With a bleeding wound on his left arm, and a sore and swollen pain, Aldrich continued without saying a word, speeding out of the black pine forest and returning to Oak Town to find Orloff, who was presiding over the synagogue, to relieve the negative state of constant blood loss with holy water.

The fox's expression was a little panicked, and he didn't know why his clever tongue didn't work as usual, but the situation had changed just now, and the hunter had stopped.

When it saw the wound that was still not healing in Tris, and the foul-smelling bruise was oozing from the vine armguard, it wanted to slap itself. While roaming in the wilderness to deal with zombies, the minions were unknowingly contaminated with deadly poison, and although they usually used it as a sharp weapon, they did not expect that it would ruin their own good deeds to get out now.

Temosis racked his brains and said a lot of nice compliments, and when he found that the knight was unmoved, he immediately argued that his destruction of the garden was entirely benevolent, and that there was a unique reason for stealing the chickens.

The crow, fearing that Aldrich had been deceived by the fox, croaked and croaked in accusations, but Tris did not listen to these words at all, and his left hand was already unconscious.

It took an hour and a half to reach the hollow where the fox lived, and most of it was spent sneaking to get close to the prey, but it took less than ten minutes to return, and the knight, who was worried about losing his left hand, kept his breathing steady and tried to keep his heart beating as usual.

When he stepped out of the black pine forest and saw the spire of the synagogue in Oak Town, his mood finally eased a little, and the peasants who were scattered in the fields tending to their crops in twos and threes, hearing the shrill cry of the crows, looked up in unison, and saw the knight who had come to the town not long ago, holding in one hand a fox whose limbs were tightly bound, and they could not help but exclaim. He didn't even bother with the crops in the field, and followed Aldrich with a pitchfork, and from time to time he leaned in and pointed at the evil fox.

Temosis was so tired of these foolish peasants that in order to tease them, the drooping fox raised its head with great force, and screeched with its teeth, startling the unprepared townspeople, and then smirked triumphantly.

The farmer, who felt that he had been humiliated, had a few people with a bad temper, and when they saw the evil fox that became the prey and was captured, they dared to intimidate themselves in such a vicious manner, holding the pitchfork and preparing to give it a few blows first, and teach it a hard lesson.

Unexpectedly, Tris, who found out about this, brought it up casually in a hurry, easily avoiding the inaccurate stabbing of several farmers. After several successive failures, the townsfolk began to complain about the knight, but fortunately they still had reason and did not dare to poke him with a pitchfork, but only verbally criticized Aldrich for protecting the evil fox who should have been hanged.

"Don't forget, it's my prey now. With a single sentence, he put all the farmer's verbal attacks back into his mouth, but fortunately they were all good people, and knew what shame was all about, so they immediately stopped.

Many smart people ran away in a hurry to go to the town to inform the others, after all, the evil fox was caught, which is a great thing.

The old man Ollov, who was squinting and napping in the synagogue, was soon woken up by an acquaintance, who opened his eyes and saw Yoni, a cheerful tax collector, muttering incoherently words without regulations.

"Fox...... Caught ...... Knight...... By...... Wounded...... Holy. ”

After thinking about it carefully, the mayor of the town showed a clear look: "The knight caught the fox, but he was bitten by it, and he needs holy water to heal his wounds." ”

"Whew!" Jonny nodded vigorously and immediately ran out.

The little fellow was too young to compare with his father, so that old Yoni would not be so unbreathable. Olof took a wooden bowl and walked out of the synagogue and scooped up the half-filled pool of holy water in front of the statue at the door.

After a moment's wait, he saw Knight Aldrich Tris, surrounded by a large crowd of townspeople, with a cunning fox in his right hand and a crow on his shoulder.

'What's going on?'

Aldrich, who walked quickly, placed the fox Temothys in front of the hoofed reindeer statue, and gently tapped his chest with a fist with his right hand: "Fortunately, with the help of Crow Cronis, I finally caught the evil fox Temosis who stole chickens and destroyed the vegetable garden." However, it argues along the way that the destruction of the townspeople's property is a matter of good intentions against Jack, the Pumpkin King, who occupies the Deadwood Forest, and to defend the territory of the Reindeer King. ”

At this point, Tris paused for a moment, saw that Oloff's face had not changed in the slightest, and continued: "Temothys the fox also told me that Jack the Pumpking is the master of All Souls' Day, and that he entered the territory of the Reindeer King through Holiday Island. I know that all of this rhetoric is so incredible that instead of taking its life immediately, I give it to you. Dear Mayor Towns, Mr. Orloff, who serves the King of the Reindeer, you are in a position to determine whether the fox Temothys is lying. ”

The Guardian of the Black Pine Forest, who was lying on the ground with a dislocated limb and unable to move, immediately defended in a loud voice: "Old man, you know that I am telling the truth, tell the townspeople that they wanted to stab me with a pitchfork just now." Oh, I've really been sinned, silently helping you against the dead in the dead woods, doing one good thing after another, and not getting anything in return, and you have broken my heart. ”

Orloff still didn't say a word, he greeted Aldrich Triss on the forehead, "I'll talk about these things later, heal your wounds first." ”

The knight could no longer command his injured left hand, and he smiled apologetically as he tore away the wisteria arm guard with his right hand, and the skin near the wound was an ominous blue-gray that spread to his elbow.

Tris grabbed his left wrist and placed it in front of the old man, and the mayor did not hesitate to bring the wooden bowl to the wound and slowly poured out the holy water blessed by the reindeer king.

"Shh

The upper and lower rows of fangs pierced the wound on the skin, and suddenly a pungent white smoke rose, and the skin at the wound site returned to its original color, which meant that the toxin was suppressed by the holy water and was gradually disappearing.

When the holy water ran out, the old man turned around and scooped a bowl again, and handed it to Aldrich: "Come, respected knight, drink it so that you can get better as soon as possible." ”

Terry didn't refuse, nodding in respect, then taking the wooden bowl and taking a sip. The holy water is really not ordinary, as soon as it enters the throat, there is a soft warm current ironing through, the body is suddenly refreshed inside and out, even the numb and unconscious left hand, Aldrich also regained his senses, can command his fingers to make a fist.

The system prompt shows that the persistent poison debuff has been lifted and life points are slowly recovering, which makes Tris much happier.

The sensation in the left hand returned to normal, but the arm was still tingling like a pinprick, as if the elbow had been tied by a rope for a day and had just been untied.

So I can't use my left hand for a short time. ’

After healing the beast's kiss on the knight's left arm with holy water, the old man Orlov, who served the king of the reindeer, put down the wooden bowl and looked down at the evil fox Temothys lying on the ground: "Now it's your turn." ”

The fox, knowing that the key was not to convince the old man, but to the farmer of the town, immediately made a loud demand: "I need a fair trial, even if no one will defend me." ”

Crownis croaked, "Fox, I will defend you." ”

"Shut up, bad bird who betrayed Friends of the Wilderness, and I won't forgive you for your betrayal. You are a symbol of bad luck, and you are careful to sell me cheaply to humans for a piece of meat. ”

"It's so funny! A crow asks to defend the fox, this is not a forest, do we still need a trial? Hang it, hang Temothy. ”

The peasants were clamoring, the crowd was surging, the excitement seemed to be boiling, and the fire burning in those eyes was full of abnormal anger and hatred.

"Poor worm, it seems that the king of the reindeer is not protecting you well, and Jack the Pumpking is too good to penetrate and affect your minds. The fox with a look of pity made the old man who had been watching it next to him move.

He simply raised his hands and pressed them down gently, and the peasants' emotions calmed down, and a few of the still angry townspeople, still cursing and swearing, immediately lowered their heads and said nothing when Oloff's gaze swept over.

"With the statue of the King of the Reindeer as a witness, the open space in front of the synagogue is the most suitable courtroom, and I am the presiding judge, and the defendant is Temothys, the defendant, and the plaintiff is all the farmers in Oak Town who have been damaged by you, and the clerk is Yoni, the tax collector. As for the defense of the accused......"

The fox immediately interrupted: "I choose to defend myself, but before that, I need to untie the rattan that binds the claw feet, and the dislocated limbs must be restored to their original state, otherwise it will be an unfair trial." I refuse to admit it. ”

Orloff asked Aldrich Triss for advice, and the knight nodded lightly to indicate that there was no problem, and when he was allowed to tear off the rattan with one hand, and restore the fox's dislocated limbs.

Temosis struggled to his feet, only to stumble drunken and collapse again, a sight that relieved many of the townsfolk who had prepared to oppose it.

Before the trial began, the zealous townspeople brought the old man a high-backed seat in the synagogue and a long table, and Joni, the tax collector, who was the clerk, sat his own seat, and sat slightly sideways in front of Orloff to the left, with Aldrich Triss sitting side by side with him. The victimized peasants, about sixteen or seventeen, crowded to the right of the courtroom, and when the defendant against them, Temothys, protested that he had no place to be found, Ollov had two empty oak barrels, one large and one small, the smaller one serving as a seat and the larger one a table.

The blacksmith Zatan brought a wooden hammer and a brass base, and Olof struck it vigorously to indicate that the trial of Temothys the evil fox had officially begun.

The victimized villagers rushed to speak and poured out their bitterness loudly, and they refused to let go of this rare opportunity.

The fox lowered his head solemnly, his body trembled slightly, and those who didn't know thought that he was trembling with awe-inspiring justice, but many people saw the smile on the corner of his mouth and knew what was going on.

"Order, order, one by one. The inquisitor struck the hammer, the onlookers were silent, and even the victimized farmers were quiet.

The plaintiffs, you look at me, I look at you, and finally named the farmer Loud, who was considered to be the most seriously damaged, a townsman in the prime of life, who counted the crimes of the evil fox with his fingers crossed.

"There are more than 100 pumpkins in half an acre of field, all of which are gnawed and tattered, and more than a dozen of the chickens in the family have been stolen by it before and after, all of which have just hatched and were originally raised by hens that lay eggs. ”

Temosis nodded in acknowledgement, not trying to hide anything, perhaps intent on curtailing his crimes.

The victimized farmers were encouraged to speak one after another, and the evil fox admitted them one by one, only to fight back slightly at the two townsfolk who exaggerated the damage.

Aldrich was a little strange, if this continued, Temothys would still die, why was it so calm, could it be holding the trump card of the key reversal in his hand.

There were also clever people among the townspeople, and they all saw that something was wrong, and some of the people with good brains looked before and after, and found that the damaged farmer was only pumpkins and chickens, and the rest were irrelevant fences and guardrails, and they were all a little worried about what Knight Aldrich Triss had said.

"At this point in the plaintiff's statement, the defendant Temothys can defend himself. Ofro struck the hammer, and he was a little looking forward to the fox's self-defense.

"Uh...... Hmph!" Temothy coughed, drawing the rolls of the raven Kronis, who was not concerned, and pointed its paw at the farmer in the plaintiff's seat opposite, "you ungrateful and despicable little people. ”

The words were a precedent, and everyone, including the presiding judge, fell silent, followed by the victimized townsfolk clamoring on the table, shouting and invective.

On the contrary, the evil fox succeeded in using one sentence to make the plaintiff lose control of his emotions, and he proudly cocked his tail and swept it around on the ground.

The presiding judge, Orlov, struck the hammer: "Defendant, watch your words. ”

Temosis curled up in obedience and the victimized farmers regained their composure, and then the clever fox continued to defend himself: "Jack, the Pumpking Jack, the master of All Souls' Day, has sprinkled his evil seeds on the wild pumpkins that spread the wilderness. ”

"I have seen the ghosts of green phosphorus fire rush into the pumpkins, sucking them from life and withering, the flames of the fire burning through the crevices, forging the wicked-looking pumpkin monsters. They gathered up the withered vines nearby, and obeyed the call to rise and bow down to Jack, the Pumpking. ”

"Here's why I'm destroying only the farmers' fields and not the rest of the crops, and I'm here to help you avoid being killed in your sleep by the pumpkin monsters. ”

The onlookers whispered in low voices, feeling that the fox's self-defense did have some truth, and the victim farmers in the plaintiff's seat were also moved. After all, they have seen skeletons and zombies, and they have seen dwarfs with huge heads, all of which are monsters that are not easy to mess with, and if they were not able to leave the haze of the dead wood for a long time, Oak Town would be really difficult to resist.

"Then why steal the chicks, they can't be monsters, right?" said the badly damaged farmer, Lud, who had half forgiven Temosis, but he was haunted by the hen he was preparing to lay eggs.

"Do you know about petrified cocks, snakemons? Pumpking Jack's staff is wrapped around a two-headed viper, the spearhead of the master of All Souls' Day. There are about a dozen wild eggs in the dead wood forest that have been turned into shiny and sonorous chicken snakes, but fortunately, these petrified monsters can't leave the dead woods. ”

"I'm here to help you, lest you know when Oaktown will become uninhabited and all the townspeople will be transformed into stone statues. ”

"Nonsense, this is a quibble, there is no evidence. Yes, get the credentials out, otherwise you won't be able to clear your body of suspicion. Ludd was so annoyed that he was a little speechless.

"Do you want to die like that? I know you don't believe me. So let's wait until night, when the pumpkins in the fields turn into monsters and harvest your lives, when the hatched chicks bathe in the moonlight and turn into terrible chickens, snakes, and beasts, and turn you all to stone, and you will believe in me and know what I have done. ”

"You're an excuse to stall for time and get ready to escape. "The peasants who were victimized were not easy people to fool, they were sharp-eyed and easily 'seek' through the trap of Temothys, but most of the onlookers remained silent, or at least neutral.

The presiding judge, Orlov, pondered and wondered whether the melon fields and chicken coops were the source of the disaster, struck the hammer and announced a temporary adjournment for very good reasons, in order to wait for the evidence of the defendant Temothys.

'Winning is pretty beautiful. Aldrich Triss intuitively knew that the fox was not lying, and it was no wonder that he had no fear, and that he really had the trump card of reversal. ’