After the training, Mei Yi then went to the vicinity of the stone wall to inspect the terrain, and by the way, she exchanged information with the Beicheng soldiers who were on duty there for a while. Betty said goodbye to Mei Yi and went home to cook first.

When Mei Yi returns home, she finds a prepared meal on the table, but Betty is not there. He went into the room and looked around, and found Betty asleep, her long red hair scattered over her smooth back.

Mei Yi was startled and gently closed the door.

Before the door was closed, Betty, who heard the sound, sat up, rubbed her eyes, and the quilt slipped quietly, revealing snow-white skin and **. She was completely unconscious, and said sleepily, "Brother, are you back?" Sorry, Betty was a little sleepy, so she slept for a while. Let's eat. ”

Mei Yi said yes and closed the door.

Betty's exclamations were heard from inside, and Mei Yi pretended not to hear them.

During the meal, Meiyi asked, "Betty, how old are you this year?" I've never asked you. ”

"Fifteen years old. What's wrong, brother? ”

"Fifteen years old...... It doesn't look like it. ”

"Everybody says Betty looks a lot younger than she really is, but she's fifteen."

"Wait, won't the subhuman kingdom also be fifteen years old and can get married, right?"

"Yes." Betty blushed and said, "Brother, why are you saying this all of a sudden?" ”

Mei Yi said, "I'm sorry, Betty, I didn't know you were fifteen years old, and I thought you were twelve or thirteen." Since we're all big girls, we can't sleep in the same room in the future. You sleep upstairs, I'll sleep downstairs. ”

"Oh." Betty whispered, "But, in this case, Betty will be afraid." ”

Mei Yi thought for a while and said, "Otherwise, you sleep in the back room and I sleep in the living room, okay?" ”

Betty still said she would be scared.

Mei Yi scratched her head and said, "Otherwise, let's set up a transition period." We've been sleeping in the same room for a week, but you've got to get your pajamas on, okay? After that, you sleep in the room, and I live in the living room. ”

Betty blushed and said, "Oh, brother. ”

The two ate in silence.

After hesitating for a moment, Betty said, "By the way, brother, Merti said that I would like to meet you this afternoon by the river behind the temple." ”

Mei Yi thought for a while before she said, "Betty, who is Melti?" ”

Betty's eyes widened in surprise, and she didn't know why, but she was inexplicably happy.

"It's my friend," she explained. It's that girl who is so pretty. ”

"Very pretty......" Mei Yi thought for a long time, but still didn't think who it was, so she asked, "Betty, can you tell us about her features?" Hair color, ear shape, etc. ”

"Black hair, tall, brown eyes ......"

"It's the girl who was stoned by the little beast, isn't it? I remembered, and when I think about it, this girl is quite brave. What is she going to say to me? ”

Betty hesitated, "I don't know. Brother, are you going? ”

Mei Yi smiled: "Since it's your friend, let's go and see it, and thank her for taking care of you." Are you going with me? ”

"Betty is not going. My brother came back early, too. ”

Betty stood at the door of the house, staring blankly at Mei Yi's departing back, and her heart tingled.

* * *

"I'm sorry, brother, you've been waiting a long time, haven't you?" Breathless, Melti ran to the beach behind the temple, her hands on her knees, panting.

Mei Yi threw away the branch in her hand, stood up, and said with a smile: "No, it's just two hours of waiting." ”

When Melty heard this, she was so ashamed that she was ashamed, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I didn't expect you to be so early, brother." ”

"Betty's playmate, I don't dare to slack off."

Melti chuckled, "Brother, please don't make fun of me." We haven't spoken properly yet, but let me introduce myself formally, my name is Melti, I am seventeen years old, and my ancestors are from Xiaoshi Village. ”

Mei Yi looked at the charming and gentle Melty in front of her, and said, "Hello, Melti." My name is Mei Yi, and I'm as old as you, and I'm seventeen years old. I am...... Everyone calls me a stranger. ”

Melti was a little shy and nervous in her heart, and she didn't know what to say when she introduced herself. When she saw Meiyi's writing on the riverbank, she asked, "Brother, who are Kira and Serena?" ”

Mei Yi said: "It's a relative in my dreams." Sorry for saying these headless words. By the way, Melti, I have to thank you for taking care of Betty, Betty is now lively and cheerful, and your care and help are indispensable. ”

Merti hurriedly said, "Brother, you don't have to thank me. Betty and I were friends who grew up together. Speaking of which, it's my duty to thank you. If you hadn't saved me last time, I would have been ...... by the little beast."

At this, Merti trembled. She couldn't imagine what kind of tragedy she would have suffered if Mei Yi hadn't appeared in time.

Meiyi comforted her: "Okay, don't worry too much." Now that the Beicheng Army is assisting us in scouting and defending against the enemy, Koishi Village is safer than ever. Last time, the number of small beasts suddenly increased so much, no one could have imagined. ”

The two walked together along the river beach, and Melti looked at the lush green grass and the low-flying dragonflies, and walked behind Meiyi with her head down, her face as red as an apple.

"Elder Brother ......"

"Melti, you can call me Meiyi, I'm the same age as you."

"No, I'm going to call you elder brother."

"Uh...... All right. ”

"Brother, do you have a girlfriend?"

"I don't know."

Melti almost didn't fall: "I don't know? ”

"Hmm. If you count dreams, there is. If it's not a dream, it's not. ”

"Of course, you can't count the dream one!" Melti couldn't have imagined why Mei Yi was so confused.

Mei Yi stopped, turned her head and smiled faintly: "However, I can't tell the difference between reality and dreams anymore." ”

"Elder Brother ......"

Melti had a feeling of heartache inexplicably.

The two walked for about ten minutes, and a few dark clouds gradually drifted in the sky, and thin rains drifted up.

Long stone walls and tall lookouts gradually appeared in sight, as well as patrolling knights of the northern city.

"Are you scared?" Mei Yi asked.

Merti said, "Yes. But I'm getting used to it. The little beasts have been infesting the village, not so badly before, but people and animals have been missing in the village. As a swordsman in the village, it is normal to kill or be killed by a small beast. ”

Mei Yi said: "This is not a normal thing, you can't think about death, otherwise what's the point of everything everyone does?" ”

Melty was stunned for a moment, then smiled lightly: "Hmm." “

"Elder Brother ......"

"Huh?"

"I have something to say to you."

"Okay."

"Thank you."

"I have to thank you too."

"Also, Sister Fox has always liked you."

"I know, thank you, Melty."

As the rain began to fall, the two ran to an abandoned wooden house to take shelter from the rain. There was a sound of horses' hooves behind him, and a playful voice said, "It looks like I'm not here at the right time, disturbing your date." ”

Mei Yi looked back and saw that it was Brigitte, so she said, "Lord Brigitte, stop kidding." How did you get here? ”

Brigitte jumped off her horse and walked under the canopy of the wooden house, and said, "The investigation in the southern forest shows that the traces of the small beast's activities are more dense. Let me take a look at the arming of Xiaoshi Village and several surrounding villages. Several other villages have widened abandoned rivers and filled them with water, and the village of Xiaoshi is most likely to be attacked. ”

Mei Yi looked at the dark clouds rolling like mountains in the sky, and suddenly thought of something, and hurriedly asked, "By the way, Brigitte-sama, do you know the situation of the goblins attacking a small city last time?" ”

Brigitte said, "That's just a legend. The small city is called Red Bean City, although it is a lonely city, but the surrounding villages and the city are very strong, even if it is a small beast hero, it is impossible to break it, not to mention that the people in the village are unharmed. Legend has it that it happened during the day, and the little beast could not have appeared at all, and no trace of the little beast was found afterwards. It should be the disease, not the little beast, that destroys the city. ”

Mei Yi looked at the dark forest in the south and said, "Lord Brigitte, is there a possibility?" Critter attacks occur during the day. ”

"No way!" Brigitte said categorically, "The little beast is afraid of the sun, and when it sees the sun, it will turn into fly ash, and I have done experiments. ”

Mei Yi said: "What if it happens to be this kind of weather? Dark clouds were thick, torrential rain fell, and the little beasts bypassed the village, suddenly broke the city walls, and swarmed in. The sub-city dwellers live very sparsely...... After that, heavy rain washed away all traces. Plus it's been too long......"

Brigitte's face changed suddenly, and she immediately called the guard Jasmine beside her and said, "Immediately gather the Beicheng Army to secretly assemble near the stone wall and prepare for battle." Then she said to Melti, "Melti, let the warriors of the village gather secretly at the temple and evacuate the old and weak women and children to the northern city!" ”

Melti heard the conversation between the two and froze for a moment. Mei Yi whispered, "Merti, go quickly." Don't worry, I won't let you have any problems. ”

"Even if there is something, it is me who has something first."

Seeing the back of Melti leaving in the heavy rain, Mei Yi pulled out her long sword and said softly.

Brigitte said: "Meiyi, if there is no little beast to come, I will be complained to death by my subordinates." ”

Mei Yi said: "For your responsibility, I admire it from the bottom of my heart. ”

Brigitte raised her arms so that her men could dress her in Mithril chain mail. She straightened her hair and said calmly, "It's not a responsibility, but some personal reasons." When the little beast attacked Little Rock Village before, my sister and I were in Little Stone Village. ”

Mei Yi said: "Lord Brigitte, please let go of the hatred in your heart. ”

Brigitte couldn't believe her ears.

"You want me to forgive those little beasts? Wouldn't you be naïve enough to think that there is anything good or bad about a little beast? Do you know what happened before? My sister and I were all taken captive by the little beast, and the little beast took my sister ...... in front of me I only had ...... left."

The guards beside her were full of horror, and Mei Yi was shocked when she heard it, and said in her heart: It turns out that the girl is her sister. How strong does she have to be to stand in front of people again and declare war on the little beast?

Mei Yi said, "Please don't get me wrong, Lord Brigitte. I am reminding you not to let hatred cloud your judgment. As for the little beasts, they are greedy, evil, ferocious, and lack reverence for man. Only a dead beast is a good beast. ”

Brigitte glared at Mei Yi fiercely, "Hmph, I don't need you to say it. ”

At this time, the front-line scouts came quickly, and said with a frightened face: "Commander, the small beasts are invading, and the number is ......."

Brigitte said impatiently, "How much?" ”

"There are countless little beasts, four small beast heroes, and one little beast lord!"