The Death List Novel - Chapter 664
Chapter 664 An Invisible Confrontation
“Qin Lun, since we need people to deal with a bunch of high-ranking and legendary members of the Santalin Society, why don’t we tell the truth to the Hand of Light?” Rand asked in surprise as he watched Conan leave unwillingly.
“Preparedness and unpreparedness are two different things. The members of the Santalin Society are all experienced assassins. They can see if there has been any change in Supreme palace’s defense.”
Without waiting for Qin Lun’s reply, Hill smiled and replied, “If the Hands of Light found out, their next move would definitely block the way for Santalin to enter Supreme palace. How can we profit from it? As for manpower … Will Supreme palace lack cannon fodder when the celebration begins?”
“Forget it, I always feel like I don’t have enough brain cells when I’m with you two.” Rand waved his hand in disappointment and took a glass of wine to the central courtyard, where he enjoyed staying quietly after lunch these days.
‘”Qin Lun” Hill suddenly nodded at the door. Shortly after Rand left, Linda and Lenny appeared at the entrance of the bar and walked towards their table just as Qin Lun and he were about to finish their lunch.
“Tonight is really lively!” Qin Lun smiled helplessly at Hill.
Not only was the old oak tree in the central courtyard famous, but its ale was also very good. After Qin Lun and his group moved into the Golden Oak Tree, even Elistine and Idrea would often come over for a drink.
However, Linda and Lenny hadn’t been here once, so it wasn’t that Qin Lun and the others hadn’t invited them. Instead, Linda said that she didn’t know how to drink, and Lenny, the sage and nerd, didn’t drink at all. She held a few large books in her study all day.
“Give us two glasses of juice!” Linda instructed the waiter and pulled Lenny to the table.
The Great Sage seemed to have been dragged here by Linda. Even after arriving at the bar, she was still holding a magic book on the Six Stable Structures of Void Storm in her hands. Her eyes didn’t seem to notice Qin Lun and Hill at all. She probably didn’t even know her surroundings.
“Cough cough!” Linda pretended to cough twice and looked sideways at the two of them. “The day after tomorrow is the Silvermoon Celebration. Have you made up your mind?” She asked.
“What kind of plan?” Qin Lun raised his head doubtfully and looked at Linda blankly.
“Cough cough cough!” Linda had just drank a mouthful of fruit juice when she was made to cough repeatedly by Qin Lun’s words. This time, she really choked. Her pretty face turned red and she was on par with a monkey’s butt.
“It’s that … it’s that!” Linda was anxious. She shook her fingers for a while and suddenly remembered something. She slowly calmed down and said, “Are you kidding me? Why did we come all the way to Silvermoon City?”
“Isn’t it a trip?” Hill looked at the two ladies from Candlekeep in surprise.
“Cough cough cough!” It wasn’t Linda who coughed this time, but Lenny.
Back then, she had insisted on following everyone to the Silvermoon Alliance, using the excuse of traveling to the Northern Lands. However, to be able to understand Hill’s teasing, it seemed that the Great Sage’s thoughts were not on books.
Seeing the two beauties puffing their cheeks and staring at them with wide eyes made Qin Lun and Hill feel a little guilty. They shouldn’t have bullied such a cute and cute lady!
“Alright, we don’t have any plans. The news that Santalin is planning to conspire for the Silvermoon Celebration should have been spread to the ears of the Lady of Hope by Mastasia. Probably nothing will happen!”
“Probably?” Linda and Lenny looked at each other helplessly. This was not the answer they wanted.
From beginning to end, Linda and Candlekeep did not reveal why they were involved in this mess. Candlekeep was not an alliance of harpists. Apart from ruins and books, they did not care about other things that happened on the continent, nor did they care about the outlandish concept of justice like the Hand of Light.
If Linda and Kieran didn’t tell the truth, even if they were a hundred times cuter, Kieran wouldn’t trust them. In fact, Qin Lun and Hill were still on high alert for Linda.
Back then, Linda was only a little curious about Schiff, so she fiercely tricked the Blood Stabbing Trio that had a good relationship.
Although she had helped a lot along the way, the essence was to take the lives of her friends and not return the favor. The typical trap was not worth it. This little girl was not as naive and romantic as she appeared on the outside.
After the Blood Piercing Trio emerged from the troll’s claw, their relationship with Qin Lun became much better, and they didn’t speak to Linda anymore. Their originally deep friendship had disappeared.
The three of them were clearly divided between the public and private sectors. Qin Lun had to hire them, so it was his duty to fight to the death for this. Moreover, Qin Lun had saved Winnie and Largo several times along the way.
Even though Linda often gave them generous rewards, this time she wanted them to use their lives to pay them back. No matter what kind of mercenary encountered such a person, they would not have a good impression of him.
Linda and Lenny weren’t stupid. Obviously, they sensed something from Qin Lun’s indifference and immediately fell silent. Qin Lun didn’t owe them anything. Using Candlekeep’s teleportation array, he also paid the price according to the rules, not relying on Linda’s face.
“Cha cha cha!” Just as the atmosphere fell into awkwardness, a loud noise came from the entrance of the bar. The few of them raised their heads and saw a group of heavily armed silver-clothed guards rushing in.
The silver legion was the official legion of Silvermoon City. It was divided into two parts. One was a heavy-armored knight, equipped with full-body armor and a knight’s greatsword. Its personnel were composed of humans and elves. The other was a silver-armored guard, composed of humans and dwarves.
The Silver Knights were extremely powerful, and most of them were warriors. Silvermoon City, a wealthy city, had armed them to the point of teeth. From the moment they were captains, they had already possessed magical armor and high-quality knights’ swords.
Most of the silver guards who entered the Golden Oak Tree wore full-body armor and looked like the most elite heavy-armored knights. Qin Lun and Hill’s expressions changed slightly as they watched this scene. The two great murderers used the worst angle to deduce the evolution of the incident.
The two of them looked at each other vigilantly and quietly lowered their heads to drink, but Hill had already contacted Rand through the guild channel to get him ready for battle.
The silver knights seemed to know that their appearance had affected the bar. They all moved aside to stand at the corner of the wall, letting the customers in the bar breathe a sigh of relief. Qin Lun and Hill also relaxed a little.
The leader of the knights looked around. When he saw Qin Lun’s table, he stopped and took off his helmet.
This was a short-haired female knight of Elves. Her slightly neutral face was full of heroism, causing Qin Lun and Hill to compare her to another knight of the Divine Palace, Idrea.
In the end, the two had to admit that Idrea was a little weaker than each other in terms of appearance, and that Elves’s appearance was always more exquisite than that of a human woman. However, after experiencing so many life and death adventures, Idrea’s temperament gradually settled down. Her resolute character was sometimes appreciated by Qin Lun and Hill.
The female knight in front of them seemed to be more like Idrea who was just out of her hut. Her pretty face carried an obvious arrogance, revealing her sharpness like an unsheathed sword.
“Master Lenny!” The knight walked over with a polite and reserved smile. She stroked her chest with one hand and bowed respectfully to Lenny.
“You know me?” Lenny pushed her glasses and looked up at the female knight.
“Master Lenny, the City Lord just found out about your arrival in Silvermoon City yesterday. Let me invite you and your companions to rest in Supreme palace and attend the celebration banquet the night after tomorrow.” The female knight replied respectfully.
“Elaszo is still so polite!” Lenny put down her book and sighed. “It seems like there’s no way to read these days. Little girl, what’s your name?”
“I’m Anacelia Yuge from the Yuge family. It’s an honor to meet you, Great Sage Lenny of Candlekeep!” When the knight saw Lenny ask for her name, she immediately straightened her chest and looked very honored.
After greeting Lenny, the knight’s gaze fell on the other three.
“I’m Linda. Nice to meet you!” Linda looked curiously at the exquisite armor on the knight’s body.
“Sorry, we’re just sharing a table with these two ladies. We’re not familiar with each other!” Seeing the female knight looking at them, Qin Lun, who had been lowering his head silently, finally lifted his head and revealed a polite smile. He lied without changing his expression.
Linda and Lenny turned their heads in shock. Clearly, the female knight Elves had not expected such an answer from Qin Lun. Her face was filled with a look of surprise. If not for the fact that she had obtained incomparably accurate information, she would have been fooled by Qin Lun’s sincere smile.
‘”This” The female knight did not experience many shortcomings of human sophistication, so she was undoubtedly exposed at this moment. Because Qin Lun didn’t play according to the script, she subconsciously looked at Linda and Lenny, her face full of pleas for help.
Seeing this scene, even with Hill’s calmness, his face couldn’t help but twitch slightly, almost causing his intestines to cramp. At the same time, he gained a new understanding of Qin Lun’s shamelessness.
“Then I won’t disturb you. We can change tables!” Seeing that Linda seemed to be about to speak, Qin Lun didn’t give her any chance at all. He directly stood up to Hill and blocked what she wanted to say.
“Prince Ferrari, please wait a moment!” Seeing this scene, the female knight was extremely anxious. She could not help but ask Lenny to stay. Inviting Lenny was not the real mission given to her by Silvermoon City Lord. The Qin Lun in front of her was the real goal of her trip.
The moment the female knight shouted out Qin Lun’s identity, Great Sage Lenny’s expression, which had always been calm, finally changed slightly. She sighed softly. In this invisible battle, it was clear that Qin Lun had won!