38. Chapter 38: The Rustic People
The appearance of Mengmeng made Yang Qinglan breathe a sigh of relief, and also saved a lot of unnecessary effort, as soon as the morning dawned, this little elf took this person who "didn't even see her face clearly, but always felt that she was a good person" to the elf village where she lived.
Compared with countries like the Puppet Country, the elven village where Mengmeng lives is very small, and the inhabitants inside are all palm-sized creatures, so an entire village is just a giant beehive in front of a "giant" like Yang Qinglan.
Standing in front of this three-person-tall huge spherical complex, Yang Qinglan's tone was a little embarrassed: "Mengmeng, it's not that I don't want to be a guest at your house, it's really ...... I can't get in. ”
Mengmeng, who has been in the excitement of "finding a new friend", finally discovered this, and suddenly showed a crying expression.
"But I really want Lan Lan to be a guest at my house, what now? I feel like I've done something stupid......"
Seeing that she was about to shed tears, Yang Qinglan immediately comforted her: "It's okay, it's okay, I know you're a cute elf, I'll be very good friends with you!" ”
"Really?"
"Really!"
"Then you wait! I'll go in and talk to the elders, and then I'll take you to eat our elves' favorite tree fruit!" ”
Yang Qinglan, who was already hungry, nodded hurriedly: "Then I'll wait for you here." ”
The elf fluttered its wings and flew into the elf village, and flew out in less than ten minutes, holding a golden grain-like object the size of a melon seed kernel in its arms.
Seeing the "melon seed", Yang Qinglan's eyelids jumped.
Isn't this their favorite tree fruit? Even if you give her a thousand of something of this size, you may not be able to eat enough!
"Lan Lan~ I got the key to the orchard, let's go!"
It turned out to be the key to the orchard......
Slightly relieved, Yang Qinglan smiled and nodded motioning for Mengmeng to lead the way, and followed her around the elf village towards a path.
Unlike the fruits the size of red beans or sesame seeds everywhere in their imaginations, the fruits eaten by the elves are actually about the same size as normal apples, but when they eat them, they will use the "golden melon seeds" to click on them and turn them into a size suitable for them to eat, which once again made Yang Qinglan see the magic of the fairy tale world.
The orchard is large and there are many different kinds of fruit, but some are clearly not ripe, and only some of the crimson ones are edible.
"These are our favorite tree fruits, each fruit ripens at a different time, so we can have food all year round, it is the main food source of our village, Lan Lan can eat a little more, and you can also bring some on your body, anyway, if we can't eat more, we will fall to the ground and spoil."
Hearing her say this, Yang Qinglan was relieved to boldly pick fruits to fill her stomach, and also picked a dozen extra ones and stuffed them into the witch's cloth bag that looked about the size of a money bag but was actually almost equivalent to a space storage bag, and the weight was about the same as if it was nothing.
Long live the fairy tale law!
"Where is Lan Lan going next?"
"Go to the witch's hometown, I have been cursed by the witch, and I need to go to her hometown to find a way to lift the curse."
"The Witch's Curse!" Mengmeng's little face was frightened and bloody, "Oh my God! It's unbelievable, is it any wonder that your voice is so hoarse and you're wearing a hood all the time, is it because of the curse? ”
Yang Qinglan covered her face, and her voice came from between her fingers and looked a little muffled, sounding a little choked: "Yes, the curse makes my appearance ugly, and my voice is hoarse, so that I don't dare to go to see my friends." ”
Thank you for the fairy tales that her mother told her when she was a child! Otherwise, where did she make up an excuse that is so in line with the fairy tale world.
"So how can this curse be lifted?" Mengmeng looked worried about her new friend, her big eyes filled with tears of sympathy, and she was about to fall.
"I heard that the witch also has a sister, and unlike the evil witch, her sister is very kind, and if you find her, you will be able to lift my curse."
"Then I'll accompany you to her! We elders should know where the witch's hometown is, follow his guidance, and I can lead you to the witch's hometown! ”
"Don't bother you to accompany me, my dear friend, you just need to help me find out which direction the witch's hometown is and how far I need to go, this is my curse, and it is my battle alone."
"I am proud of your strength, my dear friend!" Mengmeng's voice sounded like a righteous one, and Yang Qinglan was very weak when she heard it, "Please wait here, I'll go and ask the elders for guidance." ”
"Thank you, my dear friend!"
Seeing Mengmeng leave, Yang Qinglan felt as if she had sung an opera just now, and the cultural quality of the whole person had been improved, and her soul had also felt sublimated......
However, the act of coaxing her little sister still made her feel a little weak, and it was important to leave early to get down to business.
Mengmeng was perfect, not only asked the elder for a large jar of honey for Yang Qinglan to carry, but also drew a particularly detailed map for her.
Although the icon lines on the map are very cute, it does not hinder its original guidance function, and Yang Qinglan only needs to take a glance to know what to do next.
"I really don't know how to thank you, and when I lift the curse, I will definitely come to see you with a gift!"
Mengmeng smiled happily and waved at her: "Then I'll wait for you to come back, Lan Lan, you must succeed!" ”
"Hmmm! Good bye! ”
"Goodbye~!"
Once again, he set foot on the road to the witch's hometown, this time, Yang Qinglan did not hold a torch in his hand, but along the way, he bypassed the places marked on the map with dangerous creatures, and he really did not encounter any danger at all.
The animals in the fairy tale world are so obedient, just like the wild monsters in the game, they only roam in fixed places.
Five days later, before the tree fruit and honey he had brought with him were finished, Yang Qinglan followed the instructions on the map and arrived at the big river in front of the witch's hometown.
On this side of the river, you can clearly see the harmonious and beautiful village life on the other side of the river, and the people of the whole village are like the dead witches in the shape of ivory-like toys, and it is difficult to see that such a village has raised a "evil" woman like a witch.
Yang Qinglan stood on this side of the river in a daze, and soon attracted the attention of the people in the village on the other side of the river, and an uncle waved at her and asked loudly, "Do you want to cross the river?" ”
Yang Qinglan wanted to reply loudly, but her burnt throat couldn't make much noise at all, so she could only nod her head loudly, hoping that she could see it over there.
The uncle, who probably saw it, turned and went back to the village after she nodded, and in a few moments he took out a small boat large enough for three or four people, and put it in the middle of the river, rowing a long oar towards this side.
"Where are you from? What do you do in our village? After the boat docked, the cautious uncle did not let her get on the boat directly, but bent down to look up from below, trying to see Yang Qinglan's face hidden under the hood.
Reaching out and pulling the hood down, Yang Qinglan replied to him with the excuse that she had fooled a dream before: "I was originally from the puppet country, but I was cursed by a witch, ruining my voice and appearance, and I heard that someone in her hometown could unlock her curse, so I came here." ”
"Witch?!" The uncle was obviously very surprised, and even took a step back because of this, and almost fell into the river because he didn't step steadily, "Where is she now?" ”
"I don't know." I don't know the identity of the person in front of her, of course Yang Qinglan can't rashly say that the witch has been killed by Abu and them, "After giving me a curse, she doesn't know where she went, but it is said that the heart of wisdom in the puppet country is polluted and has something to do with her, probably still in the puppet country." ”
The uncle was silent for a full minute, and then sighed deeply: "Originally, she was also a cute child......
Yang Qinglan didn't answer, afraid that it would be too wrong to say more.
"Come on board with me, I'll take you to her house, she has a sister at home, and she should have a way to undo your curse."
"Thank you."
When Yang Qinglan stood in front of the courtyard gate of the witch's house according to her uncle's instructions, looking at the exquisite wooden door that appeared at the beginning of "The Adventures of Abu 3", she knew that the plot of the third part should have begun.
According to the original plot development, when King Coke meets the witch sister, Abu will say goodbye to Mumu and set out on his way home, and then meet the prophetic elf on the way, and be told that the evil king of the puppet country has been resurrected, and then return to the puppet country with the iron puppet warriors, and go to the palace with Mumu to meet the new king of the puppet country.
The new king, though grateful to Abu and Mumu for saving the entire country, did not believe that the former king, who had been burned to ashes, would be resurrected, so they found evidence to come back.
However, until King Coke appeared in the puppet country, they didn't find any evidence, which is the main reason why King Coke and his witch sister, who is not very magical, were able to abuse the protagonist in the first place.
So she had to do two things during this time:
The first is to complete side quests.
The second is to find a way to let Abu and them know that the resurrected king is no longer the evil king who was bewitched by the witch before.
Only when the protagonists don't have the idea of getting rid of him immediately and then quickly, can she further complete the task of whitewashing.
So she knocked on the door.
"It's coming!" A beautiful girl's voice came from the door, and then the wooden door was opened from the inside, "Huh? Stranger? Did you come to me? ”
Yang Qinglan nodded: "Yes, are you the witch's sister?" ”
At the mention of the witch, the girl was obviously stunned for a moment, and then showed a wry smile: "Did you also come to ask for my sister's baby?" ”
Also?
Yang Qinglan grasped the key point in the girl's words, but did not immediately ask questions, but kept an eye on it first.
"No, I'm here for you."
"Looking for me?"
"Yes, can you go in and talk?"
"Okay, please come in." The girl got out of the way of the doorway, and didn't seem to be wary of her.
Walking into the courtyard full of flowers and smelling the fragrance of flowers, Yang Qinglan had to sigh again at the laws of the fairy tale world, such a simple villager and such an innocent girl, where else can you find it?