Qi Ji carried the purse and went in with Lun Xi. In the messy hall, there were only guild staff who were busy cleaning up. As for Wadin and his servants, they were not there. In Qi Ji's inspiration, the spiritual fluctuations belonging to Wadin were located above, and he was probably changing clothes on the second or third floor. After seeing the mess in the hall, the three members of the team were stunned. Lina said: "Spiritual remnants...are there mages fighting here?" Friant observed the cracks on the ground and walls and stroked his chin: "There are also traces of fistfighting and kicking. Warriors were also involved... To be able to cause this level of violence is at least a sign of righteousness." "I'm back to pay for it." Qi Ji walked to the damaged counter and stopped several flustered staff members. "After all this, are you still doing business as usual?" The poster girl had disappeared, and was replaced by a middle-aged man with gray hair. He was frightened by Qi Ji's appearance and took a few steps back: "Sir! How dare I ask for compensation from you! - If you have any other instructions, please tell me!"
He was the president of the guild and had a general idea of what had happened in the hall through the statements of other staff members. The fact that Wadin, a foreign noble, had driven away all the other guests was enough to give him a headache. It wasn't that he was afraid of offending the adventurers, in fact, he didn't even plan to compensate them. Because he is the only guild in Stio, what's the big deal if he offends them once or twice? The local adventurers have no other choice, so there is no need to worry about affecting their business. The most important thing is to serve Wadin well. He is a nobleman and cannot be offended at all. Otherwise, if this gentleman is unhappy and goes to the four nobles to complain, his guild, which has been around for more than ten years, will not be able to continue to operate well. Just trying to please Wadin was enough to make him exhausted. However, when he learned that a high-level righteous mage, a righteous warrior at the peak of his powers, and a magician had started a fight in his own guild, he was so frightened that he almost had a cerebral hemorrhage. If the nobles are unhappy, it will affect their business; if the high-level extraordinary people are unhappy, it will affect their own lives! The loss he suffered now was not small, but he did not dare to lose his temper. Who told him that the other party was a transcendent? And he was a magician at that level, so he could only swallow his broken teeth. You still dare to claim compensation, are you trying to save your life?! "Ah, this." Qi Ji's hand holding the purse was halfway out, which made her feel a little embarrassed. "Mr. President, we are here to complete a commission. Is it convenient today?" Lina stepped forward to break the deadlock. "Our employer is here too." As he said this, he signaled Lunxi with his eyes. Lunsi stepped forward and said to the president, "I am their employer, Elizabeth." The president was shocked when he heard the name. Others didn't know Elizabeth's true identity, but he, as the president of the guild, knew it very well. "Why are there so many things happening today..." He just felt a stinging pain in his temple. He figured out a lot of things: the eldest daughter of the Iris family obviously had a friendship with the overly beautiful magician, and the double BUFF of the noble and the high-class extraordinary person was formidable, so he must not neglect it, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous. Faced with Lunxi's entrustment, he naturally did not dare to refuse. He hurriedly walked to the wall cabinet and searched for a while, and soon took out a bag of money and a receipt. "This is the reward that Miss Elizabeth left with me the day before yesterday." He handed the item to Friant with both hands flatteringly, "and the points certificate for completing the commission. Please check it." Friant took the purse and receipts and put them directly into his coat without counting them.
"If there's nothing else, let's go first?" Qi Ji said to the three members of the team. The main reason was that she sensed that Wadin upstairs had started to move towards the stairs, which meant that he had changed his clothes and was ready to go downstairs. If she didn't sneak away, she would definitely be bumped into by him, and then there would definitely be a lot of trouble. Qi Ji was not afraid of trouble, otherwise she would not have gotten involved in Ghost Wolf's affairs. But she did not want to get involved in troubles that she was not interested in, such as the first love of a silly noble boy. Friang and the others certainly had no objection. Lunxi had nothing else to do, and now that the commission had been confirmed, there was no reason for him to stay here any longer. So he left the guild with Qi Ji and walked to the street to stop a passing carriage. "Boom!" As soon as the two of them stepped out of the guild gate, footsteps were heard on the stairs. Wadin changed his clothes and walked down from the second floor nervously, accompanied by several servants. He scanned the hall carefully, but did not see Qi Ji, and immediately showed a look of disappointment and frustration. But then he saw Poluto, who was huddled in the corner and forgotten. "He seems to know that lady!" Wadin was like a detective who had grasped a clue. He was refreshed and walked straight to Polyt and said in a reserved and noble tone: "Commoner, have you seen where that mage lady went? She saved my life, and I will definitely reward her handsomely!" "Uh...ah?" Pollut finally came out of his state of shock and trance. He looked into Wadin's eyes, breathing out of his nose, and said unhappily: "I don't know, don't ask me." After saying that, without caring about Wadin's reaction, he turned around and ran out of the guild without looking back, disappearing into the bustling streets of the North District. Without Old Tiebian in charge, he didn't take this foreign noble seriously. He just ran away after talking big. It felt so good. He ran a long way in one breath before he stopped and leaned against the wall, gasping for breath. His heart was beating so fast that it seemed to burst through his chest, but it was not due to strenuous exercise. As a mindful warrior, he would not be out of breath after running two steps. “By Your Grace…By Your Grace! So that was Miss Sharon’s true appearance!? By Your Grace, I will never forget it in my life! She, she actually… touched my body yesterday? Just with her little hand… Hehehe… cough cough, calm down! Calm down! Don’t think like that!… Hehehe…” "Hiss..." On the street in the distance, Qi Ji, who was sitting in a two-wheeled carriage with Lunxi, suddenly shuddered for some reason and his scalp went numb. Chapter 32 Iris Mansion There will be three updates today, and the remaining two chapters will be updated at 16:00 and 20:00. It’s the last day for recommendation. I’ll try to reach 1400 collections before midnight… although I feel like there’s no hope (；′⌒`) ======================= "It seems like you have something to tell me." In the carriage, Qi Ji turned his head and looked at Lunxi who was sitting next to him. Since getting in the car, she glanced at herself from time to time, her lips half opened and then closed, and her state kept switching between "wanting to say something but stopping", "organizing her words", and "forgot what to say", which made Qi Ji worried for her. "Miss Qi Ji, I'm sorry to ask you something..." After his thoughts were exposed, Lun Xi hesitated, as if he had been thinking about each word for a long time, "You... are not an ordinary adventurer, right?" Perhaps because the roads in the North District were smoother and the carriage was less bumpy, the two of them no longer worried about anything and started talking. "Wow, why do you think so?" After one day and one night in this world, this was the first time he was directly asked about his identity. Qi Ji immediately became interested and raised one of his eyebrows. "Well... first of all, it's because of your strength. At first, I thought you were a warrior, at least a warrior at the peak of righteousness, or even a psychic warrior. Otherwise, it would be impossible for you to defeat the highly aggressive alien species such as the Skull Ghost and the Gug Giant so easily." She tapped her chin with her finger, choosing her words.
"But later in the Ghost Wolf's lair, and just now when you dealt with the bodyguard, you showed very strong spell ability... According to the wizard named Danny, you can easily cast spells at the mage level." "This strength is beyond common sense. I think such a strong man... is unlikely to be an unknown civilian adventurer." Having said this, she paused, as if organizing her words, her eyes swept across Qi Ji's face, and she was silent for several seconds before continuing: "And you have a... special aura. I can't really describe it, but it gives people a very mysterious and... calm feeling, far beyond the temperament you should have at your age." In fact, she had something to say but was too embarrassed to say it. That was that Qi Ji's appearance was too otherworldly, extremely beautiful to the point of being unreal, making people wonder if they were in a dream and had not yet woken up - Lun Xi did not really believe that people could be like this naturally. "So?" Qi Ji tilted his head with a smile on his face, "What's your guess? Who do you think I am?" Lunxi hesitated for a while and whispered: "Are you... a secret spy from the Empire that has infiltrated our country?" "Puchi!" This was a bit shocking, Qi Ji couldn't help laughing out loud. But after laughing, she found that from Lunxi's perspective, this guess did make some sense. He first appeared in the Great Forest of the East Border on the border between the two countries, and then showed his unfamiliarity with the Templar State, as if he was there for the first time. A few minutes ago, he helped Danny, a man from the Empire, to capture a fugitive from their country... Putting all these things together, he really seemed like someone who stood on the Empire's side. It's not strange for an imperial person to come to the Holy Kingdom, but an imperial person with such strong strength must be in a high position in the country. A person with a very high status, even sensitive, secretly came to another country... It's hard not to let people imagine. In fact, Lancy has even more evidence for this. As the daughter of a noble family of the Templar Church, she knew some of the national conditions in the country: as a religious theocracy, the overall national atmosphere was not to welcome mages, because the church believed that these people did not believe in gods but could obtain extraordinary powers, which was blasphemy. Therefore, the high-level extraordinary people in the country, except for warriors, are basically clergymen affiliated with the church. Mages at the mage level are very rare, not to mention magic fighters who practice both magic and martial arts. There is not even one... at least she has never heard of one. In short, it is understandable that she had such speculation. Qi Ji couldn't help but joke: "If I were really a spy from a neighboring country, wouldn't I kill you to silence me if you exposed my secret to me?" When Lunxi heard this, he was shocked to realize that this seemed to be the case. His face turned pale and his hands rested on the seat. "Hey, I was just kidding." Seeing that she was about to jump out of the car and run away, Qi Ji hurriedly explained. Lunxi patted his chest like in an academic movie, and exhaled in fear: "This joke is not funny at all. I was so scared that I couldn't move just now." Qi Ji smiled and spread his hands: "Don't worry, I'm not a spy or a secret agent... Anyway, I'm not a bad person." "I think you must be from a very important background. A court mage? A professor at Grace College? A guardian of the Round Hall?... Uh, it's impossible for such a young guardian of the Round Hall to..." Lunxi calmed down and became curious again: "Why did you come to this remote city of Stio? Could it be that you were being persecuted politically? Did you offend someone and start a life of escape?" "You have a really wild imagination," Qi Ji himself didn't know much about his own background, so he could only half-jokingly say, "I'm just a top expert passing by." Lunxi also saw that she didn't want to explain, so he tactfully changed the subject: "Ms. Qi Ji, how long do you plan to stay in Stio?" Qi Ji thought about it and said uncertainly: "At least wait until the matter of Ghost Wolf is investigated thoroughly, otherwise I will feel uncomfortable." Things should be done from beginning to end. There is no reason to just abandon it halfway through. That would be like sneezing without being able to do it, and it would make you feel uncomfortable. The carriage drove for more than ten minutes, and Qi Ji could hear the sounds from the outside world becoming quieter and quieter. The hustle and bustle unique to the North District gradually faded away, and was replaced by soft tranquility.
This meant that they had entered the center of Stio, the territory of the nobles and lords - the central area. "Ladies, the residence ahead is that of Master Iris," the driver stopped his horse, as if he had guessed that the two passengers behind him were not simple people, and said in a very cautious and respectful tone, "I dare not disturb the master's leisure, dare not get too close... Please get off here, ladies." "Miss Qi Ji, let's walk over." Lun Xi asked Qi Ji to get off the car and casually stuffed a golden coin into the driver's hand. "Oh, miss, this..." The coachman held the gold coin in front of his eyes and stared at it for a long time. After confirming that he was not mistaken, he was so shocked that his eyes almost popped out. "Miss, this is Al!?" The driver held the gold coins in his palms and almost fell off the horse. "This is too much! I can't afford it!" Like Ferum, El is a legal currency that is allowed to circulate in the Holy Church. In Stio, one El is equivalent to about 300 Ferum. This is equivalent to two weeks’ income for a healthy worker in a sweatshop who has overdrawn his salary! The driver did not buy his horse and carriage himself - he could not even afford a strong horse even if he sold himself - but rented them from a private trading company run by a merchant in the North District. He had to pay at least half of his income as rent every day, and sometimes he even had to pay out of pocket when business was bad. Now the generous lady in front of him gave him 10 ells - 3000 Ferums! This meant that he only needed to add the savings he had accumulated over the past few years to buy a horse. If he asks a carpenter to make a carriage, he can have a carriage of his own! Although the quality and appearance may not be as good as those rented from the business, this is completely yours! Every Felum earned from your hard work can go into your own pocket! The driver realized instantly that after more than ten years of working hard from dawn to dusk to pick up passengers, he finally had hope of turning his life around. By the time he came back to his senses from the great shock and ecstasy, Lunxi and Qiji had disappeared. He stared at the empty carriage for a long time, then suddenly jumped off the horse, fell to his knees, and kowtowed several times. His forehead was broken and painful, but his eyes were filled with tears. "…This pillar is very beautiful. How much is it?" Qi Ji looked at the old and spacious mansion not far away and couldn't help but ask Lunxi. The mansion was surrounded by a three-meter-high brick wall. A large double-leaf wooden door was located in the middle of the wall, and a wooden relief with a blooming iris orchid was nailed to the door beam. On both sides of the gate stands a stone pillar, as thick as a washbasin, covered with luxurious and complicated patterns, as well as exaggerated and gorgeous paint. "I'm not sure..." Lunxi blinked blankly, "Two thousand aire? Or five thousand? About that number. I haven't asked." Chapter 33 New Friends The second update, there will be another chapter at 8pm. ========================= "Why don't we just go in?" Qi Ji asked when he saw Lunxi hiding in the distance, looking at his door and being reluctant to go over. Lunxi shook his head: "I sneaked out when the guards weren't paying attention. If I want to go back, I can only sneak back in." Qi Ji was a little confused: "You've been outside for the whole morning, won't your family notice?" "No, I explained to the servants before going to bed last night: I was attacked by the Skull Ghost yesterday and was too frightened. I need a long and peaceful sleep to calm my heart." Lunxi grinned slyly, "So no one will come to my room before lunch... Now is just the right time." "I want to sneak in too," Qi Ji still had some doubts, "How are you going to explain me to your family?" It was a normal bedroom, but one person went in at night and two people came out the next day. Is it haunted?
"No, let's do this..." Lunxi thought for a moment and said, "I'll go back to my room first, then 'get up' and tell the servants that a guest will be coming later, so you can come in directly." "Okay." Qi Ji shrugged, indicating that he didn't care. "Then wait for me... for fifteen minutes. After fifteen minutes, go to the side door and tell the guard that you are a guest invited to my afternoon tea." After giving a few instructions and pointing out the location of the side door, Lunxi left the cover, avoided the guards' sight, approached the outer wall, and climbed over the wall with ease to enter the Iris Mansion. After she left, Qi Ji wandered to the side door. It was a single wooden door on the edge of the wall. Its shape and decoration were obviously not as impressive as the main door. There were only two guards with curved swords on their waists guarding it.