"The blizzard has stopped. These were the first words Pannis heard as he yawned as he walked out of his room. It's now the third day since Lina's full treatment, and the location is no longer a noisy, foul-smelling tavern, but a normal residence in town.

The morning before yesterday, after Lina had completed the collective treatment of the residents of the town, everyone returned to the room in the tavern together, and wanted to wait quietly for the liaison of the Bailong Dominion to hand over after four days, but unexpectedly, the townspeople did not intend to let everyone go so lightly. The good townsfolk did not disperse immediately after the departure of the six adventurers, and the male owners of each family took the opportunity to gather in the auditorium for a while, and decided to hold a town-wide banquet that night, to celebrate the recovery of the sick and to thank the kind silver-haired priest for his kindness to the town. So, unbeknownst to the members of the party, the whole town got busy, and each family brought out the best food and wine, and each brought a large number of decorations, and set up the hall as the banquet site lively, and the preparations lasted from noon to evening, and when the decoration was completed, the bearded mayor came and sent an invitation to the six adventurers.

Theoretically, people are reluctant to participate in this banquet, on the one hand, because if they do, it is easy to change the nature of the group healing during the day, and on the other hand, several girls in the spell casting profession are really not interested in this kind of banquet. Catherine would have done her best to stop the townsfolk from acting spontaneously if she had told the members of the party before she had prepared, but it would have become a sensitive matter to get an invitation when she had ready. In the face of the enthusiastic townspeople, if everyone refuses at this time, it is easy to hurt the simple hearts and enthusiasm of the townspeople, just like the dirty candy offered by the little girl during the previous treatment, at this time, accept the kindness of the other party within the scope of their ability. It becomes the only option, and only then does it not turn into an awkward situation for both parties.

So, from the evening onwards, the Great Hall was plunged into jubilation, and the cold temperature and howling blizzard could not stop the enthusiasm and gratitude in the hearts of the people, and the vats of liquor and whole prey were constantly brought into the banquet and consumed, and the townspeople who had been stuffy for months took the opportunity to have fun. Half-drunk townsfolk dance in the middle of the auditorium with their throats open and singing loudly. Soon, the members of the adventure group, who were originally not very reluctant, were also infected by the atmosphere of the banquet and devoted themselves to the banquet, even Lina, who had been fierce in front of the townspeople, also had a group of naughty children hanging on her body at this time, and reluctantly performed a few basic magic tricks. However, Vivien, who barely responds to any communication, and even if she does, she lags a lot behind, and Eva, who responds with a few syllables with a blank face to any communication, have become special cases at the banquet. The special appearance of the two people made the townspeople a little afraid, and basically they didn't dare to bother them, and it also made them happy to keep their surroundings quiet.

The lively banquet lasted until late at night, and the result was after the end. The mayor also gave everyone a surprise at the end. As the six men were about to return to the tavern, the mayor mysteriously grabbed them and led them to a remote part of the town, where they were led into a house that had been uninhabited for a while. According to the mayor of the town. This is his family's property, but because his daughter's family has been living in his son-in-law's hometown in the north for the past two years, the house is vacant. It's just enough to be temporarily lent to the party to live in, so as not to continue to live in the foul-smelling environment of the tavern. This real gift made everyone happy, although the girls are used to living in various environments, but as long as they are normal people, they are more willing to choose a better living environment if possible, so no one refused, and happily moved into the empty house overnight.

On the second day of the feast, the town was unusually quiet, and the townspeople, who had been excited for a day and a night, were also tired, and slept until the next morning, barely getting up, and returning to their daily lives with a tired face. At this time, the difference between the house and the tavern room came out, and the girls spent a quiet and peaceful day around the warm fire, during which no one came to disturb everyone except for the routine greeting of the mayor in the evening, and only when Catherine opened the door to send the mayor back, she found that all kinds of food had been neatly stacked near the door, and it was obvious that this was from the gratitude of the townspeople.

Just when the six members of the adventuring group thought that the second day of the banquet would pass so peacefully, it was that night that the sleeping adventurous group was suddenly awakened. In the originally dark night, the flickering firelight interrupted the sleep of the six people, and when they leaned on the window, they saw that there were many townspeople outside holding torches, walking around the town, as if they were anxiously looking for something, but the townspeople didn't seem to have any intention of approaching the house, so everyone didn't care, and continued to go back to their rooms to sleep. Early the next morning, when Pannis walked into the living room on the first floor, he heard an emotionless comment: "The blizzard has stopped." ”

Pannis rubbed his eyes and yawned, and looked around in a daze, the window of the living room was opened, and he could see that the wind and snow outside had stopped, but the cold breath still drifted into the room through the open window, which made him wake up in an instant. Since it was still very early, the girls were still asleep, with only a mess of unkempt blonde hair, sitting by the window reflecting the sun's light. It was clear that only Eva had gotten up and was breathing in the fresh air and, by the way, combing her beautiful long hair, as she does every day.

However, when Eva finished saying this, she found that Pannis had already come over to look out the window, so she stopped combing her hair and stuffed the comb into Pannis's hand. Pannis smiled bitterly and took the comb, and while skillfully pulling up Aiwa's long hair, he muttered in a low voice: "I said, isn't this guy always targeting me, since you hate me so much, you should ignore me, why do you only let me comb your hair." ”

According to the analysis, the blizzard had abated yesterday afternoon, and had largely stopped by the time I saw the townspeople with torches at night. Eva pointed out the window with an expressionless face and said, "As for last night, the townspeople did not approach here, they should have deliberately avoided here, and there was no trace of trampling on the snow nearby. ”

"Hey, you're ignoring me again. Pannis tapped Eva's head lightly, but the combing action did not stop, and said as he combed it: "Someone must have been lost, I vaguely heard their call last night, if they were looking for something, they should not be stupid enough to call it." ”

"It seems so. Eva squinted her eyes comfortably like a kitten with her back on her back, and she almost made that purring sound. However, Pannis didn't see her expression, and continued to gently comb her soft blonde hair. Eva's long hair is inherited from her mother's body, Sigourne, thick and smooth, and it feels like she is caressing smooth silk satin, which feels surprisingly good.

"Yo, is this a father combing his daughter's hair?" Without looking back, you could hear that it was Lina's voice, the silver-haired girl ran over and poked her head out of the window, shrunk her neck under the stimulation of the cold, hid back by the fire and said with a smile: "I suddenly remembered one thing, Eva, you always like to stick to Pannis, it can't be because he is also blonde." ”

"The number is unclear and cannot be judged. Lina just teased, but Eva actually thought about it seriously, and replied sternly: "The probability is less than twenty-five percent, and the conjecture will be rejected." ”

"Lina, don't keep bullying Eva. Catherine pulled Vivien, who was in a trance, down the stairs as well, and sat down on a chair covered with animal skins, and then stood side by side with Pannis, looked at the footprints on the snow in the distance, and said, "I don't know who is lost, have they found it?" ”

"I guess I didn't find it. Pannis said without raising his head: "They seem to have been looking for it in the early hours of this morning, and they couldn't stand it anymore before they went back, but there are probably clues, otherwise they wouldn't have limited their scope to the town, and they should also search for safe areas near the town." ”

"If they don't find it, they probably have to look for it today. Catherine nodded, "Shall we go and help?"

"Besides, now that you say help, others may not agree. Pannis shook his head and said, "There are some things that you can't help even if you want to." And we're leaving the day after tomorrow, so let's not worry too much. ”

"Yes. Catherine nodded, but there was still some worry in her expression. Pannis sighed, and didn't say anything more, knights are always such a character, even if they have nothing to do with themselves, they can't bear to watch innocent and kind people suffer, I'm afraid that if it weren't for Vivien's affairs, Catherine wouldn't even be able to reluctantly agree.

"Well, if they're willing to talk to us, we'll ask about the situation and see if we can help. Pannis said helplessly: "If it's not too important, we don't care, and if it affects our agreement with McWillin, don't care." However, if it doesn't affect our schedule, it's okay to help, you don't think that's going to work, Your Highness the Great Female Knight. ”

"Good. Catherine nodded, with a smile on the corner of her eyebrows, glanced at Pannis and said, "This time it's me who is willful, thank you, hehe." (To be continued......)

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