Twenty-two, Phantom Town

At this moment, a wolf howl was heard from the direction of the point of light ahead, and the horse moved uneasily and knelt down on its front legs. Xiao Tianjian was stunned, even more nervous, and hurriedly jumped off the ground. Minna had a bad premonition, and subconsciously grabbed the mane on the horse's back, staring straight ahead.

The silhouette of some kind of large animal gradually appeared in the mist, Xiao Tianjian was still nervously guarded at first, but when he found that the animal would emit silver light, he suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. "Joe, is that you? I'm Xiao Tianjian. He shouted.

The points of light on both sides no longer moved forward, but the four points in the middle continued to move forward, and two giant wolves emitting silver light appeared in front of them, each riding a man on his back and holding a long weapon. Minna looked at them and saw that they were a man and a woman, both of whom were as beautiful as Keith, but their bodies were much more slender, and they both had beautiful long silver hair, and the young man's hair even exuded a faint light.

"There is no Joe here, he has already broken his leg and is no longer a silver wolf warrior." The young man said coldly.

Xiao Tianjian obviously knew them: "Lucien! And Luwana! I didn't expect it to be you, it's been a long time, how are you doing? He secretly screamed in his heart, the two siblings had not liked him very much since before, and that brother had even been his rival in love, and they would never be kind to him.

His hunch came true, and the female elf Luvana looked at him as if looking at a lump of mud: "It's you?" What are you here for? Her brother was also very cold: "Have you found a way to deal with the Snow Monster?" ”

Xiao Tianjian was a little unhappy in his heart, after leaving the Elven Forest, no one had treated him with this attitude for a long time: "It is true that I have found a secret weapon, but whether it is useful or not depends on whether you can control it." ”

"Then go to Her Majesty, and we'll try it at once." The male elf Lucien turned the wolf's head and was about to leave, but was stopped by Xiao Tianjian: "I have been walking in the wasteland for a few days, can you let me rest first?" I still have a baby here, and she inhales the fog and is a little uncomfortable. He was almost annoyed.

Lucien glanced at Minna in his arms, who was a little chilled by him and couldn't help but shrink back. Luwana asked contemptuously, "Who is she?" ”

"One of my juniors, her parents asked me to take care of her, and I was in a hurry to leave, so I brought her along the way." Xiao Tianjian said with a blushing face and a heartbeat, "Find us a bed, she still needs to drink some detoxification soup." ”

The elven brother and sister glanced at each other, and the younger sister shook her head, motioning for them to follow, and rode away with her brother on the wolf. Xiao Tianjian's horse was afraid of the power of the silver wolf, and he couldn't get up at all, so he had no choice but to pick up his granddaughter and walk.

As he got closer, he realized that the rest of the points of light were also the eyes of the silver wolf, and there were seven or eight horses in total, each of which was controlled by a strong elf, and several of them were his old acquaintances. After greeting them one by one, he secretly wondered in his heart, when he left, only the half-elf Joe would take the silver wolf as a mount, the real elf has never liked to deal with the silver wolf, why twenty years later, they all rode this kind of giant beast? Moreover, this place should still be some distance from the forest, why are the elves guarding here?

It seems that in the twenty years since he left, a lot has changed in the Elven Forest.

Minna lay in her grandfather's arms, still a little dizzy, but gradually, she came to her senses, and looked up to see that they had come out of the fog of the wasteland and came to the edge of a forest.

The green is everywhere in front of you, the ground is full of bright flowers, the crisp birdsong can be heard from the treetops, and the fresh air is refreshing. Minna's mood suddenly jumped, and she looked left and right at the scenery around her.

At this time, only Lucien and another male elf were left with them, while Luvana and the other elves remained on the edge of the wasteland to continue their guard mission. Xiao Tianjian tried to talk to the two companions along the way, but only the male elf occasionally answered a few words.

Seeing that the group of them walked along the edge of the forest for a long time, never going deeper, Xiao Tianjian couldn't help but ask, "Where are we going?" Lucien ignored it, but the male elf kindly replied, "Let's go to Phantom Town." ”

Minna whispered to her grandfather, "What is that place?" Xiao Tianjian said: "It's a town inhabited by half-elves." This was what he had proposed to the Elven Queen back then, to set aside a piece of land for all the half-elves to live together, so that they would not be left behind, but when he left, the town had not yet been built, so he had only heard about it in the Adventurers' Guild. The Elven Forest is forbidden to humans, and human adventurers or mercenaries who want to get anything from the Elven Forest can only get it through the inhabitants of this half-elven town.

Just as they were thinking, a small town appeared in front of them. It is said to be a small town, but in fact there are only about 20 wooden houses of various sizes, some are just bungalows, some are built on trees, and some are two-story small buildings. The largest of these, in the middle of the town, is made entirely of native wood, with vines hanging down from the roof. There was a wooden pole next to the house, and a sign was hung on it, with the words "inn" written on it.

Lucien stopped and said coldly, "I'll report to Her Majesty." And he took the male elf with him. Xiao Tianjian looked at the inn, sighed, and walked over with his granddaughter in his arms.

The innkeeper came out to greet him, and when he saw him, he was surprised: "Oh my God, Xiao! Is it you? You're back?! ”

Xiao Tianjian also recognized him: "Old Qiao, I haven't seen you for a long time." He immediately noticed that his old friend was on crutches and was limping when he walked: "Your legs ......"

Joe waved his hand absently: "It's been many years, it can't be cured, in fact, it's nothing, I opened this shop, and my life is very leisurely." He noticed Minna in Xiao Tianjian's arms, and his face was a little strange: "Your daughter? ”

"Of course not." Xiao Tianjian said that he was not weak at all, "I took care of her for her parents for a while. Don't say so much, let's have some detoxification soup first, the child inhaled some poisonous mist. After that, he introduced an old friend to his granddaughter: "This is Uncle Qiao." ”

Minna obediently called out to Uncle, and Joe smiled and answered and led them into the store.

The storefront is not small, two or three times the size of the living room of Qidun's home, and it is connected to the kitchen, with only a long table in the middle, which is made of a large tree trunk cut vertically. In the hall were sparsely arranged five or six large stump tables, on which the annual rings were clearly displayed, and they were a little rough to the touch; There were benches all around, also made of wooden planks, not nailed, but tied tightly with vines.

The rest of the furniture is also wooden and unpolished; The bark and knots were retained on the trunk that served as a pillar; A tree with several branches was used as a hanger, and one of the branches even had green leaves growing on it.

The walls of the house are covered with thin creeper plants, winding around the window frames, hanging down a few bunches of small fruits, some red and some purple, and the grains are crystal and lovely.

Minna was tickled to see it, and wanted to get closer to see it, so she struggled to get off the ground, and before she could take two steps, her legs became weak. Xiao Tianjian hurriedly picked her up and sat on the edge of the long table, and when he saw that Qiao had brought a plate of soup, he urged his granddaughter to ask her to drink quickly.

The soup is served on a wooden plate and is fragrant with a strong herbaceous flavor. Minna's stomach was hooked by it, and she quickly took the wooden spoon and ate it. As soon as the soup was in her mouth, she regretted it. The soup has no taste and has a pinprick sensation as soon as it touches the tongue. She was about to vomit immediately, but was forced by Xiao Tianjian to pour it down with a tough attitude. By the time she finished the soup, her tongue was numb and swollen, as if it had filled her mouth.

"What is this?" She asked inarticulately.

Xiao Tianjian replied: "Detoxification soup, drink it, sleep for a while, and you will be fine." ”

But she is not good at all now, she can't even speak, and ...... She also felt sleepy......

Minna's eyelids quickly drooped, probably as a side effect of the detoxification soup. In a daze, I only heard my grandfather ask Uncle Qiao for a guest room, and then I carried myself upstairs, and it didn't take long for her to be put on a bed.

I don't know what kind of cushion the bed is used, it is moderately soft and hard, and the cloth for the sheets, pillows and quilts is a little rough, but it is very comfortable to the touch. Minna rubbed her pillow and fell asleep when she vaguely heard someone calling her grandfather to see the queen.

When I woke up, it was already the next morning. She felt full of vitality and spirits better than ever. Stretching out, he climbed out of bed, opened the window next to the bed, and a burst of fresh air rushed into the room. The sun was shining outside, reflecting the flowers and trees, and even the leaves were shining. Looking down from the second floor, the people in the town pass by in twos and threes, and it looks no different from the ordinary town, the only difference is that most of the people are very beautiful.

After watching for a long time, it was only when she heard the sound of someone walking downstairs that Minna withdrew her eyes and looked at the room she was in.

Just like the lobby downstairs, all the furniture in the rooms is made of wood, and the floor is made up of tree trunks of the same size. She slept in a four-poster bed last night, and the bedposts were four unpeeled tree trunks, about the thickness of a bowl. The sheets and quilts are made of coarse linen, and when the sheets are opened, there is a rattan mattress underneath, no wonder it is not soft and hard to sleep.

Grandpa wasn't in the room, I don't know if he hadn't come back or had gone out again. She rolled over and got out of bed, and saw her clean clothes on the rattan box at the end of the bed, and knew that her grandfather must have left them, so she hurriedly changed the dirty clothes on her body, thinking that it would be nice if she could take a bath.

Her stomach rumbled again, and she searched everywhere for her shoes, intending to go downstairs to find something to eat. At this time, she was suddenly hit on the head by something, and she was hurting, and she hurriedly raised her head to look around, and found that it was a small pine cone that hit her. There was a chattering sound outside the window, and she threw herself to the window, and sure enough, she saw a very beautiful little boy climbing on a tree not far from the window, and holding a few pine cones in his hand very suspiciously. His ears were pointy, and he was clearly an elf, or at least half-elf.

She immediately judged that this was the person who attacked her (elf?). He asked, "Who are you?" Why hit me? ”

The boy looked to be six or seven years old, and he glanced at Minna: "Stupid, I have something to ask you, who is going to beat you?" ”

Something to ask her? Minna was puzzled: "What are you going to ask me about?" ”

The boy probed his head into the room, hesitated for a moment, and then lowered his voice: "You're human, aren't you?" Did you come with a man? He...... Is his name Xiao? ”