Because Xu Shenxing and the rest didn't move, the ambushers quickly appeared around them and surrounded them. From a visual estimate, there were more than a hundred people.
At a place a little further away from the encirclement, a rather handsome young man wearing a luxurious suit, but his eyes were slightly gloomy, appeared surrounded by several people.
Xu Shenxing felt that this guy was probably the leader of this group.
"Your Excellency Viscount Emerald Sparrow, I didn't expect to see you here!"
After Lauren Claudien saw the other party, he immediately rubbed his hands like a traitor in a war film and tried to get close to the other party with a flattering smile: "Last time I went to Rhein City, I didn't see you. It's my life's regret!"
"That's why I came here to meet you, Knight Claudien."
The other party's face didn't have the fierce feeling of being the mastermind behind the scenes. Instead, he had a friendly smile and chatted with Lauren.
"Actually, Viscount Emerald Sparrow, you don't have to do this. If you want to see me, just say the word."
Lauren winked at Xu Shenxing and the rest, wanting them to find a chance to escape. At the same time, he continued to chat with the other party, trying to make the soldiers surrounding them relax and reveal a flaw.
"It's nothing. This is my own wish … Also, you have to change the way you address me." The young man continued to smile amiably: "Not long ago, the king promoted my title because of my achievements. Unfortunately, I'm a little older than Miss He Wanglan … You have to call me Duke Emerald Sparrow now. "
"Is, is that so?"
Lauren's forehead was covered in cold sweat. Now, even his biggest reliance, Miss He Wanglan, who originally had a higher title than the other party, was inferior to him. This was really troublesome.
He racked his brains to recall the interests and hobbies of the new duke in the intelligence, trying to find a topic to flatter the other party.
"Give up."
Suddenly, Xu Shenxing, who had been silent since the beginning, said coldly.
"Ah?" Lauren Claudien, who didn't react in time, showed a silly expression.
"Look at the man beside her." Xu Shenxing continued to remind him.
The knight looked in the direction he was pointing at and found that one of the people surrounding the viscount was the bandit leader who stole the Golden Apple and escaped with an alchemy product similar to a smoke bomb.
"…"
"Since he allowed this guy to appear in front of us so openly, it means that he has no intention of hiding anything at all. No matter how much you try to please him, it's useless. In the end, trying to please him will only make you a laughingstock."
Xu Shenxing mercilessly punctured Lauren Claudian's last fantasy. "I've seen a lot of bad guys like him."
"Hmph, mercenary, you're quite knowledgeable. Tell me your name."
Duke Emerald Sparrow, whose thoughts had been exposed by Xu Shenxing, revealed a look of admiration.
"Bah." However, Xu Shenxing refused. "Wouldn't it be embarrassing if I reported it just because you told me to?"
"…"
The expression on the other party's face instantly became rather interesting.
However, he did not give the order to attack directly. Instead, he looked at Lauren Claudian again.
"Knight Claudian, I can give you a chance." As he spoke, he stretched out his right hand that had been behind his back, holding the Golden Apple in his palm. "This Golden Apple that you deliberately let my subordinates steal is a fake … Tell me the whereabouts of the real one, and I'll let you go."
After that, he threw the fake Golden Apple at Lauren.
In the end, it was caught in Jasmine's mouth before it could fly halfway.
"Awoo!" After catching the Golden Apple, she held it with both hands like a hamster and took a bite. Then, her eyebrows knitted together cutely. "Mr. Landlord, tell me if it's not delicious."
"Nonsense, this thing is just a piece of ordinary metal!"
Xu Shenxing rolled his eyes.
Even if Mo Li's stomach could digest metal, before that, the taste of steel was not very good … Well, don't ask Old Xu how he knew about this, it was a tragic story.
The other soldiers who surrounded them were stunned when they saw this scene.
They probably knew that although the Golden Apple looked exquisite on the outside, it was actually made of iron and gold. The inside was a solid piece of iron.
However, the golden-haired loli bit down on the iron inside, not to mention the gold on the outside …
Immediately, those people quietly distanced themselves from Jasmine. They were afraid that they would be targeted by this golden-haired loli if they were to fight.
"I, I don't know …" Lauren Claudian was at a loss.
After all, the effect of Mo Li's bite was obviously better than any verification. Look, the iron core was exposed. Who would have a long iron inside the Golden Apple? How stingy …
Duke Emerald Sparrow carefully looked at Claudian's expression and felt that it was not fake.
At this time, a man who looked like a servant ran from behind and whispered a few words in Duke Emerald Sparrow's ear. Duke Emerald Sparrow's face showed a look of understanding.
"Hmph, so that's how it is …" He gritted his teeth and muttered to himself.
"What's wrong?" Lauren asked hurriedly.
"I'm afraid you've been deceived."
Although he was a little far away from Duke Emerald Sparrow, Xu Shenxing still heard the servant's words. In short, the client, Miss He Wanglan, had already reached the village at the foot of Mount Amos first and had her private army stationed there.
He sighed, "You're just a smokescreen released by your employer. Her goal from the beginning was to climb Mount Amos herself."
The real Golden Apple should be with Miss He Wanglan.
After all, compared to her carrying the important item with great fanfare, it was obviously more convincing to entrust the item to an experienced and famous adventurer who could move faster and more conveniently to escort it.
Duke Emerald Sparrow was one of the people who had been deceived.
"Hmph, as expected of Miss He Wanglan. She only reached the foot of the mountain first. The outcome of this game has not yet begun! Just you wait! "
The man's face no longer had the gentle expression from before. Instead, it was replaced by anger and irritation.
"What about these people?" The guard who had acted as the leader of the bandits asked softly.
"There's no need for them anymore. Kill them all. Although they shouldn't be able to cause any trouble, it's better to be careful." Duke Emerald Sparrow coldly ordered, "After that, gather immediately and set off for Mount Amos!"
As a result, under his command, the soldiers attacked Xu Shenxing's group, who were surrounded by them.
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