The child looked at his master's smile and felt a chill for no reason, and watched the master go out, and the child also went back to his room and began to tidy up his change of clothes. After the man came out of the house, he went straight to the tavern, which was still full of people during the day, a large number of mercenaries gathered together to drink, discussing where to explore the ruins next time, dreaming of becoming rich overnight, but most of the mercenaries may not have achieved this dream in their lives, many people died under the mouth of the monster halfway to realize this dream and became the fertilizer of this land, and even died under the greed of their teammates, becoming a tool for others to exchange for benefits, even so there are still countless people who choose this kind of life.

Patrick walked into the tavern and walked straight to a secret cabin in the backyard of the tavern, the proprietress Melissa motioned to a sloppy old man in the bar to take care of it first, and then came to the hut in the backyard alone, and saw Patrick waiting for her there, Melissa stepped forward and asked, "What's wrong?" Patrick said. It's nothing, tomorrow I'm going to take Ai Wen into the mountain to practice, come and tell you, if there is any urgent task on the regiment commander's side, you can just notify me with the letter eagle, we may have to stay in the mountain for a while. ”

"That's it? I thought something big was wrong when you came in in a hurry, you are. Melissa complained a little in her tone, and then asked, "Why did you suddenly remember to let Ai Wen practice, haven't you been waiting for the Duchy to make a decision on Ai Wen's disposition?" The man sighed, "Last time I went to the Duchy to report on the mission, the head of the regiment revealed to me a little that after the death of Daisy, Ai Wen would not be brought back to the palace, and the Grand Duke's last mercy to Ai Wen was that he would not dispose of Ai Wen." ”

The proprietress sneered, "Sure enough, it's a prince and noble." "Melissa, you've overstepped. The man's tone was a little cold, and then he sighed again, "This is actually the best outcome for Aven, he can do what he wants to do without having to stay in the palace and intrigue." ”

"yes, you don't have to do something shady like us. The proprietress replied softly, and there seemed to be some sadness in her tone. Patrick looked at the somewhat sad woman a little unbearable, and didn't know how to comfort him, how could he not be a caged bird, and what qualifications did he have to comfort others. So he said, "I should go, and I have to get some things ready." ”

The woman looked at this man who was incomprehensible, and she had deliberately revealed a trace of emotion, just to let the elm-like man in front of her comfort herself a little, but she didn't expect this man to be so incomprehensible, so she also returned to her previous lazy and said, "Well, go ahead." Patrick watched the woman's mood change quickly, and he was a little puzzled and couldn't ask, so he said goodbye and left directly.

The woman looked at the back of the man leaving and thought, is it really a piece of wood, she hasn't seen that she likes him for so many years, so what do she like about him, like him in this regard, or does he already have someone he likes, the woman has a lot of thoughts. After walking out of the tavern, the man came to the commercial area in the city to buy some things that could be used in the wild, and after seeing that the time was almost dinner time, he directly bought two servings of food, and then went straight home, and when he got home, he found that the child had already packed his things, the man nodded and shouted, "Aiwen, it's time to eat, the master bought your favorite grilled fish." When the child heard the grilled fish, he rushed out directly, "Master, you are so good, hehehe." The man smiled, "Hurry up and eat, it's hot and delicious." In a short time the two of them had finished destroying the grilled fish and bread on the table, and they were content to lie down in their chairs in a daze.

After a while, the man said, "Rest early today, recuperate your spirits, and set off at dawn tomorrow." "Well, I see, master. Then the boy went back to his room and read. "Don't lie in bed and watch. The man admonished. "Got it. The child's voice dragged on for a long time. "This stinky boy. The man scolded softly.

Before dawn the next day, the master and apprentice got up almost at the same time, the man nodded with satisfaction after seeing the child's performance, and after the master and apprentice finished cleaning up, the man waved his big hand and "set off." The two of them went straight to the north gate, and when they arrived at the gate, they found that there were still about a dozen people waiting for the gate to be opened. The child looked curiously at the people who were waiting with them for the gate to open. The man pulled the child and said, "Don't look at indecent things, it's rude for you to stare at others like this." Others may also think that you are provocative, especially since this group of mercenaries is like having some fun every day, and they will not be polite when they meet someone weaker than themselves. ”

As if to confirm the man's words, the mercenary who was glanced at by the child wanted to step forward, but after seeing the man next to the child, he stood still stupidly and did not move. The child withdrew his gaze after the master spoke, and immediately said after hearing the master's words, "Got it, master, I won't be in the future." The man continued, "Aiwen, the strength of this world is supreme, but having strength does not mean that we can ignore the lives of others, we work hard to cultivate not to bully the weak, but to protect ourselves and our relatives. I'm not going to force you to be a good person, but I'm going to ask you not to be a bad person, understand, Aven?"

The child listened to the master's serious words and replied seriously, "Master, I understand. The man looked at the child and nodded, "Very good, it doesn't matter if you don't understand it now, just understand it when you grow up." The child nodded, "Actually, I don't understand it right now. The man touched the child's head and smiled but did not speak. This is the time for the city gate to open, several soldiers shouted to open the city gate, and then slowly opened the city gate, waiting for the people at the city gate to walk to the gate one after another, the soldiers are also checking the identity of each person who goes out of the city gate, the master and apprentice went out of the city gate smoothly, looking at the mountains not far away, the man asked, "Aiwen, do you remember the name of this mountain range I told you before?"

"Remember, the valley to the east of the city-state is the boundary, the mountain range to the north is called the Saxon Mountains in front of us, named after a great warrior of antiquity, and the mountain range to the south is called the Rupert Mountains, which is also the name of an ancient warrior, and the legend that the canyon to the east of the city-state is caused by their battle. ”

The man nodded, "Yes, let's go." Then the two of them set off towards the mountains in front of them, and finally succeeded in crossing the first mountain at dusk to pass a valley, as a high-level warrior Patrick did not feel any fatigue, but after all, Evan is a child, although he is already a beginner warrior, but he has not carried out any cultivation in the past four years, so for the child, today's one-day trip has allowed him to reach the limit.

The man shook his head helplessly after seeing it, took out a thick tent from the space bag and set it up, and sprinkled the medicine powder of house snakes, ants, rats and insects around the tent, set up an iron pot, and drew water from the stream not far away, and checked whether it was toxic, there are powerful monsters in this group of mountains, and its toxicity can sometimes affect the entire water quality of a stream, but it is in the depths of the mountains, but it is right to be careful, although they also store a lot of fresh water in their space bags, but try not to use it if they can, accidents and tomorrow no one knows which one will come first。 After the water boiled, the man took out some dry food and distributed it to the child, and after the child was struggling to drink water and eat, the man took off the child's shoes, looked at the blood blisters on his feet, and then slowly broke them one by one, smeared the herbs prepared before and wrapped them with gauze, and then said, "That's all for today, let's rest after eating, and tomorrow we will continue to move forward." ”

The child nodded as he ate, not wanting to speak, and after eating, he went into the tent and began to sleep. After the child fell asleep, the man also sat by the fire and began to meditate, and after becoming a high-level warrior, if he wanted to become a saint-level, the high-level warrior also needed to start meditating, rather than simply caring about the strength of the body. It is a necessary path to becoming a holy step, to meditate on oneself and to feel the world.

The next morning, the man woke up from meditation, felt refreshed, got up and moved his muscles and bones a little, looked at the child who was still asleep, and thought that yesterday's trek was indeed a bit close to the limit for the child, but he still woke up the child, otherwise the child's suffering yesterday would be in vain. The child woke up looking very tired, but he persevered. The man asked, "How do you feel?" and the child smiled reluctantly, "It's fine." It's okay" The man nodded, "That's good, hurry up and come over to eat, continue to hurry after eating, the journey is still very long, this is still close to the city-state, there are still few Warcraft, we go to the buffer zone of the area where humans and Warcraft are active, of course, it can also be called a conflict zone, we go to the edge of that buffer zone, there is still a long way to go." ”

After the master and apprentice finished breakfast, they continued to set off to hurry, the man walked in front and always kept a uniform speed in front of the road, not in a hurry, the child followed behind at the beginning of the fine, after walking for a morning, the two eyes were blank, instinctively followed behind their master, could not say a word, after the man said to rest, the child sat on the ground motionless like a sculpture, the man looked at the child's godless eyes that were funny and distressed. Take out the water and hand it to the child, the child took the water and drank a sip and sat there in a daze, the man began to prepare to cook, when the man made the meal, the child finally eased up a little, stood up and helped his master prepare the tableware to start eating, the man said, "Eat a little more first, and then continue to hurry, if we can finish today's journey as planned, the master will make you grilled fish to eat in the evening." ”

As soon as the child heard about the grilled fish, his eyes, which had lost their luster, began to glow again. The child finished his meal in a hurry, and his mind was already imagining the delicious taste of the grilled fish in the evening. The man will smile when he looks full of energy, it is estimated that the sky will not stop the child from eating this grilled fish, a good thing, motivation is a good thing. The master and apprentice continued to set off after a simple rest after eating, the child was obviously more energetic than in the morning, and the pace was faster, but the child was heavier than in the morning, and the man could only remind him out loud after seeing the child's condition, "Some things are not in a hurry, it will develop in the direction you want, you go like this, I am afraid that it will lie down before it gets dark." After hearing the master's words, the child also felt that he was too anxious, so he followed the master as in the morning, and after walking for a while, the child found that his master was always so unhurried, and there was no change in his breathing for a long time, so the child learned the rhythm of his master's breathing step by step.

The man looked at the child's performance and nodded, and the master and apprentice walked like this, and when it was about to get dark, the child looked up at the sky and was still thinking about his grilled fish feast, so he asked, "Master, have we completed our goal today?" The man smiled and pointed to the hillside in front of him and said, "Over this hillside, there is a valley in front of us, where we will spend the night today." Let's go, just before it gets dark. The child grinned when he heard that he could arrive, and the man shook his head helplessly at the child's unpromising performance. The master and apprentice continued to hurry and finally arrived at the valley after dark, the man set up the tent as yesterday, and then began to prepare the child's heart of the grilled fish feast, the child sat next to the staring, the child looked at his master's busy figure, remembered that the master used to take care of himself like this, from the age of seven to this year, he is already eleven years old, although usually the master will beat himself, but Aunt Mei said that beating is kissing and scolding is love, so she said, "Master, you are so good." ”

The man asked, "Why did you say this all of a sudden?" "It's okay, I just think you're really good, master, when you brought me back, I thought I was going to die. The child said seriously. The man was a little distressed, "I am your master, and I should be good to you." The child laughed, feeling that he was still very lucky, he met his master, and remembered the aunt who used to be in the village, and she was also very good to herself, as well as her mother. But if they all die, will the master also die? The child was shocked by his own thoughts, and at the same time felt sad, the master said that everyone will die, and if one day the master also dies, and the child does not want to think about it, he will sit aside and be sad. The man looked at the child who was still happy just now and looked a little sad now, of course the man couldn't imagine that the child was thinking further and further, so he had to say, "What's the matter, it was okay just now." The child didn't want the master to know what was on his mind, so he shook his head, and the man didn't ask much, and then the fish was also roasted, and the man handed the roasted fish to the child, "It's baked, eat it quickly." “

The man watched the child holding his favorite grilled fish but didn't eat it, although he didn't know what the child was sad about, he still said, "No matter what happens, the master will be by your side, so you don't have to worry or be afraid of anything." The child heard the master's comforting words and looked at the master's face, nodded heavily, "um" and then began to feast, the man looked at the child and thought that he was really still a child, and the emotions came and went quickly. The master and apprentice rested after eating. In this way, the master and apprentice hurried every day during the day, rested in place after dark, and one morning fifteen days later, the master and apprentice finally arrived at the edge of the buffer zone between the demonic beast and the human range. "It's here. The man said, pointing ahead. (End of chapter)