Mysteries

Neia was tied to a stone pillar and exposed to the scorching sun. Every inch of his skin burned like a fire. The pain was so painful that he almost passed out.

After an unknown period of time, the suffocatingly quiet world slowly began to move.

It was whispering at first, and slowly evolved into high-spirited talk, and later, there was even the sound of clinking glasses.

Neia couldn't help raising her head.

Right in front, a group of handsome men and women are drinking and having fun. Both men and women are wearing all kinds of jewelry. Flowers are spread under their feet, wine bottles are poured on the table, and bright red wine is flowing out, flowing along the legs of the table. On the ground, it fell into the green stream next to it.The colorful swimming fish are up and down, left and right, playing with each other.All the birds hovered in the sky, the orioles sang loudly, and the peacocks opened their tails to their heart's content, showing themselves to the best of their ability.Around them, there are bright flowers and fruit trees with branches.Lions, tigers, wolves, leopards and other ferocious beasts sit or lie among the flowers and under the shade of trees, just like loyal domestic dogs.

It seems to be a scene that can only be seen in the temple where the gods live.

The pain doesn't seem so painful anymore, especially when looking at the back in front of me.Neia couldn't control her head, especially her eyes, like a bear seeing honey, or a wolf seeing sheep, staring unblinkingly at the man sitting with his back facing her.

The man propped his head on his right hand, and sat obliquely on the stool. His long black hair was tied loosely behind his head, as if one side of his head would fall apart.

Neia couldn't see his appearance, and felt a little anxious and a little wronged in her heart.

After a while, I don't know what they said, everyone laughed, and the man did too, his shoulders trembling slightly.

Neia was a little envious, but also a little jealous and wronged. The desire to get the man back was so urgent that she, who had given up struggling, began to struggle again.

But until he woke up from his sleep, all that man left him was his back.

Who is that man?

Why does looking at him make me happy, but thinking about him makes me sad?

Questions linger in my mind, and my heart is inexplicably empty, as if it will only be filled when I get an answer.

"Your Highness." Seeing Neia come out, the dwarf graciously delivered the prepared breakfast.

Neia had no appetite, so she hurriedly finished her breakfast after eating a piece of bread: "Is Ayub back?"

The dwarf shook his head and put on eye drops: "Maybe he got some benefits in the front, and he has already left us behind!"

Neia said: "His greatest benefit is to recover."

The dwarf thought of his miserable situation, and changed his worry again: "He won't fall down halfway, will he?"

Neia looked at him: "Go and ask for news."

The dwarf shrugged off, "It's my first time in Longzan, so I'm not very familiar with it..."

Neia looked at him without saying a word. The two stalemate for a while, but the dwarf gave in and ran forward to inquire about the news.Seeing his leaving back, Neia felt a strange feeling in her heart.Since leaving the Illuminati Society, the dwarf's attitude has been very strange, especially recently, it has almost reached the point of flattery.After all, he is a seventh-rank knight, how could his arrogance be worn down so thoroughly?

If it's not a different person, then there is some ulterior purpose.

Neia felt vigilant, and thought of throwing him away again.He observed the mercenary groups surrounding him for a while, then walked towards one of them.

It was an hour before the dwarf came back, and by this time the procession had moved on a good distance.

The dwarf said, "No news. The soldiers say they haven't seen him?"

Neia frowned.There are only two roads here, one forward, into Longzan, and one backward, back to Senrisgar.The fact that the soldier didn't see Ayub meant that he didn't enter Langzan, and he and the dwarf guarded behind him could also be sure that Ayub hadn't come back. So, did he disappear?

Of course, the dwarf he thought of also thought of it: "Will he join a certain mercenary group and sneak in directly." Baron Weiss is not very strict in issuing customs clearance documents. Some mercenary groups use one for ten people, and some The six people in the group sent out seven cards, it all depends on his mood.Therefore, the soldier's review of the mercenary group does not depend on the number of documents. Like the dwarf said, hitchhiking is indeed very likely to happen.

Ayub was from Langzan, and Neia was not too worried about his safety, so she temporarily accepted the dwarf's explanation.

At sunset, it was finally their turn.

Neia reached into the interspatial bag, groped for a while, and said with a change of expression, "That's bad."

The dwarf looked at him: "Where are the customs clearance documents at Ayub's?"

Neia nodded awkwardly.

The dwarf frowned.

Just when the soldiers were impatiently trying to expel them, a mercenary group next to them offered an olive branch to Neia.The head of the group said that they had an extra customs clearance document, which could just be distributed to him.

Neia immediately agreed, and said to the dwarf apologetically, "Thank you, I have arrived safely, your mission is complete, let's part here."

The dwarf narrowed his eyes, and when Neia was not paying attention, he glanced coldly at the mercenary group behind him, and then said in a low voice, "But I want to follow you."

Neia asked, "Where is Oak?"

The dwarf opened his mouth and said with a wry smile, "I will definitely bring him to you. If you are worried, you'd better bring me with you."

The more he said that, the more Neia suspected his ulterior motives, and the more he could not accept his surrender.Although worried about Oak, it cannot be at the expense of the country.He left an address for the dwarf: "If you have news about Oak, you can send a letter to this address."

The dwarf taunted: "Your Highness doesn't even want to meet?"

Neia said, "You have your career and life, and so do I. It's better for us not to interfere with each other."

The dwarf said, "What if I say, I want to abandon everything and follow you?"

Neia was extremely horrified in her heart, and there was a bit of shock on her face.When the dwarf knelt down to worship the dark god, he knew how pious his belief was, but he obviously hinted that he could give up, give up his belief?How big a secret is hidden behind him, so important that even his faith has become vulnerable?

The mercenary group had already passed the inspection, and Neia was the only one left. The soldier urged impatiently, but Neia could not delay any longer, and passed the inspection with the documents.Once that line is crossed, the two are considered to be in a foreign country.

The dwarf really wanted to impress him with pity, so Neia said some polite words, got into the carriage specially reserved for him by the mercenary group, and left without looking back.

As soon as the carriage was out of his sight, the dwarf's expression darkened completely.

Seeing him standing in the middle of the road, the soldiers stretched out their hands impatiently to push him. Before they could touch him, the skin on his hands peeled off inch by inch. They screamed in horror, and the border suddenly became chaotic.The dwarf moved gracefully through the chaotic crowd, quickly crossing the line.

There are many ways to get rid of the dwarf, and there was no need to be so troublesome, but whenever Neia thought of the dwarf, she always felt a little strange. She subconsciously didn't want or dared to offend him, as if there was a voice in the dark warning that offending him would end badly. horrible.

He couldn't say that his approach was clever, but it was already a very euphemistic one.

The mercenary group who cooperated with him was very excited.Although the most respected people in Dream Continent are those who are strong in magic and fighting spirit, the status of the royal family and nobles before the common people should not be underestimated, especially the land under their feet belongs to the gray-haired boy in front of him. royal family.

They tried to inquire about the details of the mission by insinuating, but they were hinted that Neia would introduce the king.

The strength of this kind of mercenary group was very ordinary, not to the point where Neia would look at it differently, and he was unwilling to owe favors, so he wrote a letter of recommendation and stamped it with his personal seal.

Although the mercenary group was dissatisfied, they did not dare to make more demands.

When they arrived at the town on the border of Langzan, Neia took the initiative to bid them farewell.He has a lot of questions now, and wants to investigate clearly before returning to the palace.

First of all, the extent of Dongguimo Huangsha's invasion of Langzan's land, how many people know the inside story, and whether there are rumors among the people.Secondly, what did so many mercenary groups do after they arrived in Langzan, and why did they limit the number of people who entered the country every day.Finally, Ayub's whereabouts. He always felt that the other party's disappearance was not as simple as the dwarf said.