24F, Witch Hunting
"Send them off the beaten track in the mountains and forests...... Moran said, looking at the wolves sitting in a row around him.
Gary suddenly said, "I know one of such places, and it's only half a day's walk. But ......"
He looked at the carriage with some embarrassment.
"The mountain roads are so rough that the wagons can't go. ”
Moran thought for a moment and said, "Why don't we split it into two." You and your mother go to a nearby village and escort Kom. And Ah Xuan and I went to that place and ...... wolves Uh, release?"
"No, I can't. Gary grimaced.
How could he possibly leave his lovely daughter alone with this boy of unknown origin?
Moran hugged his shoulders and said, "What then? You go with me? Let Ah Xuan escort Kom with his mother?"
"That's even worse. Gary said decisively.
"Boy and father, just do what Moran says. ”
Mo Ruyan, who had been silent, suddenly spoke.
Gary looked at his wife with a slight surprise, he thought that Ruyan might be even more opposed than himself, but he didn't expect it...... She actually agreed?
"Mom......" Moran shouted, stopped talking, and then said, "Dad, don't worry, you also said it, it's just a day." We'll go back as soon as we go. ”
Gary raised his eyebrows slightly, speaking of which, he had sensed that something was wrong between the mother and daughter since last night, what happened during the time they fled?
"How do you get there?" Moran said.
Gary picked up a twig and drew a few on the moist soil after the rain, then drew a cross to indicate where they were now.
"Follow the official road all the way, and you will go to the next village. If you go southwest, through this cave and forest in front of you, you will see a mountain, and when you climb to the top, you will see a dense forest covered with thick fog for many years...... There is the deep forest of Shantaka. It is surrounded by a ring of mountains. It is not located on the main road, is not opened, and is inaccessible, and even the most seasoned hunter rarely goes there. ”
"Why?" Moran asked.
"The remoteness and difficulty of the road is one point, mainly because the deep forests of Shantaka are foggy all year round, and it is difficult to discern the direction. No one dared to go deep into action. More than a decade ago, legend has it that a witch lived in the deep forest, and a team of elite Templars was dispatched. In the end, they did find the castle where the witch lived, and killed the witch as well. But when they returned, they were only half of the men who had set out. ”
"The witch is very powerful, but isn't she dead? What's so scary?"
Gary shook his head, "No. Witch hunting did not lose a few manpower, most of them got lost in the forest and were killed by the beasts that hid in the forest. So, after you drive these wolves into the deep forests of Shantaka, follow this road and back again. We meet here in front of this cave. ”
Moran smiled bitterly and said, "That's right...... The witch is not real, she is purely scaring herself. ”
Moran thought to himself, maybe the other party was just an old woman with a strange temper, but she accused people of witches and killed people...... The half of the knights who died were more like retribution.
Witch hunting?
Moran couldn't help but start praying inwardly.
Don't repeat the mistakes of the past.
That period of the black history of mankind......
Moran got up and said, "Then I'll go and change into clothes that are easy to move around." Mom, you agreed, didn't you? It's really uncomfortable to wear a skirt when you run away. ”
Moran tried to smile and hope to liven up some of the atmosphere.
But Mo Ruyan just hummed faintly.
Moran turned back to the carriage and sighed to himself.
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Gary watched Moran enter the carriage, lowered the curtains, and turned back to ask.
"Like smoke, what happened?"
Although Ah Xuan, who was standing on the side, couldn't understand what they were saying, he was desperately bracing his ears, hoping to hear the words he was familiar with. The relationship between Moran and Aunt Mo has changed, and he is also watching it.
Mo Ruyan was silent for a while before speaking, "My dear, do you believe that there are souls in this world?"
For this sudden question, Gary didn't know how to answer for a while.
"It should ...... Exist, ......."
"Yes...... Mo Ruyan said softly, "then the soul exists, does the witch also exist?"
"No, no, no, how could a witch exist? It must be fake. Gary said quickly.
In their family, the topic of witches has always been very evasive, and everyone dare not mention it easily.
"But there are such things as souls, so why can't witches exist?"
Mo Ruyan said a little stubbornly, staring at Gary with inky eyes.
Gary was also a little difficult to answer this question, hesitated for a moment, and had to say, "That soul doesn't exist either." ”
Mo Ruyan was a little angry at this answer, and said, "Souls don't exist either? You mean that all living things ...... Are people, all empty shells with only bodies? You're so cold-blooded. ”
For a moment, Gary didn't know if he was right to have a mouth.
Fortunately, Moran stepped out of the carriage at this time, which made Gary breathe a sigh of relief.
I saw Moran's shirt with a vest, brown corset trousers and knee-length riding boots, a dark dagger at her waist, and her long black hair coiled high, which made her whole person fresh and capable, and her sapphire eyes seemed to be shining.
This dress originally belonged to Mokell, and it was a little bigger on Moran, but it had a different charm.
Ah Xuan looked at Mo Lan a little stunned, heard Mo Lan laugh, and asked repeatedly in two languages, "Is it good-looking?", he came back to his senses slightly, hummed, and said, "Good-looking." ”
Gary coughed dissatisfied, but when he faced Moran, he had a big smile on his face.
"It's my daughter, wearing this is like the bravest huntress, you should learn martial arts with Mokell. Know that in the Knights Templar, there is a Knights of the Rose, they are the most dazzling beings, and you should be one of them. ”
Moran blushed slightly and said, "That's too exaggerated. But wearing this outfit, it was a lot easier. But, Mom ......."
She looked at Mo Ruyan, her brows furrowed slightly, and her eyes were complicated, mixed with apologies.
"Don't worry, when I go back from this trip, I will honestly change back into my skirt. ”
Mo Ruyan didn't speak, but just answered.
Mo Lan turned around a little lost and said to Ah Xuan in Canghua, "Let's go." ”
Ah Xuan glanced at Mo Ruyan, who was a little evasive in his eyes, and said, "Uncle and aunt, please rest assured, Xuan will definitely protect Miss Mo." Then he followed Moran's departure.
A dozen wolves followed the two in an orderly and quiet manner.
"Be careful all the way, go and come back quickly. ”
When the two of them had already walked more than a dozen steps, a voice suddenly sounded behind them.
Mo Lan paused, looked back, it was Mo Ruyan with a worried face, she smiled and hummed, and waved her arms.
"Still meeting up here! We'll be back soon!"
Gary watched the two enter the cave and disappear in front of them.
"It's time for us to go. Gary looked at the tied Comm, "And you...... Let's just be aggrieved for a moment. ”
Kom suddenly had a bad feeling.