Ji Yijun suddenly felt like a thief who had been caught. His heart was beating fast, his face was flushed, and beads of sweat instantly covered his forehead.
He originally wanted to launch a surprise attack when the couple was alone, and subdue one of them in one fell swoop, so that he could have the initiative in the negotiation. But now, this man is too sharp...
Ji Yijun suppressed the urge to escape through the window, took a deep breath, steadied his trembling hands, used a knife to push aside the curtains, and slowly walked out.
The man and woman who were talking were standing in the room looking at him. It must be said that both of them looked like human beings, wearing light armor and cloaks, with their upright postures and handsome features, they could really be described as heroic. However, regarding Ji Yijun's appearance, the two behaved very differently. The man acted as if he had it all planned out, while the girl was obviously surprised.
Ji Yijun's consistent belief is to make the best of it. Since he had shown his face, he didn't think about it anymore. He strode forward, dragged a chair over, sat down on it, put the knife across his knees, looked up at the two people and said, "It seems that you are waiting for me. Well, I'm here, just say whatever you want to say."
When the blonde girl saw Ji Yijun, she was a little surprised at first, then she showed a bit of curiosity, her eyes kept wandering around Ji Yijun's face and body, but she didn't make eye contact with him, and finally retreated behind the man. The man saw Ji Yijun sitting there carelessly, but he raised his eyebrows and sat opposite Ji Yijun.
He stared at Ji Yijun for a while and said, "Boy who came out from behind the curtain, this is the second time we have met. Do you know that if my sister hadn't asked me to let you go that day and I was short of someone to deliver a letter, you would have died?"
Is this a show of force? Ji Yijun frowned. He fainted at the end of the fight and didn't know what happened afterwards. But the feeling of being threatened was not good. He asked coldly, "Do you have any problem with me?"
The man flipped his hand, and the fighting spirit quickly condensed between his fingers into an air blade emitting a faint blue light. "At that time, you fell to the ground, and I was also stimulating fighting spirit in my hand..." He smiled, but his expression was a little cold.
"But I'm sitting here safe and sound." Ji Yijun hated this kind of condescending tone the most and didn't even give him a chance to finish his words.
The man suddenly waved his hand, and the fighting spirit instantly flew out and flew straight towards Ji Yijun's head.
Ji Yijun felt the hairs on his back stand up and immediately wanted to block with his knife, but his intuition told him that this man should not kill people here, and the target of this energy beam seemed to be off by a few inches.
Can't let him underestimate me! His body trembled slightly, and he suppressed his impulse to get angry, but his eyes were fixed on the light that was flying towards him.
With a thud, the fighting spirit turned into a stream of light that brushed past Ji Yijun's hair and pierced into the wall of the room. Ji Yijun's face was hurt by the rapid airflow. He could tell from the sound that a small piece of the stone wall was broken. If it was half an inch to the left, half of his head would be left.
"That's terrible. It seems you missed the target last time as well." Ji Yijun said with narrowed eyes, gripping the knife tighter in his hand.
Ji Yijun neither blocked nor dodged, which surprised the man. He did not make any further moves, but just asked, "You are really brave, kid. Are you so sure that I won't kill you?"
"If you were afraid of death, you wouldn't have come here! You could have asked the guards to come in and kill me. However, no matter what I say, you will leave something behind." As he spoke, Ji Yijun picked up the knife. The anger in his heart stimulated the power of his fighting spirit. With a flash of the knife, a wooden coffee table in front of him was cut in half.
The man opposite remained calm in the face of the knife flash, crossed his legs and leaned back in his chair, "It seems that you have made great progress, and your temper has improved. However, I like people with a bit of temper. An eagle would rather fight with a vulture than listen to a crow. Because of this knife you made, what happened that day is over, and now you are qualified to talk to me about business."
Ji Yijun thrust the knife into the floor. He somewhat regained the feeling of fighting spirit surging in his body when he went crazy in the hospital that day. This gave him confidence, and even the powerful man in front of him could no longer put any pressure on him. He looked up at the man and said, "Want to talk about business? Well, first tell me clearly about the letter you stuffed into my body. You warned us about the news of the horse thieves, but you also sent troops together with the horse thieves to surround our place. Tell me, who are you and what do you want to do?"
"Okay. Let me introduce myself first. I'm Adam, and this is my sister Aura. I haven't told you our last names and identities yet. But you must have seen that we are completely different from those dirty and greedy horse thieves. My letter is just a proof of my sincerity, proving that I want to make a deal with the magicians in the castle." said the man named Adam.
"Trade? What trade? Let me make it clear in advance. Although I like fighting and killing, I am not stupid. Don't try to take advantage of us with any crooked ideas. No matter how noble you sound, it can't change the fact that your people are still blocking the outside of our school... castle together with the horse thieves."
"That was just a gesture to gain the trust of the bandits. As long as you know our true identity, you will understand that we will never really stand with the bandits." A Dan said seriously, "Those warriors can turn into swords that pierce the bandits' bodies at any time."
"Are you just using the bandits? Are you ready to stab them in the back at any time? This cooperation is really sincere." Ji Yijun didn't like this kind of thing. Traitors are used to betraying. These people betrayed the bandits at this time, but they might not betray them, the outsiders, at that time.
However, the other party seemed to have guessed his thoughts and waved his hand and said, "Please don't compare the respected magician with the horse thief who is hated by everyone. The horse thief is more our target than our collaborator. But I sincerely hope to get the help of the magician."
"Tell me what you want."
"Our request is simple. We need you to send at least one powerful magician and one experienced alchemist to help us explore an ancient ruins and obtain the heritage inside." Adam said slowly.
"Hey, isn't this what tomb robbers do?"
"Kid, be careful what you say. This relic was originally left by our ancestors, but our family lost the inheritance of magicians and cannot open this relic, so we have to seek help from outside." Adam said slowly, "In return, my warriors will join you in attacking from both inside and outside to eliminate these horse thieves."
Hearing this, Ji Yijun stood up from his chair, "What are you waiting for? I promise you! Let your people attack the bandits right away. This way, we can reduce a lot of losses."
Adam shook his head and said, "You look like just a warrior guarding a magician. Although you may be a good warrior, are the promises you made valid?"
Ji Yijun paused. The so-called "magician" in the school was Xiao Chen. As for the alchemist, he had a Morley to support him. He had no idea whether he could accomplish what Adan said. However, for the sake of the teachers and classmates who might die in the battle, he decided to convince the man in front of him first. So, he said loudly: "Of course it works! The commander we are fighting now is my father. He is much more powerful than me and is on an equal footing with the magicians in the castle. I am here to represent the will of those adults and I am fully responsible for the negotiations with you."
A Dan stared at Ji Yijun for a while, exchanged glances with Aola who was standing beside him, and finally said, "Okay. There is no better way to prove this now. Then I will trust you once. Remember, don't waste my trust, otherwise, our strength will make you regret it."
"I'll take care of any problems. Just send out the troops." Ji Yijun said, patting his chest.
A Dan closed his eyes and thought for a moment, then opened his eyes and said, "Okay, it's settled."
Ji Yijun saw that the other party had no more words to say after saying this, so he clapped his hands and asked the servants to bring in a few glasses of wine and snacks, and urged: "You..., now is not the time to drink, right? Shouldn't you give the order to start the attack? If you are a little late here, won't many more people die on our side?"
"Drink this glass of wine first and then come with me upstairs for a walk." Adam smiled and pointed upstairs.
Under the guidance of A Dan, Ji Yijun followed him up to a bell tower in the house. The bell tower was about four stories high, and one could clearly see the scene of horse bandits besieging the school in the distance.
Ji Yijun took out a telescope he carried with him and saw many figures swaying outside the school under the weak light of the torch. They were horse thieves charging towards the school wall on horseback. The darkness was their best reliance, allowing them to avoid the school's rifles and crossbows. From here, they looked no bigger than ants, like a group of hungry ants swarming towards a piece of bread that had fallen on the ground.
The horse thieves used a very extravagant way of siege. They lay on horseback, used the horses as cover, rushed to the cliff near the school's high ground, then dismounted and began to climb the cliff where the school was located. Behind these charging teams, a large number of light cavalry were shooting arrows into the school.
The cliff that the bandits climbed was a blind spot for shooting, so most of them were able to climb to the platform where the school was located, but as soon as they showed their heads, they were attacked by the guards behind the wall. Under the killing of bullets and crossbows, people fell down like dumplings. It was as if a pair of big hands were constantly sweeping over the edge of the high ground, sweeping down all the reptiles that wanted to get their hands on this piece of bread.
However, there were still few rifles and crossbows, and they lacked accuracy in the dark. Soon, the horse thieves rushed to the wall. Some threw throwing axes into the wall, some poked short spears into the shooting holes on the wall, and some put cans of kerosene inside and outside the wall. Fires started, and the most brutal fight had begun.
The four or five kilometers of wilderness could not stop the spread of gunshots and human voices, but from here, the sounds became somewhat alienated and strange. The noisy shouts of killing became a faint background music, and the lingering gunshots became the sonata of the drum set... Everything was a little unreal, like watching a play. However, Ji Yijun did not have the mentality of watching a play, he knew that his companions were bleeding every minute and every second.
He looked at Adam with some anger and confusion in his eyes, but the other party looked very calm. "I don't like this either, but this is war."