Deep mountains, ancient castles, a brightly lit place.

Inside, seven people gather around a table to share a wonderful story, and the table is filled with mouth-watering food and aromatic wine.

The maids served freshly cooked delicacies like flowing water, and removed the slightly cooled roast goose and sausages, while the guards dressed as court warriors stood vigilantly on both sides of the hall, guarding against the unfounded enemy. The band played cheerful tunes, pushing the atmosphere of the hall to one climax after another.

This hall is full of joy, and if you don't know what the end of this dream is, I'm afraid that whoever you are will think it is a beautiful dream.

Li Yuling sat at the head of the table, her body trembling slightly, her mood was obviously extremely uncalm, Pang Xie gently patted her shoulder, signaling that she didn't need to be nervous.

"Hey, big dog, it's your turn!"

The dwarf glanced at the tall man who was still crying with disdain, and turned to the strong man in the suspenders.

"You bark a big dog again!" The strong man in the bib pants turned red and suddenly became angry.

"Are you going to be rude in front of your mistress?" said the dwarf arrogantly.

The strong man in the overalls gave the dwarf an angry look and didn't say anything more.

When Pang Xie saw this scene, his heart couldn't help but move, it seems that they called Li Yuling hostess, they didn't call it casually, they were indeed in awe, in this case, why did they share her after the banquet?

The strong man in the overalls snorted twice, and said in a rough voice: "Then I'll tell a story." ”

"Many years ago, I went to the northern forest to look for food, it was snowing heavily, there was nothing, I searched for a long time but I couldn't find it, at this time, I saw a little girl in a red hat walking deep into the forest, I wanted to eat her, but I didn't expect that she was a witch in the northern forest, but instead I used witchcraft to take me and send me to work with her grandmother, another powerful witch, where I worked hard for ten years, where I almost died, it was really a time to look back. The sturdy man in the bib pants showed a hint of fear on his murderous face, and drank heavily.

"And then?" asked the gnome curiously.

"The two vicious witches got into trouble with Van Helsing, and he shot them one by one, and I escaped. ”

"Van Helsing, oh my God, he didn't kill you!" said the dwarf in amazement.

"Of course, he is my distant cousin, why kill him, he only broke one of my legs and left. The strong man in the overalls said proudly.

"It seems that you are indeed relatives, and he is really kind to you. The dwarf said enviously.

After hearing this story, Pang Xie suddenly showed a strange look on his face, lowered his head and leaned into Li Yuling's ear and said, "It seems that they are not only cruel to you, but also to everyone. ”

Li Yuling looked helpless and said, "I hope they don't be so cruel to everyone." ”

......

After the suspender had spoken, the next storyteller was the young lady in Basil's gown, who said elegantly.

"Once upon a time, I was the most favored princess of a kingdom, until my mother died, and my father married a new queen, who hated me and tried to get her henchmen to kill me, but, at great cost, I escaped, into the endless forest. ”

"There I met seven strong dwarven bandits, and I still remember that their leader was called Tiger Hammer, and he had the power of a wild boar, and from then on I went with them to raid houses and soon saved up a great fortune. During a robbery, I met a powerful Fallen Knight who defeated all eight of us, and before he tried to kill me, I told him who I was and promised him that if it worked properly, he could get a country. ”

"After some careful planning, we arrived in the capital of the kingdom, bribed the guards of the palace, infiltrated the palace, killed my father and the new queen, and then, I revealed myself to my subjects, gained their support, became the new queen, and the fallen knight became the new king. ”

"What a wonderful story, have you ever lived happily ever after?" said the dwarf, exaggeratedly.

"Nope. The young lady shook her head and said, "Not long after, the new queen's brother came, and he was the king of another kingdom much more powerful, and he personally led a great army and destroyed my kingdom, killing me and the fallen knights, and seven dwarven robbers. ”

"Now that I think about it, if it weren't for the new queen's power being so strong, how could my father not care about my life or death?"

"These stories are different from the versions I've heard. Li Yuling muttered.

The last to tell the story was the old gentleman who was sitting in a precarious position, coughed lightly, took a glass of sweet wine, moistened his throat, and said, "I want to tell a story from a long time ago. ”

"About 1,000 years ago, in the Cathedral of Mays in the French Empire, there lived a young ascetic, who lived a hard life day after day, without food and clothing, without food, and even hungry and unable to sleep. ”

"One night, by chance, he got an egg, a very chubby, very precious egg, and wanted to fill his stomach after cooking, but he encountered a problem, there was no pot, no stove, and he didn't know how to cook the egg. ”

After much deliberation, he came up with the brilliant idea of making a perfect baked egg by placing it on a candle and baking it. ”

While he was engrossed in baking eggs, the bishop silently walked up behind him and asked him what he was doing. He immediately fell to his knees and wept and said, "He was tempted by the devil to make such a great mistake, and he hoped to be forgiven by the Lord!"

"But you know what? I happened to be right next to him, and I learned from him for the first time that eggs can be roasted and eaten, which is a useful piece of knowledge. ”

"What happened? was he seduced by you?" asked the gnome.

No, he became pope. The old gentleman shook his head expressionlessly, paused, and then said, "If he had been tempted by me, he might be the one sitting here today." ”

"It seems that people's hearts have changed enough to make the devil fearful, do you still think they are terrible?" Pang Xie lowered his head and said in Li Yuling's ear.

"I feel much better now. Lucy Li said that she had never talked to these demons and monsters, and she never knew what they thought, and she was full of ignorance about them, and ignorance itself was a kind of fear.

"We're all done?Is there anyone else who wants to speak?Is it the turn of our esteemed hostess to speak?" the dwarf looked around and saw that several other people had spoken, so he jumped into his chair and said to Li Yuling.

"Ahem...... "Ahem" Li Yuling coughed lightly twice, planning to tell a story as well.

At this moment, the old gentleman suddenly stood up and said solemnly: "The time has come, we don't need to listen to the story anymore, we need to eat now." ”

Li Yuling's face suddenly turned pale.