It was late at night, but the security in Alice's mansion was still very tight. There were mercenaries patrolling the outer courtyard, and there were female swordsmen taking turns standing guard in the inner courtyard. Even a bird flying through the air would attract a lot of attention. people's gaze.
On the south side of the inner courtyard, two female swordsmen were walking side by side on the path. The female swordsman walking in front suddenly stopped. The female swordsman behind asked strangely: "What's wrong with you?"
"I just... seemed to hear some noise." The female swordsman in front reached out and grabbed the hilt of the sword, and took out a magic scroll with her other hand.
"Nonsense!" the female swordsman behind said hurriedly: "Don't alarm your lord yet. If nothing happens, can you afford it?"
The female swordsman in front felt that what her companion said made sense. Once the magic signal was released, all the mercenaries and guards would be alerted. Wouldn't it be a big joke when everyone rushed out, only to find that nothing happened
The female swordsman put the magic scroll back to its original place, and then quietly walked to the side. But as soon as she took a step, she suddenly felt a pain in the back of her heart, and then a cold hand came around the back of her neck and covered it tightly. The last thing she heard was the slightly trembling voice of her companion: "Don't blame me, you brought it on yourself..."
Susanna and Alice were chatting upstairs. Although Alice was very pressed for time and wished she could split the day in half, people's energy is limited and relaxation is the right choice. Alice regarded chatting as her own way of resting.
A maid gently opened the door and came over with a fruit plate and tea. Anyone who has stayed up all night knows that if you don't sleep, you will feel hungry in the middle of the night. In order to ensure the quality of work, eating late night snacks has become Alice's habit. Habit.
The maid put the fruit plate away and made tea for the two of them. But when she put the kettle down, she made a mistake and accidentally knocked over the tea cup. The hot water she had just brewed suddenly splashed on Alice. The maid's face changed greatly and she hurriedly wiped it with her sleeves.
"Alice, are you burned?" Susanna was surprised. He stood up immediately.
Susanna and Alice are two completely different people. For Susanna, the speed of the sword is much faster than the speed of the brain. Many times, she swings the sword in her hand completely by instinct. Alice's mind reacted extremely quickly, but her body movements were a few beats slower. She was tense all the time. Waiting for the enemy's move, she saw the maid approaching her and quickly retreated. It's just that Alice's speed is too graceful for others. Alice just raised her head, and a dagger was already placed on her neck.
"Don't move!" the maid screamed, "If you move again, I will kill her!"
Susanna's sword had been drawn out, but she was frozen there. Although she was sure of killing the maid instantly, she did not dare to take the risk.
"Lai Qiusha, did Viscount Aaron ask you to work on the land?" Alice said lightly, her expression looked calm, but she was filled with regret in her heart. Her daily life was attended to by five maids in turn. The process of selecting maids is naturally extremely strict. Not only was she checking, An Fei also personally investigated the pasts of several maids at that time. Originally, their loyalty was impeccable, but recently Lai Qiusha and Viscount Aaron have become very close. Someone even reported to Alice that Viscount Aaron and Lai Qiusha were found making peace in the storage room, but Alice did not. I thought deeply that this was human nature, but only now did I realize that I was wrong. It is often women who cause drastic changes in men, and it is often men who cause drastic changes in women. Lai Qiusha can do this kind of thing, it is definitely Viscount Aaron who is behind the instigation. Sometimes, it is not a good thing to be too generous to the servants. A good thing is that when you have more contact with the outside world, you have more hopes and your mind becomes more alive. Lai Qiusha is an example.
"Shut up!" Lai Qiusha screamed again. Her body had shrunk behind Alice, staring nervously at Susanna. As Alice's maid, she certainly knew who was the most terrifying.
At this moment, a fierce fight suddenly sounded downstairs, and a commotion began in the outer courtyard. The assassins' actions were quick and effective, and there were spies to assist them. From the outer courtyard to the inner courtyard, and finally to the building, they never alerted the sentry. and the patrol team. Unfortunately, Lai Qiusha's scream was so loud that it even reached the outer courtyard. Many female swordsmen were awakened from their sleep and came out to check what was going on with their long swords. As a result, they ran into the group of black men. Yi Ren, a fight broke out.
The door was kicked open, and five or six men in black rushed in. When they saw Alice being held hostage and Susanna standing aside, one of the men in black rushed behind Alice, pushed away Lai Qiusha, And snatched the dagger from Lai Qiusha's hand, and said coldly to Susanna: "Ms. Susanna, we have no ill intentions, we just have something that requires your cooperation. Now, put down your sword!"
Susanna slowly took a few steps back, but her hand tightened instead, and the magic signals outside were transmitted to the sky one after another. Now it was not only Alice's mansion that was alarmed, but the entire city was alarmed.
"Madam, I don't have much time. I hope you can cooperate with us!" The dagger in the hand of the man in black was gently scratching between Alice's neck: "Unless... you want to see her die!"
Alice's heart suddenly sank. Her feeling was correct. The person the other party wanted to deal with was not her, but Susanna! The opponent's actions have been exposed, and reinforcements will rush over as quickly as possible. If the main target was themselves, they would have started taking action long ago. They would either kill people and escape immediately, or take themselves hostage and go with them. There is no need to find ways to relieve them. Suzanne's Arms.
"Put down your weapons!" The man in black couldn't bear it anymore and roared angrily, and the dagger in his hand drew a bloody mark around Alice's neck.
"No!" Susanna yelled hastily, her hands finally becoming relaxed.
No matter how many shortcomings Alice has, at least she is not a vicious woman, and sometimes she can put aside her interests. In fact, if something happened to Susanna, it would only be good for her, not bad. The assassin was from West, and West had written a passionate letter to her the day before yesterday. Her safety was guaranteed to a certain extent, not to mention An. Feiya should be there soon, it just takes a little longer, but Alice didn't think about other messy things.
There is a kind of emotion called gratitude. At the beginning, everyone was really wary of each other, but later the relationship became more and more harmonious. Susanna is An Fei’s wife and can be regarded as the first lady of the major leagues, but Susanna has become her these days. Guard; no matter how tired Chris Ding is during the day, when she is about to go to bed, Chris Ding will definitely arrive and set up a magic circle in her bedroom with his own hands; An Fei, as the chief, actually dedicated it to her for a long time There are many things like sentry; there are also things other people have done. These have long taken root in her heart. There are really some friends in life who can entrust her life to her, which is a great happiness in itself!
Alice lowered her right index finger to the ground and shook it slowly but firmly. Her left hand twisted the pendant of the cloak, and then pointed her right index finger at Susanna. Alice is reminding Susanna that the enemy's target is you during the conversation when Susanna gave her the cloak after dark!
Seeing that Susanna's expression was a little shaken, Walter slowly approached Susanna with his hands behind his back. The closer he got, the more cautious he walked. In order to avoid irritating Susanna, he always kept his hands empty. Walter stopped when he was less than three meters away from Susanna. He stopped walking and even took off his mask, showing a soft smile: "Madam, please give me your sword."
Susanna took a long breath: "Who are you? What do you want to do?" What Susanna said was useless nonsense. She just wanted to delay time.
"Madam, please believe me, we have no ill intentions." Walter smiled. The sound of fighting downstairs is getting closer and closer, and Walter's mood is getting more and more impatient. Obviously, his men can no longer stop the counterattack led by Simpera's mercenaries. And the last failure is there, Susanna He has a magic prop that can fly into the sky at any time, so he must disarm Susanna in advance and find a way to control her, or at least launch a fatal attack before Susanna flies into the sky.
"If I put down my weapon, you must not hurt her!" Susanna said word by word, pointing her finger at Alice.
"Of course, I swear!" Walter's heart beat fiercely.
"Okay!" Susanna hesitated for a moment, gritted her teeth, and handed the long sword in her hand to Walter.
Seeing this scene, Alice almost fainted. She twisted like crazy and opened her mouth to try to remind Susanna, but her movements were still a few beats slow, and the man in black standing behind her covered her in time. He stopped her mouth: "Be honest with me!"
"Sir, leave it to me." A pale hand patted Alice's shoulder. The thick iron-blue color centered on Alice's shoulder and quickly spread to the surroundings. In the end, even Alice's hair changed. It turned an iron-blue color, and her body was frozen there, unable to move at all.
Douglas let go and smiled with satisfaction.
Blufield's smile looked sinister. He lowered his voice and said, "Sir, we can't afford to delay, we must fight quickly!"
"Don't worry." Douglas slowly took a few steps forward, always ready to cooperate with Walter to launch an attack.
Walter tried his best to control his emotions and slowly stretched out his hand, but just when his fingers were about to touch the sword's edge, Susanna's expression suddenly changed. The helplessness on her face had been replaced by fierceness, and with the dazzling light of fighting spirit, she exploded. Up, the long sword in Susanna's hand shot out like lightning.