In the quiet of the night, the darkness of the five fingers can not be seen, and the moonless earth is cold and silent.

The tower next to the wooden wall of the village gate was lit with a faint firelight, and a vague lazy figure could be faintly seen, and the night breeze in the mountains and forests carried a slight coolness, which made people shiver when it blew in the face. In the dense weeds, the sparse chirping of insects echoed intermittently, stirring up the heart-warming summer melody.

With the help of the protection of the night, the villagers who avoided the guards, cautiously felt the edge of the wooden wall close to him, Willy observed the surrounding situation left and right, and then immediately gestured to Connell beside him. Connell took out the hook from his arms, shook the rope on the hook a few times, and immediately threw it towards the wooden wall, and after a moment, Connell pulled the rope hard, making sure that the hook was firmly fastened, and without Willy saying more, he climbed up the rope.

The height of the wooden walls varies, ranging from three or four meters short to five or six meters high, and is mainly used to protect against the threat of wild beasts, so there is no need for the villagers to repair them to the same as the fortresses of military installations.

Successfully sneaking into the village, facing the unfamiliar environment in front of him, Connell looked at Willy, who couldn't see his face clearly, with a blank face, reached out and tugged at his sleeve and said, "What should we do next?" ”

The operation was an investigation, but the investigation had to be purposeful, and as a mere companion, Connell really didn't know how their investigation should be carried out.

"Let's find out the topography of the village first, so that you don't accidentally get lost when you flee when you reveal your identity." Willie said softly.

"The night is too dark, let alone familiar with the terrain, I'm afraid we will forget the way we came after a few more steps." Connell worried.

“…… Wait, we'll act when the moon comes out. ”

Connell's words were not unreasonable, Willy looked up at the dark night sky where the clouds covered the purple moon, and said with a little frustration in his heart.

He was still too impatient and impulsive, and decided to act without considering the weather beforehand.

The two of them hid under a thick and thick tree along the wooden wall, resting temporarily with their backs against the shadows, and for safety reasons, neither of them spoke again, and for a moment the atmosphere became silent and oppressive.

Connell, who had not seen the moonlight appear for a long time and could no longer bear the torment, reached out and touched Willy, who was closing his eyes and recuperating, and called out in an inaudible voice as much as possible: "Willy, are you asleep?" ”

"What's the matter? Is the moon out? Willie opened his eyes in an instant and turned around.

"No...... Just wanted to talk to you. Connell said embarrassedly.

"It's boring, isn't it?" Willie said with a feeling.

"Sort of, mainly because I'm not used to being in an unfamiliar and dangerous environment." Connell blushed.

"You'll get used to it in the future, I've heard that the Templars are often sent on assignments, most of the time in pairs and threes, and unless you stay with the Order, sooner or later you'll have to adapt to the Templar lifestyle." Willie Road.

"Hehe, I've never thought about my future as a Templar like you." Connell laughed to himself, "Because all I need is the identity of the Templars, and with this identity, I can change the fate of myself and my family." ”

"Why shouldn't I?" Willy leaned his head against the trunk of the tree, and said with a faint sentimentality in his eyes: "I am the son of a great knight, but I am the third oldest in the family, do you know what that means?" It means that I have no right to inherit my father's noble titles and fiefs, because they all belong to my eldest brother, and even if the eldest brother dies, there will be a second brother. So my only way out was to become a Templar, and if I failed, I would have to go home in disgrace, and if I was lucky, I might be able to work as a butler or staff member for a nobleman, and that was my destiny. ”

"It turns out that being born into an aristocratic family is not all lucky." Connell sighed.

"The way of life of each class is different, and even more so in terms of ideology, as commoners, your requirements are often very low, and sometimes being able to feed and clothe is already the greatest happiness; But we are different, in addition to food and clothing, we pursue self-realization more than mediocrity to live this life. "Willie said." Otherwise, why would I have come to participate in the Templars' arduous examinations while the good days of my family are on the line? He even almost died. ”

"In any case, I think you're a good-hearted person." Although Willy's words made Connell a little ignorant, it did not prevent him from having a good opinion of Willy. "I used to hear that nobles are a bunch of bad guys who are careless about people's lives, but I have never found this in you, although you were really annoying at first, but after a long time together, I know that your people are really good."

"Is it because of the village?" Willie smiled reluctantly.

"Well, I don't like to kill, and I don't like innocent people being killed." Connell Road.

"I don't reject killing, I just reject killing without reason." Willie said silently: "I have a balance in my heart, and the balance measures my bottom line of life, so I will not allow one end of the scale to tilt." ”

"The moon is out." Connell nodded as if he didn't understand, and when he suddenly saw Willy's face clearly, the whole person subconsciously opened his mouth.

"Let's start moving, you go east in a while, I go west, and after getting familiar with the terrain, rush back here to meet you." Willie quickly stood up, patting the grass clippings on his ass and checking the weapons and equipment he was carrying before gesturing to Connell.

"Aren't we going to act together?" Connell was surprised.

"Move quickly and efficiently, we don't have much time."

Willy looked at the sky and shook his head, then waved at the other party, and disappeared into the night in a blink of an eye.

"This ......"

After seeing Willy leave, Connell, who was still dazed, finally came to his senses, and he rubbed his gray-brown messy curls vigorously, looking quite reluctant to reconnoiter in the opposite direction.

The night was dark, and the drowsiness was in full swing, and the snoring of the owner could be heard through the rough wooden house, and occasionally the whispers of the sleepless villagers could be heard.

The layout of the village is simple and orderly, the division of the house area can be described at a glance, and there is a small square at the intersection in the center of the village, and in the square stands a tall and strange stone statue, because the stone statue is a faceless man with no facial features.

"Is this an evil god that the villagers worship?"

Willie secretly guessed that it was useless to continue observing without other evidence, so he quickly left the square and dived straight into the unexplored place ahead.

Gradually, he found that there were fewer and fewer buildings around him, but the roads became wider and wider, and the uneven dirt pavement was paved with white and smooth stone slabs, which was really surprisingly strange. Walking straight along the road, after a short time, at the end, an antique and exquisite small building suddenly came into view, full of appearances that were out of place with the village.

"Willy?!"

Just when Willy was confused by Xiao Lou's intentions, he suddenly remembered a subtle shout in his ears, and he hurriedly hid his body vigilantly, reached out and pulled out the dagger inserted in his waist and put it across his chest, and then quietly poked his head out and followed the sound.

"Connell?!"

When he found Connell waving at him hidden under a tree, Willie breathed a sigh of relief, how could it be him?

Before he could react, Connell had slipped towards him.

"Why are you here?"

As soon as he got closer, Willy pulled Connell over and said.

"I wonder why you're here!" Connell wrenched away from Connell's hand and wondered.

"Did you come here like me?" Willie immediately thought of a possibility.

"yes, I just went all the way to investigate, and in the end there was only this way left." Connell nodded. "By the way, you saw that little building too, right? It's really strange that there is such an unbelievable luxury building here, and those villagers are really idle and have nothing to do? ”

“…… I probably understood why there was such a small building in the village. Willy, who calmed down, pondered for a while and said, "Have you forgotten the sacrifice ceremony of the villagers?" This small building was supposed to be built specifically for maidens as sacrifices. ”

"That'...... Doesn't that mean that the sacrificial maiden now lives in it? Connell suddenly came to his senses.

"The villagers' midsummer sacrifice is just around the corner, and the girl who wants to come to sacrifice has already been chosen, so it's not surprising that the small building is inhabited." Willie judged.

"What are we going to do now?" Connell was at a loss. "Do you need to rescue the poor sacrificial girl inside?"

"I ......"

Without waiting for Willy to answer, he heard a crisp and melodious voice above the two of them.

"Pathetic? Fina is not pitiful at all! ”

"Who is it?!"

Startled, Willy and Connell suddenly made a back-to-back posture, their eyes constantly scanning the suspicious person above, but in their round eyes, a petite figure jumped down, and in the soft moonlight, they saw a cute girl in a blue and white dress staring at the two with a childlike face.

She looks like she is about thirteen or fourteen years old, with a palm-sized fair face with a little freckles, round eyes, a small nose, and lips like cherry blossoms.

"Didn't I just say that? I'm Fina. The girl pouted, as if dissatisfied with the other's stupidity and sluggishness.

"I'm not asking for your name, I'm asking for your identity!" The dagger in Willy's hand pointed at the girl nervously.

"Alas, you two are stupid." The girl sighed helplessly, as if she had turned a blind eye to Willy's fierce threat.

"You ......"

Willy's head calmed down a little and he realized the identity of the person in front of him when he was sober. (To be continued.) )