Chapter 506: Hostage

"Mr. Hamilton!"

The noble youth in the tailcoat called out to Xia De, and Xia De stopped reluctantly:

"May I ask what's the matter?"

"Could you... please come over here and say a few words?"

His face was a bit conflicted, but he still pointed to the southwest corner of the front courtyard of Yodel Palace. Although it belonged to the open area of this banquet, because it was downwind, a large amount of thick smoke drifted over when fireworks were set off, so there was no one there.

"May I ask what you want to say?"

Xia De blinked and asked.

"There are some private matters I want to talk to you about. Please rest assured, this is Yodel Palace; I won't play any tricks."

Actually, Xia De wasn't worried about the other party playing tricks; he just didn't want to waste time on other things. But seeing little Dimock's attitude was sincere, he nodded:

"No problem, but it's best to keep it short. Sir, this way please."

So the two left the lively venue in the front courtyard of Yodel Palace illuminated by gas lamps.

Little Dimock looked heavy-hearted. After bypassing a flower bed, the two stopped behind the flower bed. Because the bonsai in the flower bed was trimmed into the shape of a knight holding a gun, others couldn't see them in the shadows.

"Mr. Hamilton, please allow me to apologize to you. What happened just now was my fault."

He stammered for a long time before saying to Xia De. The outlander, who always suspected others, first suspected that this was another conspiracy against himself, but the other party looked sincere.

"Then I accept your apology."

Xia De nodded and said, thinking about ending this troublesome matter as soon as possible and returning to the second floor.

"I'm really sorry, I was overwhelmed by emotion at that time. Before you entered the door, we were talking about Prince Saxe."

He actually sobbed. Just when Xia De thought he was missing the young lady who planned the "Divination Society injury incident," the youth in front of him sobbed and said:

"If my father knew I was so uncomposed today, he would definitely beat me. If he knew I didn't even have the courage to take your gun, he would definitely throw me to a farm in the countryside."

The image of this person changed in front of Xia De.

"Rest assured, I won't spread this matter everywhere."

He comforted kindly.

"Mr. Hamilton, you are really a good person."

Little Dimock wiped his eyes and looked up:

"I'm really sorry today, if it wasn't for... sorry."

"It's okay, maybe that lady can be released soon; after all, she didn't really hurt anyone."

Xia De comforted.

"What? Lady?"

Little Dimock was stunned for a moment, then realized, and said embarrassedly:

"Oh, you probably misunderstood; I wasn't annoyed at you because of any lady."

It seemed the information provided by Lei Qianya was wrong.

"Then what was it for?"

"Because of Prince Saxe. I heard you repeatedly obstructed the rescue plan launched for him..."

This fashionable noble youth blushed:

"So I vented my anger on you, but actually it has nothing to do with you. The matter of His Highness being caught, you were completely an outsider."

Xia De felt he seemed to understand, but didn't dare to believe it:

"Then you..."

"I admire His Highness very much."

Xia De carefully took a step back:

"As expected of a world with this kind of background."

He thought to himself, deciding to stay away from the other party in the future, while saying:

"Since the misunderstanding is cleared up, I think this matter ends here, we..."

A pitch-black figure suddenly drilled out from the blue rose bushes on the side of the two. He was very fast, saw the two standing behind the flower bed at a glance, and rushed up directly:

"No one is allowed to move!"

A handgun pointed at little Dimock's head, but the words were for both of them.

Xia De could understand this point; little Dimock was dressed more like a noble, while the formal wear Miss Galina picked for Xia De, although formal, didn't look as imposing as the other party's.

"Sir! Calm down!"

Xia De wasn't pointed at by the gun, so he wasn't that anxious, but little Dimock immediately raised his hands:

"What do you want? You can take it directly from us. This is Yodel Palace. If your gun goes off, you... no, you want to rob in Yodel Palace?"

"Shut up!"

The gun butt smashed heavily onto little Dimock's nose bridge, and the latter screamed and covered his face, bending down.

The stranger who walked out of the shadows looked out of breath and pointed the gun at Xia De again. Xia De was stunned for a moment and immediately raised both hands:

"Sir, we don't know each other; I don't think there's any need to pull a gun directly, right?"

【6th-ring.】

"I know 6th-ring, don't I know Ivan Dac Nisi?"

The person who appeared in front of Xia De at this moment was exactly Ivan Dac Nisi, whom he had been waiting for.

Short yellowish hair, the trace of his eyelids turning outward was very obvious.

Xia De had been thinking for the past few days about how to find the other party in the vast Tobesk; he didn't expect the other party to appear on his own.

"Put down the gun; everything is still negotiable."

A new voice appeared. There was a rustling sound from the bushes, and the 13th-ring sorcerer "Iron Right Hand" Sari Pirot of the Church of Creation also walked out with a gun.

After looking at Xia De and the little Dimock with a bleeding nose, this gentleman looked at Dac Nisi who was holding the gun:

"Ivan Dac Nisi, hand over the things you stole from Yodel Palace."

Now Xia De understood; it wasn't that he had encountered Dac Nisi again, but that the other party wanted to get some ritual materials here. Although the royal Cavendish family wasn't a ring sorcerer family, there were quite a few rare collectibles in the royal treasury that belonged to expensive ritual materials.

Thinking back to the Chosen One ritual, which required items related to the power of ancient gods, perhaps Dac Nisi was guided by the 【Puppeteer Script】.

"If I hand them over, will you let me go?"

This man possessed by a demon asked with a smile. At this moment, his left hand was still wearing that red glove, looking the same as when Xia De saw him in Coldwater Port last time. It was just that unlike the black coat he often wore in Coldwater Port, Dac Nisi was wearing a brown leather jacket that didn't match the summer temperature at this time, and even when the demon wasn't released, there was still an imperceptible red light in his eyes.

Seeing him again after half a month, Xia De even felt he missed this person a bit.

"To be honest, I won't let you go."

Mr. Pirot said, his tone very gentle:

"Come back to the church with me; I can swear in the name of my Lord 【Lady of Creation】 that you won't be in any life-threatening danger."

"Oh, forget it, do you think I know nothing? Not to mention the power I host, do you think you would feel at ease letting me become a Chosen One? Do you think I know nothing about the 'Poem'?"

Dac Nisi said in a low voice, shifting the muzzle from Xia De to little Dimock:

"Let me leave, and I won't hurt anyone here. And once I show things in a place like Yodel Palace that ordinary people shouldn't know, you know what will happen."

Beside Xia De and little Dimock, the two of them basically avoided saying things related to ring sorcerers.

"If you do this, then I can also break the church's confidentiality agreement."

The Thirteenth-Order Ringed Ringed Shushi remained composed, looking Dac Nisi up and down:

"I have already discovered you. Even if you escape this time, don't even think about leaving Tobesk."

"I never intended to leave Tobesk in the first place."

"I see."

Mr. Pi Luote nodded and looked at Xia De and Little Miya. Xia De was absolutely certain that this Thirteenth-Order Ringed Ringed Shushi could definitely defeat Dac Nisi, but the problem was that this was the Yodel Palace.

If this were not the case, even at the risk of being seen by hundreds of ordinary people, Xia De believed that he would absolutely not be standing here talking amicably with Dac Nisi.

"Let's make a deal. Put down the gun, and I can let you leave, but next time it won't be this simple."

After some thought, Mr. Pi Luote said.

Xia De raised an eyebrow, feeling somewhat surprised, and Dac Nisi was even more surprised:

"Let me leave?"

"Yes, isn't that what you want?"

Mr. Pi Luote stood there watching him:

"You can leave now. Please, go ahead."

He stared at Dac Nisi, which instead made the latter hesitate:

"You stay right there, don't move."

He shook the pistol.

"No problem."

Mr. Pi Luote nodded.

"Put your hands behind your back."

"That's simple enough."

Mr. Pi Luote spread his feet slightly and put both hands behind his back:

"See? You can go now."

"I can't let these two go right now. I need to ensure my safety... You, come with me."

When encountering danger, one actually only needs to have slightly better luck than one's companions. Holding two people hostage at once is a very foolish act, and this time, Xia De was clearly the one with better luck; Little Miya was chosen.

The noble youth, who understood nothing, looked in surprise at this stranger with dark yellow skin, while Mr. Pi Luote spoke directly to Xia De:

"Mr. Han Mi Er Dun, please stay here with me. After this matter is over, you will need to sign some documents."

Even though not much had been revealed in their conversation, Xia De still had to sign a non-disclosure agreement.

"Alright, no problem."

So Xia De walked to Mr. Pi Luote's side, while Little Miya could not accept this fact:

"Wait, why did you pick me?"

He asked Dac Nisi in surprise, not expecting the other party to actually answer:

"That man is taller than you, looks smarter, and judging by his standing posture and walking movements, he has likely received a certain degree of combat training. Besides, his appearance is simply too conspicuous. Taking him hostage to leave carries a high probability of being noticed by others, but taking you hostage carries no such risk."

It was hard to judge whether the fact of being held hostage was more distressing to Little Miya, or if the comprehensive mockery was harder for him to accept.