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"I see the entrance path. The scout night owl, who was in charge of watching and reconnaissance in the mercenary group, climbed down from the top of the tree silently, lowered his voice and said: "It's really hard to see without hints, it's really hidden there." ”

"Situation near the entrance. Dora grabbed the night owl and asked, "Is there any guard, is there anyone guarded?"

"The entrance is a rock wall covered with vines, and there is a one-meter-wide crack in the rock wall, and the cracks are also covered with vines, and it is difficult to spot even if you look closely. The night owl gestured with his hand to describe: "As for the vigilance, I haven't seen it yet." ”

"It's impossible to be outside on guard. Pannis said, "That's tantamount to telling people there's something wrong here." I guess even if there is security, it will be in the middle of the entrance or the innermost position, so that if anyone passes by, it will be discovered, and there is no use for any way to hide. ”

"That's troublesome, no matter what, let's go in and confirm whether the other party lived here before, and whether they still live here. If they weren't still here, as we suspected, it would be easy to alarm them to move if they were discovered. Dora frowned worriedly, paced back and forth anxiously for a while, and asked, "Do you have any solutions?" Phantom Fox, Vivien, you two are mages, do you have any special means?"

"I can't help it. Phantom Fox smiled bitterly and shook his head: "I don't know if Vivien has it?"

Dora turned her gaze to Vivien, where she found herself sitting on a broken and dead stake, her chin in her right hand, her eyes closed, and she had fallen asleep. Catherine sighed helplessly, stepped forward and rubbed Vivien's soft hat, Vivien opened her eyes with difficulty, looked around in confusion for a while, and then asked in a half-asleep voice: "What's the matter, big sister, it's time to camp and rest?"

Catherine slapped her forehead in despair: "Dora asks you, is there any way to see the situation in the crack in the rock wall directly from here." ”

"Of course not. Vivien shook her head vigorously, her two short braids whirring with the wind: "The Mage's Eye can only be spread in place, and the projection technique can only project the scene around the Mage's Eye. So, unless I go in and lay down the Mage's Eye, I won't be able to peek inside. ”

"It's really troublesome. Catherine and Pannis looked at each other, and Pannis said to her, "Maybe I can try, and I might be able to see what is going on inside if I climb up the cliff." ”

Catherine raised her head, looked at the cliff five or six hundred meters high and almost right-angled not far away, and shook her head firmly: "You also said that you are trying, what if you can't do it and fall down." ”

"It's okay to fall, I'm ...... anyway" Pannis shrugged his shoulders indifferently, but before he finished speaking, he drove until Catherine stretched out her index finger and pointed it at her mouth, her face was full of dissatisfaction, and she had to smile helplessly: "Okay, okay, your will, great knight lady." ”

Several people got together and had a heated discussion about this headache, but all the ideas put forward during the period were ruthlessly rejected by others, and they endured all kinds of hardships along the way, but they were stumped in the face of the final victory, which made everyone very annoying. When she was arguing and discussing in a low voice, a faint white light suddenly lit up on Catherine's chest, and Anne's illusory figure walked out of the white light, and as soon as she landed, she ran to Pannis's side, naturally opened her arms, and looked up at Pannis with her eyes flashing. Pannis sighed and bent down to pick up the little ghost's fluttering soul, causing a very feminine chuckle.

"Little girl. Catherine didn't care about the previous argument for a while, and asked with an interesting face, "Why are you so clinging to him?" ”

"Because my brother has a very familiar feeling. Anne grinned and put her arm around Pannis's neck. Pannis froze slightly, nodded thoughtfully, and the smile on his face became imperceptibly reluctant.

Catherine did not notice the change in Pannis, and continued to say to Anne, "Why did you get out of here?

"No, it's not. Anne grinned and pointed to her nose and said, "I heard what you said just now, I can go in and see it for you." ”

"Absolutely not. The three girls of the adventure group refused at the same time, and Catherine said with a serious face: "Annie, you are still a child, and it is a shame for a warrior to let children participate in battle, and we didn't want you to join the war when we brought you out." ”

"But I'm hundreds of years old. Anne innocently said, "I'm older than my brothers and sisters." ”

"Uh, that, that, that's not going to work. Catherine was choked and almost speechless, but she still refused very harshly: "No matter how old you are, your mind is still just a child now, and you can't participate in the war." ”

"But I don't have to go to war, I can turn into nothingness, and no one can see me. Anne pouted and said dissatisfiedly: "I have seen a lot of new things with my brothers and sisters these days, and I am very happy." My brothers and sisters take care of me like this, and I want to do something for you. ”

"Let her go. Pannis rubbed Anne's hair and said to Catherine, "Undead...... No, the racial talent of the spirit is invisibility, and unless the magic of detecting the undead is cast, no one can see it, and Anne will not be in danger. As for the priests, I don't think there will be any clergy joining the bandits, and even if there were, no clergyman would be so abnormal as to maintain the effect of detecting the undead in their own homes at all times. Lina, there won't be such a clergyman. ”

"No, it won't. Lina had been climbing and walking through the mountains and forests for more than an hour, but her clothes were still neat, her hair was not messy, and her face was calm and old-fashioned, as if nothing in the world could make her change color. She replied in a very calm voice, "No one can afford to do this unless they are demigod priests." ”

"That's good. Pannis bent down to put Anne back on the ground, and his gaze turned to Catherine's face: "Let her go, don't let the child down." ”

"Okay, but be careful, hide when you see people, whether they can see them or not, and run back as soon as they are discovered. Catherine crouched down uneasily, hugged the little banshee for a while, and kept talking for five minutes, when Vivien, who was beside her, burst out laughing. Catherine glared at Vivien very dissatisfied, but she stopped her nagging and said whimsily: "It's always right to laugh at what you laugh at, be careful." ”

"Hey, hey. Vivian smiled narrowly, leaned into Lina's ear and whispered, "Hey, Lina, look, the previous conversation between Pannis and the eldest sister, people who don't know may think that they are Annie's parents." ”

Catherine's face immediately turned red, and she stood up suddenly: "You come here for me, see if I don't kill you." ”

"Go ahead. With a wry smile, Pannis patted Anne on the head and instructed, "Go in and take a look around and come back, see if there are any people inside, and if there are many people, pay attention to how many people are in charge of guarding the entrance." Be careful and come back when you're done. ”

Anne nodded obediently, and her figure gradually faded and disappeared in place, only the voice that was farther away came: "I'll go first, brothers and sisters will wait for me to come back." ”

Catherine no longer pursued Vivien, and said with concern in her eyes: "I really don't want her to get involved, although I know that she is a gold-level banshee, but she doesn't have the mentality of a corresponding professional, and she is not suitable for being in danger." ”

"It's not dangerous. Pannis said, "And, have you thought about her life in the future?"

"Life," Catherine lost faintly: "I have considered it." ”

"I think too, she's been living around your neck these days. Pannis said, "I'm afraid you don't talk much in normal times." ”

"yes. Catherine had a smile on her face: "We talked a lot, little Anne is very cute." ”

"So, are you still willing to part with her?" Pannis's voice was indifferent, as if telling a trivial matter: "The first time I saw her, she was leaving, because you were not familiar with each other, so you were unwilling to reluctantly leave her behind against Anne's wishes, so what about next time? If Anne wanted to leave and look for her parents again next time, would you bear not to leave her? Bear to watch her wander around, not necessarily when she will be purified by the clergy?"

"Of course not, you can take her to her parents later. Catherine exclaimed, "It's not like we don't know where her parents' bodies are. ”

"And then?" asked Pannis, "you should know that even if the ghost's obsession is gone, it will be a long, long time before eternal sleep is gone, probably decades, and some will not even return to eternal sleep." So, after her long-cherished wish is fulfilled, are you going to leave her there and return to the state of being alone?"

"How's that going to work? Catherine shook her head and said, "I'm going to take her home, we're going to get along like we are now." ”

"That's it. Pannis clapped his hands, and finally got to the point: "Are you going to keep her on your neck and watch you fight with all sorts of things? Watch you face more and more difficult enemies? Watch you fall into all kinds of dangers? Or even say, finally, watch you die?"

"I, I. Catherine was completely stunned for the first time, and her mouth opened and closed several times, but she could not say a word.

"Anne is a death banshee, but her mind is still human. Pannis sighed and continued, "I understand that you care about her, you want to take care of her, you want to do something for her, and everyone understands that. But this is our unilateral effort, and she wants to repay us. ”

"I didn't expect her in return. Catherine said distressedly.

"Yes, you don't want to, but she does. Pannis patted Catherine on the shoulder: "Think about it, if she is the kind of person who only knows how to accept but does not know how to reciprocate, will you still treat her with sincerity like this? And if she is not that kind of person, if you don't let her reciprocate, how can she stay with us with peace of mind? You are forcing her to leave you in the end." ”

Catherine stood silent for a long time before she exhaled hard, nodded deeply, and smiled weakly at Pannis: "I almost made a mistake, thank you, Pannis." ”

"Oh no, no. Anne's voice suddenly came from the distance in the air, and a vague shadow emerged from the sky, plunged into Pannis's arms, and said tremblingly: "It's terrible, it scares me to death, there are many, many dead people, there are so many dead people, the death is ugly." ”