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Lian Yun's surprise was half true and half false, and he pretended to be surprised. On the other hand, he was also really surprised that they had never eaten monsters.

The frog meat is firm and not fishy or smelly, and it has a hint of sweetness even when boiled in plain water.

If they haven't eaten it before, is it a business opportunity?

Now that Lanna has tamed the little frog, it will be just around the corner to raise it and serve it on the table, forming an industrial chain.

"Have you eaten it?"

Lian Yun smiled and shifted his gaze to the other four members of the team who had been silent and trembling with fear.

And there was the blindfolded boy who had been ignored and had sat on the ground quietly waiting.

"Are you really a team?" Lian Yun asked again.

In stark contrast to Fang Suo's fearless temperament, the remaining four people seemed to be cobbled together. They had no idea what to do when encountering any problems and hid timidly at the back.

Lian Yun didn't believe that they were in the same team.

The moment Lanner attacked, the rude man didn't even have time to dodge.

There may be differences in strength, but as a team, the strength of the members should not be so different.

The only reason she would have such teammates was that these four people had done her a great favor.

Fang Suo paused.

"My lord...you have a good eye."

Having been guessed, Fang Suo no longer tried to hide his feelings. "The mission requires a team of five or more, so I found a few neighbors in the same hotel. They usually take on missions within the city."

Therefore, since we don’t usually encounter such a situation, we naturally feel a little timid.

Lian Yun smiled and said, "That's nothing, but I don't know why we need more than five people."

Fang Suo was numb: "They said five people would be safer."

"who are they?"

"...the publisher of the mission hall." Fang Suo closed his eyes slightly. "You're not going to ask me to draw a picture of the hall next, are you?"

Lian Yun waved his hand: "I'm not that perverted, I'm just curious."

“…”

Lian Yun looked at the team members behind her again.

"Whether we're good friends or not, being together is fate," Lian Yun said earnestly. "Of course, our fate may not be that deep, so I won't keep you for dinner."

A few people looked at the midday sun overhead and rubbed their rumbling stomachs: ...

Fang Suo's eyes lit up, and he took a breath: "Is everything alright, sir?"

Lian Yun stopped talking, staring at the blindfolded boy.

Fang Suo: ...She just knew it.

"We met him while we were traveling through the desert. He said he was a refugee and had been blinded while in exile. He begged us to let him live."

"We're going to take him into town."

Lian Yun was curious: "Kuge City is more accommodating than our town. It can even accept refugees?"

Fang Suo: "No, I will give him a silver coin and let him fend for himself."

Lian Yun smiled and said, "If you only help someone halfway, you will get complaints."

"Your Excellency is right. I will throw him back into the desert later." Fang Suo said this without any hesitation.

She had acted on impulse and hadn't thought it through.

This is a good opportunity to make a choice.

Lian Yun didn't expect her to make the decision so quickly.

The girl walked over to the blindfolded boy, squatted down, and waved her hand in front of his eyes.

"My lord, I cannot see."

Lian Yun’s hands froze.

"But I can feel it." The cool and steady voice of the young man was soft and pleasant. Although he sounded dirty, his speech was slow and gentle, as if he was an aristocrat sitting in the reception room.

The boy's skin was an unhealthy pale color, and the pale blue blood flowing through the veins in his arms was clearly visible.

Lian Yun thought of Lana almost instantly.

The boy wasn't in great shape, his lips were chapped, but that didn't affect the intensity of his words: "After losing my sight, my other senses have become much sharper."

Lian Yun stretched out a finger to pick up the rope tied to his wrist and looked at Fang Suo: "What does this mean?"

Fang Suo remained calm: "On the one hand, I'm afraid he'll get lost. On the other hand, he's a vampire. Even if he's not in good shape, he's still much more physically fit than an ordinary person."

Blood clan, vampire.

Another completely unknown race.

But it sounds pretty impressive. I'll ask Gary later.

This also explains why the boy still has enough strength to speak.

Strictly speaking, Lian Yun doesn't even need to confirm his background, because no one who can enter the town has any malicious intentions.

"Put it here with me. I'm used to taking in homeless people." Lian Yun shrugged.

"Are you sure?" Fang Suo asked, "The vampire race is not a simple race, you should know that."

"An exiled vampire might be even more dangerous. If you take him in, you might get into trouble."

Are you so kind to persuade her?

Lian Yun smiled and said, "Danger and opportunity always go hand in hand. What do you think?"

Fang Suo stopped trying to persuade him: "Since you are so kind, I can only promise that if someone asks me, I will say that I have never seen him."

Fang Suo only made a promise for her, and the other four people...

Lian Yun held his chin.

Only... can keep secrets.

The four people who were stared at shuddered, looked at each other, and raised their hands to swear that they would never speak nonsense.

Even if they said it, Lian Yun didn't completely believe it.

"Sir, I learned a little magic." Lanna walked over and lowered his eyes.

He explained in the girl's ear for a while, and after the girl nodded in agreement, he walked up to the four people.

Lanna sang in a low voice, and raised his head after half a minute: "Say the oath again."

The four of them didn't dare to ask more questions and repeated it tremblingly.

"Alright. As long as you keep your promise, you won't die."

"die?!"

Lanner said lightly: "It only has a binding effect on that sentence, don't worry."

Seeing the four people not daring to breathe, Lian Yun muttered quietly, "Are all magicians so terrifying? Their restraint is so strong?"

"So there are magicians." Fang Suo looked confused.

No wonder they are so fearless, there really are hidden dragons and crouching tigers.

"You guys go." Lian Yun touched his empty stomach. He had been busy all morning and it was time to eat.

Lian Yun didn't think it was wrong to chase people away during dinner.

Fang Suo confirmed again and again that Lian Yun really asked them to leave.

After getting a positive answer, Fang Suo left the town without stopping, taking the four of them with him.

The air outside the town is much fresher.

Fang Suo took a deep breath, looked back at the four of them, and said in a light tone with a hint of sharpness: "Try not to tell anyone about what happened in the town, otherwise we will be in trouble."

The four of them looked at each other and nodded.

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"Gerry, I know how you feel. Maybe you should take a break." Lian Yun came to Gerry, looked at his complicated expression, felt his sadness, and choked up a little.

"No, sir." Gerry exhaled, "I can't be defeated."

"To put it bluntly, my request is nothing more than a gamble with an unknown outcome."

"Since it's a gamble, who can guess the outcome?"

Gerry's old voice was slow and firm.

"I only regret it. My Lord, I only regret it."

"I was so foolish to put all my hopes on a city lord I had never met, and to put everyone's lives on a gamble."

"It's not your fault. No one knew things would be so serious." Lian Yun comforted him in a gentle voice.

"What's wrong with a village chief who only cares about the villagers? The ones who are wrong are the orcs who kill wantonly and the cold and scheming city lord. You know, things are not that simple."

Gerry nodded heavily.

It's not that simple.

"We will find the truth, believe me." Lian Yun's eyes were firm and sincere, "and I will never become that kind of lord."

The people behind him looked at Lian Yun in silence, their eyes of different colors shining with the same light.

That was a look of trust and expectation gained from spending more than ten days together.

"I believe it." Gary finally smiled.

He loves this town and admires the lord Lian Yun.

She is much braver than me.

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