Holy Institution

When it was almost time for dinner, the smell of food wafted from the kitchens of every household and filled the streets.

Dilling's appetite whetted.

The mayor introduced while leading the road: "The specialty of our town is grapes, so a lot of wine is made every year, and the taste is excellent. You must try it later."

Dilling said, "Thank you." With Hydein, he can only take the initiative to play the role of diplomacy.

The mayor secretly glanced at Heidein, who was silent from beginning to end, and wanted to say something, but he was afraid of offending him, so he continued to chat with Di Lin: "The room prepared for you was originally used for my daughter's wedding. It has been renovated and everything is new, please rest assured to stay.”

Dilling quickly said, "Don't bother. We can just stay in a hotel."

"It's okay, it's okay." The mayor waved his hand, "She won't get married until next month. It's empty now."

Dilling still declined.Living in someone else's new house is never a good idea.

The mayor kept saying it didn't matter.

The two were competing, when Heiden said, "We're staying in a hotel."

The mayor's half-spoken words suddenly stuck in his throat, and he said for a long time, "Okay."

So, the group turned back halfway and went to the only hotel in the town.

When he entered the hotel, the mayor kept muttering about his mistakes.I knew that I should have made two-handed preparations. There are very few outsiders in this small town, and the business of the hotel can only barely maintain, so the facilities and decoration are not very good.Judging by his standards, he was definitely neglecting the distinguished guests.

But Dilling was very satisfied with this arrangement.

He and Hyde went back to their rooms, showered and changed.After a while, the mayor prepared a delicious dinner.

After Dillinghead had used it with him, the conversation finally turned to Vincent Lin.

The mayor trembled a little when he mentioned this name, for fear that he would accidentally say the wrong thing, "Actually, this is the first time I know this name. This name is not listed in the population records of Hanguna town. I don't know why it is recorded in the Civil Affairs In the files of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Moreover, the house under his name in the files of the Ministry of Civil Affairs belongs to Papa Shaq in the files of our Hangguna town. But he passed away 30 years ago. Since he has no relatives , so now this house belongs to the public property of the town." After he finished speaking, he carefully recalled what he said just now, and looked at Dilling after making sure that there were no mistakes.

Dilling said: "How did that father Shaq you mentioned die?"

"He is old and has been in poor health. Do you need to see his medical records? There is one at the pastor in the town." The pastor often doubles as a doctor.

Dilling looked at Heidein.

Heiden finally spoke: "Has anyone been to that house?"

The mayor said: "I will ask Donna to clean it every month. Apart from her, no one else has been there. After all, our town doesn't need to sell or rent it in exchange for anything."

Heiden said, "Take us to have a look."

"But it's already night." The mayor looked at the sky in embarrassment.

Dilling said, "How far is there?"

"It's not far. But from here, we need to go through a forest path." The mayor was unwilling, but he didn't want to go against their wishes, so he said, "I'll find a smaller carriage."

It turns out that the wagon he was looking for wasn't small enough.

Seeing that the carriage was almost stuck between two trees, the mayor's face turned red like a lantern.

Dilling and Heiden jumped out of the carriage.

"Just go to the end of this road." The mayor said awkwardly, "I haven't been here for a long time, so I made a mistake in my estimation."

"Let's go by ourselves, you stay here and watch the carriage." Hyde walked slowly into the woods without waiting for his answer.

Di Lin said to the hesitant mayor: "You can go back first. We know the way and will come back by ourselves."

"Alright then." The mayor always felt awe from the bottom of his heart towards that indifferent magister.

Dilling walked in the woods for a while before realizing that he was lost.I don't know where the path that should be under my feet has gone.He is a little anxious.Obviously Hyde didn't go far, and he didn't stay behind for long.

He used wind magic to search around.

After about half an hour, he was a little discouraged and began to think about whether he should wait where he was.After all, a fixed target is much easier to find than a moving target—if Hydein has discovered that he is missing.

He was hesitating when his arm was jerked.

Di Lin drew his sword subconsciously, but saw a flash of fire in front of him, and a handsome and arrogant face appeared in front of him.

"Mentor?" He quickly put away his sword and silently prayed that he moved fast enough not to be noticed.

- This is obviously very unrealistic.

"Your dependence on the sword is like a baby's dependence on the bottle." Heiden put away the firelight and walked back, pulling his arm.

"Where are we going?" Dilling changed the topic.

Heiden said, "The place you originally wanted to go."

Dilling: "..."

After walking for about a quarter of an hour, the path finally appeared under my feet.

Dilling breathed a sigh of relief, "When did you find out I was lost?"

"Earlier than you think." Heiden said.

Dilling could hear that his tone was not kind, and he didn't dare to continue talking about this topic.

But Hyde was not prepared to let him go so easily, "Can a person who has no sense of direction be a general?"

"I don't know, I'm just a magician." Seeing Heiden turning his head, Dilling quickly added, "In the future."

"I will add one more criterion for accepting apprentices later on, so Lu Chi will not accept you."

Dilling stuck out his tongue secretly.

The end of the trail slowly reveals itself.

It was a three-story log cabin.The wooden house is alone and exposed to the moonlight, beside a stream that can be seen to the bottom at a glance.

"It looks isolated from the world here," Dilling said.

Hydein casually threw a string of small flames, like a chain, stretched in a straight line, and followed Heidein's steps to lead the way.

The door of the cabin opened automatically, and flames shot into the cabin.

Dilling looked at the interior of the wooden house by the light of the fire.

The inside of the wooden house is as simple as the outside. The tables and chairs are all made of wood. Judging from its workmanship, it should be made by myself.

"There's no one here." Dilling said nonsense.

Heiden said: "Look for clues." Since Vincent Lin left such a room, there must be clues.

Dilling picked up the oil lamp on the table, lit it under a small flame, and went upstairs in two steps in three steps.

Usually, the owner of the house likes to keep the secret upstairs.Because the people coming and going downstairs are too easy to be found.For example, his father liked to hide the Art of War book in the dark compartment of the bedroom closet, and put it together with his mother's gold and silver jewelry during her lifetime.This is his most precious thing.

Hyde stayed on the first floor.

The flames spread slowly, each floating around the room, illuminating everything he could see.

He circled around and made sure there was nothing conspicuous, so he decided to go upstairs.But when he reached the stairs, he stopped.

At the top of the stairs, Di Lin looked down at him with a pale face, his whole body was as stiff as a stone statue.Behind him stood a tall and thin figure wrapped in a black robe.

"Vincent." Hyde said in a deep voice, "Let him go."

Vincent Lin let out a deep laugh from his throat, "You were cuter when you were a child. At least your face was round back then, and acting like a baby makes people feel softer."

Di Lin's eyes slanted sideways, feeling very depressed.

Although in terms of seniority, Wen Sen can be regarded as his master, but he was restrained without even saying hello when they met, which really made people feel useless.

"This is your student?" Vincent raised his hand, pressed Dilling's head, and touched it lightly, "Well, a very good talent."

Heiden calmly said, "What do you want?"

"Shouldn't I ask you this question?" Vincent said with a smile, "Obviously you came to me."

"You set up an enchantment here, not to wait for me to come to you." Hyde quickly figured out the reason for Vincent's sudden appearance.This wooden house must have an enchantment he set up, so as soon as he entered, he sensed it, so he was able to come in time. "Did you set up a magic circle nearby?" If it wasn't for the magic circle, he would never have arrived so fast.

"Is this the point?" Vincent touched Dilling's hand and slowly moved it to his neck, "Isn't the point now your lovely student?"

Heiden frowned and said, "What exactly do you want?"

"Tsk. You are really old. I have already answered this question for you just now. What do you really want?" Vincent smiled, "It will never take you so many years to remember that you have me as a teacher, so you ran away Come and be filial to me?"

"My teacher is Bassen!"

"That guy? He has no vision." Wen Sen dissatisfied, "What else can he do besides watering flowers and cooking?"

Hyde said coldly: "He doesn't know much, but he definitely won't steal the elemental crystals in the Nightmare Forest."

"Elemental crystal. Ah, it was discovered." Wen Sen smiled without any guilt, "However, if I remember correctly, I was able to get the elemental crystal. You are a great contributor."

Heide said: "It's really thanks to you abducting children."

Vincent laughed, "What a big child."

Di Lin's right leg was a little numb, and he thought anxiously, how long are you going to reminisce about the past?

"Your student seems to be getting impatient." Vincent put his finger on his artery, "The heart is beating very fast."

Hyde said, "Because it's time for him to go to bed."

"..." This excuse is really not very good.Dilling could not speak, but this did not prevent him from slandering.

Vincent let go of his hand suddenly, untied the restraint imposed on him by the way, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Well, a good boy should go to bed early and get up early."

"..." Until Dilling rushed behind Heidein, he was still thinking in a trance, let it go like this?Does that mean that he is not worth being a hostage at all?