Merry City, Uptown.

The smooth, cobbled streets and small brick and stone buildings show the extraordinary skill of the craftsmen – and, of course, the price.

As a gathering place for merchants and minor nobles, the prosperity of this place is recognized by the city of Meri.

After all, a modest prince doesn't have much of the enviable luxury—including his dwelling.

However, it is precisely because of this that the Earl of Merry is highly respected in Merry, especially after decades of incorruptibility and justice, which is admired by countless commoners.

Even among merchants and petty nobles, that reputation was on the rise.

But, definitely not all!

On the crystal chandelier, a magic lamp the size of a fingernail exudes its own brilliance, making the whole room bright, the scarlet carpet, the golden wall, under such illumination, immediately becomes dazzling, extravagant.

Hures enjoyed the atmosphere.

Dressed in a silk robe, Hures, barefoot, felt the softness of the cashmere under his feet, squinted his eyes slightly, moved his steps gently, and hummed a popular song among the jade nobles in his mouth, dancing.

With emaciated cheeks and a straight nose, such a face is handsome enough.

Especially in the atmosphere at this moment, it makes it even more colorful.

The only pity is that in front of Hures's hands, there is no beautiful woman, only air.

And Hureth seems to feel this boredom as well.

He opened his eyes and sighed softly—

"Gardis, Gardis ......"

The whisper is like a lover's call.

However, the gaze in those eyes was as vicious as a poisonous snake.

Knock knock!

"Come in!"

A continuous rhythmic knock on the door. Hurreth stopped muttering. The voice became clear.

"My lord! Subject leaves the Count's mansion. Enter a small building near the commoners, owned by a merchant from the city's market, with a wife and daughter, who is a lady-in-waiting in the earl's mansion! ”

The man wrapped in a cloak walked into the room quickly, kneeling down on one knee to report.

In the short words, a piece of information will be said without any details.

"The daughter is the maid of the Earl's mansion?"

Huress laughed playfully.

"Yes. Moreover, the owner of the target's hiding place, Biaoxiàn, showed considerable strength - it should be one of the target's backhand arrangements! ”

The man continued to report and spoke his mind.

"Even if Gadis fell into a state of weakness because of the [Nine Deaths of the Substitute], she would not have fallen into a state of weakness at the same time with her brains - after being exposed, she would not have let us find her so easily...... At least, it shouldn't be so smooth! ”

Hurres chuckled.

"You're saying that the goal is fake?"

The man was stunned.

"No, no, this goal shouldn't be fake—Gadis is grabbing our attention, and she wants to put our attention here. Or in a qiē person related to this, for example: the daughter of the owner of the small building. Not only are they all women, but they're also in the Earl's Palace! ”

Huress said, waving his hand.

"That'...... My lord, what should we do? ”

The man asked.

"Keep an eye on the owner of that little building - after dawn, see where the other party goes!"

Huress commanded directly.

"Yes, sir!"

The man bowed, and then walked away quickly.

"Gadis, you can't escape my hands - from the very beginning, you never thought that your subordinates would betray you, expose your identity, and leave a magical mark...... Disguised as Miss Merry, I have to say that this plan is really good, however, you will lose a qiē because of the slightest negligence! Even if you have a backhand, it's the same! In the world of shadows, strength is a qiē, not those small favors - unfortunately, you don't have this opportunity to understand! ”

Hurres let out a series of grim laughs.

……

As the sun leaped above the horizon, the light once again enveloped the land.

And the lower part of Merry City, even at dawn, fell into a bustling situation - these commoners and small businessmen always began to run on time for the livelihood of themselves and their families.

Therefore, even if acquaintances meet, it is just a good morning, or a nod, and then they pass by.

Everyone is in a hurry, and no one can notice the difference between whom.

It's the same when old Hand comes along.

After all, Old Hunter was dressed as usual, and carried the rucksack on his back—Old Hunter had new clothes, but only wore them at harvest festivals.

The only time an exception was made when his daughter entered the Earl's Palace.

Today, though, it's clearly not needed.

"Morning, Hand!"

"Morning, John!"

After greeting his neighbor at the opposite door, Old Hand walked briskly towards the north.

The neighbor looked at Old Hand suspiciously, because the market was in the south, but the next moment the distant greeting made the neighbor forget about it.

However, a pair of eyes were staring at Old Hand.

When he saw old Hand walking north and passing through the city gate, he immediately took out the communication crystal from his jacket pocket and reported what he had seen.

And, following quickly, leaving a unique mark along the way.

Moments later, a team of people dressed in different costumes appeared in front of the first marker.

Then, with great skill, they followed the direction indicated by the marker.

At a distance of 10 kilometers, they saw the target.

Lying in a bush, with a rope tied to his body, as if he had been subdued.

"How?"

The leader asked.

"一qiē顺lì!"

The man who followed him first, as he spoke, took the captive for proof. Suddenly. A slightly old face was revealed.

"Yes. Old Hand is right! ”

One of the follow-up teams, identified it, and said affirmatively.

"Take it away!"

The leader of the follow-up team waved his hand straight.

Suddenly, the four people standing behind him walked towards the bushes.

However, just as they were passing through the bushes, a dense sound of arrows suddenly sounded.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Immediately, the four Assassins who belonged to the 'Brotherhood'. It's just a rush of hands.

However, the leader showed a confident smile, as if the qiē in front of him was expected.

Then, the leader rose into the air like an eagle, and the long sword in his hand was aimed at the bushes, the man who should have been his own.

"Your Excellency Gardis, please restrain your hands!"

The lead man shouted.

In the words, there was a lot of pride.

A qiē in front of the eyes. It was all exactly the same as his lord expected. There was not the slightest gap - and he himself made up all the rewards he received after capturing the big man in front of him.

With the temperament of the lord to whom he was loyal, he knew very well that the reward was definitely quite generous.

At the thought of the rich reward, the leader's heart was on fire, and he was even more focused on his goal.

Therefore, when the 'old hand', who was already unconscious and bound, suddenly broke out, he was not prepared at all.

Boom!

Burst!

After the sound of unsheathing, it is the sound of the throat being slit.

The leader looked at the 'old Hand' who suddenly jumped up in disbelief, and his eyes were full of disbelief - according to the adult's inference, shouldn't the old Hande in front of him be the first to carry out the tracking task'? And the 'own person' standing aside is the original purpose, right?

Why not?

With such doubts, the leader fell to the ground.

Then, like a tiger entering a flock, Dean's subordinates, two knights, and two assassins who were not even knights, all fell under Dean's blade.

"Step 2, done!"

Dean shook the blood from his blade and nodded at the cloaked Grand Duke swordsmanship not far away.

Then, after a quick sweep of the battlefield, the two of them quickly left the bush.

And about half an hour later, a group of people appeared, and the leader was none other than Hures.

"My lord, the mark disappears here, and besides, it smells of blood!"

The man wrapped in a cloak reported to Hurres.

"Search the surroundings!"

Dressed in a white dress, Hu Lei, like a noble young master, commanded.

His gaze was scanning.

Even the battlefield that has been cleaned, in the eyes of Hures, there are traces to follow, and those peculiar footprints and other marks that have been swept away will only leave new traces.

And after just a moment of observation, a picture appeared in Hures's mind.

His men chased it here.

As he expected, he knocked down the first person he was following, and then his subordinates spotted the trap and began to attack the real target.

But......

But here there was an accident, and the captive, who was supposed to be the stalker of his own people, broke out.

"Old Hand...... Your 'back hand' really has a lot of strength! ”

Hurres chuckled.

After all, the subordinates he sent out, the leader was a real knight, and there were two knight-level experts in the subordinates, even if it was unexpected, it was enough to show the strength of that 'old Hand' knight.

"My lord, here are the corpses of our people!"

Checking on his subordinates, he echoed in a loud voice.

"Expand the search area, Gadis is still in the weak stage, and it will be difficult to run far - pay attention, she should have a great knight-level player by her side!"

Huress commanded in a loud voice.

"Yes, sir!"

The people around replied.

PS Second Update~

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