"Can you come out?"

"uninvited guest!"

Qin Ran leaned in the hot spring pool, did not move, and planned to adjust his body, and said slowly.

The familiar way of hiding is enough to make Qin Ran guess where the other party comes from.

‘Elderly Council’!

More than a month after contacting Jofeni, the observer, the ‘high-level invitation’ in the other party finally appeared, in a very direct way.

This style of being good at entering old enemy forces is really full of the style of the "Elder Council".

"uninvited guest?"

"You should have received the notification in advance!"

The faint figure became clear in the cold and chilling voice.

The misty heat rolled toward both sides, like two rows of waiters, welcoming the arrival of the figure, while the other party was like a nobleman standing out of thin air on the water, looking at Qin Ran with a look of looking down and scrutiny, and did not mind the difference in gender at all.

"The notice I received did not tell me that I should wear it neatly when taking a hot spring bath."

Qin Ran emphasized.

At the same time, his eyes looked at the woman in front of him.

Her beautiful appearance and figure, with her long white gold hair draped down her shoulders, emitting a different brilliance in the mist. Of course, what caught Qin Ran’s attention the most was the other party’s weapons.

A long and narrow sheathed sword.

Just a slight gaze, Qin Ran's ears seemed to have the wailing of the undead and the judgment of the spirit.

Powerful weapon!

Whether it is the long sword itself or the phenomenon caused by killing, it is enough to make Qin Ran care.

Especially when the long sword was held in the hands of a man full of threats, Qin Ran, who seemed to be relaxed, was already on guard.

Be prepared to fight back at any time if any changes occur.

"very good!"

"A pretty qualified guy finally appeared!"

The other party seemed to have noticed Qin Ran's vigilance.

However, the other party was not angry.

On the contrary, he nodded with appreciation.

Finally?

Qin Ran was stunned.

As far as he knows, in recent years, there has been no replacement of the "Twenty Hounds".

So, how did this "final" come about?

Subconsciously, Qin Ran thought of the abnormal performance of Jofini, the observer of the Elderly Council, and the time when the "high-level invitational" appeared in front of him.

In fact, after returning to Oakken Manor from Utah State University, Qin Ran was ready to ‘welcome’ the other.

However, the opponent's speed was much beyond Qin Ran's expectations.

In Qin Ran's original estimate, the other party would soon appear in front of him, but for more than a month, the other party did not move at all.

Until now.

Could it be?

Several speculations appeared in his heart, and he looked at the other person with a smile.

"If you keep some caution, you are qualified? Then I have to think more about joining the Elderly Council!"

"Or Haroldt was the test you just made?"

"If it is true, should I praise you, is it worthy of being the Elderly Council?"

Qin Ran said slowly, the content of the words was half true and half false.

His eyes stared at the other party without a trace.

He hopes to see something in the other person's face to confirm his guess.

But unfortunately, the expression of the woman in front of her has not changed at all, and she has maintained a kind of coldness from beginning to end.

"If you want to know more, sign this contract and join the Elderly Council and you will know everything!"

The other party replied.

His tone was very cold, and there was an extra pampered roll in his hand.

Qin Ran's eyes swept over the contents of the parchment, and he should not betray the terms of "Elderly Council" and other terms. The following are carefully divided into some rights and obligations as "Twenty Hounds".

After reading carefully, Qin Ran found that the conditions were very good, and even good.

However, even if there are any better conditions, Qin Ran would not sign his name.

He had already made plans but didn't want to completely put himself in the "Elderly Council".

"Can I not sign?"

Qin Ran asked like this.

clang!

With the clear sound of unsheathing, the long sword on the other party's waist turned into a ray of light, piercing Qin Ran's throat.

But a bandage is faster!

“ms!”

Qin Ran shouted softly, and the [Boxer Bandage] jumped out like an arrow, then turned into a spirit snake and quickly wrapped it up.

It is not only the other party's wrist holding the sword, but also the other party's body.

Feeling the position where the [boxer bandage] is wrapped, the opponent's appearance becomes colder.

The sword that was stabbed suddenly retracted and cut it towards the [Fister Bandage].

She was confident that her sword could easily cut this ragged strip and... the owner of this ragged strip.

But just as the sword front was about to touch the [Boxer Bandage], the woman in front of her suddenly stopped moving.

Because, a breath that was several times sharper than the sword in her hand was aimed straight at her!

The "Dawn Power" on Qin Ran's right hand was wrapped around like a substance. Although his palm was not raised, the "Dawn Power" was ready to go.

But she believed that as long as she had a slight move, Qin Ran would give her a devastating blow.

So, she stopped.

Despite her reputation as the "Twenty Hound", she was unwilling to die here just like that, especially in a task that would be easy to do.

Click!

The narrow sword was put away.

Amid the sound of the hilt of the sword colliding with the scabbard, the [Boxer Bandage] flew back to Qin Ran's hand again, and the condensed "Dawn Power" gradually dissipated.

When less than 3 seconds of power accumulation, the dissipation of [Sword of Dawn] is still very easy for Qin Ran.

Qin Ran once again soaked back into the hot spring and looked at the other person with a smile on his face.

"Do you know what the outcome will be if you do this?"

As if he was dissatisfied, the other party asked in a cold voice.

"Know!"

"So, I stopped, or do you think you can dodge the previous blow?"

Qin Ran smiled and nodded.

Facing the facts, the other party did not refute.

Surprisingly, she really couldn't hide.

"I have no malice to the Elderly Council, and even if I don't want to join it, it's just because there is something wrong with my memory. I need to find the memories I've lost. At that time, I will give you a clear answer."

Qin Ran said this.

"Do you think the Elderly Council is a businessman?"

"Will you bargain the right to bargain?"

There was a sarcasm in the other party's Binghan's voice.

"I think everything can be negotiated, as long as the price is enough!"

"What do you think about the previous battle between Haroldet and me?"

Qin Ran asked, but before the other party answered, he speeded up his speech again and said to himself: "Of course, I mean that the power of Haroldt should not be mastered by people of "Grevan". What's even more interesting is that after Haroldt tried every means to form "Grevan", he suddenly let go, and even killed people for some books that record myths and legends that are well-known... What do you think is happening in it?"
To be continued...