Du Yuqi shook his head, then turned to look behind him, where there were several large military tents:

"Why don't you go and rest? We have to set out early tomorrow morning to rescue Duize's sister, and the place we are going to is even more dangerous than the Saint's Horn where the evil dragon is entrenched! If you don't rest well, you will not be able to sleep in the future."

After listening to Du Yuqi's words, Jet shrugged and said:

"I'm as energetic as if I hadn't slept for two or three days. Boss, when I came out, that Holmes hadn't left yet. He kept following me and seemed to have something to say."

Du Yuqi's eyes flashed:

"Oh? There is such a thing? Let's go and take a look now."

The two of them went directly to Meimei's tent and immediately saw Holmes talking to Meimei. Holmes looked quite old at this time, with a pale face, hunched over and very weak, and kept coughing violently. Meimei was surprised at this time and seemed a little at a loss. When he saw Du Yuqi coming in, he said:

"Pastor Du, you came at the right time. Master Holmes actually said that she is willing to be my servant... What is this?"

After Du Yuqi heard what Meimei said, he immediately found it unbelievable. To be honest, he was also very shocked after hearing the news! Who is Holmes? An awakened strongman who has fought with strong men like Feng Lin, such a person is actually willing to be Meimei's servant. When such a thing is spread out, people can't believe their ears.

However, after Du Yuqi took a few steps, he suddenly showed a look of sudden enlightenment, and then sneered:

"I know, I know... Every time, a senior like Master Holmes must not be treated as a servant. I think it's better for you to sign a follower contract with her. It must be a life-and-death contract."

After hearing Du Yuqi's words, Holmes' face, which was originally pale, turned blue all of a sudden, and his eyes became full of resentment. He felt that the eyes of the smiling young man in front of him were as sharp as a knife, which could pierce straight into his heart!

At this time, Du Yuqi had already come to her with a smile, and then waved to the stunned Meimei:

"Come here quickly, Master Holmes is old and has just been seriously injured. Her strength is probably seriously damaged, but she is still knowledgeable. It is not a waste to use her as your follower. By the way, do you have any followers available?"

often:

"……some."

Du Yuqi looked at Holmes with a half-smile:

"Master Holmes, are you okay? It seems to be getting colder outside, with heavy rain and strong winds. The weather is not good. Just when I came in, I heard people say that the Ithilien family should have hidden a large amount of wealth, and they are all clamoring to go treasure hunting. You have been in the Ithilien family for decades and have the trust of the patriarch. Have you heard any rumors?"

After hearing what Du Yuqi said, Holmes' whole body wilted as if a balloon had been punctured.

Why did she take the initiative to ask to be a servant to Meimei? The reason was simple. After being poisoned, her strength had dropped significantly. Even if she was cured, she would probably have fallen to the bottom and couldn't even get over the hurdle of awakening.

Although the Ithilien family had been destroyed at this time, it was still a big piece of fat meat. There were many people who wanted to take a big bite of it. If no powerful person came forward to give her shelter, her end would be very miserable. Severe torture would be inevitable. Not to mention, all the equipment on Holmes and the wealth in the dimensional ring would be looted.

The reason why Holmes offered to be his servant was actually to use the fame he had accumulated over the past few decades to bully the innocent little girl who was obsessed with research and made her dizzy and use her as his shield.

What she lost was just some false reputation. It is estimated that when the limelight dies down in the next few days and her own strength recovers a little, she will be able to escape in a few minutes.

However, Du Yuqi saw through Holmes's plan at a glance - so Du Yuqi immediately took advantage of the situation and said, "If you want us to be a shield for you, then you can, but don't play the role of a fake servant with us. Just be a follower. Of course, you must be bound by a strict contract!"

In the eyes of outsiders, being a follower is obviously much more respectable than being a servant, because many powerful people like to do this, inviting a few powerful followers to support them at home, which is both face-saving and profitable. Many powerful people who lack money also flock to it.

However, the conditions Du Yuqi proposed for Holmes to be a follower were the most demanding. Once she signed, if she wanted to be dealt with, she would be in great pain if she didn't die!

If it was Holmes twenty-four hours ago, when he heard Du Yuqi talking like this, he would definitely laugh angrily, and then say "get out" in a cold tone.

However, times have changed, and Holmes can only seriously consider Du Yuqi's suggestion. Obviously, with a shrewd person like Du Yuqi around, he can't fool around. After repeatedly weighing the pros and cons, Holmes finally said sadly:

"My personal belongings must be preserved."

Du Yuqi smiled and said:

"It's impossible for you to keep all of them. So, you take out all your property and we will choose two. Tielang is a man who won't give up until he sees the rabbit. He has to give two too. The rest is yours."

Holmes gritted his teeth and said:

"good."

Then she continued:

"My strength has greatly declined, and I don't have many years left to live. You can ask me to be your follower, but only for one year. After one year, you must let me go unconditionally."

Du Yuqi looked at Holmes deeply, and suddenly sneered:

"It seems that you haven't figured out the current situation yet. You keep bargaining with me. Do you think we can't survive without you? Do you think I'm easy to talk to?"

At this point Du Yuqi turned his face and said:

"I changed my mind! Jeter, go and search her thoroughly, take off her dimensional ring, and then kick her out!"

The muscle man Jeter immediately spat out a few melon seed shells, then strode forward with his hands rubbed, and directly reached out to grab Holmes' hair. Holmes was shocked and hurriedly fought back, but she was no match for a rude brute like Jeter. Thinking of the consequences of being kicked out after having her things stripped off, she choked up and said:

"Stop it, stop it! I promised!"

After hearing this, Du Yuqi asked Jet to stop. The next step was to ask Meimei to make Holmes his follower, and then communicate with Meimei privately: if he plays the good guy, then Meimei can play the bad guy.

Holmes is injured and old, and there is not much surplus value on her. The most valuable thing should be her experience. In this way, if she stays in Changchun for three to five years, Changchun will learn most of what she knows. In this case, it would not be a big deal to let her go back to retire. Giving her the hope of freedom will make her more proactive in doing things.

However, in this kind of matter, I must take the initiative. If I'm in a good mood, I can let you go, but you taking the initiative to take it is absolutely not allowed.

After dealing with the Holmes matter, Du Yuqi went to rest. When he got up early the next morning, he had already sorted out the collected information together, then yawned loudly, his eyes were red, obviously he had not slept all night.

Du Yuqi took the information and began to study it carefully. Next, he had to wait for news from Mingxi. She had been rescued from the ice and was recuperating at the headquarters of the Son of Ramis. It would be most appropriate to ask her to help find out whether the things that Duize wanted could be auctioned.

After studying the intelligence for a while, Xi came in again and told Du Yuqi a good news, that is, after she healed Holmes, she found that although her strength had declined significantly, it was still quite good. Although the only high-level creatures that could be summoned at this time were the four primary elves, the mechanical goblin Hedel, and the black knight Sander, the speed and number of summoning were far above that of ordinary summoners.

After hearing such good news, Du Yuqi was also very happy, but he sighed with regret:

"No news from Lin yet?"

Xi shook his head and said:

"No, according to the people around him, this time Lin just seemed to have evaporated from the face of the earth. He disappeared suddenly, without taking any of his close associates with him. I think he must have had some realization in his heart, so he decided to end it all."