Shen Mengting seems to have an old experience in dealing with hares. I saw that she lit a bonfire first, and then set up a stand with a branch on the bonfire that was burning brightly.

After that, she was completely laid down on the long-dead hare. She quickly plucked the hare's skin and placed it in the stream to wash and rub it.

Zhao Yu didn't help at all during the whole process, and to be honest, it was sad enough for him to sit next to him. Although there were a few times when he wanted to help Shen Mengting because he didn't want to sit back and enjoy it. But whenever she put it into action, she was directly rejected by Shen Mengting.

"No need, you just wait by the side!" replied Shen Mengting, who was desperately cleaning the hare with her sleeves open.

And every time she spoke, she still had an impatient look. This made Zhao Yu feel that she still had such a sentence hidden in her heart: You, a person who has not achieved enough things and more than failed, should stay by the side!

But thinking about it in his heart, Zhao Yu didn't say anything anymore. After all, his stomach was almost flattened.

Shen Mengting finally exhausted the internal organs in the hare's body, and immediately prepared to take the hare and put it on the stand to roast. She looks very skilful in her movements and clearly has a lot of experience in the field.

By the time the hare was almost ripe, the sun had already set early.

The flames of the bonfire were flickering violently, and the hares on it were already roasted to a fragrant smell. Zhao Yu looked at this scene, and his saliva was about to remain.

Of course, it was not the light of the campfire, which from time to time 'harassed' the hare on the stand, and sometimes brought out some 'sizzling' sounds. And as the hare meat is grilled to a crisp, the smoke from it also rushes straight into the sky.

The branch inserted in the hare's body can be shaken, so Shen Mengting has been shaking it hand in hand. Shen Mengting said that this can make the hare evenly heated, so that it can be thoroughly cooked. Zhao Yu couldn't help but secretly admire this woman.

Why does she know everything? Zhao Yu was a little puzzled.

After about a while, Shen Mengting picked up the branch that could be turned. In that way, the hare that was being roasted on the branch was also lifted. Shen Mengting put the hare to her nose and sniffed, and finally released something that Zhao Yu had been looking forward to for a long time.

"Alright, the hare has been roasted. Shen Mengting handed the whole branch to Zhao Yu, "Eat!"

Zhao Yu felt a little flattered, he didn't know how to stiffen and not move.

"Okay, you can take it!"

"That'...... Then don't you eat it?" Zhao Yuzhi winked dryly at the hare.

"Of course I eat. As she spoke, Shen Mengting broke off a thigh from the hare, "One person and half! But you take the branch first." I think you're hungry too!

"Hungry!" Zhao Yu embarrassedly took the branch. He glanced at the hare as the branch passed. After swallowing his saliva, he began to bite at the hare in a hurry.

Shen Mengting looked at his gobbling appearance and shook her head.

The two of them finally divided the hare in half, but the big head was still occupied by Zhao Yu. Shen Mengting didn't say anything about this. After they had eaten and drunk, they went back to the trunk of the tree and lay down.

Only then did Zhao Yu realize that he seemed to be inseparable from Shen Mengting. At the same time, he was used to living with this woman. What will happen in the future?

At this time, he suddenly had such a feeling in his heart, if they never came to Qingse City in the future, and would always wander in the wild like now, wouldn't that be a good thing? Thinking of this, Zhao Yu suddenly shook his head violently. He wondered why he had such a cranky idea.

"Zhao Yu, let me ask you a question!" Shen Mengting, who was leaning on another tree, suddenly asked, "You were so anxious to succeed in the mage school just now, what did you want to achieve!"

Zhao Yu was stunned for a moment, and then began to think deeply about what Shen Mengting asked.

You don't have to think about it that much, just answer directly. I'd love to hear what you think. Shen Mengting leaned the back of her head against the trunk. When she realized that Zhao Yu was still avoiding, she sighed, "Are you still thinking about your mother? Are you thinking that as long as you become a powerful magician, you will go to Sauron's gang to take revenge?"

Zhao Yu hesitated, and finally shouted the word 'right' in a high voice.

Shen Mengting rolled her eyes and glanced at Zhao Yu, but she didn't say anything. For a moment, there was silence in the woods, as if the two could hear each other's breathing.

In the end, it was Zhao Yu who took the lead in breaking the silence.

"It's true that I've always had a heart for revenge, but so what? I want to avenge my mother, that's normal!" Zhao Yu clenched the staff in his hand, "Even if the enemy is very strong, I, as a son, have to try." Regardless of whether I succeed in revenge in the future, I will at least try to do it. Because only if you do it, then you can be regarded as having an explanation for your deceased mother, right?"

Shen Mengting sighed after hearing this, but she still didn't make a sound, she seemed to be thinking about something, so no words were revealed.

Zhao Yu pursed his lips when he saw this, and he no longer wanted to make any response. He always took his mentality for granted, avenging his mother was all he had, and he would not give up as if he were going to run away no matter what. So, he glanced at the staff in his hand. Thinking that one day in the future, I can take this guy to find those Sauronites for revenge.

"Zhao Yu, do you have something on your mind?"

After a long time, Shen Mengting asked a question that seemed completely unrelated to the previous topic.

Zhao Yu immediately let go of the two hands that were holding the staff, "Ahh

"Ever since you escaped from Akita Town, you've been immersed in some shadows. Shen Mengting's tone was slightly gentle, without the slightest hint of her usual strong aura, "I was thinking, did you experience something I didn't know at that time?"

"Hungry!" Zhao Yu's upper body thrust up.

"Is there one?" Shen Mengting rolled her eyes, "I hope you can tell me honestly." ”

Zhao Yu only felt that his breathing was speeding up, and he didn't understand what this woman was talking about.

"Actually, although I don't communicate with you much, I don't pay attention to you all the time. In the past few days, probably after escaping from Akita Town, I really feel like you've changed as a different person. I can't say exactly what that change is, but I just think you're a little weird. What the hell is going on? You should trust me, tell me. ”

Zhao Yu swallowed his saliva, and the action shrunk his neck tightly.

"Did it happen in the tavern?" Shen Mengting made a hypothesis, "Is there something else that happened at that time that caused you to ......" She paused, probably thinking about what words were best to use, "causing you to become ...... It becomes a little ...... How can you describe it?"

Shen Mengting's insight is still quite strong, and she noticed something strange from Zhao Yu's already taciturn image. Although Shen Mengting herself didn't know this abnormality, she just noticed it.

Zhao Yu lowered his head in discouragement: "Hungry! It can't be regarded as a shadow! I just think...... I think ......," he reached out and scratched the tip of his nose, "Alas, human life is sometimes so fragile?"

"Why do you ask?"

"Because...... Because I ......" Zhao Yu looked up at the starry sky, and when he was about to reveal the words in his heart, his expression also became serious, "Because I killed someone." ”

"You killed someone?" Shen Mengting frowned. But it didn't take long for her to quickly smooth out the excess look on her face again. It seems that 'killing' is not a big touch for her.

"In the tavern of Falltown, I killed a young man. Actually, I didn't want to kill him, because he was aggressive at me, and I had no choice but to run away. ”

"Zhao Yu, what the hell is going on?" Shen Mengting changed her posture to lean against the trunk of the tree, this style made her look much more formal.

Zhao Yu immediately told everything that happened in the tavern. That is, when those bad guys took out their swords and threatened him in order to prevent him from leaving. At that time, in order to escape safely, Zhao Yu used magic. The magical power struck the young man named Wu Jia, and eventually caused the young man to die.

At this moment, Zhao Yu still couldn't forget Wu Jia's uncle, that is, Wu Kuan's cry at that time. Although this person is a complete villain, the emotions revealed in the face of his nephew's death are also the most real.

Therefore, Zhao Yu also blamed himself a little. At the time, it may have been because the situation was too urgent, or it could have been because he was too strained in the relationship. He didn't grasp the power of magic properly, and just like that, he let a young man die at his own hands.

Even today, that cry still jumps out of Zhao Yu's mind from time to time, harassing his emotions.

"I'm ......" Zhao Yu stretched out his right hand in front of him. His fingers were spread open, and his gaze felt like it was going to penetrate the palm of his hand, "I killed that man." Yes, I know he's not a good person, but anyway, I did kill someone!" Zhao Yu's expression became sad, "I made a young man completely disappear into the world, I ......"

Zhao Yu was a little speechless and stopped, and his raised hand was trembling uncontrollably.

"Zhao Yu!" Shen Mengting's voice came quickly, her voice was full of a calming posture, "I already have a general understanding of the matter. I'm sorry, I want to apologize to you!"

"Ahh

"I haven't had a good communication with you for the past two days, and I haven't been able to face the shadow in your heart with you until now. I'm so sorry!"

"......Hungry! You don't have to blame yourself for anything, it's all my fault. ”

"No, you're not wrong!" Shen Mengting raised her hand as if she wanted to stop others, and the direction of her palm was Zhao Yu's side, "Really, you're not wrong." When it comes to being right, you really don't have a sense of proportion. You need to escape the tavern, but the people are trying to stop you. If you don't be ruthless, you will probably be eaten alive by them. So, I don't think you owe anything. You're supposed to kill them!"

"Hungry! but ......"

"There's nothing to be had. You don't have much confidence in your own strength, so it's normal for you to give it your all. I, Shen Mengting, am not the kind of person who likes to fight and kill, but I always feel that if others want to get you with the most vicious thoughts, you have to fight back ruthlessly. That's the reality!"

"But when you faced the pursuing officers and soldiers in the tavern, you didn't kill them, did you?"

"Yes, yes. But those are officers and soldiers, and they are merely fulfilling their professional tasks. Besides, we do look suspicious in their eyes, so it's no surprise that they're coming to arrest us. If they're not bad people, then why should I kill them? But the people who meet you in the tavern are real bad people! You can deal with them at the time, and even if you kill them, it's not a big deal. ”

"Besides, you're not the kind of person who can easily deal with threats, all you need is to escape. So if you don't have a good sense of proportion, it's inevitable that you will kill a bad guy. You don't need to blame yourself too much!"

Listening to Shen Mengting's words, Zhao Yu's heart suddenly became a lot calmer. He breathed a long sigh of relief, and his body was no longer tense.

"Zhao Yu!"

At this moment, Shen Mengting stood up. She walked towards Zhao Yu. Zhao Yu just looked at it in a daze, until Shen Mengting walked in front of him and slowly squatted down to this side.

"Do you know what Celros's true appearance is?" Shen Mengting's face showed sadness, "It's a very cruel and complicated world. In this world, there is violence and injustice. It's a place where strength speaks. If you, Zhao Yu, want to survive in Celros, you must make yourself strong. Otherwise...... That's the fate of being bullied!"

"Hungry! That's right...... Isn't that an exaggeration?"

"It's not an exaggeration, it's not an exaggeration at all!" Shen Mengting shook her head slightly, "You can imagine that if you were in the tavern, you didn't have any magician skills, and you would still be the young man who was messing around in Vortex Town." So, can you escape the clutches of the bad guys? The answer is no. Even if there are strangers to help you, as you say. But others can't help you for a lifetime, if your own strength is not enough, then one day you will die without a place to bury. Shen Mengting looked at Zhao Yu tightly, her eyes were quite sharp.

Zhao Yu leaned as close to the trunk of the tree behind him as he could.

Also, don't think that someone is going to help you for no reason. In today's society, many people approach you with a purpose. Many things have to be done on your own. Only ...... yourself" When talking about the words 'only yourself', Shen Mengting deliberately accentuated her tone, "It is the one who should be trusted the most." ”

Zhao Yu was shocked by Shen Mengting's momentum, and he didn't dare to say a word.

"So you get it? Stop feeling guilty about killing a bad guy, that's what you should do. If you don't kill him, he will kill you in turn. Those who repay grievances with virtue are all lies, and only by relying on their own strength to fight back, that is the greatest responsibility for themselves. Zhao Yu, I told you so much today, do you know what I mean?"

Zhao Yu licked his lips: "En, I understand!"

"It's good to understand!" Shen Mengting reached out and touched Zhao Yu's head, "What a stupid boy, I thought you had encountered something unspeakable! You're not wrong about that. ”

"Well, I'm not wrong. Zhao Yu agreed.

"Anyway, you just have to remember one of my words. Shen Mengting put down her hand, and a rather caring and gentle look gradually disappeared from her face, "To be kind to some bad people is to be cruel to yourself." Because those bad people will never care about your life, and they will go out of their way to bring you down. In the face of such people, you have to directly kill them. ”

Shen Mengting raised a clenched fist, "Understood?"

"Understood. ”

"Actually, that's true for individuals, and for the bigger picture, for countries. Shen Mengting stood up, and she took a few steps to the side.

Zhao Yu could only see his back. Shen Mengting's waist was extremely straight, and her hands were already turned behind her.

"The current Cellos has no legal reason at all. The judgment between countries depends on the strength of both sides. Speaking of this, Shen Mengting suddenly turned around, "It is with this standard that the Sauron Empire dares to bully our Saran. Therefore, I must arm our kingdom of Saran in the future and turn it into a country strong enough to confront Sauron. ”

Zhao Yu also quickly stood up, "Well, I support you." ”

"Yes, thank you. Shen Mengting pursed her lips and smiled, "You know, almost no one around me has supported me in making this decision, including my mother." ”

"That's because they don't know what kind of country the Sauron Empire is. As long as they can recognize the true face of this country, they will choose to support you. ”

"You're wrong, Zhao Yu. They know the Sauron Empire better than you do, and they know the strength of the Sauron Empire very well. And it's because it's too clear that they're afraid. Thinking about compromise and good relations can save the other party from blowing. But that's naïve thinking. Like I said before, to be respected by others, you have to let them know how hard our fists are!" Shen Mengting clenched her fists again and lifted them in front of her.

"Yes...... Really?"

"Zhao Yu, about the fact that you said before that you wanted to avenge your mother...... Honestly, I'm rooting for you!"

"What...... What? ...... you? Do you support me?"

"Of course I support you. Shen Mengting walked towards Zhao Yu, and her expression looked natural.

"But...... But you didn't say a word back before, and I ......"

"I didn't reply because I was afraid that something would happen to you. But if you think about it, if you run away, and don't go to the Saurons, will you be safe?" The Thorin Empire will invade one day, and you, as a Saran, will never be able to stay out of it. Therefore, instead of living in secret, it is better to resist vigorously. I, Shen Mengting, support you and need your support. ”

This sentence seemed to pierce Zhao Yu's heart deeply. Once, he had never heard a woman say anything like 'I'm for you' to him.

"One more point, Zhao Yu. When you confessed to telling me that you wanted to avenge your mother, I really admired you. You know how powerful those enemies are, but you still don't choose to back down. For the sake of your mother, you can go to the enemy who is hundreds of times more powerful than you to take revenge without hesitation. I, Shen Mengting, am convinced of this. ”

"If you choose to escape and live in seclusion for the sake of your own life, although I will not say anything about you in the open, I will look down on you behind my back. However, now you are saying that you want to take revenge like a man, and that kind of appearance is greater than most people, and it is also worthy of my Shen Mengting's respect. Zhao Yu, I am glad to have a friend like you. ”

Zhao Yu took a sharp breath when he heard this. The breath was hoarded in the chest cavity and was not spit out for a long time.