Soul echo

Chapter 187 Negotiations
The carriage passed through the fading wind and snow, and the water vapor from the mouths and noses of the two horses pulling the carriage merged with the snow and dust flying in the air, and they were pulled away by the howling cold wind.

Under the influence of this kind of weather, the ground is wet and slippery, even the coachman who is skilled in royal skills dare not let the carriage run too fast.

The street was blurred by the heavy snow, and the coachman could only find the location of the Adventurer's House according to his memory and the outline of the building.

Fortunately, he remembered correctly.

The coachman breathed a sigh of relief, the water vapor was sprayed onto the leather mask, and the cold wind blown him again, making him feel slightly moist.

The carriage drove towards the huge shadow of the building in the distance, slowly slowed down, and barely stopped in front of the Adventurer's House.

After calming down the two draft horses, the coachman turned around and walked to the carriage door, opened the door, and said softly, "My lord, we are here."

A middle-aged man with gray temples walked out of the carriage, looked up at the building in front of him expressionlessly, his eyes were indifferent, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

The coachman lowered his brows and looked down. Seeing the middle-aged man stepping forward, he closed the car door, and then walked to the door of the Adventurer's House first, and pushed the door open.

The suddenly opened door attracted the attention of the people in the hall. They cast their gazes, only to see a neatly dressed middle-aged man with a handsome figure.

The coachman whispered behind the middle-aged man: "My lord, I'll go and park the carriage first."

"Hmm." The middle-aged man responded with a nasal voice.

Then he walked into the hall without looking back.

Scanning the entire hall, no one suspected of 'Zhong Ye' existed.

He heard that 'Zhong Ye' was a native of the East, with completely different facial features from those of the Western Continent. Moreover, he was unusually tall and handsome, and he could be distinguished at a glance.

"Excuse me, where is Your Excellency Zhong Ye?" The middle-aged man asked calmly, "I am here to negotiate with him on behalf of Lord Raymond."

Seeing the middle-aged man, the two receptionists hurriedly lowered their heads, almost stuffing their heads into their chests.

They recognized him, he was the lord's servant.

The old dwarf glanced at him and shouted loudly, "Zhong Ye is in the warehouse behind!"

The middle-aged man nodded slightly and walked over, "Then, please lead the way."

The old dwarf was stunned on the spot, looked around in doubt, then raised his finger and pointed at himself, "Are you talking about me?"

"Yes." The middle-aged man frowned slightly, "Please lead the way."

The old dwarf's eyes widened and his nostrils fluttered. Just as he was about to attack, a receptionist stopped him and whispered something in his ear.

His face changed twice, the old dwarf swallowed his anger back, but still gave the middle-aged man an angry look, "Follow me!"

Pushing open the back door of the hall and stepping into the wind and snow, the old dwarf felt nothing, but the middle-aged man frowned severely.

However, even so, he did not show his embarrassment, which made the old dwarf who was secretly observing him feel a little more upset.

The coachman had just parked the carriage and walked out of the stable. Seeing the two walking in the wind and snow, he hurried over and took off his coat to cover the middle-aged man's head, "My lord, be careful not to catch a cold."

To this, the middle-aged man did not make any response, as if everything was as it should be.

Boom boom boom!
The old dwarf slammed on the warehouse door and shouted loudly: "Boy Zhong Ye, the lord's steward has come to negotiate with you!"

Then without waiting for a response, he opened the door.

The sudden cold wind made Lilian shiver involuntarily, and she immediately turned her head to look over.

Zhong Ye also put down his books and looked towards the door.

The middle-aged man frowned and walked into the smelly warehouse. After the coachman also walked in, the old dwarf closed the warehouse door forcefully, grunted twice, turned and walked back to the hall.

With the light of the fire, the middle-aged man saw Zhong Ye at a glance, and couldn't help but twitch his eyelids.

Sure enough, he was as tall and handsome as the rumors said, but few people mentioned that Zhong Ye still had an aura of a 'strong man'.

After glancing at it, Zhong Ye withdrew his gaze, put in the bookmark, and closed the book, "There are no chairs here, just find a place to sit down."

Hearing this sentence, the coachman was furious from the bottom of his heart, but he was not the one to talk, so he couldn't speak freely, so he could only stand behind the middle-aged man with clenched fists and glared at Zhong Ye angrily.

However, to the surprise of the driver, the middle-aged man took a deep breath, glanced left and right, took off his coat, put it on a low wooden box beside him, and sat down.

Even though the fire was burning, there was no warmth in the warehouse. The heat emitted by the flames was only enough to keep the hallucinogen dealers alive. It was impossible for them to have a better experience.

Fortunately, the middle-aged man's clothing is made of high-quality materials, and he has also practiced some swordsmanship. Even without a coat to keep warm, he can still sit still.

Raising his hand to stop the driver from putting his coat on his shoulders, the middle-aged man looked at Zhong Ye and said seriously: "Your Excellency Zhong Ye, your status is noble and your goal is just, but what you did Really hurt Annecy's law, please revoke that mission.

"Of course, those hallucinogen dealers related to the cultists must not be let go. Lord Raymond will send troops to search the entire city, and will definitely kill the cultists and hallucinogen dealers.

"The quality of our army is much better than that of those adventurers—just like yesterday, didn't some rotten people capture some innocent people in order to deceive you in exchange for rewards?"

"Those innocent civilians have been put back by me, and I have also given them compensation. I am very satisfied with them. If I hadn't solemnly taught those adventurers in front of them, those innocent people would still want to Get caught again." Zhong Ye smiled and shook his head, "What's more, how can you be sure that you have nothing to do with cult members?"

The middle-aged man raised his eyebrows, "Your Excellency Zhong Ye, please be careful!"

"Milan and Montreux," Zhong Ye counted, "one almost fell, the other has been lurking for a long time, and even the lord has been replaced. Which of the events in these two places is not related to the nobles? If it wasn't for my help, Hundreds of thousands, millions of innocent people will suffer!"

Zhong Ye's face quickly darkened, and he said in a low voice, "I've had enough of you idiots! The flood of hallucinogens should be something that you should take care of. I'm an adventurer, and I have nothing to do to take care of it. Stuff, but hallucinogens have been rampant in Annecy for two years, what have you guys been doing in those two years?
"Tell me out loud - what have you guys done?!"

The majestic momentum rushed towards his face, the coachman was frightened and froze in place, and the middle-aged man also gritted his teeth so as not to let himself faint from the fright.

The hands on his knees were clenched tightly, and the middle-aged man was cold all over, unable to speak or answer.

There is only one voice echoing in my head——

"What have you guys done?!"

"What have you guys done?!"

"What have you guys done?!"

Lilian took a deep breath, filling her lungs that were almost suffocated by holding her breath.

Seeing the sudden burst of barrage, she asked in a low voice, "Did someone take a screenshot just now? Can you post it privately?"

After she said this, it didn't take long for the barrage to become "Add me one".

Zhong Ye sat on the wooden box with a straight face, and his clenched hands showed that he was not calm.

Hearing Lilian's words, his expression almost didn't tense up. Fortunately, his willpower was strong, so he restrained himself and didn't laugh.

It took two deep breaths before Zhong Ye spoke in a 'difficult way': "...you represent Lord Annecy, so you must know who 'True Whitefish' is, tell me, and I will revoke that mission. After all, I just want to Cracking down on cultists, cracking down on hallucinogen dealers is just incidental.

"As long as I catch the 'True Whitefish', I will know who is his upline, follow the clues, and one day, I will be able to find the cultist behind it!"

The middle-aged man lowered his head in fear as if waking up from a dream.

He can no longer maintain his original elegance. In front of a giant beast, no matter how elegant the ant is, it is impossible to impress the existence that can dominate its own life.

The giant beast only cares about whether he can get what he wants, and will not give him any preferential treatment just because of his elegance.

"...About 'True Whitefish', I really don't know." The middle-aged man swallowed, raised his eyes for a quick glance, confirmed Zhong Ye's emotions, and hurriedly added, "But someone should know, I need to go back Making sure!"

Seeing his timid look, Zhong Ye sneered: "The deal will only last until tonight, after tonight, I can almost have enough information to deduce the identity of that guy - tell me before tonight, Or bring him before me!"

The middle-aged man nodded repeatedly, then hurried away with the coachman.

The sarcasm on Zhong Ye's face dissipated in an instant, and he raised the book in his hand and patted Lilian's head lightly, "Continue to practice swordsmanship, you haven't practiced basic skills, your foundation is not solid, and you need more practice to make up for it."

The girl nodded, immediately raised the light sword, and continued to practice according to the number Zhong Ye taught her.

For swordsmanship, she is full of enthusiasm.

She stood up again with her own strength before. Although the doctor said after examination that it was just because of excitement, it was already a good start.

Perhaps there was a little bit of superstition, a part of Lilian thought that these changes were brought to her by Zhong Ye.

She had a strange premonition that if she continued to practice the sword skills Zhong Ye taught her, one day, she would be able to return to normal in real life and live the same life as other people of her age.

...This is probably a helpless expectation!
(End of this chapter)