After delivering the guests, the carriage did not leave immediately. Instead, it stopped in an open space and waited to take the guests back to the guest house.
As a wanderer returning home, William stepped forward and knocked on the door without hesitation. Lin and Miriam stood behind, observing the large house.
Unlike the capital of the Gwana Empire, the Imperial City of Nineveh wanted to build houses on all the enclosed land, so almost all the houses in the imperial city were wall-to-wall. Fortunately, they were all masonry buildings, so they were not one-sided. Burn the whole area. The houses in the Imperial City of Neucken in the Karlsruhe Empire all have courtyards. The difference is just how big or small they are.
From Lin's inspection, the courtyard of the mansion in front of him was not very big. But with the high walls, it effectively prevented outsiders from peeking into the interior. There were rows of door nails and iron plates on the two opposite doors. Strengthen it, and you can see that its defense power is amazing.
However, I don’t know why, in such a large house, there are not many living people inside.
Is this just going out? Or is it some other situation? Lin has not considered being replaced by the undead in large numbers, because even skeletons or zombies will appear under someone's detection, but the way of expressing life is different.
William knocked on the door, and someone soon answered the door. But a doorhole was opened from the small door on the side. The person inside revealed his eyes and looked sideways at the two people standing in front of the door, dressed in strange clothes. Add an elf.
In fact, if you just look at the appearance of the group of people in strange clothes, the people inside might just close the door hole and ignore them. Maybe it is the tranquility and beauty of Miriam, the female elf, that makes people like it, and they peek inside. The person sitting there was silent for a moment and then asked: "Who are you?"
"Is old Ajean here? Old Agen, the lizard man." William walked to the small door on the side and said casually.
The people inside asked again: "Old Arang? What are you doing with him?"
"Tell old Agen that William is back."
The person inside looked at it for a while, with confusion in his eyes. He said, "Wait." Then he quickly closed the door hole.
After a while, there was a sound of panic running from inside the door. The door hole on the small door opened again, revealing a pair of eyes and a face that did not belong to humans. He turned his face sideways and looked hard at a small person. After a while, he said excitedly: "Master William, is it really you, Master William?"
"Hey, old Agen, it's great that you are still here as expected. Open the door." After saying hello, William directly ordered people to do things as usual.
The lizard man old Arang said hurriedly: "Of course, of course, young master, please wait for me for a moment." The door hole was closed again, but this small door was immediately opened, and the lizard man revealed his true face for the first time and said: " Master, are these two your guests?"
"Yes. Let us go in first." William said.
"Of course, of course. Welcome home, Master William." The lizard man said respectfully as he made way for the small door.
Lin and Miriam followed William and walked into the mansion. At the same time, they noticed that except for the lizard man, everyone else's expressions were wary and disgusted.
It can only be said that such an attitude is not surprising at all. What does the poem say: "When a young boy leaves home and his elder brother returns, his local accent remains unchanged and his hair on his temples fades. When children see each other, they don't recognize each other. They laugh and ask where the guests are from." 'Children can laugh, but adults can only be vigilant in every possible way.
Entering the mansion, Lin originally thought he could see the landscaping design of the Jiangnan courtyard. Unfortunately, what he saw was a cold, empty stone courtyard with no landscaping to speak of. In terms of practicality for stacking things, it is, because it is.
In the corner of the courtyard, dried fish are being dried, and there are fishing nets hanging next to them.
"Master, it's great that you can come back. Have you come back to see the master? He has been thinking of you." Old Arang was like those old people who love to talk, saying the same words over and over again. Then he said it again.
He asked: "Master, where do you want to stay? Master's study? Or the living room? Although your room has been reserved for you, it has not been used for a long time. It needs to be tidied up before it can be occupied."
William was not embarrassed and simply replied: "No need, just go to your place. My friend has something to ask you."
"Okay, okay, please come with me." The lizard man took the group to a small hall in the other courtyard, and greeted them back and forth without a moment's leisure. Then he kept asking William about his experiences over the years, and his mouth.
There was no stopping for a moment. Lin even wanted to ask questions without even having a chance to interrupt.
William didn't look bored, and chatted enthusiastically with the lizard man. And when meeting such old family members, an indispensable part of the drama is to talk about a lot of embarrassing things in childhood. William talked about it bit by bit, one by one.
He remembered them all clearly, and showed nostalgic expressions from time to time. This made old Arang chat more enthusiastically.
Come on! Anyway, after nearly twenty years of returning home, Lin doesn’t feel that he is too anxious about his own affairs. It would be good to hear about William’s experiences in recent years and as a child. Otherwise, this man would not talk about these things normally. He is not good at hearing.
Woolen cloth.
Miriam is also good at setting up the atmosphere, and all kinds of answers are just right. Compared with a certain traveler who only knows how to complain, it is not difficult to understand why one has many friends and the other has no friends...
However, when a few people were chatting happily, they heard a commotion outside. It seemed that a large group of people had returned, shouting and shouting. After a while, the noise was getting closer and closer.
Stepping into the courtyard where the servants stay.
"Who is back! William is back! Didn't he die outside? What are you doing back now!"
Accompanied by loud roars, several men who looked similar to William, but were much more powerful, less calm and more brash, squeezed into the door of the small hall of the other courtyard.
Is this the atmosphere of brothers reuniting after a long separation? Looking at the expressions of disgust on everyone's faces, Lin felt that this trip back to the William family would not end so easily.
In particular, among this group of people, there were some who were wearing clothes, some whose clothes were torn, some who were disfigured, and some with disheveled hair. All of them had big things in their hands, as if they had just come back from a fight. And they all looked fierce.
, and blocked the door tightly.
Not only the front door was blocked, but also the passages or doorways outside the small halls were blocked by fierce strong men. Everyone was glaring at William, and Lin and Miriam were also implicated. Only the old lizard was blocked.
The man acted panicked, blocked in front of William, and said to the others with a stern look: "Young Master, you just came back, why are you blocking me here if you don't take care of yourself and treat your injuries?"
The person who led the door blocking didn't care at all about the lizard man's questions. He only stared at William and said, "You shouldn't have come back at this time. After being away for so long, you shouldn't have come back. How can you stay here safely?"
Isn’t it good to live outside? Brother.”
William, however, faced his situation quite calmly. He did not panic like the old lizard man, nor did he show any special interest. He just watched. Then he looked slightly puzzled, as if he didn't understand either.
Why are these people targeting themselves so much?
Even William didn't understand, and of course Lin was even more confused. Miriam, as before, acted like a competent vase and remained silent. Lin had no choice but to say: "Everyone, we are back..."
"No need to say more!" The group of people in front of them didn't care what others thought. Interrupting what Lin wanted to say, the leader said directly: "Since we have the same surname, don't say that I didn't give you a chance. William, come out.
, have a fight with me. If you lose, leave immediately. Go as far as you can and never come back. If you win, everything will follow the rules."
"Actually..." Someone struggled to explain, but was interrupted.
William said decisively: "I refuse."
"I said..." Someone continued to struggle.
The person who led the intrusion said angrily: "Why do you refuse?"
"I don't like fighting with people who are weaker than me. It feels very painful, do you know." William said it as if it was a matter of course, without even looking at the other person.
"That..." Someone struggled desperately!
"Hmph! I don't know if the white swordsman of the Ikaruga Alliance with the same name and surname is rumored outside. But no matter if it is or not, you have only one end today, and that is to become my defeated general. Others will call you politely.
Sword Master, it's just because you have never faced me. Since you dare to come back today, there is no other way for you except losing. Drag him out!"
The last sentence was obviously a greeting to his group of younger brothers. The people who surrounded and blocked the door did not hesitate to raise their weapons at the command, roared like killing pigs, and were about to attack.
It's not like you just want to drag people out.
Just when Lin was thinking about whether it was time to use flash to escape, William took action!
No one could clearly see the movements of his right hand. He moved out quickly and retracted quickly! His fingertips compressed the air to the limit, and at the moment before the breakthrough, it popped out towards the crowd. This is the famous combat skill of the warrior - continuous bullet shock wave. It not only hurts
The people also stirred up the airflow in the small hall, causing a strong wind.
This shock wave did not penetrate the person, but it was worse than if it penetrated the person, because all the power penetrated into the internal organs of the body. The powerful impact directly knocked the person to the ground.
In an instant, everyone surrounding the small hall fell to the ground, vomiting blood. Those who could still moan were those with high enough skills. More people fainted directly, with blood foaming at the mouth. Although they were not injured,
He may be beaten to death by the shock wave, but he may be choked to death by his own blood.
Behind the people who fell to the ground, there was another group of gray-haired old men standing in the yard, looking at everything in surprise.
Someone who had always wanted to explain, looked at the wounded soldiers everywhere, and felt not only helpless, but also aggrieved. Fortunately, William still missed the old friendship and didn't kill all the people, just beat them to the ground. But looking at this, many people don't
If you save it, you may not need to save it, you can just bury it in the ground.
On the contrary, the person who did all this just dusted off the non-existent dust on his body, straightened the sleeve of his right hand, and adjusted it to its position. William rarely showed a helpless expression and said: "Look, I'm just telling you.
You are too weak and not worthy of my action. You actually want me to go outside and have a fight with you? You can't even make me move my feet, so don't say those impossible words."