Chapter 109 Great Swordsman Wanted
Shu Li hid behind Ilio, opened her eyes wide in surprise, and looked at the two strangers who suddenly broke into the carriage.
One was tall, the other was short, both wearing black cloaks with wide hoods covering their faces.
Judging from their body shapes, the taller one is a man, and the shorter one is a child about the same age as him.
The man held a sword against Ilio's neck. The sharp blade was only one centimeter away from the carotid artery. If Ilio moved, blood would splatter on the spot.
Of course, Ilio is no ordinary person, so this is almost impossible.
Elves will never allow others to threaten them with a knife.
He ignored the sword at his neck and looked at the two uninvited guests with interest in his deep black eyes.
Perhaps he was too calm. The stranger, puzzled, spoke again, "As long as you don't move, scream, or shout, I won't hurt you."
Ilio blinked, indicating that he understood.
The stranger added, "If you help us, I can pay you a high commission."
"Sen Luo!" the child next to him said coldly, "Why should we pay commission to lowly commoners? It's his honor to ask for our help."
The man called Senluo tilted his head and whispered, "...Xiaosha, have you forgotten what I told you?"
The child was obviously unconvinced, but did not refute.
Sen Luo looked at Ilio again and said, "I'm sorry, Xiaosha has been spoiled by her parents. Please forgive her for being outspoken."
Elio smiled faintly. "If you put down your sword, you might be more convincing, Mr. Greatswordsman."
Sen Luo was stunned, and suddenly a short magic spell rang in his ears. His body suddenly became unable to move, and a look of surprise appeared on his face under the hood.
Ilio's slender fingers gently pinched the blade and slowly pushed the sword outward.
Seeing his actions, Xiaosha, who was sticking to Senluo, called out softly, "Senluo! What are you doing? Why don't you put the sword back?"
Elio pushed the sword away completely and said to the child with a smile, "It's not that he doesn't want to put the sword back on my neck, but he can't move it."
"What?" Xiaosha was shocked and quickly hid behind Senluo.
Shu Li looked at the stiff stranger, then at the little brat who was so arrogant just now but now cowering, and shrugged speechlessly.
They have such bad luck.
Why threaten the youngest and strongest warrior of the Elf Kingdom when there are so many people to threaten?
Ilio is an elf who practices both magic and swordsmanship. His magic level has broken through the level of a god of magic, and his swordsmanship level has broken through the level of a swordsman.
This great swordsman named Senluo is no match for Ilio.
Sen Luo looked at the black-haired young man's confident smile and felt very regretful.
In order to sneak into the city, he wandered outside the city with Xiaosha for two days. Today, when he saw the song and dance troupe's carriage passing by, he came up with a plan to hide in their carriage and sneak into the city.
The first few carriages of the troupe were painted in bright colors and hung with many decorations, obviously carrying the main members of the troupe. The last carriage had a plain appearance and deep tire marks, which showed that it was loaded with a lot of cargo.
He set his sights on the carriage, and while the people queuing behind were fighting over queue-jumping, causing chaos, he took the opportunity to pry open the door lock at the back of the carriage and quickly sneaked in with Xiaosha.
When he found someone inside, he immediately drew his sword and threatened.
I thought the other party would be afraid to compromise, but I didn't know that he was a hidden master who controlled me in an instant.
If he had known this, he should have been more cautious.
"Your Excellency, please forgive my rudeness." Senluo was able to bend and stretch, and his mouth could still move, so he immediately apologized to the other party.
I can tell his swordsman level at a glance. His strength is definitely above that of a great swordsman, so it is only natural to call him "Sir".
When Xiaosha heard Senluo's words of compromise, she gritted her teeth and hated herself for being too weak and powerless.
Shu Li blinked her gray-green eyes, and curiously moved closer to the man, looking up from below, and saw the face hidden under the hood clearly.
This is a man in his early twenties, with black hair, black eyes and handsome features. Perhaps due to lack of sleep recently, he has dark circles under his eyes and his eyes are full of bloodshot.
He seemed very tired, his lips were pale, and he might have injuries on his body, but in order to protect the children around him, he had to keep going.
Senluo felt embarrassed when the child suddenly came over to look at him.
The child's eyes seemed to be looking at some new species. There was a bit of sympathy and a bit of schadenfreude in his beautiful gray-green eyes.
The carriage was moving slowly, and the noise outside was still loud.
Xiaosha, who was hiding behind him, lost her temper and glared at Shu Li, yelling, "What are you looking at!"
Shu Li sighed.
This is indeed a child spoiled by his parents.
He didn't even think about the current situation. The adult who was protecting him was at a disadvantage. Not only did he not restrain himself, but he even dared to challenge him arrogantly.
It must be hard to flee with such a naughty child, right?
Shu Li felt even more sympathy for the haggard greatswordsman.
"Xiaosha!" Senluo called out, looking resignedly at Ilio. "How do you intend to deal with us, sir? If you need compensation... I have ten gold coins on me, and I can give them all to you."
You want to get rid of a wealthy elf with just ten gold coins?
Well, that's a bit fanciful.
Shu Li held his chin and watched the show leisurely.
Elio said, "I can remove the spell and allow you to stay in the carriage, but you must explain your origins."
Sen Luo hesitated for a moment and replied, "Okay."
"Senluo!" Xiaosha pulled his clothes.
How can they tell strangers where they came from?
If these two people betray them for the high bounty, everything will be over!
Ilio folded his arms. "Your young companion seems to disagree."
Sen Luo said seriously, "Please don't worry about her opinion. I will make the decision."
He has always known how to assess the situation. Knowing he cannot win, he still stubbornly refuses to give in, which will only lead to his death faster.
Because of this, he was able to take Xiaosha and hide all the way, avoiding the knights chasing them many times, and successfully arrived outside the city of Otto. As long as they passed this city gate and found the person they were looking for, the mission would be half completed.
"In that case, then—" Elio snapped his fingers and easily removed the wind-binding spell.
Having regained his freedom, Sen Luo breathed a sigh of relief, put away his sword, took off his hood, revealing his true face, sat on the other side of the carriage, and pulled Xiao Sha to sit next to him.
After a moment's silence, he introduced himself: "My name is Senluo Bonke, an intermediate greatswordsman. She is the daughter of my employer, Nasha. We are from... the country of Pedam."
The country of Pedam!
Shu Li's eyes lit up.
He knew the name of this country by heart.
The person who cursed him was a magician from the country of Pedam.
Wasn't Pedamm under siege by Cecilia? Why had the greatswordsman and child left? They even managed to reach the Dalia Empire, a distant land from Pedamm.
"So that's it!" Ilio bluntly revealed their identities. "You are the wanted criminals being pursued by the Knights."
Senluo and Nasha were shocked.
"Your Excellency... Your Excellency has encountered the Knights of Hermon?"
"I don't know what knight order they belong to, but my brother and I were almost treated as wanted criminals," said Ilio.
Sen Luo was surprised, and looked at the two people opposite with his dark eyes.
If you ignore their appearance, they are indeed suspicious.
The same black hair and black eyes, the same adult taking care of the child, the child's age and hair color are also similar.
"I'm sorry for causing you trouble." Sen Luo bowed his head and apologized.
Nasha said unconvincedly: "Senluo, you don't need to apologize to them at all."
Elio glanced at Nasha and said, "Great Swordsman, if you want to enter the city smoothly, please make sure to control this willful little girl."
Nasha's face flushed, her fists clenched, and her violet eyes were filled with anger.
Under normal circumstances, if a commoner dared to speak to her like this, her mother would have chopped off his head.
Sen Luo held Nasha's shoulders and said to Ilio, "Your Excellency is right."
Princess Nasha was spoiled by the queen and became lawless. Now she has escaped and suffered a lot, and her temper has been restrained a lot.
However, it is easy to change the country but difficult to change one's nature.
If things didn't go her way, she couldn't suppress her arrogant character and caused him a lot of trouble.
"Xiaosha, if you continue like this, I'm afraid I can't protect you for long." Senluo said earnestly.
Nasha was stunned. Thinking of the trouble she had caused half a month ago and how she had injured Sen Luo, she felt extremely guilty. She lowered her head, holding her breath, and said stiffly, "I'm sorry!"
Ilio raised his lip. "It seems there's still hope."
These words sounded full of irony to Nasha. In order not to cause trouble for Senluo, she could only grit her teeth and endure it.
Shu Li covered her mouth and laughed.
Ilio started taunting mode again.
Sen Luo sighed and looked at Ilio. "I have already explained our origins. Please keep it confidential. Thank you very much."
"Has Pedamm perished?" asked Ilio.
Nasha looked up suddenly, her eyes wide.
Sen Luo held her down and replied solemnly, "No! Although Pedam has lost most of its territory, it has not perished."
The king and queen were still defending the royal city, and only sent two teams to secretly escort the prince and princess away.
They had been on the run for three months, and now he was the only one left with the princess. The prince's situation was unknown.
Now that he could no longer enter Daoto City and find the person he was looking for, he didn't know how much longer he could hold on.
Sen Luo clenched his fists and looked deeply at the young man opposite him, waiting for his answer.
Ilio smiled slightly and nodded, "I can help you sneak into the city."
Sen Luo's face lit up with joy: "Thank you, sir!"
Elio raised his hand. "Don't thank me too quickly. I have a condition."
Sen Luo said, "Please speak, sir."
Nasha anxiously tugged at his shirt. How could she agree so easily? What if he had bad intentions? Sometimes she just couldn't understand why a great swordsman was more innocent than a child like her.
Senluo doesn't think he is simple.
He has a keen eye for talent.
The young man and child opposite, although wearing ordinary coarse cloth, could not conceal their unique temperament, a temperament he had only seen in the beautiful queen.
That is innate dignity.
Moreover, they were calm and non-aggressive, especially the child, whose eyes were as clear as a spring.
People like this don't look like members of a chorus.
Ilio raised an eyebrow.
Anyone who can become a great swordsman is not stupid.
The fact that she agreed to his conditions so easily showed that she believed in her judgment.
"I'll help you today, and I hope you can help me when we meet again in the future." Ilio put forward his conditions.
"That's it?" Sen Luo was puzzled. Isn't this a little too simple?
Ilio said, "Yes, it's that simple."
Sen Luo patted his chest and promised: "Don't worry, if we meet again in the future, please feel free to come to me if you need anything."
Elio pointed to the pile of debris in the carriage. "You two should hide in there."
Judging from the noise outside, it was soon the song and dance troupe's turn to be questioned. There were two extra people in the carriage, and it was difficult to explain.
Sen Luo did not hesitate, lifted the curtain covering the debris, and let Nasha in first.
Nasha was unwilling in every way.
I was already disgusted by the foul air in the carriage, and now I had to get into the dirty and messy things.
Shu Li reminded her: "There are soldiers checking outside!"
Nasha bit her lip, glared at Shu Li, and went in with her head held high.
Senluo waited until she hid herself, then found a gap and crawled in.
Ilio lowered the curtain, raised his hand and chanted a spell to hide the two people's breath.
In front of the city gate, the soldier checked the dance troupe certificate handed to him by Ximu, and then counted the number of people in each carriage. When he came to the last carriage, he saw a young man and a child, as well as half a carriage of miscellaneous items from the window. After confirming that they were all right, he let them pass.
The chorus' carriage turned its wheels and drove smoothly into the city gate.
The city's security wasn't as strict as the gates, and the streets were bustling with people. Besides humans, there were other races, such as dwarves and gnomes.
Daoto City is a city of crystal ore. Dwarves and gnomes are good at manufacturing. Whenever there is an opportunity, they will come here from afar to purchase.
Shu Li leaned against the car window, admiring the street scenery.
Compared with the backward and poor village, this city is prosperous and almost overflowing.
Solid buildings, a wide variety of shops, graceful sculptures, flat and spacious streets, and every few steps there is a street lamp containing a magic stone.
The pedestrians on the street were dressed in bright clothes and greeted the chorus' carriage team warmly and hospitably.
In order to gain fame, Simo turned his carriage into a mobile stage early on. The top of the modified carriage was opened, and beautiful girls stood up and danced to the music played by the musicians.
When passers-by heard the beautiful music, they couldn't help but stop and admire the girls' dancing.
The song and dance troupe received countless applause and flowers along the way.
The carriage team finally stopped at an inn.
The fat hotel owner heard the noise outside the door and came out enthusiastically to greet the dance troupe.
"Oh, dear Captain Sim, it's been a long time since we last met. You're getting more and more beautiful!"
"Old Sam, you're still so fat." Sim's lips curled up and he jumped out of the carriage lightly. "I've been sitting in the carriage for more than half a month. I'm so tired. Please arrange some rooms for us quickly."
"Of course, of course. Captain Sim is here, how dare we neglect him?" Old Sam turned around and shouted, and two waiters ran out and skillfully arranged accommodation for the chorus.
Shu Li and Ilio got off the carriage and followed the chorus into the hotel.
As for the two wanted criminals in the carriage, they had secretly left when the carriage turned into an alley.
The people in the chorus booked ordinary rooms. When it was Ilio's turn, he took out a gold coin and gave it to the fat boss, asking for a superior room.
Old Sam took the gold coins and without asking any questions, asked the waiter to take them to the room upstairs.
Shu Li was slightly disappointed when she saw the so-called superior room.
A large bed, a desk and a separate bathroom.
It was similar to an ordinary room in a small hotel in his original world.
"When you're away from home, keep things simple." Ilio comforted the elf.
Shu Li nodded. Seeing the bed, she wanted to jump on it. At least she had a bed to sleep on instead of sleeping in a bumpy carriage.
However, before going to bed, he would go to the bathroom and wash himself carefully.
After staying in the stinking carriage for a day and a night, I felt like I was pickled in the smell.
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