Amanda struggled to climb up the steep rocks, looking for a place with an open view to keep an eye on the forest beneath the rocks, but even if she climbed to the top, she could only see a corner of the forest, and the towering trees were even taller than the rocks. There is no way, that's what Carol ordered, along the way, many times Amanda squatted alone or hid in some quiet corner, waiting for news from Itong and Carole, fortunately, standing on a high place can enjoy the scenery below, if the field of vision is wide, you can clearly see Itong and Carol, if ....... Amanda sat on a rock, a hundred feet above the ground, and a cool breeze blew in her face, the scent of trees and the smell of water.

It reminded him of the day he set off. Black Hill is as dense as the North Point Forest, but the trees are taller, thicker and older. If the timing is right, you can look up from the outside world to see a brown rock wall and a halo of light flowing from the surface of the rock wall, especially at dusk, hence the name of the twilight castle.

Itong once said that the trees of Black Hill were wise because of the Twilight Castle, and they did not allow outsiders to set foot in the forest, but every year some explorers came here to find the castle of the man in black, and the end result was always strikingly similar, and no one could find the castle. It is these big trees that confuse outsiders. Amanda also looked out from the spot that Yi Tong pointed to, it was dawn, the outer wall of the castle on the top of the hill was like an ethereal cloud, and the dense trees that clinged to it weaved an endless green net, and the green sea rippled with the gentle sigh of the breeze. The clouds and mist seem to be the gateway to a mysterious world, where the carved beams of the deep city seem to be hidden even by the gods who inhabit it.

A thought forced him to go back the way he came, to see what it was. The courtyard, the meadow and the Huayu hall in my mind seem to be from the previous life, as well as those paintings still on the stone walls and domes, magnificent and magnificent, and the world is absolutely beautiful. He had spent two whole days observing those paintings, but like the smoke clouds of the past, with a wave of his hand, everything turned into uncertainty, like a dream of luxury.

Thinking of this, Yamanda's heart began to become anxious, and the forest in front of him made him feel depressed. It's always alone, it's always like this, why can't I go on a mission with you, if Irina Sensei is here, the situation will definitely be different, it's all the idea of Ito's seniors. Amanda couldn't help but rub the back of her head and shoulders at the thought of Yi Tong, the pain in her heart made her feel uncomfortable. Why am I stupid enough to help you fix your hair, I never cut it, and I still use your weapon. It's not fair, it's not fair at all.

Amanda immediately got up, patted the dust off her body, and then climbed down the rock wall neatly. I'm not going to wait here stupidly. He rode his horse into the forest as fast as he could, the mud under his feet splashing several feet high, and the crackling sound echoed through the forest. As we descended deeper into the forest, the anxiety we had just felt vanished. You have to be careful, kill the undead halfway and you're done. The scene of his uncle's murder shook in front of him, the deceased waved his leg bones, his uncle's jaw was kicked to pieces, and the blood he spit out was all broken teeth, he saw his uncle's eyes full of horror and despair, for a moment, his uncle flashed a smile at Amanda, but in the second afterward, his head was crushed into mud, and his dark hair was mixed with white and red goo. His fingers twitched, and then he didn't move.

It also reminded him of the dead he had faced on the top of the clock tower the night before, the blue flames beating in the eye sockets of the deceased, his jaws grinning, his teeth uneven, the blue flames illuminating his skull, his anger and resentment so deep, so deep. Amanda shook her head vigorously to stop herself from thinking nonsense. But I can't control my thoughts at all, if it's Teacher Irina...... Her smile, her movements, and her speech and demeanor were deprived by the dead, and it was ...... who fell in a pool of blood. Enough, you useless thing, don't think about it.

The air in the depths of the forest was so hot and thin that he could not breathe, and he took two detours and waded through a stream, and the horses suddenly stopped in place as if frightened, and Amanda was caught off guard, and he leaped into the mud. When he got up, a figure was standing under a big tree by the side of the road and watching him. The two were more than twenty meters apart, and he was wearing a fat violet cloak, his hands hidden in his sleeves, and a hood on his head, revealing only a vague shadow.

Undead!Amanda spun to her feet, and before she could draw her bow and arrows, the figure spoke, "Where are you going, Traveler?" It was a woman's voice, Amanda mind, the undead don't speak human language, the undead don't have thoughts, they don't greet me.

The figure stepped out of the shade of the tree, she took off her hood, her silver-white hair was draped behind her head, she had bronzed skin, a pair of dark green eyes, small lips and nose, and her appearance was completely different from that of the people east of Forgotten Horn, and she didn't seem to look like a Westerner, could it be the people north of the Redstone River? The Giant's Bridge had been conquered by the northerners? Amanda staggered over the mud under her feet and stumbled to the side of the road. "Who are you?" he asked warily.

"My name is Lilio. Her dark green pupils seemed to glow, and her long silver hair didn't match her bronzed skin at all, but her features were very charming. This is a trick, I was confused, Amanda looked at the deep woods around her and the dilapidated path in front of her, and her mind has been wondering, how can there be a woman in such a place where there is no village and no shop, and she is alone, and what is even more suspicious is that there have been many murders in this area, doesn't she know? "You're the only one?"

"Now yes. The strangely dressed woman cautiously approached her, then stopped ten meters away from him, "Your horse, your horse has run." ”

When Armanda looked back, the mount was long gone. It's bad luck. He turned to look at the girl, "You said yes now, but what about before?" The bow and arrow were still firmly hanging behind him, and it only took a second from drawing the bow and arrow to shooting it. She had no weapons, and seemed to hide in her sleeves or cloak.

"I'm looking for companions, we come from villages and towns to the north, and we were going to look for a precious herb in the forest, but we're lost in the forest, and I don't know where they are. She looked faintly sad, "Can you help me find them?"

"But...... I have something important to do, and if the horse doesn't run away, I'll lend it to you. "It's a pity that I'm going to walk to find Itong-senpai and Kairol-senpai, and I don't know where they are.

"It's okay, I can actually walk home on my own, but I'm worried that my companion will be in danger. ”

"There is danger here. Amanda had to admit it, but she couldn't tell her about the dead, it would only scare her. "There is only so much I can do to help you, rest assured that your companions will not be in danger, and that they may have returned to your village. If you go back late, they'll be worried. ”

Lilio looked down and thought for a moment, then smiled faintly, "I hope so, my home is right in front of this road, and then a little north up the mountain road." What about you, how will you go?"

"We can walk together for a while. Amanda let her guard down, and he walked up to her, "Forget to introduce yourself, my name is Amanda and I'm from Castle Twilight. ”

"My name is Lilio. ”

Amanda smiled, "yes, you said that before. Your name is Lilio, but it's a bit of a strange name, and I've rarely heard of a village on the north side of the North Cape Forest, and if you look at it geographically, you should belong to the people of the Evergreen Pavilion. ”

"Evergreen Pavilion, maybe. Lilio's eyes were always fixed on the road ahead, and her words were a little uncertain, perhaps out of fear, perhaps out of worry.

"Don't worry, everything will be fine. ”

"Everything will be ...... It's okay, so I should be doing better, right? ”

"Don't push yourself too hard, just go with your heart. ”

After a moment of silence, Lilio asked, "What is the place where you live?" ”

"You mean where I live?"

"The Castle of Twilight you mentioned. ”

"The Twilight Castle is built on the top of a hill, and the mountain is called Black Hill Mountain, but it is not a wilderness made of black mounds, on the contrary, it is full of trees and greenery. My friend lives there, you can't imagine how beautiful it is, every time you walk in the lawn-covered courtyard, you can always smell the smell of grass, oh, there's a gazebo in the courtyard, there's a chessboard in the gazebo, my friends play chess there, and they always quarrel about it, but I know they're joking. A small pool full of rainwater appeared in front of the two of them, and Amanda didn't know what was crazy, so she casually said, "I'll carry you over." This stunned Lilio, of course she would refuse the idiot.

Amanda scratched her head, and secretly guessed the girl's age, she was very young, and seemed to be younger than him, perhaps the same age as him. It is rude not to rush to ask the girl's age.

"And then?" said Lilio, walking lightly and speaking softer, especially her grainy voice, like a crisp harp.

"The bedroom where I live faces the sun to the south, the sun sets from the west window, and the east wall is hung with ancient scrolls of stars and mountains and rivers, and every time the sun sets, the pink afterglow will be sprinkled into the room. I have a very good friend named Scordy, who loves the smell of lilacs, and likes to put fresh lilacs in the hall and in her bedroom, and sometimes gives me some. ”

"You have a lot of friends. ”

"Yes, I'm actually looking for them too, well, they should not be far from here. We came out of the castle in a group of three, so I had two companions. ”

"Won't they be in danger then?"

"They're amazing. ”

Lilio looked at him sideways, "How powerful." ”

"Have you ever heard of the Man in Black?"

"Just heard about it, but didn't understand it. ”

"Let me tell you, the men in black are very powerful, their mission is to maintain the balance of this world, and if something bad happens somewhere, my companions will rush there to maintain peace. ”

"You're also a man in black?"

"Let's just say that. ”

"But when I saw you, you were overturned in a mud puddle by a horse. Lilio covered her mouth and snickered.

"Ah, no, no, I'm just distracted. Amanda was a head taller than Lilio, and bad thoughts suddenly crossed his mind, and he felt that he and Lilio were a good match. He looked at her long silver hair, which reminded him of the earth elves, he had never seen the earth elves, and the elves were also silver-haired and waist-high. "Your eyes are peculiar, they're green, and your hair. ”

"All my people are like that. "My people are very old, perhaps the same time as the castle of twilight, there are no strife, no fights, no good manners and harmonious coexistence in the place where I live," Lilio told him, but that was only in the past. ”

"There was also a war in the Evergreen Pavilion, and the people of Nishizawa wanted to get that land. "But in the end, the man in black stepped in to settle the dispute. Hopefully that war won't affect you too much. ”

Lilio smiled again, "Thanks, I'll do better." ”

"It's none of your business, we can't control the direction of the war, as long as we can protect the people we love, the price we pay will always be worth it. ”

"I will. Lilio slowed down, "That's it, I'm heading north, hopefully we'll see you next time." She put on her hood and turned and stepped into the woods.

"How can I see you again?" Amanda shouted.

"I'm sure it will be soon, and the next time we see you, I hope you don't get thrown into the mud by the horses again, it's really ugly. ”

Amanda smiled innocently, but she was a little reluctant in her heart. He watched as Lilio's back faded away before disappearing into the shadows. Only then did he realize that it was getting late, the sun was about to set, and he had to speed up. So I continued along the road towards the east.

When he reached the second creek, the sultry heat of the North Point forest was replaced by cool, moist air, and he rolled up his trousers and flowed into the creek, which was so cold to the bone that it was like melting ice water. The bottom of the river was covered with bowl-sized stones, smooth and prickly, and he had to slow down and endure the biting icy water. By the time he reached the other side of the river, his feet had almost lost their instincts, and he slapped his muscles hard to get the blood flowing. Suddenly, there was a commotion in the grass on the opposite bank. Amanda half-crouched down, drew her bow and arrows, and stared at the dark bushes on the opposite bank. A thought came back to him, and he thought of Lilio, if she would be in danger, if she had returned to the village. I can't leave her alone, I'm going to find her, I'm going to make sure she's safe.

There was another noise, and an elk sprang out from between the trees on the other side of the river, followed by two cubs, completely unaware of Yamanda's presence. It also made him happy. If I can be as quiet as a shadow, then I can also be as good as the wind, maybe this is the ability of the man in black? Is this the ability of the scout mentioned by Teacher Irina? I swear that I will be a man in black, a man in black like Teacher Irina. He pulled down his trousers and decided to go to Itong-senpai and Kairol-senpai. This is the path I am going to take, 'everything is fate', this is my destiny. Lilio, you need to get back to your village safely, and hopefully we'll meet again.