Volume 15: The Oath
When Noka thought he was going to die, he passed the story of the mountain ranger to him as a placebo and passed it on to his sister Erica.
Now, with the help of a witch, he was able to tell the story himself.
Its content, Fang Nuo, who had just stepped into the back garden, had already eavesdropped on most of it, mainly telling the story of an arrogant and willful aristocratic woman who experienced some things and met a special child from her original selfishness, and was suddenly touched, and her character gradually became generous, and her heart was as cold as winter frost was also touched.
The end is not a good ending: human life is finite after all, human prosperity can only last for a while, and the woman who has become selfless eventually disappears from the view of those who know her—along with the child she cherishes—who is probably dead, and the story is only left blank with a fairytale ending.
Moreover, the middle part of the story is full of very netherworld descriptions, which are completely clear about the number of people who died under the actions of women, and no matter how you think about it, it is impossible for the person who wrote the story to let her die a good death, even if she has achieved self-redemption.
"Ahh After listening to Noka's narration, the hooded witch replied in a flat tone, "What interesting descriptions." ”
"Your duties are over." She said to Noka, "Give it to me completely, and let me remember it and pass it on." ”
"This!" Noka's expression froze, "Sure enough! You're what Mr. Mountain Ranger mentioned—"
"Shh The witch waved her sleeves and brushed it gently over the face of the young man in front of her, "Just take it as your payment to me, and from now on, all you have to do is forget about it, and don't lift it up to anyone else." ”
"Do you understand?" She was clearly threatening the siblings present, but the gentle voice that sounded in time and the melodious chuckle like a silver bell made the two young men ignore the malaise behind their language and think from the bottom of their hearts that it was a good proposition.
"We swore we wouldn't tell anyone else." Noka took the oath on behalf of his sister.
"That's right." After a few moments, the two of them put their previous nervousness and anxiety behind them, and Noka and his sister looked at each other, and then turned the conversation to something else, "Excuse me......"
"What kind of creature is that little creature on your shoulder?"
"Is it a short-eared rabbit?" Erica stepped forward and reached out to stroke Funold's smooth-looking fur, but he "hawed" back.
"I heard that it is a pet only kept by the nobles of the kingdom." She retracted her hand with regret and hid in her brother's arms.
"No, it's not." The witch seemed interested in teasing the child, and she softly denied it, but did not give the correct answer afterward.
"So, it's a pika?" Erica gives full play to the child's imagination and at the same time shows her knowledge, "I heard that even in the Xuancai Mountains, this creature is very rare, and it can even be called 'endangered'. ”
"Haha," the witch chuckled and shook her head, "I'm not as capable as you think, little sister. ”
How could she possibly come into contact with the endangered wildlife in the mountains? Even if they had the opportunity to meet her, the rumored creature who was timid and afraid of being disturbed would not be so close to her, willing to lie on her shoulder.
Fang Nuo rubbed his head against his forearm, which was still painful, and inexplicably felt that someone nearby was making a fuss.
"That's a ferret?" Erica's eyes lit up, "Yes! It's a baby ferret! ”
"......" Fang Nuo didn't want to explain the difference between albino yellow fairy and ferret with the humans who lacked congenital knowledge, and they couldn't understand it.
Although their ancestors are related, now the Huangxian clan has been upgraded to a demon beast, and the two races are divided into sub-classes! Just like the serpentine monster and his venomous snake family, they are no longer the same species, and they cannot be compared at all.
In the Huangxian family, if a clan relative says: so-and-so is like a ferret - if this is misunderstood as a swear word, he can't even find a place to reason.
This metaphor, thinking from a human perspective, is like saying: you and a monkey look exactly the same.
"Can I touch it?" After guessing the witch's approval, Erica was visibly excited, and she jumped for joy, carefully making a request that might be denied.
Go to the side! Hearing this, Fang Nuo was a spirit, and sent a threatening cry to it.
My arm still hurts after being pulled by that woman! You, little ancestor, are here to prevent them from healing! The farther away the better!
"It seems to be a bit recognizable." Noka put his arm around her sister and commented as she looked at the little beast that was blowing up the witch's shoulder.
"When I encountered it, it was as if it had been abandoned by its own family." The witch was ashamed, "The heartbreak has not healed...... However, I have a good relationship with the birds that live nearby. ”
Fang Nuo was speechless for a while, and raised his head and looked at the sky in an extremely complicated mood, trying not to let himself be stimulated by these guys' words.
As soon as they looked up, they saw the blackbirds hovering above them again, flying much higher than the last time, and not making their penetrating calls during the flight.
He glanced at the small tree in front of the door not far away, and Xiao Hei and Taro still occupied a branch of the tree, and did not participate in the "carnival" of their companions in the air.
"That's how birds are." He sighed in his heart, "I've been nervous all day." ”
Even though the only bird-shaped demonic beasts that had really communicated with him were Xiao Hei and Taro, this fact did not prevent the prejudice from gradually forming in his mind.
"Humans too." After staring at the birds in the sky for a while, the slightly dizzy snow-white beast turned its gaze back to the large creatures nearby.
At this moment, some overly elated witches are promoting the benefits of the herb to her long-lost guests.
That is, she is advertising her "witch pharmaceutical".
Hey, don't you care about the snake people can't sleep in winter? And the "king of the mountain" who killed a stranger, you said you wanted those two "guests" to forget, but they really forgot - including yourself?
Fang Nuo raised his arm and stabbed the witch in the shoulder and neck.
"Six-six?" The other party felt his small movements, "Do you want to come down?" Walking around the grass? ”
Didn't you call yourself a pharmacist in front of these two visitors? Fang Nuo replied angrily in his heart, why couldn't he see that there was a demon beast with a strained forearm on his shoulder?
Fortunately, the Yellow Immortal Clan's self-healing ability is quite good, if there are no other creatures to disturb them, they will generally be healed after a few hours.
Fang Nuo waved his tail and swung it in front of the witch, skirted her neck, and gently put it on her other shoulder—the meaning of this was simple and clear, it was to warn the other party: don't put yourself down!
While he was still in the lair, he should really ask his teachers for advice on the miracle of adding weight, Fang Nuo thought to himself, and in this way, he would be able to let the witch taste the evil fruits of her own creation.
After some time, the witch confirmed that Noka had regained his mobility and that the toxins in his body no longer threatened his life, so she gave them some air-dried herbs and stored potions, and told them to act according to the "doctor's instructions" when they returned home until they were completely unharmed.
Afterwards, she personally sent the two guests off the boulder platform and invited them to sit when they had time later.
Even in winter, the lawn outside the house can be added with additional furniture for future visitors to the Witch's House.
Why does it have to be outside? Fang Nuo tried to pull his tail at the same time as he thought to himself about the message that might be hidden behind the witch's words.
But he soon came to the conclusion that the environment inside the witch's house must be too dirty and messy, and there were hidden dangers on the shelves, so she didn't want visitors to enter it.
After the figures of the brother and sister disappeared from their field of vision, the witch breathed a sigh of relief and raised her hand to take off her hood.
The waterfall's silver hair poured down and covered Fang Nuo's body, as if he had been covered with a quilt made of silk.
Fang Nuo subconsciously raised his hand and found that his claws had hooked the other party's hair.
"......Nausea" tugged at it, and couldn't break free.
"Stop playing." The witch's gentle voice sounded in his ears, "Alas, I originally wanted to invite them to have afternoon tea together, and we can also make snacks together......"
"However, they put too much emphasis on the title 'witch'." The human woman, whose real name is actually a flower name like "Ylang", sighed with regret, "I hope they won't mind it in the future...... Believe in time, it is the most effective potion. ”
"It's better to be six or six." The witch stretched out her hand and lifted the little beast on her shoulder into her elbow socket, "Come, let's take a look at the recipes of this season and spend a wonderful afternoon tea time together!" ”
With that, she led Fang Nuo to a tent outside, and Fang Nuo had noticed that a large cauldron had actually been set up in this place—the witch was afraid that she had brought the rusty side pot in the house outside.
Next to the cauldron, there is also a small portable table, which can be folded up for easy storage indoors.
Test tubes filled the table with all sorts of dried flowers and hay, and in addition to them, there were several Erlenmeyer flasks, a few teaspoons, and a few pieces of fruit with skin that had apparently been stored for a long time and had long since ceased to be fresh.
Next to the small table was a stick-like object, presumably used for stirring.
Well, the pots, spices, "cooking tools" and everything are complete, and it's almost time to accept the ingredients for cooking.
Thinking of this, Fang Nuo smiled heartily, and he didn't expect that he had only been in contact with human society for a few days before he learned to humor himself.
"Let's prepare some herbal teas that are suitable for this season." At this time, the witch's voice whispered to herself above him, "The villagers below may also have needs. ”