It is undeniable that some of the faithful believers in the "Shining Church" who strictly follow the doctrine have the characteristics of high moral character, and the black sheep exist in every group, and it is undoubtedly narrow and superficial prejudice to regard the black sheep as this group.

Xia Lan's prejudice against the "Radiant Sanctuary" stems from the fact that he has seen too many dark scandals inside it in the game in his previous life, so it left a deep bad impression on him.

The conflict in Sisinia can be blamed on the task arranged by the system, but it is only from the moment that Port Louis greedily protects Adlina's relics from her body to protect her from escaping, his relationship with the Radiant Templar is truly incompatible. If he had let go of his greed and abandoned Adelina to fly away alone, would he still be reduced to where he is today?

After the church night watchman used holy light to suppress the toxin in Nina's body and was barely harmed for the time being, Xia Lan thanked the other party and returned to the hotel directly with the depressed Joanna mother and daughter.

Without the slightest sleep, he began to reflect.

And then—

He found himself like a lonely star with a vicious fate, and everyone close to him hardly had a good death.

From the oldest of the Ober family to the current Joanna mother and daughter, they have all suffered misfortunes because of themselves, and if they hadn't appeared, perhaps their fates would have been very different.

If one's own misfortune casts the misfortune of others, for whom is the death knell ringing?

Looking out the window at the poignant moonlight, how many times was he admiring the moon instead of contemplating? He suddenly remembered that he had been in this world for many years. From youth to stepping in. He had gradually forgotten how he had spent all these years.

Pity. He was going to die before he could take a good look at the world.

It's not sentimental, it's just a cold fact.

After three days of recuperation in Rinquan Town, Xia Lan repurchased a carriage and prepared to set off for the Misty Forest, paid some money to catch a caravan, and he and Joanna and his daughter left the town.

Since learning that Nina was poisoned, Joanna, who has always been strong, has completely fallen into a state of mental breakdown, and she has been waiting by the unconscious Nina every moment, and her body is getting thinner and thinner. If it weren't for Xia Lan's careful care, it is likely that she would have become another serious patient.

The northern part of the kingdom, which was not affected by the war, was relatively peaceful, and they did not encounter any accidents along the way with the caravan, and the surreptitious watchers around them slowly disappeared. When they were still some distance away from the Misty Forest, Xia Lan and the others parted ways with the caravan, because few merchants' business touched the area of the Misty Forest, and it can be seen that even the merchants who dared to risk hanging in pursuit of profit were very afraid of the terrifying rumors of the Misty Forest.

According to ancient texts, the Misty Forest was the first primeval forest to appear after Elderland's birth, and the Misty Forest at that time had no name at all. It was an ordinary forest until the Silver Age, until the Age of the Catastrophe. The law changed, and the most serious tide of demonic beasts broke out in the misty forest at that time, and the thick fog filled all day long, and even the law disorder continued in this mysterious forest full of fog without recovery.

After the era of natural disasters, a group of law powerhouses once went to the Misty Forest to investigate, but no one survived, and since then, the Misty Forest has become another forbidden place in the eyes of the people of Eldlan.

There are many rumors about the Misty Forest, mostly warnings not to approach.

But compared to the players of this game, Xia Lan knows better than anyone the reality of the Misty Forest.

In the previous life, the Misty Forest was regarded as one of the top ten must-explore maps by many players, and not breaking through this forest is equivalent to playing this game in vain.

I don't know what the game's developers think, but players have been unable to unravel its mystery after breaking into the Misty Forest. Every player who steps into the misty forest will feel the suppression of the law, the further forward the suppression of the law is, especially the fog with visibility of less than half a meter makes the player unable to distinguish between the southeast and the northwest, and the props to distinguish the direction are all useless, and you must be careful of the unknown monsters in the forest that suddenly attack you at any time.

Despite this, there was a lucky player in the game who managed to go deep into the heart of the Misty Forest and found an inhabited wooden house, but the lucky player was about to investigate the wooden house and died inexplicably, only to find out that he had inhaled a deadly toxin and died.

The mysterious atmosphere created by the Misty Forest has kept many players constantly exploring, and with the eerie game music, it has finally been dubbed a map for practicing courage.

The church watchman asked Xia Lan to go to the Misty Forest to find someone, someone naturally had a way, and recalled the wooden house in the Misty Forest, thinking that the person he was looking for should be the owner of the wooden house.

Now that he has the token in hand, coupled with the exploration experience of the players in his previous life, he will take the risk even if there is only a 10% chance of him.

He didn't think about the consequences of failure, because he would not allow himself to fail.

Bailu Town, the nearest town in the Misty Forest, is far less prosperous than other inland towns, and the streets are depressed, with many shops closed and few pedestrians.

Maybe they have lived at the edge of the Misty Forest for a long time, and the townspeople here are quite bold, and when they see Xia Lan's strange appearance, they just look at it curiously, unlike other places where people avoid it. Finding a good inn to settle in, he began to wander around the town of White Hart out of a habit of knowing a place, and waited until sunset to return.

The business of the hotel is very sluggish, the bald middle-aged boss always looks listless, and he is not in the mood to reprimand the lazy guys in the store, and the dinner is solved by Xia Lan sitting alone in the lobby, and Joanna's mother and daughter's share let the guy send it to the room, and it is estimated that the dinner did not eat a few bites in the end.

"Guest, you're the first guest I've received this month, and I'm curious why you've come to our backwoods?"

Maybe it was really boring, the bald boss came to Xia Lan with a pot of wine, with a smile on his face, and opened the topic without any raw points.

"Every time a guest comes here, do you greet and ask like that?" Xia Lan took a sip of water.

"Yes!" The bald boss smiled and said, "Because dealing with you outsiders can make my boring life a little interesting." ”

"If you want to make life interesting, you can get out of here, and the outside world will be more interesting than you think." Xia Lan said lightly.

"When I was young, I did have this idea, but my family refused to let me leave, and when I got older, got married and had children, the idea of going out was gone." The bald boss shook his head and sighed. "By the way, you haven't told me why you're here, guest? Of course, if you don't want to say it, I'm not reluctant. ”

"I'm here for someone." Charland Road.

"Looking for someone? Do you have relatives in White Hart? The bald boss was surprised.

"No, the person I'm looking for isn't in White Hart Town." Charland Road.

"Since the other party is not in White Deer Town, why are you here?" The bald boss wondered.

"Because White Deer Town is the only way to find each other." Charland Road.

The way to go? The bald boss was suddenly a little confused.

"Boss, you have lived in Bailu Town for so many years, have you ever seen any strange people in your impression?" Xia Lan didn't give him a deep thought, and asked directly.

"Strange people...... Aren't you? The bald boss, who interrupted his thoughts, stared at him and smiled.

"What about but me?" Xia Lan didn't care about the other party's teasing.

"I want to think about it......" Looking at the other party's solemn appearance, the bald boss no longer showed frivolity, he frowned, and said after thinking for a long time: "If you want to say that there is indeed a strange person, for as long as I can remember, every year in White Deer Town, there will be a strange person wearing a hood to buy many things." ”

"Can you tell me more about that weirdo?" Xia Lan's eyes lit up.

"Guests are interested in listening to me, so I'm naturally willing to speak." The bald boss said: "Speaking of that weird person, although the other party wears a hood every time to make people can't see her face clearly, but listening to the voice, you can roughly tell that she is a woman, the age is unknown, because her voice is very distinctive, forgive me for being difficult to describe specifically, in short, the kind of ...... that people absolutely can't forget after listening."

"But that's not the point, the point is that her whereabouts are very mysterious, and you never know when she will appear in town and when she will leave, like a ghost born out of thin air." The bald boss poured himself a glass of wine and continued: "The people of the town have become accustomed to facing such a mysterious strange person for a long time, and she is very generous every time she comes to the town to shop, and she will buy a lot of almost everything, which also makes her the person the most anticipated by the merchants in the town every year...... However, since the year before last, some people have found that her voice has changed, and it is no longer as distinctive as before, but it reveals a childish feeling, but unfortunately I haven't seen each other in the past few years, so I can't know the change in the other party's voice. ”

"Is she here this year?" Xia Lan asked.

"Nope." The bald boss took a sip of wine and said, "But it's been almost a year since she last arrived, if there is no accident, she will come to the town again in the next few months, as I said just now, her whereabouts are very mysterious, and no one knows when she will appear." ”

"Thanks for the information, I think I've found the person I'm looking for." Xia Lan nodded and thanked the other party.

"What? The weirdo you're looking for? The bald boss was shocked.

"Maybe."

"Sure enough, the weirdos' friends are all weirdos." (To be continued.) )