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"Chilong City has remained silent. If it weren't for the fact that it is the holy city that protects the four kings, it would have been leveled down by Blue Spring City long ago. But in fact, the interior of Chilong City has already been messed up. Even the chief priest disappeared without a trace. Wen Si sighed and continued, "Later we found His Royal Highness Dennis who was in exile. He had already organized a group of knights. We joined forces to suppress the villain father and son in Blue Spring City. After killing them, We found a downturned little nobleman in Blue Spring City to become the king, and now we are very peaceful. However, Black Rock City suddenly went into chaos..."

Abner looked at the flames and murmured, "Dennis?"

"Yes, when he attacked Blue Spring City, he became more and more surly, and became more and more crazy after he became king. If you want me to say, he seemed to be affected by the bad luck of the villain father and son. Later, his most powerful knight commander Gail asked to resign and go home, and he killed many people like crazy," Wins also looked at the flames, "until one day he rushed into Gail's house, killed his wife and children, and finally he was murdered by Gail kill."

"Naturally, the nobles will not let this knight commander go, and sent many honorary knights there, but it is said that this Gail did not resist at all, and his expression was very calm before he died."

Abner's back felt cold, Gail was really dead.

"The knight of honor took His Highness away, but on the day of the funeral, the body suddenly disappeared. Black Rock City was already in chaos because of the loss of the king, and now such a big incident happened," Wen Si shrugged, "Of course we are help."

Abner turned to look at the flames, and asked, "How did you find this place?"

"Some say he went to Tongzhoushan in a sneaky way."

Abner raised his eyebrows, "You should know where this is, right?"

"That's natural. Although this is the first time I've seen the altar of the mountain god, it's not the same as I imagined." Wen Si looked around, looking at the simple hole, the uneven ground, and the dirty steps. ...

"You think it should be more solemn and mysterious?"

"Yes, compared to the altar in Chilong Holy City, this is just like a joke," Wens said casually. "Of course, the people in Tongzhou Mountain are barbarians. Can you expect them to believe in Chilong?"

"No, it's time for us to change this way of thinking," Abner said, staring at the flames seriously, "My lords, whether the four kings can protect the four cities, I don't know, but this unquenchable fire, I'm afraid it's not that simple."

Wen Si froze for a moment, turned around and looked at the fire, and felt a burning sensation, which seemed to be no different from ordinary fire.

"I saw with my own eyes the Gail you mentioned appeared in the world of Aureas, and just now he and Dennis were brought into this flame by a man who looked like Adrian, and disappeared."

Wen Si stared at Abner in a daze, "My lords, you must not be Master Abner pretending to be someone else?"

The corner of Abner's mouth twitched, and he glared at him, "You guessed it right, Lord Knight who likes big butts."

Just as Wen Si was about to say something, he swallowed it again.

Wins: "..."

Oreas: "..."

Abner patted Wen Si on the shoulder, motioned him to look at the flames, and said, "Most people can't find them, so let's send someone to check the flames. There are also mountain gods. I doubt they really exist."

Wen Si stared at him suspiciously for a while, "Aren't you afraid of the red dragon's anger?"

Abner waved his hand, "I don't believe in mountain gods, so why be nervous, besides, I have died several times."

Seeing him talking so casually, Wen Si stared blankly for a while, sighed, and said, "Well, it's getting late, let's find a hotel nearby to stay, and I'll send someone to take you back tomorrow , Leave the matter here to me."

Abner thought it made sense, and the three of them went down the mountain, crossed the border, and found a hotel in Black Rock City.

The candlelight in the hotel was dim, the tables and chairs were crooked, and the bearded shopkeeper sat at the counter and stared at the ledger.

Wen Si walked to the counter, "Three rooms."

Abner interjected, "No need, two rooms."

Wins: "..."

The boss glanced at the three of them, staring suspiciously at Abner and Oreas, who wore strange clothes and were completely wet, as if they had just crawled out of the water.

Abner smiled and said to Wen Si: "Save this money and help us get two clean clothes."

Wins: "..."

Abner took a hot shower, changed into dry clothes, and swaggered down to find something to eat.Wins was sitting at a wooden table against the wall, with a sumptuous amount of food in front of him, but his mind was obviously not on these. Sitting beside him was Keina who came at an unknown time. Keener's small face still felt a little shy, Keener looked a little anxious, and Wins listened to him with a gloomy expression.

Abner walked over, and the two quickly spotted him. Keener's face immediately changed from anxiety to surprise, and he stood up quickly and shouted: "Master Shenniao!"

Abner smiled at him, pulled away the chair opposite Wen Si, and sat down.

Wens asked, "Where's Aureas?"

"I'm taking a shower, come down immediately." Abner grabbed the bread on the table, tore a small piece, and stuffed it into his mouth. He suddenly felt dull and missed the food of the spirit beast clan.

Wen Si raised his eyebrows and said, "I thought you guys washed together..."

Abner choked on the bread crumbs. He coughed twice, lifted the bread, and said, "That's a good idea. It will save you water."

Wins: "..."

Keener seemed to have a lot to say, but like Wins, he couldn't say anything for a while, and the three of them fell into a brief silence. After a while, the waiter brought a bottle of wine, and Oreas also changed his clothes and came out .

Aureas sat beside Abner, with his half-dry hair sticking to his thin linen shirt, Abner grabbed a piece of bread and sent it to Aureas mouth.

Wins: "..."

Keener looked at the two of them with a smile on his face.

Abner asked, "What were you talking about just now? It feels like trouble."

Keener paused, hesitating.

Wins glanced at Keener and said, "There's another corpse with its heart dug out."

Abner frowned, "Where is it?"

"In a wild forest not far from Duolun Palace."

"What do people say? Or did the ghost leopard do it?"

Wen Si glanced at Aureas, "No, no, I'm afraid they have long forgotten about the ghost leopard, and this time the corpse did not leave any trace of the beast, but..."

Wen Si was silent for a while. After scanning the surrounding area, he lowered his voice and said, "There were no heart-digging corpses in the year you left, but in the next year, there were actually a batch of such dead corpses. We are fighting, there are heavy casualties, not many people pay attention to these poor people, and this matter is over. But now that the four countries have just settled down, such dead bodies suddenly appear again, which makes people panic."

Abner asked, "Is it all about the sudden appearance of a batch of dead bodies over a period of time?"

"Yes."

"What about the quantity?"

"The first batch of dead bodies plus Lord Rolek is 43, the second batch is almost half of the first batch, and the third batch is also half of the first batch for the time being, but I don't know if there are any poor people in the future. "

Abner pondered, and asked after a while: "What about the time?"

Wen Si took a deep breath and said, "Good question, the time when the second batch of dead bodies appeared is different from the first batch, but the time between the third batch and the second batch is surprisingly similar."

"Are there any similarities between these dead people? For example, age, appearance, gender..."

"No," Wens replied bluntly, and then added, "If you have to talk about similarities, this batch of dead people are all people living in our city. This kind of heart-digging corpse has not been found in other cities, but A Black Rock City native who just moved to our Silver Bow City was also heartbroken."

"My lords, he is really pitiful. I am afraid no one from other cities will dare to come here."

Wen Si raised his eyebrows and said, "That's not necessarily true. Now the Four Kingdoms belong to our Silver Bow City, which is the most prosperous, and there is an endless stream of people from other cities who come to us every day to seek livelihood."

"uh-huh."

"However, apart from Lord Rolek, no other high-ranking lords have been found among the dead. This murderer seems to be afraid of causing trouble."

Abner raised his eyebrows and said: "This is a good discovery, at least it can show that the murderer has a purpose in digging out your heart. If it's just for fun, then it's not the case. For example, the murderer thinks you More interesting..."

Wen Si's back felt cold, and he curled his lips, "Come on, you can save some food."

"Captain! I will protect you!" Keener said, biting his lips tightly, his fair face was extremely serious, Abner glanced at his hand, a spoon had already been bent.

Abner whistled.

Wins: "..."

The waiter boy brought another plate of beets, and said respectfully that it was free of charge.Abner stuffed some beets into the bread, and Wens glanced at the untouched char-grilled yak meat on the table, and asked, "I ordered it specially for you, don't you want to eat it?"

Abner chewed and said, "It's a bit complicated, but to put it simply - I'm used to the eating habits at Oreas."

Wins: "..."

Abner spread some sage sauce on the bread and said, "You still have no idea about those dead bodies?"

Wen Si's face darkened slightly.

The corner of Abner's mouth twitched.

Vince's face darkened even more.

"My lord!" Keena suddenly intervened, opened his mouth, and swallowed it again, as if he was blocked by something.

"If you have anything to say, just say it, anyway, I am no longer a nobleman."

Keener hesitated for a while and scanned the surroundings. At this time, there were only four of them left in the dining room, and the rest of the guests had already fallen asleep. The waiter was molesting the girl in the back kitchen, and the boss was drowsy at the front desk.

This is a good time to speak.

Keener whispered: "My lord, you must still remember Lord Rollek who died strangely?"

The corner of Abner's mouth twitched.

"My lord, there is something... I don't know if it's accurate." Keener spoke softly, but now his voice was soft, and Abner couldn't help getting closer to hear him say, "I suspect that the one who died was not Lord Rolek. "

All three were startled.

"Why?" Abner asked.

"During the Holy Dragon Festival, I saw the lord a few times, and he did look alike, but he didn't recognize me..."

Didn't recognize Keener?What does it mean?Abner frowned.

Keener lowered his head, the spoon in his hand had turned into a piece of scrap iron, and his knuckles were white.He was silent for a while, took a deep breath, and finally said: "My original name is Louis Rollecker, and I am one of the many illegitimate children of my lord."

Abner was taken aback.