"When, when, when", a dull bell, rang over the town. For a small town of hundreds of people, the birth, old age, sickness and death of every townsman belong to the major events that alarm the whole town, whenever a townsman dies, the bell of mourning will spread to every corner of the town, everyone will spontaneously come to the square, send the last blessings to the deceased, especially like now, two young children died tragically on the snowfield, the elderly father lost the only spiritual sustenance, this kind of thing has not happened in the town for a long time, the townspeople gathered in the square and were silent, for a while did not know how to advise the sad father。

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Young Chester knelt on the ground, holding Neo's stiff corpse in one hand and his frozen thighs in the other, crying hoarsely: "It's me who is confused, I shouldn't have hidden it for you, if I had told Uncle Duck earlier, you wouldn't have this result, I'm sorry for you, woo woo woo, sorry Uncle Duck, woo woo." ”

The townspeople in the square gathered in groups of three or five, pointing at the scene in front of them, in fact, everyone also knew in their hearts that Chester could not be blamed for this kind of thing, after all, Chester was also a young man, and it was impossible to consider the problem as comprehensively as the middle-aged and elderly, and it was also very common for him to be blinded by emotions and unable to make a correct judgment for a while, and whether he concealed it or not could not actually change anything, after all, the two had already made up their minds to slip away, even if they were blocked for a while, they would find an opportunity to run away from home again, it can only be said that this young couple was too unlucky, and they met hungry and ferocious beasts on the road。 Theoretically, the roads between villages and towns are still very safe, and there are almost no monsters, but it may be because of the snowstorm for more than ten consecutive days, and the monsters who have been hungry for more than ten days are already close to madness, so they will attack humans on the main road.

Old Duck sat beside the corpse with a dull gaze, looking directly at his daughter's stump, his eyes open without blinking, and no one knew what he was thinking in his heart. But, from his godless eyes. Everyone has already guessed his final ending, an old man who has lost his only spiritual sustenance, a father who has lost his most cherished daughter, what else can the final outcome be? Lonely death is his best destination.

"No, Uncle Duck. Chester suddenly remembered something, and crawled up to the sluggish old man on his knees, holding the old man's calves with both hands. His face was pressed to the old man's knees, and he cried loudly: "Uncle, I'm sorry Betty, I'm sorry for you, woo, don't be sad, I will treat you like Betty in the future, I will treat you like my father, I will take care of you for the rest of your life, woo woo woo." I will use everything I have to make up for my mistakes. ”

"Alas. Old Duck let out a deep sigh, and two lines of tears overflowed from the wrinkled corners of his eyes. Raising his hand, the old man trembled and put his hand on the top of little Chester's head, stroked his hair and sighed: "It's not your fault, child, I can't blame you for this, you are a good boy, and I hope they are all right, alas, you can only blame their bad luck." Child. You don't have to do this, if you keep being so sad, Betty and Neo's souls will never be able to rest in peace. ”

"But. But I feel guilty. Chester lay on old Duck's lap as he had done when he was a child, and cried out, "Sister Betty, Sister Betty, whoa, I don't want her dead." Woowoowoo......"

Old Duck finally couldn't control his emotions anymore, and got up and hugged Chester, and cloudy tears rolled down his old face, and the silent tears were more poignant than the sound crying. On one side of the square, Freya's handkerchief was already soaked, wiping her already crying face, choking and saying: "It's so pitiful, woo woo woo, a child in love, running to the outside world for happiness, but the weak life is ...... Oops. ”

On this occasion, Vivien also rarely recovered from her trance, holding a staff and sending blessings to the deceased with a solemn expression, and easily used violence to stop the teary-eyed Freya from expressing her sighs. Pannis suddenly coughed dryly and whispered, "There is a task that you need to complete in a while." ”

"Huh?" The girls were stunned at the same time, looked at Pannis in surprise and said, "Have you found something else, let's say, what task does we need to do, how many people can complete it?"

"Just to be on the safe side, Lina, you come with me. Pannis said seriously: "The four of you go to complete the mission, by the way, McWillin, please go with you, the higher the combat power, the better, if it is not for the other side that must involve me, I want to go with you." ”

"It's okay for me to help. McWilling said slowly, "But, where do you want us going?"

"Come here, I'll tell you. Pannis beckoned, several people gathered around him, he spoke in the lowest volume for five minutes in a row, the faces of several people changed, even McWilling, who was originally indifferent, became surprised, Catherine's lips squirmed for a long time, before she said in disbelief: "You mean really?"

"Of course it's true, I'm more than 80 percent sure. Pannis whispered, "Didn't you have a similar idea before?"

"But I'......" Catherine bit her lip and thought for a moment before nodding her head, "Well, listen to you, just do what you just said, don't we need to do anything else?"

"Find him and send him back where he needs to be. Pannis sneered and said: "Just leave the matter here to the two of us, don't worry, we will do everything well, and we will wait for you to come over then, if you are lucky...... Hey. ”

The blessing ceremony for the dead ended with the cries of Duck and Chester, and the townspeople wiped their tears away, Chester held Old Duck in his arms, and the two walked slowly towards Old Duck's house. In the square, only the mayor of the town was still directing a few young townspeople, preparing the coffins for the deceased and preparing for the burial. Pannis walked over to Mayor Mare with Lina, pulled Mayor Mare aside, and muttered in a low voice, Mayor Mare's face changed drastically, and he could barely control his volume: "What you said is true?"

Pannis nodded, and stealthily handed the mayor something to him. The mayor looked down, handed it back to Pennis, gritted his teeth, and said, "I see, but, how is this possible?"

"You'll find out in a moment. Pannis shrugged: "There is always something that we don't expect." ”

"Okay. The mayor clenched his fists tightly, with a strange expression on his face, and whispered, "Then let's catch up with them first?"

The mayor walked a few steps briskly, caught up with the two people who had left not long ago, an old man and a young man, and whispered something. Chester was stunned for a moment, and looked at Old Duck as if he were probing, until Old Duck nodded in agreement, and he also agreed with the mayor, and the two turned to change their course and walked in the direction of Chester's house.

Chester's home is on the edge of a main road in town, and it is also a two-story building, the first floor has five rooms, in addition to the living room and kitchen, there is a game room and a fur storage room, and the remaining room is used to store and maintain various weapons, traps, bows and arrows, etc., and upstairs is two bedrooms, and one has been converted into a prayer room, Chester's parents were devout believers in the goddess of ice and snow when they were alive, and they prayed to the goddess every day. By Chester's generation, although the faith was not as religious as that of his parents, the special prayer room was preserved.

Walking into Chester's house, the mayor seemed to be in no hurry, chatting with old Dack and Chester, while Pannis and Lina wandered aimlessly around the living room, as if they were just hanging out. After a few turns, Pannis showed a mysterious smile to Lina, Lina held the book with an impatient face, and after seeing Pannis's smile, she also sneered coldly, continued to lower her head, and followed behind Pannis without saying a word.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Chester, Mr. Duck. Pannis walked back to Mayor Mare and said to Chester, "Although we promised to help you bring Betty and Neo back, we were limited in our abilities, so I really didn't have time, and I feel sorry for you." ”

Old Duck didn't understand why Mayor Mare asked him and Chester to meet at Chester's house first, and the mayor had said that there were some important things about Betty and Neo, and he wanted to communicate with them in private, so they would come to Chester's house together.

"You can't be blamed for that. Old Dake sat down on the chair tremblingly, covered his face and sighed deeply: "We went to look for it together, if it weren't for you, we might not even find their bodies, and your apology is really unnecessary." If I have to say it, I should be grateful to you. ”

"Definitely. Chester's eyes were still red, but he bowed deeply to Lina and Pannis, "I must thank you for bringing back the bodies of Neo and Betty, and giving us the opportunity to bury them properly." ”

"It's a little early to say thank you. With an unseemly smile on his face, Pannis squinted his eyes and said, "Moreover, it is a little early to say that the body is still a little early, after all, the main part of Betty has not been found, and no one can say that she must be dead by now." ”

"No, you're not from the snowfield, I'm afraid you don't know. Chester's statement was the same as that of Old Dark: "In these weather, with a broken leg, it is almost impossible to survive in the snow." ”

"Indeed, I admit that it is difficult to survive on the snow, but what if not on the snow?" Pannis, still squinting his eyes and smiling mysteriously, said, "Mr. Chester, I have a small question for you, your relationship with Neo and Betty must be as close as family." ”

"Of course. Chester said, "Closer than a loved one." ”

"Can you tell me, then. Pannis's smile faded: "Why would a girl who has just made a decision to choose you suddenly run away from home with your rival?" )