Poison Tongue and Sleepy Demon King

David Xi sat on the chair in a casual posture. On the surface, he didn't seem to be particularly concerned about this topic, but his eyes had been staring at the lord in front of him quite intently.

Legend Academy was destroyed in the last year of the Four Kingdoms War. At that time, because of the fall of this border academy, the two border cities of the Baixiang Empire were almost breached, and most of the free mercenary regiment suffered heavy casualties. If the imperial army had not completely entered the enemy country If the border cities had arrived before, the Seven Cities might not belong to the Baixiang Empire now—and the main reason for this fall was a mistake made by an academy instructor.

The lord's expression was very complicated. He didn't even refuse to meet David Xi's eyes anymore. After looking at this guy with a calm expression for a while, he sighed and asked, "What exactly do you want to ask?"

"You should know what I want to ask." Davidi said flatly, "Legend Academy is garrisoned by 47 high-ranking mages, and the range of the defensive cover is enough to completely cover the areas directly in front of the Seventh City and the Sixth City. It is because of them That's why these two cities didn't fall completely because the imperial army failed to arrive in time. At that time, I was fighting the enemy army in the New Kingdom Islands in the northwest of the empire. When I defeated the enemy army and rushed back to the east, I would directly I heard the news that Legend College was completely destroyed. And along with this news, there is also the crime of treason that my direct tutor has directly confirmed."

"You don't need to explain the situation to me." The lord waved his hand, and a lot of anger suddenly appeared on his face, "I know what you are going to talk about... I didn't withdraw from Seven Cities, but I also didn't move forward To Legend College so close to the front line of the war, so I can confess to you about the situation of your instructor at that time, although I have heard the whole process from my subordinates, but because I have not seen it with my own eyes, I also No guarantees can be made to you—that is, I don't know the details."

"Of course I know you don't know the details." David Xi also shook his head and explained: "I just want to ask. At that time, only 47 of the 22 high-level mages in Legend College survived. As far as the empire is concerned, it was quite a heavy loss. At that time, the garrison corps in the Seven Cities also suffered heavy losses to defend the front line, so I didn't beat you in the face as soon as I came in today, because I knew that at least in the At that time, you did your best."

"..." The lord looked at him silently for two seconds, "...you continue."

"I just want to know, was there any survivor of your garrison at that time who witnessed the process of the defensive cover being removed?" David Xi looked at him and asked, "Whether the defensive cover was broken at that time?" Yes, or was it removed from the interior by that mentor as the report said?"

"After the defensive shield dissipated, the enemy army directly rushed into the territory of Legend College. At that time, my soldiers were beaten helplessly and suffered heavy casualties." The lord obviously became dissatisfied. Looking back at him, "I know you definitely don't believe that the mentor who taught you with one hand will betray our empire, but in this situation where everyone can see it, do you still want to favor him?"

These two words of his made the already unfriendly atmosphere in the room even more rigid, and Sades, who had been leaning lazily to the side to listen, suddenly yawned at this moment, and then sat down slowly. He straightened his body, picked up a pillow from the back of the bench and put it on his back, changed his position and continued to lie down halfway.

The leader moved his lips, and after glaring at the guy who appeared out of nowhere, he still didn't continue to say anything.

"I didn't think about favoritism." Compared with the lord's obvious emotional expression, David Xi seemed much calmer, "But I have read all the reports of the empire, and none of them can directly confirm that the defensive cover was opened at that time." People belong to that mentor. That mentor has an indelible teaching grace to me, so even if his crime has been established by the empire for so many years, even if there is still a [-]/[-] possibility that he will be wronged, Then it is necessary and obligatory for me to justify his name, no matter whether he is still alive in this world or not."

The lord looked at him with calm eyes, feeling that a lot of anger was already brewing in his chest, but because he was interrupted by Sade Ace just now, he couldn't find a chance to vent the anger in the end, " ...and what if he really did it?"

"Then I will do my duty as a student for the last time, to express my gratitude to him for his teachings over the years," David Xi said with a slow tone, but still serious and flat, "and then personally bring him back to the empire, let him He paid the due price for his betrayal of the empire."

The lord squinted at him for a while, then took a few deep breaths, "After all, you don't believe that he will betray the empire at all, do you?"

"I do not believe."

"...It's quite frank, okay, okay." The lord frowned, as if he was suffering from a severe headache, he raised his hands and rubbed the side of his head several times, "Let me think about the situation at that time , see if I can give you some information..."

David Xi blinked slowly, and finally his tone became calmer and gentler: "Thank you."

"First of all, what I just said to you is absolutely true. When my soldiers were stationed near Legend College, they did see the process of the defensive cover quickly dissipating. The defensive cover dispersed, causing the enemy army to A large number of them poured in, and almost none of my troops came back." The lord looked at the teacup on the table in front of him and said, "Legend College originally used a formation that can effectively resist and kill the enemy. But it is also because of the dispersal of the defensive cover. Although the enemy's mage group is not as strong as the high-level mages of Legend College, it is not a problem to gather forces to interrupt their formation. The formation is defeated After the break, the enemy army poured into the walls of Legend Academy, no matter how powerful those 40 mages were, they were at the stage of exhaustion of mana at that time, and it was impossible to resist so many enemies all at once..."

When he heard this, Sadees raised his head slightly, glanced at the lord's face, and then moved away again, looking at the four exquisitely crafted walls.

And Dai Weixi nodded slightly, motioning for him to continue talking.

"My soldiers were not the only ones who witnessed your mentor jumping out from the back wall of Legend College and running away alone... to the depths of the forest alone. The garrison of Six Cities also saw it. And you know Many college personnel must have seen it. Regarding the fact that he left alone, I think no one has the ability to refute, but no one knows the specific reason why he left alone. Anyway, the report analyzed by the high-level empire It’s an escape without authorization.” The lord continued, “After the war, you should have contacted the survivors of Legend College, right? What I heard is that among the few remaining mentors in Legend College, several All of them directly confessed that they saw your instructor rushing out of the core room of the defensive cover, and then rushed out of the academy... I heard that these instructors could hardly hold back their tears when they talked about this, I think There should be no possibility of slander."

"Mage Legend never lies." Davidi nodded again, "Since they said they saw it, they must have seen it. It's just that there is no way to verify the reason for my mentor's escape."

"Look, you also know so many details." The lord clasped his hands together and sighed at David Xi's stubbornness, "Although I have no position to say anything, the facts that can be pieced together from these details... are hard to compare. There is room for debate."

Davidi didn't make any rebuttals this time. After a few seconds of silence, he asked again: "So the situation you know here is not much different from the situation in the empire's report, right?"

"What? Do you suspect that the report of Seven Cities is not true?" The lord looked at him in surprise, "...Is that why you came here to ask me this time?"

"To be honest? Yes." Davidi had no intention of hiding the reason at all, "I didn't believe how specific the Seven Cities report was at first, but after talking with you just now, I don't think I should have any more questions .”

The lord hummed a few times in a low voice, and rolled his eyes at him quite inconspicuously, "You are simply unreasonable."

"Here, I would also like to thank you for mobilizing the seven-city army to guard the frontier at that time." David Xi relaxed his sitting posture a little, and continued, "But I still want to ask, why did you invade this time? Didn't send any troops to support the territory outside the city?"

"But at the same time, I didn't reject the influx of refugees from outside the city, did I? The economic situation of the Seven Cities has not fluctuated at all because of these extra residents." Not guilty.

David Xi stared at him for the last few seconds, nodded, "Your actions are not wrong, I understand. I hope this conversation did not affect your poor appetite. I wish you can eat more in the future and try to avoid it." The next time you see me, you will be so thin that you are more sympathetic than a poor man, goodbye."

“…how would you act like a normal human being and say ‘It was a pleasure to have this conversation with you, have a nice day’?!”

"That will affect my appetite." Davidi asked Saadees to walk in front of him, and replied before going out.

"...Let's go!" The lord couldn't bear it anymore and threw a pillow in the direction where he and Sadees left.

After walking out of the room, David Xi met Sad Aes who was looking at him with a half-smile, raised his eyebrows, and asked, "What's wrong?"

"You were very angry just now." Sades said with a slight smile.

"Angry?" David Xi walked up to him and asked flatly, "Did I act angry just now?"

"No, you looked as calm as if you were drinking tea in a tavern just now." Saad Ace smiled helplessly, "but you are just very angry, and emotions don't lie."

"You have such a keen intuition, have you ever considered becoming a street swindler?" David Xi squinted at him, "For example, lay a carpet on the corner of the street, and put a crystal ball on it to divination for little girls passing by."

Sade Ace kept smiling, and directly ignored his taunt, "If you are so angry, do you need to vent? I can find a place to stand there for you to hit, anyway, you can't hurt me."

Dai Weixi looked at him with the eyes of a mental patient.

"Don't look at me like that, I'm a qualified and kind-hearted collaborator and employer." Thaddeus blinked at him, "Well... But I still have two questions I want to ask, go back first How's the hotel?"

David Xi withdrew his gaze, although his expression remained unchanged, but the emotions in his heart did stabilize a lot during these few conversations.He glanced at the palace gate at the end of the corridor, and put his hood back on, "Then let's go, don't waste time...Excellent Mr. Employer."