "What is that? A name of a person? A name of a place? Or - hehehehe."
"Forget it." Looking at the scene of the man disappearing into the tent, the gray-robed magician finally put away the hand he wanted to extend: "I'd better go find out myself."
"Such a weird situation actually made me a little bit more interested."
His eyes followed the crowds of people and extended towards the endless tents and settlements. Duan Qing slowly focused on the light shining in his eyes as he moved forward. The gray figure also merged with the surroundings as the sun rose.
Other Hulun people wearing the same gray and white tribal costumes merged together, as if they had become the same members of the surrounding settlements that were noisy and hawking. The top of the white tent that reflected the sunlight also followed the splashing of lively atmosphere.
Spread out on both sides of the road, the green grass that should have been located here has also become much sparser due to the countless people walking back and forth. As more and more people walk, they gradually disappear into open spaces and wilderness, and will also appear here.
A huge-looking tent contrasts particularly clearly: "Is this Apollon?"
“The center of the Hulun tribe’s settlement is also the high-end residence where many elders of the Hulun tribe gather.”
With a slight breath, Duan Qing, who had arrived here, looked up at the dome of the huge tent in front of him: "Really, even the command center is built so conspicuously, for fear that others will not know..."
Swish.
Then two bright spears flashed before his eyes, and the two Hulun tribe warriors who blocked his steps stared at him sharply: "There is a heavy ground ahead. Where are the people from, please go back quickly."
"I have something I want to visit." Without any sense of surprise, Duan Qing raised his hands in an innocent manner and asked tentatively: "I have a mission... uh, I want to consult on some things. I don't know where to go.
Can any of the elders give me the answer? Anyone can—"
"Elder?" The eyes that stared at him changed a bit with confusion. One of the guards interrupted Duan Qing's voice: "What elder? The elder of our clan? Which elder lives here? Why don't I know?
?”
There was another awkward silence between big eyes and small eyes. Duan Qing's eyes looking forward slowly began to move to the tribal warrior who was talking: "Huh? No elders live here? Not here.
Apollon? The settlement of Hulun elders?"
"Many elders live here, but that is also around here." Pointing to the tops of countless small white tents surrounding the huge tent, the soldier replied matter-of-factly: "In order to facilitate discussions, the elders in the clan
Later, they all moved their residences closer to Apollon, but no one ever said they would move directly into this place, and no one will do so in the future."
"So this place is just a meeting hall?" Duan Qing opened his mouth and involuntarily looked past the obstruction formed by the two intertwined spears again: "It's so grand, but there's no one in it?"
"Face? What nonsense are you talking about?"
As if he didn't understand what the adventurer in front of him was saying even more, the other guard among the two guards replied in a loud voice: "You want to say that this place is very big, right? You think we made this place deliberately."
Like this?"
"Do you have any other reasons for making it so eye-catching?"
"Don't continue to show your ignorance here, foreigners." Finally began to become a little impatient, and the tribal warrior who raised his spear warned in a low voice: "We used such a large tent and spent countless money.
of wealth and hard work—"
"Of course it's because it can only be so big."
Duan Qing, who was driven far away by the pair of spears and almost got into a conflict, could only look back angrily at the outside of the inaccessible huge tent. The silhouettes of guards similar to these soldiers also appeared as his vision extended.
Showing around the huge tent, the gray-robed magician took back his original intention of finding trouble: "Calm down, calm down. In this situation, even if you really sneak in, it will be difficult to come back unharmed.
"
"But there is still useful information." He pursed his lips tightly, and after a while, he mingled with the Hulun tribesmen passing nearby in another hesitant step: "——What?
Is this a warehouse?"
"The warehouse may not be accurate." The ordinary tribesman who was pulled by Duan Qing and asked raised his head with his chin: "But there are indeed many, many things stored in it, and there are many, many people.
He often goes in and out, pulling huge trucks and carriages..."
"Warehouse? No, no, no, this is not a warehouse." Another tribal woman who was pulled by Duan Qing shook her head and replied: "Although many people have gone in and out of that warehouse, I have still seen it.
As for the situation inside, there is a huge building there, bigger than any tent I have ever seen in my life..."
"There is a huge magic weapon stored here!" These were the excited words shouted by a little boy from the tribe who was caught by Duan Qing, dancing and shouting at him: "The adults in our tribe used all their strength to make it
A weapon that came out! It is a very, very huge weapon that can destroy the world! Only the first warrior of our tribe can use it! Just hold it in your hand, and with a bang, the grass on the grassland will be destroyed.
It will all be cut off!”
"Then if that's the case, someone will definitely come to steal this magic weapon." After a long period of questioning, there seemed to be some signs of a breakthrough. Duan Qing squatted down and looked at the face of this tribal boy with a smile: "
Did someone come here two days ago?"
"Who dares to steal this weapon? I'm going to kick his head like a ball!" A fierce look appeared on his young face, and the little boy's voice, imitating his elders, also relaxed the next moment:
"But I did hear that someone broke into this place two days ago, and I haven't found him yet..."
"Oh? Who is that person? Is he powerful?"
"I haven't seen that person, I just heard what others said." The regret on his face became more obvious, and the little boy replied with a disappointed voice: "I just heard what others said, what others said...she is a very good person."
Beautiful big sister."
"Then I'm even more interested." The light in his eyes flashed away, and Duan Qing continued to ask calmly: "What's her name?"
"She's called the bad guy!" gestured with a bow and arrow, and the little boy said with a righteous face: "I heard that she killed many tribesmen that day. My father and other children's fathers are chasing her. As long as she
If we catch her, she will be punished justly!"
"So that's it, he's a bad guy." Finally understanding the general direction of the task in his hands, Duan Qing's words to lure the little boy also contained a hint of sigh: "Then you know where this bad guy has gone.
What? Big brother also wants to catch the bad guys."
"Uncle also wants to catch her? Impossible." Using another title that could make veins appear on Duan Qing's forehead, the little boy shook his hand with contempt: "You don't look like anything at all.
She is so strong and strong, she is far inferior to the warriors I have seen. How could you possibly catch her?"
"How do you know if you haven't tried it? Big brother, I am also appreciated by the elders of the clan." Duan Qingpi smiled and twitched the corners of his mouth: "Look at this record of the missing person notice - this arrest
The scroll of the bad guy’s mission also has Hu Mobei’s name written on it. Do you recognize Hu Mobei? Seeing as you are so young, you must not recognize him, right?”
"Of course I know you!" As expected, his words aroused a huge backlash from the little boy, but his angry shout was obviously full of a sense of lack of energy: "But I don't
I know where the bad guy went, she disappeared after running out of this place that day."
After another period of coercion and inducement, Duan Qing, who was unable to get any more information, finally let the tribal boy go. After being thrown a hand of grass clippings and dirt, he stood up with a wry smile, looking at him and finally hearing from the other man's mouth.
The direction asked: "Running this way?"
"In other words, this missing person notice is actually a wanted order, but Humobei didn't mention this?" Duan Qing said to himself, holding his chin and looking at the road in that direction.
Patrolling back and forth between the depths and the huge tent in front of him: "What happened to make these Hulun elders and soldiers keep silent, but secretly want to arrest people?"
"Except for the rumors like children, the other ordinary people here seem to know nothing." He recalled the information provided by other people he had asked, and the depth in his eyes began to appear.
It became heavier and heavier: "The information was blocked very deeply. The 'father' was also tight-lipped at the beginning and was unwilling to say anything... It seems that some kind of more important secret is involved."
"Suspicious, so suspicious." After constantly sorting out all the information he had learned so far, the gray-robed magician's eyes began to move involuntarily: "It's like -"
"It's just as suspicious as that carriage."
He clapped his hands, and his attention fell on a certain cargo carriage that was emerging from the huge tent and slowly leaving in that direction.
This chapter has been completed!