The two of them came to a dark river that ran through the forest from south to north, fifty feet wide and waist-deep, and the water was as smooth as a mirror. The two dismounted and drank the sweet water, and the horses drank and grazed in the place downstream of them. "It's getting dark, I'm going to inform Armanda. Carol picked up the water and poured it on his face, "The coolness that has not been seen for a long time is really a blessed land compared to this hot and dry forest." He laid the sword flat under an oak tree, and then looked around for dry wood to light a fire.

This road has been abandoned for a long time, why is there still a murder here? Yi Tong carefully wiped the sweat from her cheeks and forehead, the scars left by the rattan branch whipping were sandy and painful, and the left corner of her eye was also bitten by mosquitoes, she wanted to scratch it, but as long as she touched it lightly, her whole body would be uncomfortable. She's really fed up with this aimless walk. "Trying to find the hidden undead in this haunted forest is like looking for a needle in the grass. We didn't find anything at all. She finished her sentence and buried herself in the water, not waiting for Carol's reply. It's your idea, you heard the out of nowhere, you're even more stupid than Armanda.

The icy water caressed her cheeks and flowed through her hair, the slightest scar was kissed by Qing Shui, the sandy and painful feeling was washed away by the flowing water, and almost all the tight pores were released. It's so nice that you should rest by the river tonight. She picked up the water and drank it down, it was sweet and sweet, comparable to any juice.

"I don't think the undead have been to the forest, maybe something else is at work, so I can't track the undead's tracks. "There are many things on the continent that we can't predict, maybe we've never encountered this force. ”

"The war has tormented countless people, but the undead are languishing in the stitches and endangering the human world, and you can tell me that there is something unknown at work, and if I can do it, I will not let him go. ”

The flames began to show their brightness and heat, and the surrounding pitch-black clearing became clearly visible in an instant. Carol took out two plum orchids from the package, "That is a kind of admiration and belief, he could have no power, he could not have existed, but the living beings have given him endless possibilities, from nothing to something is a process, from existence to nothing is an end, each of us has a belief in our hearts, he drives your actions, He can easily destroy you in control of your actions, or he can make you a symbol of the times, and this power may exist in every corner of the forest, and we cannot control him. ”

Itong was on one knee by the river, and she didn't like Carol's didactic words. "Don't type a crossword with me here, to be honest, I've only seen the curse you say once, and the only one time has long been forgotten by the people of Forgotten Corner, what? ”

"You're so smart, Itong. Carol picked up a fruit between his fingers, his teeth like a blade, and split the Merlin fruit in two, he said as he chewed, "The history of the Changlu family is very short, they have no real rights, and they don't have strong funds, but it was that incident that made the Changlu family famous, you don't want to admit it." ”

"It's notorious. Itong walked back to the fire, and for a moment, she felt that the flame was burning like she had seen in her dreams, and in front of her eyes, only the fire was burning, and everything else was crouched into darkness. So she turned her gaze to Carol, who was sitting cross-legged next to her, to make sure it wasn't a dream. Carol looked laid-back, his broadsword resting behind him, and the hooked nose hanging from his face seemed to be always looking for the sounds around him, and the two were intimately linked, affecting his whole body. "The world is not impartial, and Inov is defeated. ”

"The lost nobleman stands on the balcony of the hall to do astrological divination, bent on keeping his position, but doing nothing, it is destined that someone will stand up against him, the times will not be able to keep these people who have stood still, nor can they keep those who cannot adapt to the times, the Changlu family, the people who defend the land, these are destined to be forgotten, so that the curse of Inov does not exist, and those people will also suffer misfortunes, take him as a coincidence, and faith will reward all the pious. ”

"When will you be able to understand things like this, maybe now that Inov is enjoying the flames of the undead in the realm of the dead, until his consciousness becomes distorted, and only a shell remains, will he think about how deep his mistake is? I don't think he will be, he will think about what kind of punishment he will receive next, it is a favor, he will definitely enjoy it. ”

"He'll get the punishment he deserves. ”

"Will those who have suffered misfortune also be punished?"

"Now that this is over, I think the people will be wiser than Inov, at least they can feel that the trees are withering, the rivers are drying up, and the air is getting smellier by the day. ”

"But I heard another story. Itong squatted by the fire, "There was a witch doctor who came into the mountain, and he wanted to break the curse. ”

"I've heard the story of a witch doctor who wouldn't help the sick and was going to help the dying wasteland, hmph, two strange fellows. Carol was silent for a moment, "Amanda that kid should be coming over soon, Itong listened to me this time, you hurry up and rest, the journey is still far away, we need to recuperate." ”

"What about you?"

"I'll wait for Yamanda, I'll spend the night here tonight, and I'll go directly to Xizawa Town early tomorrow morning. ”

Yi Tong lay down in her clothes, she listened to the trickle of the river and the cry of the nightingale, and slowly fell into the dream. Here she was again this time, the pitch-black valley, the rocks rising on both sides, the cold earth beneath her feet, and the flames that shook on the top of the mountain on the other side turned pale green at this moment. Itong was standing a few dozen feet taller than there, so she was looking down at everything in front of her. There was no wind, no sound, but she knew that what was coming was the unsettling whimper, the ground shaking beneath her feet, the flames on the other side expanding, and then she would wake up.

She sat on the floor, staring at the flames, waiting for Carol to wake her up. The dream was so long that it seemed as if time had slowed down here, and no matter how much she waited, nothing happened next, so she planned to try again to step down the hill and get closer to the flames. At last when she reached her feet, there was a sound behind her, a sonorous knock mixed with a shrill shout, as if an army was lying in ambush behind the top of the mountain, and then the weapons clashed, the chain mail rubbed, and the horses neighed and screamed. Itong looked back at the flames at the top of the mountain, which was almost there, and then climbed up this hill to reach, which was the closest to the flames. But...... What was going on behind the top of the mountain?Itong hesitated for a long time, and the sound of the battlefield became clearer, and she heard the sound of weapons piercing armor, horses trampling corpses, helmets being hit by war hammers, weapons snapping, warriors shouting, all the sounds echoing in her ears.

So she decided to turn around and climb to the top of the mountain to find out, the ground was shaking beneath her feet, and the flames behind her were still as still as still as pictures. The trail was surprisingly easy, and it seemed like it took only a few steps to reach the top of the mountain. Isolated on top of the mountain, she looked down on everything below. It was flames, and flames, pale green flames swaying wantonly in the distance, and the battlefield had turned into a desolate mound, with a wisp of white mist floating on the surface. All the ringing is no more, like it never happened. Yi Tong suddenly felt frightened, she sat on the ground, her hands folded, curled up in a ball, tears streaming down her eyes. She wanted someone to talk to, she had enough of living like this, whether it was dreams or reality, she hated everything. "It's not fair, it's not fair!" she whispered through her eyes.

"What is unfair to you. "There was a voice coming, very vicissitudes and very strange, indescribably strange, like ...... Like a crow that learns its tongue, like a cry that covers its nostrils, like an old man's voice, and like a woman's voice. She tried to find her weapon, but found it not around. "Who's there?" in the dark, yes, you're in the dark. "Why don't you dare come out to see me?"

"Don't dare to see you?" the voice rang out, "No, I'm right here, but you haven't found me yet." ”

Itong wiped tears from her cheeks, and she mustered up the courage to stand up, surveying the subtle noises in the darkness and finding that there was no one else here but herself. "Where the hell are you?"

"In the dark, or in the light. The voice was silent for a moment, "Can you tell me what darkness is and what light is?"

"I'm not going to tell you what I think, it's not fair. ”

"What's fair to you?"

"Everything is unfair here, you're not real. ”

"But your heart has told me that it's your choice. ”

"Nonsense, I wouldn't choose to come here. Yi Tong spun in place, but this time she was a little afraid of the voice approaching her, "You go away, stay away from me!"

"You go away and stay away from me. The voice learned her tone, her tone. From the darkness came the sound of treacherous laughter, first one, then two, and finally one. "What do you want?" she fell to her knees with her whole body collapsed, her hands tightly covering her ears, "Go away, go away!"

After a long time, silence returned. She wanted to cry without tears, so she had to kneel motionless, perhaps the only way to avoid attracting the attention of the voice.

"There is a flame in front of you, and it is light to you, but why do you kneel in the darkness?"

"I ...... I don't want to....... ”

"Because the road is so tortuous and so tempting, you see, you have reached the fire, but you have chosen to leave it and look for something else. This is a road, a road with no end. ”

"It's your arrangement. ”

"It's your choice. ”

"Please, leave me and leave me alone, okay?"

"You'll get it. "—you'll get your wish—you'll get your wish—you will. The echo faded away.

Itong woke up with the sound of running water in her ears, the wind blowing above the forest, and the warm fire providing her with warmth. She realizes that she is really in tears, so she quickly wipes them away and turns her sleeping position to avoid being discovered by Carroll. In the dark, she heard someone talking, and laughter, it was the voices of Carol and Armanda, and Amanda was back, and it was time for me to take over. Her limbs were sore and sore, and she was a little overwhelmed by the whole day's walking, and this short rest was of no avail, there was no way, time was pressing, I had to persevere, maybe I could get a good night's rest when I got to Nishizawa.

"The mountain road is too difficult to walk, but it is not a problem for me, you say it is not a coincidence, in this huge forest I can also meet a woman from a nearby mountain village who has a strange appearance and dress, but it looks quite good, have you met her companion?" Amanda said to Carol.

"There are no villages in this wilderness, to the east is the plains and mountains of Nishizawa, to the west is the town of Legaku, to the south there are no living villages, and to the north are the Takisui River and the Red Rock River, unless you see cunning undead." ＂

"No, if it were, I would have killed it a long time ago, well, perhaps, the woman was definitely not an undead, she told her name, her name was Lilio, and a few companions had been scattered in the forest, and she was looking for them somewhere in the forest. ＂

"Companion, do you think you can meet such a beautiful woman at this time and place? Don't think about it, it's not at all reasonable. ”

"Really, senior Carol, I really met her, she has long silver hair, green eyes, and her complexion is bronzed, just like the people of Bobo Village and Cliff Jumping Village in the West. She did tell me that there was a village on the north side of the forest, and she said ....... ”

"Yamanda. Itong shouted by the fire.

"Ichi-senpai, do you believe me?"

"There are no villages in the North Point Forest, and even the nearest Evergreen Pavilion is a day's walk. You're lucky that you're not left out in the wild by the undead, and you're still arguing for a person who makes a living, and as a man in black, you don't use your mind to think about whether there will be an isolated village in the forest, or you go back to the cunning undead now, or think about what you came across, and it was a mistake to take you out on a mission. ”

"Since you don't believe me, I'll tell you the story, and you'll know. ”

"Enough, no more. "Damn dreams, you put me in a bad mood.