The demon stared at Shad in the still time, it didn't talk to Shad again, but stood up after a pause and came to the next table. He reached out and grabbed one of the apples in the air, took a bite, and threw it aside.
Turning to look at Xia De who also stood up, and then picked up a wooden spoon from the table. Grabbing the front end of the spoon, aiming the slender back end at the outermost side of the table, he pierced the eye sockets of the man who was smiling and applauding happily.
"Wait a minute."
Xia De stopped it, and asked suspiciously:
"You mean, if I do something on Friday, you're going to do this to me? But I can resist your time force, don't you even remember that?"
"No, I mean to say."
The demon let go of the spoon and let it rest in front of the man's eye socket:
"If you play tricks, I'll kill a hundred people. If you don't show up on Friday, I'll kill a thousand people. If you don't get your sword or dagger in Oxenfurt's chest, I'll kill you. Ten thousand people."
Xia De took the spoon and put it back on the table: "What does it have to do with me if you kill other people?"
"I know people like you so well that I don't care on the surface, but you can't lie to yourself about what you think." The demon lightly patted Xia De on the shoulder:
"Friday night, Oxenfurt Manor, duel with Oxenfurt. Then, the immortal flame, the relic that increases lifespan, the alchemy item that turns the stone into gold, the bottle of wine that never runs out, the treasure book of knowledge of the devil , [Desire] information. There are six options, you can choose one at will, I won’t lie.”
Xia De snorted and sat back in his seat: "I know."
The devil, with his hands behind his back, walked backwards towards the door of the tavern: "I hope you really understand."
After another snap of the fingers, the noisy voice sounded again, and no one in the tavern realized what had just happened. Only the people at the next table were surprised to find that the three thrown apples turned into two, and then they praised the magic guy for being amazing.
This time, Xia De finally picked up the glass of rye beer, took a sip, and then spat uncivilly on the ground:
"Bah, what is it?"
Looking up at the lively tavern again, the figure of the demon had disappeared without a trace.
Xia De put the wine glass on the table, but this time he didn't stand up, but held his breath, staring at the swaying flames and thinking. It took a long time to raise his head, and then he saw a familiar figure walking out of the crowd who continued to laugh.
It was a middle-aged man with a bald head and only stubble. His skin was dark, and the double eyelids of his eyes were extremely severe. He was wrapped in an unusual brown old-fashioned robe that people in desert areas often wear, and he held a notebook with slightly rolled-up corners in his hand.
The middle-aged man originally looked around, trying to find an empty table, but at this time he also saw Xia De. His black eyes were very intense, and his stubble was as short as his hair. Mr. Sean Asmond smiled and waved to Xia De, that smile was still as weird as when we met in the past.
"Oh, I knew it, Mr. Watson, I will definitely meet you again somewhere. It's just that I didn't expect that you also came to Randall Valley City. It's really nice here."
Mr. Asmond sat opposite Shad, where both Oxenfurt and the devil had sat, with his right arm across the table and his body leaning forward slightly.
Xia De was also a little surprised to meet this gentleman again...or not so surprised:
"Coldwater Harbour, Fort Midhill, Huntington, and then Randall's Valley. Such a quiet evening, in a pub in a country village, what a pleasant surprise to meet friends I haven't seen for a long time. What's for a drink? I'll come dinner."
"Then, thank you."
Mr. Asmond nodded, and Shad called the waiter over. After the waiter left, Xia De said again: "In the past, I met you every time at a place with the name 'Rose'. It seems that this time is an accident." "No, no, isn't this a rose?"
Mr. Asmond picked up the side, just now
The withered rose that was just dropped by the devil took a deep breath: "Withered black rose, this is a very bad omen."
"Yes, yes, before I saw you, I met a very annoying guest." Shade waved his hand, as if to repel invisible flies.
"Everyone, there will always be some nasty people who have to meet."
Mr. Asmond said very understandingly, while Shade shook his head noncommittally, and then the waiter came with a tray and brought them drinks and a plate of fresh fried beans.
"Let's not talk about me, Mr. Asmon, I see you in the Randall Valley now. Are there rumors of demons in the Randall Valley? I only heard that the petrified plague is prevalent in the city recently... And there is malaria in the nearby villages, so we have to be careful when we eat.”
"Of course, would you like to share your story with me?"
"No problem, but before that, do you want to play a game of Rhodes?"
Mr. Asmond took out his own card deck, Xia De smiled and nodded, feeling better: "Of course it's no problem, but I won the first two times."
"Oh, you guys want to play Rhodes?"
Before Mr. Asmond could speak, another voice sounded from the side.
Xia De looked aside unexpectedly, and found that the man who spoke was the man who used apples to make magic. He still didn't seem to find his missing apple, but this didn't prevent him from saying goodbye to the villagers at the table, and moved the chair with great interest, and sat on the side of the table between Shad and Mr. Asmond:
"Let me introduce myself, Mark Winston, the magician of the Tuna Circus."
He also put his own cup on the table, and now there are various things on the table in front of Xia De, surrounding the kerosene lamp, empty cups, plates, newspapers, roses, sword handles, Rhodes cards are scattered, and then The addition of a cup is not obtrusive at all.
"Our circus has not yet obtained permission to perform in the city square, so we stayed outside the city for a few days. I have nothing to do, so I came here to drink. Do you want to play Rhodes? How about counting me in? I can get Play my special card to bet with you."
Xia De glanced at Mr. Asmond, seeing that he had no objection, he said:
"The three-handed poker game is also very interesting. Mr. Asmond, do you want to earn some travel expenses for yourself?"
While proposing, he touched the pocket left by Oxenfurt and took out 5 crowns, which is about 60 to 75 pounds of coins:
"A special card is about the same price. I don't have any special cards in my deck, so I'll bet you with these coins."
"I don't have any special cards, and I don't have that much money on me. I only have these."
The Demon Scholar took out 3 crowns, and threw them on an empty plate along with Shad's 5 crowns, and neither the magician nor Shad minded.
So Shad came up with the rules:
"Three-player game, the basic rules, the first person to win two rounds wins, and can take away the special card and 2 crowns. The remaining two are single-on-one, winning one round is considered a victory, and the winner takes 5 crowns, The loser has a consolation prize of 1 crown."
"No problem." The magician said excitedly:
"Even if the bumpkins in the village play cards, they can't come up with any decent bets. It's still interesting to play with tourists passing here like you. Oh, let me show you my special card first, but in a moment, I will use this card Put it in the deck and bet with you."
He rummaged through the deck, pulled out special cards and put them under the kerosene lamp. Xia De stretched his head to look, and found that this was a series he had never seen before.
On the card, a clown riding a unicycle and wearing a nose ball is raising his head and throwing three balls. In the less detailed background, the faceless audience is applauding at the height of the scene. Although the card surface is black and white, the contrast of shadows makes the clown seem to be under the spotlight of the stage.
"[Circus Tragedy·Headless Clown], Color: Star
Chen San. After the game is over, the effect is activated, this card is removed, and the total points of the player are increased by 5. This effect must be activated. "
Xia De read out the content on the card, and then asked suspiciously:
"The headless clown...the circus tragedy...was that thing thirty years ago?" "Yes."
The magician Mr. Winston nodded:
"At that time, all the members of the famous Jasmine Circus ~www.mtlnovel.com~ in Kasenrick died overnight in the tent, even the lions, cats, elephants, mice and pigeons performing the circus. The eggs in the kitchen were all smashed. It took the authorities nearly ten years to investigate the truth, and this deck was released to commemorate the case being solved at that time. My colleagues all think this card is very bad Geely, let me throw it away or sell it as soon as possible, but I think it's a superstition."
Xia De looked at Mr. Asmond, who just looked at the card with a weird smile, and seemed to be a little interested.
"Then let's start, oh, Mr. Asmond, I remember you said that there is a follow-up to the last story. Just playing cards is too boring, why not continue the last story while playing cards .”
"what story?"
The magician asked, examining their respective decks, and Shad recalled, "That's a very old story—
A wonderful existence, because of people's cognition, it really has the power of the rumored demon. It brings disasters to the world, until it meets a person who has no wishes, and because of the "wish" of the other party who seals the demon, he has accompanied that man for a lifetime.
After the man died, the demon took his soul, returned to his hometown overnight, and devoured all his relatives. But those respectable people are trying their best to protect the last boy, but the boy didn't escape the devil by keeping silent, but made the same wish as the first man. "