Late at night, Hearthstone Tavern.
Qiao Xiu sat in the study and looked at the ceiling. On the ceiling, an original spar radiated a warm light that dispelled the darkness in the room. An unknown insect was attracted by the light and kept surrounding the original spar. flapping its wings.
Ciri had already returned to her room early today. After all, after Ciri said those words in the carriage, she covered her face with her hands and fell into a coy state.
Qiao Xiu was also affected by this atmosphere. He didn't expect this girl to speak out her "life-long event" in such a serious way. For a while, she didn't think how to answer Ciri.
"This seems to be no different from entrusting a lifetime, right? Or a marriage proposal?"
When Joshua was thinking about how to face Ciri tomorrow, a crow landed on the window of Joshua's study.
"What's the result of the investigation?" Qiao Xiu put away the tangled expression on his face and turned to look at the crow.
"Among the seven sages of Nolan, the one in purple is one of the sages with the least information. The only information that can be collected so far is that she once competed with the one in yellow for a disciple." A dark voice sounded in the crow's mouth. The voice of the thousand-faced spirit.
"Okay, excuse me."
Qiao Xiu didn't expect the black pigeon to bring any useful information to him. The purple-clothed person was far older than the black pigeon.
The crow hopped a few times on the window sill of the study, then waved its wings and flew into the dark night to disappear.
The departure of the dark elf did not mean the end of Joshua's investigation. A text message popped up in front of Joshua's eyes. The sender of this text message was Gray Owl.
"Melloles the Purple? I do know something about her past, but it's not a memory one wants to recall."
Qiao Xiu glanced at the first paragraph of the text message sent by the gray-clothed man, and knew that there was nothing wrong with asking the gray-clothed man's choice.
The content of this text message is very long. The sage, who can be called "Nolan Living Fossil", told Josh Nolan what happened in the past.
The man in purple is the only female sage among the seven sages of Nolan. Of course, her appearance and talent have also captured the hearts of other sages.
The man in gray said frankly, "Crohir and Moraxiu, that is, the man in yellow and the man in black competed fiercely." The final result was that the man in black won.
Back then, Nolan was only the size of a small town, but held the biggest wedding ever.
However, the married life is not happy. There is a rumor among the casters called "Blood Curse", that is, the combination of the more gifted casters, the possibility of the children born to survive. smaller.
The content of the gray-clothed man's text message was suddenly interrupted here, and Qiao Xiu had to send a text message again to ask the gray-clothed man to follow up.
"The child they gave birth to died?" Joshua asked.
"Human larvae can't withstand such a huge amount of magic, and even Mellors almost lost his life..."
"… "
From the text message sent by the man in gray, Qiao Xiu could guess that the man in gray was not in a relaxed mood at this time.
"She's a good mother, that's the only thing I remember about her, so it's a joy for your assistant to be her disciple, Mellors, she's been alone for too long Besides... If you're still worried, I've asked Ned to bring you a small gift."
Qiao Xiu quietly read the description of the man in gray, and the owl "Ned" kept by the man in gray also flew in from the window on time.
The owl held a box half the size of the palm in its claws, and it landed directly on the table in front of Joshua.
Joshua grabbed the dried kippers from his dinner and fed it to the owl. After eating it, it flew out of the window contentedly and left.
"seal?"
Joshua picked up the wooden box, with an unknown magical inscription flashing on the surface, which seemed to be a seal that could not be broken with violence.
The gray magic overflowed in Joshua's palm, easily erasing the magic inscription engraved on it.
Qiao Xiu opened the box, and the first thing he saw was a small note with the writing of the man in gray.
It reads "The Ring of Clarity. After wearing it, it is immune to any level of spiritual magic. It is one of the relics found in the underground ruins."
Qiao Xiu picked up this very simple-looking silver ring. Just the "relics of the underground ruins" can explain how valuable this ring is.
The man in gray will give it generously to Qiao Xiu, partly because Qiao Xiu really helped him a lot, and also because he really hopes that the man in purple can get a satisfied disciple in his lifetime.
"Is that the only way to do it?"
Joshua put the ring into the box and took a deep breath, then picked up the ring and walked out of the study.
…
The door of Ciri's room was not locked, and even if it was locked, Joshua, as the owner of the Hearthstone Tavern, could of course find the key.
Joshua walked into Ciri's room smoothly. The room looked a little messy. The canvases were piled up in the corner of the room, as well as various paints and palettes.
There is a good smell in the air, which makes people appetite.
Joshua cautiously walked into the room and glanced at the bed, where Ciri was in deep sleep with her eyes closed.
This spellcaster lady has become more and more lazy since she came to Nolan. If it was the previous words, she would be able to notice it as soon as Joshua opened the door.
Joshua walked slowly to the side of Ciri's bed and gently placed the wooden box in his hand on the head of Ciri's bed... Joshua found that Ciri's eyes were open.
Ciri and Joshua looked at each other, and Joshua's movements also froze there.
After just three seconds of staring at each other, Ciri finally spoke.
"Should I just pretend to be asleep?" Ciri asked.
"No, I'm still very clear that my stealth skills are not full." Qiao Xiu adjusted his breathing, and generously placed the wooden box on the table beside the bed. "Congratulations on becoming Nolan Seven Sages." The gift of the heir."
When Qiao Xiu was thinking about whether to leave, Qiao Xiu's hand was caught by Ciri.
Ciri had already sat up from the bed, her silver-gray hair was a little messy, and the sheets had slipped down from her. The light pajamas couldn't hide her beautiful figure at all, um... Except for her breasts, there was nothing to expect. Others are fine.
"I asked on the caster forum just now, and I heard that after becoming a disciple of some sages, there is very little free time..." Ciri's voice sounded unhappy, she lowered her head so that Joshua couldn't see Clear her eyes.
Joshua knew what Ciri was worried about, that after becoming the apprentice of the Purple Clothes, he wouldn't have much time to stay in the Hearthstone Tavern.
"I will negotiate with the man in purple." Joshua walked to Ciri's bed and walked down, reached out and stroked the long hair on her forehead, looked at Ciri's silver-gray eyes and said, "Don't worry, get out of class will be on time every night. , I have two days off a week, and I have to take a holiday every holiday. I will negotiate with her as a condition, and I have a job to entrust to the purple clothed person. If she agrees, she will follow me around the world like you every day. already."
"Commission? About the new movie?" Ciri immediately thought of the new movie that Joshua was going to shoot.
"You guessed it right, unfortunately there is no reward, go to sleep." Joshua rubbed the ends of Ciri's hair and said.