The sun was setting in the west, and Ai Luo dragged his tired steps back.

The Napa on his head was lying very comfortably, enjoying the warmth of the setting sun. It seemed that the sunshine at this moment was already worth it.

"I need to take a good rest tonight. I'm really tired."

Ai Luo muttered, but Napa still didn't answer. When he reached the door, he realized that the door that had been closed when he went out in the morning had now been reopened.

As soon as they stepped into the guild, the first thing they saw was Coco, Buffy and Brad sitting at the dining table. When these three guild members saw their guild leader coming in, they immediately stood up and greeted them with smiles.

"Hey! It seems that you have completed your mission well."

Ai Luo waved his hand, and Brad immediately came over and took the sack in his hand, while Coco moved out of the way to pour milk for him and put down the bowls and chopsticks.

"President, where have you been? We were so anxious that we almost wanted to find you."

Airo took a sip of milk and wiped his mouth. At this time, Napa also flew down and drank from the milk saucer prepared by Coco.

"Didn't I leave a note?"

Arrow pointed to the bulletin board.

"ah……?"

Well, all three of them looked very surprised. Brad immediately rushed to the bulletin board, pointed at the words on it, and read word by word: "I...am...pm

...Night...what? President, this scribbling of unknown origin below...is it your signature?"

Well, it seems that I really shouldn’t use too high-end writing style. This soldier can only understand it in the morning and afternoon. Also, what is scribbling? My handwriting has been well received!

Coco covered her head and said apologetically: "I'm sorry... Brother President, we didn't care... Because there have always been tasks assigned to us directly by Brother President, and we didn't even think of reading the notice.

column……"

...Forget it, it'll be fine.

Everyone sat down around the dining table again. Ai Luo picked up a piece of bread and took two bites. Coco beside him said -

"Brother President, there is something I want to tell you. The thief from before is here again today."

With a pop, the bread that had just been put into his mouth spurted out.

This is a bit fast!

Although Arrow thought that Cream might come back, the speed was too fast! If he came back so soon, does that mean Merlin and his gang would also arrive soon?!

"Where are the others?!"

Ai Luo shouted quickly.

Seeing Ai Luo being so nervous all of a sudden, Coco was a little scared. She timidly pointed to the door and said: "When he came... we were worried that Brother President, you were missing, so we said you didn't know where to go.

... Then he rushed out without stopping, probably looking for you... Brother President, did you know that he was coming back? What was he doing here again this time? He looked very anxious, and

He was obviously injured, many places were wrapped in gauze, and he looked very embarrassed."

Now that there was no need to eat anymore, Ai Luo pushed his knife and fork away, quickly stood up and rushed out of the guild door. When he ran to the door and saw that it was already dark outside, he hesitated slightly, but he still ran back to the second floor to get it.

Put on a cloak.

Just when he was dressed and running downstairs again, he saw a very haggard-looking man with a scruffy beard and some bandages randomly tied on his shoulders and arms standing in front of the door with an anxious look on his face.

When this man's eyes met Ai Luo's eyes, it was as if his heart that had been hanging on him finally relaxed at this moment, his feet went limp, and he even knelt down on the ground.

"Brother Ji Lian!"

The last time Cream came to help Brad in times of crisis, this naive guy wiped away his previous prejudice against him. He was the first to run out and help Brad up, and pulled him to sit at the dining table.

Down.

Coco gave up her seat and waited until Ai Luo sat down again before taking a seat next to him.

Seeing that this guy was at least still alive, Ai Luo was slightly relieved. He put his cloak on the counter, put on a very surprised expression again, walked to the dining table with a arrogant attitude, and slowly

sit down.

"Hehe, hehehe..."

Facing Ai Luo, Cream seemed to be trying hard to smile and show off her ability. But her smile was almost the same as crying.

"(Fairy language) Parfait, give our guest a little fragrance so that he can calm down a little."

The fragrant smell soothes people's spirits a little, and it can be considered to restore people's spirits to a certain extent.

After Buffy sat down on Brad's shoulder again, Ai Luo once again said knowingly: "What a rare visitor. You brought me a commission business of 2 gold and 5 silver in the last mission. I didn't know that this time

How much profit can you bring to me?"

After calming down, Cream saw the bread and milk on the table for the first time. He was not polite, grabbed them and started eating and drinking.

Coco: "You are too rude. You should at least say thank you to the president brother."

Ji Lian ignored him and continued to eat and drink with his head covered, as if he had been hungry for three days and three nights.

Ai Luo also waited quietly for him to finish eating.

After five minutes of wine and food, Cream finally regained some energy. He patted his belly, wiped his mouth, and once again hoped to face Airl with a very relaxed smile.

However, now Ai Luo is looking down at him with a condescending look. It's strange. In terms of height and fighting ability, Ji Lian clearly knows that he is definitely much stronger than this short boy, but he is staring at him like this.

At that time, he really couldn't continue to show off his glib tongue.

"Now that you've eaten and drank enough, should you explain it to me?"

Ai Luo crossed his legs and tried his best to put on a condescending posture. Fortunately, he was free now, but this man was in a very embarrassed state, so it was not difficult to establish his absolute advantage in status.

Cream grinned, smiled, stretched out his body as much as possible, and said with a smile: "Explain? Well, there is actually nothing to explain. I have been tired of staying in the Blue Bay Empire recently, so I want to visit other countries.

Shopping. Where can I not make money with my skills? It’s just... I wonder if I have a contract with you? I just want to come and ask you and say goodbye."

At this time, whoever speaks his true thoughts first will be destined to be the loser.

Ai Luo calmed down and made his expression calm, leaving only a faint smile. This is also the reason why he will not tell Coco, Brad and Buffy his thoughts. I am afraid these three members are not the same.

He won't be as calm as he is.

Ji Lian also smiled and began to chat with everyone about various customs, delicious food and beautiful scenery in other countries.

Ai Luo did not interrupt and allowed him to continue talking. As time went by, it was obvious that Ji Lian, who had no financial resources to support him, gradually lost his composure and his tone began to become anxious.

"Hmm? Have you finished talking about your customs and experiences?"

Under Ai Luo's understatement, Ji Lian involuntarily reached out and pinched the clothes on his chest.

Through the shirt that was still stained with some blood, Ai Luo could clearly see the traces of the necklace.

His teeth gradually clenched, the hand holding the pendant began to tremble, and the veins on the back of his hand gradually popped up.

Such silence was like brewing a ball of anger that was about to explode at any time! After a while, he finally couldn't bear it anymore, reached out and pulled out the two daggers from his waist, and stabbed them heavily into the table.

"I want to... entrust you with a task."

The dagger already looked scarred, and the curled edge was obviously no longer able to kill any living creature. It was covered with blood and mud, and it looked no different from a piece of scrap metal.

"I want to entrust you... to help me destroy a bandit gang! As long as I can kill all the members of this bandit gang, then I can give you all my belongings!"

Finally, he was the first to speak out.

Ai Luo felt a little bit of the feeling called "victory". He breathed a sigh of relief, leaned back, and said with a bit of a smile on his face -

"Tell me your story in detail. In order for us to cooperate better, I advise you not to hide anything. If I notice that you have told me a lot, then don't talk about your entrusted task. I'm afraid

They might hand you over directly to the gang of robbers you mentioned in exchange for the bounty."

The corner of Ji Lian's mouth twitched. He raised his head and stared at Ai Luo. The president's expression did not seem to be a simple threat. After thinking for a moment, the thief nodded and took his hands away from the two broken short swords.

Jian began to tell his story.

"I am an orphan. I have been wandering on the streets since I was a child. I have lived on petty theft and raised myself. Gradually, I have gained a little reputation in our area. I am an excellent thief and a very evil thief.

Rogue, as long as it's gold and silver that I like, there's nothing I can't steal."

"There are many exaggerated parts of these compliments from my peers, but I must admit that I also enjoy these compliments. So gradually, I felt that I could do better and earn more through my little 'skills'

With more gold coins, you can live a good life and a decent life."

"So, when I knew that a bandit group was recruiting people, I went to apply for the job very confidently. With my ability to steal the bandit leader's money bag under his nose, I successfully became a member of the bandit group.

a member of.”

Ai Luo pinched his chin and nodded: "So, your bounty shouldn't be very low. Keep talking."

Ji Lian's mouth twitched and continued: "On the surface, our bandit gang is still operating under a normal guild name. The guild's name is 'Iron Wolf'. I wonder if the president of Mermaid Song has heard of it.

Pass?"

Ai Luo shook his head: "No, there are hundreds of registered guilds at least. I can't remember every one of them."

Cream: "Okay. After I joined the Iron Wolf, I did some business that was considered a vote of trust. I helped the guild steal many merchants and also robbed a bank. The leader of the Iron Wolf - Wolf Face

Seeing that I was indeed very obedient, they decided to let me participate in a huge deal in their guild!"

"Before I joined, Merlin took the lead in joining the Iron Wolf. The magician made a suggestion. I now think that he wanted to join the Iron Wolf because of this suggestion."

"Merlin Whisperer suggested that we rob a viscount's mansion, saying that as long as we complete this task, each of us will have more gold and silver treasures than we can spend in our lifetime."
To be continued...