Chapter Thirty-two Proofs

  In the early morning, Han Jin and others quietly left the 11th town. Last night, Sasou mentioned that when he was about to leave, he had said two ruthless words. His ruthless words only brought ridicule from the security team and soldiers, and also buried an unpredictable plot. Han Jin smiled and 'criticized' Sasou a few sentences, saying this was an immature performance...

  Michelle was a bit timid and kept complaining about it. George liked to take drastic measures, what if he came looking for trouble again?

  In the end, Han Jin made up his mind to leave the 11th town and head to Xicheng. On one hand, he could avoid George, and on the other hand, he could help Qili. Xicheng had a branch of the Morgan Merchant Group, and at a time when the upper echelons of the Morgan Merchant Group were facing a crisis, it was unclear whether they still had control over their branches in various cities. The internal structure of the Morgan Merchant Group would be put to the test through this trip to Xicheng.

  Apart from Michelle, everyone else's spirits were still high. Although Moxinke's temper was a bit short, he was still a man who could take it and put it down. Sasou had rich experiences and was good at self-regulation, so no one mentioned yesterday's affairs again. Of course, not mentioning it didn't mean forgetting it; that thorn had already been deeply buried in their hearts, and avoiding it wasn't the same as forgetting it.

  He walked all the way until noon, Han Jin felt a bit tired. He had stayed up late yesterday and absorbed the energy of two second-grade magic crystals. Using the pure elements, he made one fire talisman and one lightning talisman. The wooden puppet still only had one fire talisman, and the consumption of over 600 yuan was unbearable for him.

  It just so happened that there was an open-air inn in front of them, and Han Jin asked for everyone's opinion before heading towards the inn. The so-called inn was actually a small eatery run by nearby villagers, without even proper tables and chairs, with only a few piles of stones placed next to tree stumps serving as tables and chairs.

  As for the food provided, it was even more crude and inferior. The bread made from coarse wheat, using a broken bowl to fetch some water from the nearby river, actually cost over ten copper coins. However, everyone just wanted to rest their feet, no one wanted to indulge in a big feast here, so there was no need to argue about anything.

  Han Jin and others had only sat for a while when suddenly dust flew everywhere in the distance. A team of knights were rushing towards here at an extremely fast speed.

  Sasseur glanced over and his face changed drastically. Han Jin noticed Sasseur's change and asked softly, "What's wrong?"

  "Yesterday at the market... they were there!"

  "What?" Michelle said hastily: "Let's go quickly!"

  "What's wrong?!" Mo Xinke glared at Michelle with dissatisfaction.

  Han Jinluo hesitated for a moment, but before he could speak, the knights had already arrived nearby. They dismounted their horses and sat down on several tree stumps, completely ignoring Han Jinluo and his companions. It seemed they were also here to rest.

  One of the knights tilted his head, just in time to see Sasori, he blinked and said a few words to the person next to him, then many knights turned around to look this way, followed by bursts of laughter. Apparently, it was not only Sasori who remembered them, but they also remembered Sasori, or rather, they remembered Sasori's harsh words.

  Han Jin's expression remained unchanged as he lowered his voice and asked, "Xian Ni Er, are you sure?"

  Xian Ni'er was taken aback: "Their leader has a magician by his side. If we can take care of that magician first, then there won't be a problem."

  "Shall we get started?" Mosuke's eyes sparkled with excitement.

  "No, just in case, it's best not to cause any trouble. " Han Jin slightly shook his head: "Rest for a while longer, then set off."

  It wasn't just Han Jin who didn't want to cause trouble, the knights also didn't have any intention of picking a fight. After a moment, they forgot about Sasou and started chatting among themselves. But when a group of old men gather together, the topic will always revolve around women. Before long, a wave of obscene language reached Han Jin's ears, and even one of the knights was imitating a woman's voice, making the other knights laugh even louder.

  Xian Ni'er furrowed her brow, struggling to control herself, but Qi Li couldn't take it anymore. The things those knights were discussing were too disgusting. She turned around and glared at the knights with hatred.

  When those knights walked up the hillside, Qiuli was facing away from them and they didn't notice her at all. Now that Qiuli turned around, several of the knights who met her eyes were stunned on the spot. One of the knights leaned into the leader's ear and whispered a few words, then took big strides towards Han Jin's location.

  "Respected miss, General wants to make friends with you, can we go have a drink?" The knight's words were polite, but his actions were rough, and he reached out to grab Keli's arm while speaking.

  Rudeness is a habit. As knights of the Western Capital's Direct Military, they represent the national machinery and power, even the embodiment of justice. No one has ever dared to defy them unless it was another high-ranking person from a different faction.

  "What are you doing? Get out!" Kelly shrieked.

  Mo Xinkuo reached out to grab the hilt of his sword, but Han Jin stretched out his foot and stepped on Mo Xinkuo's sword, making a signal with his eyes, indicating that Mo Xinkuo should not make any sudden moves.

  The knight's face was somewhat unbearable, and upon hearing the jeers of his companions, a fierce glint flashed in his eyes as he turned to pull out his whip.

  "This young lady, my sister is still young and doesn't understand things, please forgive her." Han Jin smiled and stood up: "How about this, I'll advise her and then send her over, can that be okay?"

  The knight looked at him, and always felt that Han Jin seemed to be missing something, but since he had regained his face, he didn't want to go too far, so he coldly snorted and turned back. What Han Jin lacked was the courtesy due to a superior, unfortunately he didn't think it through.

  Han Jin sat down again, put his hand on Qili's shoulder and said to her: "Are you guys ready?"

  "I knew it." Mo Xinke smiled.

  "You... you're crazy?" Michelle said in a trembling voice.

  "Are we going to hand Qili over?" Han Jin asked back.

  "It's broad daylight, they just want Miss Qiuli to accompany them for a drink, it's not... Everyone, don't be impulsive!"

  "In fact, there is only one reason to move forward, but a hundred reasons to retreat." Han Jin looked deeply at Michelle: "I'm curious, why do many people spend all day finding a hundred reasons to prove they're not cowards, yet never use one reason to prove they're brave?"

  By nature, Han Jin's offense is not strong, but his resilience is terrible. In other words, no one should oppress him! Once Han Jin gets angry, there will be no "forgive" in his dictionary, and the outcome must be a life-and-death struggle.

  Xian Ni Er and others' gaze were all focused on Han Jin, no, Han Jin's words did not have any "I would rather die than yield" or "as long as I still have a breath in me", etc. grandiose phrases, actually, what he said was very rational, yet it just happened to be able to stir up people's fighting spirit, a thing called 'fearlessness' that rose with their blood and steamed forth.

  "Are you going or should I?" Sasori said in a low voice, he knew what Han Jin wanted to do, which was definitely to help Xian Ni'er deal with that magician first.

  "Don't worry." Han Jin smiled and whispered a few words into Qili's ear.