Master Tongtian

At one o'clock in the afternoon, Chabolai came back and brought back a reward document.

Harrick took the official document and read it.

"Recently, there have been three consecutive murders around Chengnan Square. The methods of committing the crimes were similar and the murder methods were cruel."

"If anyone provides clues about the murderer, there will be a reward of 5 to 10 crowns, depending on the value of the clues. If the murderer can be caught directly, the reward will be 30 crowns - City Hall Security Department.'

He looked up at Chabolai: "Are you planning to become a bounty hunter?"

Xia Bolai nodded: "I have been living in the Rose House for a month, and my martial arts skills are a bit rusty. I just want to stretch my hands and feet and earn some living expenses."

"This is so true." Harrick praised, and then asked: "How is Rosen's affairs going?"

"I took action personally, there is no reason to fail."

Xia Bolay laughed and stretched out his hand towards Harrick.

"I have to borrow 2 crowns from you. Don't look at me like that. This money is not for me, it's for Rosen. He wants to learn from someone, so he can't just come in empty-handed, right?"

"That's pretty much it."

Harrick took out 2 crowns from under the counter.

After taking the money, Xia Bolai shouted upstairs: "Rosen~ Rosen~ Come down quickly, the matter is settled."

A few minutes later, Rosen appeared at the stairs. He was neatly dressed and his hair was not messy. It looked like he had arranged it specially.

"Is it done? When will you come to visit?"

"Right now."

"That's great." Rosen was really happy.

He had already read the "Principles of Exact Geometry" by heart and almost memorized the punctuation marks, but he still did not dare to learn formal spells and was eager to have a mentor to give him guidance.

"then."

Chabolai threw 1 crown to Rosen: "I'll take you there and pick up some gifts on the way."

"okay."

Rosen was very pleased that Xia Bolay was still very reliable when he was serious, but he didn't notice that Harik's face turned dark instantly.

Chabolai saw it, but pretended not to see it, put his arm around Rosen's shoulders and walked towards the door.

"Let me tell you, your tutor's temper is getting weirder and weirder, and she is very difficult to deal with. I just came to the door and was scolded by her without even saying a word."

"Fortunately, I was thick-skinned and told you about you despite being scolded, and she actually agreed."

"She doesn't like me very much, so I will send you to the door of her residence. Everything after that is all up to you to handle, do you understand?"

Rosen was stunned and asked, "What's her name? What's her personality like? I mean, will she be aggressive?"

He didn't want to meet a guy with a small belly like Cyrus.

Xia Bolay smiled and said: "Don't worry, she just has a weird temper. You are safe."

"By the way, her full name is Anna Thrandis. Because she is an official mage with a distinguished status, you have to call her Ms. Thrandis."

"I remember."

Soon, the two walked out of the Hound House and walked south of the city along the neat gravel road for half an hour.

When passing by a grain store, Chabolejang bought 50 kilograms of semolina, plus 10 kilograms of fine smoked meat, and a bottle of medium-grade moonshine wine.

1 crown, exactly none left.

Carrying a large bag of food, I continued walking until I reached the south square of the city, and then entered a remote alley with few pedestrians, called ‘Square Lane No. 1’.

After walking more than a hundred meters into the alley, we came to an old two-story wooden building. The door number in front of the building read 'No. 89, Lane 1, House of Thrandis. ’

"Here we are, that's it. She happens to be at home. Just knock on the door."

Rosen was still a little uneasy, so he calmed down and was about to knock on the door.

"Don't worry."

Chabolai grabbed him, lowered his voice and gave serious instructions.

"There has not been much peace in Chengnan Square recently. Several murders have occurred, and the victims were all young people from other places who were walking alone."

"So, you must return to the Hound House before dark. If you miss the time, just rest here for the night."

"In short, you must not walk at night until the murderer is brought to justice, do you understand?"

Rosen's heart trembled, and he nodded seriously: "I'll remember it."

"Okay, let's go. It's time for me to do something serious."

After saying that, Chabolai turned around and left the alley. After a few long strides, he disappeared around the corner of the street.

Rosen took a deep breath, walked to the door of the room, grabbed the rusty iron door knocker and lightly buttoned it.

‘Tuk-tuk-tuk~tuk-tuk-tuk~~’

A young woman's response came from the door: "The door is unlocked, just come in. Close the door after entering."

Rosen was slightly surprised: "Such a young mid-level mage?"

Judging from his voice, he is not very old, as if he is in his early 20s. He seems to be a very outstanding mage.

Back then, Cyrus was already in his early 40s, but he was still a low-level mage. Even if he got the Ash Bird Feather, he still couldn't break through to the mid-level.

Pushing the door open, he turned around and closed the door again. The room immediately became quite dark.

Through the faint light coming from the narrow round window, you can see that the hall on the first floor is empty. There is only a round table and a few broken chairs. It is simply a bare house.

"You brought a gift? Very good. Put the things in the kitchen."

The sound came from the second floor.

Rosen turned around and looked around, and saw a small door that was ajar in the corner of the hall. There was a dark pan hanging on the wall next to the door. This was probably the kitchen.

Putting things on the floor next to the kitchen, the floor, which was severely moldy due to moisture, was overwhelmed and groaned.

The sound alerted the rats in the corner again, and a big, skinny black rat ran out. It was not afraid of people, staring at Rosen with its dark eyes, looking at him with curiosity.

Considering that all of his gifts were food, if he left them outside randomly, he would basically be giving this rat extra food.

Rosen walked over quickly, scared the mice away, then walked around the simple kitchen and found a broken grain storage cabinet.

After checking, the cabinet was in good condition and no holes had been chewed by mice. Then he put the semolina, bacon and wine in one at a time, and carefully inserted the wooden pins.

The woman's voice sounded again: "Put your things away and come upstairs."

Rosen exited the kitchen and saw a narrow wooden ladder about half a meter wide by the wall. The slope was so steep that he could only half climb and half walk up the stairs.

On the second floor, there is a long and narrow platform of less than 1 square meter, which functions like a porch.

Behind the platform was a wooden door. There was a faint sound of water rushing from behind the door, as if someone was taking a bath inside.

"Come in and let me take a good look at you."

Rosen took a deep breath and pushed the door open.

The windows in the room behind the door are much larger than those on the first floor, and the light is much brighter.

The layout of the room is much richer than that on the first floor. There is a single wooden bed on the right side, a coat rack beside the bed, a desk next to the bed by the window, and an old armchair in front of the desk.

There was a large bathtub on the other side. Sitting in the bathtub was a young woman with fiery red hair, rubbing her white, round arms with something similar to a loofah.

There was no foam in the water in the tub, and there were no coverings such as flower petals. The pure water made it possible to see the woman's body at a glance.

Rosen was shocked: "You are so good-looking and yet so bold?!"

As soon as he saw the person, he immediately understood why Xia Bolay was in a state of reverie.

With a face and figure like this, he should at least be placed in the "Rare and Best" folder.

Although the other party asked him to come in, it was very inappropriate to look directly at the body of a strange woman.

Rosen immediately lowered his head to look at the floor and shouted, "Ms. Thrandis, are you okay?"

The other party didn't respond, but Rosen could feel her eyes moving back and forth on him.

"Ha, Chabolai actually found a child to be my apprentice. It's really interesting."

Rosen's body is only 15 years old. Long-term malnutrition has caused growth retardation. He is only 1.5 meters tall, his body is very thin, and his face is full of childishness.

Probably, this is why the other party doesn't shy away from taking a shower.

Rosen didn't know how to respond appropriately to her words. After thinking about it, he said, "Ms. Thrandis, shall I wait for you downstairs?"

"No. Let's start now."

Seeing Rosen standing at the door like a piece of wood, she said again: "Boy, be smart and have eyes for life!"

Rosen was speechless when he heard this, and couldn't help but secretly thought: 'Is there something alive in your eyes? What can I do in this situation? ’

The voice came again.

"If a woman is bathing, and that woman happens to be your future mentor, you should offer her services. For example, rub my back."

As she said that, she threw the loofah in her hand to Rosen, turned around, and leaned against the back of the tub, revealing her white and smooth back.

Rosen sighed secretly: 'It's a pity that I can't carry cupping. ’

He took the loofah, walked to the edge of the tub, and rubbed the other person's back in silence.

Thrandis didn't feel embarrassed at all, but instead moaned with enjoyment, her voice was delicate and made Rosen's heart beat wildly.

After a while, she asked: "Xia Bolai said that you have a foundation in magic. Tell me, what foundations do you have?"

Rosen calmed down and answered truthfully.

"I mastered stillness meditation, sun visualization. Mastered the mage's hand and made some improvements to the mage's hand.

"By the way, I also mastered a technique to prevent dark spells. In addition, I read "Principles of Exact Geometry" intensively."

"Don't rub all the way up there, just go down a little bit."

Rosen looked at the suddenly plump drop-shaped line under the other person's thin waist, and he didn't know how to start.

"hurry up!"

As soon as he gritted his teeth, he just thought he was rubbing a piece of white pork.

"Hmm~ Not bad~ It's really good. I haven't been served like this for a long time since my family went bankrupt."

Thrandis sighed with satisfaction, laid his head on the edge of the tub, and narrowed his eyes like a napping cat.

Just when Rosen thought she was about to fall asleep, she suddenly spoke.

"Everyone has a sheep in his heart. Most people's sheep are running around, but the mage's sheep must not leave the fold."

Rosen was slightly shocked, then overjoyed.

'Well, that's great. You should learn something real this time. ’

After a while, Thrandis asked again.

"How long have you been meditating?"

"More than two months."

"Oh~ interesting."

After saying this, Thrandis was silent for a while, and then suddenly said again: "Will parallel lines intersect?"

"Flat surfaces don't. Curved surfaces probably do."

"Well, not bad. Help me rub the front again."

"Washing~" There was a sound of water, and Thrandis closed his eyes and leaned on the tub naturally, neither shy nor embarrassed, as if Rosen was not a human being, but a human-shaped bathing tool.

Rosen simply let go and rubbed wherever he asked. Although his heartbeat was beating like a drum and his hands were shaking a little, he didn't lose his composure.

I was rubbing it seriously when I heard the other party's voice again: "Show your magic power."

Rosen was startled: "How should I show it? I'm not good at it."

"It's simple, you rub it for me with your mage's hands."

Rosen complied.

He imagined an invisible hand holding the loofah. Just as he was holding the loofah and preparing to take a bath, he suddenly felt that the loofah was a little out of control, as if there was another invisible hand pulling it.

He was startled and immediately understood the reason. He immediately concentrated and pulled back the loofah.

The opponent also increases his strength at the same time.

Looking at the loofah, it is suspended in the air motionless, only trembling occasionally, indicating its status in the arena of the two forces.

On both sides, you increase your strength, and I increase my strength. In this way, the intensity continues to increase, and finally reaches a certain critical point.

'boom! ’

There was an extremely dull and penetrating vibration in the air.

In this vibration, the shocking loofah suddenly turned into powder.

The vibration continued to spread in all directions, and soon hit the wooden wall, making the entire wooden building tremble, and a large amount of dust fell from the gaps in clusters.

The bathtub near the center of the shock was already old and under water pressure. It was agitated by the vibration and disintegrated with a crash. Water spread everywhere, and Thrandis fell to the ground with the flow of water. Describe being embarrassed.

Rosen wasn't much better.

The loofah as a gripper suddenly disappeared, the huge strength lost its support, and my whole body felt empty.

Being shaken, he lost his footing and staggered back. He hit the wall with a bang, causing pain in his back.

As soon as I stood firm, I heard Thrandis' shocked voice: "You have only been meditating for more than two months?"

Rosen probably knew that his magic power was quite strong, but he always thought that it was just a low-level one that was not yet full, so he didn't hold back when facing the mid-level mage Thrandis.

After all, he is a layman in the art world. Only by fully expressing himself can he get the most accurate guidance from experts.

He didn't expect this situation at all.

He whispered: "It should be about 67 days, right?"

Seeing Thrandis sitting on the ground in a state of embarrassment, he stepped forward and supported her arm, which was as white as lotus root: "Ms. Thrandis, are you not injured?"

Thrandis completely ignored his naked body, and stared at Rosen closely with his crystal clear onyx eyes.

"Don't call me ma'am, call me mentor."

"But please remember that my status as a mentor is only temporary. I will only complete the magic enlightenment for you."

"And once you get started, our master-disciple relationship will come to an end."