The wind was whirring, chaotic and unnatural. The rampaging spiritual power stirred the air flow near the bell tower of Light Breeze Village.

The girl's skirt rattled in the wind, and she hugged the unconscious Ian as if he would drift away with the current.

A warm orange-yellow flame lit up in the darkness. Immediately after, as the wood crackled, the flames burned brighter and brighter, and in the blink of an eye it became a warm and bright fire. The beating light of the fire illuminated the surroundings, reflecting the stone inner wall of the fireplace, old and mottled. Ian recognized it from a small graffiti on the fireplace.

Home, a warm home.

Ian found himself sitting in front of the fire on an old felt mat with intricate lace on the corner of the dark red felt cushion, a style that did not match the tattered, dull and rotten wooden floor around it. is only stale to the extent, and it can be regarded as a door-to-door match. Ian still remembers that this felt mat was picked up by Andrew, and he didn't know where to turn it over.

"Ian," someone called him in a sweet voice from behind, "what were you thinking?"

Ian turned his head to see Flynn sitting cross-legged behind him to the left, tilting her head and grinning at herself. Andrew sat across from her, and Zach was further away.

"It's your turn!" Flynn smiled, looking at him expectantly.

Ian was a little confused and asked, "What do you mean?"

"Ian is asleep again!" Andrew shouted on the other side, then turned to Zach to complain, "He's not listening to our story at all!"

Zach smiled: "It's okay, it's okay, he's heard it all." Come on, it's time for us to go. With that, Zach stood up, and Andrew and Flynn stood up silently.

"Wait, where are you going?" Ian was shocked to see that they were leaving.

Zach had already opened the door, and it was dark outside, as if it were late at night.

Andrew and Flynn still didn't speak, but turned to salute him and say goodbye. Approaching the door, Flynn turned around, hugged Ian, and walked back silently. Zach held on to the door until they both walked out as well.

"Wait a minute!" Ian only felt panic in his heart, and couldn't help but stand up and shout, "Don't go, where are you going?"

Before the door closed, Zack's voice came in: "Our story is over, Ian. Next, it's time to listen to you. ”

"Wait, you wait for me!" Ian hurriedly chased after him, pushing the door open. It was pitch black outside, and the three men left the light of the hut and stepped into the darkness, where they disappeared in an instant. As soon as Ian took a step in that direction, he stepped into the air and fell. He felt that he had fallen for more than ten meters in the darkness, and suddenly he was held up by the soft golden light, as if falling on a cloud, quiet and peaceful. The clouds are like Elise's sweet bread, with the aroma of cream.

He tried to open his eyes, but his eyelids seemed to weigh a thousand pounds. The moment he opened it, ten thousand rays of light rushed into his pupils, blinding him.

"Ian, it's all over. Someone whispered in his ear.

When the eyes were finally able to see clearly, a familiar face appeared in front of them, and the sky was still hazy.

"Ellie...... Silk?" His amber pupils were finally able to refocus and see the person in front of him.

Elise sat on her knees, her arms gently wrapping around Ian, and holding him against her knees. With tears in her eyes, she smiled and nodded at him.

"It's so fragrant," the corners of Ian's mouth twitched slightly, as if he wanted to laugh, "I'm hungry......" After saying these words, he lost consciousness again. More than a dozen spirit bodies standing around the two of them collapsed and disappeared in an instant, and the light blue light points disappeared with the wind. When the wind gradually subsided, the villagers who were hiding around slowly gathered over, and Granny Su Mu walked over with a fire stick with the support of the villagers.

By the time Ian woke up again, it was already ten days later.

He opened his eyes dimly, and the first thing he saw was a low wooden ceiling, which spun up and down the floor.

He frowned and quickly closed his eyes again.

After a few moments, he felt the dizziness pass, and struggled to sit up and see where he was.

His last memory seemed to have Elise's figure, but he didn't remember this very well, and he always felt groggy.

Thinking of Elise, he became worried again, vaguely remembering the appearance of Elise lying by the wall covered in blood.

"Huh, you're awake?" Humpty Dumpty Witch staggered in from the outside.

"Ian is awake?" a man yelled in a rough loud voice, followed by a gust of wind, Sid with a bandage on his shoulders appeared in the doorway, "Hahaha, it's good to wake up!" Sid smiled heartily and sat down on the chair next to Ian's bed.

Ian was yelled at by his loud voice, his head buzzed, and he couldn't speak for a while.

Seeing that he frowned and remained silent, Sid's face changed, and he turned his head and shouted, "Old witch, why didn't he react, could ...... Like you say, turned into a fool?"

"You're so noisy, you have a headache. Ian gritted his teeth and said weakly.

The witch gave Sid a blank look: "I'll go get him something to eat, I've been asleep for so long, and I'm still weak!"

Sid smiled sheepishly and said to Ian as low as he could, "You were an eye-opener that day. Isn't your spiritual power only for forging, and you can still make trouble...... What kind of scene?"

Ian leaned against the wall behind him and asked Sid, "Where's Elise, is she still alive, and how is the village?"

Sid seemed to remember something, his eyes were dark, but he said, "It's all right, they're all right." ”

Seeing that his face was wrong, Ian hurriedly said, "Don't lie to me, tell the truth." ”

Sid was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood that his expression had misunderstood him, so he hurriedly explained: "It's really fine." Of the cavalry I brought with me, only one survived...... I just remembered them. ”

“...... Thankfully, you arrived at the right time. ”

"Of course!" said Sid's face rejuvenated, "Am I prescient?

Ian smiled bitterly and shook his head, "It's not me, maybe those mushroom thieves did it." ”

When Sid heard this, his face changed and he fell into deep thought.

Knowing that the village was fine, Elise and Granny Sumu were okay, Ian's heart relaxed, and a sense of weakness and dizziness came back to him.

"The sentry on duty at the watchtower that day knew me well, and he reported the fire in the village as soon as he saw it—and informed me by the way. Sidliu recounted with some smugness, "Those officers don't have the power to move and don't dare to move, I'm different! Guess what I'm going to do?"

Seeing that Ian looked at him helplessly, he had to answer by himself: "Didn't I tell you before, I informed a few brothers born in Qingfeng Village in advance? If the chief doesn't save the villagers, we can always save the people from our hometown ourselves, right?"

"You don't seem to be from Breeze Village......

"Oh, it doesn't matter," Sid waved his hand to stop Ian from picking at the thorn, "The cavalry brought here are all natives of Qingfeng Village, and their ancestors have been here for generations. As soon as I saw the fire, I thought it was a signal from you, so I hurriedly brought them over. It's just that now, they're all buried in Qingfeng Village......"

Ian looked at Sid's lonely expression, knowing that he must not feel good in his heart, but he just beat his spirit and didn't want to let himself be depressed.

"Sid," Ian said as solemnly as he could, though weak, "thanks. ”

"Don't come here, we were all ready for such a day when we were in the army," Sid laughed and cried, "By the way, you slept ...... Ten days, huh. Hungry, aren't you?"

Ian was shocked that he had been asleep for ten days, no wonder he was dizzy and weak.

"Tell me about these days, and why are we here?"

"Everyone buried the village chief's family, Elder Qiao Sen, all the villagers who died this time, and the people I brought with them, in the cemetery of Qingfeng Village, the woodland northwest of the village, you know. In the past two days, it is believed that the repair of several damaged houses on the side of the bell tower has just begun, and some may need to be rebuilt. Sid didn't tell Ian that one of the buildings had been destroyed by his psychic powers, "As for us, the villagers also sent us the road to Granny Sumu and Elise. When things got bigger, Granny Sumu said it wasn't safe for us to stay in the village. ”

"Where's the lord, is he back? does he know what's going on here?"

"Phew!" Sid took a sip and scolded, "Bartod, this bastard, is still out touring the mountains and rivers now!

"Oh, that's not true, the nobles are thick-skinned!" Ian rested for a while, his spirit recovered slightly, and he couldn't help but sneer.

"Yes," Sid smirked, "but he'll have a hard time giving up with me this time!

"You should be the heroes of Light Breeze Village. ”

"He doesn't think so," Sid whispered, "so I'm going to go." ”

"Where are you going? Aren't you going to become a deserter when you go like this?"

"It's better to be a deserter than to become a prisoner and be hanged by him for no apparent reason. There is a saying in Black Eagle City, 'The wise man knows how to advance and retreat'...... Don't forget, I still have things to do. Ian stopped talking. He knew that Sid's dual identity would make him more cautious, and besides, after so many years in Split Rock Castle, he must know the lord better than he did.

Ian thought for a moment and said, "I'll go with you." ”

"You're leaving, too?"

"This time it's such a big fight, the villagers have seen my spiritual power, if it reaches the lord's side...... You know why I've been reluctant to let people discover the power of the mind. What's more, this time his mental power was out of control again, and it was a blessing that he didn't hurt the villagers. I shouldn't have lived in the village until I learned to control myself. ”

"Yes, you ought not to live in the village," said the Humpty Dumpty Witch, who came in with a bowl of porridge, and said angrily and reluctantly:

"You should live with me!"