It is a small village with a small population, only a dozen or so families scattered on the land, and in the unblinding sunlight of the dusk, you can see the smoke rising from each house.

"Yan'er, Yan'er. In a dilapidated wooden house, a woman who had just made dinner came out of the house and called her daughter's name, and the woman's clothes were slightly patched, showing that the family was not very wealthy.

"Mom!" a little red-haired girl with a ponytail heard the woman's call, and ran happily to the woman from the grass not far away, wiped the mud from her face, and smiled, "It's so fragrant!"

"There is braised pork that Yan'er likes today, and Dad will be back today. The woman took out a handkerchief and gently wiped the little girl's face, "Our family hasn't eaten together for a long time. ”

When the red-haired ponytail girl heard this, she jumped up with a "wow" sound, took her mother's hand and kept asking, "Daddy is coming back, where is he now, I'm going to pick him up!"

"Hehe, Xiao Yan'er is sensible. After wiping the mud off the girl's face, the woman smiled, "But Dad, they are coming from the other side of the mountain, and when they come back, the sun should be down, and Xiao Yan'er is better to wait for Dad's with her mother at home." ”

"Oh, well," the little girl looked a little depressed when she heard her mother's words, and shrugged her head into the cabin.

As the sun sets, the dark but starlit night gradually covers the warm orange sky.

Families in the small village are lit up in their homes, and everyone sits happily around and eats dinner.

"Dad is so slow, it's dark outside and he hasn't come back yet. The little girl picked up a piece of braised pork and dangled it around her mouth, as if she wanted to eat it but didn't want to eat it, and her mouth was very entangled.

"Xiao Yan'er, if you're hungry, eat first, Dad, he should be back immediately." The woman smiled at the little girl, but occasionally turned her gaze to the door to indicate that she was also expecting her husband to come home soon.

The furnishings in the wooden house are very simple, with a few wooden boards separating the space in the house, next to the bedroom is the kitchen, and a wooden table is placed in the middle of the kitchen, on the wooden table there are two or three dishes on the wooden table, among which the most expensive should be the steaming braised pork, because this is the only meat dish.

"Daddy, aren't you coming back again?" the girl's voice seemed a little weak, and she could see that she was very disappointed that her father had not returned.

"No, it won't. The woman rubbed her daughter's hair and said softly, "He'll be back soon"

The lights flickered, and the mother and daughter sat at the dining table and waited quietly, waiting for the return of their husband and father, who had not seen each other for a long time. But

Covering her daughter with a quilt, the woman walked to the kitchen and began to clean up the already cold dishes, watching the fat of the braised pork solidify because of the cold, the woman who had been smiling gently also sighed.

"Squeak. The woman had just picked up the plate and was about to clean it up, when the sound of the old wooden door being pushed open suddenly sounded behind her.

The woman was startled at first, then seemed to think of something, and quickly turned to look at the door.

It was late at night, and the lights were extinguished in every house in the village, but the moonlight and the stars were so bright that the woman could clearly see the man standing outside the door.

The man was a burly man, but there was an exhaustion on his face that could not be concealed, but there was a glint of excitement in his eyes, and it was the joy of seeing his wife.

"Why is it so late?" The surprise on the woman's face couldn't be hidden, but there was still a hint of reproach in her tone, "Yan'er has slept without eating anything until now in order to wait for you." ”

"I don't want to, either, but a nobleman over there lost something, and as a result, our team of people searched for a long time in the mountains, and we almost couldn't make a trip. The man walked into the room, he was wearing armor, and he had some dirt and leaves on his body, panting and looking tired, "I'm really sorry, has Yan'er already slept?"

"Just lying in bed, do you want to wake her up? She hasn't seen you in a long time. The woman stepped forward and chuckled, "You look really sloppy now, go change your clothes." ”

"Let Yan'er sleep, I'll go see her and leave." The man waved his hand and said softly, "I came out secretly, and the team changed their original plan, and stayed on the mountain for one night before moving on, and I will rush back immediately." ”

"Huh?" the woman was stunned.

"I'm sorry, but I'll be able to apply to be transferred to the city as a guard after this mission is complete. The man gently put his hand on the woman's shoulder and comforted, "We will be able to live a more comfortable life soon, although I am sorry Yan'er, but bear with it." ”

"But you haven't spoken to Yan'er for two years, and she coughs too. The woman was a little excited, and before she could finish speaking, she suddenly coughed.

"Why are you excited again? The man hurriedly hugged the woman and reproached, "You are weak and emotional." ”

"But," the woman wanted to say something, but after looking at the man's embarrassed appearance, she said no more, "Forget it, you haven't eaten yet, let's bring some later, what can I eat on the mountain." ”

"Well, then I'll go see Yan'er. The man nodded and let go of his wife.

The "squeak" door was gently pushed open, it was summer, the room was a little stuffy, and the man tiptoed over and opened the window.

The cool wind blew in, slightly dispelling the stuffy feeling in the room, and the moonlight through the window shone on the face of the girl on the bed, and the man clearly saw his daughter's lovely face.

The man stood at the head of the bed, looking at his daughter as if she was having unpleasant dreams, with a slightly painful expression, and stretched out his hand as if to smooth out the frowning brow, but the hand stopped halfway.

The man set his eyes on his hand, then withdrew his hand and wiped it on his body, but seemed to think that there was nothing clean on his body, so he gave up his intention to wipe his hands.

"Squeak. The door slammed shut, and the only thing left in the room was the girl's uneven breathing. After a while, the girl on the bed opened her beautiful eyes, but they were full of dissatisfaction.

"What's the point of being stupid touching it"

"Hmm. Yan Yuyan opened her eyes, and what greeted her was a pure white bed curtain.

This is her own room, as the room of the daughter of the general of the city, and it is full of gorgeous decorations and pink girly room colors and styles that she likes.

Turning his head to look out the window, it seemed like it was still late at night.

"Is it a dream?" Yan Yuyan muttered to herself, "How long has it been since I dreamed of my mother?"

Inside General Yan's Mansion.

"Alice, did you come across anything, why did you stop in one place?" Dolanke pushed open the door of General Yan's Mansion and walked in, but to his surprise, this General's Mansion seemed to have changed place, it should have been a corridor, but now Dolanke's eyes were a pitch-black space, and it seemed that the entire space was chaotic within the scope of the dead air.

However, the Life Force Sensing and Temporary Dialogue Magic Array were still working normally, and Doranker could still sense where Alice was.

"It's not that I want to stop, but there's a strange bamboo forest here. Alice's voice reached Dorank's ears through the temporary magic array, "And it seems that this bamboo forest can't be forced through, anyway, you can come here first." ”

"Bamboo forest?" Doranke was stunned, but Alice didn't say much, so she had to go over first.

"Annie, are you there?" called Dorrank.

"Yes!" Anne's voice sounded next to Dolrank, "It's so dark here, where are you?" I just tried using the lighting technique, and it doesn't seem to work. ”

This is natural, this general's mansion is completely wrapped in dead air, and there are ghosts who can use first-level light magic.

Moreover, if an ordinary person like Anne Yan Hanyu stayed here a little longer, he would be eroded by death qi like the soldier guarding the Wailing Cave, causing his vitality to weaken.

But with Dorranke and Alice here, how could this happen.

"Let's go, Alice is waiting for us in front. Dorrank's right hand shook, and the dead air of the entire space seemed to be dispersed by something at that moment, "Now you can use the illumination technique, follow me." ”

"Oh, really. A bright light suddenly appeared next to Dorank, and Anne's surprised voice rang out, "Alright, let's go." ”

"Remember to follow me, or you'll get lost. Dorranke turned around in a pretending style, and was about to leave Anne with a handsome back.

"Hmph, you're a road idiot who can get lost in the city, and you're embarrassed to say this. Anne snorted suddenly.

Doranke stumbled on his feet, then looked behind him with an embarrassed face, "You, how do you know?"

"Sister Alice told me that you will get lost in Troubled City, just like a little kid, and pretend to be handsome. Anne's laughter echoed through the dark space.

"How do you expose all my, Alice, such a?" Doranke muttered.

But when he finished scratching his hair, he suddenly realized something, and then his face suddenly became ugly.

"Oh, I'm a bad woman, am I?" Alice's voice sounded flat, "huh. ”

The catastrophe is coming.

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