Chapter 44 Bewildering(1/2)
"Maybe we shouldn't come to this place..."
Parker rubbed his hands, carefully looked at the gloomy and narrow alley not far away, and whispered to Tian Lan beside him, trying to make her change her mind. There were several dim street lamps in the alley, and the lights inside the glass cover were full of water mist.
There was a long candle, half lit and half extinguished, and the golden light reflected the potholes on the street and the dirty snow.
The buildings on both sides are cramped and old. A sign covered with oil is hanging in the cold wind, creaking and swaying. I don't know what kind of store it is. The houses on both sides are dark, and most of the doors and windows are closed, leaving no trace of light.
Light comes.
After those few people entered the room at the end, they never came out again. Only the two of them stood in the cold wind like fools for half an hour, shivering.
But the little girl was unmoved. She lay on the wall and looked in that direction without looking back. She just waved her hand impatiently: "Don't make trouble, we are performing a secret mission." She said seriously: "Parker, can you?
Have some patience?"
The Papalar rolled his eyes.
He thought to himself that this was purely a whim, with no careful plan or any preparation. It was almost like a child playing house, and it could also be considered a secret mission?
However, Parker knew the little girl's temper very well. If he tried to reason with the other party, he would most likely suffer a humiliating loss in the end and get nothing. He thought for a moment before choosing his words and said: "But we didn't tell Ai
Miss Tiela."
Tianlan then turned around, eyes widened, with a cute look: "Are you crazy? Tell sister Aitila, can we still come out? Do you not want supper anymore?"
Damn late night snack!
Parker thought to himself that no late night snack would allow him to stand in the cold wind for half an hour. He covered himself with a thick scarf, covering half of his round face underneath, but he was still so cold that he shuddered.
Chills.
A real Papalar will never leave the warm south. How did he get on the pirate ship of Attila and the big cat man? Parker completely forgot what he did in Sanshak.
My heart is full of regret.
Then he sneezed.
"Shut up, Parker." Tian Lan was very dissatisfied and felt that her teammates were not professional at all.
"Okay, I'll shut up," the Papalar replied with dignity, and then asked: "Can we really have a warm meal later?"
The little girl looked hurt and said in disbelief: "Parker, when did I lie to you?"
Often, Parker thought.
However, he comforted himself by saying that he had already been standing in the cold wind for half an hour anyway, and if he didn't eat, it would be nothing.
Parker looked at the light not far away. Many illusions seemed to appear in the cold and hungry light, making him find himself in a magnificent hotel. The waiter brought the hot steam to the silver plate like water.
The steaming food, the browned skin of the barbecue, the sizzling fat, the juice that separates the bones and flesh, the thick fragrance, the golden candlelight and various fruits and vegetables.
It made him drool all over the floor.
He picked up the knife and fork and was about to start, but was kicked by Tian Lan and immediately returned to reality. "Attention, they are coming out!" Tian Lan said nervously, pretending to be quiet.
Fortunately, there was no such thing as a ranger on the other side, otherwise we could have caught these two 'little mice' just across the street.
Papalar was so angry that he thought, look at you, what does it have to do with me, where is my midnight snack? It’s all gone. The sadness in his heart turned into a river for a while, but there were still a few reflections in his dark eyes.
Here comes a personal figure.
One of them was the young alchemist who was dragging him hard. Among the four people who entered the room with him earlier, only three were left. However, there was another group of people who came out with them from the room.
There were also four people in that group, wearing thick coats, cloaks, and hats. The two parties were talking to each other, but they couldn't hear clearly from this direction.
One of the four people looked a little bored. He looked in this direction unintentionally. Tianlan used the light of the street lamp to see the face on the other side clearly, and couldn't help but screamed "Ah".
The Papalar man was so frightened that he lost his mind and quickly pulled her back.
Fortunately, the detective skills on the other side were only general, and he did not hear this low cry. "Are you crazy?" Parker lowered his voice and said, "You don't want to turn us into a midnight snack, do you?"
Tianlan realized her mistake and smiled sheepishly. But she pointed outside again and said in surprise: "Did you see it!?"
Parker nodded. His perception was only higher than that of Tianlan, so he could clearly see that the face that turned under the light before was none other than their old enemy.
The eldest sister of the Dragon Fire Guild.
The other party was an old acquaintance with them, and they had already made enemies with these people before they met Fang Plover. Even Fang Plover killed this "eldest sister" for the first time when he helped them.
Later, they became enemies again in Dolifen. After that, the Dragon Fire Guild's top management disappeared without a trace due to collusion with the cultists. They were still a little bit sad because they did not expect that the other party would take such a path.
I didn’t expect that this ‘eldest sister’ would appear in this place
"Why is she here?" The little girl's eyes suddenly became sharper: "Sure enough, let me tell you, that guy is sneaky, there must be something wrong. They actually colluded with the Dragon Fire Guild, hum.
snort."
Papalar thought that the other party was just a blind cat meeting a dead mouse, but he rationally did not refute. Although Parker was unreliable, he also knew the priorities. He lowered his voice and said to Tianlan: "Wait here.
I, I will go over and eavesdrop on what they are talking about."
"What?"
Tianlan was shocked.
But before she opened her mouth, Parker guessed what the little girl wanted to do, and quickly and ruthlessly suppressed her delusion: "I am a nightingale, and you are not."
"But aren't you a crossbowman?"
"Don't worry about this. All in all, my secret level is higher than yours."
"All right."
Tian Lan sighed. Although she always had some whimsical ideas, she was not willful. She understood what Parker said was true and nodded. "Then you have to be more careful, Parker." She warned.
.
Parker was feeling a little moved when he heard Tianlan ask a little strangely: "In that case, why didn't you eavesdrop before? Do you look down on me, Parker!?"
The Papalar crossbowmen were so frightened that they fled.
However, seeing the short and fat figure of the other party blending into the darkness, Tian Lan inevitably felt a little worried. She had never been so afraid of anyone, and she couldn't help but wish that the little dwarf had been caught by the other party.
Do you want to save him?
She immediately came up with a comprehensive plan
When the Papalars were unfortunately arrested, how should they appear with all their glory, and then how should they save the other party from those two annoying guys? Of course, there was only one 'annoying guy', but
With the addition of the "eldest sister" of the Dragon Fire Guild, this number has naturally increased by one.
She also imagined how she would be grateful when Parker was rescued by her. From then on, she would have a loyal little follower.
Thinking of what she was proud of, Tian Lan couldn't help but smile, but suddenly she was slapped from behind: "What are you giggling about?" The voice scared her so much that she almost jumped three feet high and screamed.
Fortunately, before that, Tian Lan saw clearly that it was the Papalal man who appeared from behind him, and he stopped screaming.
She looked pale and patted her chest: "I was scared to death. Why did you come back so soon?"
"I heard everything I needed to hear, so I came back naturally." Parker rolled his eyes.
Only then did Tian Lan realize that the people at the end of the street had gone away. She turned back and looked at the Papal people in surprise, and asked, "Did you hear it? Why didn't I see how you got there?"
Tianlan suddenly showed suspicious eyes: "You are not lying to me, are you?"
Parker looked sad and angry: "You can slander my character, but you can't question my professionalism."
He used his backhand to touch his dagger, but then he remembered that his dagger had already been melted by some hateful alchemist, and he only touched an empty part. So he waved his short fist helplessly: "I
But he is the winner of the Nightingale Competition."
"Hey, the championship won by cheating..."
Fortunately, before the Papalar man had time to go berserk, Tianlan finally comforted him: "Okay, okay, I believe you are." She asked curiously: "Then what did you hear."
It was probably this curious look that satisfied Parker's pride. He raised his chin slightly and said proudly: "That's a long story."
"Stop being too pretentious."
Tianlan struck the Papalar man on the head with a strike of the Scape-style sword he had learned from Fang Plover.
…
It was almost early morning when Fang Plover, Alyssa and their group returned to the campsite.
It had been snowing all night, and it was even getting heavier. There was only a vast expanse of white snow between the sky and the earth, and a hint of darkness in the forest in the distance. They met Ms. Kuisu and her group outside the Masonk Creek Station.
Farewell, the two parties agreed to set off in two days to the Big Valley in the south.
The person keeping vigil on Mr. Gray Rock's platform was Baggins. When he saw everyone returning from the heavy snow, he greeted them and asked if the mission went well before lowering the ladder.
Fang Plover was the first to climb onto the platform and saw two little ones, one tall and one short, standing in the courtyard.
The taller one was naturally the dejected Tian Lan, who was looking at him with pitiful eyes, while the one next to him was a Papalar man who was patting his belly and burping.
Fang Yu was slightly startled when he saw these two people like this. But he also knew very well that these two guys were probably angry at Miss Aitila. In the group, only Miss Elf could cure them.
You have to take care of this little girl.
Alyssa climbed up from behind and saw this scene, and couldn't help but asked Baggins funnyly what happened.
Only then did the experienced sailor talk about what happened last night.
Fang Yu couldn't help but be slightly startled after hearing this. He didn't expect these two guys to be so bold. They went to follow the Dragon Fire Guild people without telling anyone in private.
To be continued...