Chapter 12: Stay Alive

In the quiet village, the villagers got up early, carrying water, preparing tools to hunt and sharpening wood to make arrows, cooking smoke drifted from the chimneys to the blue sky, and some early beasts began to move nearby, neighing from time to time.

"Mom, the meal is ready!" The little girl walked out of the door and shouted to her mother, who was burying her head in arrows.

"Little Anna, mom is almost well, you can eat first." The woman looked up and smiled at the little girl.

"Mom, little Anna is here to help!" The little girl smiled on her pretty little face, and ran to help the woman cut wood.

After a long time, the arrow was finally ready, and the two went into the house to eat, and the meal was very simple, some vegetables from the field and fruits from the mountains, but the mother and daughter ate very happily.

The nearby villagers are only residents of the border zone, and are generally peaceful except for the rare entry of wild beasts and large-scale looting, and there have been few wars in the last few decades.

"Little Anna has also grown up." The woman caressed Juliana's face lovingly, and said with relief: "Today is your eighth birthday, and it is also time for you to learn how to hunt, your mother will take you into the deep forest to hunt, remember to follow your mother closely, and when you come back, your mother will cook you a hearty meal." ”

"Hmm!" Little Juliana nodded, then remembered the little rabbit in the house, and said to her mother, "Mom, can I take Cortana with me?" ”

"No, it's a big day, so let's bring some of Cortana's favorite ointment from the forest to make it up to her." The woman said.

"Well, I see, I'm going to say goodbye to Cortana, Mom, wait a minute." Little Juliana ran into the house in small steps.

Inside the house, the flawless little rabbit, which has always been snow-white, squatted in a nest specially prepared for it and dozed off.

"Little Nana, little Nana, wake up." Little Juliana pushed the little rabbit's body cutely, waking up the dozing little rabbit: "Little Nana, my mother and I are going out hunting, you have to be obedient at home, we will bring you delicious ointment back." ”

The little rabbit shrugged his ears wide, looked up at little Juliana, seemed to understand her words, nodded slightly, and then began to doze off again.

Like a child who had been allowed to go out by an adult, little Juliana happily trotted out the door, closed the door, and set off with her mother.

Shortly after closing the door, the little rabbit suddenly raised his head and sniffed around, then lowered his head again and dozed off.

After being ravaged by the plunder, the village was relentlessly swept away by time, and all that was left was the almost unrecognizable ruins, and the bricks and stones that had been burned by the fire had completely collapsed in less than a year or two, and the remaining bones had been buried deep under the lush weeds of the years.

The wide mage robe quickly brushed aside the weeds that were already taller than a person, and his messy footsteps ran forward in a panic.

I'm back, Mom. I.... Finally home.

"Ahh A person-tall icy blue flame erupted from the girl's palm, and the weeds around her instantly turned to ash, revealing a small dirt bag in it.

It's not so much a small dirt bag as a simple grave that couldn't be simpler.

Because, there is really no way to find too much to bury into.

Not even the slightest souvenir is gone.

Nothing, nothing.

"Smack~" The girl fell to the ground on her knees, and the thick earth ash was splashed all over the sky, as if the endless unsolvable thoughts, rushing, dancing, and crying.

"Mom, Mom.... Mom, little Anna, I'm home. The girl pulled away the hand that covered her weeping eyes and smiled, but her little face was drowned in tears after a moment's pause.

Rustling~~ A small sound came from behind, and a snow-white rabbit crawled out of the grass behind Xue Mo'er.

"Mom... Why, why little Anna.... It's a.... Brother Min's brother ..... If you want to do this to me, we are clear.... It's all little Anna... Small... In harming people.... Harm the dean... Scolded by the old grandfather.... Stand up for me... 's brother is dead...."

"Also... Killed you...... Why? ”

"It is said that there used to be some civilian senior brothers who stood up for her, but after only a few days, the heads of those senior students were hung at the gate of the academy." Kate guessed that it might have something to do with Xue Moer's whereabouts, but Ling Yun still didn't say anything, neither affirming nor denying.

Kate was the first to come to the academy and had been here for several years, while Athena had only recently arrived, and her knowledge of the matter was similar to that of Ling Yun.

As for why they came here, neither of them would say.

Kate sticks to Ling Yun because of her interest in Ling Yun, just like a child who wants to know a secret and will circle around it all day long, and Athena's purpose is unknown, but Ling Yun can be sure that her purpose has a lot to do with him.

Ling Yun noticed that Athena was not only interested in his business, but she would also try to figure out why Ling Yun was doing it. If Wei Shengliang did this, Ling Yun would not doubt it at all, but Athena was a god, and a high-ranking god, which was very doubtful.

Why? Ling Yun didn't ask, when she said it, she would tell him that in front of him, he was more concerned about Xue Mo'er's whereabouts, although Kate could trace her traces, but even a second missed Ling Yun was uneasy.

Once upon a time, a girl did the same.

turned his back on him, not wanting to bother him, and ran away, only to be found the next day lying in the gutter with his mouth covered in blood.

"I... Hee-hee.. Not.. It's fine. She got up with her mouth covered in blood, her steps were unsteady, but her mouth was dirty and she laughed.

"How's her relationship with the dean?" Ling Yun asked suddenly.

"I don't know, the dean never stays in the academy for a long time, and always hurries to the mainland to look for something." Kate doesn't know much about this: "But judging from the scene of rescuing Xue Moer last time, she should attach great importance to Xue Moer." Seem.... It's a little awkward. ”

"Brother, is this the reason why you won her?" Athena suddenly interjected.

Why do you have to compete with Xue Moer? Who won in the end? Athena suddenly got the answer she wanted from Kate's words.

"Wan'er, you're very smart." Ling Yun answered her question.

Yes, the dean is very close to Xue Mo'er, judging from the [Blood Oath] left by the old man on Ling Yun, the strong people in this world generally leave some marks on the people they care about very much in case of emergency, so the dean will also leave this kind of thing on Xue Mo'er.

Therefore, Ling Yun actually wanted to indirectly recall the dean back to the academy.

Do you want to give the letter to the dean? Athena suddenly glanced up at Ling Yun, and at that moment, she suddenly had an intuition that she was too stupid!

Why? Ling Yun's pupils were as deep as a starry sky, and Athena suddenly knew that she actually couldn't see through Ling Yun's plan at all.

This was only part of his plan, if the intuition that he hadn't missed it after living for so long was correct, Ling Yun had even thought about everything after this moment.

Is that so? Athena faintly couldn't believe herself.

Or there are some expectations in the faint way, and she can't say what she expects herself.

"Brother!" Kate suddenly shouted, "I found her breath!" ”

"But... But... Her aura was waning, as if ....." Kate suddenly hesitated to say this: "She's dying." ”

"Wan'er !!" Ling Yun unexpectedly shouted at Wan'er in his arms.

If the speed of the original storm was fast, then the speed of the wind dragon that appeared in an instant was violent.

A thunderous roar suddenly erupted in the sky, and frightened beasts flew out along the way.

"Little Anna, what a blessing today! It must have been the gods who saw our pretty little Anna grow up and happily gave us so much prey! The woman raised a large bundle of prey tied up in her hand, which must not have been able to catch so many prey in normal times, and the woman caressed little Juliana's head lovingly: "Little Anna is really a good baby for mother." ”

"What's the matter, it's all my mother's power, and I will shoot a lot of prey to my mother like my mother in the future!" Little Juliana blushed and looked at her mother happily.

"When you get to the village, go and invite all the people in the village! My little Anna is about to grow up, and they will be happy too! The woman said happily.

[It is undoubtedly a great thing to be blessed by the people of the village on your birthday. 】

"Mom, little Anna has grown up, I can help you!" Little Juliana jumped up and said.

"Little Anna hasn't grown up yet."

"Why?"

"Little Anna, do you see the stars in the sky? There are as many stars in the sky as there are people on the ground, but only one of these stars belongs to you, and when you find someone who can make you happy and make you willing to entrust everything to him, you will be considered a grown up, you know, mother's baby? ”

"Well, I see, Mom! I'm sure I'll find that guy! ”

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Pain woke up from a deep slumber like a nightmare, tearing memories apart, the stars in the sky were instantly dotted with blood, and the reflected sky was crying madly.

The blood-colored flames burned out of what had once been, and the raging flames danced wildly, twisting their simple bodies and laughing wildly, mocking death and laughing at fear.

All the sorrows that should not come rush up to the embankment of reality, wash away the weeping, wash away the moaning, wash away the sorrow, wash away all the beauty or pain.

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"You see, there seems to be a bonfire in the village, they must know Little Anna's birthday."

"What are you guys doing?!"

"A woman? Brothers, drag me down and enjoy, hahahaha! ”

"Hey, this little girl is good, leave a video first, and then you can sell it for a good price when you have had enough!"

"Let go of my daughter!!"

"Ahh How dare you bite me and chop her into meat sauce for me!! ”

"Ahhh!!!hhh

"Hahaha!!"

"Hahaha, you dare to resist! What's the matter, little girl, scared? Soon there will be a puddle of meat sauce! Come, give Lao Tzu ......."

"Mom..... Mom!!!!!!! ”

"Click, click" panicked footsteps, a young woman rushed in.

A solid light struck, tearing open a thick layer of ground ash.

“.... Yes..... Uh.." A moan as light as a gossamer came from under the ashes that had been lifted.

The woman ran over and picked up the moaning girl.

It was not so much a person as a half-corpse, and the girl's whole body was festering from burns, dozens of fist-sized wounds were all over the body, and even half of her face was already covered with maggots.

Still, she survived.

As a pariah who was picked up and adopted.

When did she suddenly remember that her name was not Xue Moer, her name was [Juliana Dallas].

【It's coming o_O】