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Witches, also known as witches, are witches in English, and the word in its original context refers to those wise women. ◇↓頂◇↓Point◇↓Small◇↓ said,

At least that's what Zhou Shu learned.

He was a good student in college, so good that he didn't even have time to talk about a relationship. Obviously, I am in the literature department where the ratio of men to women is very regrettable.

, also has a certain amount of knowledge, he himself recently thought about it a little strange, why he would be so serious in the university to devote all his life to studying.

And, of course, computer games.

The translation of the word witch into Chinese came after the meaning of the word was stigmatized.

At a time when the word first appeared in Europe, women were generally ignorant, uneducated classes. Occasionally, there will be some literate hyphenation, and the 'talented woman' who can practice medicine and medicine will be given this word as an honor. Similar to 'Wise Woman'.

No matter what it is, when it has an exclusive noun, it will be taken seriously, and then it will be differentiated and classified, and labeled. If the label and the people in the class are unfortunately opposed to the ruling class, then the term will quickly be stigmatized.

Witch is one of the stigmatized terms, and in the Middle Ages, known as the Dark Ages, Christianity followed the doctrine that women would be able to attach themselves to men. Those 'talented women' were stigmatized and destroyed, their knowledge was confused with some stupid mythical topics, and they were persecuted on this charge. There are also those who cater to this 'movement' to eliminate dissidents and those who don't like it.

In those dark years, the literacy of women in the people caused great trouble, and the general disappearance of intelligent women continued for three centuries. With 100,000 victims, it was the most ignorant era in the Western continent.

Zhou Shu kept reminding himself that the knowledge he had obtained was probably something that had been tampered with by magicians, or wishful thinking that mortal scholars had summarized with mortal insight and logic. At least from the gray witch's body, it can be seen that she is a real witch who is really weird and confused. It's hard to say whether she is smart or not, Zhou Shu always thinks that she is sometimes stupid.

Come to Graveyard City. Zhou Shu didn't dare to continue to float in the sky, but put on a Scottish-style green checkered hooded cloak and blended in with this large group of citizens.

The appearance of Cemetery Castle is similar to that of Nikko Castle, at least in terms of architectural style and urban style, except for a dry riverbed that runs into it, it is simply a replica of Nikko City.

Zhou Shu flew down from the sky when Ou Na and Que Xi arrived on the outskirts of the city, preparing to blend in with the passers-by and follow the two girls into the city. Sadly, Quesy suddenly stopped on the outskirts of the city and stared at a bare rocky mountain in the distance that resembled the Australian 'Ayers Boulder'.

Zhou Shu saw that in the distance, it was like a meteorite falling from the sky. The huge stone embedded in the earth's crust also had a certain curiosity, and he took a few photos with his mobile phone. If it weren't for the fact that the stone was too gray and yellow, and it was not as rich in minerals as Australia, Zhou Shu would have wanted to use this photo to pretend that he had been to Australia.

Fincy and Ou Na arrived at Cemetery City when the sun was above their heads, the city was on a major transportation route, and its role as a commercial hub had not completely disappeared after the canal was gone, and it was in a slippery state, but it didn't look like it should be slippery

How long is it right.

"What do you say? You're going to get through and draw? Am I right? It's the first time in my life I've heard someone say, 'I want to paint.'"

Ou Na stared at Fincy, who had already opened her easel. A strong forehead support indicates a headache.

Fincy had taken the paint out of the wooden box and lifted the lid of the tarpaulin that prevented the paint from solidifying. Poke your finger into the paint, feeling the touch and the temperature.

Facing the old man with a puzzled face, Quexi smiled and said, "Do you remember how I caught the king?" If Miss Ouna wants to find a good family to marry and live a carefree life, it is best to do something that will interest men like me. ”

"What are men interested in? Are you saying I should strip naked and run around the city?"

"I mean, you should be more mysterious, a little more temperamental. Make men curious about you. ”

Ouna rolled her eyes and watched as she painted the gray-yellow thing in the distance, which was indistinguishable from a mountain or a stone, on the canvas in bright red.

"Oh my God, Your Royal Highness the Princess, how many men have you had in your eighteen years of life?"

"Sexual words. There is only one. There are a lot of things in terms of love, and I mean family affection. ”

"Do you know how many men I've had?" Ou Na sighed, "If you count the time I got drunk on the street at the beginning of the year and was made unable to walk by a dozen homeless men, it's definitely in the triple digits." I don't need you to sue me how to get men interested, miss. ”

Sparrow scribbles on the easel with her fingers, the ones that take up the most space in her few belongings.

"Oh my God, Miss Ouna, you have experienced such a tragic thing!!"

"Miserable? You mean the homeless time? Well, I still occasionally get drunk and throw myself in the street, and I miss that experience. ”

"Hahahaha, you're really kidding. Fincy refused to believe Ou Na's words, and didn't bother to tell her about it again, she needed to ensure her purity. "Actually, I wanted to draw something for you, thank you for protecting me all the way here. We're going to part today, aren't we?"

"That's right. Ou Na stared at the painting on the easel that she couldn't read at all, "Will the princess's painting be valuable?"

"You're going to sell it?" said Finse, raising an eyebrow warily.

"If you don't let me sell, then don't give it to me, I can't help it. ”

"You're a principled person, I understand. Wait quietly for me to finish, I promise it won't take too long. ”

Zhou Shu has been eating hearing enhancement candy recently, in order to eavesdrop on the two girls chatting privately. After hearing what happened to Ou Na, Master Zhou always felt that he needed to find a way to make her drunk again.

He knew before that Quexi was a special woman, not only her status as a princess, but also her thinking circuit. He could understand why the king of the country had slept with her, and had promised to take her as a concubine, and that she was a very interesting woman.

About two hours. The painting to be given to Ona is finished. During this time, Ouna was so anxious that she made a trap with straw on the side of the road, and caught a rabbit, which now hung from her waist, and she seemed to be ready to eat it at night.

"This is for me?" Ou Na looked at the painting, which was covered in bright paint, and was as bright as a large box full of various gems. Somewhat touched. "It's not like it, but it's beautiful. There is a hand, Her Royal Highness the Princess. ”

"The pursuit of art is to show oneself and give full play to the ability to create, rather than copying the scene, so that there is no need to paint like it. I'm not a painter of portraits. ”

"So, how much can you sell for this 'art'?"

"I don't know, no one should buy it. Please contact me if you can sell it, I am in dire need of money for a pair of comfortable shoes. The walking of these few days has tormented me terribly. ”

Sparrow said. Take off your shoes and socks, lie on the ground and stretch your bare feet into the sky. Her skirt was summoned by gravity and slipped off her bare thighs, and a princess was in a very unsightly posture on the side of the bustling road.

Ou Na stood aside and pulled out the sword at her waist, assuming a vigilant look. "If you continue to do this, I think we will be attacked by a large number of perverts in five minutes, my lord. ”

"Then you'll be in charge of repelling them, I haven't seen your swordsmanship yet. Peer one. It's always a matter of getting a look. ”

The two girls joked and smiled at each other. Zhou Shu saw it on the side and completely believed that there was also a friendship between women-

Entering Cemetery City, the two girls did not remember to break up, but first went to the Traveler's Guild to report, and then took the letter they got in the town together and inquired about the location of the address on the letter.

"This is where the mad bride lives. Oh my God, that guy is the one who sent the letter! He even has the face to write to her?!"

Ou Na stared at the male passer-by who didn't know why she was excited, and pinched the envelope in her hand to shake.

"You seem to know something interesting, do you want to invite me to dinner and talk slowly?"

"Didn't you invite me to dinner?"

Ou Na twisted her waist to show passer-by, "Aren't you interested in me?"

Sparrow will never eat at the same table as a man. When the two arrived here, it could be regarded as parting ways. When Ou Na delivers the letter, she will leave. As for whether Sparrow can find a travel partner that suits her heart, it depends on the situation.

Ou Na Jianyì She found a nobleman and asked the nobleman to fund the trip. Fincy was not very happy about this, she didn't want to rely on her man's kingly rights to make profits for others, if she was really funded, it meant that she, the soft-handed princess, had to listen to the patrons, which was not what she wanted.

"I don't know what you artists are thinking! Goodbye, I'm going to have dinner with a new man, and you're going to find your new girlfriend." ”

Ou Na really had lunch with her new passer-by. For her, it was lunch, and for the man who paid for it, it was basically equivalent to an early dinner.

The man is very talkative, he is a local, and he works as a gardener in some large households. This time, I ran to the Traveler's Guild to find a guy who can fight to help me solve the thief who stole all the flowers in his flower bed the day before yesterday.

Ou Na said that she could do the job, and she grabbed her sword and wanted to show her professionalism. The man expressed his fear that she would be taken away by thieves, and bluntly did not give her the job.

"Since the water transportation in our city has been completely finished, there are a lot of lazy idlers, all of whom used to be unloaded by tugboats. This group of people is now out of work, and they do everything to survive, not only ignoring morality, but also violating the law. ”

"Well, since you'd rather deal with those stinking male mercenaries, give them the job. Ou Na reluctantly gave up the opportunity to make money, and asked about other things, "What's the matter with the crazy bride you just said, you seem to know the sloppy man who sent this letter." Can you tell me about it?"—

Zhou Shu still acted secretly after coming to the city, and now he also came to the Traveler's Guild with his hood on, huddled asideside in the hall, looking like a dangerous mission.

What Ou Na and her new friend were talking about went down the wind and got into Zhou Shu's ears. After a while, he always felt that the story the man was telling was familiar.

The crazy bride refers to a crazy woman from a wealthy local family.

The family was a wealthy merchant in the cemetery city, and they were engaged in river transportation. The river transport is now over, and the mad bride's home is not in the middle of the family, but the business has stopped. But the family foundation accumulated over the years is still there, and it is a very rich family.

The mad bride inherited the family business from her dead father at the beginning of this year, and as an only child, she enjoyed great wealth.

She has always been a well-known woman in the city, beautiful and intelligent, with noble manners and outstanding temperament, and she is the object of pursuit by young men.

At the beginning of this year, the heartthrob was preparing to marry a teacher, and the lucky man taught her more than a dozen hours of math. Then the two fell in love.

The mad bride was not crazy, she was a very powerful and talented woman, and her paintings and carvings hung in the temple, and hymns she wrote were sung. The society has books written by her and covers a variety of fields.

She is good at horsemanship, knows swordsmanship, and once traveled for more than a year, and even smuggled to the country of the west. If it is said that those women who have expertise in art and books are talented women. This famous woman is an all-rounder, not one of those delicate boudoir ladies.

At a young age, she was almost a peak that no man could climb. Even the city lord was only courteous to her, and never had the intention of making her his daughter-in-law. Generally speaking, if someone has such a daughter-in-law, it is estimated that it is inevitable that chickens and dogs will jump, and I am afraid that there will not be too many good days.

It was such a woman who, on her wedding day, was released by her fiancé.

The wedding did not go ahead as usual. Originally, everyone in the city felt unworthy for her, and felt that a math teacher was not worthy of this all-round person in the city. As a result, the math teacher ran away.

Originally, everyone thought that the man had repented, discovered his incompetence and mediocrity, and escaped from the dazzling young lady. It didn't take long for news to come out that the man had taken a maid from the young lady's side. He's not ashamed of himself. Instead, he eloped with the maid.

Zhou Shu had heard similar plots in two novels, and the latter was a re-interpretation of the previous one, which was simply a doujinben, but it was also written by a powerful best-selling author.

Miss Havisham in the book is not as exaggerated as the one in Graveyard City, but the situation is similar. After being released by a man, she has been wearing the wedding dress she was married in for decades, becoming a zombie-like person who lives in still time and is a companion of death.

This is a story about revenge, and at the same time explores the state of existence of women in a patriarchal society. Secretary Zhou has to write a book report himself, in fact, he doesn't think this story is very profound, after all, it is very old, and what interests him more is the translation name similar to 'Good Taste Fairy'.

The mad bride in Graveyard City, like Miss Havisham, has been wearing her wedding dress on the day of her wedding, and has been stuffed in her room all day, as if waiting for the groom to change his mind.

If Zhou Shu were to join Ou Na's conversation with the passer-by, he would say that the woman was just immersed in the tragic plot and stubbornly hurt herself to achieve an emotional catharsis.

If he really said that, he would inevitably get two white eyes. This kind of godly chatter he knew when he was a student that he restrained himself in his stomach and would never say it to others.

However, from this point of view, Zhou Shu felt that the crazy bride didn't seem to be a big deal, not as godly as the legend said.

When he was young, he used to ask his teacher questions about the president. 'Why can the chairman be the chairman, is the chairman very powerful?'

He still remembers that the teacher's face changed color and thought for a while, and finally embarrassedly said that the chairman is so powerful that ordinary people can't imagine that people can only take more than a dozen foreign languages.

It turns out that leaders still travel with interpreters, and they know foreign languages, but at most they can talk and laugh with an American, and they can't change countries.

There are many times when a person's combat effectiveness is irresponsibly boasted. Zhou Shu didn't take Miss Hao Weixiang in this cemetery city seriously, nor did he take Ou Na seriously. His purpose is to make sure that Her Royal Highness the princess must do his best to find a way to correct her misothetic of men, let himself join her team, and escort her to speed up the journey.

If you really can't do it. Perhaps she should be snatched of her credentials and let her summons travel in her place. This method reminded Master Zhou of Journey to the West, and the six-eared macaque or something monster seems to have done so.

Ou Na had eaten a full meal, and said goodbye to the gardener on these breads. It wasn't supposed to be a treat in vain, and when I left, I rubbed my hand on Ou Na's ass dishonestly for a long time, which was worth a little bit of the fare.

The search for companions was very unsmooth. There are no female travelers in Graveyard City other than her and Ouna. She stood alone in the middle of a pile of tired men, looking a little nervous, not knowing how to get out of herself.

"Hey, did you get a catch? I brought you bread. ”

Sister Ou Na descended from the sky and handed over the bamboo basket containing bread, while shaking a wooden cup in her hand, "Her Royal Highness doesn't drink, does she?"

"At least not for now. Fincy bit into the bread, and her nervousness eased a lot after seeing Ou Na. "How's your letter?"

"I've just heard an interesting story about it. Let me tell you!"

"Then go and deliver it now. Let's talk on the road, I'm fine anyway. It's good to go to the government affairs hall tomorrow. ”

The two girls ran to deliver the letter, and in the direction pointed out by the gardener, it took some effort to find the mad bride's mansion.

They don't know whether the owner of this house is crazy or not, but looking at the house itself, it is very suitable for imprisoning madmen.

It used to be a good big house, but now the yard is overgrown with weeds, and the walls of the house are crawling with vines. The greenery in the cracks of the stone pavement was almost tearing the slate apart. In short, it gives people a feeling of being very close to nature.

It was getting late at this time, and the sun was turning red. It's like the main color of the painting that Fincy gave to Ou Na. The two patted the iron door of the mansion, but no one spoke.

"Put the letter here, and let's go. "Que Xi built yì.

"How could it be !?" Ou Na was still thinking that the mad bride might give her another silver coin, even if she left Sparrow here, it was impossible for her to leave that silver coin. "Well, I'll go over the wall and take a look. You wait for me here. ”

Poor Quesi glanced at the haunted house and shook her head vigorously in disapproval.

While the two were pulling and arguing with each other, a girl ran out of the mansion slowly, it was a short woman dressed as a maid, about thirty years old.

"You two. What are you doing here!" the woman said fiercely from afar. It was obvious that he wanted to get rid of the two in front of the door.

Ou Na dangled the envelope in her hand, "We're here to help deliver letters." ”

The maid snuck over and took the letter through the crack in the railing of the gate, and glanced at the sender. "Are you passing travelers?"

Ouna and Fincy nodded.

"Okay, I'll pass it on, you guys go. ”

"That's not going to work. "The sender said that we would be paid for a silver coin. ”

Ou Na looked at Her Royal Highness the Princess beside her with a look of surprise, "Correct, I can get a whole silver coin." ”

The maid listened to the two of them, snorted, and found her purse from her apron, and took one out of it.

"Okay, take the money and leave quickly, this city will not be peaceful after dark, don't say I didn't warn you. ”

Finch pouted and pulled Ou Na out of the gloomy place, and as soon as she left there, she counted the maid with an unhappy face.

"How could anyone want to hire a servant with such a temper. Do you have a special hobby?"

"Perhaps. Ouna smiled, "I've also met rich men who I insulted him when I was there. ”

"Can you do less of that kind of work in the future?" Quexi was a little dissatisfied, "You are a swordsman, not a few women." ”

"Of course I'm not a girl, and I'm not going to pay the skin tax. ”

"Isn't that worse?"

The conversation between the two women was rather careless, because there was not much around them, at least they were hidden.

Zhou Shumao was at the end of the street, squatting around the corner of the wall, feeling helpless about the topic of conversation between the two women. At the same time, he felt that some guys who were hiding in the shadows like himself seemed to be waiting for an opportunity for these two women.

On the street corner, a couple of teenage thieves see Ou Na putting silver coins in her pocket.

After the loss of river transport in the cemetery city, many families faced poverty and more pickpockets in the city. The group of thieves targeted Ou Na, and Zhou Shu discovered them and was inspired by them.

If all the money on Ouna and Quexi were gone, it seemed more likely that the two of them, who had no travel expenses, would be more likely to receive funding from a good missionary. (The novel "Otherworldly Library" will have more fresh content on the official WeChat platform, and there will be a 100% lottery gift for everyone!Open WeChat now, click on the "+" sign in the upper right corner "Add Friends", search for the official account "qdread" and follow, hurry up!) (To be continued......)