Chapter 27 Sealed

"Please collect! Ask for red tickets! I didn't recommend it this week!"

"Aunt Selena, how is she?" Lu Yuewu asked in a low voice outside the door.

Li Ou shook his head with a calm face, "It's still the same. The holy water of the church can only temporarily inhibit the spread of black magic and cannot be eradicated. Fortunately, the situation has not deteriorated, which is a blessing in misfortune.

"As long as you live, there is still hope." Lu Yuewu comforted him, "You have tried your best."

"I don't know how long she can hold on." He said powerlessly, "Every day is a great torment for her."

He went downstairs and sat on the sofa, closing his eyes tiredly. Last night's nightmare made him restless. The ghost burst into his dream and constantly changed into a relative's appearance... Finally, he was awakened by the appearance of his father who died of black magic pain. He woke up sweaty and poured a whole bottle of calming medicine, but he could no longer sleep. Curse... He didn't know how to expel it, as if he was helpless with black magic.

Li Ou felt as if he was asleep, but it seemed that he was awakened by their noise less than a minute later.

"Rosie, what are you doing?" There was annoyance in her tone.

"Kill it!" Rosie's voice sounded.

It doesn't sound like a fake tone. Who did you kill? It? Li Ou tried to open his eyes and slowly stood up with his elbows.

"Did it scratch your gauze skirt or scratch your pillow?"

Rosie's momentum was stagnant, "No." She said in a muffled voice.

"Then stop your spell."

"Impossible." Rosie refused coldly, and she said the shocking Thunderbolt that made Leo stop. It didn't break the gauze skirt or bite the pillow, but it killed people.

Kill someone? That kitten? He opened his legs again and tried to speed up his feet, but his feet were as heavy as lead. He had to hold the wall with his hand and move forward slowly.

"I don't think you have forgotten the body this morning." Rosie continued, "He is lying on the street hundreds of meters away, and everyone is stopping to watch. It's impossible that you didn't see it."

The body? Who died? What the hell are they talking about? Why don't I know anything?

"What does that mean? People die every day."

"Are you blind, or do you pretend to turn a blind eye?" Rosie said angrily that he could imagine the flame of her fingertips. His body was full of scratching of his claws and the bites of his fangs! It's not about murder, it's not about black magic!"

"It's so small." Lu Yuewu said, "It won't be it."

"I said yes!" Rosie said, "I know what kind of monster it is!"

He walked towards them. Rosie was furious, and the flames in her hand refused to dissipate, staring at Lu Yuewu; Lu Yuewu insisted on her own opinion and held the little black cat she picked up from the street in her arms.

"You just tell us over and over again that it is the source of bad luck." Lu Yuewu accused, "You didn't like it from the beginning."

"Do you think I'm lying? For this cat?" Rosie laughed angrily, "If you want to keep a house of cats, it's no problem to turn this place into a cat's nest... If only if you give it to me!"

"That's different."

"It's no different." Rosie interrupted her, and then she saw Leo, "Your love is overflowing, so it's better to care about our employer!" Look at him now, as if he is dying.

"Shut up, Rosie!" Lu Yuewu stopped her sharply. Did we wake you up?" She asked softly.

"It's okay." He barely squeezed out a smile. What are you arguing about?"

"You came just in time." Rosie pulled him to her side. She pointed to the black cat in Lu Yuewu's arms. "Look at it and look at it. What is it?" She asked face to face, "Don't tell me you don't know!"

Li Ou raised his thick eyelids and looked at the black cat carefully.

At first glance, it is no different from other cats. But its feet are thinner than ordinary cats, its claws are sharper, its ears are larger, and its back is a little raised... Li Ou's tiredness seems to be dispersed by a basin of ice water.

"Throw it away!" He shouted nervously at Lu Yuewu, "Right now!"

Lu Yuewu was unmoved. She stared at them, "What is it?" She was unwilling to ask.

"Young shadow leopard." Leo replied to her, "I don't know who threw it down. And it seems to be suffering from some kind of disease.

"It's not a disease, it's magic." Rosie snorted coldly, "Like the mice that escaped and died a few days ago, and some crows fell to death, they were all affected by magic."

"There is some kind of magic that affects their minds." Leo thinks.

"Black magic?" Lu Yuewu asked.

"We don't know." Leo tried to take the shadow leopard away from Lu Yuewu, but it grinned at Leo, and Lu Yuewu refused to let go. I don't agree." She stubbornly said, "I will take good care of it."

"It kills people, and you still want to keep it. Maybe one night it will kill you when you are dreaming.

"Let her keep it, Rosie." Li Ou said tiredly, "Let her keep it. Moon dance, the storage room downstairs will be its nest in the future. Don't let it out again.

"Where is its disease?"

"We are not veterinarians! I'm not responsible for treating your pet. Rosie still has no good temper. "You should have heard of the story of a farmer and a snake. I don't want to be kind-hearted and be eaten by it in the end."

"Did you know early? So why don't you let it be like this?" Lu Yuewu's tone was no longer calm.

"That's because I don't want to ruin your leisure!" Rosie's anger rekindled again. "You didn't pay attention to it. I watch it every day. Look how it becomes a man-eating monster!"

Li Ou knew nothing about their subsequent quarrel, because fatigue soon surged in and swallowed him completely.

The sleep without nightmares made him unable to recover. He planned to sleep until the sun was high in the sky before getting up. However, it was not the hot sun that woke him up, but Lu Yuewu's urging, "Li Ou, get up quickly. It's too late."

Now is just when the morning sun has not yet jumped out of the sea level, the sky outside the window is still gray and silent around. He struggled to get up from the warm bed and put on his clothes randomly.

"Are you up?" Lu Yuewu urged outside the door.

"Get up." He responded with a yawn.

Lu Yuewu opened the door directly and came in. Do you wear this?" He doesn't think there is anything wrong. Usually, he is dressed as a shirt and trousers. Is there any problem?" Have you forgotten what you are going to do today? She held a black dress in her hand and decorated it with silver silk thread. This is what Rosie and I chose for you and replaced it.

He decided to listen to their kindness. So he changed into the dress, washed his face with cold water, and then went downstairs. At this time, Andal's holy white knight also arrived. Mr. Leo, a blonde knight wearing a milky white armor and a wing helmet saluted him, "We have to go."

Today, he received the knighthood of the White Rose Knight, and several knight attendants will be officially awarded the knighthood - the young master of the Black Thorn family is on the list. Li Ou can't help sighing that the action of black thorns is both fast and efficient. However, he vaguely felt that the fire between him and the knight was an important factor for them to be sealed.

Leo walked side by side with the White Knight, followed by Lu Yuewu and Rosie. They rode a tall horse across the streets, climbed the slow ramps, and stepped on the magnificent stone bridge across the bay. The waves bloomed at their feet, and the huge sailboats passed through their feet like beetles, as small as if they could crush them all.

"Rem here." As soon as he walked the long bridge, the White Knight gave an order.

So they turned over and got off their horses one after another, and the guards beside them immediately took the reins and led the horses away. The White Knight led them through the flowery courtyard, and along the way, Leo saw many nobles who came to watch the ceremony. They either have a big belly, or they are young and cheerful, but they all try to make themselves more energetic: their hair has been carefully taken care of, they wear a straight dress, and carry a luxurious sword at their waist; some charming ladies and unmarbled ladies hold men's hands and enter elegantly. Of course, in addition to them, there are also many mages and alchemists among them. They are in different positions, and there is only hatred in each other's eyes.

The White Knight led them to the square in front of the castle, let them wait here, and left without saying a word. A high platform was set up in the square, and the bright red carpet stretched out to the edge of the square. They are standing right at the end of the red carpet.

"So many people," Rosie looked around. I thought it would be good if there were only a few people.

"I heard that this ceremony was presided over by the city owner himself."

"As long as it's not a bishop." Rosie said, "I hate religious leaders."

"They are more reasonable than most mages." Lu Yuewu reminded them, "Many mages have bad intentions towards you."

"I know. Whether it's vanity, self-esteem, or hatred, they won't be happy to see an alchemist be canoned - although it's not even a noble knighthood. But what's the use of this? The guards stared at each mage and every alchemist with vigilance. Do they dare to make another spectacular fireworks show?

They stayed for a while and saw the White Rose Knight and Miss Bachelor and, of course, her eldest brother, coming together. They talked happily with smiles on their faces. But when Luther saw them, the smile on his face subsipated, like salt dissolved into the water, disappearing at all.

"Who do you show a stinky face to?" Rosie cursed in a low voice.

"He probably thought that we all got such an opportunity because of the relationship between black and thorns." Li Ou shrugged his shoulders and said, "I think we are their family's hands. Why does the master look good on his subordinates? Just follow orders, don't you?"

"You almost died because of this." Lu Yuewu also has a good temper.

Liou can see this, "So, family background is more effective than hard work." If it weren't for his good father, Li Ou thought that he could become a knight?

They saw what his classmate said and left alone; then the knight and the bachelor came to them.

"Did you meet by chance?" Leo made a joke about them.

Miss Bachelor's expression remained unchanged, "Of course, it's a chance encounter. What else can it be?"

He raised his eyebrows and said, "I thought it was the knight who deliberately waited at the intersection."

"Don't talk nonsense." The knight roared at him in a low voice.

Li Ou smiled and ignored him. Miss Yveira, we have to thank you for your help anyway.

"Father's words are not as important as your performance." She waved her hand and said, "Congratulations."

The gap between brother and sister is quite large. Leo would rather talk to the bachelor than see the stinky face of the "backdoor knight." It's just lucky," he said. "Otherwise, we wouldn't be standing here today."

They chatted for a while, and two masked knights came over. They wore silver lock armor, covered with a blue-bottomed robe and embroidered dragon-shaped shield. Mr. Leo." He could hear their kindness. "It's almost time. Please come with us."

"I'm sorry to trouble you." He thanked the two Neanders and let the two girls and Miss Bachelor enter the meeting, and he followed them to wait with the knights.

"Liou." When walking side by side, the knight's face suddenly became ugly. He tried to whisper, "If you hadn't been willing to accept the title of the city owner, I would definitely refuse."

"Why?" Is he crazy?

"Because..." He said, "There is something in the package left by Holland... Although there are only a few words, but... he points to... the Knights..."

No wonder he thinks so. He is a knight, different from the son of a tailor and mortgage. You won't be surprised to see who will be your colleague today. The knight sighed and said nothing more.

Before the auspicious time, the trumpet player played the trumpet, and the long and low sound echoed above the square. A dark green dress, a golden ribbon around her waist, and a female city owner wearing a jewel crown walked to the high platform under the guidance of the attendant. She is probably less than 30 years old, but she has awe-inspiring majesty. However, as far as Leo knows, the power of the city owner is weakening, and the nobles and parliament have taken away most of her power. She is now like a puppet at the mercy of others, Li Ou thinks so. No wonder she will let all kinds of villains and young masters enter her direct orders, and no wonder she will be desperate to appoint Neanders as her guards. In her opinion, the overseas barbarians who want to repay their kindness are probably more trustworthy than any noble knight.

The knight was first to be awarded. They walked on the high platform one by one, knelt on one knee in front of the city lord, swore allegiance to the beautiful woman and made their vows. Loyalty is impossible, and she must be very happy to be the minister under her skirt.

"The gods have passed away." Li Ou sighed in a low voice.

"What?"

"The oath is no longer binding." He said, "Look at your colleague, the son of a salt seller and silk merchant, the young master of black thorns, will his behavior be as wonderful as he said? The oath has now become a lie.

"At this time, I hope the gods still exist." Leo nodded in agreement.

The city owner tapped their shoulders with the Valster steel sword, and the ceremony was completed. From then on, they were "glory knights". Leo couldn't help thinking about what would happen if her hand had trembled a little just now. That must be very beautiful, right?

After that, it was their turn.

They stepped on the high platform. The female city owner smiled lightly, "You did a good job." She praised softly, "This is a difficult season, and the city needs heroes like you now."

"We just did what we had done." The knight replied humbly.

"I know, Mr. Knight, you are different from them." The female city owner has a pair of beautiful golden red eyes, which are as dazzling as the sun. Her voice is also quite magnetic. But they didn't expect that she would be outspoken in this public place. You are a real knight, and you will never be just a knight. She made a promise.

The knight was at a loss and didn't know what to do.

"And you, Mr. Alchemist. The mage and you are like water and fire. What choice do you want to make? Can you answer my question?"

He only felt a cold sweat on his head, and the narrow-neck dress tightly strangled his throat. I have a clear conscience." He answered with difficulty.

"I have a clear conscience." She chewed carefully and then smiled at him, "Now I know why Your Excellency Eye of Insight made such a choice." She told a secret that almost no one knew, "The eye of insight into the future, and... my Mr. Jazz. Will you be on my side?"

Liou experienced the struggle of the knight in the previous second, but fortunately, the young and beautiful female city owner did not seem to be in a hurry to know the answer. She made them kneel down, sealed them one by one, and let them kiss her fingertips.

When everything was coming to an end, the opposition in the crowd suddenly sounded.

The so-called voice of opposition is only an elegant historian's method, and what really expresses opposition is actually the magic of explosion. Colorful magic lights flash in the sky, lightning and toxins, flames and frost paint on the red carpet together. Once there is a defect, a bucket of freshly prepared bright red paint is poured on it and over and over again. The chaotic shouting and the sound of the sword coming out of the sheath and the vibration of the bow string together constitute an exciting * music. This can't be better to set off today's beauty.

A mage rushed towards them through the heavy wall with shuttle spells, and the black sun badge on his chest was extremely shining. You all have to die." He rushed straight to the female city owner, and the magic shield protected him from the sword. He sloganted loudly, "Only morning light can dispel the cold wave, not stupid women, traitors who abandon God."

The female city owner was not panicked at all. "Mr. Jazz, it's up to you." Her eyes are talking.

Li Ou was ready to crush his magic shield and knock him down, and the knight's sword cut off his head. At this time, the arrows sounded in the sky, and the magic exploded into various signals. Who knows who is passing on what.

"Look, fireworks show." Li Ou couldn't help saying, "Today is really a good day, isn't it?"

"I don't feel so beautiful at all, Sir."

"I still underestimated their courage. They are forcing me to have a clear conscience. Sir."

They looked at each other with a wry smile and silently watched the female city owner enter the castle escorted by a bodyguard, and the mage in the square had become a trapped beast, waiting to be slaughtered.