Soul echo

Chapter 169 Closed Loop

"Zhong...Ye?"

Ballmer chewed on the odd syllables, which sounded like a name, but he had never heard a name sounded so odd.

As an ancient family that has been passed down for more than 200 years, the Aumu family is naturally not comparable to those "upstarts". Their heritage and inheritance not only make them have high requirements for family heirs, but also for deacons and even servants.

As the deacon of the Aumu family, Balmer has no habit of looking down on others, and his self-cultivation does not allow him to do that.

Therefore, even if a seemingly rude and arrogant guy appeared in front of the castle gate, he decided to go and see for himself.

——What if I don’t know it myself?

Following the soldiers who came to report the news, Balmer walked outside the castle and saw the man who called himself 'Zhong Ye'.

This is... an adventurer?
Even his handsome appearance and strong sense of presence couldn't conceal Zhong Ye's dusty aura. As a deacon, Ballmer needed to master many skills, and 'knowing people' was one of them. Although it was not 100% accurate, it was The accuracy rate is also close to 80.00%.

In the matter of judging a person's identity based on first impressions and follow-up observations, Ballmer believed that he was the first among all the deacons in the Aumu family. The task of negotiating with outsiders was entrusted to him.

After looking at Zhong Ye for a few moments, Balmer asked softly, "I don't know, sir, what is your business with our honorable lord?"

"'Xiyong's Lake Water' is a caravan under your family, right?" Zhong Ye took out the contract from his backpack, "I have something to ask your lord—it's about human trafficking."

Just as Ballmer was about to reach out to accept the contract, when he heard the second half of the sentence, he pursed his mouth tightly and took the contract from Zhong Ye without changing his movements.

His eyes quickly glanced over the content of the contract, and landed on the signature and date at the end of the contract.

The time is today, the signatory is 'Marc Federer' and the seal is indeed that of 'Lake of Chillon'.

The format is correct and complete, and the adventurer in front of him who calls himself 'Zhong Ye' seems to be the 'partner' of that caravan.

Ballmer took a breath, raised his head, and said solemnly: "The 'Lake of Xiyong' is indeed a caravan belonging to the Aumu family, but there is absolutely no such thing as 'human trafficking'. If you hear about it from other places, It must be a fabrication!"

"This matter was said by the person who signed the contract." Zhong Ye replied calmly.

Ballmer's eyelids twitched, and he quickly returned to his original state. He said in a deep voice, "Aumu's family has a strict family style and does not allow human trafficking. This must be the private behavior of the people below."

Zhong Ye raised his eyebrows, "You don't suspect that I'm making this up?"

Are you really an adventurer?Otherwise, why would he like to mess around so much.

Ballmer took a breath and shook his head, "Your aura is very special, ordinary people can't have an aura like yours, so I don't think you should lie."

After a pause, he continued: "We will send someone to investigate this matter. The master is currently troubled by the assassination incident and has no time to receive guests. Please go back."

"In a sense," Zhong Ye suddenly laughed, "my identity is equivalent to that of a 'demon hunter'—you should know what a demon hunter is, right?"

"...When did the demon hunters also recruit Eastern natives?"

A flash of inspiration flashed through Balmer's mind, reminding him of why he felt that the two syllables that sounded like names were strange before - they were indeed names, but the names of the Eastern natives!

Hundreds of years ago, when the exchanges between the Westland and the Eastland were quite frequent, many books from the Eastland flowed into the Westland. There were several translations in the library of Fort Chillon, and Ballmer had read them.

Coupled with Zhong Ye's appearance, which is different from that of the Westlanders, Ballmer immediately thought of this.

"I am a demon hunter who just became a demon hunter not long ago, probably more than half a month ago!"

Before Balmer raised any doubts, Zhong Ye took the lead and said, "You should know what a demon hunter does. You can verify my identity with the clergy of the Church of the God of Commerce, even priests and bishops.

"I want to meet with your master to solve what happened in Montreux."

Ballmer fell silent, and he looked at the tall man in front of him seriously again.

"...Please wait a moment." The deacon sighed, took a step back, and bowed slightly, "I will report to the master right now, but I want to explain in advance that the master may not necessarily meet you."

"I'll see him." Zhong Ye smiled.

Ballmer turned around and entered the castle through the side door. The soldiers guarding the gate of the castle looked at Zhong Ye with doubts or curiosity, as if they were watching some strange things - for them, only the "hunting" in the story The devil' is indeed a curiosity.

Not long after the deacon entered the castle, Lilian couldn't hold back her doubts and asked, "Teacher, when did you join the witcher?"

"You lied to him." Zhong Ye didn't have the intention of covering up his voice, and let the soldiers listen to his words as if they were communicating in daily life.

Sure enough, after hearing these words, the soldiers' eyes widened like Lilian's.

Zhong Ye squeezed his chin, and said to himself as if no one else was around: "But the name 'Demon Hunter' is quite useful, and we can use it more in the future."

Several soldiers looked at each other, feeling that their minds were in chaos.

Do you want to...run in now and tell Deacon Balmer?Or do you just take a gun and fight this fanatic who intends to deceive their lord?
Thoughts were just thoughts, and none of the soldiers put them into action. Just as they were hesitating and struggling, Balmer walked out of the castle again.

After returning, the first thing Ballmer did was salute, and then apologized: "I'm very sorry, the master doesn't want to see you."

Then, in astonishment, he saw Zhong Ye move his neck and shoulders, and strode towards him.

Zhong Ye put his hand on Balmer's shoulder, patted it, looked sideways at the deacon, and grinned.

"I said I'd see him."

With a little force on his arm, Zhong Ye pushed the deacon away and led Lilian into the castle.

The deacon and the soldiers were all stunned, and it wasn't until Lilian closed the side door that Balmer reacted, his face became extremely ugly in an instant, he turned his head and shouted to the soldiers on both sides: "Stop him! Go and stop him! "

A few soldiers just woke up like a dream, and rushed to push the side door, but no matter how hard they tried to shake the door handle, the door just couldn't be opened.

It was obvious at a glance that the latch inside was stuck, but these fools were still pushing the door in vain.

Ballmer's face darkened, and he snapped: "You idiots! Don't you know how to climb over the wall?!"

Behind the gate is the vestibule of Fort Chillon, and what separates the vestibule of the castle from the outside world is a wall. This wall is tall, but it can be crossed by taking a ladder.

Several soldiers also reacted, and hurriedly ran under the wall, one by one, pushing a certain soldier onto the wall.

At this time, Zhong Ye and the others had already entered the castle vestibule.

The garden is close to the main body of the castle, and there is a fork on the left and right. I don't know where it leads. That is not what they need to care about.

Hearing the scolding sound coming from behind, Zhong Ye and Lilian looked at each other and smiled, then shook their heads and went straight to the castle.

Climbing up the stairs, another gate blocked him. Zhong Ye unhurriedly drew out the straight knife, inserted the blade into the crack of the door, and lifted it up suddenly, only feeling a little blockage.

The door latch had been cut off, Zhong Ye stretched out his hand and pushed it, and the door opened.

In the middle of the hall, there was a servant sweeping the dust. Suddenly, he felt a gust of wind blowing, and the light shone into the hall, so he looked back.

Seeing a tall man walking in with a big sword on his back, he immediately let out a scream.

The screams woke up the ancient castle, and the sound waves spread, startling many people.

Looking at the servant who was screaming in terror, Zhong Ye pursed his lips slightly, and asked with a smile, "Excuse me, where is your master? Can you tell me?"

(End of this chapter)