"Come back?" Forsman turned around and asked, "What is this?"
"This is the identity certificate for the merchants behind. Considering the time wasted, I think this can reduce some unnecessary waste of time in identity verification." Su Ge replied.
Seeing the admiration in Forsman's eyes, Su Ge knew that the plan was going smoothly, and he felt more confident.
He didn't say anything more to Fusman, because he knew that the more he spoke at this moment, the more he would be exposed. Only by letting nature take its course would he not be discovered.
Time passed little by little, and the sky gradually darkened. After the long carriage team passed a turning point, the view that was originally obscured by the huge pine trees suddenly became clear.
Sugar looked from a distance. In the darkness, the huge city of York looked like a sleeping giant beast with many bright spots on its body, lying at the end of the road.
Finally the most critical time came... Su Ge rubbed his cheeks to wake himself up quickly. Looking at the city gate inspection checkpoint getting closer and closer, he felt that his heartbeat was getting faster and faster.
"Would you consider taking the exam and give it a try?" Fusman said.
Su Ge saw the identity certificate belonging to Fusman in front of him, nodded vigorously, and then took it and got off the car with Fusman. When he came to the checkpoint, he quickly glanced and found that there were only three people near the huge city gate.
guard.
"Long time no see, Fusman. How was your trip?" The guard responsible for the inspection seemed to know Fusman and greeted him warmly from a distance.
"It's not bad. I've harvested some extra prey. When you're not on duty, I can treat you to a drink at the Swordfish Cafe." Fusman thought for a while and didn't tell the other party about his encounter with the devil.
"Forget it, I prefer the ale from the Black Cuttlefish Bar, the kind where you can refill it with just an extra penny."
"That's my honor," Forsman nodded and looked around, "Is it my imagination? Why does it seem like there are so many fewer people than before?"
"Isn't it because of the damn demon incident a week ago? Most of the manpower has been transferred. What you see now are all the guards at the south gate. Damn it, they are not even willing to arrange an extra guard.
"
After a long and stinky complaint, the guard saw Su Ge next to Fusman and wondered: "Is this the new follower?"
Fusman nodded, and Su Ge handed a stack of identity certificates to the guard, "Here are all the identity certificates. There are a total of fifty-four people in the entire caravan."
"Very sensible."
The guard glanced at Su Ge approvingly, then nodded to Fusman, and then he called another guard to count the number of people again.
While waiting, Su Ge clasped his hands tightly. In order not to notice anything unusual, he could only lower his head and stare at the ground in front of him to avoid unnecessary glares and being seen through.
It's so slow, why has only ten seconds passed? It doesn't feel that hard at work... Su Ge was anxious, but he had no idea what to do. He deliberately controlled his breathing, and unknowingly he was covered in cold sweat.
"Are you nervous?" the guard suddenly asked.
Su Ge's whole body shook violently, for fear of exposing any flaws, his thoughts were racing in his heart, and he said calmly: "Yes, I am very nervous. I have never seen such a scene."
"He used to be a servant, and his master didn't seem to treat him well. When I first met him, he didn't even have a decent set of clothes," Fusman said.
Uncle Forsman, thank you for your assist...Su Ge was pleasantly surprised, but he also tried hard to hide his emotions.
"It's so pitiful. What's your name?" the guard asked.
"Su Ge, Su Ge?? Iosig."
After saying that, he looked back and saw that the blond-haired man did not appear, so he breathed a sigh of relief.
At this time, the guard responsible for counting people came back and said, "There are fifty-four people in total. That's right."
Fusman exchanged greetings with the guards and was about to enter the city. At this moment, a stone finally fell in Su Ge's heart, and he felt that the endless hope in the city seemed to be waving to him.
Suddenly, a clear and sweet song came from the city, and a child about five or six years old slowly walked towards the city gate.
Little black leather boots, a red coat that reached to his knees, and a string hat with a fluffy ball at the end, which were put on a face carved from ice.
"What's the matter? Our lovely little Naiya?" The guard spotted the child and turned to ask.
"Brother Tom, it's story time every day."
"Thank you for your kindness, but you may have to hurry up, it will be dark soon, and your parents may be worried about your safety." The guard said.
The little girl nodded, lifted up her skirt to salute, and pretended to clear her throat.
Suddenly a drizzle began to fall from the sky, and the clear voice of the little girl fell into Su Ge's ears.
"A long time ago, there was a wandering man. During his endless journey, he experienced many injustices and cruel treatment, until one day he encountered a demon."
"The devil told him that your soul is exceptionally clean. If you give your soul to me, I can satisfy any request you have."
"Faced with temptation, the man did not agree. He continued to wander, drinking water from the river when he was thirsty, eating grass roots when he was extremely hungry, and picking fruits from the trees. In order not to waste, he even ate all the cores.
.”
After hearing this, Su Ge suddenly felt a thump in his heart. He looked around and felt a terrifying feeling of being spied on, as if there was a monster standing behind him, with its ghastly tentacles dancing around him like a ghost.
He swallowed with an imperceptible movement and listened to Naiya continue to tell the story.
"As he walked, the devil followed him, instigating in his ears, trying to instigate him to conclude a soul deal, but he refused."
"Later he learned from rumors that demons are afraid of crowded places, so he planned to enter the city, but he had to be inspected when entering the city, and he had nothing to prove his identity. At this moment, a caravan accidentally encountered
He was passing by, so he came up with a plan."
"Brother Tom, what do you think he will do?" Naiya asked.
"I don't know." The guard shook his head.
"He took the initiative to do some dirty and tiring menial work and sneaked in cleverly. When he was questioned, he pointed to the other side of the caravan and said that he was a servant there, because the caravan was too long and they were mutually exclusive.
I don't know him, and no one would pay attention to a lowly servant, so he just blended into the caravan."
"But he had to enter the city, so he thought of another way. He came to the back of the caravan and said that the people in front wanted to collect identification documents. Then he walked backwards a little, collected the identification documents of all the merchants, and came to the inspection point.
"
Fusman suddenly froze, looking in disbelief. He turned to look at Su Ge beside him, and quietly took a step away.
"Then what?" the guard asked.
"Then when he passed by the guard, he handed over his identity card and said that the number of people was fifty-four. After inspection, the guard found that it was indeed fifty-four people. But in fact, this person did not return to the team, so the guard did not realize that the number in front of him was fifty-four.
The person identified is the fifty-fifth person out of the fifty-four."
The guard froze and glanced at the young man he had just met, feeling an inexplicable panic suddenly surge in his heart.
Su Ge's face was tense at this time, and his heart was full of uneasiness and fear.
The extreme nervousness made him forget everything around him, and also made him forget to breathe. He just stared at the little girl named Naia.
Naia looked innocent and continued to tell the story in a clear voice, not noticing that the atmosphere around her began to become subtle.
"The plan was perfect, but when he almost entered the city, the devil appeared again. The devil wanted his soul and went up to stop him. During the tug, the devil pulled off one of his left sleeves, but the man escaped smoothly.
Enter the city."
"Seeing the soul that he had obtained escape, the angry demon became furious, pointed in the direction of the city gate, and shouted loudly:"