Chapter 651 The Mysterious Beggar
At night, in a seaside resort hotel on the outskirts of the city, Bing Zhixie was lying on a chair next to the swimming pool and looking at the vast starry sky. Hullington found such a hotel with a pleasant scenery, but Alice had no intention to enjoy it. She held various newspapers bought from the stalls in her hands, each article about the magic moon and the She read carefully the affairs of both sides of Saint Vicoia, and all the news she received made her even more worried.
The battle situation on the front line is unfavorable to Mo Yue. In less than half a month after the war resumed, Saint Bikoya's army has broken through two fortress cities on Mo Yue's front line, and five military strongholds have been occupied. Edward, the famous Demon Moon general who had served the empire for 37 years, died in battle, and his 35,000 elite men were wiped out. Obviously Saint Bikoya has made complete preparations for the restart of the war.
The only good thing is that the 'Endless Chasm' defense line built by General Philippe Ruhr is still there, and has successfully repelled no less than 6 attacks by the San Vicoia army. However, the 700,000 troops assembled in Saint Vicoia have arrived at the war frontline on the 5th of this month and are preparing to launch a new round of offensive against the 'Endless Chasm' defense line.
Hughington came to the balcony with two glasses of 'VISA' and handed one to Alice. Lovely Liz didn't respond, she was still looking at the swaying branches not far away in trance. Hurlington had no choice but to put the wine on the balcony railing, jumped off the balcony and walked to Bing Zhixie: "Why don't you comfort her?"
"I'm thinking about something." Bing Zhixie lay quietly on the couch, letting the night sea breeze blow continuously on his scarred body.
Hughington said: "Are you just lying here indifferent?"
"How did you go to the bonfire party over there?"
Hughington was angry. Said: "I...I can't speak to you, but she is your disciple."
Bingzhixie said: "I said I was thinking about something."
"What's the matter?" Hullington said: "There is nothing more important than comforting your apprentice now."
Bingzhixie said: "I am thinking about how to send her back to the Demon Moon Kingdom. "
Hughington was stunned: "You want to send her away?"
"Yeah."
Hughington thought about it carefully and said: "Yes, it is better to send her back than to let her worry here. At this time, her parents must also I really hope she can be around. Have you thought of anything?"
Bing Zhixie turned to look at him.
"What do you mean? Me?" Hullington pointed at himself and said, "You mean to let me send her back."
Bing Zhixie nodded: "Do it. As a price, I will give you 50,000 gold coins as a reward "Lao."
"50,000 gold coins." Hullington glanced at Alice, who was still in a daze on the balcony, and turned around and said, "This is not good, I..."
< br>“100,000.”
Hurlington was stunned and said angrily: "I'm not doing this for money. Have you ever asked her for her opinion? Is she willing to go back?"
Bing Zhixie said nothing.
Hughington said: "She is your disciple now, you should learn to respect her."
Bingzhixie said: "Letting her go back is the best choice."
“But you have to let her decide for herself.”
After a while, Hughington said again: "By the way, did you arrive at Bubble Street early today?"
"Yes."
Hughington said angrily: " Then why did you wait until the end to take action? Did you know that our situation was very dangerous at that time? 100% sure to rescue Alice and me before death?"
"No."
"Then why didn't you come out to solve this matter earlier? Can you watch us die and see Alice get hurt?”
An unhappy look appeared on Bing Zhixie's face: "Are you blaming me? You have always been very clear about my attitude. I don't like to cause trouble, but you always keep causing all kinds of trouble. Are you and that person? Is it my responsibility to help the gangsters in the conflict?"
"Okay, you are great, I can't compete with you." Hullington pulled his collar and drank the wine in the glass in one breath.
"What are you arguing about?" Alice was awakened by their quarrel, and jumped down from the balcony and came over.
Hughington said: "Your master has decided to let you go back."
"Why?" Alice looked at her master eagerly.
Bing Zhixie just said calmly: "You should go back."
"No, I don't want to." Alice said: "I am very worried about my country, but I can't help much if I go back. , I would rather continue traveling with you. "
Bingzhixie said: "But you can't go to the place I'm going to next."
"Where?"
"Xin, the capital of Saint Bikeya. Demoor." Bing Zhixie said.
Hullington was also surprised: "Why do you want to go there all of a sudden? We traveled thousands of miles from the north to the south to get here. Aren't you just going to the Eastern Continent to find clues about that special rune stone?"
Love Liz suddenly remembered that her master had said something like this in the tavern, but she didn't know why.
Bing Zhixie's answer was simple: "The plan has changed, I decided to go to Xindemoor."
It turned out that he received a letter at the bank, and Linda asked him to do it as soon as possible Come to Xindmore, there are important clues about Long Ling. After much deliberation, he decided to give up the search for Long Ling in the Eastern Continent for the time being, because the letter from Alice's uncle Rost to him contained too vague clues about the presence of Long Ling in the Eastern Continent. Crescent Bay has been forgotten, and the letter also said that regarding Crescent Bay, the Luo Shen Kingdom in the southern subcontinent has been searching for many years, but in the end they found nothing. He thought that instead of searching aimlessly for the unknown Crescent Bay, he should look for more valuable clues. Alice said: "I can also go to Sindmore."
Bingzhixie said: "You can't go, that's the capital of Saint Bikea, and they will definitely recognize your Princess of the Demon Moon Kingdom. If you are caught by them, it will bring even more serious consequences to your country." "
Alice said: "I can disguise myself, and they won't recognize me."
Hughington also objected to this matter: "Alice, I also think you can't go, this It's very dangerous, your life will be in danger."
Alice said: "I'm not afraid of danger. Haven't we experienced enough dangers along the way? Just in Bubble Street, in Guiniz. In the misty forest, in the Shuiyun Stream of the Ten Forbidden Lands, in Danluer in the northern snowfield, when has my life not been in danger?"
Hughington said: "But this time is different."
"What's the difference?"
Hughington said: "The dangers in those events are accidental and uncertain, and you will definitely be in danger in this matter. You are the princess of the Demon Moon Kingdom, You should know about superpowers like Saint Vicoia, their military strength, and how many powerful people they have. Master can't protect you anymore."
"I...I won't go back if I don't leave anyway." Alice shed tears: "Master, you promised not to drive me away. How can you keep your words? You can't lie to me."
Bing Zhixie was silent, he didn't know what to say.
The next day, Bing Zhixie still failed to convince Alice to leave, so he had to take her with him for the rest of the trip. Because they decided to go to Sindmoor due to a temporary diversion, Bing Zhixie didn't want to stay in this city any longer. After breakfast, he, Alice, Hullington and the others hurried to the docking port of the airship in the suburbs. Just after leaving the city gate, Bing Zhixie suddenly stopped on the path among the woods.
"What's wrong? Did you leave something behind, or did you forget something?" Hughington asked.
Bing Zhixie turned around and looked at a big tree in the woods: "Come out, you have been following us all day."
After a while, a beggar came from behind the big tree. The cat came out.
“Ah, it’s that beggar.” Alice shouted, “I saw him in the tavern yesterday.”
When the beggar approached, Bing Zhixie said: “ You have been following us since yesterday. What do you want to do?”
The beggar said: "I want to go on the road with you."
Hughington was stunned and said: "Are you coming with us? Do you know where we are going?"
The beggar Said: "No matter where you go, I am willing to follow you."
This time, not only Hullington, but also Bing Zhixie didn't understand. He looked carefully at the beggar in front of him. He was about 1.8 to 1.9 meters tall. He had a broad face, a high nose, and a big mouth. He was very tall, but he always had his neck slightly bent and had a gray beard. Judging from his age, he looked at the beggar in front of him carefully. He appears to be between 55 and 60 years old. He may actually be younger than he looks because of the dirtiness.
Hughington said: "No, I will not agree to a stranger going on the road with us."
The beggar immediately said: "I am not a stranger. My name is Stanley. You will get to know me soon. I am willing to do anything for you. I can help you carry your luggage, clean your room and buy things for you in the future. All of these are fine, I am willing to be your servant.”
Hughington said: "We don't need you to do this, we can do it ourselves..."
Bing Zhixie suddenly said: "Do you know us?"
"No, I don't. ."
"Then why do you want to follow us?"
The beggar said without hesitation: "I want to leave here, I want to have a better life."
Bing Zhixie looked at this man in confusion, but stopped talking.
Alice said: "Why didn't you find someone else but us? Do you think we are children and want to harm us."
The beggar waved his hands and said: "Absolutely not Dare, I saw you fight yesterday, you are so powerful, I dare not do such a thing. They all hate me for being too dirty and smelly, so I hope you can help me."
Hughington said: "If you are a beauty, I would be very willing to help. You, it’s a pity that you are a man and a bad old man over fifty years old.”
The beggar suddenly knelt on the ground and said: "I am sincere. As long as you can be nice to me, give me food, give me a place to live, and prevent me from becoming a beggar on the street again, I will be satisfied."
Alice looked at the beggar and said sincerely, and said to the master: "He is so pitiful, can we take him away?"
Bing Zhixie said nothing.
Hughington said: "Alice, you have to be more vigilant. Suddenly an unknown person approaches you. You should be wary of him. Maybe he has some bad ideas."
"No, even if you kill me, I won't dare to do anything bad to you. I just want to leave the life of a beggar. I really...I really don't want to beg anymore..." the beggar said I actually cried.
Alice cried so much that her nose was sore and she said: "He is just a beggar. My master is so powerful, how dare he have bad ideas about us?"
Hughington said: "Maybe he is a beggar. The thief stole our money and ran away. Beggars are basically thieves. There are many valuables on our airship."
The beggar thought. He thought, as if he had made up his mind, and said: "Let's sign a contract. It's not a contract on paper, it's a magical contract - Siggar's agreement. With this, you don't have to be afraid that I will betray you." ”
This is a spiritual imprint contract. The recipient cannot mentally violate the covenant giver, otherwise he will suffer severe mental torture. However, this magic cannot be forcibly signed unilaterally, and there is no situation where both parties will be controlled by the other. It is a relatively equal magic contract, and it is also one of the few contract magics that is not prohibited from learning by the Holy Garden. This kind of magic contract is mostly used in commercial and maritime trade. Both parties promise to each other or unilaterally promise not to betray each other on a certain matter or business. The brand contract signed under these conditions will be automatically released after both parties are deemed to have reached it mentally. This magic can also be released by a psychic magician.
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(End of this chapter)