Xiao Sha sat on a chair at the dining table, alone in a daze.

I sat there for a few minutes, quietly listening to the sounds around me, but there was no sound.

"Why...... I haven't come back yet. ”

The little girl muttered to herself, remembering what had happened before.

At that time, Xiaosha was with her friends and heard them talk about the woods outside the village.

"It's true, there's a ghost roaming in the woods!"

Among them, the little boy who looked like he was only ten years old was crossed over his waist, wanting to be recognized by everyone.

"Ghosts, ghosts?!Don't say that. ”

"What is a ghost?"

"Haha, Xiaosha, you don't even know about the ghost! Hmph, then I'll tell you, the ghost is white, has no feet, and floats in the air. It is said that this ghost often appears in the middle of the night, in the woods near the entrance to the village!"

"Who knows if this ghost is a real ghost or a fake ghost......"

"It's true! I've seen it myself!"

"Why do you want to go there in the middle of the night? We can't just go out of the village, and the woods can only go there on the day of the end of the moon, and only when the fruit is ripe. ”

"Fruit ripe?"

"Can you stop talking about this, don't talk about the woods anymore...... I didn't dare go there anymore. ”

"What a coward!"

"Why did you go to the woods in the middle of the night?"

A few children were making noise and yelling, and Xiaosha couldn't understand a lot of words, and wanted to get involved, but all she said was incomprehensible questions.

At this moment, Xiaosha saw that she seemed to be holding something, and she was running fast.

“？”

"Isn't that Sister Elsie? What are you doing in such a hurry? ”

……

The last time I saw Elsie, it was that time.

Sha looked at the door, her stomach rumbling.

"Why don't you come back?"

******

It must have been a few hours after that.

It is reasonable that the other party will chase after something as important as the sword of water.

He had been running for a while, and he met Luke more than an hour after coming out of his friend's village. It was at least an hour and a half away from the small village they had met. Xiao Tie was worried that Luke didn't run to other places in the middle of the way, and remembered the route he came out, so he was relieved of some worries.

Then, they stopped, also for a short break, and after running for so long, the other party would also get tired.

"What next?" asked Luke.

"We're going to change our clothes now. ”

Xiao Tie said, and after speaking, he ripped off his wig, and of course, the skirt on his body.

"I can finally get rid of this dress. ”

When he first entered the village, in order to facilitate his escape in the future, Xiao Tie arranged such a cross-dress for himself, and wore a pair of bloomer shorts under his skirt. Luke looked at him puzzled, "Such a disguise?"

"Lillian hasn't seen you, and to be honest, you don't really need it. ”

Time is limited, Xiao Tie quickened his tone and said the next arrangement, "I don't have that much time to clean up the footprints, we have been standing here, she will definitely catch up according to our footprints." Back there, we left immediately. ”

A few short minutes, but also a slight rest.

"After that, we'll talk about it when we meet. ”

In short, after they arrived, they had to find a way to get out of the city as soon as possible, and of course, he needed a map.

Two hours later, Tie and Luke arrived at their destination out of breath.

When they returned to the inn, they found a carriage at the door, and some traveler had come from the town before they returned?

"You're back. ”

Seeing them, Inhil withdrew his sword.

"What is that?"

"Don't ask about that, we're going to go right now, she's coming after her? Lillian Kling will be chasing after her soon. ”

"That Lillian Klin, hey, what the hell are we doing!"

Pamont Inhill was surprised and had a lot of questions, but he also knew that now was not the time to ask.

"Okay, we have to go, what about this guy?"

"Hmm......"

At this time, Atley let out a groan, not yet conscious.

What did he seem to hear, as if it was ...... Clint?

"It's a nuisance. Xiao Tie noticed that Atley seemed to be about to arrive, so he had to go over and give another blow, so that he continued to be unconscious.

"This guy can't hear what we're saying. Well, I have an idea. Luke, come here, help this guy loose, and I'll go find the innkeeper. H.E. Inhill ...... My proposal was, let's go grab a wagon. Although, there is not enough money to carry out this plan in my heart...... In the end, do you still have to use coercion? Unfortunately, they don't have much time, is it really enough?

"Carriages? are not needed, carriages are always on standby. Just idle and bored, I went out to find someone to fight. ”

"Could it be the one at the door?"

"I can accomplish a lot by the time I get you guys, and my stuff is packed. Of course, there is also a lot of money to be made from the travel expenses. ”

"It's worthy of Lord Inhil!"

Xiao Tie glanced at him with admiration, and then said, "In that case, it will save a lot of effort, so leave it to me next." ”

He picked up the unconscious Atley and found the innkeeper.

Xiao Tie snorted and put down Atley on his back.

"Boss, we want to make a deal with you, this guy is sick and wants to go home and rest as soon as possible, let's sign a magic contract, you find a coachman, transport him to the house, where his house is We will tell you, this bag has ten gold coins. As long as you can say yes, it's yours. We don't have much time, and we have to rush to complete the task, so we only give you thirty seconds to think about it. Otherwise......"

Tie quickly turned around and pulled out Luke's sword and pointed it in front of the innkeeper.

"It's a good deal, otherwise, you'll end up ......"

After that, it didn't take much time, it took a few minutes.

Xiao Tie estimated that Lilian would arrive here, and even if her feet were fast, it would take more than an hour.

Walking to the door and getting into the carriage, Xiao Tie glanced at Luke and muttered, forget it.

Get in the driver's seat, turn around and take the other exit of town.

The innkeeper walked to the door in a panic and glanced in the direction they were leaving.

"Finally gone...... Just transport him away, I really don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing. ”

……

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………………

"Please, this time I owe you a favor, help me stop someone, the appearance is characterized by black hair and black eyes. Perhaps, more than one person. "Since there is that guts, there may be other helpers, and, besides, there seems to be another person's footprints. She cares about that.

"Yes, a person, I guess the other party will definitely use a carriage or a magic array, Remira Belle has not many places with a magic array, send some people over to stop it. You don't need to know anything else. ”

"Huh, you're polite, you actually ask a dragon slayer knight to be more respectful?"

"Don't say such stupid things, even if you are the king of Remirabel. ”

******

"Alright, all packed up, let's go!"

Before leaving the inn, Neil and Lance tidied up their things and received them in the space props. I also made the bed I slept in, laid the quilt, and put the pillow straight. Walk out of the room, meet two other companions and a sword, and walk outside together.

"Neil, did you sleep well yesterday? Don't bother Lance. ”

"Don't preach to me, I'm not a ghost. ”

"Even though I said that, I always felt relieved. ”

Growing up with Neil since childhood, Xia Li is used to it, and during this trip, Xia Li was worried that Neil would cause trouble to everyone three or four times, and apologized several times.

"Haha, sometimes even Ami feels that Xiao Xiali is too serious!"

"Isn't it impossible......"

Xia Li smiled bitterly and looked at Neil's gaze, which contained a hint of worry.

"Let's go, we'll probably have a lot of food to prepare before we get in the carriage. Lance smiled and changed the subject, not wanting the atmosphere to be so dull in the morning. To be honest, Lance also felt that Xia Li was overly worried more than once, and it always felt a little strange. Probably only Neil who was with her would be able to understand, and there was no need to delve into it at the moment.

"Ami, you have to help keep an eye on him sometimes, don't run around. ”

"Ami doesn't want to listen to these words, Xia Li, don't be so sad, your face is not good-looking!"

“…… It's happened before, forget it. I'm sorry if I've caused you any trouble here, but I'm sorry, let's go. "They are about to enter the Thousand Degrees of Self, and it is clear that something like that has happened to the Sword of Thunder, why is Lance not worried at all?

Also, Neil's abnormal situation, although he himself didn't notice it, and others didn't know much about it, as Neil's childhood sweetheart, Xia Li found out from a very early age.

Although Ami also found out, Ami has always been optimistic and not worried at all.

In Xia Li's heart, she always felt uneasy.

After getting into the carriage, the group stopped talking, and Joel kept looking out the window.

His breath ...... Looming, passing through several towns on the way, sometimes there is a very strong feeling, sometimes nothing is felt...... Is it in a semi-awake state? If that were the case, he would have remembered something like himself.

The places he passed by on the way, to be honest, really cared about, but it also proved that they were the places he had passed, so he left a vague atmosphere. As long as you reach a thousand degrees, you can find him immediately!

This excitement is about to move.

******

"Hmm!"

Samuel turned his neck and rolled over, subconsciously trying to find a more comfortable direction to continue sleeping, but as a result, his head hit something hard. The pain immediately made him sober up, realized the situation he was in, touched his forehead that had hit the wall, cursed, and got up from the cold floor.

Looked at the place, the cold stone floor, where he had been lying all night, there was nothing around, they had been locked up here, they had been locked up all night. I have no idea what this place is for, and I can't change the fact that they are now, right now, locked up by someone.

In the corner on the other side, there was Lilil curled up.

"Get up!"

"Hey, hurry up for me!"

I screamed again, but Lilil didn't know what to mutter, apparently talking in her sleep.

"I can sleep so well in this place, I really don't know whether to praise you or hurt you, hey, get up! If you don't get up, believe it or not, I'll kick you!"

"Meow ......"

Finally, before Samuel could get serious, Liliel woke up, rubbed her eyes, and looked sleepy.

"Here it is...... What's the meow?"

"Haven't you cleared up yet, forgotten about last night?"

Yes, they're here because of what happened last night.

Last night, when they came to the slums, they saw a strange fellow, and they felt concerned, and followed cautiously and cautiously, following a house that looked very ordinary on the outside.

They entered quietly through an open window, and no one saw them because of the effect of the invisibility potion.

Upon entering the house, they find that the strange person who had entered the house before them was missing and did not know where to go.

They had to explore room by room, hoping to find clues.

One is the pantry, the other is the kitchen, these two rooms seem to have not been used for a long time, and by the bright moonlight that penetrates through the window, there are thousands of dust dancing in the whole dim room. In such a place, the shape of the pupils of Lilil's eyes also changed, and she suddenly looked at a place and did not move.

Just as he was about to ask her, he heard a chirping sound and rats running out.

Lilil couldn't resist her instinctive urge and pounced on the rat.

"Meow!"

"Hey, Hey, ......"

Samuel was stunned and shook his head, speechless.

Liliel chased the mouse, jumping up and down as if she were a different person.

"I don't understand, that guy from Hima won't do this when he sees a mouse, hey, Lilil, bring me back to reality!

However, Liliel continued to chase the mouse as if she had not heard him.

“…… You guy!"

The mouse fled to her feet, and Lilil chased after her, as if she had no self in her eyes, and even regarded herself as an obstacle, showing her teeth at the obstacle in front of her.

"Meow!"

Samuel unbelievably clutched her bitten arm and leaned sideways.

Lilil continued to chase the mouse.

Everything in the room was messed up and there was a loud noise.

It's not good if it goes on like this, it's bound to be discovered!

The idea had just come to him, and by the time Samuel realized he was going to stop Lilil, it was too late.

An eerie laugh came from outside the door.

"Heh, heh, plus a small mouse, and two big mice. ”

"You...... Wonder, why is there no response. Heh, heh, do you have something on you?"

Samuel looked at once, and saw a very short man standing there, draped in a robe, or a hooded robe, covering half of his face, and he couldn't see what he looked like.

"Who are you? Look at you like this, what kind of trick did you play on her?"

Samuel took a step back, feeling bad in his heart.

The true identity of this guy can be seen at a glance, but Samuel hopes that his words will not irritate the other party and say something that sounds inconsequential.

What to do? Lilil is now a liability, and he doesn't know magic.

He can only be dealt with with with magic scrolls, and he must find an opportunity to use light scrolls.

Even if there was a chance, what would Lilil do? He couldn't restrain her at such a time, and then they would both be caught. Or is it ...... Can they only be caught?

"You didn't come here to be my experiment. ”

"Who would want to do such a thing?! What the hell did you do to her? Hurry up and get rid of me!"

"That's impossible. ”

"If you don't want to get hurt, just stand still, and help my companion get back to normal. ”

This is the only way to threaten, but Samuel can't guarantee that a light scroll can knock out the opponent?

After meeting the shadow mage, Samuel was skeptical.

"Did you come prepared? I'm glad I found this place. ”

"Sure enough...... That's what you do, what do you want to do when you make so many people fall asleep? And where the hell is Popin, you know him, right?

"Heh, heh, you actually know that guy. Ah, yes, your companion...... Heh, heh. ”

The man smiled grimly again, took a step forward, hooked his hand, and the mouse that Lilil was chasing turned around and ran towards the shadow mage, who ran too.

"Hey!"

Unable to do so, Samuel threw out a magic scroll.

Immediately, the white light around him exploded, so bright that it was impossible to open his eyes.

Samuel covered the bright light, grabbed Lilil's arm according to the position of the memory just now, and took advantage of the light to escape, and went back to meet Hima first, and then made plans.

"You'd better be quiet. ”

Otherwise, Samuel would not have been polite to Lilil.

They took the opportunity to come to the door, and Samuel was not very relieved, turned around and threw another scroll.

It was like there was no movement at all, as if the guy had suddenly disappeared, and Samuel really didn't want to stay here too long, and it would be really bad if both of them were caught.

Stepping out of the room, it took a few seconds to blink and readjust to the light.

Suddenly, Samuel was grabbed and couldn't help but scold.

"You give me normal, it's not ......"

The rest of the words could not be spoken, because it was not Lilil who was holding him.

"What's going on?

Samuel saw a strange man, who was bent over as if in a bowing motion.

"Isn't it?"

He remembered that the strange person he followed before was the one in front of him......

"Lilil!"

Turning his head sharply, looking back and forth for Lilil, the Shadow Mage reappeared.

……

…………

As a result, both of them were caught.

"I really shouldn't be with you!"

Thinking back on this, Samuel's stomach was full of anger.

"Yes, I'm sorry......"

"When it is, we don't know, I don't know how long it will be closed, this door is locked from the outside, it can't be opened at all, and it can't be ruled out that it has been magically arranged. You say, what are we going to do?"

"Wait...... Waiting for meow?"

“……”

Samuel stared at Liliel for several minutes.

"Sorry meow...... It's Lilil's fault......"

Lilil continued to apologize, she didn't know why she was like that, at that time, there was only one thing on her mind, which was to catch the mouse in front of her, completely ignoring Samuel's voice and not paying attention to anything else.

Now that she thinks about it, Lilil can only keep apologizing.

"Forget it, I'm sorry. ”

Samuel went back to the corner and sat down, thinking of a solution, but he couldn't think of a good way.

You can only wait, and waiting is the best way.

I don't know how long it took, an hour, or two hours, three hours?

It felt like most of the day had passed, and no one was coming.

They waited until they were hungry for the first time, and until it became darker.

"It's night......"

"Been hungry for a day...... It would be nice if there was water, meow ......."

"Don't think about it, we've taken all our stuff. ”

There was nothing on him, not even the invisibility potion, and the short sword.

"Yes, I'm sorry......"