In the depths of winter, the city of Isu Kun exhaled into frost.

In these cold weather, the bitter rose tavern in the southeast corner of the city is still boiling, and the atmosphere is very eager.

The drunkards, thugs, adventurers, and prostitutes of the city gathered around a middle-aged and elegant bard in the middle of the tavern, his eyes full of excitement and anticipation.

One of the thugs couldn't help but open his mouth and asked, "That woman named Sophie can really spit out gold as soon as she opens her mouth?" ”

"Yes, you heard it right. In my case, all that came out of my mouth was saliva, but on the lucky man's body, several gold coins had already fallen from the ground before he could say this. The bard, who had been asked, replied with a whimsical approach.

The thug's eyes were suddenly full of greed, and he swallowed, "Oh my God! How could there be such an amazing dwarf? As long as you pay half a piece of bread, you can get such a magical ability, in exchange for me, even if it is a piece of bread, ten pieces of bread, I will give it all! ”

The bard just smiled and stopped talking.

When the others heard this, they burst out laughing.

One of them even sneered directly, "Come on, Rex, your bread will either be exchanged for Julia's overnight fee, or into the wine in your stomach, ten pieces of bread, hehehe, where are you willing to take it out, you selfish ghost?" ”

The mocked drunkard Rex's face turned red when he heard this, and he glared at the drunkard who was laughing at him fiercely, "Maren, you guy with a butt on your head......"

Seeing that these two drunkards had a tendency to disagree, some people in the tavern were unwilling, and a hoarse voice sounded, "Stop arguing, I still want to continue listening to the following story!" If you make any more noise, I'll throw you out! ”

This resonated with most of the people present, or rather, bullying the weak, which is something that most people in the tavern like to see, and they also coaxed, nodded their heads, and said, "That's right. If you make any more noise, throw it out! ”

"Strip naked and throw it out!"

"Throw! I've been looking at two guys for a long time......"

In the midst of the indignation, the two drunkards did not dare to speak, shrank their heads, and became ostriches.

The people in the tavern cursed a few more words, and found that neither of them dared to respond, and suddenly felt bored.

Attention really comes to the story that the bard is telling today.

"Cohen, what happened later? What happened next? ”

Cohen was the name of the bard, and when he heard this question, a flash of memory flashed in his eyes, and he said, "Later, the kind Sophie girl was lucky enough to pick the blueberries that appeared in the winter in the sweeping back garden. ”

She went home happy. The blessings of the three dwarves of fate also took effect, and Sophie became more and more beautiful day by day, like Angel who came out of heaven, as soon as she spoke, a piece of gold spit out, and sometimes chatted with her, and before she finished speaking, the floor of the house was almost covered with a layer of gold. ”

"Wow! With so much gold, this Sophie girl is living a happy life, and she doesn't have to worry about her stepmother anymore, right? A prostitute in the tavern took on Sophie's role and asked.

The bard shook his head lightly and sighed, "The power of the world is like a rope that binds us!" Although Sophie has this magical ability, she is a kind girl, and she still can't get rid of her stepmother. ”

"What did her stepmother do?"

"Sophie's ability naturally aroused her stepmother's jealousy, and Sophie's stepmother immediately asked her about the source of her ability!" The bard replied.

"Did she say that?"

"Yes, she didn't dare to go against her stepmother!" The bard nodded.

"What an idiot!" The prostitute immediately scolded with anger on her face, "She already has so much gold, why should she worry about her stepmother?" The stepmother hit her idea and directly used the gold to buy the killer to kill her stepmother! The worst of all, you can leave that home! So that you will not be angry with this wicked woman! ”

"It's really ...... that this stupid woman actually told her stepmother the reason," the female listener looked very excited.

And the bard has a calm face. He waited quietly for the woman's emotions to calm down.

But he could wait, and the rest of the tavern couldn't, eager to see how the story would play out.

So they urged the bard to continue.

When the bard did not refuse, he continued, "Sophie told her stepmother about the three dwarves, and her stepmother sent her own daughter into the forest in search of them. ”

Before leaving, she prepared a thick leather jacket for her daughter, and brought bread and cake with butter for her to eat on the way. Then her daughter set off. ”

"How? She also found the residence of the three dwarves? Someone in the tavern whispered.

"Yes." Hearing this, many people in the tavern showed regret in their eyes.

It seems that it's not just the prostitute/girl who takes on the role of Sophie!

"However, the search was found, but this sister of Sophie, when she entered someone else's house, did not even say hello, and the dwarf begged her for food, but was refused, and the dwarf asked her to sweep the snow, and was also refused." The bard said indifferently.

"The three Dwarves of Destiny think she's a bad-hearted little slacker! So the three dwarves cursed her: "

"The first dwarf cursed her and made her look uglier every day!"

"The second dwarf cursed her, and as soon as she spoke, a toad jumped out of her mouth!"

"The third dwarf cursed her and made her die a good death!"

"It's from that day on, this bad guy is getting uglier and uglier day by day, and he spits out a toad whenever he speaks!"

"Great!"

"That's what you want to do with this kind of guy!"

"Damn people who don't work for anything deserve this kind of fate!"

“……”

Hearing this result, the people in the tavern were very excited, as if they had won a battle, whether it was the kind on the bed or the kind under the bed, one by one they were elated, and they couldn't help shouting loudly, as if they were not so, and could not express their excitement.

The bard watched quietly all the time, without interjecting.

After a while, the tavern fell silent, and a pair of expectant eyes looked at the bard, "What happened next?" Didn't the dwarves bless Sophie and marry a king in the future? Did this come true? Was the king really willing to marry a freeman who was not even a nobleman? ”

"Of course! The outcome of the Dwarven Blessing of Destiny does not change. This is the power of fate, and the power of blessing! ”

There was a glint of unknown meaning in the depths of the bard's eyes, but none of those present noticed it.

Even William, who was hiding among the crowds and had a magic mirror, didn't find out about this.