At this moment, the surroundings suddenly became dead silent, and time seemed to have frozen. People's faces were full of shock, as if their thoughts had also stopped, and they could not imagine what was about to happen.
The ancient and elegant lines on the body of the "Twin Flower" light up sequentially, outlining a beautiful double-petaled flower, the inner layer is as white as frost, and the outer layer is scarlet like blood. The muzzle of the gun glowed with the original force, and then a bullet of the original force flew out slowly, flying towards Lu Shenjiang's forehead, which made his horrified expression freeze.
A red and white flower bloomed in front of everyone like this.
"It's time to go this time." Qianye retracted his gun, greeted Ji Yuanjia as if nothing had happened, then turned and left.
Even Ji Yuanjia said in disbelief, "You, really killed him?"
Qianye said flatly: "He should die twice. I never joke about such things."
Ji Yuanjia took a deep breath, nodded, and began to walk out with Qianye. He was half a shoulder behind Qianye, whether intentionally or not, and the half-foot sword in his right hand groaned softly, revealing a faint blue color.
When he stepped over the threshold, Ji Yuanjia turned his head and met Ye Mulan's eyes very calmly. The latter stood tall on the steps, and had already recovered his cool and haughty posture, but that beautiful and flawless face seemed to be wearing a slightly dull mask. Ji Yuanjia strode away immediately, but Qianye never looked back from the beginning to the end.
Seeing the leaving figures of Qianye and Ji Yuanjia, the young people who had just rushed to the nearby area stood dumbfounded, and no one screamed loudly until the off-road vehicle they were riding on completely disappeared from sight.
Ye Mulan said coldly: "The untouchables dare to openly kill the nobles! I must find justice for this matter!"
A group of noble youths responded one after another, but most of them couldn't help but look bleak. When Ji Yuanjia left, he acted unexpectedly tough, and put on a stance that he would not hesitate to fight, which actually foretold the outcome of this matter.
This kind of conflict happens every day in every corner of the city, and the strongest and most effective way is to kill the opponent on the spot. Want to find "fairness" through official procedures? This kind of thing took several years, and I don't know if there will be any results. After all, in the eyes of the big shots, there is actually not much difference between the nobles, the poor, and the common people, and there are very few special ones.
On the return journey, Ji Yuanjia suddenly said, "I'm sorry."
"do not talk like that."
Ji Yuanjia sighed: "No, I still have to say it! I really didn't have the courage at that time." If he hadn't had scruples and concessions towards Ye Mulan from the beginning, Qianye would not have been forced to go to the duel. The opponent came prepared, carefully planned their level, skills, and equipment. If it wasn't for Qianye's combat power beyond everyone's imagination, then Qianye would be the one who was seriously injured or even died in the duel field.
Qianye patted him on the shoulder, smiled and said, "I have the courage, because I have nothing. You are different, you still have family."
Ji Yuanjia let out a long sigh, and said bitterly: "These damned gentry!"
Qianye smiled faintly and said, "They probably are like this."
Ji Yuanjia remembered something and asked, "What happened to that Marquis?"
"It's nothing, it's Ross, the Marquis of the Vampire. I killed one of his descendants and snatched two guns that are said to be his fame in the past. This matter must not be hidden, so he will send someone to hunt him down. I just didn't expect it to come So fast, or through the hands of these gentry."
Ji Yuanjia suddenly took a breath of air: "Marquis Ross! Damn it, that's an old monster who has lived for almost a thousand years! But his main territory is in the area of Dark Blood City, which is still a little far away. Then what are you going to do now? What should I do, find a way to sell those two guns?"
Qianye said leisurely: "No, I'm going to use the pair of guns. I just tried it and it feels good. Although it's a bit old, it's still quite easy to use."
Ji Yuanjia said in amazement: "You are crazy! You are blatantly provoking! Provoking a blood marquis!"
"I've never been so awake for a moment." Qianye replied.
Ji Yuanjia was very speechless. If it was on other battlefields, it would be fine for Qianye to do so. No matter how powerful the blood marquis was, he would not dare to charge into the human camp alone to kill Qianye. Besides, this kind of thing is just a trivial matter at the level of the Marquis of Ross.
However, this is the Eternal Night Continent, a place where the human race and the dark race interpenetrate and become entangled. No one can say exactly how many transactions between the expeditionary force and the dark race, and how deep the water is. As long as the Marquis of Ross offers enough rewards, some people will want to cut off Qianye's head, just like Lu Shenjiang did.
"What are you going to do now?"
"I'm going to the front line to get acquainted with the 131st company, and then start fighting against the dark race. Miss Qiqi should earn some points in the assessment."
Ji Yuanjia frowned and said, "The battles here are more frequent than those in the Panshi Territory, and the dark race's combat power is also stronger."
"Facing a powerful enemy head-on is better than always being on guard against a knife coming from behind."
Ji Yuanjia smiled wryly and said: "Your thinking is still too naive. It doesn't mean that you won't be framed if you are on the front line." He paused, and said bluntly: "Your level is still not high enough, go to the company level The front line will face many powerful dark races, and they will not have any fair duel with you. Miss Qiqi originally wanted you to upgrade to level five before going to the front line."
Qianye suddenly laughed, and said: "Actually, killing people is different from duels, and those who can't win in a fight don't mean they can't be killed."
Ji Yuanjia thought for a while, let out a breath, and said: "Well, anyway, you should be careful in everything, do more reconnaissance before taking action, and reserve a way out. In addition, it is best to contact me before taking large-scale actions. I might be able to Bring you some support."
"Didn't Miss Qiqi only bring a battalion of regular troops here this time? Now that I have given me a reinforced company, what else do you have to support me?"
"One battalion of the Seventeenth Army is just a conventional military force allocated by the Yin family for the unified assessment. I am responsible for the recruitment of Miss Qiqi's private army. Now there are almost a thousand people, and the training has never stopped. They have a good foundation. , and then do some cooperative training and you can go directly to the battlefield."
Qianye nodded and said: "Okay, I will remember, if there is a need, I will definitely find you."
After returning to the Yin family's courtyard, Qianye began to pack his luggage and equipment. The 131st reinforced company is stationed in a small town hundreds of kilometers away, and that area is the real front line against the dark race.
When Qianye was busy in the room, Qiqi went straight into the bedroom without even notifying her. She looked at Qianye's half-arranged equipment and said, "Are you going to battle so soon?"
"Go there early, you can get familiar with the environment as soon as possible."
Qiqi picked up the pair of blood clan short guns and played with them, and said, "I've heard about what happened today. You did a good job, and I like it! If you want to say that it is not so satisfying, it is that you didn't kill Ye Ye. Mu Lan." She raised both guns to aim at the vampire in a war oil painting on the wall, and then said: "This woman is even more annoying than that sinister and cunning guy Song Zining!"
Qianye choked for a moment, and began to think about whether Huang Quan's Song Zining had anything to do with this four-character comment. Then he realized that his mind was distracted, and immediately said, "Won't killing her cause you trouble?"
Qiqi said nonchalantly, "It's just a little bit of trouble. In fact, I can't have more trouble. If you kill her, the Song Clan will naturally change Song Zining's fiancée. It's just that they need to investigate for the sake of face. That's all."
Qianye said honestly: "Ye Mulan's secret technique is very useful. Although I won, I may not be able to kill her."
Qiqi glanced at him sideways, obviously amused by Qianye's honest answer, and said, "These two guns are good, give them to me?"
Qianye shook his head and said, "No, I'm going to use it myself."
"Tsk tsk! You are openly provoking that Marquis! Although he doesn't bother to deal with you personally, those descendants must kill you!"
"Then let them come!"
Qiqi put down her two guns and said, "You are even crazier than I thought. Well then, don't die, otherwise where will I find such a beautiful little lover?"
The next day, Qiqi directly sent her own private airship to send Qianye to her destination, with Ji Yuanjia accompanying her.
On the airship, Qianye finally asked a question that he hadn't been able to understand for the past two days: "Why do aristocratic families like the Yin family and the Song family marry with noble families?"
"That's it..."
It turns out that in order to attract talents and maintain the vitality of the family blood, the aristocratic family will designate a group of young children from each generation to marry the nobles. Regardless of whether it is a man or a woman, the result of this kind of marriage is that the gentry will integrate into the powerful family. In other words, Gu Liyu and Ye Mulan belonged to the Yin family and the Song family respectively from now on.
Only the best young men in the gentry will get such an opportunity. Even if they entered the gate of the aristocratic family, they would still take care of the original family. This is also an opportunity for the gentry to rise and take off. As far as the aristocratic family is concerned, it can continuously absorb the most outstanding young people of the gentry into their own family, maintain their own status as a whole, and it is also a way to potentially suppress the development of the gentry.
Yin Qiqi and Song Zining were designated by the family as marriage targets for nobles when they were very young. Generally speaking, between the ages of six and eight, this is the age when the children of the aristocratic family start to practice the Force. After a series of potential tests, family background, Determined after consanguinity screening. The objects used for marriage are naturally those who are on the edge of the direct line.
It's just that Yin Qiqi and Song Zining are rare special cases. Not only are their personal strengths getting better and better after they become adults, but their status in the family is also becoming more and more important. That's why Gu Liyu and Ye Mulan value the marriage contract so much, no matter what the price is, they must ensure the fulfillment of the marriage contract.
Qianye suddenly thought of a question. The potential tests of the major families, especially the top-ranked ones, are quite mature. Why is there such a big deviation? And from childhood to adulthood, there should be many opportunities to correct them. As soon as he asked, he saw Ji Yuanjia's expression and immediately understood.
Within the Song family and the Yin family, there are probably many people who want to see the marriage contract come true for various purposes. Although Yin Qiqi was extremely dissatisfied with the family arrangement, she couldn't make the Yin family withdraw the marriage, so she had to force Gu Liyu to give up, but her method was really a bit speechless.
Only then did Qianye understand the ins and outs of the whole matter. But even if he knew it in advance, it didn't make any difference. When he joined this mission, he was destined to offend Gu Liyu to death. It's just that Qianye tried his best to do his work in the best style, which resulted in the effect of some things beyond the expectations of the instigator Yin Qiqi and her staff.
A few hours later, the airship slowly landed in Zhongying Town. This is a small town where thousands of people have settled, mainly relying on a nearby black stone mine for their livelihood. Most of the residents in the town are from the mines.