The Roden family wasn't a powerful noble family. Although it had a history of more than two hundred years, there was still a huge gap between them and the truly great families.
Eva knew very well how capable her family was. What she yearned for the most was to become a powerhouse, marry another powerhouse, and revitalize a family with him.
She was very optimistic about Joshua at first. When Joshua became a professional, she was still an ordinary person. At that time, she admired Joshua very much and felt that he was quite powerful as a professional.
Unfortunately, she also became a professional, and a rather rare Magic Swordsman at that, but Joshua was still the same and didn't become stronger at all.
Eva had also advised Joshua to be self-reliant and to train hard, but Joshua didn't take it to heart. He preferred to travel around and socialize.
Gradually, Eva's strength surpassed Joshua's, and she gradually began to lose hope in Joshua.
In many social occasions, when other nobles found out that Eva was more powerful than Joshua, they started to mock Joshua in secret. Her reputation was also affected. From then on, Eva felt that being Joshua's fiancée was an insult to her.
Not long after that, the Todd family's stone quarry curse came, and she took the opportunity to break off her engagement with Joshua.
In Eva's mind, the Todd family definitely had no chance of making a comeback, but she didn't expect that Joshua and his maid not only recovered from their abscesses, but also seemed to have avoided the elves' destruction of the city.
The Todd family had a small quarry, and now that the whole city was being rebuilt, she could imagine how much money they could make from it.
She had wanted to give Joshua face. After all, the two families used to be friends. She had asked the butler to come over and talk to him, but she didn't expect to get only one word: get lost!
Eva was actually already furious when she heard the butler's report. The reason why she had delayed coming over so many days was that she was tied up with some trivial matters.
Today, she came over. Seeing that Julie's appearance had almost recovered, she was filled with hatred. She had always disliked Julie, and if it weren't for the fact that the Todd family was on par with her family back then, she would have destroyed Julie's appearance a long time ago.
Then the Todd family was defeated, and Julie became a monster covered in abscesses. She couldn't be bothered.
Compared to Julie's appearance, Eva hated Joshua more for daring to speak to her with a sword.
For a maid. Being rude to his ex-fiancée was like adding fuel to the fire for Evan.
So, she vented all her anger on Joshua, attacking her ex-fiancé's pride as if he was her enemy.
However, Eva didn't expect that there would be powerful professionals passing by in this remote place, and they seemed to know Joshua.
Two beautiful girls and a handsome young man.
Wen was a talented Mage Swordsman. She could feel that the three people in front of her were quite strong. The two of them were on par with her, but the ridiculously beautiful girl with a flat face was much stronger than her. A lot stronger.
The three of them surrounded the Roden Family.
Although there were more people from the Roden Family, Eva brought more than 20 people with her, but she understood that in front of these three professionals, these 20 private soldiers were no different from 20 babies.
"Who are you people?" Eva replied: "I'm Eva from the Roden Family, I have some private matters to deal with with Joshua. If I've offended you in any way, please forgive me."
Eva had no choice but to give in. She felt that a woman like her would one day rise to the top. She shouldn't break her wings in this kind of place. For the sake of the future, occasionally lowering her head to the enemy wasn't something to be embarrassed about.
"Joshua is our friend," Kail said with an unhappy look on his face. Since you attacked him, don't be in a hurry to leave. Think about how to apologize to him. "
Joshua propped his sword on the ground and used all his strength to push himself up.
His face was red and blue, showing how badly he was beaten by Eva. However, there wasn't much anger on his face at this time. Only his eyes that occasionally looked at Eva had a bit more coldness.
Eva took a deep breath and looked at Kail: "Sirs, how much did Joshua spend to hire you? I'll pay you double."
"I just said that we are his friends." Kail found that he was getting more and more disgusted with this woman in front of him.
Of course, Eva didn't believe him. The Todd Family had already declined to such an extent. Let alone influence, they didn't even have much money. How could they have such a magical creature as' friends'?
"If double isn't enough, then triple."
Seeing that the three of them didn't respond, Eva continued: "Four!"
At this time, Joshua laughed and said, "Eva, don't embarrass yourself here. It's true that I can't beat you, but that's only for now. You're still the same, always thinking that besides power and money, there are no other emotions in this world. That's why I say you're very pitiful, much more pitiful than me. "
Eva looked back at Joshua and sneered: "You have nothing now, and you're saying I'm pitiful?"
"I have Julie. Even if she dies, she won't leave my side." Joshua pointed at Kail's group of three: "I have friends and a teacher who looks cold on the outside but is actually very kind to me. What do you have? Besides money, do you have a true friend or a relative who cares for you? "
Eva's heart hurt. She wanted nothing more than to kill Joshua, but with three powerful professionals staring at her, she didn't dare to act rashly.
"Hmph, count yourself lucky this time. I don't believe that you'll be so lucky every time." Evan waved her hand and angrily shouted to her subordinates: "Go!"
Kail stood in front of her and imitated Liang Lidong's calm expression: "We didn't say we'd let you go. You still haven't apologized!"
"Impossible!" Eva looked back at Joshua: "Joshua, fight me if you can. What's the point of relying on others? Are you still a man?"
"Let her go!"
Liang Lidong's voice suddenly rang out. He had just returned. "Joshua, this woman is right. You lost to her and were humiliated by her. You should work hard to regain your dignity. If we help you, you will never be able to raise your head in front of her. "
Joshua heard Liang Lidong's words. Feeling that it made sense, he turned to Eva. With a hint of savagery, he said, "Teacher is right. Half a year. Half a year later, I will find you. I hope you can still smile at that time."
Eva looked at Liang Lidong and the red magic robe he was wearing. When he heard Joshua call him teacher, his heart turned cold. She knew that she couldn't escape this time, but she didn't expect that the other party would actually let her leave.
Therefore, he immediately brought his people away, not daring to stay a moment longer. On her way home, she couldn't help but sneer when she recalled how Joshua had gritted his teeth and the promise he had made in six months.
The difference in strength between the two of them was huge. Wanting to catch up in half a year? Dream on.
Eva thought so, but she didn't know why. She felt a faint chill wandering back and forth in her heart, giving her a faint, inexplicable sense of uneasiness.
Joshua was miserably flattered. But he had already grasped the Earth Elemental Heart, so he wasn't really hurt. Superficial wounds were nothing for professionals.
Joshua was greatly stimulated by his fiancée's bullying. He began to work harder on his strength, even sparring with Kail every day. In fact, even when Kail beat him up, he didn't cry out in pain.
Then, a few days later, someone brought a piece of news to Liang Lidong. It was said that the old leathersmith in the Dirty Water Alley in the western part of the city had some contact with some unknown people.
Liang Lidong gave him ten gold coins. Then, he hurried over with Kail.
The Dirty Water Alley was a slum where dirty water flowed everywhere. Feces and urine flew everywhere, hence the name.
Liang Lidong used magical elements to filter the air around him, so he didn't feel anything, but Kail didn't have such pure magical control. He covered his nose with a handkerchief, but even so, he still couldn't stand the stench.
The old leathersmith was called Messi. He used to be the head of a well-to-do family, but in his middle age, he became addicted to gambling. Not only did he lose his family, but he also lost his wife and children.
After losing everything, the old leathersmith was reduced to living in the Dirty Water Alley.
With his previous skills, he wouldn't starve to death. If he worked hard to earn money, it wouldn't be difficult to leave the Dirty Water Alley. But he gambled whenever he had money, so he stayed in the Dirty Water Alley for more than twenty years.
His residence was a mud brick thatched hut. At the entrance was a stinky ditch with floating yellow and black excrement and what looked like human limbs.
No matter which city, the slums were always the dirtiest and most dangerous place. The people here would do anything for food.
If an ordinary noble or commoner came to the slums alone, they would definitely disappear in less than half an hour. Such people were fat sheep to the people of the slums.
But Liang Lidong and Kail were unimpeded. No one dared to make a move on them. After all, no matter how many ordinary people there were, they were no match for professionals.
The mud brick thatched hut had no door, only an unbelievably dirty black linen curtain. Liang Lidong used his mental power to roll up the curtain and walked into the hut.
The dark room was empty. Other than a bed, a dirty quilt, and a dirty plate, there was nothing else in the room.
An old man slept on the bed. His complexion was very poor, but there were signs of redness on his forehead.
This was a sign that a person who hadn't eaten well all year round would suddenly have a full meal and a warm sleep.
Liang Lidong threw a water ball at the old man's face.
He jumped up from the bed as if his butt was on fire. He was as scared as a mouse that had been caught by a cat.
Old Leathersmith Messi looked at Liang Lidong and Kail in fear. He didn't understand why two professionals would break into his house.
"Messi, right?" Liang Lidong looked at him and slowly asked, "I heard that you were in contact with some unidentified people. What did they want you to do?"
Old Leathersmith rolled his eyes and said, "Your Excellencies, I really didn't come into contact with any unidentified people. Did you misunderstand something? "
"It doesn't matter if it was a misunderstanding or not." Liang Lidong smiled and said, "I advise you to tell the truth. I'm a spellcaster. I can pull a person's soul out of their body and directly view their memories."
Old Leathersmith shuddered. As an ordinary person, spellcasters were too threatening. Regardless of the legends, spellcasters always had frightening and strange abilities.
"After viewing your memories, I can put your soul back into your body." Liang Lidong's gentle smile had a hint of evil in it. "But my craftsmanship isn't very good. If I put the soul back, it might be damaged. It's very easy for it to become an idiot. All it knows is to lie on the ground and eat shit like a dog!"
Old Leathersmith was so scared that he almost sh*t himself. He knelt on the ground and cried, begging the two sirs not to play with his soul as he told them everything.
It turned out that five days ago, three men in black with scimitars came to him and asked him to make three strange leather armors for them.
Although Old Leathersmith liked to gamble, his craftsmanship was excellent. After he received the materials from the men in black, he immediately knew that they were human skin. Moreover, the three pieces of leather were very smooth and soft, obviously the skin of a woman.
At that time, Old Leathersmith, who was starving to death, didn't care about the source of the materials and made three small leather armors according to the men in black's request. The three pieces of leather armor didn't have any defensive ability, but if worn on the body, it would be no different from one's own skin.
Three days ago, Old Leathersmith delivered the goods on time. After the other party gave him three gold coins, they disappeared.
Old Leathersmith only knew this much. After he finished speaking, he cried and begged the two sirs not to kill him.
Coming out of Old Leathersmith's house, Kail's face was pale and he wanted to vomit. He had never thought that someone would actually use the skin of a woman to make leather armor.
Liang Lidong turned to look at him, then said: "Those three pieces of skin shouldn't belong to a human female, but to an elven female. I've heard of such things before. After the skin of an elven female is peeled off, if preserved in a special way, it will never age or change shape. Many perverted old noble women like to live in the skin of an elven female, believing that they will never age. "
"But the skin of a human female doesn't have this ability." Liang Lidong clicked his tongue: "It seems that there is a crazy slave catching organization in Sisilia. No wonder the elven Nature's Wrath organization almost destroyed the entire city a few days ago."
"Teacher, what should we do next?" Kail wiped the corner of his mouth. Just now, he had almost vomited yellow bile out.
Liang Lidong sneered twice: "Since he's the black-clothed man with a curved sword, he must have something to do with the Desert Kingdom. There are seven chambers of trade for the Desert Kingdom merchants in the city of Sicily. If we investigate each of them one by one. I don't believe we can't find anything."