Chapter Seventy-Seven: Returning to the People on a Snowy Night
The sky gradually darkened, and a few clouds that seemed to be there and there were faint clouds, and a suppressed emotion became the catalyst, as if there would be a powerful and unpredictable snowstorm soon.
Yes, there will be, it's just a matter of time. At first, small snowflakes fell, and gradually the snow drops, like hailstones, and then increased in size, and finally the goose-feather-like snow completely obscured people's vision.
The sky and the earth are a vast white color, quite the feeling of the scenery of the north, there are not many pedestrians on the road, and when they reach the further north of the Wind Helmet City, it is already scarce and more difficult to see than animals.
If it were a normal day, except for those who want to explore magic or are full of infinite yearning for magic, I am afraid that they will never choose to continue north.
A man set up a tent at the bottom of the mountain with his back, this tent was a special one, it was very luxuriously furnished, and the furs of various animals were thickly spread on the ground, and it could be seen that it was also bought at a great price.
Let's just say that the white snow wolf's skin, such a pure white snow wolf is still difficult to find, if you still want to pluck his fur, it is definitely not an ordinary hunter's doing.
The man set up the tent, it seemed that he was already at it, and with the shelter of the cliffs, the strength of the wind and snow weakened a lot, and the sunset was already approaching, the man took out the map and looked at it in detail.
The woman sitting in the tent had beautiful short blond hair, and was now lazily lying on top of the snow wolf's skin and holding a lute and playing with it, which sounded like a worn-out lute.
There was always a smile on her white face. He was covered with a blackened fur. The style of this dress also looks extremely noble. Her body was curled up under the black and white fur.
The man seemed to be accustomed to hurrying in such a snowy weather, skillfully setting up the pot and setting up the barbecue grill above the fire, unloading the meat of the completely frozen unknown beast from the horse, and skillfully cutting it with a dagger.
The dagger was as flexible as a finger in his palm, and in the process of constantly swirling, he plucked the bone sticks clean like a work of art, and then skillfully set them on the barbecue grill.
Not long. With the sound of zizla, the fragrance will come to the nose, and even the snow wolf standing in the distance hidden in the snow unconsciously licks its mouth.
Then, as if he finally couldn't stand the temptation of the smell, he walked in this direction vigilantly with a whimpering sound.
The man raised his eyelids and threw a bone in his hand, the snow wolf seemed to be quite familiar with human nature, and in such an environment where the earth was frozen in such a cold and cold day, it was naturally the only enemy.
The snow wolf licked its steaming bones and whimpered continuously. Seems to be very satisfied with the taste of the food.
After eating, he walked lightly towards the man's side with his head down. Next to the outer edge of the cloak, he squinted and lay beside the man.
"Huh"
The man did not show any hostility towards this ice wolf, which knew a lot about human nature, as if he had absolute confidence in his own strength, and gently patted it on the head, and still focused on the barbecue grill.
The woman inside was still playing with her lute, no, it was a lute, and she didn't pay too much attention when she saw a snow wolf lying outside the tent.
She just threw its tail to the side, and the wolf's tail kept sweeping over her face, so that she had forgotten the score that she hadn't remembered in the first place.
It looks like a happy couple living in the newlywed Yan'er, but there is a lack of tacit understanding between the words, and they are both doing their own areas of expertise.
"Ah, Tilling, you must know any good scores, tell me one, I feel like inspiration is about to overflow from my head at this moment, and I will definitely be able to finish a good piece today."
The woman lying on her back in the tent suddenly propped up her chin with her arm, and said to the figure outside, this is a face that people will fall in love with at first sight, and her mature and gorgeous face reveals a bit of innocence, quite like a noble princess.
"No, didn't the bard in the hotel sing a song to you that day, I think it's pretty good, you can learn that, as for the original, you better be more familiar with it, at least don't let that lure make some sounds that lure the wolf over."
The man named Tilling said without looking back, naturally implying that the wolf next to him was attracted by her lute.
"I don't want it, the song that the girl sang is obviously sarcastic about me, but we really killed a dragon, but it was resurrected again, I don't understand why you didn't let me explain to them, for fear of causing a commotion, but this kind of thing seems to be something that others would wish others would know.
Tilling, you're such a weirdo, ah, by the way, did you say the wolf was attracted to my tunes, and that he could understand the lute?
In this way, it has a much higher level of appreciation than you. β
The woman lying in the tent squinted her eyes and said, constantly kicking her two white feet in the tent, her figure was already very tall, but she gave birth to a pair of celestial clans, which looked less than Ying Ying's hand, the heat inside the tent was very moderate, and the outside was like two worlds.
"Hey......"
The man named Tilling sighed helplessly, he really didn't know how to answer her words, the two of them walked out of the soul stone mound, it had been about ten days, the distance between Dugu City and the Winter Castle Mage Guild was not a simple journey, and it usually took at least half a month to take a carriage.
These days, Lin Xiu has a deep understanding of what is called the horror of chattering, this woman's energy has exceeded his imagination, and because of her vampire blood, she usually lives day and night upside down.
And once she is out of her sleep. It's not about playing with the lute to make noise. It's just a constant question. seems to be full of curiosity about everything, if a woman's curiosity can kill an elephant, then Lin Xiu has no doubt that the curiosity of this vampire girl named Elquette can wipe out all the mammoths in the sky.
After the two left the Soul Stone Mound, the task of the Dawn Guard continued to extend, the first Elder Scroll was in the Soul Stone Mound, Lin Xiu had already arrived, but unfortunately he couldn't activate this scroll. Even Elquit's many sudden thoughts of opening this scroll were completely unable to open it.
If you want to get the bow and arrow that can shoot Hakong at the end, then according to the dark plot, you need to get a total of three Elder Scrolls, and the next clues of the Elder Scrolls are related to Winterhold Academy.
And how to enter the Winterhold Academy became the biggest problem, Lin Xiu wanted to try to find the specific location of the hidden black landing, but he found nothing at all, and wasted two days in vain.
It seems that the three Elder Scrolls must be obtained smoothly according to the development of the plot, and so far Lin Xiu has not thought of any way to enter the Winterhold Mage Guild.
The Wintercastle Mage Guild, this vast and mysterious existence. As a member of the strongest Eight Senses, it is naturally impossible to let go.
According to Lin Xiu's original analysis and speculation. As the necromancer in the Eight Senses, it is impossible for Borngail to let go of this place, but until now, Lin Xiu is not clear, C.C. has already arranged for Xiao Ai and Xu Ningning to lurk here.
The night is coming soon, and a short rest is still necessary, especially on this kind of snowy day, Lin Xiu must be more careful, it is really not a wise choice to travel at night.
Forced by the environment, the two had to rest in a tent, and in the recent period, at night, Lin Xiu always felt that Erquit was a little abnormal, and her body would always tremble uncontrollably, but after asking a few times, Erquit took care of the other topics and diverted the topic.
"I'd better go out for a walk."
At night, Erquette began to discuss with Lin Xiu like this again.
"So late? Where are you going? β
As the only partner, although sometimes quite helpless, it seems that Lin Xiu has become somewhat accustomed to it.
"You usually yell at me, I don't think you care about me too."
Although Elquit's body was shaking, she still had her habitual smile on her face, as if it had become a habit of hers.
"So let's be honest, what kind of person am I in your eyes?"
It seemed that Erquette was in some interest again and began to talk, Lin Xiu saw that she poked her head over like a cat and knew that it was going to be bad, and she couldn't wait to slap herself twice, why did she owe it so much.
"Uh, can you refuse to answer?"
Lin Xiu pondered for a moment, but when he saw Erquit's cat-like eyes standing up, and there was a possibility of blowing up his fur at any time, he still chose to give up this choice.
"How can I say it, except for some willfulness, innocence, and disregard for other people's feelings, he is still a barely qualified companion."
It seemed to be a perfunctory answer, but Lin Xiu's words were also joking, but it seemed that Elquette had no intention of getting angry this time, and looked thoughtful.
"Ah, two of the three words aren't good."
As she said this, Lin Xiu almost fell on the snow wolf skin, okay, she regarded innocence as a compliment, but if you think about it carefully, the meaning of the word itself is not a compliment, but the complex society has changed the meaning of many words themselves.
But in terms of innocence, maybe it's really practical for her.
"What you said just now, I thought about it for a moment. I found that my vision was too narrow. You can't see it outside of what you decide!
Thinking that only oneself β only one's own thoughts are correct β and that nothing else is left to think about it anymore.
- Yes. There are a lot of people like me who can't take things for granted in this world, right? β
Extremely rarely, Erquit said in a gentle tone as if reflective.
"Ah, but, even if I reflect on it, I still can't change my personality. At least, what's my favorite thing right now. I believe it's right."
Elquit laughed and was brave enough to say something like that.
"Favorite thing? Do you mean the lute? Let's be honest. It's a terrible hobby. β
Lin Xiu was a little speechless, he really didn't know what to say about her curiosity about everything, but at least she knew how to reflect, which was an extremely rare good thing.
"Of course not, just like in the past, a lot of things about knowledge were like being poured into my head. Originally, it was nothing, and I thought it would be very boring to know it, but over this time, I have seen a lot of things with my own eyes, and it turns out that the process of absorbing this knowledge is so interesting. β
Erquit said this, with a smile of satisfaction on his innocent face, even in such a cold and snowy place?
Lin Xiu was a little distracted for a while, and she didn't notice that Erquit had some sly eyes, her so-called liking. Probably not referring to such things, but to the time spent traveling with someone.
"It's you. Tilling, like a fan, as a companion, you should at least be honest, don't you already know that I'm a vampire, so it's fair to say that you should tell me your story too. β
Erquette seemed to have found some interesting topic, and climbed over with interest, sometimes Lin Xiuzhen felt that this tent was too small, but unfortunately if you buy two, not to mention the problem of money, I'm afraid that the horse outside will not be able to bear it first.
"I'm a human being."
Lin Xiu spread his hands helplessly, but then he saw Erquit's eyebrows and eyes that were about to stand up again, obviously very dissatisfied with his perfunctory behavior.
"Well, what do you want to know?"
Lin Xiu knew that she was destined to sleep for a few hours less this night, and if she couldn't answer until she was satisfied, I'm afraid she wouldn't give up.
"Why did you retire from vampires, for example, and you've always been alone, and as you said, you're not a member of some Dawn Guardian guild."
Elquit was full of interest, and Lin Xiu found that she had recently contracted another problem, and when she was full of interest, she would keep kicking with her legs crossed.
"It's a long story."
Lin Xiu was afraid that it would be difficult for him to explain the matter of the apostle space to her for a while, and he was not sure whether he should tell her the whole process.
Judging from the fact that the two have traveled together along the way to the present, Lin Xiu has seriously considered the contract, although Elquit is sometimes naΓ―ve, but her strength is beyond doubt, of course, the two are getting along quite well now.
"Then let's change it, let's say why you keep your brow on your head."
Elquette seems to have been keeping an eye on this.
"These two should be one issue."
Lin Xiu smiled helplessly, why did he always lock his brows, if it was replaced by any person, who had some worries and fetters and was struggling on the verge of death at any time, I am afraid that no one's brows would be able to completely stretch out.
"Then let's answer together, in short, we can't play tricks this time."
Erquit's interest really seems to be unstoppable, and since he has decided to sign a contract with the other party, maybe it is a good choice as a preparation in advance.
"Well, frankly, I'm a man who died once."
Lin Xiu opened with such a tone, and sure enough, Erquit opened his mouth in surprise.
"Unlike you, it's not that you can recover immediately after death, but that you don't exist in the original world after death, and then everyone doesn't want to die easily, even if there is a lot of dissatisfaction, compared to losing life, it's something that you don't want to accept.
Then there was a guy called the Apostle, who told me that I had to go through many worlds before I could be resurrected, and now this world is one of them, and then I will pass a lot of similar tests.
Those who win will get some rewards, and when these rewards reach a certain amount, then the wish of resurrection can be fulfilled, and the destruction of vampires is one of the things I have to accomplish in this world. β
"Then those enemies you call are also like you, so why can't you be a companion?"
Elquit began to ask again, and although she was already full of curiosity, it was as unacceptable as if she were a vampire.
"Yes, it's just that it's complicated to explain, but I have companions, and there are people I love deeply."
When Lin Xiu said this, a rare feeling of warmth appeared on his face, yes, although it was subtle, Erquette could still detect it.
"Someone you love?"
Erquit repeated, there was some bitterness in his tone, but Lin Xiu didn't notice it.
"Well, it's bad that there's another one now, and it's a woman who gives me a lot of headaches."
Lin Xiu said helplessly, feeling that he had arrived home shamelessly for a while.
"Huh? Wait, what do you mean...... Two? β
Erquit looked at Lin Xiu with a very strange expression, his face was full of incredulity, but looking at Lin Xiu's expression, it definitely didn't look like a lie. (To be continued......)
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