lovenovelstory Chapter 67 47 Baker Street, The Truth About the Magic Lantern
Chapter 67 47 Baker Street, The Truth About the Magic Lantern
"Strike first and you'll be strong. After I'm done, I'll go to Sea Salt City to find the Carp Knight and look for traces of the wizard. He wrote to me a while ago saying that he had some insights into his cultivation and had dived to a greater depth in the spring that is rumored to lead to the wizarding world." Lin Wei muttered to himself, his eyes revealing determination.
"Life is not worth it... I'll just go straight to Blood Frog City. The Nightingale Knight has been operating there for years. I'll deal with the Blood Frog Prince first. He also has the Wizard's Lamp that I've been longing for."
Lin Wei pondered for a moment, made a decision, put his hands on his hips, and looked resolute.
"I'm going to Blood Frog City. If Prince Maple Leaf comes looking for me, I'll tell him I've gone traveling."
After giving his instructions, Lin Wei set off alone, his steps steady and powerful.
"Your Lordship's journey will surely be successful."
Celia prayed as she watched his tall figure recede into the distance, her hands clasped together, her eyes filled with worry.
……
half a month later.
Lin Wei arrived in a somewhat dirty city. Sewage flowed through the streets, emitting a pungent odor. The knights who came and went all looked very fierce, with fleshy faces and ruthless eyes, which was completely opposite to Maple Leaf City, which was full of travelers.
Lin Wei disguised himself as a middle-aged knight and walked along the city gate, covered in dust. He was only allowed to enter the city after paying 200 gold coins. He wrinkled his nose and looked disgusted.
After entering the city, knights kept observing him from the corners of the streets, as if calculating whether Lin Wei had any valuables on him. Their eyes were greedy, and lewd smiles appeared on their lips from time to time.
"This is Blood Frog City? It truly is a paradise for criminals." Lin Wei said indifferently, his eyes revealing disdain. The knights who were looking at him sensed him briefly and found that they were all training knights, with the occasional standard knight, posing no threat whatsoever.
"If these guys mess with me, they're in big trouble." Lin Wei shook his head and followed the clues from the Nightingale Knight. She had given him an address in a letter a few years ago.
"47 Baker Street?"
Lin Wei spent half a day finally finding the address in the unfamiliar Blood Frog City. It was a small street with some dilapidated houses and moss-covered walls.
Lin Wei stopped in front of number 47, sensed the area for a moment, then shook his head: "But it seems there's no one inside. What's going on?"
After thinking for a moment, he jumped directly to the backyard and began searching the Lark Knight's room, which was cluttered and covered in dust.
"This house has been uninhabited for some time, and even the water is murky. It's not like the Nightingale Knight's style at all. However, the letter is her handwriting, so I haven't come to the wrong place." After thinking for a while, Lin Wei was puzzled and his brows were tightly furrowed.
Just when he was at his wit's end, there was a rhythmic knocking at the door. Lin Wei's heart skipped a beat, and his body tensed up instantly.
dong dong!
A woman's voice came from behind the door, sounding somewhat flustered.
"Is he a friend of Lord Lark? Lord Lark was taken away by several knights a while ago and taken to Prince Blood Frog's Blood Frog Castle."
"What?"
Lin Wei opened the door, revealing the face of a young female knight. Her eyes were red and filled with anxiety.
The female knight looked at Lin Wei expectantly and said, "My lord, you've finally arrived? As agreed with Lady Lark, I've been coming to number 47 every now and then since she hasn't returned. This time, finally someone's here."
"I see. Please tell me the whole story." Lin Wei nodded.
The female knight spoke hurriedly, gesturing wildly with her hands.
"So, she was taken away four days ago?" Lin Wei asked, resting his chin on his hand, his eyes filled with anger.
"That's right, I saw it with my own eyes. Lady Lark is my savior..." The female knight nodded, looking dejected, tears welling up in her eyes.
"Then give me a map and tell me the location of Blood Frog Fortress," Lin Wei said slowly, his brows furrowed slightly, his expression showing a hint of urgency.
He hadn't expected that the Nightingale Knight was with the Blood Frog Prince, and that the situation was dire.
"My lord, this is a map," the female knight said weakly, her voice trembling slightly. "I told you that you'll need it someday." She held the map in both hands, bowed her head slightly, and her eyes were full of distrust.
She still couldn't believe that this ordinary-looking middle-aged knight could rescue the Nightingale Knight from a prince.
"We'll settle both the old and new scores together. Don't worry, leave it to me." Lin Wei smiled confidently and patted the female knight on the shoulder.
He suddenly exerted force with both legs, kicking up dust, and transformed into a figure that disappeared from the spot. The female knight was so shocked that she was thrown to the ground by the shockwave. She struggled to get up, her eyes wide with astonishment.
"Great... Great Knight. Lady Lark is saved." The female knight murmured to herself, hope burning in her eyes.
……
At this moment, the dungeon of Bloodfrog Castle was dark and damp, filled with a putrid stench. Interrogation instruments stood in rows, rusty and radiating a cold aura. Prince Bloodfrog coldly stared at the female knight on the platform, and began to shake the red-hot pliers in his hand. The wrinkles on his fat face trembled slightly, and his eyes revealed a fierce glint.
"Lark Knight, I gave you a chance. Where is that Mantis Knight? You'd better behave yourself," the Blood Frog Prince said impatiently, his pincers rattling loudly.
A few days ago, he finally developed a new function for the Magic Lantern, which is to track people related to the target.
Unexpectedly, the person in question was actually in his own city, and was a merchant knight. After hesitating for a moment, Prince Blood Frog sent someone to invite him over.
"What Mantis Knight? I have no idea what you're talking about. Your Highness, our Starry Sky Merchant Guild is spread all over the continent. As the person in charge of Blood Frog City, it wouldn't look good if word got out that I'm being imprisoned in your dungeon." The Lark Knight straightened his back and said loudly, though he was a little scared inside, he pretended to be calm.
However, the Blood Frog Prince's patience is running out, and I'm afraid I won't survive this ordeal.
"Lin Wei, it's such a pity we haven't seen each other for so many years. Keeping your secret here is the worst deal I've ever made in my life." The Nightingale Knight closed his eyes, his face showing a death wish, his body trembling slightly. "But you absolutely mustn't show yourself. The Blood Frog Prince's magic lamp actually hides a legendary wizard."
Beside him, Prince Blood Frog carefully wiped the enshrined magic lamp while politely offering it, saying, "Lord Moro, this woman insists that she has no relation to this mantis man. What should we do?"
With a "pop," the magic lamp released a ghost-like human soul that said expressionlessly, "If it weren't for the fact that you've been searching for this mantis man through me for so many years, and that you lowered your offerings to me due to distraction, thus displeasing me, I wouldn't have appeared."
"My tracking spell is foolproof. It's a fundamental spell of our Shadow faction. I might not be so sure about using it against others, but it's more than enough to find a knight," the ghost said.