Chapter Twenty-Eight: Old Acquaintances in a Foreign Country
The next day, they sat at the table in the lobby on the first floor, eating breakfast and discussing where they would go next.
"We should take a good walk around this town first." As he spoke, Kyild pulled Bianco, who was blocking the waiter's path, aside, "Regather the information, get a feel for the terrain of this town, and then see what to do next." ”
"Well, it's a big deal."
The slurred way of speaking as he chewed something in his mouth caught the rolls of Lanoda and Kyald's eyes, and Leti coughed softly, choosing to ignore Wokan.
"Are we going to split up?" "If we were to split up, we would have to split into three groups," he asked. But if you're not sure what's here, you should at least find a way to get in touch with each other. ”
Kryd frowned and thought for a while, for some reason, there was always a premonition of uneasiness in his heart, which made him a little irritable.
"We can think about it later—who will teach her never to try something she hasn't seen before!" Kryd glared at Bianco, who was coughing, and removed a small dish of green powder in front of her, then placed a glass of warm water in front of her, "Drink it!" Oh, I know, hell you stupid girl can't hear me! ”
Kyild seemed rude to put the glass of water directly to Bianko's mouth, but judging by the fact that the girl's coughing did not worsen and her breathing calmed down, his behavior was not as fierce and rough as he appeared.
After calming down, Bianko looked at the people in front of her suspiciously, not knowing why the expressions on their faces were so strange, but she quickly gave up the entanglement, lowered her head and wanted to continue eating, only to find that there were several plates of food in front of her that were not here just now.
Biancole looked up at Kyerde, and although she didn't know what the other man said, she could see in those dark gray eyes that there was no refuge. The girl blinked, tentatively taking food from the plates and putting it to her mouth, and seeing that Kyald nodded, Biancole concentrated on the plates.
Wokan swallowed the food in his mouth, and was about to say something that everyone present knew would not be pleasant, when he was interrupted by Lanoda with a fierce grip on the back of his hand, which turned into a cry of pain. Kyird's expression let them know that now was definitely not the time to make fun of the other person without paying the price.
"We can think about splitting up later." Kryld went on as if nothing had happened, "Let's walk around the town together, and then divide it into districts, okay?" ”
"Of course." Leti nodded, "Let's start at the gates then." ”
After reaching a consensus, the six of them left the hotel together. Kylde had the foresight to simply tell Bianko the night before that they might be going out today, so Bianko didn't show much confusion and just followed closely beside Kryd.
The group came to the east end of the town, which was the only entrance and exit that the town of Timai could now use, with a small gate, and there were many small shops and stalls outside near the gate, which did not look unusual.
"Stranger, would you like a bouquet for your female companion?"
A middle-aged woman wearing a small apron and a chic headscarf walked up to them with a flower basket and a warm smile on her face, which made her look very kind.
"Of course, it's just the right thing for me to show my love for my girl, and I can't let a beautiful woman down." Wokan agreed before Kyalde, who wanted to refuse, and even winked at the woman, "I think one is too thin, how about a bunch for each of the three girls?" ”
The woman who sold flowers laughed happily, and she carefully took the money from Walkan, and after returning the change she was looking for, she carefully selected a few brightly colored flowers and made three bouquets and handed them to the three girls. It was only a little accident when she arrived at Bianco, and the girl did not know what she wanted to do, so she could only look helplessly at Kyird.
Kyild closed his eyes with a headache, took the bouquet from the woman's hand, and shoved it into Bianco's hand not very gently.
"Take it. Make move. ”
He said these two words to Bianko slowly, and the girl looked at the flower, then at him, and repeated with some hesitation: "I, take it?" ”
Seeing Kyild nod, Biancou hugged the flowers with confidence.
"Oh, I beg your pardon, ma'am, that our companion had some accidents on the way here." Waskan described his exaggerated expression of grief in front of the woman who sold flowers, "We came to the town of Timai, a famous institution city, to make something lovely and fresh, but this poor child was hit on the head and she temporarily lost her hearing. Perhaps, merciful, would you like to introduce us to a wise physician? ”
The flower-selling woman's eyes widened, and she looked at the girl sympathetically, with love in her eyes.
"It was really an unfortunate experience, and she must have been very upset." The woman selling flowers said, "I suppose you were the stranger who was looking for a doctor last night?" If you want to talk about doctors, the man who came to you yesterday is already the most capable man in this town, and my husband is friends with him, and I heard him mention it. ”
"I see, then maybe we need to wait until we get back." Wokan looked disappointed but not rude, "Thank you so much for your help, you are such a kind-hearted lady. ”
"I think you might be able to try something else." "Actually, in the town of Timai, if we have something we want to do but can't do easily, we go somewhere—I think you're going to be there if you're looking for something interesting." ”
Wokan, Leti, and Kyld looked at each other, then turned their gaze to hers.
"Where is it, dear lady?"
"We just call it the 'grocery store,' it's right in the middle of town, you go that way, just ask for directions, and everybody knows where it is."
"Thank you for your generosity, beautiful lady." Wokan made an elegant courtesy, "May I ask what your name is?" Would you mind the words 'Thank you to the lady in Timai Township for giving us hope and guidance' in our work? ”
The woman selling the flowers seemed amused, waved her hand, and smiled as she carried the basket and prepared to leave.
"As long as you can get help, that's the best reward, sir."
"I know you've always been good at, but I didn't expect you to be so thick-skinned." Looking at the figure of the woman selling flowers in the distance, Lanoda whispered to Wokan, "Leti casually used it to inquire about the reason, and you can actually seem to have such a thing?" ”
"Hey, how can this be called? I'm clearly dedicated. "I was going to use this to inquire about any strange things in town, but the 'grocery store' was an unexpected surprise, and you say, can we make the same progress there?" I'm a great contributor to that, and you need to be grateful to me. ”
Aside from Lanoda's snort, Wokan didn't get any response, and all he was faced with was a couple of graceful backs of his head.
Their journey was as the woman put it, and as soon as they asked about the "grocery store," everyone knew where to go. However, everyone was asked with a different expression, some with a kind smile on their faces, others with a straight face and even warned them not to go there casually, while others were indifferent, as if they were just asking about a common place.
But the strangest thing is that those who have a good impression of the "grocery store" all look at Bianko with amazement.
"Now everyone in the town probably knows we're going to that 'grocery store.'" Wokan yawned, "We could find a doctor late at night and be known to the people at the city gates in a few hours, not to mention that we are now openly inquiring." ”
"You did it on purpose?"
Kyild glanced up and down at Wokan, and the hanging on the other man's face really couldn't make him think that Wokan had any deep meaning.
"If they're going to attack us, they're going to go there, right?" Wokan even hummed a song, "If there's an attack there, then the 'grocery store' is either with those people or is controlled, but if not, then that place doesn't even dare those people go in - we might be able to talk about a partnership?" ”
Leti and Kryld looked at Wokan inquiringly.
"I always don't know if you have a brain." "When I think you're messing around, you have a lot of serious ideas, but when I think you're doing it on purpose, you're really like a fool." ”
"Hey!"
In the area near the center of town, there are more and more people. Unable to hear the sound, Biancole was a little frightened, and subconsciously grabbed the hem of Kyird's clothes. Kyild glanced back and frowned slightly. He gently pulled the garment out of Bianco's hand—the girl didn't insist on holding it. Before Bianko could bow her head, Kyald pushed her into the middle of the five.
Bianko turned her head sideways to look at Kyalde, quickly turning her head back at the other's gaze, and headed toward their destination surrounded by the others.
In what passers-by said were "grocery stores", six people stood at the door and looked at the store. The name of the store clearly says "grocery store", which is very concise and clear. And its appearance is also like an ordinary grocery store, and the open door is just some ordinary shelves, selling some daily necessities.
Wokan grinned through the door, and the others followed him. There was no one in the shop, but the three men still surrounded the three girls in the middle, cautiously surveying their surroundings.
"Excuse me—is anyone there?"
Not long after Wokan shouted, a woman wearing a veil that even blocked her eyes stepped out of the depths of the shelf, and the way she walked made Kyild's eyes squint subconsciously. She didn't look at them, but slouched to the door and closed the door.
"From outside?" There was a seductive languidness in the woman's tone, "Come to me, what do you want?" ”
When the door was closed, she slowly turned back. They couldn't see her face clearly, but they could see that she was looking at Bianko's. Biancole subconsciously hugged the flower in her arms, and then noticed that the pattern on the dress worn by the woman was somewhat unspeakably familiar.
"Our companion suddenly lost his hearing for unknown reasons, and we wanted to ask for help."
"Then I'll have to see the specifics."
Wokan once again took on the role of explainer, and the woman slowly approached them. When they could faintly see her face, they also noticed that she was visibly frozen.
"Maybe we shouldn't be here." Kyild said with a gloomy face, his voice chilling, "An unexpected encounter, isn't it?" ”
The woman gasped softly, and she froze in place, her reaction making Kyald's expression even colder.
"—long time no see, Giado."
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