Chapter 8 The Storm in the Town
Shinseung spent three days at Lilisa's house in a leisurely and peaceful night. Lilisa's family has a large flock of sheep, and her daily job is to help Lilisa herd the sheep. In a blink of an eye, it was early morning again, and Masei rode his horse and drove the sheep to the grassland not far from home. He first tied his horse to a stake that had been laid in advance, and then sat down on his butt in the soft lawn. The weather was fine today, and the sun was shining on the lawn and it was warm. Maseung half-squinted, and casually plucked a dog's tail from the ground and held it in his mouth. He played with the dog's tail grass in his mouth while watching the sheep graze peacefully on the grassland. It's so pleasant, Masamu stretches a big lazy waist, breathes in the fresh air, and feels the breeze in the face. Away from mobile phones, computers, and the hustle and bustle of the city, I really relaxed after a long time. He moved his right arm, and the sword wound from the battle a few days ago was almost healed now. Thinking that I would be able to eat Lilisa's delicious food when I went back later, every hair of Masa's joy was jumping.
However, there are also other places to admit doubts these days. Let's put aside the magic and monsters of this world, and such a grand and unknown worldview will not be able to understand it for a while. To put it mildly, there is one thing that Zhencheng is particularly concerned about. It's about Lilisa. According to Lilisa herself, she should be married and have a husband. However, during the days that Liliza's house has been lived, Masamu has not seen anyone else except Lilisa, and has not seen any photos or tokens in the house. When she returned, Lilisa herself did not mention it. Makoto doesn't know about the marriage system here, but at least for now, it seems that the two don't live together.
"Wow!" Two dog barks interrupted Makoto's thoughts. He turned his head to see two black and white sheepdogs running towards him with interest.
"Wow! Barking! The two shepherd dogs barked wildly and circled around Majo, and it was clear that they saw Majo as an enemy. Zhencheng was caught between these two dogs, and he was in a very awkward situation. The two dogs, named Bella and Betty, were raised by Lilisa. Masamu spent a few days with them, but he couldn't feed them.
"Hey, Bella! Betty! Shut up both of you! With a coquettish shout, a girl in a white dress appeared in front of Zhencheng, and under her command, the two sheepdogs obediently returned to the flock with their tails between their legs. It was Lilisa herself who walked up to her, and she walked quickly to Mako's side with a light step.
"Yo!" Lilisa lowered her head and looked at Makoto lying on the lawn, her fluffy blonde hair almost falling down to Makoto's face, so close that Makoto could smell the faint fragrance of her hair. Majo looked up, just in time to meet Lilisa's clear, bright pale blue eyes. As she approached, Masumi felt an inexplicable nervousness. This is a problem he has had since he was a child, as long as he is very close to beautiful women of the same age, he will be very nervous, in this state, his ability to think will be halved. Although Makoto's physical age is now 17 years old, his psychological age is already in his twenties, and Lilisa's age and appearance are just right to trigger Maseung's nervousness.
"Well, that, me." Zhencheng stood up in an instant. Damn, this is the kind of time to do it. Masei reached into his pocket with his right hand and pinched his thigh hard through the pocket. The tingling sensation in his thigh made him calm down. I experienced a fierce battle a few days ago, and I was afraid of arriving in a strange world for the first time, and I didn't have any extra thoughts in my heart. In the past few days, I have been living at Lilisa's house with enough food and drink, and my physical desires have gradually risen.
"Poof, haha. What are you doing? A strange expression, so funny. Lilisa's straightforward temperament couldn't guess Zhencheng's inner thoughts at the moment, she just looked at Zhencheng's expression of 'pain' now, and it felt very funny. She looked up with a smile and covered her mouth with her hand. Her distance gave Makomi a chance to breathe a sigh of relief, and Makoto quickly got up from the grass.
"Zhencheng, I'll tell you something." Lilisa brushed her hair, stared at Maseung with big smart eyes and said, "My daughter is coming back today, and it is estimated that it will be there in a while." ”
Hearing this, Zhen Cheng was stunned, and half of the lust in his heart was extinguished. He said with mixed feelings: "Oh, yes. Is your husband coming back today, too? After speaking, Masei looked at the blonde girl in front of him, although this girl was very beautiful and moving, but there was already an insurmountable barrier between them.
"Well, that's what I'm going to say next. Not.. I want you to be the dad of the kids for a day. Lilisa looked at Makoto with a pleading gaze, and her tone was very sincere.
"Huh?" Zhencheng was taken aback, and at this moment he wondered if he had heard something wrong. But the next second, when he met Lilisa's earnest gaze, he knew he had heard nothing wrong. "This, this, this, this is not good, why?" Zhencheng's heart was mixed, and his heart was pounding nervously.
"Alice, my poor child, she hasn't seen her dad yet." The smile on Lilisa's face faded away, replaced by melancholy and pity. She didn't want to talk about it, and at the moment, for the sake of her children, she was revealing the scars in her heart to Makoto. She pursed her lips and continued: "This matter has to start from 6 years ago, when I was 19 years old, very young and ignorant. was pregnant with this child when they fell in love, and then they got married naturally. But after giving birth to the child, her father disappeared. Relations between the empire and the barbarians were tense at the time, and there was constant border friction between the two countries, and many young men participated in the defense of the border. At that time, I thought that the child's father had also gone to participate in the war, so I kept my family and waited. Until three months later, the war ended. I dragged my few months old child through the recruitment department for several weeks and did not find the child's father's file, it was clear that he did not participate in any war, he simply left our mother and daughter. After that, I also went to nearby areas and cities to look for his traces, but there was no news for so many years. I don't understand, there was no sign before, and he just left. With that, two teardrops the size of a bean slipped down Lilizabeth's tender cheeks, leaving two long tear stains.
"So, you want to take advantage of the child's return and let me help you pretend to be the child's father?" Maseung watched Lilisa cry so much that he felt very uncomfortable. However, people are complex, and in addition to the indignation of wanting to beat up a scumbag for Lilisa, there is also a trace of unique emotions in Zhencheng's heart. If things are really as Lilisa tells us, then Lilisa can be considered half single now, and she has made herself the father of her children, which shows that she meets her criteria for choosing a mate. Thinking of this, Zhencheng's eyebrows gradually raised, and his heart throbbed inexplicably.
"Would you like to, then?" Lilisa took the initiative to approach Zhencheng, grabbed Zhencheng's hand, and gestured with affection, charming and moving.
The moment Lilisa grabbed Mako, Maseung felt as if he had been electrocuted. He was a bachelor in his twenties where he received this. Although there are still many doubts in Zhencheng's heart, such as why did Lilisa lie to her child? How long does this dad need to be pretended? I was able to deceive this for a while, so what should I do after that? And so on and so forth. But when he faced Lilisa and felt the softness and gentleness of his palms and fingertips, it was such a wonderful feeling. Zhencheng opened his mouth wide, but he could only come out of his mouth with two words, "Okay".
"Great!" Lilisa had a smile on her face again. She took Makoto's hand and planned to go in the direction of home.
At this moment, a terrible roar ruined the ambiguous atmosphere between the two, which was the voice of the sheepdog guarding the flock. Both Masei and Lilisa were shocked and looked in the direction of the sheep at the same time.
Not far away, I saw that a dozen ferocious beasts were attacking the sheep, these beasts canine hair was gray, they spread their teeth and claws around the sheep, trapping the sheep in the middle. The shepherd dogs on the side struggled to protect the sheep, but they were weak, and soon two or three wild beasts threw themselves to the ground, and they clung to the throat of fate. Seeing the shepherd dog defeated by his accomplices, the remaining beasts began to attack the sheep with impunity. In an instant, there were screams from the flock.
"It's a thorny wolf!" Lilisa exclaimed. Then she clenched the whip she used to drive the sheep in her hand, and tried to stop the beasts that were attacking the flock. Majo followed quickly, walking side by side with Lilisa towards the wolves. With his previous combat experience, Makoto began to struggle to remember how he felt when he summoned the information screen.
Feel host consciousness...... System Boot ......
The system is started and the image is projected......
As the mechanical voice came to mind in Zhencheng's mind, the combat power data interface appeared in front of him again like a 3D imaging.
Friendly Unit: Lilisa, 25 years old, overall power 215 (details cannot be viewed, trust level [3/10])
Enemy units: Thorn Wolf, Gray Fur, 11, 110/110 (35 ATK, 75 AT, 0 ATK, 0 DEF, more information not unlocked)
Lilisa's comprehensive combat power increased, and looking at the content displayed on the data interface, the corners of Zhencheng's mouth rose slightly. When I first met Lilisa, her overall combat power was only 135, and now it has risen to 215. This shows that Lilisa's combat effectiveness has improved significantly after going through the battle of the trolls. It's a pity that the minotaur didn't kill it himself, otherwise the system should have a corresponding reward.
After comparing the information on the combat power of the enemy and us, Masei quickly opened the recruitment interface and chose the shortbow hunter without hesitation.
Prompt! The summoning is online...... Unable to summon ...... A mechanical female voice prompted in Makoto's mind.
"What?!" Zhencheng exclaimed, startling Lilisa next to her.
"What's wrong?" Lilisa asked, confused.
"We may have to rely on ourselves, it seems that my previous summoning skills can't be used." Makoto scratched his head embarrassedly, but couldn't explain anything.
"It's okay, the thorny wolf itself is a frequent animal here, and it will be driven away by scaring and scaring with a leather whip." Lilisa looked unconcerned, and she continued, "But it's a bit weird to go out in broad daylight like this. Lilisa said as she flicked her whip vigorously. The leather whip struck beautiful whips in the air, followed by a piercing pop. Immediately afterwards, Shinsei also shouted, trying to use his voice to stun the wild wolves who were still attacking the sheep.
However, the moment he made his voice, he himself was confused. The sound he made was not the roar of an adult male that he should have, but the cry of an older boy in the middle of puberty. Still, his cry caught the attention of the wolves. The steppe wolves grinned as they watched the approaching duo, and it was clear that they were unwilling to give up their low-hanging fruit. But they are also constantly retreating, no longer attacking new sheep.
In this way, they confronted the wolves across the flock. Both sides are afraid of each other and are reluctant to make the first move. Suddenly, in the midst of the wolves, there was a powerful howl. With a howl, a thorny wolf that was much stronger than the other wolves slowly appeared in front of Makomi's eyes, and the wolf's head had a strange hair, which shimmered in the light of a pale blue light.
"Blue Flame Wolf! This is the favorite pet of the barbarians. Really, it's a nuisance guy! Lilisa's eyes flashed with disgust. She waved the whip in her hand and scolded at the creature known as the Blue Flame Wolf in an attempt to drive it away. But this creature was different from the other wild wolves, and it did not flinch in the face of the oncoming Lilisa, it grinned and showed extremely sharp teeth, and its body contracted slightly to accumulate strength, and it looked ready to attack.
"Be careful!" Seeing this, Masamu on the side strode forward and pushed Lilisa away, who was walking towards the Blue Flame Wolf. He knew that the blue-flame wolf was going to attack her fiercely. At the same time as he pushed Lilisa away, the blue flame wolf also accumulated enough strength, and its hind limbs jumped up in the air with force, opened its big mouth and tore it over.
Masei only felt as if his hand was caught by something, and then a sharp pain came from his hand and sent it directly to his brain. His left hand was bitten by the Blue Flame Wolf, and blood was pouring out of the wound. From Zhencheng's angle, he could clearly see that the blue flame wolf's sharp teeth were constantly tearing at his muscles.
Zhen Cheng snorted in pain, he gritted his teeth and looked at Lilisa, squeezing a few words out of his mouth: "Give me your leather whip!" Lilisa drove away the nearby wolves and quickly handed the leather whip in her hand to Mako. Zhen took over the leather whip, and while the blue flame wolf bit his left hand, he wrapped the leather whip of his right hand around the neck of the blue flame wolf. At the moment when the leather whip was tightened, Zhencheng raised his left foot and pounced forward, turning from the opposite side of the Blue Flame Wolf and riding on the Blue Flame Wolf. Next, Zhencheng used all his strength to strangle the neck of the Blue Flame Wolf. In an instant, this man-wolf battle entered a competition of endurance. The first to lose strength will be ruthlessly crushed by the other. This wild wolf was especially strong, and it writhed desperately in an attempt to shake Shinjo off of it. But Zhencheng's physique is not thin, his arms are bruised, and the strength of his body is accumulated in his arms.
The Blue Flame Wolf bit Zhencheng's left hand, but Zhencheng strangled the Blue Flame Wolf's neck. The outcome of this rally is clear. After a mournful roar, the Blue Flame Wolf let go of Zhencheng's left hand, broke free from Zhencheng's restraint with all his might, and returned to the wolves with his tail between his legs. Seeing the defeat of the leader, most of the remaining thorny wolves lost their fighting spirit, but there were still two or three stronger ones that were still baring their teeth and unwilling to give up. With a long roar, two more strong male thorny wolves rushed towards Mako.
Seeing the wild wolf rushing towards his diameter, Zhencheng panicked. But he had no choice but to fight or possibly die. He endured the sharp pain of the wound, and his right hand clenched into a fist and slammed into the first wolf that rushed in front of him. The moment he swung his fist, he felt his fist full of power, and he could even feel his fist cutting through the air like a whistling bullet. Immediately afterwards, Masei's fist struck the thorny wolf on the left side of his face.
A wail resounded through the sky, and the thorny wolf that rushed over was forcefully knocked more than two meters away. It took several heels before stumbling to a stop. This time, not only did he not expect it, but he also frightened the rest of the wild wolves who were going to attack him next. Without time to think about it, Shinsei took advantage of the morale of victory and roared loudly at the wolves. Seeing this, Lilisa on the side hurriedly waved her hands and scolded to drive away the wolves. Under the dual threat of Masei and Lilisa, the wolves gradually lose their fighting spirit and continue to wander around.
"Bella! Betty! Stand up! Suddenly, a childish voice sounded in the grassland. Immediately afterwards, a little Lori with blonde hair and blue eyes like Lilisa was galloping on horseback. Under her call, the two sheepdogs that had fallen to the ground seemed to be possessed by divine power, and they broke free from the control of the thorny wolf, opened their mouths and bared their sharp teeth to bite the nearby wolf. Little Lori also rode a fast horse to join the battle, and she used her young body to skillfully steer the horse through the wolves, and soon broke up the formation of the wolves. After several setbacks, the wolves finally lost their fighting spirit and retreated into the distance with their tails between their legs.
"Are you alright?" Looking at Makoto's left hand, which was still dripping with blood, Lilisa asked worriedly.
"Uh-huh, it's okay, it's okay." Facing Lilisa, who was approaching again, and looking at her ethereal blue eyes, Makoto blushed again. In fact, not only was his left hand injured, but the sword wound left on his right arm seemed to have cracked apart from the battle just now.
"I see you've bled a lot, and you need to be bandaged now." Before Makoto could react, Lilisa ripped a strip of cloth from her clothes and took Makoto's left hand to bandage him. "It's strange today, an animal like the Blue Flame Wolf shouldn't have such guts, I've never seen them attack people. It's good to have your help, otherwise I wouldn't be too able to handle it myself. After saying that, Lilisa raised her head and showed a sunny and sweet smile to Mako, and then continued to pierce the wound for Mako.
"Hmm," Makomi replied briefly. He felt Lilisa's soft and warm hands constantly touching him, bandaging his wounds, and at the same time, he kept thinking in his heart how blessed he was to be able to marry such a wife and return home.
"Mom!" Watching the wolves gradually move away, little Lori turned over and dismounted, and ran towards them. At this moment, she revealed the innocence that should be at this age, not at all like the warrior who rode a horse to drive away the wolves just now.
"Alice! My baby! I haven't seen you in a long time! Lilisa called out Lori's name, tears welling up in her eyes. The mother and daughter ran towards each other and finally hugged each other. Zhencheng quietly looked at this pure emotion on the side, and felt warm in his heart. Maseung is an orphan and has never met his biological parents. Growing up in a foster family, he was accustomed to the coldness of the family since he was a child. Now seeing Lilisa and Alice hugging each other is full of emotion. After hugging each other for a long time, the mother and daughter reluctantly let go of each other, they still have work to do. Alice ran to the flock and cleaned up the aftermath.
"Can you still ride a horse?" Lilisa walked towards Mako.
Looking at Lilisa's eyes full of concern, Macheng nodded subconsciously. He stood up tremblingly, and staggered towards the place where the horse was tied with Lilisa's support. The blood soaked in the bandages, and if it weren't for the fact that his physical fitness had returned to his peak when he was 17 years old, he would have been able to explain it here today.
"Who is this uncle? Is there a guest coming to the house today? Not far away, a little Lori named Alice also drove the sheep over. The sheep had recovered from the attack and were regrouped together, bleating. The place where the thorny wolf attacked just now was left with only a few sheep that had been bitten to death lying there bloodily.
"This uncle is a very important person, oh, when I get home, my mother will tell you slowly." Lilisa walked to the horse with Makoto in her arms, and turned her head to look at the place where the tragedy had just happened. She walked over to a sheep lying in a pool of blood that was not yet dead, and gently stroked the sheep's forehead. Under the gentle touch of the owner, the sheep slowly closed its eyes and left the world peacefully.
"I don't know, if this kind of thing happens today, will I be reprimanded by that person." Alice also walked nearby. Looking at the dead sheep, Little Lori's eyes were full of sadness, and at the same time, there was a little fear in her expression. Seeing this, the two sheepdogs rubbed at Alice's feet, letting out a low whimper in their throats, as if to comfort their little master.
Listening to Alice's words, Lilisa's brows furrowed, giving her pale face a few rare folds. Then she took Alice into her arms and comforted, "No, Alice. No one should be reprimanded today, no one could have imagined that this would happen."
Zhencheng on the side also wanted to come forward and say something, but he couldn't say anything. He tried to touch Alice's head, but his hands were bloody, and he was afraid of staining Alice's hair. He had no choice but to mount his horse and follow Lilisa and Alice, driving the sheep towards the farm where Lilisa lived. Along the way, looking at the figure of the mother and daughter snuggling together, Masei found that Lilisa is not only a big girl, she is also a good mother. This refreshes the perception of true inheritance.