"Hey! Don't think so badly of me, okay?"
"Who knows what your ideal is."
"I always know how to find a group of guys who are not protected by turtles to fight."
"Wu... turtle! Sigh~... it really looks like..."
"Madam..."
The gate of the mansion opened, and a group of wet and scarred green knights walked in. Later, Yanni held the hand of a gentleman in a dark blue dress while arguing with Jess walking beside her. The knight who heard the two people criticize made a small noise of injustice, but with a hint of helplessness.
After Yan Ni asked the injured person to leave, she forcefully pulled the person she had held onto to the usual place for afternoon tea to rest. Han Ni'er, who had just woken up from her nap, immediately jumped over the man with joy when she saw him. She was then carried to a nearby chair by Yan Ni, who was sitting on the man's lap.
The people who were originally chatting in the same place also stopped talking when they saw the group returning. Jess picked up his tea from the table and took a small sip.
"Chu Li, finally waiting for you to come back. Ah! Why are you hurt here? I'm sorry, I'll help you treat it." The woman sitting on the man's thigh hugged his neck, watching the little scratch on his beloved man's face, and gently kissed him.
After feeling the familiar warmth of his wife, the wound on his cheek healed. The count looked at the woman who had been living together for more than ten years with disbelief and said, "How can you heal magic?"
"You've never been injured before, so why do you need treatment?" Yan Ni said gently, kissing the next scraped area. Kissing and kissing, it pressed against the Earl's lips.
The count struggled for a while before pulling back and sucking on his wife. "My lips are not injured, are they?"
"It's been too long since we last met," Yan Ni protested slightly.
On one side, Jess bent his feet to the chair and held them, eating Dim sum while watching the play. But Han Ni'er and the people of Platinum City, as usual, didn't pay attention and continued to do their own things or stand by. Other women, on the other hand, looked at this intimate couple like they couldn't believe their own eyes.
The Count quickly moved the topic aside and said, "May I ask if you are..." He remembered the person who had just come to help him, and his posture on the battlefield was like a ghost, except for his eyes and expression.
At that time, Jess's mind was completely elsewhere and not on the battlefield. In the face of the enemy being killed, he only reflexively drove out the opponent, probably putting more effort into avoiding killing the wrong person. Of course, he didn't think so much about the method of taking action. That's why the Earl felt that way - the ghost with a silly smile.
"Jess."
The brief answer left the count a bit at a loss. "I don't know why you're here..."
"Find Yanni."
Surprisingly, although a kind temper prevents one from getting bored just because of it, the fact that the other person calls their wife's name directly always leaves one feeling a bit surprised. The Count continued to ask, "Yes..."
"May I ask you a question?" Before the count could finish speaking, Jess instead asked a question. Seeing the count nod his head, Jess asked an even more surprising question: "Have you never been beaten while sleeping?"
The count really didn't know how to answer such a question, so he just shook his head. Jess continued speaking on his own, "I thought Yanni would hit the people next to her with bruises and swollen faces while sleeping."
"Hey! My sleeping posture is very elegant."
"I haven't seen it again, how do I know? Besides, your strength was the greatest among everyone back then. It's reasonable for me to have such doubts."
"What is' reasonable doubt '? Let's explain it clearly first."
The Count looked at his wife arguing with others, but had a strange feeling, as if he saw his daughter arguing with children of the same generation. As a father, he felt even more heavy, and could only shake his head helplessly towards the two people in front of him.
"By the way! Where did that group of black armored knights go from just now?" Jess led the conversation to the other side.
Alice's first reaction. "Is it a black sheep?"
Others looked at Alice in confusion, not knowing why she made such a hypothesis. Alice saw everyone's gaze and scratched her head awkwardly, saying, "Because two years ago, she saw someone in the village who seemed to be from the Black Sheep Knights."
The Count thought for a moment and said, "No way! The Order of the Black Sheep was destroyed by the Seven Warriors twelve years ago. How can we still see the Black Sheep now?"
"The black sheep haven't been completely eradicated," Jess said casually.
The Count asked Jess, "Is what you said true?"
Jess nodded. "Yeah! Black Sheep was defeated by us, we know it best. Otherwise, you could ask your wife, she was also present at the time."
The count couldn't understand the meaning of Jess's words and looked down at his beloved wife lying paralyzed in his arms. Yan Ni smiled and nodded, and the Count thought for a moment before asking, "So you and he are both members of the Seven Samurai?"
Yanni nodded again, her hands tightly clasped around her neck. "Would you hate me because of this?"
The count thought seriously and then shook his head lightly. "I can't think of any reason to dislike you."
"Isn't that all right? It's not a big deal," Yan Ni's lips leaned up again.
Jess sighed helplessly as he looked at the two people with their faces pressed against each other. "Ah~You haven't told me who that guy is yet."
Yan Nisong, who had been struggling for a long time, turned to look at Jess and said displeasedly, "Don't you know that the guy who obstructs someone's relationship will be kicked to death by a horse?"
Jess only found it amusing. I spread out my hand and hung my eyes upwards. "I would rather be kicked by a horse, speak quickly!"
The count quickly changed the topic, with the main purpose of stopping his wife's actions. "The name of the Knights who just attacked us is' Black Lancer Pablos Knights'. Their organization and armor style are modeled after the Black Sheep Knights, although they themselves do not acknowledge this claim. They have been very active in the past year, belonging to a large city in the north of Platinum called 'Pablos City', because the Marquis of Pablos plans to unite nearby cities with nobles to divide the land and then unify the entire continent. They attack and occupy cities that do not listen. And I left the city to unite other forces opposing the Marquis of Pablos."
"That is to say, if it hinders their movements, they will send someone to attack you, Count." Tiria speculated.
The count nodded, but then let out a sigh. "It's just that the nearby cities are mostly under the command of the Marquis of Paulus. The several city lords I met this time are not willing to unite against Paulus, so it's probably only a matter of time before Platinum City surrenders."
Mary said at this moment, "Count, have you forgotten the Countess's past identity?"
Everyone focused their attention on Yan Ni and saw her anxiously shaking her head. "Don't! Every time someone calls, I have to take action. Isn't that too tiring?"
The Count also defended his wife by saying, "Hmm~yes, and besides, the basic tactic of the Black Lance and Knife is the exhaustion strategy. They attack and harass irregularly, and when the enemy's defensive force reaches the limit of mental breakdown, they break through in one breath. The dominance of attack timing is completely in their hands, and others are simply unable to defend themselves. Moreover, their individual strength or overall strength are also getting stronger, and an ordinary two to three hundred soldiers defending the city cannot withstand the tactical use of nearly two thousand people. Besides, their numbers should continue to increase."
Tiria asked, "Why did their strength increase? Normally, such a long campaign would become weaker and weaker."
"Due to their tactical use, two or three cities were occupied by such means, and most cities surrendered in the early stages of resistance. The city defenders under their command would choose elite members to join the Black Lance, and of course, the addition of some powerful travelers was also one of the reasons for the increase in numbers. Coupled with practical combat experience, the Black Lance has become the strongest force in the twenty-eight cities of the Northern Army, and the Marquis of Paulus has also become the actual leader of the nine cities. Most of the seven city lords I contacted this time still have the intention of defecting, while the others are still watching."
Tiria pondered for a moment. "The crux of the problem lies in Platinum City not having enough powerful force to protect itself."
Yan Ni also expressed her agreement: "That's right! And to be honest, the 160 knights of our 'Platinum Jaguar Knights' are really too weak. The tactics they use in the early stages of invasion, which only require a single hit to break away, are so serious that they can still get injured. If it weren't for Jess, maybe they wouldn't be able to inflict any harm on each other." Yan Ni spoke while looking at the two Green Armored knights guarding the door, both of whom lowered their heads in embarrassment.
"Hey! Jaguar pretends to be a turtle. Hey! Yanni, why do these guys insist on wearing a turtle costume?" Jess also looked at the two knights. The accumulated dissatisfaction of the two knights was hidden in their hearts because the speaker was the Seven Samurai. If the injured group were to be replaced and hear these words, based on Jess's performance on the battlefield, no one would dare to feel dissatisfied.
"There's no way, that's just a family preference, I'm too lazy to change it. By the way, Jess."
"Don't do it."
"I haven't said anything yet, just say 'no' first. What do you mean by that?"
"Anyway, the answer will disappoint you."
"Ah~It's a pity. What I was going to say was that I kept all the chefs I had hired in the past to open restaurants in the city. There weren't twenty people, at least fifteen people, and each person's specialty dishes were over a hundred. If we had ten dishes per meal and three meals a day, we could at least eat them..."
"Forty days!" Jess's eyes and saliva showed his hunger and thirst.
"It's been fifty days, idiot, and that's just at least. I was originally planning to invite someone to a meal with good ingredients, but I just wanted to do some exercise with the children in my spare time. Unexpectedly, I was rejected all of a sudden. Ah~It's really sad."
When Yanni shook her head with an exaggerated expression, Jess had already stood up and walked towards the door. "Ah! Jess, are you leaving? Forgive my old friend for not giving it away, I still have to put in a lot of effort on those inexperienced guys."
Jess turned his head and scolded: "Who said I was leaving, but I just wanted to find someone to play with first, and I was too tired to do sports. Besides, there are hundreds of birds Chaohuang to eat for dinner today, so don't try to drive me away. What's more, find something to do, consume some physical strength, and eat Dim sum overnight. Hey! Kid, let's go!" Jess grabbed a knight's arm and pulled them out.
One of the knights was particularly angry and had been scolded by the unknown Seven Samurai from a while ago. Now that he was still behaving disrespectfully, the knight swung a punch.
Jess easily leaned back a little and dodged the knight's punch. Pull your left hand back from another knight, then grab the flashing fist and pull! "It's so easy to be dodged by someone, you guys are really bad! The bottom is also unstable." At the same time, he stumbled and tripped the knight to the ground.
Jess looked at the knight lying on the ground, smiling as he faced the opponent's anger. "Your weakness is that your basic movements are not solid enough, and if your movements are too large, it is easy for others to dodge you.... Your strength is not used correctly, and you are really too ugly." Every time Jess said this, he stomped heavily on the knight. After stepping on it more than ten times, the last sentence was a direct kick towards the other person's face.
Jess ignored the once knight object that had already passed out on the ground and turned to look at another knight with a smile. The person who was still awake felt as if they had seen a ghost, so frightened that they stood still and dared not move around. Jess's smile, which was already planning on how to deal with the body, became even more brilliant. "Let's go! Where are you usually practicing martial arts? Don't worry, playing with me will make you a lot of progress. At least one can match the gray and rotten spears and knives. If you don't have that ability..."
The knight swallowed his saliva and repeated Jess's last sentence, "If you don't have that ability..."
"But it can kill people. Hehe hehe hehe~"
"Madam!" The awake knight let out a cry for help, but only heard such an answer. "Don't worry, Jess. They don't have to pay for playing dead. Take care."
Luoshen looked at the pair of bat like wings behind him and shook a little. He turned his head to watch Yanni drink tea with ease, and then saw Jessla lying on the right foot of the knight on the ground. The awake person was the figure dragged out of the door by the rear leader, with a question in his heart: 'Who is the devil?'
Open the familiar door of your home.
"Ah! Sally, you're back."
Not the usual familiar and friendly greeting welcoming oneself. Wolf rarely lay on the ground next to the heater, while on the other side was his beloved wife who had been living together for over two years, and across from him sat a familiar looking man.
"How could you be here?" Sally showed a puzzled expression.
"Ah~Sally, don't be angry. Mei came to see you, but I left him to stay in the house. Anyway, you won't stay out too late during the fallow period. You'll come back after patrolling the fields, so I didn't let Mei come again."
Sally looked at Mei in black with meaningful eyes. "Okay! I'll just treat you like Mei. You didn't forge a sword, why are you still running towards me? What's up?"
Mei smiled awkwardly and said, "Actually, the fragments of the sword are in Dajiangshan now. The elders of Dajiangshan have already agreed to help. It doesn't seem like there's anything big there. I just remembered a friend I met on the way and made an agreement with her. I'll leave Sakura and Song in Dajiangshan to help take care of them and come find you."
"Oh~! Who is it?"
"The Night Horse Wizard of the Fire Lizard Clan."
It is also a familiar thing, and this name has a very deep impression in Sally's memory, which of course stems from past experiences. After hesitating for a moment, Sally asked, "Is there anything wrong with Yema?"
"TheYema has instructed that if she sees you, she must tell you one thing: 'The thing is still with her, she has properly preserved it.'"
"Sally, who is the Night Mage Wizard?" Xiluosi asked with a hint of doubt.
"My former good friend... Mei, do you have anything else to do?"
Mei thought for a moment. "Elder Kuta has invited you to come and gather."
"Mmm~" Sally's hesitant voice came out. He had to consider many things before accepting this invitation, after all, he was already a married person. There may be more reasons, but that's not something others can see anymore.
"Sally, why don't you go? It's rare to have old friends invite me. You've been with me in such a small village for almost a year and a half, and haven't even gone out to relax, which is really worrying." Xiluo Si's lifeless gaze paired with her smile not only didn't have any strange strange feeling, but also gave people a very coordinated feeling. It seems that although God took away something from her, he gave her another beautiful thing to make up for it.
However, to be honest, Sally would not agree to her wife for such reasons. "But..."
"But what? Because of me?"
"That's right! I can't trust leaving you at home alone."
"Then... let's go together."
Sally seems to doubt her ears. "Together?"
Xiluo Si nodded excitedly. "Hmm! Let's go together. Anyway, I haven't been out since I was a child, let's just consider it a trip."
"But what about the fields? No one takes care of them."
"I had a harvest a while ago, and it wouldn't be much better if I didn't manage the fields during the fallow period now. Or... it would be inconvenient for me to go out with you..."
"No, no. If you really want to go out for a walk, why don't you stop by and meet your old friends? The journey is a bit long."
Xiluo Si shook her head happily. "It's okay. Then I'll go prepare first." Xiluo Si stood up and walked towards the room.
Wolf Wolf stood in the way of Xiluo Si walking, and Xiluo Si crouched down to touch Wolf's head. "Wolf, are you going together?" Wolf let out a low growl as if he understood human language. Xiluosi also said happily, "Let's go together then."
The figure of the person disappearing behind the curtain and the back of the wolf, the two men meeting their gaze. The two of them had the same strange gleam in their eyes, except that one was floating and the other was lost in thought.
"Ah~The sickle has really arrived."
"What do you mean by that sentence, Ninia?" "Yes, yes, it sounds very scary."
Faced with Sakura and Matsu's attack, Ninia just said awkwardly, "I just know the place, and it's my first time since I came."
Looking at the majestic posture of the main city of Kamakura that had already caught the eye, Mei stopped Sakura and Matsu from pursuing. "Don't say so much, it's enough to arrive safely. Who cares if you knew the way before, but the result has already come out."
Matsudaira refused to miss the opportunity to argue and began to complain, as if the whole world was his enemy. Mei Shi couldn't bear to listen anymore. Just as she was about to start fighting with Song, she noticed someone pulling at his clothes. Turning his head, he remembered what Sally had told him during Matsumoto Sakura's rest period
"There are a lot of strange people in Kamakura, and among those related to the Lord of the Light Source clan, don't provoke anyone."
"Who is it? Is it that serious?"
"One of the three ninjas under the Lord of the Light Source Clan. 'Ninja Master', is this a serious profession name for you?"
"Wait a moment, isn't the title 'Master' just nice to hear? Besides Adam's Time Master, there are also master level characters around!"
"That's right! This person is a young generation left behind from the ninja house before the Black Sheep Cataclysm. He has always adhered to his ninja profession and is now a master level character. There are many cities and thieves who dare not move the sickle, and he is also one of the big reasons. Apart from him and Adam, I have not heard of any other master level characters in the places where I travel."
"Is there anything to pay attention to?"
"Just follow his wishes and don't go against him. Anyway, he is really harmless to ordinary people... Hmm~There may be a slight flaw, but it's not a big deal. Anyway, don't provoke him. Faced with his level D 'Magic Weapon - Earth Walking Sickle' in the Treasure Encyclopedia, I feel very headache, let alone want to fight him."
"What is his name? What else does he look like? As a ninja, will he appear under the big sun?"
"In a peaceful place, few people are willing to hide in the dark. When you see him, you will know that it is him. As for his name, he is called 'Rice-meat dumplings'..."
Mei looked at the person pulling her clothes from behind... Ball. He has a short stature, no neck, and his eyes are so small that he usually squints in a straight line. His mouth accounts for half of the entire face. A round and rolling body can naturally be paired with terms like "ball" or "maru". If it weren't for that ninja outfit, it would really be difficult to associate it with a profession like ninjas.
A super large cross shaped dart with a chain attached to the back, with a beautiful curve on the blade, resembling a multi bladed windmill. It's probably the curved appearance that gives it the nickname "sickle". That was something that even Sally felt a headache, but his owner was drooling at him.
"Master Ninja Rice-meat dumplings?" Mei asked in a very cautious tone, fearing that if the other party was unhappy, she would become a pile of inanimate things.
Rice-meat dumplings nodded, but still held Mei's clothes.
"Is there anything else?"
After hearing Mei's question, Rice-meat dumplings moved her eyes from Mei's face to the bag containing dry food. Mei noticed the other person's movements and asked, "Do you want to eat something?"
The Rice-meat dumplings, which should be the part of the head, forced up, and the shaking cheek meat made people feel a bit weird.
A little fear rose in Mei's heart. Although the other person showed a friendly attitude, who knew what he was really thinking. Mei carefully opened the bag, while Rice-meat dumplings quickly took away all the food and stuffed it into her stomach in a very short time.
"Mei, who is this guy? How did he steal our food?" Song asked in surprise.
Mei looked at the back of Rice-meat dumplings who had gone to the next caravan. "He should be the character Sally wants us to pay attention to, Master Ninja Rice-meat dumplings."
"He's a ninja master! So he..." Sakura couldn't hide his shock and turned her head to her round back.
I saw that the child who seemed to be the owner of the caravan happily brought out a lot of food for Rice-meat dumplings, and even invited him to sit on the wagon of his caravan. The two seem to have known each other for a long time. The children are talking with each other while Rice-meat dumplings are eating food in large mouthfuls.
"Ah, Rice-meat dumplings, you asked passers-by for food again." A shrill cry came from behind.