Chapter 1444 No One Can Be Trusted

When the young witch said the words Hesiana, Hao Ren was just picking up the only sweet wine on the table that didn't look suspicious to quench his thirst - anyway, he wasn't worried about toxins and the like - and then he A very appropriate reaction to the name: squirted in the face of the wizard across the table.

Well, there was no face, after all, most of the other person's face was covered by the hood, but Hao Ren still felt uncomfortable...

"Ahem, sorry." He waved his hand to the wizard opposite to apologize, and the other wizard was surprisingly generous. He just wiped his face silently without saying anything. Then Hao Ren turned to look at the young witch who looked like a girl: "You said the arrested witch's name was Hesiana?"

Before the young witch could speak, Lady Mary had already shouted angrily: "Helen! How could you say this so freely?!"

"Mary, pay attention to your attitude." The young witch didn't seem to have any fear of Mrs. Mary. Her tone sounded like she was on an equal footing with her, "You have no more say here than me. In addition, I don't I didn’t say anything casually. The wizard had already investigated the clues on his own. I just told him the truth. I don’t make lying a habit like you."

"And we are short of manpower now," another witch with a pale face, as if she had just recovered from a serious illness, also spoke. Her voice sounded hoarse and cold as if coming from an ice cave, "A man who is good at fighting. Witch, and there is also a werewolf lady with pure blood (Hao Ren means what are you talking about here?), at least they are not enemies - especially when we have to deal with a common enemy."

Mrs. Mary stared at the two witches, the blood vessels in her neck moving like snakes, but she finally calmed down, and the young witch named Helen looked at Hao Ren curiously: " Wizard, do you know Hesiana?”

Hao Ren was also looking at the woman named Helen carefully. She looked like a young woman with long brown hair. She had a very cute appearance, bright blue eyes and thin lips. Although she was wearing a witch's robe, she could still Her figure is full of charm, but her temperament alone makes it difficult to associate her with those gloomy and weird witches who cook potions in dirty wooden houses.

This appearance was probably a disguise, but Hao Ren couldn't help but observe it carefully, and tried to remember whether Hesiana had a subordinate with a temperament similar to Helen's: it is quite easy for a vampire to disguise himself as a wizard , with their superb magic skills, it was even easier for them to disguise themselves as wizards than Hao Ren.

Hearing Helen's inquiry, Hao Ren quickly weighed it and made an uncertain expression: "I do know a... friend named Hesiana, but the person I told you should just have the same name. I know her That guy is not a blood mage."

Of course, the word "blood mage" mentioned by these witches may not be the truth.

"Really? It should just be the same name. After all, we didn't know that Hesiana knew a wizard like you," Helen nodded. "Wizard, now you know part of our situation. In exchange, will you Should I tell you your information?"

Hao Renxin said that he, a person who temporarily traveled through time and space, could talk about professional ethics with you ancients who may have been dead for centuries, so he took out the holy silver dagger from his waist and made nonsense: "A few witchers may be approaching here."

Sure enough, as soon as he said this "important information", the witches at the scene fell silent. Even the hooded wizard who had been sitting across the table like a wooden man thinking about life moved slightly, as if he was just thinking. Hearing the word "witcher" made him feel uncomfortable all over.

No one made a sound, as if the demon hunters had arrived nearby, and any disturbance would alert the hunters and lead to death.

"Then this dagger of yours is..." Mrs. Mary looked at the holy silver dagger that Hao Ren took out in surprise, with an expression as if she had seen a ghost in the daytime.

"Demon hunters are not invincible," Hao Ren continued to make nonsense. "I killed one of them when I was being chased by them. This dagger can prove what I said."

"Demon hunters never abandon their weapons," Witch Helen whispered, "and unless they voluntarily give up control of their weapons, any living being that comes into contact with their enchanted weapons will be swallowed by the power of the holy flame sealed inside... So this sword cannot be stolen, the only explanation is that you actually killed a witcher."

"Again, it's not that demon hunters are invincible, they are just difficult to kill," Hao Ren shrugged. "Didn't they die on the battlefield in droves in the mythical age?"

The ghostly expression on Mrs. Mary's face finally gradually subsided, but her tone was still full of disbelief: "But now is not the age of mythology, and wizards are not the 'gods' of the past... Ah, by the way, you have one helper."

Only then did she turn her attention to Lily who was not far away: the husky girl had been bored since she arrived here. She didn't have anything to do when she saw Hao Ren negotiating with the witches, so she just sat at the table and ate. Hao Ren always felt that the ingredients of the food prepared by the witches were suspicious, so he couldn't eat it. However, a hungry husky didn't care about this. If someone hadn't been watching, Lily would have climbed onto the table...

"Ah? Call me?" Noticing the sight next to her, Lily raised her head and glanced at Mrs. Mary confusedly, "If you have anything to do, wait until I finish eating. Mom, I have been running around all day. Those two mouthfuls of dry food are not enough to fill the space between my teeth..."

Hao Ren: "...Werewolves are like this, straightforward..."

Mrs. Mary said with a straight face: "I know."

"Ahem, let's talk about the demon hunters," Hao Ren continued, "The exact number of people is unknown because I only met one of them, but what is certain is that he must have companions nearby. I suspect These demon hunters came to this city because there is no other place to stay nearby, and now it seems... a witch has just been captured in this city, so their target is more likely to be here. ”

There didn't seem to be any surprised expressions on the faces of the witches. Apart from being shocked at first when they heard the exact news about the witcher, they seemed to have expected such a day. The witch with a sick look on her face shook her head: "I didn't expect them to come so fast. It seems we have to move faster."

"Can I ask, why did you gather in this city?" Hao Ren looked at the witches, "Just to save another witch? Or for some other reason?"

"As we just said, we are seeking asylum from a large organization," Helen said. "The blood mage named Hesiana comes from a place called the City of Shadows. There are few people there who can give us this kind of protection." One of the free cities that provides shelter to people of this species. There, we can still study magic freely and communicate with other wizards without having to worry about hunters and church knights who may appear at any time."

At this moment, Mrs. Mary also regarded Hao Ren as a rare helper. In addition, she might want to attract the "wizard" in front of her to join the team through sufficient profit inducement, so she no longer concealed anything: "It's just The City of Shadows will not be open to strangers at will - just like any asylum organization, they are also worried about spies mixed in. After all, there are too many weak guys who are frightened by the demon hunters and are willing to become lackeys."

Hao Ren raised his eyelids: "So you heard that a 'messenger' from the City of Shadows was arrested, and you thought this was a good opportunity to ask for a letter of introduction?"

Several witches said in unison: "What is the letter of introduction?"

"Ahem... I'm just giving you a recommendation," Hao Ren coughed twice, "In short, I am very interested in the 'City of Shadows' you mentioned. If possible, I hope to act with you. I think I My partners will also be willing to help..."

He turned and glanced, and Lily raised her head from the dining table: "What?"

Hao Ren gritted his teeth and continued: "Ahem, my partner is definitely willing to help - just leave it alone and nod."

Lily snorted and nodded.

This time, consensus was reached easily.

Hao Ren didn't expect that he had planned to disguise himself as a demon hunter at the beginning, but in the end he would have to act as a wizard. He could only lament that the plan could not keep up with the changes. After chatting with a few witches about magic and the current situation, he walked aside and looked at the cemetery in the mist like a lonely wizard who was tired of chatting - mainly because he was really He couldn't keep up with the rhythm of this group of magic professionals, and he was worried that if he kept talking nonsense, people might find out that he didn't know any black magic at all: the knowledge about magic that he finally managed to suppress was all from what he usually heard when chatting with Vivian. , it’s okay to just make a few sentences, but it’s totally not enough to really discuss it with people.

But the hooded wizard who had always been silent stood up at this moment and came to Hao Ren's side quietly like a wandering ghost.

Hao Ren turned his head and glanced at the hooded man: "I thought you fell asleep sitting there."

"I just don't like talking, especially when a group of women are noisy." The hooded man said in a low voice. This was the first time Hao Ren heard the other person's voice since they met.

"You have something to do with me?" Hao Ren frowned.

"You have no interest in the City of Shadows," the hooded wizard was silent for a moment, then said bluntly, "You don't really want to help, you want something else."

This time, it was Hao Ren's turn to show a ghost expression.