Chapter 109: The News Brought by Aiven

  As soon as we entered the tavern, we saw Evan, still with that air of not caring about anything, lounging in a chair, holding a drink and gazing at the waitress with a sly glint in his eye. Okay, fine, maybe I'm being too harsh, Evan is actually somewhat good-looking, and it's not like he was just staring at the waitress, but rather, he was exchanging flirtatious glances with her.

  Just as Evan was trying to pull the wine-pouring maid into his arms, being all over her, my friend Xilu and I appeared in front of him at just the right moment. Evan looked up and saw us, shrugged his shoulders, patted the maid's buttocks, put down the food he was about to eat, and calmly said to his sister and me: "You're here so soon, I thought it would take a few more days."

  Xī lù yǒu xiē qì fèn de zé zuì zhe ài wén: "Gē gē, nǐ jiù bù néng zhèng jīng yī diǎn zhǎo gè nǚ háizi jié hūn ma? Yí dìng yào zài wài miàn rě zhè xiē bù zhèng jīng de nǚ rén?"

  Evan smiled and said to his sister, "What is an assassin's profession? Does it have the right to get married? Such a woman is great, business transactions, no one owes anyone, no one has to be responsible for anyone. What is love? Did I ever believe in love?"

  Xī Lù shook her head and said: "Has brother ever believed in love? What about Sister Nǐ Yǎ?"

  Whenever the name of this girl is mentioned, Evan's face seems to have some embarrassment, some sadness, and some helplessness, in short, a very complicated expression. My gossip spirit suddenly emerged, excitedly asking: "What's going on? Xilu, tell me about it, if the story is wonderful, when I'm old and writing my memoirs, I might write it into my book, your brother will be famous for thousands of years."

  Xī Lù Méi kāi yǎn xiào de shuō dào: "Nǐ guǒ rán shì gè yǒu xiē bāguà de nánrén a, hēi hēi, bú guò nǐ zhēn de xiǎng zhī dào ā, huà shuō Nī Yǎ jiě jiě kě shì gè měi dé bù dé le de nǚ háizi, tā hé wǒ gēgē de gùshì hái zhēn yǒu nà xiē chuánqí de wèidào ne, wǒ shuō gěi nǐ tīng hā."

  I nodded and said: "Okay, okay, come on, tell me, it's better than your brother teasing me all day."

  "Hey, hey, that's enough! I say, when did you two become so close? Sister, didn't I tell you not to mess with this evil magician? Have you seen any girl who got along with him and had a good result? And as for you, Alrick, I've told you many times before, don't pursue my sister, or else I'll cut off one of your organs while you're sleeping."

  Xī's face turned red, and she immediately spoke out in defense: "Brother, you're such a bad person! Which eye of yours saw me being intimate with him? Fine, even if I really did something with that whatever guy, is this bastard Alyric as bad as you say he is? Is it worth you buzzing around my ears all day like this? Brother, you're just like a fly, so annoying!"

  I was stunned on the side, what is she talking about? I completely didn't understand. But from her tone, it seems like she's blaming her brother? But how did I become a stupid Alyric? And what's that thing she mentioned again?

  Evan's gaze swept back and forth between his sister and me before he asked, "You two be honest with me, are you really having an affair?"

  "I and Xilu almost said at the same time: "No! Don't talk nonsense." Then we looked at each other, I saw Xilu's face turned red again, I hurriedly added: "Aven, are you really thinking that something should happen between me and Xilu? Why do you always push us to this kind of thing? Can't you say something serious?"

  Evan nodded and said, "Okay, seriously, by the way, I received the same task as you. Now many things should be clear to you, right? Actually, aren't you wondering why I always appear at critical moments to protect you?"

  I thought for a moment, nodded and said: "Yes, I'm really strange. Every time I encounter danger, you always appear beside me like a ghost. What's going on?"

  "I was actually entrusted with a mission to secretly protect you until you safely arrive at the Floating City, Larsen."

  "I asked in puzzlement: 'A task? Who gave you this task?'"

  Aivan said, "It's your teacher Anka the Great Magician, by the way. I thought my mission would be over once you arrived at Larsen, but it turns out my next mission is to go to the Great Plains with you. It seems we two really do have a fate."

  I rolled my eyes and said, "Don't be so smug. What's the connection between us? You've protected me, that's true, but every time you also get me into trouble, huh? Did dragging me along to help you find a weapon count as part of the mission too?"

  Ivan chuckled and said: "That's just a coincidence, isn't it? It's not often that we get to meet a magician, let alone become friends."

  I gave Evan a disdainful look again, ignoring him. Evan saw that I wasn't paying attention to him and immediately changed the subject: "By the way, there's some news about Sulina, do you want to hear it?"

  Xulina? Hearing this name, my heart still tightened a bit. I thought I could put it down and move on from the things with Xulina, and the only thing that still lingered in my mind was my own child. I nodded and said: "What's going on, you tell me."

  Evan said, "You know, our empire has spies planted in every corner of the continent of Aichen, so we can grasp the intelligence of each country on the continent in a timely manner. And the organization will share these intelligences with important members from time to time. The other day, I unexpectedly got some intelligence about Sulina's kingdom from the organization."

  I suddenly had a bad premonition and hastily asked: "What's wrong, tell me quickly."

  Evan took a sip of his drink, cleared his throat and said: "Your Queen Majesty will be holding her wedding in two months."

  I smiled and said: "I've known this for a long time, you also knew it, just didn't know the specific time. Now you bring it up, trying to provoke me?"

  "I've received intelligence that the wedding is a trap. The faction opposing Sulina plans to assassinate her at the ceremony, sparking a coup and overthrowing her newly acquired power. You didn't know this?"

  "What? So it's possible that both mother and daughter are in danger of losing their lives?"

  Evan nodded and said, "Yes, I'm afraid your queen's plan to appease the opposition forces through political marriage has failed, and she herself is in great danger. The intelligence source I have is very accurate, and it shows that your queen is still in the dark."

  I bowed my head in contemplation for a moment, then said to Evan: "Evan, you go and meet up with the Holy Maiden sent by the Elf tribe first, then wait for me at Darin Port. After I've dealt with this matter, I'll come and join you all to head to the Great Prairie together."

  "Ai Wen sighed and said: 'I knew you still couldn't let her go. Go ahead, I'll take care of the rest.'"

  Xiluo said beside him, "I'll go with you too, Yalik. You can't handle it alone."

  Aidan looked at Xilu in surprise and said, "You still say you don't have an affair? When did you become so concerned about this kid?"

  Xī lù (Xi Lu) pulled my hand and said: "Brother, you just know how to talk nonsense. Hmph, Yalike (Yali Ke), let's go, I'll tell you the story of my brother, it's hilarious! I'll tell you all about his embarrassing moments."