Celestial Mage

Chapter 47

10 o'clock in the morning.

Near Chengnan Market, No. 45 Tianshui Lane.

At the main entrance of the small wooden building, an old woman with silver hair came out.

She wore a windproof broad-brimmed hat on her head, carried a straw basket full of dirty clothes in her left hand, leaned on a wooden cane in her right hand, and wore a half-worn linen skirt, limping walked towards the entrance of the alley.

A crippled old woman dressed like this is often seen on the road, and she is inconspicuous at all, so naturally no one pays attention to her.

The old woman seemed to be in a hurry. Although her legs and feet were not good, her speed was not slow, and she reached the entrance of the alley in a short while.

After exiting the alley, the old woman quickly turned her head and took a look behind her, then turned right and entered Hebin Boulevard.

On the edge of the avenue is the Yellow River, and the river is full of all kinds of boats.

There are also people coming and going on the avenue, small vendors selling goods, ox carts transporting goods, sailors who go ashore to rest, prostitutes soliciting customers, etc., crowded the riverside avenue almost to the point of nowhere.

All kinds of noisy sounds are like a pot of boiling soup, almost deaf.

On such a road, the old woman is like a crucian carp returning to the river.

Not only has his walking speed increased a lot, but his figure is also faintly visible, like bubbles in water, which seem to disappear without a trace at any time.

She walked quickly on the avenue for a while, then got away from the crowd, and went down the wooden ladder at the laundry pier by the river until she reached the beach of the Yellow River.

The water in this river beach is very shallow, and there is a laundry pier not far away. A dozen women gathered by the river, complaining about life, and washing clothes hard at the same time.

Looking at the old woman's appearance, she seemed to be preparing to go to do the laundry.

But to her surprise, she didn't go to the pier in the end. Instead, she walked along the river beach until she reached a secluded corner at the southernmost end.

This corner is covered with withered reed stalks, densely packed, as tall as a person, as long as a person drills in and squats, even if he pays special attention, it is difficult to see the situation inside.

The old woman squatted in the grass, and quickly took off her veiled cap and sarong, revealing a muscular man's body.

He took out clean clothes and pants that were not stained with blood from the basket, and quickly put them on.

Halfway through the set, several wind sounds of 'hiss~hiss' suddenly appeared in the air.

The voice was not loud, almost covered by Futou's voice, but this man was extremely vigilant, when his face showed shock, a gleam of light flashed on the surface of his body at the same time, and he rushed forward quickly.

But it was still too late.

Because the object that caused the whistling flew extremely fast and arrived almost at the same time as the sound of the wind, there was no time to respond effectively.

Almost at the same time, the man's legs, knees, and shoulder sockets exploded with blood at almost the same time, and the shimmering light on his body surface, which was half bright, was also interrupted by the severe pain in his body, and quickly dimmed.

"Humph!"

The man grunted and fell to the ground.

Although he struggled hard, his hands and feet could not be controlled at all. He could only keep rolling in the mud like a fish that fell into dry land, and soon his body was covered in mud.

Blood flowed from the wound, quickly taking away the man's strength, and the excruciating pain also greatly weakened the man's will.

After struggling for a while, the man collapsed in the mud of the river beach.

He was out of breath, but his eyes showed the will to die, his mouth was tightly pursed, and he stared at the direction of the river beach beside him.

He is waiting!
When the attacker showed up, he still had the last bit of physical strength, which could support him to make a desperate counterattack.

But he miscalculated again.

The attacker didn't show up for a long time, and the blood that was flowing continuously was taking away the last bit of strength in his body.

There was a hint of panic in his brown-black eyes.

Gradually, he felt cold all over his body, and the world in front of him began to darken and blacken, but the severe pain of the wound was gradually receding, as if it was about to disappear.

This is a sign that the vitality is exhausted to the limit and death is coming.

At this moment, not to mention fighting back, it would take all his energy to stay conscious.

In the fading field of vision, the attacker finally appeared.

Sure enough, it was the half-grown boy.

The corners of the man's mouth trembled slightly, and a wry smile appeared on his muddy face.

He has been in the underground underworld of Silvermoon Castle for so many years, and he can be regarded as the number one figure, but he never thought that he would be defeated by a brat.

What a great irony.

Severe pain came from the wound again, and under this strong stimulation, the originally vague consciousness became much clearer.

He felt that his mouth was opened, and warm water was poured down his throat. The taste was sweet and salty, a little greasy, like some kind of healing potion.

As the warm water entered his stomach, he felt a sense of warmth reappear in his icy body, and a little of the fading vitality returned.

His consciousness gradually became clear, and he saw his situation clearly.

He was still lying in the dry grass, and the wound on his body was tightly tied with a belt. Although the tension was uncomfortable, the bleeding stopped.

Thick hemp rope was tied around his hands and feet, tied dozens of times, it was heavy, not to mention serious injuries, even if his body was completely intact, it would be difficult for him to break free.

The middle-aged man stood 3 meters away in front of him, holding a magic staff that was worth a lot of money at first glance, and staring at him with a pair of dark blue eyes, his eyes were indifferent, without the slightest emotion.

This is naturally Rosen.

After he jumped out of the window and left, he quietly flew up to the roof, waited patiently for more than an hour, and finally caught the cunning mouse.

With a thought, a sharp stone flew up from the ground, suspended less than 10 centimeters in front of the opponent's mouth.

"Next, I will ask, and you will answer. If you hesitate for more than 3 seconds, I will knock out one of your teeth."

After finishing speaking, without waiting for the other party to respond, he immediately asked, "Name."

no respond.

Three seconds later, the stone fell, and the sharp corner of the stone precisely knocked down one of the man's front teeth.

'Uh! '

The man yelled in pain, but only half a yell before he lost his voice.

It wasn't that he didn't want to scream, it was because his neck was strangled by an invisible force, making him unable to breathe out.

Because he couldn't breathe, the man's face turned red and purple, and the invisible force didn't fade away until he was about to faint.

'Hu~~~'

He let out a long breath, and uncontrollable fear appeared on his face.

"Name!" The cold voice came again.

"Tiger Tiger Claw Tatali."

"from where?"

"Curve Ash Town, to the south of Furnace Ash Town, is only half a day away from Silvermoon Castle."

"What?"

"Dirty work. The big men care about their reputation and don't like to get their hands dirty. I'll do it."

"Then who do you serve?"

"For money, I will serve whoever gives the money."

"Who gave you the money for the latest order?"

"I don't know. Don't, don't, don't fight, I really don't know, because the other party didn't show up at all."

"This job was assigned to me by old Murphy. Old Murphy is a shoe shiner at the market in the south of the city. He stays under the big tree next to Rasplin's tableware shop and shines shoes for people every day. He knows many bright people. Big shot!"

Rosen looked back at the adventure log for a while, and soon found the existence of Old Murphy in the corresponding position. This is an old man in his 50s, half buried in the earth.

"Very well, what is your single task?"

"It's killing people, killing the alchemist Stan. We did it together, one of us did it, and the other took care of it. But my brother's wolf head has already been broken."

"you're lying!"

'Snapped! '

The man's second front tooth was shattered, but only half of it was broken, the other half was still on the gum bed. The extreme soreness made the man's face show a rich expression.

"It's all true what I said!"

"Since it's a brother who did it together, you are just watching when your brother is in trouble? Aren't you going to do something to help him out?"

"This is the rule of the Tao. You must not confront the guards in broad daylight. However, after Langtou is imprisoned, I will find a way to get him."

Rosen probably believed it, and now that there are further clues, the half-disabled man in front of him is useless.

Since the other party is a white glove, even if he dies, it will only be counted as a gangster vendetta, and the Silver Moon Castle officials will not meddle in their own business.

And if he does not die, then he may face revenge from the other party.

After weighing it for a while, Luo Sen's thoughts froze, and an iron ball whizzed out, and "poof" got into the man's eye socket.

The man's body shook, and he died completely.

Rosen walked over, waved his staff, and five iron beads came out of the man's wound, flew to the side of the river for a few laps, washed off the blood, and then flew back to Rosen's pocket.

With another wave of the staff, more than a dozen pebbles floated up, and as if they were alive, they got into the man's mouth one after another, and entered his stomach, making the man's stomach bulging.

Afterwards, the man floated up, entered the water, and floated forward in the water for more than 40 meters. After reaching the deep water area, he sank.

It's winter now, and the river is extremely cold. After the other party's body rots and floats up, it should be the beginning of spring next year.

By that time, there were no clues, and no one could find him.

After doing all this, Rosen checked carefully again, and after clearing all the traces left by him, he used a flying technique and returned to Binjiang Avenue.

After that, without stopping for a moment, he ran all the way to the market in the south of the city.

At 12:[-] noon, he came near the cutlery store and saw old Murphy sitting by the root of a tree, eating dry bread.

He walked over and sat down beside Old Murphy, and a gold crown jumped into his pocket.

Old Murphy was startled, his sparse beard covered in bread crumbs trembled slightly.

"Young man, it doesn't cost so much to shine shoes."

A faint smile appeared on Rosen's face, and he said softly, "Who gave you the order for Tiger Claw Tatali. You tell me, and I'll leave right away."

Old Murphy lowered his head, continued to nibble on the dry bread, and remained silent.

Two more gold crowns flew into his pocket.

Old Murphy still didn't speak, but his scorched face shook, and he hesitated to speak.

Two more gold kroner flew in.

Old Murphy finally couldn't hold back anymore: "Young man, I'm just a messenger, and I don't know much. Besides, as I said, I can't continue working as a middleman."

He was answered with another 2 gold crowns.

This is too much money, and someone who gives so much money without blinking is definitely a ruthless character.

Old Murphy knew that this kind of person was usually easy to talk to, but once his patience was exhausted, he would be struck by a thunderbolt.

He clutched his heavy pocket, his beard kept trembling: "Give me two more, and I'll tell you!"

He has already made up his mind to take the money and run away.

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