One hundred and thirty-four. The only bloodline of the mother of the swamp
Plolin neighborhood.
There is only one street across from the slums, and the people coming and going are no longer gentlemen and ladies, only commoners and poor people in simple clothes.
The carriage stopped at the front of the block. The hungry people's greedy eyes fell on the carriage, and some of them stared at Lu Li who came down from the carriage.
Anna pushed Lu Li to the door, knocked on the door, and stood quietly behind Lu Li.
Staggering footsteps sounded from behind the door, and then an old voice asked: "Who is it?"
"Investigator Lu Li, Marsh...Princess Roland asked me to come here."
There was a momentary pause behind the door. There was a soft click, and the wooden door opened a crack. An old face appeared behind the crack, looking at Lu Li warily: "Princess Roland?"
"Yes."
"It's impossible for ordinary people to know my bloodline..." Lilia said to herself, retreating and opening the door. "No matter who you are... come in young man, I hope you don't have any ill intentions."
The wheelchair could not pass through the narrow wooden door, so Lu Li had no choice but to get out of the wheelchair. The old man approached the dilapidated wooden house with strange eyes.
When Anna, who was the last to enter, wanted to close the door, Lilia whispered as a reminder: "The security here is not very good, and the price of food is getting more and more expensive."
After a slight pause, Anna stopped closing the door and maintained the status quo of being able to see the carriage outside.
A wise old man, if a stranger has malicious intentions, her shouts are enough to be heard by the residents outside.
"Tell me, what is your purpose for coming to me? Look at where I live, our family has nothing left." The old man asked warily.
Anna looked around the simply decorated room. The only thing that made her pause was the photo frame on the dining table.
Inside was a beautiful young woman.
Is this what the Swamp Mother looks like? Anna, who has never seen the Swamp Mother, thought to herself.
"As I said, Princess Roland entrusted me to come here." Lu Li repeated.
The second time she mentioned this title, old Lilia had a flash of reminiscence and her guard went away: "Did you get the princess's relics?"
"No, it's Princess Roland herself, to a certain extent."
Lilia only guessed that Lu Li was here for the family property. When she got the unexpected answer, the old man was stunned and suddenly remembered Lu Li's initial self-introduction that he had almost forgotten.
"You are an exorcist...her ghost still exists in the world?!"
The old man's expression became excited, and some figures passing by on the street even looked at him curiously.
"Absolutely." Lu Li continued without explaining the strange system to her: "Due to some reasons, she lost most of her past memories. I was responsible for helping her retrieve them, so I found you. Do you still have any records of your past?"
"Of course... of course... we have never forgotten the old glory of Toyaragon..."
Tears filled Lilia's cloudy eyes: "Can you take me to see her..."
"I'm afraid not." Lu Li shook his head: "She is on the swamp road. Both there and her are in danger."
Unless the old man is willing to become a dependent of the Swamp Mother, but the latter may not be willing.
How could the Swamp Mother, who already possessed a trace of humanity, turn her last bloodline into something monstrous?
"I'm not afraid of danger. My family has nothing left. I just hope to serve the former princess..." Lilia's sad prayer was hard to refuse.
Lu Li didn't answer and turned his head to look at Anna.
"Bringing an extra person won't slow us down," Anna said.
Lu Li nodded lightly and said to Lilia: "We are here to attend the Exorcist Council the day after tomorrow, and we will take you away after it is over. If she does not allow you to stay in the territory or you are not suitable to stay there, I will take you to Xi
Mfast."
"Thank you, please wait."
Sensing that Lu Li was about to leave, Lilia stopped him, pulled out a suitcase full of patches from under the bed, took out a few books and gave them to Lu Li.
"It contains the inheritance of our family. I feel more at ease if I put it in your hands." The old man already had unconditional trust in Lu Li.
After all, no one would cheat an old man who has nothing.
"Isn't it safe here?" Lu Li understood the implication of Lilia's words.
As he finished speaking, the sound of horses suddenly came from outside the wooden house.
Several gangsters gathered in front of the carriage and wanted to take him away.
"I'll take care of it." Anna walked towards the outside of the wooden house.
The old man did not hide anything: "I don't know why the royal family's control over the city is weakening. The Harles gang in the slums has recently made an idea of this neighborhood. They may occupy it at any time..."
"The group outside the door should be them. Go and help your friends. The Harles Gang is as difficult as hyenas. Your identity may be able to force them away..."
In order to stabilize and observe the official attitude, gangs may not force the residents here, except for the lonely elderly people. Being helpless and weak, they are the best targets for bullying. By then, Lilia's only food and property will be deprived of them.
, waiting to die helplessly, extinguishing the last glimmer of light from the Toaragon family.
"You pack your luggage and we will take you to the hotel."
Lu Li said and walked towards the door.
Anna, who was inconvenient to use her strength, warned them patiently and coldly, supported Lu Li as he walked onto the street and said, "They said they are from the Harles Gang."
"We want your-"
The shout of a gangster was stopped by the little leader wearing a turban. He recognized the strange badge on Lu Li's coat: "Are you an exorcist?"
"yes."
The little boss apologized without hesitation: "I'm really sorry, Mr. Exorcist, we didn't mean it, we'll leave right now -"
As the voice fell, a turbulent air suddenly hit the figure who had slipped to the side of the carriage and wanted to secretly take the reins.
The figure screamed and flew backwards, hitting the wall across the street with a bang.
The frightened horse was about to become restless, but was suppressed by an irresistible force and was unable to move.
There was silence around the street for a moment, then screams suddenly broke out.
The people yelled at the monster and fled, and chaos quickly spread outward.
In the slightly cold temperature, cold sweat appeared on the little leader's forehead. He kept retreating quietly. When he was far enough away, he and his men hurriedly fled.
Anna's cloak fell slowly, and she whispered apologetically: "I'm sorry, I..."
"The problem is not with us." Lu Li ignored the fleeing gangster and slowly walked up to the gangster who wanted to steal the horse.
He clutched his chest and crawled on the ground in fear, trying to get away from Mu Su.
At this moment, a shilling fell on him, halting his movements.
"Go to the doctor, and then think about the meaning of what you have done." Lu Li looked down at the young man calmly, turned and walked away.
"We just want to survive!"
Suddenly, a young man's roar came from behind, and there was a sound like something was breaking.
It is meaningless to talk about morality to the people at the bottom. It is something that only people who have enough food and clothing to think about.
So Lu Li persuaded him to eat meat if he didn't want to, and he and Lilia got into the carriage and slowly left the street.
Only the calm voice echoed in the young man's ears.