Popovdax and the two beauties went north for a long time. After they came out of the Golden Horn, they did not dare to take the main road, so they only took a detour on the small road. After walking for half a day, they came to a town.
This town, located in the middle of Golden Horn City and Silver Horn City, is called Jiajiao Town.
Naturally, the three of them didn't know that when Xia Ya went to work in the north, it was here that he blocked a show of a horse thief robbing relatives, which strengthened the leader of the horse thief, Miss Nene.
At this moment, Jiajiao Town is sparsely populated, and after the trade route was cut off, there were fewer merchants in the town, and most of the taverns and shops that were still open were closed.
Although Nene's gang of horse thieves have left this site forever, but there are no horse thieves waiting for Nene, but the official sent a tax collector. As a result, the residents of the town are more and more nostalgic for Nene. Miss that gang of thieves.
Although Miss Nene is a bit arrogant and unreasonable, but after all, she doesn't do anything that hurts the world. Even if the horse thief goes down the mountain to purchase, she doesn't rob anything, but she really pays the money to buy it, and she doesn't forcefully buy or sell it. . Moreover, when she was there, the government never dared to collect taxes here.
Later, the official rule was restored here. The original county governor of Esria County was not a good thing, and several miscellaneous taxes were levied under his name, which made the people in the town miserable.
On the contrary, the civil war broke out. After the Besta Military Region annexed Esria County, it reduced or exempted those additional taxes. In this way, the people in the town tended to favor the rebel forces in the Besta Military Region. .
When the three walked into the town, it was a coincidence that they entered the hotel where Xia Ya used to live. After the incident of stealing the relatives, Miss Nene led her away immediately. Over time, the people in the town were quite rude to the owner of the inn... Especially after the tax collector arrived, everyone missed the time when the thieves were around. On the days of tax exemption, some people even said behind their back: The boss is crazy, although Miss Nene looks a little ugly, but she is a good person. If a son marries her, our town will be peaceful in the future. Fortunately, Miss Nene took people away, but welcomed those annoying tax collectors.
Over time, people in this town hated this hotel, they didn't interact with this hotel, and business was getting worse and worse.
When the three of them came to the front of the store on horseback, the boss was sitting on the doorstep holding his head in a trance, until the dust raised by the horse's hooves sprayed his face, the boss suddenly woke up and looked in front of him in surprise. The three guests who were there, quickly piled up professional smiles, and greeted the three of them attentively as they entered the door.
The business was not good, and the guys in the store had already been dismissed. The boss was the only one busy inside and out. As for his son... A few days ago, he was recruited into the army by a strong man.
Entering the store, looking at the deserted store, Dax smiled and threw a silver coin on the table. In his arms, he hurried to the back, and within a short while, the drinks and meat were continuously delivered.
Dax seems to have an excellent appetite. After the wine and meat came up, he chewed and swallowed, and the food tasted very delicious. It was two girls who looked out the door eagerly...
Via has naturally also arrived.
Along the way, she had been hanging behind the three of them, no more or less, just kept a distance of about 60 meters. When the three entered the town, there were not many people in this town, and there were no rebels. Garrisoned, Via came slowly, but simply sat on the street, still maintaining a distance of dozens of meters, looking indifferent, just looking at the three people in the store.
"How long is she going to follow?" Adeline was a little anxious: "Why didn't she come to rescue us?"
Daphne's expression was more complicated, and she thought a bit more than Adeline, especially the sentence that Dax said on the road...
Is this woman really here to "save" us? Does she have any other thoughts
Although this kind of words, from the mouth of this guy Dax, seem to be unbelievable, but... Daphne really listened to it! Thinking about it carefully, it seems... It's really a bit unreliable.
"She's still waiting."
Dax suddenly opened his mouth coldly, looked at the two girls, and sneered: "Zi Tong rarely misses, and she won't act rashly until the best time and full grasp. Hmph... At this moment, I can't do anything with her. It's more than patience."
On the street outside the door, at the intersection in the distance, Via sat there with a calm expression, and took out a bag from her arms. After unfolding it, it was a piece of dry food. She tore off a piece and ate it in small bites. .
Dax looked in his eyes, smiled lightly, and suddenly said to himself: "What kind of person I am Dax, how can I take advantage of this, if it spreads out, I am full and Zitong is hungry. , even if you win, it will be disgraceful."
With that said, he grabbed a piece of meat patty on the table, took out a short sword from his arms, stuck it on it, raised his hand...
With a whimper, the short sword passed, and Via didn't look up, raised his left hand to grab it, and easily caught the hilt. Looking at the food stuck on the blade of the sword, Via snorted, took a bite without caring, and nodded to Dax in the store, even as a thank you.
Dax smiled: "Since there is meat, how can there be no wine."
After he finished speaking, he threw the wine bottle on the table out again. Via reached out and took it firmly, unscrewed the bottle firmly, frowned, and threw the bottle on the ground at will, took off the backpack from behind, and took out a small leather bag. , after twisting it open, he took two sips before screwing on the lid and throwing it into the store from a distance.
Dax's eyes were solemn, he raised his hand to catch the bag, slowly unscrewed the lid, then took a slight sniff, and finally took two sips, then wiped his mouth and said with a smile: "It's really a good thing, Zitong wears it on his body. The wine is much stronger than the stuff in this shop."
After speaking, he threw the skin bag back, looked at the food on the table again, and said with a smile, "I have come and gone! You give me wine, I can't be stingy."
There were a few honeydew melons that had just been baked behind the table. He grabbed one, took out a short knife from his arms, cut it in half lightly, and threw half of it far away.
Via quickly drew an arrow from the quiver behind him, and with a snatch, he stabbed the flying half of the melon in his hand, put it in front of his nose and sniffed, the corner of his mouth raised a smile, gently. He took a small bite, chewed it carefully, swallowed it, took out a bottle from his arms, and said lightly, "The taste is weak, it's better to add some seasoning."
After speaking, I sprinkled it a little, and then threw it back.
This time Dax's expression became more and more serious, and he didn't dare to reach out to pick it up. Suddenly he stood up and shot a cold light from his sleeve, pinning the flying melon. Looking closely, it was actually a A slender dagger.
Dax looked at the freckled color on the melon, took a deep breath, hesitated a little, and finally sighed: "Forget it, I ate enough... Thank you for your kindness."
After speaking, he threw the melon on the table next to him.
The owner in the store kept watching from behind, and saw the customer and the strange woman on the road outside the store throwing food around each other from a distance, not knowing what it meant. Seeing that the guest threw half a melon on the table next to him, the boss had a thought.
The business in the store was not good, and it has been losing money these days. The boss saw that half of the melon had only taken a bite and was thrown aside. He felt sorry for it. He just wanted to take it back and clean it up. For dinner, seeing that the eyes of the guests did not look here, he crept up, and was about to take the melons away from the table, but when he walked to the table, he suddenly smelled a strange aroma. With a thud, he fell to the ground.
Dax turned his head, glanced at the boss, snorted, and said with a faint smile: "Is it something you can eat from Lord Zitong?"
As he said that, with a light flick of his finger, an object was shot into the boss's mouth, and the boss's mind immediately shook, he came back to his senses, and scrambled back.
Both Daphne and Adeline were shocked to know each other.
It turned out that the two of them sent food to each other just now, but it was already an invisible battle!
"Don't be afraid of the two beauties." Dax smiled: "Sit beside me obediently, don't walk around and you'll be fine."
After he said that, he hesitated for a moment, and then he felt it again from the small bag on his body. When he stretched out his hand, he put two leaves the size of fingernails in the palm of his hand. These two leaves were as thin as paper and green in color. Green, it's really pretty.
"One piece per person, put it under the tongue, but don't eat it." Dax's tone was serious, and there was an irresistible taste. Daphne hesitated for a while, and was the first to pick up the leaf and put it in it. As soon as she opened her mouth, Adeline saw that Daphne had done it, so she picked up another piece and put it into her mouth.
Dax smiled when he saw the movements of the two girls: "Yes, this is obedient."
He then said leisurely: "The first piece of meat I gave her, I added four kinds of ingredients, and the bag of wine she gave me also added at least eight kinds of things. Alas, it's a pity that I can't eat this melon. …”
Saying that, he stood up and waved to Via on the street outside the door: "Dear Via... I have to admit defeat for my ability to use medicine! Even if I lose for a while, there is still a chance later. , I will naturally find time to pull it back."
Via didn't speak, smiled coldly, and continued to eat on her own.
Dax quickly continued to eat the food in front of him, and then took a few sips of wine before wiping his mouth: "Okay, I'm full. Oh, don't treat your stomach badly when you go out."
Adeline became more and more impatient, and gritted her teeth: "You guys are acting like gods, delaying until now, if you want to fight, just divide the fight earlier, so that we won't be impatient waiting on the side! Hmph, I think you are afraid That purple-haired sister!"
"Afraid?!" Dax raised his eyebrows, but then glanced at Adeline, smiled again, and sighed softly: "Yes, you are right, I am indeed afraid of her, so what? ... How can you not be afraid of an opponent who is more powerful than you?"
This guy even straightened his neck and laughed loudly at the door: "Via, I said I was afraid of you, did you hear me?"
Via on the street outside the door heard it, smiled softly, and said slowly, "I heard... I'm also very afraid of you."
Dax laughed, as if very proud, and slanted Adeline: "Dear long-legged beauty, do you hear? She is also afraid of me, hahahaha..."
Adeline gritted her teeth and snorted, knowing that she was no match for this rogue if she was bickering, so she simply shut up.
Daphne said slowly on the side: "When you meet someone who is more powerful than yourself, who can not be a little bit jealous, and there is nothing shameful about being jealous. However, such a master as your Excellency, he just bullies us blindly. Two weak women don't have much brilliance."
Dax glanced at the beautiful princess, and suddenly smiled: "Ha! Your words are bad. When people have the ability, they will naturally bully people who are not as good as themselves! Otherwise, there will be so much in this world. Many people have sharpened their heads and practiced martial arts hard, and spent their lives studying magic, but for what? Is it for the fun of practicing with the door closed?"
Saying that, this shameless guy actually crossed his waist and said with a smile: "I don't bully you, do I go to those who are stronger than me to bully? Isn't that courting death!"
It was really a shameless remark from a shameless person, but Daphne was speechless when he said this.
After a while, she said a sentence from her mouth: "I heard that 'the strong do not compete with the world', it is rare for a strong person like Your Excellency to bully the weak like us!"
Daphne had a calm temper, and when he said such words, there was a strong sense of mockery in his tone, which was a rare heavy word in his life.
Dax was not annoyed, he laughed a few times, and looked at the princess: "So you have heard this sentence... Hey, the strong do not compete with the world. The words are right... But, I can I'm not a strong person, I'm a master, and I recognize it too casually, when it comes to 'strong man', I'm not far enough."
Speaking of this, Dax's face became even more smiling: "Speaking of which, I really have no interest in being a real powerhouse, otherwise, I would really be a powerhouse, but I wouldn't be able to do anything at will. At that time, even if you have practiced an invincible skill, it will be useful."
Daphne looked puzzled: "What are you talking about, I don't understand..."
Dax snorted and glanced at Daphne: "It seems that although you have heard this sentence, you don't know the true meaning of this sentence."
He looked out the window, and said in a low voice: "The strong do not compete with the world... Hmph, a bullshit rule!"