Chapter Twenty-Nine: The Dark Forest
"No, Brother Snowlan, that manservant is lying!" Theresa spoke suddenly.
Hearing this, Snorlan couldn't help twitching the corners of his mouth, could he not know that the manservant was lying? Fools know that the reason is made up! But one of them was hired to find a cat, what did he do in charge of the housework? I don't talk about it, and I don't give a penny more!
It was Baron Turyu who came to his delight, and said, "Oh, little girl, how do you know that he is lying?" β
"Baron," said Theresa, after a pause, "you've had a cat for a few years, haven't you?" β
"Yes, it's been five or six years."
"Then Henry has been in your house for ten years, so he has taken care of this cat for five or six years, right?"
"That's nature."
"Then why did he hate this cat today? What did he do in the previous years? β
"This ...... Maybe his previous plans had failed? β
"Is it reasonable that a plan to get rid of a cat will fail for five or six years, and you won't even notice it for five or six years of failure?"
"This ...... Then you say, little girl, what's going on? β
"Baron, I think someone else instructed Henry to get rid of the cat."
"Someone else?"
"Yes, Baron, who else in your family can instruct Henry to do his errands?"
"Except that I'm my son Robben, don't you ......?"
At this time, out of the back room strode out a young man in his twenties, about 1.8 meters, with long golden wavy hair, blue eyes, and a very handsome look, this was Robben, the son of Baron Tuliu. He said, "Yes, father, I asked Henry to do it." β
"You? Robben? Why!? Tuliu was shocked, and then burst into a rage.
"What do you say, father? You left half of your family property to this cat! Father, father, not everyone loves cats as much as you do, for you it is your indispensable family, but for me, it is just a pet! Now, a pet in my house has an equal status with me! It has the same property as me! Father, besides getting rid of it, tell me what options I have!? β
Baron Tuliu's face was gloomy, and he spoke slowly: "How many times have I told you...... For Nana, don't use 'it', use 'her'! Okay, don't you want a family property? Well, you and your mother don't know when I don't know that you're not my son! Robben, Robben, you and your mother treat me as a fool! Didn't you think about it before you lied to me, I'm brunette and your mother is redheaded, how did you have a blonde son!? β
Snorlan silently turned on the mass mode of eating melons, how could he find a cat and pull out a family ethics drama?
Robben also roared: "So that's why you treat cats so much more than me!?" It's because of a damn hair color! β
"Ha, Robben, you can be as strong as your mother, let's go, take your things and get out! Don't say I'll give you nothing, I'll give you 1,000 gold coins, and you can live by yourself! Don't go back to Port Ward in this life, I don't want to see you and your damn blonde hair! β
"That's your answer, father? Okay, I see, you're going to die with your cat! Robben went back to the house in a rage, slammed the door shut, and could hear him begin to pack his thingsβbut in anger he didn't do it well. The room was clanging, and it could be heard that Robben was aggrieved and angry, and Snorlan couldn't help but feel a little pity for this young man, who let his father be cuckolded and reduced to a cat slave, and Baron Tuliu was also miserable!
Baron Tuliu turned his head, softened his mood a little, and said to the two of Snowland, "You two are smiling. β
Snorlan had no choice but to say, "It's okay, it's okay, then the two of us will go first, and we won't hinder the baron." β
Baron Tuliu nodded, and as soon as the two of them turned around to leave, suddenly Baron Tuliu pulled out a sword, snorted, and shouted: "Please stay, two!" β
Snorlan was startled, and hurriedly pressed his hand on the sword, is this to kill people?
"I got such a sword when I was young, it was made by the dwarven forging master with Mithril by his own hands, and the enchanter of the Elven Empire personally enchanted it, and he made quick decisions, sharpened iron like clay, and there was also a positive energy enchantment on the sword, which can fight the undead, I am old now, I just want to live with Nana in peace, I don't want the sword to be dusty, this sword will be given to you, young man!" Baron Tuliu withdrew his sword from its scabbard and handed it to Snorlan.
Snorlan was naturally overjoyed, and hurriedly said, "Where, where is the baron, you can take it back." Although he said that he would let the baron take it back, Snorlan didn't let go.
"Hey, how can you take back what you gave away? Besides, the sword is a hero, this sword is naturally much better in the hands of a young talent like you than in my hands! β
Snolan's face burst into laughter, and his smooth face made him squeeze out a wrinkle: "Since the baron is so good, then I am disrespectful, but disrespectful!" With that, Snorlan picked up his sword and examined it carefully.
The sword was one and a half meters long, and the sword was full of brilliance, with a white glow between the lines. The blade was sharp, and Snolan was satisfied, and he carried it directly on his back.
"Thank you so much, Baron Touryu!"
Baron Tuliu waved his hand: "It's not a matter, it's not a matter, in this way, fifty gold coins is too little, you helped me find out Robben and Henry's conspiracy against me and Nana, this is a hundred gold coins, you take it, oh, by the way, I don't know the names of the two yet, if I have a commission in the future, I will find the two!" β
"Thank you so much, Baron! My name is Snolan and this is my sister Theresa. β
"Okay, I remember, those two of us are destined to meet again!"
"Okay, goodbye!" Snorlan walked out of the baron's house with a sword on his back and a hundred gold coins humming a tune, but Theresa was sullen.
Seeing Theresa sullen, Snorlan hurriedly asked, "Theresa, what's wrong?" β
Theresa said confusedly, "Brother Snolan, did we do the right thing?" That baron loved cats so much, but neglected his son, and if it weren't for us, wouldn't Baron Touryu not have cats and live happily ever after with his son? β
Snorlan said solemnly: "Theresa, kindness is good, but you must also know that even if we don't come to help the baron find the cat today, tomorrow there will still be some Sherlock Holmes and Watson, Conan and Dr. Asasa, Geralt and the sorceress to help him find the cat, and since fate has given us this opportunity, it is better for us to come ourselves than to let others receive this reward." β
"......"
"Theresa, this and the world are a dark forest, and everyone is a hunter with a sword, sneaking through the forest like a ghost, gently pushing away the branches that stand in his way, trying not to make a sound from his footsteps, and even breathing carefully: he must be careful, because the forest is full of hunters who go like him, and if he finds other life, there is only one thing he can do: draw his sword and kill him. In this forest, others are hell, eternal threats, and any life that exposes its good and weak nature will soon be wiped out, do you understand, Theresa? β
Theresa nodded thoughtfully and said, "I see, Brother Snowlan, but I still don't think we're right." β
"I never said we were right, Theresa, we just didn't have a choice."