Then Morton suddenly found that the pair of sky-blue pure eyes in front of him actually carried a little childlike anticipation and joy, as if flashing a light that went straight to the depths of his heart.

"In the past, you never revealed your ideals to me, and you were never in a hurry to prove anything. Morton said: "But this time I met, I found that everything has changed a lot." ”

Ai Suyan was slightly stunned: Master's eyesight has always been outstanding, could it be said that he saw something again this time...

Seeing the prince's silence, Morton only said to himself: "At that time, the fire of the forest was blazing, and the howling of the beasts was like the sorrow of the last days. After that, the sheriff here briefly returned to Riverbank, and I happened to be passing through it at the time. ”

"'There was a daring elf who rushed into the flames, accompanied by a silver-haired, blue-eyed human boy...' I heard the sheriff say to the villagers, who, though he spoke pretentiously, showed that they trusted him. ”

"But it was he who started the fire and ignored all the life there. Ai Suyan said anxiously.

Morton stretched out his hand and gently patted Ai Suyan's shoulder a few times: "So, I temporarily put aside my plan to rush to the Sword God's secret room, and then concentrated on waiting for you here for a while." ”

"And you really can't even guess it? The appearance of silver hair and blue eyes, except for the blood of the heir of the king of Lockdan, who else can inherit it without reservation?"

Then he noticed that Ai Suyan was smiling, and his voice was cheerful and comfortable.

But it was only a moment's work before the prince frowned again, and his laughter came to an abrupt end.

Morton was stunned for a moment, he spread his hands and said, "Does it look wrong with me?"

"Your back has really stiffened a lot over the years..."Ai Suyan seemed to be slightly embarrassed in his expression, and then he found that Morton still looked unaware: "So much so that even that guy can easily climb on your back." ”

"What? I see. Morton was slightly stunned at first, and then as if he had reacted to something, he shook his back, and then sighed: "This feeling like being tickled by a claw is obviously better than the back-beating master in the village..."

"Only, even if I am getting older, you can't be so unreasonable—" With that, he suddenly and quickly extended his right hand to the back of his neck, where there was a young creature with a penchant for trouble, which tirelessly harassed the back of Morton's neck with its delicate minions.

But the joy was temporary, and soon it tasted the consequences of doing so. Morton's lightning-fast fingers pinched the fur at the back of its neck in an instant, then lifted it high in the air and moved it to the front of Ai Suyan's line of sight for a few moments.

This guy has golden fur, which makes it look extraordinarily bright, but it can't resist being carried in the air, but it still unconsciously let out a few crisp screams similar to "Ahh

Looking at its dejected appearance, Ai Suyan was silent. Morton asked solemnly, "This Archaeopteryx cub was picked up in the forest, right?

Ai Suyan nodded. At this time, the Archaeopteryx cub began to wave its young arms wildly in the air, but instead of reaching Morton's palm, it made itself dizzy.

So the prince told Morton all the stories that had happened in the forest.

"In other words, it is the twists and turns of fate that have arranged it to your side?or, when all the care and warmth in the world have disappeared for it, you are willing to be its dependence, and take care of its troubled and fragile heart?" ”

Morton's tone seemed rather solemn, but Essusyan's expression remained as firm as iron.

"Maybe it's true that I pride myself on seeing an extraordinary future... However, obviously, if it were you, Master, you would definitely not abandon it in the forest... At least, that's what I know. ”

As if he had seen something fiery, Morton's eyes suddenly flashed with a dazzling light.

"So, have you ever understood? From the moment you aspire to be the 'gospel of the weak,' you are getting closer to the fabled 'nameless' glow. And, when it finally overflows your heart, you will become a part of it. His tone was calm and tactful, as if he were telling an old story.

Ai Suyan took the tiger cub from Morton's hand and remained silent, but his eyes were as plain as water.

Morton sighed softly, "May your faith be eternal, child. Then, exhausted, he turned his face slightly to face the flickering candle flame.

The prince stroked the tiger's golden fur a few times, and as he turned to leave, he heard Morton's voice coming from behind.

"And, if you will, starting tomorrow, the most magical part of the northern part of the Holy Wing Empire will be open to you. ”

Ai Suyan was stunned for a moment, although he didn't realize the meaning, he still closed the door with his hand, let the candlelight in the gap gradually flow, and then faded into the thick shadows and darkness.

It's a quiet night... As he left the door, he looked at the night sky above him: the sky seemed to be unstained, but full of stars, and each one was as bright as the crystal of the gods, and the shallow halo surrounded it, which looked elegant and charming, like a sparkling embellishment on a dark canvas. Ai Suyan couldn't help but have a lot of thoughts: when he was a child, he once heard Master say that every person who is lost in the night is said to reach the end of his journey as long as he unswervingly moves in the direction of the "Star of Destiny", that is, the land of flowers that people yearn for.

So the so-called "Star of Destiny" is different for every different person?

He closed his eyes, and the gentle wind blew inadvertently, pulling up his long silver hair that shone in the starlight. Then he heard the sound of flowing water around him, knocking on his heart like a wave.

Since tonight is destined to be sleepless, let me go to the silent riverside and take in the wonderful scenery here...

After a while, his figure appeared on the riverside outside the village, and his clothes couldn't help but flutter in the wind.

But then he frowned, and he seemed to hear a human scream, and the sound of something wet jumping out of the water.

He followed the sound, but happened to see a sensational scene.

On the banks of the sparkling river, a strange creature of large size, like a crocodile, suddenly appeared, and beneath its body was tightly suppressed by a panicked human, who cried out, apparently about to fall into despair.

But this creature in the water seemed very strange: first, his open bloody mouth was densely covered with rows of jagged teeth, and in the dark night, it shimmered with a glowing purple light, as if it had gathered some kind of magical power. And on its back, sky-blue scales crawled densely all over its body, like a thick and hard armor. At this moment, its front row of teeth is only one step away from the unfortunate human.

The human's gaze was filled with fear, and his hands fell to the ground weakly, and Essouyan's footsteps began to move again.

The prince was gone, and the unfortunate human did not notice it, but closed his eyes as if in resignation, as if praying for the transcendence of the merciful Lord.

The crocodile's mouth suddenly exerted force, and at this moment, half of the human head had been swallowed into the bottomless bloody mouth, and with the bite of great force, it seemed that everything had been exhausted.

However, at the moment when the villagers closed their eyes and waited for death, the crocodile's body suddenly jerked, and its broad back began to shake violently, which seemed to be very uncomfortable.

I saw that another human had jumped steadily onto the crocodile's back at some point, he supported the balance of his body with one hand, and with the other hand raised a sharp sword, his gaze was as firm as frost in the cold light.

"Die!" he shouted angrily, his sword thrust down with an unstoppable force, and struck right above the crocodile's celestial spirit cover, and the blade of the sword pierced down, tearing through the flesh and through the blood-red mouth to the ground below his lips, and then making a sound of gold and iron.

Then the sword was drawn, blood splattered and stained the mud of the riverbank, and the crocodile fell limply to its side, and the human realized that he had escaped, and he stood up tremblingly, looking at Essusyan with a grateful face.

"Thank you, friend. Rescue me from the mouth of the 'Devil's Crocodile'. You have saved us many times, so only the best is worthy of being our gift in return. ”

After saying that, he took out a sharp skinning knife from his waist, began to sit down on the ground and picked up the skin of the crocodile.

"By the way, why is this crocodile called 'Devil's Kiss Crocodile'?" asked Essueyan, puzzled.

"It's a unique species that grows in the river's waters, and it's said that in ancient times, they were subjected to a very magical ... By the way, it seems to be an infection of the power called 'magic', and after mutating, they have grown blue scales, and their teeth have become highly poisonous, and they have flashed purple light, and it has long been a water nightmare for humans in the villages around our riverside village. The villager sighed, his ribcage floating dramatically as if he had survived the catastrophe.

Ai Suyan just turned around and shook his hand, as if he had lost all interest, he took a step and disappeared in front of the villagers' eyes in an instant.