Seeing Sigrid taking out the knife and walking towards him step by step, Devin struggled fiercely. However, after resisting the soul-cleansing light, he was exhausted. How could he survive Huogu's pressure?
Escape.
"don't want…"
Devin, who had no chips in his hand, looked at Aesop not far away in horror.
"Interesting look."
Seeing Aesop starting to struggle, Devin, who thought he could seize a chance of survival, heard Lu Yu speak lightly.
Aesop really wanted Lu Yu to stop immediately and wanted to take the people here back and let his father deal with them.
But Lu Yu's words brought him back to his senses.
Devin looked at himself for the first time, proving that he knew very well that the only person here who could feel compassion and had the ability to save him was himself.
And the reason why he has such a judgment is precisely because he is kind enough.
A strange feeling of resistance arose spontaneously, and I swallowed the words I was about to say.
Aesop didn't know what this feeling was, but he had made a decision and turned his head.
Lu Yu was very satisfied with Aesop's performance and waved his hand.
Sigrid slashed Devin's throat with a knife without hesitation. With Huo Gu suppressing his magic power, he was unable to struggle at the end. He could only hold his bleeding throat and move in the direction of Aesop.
Xu grabbed a handful.
Sigrid wiped the blood off the knife and walked slowly towards Old Moore.
Old Moore, who could not speak human words, was inexplicably horrified. Devin, who was also a sixth-level magician, was splashed with blood on the spot. He originally thought that a sacrifice would be enough to calm the anger of the dragon and Lu Yu, but it seemed far from that.
He was so weak that he could not defend himself, and his face was red with anxiety.
Seeing that Sigrid had already started to go through the process, Old Moore waited for the life-saving "Wait a minute".
It was Lu Yu who spoke. After he finished speaking, he turned around and asked Aesop to issue an order for his followers to take custody of the collapsed Sanctuary Elves.
Aesop thought that Lu Yu had vented enough anger, so he naturally agreed. However, the female guard captain next to Aesop saw some clues. When she escorted the sanctuary elf away, she deliberately did not take Old Moore away.
At a dinner party, there were so many events including poisoning and assassination, a betrayal and attack, a dragon descending from the sky, and the death of a sixth-level magician, Aesop couldn't help but feel dizzy.
The anger was washed away by confusion, and Aesop covered his head and sat on the chair, a little at a loss.
Because Aesop's head guard cleared the place, only Old Moore, an eyesore, was left.
Being stared at by the dragon and the dragon girl, with two masses of fog, one black and one white, surrounding him, one on the left and one on the right, Old Moore's heart was beating fast.
How can he enjoy such treatment?
Judging from the situation at the scene, there is a high probability that he will not die. After all, if you want to kill him, you can kill him directly. Lu Yu is not the kind of person who is nagging.
While he was thinking wildly, Lu Yu pulled Aesop and dragged two chairs in front of him.
"Old Moore, congratulations, my plan to kill you has been abandoned."
Because he could not speak, Old Moore, who was lying limply on the ground, supported himself and saluted Lu Yu half-kneeling to express his surrender and respect.
"Don't get me wrong. Although I have a good temper, you all want to kill me. Turning you all into corpses is my usual style."
Old Moore put his head close to the ground in fear, showing in a humble manner that he would never have any thoughts of becoming an enemy of Lu Yu.
Sigrid and Hogu looked down upon the villain like Old Moore. A sixth-level magician and an old elf who had lived for hundreds of years was about to enter the grave. He didn't give up any dignity in order to survive.
If Lu Yu hadn't been here, Huo Gu would have added another breath of soul-cleansing light, turning him into a wisp of smoke.
"It was Aesop who interceded for you and said that losing too many Sanctuary elves in a short period of time might unbalance the situation between Grand and Thoresen, so you saved a life."
Old Moore quickly turned his head towards Aesop.
It was also because of this that he did not see the fleeting confusion on Aesop's face.
However, Aesop reacted very quickly, and he immediately became serious.
"but…"
Old Moore quickly raised his head, extremely nervous.
"Although Aesop bypassed you, the matter cannot be settled here. Among those Sanctuary elves, those who have the biggest objections to Aesop, if you find them out, they will all die."
Old Moore already knew what Lu Yu was going to do, so he didn't dare to disobey and nodded repeatedly.
When Old Moore regained his strength, he immediately found the list of Sanctuary Elf members who traveled to the Silent Mountains this time, and sketched it out.
"Why, you look down on people like Old Moore, right?"
Seeing Sigrid and Huo Gu both showing disdain, Lu Yu asked with a smile.
"He's a servile man with no backbone. He shouldn't be alive," Huogu said.
"It's because he is such a person that I let him live." Lu Yu patted Aesop on the shoulder.
Lu Yu had previously learned from Aesop that Old Moore was a classic profit-seeking person.
Such a weakling, after seeing Huo Gu's strength and knowing that Huo Gu lives in the Silent Mountains, will definitely respect Aesop.
Because of the relationship between Lu Yu and Aesop, he could see it.
He personally wrote the list of those Sanctuary elves who opposed Aesop, which was equivalent to forcing him to Aesop's side.
Once something happened to Aesop, he would not only worry about Lu Yu coming back to settle accounts with him, but also worry about being regarded as Aesop's person when he was liquidated.
Lu Yu patiently informed Aesop of these ideas.
"This is the bodyguard I found for you. Huo Gu also has his own affairs, and he doesn't like to get involved in human affairs, so..."
Huo Gu snorted, acquiescing to Lu Yu's words.
"Are you leaving?" Aesop did not feel happy because he was a blessing in disguise, but he was keenly aware of something.
The Elf King's eyes widened, and the joy that was about to surge into his heart was wiped away by Lu Yu's next words.
"But there is one thing, you must give me an explanation."
The routine indifferent tone made everyone present at Thoreson quickly realize the seriousness of the situation.
Lu Yu was not like this before, probably because he had a pretty good relationship with Aesop. When he came into contact with most people in Thoresen, he always gave people a feeling of spring breeze.
Thinking of the dragon descending from the sky, a strong sense of uneasiness spreads.
The Elf King had also seen strong winds and waves, and immediately welcomed Lu Yu into the palace.
Lu Yu once again stated the reason he had already thought of, and reiterated the fact that the Silent Mountains had been occupied by Hogu.
Everyone who originally planned to take back the Silent Mountains took a peek at Huo Gu outside the palace, and for a moment they didn't know what to do.
"It's your business how you want to deal with it. I was entrusted by you and got this answer with great difficulty. However, someone did not abide by the agreement and tried to poison me and control me in order to obtain the secret of the Silent Mountains."
"Thoreson, should you give me an explanation?"
The Elf King stood up in shock.
Everyone present fell into a daze.
"Poisoning, control...where do we start talking about this?"
Aesop took a step forward and informed everyone in detail about what happened outside the Silent Mountains.
Now everyone felt confident that since Dewen had been executed, they could just push the dead man.
While pushing, everyone was still cursing inwardly, feeling that Devin was unreasonable.
Bypassing so many people and making their own decisions, now that they are dead, they have been thrown a huge problem in front of them, giving them a headache.
Although De Wen died, Lu Yu's anger had not subsided. Lu Yu, who came with the dragon, felt so oppressive that no one dared to talk to him.
There was silence in the hall.
"This is all caused by Devin's own initiative and self-imposed fault. In this case, let Devin's family be responsible for compensating Sir Lu Yu for his losses." Seeing that no one spoke up, Aesop stood up and discussed with Lu Yu that he had already discussed it.
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The Elf King was originally thinking about what kind of compensation could make a giant dragon and a seventh-level magician appease their anger. After hearing what Aesop said, he did not hesitate and turned to look at the messy nobles.
"What do you think?"
"Agree."
"I have no opinion."
No one wants to have anything to do with the Dewen family at this time. Anyway, he is not the one who is unlucky. The right way is to cut him off as soon as possible.
The Elf King asked again: "Sir Lu Yu, are you satisfied with this compensation plan?"
"What if what I want cannot be satisfied by the Dewen family?"
"Then Thoreson will try his best to accommodate your request."
As the Elf King spoke, he used his eyes to signal Aesop, who had a good relationship with Lu Yu, to say something.
Aesop walked up to Lu Yu belatedly and said: "After all, this is Devin's crazy move in pursuit of a breakthrough in rank. I also ask Sir Lu Yu not to misunderstand Thoreson because of this."
Aesop's words attracted a burst of echoes from the nobles.
Lu Yu didn't say anything. He once again took out the list of Lulutis' transformation potions.
"You didn't find it for me last time. Now, I hope you can show me some sincerity."
The Elf King quickly circulated the list to all the nobles, and soon someone identified it and said that the Dewen family happened to have the items Lu Yu needed.
It's really interesting. The last time the Elf King handed over this list to search for it, the people below couldn't find it after searching for a long time. They couldn't even provide any clues. Now they suddenly have a clue.
Two other families close to Dewen's territory volunteered to summon their clansmen and asked them to fetch the items on the list for Lu Yu.
Lu Yu did not stop the people from these two families. He knew very well that as long as these people went there, they would not be able to just collect materials for him.
But he didn't bother to mention it.
If Devin hadn't been so mean and planned to kill himself, he wouldn't have ended up like this.
Taking this opportunity, he hoped to make Aesop remember a truth deeply.
It is not a good thing to always be considered kind, because powerless kindness often brings the label of being weak and can be bullied.
Appropriate violence can allow you to gain a foothold in a chaotic environment.
The kindness of the weak and the gentleness of the strong, most people can only remember the latter. This is the reality of this world.
Lu Yu continued to make requests: "Except for the materials on the list, I want half of his family's property and replace them all with highly versatile magic materials. Don't fool me, otherwise the dragon that was awakened by you will not mind setting your fire on fire."
territory."
"Of course, you can also choose to slay the dragon, but it concerns my promise to him. I will definitely stand on the same front with him, even if Aesop intercedes."
The two families who had just sent people to Dewen's house called again in a panic and issued new rules for searching their homes.
No one among the nobles present felt inappropriate about this naked act of cannibalism. Instead, they felt it was a pity that Devin was not near their own territory.
The Elf King's eyes moved back and forth between Aesop and Lu Yu. After a while, he seemed to understand something.