Section III. These years
"Village Chief, why do you say that?" Vigorously helped Ling and asked the village chief, obviously this person saved everyone just now, why did the village chief say this.
"Shut up!" The village chief reprimanded vigorously and continued to ask Ling. "You're a scourge, and every time you show up, it brings disaster to us! Why are you still here, we have a few years of peace, why do you show up! It was you, it was you who killed my father, it was you who ruined the place where we lived, and now that you're back, do you still want to destroy us this time?! ”
"I didn't mean it, really, I didn't mean it" Ling heard the words of the village chief, and then remembered who the village chief in front of him was, he was the uncle who treated him like a son, but he accidentally killed his most beloved father.
"What, village chief, do you mean he brought these monsters?" Some unknown villagers have surrounded Ling in the middle.
"Don't guess, you young ones. Are you really Xiaoqi? Another elderly man standing beside the village chief asked.
"Well, that time, I'm sorry, I didn't mean it" Ling remembered that the person in front of her was also Uncle Yu, who took good care of herself back then, and in the face of them, she remembered the irreparable fault caused by her mistake back then.
"We all get it." The old man smiled bitterly after receiving Ling's answer. "I said, old man, it's been so long, and you still can't let it go? It wasn't Xiao Qi's fault that time, don't we all know it? And we all agreed to apologize to Xiao Qi if we saw him again, and in that case, we both lost our minds. The old man patted the village chief on the shoulder. And today's matter, if it weren't for Xiao Qi's help, would you still have the life to complain about Xiao Qi here? You guys deal with it here, Xiao Qi goes, let's go back and talk about where you've been all these years. ”
"I" Ling knelt in front of the village chief. "I know you won't forgive me for what I did, but I really didn't mean to, I just wanted to help you, and I didn't know it would turn out like that"
"Get up, we all know you're for our good. Let's go home and talk, I saw that you vomited blood just now, and those electric arrows must be a great burden on your body. You say yes or no. The old man asked the village chief.
"Get up. But I won't forgive you. Let the young people deal with it here. The village chief said to Ling without looking back.
"Me"
"Get up, it's not a problem for you to kneel like this." The old man lifted Ling up. "Let's go, there are still many people in the village who live here now, you shouldn't remember, Dali's mother is your aunt back then, and Dali's father and Uncle Li, after that incident, we all know that we didn't do it right, so we agreed to apologize to you if we see you again."
Ling got up and looked into the depths of the woods, and only after not feeling the smell of monsters did she follow the old man and the village chief back to the village chief's house next to the small square in front.
The women, children, and old people who had gathered in the square earlier all returned to their houses one after another after knowing that there was no harm from the monsters, after all, it was already late at night.
When everyone had entered the chief's house, the chief's daughter and son moved chairs for everyone, poured a bowl of water each, and then stepped aside to listen to the conversation between the old man and the outsider.
After the village chief and the elders sat down, Ling got up again and knelt in front of everyone and said: "I'm sorry, I don't ask you to forgive me for what I did, if you have any fire, please just send it at me, your father's death and the death of other villagers are caused by me, it is my responsibility, I have been trying to find you and make up for you in the years I have been away from the village, but when I went back to the original village, everyone was gone, and I have not found you, this time I met you unintentionally, No matter what happens to you in the future, I will protect everyone's safety. ”
"Get up quickly, fisherman, you help your little seventh brother up." The old man said to the man standing beside him. This man is the man who is called 'Fisherman' in the group of people who go fishing together.
"Little Seventh Brother, get up, although I don't know what happened between you and your father and the village chief, but you saved us just now, and we can't let you kneel like this." Tell me something. ”
"Yes, my name is Xiaoba, you are Xiaoqi, we are all a family, there is something that can't be said well." It was the boy Ling had introduced to him on the way to the village.
"Xiao Qi, where have you been since that incident, you were not even ten years old back then, how have you lived alone all these years?" The old man is also Brother Yu's father, and he asks Ling.
"I joined the Hunters' Guild earlier after I left you, and I've lived there ever since." Ling got up and sat down in a chair to the side.
"Oh, I heard that there is a very powerful person in the Hunters' Association who can also make electricity, do you know?" The fisherman didn't dare to guess.
"Well, that person is me, after that incident, you also found that I can release a large amount of electricity, that time is actually the first time I used that power, and I don't know how to control it, so I hurt a lot of people in the village, as well as Uncle Ma's father, the original village chief. Later, when I joined the Hunters' Guild, I gradually learned to control the electricity in my body. ”
"That's the case, I see that your body has a lot of burden on electricity, will there be a problem with your body?" Fisherman asked.
"I'm fine." Ling also felt surprised, after using a large amount of current in the past, her body would feel a little tired, but this time her body didn't feel it at all, maybe the power consumption this time was not so big, so her body couldn't feel it.
"That violent attack of your power made us all afraid, afraid that you would come back to our village and hurt us, and afraid of those pirates, so we left that small village, and I and your Uncle Ma, and your Aunt Hua, and other surviving people came here, and then lived here. After the outbreak of the alien, we are all barely surviving, today's monsters have attacked us before, but the number at that time was only a few, I didn't expect them to increase so much in just one year, if it weren't for your help today, we people would hum, this is the second time you saved us. You say yes, Old Horse Village Chief? ”
"Humph! It was my father who saved you back then, and everyone saved you, but you helped us kill those pirates with that power storm, but you also killed many people in our village, my father, my mother, my brother, and the fishing girl who was very good to you at that time" The village chief said indignantly.
"I know that nothing I do can make up for the damage I have done to you. So I don't ask you to forgive me, I just want to do more things for you in the future. ”
"You said you're in the Hunters' Guild, can you let us live in a civilian area?" Hachi asked on the side.
"I'm no longer part of the Hunters' Guild"
"Kicked out, everyone is afraid of your power! You are a disaster, wherever you go, disasters will happen, and people like you should not live in this world! You give me all out, I don't want to see you. The village chief drove Ling and the others out of his house, and after driving everyone away, he slammed the door shut.
"You also have to forgive him, he treated you as his own child back then, but that incident hurt him too strongly, so," the fisherman said to Ling.
"I understand. Let's look at your future life, and it's not a way to go on like this. There are still people in the village who have contracted the virus like Aunt Hua and need treatment. Ling said.
"It's all this time now, let's talk about it tomorrow," the fisherman suddenly remembered. "You're still chasing the medical team, are you?"
"I'm fine, I can do it anytime, your side is more important, and I don't know if there are other alien monsters in the mountains now."
"Then you can stay with me tonight. Go back first, and meet in the square tomorrow morning. Daddy said to the others.
"I'll go around the back mountain and see if there are any other monsters missing." Ling wants to go back to the museum.
"And how many people shall I call with you?"
"No, I'm fine."
"Okay, I'll live in the front house, and you'll go to my place after you finish your round." After the fisherman finished speaking, he went back to his house with his children.
Ling walked towards the back mountain, and after checking it out to make sure there were no other monsters, she opened the door of time and walked in.
Red Moon Main Building:
"Are you sure you're okay?" Zhuge Xun quickly held Kate who fell down the stairs.
"It should be fine, I don't know what happened just now, my body suddenly seemed to be emptied, and I couldn't use any strength." Kate sat on the sofa on the first floor with Zhuge Xun's support. "I said Kaoru-chan, why are you suddenly so good to me, don't you hate me very much? You actually came to help me when you saw that I was in danger, why did you also fall under the beauty of Uncle Ben? ”
Zhuge Xun threw Kate onto the sofa. "Is this the one that Miss Hongyue usually drinks for you?" Zhuge Xun found a glass bottle in the closet in the form of red powder.
"I want fresh, I need girl's soft lips, why is there a man like you who doesn't understand amorous style at this time, it's really a bad scenery!" Kate snuggled up in the couch softly, but there was no concession in her mouth.
"You'd better talk less, in case you die of too much energy consumption, I can't explain to Ling! He doesn't know about 'borrowing' yet, and if he knows one day, he won't blame me. Zhuge Xun was agonizing about how much to pour to Kate.
At this time, Hongyue came back from the front to see the situation of the two, so she took the bottle in Zhuge Xun's hand, brewed a cup of red liquid and handed it to Kate.
"Am I doing this because of Xiaoling?" Kate asked Zhuge Xun.
"Well, he should have used his skill again, but after you used 'borrowing qi', every time he used his ability, it was supported by you, judging from your current situation, Ling should be in trouble, or a big trouble, so you consumed so much essence." Zhuge Xun said.
"Do you know where he is now?" Kate asked.
"It takes time." Zhuge Xun looked at the red moon, she should know.
"Little Red Red"
All three heard the sound of a door opening upstairs at the same time.
Kate made a silent gesture to Zhuge Xun.
"Are you all there? Kaoru, I need your help. Ling came down from upstairs.
"What's wrong? Schelle. Have you investigated the matter of Sebas? "Zhuge Xun didn't forget that Ling was a person who went to the Central Circle to investigate the murdered Scher. Sebastian thing.
"Well, there is no evidence yet, but it can already be determined that it is someone from the association's headquarters. What's wrong with you, your face is so bad? Ling walked closer and found that Kate's face was very bad, although he used to be very pale and not much blood, but at least he looked very energetic, but now he seems to be much weaker.
"It's okay and it's not tiring to work for Xiao Honghong for free, I just need to find the lambs to nourish it, you don't have to worry about me." Kate said casually.
"You'd better pay attention. By the way, Kaoru has something I want you to help me with. ”
"What's the matter?"
"After I came out of the central circle, I came across a small village without a number, which had just been attacked by monsters, although it had been solved by me, but there were many people in the village who were infected with the virus, and I used up the leaves you gave me, I wanted to come back and ask you, can you give me the remaining metasequoia in your hand? I don't think the other civilian areas should be used, so I want to give this small village. ”
Zhuge Xun glanced at Kate, and the two confirmed in their hearts that Kate's discomfort was indeed caused by Ling's own ability.
"Yue, I can't ignore this time." Ling said.
"That's your business." Red Moon said.
"Then I'll prepare." Zhuge Xun turned around and went back to his room.
"I said, Xiao Lingling, you won't use your power again to deal with those monsters, like you did when the second protection circle was at that time?" Kate asked.
"The situation forced me to do nothing." Ling said.
"Do you know that your body will not be able to support it if it goes on like this, I said Xiaohonghong, you can also persuade him!" Kate glanced at Red Moon complainingly.
Red Moon didn't answer him, nor did she say anything to Ling.
"I know my own body, this village I met this time saved my life when I was a child, and without them, I would have died in the sea!" Ling said excitedly.
"Oh?" Kate glanced at Ling suspiciously, then turned to the red moon again. Hasn't Xiaoling been by Hongyue's side since she was a child? How did another village appear?
"You don't have to worry about my business!" Ling is not used to Kate's care.
"How are you talking to me, I'm so dizzy" Kate was really a little dizzy, but she looked like she was angry.
"I have something for you." At this time, Zhuge Xun had already packed his things and came down from upstairs. Came to the three of them, handed the things in his hand to Kate and Zhuge Xun respectively, and then handed a small box in his hand to Hongyue.
"What is this?" Kate and Ling looked at the small wooden sword in their hands at the same time, although it was small, but it was beautifully carved, tied with a red rope at the hilt.
"This is what I made of rosewood branches, and you can carry it with you to ensure that you will not be harmed by shady things, and it can also cure ordinary poisons." Zhu Xun said.
"Huh? Little Red is different from us. "The sharp-eyed Kate saw that the red moon received a pendant in the shape of a crescent moon." Kaoru you are eccentric. ”
"Miss Hongyue, this is for you." Zhuge Xun didn't forget that the objects sent out were different, and the ownership of the items was also different.
"Thank you." Hongyue put the pendant into the box, and when it changed hands, the box disappeared between the palms of her hands.
"It's almost dawn outside, shall we go now?" Zhuge Xun asked.
"Before we go to the village again, you and I will go to the same place first." Ling said.
"Do you want to go with me?" Kate asked.
"You better have a good rest, seeing that your spirit is so bad, I don't have the energy to take care of you." Ling said.
"Well, since you don't need my help, then I'm not going to join in the fun." Kate continued to nest in the couch playfully.
"Then let's go." Ling said goodbye to the red moon. Later, the two of them entered the Gate of Time in the same metasequoia tree.
"I said Xiao Honghong, is Ling's body so burdened by ordinary times?" After Ling and Zhuge Xun left, Kate asked Hongyue weakly.
"Hmm."
"If I do this a few more times, I'm really going to die." Kate held her forehead with one hand, feeling so tired.
"You can go out and recharge your strength." Red Moon said. "Give me the key to your room."
Kate didn't know what Red Moon meant, so she just took her room key from her neck and handed it to Red Moon.
After Red Moon got the key, she grabbed it with her thumb and forefinger and drew a crescent moon on Kate's hand. "I put the key to the 'Gate of Time' into your hand, and this key has become an ordinary room key, and if you are in danger and want to return to the main building, you will naturally come back." Red Moon handed the key to Kate again.
"That's great, but why would you do that?" Kate understands that Red Moon is favoring herself and taking special care of herself by making this decision, but this is not in line with Red Moon's character.
"Someone asked me to take good care of you. I also received his price. ”
"Who?"
Red Moon didn't say.
"Since you don't say it, I won't guess, anyway, it's not Xiao Lingling, it's not Xiao Xun, it should be my father. I used to be really afraid of causing trouble to Xiaoling. This time it was so convenient, then I didn't care about it, so I went to the six circles to find the lambs. ”
"If you're not feeling well, come back in time."
"I know." As she spoke, Kate had disappeared into thin air on the couch.
Red Moon glanced at the hall that was quiet again and sighed.