Chapter 254: The Invisible Hand

"Whew............ It's really filling. ”

Anne stretched and spoke with a satisfied smile.

"You've eaten too much, Annie."

Lijie, who was walking aside, shook her head helplessly.

"That's the size of three people, I really don't know how you ate it. If it were me, I wouldn't have been able to eat so much anyway......... After spending so much money that shouldn't have been spent, have you ever wondered how you're going to explain it to Marlene when you go back? ”

"Huh?"

Anne's face changed slightly when she heard Lijie's words, and then she chuckled and folded her hands and came to Lijie's side.

"Sister Lijie, you don't need to report this kind of trivial matter to Sister Marlene, it's just a small meal, and Anne is eating it very carefully? Absolutely, absolutely nothing, isn't it? ”

"It's really ............"

Looking at Anne's smile, Lijie sighed helplessly, she shook her head, and didn't say anything, but looked at the girl next to her who had been silent.

"Christie, what's wrong with you? Feeling bad? Or is there anything else you want to buy? ”

"Huh?"

Hearing Lijie's soft inquiry, Christie came back to her senses as if she had just woken up from a dream, and then she quickly hugged the package in her hand, and at the same time showed a shy smile to Anne and Lijie, and then shook her head slightly.

“………… I'm not in a bad mood, Lijie............ I'm just wondering when Rod will be able to come back............"

Saying this, Christie's face became a little depressed again.

“……… I've done a lot of beautiful paintings......... I wish Rhodes could see ................"

"Don't worry, Christie, Captain he'll be back in a few days."

Anne burst out laughing at the sight of Christie's slightly depressed face, and then she gently stroked the girl's long hair while confidently making a prophecy.

"Didn't Sister Marlene say it before? The head of the regiment will definitely be back soon. They didn't have any special mission this time, so don't worry so much........."

"That's right."

Although Lijie herself was a little worried about whether Rod and the others would encounter any accidents, it was certainly impossible for her to expose such emotions to Christie at this moment. So Lijie also hurriedly squatted down, pressed Christie's shoulder, and looked into the girl's eyes.

"There's nothing to worry about, Christie, Mr. Rhodes is a very smart, brave and very strong man. There was absolutely no chance that something would happen to him. Maybe when you get back, Mr. Rhodes will be waiting for you. Cheer up, okay? ”

"Uh-huh............"

Hearing Annie's comfort, Christie's originally sullen expression became much more relaxed, she nodded slightly, and then showed a smile to Lijie. Seeing Christie's reaction, Lijie also smiled back, she reached out and helped the girl straighten her beautiful long hair, and then spoke.

"Well, it's not too early, and we should ............... too"

The sound of horses' hooves interrupted Lijie's speech, and the girl looked up to see a group of heavily armed knights galloping towards her with whips raised. And the pedestrians on the street also avoided it. Seeing that these knights were about to come to her side, Lijie also hurriedly stood up, took Christie's hand and hid beside her, but Anne pursed her lips with a slightly disdainful expression on her face.

But what the three of them didn't expect was that when the knights came to them, they slowed down and surrounded the three of them. …,

"Who are you and what do you want to do?!"

Anne's reaction was the fastest, and at the moment when the knights surrounded them, the girl had already taken off the adamantite heavy shield on her back and blocked it in front of Lijie and Christie, looking at the knight in front of her vigilantly.

"Are you from the Starlight Mercenary Regiment?"

But the knights did not answer Anne's question, but one of them asked rhetorically.

In the face of their inquiry, Anne and Lijie both frowned in unison, apparently both of them found that things did not seem to be simple. However, they did not immediately answer the knight's question, but looked around vigilantly, Lijie guarded the somewhat overwhelmed Christie in her arms, and Anne cautiously and carefully moved a few steps to the left, and only after blocking the blind spot of the opponent's attack did she answer.

"That's right, we are indeed members of the Starlight Mercenary Regiment, who are you?"

"We are the Deepstone garrison!"

The knight at the head waved his hand violently, drew his long sword, and pointed it at the three of them.

"Now, in the name of the garrison, I ask you to lay down your arms at once and come with us!"

"Garrison?"

Hearing the other party's answer, Anne looked suspicious, and she quietly rolled her big eyes, as if she was thinking about something. At this moment, Lijie quietly pushed Anne from behind, and then she made a look and motioned for Anne to look at the saddle on the horses under the knights......... On it, there are obviously intricate and ornate patterns carved on it, which ordinary garrisons would never have, and these complex, ornate but uniform saddles can only appear on one kind of person.

That's the nobleman's private soldier!

"Lay down your arms now!"

Seeing that Anne did not react, the soldiers led by him shouted again, and at this moment, many people had already noticed the abnormality and stepped forward to see what was going on. In the face of the other party's roar again, Anne seemed to give in, she bent down and put the pure gold shield in her hand on the ground———— and then, the girl waved suddenly.

"Phew!!"

The huge impact immediately knocked the knights in front of Anne and the men and horses out of the air, and the men and horses flying in mid-air crashed into their unsuspecting counterparts behind them, and then fell into the crowd, and for a moment there was chaos around them, and at this moment, those knights also shouted angrily and drew their weapons and attacked the three of them.

"Let's go!!"

Anne raised her shield once more to block the attack of the other knight, and by this time, Lijie had already pulled Christie and rushed into the crowd through the previous gap. Then Anne followed closely behind, and once again blocked the knight's attack, and Lijie decisively withdrew, quickly away from this place of right and wrong.

"What did you say?!"

Hearing Joey's report, Marlene's eyes widened in disbelief. Rod frowned slightly, and then asked.

"What the hell is going on, tell me clearly!"

"That's right."

Perhaps infected by Rod's calm attitude, Joey's speech was finally much smoother.

"I went to the Mercenary Guild to do some errands, but I heard that our men had a clash with the city guards in the market area, and many people were injured. This made me feel a little worried, so I planned to go to the market area to have a look, but I didn't expect that by the time I arrived at the market area, it was completely locked down. According to what I heard, it was to search the rioters. And when I questioned those people, I found that it was Miss Lijie and Lord Anne who had a conflict with the city guards! ”

“……………… What's going on? ”

Hearing Joey's report, Marlene was dumbfounded, completely unsure of how to react. Anne can't say yet, will Lijie also have such impulsive times? ..., "When did this happen?" ”

And it was only at this time that Rod, who had been silent, opened his mouth to ask.

"About an hour, an hour and a half ago. Commander, what should we do? I've asked Lando to gather the other brothers, should I send them to find them? ”

"No need."

However, Rod's answer was unexpected by everyone.

"Joey, you go and get old Walker and ask him to investigate at once, to see what is going on and what the others are saying, and remember, the consequences and what happened at the time must be investigated. Then I want you to inform Shanna and Kavos that they should restrain their mercenaries and be ready at all times. Marlene, you and I still have seven loves, let's go see what is going on! ”

The dark tunnels smell of rancidity.

"Whew............ ............"

Anne bent down and peeked out through the cracks, twitching her small nose and looking out with a solemn expression.

"These damn guys, why can't they still chase after them, it's so annoying! Who are they? ”

"Probably not the city guards."

Lijie, who was hiding behind Anne, hugged Christie in her arms tightly and replied in a low voice.

"And I don't think they're any ordinary private soldiers. It is impossible for an ordinary aristocratic private soldier to have such a coat of arms, which is strange anyway. And ............" said this, but the girl did not say any more, she only paused, and then closed her mouth.

"Damn it!"

Anne slammed her fist to the ground, gritting her teeth, but unable to speak. Originally, the plan of the three was to take advantage of the chaos to escape back to the stronghold. But they didn't expect that the entire market area was actually closed, and they and the others couldn't escape at all, and because of this, the three of them had to temporarily hide in an abandoned empty house to avoid the search of those knights.

"Sister Marlene will come to us if she finds out that we haven't returned."

"Hmm............ But ..............."

Lijie shook her head, she always felt that things were not simple. To be sure, these knights are definitely not real garrisons, and one of the most important reasons is that Lijie and Anne have lived here for many years, and they are considered to be the head snakes here, and they are not strangers to people in the garrison. And now, there are people who don't even know their existence, which is enough to make Li Jie suspicious, but they pretend to be guards, but they blatantly dare to block the entire market area———— aren't they afraid of causing some trouble? ——u-c-t-x-t——[UC電子书]End of the text [UC电子書]——u——c——t——x——t