Chapter 651: Demon Story (Part II)

"Yes, the person with no wishes had long realized that he was walking with a demon."

Mr. Asmon nodded and watched as Xia De and the poet each drew the first hidden card of the second round.

He narrowed his eyes slightly, as if recalling more details of this story:

"The person with no wishes and the demon who fulfills wishes walked for a long time. Until one day, that person could no longer walk. That long road called life had come to an end."

Xia De and the poet drew the second card. Xia De looked at the Star 6 in his hand with hesitation, while his hidden card was Star 10. After thinking for a long time, he decided to draw one more. On the other hand, the poet smiled and displayed the Flower Nine 【Legend of Heroes · Bard Fletcher】 in his hand, placing it next to the wine glass on the table.

"Your luck looks good too, Mr. Shelley. Then, is your hidden card of the Flower suit?"

"No."

So although he drew a special card, the young poet didn't trigger the special rule.

"'No, I won't trade with you,' the person said. The demon was very curious and asked if he really had no wishes."

For the third card, Xia De was Flower 2. The three cards added up to 18 points, and he stopped immediately because there was no need to continue gambling. And the young poet's third card was actually Sun 13. Just adding it to the second Flower 9 【Legend of Heroes · Bard Fletcher】 was already a bust.

But he didn't seem to care; instead, he was very concerned about the ending of Mr. Asmon's story.

"He actually had his own wish. When life came to an end, just like many years ago, he sat on the ground with the demon and talked face to face. The person who claimed to have no wishes said: 'My wish is nothing more than to use my whole life to seal you.'"

Xia De and the poet were surprised but both showed smiles, and the long-faced man told the final ending of the story:

"He had long realized that the demon had not left him, so he walked his whole life, just to let the demon stay in his soul forever, and also to find the most distant place to keep the demon away from those he had once cared for and loved."

"Is this praising human courage? It's really not bad. The person in this story should be called a hero even more!"

The poet couldn't help but sigh, took the roll of banknotes Xia De handed over, and Xia De picked up the cards on the table, smiling and inserting them into his deck. Even if he couldn't find the witcher's sword today, this trip into the mountains was already worth it:

"No, Mr. Shelley, I think this story hasn't ended yet."

Xia De looked at the demon scholar whose corners of the mouth curled on both sides, revealing deep marks on his waxy face:

"Mr. Asmon, I think the ending of this story is definitely not so beautiful."

"Yes, can walking with a demon really have a good ending?"

This should have been the first sentence Mr. Asmon said to the young poet. When stared at by those black eyes, the young poet was obviously a bit scared, but immediately felt funny about his own cowardice.

"Yes, Mr. Asmon is a demon scholar, but he is very taboo about getting involved with any items related to demons."

Xia De introduced.

"Then what about you? Mr. Watson, what is your attitude toward the demons in legends?"

So the bald, long-faced man asked Xia De again in the light of the dim kerosene lamp. They sat by the wall of the tavern because the other side was the back kitchen, so this wall had no windows. And the lamp oil used in the tavern was probably of poor quality, so the light was dim and unstable. But fortunately, it was very lively and noisy here, so it didn't matter if the light was a bit dark.

Xia De laughed:

"Cherish your soul, stay away from demons—that's it."

"Yes, cherish your soul."

Mr. Asmon nodded with his eyes closed.

The young poet was quite interested in the profession of demon scholar, so he pulled Mr. Asmon to ask more interesting things. Coincidentally, Captain Rads also walked into the tavern, so Xia De gathered his cards, bid farewell to the two who were chatting, stood up, and walked toward the Captain who was looking around at the counter:

"Good afternoon, Captain."

Seeing Xia De walking from the wall, Captain Rads knew he had arrived:

"Good afternoon, Xia—cough, cough, Mr. Watson. Have you been waiting for me for a long time?"

The Captain shook hands with Xia De and stretched his neck to look in the direction of the wall:

"Are those two your friends?"

"Arrived a little after twelve, ate lunch just now, and played a round of Rhode cards with friends I know."

"Did you win?"

The Captain asked with a smile, lowering his voice a bit:

"The champion of the Big City Player can't lose here."

Xia De reached into his pocket, but didn't touch the deck, instead hooked his finger lightly, and the Flower Nine 【Legend of Heroes · Bard Fletcher】, which had just been assimilated by the arcane 【Treasured Item】, flew into his hand automatically:

"Of course I won."

He showed the card to the Captain, deliberately covering the card face to avoid the noisy people in front of the counter. The Captain took it in surprise and checked it under the light of the counter:

"Legend of Heroes? Oh, I didn't expect to see this series again."

"Have you seen it before?"

Now it was Xia De's turn to be curious.

"Yes, the current commander of the Red Water Camp is Brigadier General Carter, and he has a 【Legend of Heroes · Swordsman Sebalon】."

The Red Water Camp had about a regiment of troops, but it was also responsible for the scheduling and arrangement of other camps in the Xikar Mountains, so a military officer with the rank of Brigadier General was assigned to be the commander of the camp. ===== CHAPTER 652 =====

"I arrived a little after twelve, just finished lunch, and played a round of Luo De Pai with a friend I know."

"Won the bet?"

The Captain asked with a smile, lowering his voice slightly:

"The champion of the Great City players can't lose here."

Xia De reached into his pocket, but instead of touching the deck, he gently hooked his hand, and the Flower 9 【Legend of the Brave: Bard Fletcher】, which had just been assimilated by the miracle 【Treasured Item】, automatically flew into his hand:

"Of course I won."

He showed the card to the Captain, deliberately covering the face of the card to avoid the noisy people in front of the counter. The Captain took it in surprise and checked it under the counter light:

"Legend of the Brave? Oh, I didn't expect to see this series again."

"Have you seen it before?"

Now it was Xia De's turn to be curious.

"Yes, the current commander of the Red Water Camp is Brigadier General Carter, and he has a 【Legend of the Brave: Swordsman Sebalon】."

The Red Water Camp has about a regiment of troops, but it is also responsible for the scheduling and arrangement of other camps in the Xikar Mountains, which is why an officer with the rank of Brigadier General is the commander of the camp.