Early the next morning, Norway and Tess left the hotel in a thin morning mist. Like them, there were many people who got up early and went on the road, but when they turned the path to the Sorrowful Forest, there was no one to walk with them.

For a long time, only the sound of horses' hooves on fallen leaves accompanied them, and occasionally a few mournful bird chirps sounded and disappeared so abruptly that they made their hearts tremble. Even the wind seemed to avoid the forest, and the yellow, gold, and red paved landscape was not unsightly, but it was frozen in view, as if it were not a plant that would grow, turn green, stretch its branches and blossom in the sun, but only a huge picture, unchanging and forever in front of them.

"I don't like this place, it's more boring than a tomb that has been robbed hundreds of times. Tess said sullenly.

"The Forest of Sorrows has never been liked. That's why I asked you to stay in Stonebutch or go to Visa to find Ed. Norway said.

"Oh, forget it, you can't do it without me. Tess scoffed, perhaps the only one who could hear the tension in the elf's smooth and calm tone.

"Why the hell is this called the 'Forest of Sorrows'?" she said, changing the subject.

"In human legend, there was once a human village here where people lived by hunting. Among them was a husband and wife, who had three children, and were not wealthy, but very happy. Then a plague took them all, and their children died one after another, and at last only the young wife was left, and she was so grief-stricken that she began to curse the gods in a frenzy, even if her soul should not go to hell after her death, but she would not seek the refuge of any god. She wandered in the forest forever, weeping incessantly every night, and the survivors of the village could not bear it any longer, so they abandoned the whole village and moved to the edge of the Sword Lake, and warned every descendant that if they entered the weeping forest at night and heard the woman's cry, they would become a tree and endure the maddening weeping forever. ”

“...... You really don't know how to tell a story. Tess said, and then couldn't help but ask, "Is that true? Is it true that there are really women crying in the middle of the night?"

"Most people who have been in here at night and come out alive will tell you that it's just the wind. But some people have encountered strange things, and some people have never appeared again. Norway sighed, "Tess, you know what these 'legendary forests' are all about, they are usually always a little dangerous, but most of them are not as dangerous as the 'legends'. ”

"It's just a casual question. Tess's eyes widened innocently.

"Seriously, I'm not even entirely sure this is the place we're looking for. Norway looked around, and nothing in the monotonous landscape pointed to their target. It wasn't the first forest they'd ever searched, and it probably wasn't the last.

"Then we'll go all over the forest and make you completely dead. "Though I have been opposed from the beginning to you going to that ruined place that has been abandoned for thousands of years, and which even your own people refuse to recognize. You know what? I really doubt that there is some hellish curse on that coin, and whoever gets it will be like some kind of charm and will travel thousands of miles to jump into the trap with his eyes closed. ”

"Ed didn't want to come with us. ”

"That's because you didn't tell him at all!Or the curse only works on elves, and I'm the one with a clear mind and a strong will, and I'm the one who kicks you up when you're stupid. Tess said confidently.

The smile on Norvi's face widened, "Whatever it is, don't let Mochi bite me then, its teeth are almost able to penetrate the metal." ”

"Oh, maybe it's only Mo's loving little bite that will free you from the curse. Tess affectionately patted a small bamboo basket hanging by the saddle, where the little meerkats slept.

There was a thud in the basket, and Mochi sprang out, quickly climbing up to Tess's shoulder, standing upright with two hind paws and making a high-pitched cry.

That's the sound of a warning.

Tess paused for a moment. It was found that the horse beneath him also began to snort nervously, raised his neck, and uncontrollably quickened his pace. In the blink of an eye, Mochi had shrunk into her arms, curled up in a small mass and shivering.

"Norwe!" she shouted, tightening the reins.

"I know. The elf kept his composure, trying to soothe the frightened horses and look around.

The autumn sky was so clear and so blue that there wasn't even a cloud in it, and the trees were so quiet in the sun that he suspected that the shadows that had just passed by were just some kind of illusion. But the animal's instincts are sharper than the elf's, and he believes it won't just be a rabbit or a fallen leaf.

Whatever that was, it was now out of their sight. The horses soon fell silent, and Moch climbed back on his master's shoulder, looking around warily.

Tess breathed a sigh of relief, "What's going on? I didn't see anything. ”

"Something is passing by. Novi said thoughtfully, "Hopefully it's just passing by." ”

"Hopefully it's a rabbit, I'm a little hungry. Tess lay half-in the saddle and said without much hope that she hadn't ridden a horse in a long time, and that she really had a little back pain.

A pair of eyes watched the elf and the red-haired girl fade away in the shadows of the trees, realizing that their destination might be the same as her own.

But the last thing he needs is a companion.

They hadn't been long before Tess was forced to dismount.

Her horse accidentally stepped into a rabbit's nest and sprained her left front leg, apparently unable to bear her weight anymore.

"There are rabbits in this damn place!!" she angrily kicked the fallen leaves on the ground, revealing the little hole, "I'm going to dig it out and make today's dinner!"

"Tess, calm down, it's not going to be in the nest. Norway reluctantly comforted, "We can ride a horse." ”

Mochi stuck his head out of the hole, squeaked a few times, and shrank back.

"Mo's got it!" said Tess with joy, lying on the ground, almost sticking her head into the hole.

"Tess ......" Norway sighed, suddenly feeling a slight vibration under his feet. Tess let out a scream and fell headfirst as the ground collapsed downward.

Norway quickly grabbed the girl's legs and pulled them out, and the half-buried girl let out a muffled cry in the dirt, writhing desperately, almost throwing the elf aside.

"Tess, calm down!" Noway tried to hold Tess legs, but was quickly pulled to the ground with no place to draw his strength, and his strength and weight were clearly no match for what pulled Tess into the dirt. His head was dragged into the ground little by little with Tess's legs, and the black dirt poured down on his face, almost suffocating him. But what made him even more alarmed was that he could no longer hear Tess's screams, and her legs gradually stopped moving.

He knew he should let go, but he also knew it couldn't be.

- Ed will be disappointed by their default.

He thought vaguely, feeling the heavy dirt squeeze against his body, slowly swallowing the last of his breath and warmth.

Then it seemed as if a pair of hands grabbed his legs, with such force that they seemed to crush bones. He was violently dragged outward, each joint screaming and making a soft noise, and the muscles were tearing in sharp pain. He closed his eyes tightly and subconsciously hugged Tess's legs, feeling the force that dragged them into the ground loosen little by little.

The power vanished suddenly. The elf and Tess were rudely pulled out of the ground like two turnips joined together, and were thrown to the ground in a daze.

My whole body hurts, and my eyes and ears are blurred. The elf shook her head, trying to get to her senses, struggling to crawl to Tess and groping her neck. Feeling the throbbing under his fingers, he gratefully spat out a slurred elven phrase and collapsed to the ground.

Something cold poked him in the face hesitantly.

"I'm alive," Novi's voice was faint and clear, "and, thank you." ”

He opened his eyes, looked at the face that was still too young, and thanked him again in the most sincere tone: "Thank you for saving us." ”

A strand of long light blonde hair fell out of the rough brown hood and almost hung down the elf's cheek, and a mixture of panic, annoyance, and curiosity flashed in the frozen light blue eyes...... Quite a complicated look.

Interesting.

The elf, who had lived for hundreds of years, thought, revealing a perfect smile that he couldn't resist, gentle and friendly: "My name is Norwe, may I be lucky enough to know your name?"

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