The red door creaked open, revealing the shadow wall within, and the swordswoman and her cat cautiously walked into the courtyard, their faces unconcealed with nervousness. It was dangerous to leave Atta alone, so Cheese deliberately embroidered a few patterns on her robe with blood-stained needle and thread, or charms. The effect of these charms is only to make the wearer seem inconspicuous, but sometimes they can still have a big effect. Especially after Atta deliberately put some pieces of cloth in her clothes to make her body curves look closer to men.

Of course, such a simple disguise was not enough to hide from the eyes of the Assassins, and what really allowed Atta to get here safely was Kairas, who followed her side, secretly guarding and eliminating the spies who wanted to send the message. After all, compared to a female swordsman, no one cares about a black cat.

"Come and see me in the middle hall. The voice came from out of nowhere, not the kind of shouting and yelling, but as if someone was whispering in his ear. It's not magic, because the owner is not a wizard, he's a hermit, or a stonecarver. Shi Zhongsheng, this is definitely not a name, but it can be called, and sometimes it is more real than the name given by his parents. For the name is given, but the name is earned.

A man and a cat walked around the stone wall and into the courtyard, rightly frightened by the stone statues displayed here. Even in the daytime, these silent carvings seem to be ready to leap at any moment, thanks to the exceptional craftsmanship and dedication of the people who carved them.

Elves are often depicted as art-related beings, and many goblins are said to have magical powers that give ordinary people inspiration and creative abilities. This is not very accurate, and the expression of art depends to a large extent on its internal kinetic energy, that is, the vitality of the otherworldly object that the artwork as a dead object glows, and the goblins are only sensitive to this.

This also explains why Atta and his people were shocked for a long time by the exquisite stone carvings of cheese, as the cat goblins and half-goblins were able to perceive through their unique senses that these works were not just shape-changing stones, but that something was awakened within them, so that for a moment the viewer thought they were actually living beings.

Shocked, it will eventually calm down. The two of them crossed the path made by the stone statue and walked to the main house at the end of the courtyard, and like the courtyard gate, the door of the house was also open. Stepping up the front steps of the house, there is a living statue of a fox, and an old man is holding a stone carving tool, tapping on the imperfect details of the statue.

In fact, the stone carvings are not too fine, because they are things that are to be placed outdoors to let the wind and rain blow, and the overly fine lines will lose their original appearance after being washed out for a long time. And this kind of thing, how could the old man, who is a stone carver, not know that the details he decorates are not limited to the things in the corners.

"You sit down first, and this side is almost finished. Shi Lao didn't look at the two people who entered the room, just said casually, and continued to devote himself to his carving. Kailas and Atta looked at each other, they weren't in a hurry, the question was, where did this room look like there was a place to sit? Even the futon and the only chair that Cheese had made last time were gone, and the huge room was very empty, with only a few pillars marking that this was not an outside.

In desperation, Atta could only choose to sit on the ground against the pillar, the arrow wound on her body had not yet healed, and she could reduce her activities as much as possible.

"Jingle, jingle" The sound of the collision between rock and metal should have been very sharp, and it must be difficult to be gentle when two hard substances are forcefully matched. But in this empty hall, the sound of the stone carvings is not so harsh, but implies a subtle rhythm. Atta leaned against the pillar, his mind went from nervous to relaxed, and finally listened to the sound of percussions, and fell into a deep sleep.

"Hmm... This injury is not well enough to come out for a walk, and it is inevitable that it will leave the root of the disease. Really, the current juniors are too nonsense, and they always have to hurry to finish things in a moment, but they don't know that they will be done when they are done, so why bother?" The whispers beside her woke up the sleeping Atta, and she looked up and saw Shi Lao standing in front of her, as if he had changed into a set of clothes. He was talking to Kailath next to him.

"I'm so sorry, I seem to have accidentally fallen asleep. Atta's face flushed slightly, but instead of exclaiming or making any other moves, she stood up from the ground in a proper manner. This ability to transform was obviously praised by Shi Lao, who softened his gaze at Atta, took out a small porcelain vase from his wide sleeve, and handed it to the female swordsman.

"The girl is not a person who practices qi, so the old man can't dredge the meridians for you. I made these pills myself, you wash them with hot water and apply them to the wound, once a day, one at a time, and wait for the pills in the bottle to run out, and the bruises from your wound should be gone. The general purpose of your visit, Mr. Cat has been told to me. I also have some fate with the cheese and Jianqi in your mouth, and the cause and effect of this matter have a lot to do with the residents of Rushing City, so I should help with it. ”

"Then you mean you're willing to help?" Atta smiled, the purpose they wanted to accomplish most this time was to ask Shi Lao and the fisherman to help, these two were the most powerful people they had seen in the rush. On the fisherman's side, Jian Qi said that Atta had not had contact with the fisherman before, and the former's perverse personality was probably not willing to talk to her. However, although Shi Lao is not easy to move, he is more reasonable, and let the two of them come over to explain the reason for the matter, and he may still agree to help.

"That's right or not, don't rush to conclusions. The old man stroked his beard and led the two back to the middle of the room. The statue that had been placed there had been moved to the courtyard, and it was amazing that the statue that was so heavy was moved without making a noise to wake up Atta in the house. There were fewer stone carvings, and there were three more chairs and a table in the room, a somewhat low table with a teapot and three teacups on it.

Atta sat down in her chair with some uneasiness, she wanted to ask Kelas if she was willing to help, but the cat fairy had been looking thoughtful since she woke up, and did not respond to Atta's eyes. However, Shi Lao himself noticed the helplessness of the female swordsman, reached out and picked up the teapot, and poured a cup for each of the three of them.

"Busy, I'll help. But not what you think. As you say, the bugs that come down from the upper reaches are really terrible, and they are demonic aliens. However, the sun rises and sets, and there are spring and autumn periods, and just because it snows in winter and people freeze to death, it cannot be said that snow is abnormal. This is what I say, and if you go to the old drunkard, he will say the same. If we should let this city suffer, then we can't stop it. If this is not supposed to happen here, then you can stop it. The reason why we two old guys came here is to avoid these righteousness, reputations, and things that we have to do. Otherwise, it is not called retreat. ”

"But what can you do for us if you don't help?" Atta asked softly. Maybe it's because this is the first time she met, she was not as unhappy as she imagined about Shi Lao's refusal, anyway, people gave her medicine to treat trauma when they met, and this kindness will not be fake.

The old man smiled slightly, took out a few more things from his cuffs, and placed them on the table in turn, which were four pendants, made of jade, three carved with a lion, and one carved with a creature that Atta had never seen before.

"This is what I can help you, these three jade lions, can help you a little. As for this dragon, it is for you alone, old man, I carved this thing many years ago and has not been able to find anyone to give, today when I see the girl, I know that this thing has been prepared for you a long time ago. ”