Whenever there is a bone tool competition in Wangcheng, there will always be various strange things, but none of them is as surprising as what happened in Xuanyu City yesterday.
It is said that a hornless human doll, who is only a little higher than the knee of an adult man with horns, was wandering alone in Xuanyu City's busiest midtown market yesterday, without any adults following him.
Not to mention the little doll of a man without horns, such a small child, even if it belongs to a man with horns, is likely to have an accident if it is not led, so this doll will not have an accident.
According to a reliable eyewitness: when the little baby was squatting in front of a stall in the market looking at children's toys, two hornless men came over and wanted to take him away, pretending that the child was theirs, but they just wanted to take the child away , was scratched by that child and his face was full of flowers!
The child is quite smart and knows how to yell "liar!", and then yelled some strange words, such as "This mountain god is also something you can hug, you are not silent!", and such as "You don't even have a big bird on you smell, and want to pretend to be my father!" and so on.
Originally, this child was very attractive, but with his yelling, more people paid attention to him. The stall owner was a man with horns. Seeing that the child was cute, he didn't drive him away just because he was a man without horns. Seeing that he didn't admit that the two adults without horns were his family, he even called the people from the city guard.
The two hornless people saw that there were more people paying attention, and the stall owner even panicked the people from the City Guards Office, saying that the child was naughty, and at the same time tried to forcefully carry the little doll away, but in the end... was scratched so badly !
The onlookers thought at the time: How powerful is a child's claws? Even if his face is scratched, it's not easy for two adults to take a child away
Unexpectedly, after the two hornless men were scratched, they shouted that they were blind with blood streaming down their faces.
By the time people around noticed something was wrong, the little doll had already disappeared.
It's just that, of course, it can't become a legend.
"It's true that the child did several important things yesterday!" Gerda shook his head, while peeking at the little baby who was tightly hugging Yan Mo's neck and nestled in his arms.
Yan Mo really didn't know what Jiu Feng did when he went out alone yesterday, but he was quite excited when he came back last night, and he even brought back a few bone coin bags and bone utensils.
Yan Mo asked him where the things came from, and he said they were all given to him by others.
Although Yan Mo felt strange, he didn't ask too much. Don't underestimate Jiufeng, he is very shrewd with inherited memories, he is the only one who bullies others when he goes out, how can he suffer? So far Jiu Feng's biggest loss is Yu Wu, but since then he seems to have learned how to distinguish the opponent's ability. If the opponent's force value exceeds him, he will definitely give himself a chance to escape and provoke the opponent.
"Oh? What did that child do?" Yan Mo smiled, seemingly unaware that the child who became a legend was the baby in his arms.
Gerda looked at Yan Mo and the others, and sighed, "You still remember what I told you yesterday not to take children who are too young out of the house?"
"Ok."
"There's a reason for that."
Seeing him hesitating, Yan Mo had no choice but to ask patiently, "What's the reason?"
Obviously there were no other outsiders in the yard, but Gerda still looked left and right, and then said in a slightly lowered voice: "Some nobles, they like...well, they like to eat the meat of young animals, and these young animals also include the cubs of our hornless people." Tong, some nobles like it very much, saying that the meat is more tender and fragrant than other cubs. Didn’t you notice that there were no hornless children on the road yesterday?”
Xing Liu was shocked: "The horned man actually eats people?"
Gerda felt a little weird, and quickly gestured, "My lord, please lower your voice. Everyone in the city knows about this, but no one dares to say it out loud."
Yan Mo pulled Xing Liu, and Xing Liu realized that he was still in the image of a man with horns, and he was angry and bored at the moment.
Embarrassed, Gerda added: "Not all adults with horns are like this, don't you think you can't get used to it? It's also us hornless people who don't live up to it. If you go to the market in the lower city, you can see Some people who can’t afford to raise children or who are lazy just rely on giving birth and selling their children to make a living, those people... oh!"
"So those two hornless men who wanted to take away the child yesterday were selling the child as livestock and food?" Yan Mo's tone was still gentle, but everyone in the room could feel his calm tone. gloomy.
Gerda nodded, "Ninety percent of the time it's like this. Most noble families don't let their own slaves do it for the sake of face. If they fancy it, they let those hornless people who specialize in such immoral things come forward."
With a smile on the corner of Yan Mo's mouth, he unconsciously patted Jiu Feng's back and asked, "What happened after that?"
Jiu Feng wanted to say that he knew, but Yan Mo gently covered his lips.
"I heard that the child is good-looking, and he is whiter and tenderer than the children of ordinary hornless people. Those who are thoughtful want to catch him and sell him for a good price. In addition, the two hornless men in front wanted revenge, so they also found him. People filled the city to arrest him. But the child seemed to be unaware that someone was going to arrest him, and even ran into the restaurant to buy meat to eat, and he also pointed out that he wanted the live animals that had just been brought in, not to die." Gerda continued to peek Xiao Jiufeng.
Jiu Feng looked at him with an expression of "Your mortal".
Gerda flinched, and continued to say under cover: "I heard that the store was going to drive him away at that time, but a few horned people who went in to eat saw that Xiaowa was having fun, so they deliberately teased him, and bought the baby from the store. Xiaowa said that he wanted a beast that was still alive, and told Xiaowa that as long as he was not killed by the beast, he would take it back."
A stern look flashed in Yuan Zhan's eyes.
Xing Liu almost jumped up when he heard that, "That child is a little bit old, how could they do such a cruel thing! These..."
"Master!" Yan Mo slightly raised his voice.
Xing Liu endured it with great difficulty, but the expression on his face was extremely indignant. If the little baby was not Jiu Feng, but an ordinary child without horns, how could he survive the mouth of the beast
Geda's affection for Xingliu was greatly improved, and he felt that Yan Mo and others were more fortunate. Having such a kind-hearted master made him bolder, "Yes, they are cruel. But no one thought that the release of Not only did the beast not dare to bite the little boy, but he was kicked twice by the little boy. He even scolded him 'it's useless, idiot, how could he be caught'. Later... "
Gerda's expression became strange, "The little boy wanted to take the beast away, but the horned men were unwilling and wanted to keep him. The little boy actually directed the beast to bite the horned men. Originally, those horned men The horned men had no problem dealing with the beast, but for some reason, they couldn't get close to the beast and the child. According to later rumors, the horned men always felt like they were It was like being wrapped in a strong wind. Not only did the horned men fail to keep the child, but the beast also went away with the child. When the child left... Cough, I heard that the horned men were stripped naked. The shopkeepers are all robbed."
Jiu Feng let out a smug smile, Yan Mo's eyelids twitched, and he squinted helplessly at a certain bad role model.
Yuan Zhan, a bad example, raised his eyebrows and cast affirmative glances at Jiufeng: Not bad, well done!
Jiu Feng proudly said: "Jie Jie Jie!" After spending these days in the Western Continent, he already knew that bone coins are good things.
Gerda sighed again, "Later, the child continued to wander around the city with the beast, repelling three waves of people who wanted to catch him, and whenever he had the chance, he snatched away the human bones, crystals, and bone coin bags In the end, he wounded the adults of the city guard who went to capture him and the beast. Although these things were done by a child, what he did was beyond the tolerance of the horned man, especially the few times he robbed. The man with horns and the city guard who was injured later are not ordinary people. After one night, the news got out, and now many people want to catch the child."
Xing Liu and the others looked at Xiao Jiufeng in Yan Mo's arms, and almost everyone was sure who Gerda was talking about.
Yan Mo looked at Gerda, "When you tell me this, you shouldn't just tell me the news, right? What do you want to say, just say it."
Gerda was very embarrassed, and said intermittently, "I, I can't come again in the future, please understand."
"certainly."
"In addition, the city guard will definitely ask about us guides. Even if there are other people who also brought children into the city, the one who brought a hornless child into the city recently is probably only your group. Even if I don't Said, they will find here sooner or later, and I, it is impossible not to tell the truth." Gerda smiled wryly.
Yan Mo nodded, "Don't worry, we won't make things difficult for you."
"No, what I mean is that it's not safe for you to live here. Although this is a temple, Zhongshen's attendant is also very good, but if the city guard and some nobles want to arrest people, Zhongshen's attendant may not be able to keep you " Gerda finally said what he wanted to say the most, he didn't want these strangers to hurt Zhong Shenshi, even if they seemed to be of good character.
Yan Mo and Yuan Zhan looked at each other, and Yan Mo asked harmoniously, "Then do you have any other places to recommend?"
Gerda sincerely considered for this pedestrian: "Find a way to seek refuge with a bigger noble, or escape to the city of Lorraine of the White Horn. If it doesn't work, then... hand it over..."
Gerda couldn't go on.
"There's no need to leave. This is a temple. Even if the city lord wants to arrest people here, he has to ask me if I agree."
Everyone turned to look at the gate of the yard.
The old man wearing the old god's servant robe walked in through the courtyard door, "I've heard rumors about the matter, first I need to make sure, is the devil boy they are talking about is your child?"
"Magic boy?" Yan Mo stood up holding Jiu Feng in his arms, and saluted the old man.
Zhong Shenshi returned the gift, "It is a child without horns who has awakened the ability of a magic warrior since childhood. We have a saying about it called a magic boy."
Yan Mo shook his head, and said very sincerely: "It's not him, I don't know who the child Gerda is talking about, but I can be sure it's not our child."
Zhong Shenshi looked into his eyes, "You promise?"
Yan Mo nodded and said seriously, "I promise."
Zhong Shenshi looked at Xing Liu again, Xing Liu was led by Yan Mo, of course he said what Yan Mo said, and immediately nodded and assured: "It must not be this child."
Gerda was skeptical, but seeing the expressions of several people, he was shaken. Is it really not this child
Zhong Shenshi suddenly smiled, "Okay, since you promise it's not this child, then what I have to do is simple. When the city guard and others come to the door, you can take the child out and show them. If it is not , you don’t have to worry about anything, just continue to live in peace.”
Yan Mo patted Jiu Feng and said with a smile, "Thank you God, thank you Zhong Shen for helping Zhou Xuan."
Zhong Shenshi obviously had doubts, but he didn't ask any more questions, and just left.
Geda waited for Zhong Shenshi to go away before he hurriedly asked: "Is it really not this child?"
"of course not."
"But you just now..."
"We just don't want to be troublesome. As you said, we are the only ones who bring the children of the Hornless Man into the city, and our master is still young and not a big noble. If those nobles and the people from the city guard want to make trouble deliberately , or find a scapegoat, won’t we be miserable?”
Gerda let out a sigh, "If it's really not your child..."
After Geda left, Yan Mo and Jiu Feng met their eyes.
Jiu Feng pointed at his own little nose, "Momo, that child is me."
"I know, but now is not the time to reveal our strength, at least until the final round of the Bone Artifact Competition." Yan Mo nodded his little nose and smiled.
"Then don't they know when they see me?"
"Don't worry, they won't recognize you."
That afternoon, someone came to the door.
Yan Mo also thought that these people were really efficient in their work, and when he looked at the living room in front, he turned out to be one of the four people he met at the Bonesmiths Association yesterday.
"What do you think?" the young Black-horned man asked directly when he saw him.
Yan Mo paused, "I remember that I refused yesterday."
The black-horned youth was expressionless, "I don't accept rejection. You also said that you don't have a master, so you have two paths. One, take refuge in me and become my person. Two, find someone more powerful than me to take refuge in. "
Yuan Zhan squints: What does it mean to be your person
Yan Mo laughed, "What if I don't even want to."
"I heard that you signed up for the Bone Artifact Contest?" The black-horned youth felt a bit of chill, turned around and saw nothing eye-catching. He also saw Yuan Zhan, but he didn't pay attention to the tall, hornless man with his head down. He only regarded him as an ordinary coolie. Of course, this was also related to Yuan Zhan's restrained momentum.
"right."
"First of all, I will make you unable to participate in the competition." The black-horned youth observed Yan Mo's expression.
Yan Mo didn't get angry, and even asked with a smile, "Secondly?"
"Secondly, you will die." The black-horned young man was probably afraid of Yan Mo's misunderstanding, and immediately continued: "I am not going to kill you. Among the four people yesterday, I am afraid that I am the only one who sincerely wants to train you. If you follow me, I will let you go free when you advance to the ninth level bone tool maker. But not only will other people not let you have the chance to advance, if you don’t have any masters, but you make your mark in the bone tool competition, then the only thing waiting for you is death. Words. You should know that many people are unwilling to let a senior bonesmith from a hornless man appear."
Yan Mo didn't reply immediately.
The black-horned youth said impatiently: "I'm very busy. If I don't value you, I won't come here in person. If you refuse me again, when others come later, you will only be their slaves for the rest of your life. Speaking of freedom, any bone tools you refine in the future will have nothing to do with you."
Yan Mo said slowly, "If I follow you, will I not be freed until I reach level nine?"
"right."
"Then who does the bone tool I refined before level nine belong to?"
The black-horned young man was about to say that of course it all belongs to your master, but seeing Yan Mo's expression, he temporarily changed his words: "After deducting the refining cost, one-third of the profit from selling bone tools will belong to you. If you want It’s okay for others to know that you made the bone tool, but it’s usually hard to sell a bone tool made by a hornless human bone maker at a good price.”
"I need to think about it again." Yan Mo didn't want to be anyone's slave at all.
The black-horned youth frowned, and said unhappily: "What else do you have to consider? Don't say you are a hornless person, even a third-level bone maker from a horned person would agree to an invitation like mine. Is there little benefit to one? If not…”
The black-horned young man stopped his mouth in time, he wanted to say "If it didn't look pleasing to you", but when he was about to say it, he felt a little weird. When had he been so pleasing to a man without horns? Even the horned man is not worth his solicitation. But why did he come to him again after the other party categorically refused
If such behavior is known to those who know him well, it must be incredible, right
Could it be that he... no, it's impossible! How could he take a fancy to a man without horns
The black-horned youth forced himself to drive this absurd idea out of his mind, and spoke with a bit of deliberate indifference to Yan Mo: "The other three will definitely send someone to find you later, you'd better think about what you want Answer them."
Yan Mo thought of the faces of the other three yesterday, full of coercion and arrogance. He believed what the black-horned young man said, if he didn't give the other three people a clear answer today - tell them who he has taken refuge in, he will never have a peaceful life in the future, and there is a great possibility that he will be killed or killed Made into slavery.
Yan Mo regretted it. If he had known this, he had certified a first-level bonesmith yesterday, but who knew that their certification was so famous
The black-horned youth left, Yuan Zhan smiled at him, "Is he his?"
Yan Mo rolled his eyes, "These guys want me to do nothing for them all their lives! Including this black horn is not a good thing. Speaking of giving me freedom at the ninth level, if I upgrade at the same rate as ordinary hornless people, I may not be able to die." To be able to step into the advanced level. If there is no inheritance, it is a dream! He said that training me probably means not suppressing me, and it is basically impossible for him or his husband to teach more advanced bone refining knowledge."
Yuan Zhan bared his white teeth, "You will be my priest, and I will dedicate a kingdom and myself to you."
"Don't be numb! Toothache."
Yuan Zhan doesn't think he's nasty, he really thinks so, and he will give the other party more, as long as he can do it, "Then what are you going to do next?"
Yan Mo paced back and forth, "The trouble is that if I don't join them, they probably won't let me participate in the bone tool competition. If I advance directly in the bone tool maker's association, I'm afraid I'll be taken away as soon as I reach a high level .”
"Have you got an idea?" Yuan Zhan knew him well, if Yan Mo was really upset, he wouldn't have such an expression.
Yan Mo stopped, "I'm planning to go see His Royal Highness." Bu Hua's identity, he told Yuan Zhan after he came out of the Bone Crafters Association.
"Can you ensure that the other party will not be malicious towards you after knowing your ability? Don't forget, he is a man with horns, and according to our inquiries, his father is likely to be the future patriarch of the Black Horn Clan."
"I know, but I want to meet this person. I didn't know his identity before, but now that I know, I naturally want to get in touch with him."
Yuan Zhan instantly understood what he meant, "Why didn't you find the Baijiao people?"
Yan Mo shook his head, "According to the value of force, the white-horned people may not like to fight because of their nature, and they have lost important inheritance, which has caused them to become the weaker side among the three clans. We don't have time to wait for them Stand up. The red-horned people who are militant and extremely discriminate against the hornless people must not be our choice, so the attitude of the black-horned people in the middle is very important. Besides, I heard that the next round of kings will be the turn of the black-horned people People sit, if we can influence each other, it will play a role to some extent."
"What if you can't influence the other party?"
Yan Mo turned his head to look at Yuan Zhan, "Do you still remember some of the stories I told you on the road?" He couldn't say it carefully, because it would become an excuse for the guide to punish him.
Yuan Zhan smiled sinisterly, the thoughts of the priest of his family coincided with his, shouldn't it be said that the family does not enter the house
Wu Guo rolled in the pouch, calling in the minds of the two adults: "What story? I want to hear it too!"
Another softer voice came out: "Dad, I want to listen to the story too."
Yan Mo and Yuan Zhan were taken aback for a moment. It is not unusual for Wu Guo to be able to talk and eavesdrop, but Dudu can also use soul power to communicate
Yan Mo was ecstatic, and was about to say something.
"Momo!" Jiufeng ran over patter, hugged Yan Mo's thigh, and raised his head.
"What's wrong?" Yan Mo lowered his head and rubbed the little baby's head, with a smile naturally in his eyes.
"A fool is hurt, can you help him?"
"Who? Where is he?"
"Follow me!" Jiu Feng let go, turned around and ran away.
Yan Mo and Yuan Zhan followed.
Wu Guo was still muttering: "What story, tell me quickly. And that stupid bird called others stupid, he is the most stupid!"
Dudu hummed softly, "Wu Wu, don't scold brother Jiufeng."
Wu Guo didn't know which fatal spot was poked, and she was furious, and immediately shouted: "What brother! I am your brother! Brother!"
Yan Mo held his head, he could almost imagine how lively his life would be after these two were born.
Yuan Zhan, who also heard the same thing, laughed, Quide's father was looking forward to the eldest son's battle with Jiufeng when he came out.
Now that Xiaofeng is so small, he is too embarrassed to hit him hard, okay? However, that little chick Jiufeng is so annoying, he refuses to sleep alone at night, and insists on crawling into his and Yan Mo's bed! He has endured it for a long time!
Wu Guo said: He also endured that stupid bird for a long time, and dared to touch him and his brother several times a day! How dare you kiss them!