In the dark streets of the town, Xu Mu and Luya laughed and chatted, and their voices seemed to illuminate the place.

The town also responded in time, and soon two town guards in armor appeared, and they came towards Xu Mu and Luya with spears in their hands.

"Hey, you guys, are you getting impatient?"

Xu Mu breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that they had been in the town for a long time, and finally saw someone.

Xu Mu and Luya didn't mean to get down while riding their horses, and it stands to reason that civilians need to dismount immediately when they reply, but they don't have the slightest awareness of this.

Luya is because she knows very little about this kind of thing, and Xu Mu doesn't understand it at all, and even if she does, she doesn't bother to pay attention to it.

Xu Mu put on a hood and cloak and looked at the guards with bare eyes: "Is there something wrong?"

When the two guards saw that Xu Mu and Lu Ya didn't get off the horse, they scolded: "Don't hurry up and get off the horse!"

Seeing the guards like this, Luya was so frightened that she hurriedly got off the horse, she dared to be naughty a few times in front of Xu Mu, but in front of other humans, she was used to it.

Xu Mu stared at the guard's expression for a while, thought about it and got off the horse, after all, he came to the Northern Forest from the Academy of Magic to be considered a secret matter, so if he can cause less trouble, he can cause some trouble.

Dismounted Xu Mu and Luya, the two guards breathed a sigh of relief, and their expressions relaxed, which made Xu Mu feel strange.

"You're not local?"

Xu Mu had thought about the words to face this kind of situation before he came, and said with a smile: "It's really not, my sister and I are travelers from the south. ”

"Oh, what are you doing here?"

"Naturally, I wanted to see the great scenery of the kingdom. ”

Before the guard came, he heard the laughter of Xu Mu and the others, and he really didn't look like a person with bad intentions, and he nodded and didn't bother to check his identity credentials.

"It's not that I'm angry at you, but next time pay attention, it's okay to ride a horse in other places, but here, don't ride a horse!"

Xu Mu was very strange, and hurriedly asked: "Anyway, what happened in this town? Why can't I see any pedestrians after entering the town... Also, what does it mean not to give a horseback ride?"

The two guards may have been concerned about something, and they looked left and right before they approached and whispered, "Don't say I didn't warn you... The son of this fiefdom nobleman is only one meter four tall, and he can't see anyone else taller than him... If you see him on the road, remember to bend down! Bend to a height shorter than him, or he will be furious! Last time, a civilian was ordered to cut off his leg before he could bend down!"

Lua, who was also wearing a hooded cloak, covered her mouth and exclaimed, "No!"

"Alas... Who knows, the nobles, so I have just dismounted you for your own good! The guard smiled bitterly and shook his head, "As for why there is no one in the town? As for the reason, it still has something to do with the noble son... Originally, the fiefdom nobles were still in the town, which was okay, and his son was also worried about something. But the nobles of the fief went to the capital to attend the aristocratic tea party, and they were not at home. Now no one cares about him in the fiefdom... No one goes out, just afraid that something will happen. ”

Xu Mu woke up and nodded, and thanked the guards by the way.

The guard smiled wryly and waved his hand to indicate that it was okay: "It's nothing... It's been a long time since there was a person in this town, so you and your sister will find a hotel to stay in and leave early tomorrow morning... There's not much to do near this town. By the way, it's close to the Boreal Forest, so don't go too far. ”

Xu Mu was about to answer, but Luya immediately asked, "Lord Guard, why can't you get close to the Northern Forest?"

Hearing Luya's beautiful voice, she called him an adult, and her mood was more beautiful, explaining: "Because the northern forest covers a huge area, there are demonic beasts in it... Of course, the main inside is the residence of the foresters of the kingdom, and the fiefdom nobles have also issued orders not to allow the people to approach the northern forest, saying that the foresters are dangerous. I've also heard that the Foresters go out late at night to eat people... Just don't get close anyway. ”

When it comes to the fact that the foresters will eat people, they still swear by it, obviously believing in it.

Luya was obviously stunned and immediately wanted to speak, but was stopped by Xu Mu.

"Thank you. ”

The two guards nodded, and turned away.

Xu Mu and Lu Ya also led the horses and walked slowly, and after the guards left the distance, Lu Ya hurriedly said, "What did they say! How can we forest people eat people!"

Xu Mu pursed his lips: "It is estimated that the fiefdom nobles want to block the Northern Forest, but they don't want the people to have a relationship with you forest people..."

Lua's joy at seeing her return home was immediately much more disappointed, after all, how could she be happy to hear others say that people of her own race would eat humans...

Seeing Luya's depressed expression, Xu Mu raised his hand and rubbed it a few times on her hooded head: "Remember, the next time you want to eat a human to satisfy your cravings, you can consider me, we are not stingy people, little thumb will give you a bite." ”

"Sir, this joke is not funny at all!"

Having said that, Luya laughed out loud in anger.

"It's good to be able to laugh. Since you can see what other people's prejudices are, that's also a good thing, because it's also convenient for you to change the problem that exists... When people are prejudiced against something, it is very difficult to change the prejudice, because most people don't talk about the prejudice in their hearts. Now that you know their prejudices, it's easier for you foresters to explain, otherwise... If you don't know something, I'm afraid that the people in this town who don't know it all along, think that the forest people are cannibals. ”

Lua nodded thoughtfully, "Got it, sir." ”

"Alright! Don't talk so much, let's hurry up and find a hotel to stay in, and enter the northern forest early tomorrow morning! Listen to the guards, or what if we meet that 'dwarf' on the road? I'm afraid I'll cut off my leg and be taller than him." ”

Listening to Xu Mu's joke, Luya laughed out loud again, and hurriedly nodded in response.

Luya has been walking with Xu Mu these days, and the journey should have been boring and boring, after all, she has also walked long distances alone, and she always feels bored when walking on the road, especially in winter, when the wind is strong and cold, and the scenery nearby is not so good.

But it's different with Xu Mu, occasionally he can always tell some jokes, which can make her laugh out loud, which is very funny, and even Xu Mu will tell her some small stories that he has never heard of.

No wonder Ai Lu likes to be with Xu Mu so much...

After the two of them found a random hotel to stay, they got up and rushed to the northern forest after sleeping.

Despite the fact that the two did not ride a horse this time, they placed the horse at the post station for safekeeping, and carried the luggage for travel.

Xu Mu and Lu Ya didn't go far towards the Northern Forest after leaving the town, and they saw that there were guards on the road, and it seemed that pedestrians were not allowed to enter the Northern Forest.

Naturally, they didn't bother with these guards anymore, and directly used magic to sneak in.

Xu Mu walked for a while, and finally saw his destination, the Northern Forest.