Chapter 235: Bystander

Xia Nan stared at the gloomy man standing in front of the counter right now.

Just like an old sword stained with blood that had experienced the wind and frost.

The rough, dark skin like sandpaper squeezed deep grooves into his face, and his gray-brown short hair was mixed with silver threads, with white at the temples;

The eagle-hook nose and the eyes blurred in the shadow under the towering brow bone added a few points of gloomy temperament to him.

The "Resting Dragon Nest" tavern had good business, and there were quite a few guests coming and going at the door since Xia Nan and the three arrived in the hall.

But never had there been a situation like this, where even though he didn't say anything, just pushing open the door and walking in attracted the gazes of many wine guests around, as if the sound of the entire hall had been reduced for it.

And the oppressive aura that the man transmitted to the surrounding crowd like substance because of his own emotional fluctuations was the exclusive property of the strong.

Without a doubt, this was an adventurer with quite good strength.

Xia Nan guessed that the other party's professional level should be at least level 4 or 5.

For some niche professions with low upper limits, he had already reached the threshold of job change.

Considering that the guests at the wine tables in the tavern who could see the door were all staring at the other party because of the influence of the aura.

He didn't avoid the gaze, but used his own perception ability to size him up carefully.

This middle-aged man named "Laosen" didn't have a sturdy build, but his bones were wide and his shoulders were thick, supporting the armor lining stained with blood and grass clippings on his body, lean and powerful;

The knuckles were slightly deformed due to years of high-intensity training, and the rough right hand was always resting on the sword hilt at his waist even when facing the trembling front desk, and he could chop off the other party's head in the blink of an eye.

Just standing there, he gave people an oppressive aura that was brewing anger, cold and gloomy.

It could only be said that as long as one had a little bit of eye for the situation, it was impossible to provoke this powerful adventurer who seemed to be on the verge of breaking out in such a place.

His heart moved involuntarily.

Xia Nan's gaze glanced at the young knight who had just stood up, whom he suspected to be a pursuer from Niumu, and who hadn't had time to approach them yet.

Seeing that the other party was also staring at the gloomy man at this moment.

He clicked the table lightly with his fingertips silently, attracting the gazes of Haian and Weirouer at the same table.

Between glances, he intended to take the opportunity to slip out of the tavern.

But he didn't expect that the half-elf Haian, who had instinctively prepared for battle under his reminder, although he didn't know what had happened, but out of trust, was already tense.

After Xia Nan signaled to the source of danger and saw the handsome knight,

he actually relaxed instead, his right hand originally reaching back to the longbow fell again, and he even had the time to pick up his wine glass and take a sip.

"It's okay, it's an acquaintance, don't worry."

Sensing Haian's meaning, Xia Nan felt a bit confused.

Could it be that he had guessed wrong, and this knight was not a pursuer from Niumu?

Although he remained vigilant and guarded, he temporarily put away the idea of taking Haian to escape the tavern and find Wood and the others to join them.

At the same time, the gloomy man standing by the counter took the room key from the trembling front desk.

With a gloomy face, not caring about the gazes cast at him by the surroundings, he walked slowly toward the stairs, and his figure disappeared into the corner of the stairwell leading to the second floor.

Hum—

Less than a second after the man left, the entire tavern returned to its previous boiling noise.

And the topics discussed by the wine guests obviously added an item.

Speculating on the other party's professional level, guessing what had happened to make such an adventurer of this strength level behave like this.

The young knight also withdrew his gaze.

A natural and friendly smile appeared on his handsome face under his golden medium-long hair, and he walked straight to Xia Nan's table.

Before he even walked to the table, his words with a hint of surprise came over amidst the friction of the metal plates of his armor.

"Young Master Haian, long time no see!"

The half-elf also stood up quickly, proactively stepping forward to shake hands and hug the other party as usual.

"Truly sorry, I didn't expect to see you here."

"It's been almost three years since we last met, right?"

"To be precise, it's been two years and two hundred and sixty-one days, Young Master Haian." The handsome knight named "Teliweilian" joked with the half-elf with a smile, obviously very familiar with the other party.

His gaze also looked at Xia Nan and Weirouer behind Haian.

"These two are..."

As if trusting the other party very much, the half-elf introduced the identities of the two to Xia Nan without any avoidance, and also pointed out the reason why he was so familiar with the other party.

"This is Teliweilian, the most talented Knight Commander under Duke Morton's domain."

Regarding this, Teliweilian showed extreme humility, waving his hands repeatedly:

"It's all spread by others, just change to anyone else with as many resources as I have, and they won't be any worse."

"These two look younger than me, how dare I brag like this."

Although the meaning of self-humility was heavier, to some extent, Teliweilian was not wrong.

Right now, the three people in front of him, Haian aside, Weirouer's face was fair and delicate, and her mage-like attire added a few points of mysterious color to her, making it impossible to tell her specific age; she could be in her teens or early twenties.

And this body of Xia Nan was truly young in the true sense.

It had been a year since he transmigrated, and he was only nineteen years old.

A professional under twenty years old could be called a young talent anywhere.

And if you consider that from the time he practiced his first combat technique to lv5, to the present completion of job change and approaching upgrade, it was only three hundred and some days.

The improvement speed was even more exaggerated.

To the extent that even if he bragged in the tavern, he would be complained about as being too outrageous.

Not to mention, the few combat techniques he mastered later were all high-quality types far beyond the ordinary, and the improvement of proficiency was relatively difficult.

Of course, Teliweilian naturally couldn't know so much.

Even though he paid a little attention because of Xia Nan's performance of being the first to notice his gaze, he stopped paying attention after learning from the half-elf that the two were guards.

Instead, he asked about the reason for Haian coming to Ronglin Town.

"Uncle Wood, didn't follow you out?"

"However, Mr. Wickliffe is really at ease letting you bring so few people to such a far place. If it were Duke Morton, if the young master and young lady went out far, I'm afraid just the accompanying cavalry could pave the road."

Contrary to expectations, facing the knight's joke, although Haian also showed a polite and echoing smile on his face, his expression was obviously stiff.

He didn't reply, just lowered his head slightly.

Sensing Haian's performance, and associating it with the rumors he had heard before, Teliweilian realized that the other party was probably not just on a simple outing.

Couldn't help but lower his voice and ask with concern:

"Is Niumu already that tense?"

Nodding silently, the half-elf looked low.

"Should still be able to hold on, father and brother are still in the city."

High-level maneuvering was clearly not a domain the young Knight Commander before them could involve himself in, so naturally, he was unsure whether the Duke Morton he served would step in to help.

Just sighed with regret after learning that their destination was Sticky Tree Domain.

"It's a pity that my brothers and I have important business to attend to, and it might take a few months to stay in Ronglin Town, otherwise I would have escorted you back directly."

"Well, I'll give you the route we took later, the monsters and robbers on the road have all been cleared, there shouldn't be any danger."

Teliweilian's appearance was already a pleasant surprise, and being able to have this gain was something Haian hadn't thought of.

While thanking him repeatedly, he pulled the other party to sit down, saying that he would treat the meal expenses of the other table of knights as well.

It was the half-elf's own money, so Xia Nan naturally wouldn't have any objection. ===== CHAPTER 236 =====