Minna felt like she had heard something impossible. Grandpa is so strong, how can he be injured? He has been wandering on the continent alone for so many years, whether it is Dragon Island or Demon Domain, he has come over safely and soundly, and this time he went with so many elves to deal with the Snow Field Warcraft, and he would actually be injured?! Aren't those fire poison arrows the best weapon against the Snow Beasts? The demonic beast I saw that day, although it was very powerful, died quickly under the siege of the elves?

But no matter how incredulous she was, Genie and Joe's expressions told her that it was true. The elf also told the story of the situation.

It turned out that Xiao Tianjian only had a hundred fire poison arrows, and he used up a few because he wanted to prove the effect to the elves, and there were not many left. In order to avoid waste, the elves selected four of the best archers, equipped with a few good bows treasured in the upper clan, plus gloves soaked in the elven clan's unique antidote grass juice, to act as vanguards. Originally, it had been going well, but because the number of demonic beasts was more than expected, after the elves used up the fire poison arrows, there were still a few demonic beasts left.

For these fish that slipped through the net, the Elf Queen's plan was that there was still plenty of time to let Xiao Tianjian get some fire poison arrows again, or slowly dig some traps to drag those demonic beasts to death, so as not to cause casualties to the clansmen.

But Xiao Tianjian seemed to be a little impatient, thinking that so many demonic beasts had been killed, and a few of them were nothing, not to mention that the production of fire poison arrows was time-consuming, and he didn't know how long it would take to solve it, so he went on the field in person. It took him a whole day to eradicate them, only to be wounded by a monster that had cheated him to death. Although he managed to kill the attacker, he broke two ribs, broke a leg, vomited a lot of blood, and is now bedridden and unable to move at all.

Old Qiao said to Minna: "Xiao is now living in his old house, and he will have to raise him for a few months, so he can't send you home." He asked me to take care of you, and said that I would reassure you and send you back as soon as he was well. ”

But Minna didn't care about these at this time, she remembered the bottle of fire poison juice she had dropped, and remembered her request for her grandfather to come back as soon as possible, and she regretted it very much. Grandpa broke his ribs and legs, it must be painful, right? How can I stay in town with peace of mind? She looked at Old Qiao with tears in her eyes: "Uncle Qiao, I want to go to see grandpa, I want to live with grandpa, I can take care of him." ”

Old Qiao was stunned: "This ...... Minna, you're still young. But the elf did not object: "Xiao's house is only a few kilometers away from the royal city, we will have a group of people to tidy up the royal city tomorrow, you can go with us, but the road is not easy to walk." Minna hurriedly said: "I'll go, I'm not afraid to walk." "She has also experienced a lot with her grandfather along the way, so it's nothing to walk.

The elf was noncommittal, but moved his eyes behind Minna, and said to Radlow, who was about to speak, "You can't go, it's the queen's order." Minna then remembered the young uncle she had newly recognized, and when she looked back, she saw that Radlow's face was flushed, she bit her lip, and turned and ran. The elf nodded to Joe and quickly followed.

Old Joe sighed, pulled the stunned Minna to sit on the edge of the long table, and took out dinner for her. Minna looked at the soup and bread, and suddenly remembered Radlow: "Little Ra hasn't eaten yet." Then you have to stand up.

"I'll send it to him when I get back." Old Joe pulled her to sit down, "Little Minna, tell me honestly, is Xiao your grandfather or uncle?" What did you just call him? ”

Minna blinked, and found that she had slipped out again, and couldn't help but be frustrated. It's not the first time she's been around, and you'll have to pay attention in the future.

When Lao Qiao saw her like this, he understood in his heart: "I said, Xiao obviously has no brothers, where is the niece from?" I thought you were his daughter, but it turned out to be his granddaughter, tsk, that kid is really ......."

Minna didn't dare to say anything, she was busy bowing her head to eat, but she couldn't swallow it when she thought of her injured grandfather. Seeing this, Lao Qiao comforted her and said, "You don't have to worry about Xiao's affairs, his life is big, and he will be fine." Minna nodded, hurriedly ate half a plate of soup and a loaf of bread, and went back to her room to pack her things.

Old Joe looked at the few human mercenaries who had gathered in the corner and whispered at some point, and lowered his head while stuffing tobacco leaves into his pipe, while thinking.

Minna packed all her clothes in her room, and tied her magic textbook and potions box with rope - she had seen her grandfather do that before, and she would just have to take it with her on the road tomorrow. But there are so many things, can she handle them alone?

Just as I was annoyed, there was a "pop" sound from the window, and it seemed that something was hitting it. Minna ran over to open the window, saw Radlow in a tree outside the house, and whispered, "Get out of the way!" She hurriedly got out of the way, only to see Radlow jump into the room with a thud, and when he saw the boxes and packages on the ground, he sneered: "Stupid, tomorrow they are going to ride the silver wolf, who will help you get these?" ”

"Huh?"

"Ahh Although the elves will move back to the royal city without the demonic beasts, the half-elves will not leave. ”

Minna suddenly realized, hurriedly put the potions box and magic book back in their original places, only put a few clothes into the small satchel, thought about it, and added two bottles of potions to heal injuries. Recalling Radlow's words, she couldn't help but ask him: "Xiaola, you said that the half-elf won't go, so what should you do?" Will your mom leave? ”

When Radlow heard her question, his heart warmed, but his face still had that arrogant look: "My mother is an elf princess, of course she wants to live in the royal city, but I will also go back with them, my grandmother said that there is a house near the royal city, which can be lived in for me." ”

Minna was very happy to hear this: "Then when are you going?" I heard that Grandpa's house is not far from the royal city, so wouldn't we live very close? Grandpa must have wanted to see you. ”

"I've said it's all about not telling him!" Radlow said angrily, "Didn't you hear that? Grandma said I wasn't allowed to go! ”

Minna shrunk her neck, not daring to make a sound. Radlow regretted a little, his eyes were looking around, and he took out a bottle and handed it to Minna: "You can bring this potion to your grandfather to drink, drink it and it will hurt you." ”

Minna took the bottle curiously, it was made of some material, it was a bit like wood, but the surface was very smooth, the cap was almost connected to the bottle, and at first glance it looked like a bare branch. She reached out to open the cap, huh? Somewhat tight.

Radlow snatched the bottle and glared at her, "Stupid! If you open it, the potion will come out! This is the elven clan's holy medicine, only the royal clan has it, it's very precious! ”

Minna blinked: "Precious? ”

Radlow's chin raised: "Of course, this is made by mixing the sap of the mother tree and dozens of medicinal herbs, and it will take a hundred years to produce one bottle, and there are only four bottles in the whole elf race." It's a life-saving medicine, and no matter how much you hurt, drink it and you'll be fine. This bottle belonged to my mom and she gave it to me because she was worried about the danger I would have when I lived alone. So you have to keep it well, hear it?! ”

When Minna heard that it was such a precious and useful thing, she hurriedly took it and put it away, and wrapped the bottle tightly with her own clothes. Ladlow looked at it, barely satisfied, and waved his hand: "Then you take it, remember not to tell him that I gave it, and don't let him know who I am." After that, he jumped out of the window and left.

Minna had a lot to say to him, but by the time she got to the window, he had disappeared into the trees.

Early the next morning, Minna was led by Old Joe to the edge of the elven station deep in the forest, and the elves were ready to set off on the silver wolf. Minna looked up at the silver wolf a few steps away, the first time she saw this kind of giant beast at such a close distance, she couldn't help but feel a little weak, and secretly cheered herself up in her heart: "It's not as terrible as Warcraft, it's not as scary as Warcraft......"

But it was bigger than any monster she'd ever seen......

Lucien was the leader of the trip, and when he saw Minna, he frowned first. The amiable male elf hurriedly said: "Captain, Xiao Tianjian is injured, there is no half-elf there, and there is no one around him to take care of him." Lucien glanced at him, then manipulated the silver wolf to turn around and set off, leaving only one sentence: "You take her with you." The elf hurriedly urged Minna to go to the wolf.

Minna only hurriedly said goodbye to Old Joe, and then grabbed the elf's arm and climbed onto the wolf's back. The silver wolf did not have anything resembling a rein, and the elf did not want to come into contact with humans, so she somehow fixed her body, so she had to grab the hair on the back of the silver wolf's neck. Unlike the silver shiny appearance, the hair was a little stiff, and the little hands were poked painfully. The silver wolf was caught uncomfortably by her, and roared, frightening her.

The elf patted the silver wolf on the head absentmindedly, and the silver wolf sped forward. Minna sat on its back, staggering, only to feel the wind in her ears, and the branches in the forest were coming, she couldn't dodge, and she was hit several times, so she had to bow down. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw that the elves in her companions were all sitting on the wolf's back very gracefully, deftly avoiding the branches that stretched out along the way, and were not hit at all, and she admired it very much.

The speed of the silver wolf was very fast, and after only half a day, their group arrived at the Elven King City. At this time, Minna was already dizzy, her eyes were full of stars, and before she could observe the appearance of the elf royal city, she was taken by the elf to a place a few kilometers west of the royal city and carried off the wolf's back. The elf also threw her a bag of things and pointed ahead: "Xiao Tianjian lives there, you go find him." With that, he turned the wolf's head and left.

Minna gasped and looked at the big tree with a thick trunk but no branches and leaves in front of her, wondering where her grandfather lived. The tree is as big as a house, but is it a tree, not a house? But thinking of the treehouse in Phantom Town, she walked over anyway, but she didn't notice any planks on the bare tree.

But when she walked around the tree for half a circle, she found that it was indeed a tree house, and unlike the house built on the tree by Ladelo, it was a house made of hollowed out the whole trunk, with doors and windows, and the crown of the tree was the roof, and the miraculous thing was that the branches on the roof could still grow leaves.

The door was open, and several coughs could be heard from inside the room. Minna hurriedly ran over, and sure enough, she saw her grandfather half-lying on the wooden bed with a pale face, looking haggard. Her nose was sour, and she pounced: "Grandpa! Before he could reach him, he was grabbed by the back collar: "He is injured, don't touch him." It was a gentle female voice, and Minna looked back to see that it was Radlow's mother, the white-clothed beauty Funoya.

She opened her mouth to scream, but she closed her mouth at the thought that Radlow didn't want her grandfather to know about him. Fu Nuoya smiled faintly and said to Xiao Tianjian: "Since someone is here to take care of you, then I will leave first." Then he turned and left.

Xiao Tianjian couldn't even call her back, turned his head to see Minna with an innocent face, and said with a wry smile: "Why did Xiao Minna come?" Didn't I tell you to stay in town? ”

Minna lowered her head and asked in a low voice, "Grandpa, you will be injured, is it because I used up that bottle of fire poison juice?" Also, is it because I told you to come back quickly? That's why you're ......" she lowered her head, "I'm sorry, grandpa." ”

Xiao Tianjian patted her head with a smile: "What does it have to do with you?" It's grandpa's carelessness, you don't have to blame yourself. How did you get here? What's in your hand? ”

Minna felt better, and opened the bag in her hand to show him, it was wrapped in several large leaves, all of which were fruits and plant stems. Xiao Tianjian smiled bitterly: "It seems that it is food, there is nothing else here......" He coughed lightly, and then reached out to stroke his throat, the look on his face seemed to be very painful.

Seeing this, Minna hurriedly took out the bottle of potion from Radlow's bag: "Grandpa, drink this quickly, this can heal the wound." ”

Xiao Tianjian's eyes began to glow almost as soon as he saw the bottle: "Who gave it to you?!" Is it Funoya? Seeing Minna shaking her head, she asked again, "Who is that?" Tell Grandpa! ”

Minna remembered Radlow's words and shook her head again, "I can't say, he says he can't tell you." When she saw her grandfather looking at her with hair-making eyes, she shivered and urged him to drink again.

Xiao Tianjian temporarily suppressed the doubts in his heart, drank the potion, and as a fragrant cold stream flowed into his body, gradually, a warm current rose in his abdomen, slowly extending to his limbs and eight bones. He only felt warm all over, so comfortable that he almost moaned. I don't know how long it took for this warmth to gradually disappear, the pain in my chest was greatly reduced, and even my right leg, which had been unable to move, began to itch.

He looked at the bottle in his hand, more sure that it was exactly what he was thinking, and looked up at his granddaughter who was yawning: "Who gave you this?" Can't even grandpa say it? ”

Minna remembered the secrets she had leaked several times in the past, and shook her head firmly: "No, he said something he can't tell you." What you promised will be done. ”

Xiao Tianjian groaned: "Did that person ask you not to say it, or did you promise not to say it?" ”

Minna tilted her head, as if Radlow had told her not to say it, and she didn't agree, but it was no different: "He's my friend, and he doesn't want you to know, and even if I didn't, I shouldn't have said it." ”

Xiao Tianjian coughed lightly and smiled: "Is it so mysterious?" But this medicine is only available to the elf royal family, how did that person come from? Isn't that true? If it's poisonous, it's bad! ”

"It's not poisonous, it's his mother's gift, it's ......" Minna suddenly stopped and glanced at her grandfather, "I won't be fooled by you!" ”

Xiao Tianjian laughed even deeper: "His mother? So, one of the two elf princesses? Aurora isn't that kind, I know, it must be your little uncle, tell me, who is it? Is it Lever? He always found the teenager suspicious.

"No, the eldest brother is already in his twenties, it can't be your son."

"But he looks like him, and there are no teenagers in town except him."

"Who says no?" Minna was triumphant, "Elves grow slowly, teenagers are the same as us humans, that's why they ......" She suddenly stopped, and when she saw her grandfather's expression changed greatly, she knew that she had missed again, and she was immediately annoyed: "I won't say anything next time!" ”

Xiao Tianjian didn't know what it was like in his heart, a half-elf who looked like a few years old, there was only one Radlow, he could see that boy almost every day, but he never suspected that it was his son. He reached out and touched his granddaughter's head, but his mind flew somewhere: "Then child, why didn't you tell me?" ”

After taking the potion, Xiao Tianjian's injuries healed quickly, and he was able to get out of bed the next day, and he was about to go to the Elf King City to ask about Funoya's son, but he received a summons from the queen first. Tell his granddaughter to boil the water, and he went in the direction of the royal city.

Minna had already boiled water once last night under the guidance of her grandfather, and although she was a little scrambling, she could still deal with it. This treehouse is good for everything, except that they can't have a fire in the house, so they can only cook outside. Not far away a shallow stream flowed, the water was cold but very clear, Minna filled half a pot of water, hung it on the shelf, and carefully let the fire through.

It was almost September, and if it was in Qitun, the weather had just cooled, but in the elven forest in the north, the air was already full of chills. Minna put on all the clothes she had brought, but she didn't feel warm enough, so she had to go back to the house and get a piece of her grandfather's animal skin, and put her hand close to the fire, before she felt warm.

The water boiled, Minna got up to take the pot, and suddenly heard a gust of wind behind her, and then the sound of the door slamming open. Looking back, it turned out that it was grandpa who came back, and she hurriedly ran over: "Grandpa, the water has boiled, you ......" Seeing the scene in front of her, she was stunned for a moment.

Xiao Tianjian sat on the edge of the bed, holding his head in his hands, his face full of confusion. Seeing Minna come in, he looked up and asked in a daze, "Minna, what do you say...... Isn't Grandpa selfish? Do you do whatever you want, but never think about others? ”

"Grandpa......"

"I wanted to marry Funoya, so I did; If you want to leave, you go; I don't want to live that boring life anymore, so I won't come back for twenty years; When he heard about his son, he ran back and asked. I only thought about recognizing my son, but I never thought about what I would do after I recognized it. Will I stay? No, then why should I recognize him......"

"Grandpa......"

"Radlow, unlike other half-elves, is almost an elf, which means that he will live to be at least a few hundred years old. If I had recognized him, would I have lived that long? I'd rather make my son sad than recognize him, knowing that the elves don't want to see me, I also want to recognize him, am I selfish? ”

"Grandpa......"

Xiao Tianjian hugged his granddaughter, and his eyes were red: "I'm not a good husband and father, right?" I made your grandmother and dad suffer, and now I'm making Funoya and Radlow suffer. I still have a grievance? Funoya scolded well, scolded hard enough, and finally woke me up, sorry, sorry......"

Minna patted her grandfather on the back and watched as the hero cried quietly like a child, but she never understood what it was for.

Xiao Tianjian cried this scene, and then asked his granddaughter to pack up her things and prepare to go back to Phantom Town, this time, he planned to see his son again, since the child was willing to give him such a precious medicine, it can be seen that he still has his father in his heart, as long as he meets again and determines the child's mind, he will not be entangled in the future.

The next morning, as they were about to leave, Princess Funoya arrived with the Lucian siblings and old Joe, who was supposed to stay in Phantom Town, and they brought a shocking piece of bad news.

Radlow is missing.

Also missing were two young elves under the age of thirty, as well as several human mercenaries. And Joe found a strand of silver-white hair stained with green blood stains in the mercenary's room.

(Later, forgive me for the sake of the word count...... ）