Chapter 22: The Flute of the Deserted Village
"What? Going to buy clothes? Listening to He Lilan's response, He Ling'er seemed to be energetic immediately,
She put on her coat excitedly, picked up her bare feet and ran from her bed. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Kester glanced at He Ling'er a little speechlessly: "Miss Ling'er, you better put on your coat neatly first, and then change your shoes." “
He Ling'er smiled embarrassedly: "People are very excited when they hear that they are going to buy clothes." ”
Kester slapped his forehead: "My God, how do you understand it as buying clothes, our purpose is mainly to purchase supplies..."
After explaining a few times, Kester finally understood that for girls of any age, after hearing that they were going to buy clothes, nothing else mattered. In the end, He Lilan, who was covering his forehead on the side, said something good, and then dragged He Ling'er back to take care of it a little, and the three of them asked the innkeeper for directions and went out.
The morning sun reflected softly on Kester's face, making him feel a little warm, as comfortable as when he was basking on the roof of the main hall of the Wing King's Palace in the Sky City. While thinking about some messy matter, a light and cheerful flute caught Kester's attention.
"Brother Yun, it seems to be over there!" Even He Ling'er, who was thinking about "buying clothes", was fascinated by it, and after the song, He Ling'er looked in the direction where the music was coming from, "If only I could learn it." ”
"Listen to the sound of yesterday evening's flute." He Lilan was also intoxicated, "It's really lingering, the person who plays the flute must be a master." ”
"That's the equipment shop the boss said, let's go and have a look." A new tune came, and Kester took the lead in the direction where the music came from.
The desert village is not large, and after walking through two intersections, the three Kester saw the equipment shop in the innkeeper's mouth: it was one of the few two-story buildings in the village, with a sword pattern painted on the earthen wall, and a large animal skin shield hanging at the door of the store. A lilac-haired girl in red sat gracefully on the threshold, her back against the door frame and her slender fingers bouncing lightly on the hole of the flute in her hand, the sound of the flute wafting out with the dance of her fingers. The glow of the morning sun and the girl's delicate side face together form a beautiful picture.
Seeing the three of them walking towards the equipment shop, the sound of the flute stopped abruptly, and the girl who was originally sitting on the threshold gently put down the flute in her hand, and she asked in a soft voice, "Are you a foreigner?" Need something? ”
Character introduction: Elena, an elven clan, a fourth-order spiritual magician, the daughter of the proprietress of the equipment shop in the desert village, is a gentle big sister next door, and her flute playing skills are unmatched, at the age of 17.
"Wow, sister, you have to listen to the music you play." He Ling'er's eyes seemed to reveal a string of little stars.
Elena smiled gently: "I'm just blowing it casually, it's not really good." ”
"It's really the most beautiful flute I've ever heard." Kester sighed heartily that compared to the excellent skills of the girl in front of him, even the court band that Raphael was proud of during his lifetime seemed to be overshadowed. However, Kester immediately remembered the purpose of their trip: "By the way, we need to go into the desert (He Ling'er: we want to buy a new clothes) Please ask, can you help us prepare it here, the price can be negotiated." ”
"How many of you are going into the desert?" A voice came, a middle-aged elf woman walked out of the store, the elf clan is not old after all, it is just a rumor, and the years have also left shallow wrinkles on the face of the elf woman in front of her, but her eyes are still bright, "It's better not to go into the desert these days." ”
Character introduction: Elsa, elf, the proprietress of the equipment shop in the desert village, and her daughter Elena depend on each other in the desert village, with a heroic temperament.
"But we have something more important." He Lilan explained, "You have to hurry up. ”
"Three days later is the time when the annual black sandstorm in the Gobi Desert begins," Elsa picked up the flute that Elena put aside, wiped it with a cloth, and sighed, "Maybe a few people have not heard of the terrible black sandstorm in our Canglong Gobi because they are outsiders, believe me, as long as you see it once, you will know that entering the desert in the past few days is killing yourself." ”
"Canglong Gobi Black Sandstorm?" Kester's heart moved, he remembered that in the palace academy, Bai Haifeng had told him that there were many strange and strange climates in Aceville, such as the red mist that stretched for thousands of kilometers in the blood mist basin in the middle of the continent, the strange maelstrom that appeared with the rainbow near Silit Island in the south, and the sand rain near the Temple of the Father God in the north. Come to think of it, this Canglong Gobi black sandstorm should be one of them. Thinking of this, Kester asked with a hint of luck: "If we go into the desert today, we can travel faster, is it possible to avoid the attack of the black sandstorm?" ”
"It's impossible, the black sandstorm will cover a radius of hundreds of kilometers after it hits, and our village is near the edge of the black sandstorm," Elsa's tone was a little sad, "Elena's father returned a day late because of a mercenary mission, and he couldn't arrive before the black sandstorm. At that time, he was still taking Elena's sister with him, and the two have not been heard from since, and if Elena's sister was still alive, she would probably be her age. After speaking, Elsa touched He Ling'er's head.
"Yes... I'm sorry," Kester couldn't help but feel guilty when he didn't think that casual question would bring back the other party's sad past, "I didn't mean to ask that." ”
"Hey, I'm really, always thinking about those old things," Elsa smiled, "Anyway, you should not go into the desert in the next few days, the black sandstorm here is very punctual, it starts after three days every year, lasts for half a month, and will dissipate on time after half a month." ”
"Half a month? It should barely be in time to get to the city of Lyle. Kester was thinking.
Without waiting for Kester to say anything, Elena on the side spoke: "By the way, aren't you here to change your clothes?" This can be tailored first. ”
"I'll come first, I'll come first!" He Ling'er cheered and ran in first. Kester and He Lilan glanced at each other helplessly, and followed.
After Elena put away the flute, the scene she saw when she entered the door was He Ling'er being measured in Elsa's hand, while Kester and He Lilan were squatting in the corner, looking through the worn-out weapons piled up on the side of the equipment shop one by one.