What was the uproar last night? In the early morning of the next day, Wu Ming and his entourage walked down from the upper floor after washing, and found a random table on the first floor and sat down, and the proprietress who opened the store very early put it on the table with the bread and hot soup prepared earlier, and came up curiously: I came together in the morning and heard the townspeople say that Old John seems to be dead, didn't the mayor take you to the vigil yesterday? What's going on?

Ah, something did happen last night, but it's hard to put into words. Otto looked sleep-deprived with two thick dark circles under his eyes, and replied absentmindedly that in fact, he really didn't sleep for long last night, and after returning to the hotel in the middle of the night, they were still in Wu Ming's room for an hour or two, and after determining today's itinerary and goal arrangement, everyone went back to their rooms to rest.

Who knows that he didn't sleep long and was woken up by Alex's powerful knock on the door, and the latter had already told him to get up for breakfast with the momentum of almost tearing down the door on the grounds of healthy life.

As a result, Otto became the one of the four whose mental state seemed to be closest to sudden death from exhaustion, and the other three were either as energetic as the old hunter or as breezy as Siegfe, and there was no sign that they had been in a state of mind that had spent most of the night last night.

Wu Ming didn't have the trouble of lack of sleep, even if the immortal who had cultivated for most of the night yesterday didn't sleep for a few hours, it wasn't much of a problem, with his current physical fitness, as long as he was willing, even not sleeping for a few days would not affect his mental state too much, but he was a little surprised that the boss lady was so well-informed: Did someone in the town come to tell you what happened last night in the morning?

yes, he came here just after dawn! You didn't ask, I almost forgot about business! The proprietress suddenly slapped her forehead, as if she had just remembered something very important, he had actually come to look for you.

Alex took a bite of the dry bread stained with soup and asked, "Come to us?"

The mayor seems to have something to look for you, so he sent someone over to pass a word, he said that he wanted you to go to him at noon when the boss shrugged his shoulders, but he didn't say anything about you, I chatted with him at that time, and I found out what happened last night

Wu Ming suddenly understood, and knew in his heart that the mayor was looking for something about them, so he didn't ask any further, and the old hunter also nodded and replied: I know, we will go to the church to find him at noon

Hey, I hope the things in the town can end soon, the proprietress let out a slightly regretful sigh: Although old John is usually not very good, he will not end up like this, and he doesn't know when he will catch the piper, otherwise the people in the town are worried about when he will be the head.

After last night's incident, maybe the mayor and Pastor Ilson will implement some measures Wu Ming casually comforted the proprietress for a few words, and then a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he temporarily asked: Boss, you should have been in this town for many years, right?

The proprietress was stunned when asked: I grew up in this town since I was a child, and I have lived here for decades, what's wrong?

Wu Ming's question not only confused the proprietress up, but even Otto and Alex cast some puzzled looks, as if they didn't understand why he suddenly asked such a question.

He ignored the inquiring glances of the two, and asked unhurriedly: "Then the boss lady, do you know the witch's pet?" Yesterday we seemed to have met two creatures that cannot be explained by science

As he spoke, he briefly recounted the experience of their encounter with the gargoyle last night under the increasingly strange gaze of the proprietress of the proprietress, but skipped the more appalling battle in the middle: Later, when some of the bold townsfolk ran out and saw the pile of stone statue fragments, some people shouted that they were the witch's pets, and I saw that the townspeople seemed to know the origin of these stone statues, but they would not tell us what was going on with these despicable strangers, so I wanted to ask you if you knew what was going on

After hearing this, the proprietress gradually showed an incredible expression on her face: It's really a witch's pet, and the rumors about this are not a secret in the town, and there is nothing wrong with telling you, but the store has been a little difficult to operate recently

She deliberately didn't continue, rubbing her hands and making a give

The gesture of money, the sly color flashing in his eyes, the meaning is very clear: if you want to know the clue, you can take out the money.

When Otto saw him like this, his sleepiness suddenly dispelled, and his eyes widened: You can open your mouth for this money? We're helping you solve your problems

Having said that, the store is really difficult to operate, and the proprietress pointed her chin with her fingers and put on a very distressed posture: Because the foreigners live here, plus the matter of the piper, my tavern may not have income for a while, after all, I still have to live

Money is negotiable. Wu Ming agreed without even taking a breath, anyway, the money office will reimburse him.

When the proprietress heard this, her face suddenly burst into laughter, and the smile of the wealth fan added a little charm to her already beautiful appearance: Hey, the little brother is really atmospheric, aren't you afraid of my lion opening his mouth?

Wu Ming also smiled, with his usual approachable and gentle smirk on his face: I am also very happy to be able to help such a beautiful lady, not to mention that you are willing to take us in, so I also want to help you as much as possible.

Little brother, you are really good at talking, for your sake, I won't charge you money for this information The boss lady still looked like she was smiling when she heard him say this, but a complicated look flashed in her eyes, and then she gradually restrained her smile and turned back to the topic: You want to know the witch's pet, right?

If you can, tell me about the legend of the witch in the town. The old hunter added.

The proprietress nodded: Well, then I know, but I can explain in advance, parents who live in this town will always tell their children similar stories, or sing similar nursery rhymes, so these things I said are known to everyone in the town, at least they must have heard it, but I don't believe in these things myself, so I just understand something, don't rely on me if you don't know what is not clear...

Wu Ming moved his position, moved a chair for the proprietress to make room, and his expression became serious: Please speak.

Let's start with the witch's pet. The proprietress sat down slowly, a little thoughtful look appeared on her face, in fact, the monster you encountered yesterday, in fact, it was mentioned in a series of stories passed down from generation to generation in the town that it was a pet raised by a witch, and it was also a very classic evil servant in many stories, they were all terrible monsters created by witches with vicious and terrible black magic, with rough skin like stones, bat-like wings, thick limbs and sharp claws

These monsters are only active at night, and during the day they turn into stone statues to disguise themselves. At night, they will quietly snatch other people's children, attack cattle and sheep in captivity, or act as messengers of witches to shuttle under the night sky to communicate with the demons they believe in, because of the infinite strength, physical strength and hideous and terrifying relationship, it seems that in every story will be killed by the protagonist of the story, in order to set off the courage and resourcefulness of the protagonist of the story

Otto asked, confused, "Wait a minute, why do they only appear at night?"

I don't know. Some stories say that this monster will lose its effectiveness when it sees the black magic on the sun's body, and some stories say that the witch's power will fade during the day, and there are many reasons in the story that are a bit contradictory, anyway, there is no conclusion as to why it can only appear at night, and the proprietress spread her hands, but judging from the description alone, the stone statue you encountered last night is not much different from the classic image described in the story, especially the stone statue, so it is not surprising that some people think so

She lowered her voice in the last sentence and muttered to herself, her tone sounding a little disapproving, obviously not seeing is believing, so she didn't believe what the other party said before.

Wu Ming nodded, looking like he had fully understood: Understood, this is a group of pillar men who will turn into stones when they bask in the sun

Otto:?????

Boss lady, please continue Wu Ming ignored Otto, who was full of question marks next to him, and reached out to make a gesture of please, signaling the boss lady to continue.

Legend has it that these stone statues can't be separated from the witch's custody for a long time, and every once in a while the witch needs a black magic transformation for it, otherwise they will slowly turn back into stone statues, but even the witch's black magic has a limit, although it can make the stone statue come to life like a creature, but it can't

Let them think like people.,So these magically made stone statues have relatively low intelligence in the story.,It's probably because the person who made up the story was afraid that the stone statue monster was too strong.,The hero in the story can't beat it.

That's all I know about the witch's pet, the gargoyle you've encountered. The proprietress didn't know much about the witch's pet, and after saying what she knew, she changed the topic: Let's talk about the witch next

The legend of the witch that has been passed down in the town of Melas may go back hundreds of years

After hearing the words of the proprietress, Wu Ming's expression suddenly changed.

Wait, what did you just say?!