Hunting Cards! Star Dragon

The team leader didn't care about anything that happened in the middle of the night.

The early morning sunlight, like tiny golden ribbons, gently sprinkles on the bustling streets of Granna, casting a warm glow on this ancient and vibrant city.

In the coffee shop on the corner, the rich aroma of coffee and the fragrance of freshly baked bread are intertwined, evoking people's anticipation for the new day.

There was a constant stream of people walking on the street, and the cries of vendors could be heard one after another. The scene was so peaceful that it was as if the black dragon attack yesterday had never happened.

It seemed as if overnight, the shadow of the disaster had been dispelled by the sun, leaving only faint traces.

Of course, the media would never let go of such a hot topic. They have a keen sense of smell and are like hounds chasing the slightest clue of the truth.

However, before the morning newspapers were printed, Granna Central Newspaper received special instructions from the top.

The truth of the matter has been distorted by the power of power.

Well, this isn't uncommon. In human society, power and interests are intertwined into a complex web, and ordinary people often only see a small part of it. All they can see is what the powerful people above them want them to see.

Despite this, people's curiosity has not diminished. After yesterday's major events, today's Granner Morning News is still selling out.

"What is written here?" Even with breakfast buns stuffed in his mouth, he couldn't stop Yinghuo from exclaiming in surprise after seeing the contents of the newspaper, which spread throughout the teahouse.

"Is there any explosive news?" Rina came over curiously.

It almost takes up an entire page of the newspaper, and the title of the headline alone is enough to attract most people's attention.

Shock! A mysterious black dragon strikes. Count Frostling and Dragonblood Sword Saint Leonlight heroically sacrifice their lives to protect the people of Granna!

After reading the title, Yinghuo couldn't hold it anymore.

Isn’t the attacking black dragon Ritt himself?

However, the report in the Granna Morning News defined the black dragon as an unidentified monster that suddenly appeared above the city for unknown reasons.

The silver dragon that defeated the black dragon was transformed from the empire's strongest dragon-blood swordsman, the human-dragon hybrid Leon Wright.

It’s the opposite of Tiangang!

It was obvious that the black dragon was Ritter, but in the report, the silver dragon became Leon Wright.

Firefly: "What about me?"

I became a substitute?!

Who taught you to write a report like this?

Of course, since Firefly is the one involved, she can see the strangeness.

If the public who are completely unaware of the truth were to see this report, their reaction would be completely different.

In the report, Earl Frostling and Sword Saint Leon Wright were portrayed as heroes who died bravely.

The Earl was killed when he was attacked by a black dragon while evacuating servants and civilians.

Ritter, who transformed into a silver dragon, was seriously injured and died after killing the black dragon.

"I didn't expect that the Countess has such a side to her?" Rina said in surprise.

You see, even Rina was almost deceived by the reports, let alone ordinary people.

The Countess and her knight sacrificed their lives to save the city.

Under the influence of this report, Earl Frostling and Sword Saint Leonlight became heroes in the hearts of the people of Granna, their images were infinitely magnified, and the people of Granna were directly brainwashed, forgetting Earl Frostling's previous actions.

Evil people, no matter how many bad things you have done, when you finally do a good thing and sacrifice yourself for it, many people will think that you have become a Buddha by laying down your butcher knife.

Even if heroic actions cannot cover up past crimes, and the pain and scars of the victims will not disappear because of your transformation, people are often more willing to believe a beautiful story and are more willing to see an ending where the evil person is redeemed.

It's absurd, but it's also a true portrayal of the vast majority of situations.

As long as there is no way to verify it, public opinion manipulated by power can be directly distorted into facts.

"Dad, you can take a look too."

Yinghuo handed the newspaper to Xingjian who was concentrating on eating.

It was the first time that Xingjian had eaten steamed buns for breakfast. Compared to the daily breakfast of pickles and rice in the village, these buns were so delicious that he had no time to care about anything else.

In a short while, he had eaten a whole tray of buns.

"There's nothing written on this." Xingjian took a look at the content handed over by Yinghuo.

Xingjian doesn't care whether he is the one making the headlines in the newspaper.

It would be better to say that such a report would completely clear him of the suspicion of assassinating Earl Frost Ling, so why not do it?

Not interested in the headline content, Xingjian glanced at other reports.

Because the headline was so explosive, it took up a significant portion of the newspaper's space. The remaining reports were relatively simple.

But Xingjian still found content that interested him.

Panic! The sword spirit of the Sword in the Stone has disappeared, and the Church has issued a reward notice!

"The sword spirit of the Sword in the Stone..." Xingjian recalled silently.

She must be the little girl I saw next to the Sword in the Stone yesterday.

After reading the report carefully, Xingjian roughly understood the situation.

There has never been a precedent in history of a sword spirit voluntarily leaving the holy sword.

So the sword spirit of the Excalibur suddenly disappeared, and the Vatican believed that this was done by a bad person who abducted... or should I say stole the sword spirit of the Excalibur.

So the Holy See directly issued a reward notice.

If the criminal who abducted... no, stole the sword spirit of the Excalibur can be caught, the Church will directly reward him with a huge sum of 20 z.

Such a bounty amount is considered a considerable fortune even in Granna, the central trading city-state with rising prices.

Jiu Yue also noticed the report Xing Jian was reading and asked in surprise, "That little girl is actually the sword spirit of the Sword in the Stone?"

In fact, before this report came out, most people didn’t know that the cute little girl who had been sitting next to the Sword in the Stone was the embodiment of the legendary holy sword’s soul.

However, even if it is a sword spirit, this mysterious concept is difficult for everyone to understand.

Everyone thought it was a cute little girl who was abducted.

"He actually kidnapped a cute little girl and attacked a young girl. Such a person is simply unforgivable!" Jiu Yue said.

"That's not really a little girl," Xingjian corrected, "Sword spirits aren't human, so the newspaper said it was a theft."

"Who knows what those villains will do to the cute little girl after stealing her?" Jiu Yue angrily waved his fist. "In short, the criminals who stretched out their claws to the little girl should be severely punished!"

"Okay, you make sense." Xingjian put down the newspaper and prepared to continue enjoying the second tray of freshly steamed buns.

"Xingjian, someone's looking for you." The leader's voice came from the reception hall on the first floor of the teahouse: "I asked her to go up directly."

"Someone is looking for you?" Jiu Yue asked curiously.

It was Xingjian's second day in Granna and he was unfamiliar with the place. Why would someone suddenly look for him?

Climbing up to the second floor via the teahouse's wooden stairs, a cute little girl in a gorgeous long dress walked straight towards Xingjian's location under the curious gaze of everyone.

Then, the little girl said nothing and just sat in Xingjian's arms, picking up the bun in front of her and started to eat it.

"Dad, do you know this person?" Yinghuo looked at the little girl and said, "Could it be the new daughter? Am I going to fall out of favor?!"

"No, I don't seem to know him." Although Xingjian also felt that he looked familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere.

"Wait." Jiu Yue picked up the newspaper, looked at the photo published in the newspaper, and compared it with the appearance of the little girl.

Repeat this process several times and confirm it several times.

"Xingjian, do you think I can get two hundred thousand in return if I take you to the Vatican now?"

w(?Д?)wThe person who kidnapped the Sword Spirit appeared!

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I glanced at the time. Great! It's the weekend! Wei no longer has to find excuses to post more chapters.

As usual on weekends, I will just post the three-in-one version without any hesitation~

Chapter 92: Sword Chosen King - Star View [2 in 1]

“Sword Spirit!!”

When September mentioned the amount of 20, everyone on the second floor reacted almost at the same time.

Isn’t this little girl the one who has been sitting next to the Sword in the Stone?

No wonder Firefly and Star View look familiar.

Although they only met once, the little girl's luxurious and lovely dress and appearance left a deep impression on people at first sight.

The reason why no one recognized him immediately, including the leader of the group entertaining guests downstairs, was simply because no one would have thought that the sword spirit of the Sword in the Stone would walk around the street so openly.

And there is...

"Why did the sword spirit run into Daddy's arms!" Firefly said in shock.

Looking at the little sword spirit girl sitting in Xingjian's arms with an expressionless face and buns in her two hands, everyone felt that the scene in front of them was not good.

It was okay for those who knew about it, after all, everyone saw with their own eyes that the little girl 'took the initiative' to walk into Xingjian's arms.

What if someone who didn’t know the truth saw this scene later?

"Fuck, a kidnapper?"

Silver Wolf, who had just finished reading today's "Granna Morning News" in the room and lazily walked downstairs, suddenly woke up.

You see, after seeing this scene, most people would think that it was Xingjian who lured the little sword spirit girl away with the buns.

"Is this what they call two hundred thousand dollars delivered to your door?"

The greedy desire in the Silver Wolf's eyes seemed to transform his pupils into the symbol of $_$.

"But why is it Xingjian?"

Last night, I was so disturbed by the firefly night attack that I almost didn't sleep the whole night.

As proof of his alibi, Silver Wolf saw with his own eyes Firefly being thrown out of the window by Hoshimi.

Theoretically speaking, even if the sword spirit was abducted, Xingjian should not have the time to commit the crime.

"If I say that she ran into my arms on her own initiative, would you believe it?" Xingjian explained to Yinlang.

"Do you think the police will believe you?" Silver Wolf said.

He can't even come up with a decent excuse.

If Xingjian is caught and tells this reason, he will definitely be considered a traitor and guilty.

Therefore, the key to the problem lies in the sword spirit itself.

"Excuse me..." Rina asked, but she didn't know how to address him: "Little sister?"

"Altria." The little girl stopped chewing the bun and suddenly spoke.

"Artoria?"

"My name." After introducing herself, Artoria continued to eat.

"Is that so?" Rina exchanged glances with the people around her and continued asking.

"Um, Altria, why are you here?"

"..."

There was no answer, and Artoria concentrated on eating.

There was a mysterious and awkward silence.

Altria's appearance is very delicate and cute.

Despite her cute appearance, she always keeps a blank expression and doesn't like to talk much.

This point is completely consistent with Xingjian.

So she just sat in Xingjian's arms, and there was no sense of incongruity, and they were even a perfect match.

So after seeing this scene, everyone couldn't help but have an idea.

"She is Xingjian's daughter, right?"