Interlude at the Banquet

"Teacher, are these traps for us?"

Ai Qing curiously stroked the poison arrow mechanism in front of her.

"But how do I use this thing?"

"As long as it's placed in a hidden location. It will react when someone passes by."

As he spoke, Fang Ping picked up the book on the table and threw it at the poison arrow mechanism.

The moment the stone triggered the mechanism…

A sharp poisonous arrow that was tempered with poison flew out from the interface and stabbed deeply into the book Fang Ping threw out.

Ai Qing's eyes lit up.

"Amazing! Teacher must have spent a lot of time up there."

"Teacher, we've really troubled you."

Looking at the trap in front of her, Moon Bell smiled.

During this period, Humans and Dwarfs often appeared at the border.

The members of the guards had always been under a lot of pressure.

With the traps made by Teacher, the burden on them would be relieved a lot.

She had to quickly get someone to set up the traps made by him.

Moon Bell's expression changed when she recalled what Ai Qing had heard.

Currently, the streets and alleys of the West Laden Empire were filled with conscription orders.

It was estimated that in a few days at most, the Silardan Empire would launch a fierce attack on the Dwarf Kingdom.

The Kingdom of Dwarfs was also very close to their territory. At that time, there should be many Dwarfs fleeing here.

Dwarfs were alcoholics. When they were drunk, they would hit people at the slightest touch.

They were like a bunch of walking gunpowder barrels.

Moon Bell's gaze gradually turned cold.

She had to make preparations early and stop all these Dwarfs at the border!

"Sister, what are you thinking about?"

Ai Qing grabbed Fang Ping's hand and leaned over curiously with her head tilted.

Moon Bell shook her head slightly. She stood up and pushed open the door.

"Nothing special. Take Teacher to the ceremony first. I still have some things to deal with. I'll be there in a while."

"Good!"

Ai Qing nodded decisively. She grabbed Fang Ping's hand and ran to the side.

Seeing the two leave, Moon Bell turned around and transformed into a dark blue crow, flying in the direction of the West Laden Empire.

Some things were still waiting for her to confirm.

…

"Teacher, let me tell you secretly. I prepared a great gift for you at the celebration! I've been making it for a long time!"

"Really? Let me take a good guess."

Fang Ping smiled. He had smelled the fragrance as soon as he arrived at the celebration.

The strong sour grape smell was mixed with a mellow wheat fragrance and a hint of alcohol.

"It's a grape cake, isn't it?"

The ball of light in front of him suddenly froze. It grabbed his hand slightly harder, as if it was uneasy.

Ai Qing took out the scroll and looked around vigilantly.

'There are Dwarfs here!'

She couldn't have remembered that smell wrongly!

"Burp, are you… the leader here?"

The drunk Dwarf let out a loud burp, raised half a piece of cake, and stuffed it into his mouth.

Ai Qing grabbed Fang Ping's hand and stood coldly at the side.

She had seen these people's faces in her sister's crystal ball.

It was the Dwarfs who had invaded their territory back then.

They still hadn't left?

Ai Qing furrowed her brows, killing intent radiating from her body.

"If you don't answer… Burp! I'll take it that you are!"

The Dwarf Prince, whose cheeks were red, drunkenly picked up the heavy hammer next to him and spoke in thick Dwarf language, pointing at Ai Qing's nose.

"From today onwards, you… your land and your people belong to our great ale… Burp! It belongs to His Majesty!"

"I advise you… to be sensible and give up resisting. Otherwise… don't blame me for being ruthless with the hammer in my hand…"

After saying this, the Dwarf Prince raised his heavy hammer and smashed the wooden table beside him into pieces!

"See… see? If you dare to disobey… it's this table's… burp!"

Ai Qing's face darkened. She did not want to talk nonsense with the Dwarf in front of her.

However, just as she was about to tear open the scroll in her hand, Fang Ping blocked her way.

"Teacher?"

"Ai Qing, seize the opportunity and run home. Lock the door and windows. Don't open the door unless I shout for you."

Without any hesitation, Fang Ping shielded Ai Qing behind him.

Teacher…

Ai Qing felt a surge of warmth in her heart as she looked at Fang Ping, who stood in front of her and did not retreat in the face of so many ferocious Dwarfs.

Seriously, Teacher clearly couldn't see, but he still forced himself like this.

She couldn't disappoint her teacher either!

At the thought of this, Ai Qing's gaze turned sharp.

Since these Dwarfs dared to come, they could forget about leaving!

Fang Ping's Adam's apple bobbed up and down uneasily. The clothes on his back were drenched in cold sweat.

With him standing in front of these drunkards, Ai Qing should have returned safely, right?

"What's so good about bullying children! You drunkards, come at me!"

Hearing Fang Ping's words, the Dwarfs burst into loud laughter.

"What a joke. You're blind. Where did you get the confidence to challenge me?"

The drunk Dwarf picked up his hammer and sized Fang Ping up maliciously.

Towards such an ignorant thing, he would break his legs!

Just as he raised his hammer and was about to smash it at Fang Ping…

However, his body suddenly did not listen to him.

The Dwarf Persian stiffened and looked at Ai Qing in horror.

The Dark Elf slowly stretched out a hand.

The magic power around him continuously surged into his hand.

The pitch-black magic waves were flowing freely on Ai Qing's body like a waterfall.

Magic power gathered and condensed into an irregular black crystal. It floated in the air and slowly rotated.

In an instant, the Dwarf Prince's mind became much clearer.

Persian broke out in a cold sweat.

When did a Forbidden Spellcaster appear among the Dark Elves?

Calm down, calm down.

Persian took a deep breath.

So what if he was a Forbidden Spellcaster?

Although they had a very strong ability to control magic power, they were still noobs as long as they were close to them!

Wasn't there someone behind him who wasn't controlled?

"All of you trash, attack!"

The Dwarf mercenaries acted as if they did not hear anything. They took a gulp of wine and walked drunkenly to the forest at the side.

They were just more reckless.

He was not stupid enough to challenge a Forbidden Spellcaster for a few gold coins.

"Hey, come back here!"

The Dwarf Prince gritted his teeth angrily and looked at the fleeing mercenaries.

Later, when he came out of this trap, he would see how he would deal with those deserters!

However, Ai Qing had no intention of letting him go.

Crack!

The Dwarf Prince's expression was ferocious as he kept struggling.

With every turn of the black crystal, the pain on his body intensified!

"Ahhh—!"

Countless black crystals began to cover his body from the ground under his feet.

As the black crystal spun, half of the Dwarf Prince's body had completely turned into a black crystal.

"Stop! Stop!"

The Dwarf Prince looked at Ai Qing in despair with his pale face.

"Please spare me!"