"Done."
When Lan Jie retracted his sword, his opponent had already fallen to the ground. The people around him exclaimed softly, "That was Iron Falcon, a large bandit group with more than ten experts and thirty to forty people in total. They were killed by one person just like that."
"What's going on? Isn't he the Bearer of Misfortune? Isn't he just a third-rate hunter? When did he become so powerful?"
"You guys don't know, but he has become a lot stronger in the past few years. He is already a first-rate hunter. Now his commission is very high. "
Lan Jie suddenly turned around and shouted, "Stop arguing, you guys are so noisy. Hurry up and drag the corpses away. Really, are you going to let them rot? Or do you want me to do this kind of work? "
The men nearby quickly shut their mouths and dragged the corpses on the street away. A man as fat as a ball walked over and said with a smile, "Thank you, Sir Lan Jie, for everything you have done."
"If you want to thank someone, thank your money." Lan Jie called out to the back, "Hey, Alice, collect the money."
The girl who had squeezed out of the crowd had grown up a lot, and now looked to be fifteen or sixteen years old. She was much prettier than before, especially her legs, which were slender and long. The fatty swallowed his saliva when he saw her. Suddenly, a dagger slapped his fat face. He jumped in fright, but it was Lan Jie who was hugging him and asking with a smile, "That's my daughter. She looks good, doesn't she?"
The fatty laughed. "She's as beautiful as a princess."
"That's right, this is one of the things I am proud of. I say, fatty, keep your saliva to yourself. If I wasn't in a good mood today, I would have dug your eyes out long ago if you dared to look at my daughter like that. "
Then he let go of the fatty and said to Alice, "I'll go to the bar first."
"Don't drink so much. You're not allowed to get drunk, because I can't carry you!"
"Got it, got it."
Walking in front of the fatty, Alice opened her palm. The fatty took out a money pouch and placed it in her snow-white palm. Alice weighed it and narrowed her eyes. "It's a little less."
The fatty rubbed his hands and said, "It's not the first time I've entrusted Mr. Lan Jie. Charge me a little less this time."
"No!" Alice said loudly, "Every penny was earned by Lan Jie risking his life. Not a penny less."
Lan Jie turned around and said, "That's right, that's right."
With a bitter face, Fatty took out another money pouch from his bosom.
Sitting on a chair in the bar, Lan Jie was already a little drunk. A few people sat down in front of him. He burped and said, "Are you blind? If you want to drink, you won't go somewhere else. This table is mine."
On the other side of the table, there was milk and bread for Alice. But one of the uninvited guests who sat down frowned and moved these things to one side. Suddenly, a dagger stabbed into the table next to his hand. Another inch and the dagger would have stabbed into his palm. His expression became angry. Just as he was about to stand up, another hand stopped him. Lan Jie looked at that person and said, "Don't touch my daughter's things. Do you understand, kid?"
Among these people, it was obvious that a middle-aged man was the leader. He had a dignified face. His beard was obviously trimmed, and the armor he wore was polished to a shine. He looked like a Knight of some kingdom. Such a person should not appear in a place like this. After all, this was a poor and remote place. Then they heard him say, "Mr. Lan Jie, we are from the Cyan Gale Mercenary Group. I am the vice leader. We would like to invite Mr. Lan Jie to join our mercenary group. If Mr. Lan Jie agrees, the leader promises to give Mr. Lan Jie the treatment of a first-class mercenary. "
"Mercenary? Those guys who can go to any battlefield as long as they have money? "Lan Jie waved his hand and said," No, no, I don't fight for anyone. I only fight for myself. Oh, no, now I have to add one more. It's also for my precious daughter. Do you know, gentlemen, raising a daughter is too expensive? I have to buy her beautiful clothes, let her drink milk and bread, and be careful of some bastard who has ideas about her. It's much more tiring than raising a son. "
Hearing that the man in front of him had obviously deviated from the topic, the few men showed impatient expressions. The vice leader still said patiently, "Mr. Lan Jie, although the mercenary group has to go to the battlefield, the pay is much higher than if you were a hunter. With your strength, even if you become a nine-star hunter, the pay for a mission is not even as much as the monthly salary of a first-class mercenary in our mercenary group. You are a talent. Our leader appreciates you. Don't miss this opportunity. "
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The vice leader stood up and nodded. "We will stay in town for a few days. I hope Mr. Lan Jie will change his mind. By the way, we have heard some news on our way here. Someone is looking for you, Mr. Lan Jie. And I think they are up to no good. "
Lan Jie narrowed his eyes and silently picked up the glass to take another sip.
When they left, Alice walked over and sat in front of her food. "Who were those people just now?"
"The guy from Green Wind Mist wants me to join them."
"Mercenary group? I've heard of them. They are very powerful. Did you agree? "
Lan Jie shook his head.
"Why not?"
Lan Jie rolled his eyes at her. "Idiot. Mercenaries are different from hunters. Hunters go on missions alone. I can bring you with me. But mercenaries have to go to the battlefield. Once they go to the battlefield, they won't come back for a few months. And I can't bring you with me. "
Alice bit her bread and said, "I'm old enough. I can protect myself."
"Protect my ass. Look at the way those bastards in town are staring at you. Which one of them doesn't want to eat you alive? If I wasn't by your side, those bastards would have eaten you already. I don't feel safe leaving you here. "
Alys laughed.
"What are you laughing at?"
"Sister Susie said that sometimes you are like an old hen protecting her chicks."
"What? That bitch dares to say that about me? I'll teach her a lesson when I get back."
At daybreak, Lan Jie left the town with Alice. Alice herself was riding a white horse. That was a present Lan Jie had given her for her fifteenth birthday. She had named the white horse White Wind.
White Wind ran very fast, like a gust of wind. Lan Jie was still riding his skinny horse. The skinny horse was old and could not run fast. So the girl on White Wind would always run around Lan Jie. Sometimes she would abandon Lan Jie and run away for a while, then run back like the wind. Alice was happy on the horse. Her smiling face was as beautiful as a flower in the sun. In the past few years, Alice smiled more and more. She seemed to have walked out of the shadows of her childhood.
"Don't run too fast, idiot. Be careful not to fall," Lan Jie shouted.
At noon, they rested by a small forest. Alice was checking her bag, which was filled with gifts. Lan Jie said with a pained expression, "You don't have to buy so many things, do you?"
"This is for Sister Susie. She always gives us food, and you always buy on credit at her bar." Alice rummaged through the things inside. "And this is for Pat. This is for little Lauby. They take good care of us too."
Lan Jie hugged his sword and snorted. "I take good care of them too. I don't see them buy gifts for me."
"Don't be so stingy. Get along well with everyone, understand?"
"Tsk, it's that woman Susie who taught you again, right? I told her not to teach you those messy things."
"It's not messy at all."
Lan Jie was about to scold her a little more when his expression suddenly changed and he stood up. He narrowed his eyes and looked into the distance outside the forest. It was the scorching sun in the sky, and the distance was golden. A moment later, a black shadow appeared on a hillside and walked in their direction.
"Pack up. We should go," Lan Jie said in a low voice.
Alice did not ask. She immediately packed up the things, and the two of them got on the horse. Lan Jie pointed in a direction, and the two of them rode around the man. Bai Feng ran to the side of the thin horse, and Alice asked, "Who is that?"
"I don't know."
"Why are you running if you don't know?"
"Idiot, there is a thing called intuition. In short, you can't go wrong listening to me. "
A few days later, they returned to Moonlight Town, and Alice ran to the bar as soon as she came back. Lan Jie sat in the bar and watched Alice distribute the gifts she brought to the townspeople. Lan Jie sighed and said, "That's my hard-earned money."
"Why are you sighing? Who doesn't envy you for having a good daughter now?" Susie put a glass of wine beside him and sat down.
Lan Jie snorted. "They're more than envious. They want to take Alice away from me."
"She has to get married when she grows up. Are you going to guard her for the rest of her life?"
Lan Jie sighed. "You're right. It's just that I'm worried. That child, she has experienced some bad things in the past … "
"She has to face it herself eventually."
"Maybe." Lan Jie finished the wine in one gulp. "Anyway, I won't let anyone take her away before she turns eighteen."
Susie couldn't help but laugh. She glanced at him and said, "Are you still the bastard I know?"
Lan Jie turned his head away and didn't speak.
A few days later, Lan Jie woke up in his bedroom. The first thing he said was, "Alice, help me buy wine."
"No, if you want to go, go buy it yourself!" Alice shouted from next door. "Also, don't drink anymore. I've already made breakfast."
"So strict. Who's the adult here?" Lan Jie scratched his head and walked out of the bedroom. "Breakfast and whatnot can be eaten later. I'll go buy some wine first."
Alice snorted. "Sooner or later, I'll ask Sister Susie not to sell it to you."
"How dare she?" Lan Jie hummed and went out the door. He yawned and walked to the bar in the square. It seemed that because it was still early, the town was very quiet. However, the silence was too strange. When Lan Jie walked to the square, he froze. There were people lying on the square. Or rather, they were corpses. No wonder it was so quiet today, because the people in the town had died quietly. At this moment, the door of the Horse Bar was pushed open and a man walked out. The sword in his hand was dripping with blood. Under the sunlight, he looked at Lan Jie and smiled. "Good morning, my brother."
Everything between Lan Jie and him was gradually submerged in the darkness. Then, a bloody path appeared between the two of them, and then the bloody path burst into flames. The two of them each occupied one end of the bloody path, as if it was arranged by fate.
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