Chapter 275 Tang Bailong
"I'm very curious about what you look like behind your veil. Could you please remove it so I can see?"
Faced with Qin Mo's aggressive questioning, the young Elisa was clearly at a loss. No one had ever dared to speak to her like this before, nor had anyone dared to go against her wishes or demands.
But Qin Mo was clearly unwilling to indulge her any longer, and directly added another blow, "I don't think there's anything wrong with this."
Just a few minutes ago, Elisa had said those words, and now Qin Mo had returned them verbatim.
Aura began to emanate from Elisa, and it grew stronger and stronger. This aura was somewhat similar to the "righteousness" that Qin Mo had once seen in Lek Wieger, but it was also different. In Qin Mo's opinion, it was... more sacred.
Are you sure you want to attack me?
Qin Mo's cold voice made him sound like a different person. He was no longer as refined and casual as usual. A strong person has his dignity, and with Qin Mo's current strength, his temperament was indeed too easygoing.
Elisa's aura gradually weakened and eventually disappeared.
"Your Excellency Qin Mo, perhaps my doubts have made you uncomfortable, but the reputation of the Temple cannot be damaged, so please understand my offense. Before we arrive at the Temple, may I ask that you accompany me?"
"Okay, here's my payment for the boat."
Qin Mo didn't want to argue with this stubborn girl anymore, so she slammed the sapphire she had just received onto the table with a "bang".
This time, Elisa did not refuse. She picked up the sapphire and said calmly, "I will keep it safe as a memento so that I will not forget what Lord Qin Mo looks like."
Qin Mo knew that he was being held against him, but he wasn't afraid at all. Judging from the aura the girl had just displayed, she posed no threat to him whatsoever. He could take on eight of her with one hand.
Giulio watched Elisa turn and leave, then regretfully complained to Qin Mo, "Sigh! It's all my fault for not telling you sooner, otherwise you would never have said those things just now?"
"Tell me what? Was what I just said wrong?"
Looking at Qin Mo's innocent face, Giulio was speechless. He couldn't understand how Qin Mo, who was always humble and polite, could say such sharp and sarcastic things.
"My cousin was very beautiful from a young age, and as she grew up, she became the most beautiful woman in all of Venice. It is said that someone fell in love with her because of her beauty and even died."
"Qin Mo, you really shouldn't have mocked her appearance. I've never heard of a man who wasn't moved by her beauty. That's why she wore a veil. To call a stunning beauty an ugly monster... you... sigh..."
"Your cousin is pretty, that's her business, what does it have to do with me?"
Giulio spoke of Elisa's appearance with an infatuated look, but Qin Mo's words left him speechless. Elisa was indeed very beautiful, but what did that have to do with Qin Mo? ...No problem.
"Qin Mo, you haven't seen Elisa's true face, otherwise you would never be so calm."
Qin Mo smiled dismissively and didn't say anything. She had seen plenty of beautiful women: Kai, Ruoxi, Shia, Wang Yushi, and even Aunt Audrey, who was considered a stunning beauty. Would Qin Mo, who had seen the whole forest, be interested in a small poplar tree?
To travel from Athens to Rome, one must sail west across the entire Ionian Sea, then around the boot-shaped toe of the Italian peninsula, passing Naples before finally reaching Rome.
Elisa's ship was quite fast, and three days later it arrived at the Strait of Messina. The bow of the ship turned north, preparing to pass through the Strait of Messina.
Qin Mo stepped out of the cabin and looked at the land to the west. In Qin Mo's previous life, this place was very famous. The Sicilian Mafia's reputation made Sicily known to the world.
Sicily is a triangular island, lush with greenery, and the waters around its shores are crystal clear, with a uniquely beautiful seabed. The pristine, unpolluted natural scenery was a feast for Qin Mo's eyes.
The Strait of Messina is very narrow, only three kilometers wide at its narrowest point. This waterway is a vital transportation route between the northern western Mediterranean and the eastern Mediterranean, and the number of ships passing through it has suddenly increased.
Elisa's ship bore the coat of arms of the Stanley family. Venetian merchants still wielded considerable power at sea, and passing ships parted to make way for them.
"There's a boat on the left... Watch out!"
The lookout on the ship suddenly issued a warning, and everyone hurriedly looked to the port side, where they saw a slender oared sailboat rapidly approaching, about to reach a dangerous distance.
"No way! We'll encounter pirates here?" Qin Mo looked at Giulio and said, half in surprise and half inquiring.
Giulio said angrily, "This place is only a few hundred miles from the temple. Who would dare to rob us here? Do they really think the Knights of Syracuse are cowards? This damned guy... how did we end up running into him?"
The Knights of Syracuse are a temple organization based in the port of Syracuse, Sicily. Unlike other knightly orders, they are a sea knightly order, possessing numerous fast warships to protect the important waterway of the Strait of Messina.
Qin Mo looked at the approaching sailboat and said curiously, "This ship has a very unique design; it's clearly a fast warship. Are you sure they're not pirates?"
Giulio pointed and said angrily, "Have you ever seen such a flamboyant pirate?"
A tall figure stood alone at the bow of the fast-moving warship, bobbing up and down with the waves. The man was fully armored but without a helmet, and his long black hair was blown wildly by the strong sea breeze, making him quite flamboyant.
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