Kingdom’s Bloodline Chapter 173: The rules of the road

Remember 【New】for a second,! Among the petals scattered all over the sky, Thales looked at Shi Lai, who was skilled in the street, with a stiff expression.

Wait.

Wyya and... Wyana?

What is this?

How could someone use such a pseudonym!

"Master of magic?"

"Wyya and Wyana? Why haven't I heard of it?"

"Isn't it the people who cheated money last time? That method was so bad that they were caught on the spot and used to help!"

"Are these two hairs not growing together? Hey, maybe it's a gang of thieves on the street, diverting attention..."

"Mommy, there's magic! I want to see I want to see!"

More and more passers-by came around, some who happened to pass by and glanced at them casually, and some who took their family and took a special trip. There were men and women, young and old. They stretched out their hands to pick up the petals, and said to Hillary and Thiel. There was a lot of discussion.

"Hey, what magic is it, it's all fake, it's either an item mechanism or a technique or an ability..."

"Either a caring nurse!"

"Okay okay, I like watching magic and tearing them apart!"

"That's not possible, magic is to be appreciated, not to make you play smart..."

"What kind of magic is there if you don't dismantle the stage..."

"Hey, magician, don't stand still and change!"

"I want to see escape magic! The kind that is tied with a rope and beheaded!"

During the Emerald Festival, various performances and celebrations can be seen on the streets of the city every day, not to mention in the Iris District, where theater groups gather, this kind of scene is quite normal for the citizens, but after a while, this street corner The stage was naturally surrounded, and some audience members even began to urge Shi Lai and Thales.

"That's great," Thales rubbed his hair to make it a little messier, so he wouldn't be recognized (though that's a rare possibility), "What now, Master Magician? "

Sheila didn't speak, just glanced back at him.

The girl turned around, raised her left hand with a smile, and then quickly retracted it, magically pulling out a whole red flower from the pinched hat.

There was a commotion from the onlookers, some exclaimed in small amazement, while others booed with dissatisfaction ("I can do this too!").

But Xi Lai was not affected at all. She smiled unabated. She waved her right hand first, then crossed her hands, and the little red flower instantly disappeared from her left hand.

The audience's exclamations grew louder, while the boos dwindled ("One more!").

"They want magic," the eldest lady of Kevin Deere's family smiled like a flower, Thales' broken hat kept flying between her wrists and arms, red flowers, blue flowers, yellow flowers, purple flowers, several kinds Flower branches of different colors appear or disappear from her hands one after another, which is amazing, "Then I will give them."

Okay - along with more and more cheers and applause, Thales raised his eyebrows helplessly.

From the angle behind Sheila, he can clearly see how the eldest lady has become "magic": different flower branches are caught in her elbows, under her armpits, behind her palms and even behind her neck and skirt, cleverly hidden In the blind spot that the audience can't see, she magically appears or disappears in her hands through the occlusion of the hat and the harmony, which attracts the audience's exclamation every time.

It is worth mentioning that Sheila's techniques are skillful and flexible, her movements are natural and smooth, and her diversion of attention and sudden exaggeration are even more perfect ("No wonder it is so beneficial to pretend to be a ghost to scare people."—— The secretly unhappy Thales), coupled with the flashing flower branches back and forth, is enough to dazzle the audience.

Um...

The harsh Thales squinted his eyes--this way of performing magic seems to be not much different from the old players playing cards in the black gold casino in the capital and the "Three Hands" on the streets of Xiacheng.

But he didn't forget the goal of their trip: in the shaving shop across the street, Slimani and the shaving guy chatted in a low voice, while paying attention to the growing audience here, the former was ignorant, the latter Doubts, obviously began to shake the suspicion just now.

Okay, it's a dirty idea, but at least it works.

Tales pouted.

Sheila - to be exact, "Wyana the Magician" repeated three times in different poses, and finally threw five different colored flower branches into the hands of the audience, she smiled Buckled his hat and bowed, ushered in a lot of cheers and applause.

Amid the excitement, Thales did not forget to pay attention to the situation across the street:

Slimani sat back on the shaved chair again, like a sigh of relief, and the guy behind him scratched his head embarrassingly, gradually dispelling doubts.

"This trick is too old!"

"Come on!"

"Yes!"

"The Great Change?"

"It's okay to see a living man!"

"Does it eat fire? I saw that in Humble last year!"

There are more and more voices in the crowd, and the requirements are getting higher and higher, but the experienced "Master Wyana" is not afraid, and immediately performs other magic:

She took out a few thin metal rings, handed them to the audience in the first row to circulate, and then brought them back, playing the trick of removing the rings with extreme speed.

Tales, who was beside him, became a supporting role unknowingly. He held up the hem of his clothes and kept bowing to the audience for the reward, thinking sourly:

Cut, there are several rings with tiny gaps mixed in the intact ring, who wouldn't - it seems that a long time ago, there were also craftsmen from other places on the streets of Hongfang Street who performed this trick, until the news spread At the Blood Bottle Gang, the clown Cox and his "circus nest" who were rushed to hear the news smashed it clean.

But this time, the gang at the shaving shop won't be suspicious anymore, right?

The next moment, Shi Lai, who felt that the audience was tired of seeing it, changed her technique. She saw several rings being put on her forearm, and the girl happily raised her hands, stepped on the dance steps, turned in circles, and hummed the South Bank. Lead the popular minor tune "Flowers Under the Sea".

During the cheers and choruses of the audience, each time she danced, one of the rings on her arms fell off and just slipped into the other, until the rings wrapped around the rings, forming a long line. The long chain was swung around in large circles by Shi Lai.

Okay - harsh magic judge, Thales raised his eyebrows: The performance combined with the dance is not bad.

About halfway through the minor key, the long chain loses one ring each time it turns, until the rings separate again and fit neatly back onto Shiley's arm.

After the last lap of Shi Lai's dance, she shook her arms, grabbed the rings again, and bowed again.

There was another burst of cheers and applause from the crowd.

"The trick is old, but the dance is not bad, come on, go on!"

Tales got nervous, and subconsciously stretched out his hand to catch a copper coin thrown from the crowd.

Wait, what is this?

In the next second, a lot of copper coins—even a few store coupons, and even an apple—flyed towards Thales from the audience, and many people held the coins in their hands and asked He beckoned.

Tales, the descendant of the magic family, "Wyah" hurriedly continued to reward money. After a while, he collected a full hand, and even leaked a lot on the ground, so he had to pull out the hem of his clothes to hold it, and also Put on a grateful smile and surround the audience to collect money to match Master Wyana's performance.

"No, so many rings, how did you put them on? It must be fake, right! What props did you use? Can you sell me some?" Someone in the crowd couldn't help but wonder.

"I'm sorry," Miss Shirai Magician Wyana smiled even more when she saw so many people in the audience, "The secret of magic, don't go into it, don't reveal it, don't let it go, and don't let it go. Please enjoy it with all your heart!"

Having said that, Hillary once again conjured a flower from her hat, causing a burst of cheers from the crowd.

"One more girl, girl!"

"Sister, choose me! I want to do magic too!"

"When is it time to saw a living person? Like sawing your brother?"

The audience's reaction made Xi Lai more and more excited, and her performance became more and more enjoyable. I saw that she changed several street magic tricks, from looping to guessing, from petals to whole flowers to pulling out a black cloth and making it out of thin air The apple (that Thales gave her)... She even invited an aunt in the audience to tie her wrists to hers, and let the seemingly dead knot of the rope magically change back and forth on their wrists, Threading the rope and undoing the knot (although the aunt was suspected of being a pre-arranged nursery after she left, so she was so angry that she yelled at the crowd on the spot).

The hem of Thales, who was in charge of collecting tips and bowing, was a little heavier. He had to use a few copper coins to find a hawker in exchange for a bag and put the coins in it.

No, are the citizens of Emerald City so supportive? Is rewarding money so easy?

Why weren't the citizens of the capital so generous when he was on the streets?

While noting Slimani in the shaved parlour who was sitting back on the chair and waiting, Thales watched Shirai who was happily raising his hands amid the cheers, and he couldn't help falling into contemplation.

It can be seen that this girl is not only good at her skills, but also has a talent for acting. She knows how to guide the audience's attention and gradually control their emotions in order to achieve the best performance.

If, if she wasn't Kevin Deere, if she wasn't born in the Duke's House, if she wasn't Jenn's sister...

She would be a great street performer.

Just then, a man pushed his way through the crowd to the front row, interrupting Sheila's magic show.

"You, girl, how did you become magic?"

The man was wearing a work apron, and his body smelled of hair oil. He narrowed his eyes: "I'll give you money, will you tell me the secret? I want to do this magic too."

Oops.

Tales saw the man's appearance clearly, and his heart sank!

He is, he is the guy in the shaving shop, the one who took Srimani a silver coin.

He's from the Blood Bottle Gang!

Tales glanced out of the corner of the eye, Slimani was still sitting in the shop opposite, with a shaved scarf hanging from his body, and he didn't look this way.

But he must be paying attention!

Did he come to test them both out of suspicion?

Sheila apparently recognized the dude too, but she reacted extremely quickly with a formulaic smile:

"Sorry, this gentleman: The secret of magic, one should not go into depth, the second should not be exposed, and the third should not be rumored--"

"Tell me, where did you practice the technique?" the shaved man raised his voice, interrupting her impatiently.

His ferocious appearance caused several dissatisfied spectators around him to take a few steps back.

Sheila frowned.

"This gentleman!"

Seeing that the situation was not good, Thales came over to please:

"It's like this, as the audience of magic trick performances, we should have such qualities: appreciate it with confidence and enjoy the magical performance wholeheartedly..."

With a flip of his palm, the young man skillfully grabbed a handful of coins from his pocket and put it into the man's hand quietly.

The shaved guy looked at Thales' movements and frowned.

He subconsciously put away the money and glanced in the direction of the shop.

But just a few seconds later, the guy figured out what to do, and his face turned cold again:

"Tell me, which way are you on?"

Tales' smile froze:

"Excuse me?"

Amid the cheers from the crowd, the shaved guy sneered.

"Stop pretending, I can see from your tactics that you are also in the street business," the guy said, "Why, do you think the police force here is insufficient on your parade day, and you want to make a fortune?"

The street line?

Tales laughed: "misunderstood, I'm not—"

"Master of magic? I bah! I've seen a lot of people like you," the shaved guy said, "Say, how many things have you stolen along the way? Where are you hiding? Is she performing, you touch the sheep? Is there your gang in the crowd?"

The expressions of Thales and Hillary changed.

The sudden accident caused the crowd to start whispering and muttering, but everyone looked at Thales and Shiley differently.

"What, they're thieves?"

"It turned out to be a thief!"

"Do thieves do magic too?"

"Don't be stunned, let's see if you lost your wallet!"

"Grass! My purse is gone, they really are- oh, the pocket here, I misremembered."

"They don't look like thieves, do they?"

"Hey, no relatives and no reason, how can you speak for them! Aren't you their gang?"

"Huh? I'm not, I don't... well, uh, they do look a little suspicious..."

"That's right! Back to rational thinking!"

"But we have no evidence..."

"Flies don't bite seamless eggs. If they don't do anything wrong, can this guy find them?"

Amid the increasingly loud noises, Hilla straightened her face, put away her props and stepped forward:

"We are not thieves, we are dignified magicians, who came to the city to see the Emerald Festival on the Queen's Day and prepare to make a living."

Perhaps the magic show just now was very successful, and there were many voices of grievances from the crowd when Xi Lai spoke.

"Yes! Stay away from them!"

"What about the Emerald Celebration, what are you fighting for!"

"Stop making trouble!"

"Enough, Ragno, others are just doing tricks to sell their skills, how can they be so domineering!"

But Ragno, the shaved guy, ignored it, and snorted.

"For a living? Hey, I tell you, you broke the rules!"

Dude Ragno's finger almost stabbed Thales in the face:

"Who is your boss? Sangarei who keeps dogs? Or from North Gate Bridge? A stranger from outside? Haier? Don't you know this is a forbidden area? Have you ever said hello to the boss? No, you dare to come here to make a living? The Emerald City follows the rules!"

As soon as they heard the words "Boss", "Sangare" and "North Gate Bridge", the voices of support for Hillary in the crowd suddenly softened. Many people seemed to know something and left in twos and threes.

Lignor sneered when he saw this, and pointed to the shop behind him:

"Also, you're blocking our business."

In the shaving shop, the target of their trip, Srimani, sat on a chair and seemed to be looking at it through the reflection of the mirror.

Tales and Hillary looked at each other.

Damn.

It doesn't appear to be tempting out of suspicion.

It's just the **** "rules of the road".

Tales smiled and rubbed his hands together:

"Dear Mr. Ragno? First, we're not thieves, and second, if you don't like us performing here, we'll just leave! Or, we can make up for your shop's Loss..."

"Not a thief? That's fine."

Ragnor grinned, suddenly reaching out and clasping Shirai's wrist!

Shi Lai's face changed:

"Let go of me!"

Tales was also surprised, he stood up in front of Shi Lai and held down Ragno's arm:

"Let go!"

But Ragnor was obviously trained, and he clasped Sheila's wrist tightly:

"Come on, I'll give you a hand, you can try another trick? Magician? Or, come with me to see the vigilante?"

Sheila screamed as she grabbed her glove and pulled her hand back desperately.

"Fuck! Let it go!" Thales gritted his teeth against the man, trying to pull the hands of Xilai and Ragno.

"Ah, it's your gloves, right?"

The conflict broke out and the crowd was in chaos. Ragnor grabbed Xilai's hand and laughed proudly: "It must be your glove, there is something in it? Say, how much 'magic' have you changed by this? You lied. How much and how much was stolen?"

The crowd echoed:

"That's right! What kind of gloves does the flower girl wear, like a noble lady, what are you pretending to be? Are you so delicate?"

The sharp-eyed Thales recognized that it was another guy in the shaving shop.

"There must be something in the glove!"

"Maybe there's still some stolen money!"

"It must be a thief!"

"I know it! They stole me last week!"

There were still passers-by in the crowd who couldn't get used to this scene and were indignant for Xi Lai, but under the chorus of shaved guys, even the most righteous people had to hesitate: Are they really thieves?

"Come, come, pull to see the vigilante!"

"They won't get away this time!"

Several "enthusiastic crowds" complied, and coincidentally emerged from the surrounding crowd, rolled up their sleeves, and wanted to help Ragnor drag people together. One of them even grabbed Thales' hand, He drags back!

In the chaos, Sheila falls to the ground and screams.

Oops - Thales reacted and opened up his long-cherished memories: finding faults, framing, gangs, robbing, scattering... This is the usual method of human trafficking gangs when they kidnapped women and children in the streets a long time ago.

In the abandoned house, many beggars came like this.

Like once, Coria, the youngest girl in their sixth room—she remembers having parents, a nurse, toys, and being carried away by several people during a celebration.

She even remembers hearing that day "the nurse was chasing after her, crying while chasing".

until the cry grew farther and farther.

This life, this life, can no longer be heard.

"Enough!"

Tales returned to reality and roared:

"Go away!"

The crime of Hell River instantly burned, and the memory of the Northern Army's swordsmanship came back to his mind.

Bang!

Tales first elbowed back, knocking the guy behind him to the ground with a groan.

In the next second, he pinned Ragno's feet forward again, unleashing a sudden increase in strength, knocking Ragno two meters away.

Tales turned his head and pointed his finger at the third guy. The latter was about to throw a fist, but when he saw Thales' angry eyes, he couldn't help but startled and stopped his rushing steps.

"You guys, that's enough!"

Tales stopped the rest of the shaved guys.

"If Boss Balta knows what you are doing here," Thales gritted his teeth and glanced coldly at Ragno, who was rubbing his chest on the ground, "Trust me, he will melt you-- If he hadn't been melted by Boss Fogg before that, and Fogg hadn't been melted down by someone more terrifying than him."

Ragueno's face changed when he heard the words: "You, how do you..."

Tales snorted coldly, turned around and grabbed Shi Lai's arm, helping her up from the ground.

But at that second, someone seemed to have discovered something and shouted first.

"Have you seen it?"

"Yeah..."

"My God..."

Tales raised his head suspiciously and found that everyone was looking behind him, and the people around were in an uproar!

Oops, is your identity revealed?

Ragno was helped up by a guy, but he was quickly stunned by what he saw.

Following everyone's gaze, Thales slowly lowered his head, and was immediately stunned.

"What the **** is that?"

"It's disgusting..."

"This thing really exists..."

Seeing everyone's reaction, Hillary suddenly realized something.

She lowered her head in horror, only to realize that her left glove had been ripped off.

Where everyone's eyes converged, Shi Lai's left hand, from the forearm to the entire palm, was covered with red and black burn scars, pits and bumps.

Ugly.

But it's not the most shocking thing.

"Ah!"

A girl who was closer saw something clearly and exclaimed, and her mother quickly covered her eyes.

It's Hille's left palm.

On top of that... on the outside of the ugly little finger with red skin, a finger suddenly grew.

It's slender and crooked~IndoMTL.com~ at the moment it is attached to the little finger awkwardly and irregularly, hanging out of the palm, twitching and twitching.

The crowd is in an uproar.

"What the **** is that..."

"That hand, with six fingers, or seven?"

"There seem to be a dozen or so, crooked, but disgusting!"

"I saw it when I was a kid! Lobster hands!"

"No! The lobster hand has fewer fingers, this one has a lot more fingers, it's... um, the spider hand!"

"It's so pitiful, she's a girl born with disabilities..."

"Must be cursed by a witch..."

"No wonder it works magic!"

Even in the distance, Srimani in the hair salon turned his head from his chair and looked over here curiously.

Six, six fingers?

At that moment, Thales figured out a lot of things.