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2011-10-21 09:09 P.M.
Chapter 8: Ninety-nine Fengjin Hunters
West of Laislan. Josephine Tower City. Inn
Josephine Jiecheng gradually woke up to the crisp birdsong.
The sunshine, which seemed to have not yet thawed, shone thinly from the clouds, shrouding the whole city in a blue air, making it look even more chilly.
The inn has opened its doors to welcome guests, and a thick and strong cotton curtain is hung at the door to block the cold air outside. There is a blazing fire in the fireplace in the lobby of the inn, and the heat makes the entire lobby cozy and comfortable. The arches on the back of the lobby are full of busy prestige, and bursts of food aromas waft out from inside, giving the entire inn a lively and busy look. Bright atmosphere.
Siruf seemed to be in a good mood. She was sitting in an area in the corner. Two large wooden chairs carved from black sandalwood were covered with thick cushions, and the cushions were covered with two brown pieces. mountain bear fur. The entire area is extremely luxuriously decorated, very different from the simple tables and chairs in other areas. It is the most expensive and luxurious seat in the lobby. She leaned on the back of the chair slantingly, curled her limbs gently on the large chair surface, and lowered her eyes slightly, as if she was closing her eyes to relax.
Standing next to her is Ikhlos. At this moment, he is opening a box carved from agarwood and red sandalwood, and carefully picking up the tea leaves inside with a pair of exquisite-looking silver tweezers. , put them piece by piece into a classical and elegant teapot made of black stone in front of you. When he placed the ninth piece, he stopped, closed the box and put it away, and then poured the boiling water that the waiter had just delivered on the table into the teapot smoothly. An extremely common fragrance instantly filled the lobby of the inn, and a slight smile appeared on Siruf's face. This was her favorite tea and she would carry it with her wherever she went. Not just her, but all the travelers in the entire inn lobby who were having breakfast or drinking tea and chatting, all sniffed their noses, looking for the source of the fragrance.
At this moment, the door of the inn suddenly opened with a bang. The fierce cold wind opened the cotton door curtain and opened a big gap for the heat in the house. The originally strong aroma was diluted in an instant. Siruf frowned, opened her eyes, and saw four or five luxuriously dressed, but extremely vulgar men walking towards the door.
The leader, a middle-aged man, turned his head to look at Siruf, and then whispered a few words to a person who looked like a guard next to him. After finishing speaking, the guard walked towards Siruf. He had a beard with a thick black curly beard, his eyes were shining brightly, and there was a narrow scar on the corner of his mouth. He looked angry. He said arrogantly to Ikhlos: "Our master wants to sit in this seat, please step aside."
Just as Ikhlos was about to move, Siruf gently raised his hand and stopped him. Then she raised her sparkling eyes, smiled softly at the person in front of her who came with bad intentions, and said, "We were here first."
"So what, Lord Luxiut has never If you don't want to sit in the inferior seats, those who know how to do it will get out of the way, and don't force us to do anything. Otherwise..." As soon as he finished speaking, everyone else in the lobby turned their faces, because the name Lu Xiute was so powerful. Even the architectural design of Josephine City must give face to the richest and most powerful family in the city.
Siruf still didn’t move, still smiling faintly.
The visitor smiled sinisterly, raised his hand and waved, the teapot on the table in front of Xilu Bian instantly lost its heat, and then the tea inside solidified into water, and the expanding ice cubes hardened the teapot. It was swollen and intense.
A cold light suddenly shone on the face of Ihilos next to her, but Siruf just sighed softly. She looked at the broken teapot and smiled softly.
The bearded man raised his hand and threw two golden Tunke coins in the air. The Tunke coins fell on the table with a crisp sound.
"This is the money to compensate for your teapots." As soon as he finished speaking, other travelers in the lobby of the station exclaimed in low voices. They bought two gold Tunke coins, which was enough to buy a hundred teapots. Amid everyone's whispers, the man smiled contemptuously and proudly, looking at Siluv, "You'd better get out of the way. This money is enough for you to stay here for a few more weeks."
"What a pity." The voice was not from Siruf. The speaker had just been standing in front of the counter asking the waiter something. At this moment, he turned around gently and looked at Siruf. Side stalemate. His turned face was just immersed in the clear sunlight shining through the window. His blue eyes shone like sapphires in the deep sea, and his golden eyelashes, golden eyebrows, and golden hair shone in the sunlight.
“It’s only two tons, what’s the pity? Luxiute is the richest man in Josephine, not only in our city, but even in the entire Northeast region. When it comes to the Luxiute family, who doesn’t know about it? They are as rich as the country."
"When I say pity, I don't mean these two gold coins. I pity the teapot..." The blond man narrowed his eyes and smiled. Hearing this, Siruf turned and looked at him with interest, as if she was admiring an interesting picture.
"A broken teapot, what's such a pity." The bearded man snorted coldly.
“This teapot, if I am not wrong, is not a product of Shuiyuan Aslan. Because my family is in the freight trade, I have been exposed to goods from many other countries. I have had this teapot before I saw it shipped by other merchants, and it seems to belong to the tea set series of the Feng Yuan Inde Empire's "Legarrox" family? Only the Lejax family knows how delicate this teapot is. At the same time, there are many pores inside the stone, which is very suitable for tea. The fragrance spreads and penetrates. At the same time, each bottom of the stone contains a large amount of gold powder. It is made of a whole piece of amber, and it is not just any piece of amber. All ambers contain a kind of tea called 'tea seeds'. Insect specimens, these insects feed on various tea leaves. After the tea leaves are digested by them, their bodies will secrete a scent that seems to be refined tea essence. This amber has a catalytic effect on any tea leaves. , which can fully release the aroma and taste of tea. Because the tea leaves are very rare, the more corpse specimens of tea leaves contained in the amber, the more valuable the teapot is... "The blond man said as he glanced at the piece of amber at the bottom of the broken teapot. "There are at least ten tea-loving seeds in the amber. You can probably buy half of them for these two tons. Teapot..."
"What did you say?" The bearded man was obviously shocked, his face turned red quickly, but at the same time he didn't want to lose face, and he turned around feeling guilty. He looked at the man named Lu Xiute. The middle-aged man sighed softly and threw out a small brocade bag. As the brocade bag fell on the table with a snap, a dozen gold coins rolled out. From the looks of it, there are at least fifty golden tonks in this pack. "This servant is reckless and has offended me. I hope you can forgive me. These are used to compensate for the things he broke. At the same time, I also hope that you can transfer this position to us."
Siruf smiled with a dimple. It's not that she didn't speak, her eyes were shining, and she still looked sarcastic.
"Hey, it's such a pity..." The blond man spoke again.
"Fifty gold Tunke, of course it's a pity!" The bearded man who was a little embarrassed just now said sternly as if he wanted to save his face.
"Oh no, I still didn't mean the fifty gold Tunke. What a pity for me, it's the tea leaves..." The blond man laughed heartily, his white teeth shining in the sun. It looks bright and attractive.
Siluv's expression became more charming, and she seemed to be more interested in this blond man.
"Judging from the aroma of tea that just came out, if I am not wrong, the tea brewed by this guest is the highest quality tea in Inde, which is known as the 'Wrath of the Gods'.
Why is it called this name? Because the price of this tea is so expensive that even gods would complain..." At this point, the blond man couldn't help but chuckle softly.
"How expensive can it be? Can’t fifty gold Tunke buy a few pieces of tea? "The bearded man's face was full of incredible anger.
"Yes, of course you can," the blond man smiled, "But I can only buy a few pieces. The current market price of 'Wrath of the Gods', the most basic level, costs fifteen gold coins per leaf. Judging from the aroma just now, this customer is clearly brewing a very high-quality 'Wrath of the Gods' , I wonder how many leaves this gentleman soaked just now? ”
“Nine pieces. "Ihroth replied coldly. His voice sounded completely lifeless, like a cold blade.
"Oh, that's really a pity..." the blond man said. He shook his head with a serious and regretful expression on his face. As he spoke, he thanked the waiter in the lobby and walked out the door, apparently about to leave.
"This. Sir, you know a lot about Yinde's items. Are you from Fengyuan? "Siruf suddenly stopped the blond man who was leaving in a soft voice. She straightened her body slightly. The lazy and noble posture just now became dignified and beautiful.
"No. I dare to believe that I am just engaged in the trade of goods between the two countries. I have dabbled in cloth, utensils, spices, and gemstones, so I know a little bit about it. No need to interrupt, let me know first. "After saying that, his dazzling blond hair disappeared behind the door curtain. There was a horse's neighing outside the door. Apparently, a carriage was waiting outside.
The sound of horse hooves gradually faded away.
Siruf looked at the pale group of people in front of him and sighed softly: "It seems that we can't drink tea today. I'll give this position to you, I'm not in the mood anymore. Siruf nodded towards Ihroth, "And it's almost time to do serious things." "
Aslan in the West. City of Josephine Tower. Outside the city
The sound of horse hooves slowed down outside the city of Josephine. Gilgamesh was still deep in thought, and He didn't feel that the car was slowing down...
He thought about what the waiter at the lobby just said. He said that Mr. "Ai Bo" had already checked out early this morning. Gilgamesh also asked about it. Let’s take a look at Mr. Aibo’s condition. According to the waiter’s description - “pale face, unsteady walking”, “his right hand kept grasping his left arm unnaturally, as if there was something wrong with that left arm, or it seemed that it was out of control. The ground seemed to be twitching slightly." "He left in a hurry. He didn't even ask for the remaining change, so he left in a hurry." "You are his friend. He said that if anyone asks, just tell that person. Said, he was at the place where the dragon scales first appeared." Gilgamesh's brows furrowed slightly, and there was a hint of worry on his calm face. It seemed that Ios must be found as soon as possible. The agreed four days are coming soon, and it seems that Ios can no longer hold on any longer. If the soul escapes from his left arm, or what is even more terrifying, the soul penetrates into Ios' body and devours him. His consciousness... When he thought of this, a high-pitched horse's whistle came from outside the carriage, bringing him back to reality from his meditation. He lifted the curtains of the window and found that he had reached the avenue outside the city.
He lifted the hanging curtain from the trunk and stepped out. He looked around. It was not busy outside Josephine City in the early morning. Most of the scattered pedestrians were workers rushing to deliver goods, and no one paid attention. After he paid the carriage fare to the coachman, a black student's box - to be precise, it looked more like a coffin - floated slowly from the carriage, as if being held by an invisible hand. He lifted it and slowly lowered it to the ground.
It was at this time that Qi Ling and his party saw Gilgamesh
Lianquan and Shenyin were walking in the middle. It was Qi Ling and You Hua. Of course, the one in the front must be the man like the wind, Akliuke. As he walked, he turned around and urged everyone, "Hurry up, I'm so hungry, I want to have breakfast." ! "After saying this, he stopped inexplicably.
When Lianquan and the others walked up, he still did not move forward. Instead, he turned his back to everyone and stretched out his hand, making a stop gesture. Lianquan could feel from his gradually tightening back that the soul power in his body was slowly accumulating, as if he had encountered a mysterious natural enemy.
Lianquan couldn't help but look forward along the background of Akryuk. When she saw the city gate, there was a blond man holding a huge black coffin and smiling slowly at them. At this moment, her whole body tensed up instantly.
The golden curly hair, the god-like appearance, Qi Yu's majestic aura, and the ever-changing indifferent smile at the corner of his mouth - that has become his eternal symbol. He looked at Lianquan and his group from a distance, smiled and nodded, looking elegant and charming. But Lianquan seemed to have seen the most terrifying sight, and subconsciously grasped the hem of his clothes. Before that, she and Yin Chen had almost risked their lives to go to the white hell to rescue this person. However, when this person actually appeared in front of her, she realized that besides expectations, there was more in her heart. Yes, it's fear, fear, and uneasiness. Perhaps the death of his brother Guishanxihun cast a shadow full of black ink on this man, and his various legends placed him at a chilling height, making him unable to get close. Although this was the first time Guishan Lianquan had seen him in person. Before, she had only imagined what he looked like from portraits, historical records, and her brother's descriptions. However, at this moment, she was convinced that the person in front of her must be Gilgamesh. .
"What's wrong?" Qi Ling and Youhua walked up and looked at Akryuk Shenyin and Guishan Lianquan who had stopped. "What's wrong with that man? He looks friendly, doesn't he look like he's looking for trouble?" Qi Ling raised his head and saw the blond man in the distance. However, he immediately discovered that on the neck of Guishan Lianquan, a golden soul path as thick as blood had appeared faintly. Soon, he discovered that a shallow line of soul was slowly appearing on the ground in front of their feet. The cracks were like the tip of a transparent sword, gently scratching the soil in front of them. Then, the crack filled with colorful neon-like transparent mist. The colored mist rose slowly, gradually forming a huge wall of air in front of them.
"Akliuk, you..." Qi Ling looked at Akliuk's back in confusion. He slightly arched his body and raised his heels slightly, like a vigilant leopard.
However, Gilgamesh just smiled softly, and then raised his hand. His wide sleeves rolled like clouds, and a few wisps of translucent air slowly floated over. Like shimmering flying insects, Guishan Lianquan and Akryuk also suddenly spread a large amount of air waves. Then when these airflows hit the huge transparent air wall in front of them, there was no huge sound or impact. On the contrary, as if they hit countless chimes or strings, a wonderful tinkling sound was emitted in the air. The melody is very short, only about five or six seconds. However, Akryuk's expression suddenly became astonished.
"What does this melody mean?" Guishan Lianquan knew from the look on Akryuk's face that this melodious and soothing melody must mean something, and Akryuk You must know this meaning. But when she looked back at Gilgamesh again, she only had time to see his last shadow left in the air. His smile was still as calm as a cloud, but his whole person seemed to be blown into thin threads by the wind. Disappeared into the air.
Akryuk withdrew from the air wall in front of him, turned his head and said to them: "The melody just now, in our Inde Empire, is the hymn of Siruf, the Queen of the Wind, every large-scale celebration or On festivals, we all play this music for sacrifice and celebration. I think what that person meant was to tell me that Siruf has arrived at Josephine Tower City." He looked at the faces of several people. Question: "Does any of you know who that person was just now? Although I can hardly sense the existence of his soul power, I have a very ridiculous intuition... I think he is me in the water source Yaslan field. , the scariest person I have ever met.
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Everyone shook their heads slowly. Guishan Lianquan was silent for a moment and shook his head gently: "I don't know. "
"If you are from Fengyuan, it is impossible for me not to know this person. But if it was a person from Shuiyuan, how would he know our celebration music? "Akhlyuk looked at the place where Gilgamesh disappeared and pondered.
Aslan in the West. Josephine Tower City. Enze Station
After entering the city, The group slowed down and walked normally in the town. Although there were many soul masters gathered in Josephine Tower City, after all, the majority were passers-by without soul power, and they also brought them with them. A person like "Yin Chen" looks extremely suspicious.
As time passes, the town gradually becomes lively. Various shops along the street open one after another, and more and more horse-drawn carriages transport various goods. Speeding along the stone pavement, after inquiring about many inns, Akiliuk finally picked one called "Enze" and stopped. Qi Ling raised his head and looked at the inn with the word "Enze" written on it. He received a bronze medal, and there was a complicated feeling in his heart. The town of Fuze where he grew up had a similar name. At that time, he was very far away from the world of soul magic, and his life was no different from ordinary people. Within a few months, he had turned into a high-ranking king, and was also related to Feng Yuan's holy sword "Feng Jin".
After several people took the rooms and settled down, Akryuk said to them: "I have to do something first in the afternoon, so you can rest and wait for me at the inn. "
"What are you going to do? "Qi Ling couldn't help but ask.
"I'm going to report to Siruf. Although I didn't expect that she would condescend to come to Josephine Tower City, actually having a few of us here is enough. It seems that she is still worried..." Akryuk scratched his hair and sighed, a little Looking disappointed.
“How many of you are there? Is there anyone else besides you who was sent here? "Guishan Lianquan keenly captured the information in his words, raised his eyes and asked.
"Oh, don't ask so many questions. In short, you rest here and wait for me, I will go to the west. Rufu will report the situation and ask her if she knows anything about your sword. Don’t you really want to know your identity? "Akryuk changed the subject.
"Then we can just go directly to the inn where Siruf is staying. Why bother to make it so troublesome? "Qi Ling said, "She came all the way here, so she wouldn't build a palace to live in, right? She has to stay in a hotel, right? "
"I think so too..." Akryuk said with a troubled face, "But I don't have that much money, and the home she lives in is very valuable. I am poor. "Akliuk waved his hand and asked everyone to go upstairs to put their luggage first, and then have something to eat together.
Lianzhu and Youhua live in the same room. This is what Lianquan insists on, because of the protection Youhua was a mission she had to complete. She vaguely felt that a huge storm was about to hit this city, the most important gateway on the Feng Shui border. For her vows and for her own life, she had to stay at all times. Taking care of Tianshu Youhua
But Tianshu Youhua was very reluctant: "Who wants to live with you. Moreover, I don’t need your protection. Whoever wants to get in with me, I think he must be careful about his own life first. Moreover, the person who needs protection most here is not me. There is a loser over there. "Tian Shu Youhua glanced at Shenyin beside Qi Ling and sneered. Along the way, because of Shenyin, the speed of the group was seriously affected. For this reason, Tian Shu Youhua didn't have a good face along the way. .
Although Youhua’s words were unpleasant, Lianquan had to admit that she made sense, and the previous conversation between Akryuk and Shenyin’s seal still lingered in her mind. in her mind. So she thought about it and said, "Okay. Then be careful and call us loudly if something happens, we are next door. ”
“Don’t worry, you don’t know where I am when I am walking around the world alone. "Tian Shu Youhua said impatiently in an old-fashioned but childish and arrogant tone. After saying that, she rushed to the room.
After everyone cleaned up, they went downstairs to have breakfast together. It's said to be breakfast, but it's actually already a bit close to noon. After finishing the meal, Akryuk quickly left. Tianshu Youhua wanted to catch him, but she only had time to grab a piece of fabric at his back collar. Her hand slipped. Before Tianshu Youhua could see clearly, Akryuk was already like a puff of smoke. Disappeared without a trace. Tianshu Youhua's eyes flashed with some unreadable light.
"Stop it, Youhua." Qi Ling stopped her and then went upstairs with "Yin Chen". The remaining people also returned to the room to rest one after another. After days of running around, everyone was a little tired, so after Qi Ling returned to the room and settled down in Yin Chen, he lay down and took a nap with his clothes on.
When he woke up, the sun was no longer so dazzling. He looked at the water leak timer placed in the room and found that it was already three o'clock in the afternoon. He looked at Yin Chen and found that he was still sitting quietly by the window, with nothing but everything. His eyes were like clear lake water, reflecting the white clouds outside the window.
At this time, Guishan Lianquan knocked on the door and walked in.
"Sister Lianquan, do you have anything to do with me?" Qi Ling asked sheepishly as he fiddled with his messy hair from just sleeping.
"Do you remember the blond man we met when we entered the city just now?" Lianquan pulled out a chair, sat down, looked at Qi Ling, and asked seriously.
"Remember. But I don't know who he is, and I don't know why Akryuk is so nervous. I can't sense the other party's soul power at all. Even when he takes action, he The fluctuations of his soul power are also extremely small. If it weren't for the sound of those few airflows hitting Akryuk's defensive wall, I would hardly feel that he used his soul power. And he is not a powerful character. It's obviously Feng who controls it, so it must be someone from Feng Yuan. If Akryuk doesn't know, I don't know either. Sister Lianquan, why do you think of talking about him? "Qi?" Zero sat down opposite Lianquan, holding his chin with his hands, and blinking in confusion with his big handsome eyes.
"I think I know who he is..." Lianquan sighed, his eyes tightening obviously, "You are right, he has almost completely hidden his soul power, so you The existence of his soul power cannot be sensed. Moreover, when he manipulates those air flows, he only uses very, very subtle soul power, but those air flows are very stable, and the impact speed and force are the same, so they can reach the air wall one after another. And the sounds they make are of different levels, forming a melody. This kind of control is very amazing. To achieve such an effect with so little soul power, it's like...just like..." Guishan Lianquan lowered his head and thought. He thought, as if he was considering how to say it to make Qi Ling understand better, "It's like successfully lifting a huge boulder with a piece of spider silk."
"So powerful?" Qi Ling stared wide-eyed. Eyes wide open, "If Feng Yuan is such a powerful person, then Akliuk should know him!"
"Akliuk doesn't know him because he is from our Shuiyuan. "Guishan Lianquan's pupils trembled slightly.
"From Shuiyuan? Then how can he control the wind?..." Qi Ling was confused, and suddenly he raised his head suddenly, with a surprised look on his face as if he had seen a ghost, "Could he be...him?" Just..."
"Yes, you are right, he is Gilgamesh." Guishan Lianquan nodded slowly, confirming Qi Ling's guess.
"Then why did he appear here? Isn't he afraid of the Silver Priest chasing him? And how come he has a coffin exactly like ours? What's inside? It can't be the same..." Qi Zero grabbed his hair, his expression became increasingly painful, as if he was frightened by the thoughts in his mind.
"So I'm going to find him. I want to ask him clearly." Guishan Lianquan's eyes calmed down and she said softly.
"What are you going to ask him?" Qi Ling was obviously a little nervous.
“There is so much to figure out.
In fact, this journey started from when my brother Seam Soul met the pale little boy who claimed to be the Silver Priest in the corridor of the abyss, to when Seam Soul and I were both chased by the "Red Message" issued at the same time, to when Seam Soul was in the west. Liuer Island committed suicide to save me, and then after Yin Chen and I sneaked into the sea of ????Ryan, we were captured by the apostles of Shuchuan Jizo, and were planted to test new soul paths... This series of things that happened seems to be countless. There is a rope, but these ropes actually have the same dead knot, and that is Gilgamesh. Only he can solve all this. "Guishan Lianquan stood up and turned his eyes to the window, "I must find him and ask him clearly. ”