Chapter 158, on your own
"What do you mean by that?" Ain didn't quite understand what Hyland was saying.
"This is the meaning of 'Seong loses his horse, and he knows that it is not a blessing'.
In fact, the phrase was a hint that Hyland thought for a while, using a theory that the locals could understand, and Al Ain explained that it meant that a long, long time ago, there was an old man named 'Thayon' who lost his horse. His friends came to comfort him, but this "Saion" said, who could have known that it was not a good thing?
A few days later, the horse that Cyon had lost had returned on its own and brought back another horse. What seems to be a disaster on the surface may actually be a good thing, and the original meaning is ancient Chinese, which is also "the old man of the side plug".
Of course, Hailan could not elevate classical Chinese to Aiyin, so he simply reduced "Saion" to a person's name. Al Yin understood what Hyland was trying to say, "Thank you for your kind words," she said with a wry smile, "but pirates are not horses, and they can't bring other treasures to the village." If you could be stronger, you wouldn't be knocked unconscious by pirates, and if you could drive them away, the village wouldn't suffer such a catastrophe...
Hyland continued, "Didn't you say that during the day? As long as the villagers are safe and sound, this is the best thing to do. Now the village has only been robbed of the treasure by Kate the bull, and no one is hurt, which is a blessing for Seon to lose his horse, and the food has not been taken by the pirates, which means that no one will starve, and Miss Ayn is reluctant to take the treasure "Of course not"
"Like you said, it's the best result right now, but what about next time? Who can guarantee that the next pirates will have their own principles? β
Hyland was a little absent-minded when she talked to Al, and she still blamed herself in her heart. If only she could fend off the drunken villagers like Lilith that day, she thought, even if she was drunk, as long as she wasn't drunk floating on the water, things wouldn't be the way they are.
All of this obviously has a lot of trajectories, but the reality is the worst. Aine is not good at hiding her emotions, and from her appearance and tone, Hailan can clearly feel that this silly girl's character is too persistent, and she is always responsible for her body.
At this rate, the increasing pressure on her body would crush her. After a moment of silence, Hyland said, "Actually, I found the pirate."
Aiyan burst out laughing. "I know you're worried I'm going to be sad and want to make me happy, but it's really not a good joke" Hyland's voice became serious: "I'm not teasing you, I did find the pirate."
The third step of Highland's plan is to tell the truth to a person on Mack's Island. Of course, Hailan can't stay in the wheat field forever, because of its location, the navy can't protect this area, so someone must know the truth and lead the villagers.
The old village chief has this power, but he is not a fighter; Lilith is making rapid progress, but she herself is emotionally unstable and less likely to encourage the villagers; The remaining Ain is the only candidate for this project.
"Why... Why" Through Hyland's tone and expression, Ain could be sure that he wasn't joking.
Her mind was full of puzzlement, she didn't think that everyone was the most respected "Iron Leg Drifter" who could do such a thing. But she didn't scream. Ain is a very calm girl, especially knowing that water rafting has really helped Lilith and the village a lot, and she has reason to believe that water rafting does these things for a reason. She just stared into Hyland's eyes, her ruby eyes full of bewilderment, and then opened her mouth gently: "Why?"
Hylan looked into Ain's eyes, and after "doing something bad", there was no trace of guilt, and then he gave the answer.
"People, you have to rely on yourself" heard Ain repeat: "Do people have to rely on themselves?" Who put Lilith in the hands of the traffickers? It's me. Who killed Kate "The Bull" and saved Simmental? It's me again. What did the villagers do? They didn't do anything.
So, what right do they have to throw a big party and drink themselves to death? "Hyland's explanation of Al Yin is not exactly the same as his own. Because even the same thing, for different people, will certainly have completely different meanings.
She bit her lip tightly and said nothing, "I'm not saying I need a return from the villagers," Hyland continued. "I would say, don't they have a little bit of security pressure? Don't they want to know what I'd do if I left here and ran into pirates again? What if Mom sent more police officers to guard the area? All of this. Don't they care?
I am a itinerant adventurer, and only if I continue a new journey can I breathe new life into my life, and sooner or later I will leave. If the villagers can't learn to defend themselves, then what's the point of me saving them again and again? Miss Ayn, you're a very smart girl and don't need me to explain it again, and then he asks "Why are you telling me this?" Hylan looked at Aiying with a smile.
"Because I need a sober person to lead the villagers, and you are the most suitable person"
"I see" Al Yin nodded vigorously, and her somewhat haggard face smiled again. It would be different if it was a friend who was floating on the water and not a real pirate who took the treasure. The treasure doesn't belong to that village anyway.
Ain's smile is no longer a reluctant smile, it belongs to her energetic age, to her body. Aine suddenly jumped across from Hylan and smiled at him: "Stinky joy, can I ask you something?"
"Pleasing me? What's up? Looking at the mystery in front of Ain, Hailan wondered.
If she had told the truth before, Hyland thought that Al Yin might beg her to go to another village to get rid of a pirate, but now... What more could she ask for? I want you to train me, I don't want to go on like this, I also want to be strong, Hyland didn't even think about it: "Impossible" Ain didn't expect this result: "Why? "
Hailan smiled and cried: "Even if I agree to your request, you won't be able to make any progress in a few days, your strength is accumulated little by little, how can you become a fat person after eating a meal." If you are not the fruit of the devil, it is also possible, after all, the fruit of the devil can instantly improve a person's abilities, but you happen to be a capable person ... You stupid girl is so naΓ―ve. It's broken, my mouth is bald... "Oh... Also said"
"Ahem... Seeing that Ain didn't care about the "silly girl" coming out of his mouth, Hyland cleared her throat, "But I can give you some advice, you rely too much on knife skills, in fact, your Devil Fruit ability is a very promising development, for example, when I release lightning to you, you can use your ability to counteract my lightning."
As a Devil Fruit ability, we should first focus on the development of the Devil Fruit ability, followed by the body and sword.
Of course, that's not to say that body art and swordsmanship aren't important, especially body art. Without a strong enough body, any flaunting demonic abilities don't matter," Ain nodded earnestly.
"Thank you, I'll remember"
"Give me a minute" Turning to her thoughts, Hyland turned around and pretended to take out two books from her coat. Both of these books are actually placed in the "Castle Amulet", but Hyland can use Aurora's hook to make a hook directly for the amulet to pick things up, and she doesn't have to go in herself."
Ayn looked at the covers of two books, "This is... "Master's Manual" and "The Art of Swordsmanship"? "For me?"
"Ah, for you" manuals like this, these two manuals were bought by Hailan in her spare time on Jianhao Island, but they are not uniform publications like the five-year college entrance examination and three-year simulation, he may have used less than 10% of the text, and he memorized these two books with a memorable "thank you" When she looked at the two books in her hand, Helen was about to turn around and leave, "Where are you going?" β
"I remember," Hyland scratched her head and turned away. "Another reason I arranged for the pirates to plunder the treasure is to distract the pirates so that you can blame the pirates for the matter of Kate the bull, and then you can blame the pirates for the village, and I won't get the attention of Big Mom"
"And what about your friends?" Hyland smiled confidently.
"Don't worry, Big Mom has nothing to do with them" They may also be worried about offending the pirates. But the Navy did not have such worries, because from the very beginning, the Navy and pirates were enemies "Well, you have nothing to do in the middle of the night, train to work and rest, the key is to persevere, if you want to eat a fat man, you will only eat stomach problems" "It's good" but something doesn't quite right with her ... "Stinky, are you ready to go?"
"Yes"
"Now?"
"Yes"
"What about Lilith?"
"I've already written a letter to the mayor and the mayor will help me forward it to Lilith You'll take care of her, right?"
"Fortunately, I left" Hailan left in a hurry, and there was no way to do it without saying goodbye to the people in the village. He also had to escort pirates, who knows if there were other hidden masters in the village. Even one master could not be better than Kate the "angry bull", but the pirates on board were his own soldiers, and he did not want to see unexpected casualties. Tomorrow morning, the pirates will continue to attack the next village. "You wait a minute"
"What's wrong?" Hyland looked back at Ain. He always felt that the other party had something to say to him.
"I... Were you the one who knocked me unconscious last night? β
"Uh... Guess what... "Listen to Hyland's explanation before,... ... Thinking back to the memories in her head, she speculated that only floating on the water could knock her out silently, and she didn't notice that Hyland scratched her head awkwardly, "I didn't have a choice... β
"It's okay." Ai Yin smiled and shook her head, she ran to Hailan, took a deep breath, and said softly: "Stinky grandma, I like you."?? " Hyland blinked, and I wondered if there was something wrong with my ears. "What do you say? I didn't hear her and she wasn't angry, on the contrary, she smiled even brighter. She slowed down and looked into Hyland's eyes. "I said, stink, I like you!"
"Hmm... Hylan was stunned for a moment, this was completely the result of his plan. In the past, Hailan didn't have many friends, she didn't like to talk to young people, and she didn't experience a confession all the way in the future, and the silly girl in front of her suddenly said something, which really caught Hailan off guard.
"What do you want me to do? Why do you like me? Why do you like me? Hyland asked three questions directly to Ain for no apparent reason. As early as in the previous "Silent Thunder Explosion", Hailan was struck by lightning and had different emotions towards Hailan in Ain's heart. Later, Hailan was discovered by Lei Pi unharmed, and the surprise of Hailan's "iron-legged water floating" identity deepened the emotions in the girl's heart.
Ain is a bit scheming, but very persistent, and once she agrees with something, it is easy to sink deeper and deeper. But unlike those shy young ladies, her personality is as warm as fire, and she rarely hides her true thoughts. Especially now that Ayn worries that if she doesn't speak up, she might not get a chance.
"Ahh Do you like someone and need a reason? "It's complicated," Ain said, and Hyland's question startled her.
Hyland nodded. "Yes"
Al frowned, thought for a moment, and his eyes suddenly brightened: "Because you saved me in a storm before? Do you understand the reason? "I see, okay??? Hailan always felt that this question between the two people was a bit awkward.
Moonlight, silver moonlight sprinkled on the shoulders of two people, young girls looked at each other, but the air was filled with some strange atmosphere ... It's as if what was supposed to be a beautiful image suddenly turned into Van Gogh's starry night.