"Come in. ”

In response, Nicole gently pushed open the door to her mother-in-law's house.

At this time, the mother-in-law floated in the air in the study, as if looking for something.

"It's really old and confused, where did that thing go," the mother-in-law frowned, trying to remember something, "Nicole, you wait a minute." ”

"It's okay, mother-in-law. ”

Seeing that her mother-in-law was busy at this time, Nicole was naturally not in a hurry, and took advantage of this time to walk around the study.

It is said that it is a study, but in fact, there are not many books in it, they are all a few classics related to alchemy and ancient witchcraft, and the age seems to be quite old. And in this room, there are all kinds of strange things in the most, but she doesn't dare to move them.

Although my mother-in-law is a good person, the items related to witchcraft are sometimes quite scary.

Walking around, one thing, caught Nicole's attention.

It was a frame with a portrait of multiple people painted on it.

It can be seen that the artist's skills are very high, and the characters on it seem to be real.

Above, there are a few people, like the storybook adventure squad, all of them are young.

A hunchbacked thin man with a sharp beak and monkey cheeks doesn't look like a good person.

A sturdy man, dressed in a valuable warrior's armor, sunny and handsome, like a heroic knight, somehow, Nicole was inexplicably a little familiar with this man.

A short-haired woman, burly and carrying a double-edged axe, was obviously a woman, but she was stronger than the heavy armor.

A bard, holding a book in his hand, is very elegant and graceful in temperament.

A purple-robed mage, with his head down, looked a little dull, but his immature face, revealing a little introverted cuteness, secretly looked at the girl next to him.

There is also a sorceress wearing a pointed hat, tall, holding a witch wand, with a smile on her face, giving people a sense of youthful infinite beauty, very beautiful, making people think about it, in this painting, it seems that she is most attentive to this wizard girl.

Looking at this painting, it is inexplicably reminiscent of some interesting stories.

Nicole stared at the picture silently, not noticing that her mother-in-law had finished the work at hand.

"How's this painting?"

The sudden sound pulled Nicole out of her fantasy.

"It's very well drawn...... "Nicole nodded, "it's definitely the work of a master." ”

"How was my mother-in-law when she was young?"

According to the profession of the mother-in-law, it seems that there is only the beautiful witch, Nicole pointed to the woman in the painting incredulously, "Mother-in-law, is this you?"

"I didn't expect it," the mother-in-law couldn't help but smile bitterly, stretched out her withered hand, and stroked the girl in the painting, "I really miss the time when I was young, and at that time, I seemed to feel that the whole world was mine." ”

"Huh?!"

Nicole's gaze looked a little shocked.

She didn't expect her mother-in-law to be so beautiful when she was young.

"If it weren't for this painting, even I would have forgotten what I looked like when I was young," the mother-in-law's expression was a little regretful and a little nostalgic, "At that time, we went to the snow-capped mountains together, saw the sea together, walked through the desert together, and fought dragons together......"

"What about them?" Nicole blinked, suddenly curious, "Mother-in-law was so beautiful when she was young, there should be many people who like it." ”

"Yes, I was a heartthrob at that time, and I could fill the whole square after me," the mother-in-law said with some humor.

"I think that in addition to the thin man in the painting, the people who come to the square are not necessarily as strong as the people in the painting," Nicole's eyes were hot, and she could see the extraordinaryness of those young people at a glance, "To be a teammate of my mother-in-law, my ability is definitely not bad." ”

"Those are indeed very capable," the mother-in-law smiled, "even I think that it will be given to someone in the team at that time." ”

"What about them?" asked Nicole, holding her chin and her wide, watery eyes, curious.

"That silver-armored warrior, something happened at home, he had to rush back, and the rest of us later participated in the adventure of a certain ruin"

Speaking of this, the mother-in-law sighed and said, "It's all to blame on the mother-in-law, who coveted the power of the ancient witchcraft above and wanted to forcibly absorb it, but was cursed by the power and became what it is now......"

At this time, Nicole was silent and listened quietly.

"At that time, I was in pain, I didn't dare to let them see what I was like, I ran away by myself. Although I had the power, I lost everything, and I tried to change back to my old self, but the process never went well. ”

"They must be worried about you," Nicole said, "and I can feel from this painting that they love you very much." ”

"But what then?" the mother-in-law shook her head, "At that time, I really didn't dare to face everything, when a woman loses what she is most confident in, how painful her heart is......

"What about them now?" Nicole whispered.

"I don't know, maybe, I have forgotten about me a long time ago, right?" the mother-in-law's tone was a little self-deprecating.

Nicole was silent.

She has had a similar experience, but compared to her mother-in-law, it doesn't seem to be nothing, at least now she has changed back, and her mother-in-law has waited too long and too long.

"Mother-in-law, can the seven-colored flowers really help you?" said Nicole seriously.

"Yes," the mother-in-law nodded, "if you can nurture the seventh petal, I can even turn back into the girl in the painting." ”

"Really?" Nicole's eyes flashed, "Mother-in-law, I will definitely do it, definitely!"

She deepened her tone, looking so determined.

Although, she doesn't know if she can do it, but she will definitely try to do it.

All the while, Nicole longed for the world to be a better place.

"Then please," the mother-in-law touched Nicole's head, and when she heard Nicole's encouragement, she was inexplicably a little happy, "By the way, what did you just do with me?"

That's when Nicole remembered what she'd come here for.

"Mother-in-law, I'm here to ask you for something," Nicole said sincerely, "something important to me." ”

"If there's anything to look at, take it yourself," the mother-in-law said generously, "There are nothing important here, it's just some outdated collectibles." ”

Seeing her mother-in-law say this, Nicole breathed a sigh of relief and stopped being polite.

According to the guidance of the star tear pendant hanging around her neck, she came to an old box, and when the mother-in-law saw this, she shook her fingers, and the magic between her fingers was drawn into a circle, and the big wooden box was opened, and inside, there were a bunch of things.

Nicole walked over, rummaged through for a moment, and pulled out a box full of dust from inside.

The box, which seems to be sealed, is at a loss for how to open it.

"Is this what you want?" the mother-in-law was stunned, "I brought it out of a certain ruin, and I thought there would be something good, but I couldn't open it, so I threw it inside." ”

Nicole nodded, "That's what I want." ”

"Take it if you like, I'm useless anyway," the mother-in-law didn't ask what it was, and handed it to Nicole.

"Thank you, mother-in-law, I don't have anything else to do," Nicole happily took the box and prepared to leave.

Next, she had to go back to the house to study how to open the box.

I don't know, will there be a surprise jumping out.

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