Chapter 17: Tracing the Trail
"Mr. Regin. Matthew knocked on Regin's door, listened to no movement, and turned and went downstairs to the living room on the first floor.
"Joey, do you see Mr. Raykin?" called out to Matthew, the maid Joey, who was walking by.
"Young Master," Joey bowed slightly to Matthew, "Mr. Regin, who went out of town early this morning, said that he wanted to procure some things needed for teaching. ”
"Got it, you go get busy. Matthew nodded.
He walked to the large floor-to-ceiling window of the living room in a daze, looking out the window at the flying snow and the white snow scene all over the mountains.
"'Winter is coming'. He recited a line he had seen in the novel, and then couldn't help but laugh at his childishness.
Before going to bed last night, he looked at the goose feather snow outside the window, and suddenly thought: Why not use the snow in the garden to train his spiritual power? Although the snowflakes are light and thin, the avalanche caused by the accumulation of them even has the ability to devour all things, and he does not know what wonderful effect his spiritual power will produce when applied to the snowflakes.
Thinking about this all the time, he was so excited that he didn't sleep well all night, and got up as soon as it was dawn and waited for breakfast time to discuss it with his teacher, Regin. Unexpectedly, Lei Jin got up earlier than him, and he had quietly left the city without eating breakfast.
At this time, Lei Jin had already traveled dozens of stars outside Huxin Town. From the Gollum Swamp, to the Divine Grace Falls, to the Aria Forest, he had almost run around the western outskirts of the town in the middle of the lake. Now, he was in the forest, standing motionless under a towering tree.
After a long time, Regin's right hand was slightly raised, and out of nowhere, a light blue spirit-like bird flew out of thin air, resting precisely on his right arm.
"Uh-huh. He nodded slightly, as if listening to what the spirit bird had said to him.
"At the very least, it's safe to say that he hasn't escaped the country. He said to himself, "If I go out of the country, I'll have to be busy!"
Immediately, his flat right hand was gently lowered, and the spirit bird kicked its legs and flapped its wings and took off from his forearm, but in the blink of an eye, it seemed to disappear and disappeared. Lei Jin stretched, looked at the rising sun in the east, and yawned: "There is still half the way to go, you have to hurry!"
So saying, he returned to his horse, raised his whip, and walked through the forest in the direction of Green Lake Bay to the east.
Cuihu Bay is a fjord formed by the Green River in the east of the town after the Green River flows through the town in the middle of the lake. The open terrain and gentle water flow have led to the settlement of several farmers in the vicinity for generations, who have become the main source of food for Huxin and many nearby towns.
It was almost completely destroyed during the Fallen Gods War, and the farmers who live here today are basically descendants of the survivors, but like the rest of the continent, their ability to use psychic power has been decayed and died out in recent generations, and now they can only produce with manpower and livestock.
Reggin rode his horse along the riverbank. On his left there is the Green River flowing horizontally, and on his right is a steep mountain wall, on which most of the farms are located. As the road along the river narrowed, the horses had to slow down. The sparkling waters of the Green River, glowing with turquoise and transparent colors, silently tell the origin of her name to the travelers who come and go on both sides.
Regin's approach to a shoal on the shore of the bay with the ruins of a lone stone building. The stone building, which was left behind by an unknown age, is now only a pile of rubble piled together. It seems to be the original pillar of the building, which is diagonally inserted on the rubble.
As soon as Lei Jin raised his hand, another spirit bird appeared, as before, as if whispering for a while, and then flew away and disappeared with Lei Jin's gesture.
Rekin turned on his horse and squinted farther to the east, the heat he exhaled immediately dissipated into a white mist and dissipated with the wind.
Looking at the end of the horizon of the Cui River to the southeast, he couldn't help but sigh and thought, "It's cold and freezing to arrange the sentinel like this, and if you go back, I'm afraid you'll have to do it again...... It's not a beautiful trip. But it's also suitable for me, and I'm tired of being in the middle of the lake. By the way, the small toys that were ordered before may be able to be inspected in person...... Well, my arrangement was really quite perfect. ”
As soon as he tugged on the reins, he urged the horse to turn around and trot away towards Huxin Town.
By the time Regin returned to Lakeheart, it was past noon and the snow was getting heavier again. The Lord of Wales was taking a nap as usual after lunch. Reggin returned to his room and wrote a very short letter in small print on a small piece of paper.
"The area in the middle of the lake is excluded, and it does not leave the western border, and continues the mission to the east. ”
After putting down the pen, he stared, and a spirit bird appeared in front of him. He rolled up the letter paper and put it into a small seal, which he tied to the spirit bird's legs. The spirit bird flew out of the window and disappeared into the snow in an instant.
Reggin packed his belongings and rested on the side of the bed until he heard the voice of the Lord of Wales.
"Sir!" he hurried into the drawing-room, and hurriedly saluted the lord who had just sat down on the sofa, and said, "Sir, I am leaving!
The Lord of Wales looked at him suspiciously: "Is something wrong?"
"Yes, I went to Rose Town today, and on the way I met someone robbing a merchant, and I couldn't help but teach the robber a lesson with my spiritual power, and I happened to be seen by the sergeant who arrived. I tried to get out of it with a perfunctory gesture, but he will definitely report the situation today and will find me soon. Reggin swallowed, "So I have to go, I'm so sorry, Lord Lord." ”
After hearing this, the Lord of Wales thought for a moment and said, "I don't think it's a big deal...... Besides, the people of Lakeheart Town know that you are a spiritual teacher......"
"It's different, Lord Lord. Rekin interrupted the old lord, "No one here has seen me use psychic powers, and the rumors are just hearsay, if someone from the government comes to investigate, they only need to say that they are an ordinary cultural teacher." But the sergeant ...... Today I saw it with my own eyes. As he spoke, Rekin hung his head apologetically.
"Well, I don't know how to be psychic and can't put myself in your shoes. You decide to leave, and I certainly won't force you to stay. Then the old lord asked, "Have you told Matthew? He is still looking for you to-day." ”
"Not yet, I'll go to Master Matthew after I say goodbye to you. ”
"Well, then there you go. Joey, you go and settle the knot with Mr. Rekin. ”
Joey answered, turned and went out, and Regin, with another salute to the Lord, followed him out of the living room and toward Matthew's bedroom.
Before he could reach the door, Matthew's door suddenly opened, and the boy was walking out quickly. Seeing Lei Jin, Matthew immediately stood up and said with a smile: "Teacher Lei Jin, you are back! Come on, I just have something to show you!"
Regin walked into Matthew's room, only to see the window wide open, the cold wind wrapped in snowflakes and rushing into the room, and the ground was also stained with puddles of water, like water from a glass of water spilled on it. As soon as Regin looked up, Matthew had already pulled a handful of snow from the windowsill and held it in front of him.
Rekin noticed that Matthew's hands were red from the cold, but his face was filled with the excitement that his rare child should have.
"Look, teacher!" Mathieu held his breath as he watched the melting snow in his palms. The psychic power condensed into the snow, and the white snow gradually separated into forms, such as the torso, head, limbs, and even simple facial features. The little snow monster grunted softly and jumped from Matthew's palm to the ground, hooking his shoulders and walking around.
"Is it like a snow monster from a fairy tale book?" exclaimed Matthew with a laugh.
Reggin couldn't help but laugh, this was the first time he had seen Matthew have a childish act in all a long time.
Matthew explained in a serious way: "The shape of snow is different from the silt and water of the swamp, and it is constantly melting in the palm of my hand. Because it's in an unstable state, I have to use my psychic power quickly enough to complete this form, don't I?" he looked at his teacher proudly and expectantly, "Am I smart, isn't this a good training method?"
"I'm leaving, Master Matthew. Rekin replied calmly.
Matthew's smile seemed to be covered in snowflakes in an instant, and froze.