30 houses
Where there is light, there must be people, but who knows if they are good or bad?
Jin Zi crouched down, picked up the carcass of the wild wolf, and said, "Let's hurry to the place where the lights are on, there may be hunters in that place!"
Light is the hope in the darkness, as long as there is hope, people are willing to work hard to live.
If there is no hope, the weak may lose the courage to live, and only the tenacious will desperately dig out a little hope in despair.
Both of them were full of strength and ran towards the lights in the forest. Getting closer and clearer, there was not only a light, but also a huge house, bigger than gold had imagined.
"What a big house!" exclaimed Butterfly.
"Yes, how could there be such a huge house in such a remote forest! Kaneko frowned and looked warily at the house in front of him.
It could not have been a hunter's residence, because a hunter could not have had that much money to build a house that big.
"Young man, don't look around there, come in and sit. An old voice came from inside the house.
Could it be the legendary old witch?
The butterfly was startled, hid behind the gold, and looked nervously at the house.
Jin Zi carried the wild wolf, and without fear, pushed it with his hand and opened the door.
I saw an old woman on crutches, looking at the two people with a smile.
There was also a young girl dressed in black, who was looking at the gold in amazement, as if she had seen a small monster.
"Grandma, is this the human being out there?" the little girl looked at the two uninvited guests strangely, with her mouth wide open.
"Yes, that's what humans are. The old woman said kindly.
The little girl immediately put down the apple in her hand, circled the butterfly carefully, and suddenly became interested in the bow on the butterfly's head, and asked in a soft voice, "Hello, what are you wearing on your head?
Butterfly took off the bow on her head, handed it to the little girl, and said with a smile, "You can wear it, this is a bow, a very ordinary hair ornament, and this bow will be given to you." "
"Thank you!" the little girl picked up the bow and left cheerfully.
"Grandma, it's already dark outside, it's inconvenient to travel, we want to borrow it here for one night, is that okay?" asked Kaneko as he stepped forward and asked.
"Yes, I haven't been here in years. My granddaughter, who has seen wild beasts since she was a child, is the first time I've seen you humans. The old woman said slowly.
What? hasn't been here in years?
Seeing a human for the first time?
Are you really the legendary mysterious shrine maiden?
Kaneko thought to herself, and immediately became defensive. If it's really a shrine maiden, there may be a big danger here.
Once upon a time, legend has it that there were very few elves in the world, who had the same faces as humans and spoke the same language as humans, but they had magic that humans could not have.
They have perfect faces, and legend has it that they live in seclusion in dense mountains and forests, and no one knows where they came from or how they lived.
But then there was a legend that the elves liked to bewitch humans, and would make the weak-willed lose their nature and become the walking dead in the forest. The people then called such elves mysterious shrine maidens.
In the end, what is true and what is false, legends are legends, because it cannot be confirmed, and many things have obscured their original faces.
"Are you shrine maidens?" Kaneko asked cautiously.
"It doesn't matter what we are, it's just that you're human. Do not be afraid, I have no malice. You can see the lights in this forest, and then find this place again, which means that we are very fateful, and I hope everyone can cherish this hard-won fate and spend this night beautifully. Don't worry about the beasts outside, this is my home. This is my territory, my territory is my decision, you are guests from afar, everything here, you can use it at will, it is very safe here. The old lady said with a smile on her face.
The butterfly looked up at the house, and saw that under the bright light, there were many dead beast heads hanging on the walls, and those empty eyes were staring directly at the two people in front of them.
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