Someone is coming in!
Li put the things back in their place as quickly as possible, then rushed out of the secret room, rotated the porcelain bottle, flicked out the candle, and finally ran under the bed. The whole action was completed in one go, in less than five breaths.
The moment the secret door closed softly, the door lock also clicked open.
Rao Shili also swallowed.
If she took one step slower, she would probably be hit.
But the auction would last at least an hour, so she should have enough time. Why did the owner of the room come back suddenly
Through the narrow slit under the bed, she could see that there were two people entering the house. Although her upper body could not be seen, judging from the size of her boots and the heavyness of her steps, one of them must be Achielumon.
"This is simply unreasonable!" After the fire was lit again, Achie's voice quickly sounded. From the heavy slamming of the door, it was clear that his mood was definitely not that good. "Who is that guy? How dare he Teasing me at the Holy Palace auction! Even Sheila’s royal family would not adopt such an attitude!”
"The highest bidder wins, isn't that what auctions are like?" another person replied. Judging from his voice, he was a male, about thirty to forty years old, and his words were slightly hoarse. "Besides, you also got the eighth item."
"The problem is that it's 20,000 gold coins!" Achie's tone became gritted, "I had no intention of asking for it in the first place! I raised it to 20,000 just to see how capable he was, but he actually gave up on the price. , what is this kind of behavior not a provocation? I can count the number of people in the entire Holy Wing Islands who dare to do this to me!"
Li couldn't help but twitch his ears—did his romantic partner meet an unexpected opponent, and ended up being so angry that he left the scene temporarily
"No, we can't just let this matter go!" Achie said bitterly, "If I let this masked guy leave Azure Castle safely, I'm afraid I will become the laughing stock of all my colleagues. You have to help me solve this problem. matter!"
"How to deal with it?"
"Such money cannot belong to him alone. I can't touch the things he photographed and his belongings, but his people must stay in Azure Castle forever." Achie went back and forth across the trail, "Money is not affected by The power behind him can be easily accounted for, and at worst I will give him another pension. But those who openly oppose me must pay the price!"
"What if he is a noble?"
"Are you afraid of the Dragonborn?"
The man was silent for a moment and then hummed, "Well, if this matter can be solved, I can help you deal with him smoothly."
"Then it's all your fault."
Hearing this, Li couldn't help but be a little surprised - she initially thought that this man was Achie's confidant or personal guard, but the conversation between the two did not seem to have a similar relationship. He was more of a master and servant than a master and a servant. Like a collaborator.
Suddenly, the man changed the subject and said, "Wait a minute, there is news over there."
"Now?" Achie asked.
"Yes, use the dimensional mirror. My teacher has something to say to you."
"I know." He walked to the table, and then there was the familiar sound of gears grinding under the table.
Li saw the glass cabinet wall opening to both sides again.
The two then walked into the secret room.
There is an unattended gap in the room, and now is undoubtedly the best time to leave this place. And Li also felt that she didn't have much energy left. Considering that it would take a lot of energy to return to the hotel, staying here for a long time might cause more variables, but the sentence "there is news to convey" made her hesitate. .
Li had a vague hunch that what they were going to talk about next might be extremely important information.
After thinking about it again and again, she quietly moved to the side, came to the foot of the bed, and poked her head out from underneath. Due to the cover of the bear's head, she could only see a small part of the secret room, such as half of the bronze mirror and the owner of the Pagoda Garden standing in front of the mirror. Unfortunately, the man never appeared in her field of vision.
Soon, Li peeked into an incredible scene!
What was shown in the mirror was no longer Achie himself, but became turbid, and the smooth mirror surface looked like surging waves. They continued to rise and fall, and emitted a dark light. After about half a quarter of an hour, those protrusions and depressions actually formed a roughly human-shaped face!
"Good evening, Lord Shadow." Achie saluted while stroking his chest and slightly lowering his muscular body. It was hard to tell that he was the same person as the murderous local snake just now.
"Seventeen Lines has a new task for you." Face opened his mouth, and a muddy voice came out of the mirror, "One day later, our guest will come to visit your mansion. What you have to do is to do your best for him. Help him with whatever he needs."
Li instantly realized that this was a remote communication weapon!
In the Kingdom of the Holy Wing Islands, the Qi Sensers also invented something similar to the audio device - it was through it that the Shadow Lord conveyed instructions to Achie outside the Holy Palace!
This undoubtedly greatly increases the difficulty of anti-tracking.
"Everything?" Achie's tone revealed a hint of embarrassment, "Your Excellency, the church's tribunal is now in the city, and I'm worried that too many actions will be targeted by them."
Church inquisition
Li's ears suddenly stood up.
Why would they suddenly mention the power of the church at this time
If Achie was just a wealthy businessman who owned several business houses, and if what he wanted to deal with was just a fellow auctioneer, he should have nothing to do with the church at all.
And who is the "guest" who comes to visit? Why does Achie need to be treated with such caution
"It doesn't matter." Jing Jing said slowly again, "He will also take this into consideration when making requests, so you just do it. Once this thing is done, it will be of great benefit to you and me. In this world, Most people are still in a state of confusion and it’s time to wake them up.”
"Yes... I understand."
"I'm looking forward to your performance." The waves gradually dissipated, and the surface of the mirror returned to calm.
Achie straightened up and let out a sigh of relief.
For him, such conversations always felt indescribably depressing and uncomfortable.
Just when Achie was about to leave the secret room, his bald brow suddenly frowned.
"What's wrong?" Another man also stopped.
He stretched out his fat fingers covered with rings and touched the envelope on the table, "...the order is wrong."
"In order? What order?"
"The order in which these letters are placed." He said solemnly, "The last time I came here, the envelopes were not placed this way."
The man's tone suddenly became serious, "Are you sure?"
Achie nodded, "I shouldn't remember wrongly."
The latter turned around suddenly, his eyes swept across the empty room, and his eyes quickly locked on the central hall.
The next moment, a series of rapid spells were uttered, and dozens of shining sword shadows instantly appeared in the air. The man raised his hand and pressed down, and the sword shadow fell like a rainstorm, piercing the bed board!