Red Sand City is a small city with a population of just tens of thousands of people.
Lin Lei and his group left the building boat and set off directly to Chel County City. When they arrived at Red Sand City, they stopped to have lunch.
In the second-floor private room of the hotel, both Zhan Ni and Ji En had a hint of excitement on their faces.
"Haha, we'll be arriving in Chell County this evening, and I suppose there will be fewer troubles from now on." Keen said with a chuckle.
Zhan Ni also nodded and said: "When we arrive at Chel City, the old lady will not dare to openly lay hands on us."
"Jenny, Keen, it's not as simple as you think." Lin Lei said with a faint smile. "When we arrive at the Red County City, it may be even more dangerous. The big lady you mentioned is not as timid and afraid of trouble as you imagined."
When women become poisonous, they can be very frightening.
In the three years in the Magic Beast Mountains, Lin Lei had also encountered all sorts of sinister and ruthless people. Zhan Ni's big sister could have completely killed Keen in Jialin County City without implicating herself.
"Really?" Keen was somewhat intimidated, after all he was just a fourteen-year-old boy.
Lin Lei smiled and said, "Don't think so much. This afternoon we don't have to rush to Chel City, let's rest well in Hongsha City first. We'll set off again tomorrow morning."
"Tomorrow morning?" Janie and Keen both looked at Lin Lei.
"If I'm not mistaken, the people on the dock at the other side of the river should have found out that we came from a dock upstream. They should have calculated that we will arrive in Chel County City this evening. So... they will probably be waiting for us there this evening."
These simple calculations were easily judged by Lin Lei.
Just think about the problem from the other person's perspective and it's easy to lead them by the nose.
"We'll conserve our energy and set off early tomorrow morning." Lin Lei laughed, "No need to rush now, let's just enjoy this lunch properly."
Jenny and Keane also had a faint smile on their faces.
Contrary to Lin Lei's expectations, Holm and his group indeed rushed directly to Chier County City. Lady Weide and her group in Chier County City had also received the news earlier.
On top of the city wall of Akershus Fortress.
Lady Weide leaned against the city wall, gazing out at the distance. Behind her stood her two brothers and Master Holm of the Apothecary Guild. The guards of the county town had retreated far away.
"Mr. Holmes, I'm afraid you'll have to wait a bit longer tonight." Mrs. Weldon turned her head towards Holmes and said with a smile.
Huo Mo still has some self-awareness.
He himself is not very capable, and his strength lies in the use of poison. He naturally does not want to offend the ruthless and notorious lord of Chel City, who stands before him.
"Please be assured, Lady Wied, those two siblings will absolutely not set foot alive in the city of Chel." Holm said confidently, "Even if they have a 9th-level strongman protecting them, humph, as long as that 9th-level strongman hasn't reached the Sacred Realm boundary, I'm confident I can handle him. Of course... on the premise that he doesn't recognize me."
If a 9th-level strong person recognizes him, it would be easy to block the poison by forming a Dou Qi shield around his body.
"Holm Pharmacist, you've been in my Chel County for so many years, yet you never show your face. How many people can recognize you? And I heard that Holm Pharmacist, you also have the ability to change your appearance?" Lady Wade smiled at Holm.
Huo Mo smiled to himself, stroking his beard and saying: "Ha ha, Mrs. Wei De, change your appearance? It's not as exaggerated as you said, just use some medicine to change the color of your face, change the color of your hair. Add a bit of decoration... even if it's someone familiar, as long as they don't look closely, they won't be able to recognize you."
Mrs. Weide smiled and nodded: "Then everything will depend on Mr. Holm, I'll be waiting for your good news in the hotel over there tonight."
Holmes smiled confidently.
As time passed, Mrs. Wied in the hotel closest to the city gate became somewhat puzzled, for it was almost time for the city gates to close.
The Akershus Fortress is open until 10 pm in the evening.
But Zanni and Keen's group hadn't arrived yet, according to her news, Zanni's group would arrive in Red Sand City at noon. Even if they were late, they should have arrived by now.
It's ten o'clock.
The massive city gate slowly closed under the joint efforts of many city guards, and Holm, the pharmacist who had been carefully preparing for a long time, walked down from the city wall with a belly full of resentment. Meanwhile, Lady Wade also walked out of the hotel.
"What's going on here?" Mrs. Weldon exclaimed, and Holmes was genuinely annoyed.
After receiving the news today, he rushed to Chel County from the river mouth in one breath, rushing a hundred miles. The bumpy road was indeed a suffering for Holm, who was over 300 years old.
Then he blew cold wind on the city wall and blew for a whole night.
The city gate is now closed. But he still hasn't come back.
"That group of people doesn't know what's going on, they're probably staying in Red Sand City. Mr. Holm, you just rest quietly in this hotel today and we'll talk about it tomorrow." Mrs. Weide was also not in a good mood.
"It can't be helped." Holm's heart was filled with discontent.
The next morning, as soon as the city gate opened, Holm quietly waited. When it reached 9 o'clock in the morning, Holm really got angry.
Holmes dashed down the wall and entered the hotel on the second floor.
"Mrs. Vede, they won't come over here, I'll go directly," said Holm, "send a few people with me, at least let these few people recognize the sister and brother."
Mrs. Vidal agreed with the idea: "Well, then trouble Mr. again."
"This time, I must let them taste my ferocity." Holm said in a low voice, with killing intent bursting in his eyes.
In Red Sand City, a carriage was purchased, with Lambert driving the carriage and Jenni and Keene sitting inside. As for Lin Lei, he rode on the black-striped cloud leopard 'Heilu'.
Hei Lu was nearly two meters tall, with a body that was wide enough, and his fur was smooth enough.
Lin Lei rode on the black-striped cloud leopard, and he couldn't feel any vibration at all. It was much more comfortable than riding a horse or taking a carriage. Moreover, even if the black-striped cloud leopard were to run on mountains, it would probably be as smooth as walking on flat ground.
"Lei Ge, what time is it now?" Keen poked his head out of the carriage and asked.
Lin Lei turned his head and glanced at him: "Don't worry, it's only ten o'clock now. We estimate that we will arrive in Chel City at eleven o'clock." The black-striped cloud leopard under Lin Lei was indeed very intimidating.
Other pedestrians on the road saw Lin Lei and his group early and avoided them by giving way.
"Go, go."
The sound of horseshoes came from afar, and in just a moment, three knights appeared. However, when the three knights saw Lin Lei, they were frightened to a standstill.
"What a fine leopard." One of the knights gazed at the black Lu Zhan under Lin Lei's crotch and exclaimed.
"Don't look anymore, let's go." Another knight urged.
At this time, a fine horse came riding from the rear, on whose back sat an old man with white hair and a benevolent humpback, who rode at a very slow pace, clip-clop.
"Haha, look at this old man, still riding a horse, haha..." one of the knights laughed.
"Let's go, there is still something important."
The three knights continued on their way, chatting and laughing, while the hunchbacked old man looked up at Lin Lei and his group with a knowing glint in his eye.
According to the prior agreement, if they encountered their target, they would say 'Haha, look at this old man, he's still got...'. Moreover, Holm knew that the mysterious expert was the one with a black leopard.
"Those three knights really don't have any chivalrous virtues at all." Kein said discontentedly after the three knights left, having seen this scene from the car window.
Lin Lei furrowed his brow and gazed at the hunchbacked old man in front of him.
That hunchbacked old man riding a horse is really worrying, his appearance clearly shows that he can't take it anymore. The horse's speed is not fast, but the hunchbacked old man is still swaying on the horse, as if he might fall off at any moment. His legs are also not tightly clamped.
At this time, a team of cars also appeared from behind the old man with a hump on his back.
"Scram, old fellow." A knight shouted loudly, and the hunchbacked old man immediately pulled the reins, and the horse also walked to the side of the road.
"Ah yo."
When that horse was about ten or more meters away from Lin Lei and the group, the hunchbacked old man suddenly fell off the horse.
"Grandpa fell down." Keen immediately pulled open the car door curtain after seeing this scene through the window.
However, as the hunchbacked old man fell off his horse, a pale blue airflow spread out from his body. This pale blue color was extremely 'pale', so pale that it was difficult to notice if one didn't pay attention.
It just so happened that it was an east wind at this moment, which directly blew the airflow to Lin Lei and his group. Of course, the first to breathe in this breath were the convoy who had come from behind.
"Hmph."
Very abruptly, one knight after another fell from their horses, with black blood oozing out of their mouths and noses.
"Huh?" Lin Lei also felt a wave of discomfort in his body, and his head was dizzy.
"Not good, it's toxic." Lin Lei sensed the wind element around him and saw a faint cyan poisonous gas floating over. He had already inhaled two mouthfuls of it.
The dragon blood warrior's bloodline in Lin Lei surged, and then the poisonous gas was directly absorbed, without harming Lin Lei at all.
This poisonous gas is a special poison concocted by Holm specifically for human physiology.
But what Hallam didn't know was that Lin Lei was actually very different from normal people, his blood contained the 'Dragon Blood Warrior Bloodline', a bloodline that was many times more noble than the Magic Beast Bloodline. The magic crystal core of the Thorned Iron Dragon had also been refined by this thread of Dragon Blood Warrior Bloodline.
The four ultimate warriors, their special degree, ordinary people can't imagine at all.
This poison can't harm Dragon Blood Warriors at all.
Wind.
Lin Lei relied on his wind magic to control the surrounding winds, immediately reversing their direction and blowing them back east. The toxic gas that had been heading towards him was now blown away. In an instant, the caravan caught between Lin Lei's group and the hunchbacked old man 'Holm' was annihilated.
The poisonous gas drifted towards Holm, but Holm didn't dodge. He wasn't afraid of the poison anymore. What he feared was Lin Lei.
"Ride, ride." Holm suddenly became agile, doing a somersault and mounting his horse. Then he rapidly galloped eastward.
"Hei Lu," Lin Lei said coldly.
"Whoosh——"
The speed of the black-striped cloud leopard was extremely frightening, and it didn't know how much faster it was than a normal fine horse. In the blink of an eye, it rushed over hundreds of meters, and instead rushed to the front of Holm, leaving behind only a string of residual shadows.
Huo Mo saw Lin Lei suddenly appear in front of him and was immediately flustered.
"This brother, I also receive money from others. As long as you let me off the hook, you can say how many gold coins you want." Holm, although over 300 years old, still didn't want to die.
Lin Lei recalled the scene from earlier and felt a bit frightened afterwards.
Luckily he reacted quickly and blew the toxic gas back in the opposite direction before it floated into the carriage.
"Poison gas? Are you a necromancer?" Lin Lei looked at Holm and asked.
"A necromancer?" Holm was taken aback, shaking his head. "No, I'm an alchemist. Brother, I have a lot of money on me - 10,000 gold coins? 20,000 gold coins? Or perhaps 100,000 gold coins?" At this point, Holm still wanted to save money.
Lin Lei didn't bother to reason with this person.
"Heiru, solve him."
Lin Lei jumped down and turned around to walk towards the horse carriage. As for the black-striped cloud leopard, it bared its fangs and then made a flying pounce at Holm.
"Ah, one million, one thousand...... ah----" Holm was not finished shouting when he was caught by the black-striped cloud leopard and torn to pieces.
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