"I knew there must be someone behind this."
Running in the alleys of the city streets, Duan Qing seemed to be talking to himself: "We should have been targeted a long time ago. It has been like this from the beginning."
"Can you explain it in words that I can understand!" The red hair was flying backwards, and Qian Zhihe, who was clinging to his chest, hugged his neck and said loudly: "Also, the people behind are...
We’re going to catch up!”
"rest assured."
Stopping suddenly and turning, an abandoned shelf filled with sundries suddenly fell down when Duan Qing passed by, blocking the intersection he had just turned around. The startled girl was about to rejoice for a while, in front of them
Ahead, at the end of the alley, more shouts came from that place.
"Hello!"
"Go this way!"
After turning a corner again, the figure of the man carrying a long knife disappeared into the mouth of another alley in an instant.
"I'm afraid those chasing us are not a group of people."
While running along the light, Duan Qing's breathing remained steady and orderly: "I don't know why they started fighting, but so far, nearly three groups of people have come to intercept us."
"Ordinary players can't do this."
"Do they have any grudge against you?" Qianzhihe asked loudly: "Are we just unlucky?"
"There is a possibility of encountering someone by chance." Duan Qing replied in a low voice: "But... the probability of someone deliberately causing trouble for us is still a bit higher."
"Ah? You are..."
"Unless that house was a trap deliberately left, we shouldn't have been discovered like this." Duan Qing lowered his head and looked at the robe of the girl in his arms, his eyes focused but as if he were somewhere else:
"Based on the situation when I came here before, those people either followed us here, or... they have been staying here."
"ah!"
Whoosh——
As the red girl suddenly screamed, a long sword suddenly flew over Duan Qing's head. He subconsciously shortened his body and rushed out of the alley: "You are following so closely..."
"Are they players from the aristocratic faction? Why do you want to help them guard the house?"
"It's not good now. It's not certain whether they are players from the Principality."
"What? Are they sent here by the empire..."
"Shh."
Taking a few steps suddenly, Duan Qing's figure disappeared into the entrance of another alley, among a pile of short boxes. His rapid breathing stopped in an instant. After a while, a group of players with the sound of running appeared.
A group of people passed by here and rushed deep into the alley in an instant.
"quick!"
"Where are the people?"
"Did you see them just now?"
"Didn't see..."
"Be sure to catch them, they must have been there."
"Even if we can't keep them, we still need to find out their identities! Let's go!"
The dense footsteps quickly faded away, and not long after, the figures of Duan Qing and Qian Zhihe appeared from below the pile of wooden boxes: "Fortunately, I hid on the lower floor, and my ID was revealed when I saw it.
…”
"...Brother Qingshan is so powerful, he can even hide from this..."
"Uh, why doesn't it sound like you're complimenting me?" Duan Qing squinted at the girl in his arms: "As a qualified adventurer, this is a necessary skill, and you will learn it sooner or later.
of."
"No, am I like a female snitch?"
"It doesn't look like it, but you still don't want to run with me." The latter curled his lips and said, "You still don't want to run by yourself..."
"I really can't jump over that wall! And you didn't let me go after that, right?" The girl snickered for a while, then struggled to the ground and said indignantly: "If they hadn't been chasing me so closely, I would have also
sure!"
"What's wrong?"
"That black uncle is the one named Kima." As if she just remembered it, the girl grabbed Duan Qing's arm and shouted: "Is he going to be okay?"
"Did you just remember it?" Duan Qing shook his head helplessly: "Don't worry, even if the two of us are caught ten times, he may not be caught... Huh?"
His words suddenly stopped - the footsteps of several people suddenly came closer from far away, and they rushed out of the alley they had just passed before, and then came face to face with Duan Qing and the other two who had no time to hide. Perhaps they did not expect it.
You will meet two people here. The players who ran out were obviously stunned for a moment. The man at the front took out the big sword from his back the next moment: "Mo, Mo Shang Qingshan!"
"I knew it was you..." The arm covering his forehead hung down weakly, and Duan Qing sighed with a headache: "You guys, please stop being so idle, okay?"
"Stop talking nonsense!" Aqiang, codenamed, took a step forward and said in a stern voice: "You were lucky in the spectator server just now, but now you are not so good... Oops!"
A brick that was broken into half hit him on the back of the head.
"Who is it? Who hit me?"
"It's your grandpa!"
Before he finished speaking, several players with mixed equipment and nondescript players shouted and rushed out from the alley further behind. But before the codename Aqiang could figure out the situation, those few people themselves were confused: "Brother, big brother
No, they are not the same group as before..."
"Ah? Really?" The man who appeared at the beginning retracted his fist, then scratched his head: "Ah hahaha, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, we are chasing someone, admit it, admit it..."
"Yes, can you admit your mistake?" A player next to Aqiang immediately shouted: "You don't even recognize our eldest brother, are you tired of living?"
"Ah? Big brother? That, that, I'm sorry for being stupid..."
"You..." Code name Aqiang gritted his teeth, as if enduring great anger: "Which road are you on?"
"Misunderstanding, it's just a misunderstanding. Don't be angry, brother." Although his face and body were bruised and swollen, the man still walked forward with his head bowed: "Our brother has told us that we should make good friends and not cause trouble.
We are all going out, so we want to make friends with each other...I'll fight!"
When he finally came to A Qiang's side, he punched him in the face: "Damn it, you guys were guarding that door early. What are you doing if you're not a group? Do you think I'm stupid?"
"Brother!"
"Hit me!"
"Kill them!"
"Brother, those two people ran away!"
"...Chase, don't let them go!"
In the chaos, Duan Qing, who was holding Qian Zhihe's arm, rushed out from the other side of the alley and started his escape again amidst the shouts from behind: "These people..."
"What's going on?" the girl running behind shouted: "Why don't I understand?"
"I don't understand either!" Duan Qing said without looking back: "Ignore it, run away first..."
"They're here!"
Before Duan Qing could finish, the group of people who had been chasing him finally turned back from the other side of the alley because they sensed something was wrong: "Quick! Stop him!"
"...for Brother Em."
"What should we do, Brother Qingshan? There is no way out!"
"...Then we can only go up."
"Ah? You have to climb again? But it's so high...ahhhhhh!"
The sound of a rapidly approaching pursuit and the girl's scream sounded at the same time - Duan Qing, who picked up his white robe again, suddenly stepped on the stone wall next to him, and then stepped on the opposite stone wall in everyone's sight.
They ascended alternately along both sides of the narrow alley, and flew to the end of the house in a few moments. The sound of fighting still sounded from behind not far away from them, but the girl's screams had gradually stopped, and also stopped.
The movements and shouts of everyone in the alley.
"Climb, jump over the wall?"
"Still holding someone?"
"Brother, what should we do?"
"You're really good at it...Go on, let's block them! Where is that over there? Call us the nearest one..."
"Eight! Fangzi!"
"exist!"
"Come on you two!"
The two sides blocking each other below had different reactions. Among the crowd on the far side, two figures jumped out in response, and then, with the stunned expression of the codename Aqiang, they jumped to the house one after another in the same way.
above. But before they could land safely, a fireball with a long tail flew over their heads.
boom--!
"Okay, we should be safe now." Duan Qing said with a wry smile: "It's been completely exposed."
"Ah?" The girl in his arms, whose hands had just fallen, asked doubtfully: "Isn't this bad?"
"listen."
Following Duan Qing's prompting, Ruowuowu's shouting, mixed with the long flute sound, filled the sky, and they were surrounded from all directions.
************************************
"I have to say that the principality's guards are very efficient in dealing with their own people."
In a corner of the aristocratic district, Duan Qing, who was hiding in an uninhabited room, covered his side and looked up at the sky outside the window: "Even the player's troops showed up... How much did they rain?
Blood money."
"So many players have joined the Principality Guard?" Qianzhihe on the side retracted his observation gaze and ran back to Duan Qing: "How could there be so many people..."
"It's not like you don't know about the thing that the Principality Council is considering." Duan Qing gasped: "It's probably not a big deal to test the experimental effect in advance. And... even if they don't have that thing, they can do it just by relying on rewards.
That’s it.”
"After all... we are all greedy adventurers."
"I would like to know how much of the bounty is hanging on me." The girl curled her lips in dissatisfaction, then knelt down beside Duan Qing and observed carefully: "You, how is your injury?"
"It's okay, he won't die." Duan Qing replied with a smile: "On the contrary, the bodies of those guards... leaving them there will be a big problem after all."
"Actually..." The girl hesitated for a while, then whispered: "Actually, we can make it clear to them..."
"It's impossible. This kind of thing will definitely get darker and darker." Duan Qing shook his head, and then slowly took off the light armor on his upper body: "The best result is that the two of us disappear quietly.
Nothing happened here...it's a pity."
"Then, what should we do now?" The girl stared at the debris scattered on the ground and murmured with some disappointment: "We killed so many people..."
"Fool, we will be unlucky if we don't kill them, okay? By then we won't be able to hide our identities even if we want to..." Duan Qing grinned and covered his wounds. Duan Qing finally took out a large bandage from his waist.
He began to try to bandage himself: "Once we become famous, we will no longer want to stay in the principality."
"If things go wrong, we might even be charged with treason."
"Ah?" the girl exclaimed, "How can it be so serious?"
"Sneaking into the homes of nobles in the principality, killing people and setting fires is already big enough." After finishing this sentence with a smile, Duan Qing's face gradually darkened: "Not to mention... there are things in the dark room.
"
"The things recorded in that log are some incredible things."
"Isn't that an ordinary guide?" Qianzhihe asked doubtfully: "Have you ever been with that Kima..."
"You lied to him." Duan Qing turned sideways and tried hard to pull on one end of the bandage: "Those things I saw, but..."
A hint of coolness suddenly came from his fingers, which was the feeling when the red girl's stretched out hand touched him: "I, I will help you."
"……Thanks."
The atmosphere in the room was silent for a while, and then Qian Zhihe's voice rang out urgently: "Well, that! What was that thing you saw? Why can't you tell the person from the Shadow Society?"
"Stand, stand."
Duan Qing tilted his head and let the other party wrap around his waist. Duan Qing said without looking back: "No matter how they use money to do things, they are still the spokesperson of the civilian faction. Even if they have no ideas themselves, if those congressmen are allowed to
We know..."
"I'm afraid there will be great turmoil in the principality's parliament."
"So serious?" the red girl said softly: "Isn't there some records in the diary?"
"In a nutshell, it's the secret words of a group of guys lurking here." Duan Qing lowered his head and smiled: "I also saw some things about myself that I have experienced."
"You..." the girl whispered: "It turns out that you have long..."
"It's just some speculation that cannot stand any scrutiny." Duan Qing explained: "Why, do you really think of me as someone from the empire?"
"But, but so many people came after me..." the girl gritted her teeth and said, "There are also players who know you... won't we be exposed?"
"Well..." Duan Qing spread his hands helplessly: "I can only pray that they will show their favor."
"..."
"Okay, okay, I know what you're worried about." After another unspeakable silence, Duan Qing's voice sounded again: "How about we go find the Speaker together after the news has passed?"
"...Do you know the Speaker?"
"I'm not very familiar with you, but I've met before." Duan Qing said: "This kind of trouble can only be solved by someone of his level, and it is most appropriate to tell him the matter...Shh."
When the girl raised her head, Duan Qing's warning eyes were also given to her. He retracted his outstretched fingers, slowly stretched out towards the giant knife placed aside, and then held the handle of the knife.
In an instant, the muscles all over his body tightened - amidst the chaotic footsteps, a slightly rhythmic knock on the door suddenly sounded, like ripples in water, reverberating in this small house.
"……anyone there?"
"We are the Principality Guard, here to find fugitives."
"...It seems there is no one, but why is the door open?"
squeak--
Amidst the friction of rotten wood, the door not far from where they were was slowly pushed open, and three guys dressed as duchy guards walked in cautiously. Although their movements were standard and their clothes were neat, they were not above their heads.
The names displayed indicate that these three people are real players.
"Hey, I bumped into a treasure." The man crouched around for a while, then straightened up: "There is really no one... Brothers, search quickly and take away everything valuable!"
"How could there be anything good in a place like this? It's probably been searched several times..."
"Otherwise, what are we going to do, really help them find some fugitive? Don't tell me, you really have hope of finding him... Huh?"
His eyes were drawn to the room that had not been cleaned for a long time, and something suddenly appeared somewhere - in the air full of decay, a white bandage was slowly floating down from above, and then fell to the thick black floor.
among the dust. (To be continued.)
This chapter has been completed!