Traveling through the first year of Panlong and Magnolia

Chapter 28 The Strange City Lord

Andrew looked at Pollitt's huge shield with a wry smile, then looked at the hilt of the knife in his hand, feeling a little regretful.

Just now, Andrew, who was in the middle of a fight, accidentally broke his own sword.

Paulette shook his sore arms gently, his stern face flushed. Through the previous fight, he had understood Andrew's strength. He was a level 7 warrior, and his use of strength was not as good as his, but...

"He's so fast that I can't even breathe. It's terrifying! If we really fight, I might not be his opponent!"

Paulette is a cautious and calm warrior. He will not let his personal feelings affect his judgment. Even though Andrew is younger than him and has lower skills than him, he still believes that he cannot defeat Andrew in actual combat.

Andrew certainly didn't know this. All he could think about was how Paulette had defended and how he could take away his strength...

"You should change to a better knife!" said the usually silent Pollitt after the competition.

Andrew smiled bitterly, picked up the broken blades on the ground and buried them.

"This knife was given to me by an elder. It has been with me for three years. What a pity."

After returning to the resting place, the two did not talk anymore and each found a place to practice. Pollitt was also quite touched by this battle. However, in comparison, Andrew gained more.

"Move at the shortest distance, control the whole body's strength without wasting a single movement, the two-meter-high shield seems to have no weight..." Andrew recalled Pollitt's movements, and his mind became brighter and brighter.

"The power comes from underground and returns to the ground..." Andrew thought, and his hands moved unconsciously. He punched lightly, and there was a "bang" sound in front of him. The air was actually blown up by him! At the same time, a clear fist mark appeared on the stone slab on the ground.

"It's easy to lift a heavy weight, it's easy to lift a heavy weight..."

Andrew looked at the fist mark, muttered something, frowned, and was obviously not satisfied.

After a while, he laughed again.

“Although I haven’t fully comprehended the art of making light of heavy tasks, I have finally found the direction. It seems that although one’s hard work can lead to rapid progress, it is easy to get stuck in a bottleneck. Communicate more with others so that you can learn from their strengths!”

In the afternoon, the six people did not rush on their journey. They all tacitly stayed here and spent the night. The next morning, they set out again in a hurry. This time, their goal was to reach Lefen City in the evening.

After a whole day's rest, everyone was in high spirits and the speed of travel was also increased. Howard initially walked with Andrew and others, but after walking more than 80 miles, he could not keep up and had to jump on the golden tiger's back again. However, his actions impressed Bandini and Pollitt.

In the evening, the group arrived at Lefen City as they wished.

Standing at the city gate, Andrew was a little confused. He always felt that the atmosphere in Lefen City was a little weird, as if...lifeless. When he said this, Bandani laughed.

"Andrew, look at all the people coming and going here, how can you say it's dead? I think you've fainted and started talking nonsense."

Andrew laughed at himself and thought he was a little weird, but he quickly put the idea out of his mind.

"Bandney, where are we going?" Andrew asked, looking at Bandney who was leading the way.

Bandani said proudly: "Where to go? Of course to the City Lord's Mansion!"

"Why are you going there?" Because of Viscount Frey, Andrew had a very bad impression of these nobles and subconsciously wanted to stay away from them.

Bandani said proudly, "Don't worry, Andrew, the mayor of Lefen City will definitely treat us well! In the Yulan Empire, the instructors of our Divine Grace Academy are not available to anyone who wants to see them."

Howard smiled and said, "So, you went to the City Lord's Mansion to give the City Lord face?"

"Of course!"

The group walked on the wide street, and pedestrians next to them gave way. Andrew could see that everyone was afraid of Jin Hu. However, for him, this was also a good thing. With Jin Hu around, he saved a lot of trouble.

"Mom, I'm hungry!" When passing a street corner, Andrew suddenly saw a little girl of four or five years old pulling a woman and shouting, but her voice was very low and she seemed to be short of breath.

Andrew stopped and his eyes rested on the little girl. In her, Andrew seemed to see the shadow of Ling'er.

"Millie, be good and listen to me. When mom becomes a believer of God, God will bless us! Go home quickly, do you hear me?"

The woman spoke a few words to the little girl seriously, broke free from her pull, and hurried away.

The little girl looked at her mother's back and couldn't help but shed tears. In the setting sun, her thin body cast a long shadow, full of loneliness and helplessness.

"Andrew, what's wrong with you?" Bandani asked curiously when he saw Andrew stop.

Andrew shook his head and slowly walked towards the little girl.

"Your name is Millie, right?" he squatted down and asked softly.

The little girl instinctively dodged backwards, but she felt relieved when she saw the smile on Andrew's face. She wiped her tears and nodded, but did not speak.

Andrew slowly reached out his hand and stroked the little girl's hair. The little girl wanted to step back, but after two steps, she stopped and let Andrew put his hand on her head.

"Millie, my name is Andrew, you can call me brother. Was that your mother just now? Where did she go?" Andrew approached her carefully and asked softly.

Millie's eyes flashed with sadness: "Mom said that she wanted to sacrifice herself for God, and then God would bless our family."

God? Andrew raised his eyebrows. As far as he knew, there were only a handful of god-level strongmen on the Yulan Continent. Apart from Beirut, there was one Plane Guardian and one High Priest. All other god-level strongmen were swept away by Beirut. They were either killed by him or imprisoned in the Plane Prison.

"Is there another god hiding? No, that definitely not the case. If there really is a god-level powerful being hiding in the Magnolia Empire, even if Beirut doesn't care, the high priest will definitely not be able to tolerate it!" Andrew quickly confirmed that this god was definitely not a god-level powerful being.

"Andrew, what are you doing?" Just as Andrew was thinking, Bandani became a little impatient.

"Hurry up, I'm so tired these days. When we get to the City Lord's Mansion, I must have a good meal!" Bandani shouted.

Andrew ignored him. The feeling he had just had when he entered the city came back to his mind. This city made him feel very uneasy.

"Millie, where is the God your mother talked about?" Andrew asked again.

Millie rubbed her head with her little hands, her expression a little confused. After thinking for a long time, she said, "Oh, Millie remembers it now. Mom said that God is with the city lord."

City Lord’s Mansion?

Andrew's uneasiness grew stronger and stronger. When he put God and the City Lord's Mansion together, he vaguely thought of something.

"Bandni, we're not going to the City Lord's Mansion." Andrew said suddenly.

"Why?" Bandani asked loudly, sounding a little angry. "Andrew, don't you consider me a friend?"

Howard jumped off the golden tiger and said, "Bandni, Andrew didn't mean that. He must have other ideas. Andrew, what do you think?"

Andrew remained silent. He really didn't know what to say. Even if he expressed his feelings, no one would believe him.

"This..." He hesitated.

"What's this?" Bandani interrupted him, "Let's go, Andrew, you've been delayed for a long time. Even if you don't need to rest, Ling'er does. Why don't you take this little girl with you?"

Andrew looked at Millie, who looked at him expectantly: "Big brother, can you take me to find my mother?"

"Oh." Andrew sighed and picked up Millie.

"Forget it. Even if the City Lord's Mansion is really a den of dragons and tigers, I will still try to break in. As long as the City Lord of Lefen City is not a strong man from the Holy Domain, what do I have to be afraid of?" Taking a step forward, Andrew caught up with Jin Hu and Bandani in front of him.

When he arrived at the city lord's mansion, Bandani threw the iron plate he was carrying to the guard in front of the door.

"Go and report to the city lord immediately and tell him that Bandani, the magic instructor from the Divine Grace Academy, has arrived."

The guard took the iron plate, and seeing Bandani's arrogance, he did not dare to neglect him and went in immediately. After a while, a skinny old man walked out of the house, and the guard followed him.

"Who is Master Bandani?" The old man glanced at everyone and asked weakly.

Bandani stood up and said, "I am the mayor of Lefen City."

The old man unexpectedly said, "I am the mayor of Lefen City, and I have come here specially to welcome Master Bandani. Are these people all your friends?"

Bandani was a little surprised to hear his words, but he quickly reacted and said, "Yes, they are all my friends."

The city lord extended his hand and invited, "In that case, please come in."

Bandani nodded slightly, walked past him with his head held high and chest puffed out, and entered the mansion. Pollitt followed closely behind, and then Howard and the other two, including Jin Hu, also entered. Andrew walked in the end, holding Millie.

When Andrew passed by the city lord, he glanced at the city lord's eyes and felt a chill in his heart. The moment he met the other person's eyes, he felt a freezing sensation in his heart. That kind of coldness was definitely not an illusion!

"There is indeed something wrong with him!" Andrew became more alert and thought secretly.