Patumnax wasn't going to ask too much, and to be honest, it wasn't much of interest in Ellie, and it could even be said that it would never have come to find such a person if it hadn't bothered him.

After simply asking those three questions, Patunax lost interest in the conversation, and although he didn't say anything explicitly, it seemed very clear: it didn't want to talk about anything more.

So, Erli didn't bother to pay attention to it, and directly opened the gap and left the throat of the world.

"Where are you going?"

Xiaobai asked, the place where the gap opened was not Halfina's location, but the forest where I didn't go, compared to Xue Man, this place was more humid, and compared to Xue Manling, this place was more vibrant.

"Feel free to explore."

"A little uneasy about the safety of Yakumo Murasaki who answered yes?"

Erlie didn't speak, but silently stepped out of the gap.

When the elk and foxes around saw her, they immediately ran away into the distance, as if they had seen a pack of hungry wolves, completely oblivious to the danger around them.

“…… Looks like I'm right.

Maybe it's the trust you've put in her over the years?

But I want to say, I, don't care about Yakumo Murasaki. ”

“… Why? ”

She stood up and asked softly.

"Because all I want to guarantee is your safety."

“……”

"You must live, Ellie.

And you've always been there to do it, but now you're going to tell me,

Are you going to give everything for one person? ”

Without answering, she stepped out of her own stride and watched where she would go.

Seeing that she didn't answer, Xiaobai's voice seemed to be a little harsh, and he continued to ask.

"She has nothing to do with you, and to be honest, it has nothing to do with you whether Gensokyo is established or not in this world.

Now that you have your place in the Demon Realm, you don't have to worry about the outcome of the future, and I agree that you will do whatever it may be beneficial to you, but not pin your life on someone. ”

“…… Aren't you pinning your trust on me? ”

Suddenly, there was a slightly surprised Xiaobai standing in front of Erli, she didn't expect Erli to choose to face her directly, but appearing in her state of mind made Xiaobai's expression a lot more solemn just now, and she said word by word.

"So I'm thinking for your safety, I.

Because I'm you, too, Ellie. ”

"No, you're just human."

Silently, Xiao Bai was about to say something just now, but because of this sentence, he stuck it in his throat.

Seeing the expression on the other side, Ellie let out a sigh of relief, and then explained to herself.

"Perhaps...... It's my problem, white.

I know I'm scared to death... I don't know if I'm upset now that I betrayed my close friend because I was too scared, or if I was sad that I suddenly found out that purple was so important and didn't put it in the first place.

In a word... Let me think for myself. ”

“……”

Looking at that expression, she frowned deeply, but finally let go fiercely, Xiaobai didn't say anything, and she left here.

Back deep in the forest, Ellie took a deep breath and let her spirit relax.

Then, it is exhaled for a long time, allowing the heat to disappear from the body.

"Anyway... Purple is my close friend,

It's better than Sister Youxiang.

So..."

“…… Go find your way. ”

"Thank you..."

Softly, Ellie herself chuckled.

But Xiaobai didn't laugh out loud herself, but, unlike the expressions she had with Erli just now, her mood was quite low now, and her two white fingers were lightly attached to her upper and lower lips, stroking slowly.

And Erri herself rechecked the surrounding situation, and it was true that there were only animals nearby, but there were a few more anomalous existences, which felt like a combination of some kind of life force. According to their own speculation, it may be the embodiment of nature.

Thinking of Patonax's words, nature has a lot of hostility towards himself, so the incarnation of nature has no other power to deal with it except hostility to himself.

So Ellie avoided the places, but at the same time walked ahead.

However, it was not a primeval forest, as she had thought, but a road with cobblestones.

It should be relatively close to the city, otherwise the cost of paving such roads in the wild is too high, and it is simply impossible in this era.

Following the road, Ellie continued on her way, and sure enough, it wasn't long before she saw the city wrapped in birch trees.

The "Nord" atmosphere here is not as strong as it is in the snowy man: the brick and stone walls and neatly planned blue-tiled buildings are complemented by surprising green forests, and the surrounding lakes provide the city with plenty of fresh water and fish.

It looks like a great place to live, but how to get in is a problem.

The guards at the gate guarded the gate, and when a caravan entered here, it had to be checked before it could enter the city.

But for Aery, it's easier.

The gap opens up from above the city, so you can take a closer look at the city.

The city was actually built on top of the lake, as most of the buildings were designed with two floors, but the second floor was built above ground, and the first floor was below ground, just near the water source.

Because of the dampness, most people choose to live on the first floor of the building, and what Ellie saw was that most people put the non-perishable items on the first floor and then went to the first floor with food and the like.

In the center of the city is a small market square, where most people are concentrated to move around and trade goods.

Compared with the Longxiao Palace, the lord's palace is a square building made of bricks and tiles, and has a garden-like design, but the deterrent power is not as strong as that brought by the Longxiao Palace. The same is true of the whole city, which is very neatly planned and more patchwork than Xueman, and even more vibrant than Xueman.

But the whole city did not have the heaviness of the snow man, and there was no lord like Barguf. What Elle herself hears is not a normal conversation, but more of a conversation between a snake and a thief, and a collusion between a guard and a thief.

However, there is a problem that Elle herself has discovered:

On the first floor, there was a place where the door didn't seem to sound right, like there was no end, and it sounded ...... There were some inexplicable noises coming from inside, like rats, and like something else.

"It's going to be interesting right here."

Ellie confirmed herself, and then suddenly appeared at the door of the door.

A pungent stench filled Erlie's nose, causing her to subconsciously cover her nose.

"It can't be a sewer......

But the sound of people coming from inside made Ellie, who had planned to leave, think about it and pushed open the old door.