For Erli, life is still like that, every day during the day with Ze to dig wild vegetables, pick mushrooms and fruits, and see if sometimes she can catch a rabbit, pheasant or the like. At dusk, when she took the fishing nets back to dry, she helped Ze sew the nets and clean up the garbage.

At night, when the second elder fell asleep, she went out to the beach again and began to practice her sword skills. Sometimes Yakumo Murasaki would come over at night and practice with her.

After a few hands, Erli really felt Yakumo Zi's continuous proficiency in the realm, as well as her rapidly growing demonic power. For a melee player like her, the gap is simply a big nemesis, because if you can't get close at all, you will be teleported away by the gap; Or you can be attacked by something that comes out of the gap.

At the same time, the fight with Purple made her feel the change in her physique. The strange power and reflexes she experienced in the battle really surprised her.

Therefore, Erli ranks her sword training as follows: speed, durability, agility, and strength. She found that her weaknesses were speed and stamina, and she often reacted to keep up, but her own speed did not.

So because of this, he lost to Purple several times in a row. In the end, she was asked by Zi to cook, pinch her back, and take a bath or something. Erli is also often bullied by Purple to the point of holding her head and squatting on defense, or in rags—don't think too much, just take a bath.

It's another four months, and winter is coming.

"Ahh

Hara was lying on the mattress and sneezed, it was snowing outside, and the sky was overcast. The December storm was a lot colder, and the sudden storm four days earlier knocked him out of the boat and fell into the sea. Although it took a lot of effort to climb up, after all, after soaking in the icy sea water for almost an hour, I couldn't stop shivering when I returned to the house. A campfire was lit outside to help him dry himself, and Erli also found some wild ginger for Hara to boil some ginger soup to drink.

I am already old, and it is not easy for me to be in my fifties for this era, and now I am beaten by the wind and waves, and I am indeed not as able to stand up as I was when I was young. A cold had weakened him, and now he felt like he was seriously ill.

Erlie took a piece of cloth like a rag and knelt down to wipe Hara's head again.

Ze went to the river to catch fish, in order to fill the vacancy of Bongna.

“…… Elle ......"

A weak voice came out of her throat, and Ellie tilted her head to Hara's mouth.

"What's the matter, old man?"

“… Where's that old woman..."

"Grandma is out."

"Really......"

Hara sighed, then fell silent.

Erlie didn't say anything, and then wiped his head to make Hara more comfortable.

In the evening, Ze returned. Her hands were red from the cold, and she carried a number of freshwater fish in her back basket, and Elle helped light the fire outside. Ze warmed his hands and prepared to make some dried fish.

"Elle... How's that old man? ”

When Erli was about to get some hot water, Ze suddenly asked.

"The old man asked grandma where you went in the morning, and I don't know why I asked."

"Really... I guess I'm afraid that I won't be able to do enough. ”

Ze shook his head, and then began to process the fish. When the water was almost hot, Elle was about to turn around and go in, but was stopped by Ze.

"What's wrong, Grandma?"

"I've worked hard for you this day, I'll take care of that old man. Add fuel to the fire, I've taken care of these fish. For a while, it feels like it's hanging on the wooden pole over there after it's dried, don't get confused, and then you go to sleep first. I've got to help this old man. ”

"Got it"

Erlie helped the swaying Ze to her feet, then sat down by the fire again, and began to look at the fish by the fire.

There was no movement in the night, except for the sound of the fire sizzling, the sound of swaying from the bushes, and what seemed to be some animal moving in it.

When the fish was almost baked, she took off the sticks, which were a little hot, and found a basket to put in them. The part of the fish's eyes had been snapped off, and Elle found some thin straw ropes, threaded them through the fish's head, knotted them, and tied them to the poles.

When it was all done, she added some twigs and firewood to the fire to keep it from going out. Then he cleaned up and slept beside the fire, where there was a straw sleeping bag covered with a wolf-scratched deerskin. Erlie's evaluation is that it can barely be used, not very good at keeping out the cold, but it is suitable for summer escape, and it is better to have a fire now.

"Good night."

He said to himself, then got into his sleeping bag and rested.

The fire was still crackling, and from time to time there was the sound of wood crackling, which frightened the small animals around.

Ze didn't do anything after entering, just looked at Yuan with a peaceful face. After Ellie got into his sleeping bag, he suddenly woke up and saw Ze, who had been kneeling beside him, and Hara smiled weakly and contentedly

“… Wife, it's good to come back..."

“… I'm back, old man..."

The two of them talked calmly, and nothing had changed in the slightest because of Yuan's illness.

“... That's good... That's good...... I don't have anything to worry about."

“… Don't worry. What can Ellie's child worry about? ”

“… I'm afraid she'll be alone... A child's family can't stand a person. ”

"It's going to grow up... It's always going to grow up, and she's much more convenient than us. I'm worried about yourself, and you want to pretend to be young when you're old. ”

“… I'm not young yet... I'm still basically the one who got this month's bonnay..."

"Okay, okay... I don't mess with you... I don't know who brought the fish back just now."

……

……

……

It was dawn, and the snow was still falling.

Erlie got up and found herself feeling a little cold. There were a lot of snowflakes on his body, and the fire had been extinguished for a long time, and the smell of burning wood had long since disappeared.

"What's going on?"

She was a little confused, and there was no sound in the room.

"Grandma? Old man? ”

She took the Jingyue knife out of the space and slowly moved it to the door.

There was no movement in there.

"Are you awake?"

She walked in, but took a few steps back in fright and fell to the ground.

The two of them lay peacefully, their faces pale. Hara lay flat and seemed to be very peaceful. Ze lay next to him, foaming at the mouth and vomiting beside him. Blood trickled down her nose and eyeballs.

“…… Hah... Haaha

She gasped and widened, her eyes widening, and she felt that something was rising in her heart, and it was becoming more and more obvious.

"Vomit ------------!"

I couldn't help the feeling of nausea and depression, and quickly held herself up, and the excessive nervousness made her almost vomit her stomach. I don't know if it's because I'm scared or because I'm vomiting, but I can't stop my tears from pouring out, and I look at the house in front of me blankly.

I don't know how long it took for a strip of snow to accumulate on her shoulders before Ellie reacted. She hurried back to her room to check on the two of them.

Hara stopped breathing, it seemed to be night, and he walked away peacefully, without any signs of struggle.

Ze seems to have taken something after the original and is ready to leave with Ze, but now he has fainted.

"Alive... still alive..."

It was as if she had grasped a life-saving straw and didn't care about anything. Elle put Ze on her back in an unbelievable sight, and quickly put her in the sleeping bag she had just slept in.

She gathered the few firewoods around, set them up, and piled them up next to the fuel. Lighting the fire, she kept blowing the campfire, trying to make it more vibrant.

Elle took some more water, helped Ze up, wiped her face first, and then fed some water into it.

But Ze didn't wake up, and Erri could only wait anxiously.

"Damn... What should I do? … I don't know what she ate at all... How do you detoxify?"

Ze's breathing was not as steady as in the room just now, and now his breathing was very rapid, as if there was no oxygen in his body, he inhaled hard, but rarely spit out.

Erli was so anxious that she didn't know what to do.

"Ahem! Cough! ”

It was only after a while that Ze finally had some reaction. She began to cough vigorously, and although it was uncomfortable, she was much more conscious.

“… I'm ...... How to get outside... Coming..."

Like the voice of a dying man, Ze asked around him.

"Grandma! What the hell is going on? ”

She tilted her head and saw Erlie, who was still streaked with tears.

"That old man... Won't ask me...... Where are you going...... I feel... What's... It will happen...

Really... Come back in the evening... Saw him... I can guess it, it's just the past day or two...

I was thinking too... He's gone, and I won't live long......"

"What a stupid thing!" Erli couldn't help but yell at Ze

"No...... You don't understand, Erlie..."Ze smiled miserably... We're small people after all... Missing him... We can't pay it over... Cough!

… You can't escape. With the nobles, we can't do anything... You're different, Ellie... You're still young... Don't have to be like us... Resigned to fate... Cough! Cough! ”

“………”

Elle really doesn't know what to say... I could only look at Ze, who kept coughing

Because I know that it is impossible for people in this era to change that way of thinking. Not to mention the old man who has lived for so long.

lest there be a dispute...

“… Erlie..."

"What's wrong, grandma."

"I know I'm sorry for you... But then it's up to you... Take all the food away... I've been around for a short time..."

"That's... Grandma, what about you..."

"Help me inside... It's still not as warm as it is in the house."

“…… Got it..."

Elle helped her inside, and Ze was in a terrible condition, and was basically taken back. Erli didn't notice that Ze was holding his hand when he coughed, and there were a lot of blood stains when he took it away.

Finding a slightly cleaner place, Erlie settled Ze. He also lit the fire pit in the house to try to warm it up.

The fire didn't burn as much because there was nothing left to burn

"There's no firewood... Grandma wait, I'm going to break some branches and come back!"

With that, Elle hurried out.

"Sure enough... Still a kid..."

Ze smiled, tremblingly picked up a lit torch and lit the futon in the room. Then she lay flat next to Hara, not saying anything, just watching the flames engulf everything in the room, and everything in front of her.

Suddenly, she remembered something.

It was like my younger self, meeting my young lover and waving to her.