At 3 pm on the second day, Xiao Chen and Li Jia left the Magic Association and headed for their residence. Tashia, Feng Qi and two other members also went to attend the first activity of the reading club. After the two carriages they were riding in left one after another, six figures emerged from behind a large tree not far away.
The leader was Sancho, who had been watching Xiao Chen and his party for a long time. The other was a young man in a gray robe, Sancho's confidant Olva. The other two were also good players he brought from the Montenegro branch. The last two were locals sent to Sancho by Prato. Ever since Yepes got angry last time, Macola and Prato had to give Sancho enough support.
"Master Sancho, you see, I was right. Xiao Chen seemed to be busy doing something with his wizard friends these days and had no time to care about that woman. They went home separately yesterday and today as well."
"She hasn't come out yet." Sancho said, "Is there really no way for the Magic Association to get in?"
"Sir, don't do this." One of Prato's subordinates said, "The warning from the Saint of Time not to allow the Shadow Group to interfere with the Magic Association is no joke. A few years ago, in order to track down a suspicious wild mage, all of us who infiltrated the Magic Association were killed silently. One high-level assassin and five mid-level assassins died in our branch. Sir Yepes' predecessor was transferred because of this incident."
"Yes. Sir, she will come out eventually. Let's wait until she comes out before we take action."
Sancho knew that no matter how powerful the Temple of Nature was, it had to respect the will of a saint. He snorted coldly and asked, "Have you checked your identity?"
"She is a low-level warrior. Xiao Chen brings her with him every time he comes to the Magic Association. We guess that she might be someone Xiao Chen cares about and trusts very much." Orva said.
"What is a low-level warrior doing in the Mage Tower every day?" Sancho thought to himself, stroking his beard.
"Maybe Xiao Chen's favorite concubine." Someone said.
"Maybe she is a tool Xiao Chen uses to please other mages? After all, she is a very beautiful woman. This also explains why she didn't act with Xiao Chen. Maybe she is with someone else at this time." said another person.
Orva shook his head and said, "I disagree. In the past half month, I have never seen them being too close. She can't be a tool for Xiao Chen to win over others. She has never stayed outside. I guess she may be a very good friend or an important partner of Xiao Chen. Such people are most worth interrogating."
"Well, there's no point in guessing here. We've wasted half a month, and we must make a breakthrough, otherwise we won't be able to explain to Lord Yepes." Sancho said seriously, "Go and make arrangements. Although the opponent is a low-level warrior, this is the capital, and everything must be done neatly, understand?"
Sancho took out a scroll and handed it to Orva, saying, "The Scroll of Oblivion can forcibly erase the memory of today for a warrior with average mental power."
"Yes. Please rest assured, sir." Orva agreed.
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Ye Zi finished reading the materials as usual today and played with Javier for a while.
When they were about to leave, Javier asked, "Sister Ye Zi, I have a question about the model structure and I want to ask Teacher Xiao Chen today."
"Today, he has left the Magic Association. He and several magicians held a party at home." Ye Zi said.
"Party? Can I go?" Javier asked.
"Well... As a prince you can't run around, right? And if you suddenly go to a party, others won't be able to have fun when they see the prince coming." Ye Zi has become much more familiar with him and doesn't have too many concerns when talking to him.
"It's okay, Sister Mei will protect me. Besides, most people in the Mage Tower don't know who I am."
"But you are a prince!" Ye Zi asked curiously.
"What's wrong with the prince? Many of them don't even know my father, so how could they know me? I'm just an insignificant child."
Ye Zi suddenly realized that he was not facing Prince Harry of the information age, but a prince of the Middle Ages. In this era, most people didn’t even know the king’s name, let alone his appearance.
"Well, should we ask Miss Mei for her opinion? But where is she?"
"It's okay. She always pops up."
When Ye Zi and Javier arrived at the entrance of the Magic Association, an inconspicuous black carriage was already waiting there. Mei leaned out of the carriage and said, "Little Javier, I heard that you are going to go somewhere else."
"Yes, I want to attend Teacher Xiao Chen's party. Sister Mei, is that okay?"
"Okay, that sounds interesting. I'm not your mother, who wants to hide you under the quilt all day long." She smiled at Ye Zi, "Then let's go."
Ye Zi couldn't find a reason to refuse, so he had to get on the carriage with Javier.
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On the way from the Magic Association to the office, you will pass by an abandoned riverside mansion. This house belonged to a marquis who had colluded with the empire during the war two years ago. After the marquis was hanged by the king, his entire family was reduced to slavery, and the house was abandoned.
Outside the side door of the house, across the road is a small pier. When people lived in the house in the past, fishermen would deliver fresh fish and shrimp every morning.
When Ye Zi's carriage arrived here, someone had piled some boxes and haystacks on the dock, as if a ship had temporarily unloaded its cargo. The boxes blocked the road so that only one car could pass through, and the driver naturally slowed down to avoid the debris from hitting the car.
Suddenly, two boxes piled up in front of them fell down, blocking the road ahead. The two horses pulling the carriage were frightened and tried to dodge from the left and right, making it difficult to control the carriage. The driver on the chariot seat shouted loudly, bursting with fighting spirit, and tried to pull the horses' heads to the side. At this time, several small balls flew from all directions and exploded on the carriage and the ground, bursting out a large amount of green fog. The driver, a mid-level warrior, did not hold on for a moment and fainted with the horses.
"There is actually a mid-level warrior driving a car? Who is this woman?" Orva frowned, feeling a little worried.
Orva himself was an assassin who had just reached a high level, and his four subordinates were all mid-level fighters and assassins. It was simply a waste of talent to capture and interrogate a low-level fighter, but he had a faint sense of uneasiness at this moment.
But now that things have come to this, there is no turning back. No matter who she is, she must be tried. Anyway, they are not going to harm her life, so they can just erase the memories of these people.
When the smoke cleared and there was no movement in the carriage, Orva looked at the window covered by the curtain and said, "Be careful, go catch that woman!"