The enemies have all been wiped out. Except for the astrologer and his party, there is no living soul in the entire town. Gu Tie took a deep breath and exhaled a mouthful of white mist. "Let's leave before the five-faced corpse regains its mobility." He will worship the Dragon Cult disciples. The cane left behind was folded and put into a deerskin bag. He said.
"That's right." Asai suddenly clapped his hands. "That young guy is still sleeping in the house. Brother Jonah, I was spotted by him when I followed you out of the inn. I'm not sure about his identity, so I sent him He was knocked unconscious and thrown on the bed... Judging from his body skills, he is from the Long family."
Gu Tie searched his memory. "Oh. He is my partner Long Shenlin. The seventeenth generation of the Long family. The foreign affairs envoy of the Shadow Sect. It seems that he has a similar background to you..."
The Oriental was stunned for a moment: "So, you already know about me."
"Yes. Long Chang." Gu Tie turned around and looked directly into his partner's eyes. "But to me, what you have done before is not important. The past is just the past. Time can only keep flowing forward. Assassin King Simeon Longchang is a meaningless name. Are you right?"
"...I also think the name Asai is more suitable for me. Brother Yona." After staring at him for a long time, Asai suddenly smiled.
"Let's go."
The astrologer turned around and walked towards the abandoned inn on the frozen land. He breathed a sigh of relief quietly. Dense goose bumps appeared on his back. For a moment just now, he almost thought that the King of Assassins would attack him. In Ah The flash of murderous intent in Sai's eyes frightened Gu Tie. He tried hard not to show a fearful expression; but then he found that the eyes of the Oriental had returned to clarity. Gu Tie, who knew the world well, understood that Sai was Use reason to restrain the primitive killing heart. The spiritual leader of the assassination group should be a stalker who always hides himself in the shadows. Exposing his identity must be a strong stimulus for him. But it seems that this young assassin The king is a human being with emotions, reason and morality. He forcibly suppresses the murderous intention in his bones.
Now that he has passed this level, Gu Tie understands that there is no longer any barrier between him and Asai. The King of Assassins has already recognized the word "partner". The Chinese don't know how Yona will handle this relationship... At this moment Jonah's soul has fallen into a deep sleep. No matter how he calls, there is no response... Perhaps he still relies on that childish, innocent sense of trust that comes from nowhere, and unconditionally believes in the partners around him. "The world is Cruel young man." Gu Tie murmured to Yona secretly. "Blindly believing that others will be hurt one day. Survival is a struggle. Various conflicts occur around us all the time. Win every one. It takes a small battle to be the master of your own destiny...learn to be more mature..."
"What." Asai seemed to realize something.
"No. It's nothing. I mean, I hope Long Shenlin has not been affected by magic." Gu Tie replied. "I just took a close look at the frozen corpses. There are twelve people in total. They have various professions and costumes. They are not unified either. They must be members of the Brotherhood. But where did they gather in the wilderness here?"
"Ah, that's it. I found a common characteristic in them." Asai said.
The astrologer glanced back. "You said they wear hats, boots and calluses on their hands. Although the shapes are different, these hats are undoubtedly designed to prevent wind. The thin-soled and high-cut cowhide boots don't look good. It’s very suitable for walking. It pays more attention to the function of keeping warm. And everyone has thick calluses on the inside of their palms, which can only be tempered by specific professions.”
The Oriental man praised: "As expected of Brother Jonah. I also think these people are the coachmen on the post road. If I am not wrong, the coachman Lao Wang became suspicious of your identity and summoned the brotherhood members passing nearby in advance. After hearing the conversation between you and the wizard, he activated the barrier in advance (the barrier is very powerful. I don’t know if it was with the help of other people or generated by the scroll) to trap you. Waiting for reinforcements to arrive. But seeing you so I was careless. I couldn't help but show up... After we finished the fight with the magicians, reinforcements from the Brotherhood arrived. However, they were blocked outside the barrier and couldn't get in for a while."
"So, this road is very unsafe..." Gu Tie looked past the dark buildings and towards the long post road not far away. "By the way, Asai, was it a coincidence or intentional intention that you met us at Nan Er Post?" Of."
"This is more troublesome to talk about. I have a general understanding of your situation in Nanshang Kingdom. But it is a coincidence that we met." Asai fiddled with the ends of his braids and said in wonder. "I was shocked when I saw you. Fortunately, you are human skin. You can't tell the expression from the mask. But your disguise is so bad that it can deceive the unwary layman."
"...I agree with this." Gu Tie nodded. He said in his heart that things like big hats and masks would not be of much use even in martial arts novels, let alone this magical world. "The reason why you came to the Eastern Continent. What is it? Since the Long family... incident happened, you have never returned to this continent, right?"
Asai's expression immediately turned grim. "Yes. I lost the long sword 'Yai Can' in the battle with Brahma. The armored body brought the broken sword back to another world. I wanted to find a chance to repair it. But one day the broken sword disappeared. .This is incredible...I quickly felt that the sword spirit had been reborn in another space. You know, there is a certain degree of induction between the weapon and the owner. I don't understand what is going on. But Then I noticed a very familiar wave coming from 'Yai Can'. At that moment, I knew the sword was back in Long Ji's hands."
"It's Mrs. Dulan. We met Mrs. Dulan's Black Cat Cafe at the Lizhu Hotel. We made a wish to her and made 'Yaiju' reborn." Gu Tie explained.
"That's it." The Easterner nodded. "During that time, I stayed in the eastern town of the Vedic Kingdom in the Southern Continent and dealt with some trivial matters within the alliance. I tried to find an explanation. But no matter what, I couldn't figure out what happened to the sword. The ancient difficulty of floating across the holy river fell into her hands."
"Alliance." Chinese people heard a key word.
"The League of Assassins. The so-called 'King of Assassins' is the spiritual leader of the alliance formed by all assassin organizations in the world. In fact, it plays the role of a mediator." After hesitating for a moment, Asai said frankly that he would never Secrets published in history books. "This alliance is very ancient and very large. Although the number of people is small, it secretly changes the direction of history time and time again."
Gu Tiedao: "I understand. On June 28, 1914, the Austro-Hungarian Empire conducted military exercises in the border area of Bosnia and Serbia, which it had recently annexed. The Imperial Crown Prince Archduke Ferdinand personally reviewed the exercise. After the exercise, Fiji When the Archduke Dinant returned to Sarajevo, he was shot and killed by the Serbian youth Princip. The Austro-Hungarian Empire immediately used this as an excuse to launch a war and provoked the First World War. An assassination may start a war... It may stop a war, just like the story of the former king of the Zavi Empire, Maximilian II, who was assassinated by people sent by Grand Duke Yelizavitan, leading to a change of power."
Asai turned to stare at him: "I have never heard of the first thing. The second thing... was indeed done by the Alliance. In short, I arrived at the south bank of the Holy River Gunan and wandered hesitantly at the ferry. .Finally decided to stay in the southern continent. Because I really couldn't go to the east to meet Long Ji... But one night a few days ago, the induction suddenly stopped. I knew something happened. Long Ji knew that the sword belonged to me. She has no reason to throw away '睚禦' unless..."
"You immediately crossed the river and came to the east. You heard about us in Suiyang City. Then you prepared to ride north to Liang Sui Kingdom, right?" Gu Tie continued what he said. "Long Ji was taken away by the Long family. Yes. What are you going to do after you know this?"
"Of course... chase her and find her." Asai's face showed neither joy nor sadness.
"They will use all their strength to kill you. You are the enemy of the Long family." Gu Tie said.
"That can be considered a relief." The Easterner suddenly stretched his waist. The lazy, slightly smiling expression appeared on his face again. "Let's not talk about this anymore. I guess when you embark on your journey I didn't think about 'what to do then'. There must be a road before the mountain. This is our Eastern proverb. Brother Jonah, what we have to do now is to eat something good to replenish our strength, and then leave this cold place quickly. It must be a bloody mess."
Gu Tie replied: "Of course. There is still a long way to go. Asai."
The two stepped into the abandoned hotel. The ground, beams, tables and chairs were all covered in ice. When they stepped onto the second floor, they found that the walls were covered with a thin layer of ice shell. Long Shen was unconscious. The quilt was thrown on the bed. Asai kindly covered him with a tattered quilt. Xiaolong's handsome face was red from the cold. But he still hugged the long sword 'Taotie' tightly and talked in his sleep.
Gu Tie and Asai looked at each other and smiled.
When Long Shenlin woke up, it was already a sunny day. "Ah... sneeze." He let out an earth-shattering sneeze. Xiaolong sat up suddenly, with a long string of mucus hanging from the tip of his nose. He said warily: "This What place is it? Where am I? Ah, Senior Yona. What are you doing? How long have I been sleeping?"
"You know what I'm doing if you look at it." Gu Tie replied angrily.
This is a small human-powered carriage. Its appearance is gray and unremarkable. Sitting in the driver's seat is a magician wearing a red robe and a rigid black face. There is only room for two people in the carriage. Passengers...or rather. One passenger and one engine.
The astrologer was gasping for breath and creaking and turning the winch. The winch drove the gears. The gears drove the wheels to roll through the connecting rods. The physical strength strengthened by the moonlight elf contract could barely complete this physical work. Fortunately, this carriage was better than the coachman Lao Wang's. Much lighter.
"Speed up. We are being overtaken by an ox cart." Master Basta shouted from above.
"Stop talking sarcastically. Let me try it instead." Gu Tie replied with sweat dripping from his back.