Chapter 1,325 The Greco Family
After delivering the person, the carriage did not leave immediately. Instead, they parked in an open space and waited, waiting to take the guests back to the guest house.
As a wanderer returning home, William stepped forward and knocked on the door without hesitation. Lin and Miriam stood at the back, observing the large house.
Unlike the capital of the Gwana Empire, the Imperial City of Nineveh wanted to build houses on all the enclosed land, so the houses in the imperial city were almost wall-to-wall. Fortunately, they were all masonry buildings and would not burn down the entire building. The houses in the Imperial City of Neucken in the Karlsruhe Empire all have courtyards, and the difference is only in whether they are large or small.
From Lin's inspection, the courtyard of the mansion in front of him was not that big. But combined with the high wall, it can effectively prevent outsiders from peeking into the interior. The two opposite doors were nailed with rows of door nails and reinforced with iron plates, showing that they had amazing defense capabilities.
However, I don’t know why, but there are not many living people in such a large house.
Is this just going out? Or is it some other situation? Lin has not considered being replaced by the undead in large numbers, because even skeletons or zombies will appear under someone's detection, but the way of expressing life is different.
William knocked on the door, and someone soon answered the door. But a doorhole was opened from the small door on the side. The person inside revealed his eyes and looked sideways at the two people and an elf in strange clothes standing in front of the door.
In fact, if you just look at the strange costumes of the group, the people inside might just close the door hole and ignore them. Perhaps it was the tranquility and beauty of Miriam, the female elf, that impressed people. The people peeping from inside were silent for a moment before asking: "Who are you?"
"Is old Ajean here? Old Agen, the lizard man." William walked to the small door on the side and said casually.
The people inside asked again: "Old Arang? What are you doing with him?"
"Tell old Agen that William is back."
The people inside looked at it for a while, with doubts in their eyes. He said: "Wait." Then he quickly closed the door hole.
After a while, there was a panicked running sound from inside the gate. The hole in the small door opened again, revealing a pair of eyes and a face that did not belong to humans. He turned his face sideways, looked hard for a while, and then said excitedly: "Master William, is it really you, Master William?"
"Hey, old Agen, it's great that you are still here as expected. Open the door." After saying hello, William directly ordered people to do things as usual.
The lizard man old Arang said hurriedly: "Of course, of course, young master, please wait for me for a moment." The door hole was closed again, but the small door was immediately opened, and the lizard man revealed his true face for the first time and said: " Master, are these two your guests?"
"Yes. Let us go in first." William said.
"Of course, of course. Welcome home, Master William." The lizard man said respectfully as he made way for the small door.
Lin and Miriam followed William and walked into the mansion. At the same time, he noticed that except for the lizard man, everyone else's expressions were wary and disgusted.
All I can say is that this attitude is not surprising at all. What does the poem say: "When a young boy leaves home, his elder brother returns. His local pronunciation has not changed, his hair on his temples has faded. Children who meet each other do not recognize each other. They smile and ask where the guests are from." ’ Children can laugh, but adults can only be vigilant in every possible way.
Entering the mansion, Lin originally expected to see the landscaping design of the Jiangnan courtyard. Unfortunately, what you see when you enter is a cold, empty courtyard with stone slabs and no landscaping to speak of. Stacking things is practical, because in the corner of the courtyard, dried fish is being dried, and there are fishing nets hanging next to it.
"Master, it's great that you can come back. Are you coming back to see the master? He has been thinking of you." Old Arang was like those old people who love to talk, saying the same words over and over again. Then he asked: "Master, where do you want to stay? Master's study? Or the living room? Although your room has been reserved for you, it has not been used for too long. It needs to be tidied up before it can be occupied."
William was not embarrassed and simply replied: "No need, just go to your place. My friend has something to ask you."
"Okay, okay, please follow me." The lizard man took the group to a small hall in the other courtyard and greeted them back and forth, never having a moment to spare. Then he kept asking William about his experiences over the years, and he couldn't stop talking for a moment. Lin didn't even get a chance to interrupt even if he wanted to ask questions.
William didn't look bored and chatted enthusiastically with the lizard man. And when meeting this kind of old family member, the indispensable part of the drama is to talk about a bunch of embarrassing things from childhood. William remembered every bit of it clearly, and showed a nostalgic expression from time to time. This made old Arang chat more enthusiastically.
have to! Anyway, after nearly twenty years of returning home, Lin didn't feel too anxious about his own affairs. It would be good to hear about William's experiences in recent years and as a child. Otherwise, this guy wouldn't say these things normally, and he has no ears.
Miriam is also good at setting the mood, and all kinds of answers are just right. Compared with a time traveler who only knows how to complain, it is not difficult to understand why one has many friends and the other has no friends...
However, when a few people were chatting happily, they heard a commotion outside. It seemed like a large group of people had returned, shouting and shouting non-stop. After a while, the noise got closer and closer, entering the courtyard where the servants were staying.
"Who is back! William is back! Didn't he die outside? What are you doing back now!"
Accompanied by loud roars, several men who looked similar to William, but were more powerful, less calm and more reckless, squeezed into the door of the small hall of the other courtyard.
Is this the atmosphere of brothers reunited after a long separation? Looking at the expressions of disgust on each face, Lin felt that the trip back to the William family would not end so easily.
In particular, among this group of people, there were some who were wearing colorful clothes, some whose clothes were torn, and some who had disfigured faces and disheveled hair. They all held big things in their hands, as if they had just come back from a fight. And they all looked fierce, blocking the door tightly.
It wasn't just the front door that was blocked. There were also fierce and strong men blocking the passages and doorways leading to the small halls on the back, left, and right sides. Everyone glared at William, implicating both Lin and Miriam. Only the old lizard man acted panicked, stood in front of William, and said sternly to the others: "Master, you just came back, why are you blocking me here if you don't take care of yourself and treat your injuries?"
The person who led the door blocking didn't pay any attention to the lizard man's questions. He only stared at William and said, "You shouldn't have come back at this time. After being away for so long, you shouldn't have come back. How can you stay here safely?" Isn’t it good to live outside? Brother.”
William, however, faced his situation quite calmly. He did not panic like the old lizard man, nor did he show any special interest. He just watched. Then he was slightly confused, as if he didn't understand why these people were targeting him so much.
Even William didn’t understand, and Lin was certainly even more confused. Miriam, as before, acted as a competent vase and remained silent. Lin had no choice but to say: "Everyone, we are back..."
"No need to say more!" The group of people in front of them didn't care what others thought. Interrupting what Lin wanted to say, the leader said directly: "Since we have the same surname, don't say that I didn't give you a chance. William, come out and fight with me. If you lose, leave immediately." Go as far as you can and never come back. If you win, everything will follow the rules."
"Actually..." Someone struggled to explain, but was interrupted again.
William said decisively: "I refuse."
"I said..." Someone continued to struggle.
The person who led the intrusion said angrily: "Why do you refuse?"
"I don't like fighting with people who are weaker than me. It feels very painful, do you know." William said it as if it was a matter of course, without even looking at the other person.
"That..." Someone struggled for life!
"Hmph! I don't know if the white swordsman of the Ikaruga Alliance with the same name and surname that is being circulated outside is you. But no matter if it is or not, you have only one end today, and that is to become my defeated general. Others will call you politely. Sword Master, it's just because you have never faced me. Since you dare to come back today, there is no other way for you except losing. Drag him out!"
The last sentence was obviously a greeting to his gang of younger brothers. I saw the people who surrounded and blocked the door raised their weapons without hesitation at the command, roared like a slaughtering pig, and were about to attack. It didn't look like they just wanted to drag people out. .
Just when Lin was thinking about whether it was time to use flash to escape, William took action!
No one could see clearly the movement of his right hand. Come out quickly! The fingertips compressed the air to the limit, and just before the breakthrough, it popped out towards the crowd. This is the famous combat skill of the warrior - continuous bullet shock wave. Not only did it hurt people, it also stirred up the airflow in the small hall and caused a strong wind.
This shock wave did not penetrate the person, but it was worse than if it penetrated the person, because all the power penetrated into the internal organs of the body. The powerful impact directly knocks people to the ground.
In an instant, everyone surrounding the small hall fell to the ground, vomiting blood. Those who can still moan are those with high enough abilities. More people fainted directly, with blood foaming from the mouth. Although he was not killed by the shock wave, he might have been choked to death by his own blood.
Behind the people who fell to the ground, there was another group of gray-haired old men standing in the yard, looking at everything in surprise.
Someone who had always wanted to explain, looked at the wounded soldiers everywhere, and felt not only helpless, but also aggrieved. Fortunately, William still missed the old relationship and didn't kill all the people, just beat them to the ground. But looking at it, if many people don't rescue it, they may not need to save it, and they can just bury it in the ground.
On the contrary, the person who did all this just dusted off the non-existent dust on his body, straightened the sleeve of his right hand, and adjusted it to its proper position. William rarely showed a helpless expression and said: "Look, I just said that you are too weak and not worthy of my action. You actually want me to go outside and fight with you? You can't even make me move my feet." , don’t say things that are impossible to achieve.”