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Fei De walked out of the Duji City alone with a package containing warm clothes, escorted by some mercenaries of the Potato Mercenary Regiment in the distance behind him, and Fei De just asked his men to follow him from a distance, not to follow him into the forest. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 Info As the captain of the guard, Noor of course disagrees with such a decision, but Fid's meaning is clear - except for hunters and beasts, there will only be Ayana who has lived there for a while, and there will be no rebels and mercenaries.

The snow outside the city was no less than inside the city, and the entire plain was covered with snow, and Feid, who was not riding a horse, looked like a small ant from a distance, and if he didn't pay careful attention, he might not be able to see the leader of the potato mercenary group walking in the direction of the forest.

The forest was also covered in snow, but as he walked to the edge of the forest, Feder noticed that the top of the trees had blocked most of the snow, so the forest floor was not completely covered with snow, perhaps because the plants did not lose their leaves in the winter, but were strong enough to protect the forest.

"Captain, we're waiting here!" a mercenary called out in the distance behind Fed.

Fei De soon lost sight of his men, and he didn't know where Ayana was, but he believed that Ayana would soon appear in front of him to greet him when he had come to the forest in person.

Ayana left the hospital in Dumu City half a month ago and hid in the forest alone. Ayana, who would have needed at least two months to recuperate, ignored Rigu's advice and simply left, "I'll recover faster there." ”

Fidel, who heard the news at the time, was startled at first, and then Fidel acquiesced to Ayana's wayward move, because Ligu said that Ayana recovered so quickly that she could indeed get out of bed and walk. However, Ligu was still very worried, it was too dangerous for a young girl to run into the winter forest alone, and besides, the wound in her abdomen had not healed, and she was not a beast, how could she spend the winter in the forest?

As he walked, Feder looked at the beast footprints and animal tracks in the road, trying to find out where Ayana was. But when Ayana's voice appeared behind Fidel, Fei realized that Ayana was the kind of person who could spot the traces of others.

"What are you doing here?"

There was a bit of surprise in Ayana's voice, and Fidel immediately turned around to find Ayana standing next to a large tree in animal skin, looking at him with a blank face.

"I brought you some clothes. Fidel walked over to the other party, and when he walked up to Ayana, he froze when he saw the other person's appearance.

Ayana is only fifteen years old, and she will be sixteen years old in two months, and her appearance has changed a lot in the past half a month. At the beginning, the "delicate boy" became a pure girl with round eyes and a wide forehead, long hair and ears, her nose and lips became more three-dimensional, her eyelashes were long and thin, and the snow that flew down on her face merged with her skin, so that everyone who saw it could not help but feel pity, just like seeing a piece of white and flawless jade, no one wanted to stain it. However, Fei De also noticed the strength and stubbornness in Ayana's eyes, like a tree standing proudly under the snow, and did not need to be treated gently. In this moment, Fei De realized that the clothes he had brought were useless, and that they had all become an excuse for him to find Ayana.

"I already have clothes, it's the skin of a white tiger," Ayana swept the snow off her shoulders before Phyd saw the shawl made of tiger skin, "and the fur of some other animals, that's how I used to spend the winter." ”

Fei De looked at the girl in front of him who was whiter than snow, and couldn't think of anything to respond to the other party for a while. "That's how I used to spend the winter ... That's how it used to be..."Fidel echoed in his heart, reaching out to scratch the snow off the other's nose, but Ayana took a few steps back to dodge.

Fett immediately noticed his gaffe, and he looked to the side, "I have something important to discuss with you. ”

"Say it, please. ”

"When are you going to return to the mercenary group?"

"I'll need some time to recover, but soon," Ayana slowly approached and stood back in front of Fidel, "I may not be able to pick up my weapon and fight during this time, so I won't have to share my share." ”

Fidel was amused by Ayana's words, "Can you heal alone in this icy environment?" The medical equipment at the Dumu City Hospital is much better than here, and Ligu is by your side to take care of you. ”

"That's how I've healed myself before," Ayana raised her lowered hand and pressed her abdomen, "I've had more serious injuries than this, so you don't have to worry. ”

Fei De guessed that the other party's words were just stubborn, but since Ayana had decided to heal alone, he probably had no way to persuade her.

"Since you choose to live alone in the forest, it must be boring, I received a wedding invitation from the Duchy of Noo today..."

"By the way, Nangus has sent a letter, I have read it, you can read it too. Ayana pulled out a letter from her fur cloak, and Feld could still feel the heat on it as she took it.

The content of the letter probably said that Russell had received some information that the Pillar Priest, who had been hiding in the shadows, would appear at the wedding of the Duchy of Noo, and that the Pillar Priest would go to the wedding alone. Russell also hinted at Fei De in the letter, hoping that Fei De could take this opportunity to deal with the lone Pillar Priest first, and then find the Holy Spirit Mercenary Group and wipe it out completely. Russell also said that he was aware of the current strength of the potato mercenary group, and the subtext was that he believed that Phyld was capable enough to fulfill the original agreement.

"Uncle Russell knows about our situation, and he sent me another letter, but I can't show it to you," Ayana said as expressionless as Fed, and I don't know if it was because she had been with Fye for a long time, "If what you wanted to tell me was about that wedding, then I suggest you consider the information that Uncle Russell gave." ”

Fed's mind raced through the possibility of killing the Pillar Priest at the wedding. If the Pillar Priest really went to the Duchy of Noo to attend the wedding alone, it was indeed a good opportunity to kill him, after all, no one would have thought that an outside guest would become the target of the wedding, nor would they have thought that the killer "hired" by his enemy would be invited to the wedding. Even if he noticed himself, the Pillar Priest had no reason to know that he had reached such an agreement with Russell, and that he might really be able to assassinate the Pillar Priest by surprise.

"I've already discussed with the other captains about not going to the wedding, so it seems that I need to make a trip. Feder put the letter away, he didn't speculate much about the other letter sent by Russell, after all, he was not Andre, but a partner with Russell, and it was understandable that he had something to hide.

"If you're really going to go... I'll probably go with you," Ayana toed away the snow from the ground, "and now that the divorce is ten days away, I should be almost recovered." ”

"No, I'll take Patrick and Noor with me, they'll definitely protect me," Fidel took out a cotton hat from his package and put it on Ayana, whose hair was covered in snowflakes, "You can use your own way to heal your wounds here, the matter of the Pillar Priest is in my hands, and this is also a task that I must complete." ”

Ayana nodded, and a wolf howl came from afar, and Fidel immediately grasped the hilt of his sword and looked deep into the forest.

"Don't worry, those wolves are just calling out to their companions and telling them to have something to eat. ”

"How can you understand the howl of a wolf?"

Ayana's white teeth showed off with a smile on Fidel's face, "That's because they're calling me to eat, and I'm their companion in their wolf howl." ”

Feder was stunned, and he immediately remembered Ludwig, the envoy of the Winter Kingdom, the "Lord of the Snow Leopard" who was raised by the snow leopard.

"So you can live peacefully with wolves in this forest?"

"Basically, I'm not a hunter, and as long as you don't go into the forest as a hunter, other animals won't see you as an enemy, and even if you step into their territory, as long as you don't commit any further aggression against them, you'll be fine. As she spoke, Ayana swept the snow off the tips of her hair with her hands, and Fye noticed that not only had Ayana's hair grown a lot, but she was also a little taller.

"Hey, what are you doing!" two hunters suddenly appeared in the distance, and the hunters were slowly walking towards this direction with bows with arrows in their hands.

Feder saw that the two hunters were also wearing animal skin clothing, but the quality of their animal skin clothing was completely inferior to Ayana's, "I'm a mercenary, just passing by." As soon as Fidel turned his head to reply, Ayana, who was standing beside him, disappeared into the forest, like a fox that had spotted danger.

"It's a mercenary! Even a mercenary should not easily step into this forest, this forest has tigers and packs of wolves, and it is estimated that your black armor may not be able to save your life!" the hunter let go of the bowstring and walked in front of Fidel.

"Well, I'm getting ready to leave. ”

One hunter said to another, "Didn't we see a maiden just now?

"Maybe you're dazzled, but I didn't see it anyway. ”

Fidel began to believe that what Ayana had just said was true, that she could really live peacefully with the wolves, and that the wolves were really calling Ayana back to eat. When Fentry was under house arrest in Doret City, he wanted to read the legend about Vlaki the "Forester", but at that time he only thought that Fladki was a fictional character written by the writer - able to communicate with animals without hindrance, and could make animals obey him, such a statement was too fantastical, but Ayana made Fed start to think about whether there are really humans in this world who can communicate with animals, they really belong to the forest, and they are actually no different from beasts.