Chapter Eleven Visitors on the Prairie
In the afternoon, the nameless valley fell into tranquility. The warm sunshine fell on the ground through the sparse branches, leaving fine spots on the carpet made of petals. The lunch for nine people was already over, and only messy cups and plates and leftover snacks were left on the white cloth.
Catherine's slender legs were stretched out and crossed together, sitting on the ground with her back against the tree trunk, dozing off, her head lowered to her chest, and her long black hair covered her side face with her lowered head. On her head and shoulders, her shoulders were covered with pink pink fruit petals. From a distance, she looked like a princess born among flowers in a fairy tale.
Vivian's body was curled up and he was already asleep. After all, he rushed to the road all night last night. Although he had a rest for a while, it was difficult for three or four hours of sleep to make up for the previous fatigue. Vivian's head was resting on Catherine's thighs, and the soft touch made her sleep more at ease.
The breeze blew, and the soft silver hair floated up from behind the tree and danced in the air. It was Lina's long hair. Lina sat on the other side of the big tree and did not fall asleep. Instead, she was just like the past when she was holding a book to read. The rustling sound of the pages turning seemed to have a wonderful rhythm, and it sounded like a warm afternoon that made people feel peaceful.
Freya has been educated by a lady for so many years, so she naturally refused to lie on the ground and take a nap without any image, so she became the only resident in the tent, sleeping very deeply intently. She was holding a branch of pink fruit that had just been broken, and the large ball of pink fruit flowers remained in full bloom on the branches, making the whole tent full of faint fragrance.
The two sisters Pansy and Mimosa insisted on their maid status, and wanted to stay awake at any time to wait for the master's instructions, but the afternoon sun always had irresistible sleepiness and sleepiness. This sleepiness easily conquered the two young maids, allowing them to immerse themselves in their sleep without realizing it.
The most energetic ones are the sisters Michelle and Ansha. The unique energy of the children makes it difficult for them to understand what nap is. Even after a whole night of running around, the small twins are still very energetic. After being tired of chasing and fighting, they are now squatting on the edge of this open space to feed the deer. That's right, they are feeding the deer. The animals who suffered a winter in the cold and half-hungry state, regained their vitality under the stimulation of the spring breeze and began to emerge from the nest for food.
For herbivores, this valley without natural enemies is the paradise for them to live. Don’t worry about being preyed or food. Apart from being a little harder in winter, this is their heaven. Therefore, animals living in this safe environment do not know how to be afraid of people. A few deer who are obviously not yet adults have no fear at all when they see this group of strange creatures. Instead, they gather together to observe. When the twin sisters who are equally curious about wild animals take out the remaining fresh wild vegetables and put them in their palms, the group of greedy deer was completely conquered, throwing a safe distance aside, leaning over and stretching their necks, and eating from the girl’s palms with slow movements. When they eat happily, they will stick out their wet tongue and lick it a few times in the white palms, causing the two girls to make a series of crisp laughs.
As for Pannis, he was still like an old cat, lying lazily on the branch of a pink fruit tree, his eyes half-open and half-closed. He threw some kind of snacks or dried fruits into his mouth, and took care of the two girls below who were playing with small animals with their keen hearing and perception.
On Pannis' belly, the little banshee Anne was lying comfortably on it. Although she didn't know why a ghost could not only eat but also often liked to sleep. But this did not affect the little banshee's sleeping soundly. Before she knew it, the semi-substantial saliva flowed out from the corner of the banshee's mouth, dripped on Pannis' clothes, and then instantly turned into nothingness.
The blooming pink fruit flowers, beautiful girls, gentle animals, quiet world, lazy guardians, the scene in front of you is like an unfolding scroll, carrying the unique atmosphere of spring, warm and harmonious.
"Hahahaha." A burst of unscrupulous laughter suddenly came from the faraway pink fruit woods. Panis's eyes, which seemed to be asleep and awake, suddenly opened, and his eyebrows frowned. Some Panis knew that in that direction, it was not just there. In a few hours, many tourists also came around. But everyone intentionally controlled the distance. Because the distance was far enough, the people who went out and watched the flowers politely controlled the volume to avoid disturbing others nearby, so they did not have any impact on others and maintained an atmosphere of peaceful coexistence.
But twenty minutes ago, a group of people came. At the beginning, there was nothing special except for the movement of cleaning up the venue a little bigger. But after the other party cleaned up the venue, they suddenly started to make a big fuss, breaking the original quiet and peaceful atmosphere in the valley, and making a very unhappy feeling arise in the hearts of the tourists around them.
"Hahaha, cheers." The new neighbor seemed to have no idea how to control his volume, and he was rudely loudly. The harsh laughter and loud conversation made people frown: "Brother, the place you are looking for is really good. It's much better here than elsewhere. There are fewer people, and it's similar to our hometown."
"Of course, I have lived in the Capital of Knowledge for more than 20 years and I know every place very well. If it weren't for the time being too short, I could find a better place than here."
"This place is enough, it's very good. But you are so strange. You just want to find a place to drink and eat, and you have to give it a nice name, and you have to find the right place. In my opinion, there is no such trouble. Just find a place and just sit down and have fun. It's not so troublesome."
"Yes, the people here just don't understand what they think. If you don't mention these, come and drink."
A crisp sound of porcelain breaking came. Even if it was more than a hundred meters apart, it still seemed particularly harsh against the quiet background of the valley. It seemed that two people who were drinking wine smashed the cup or wine pot on the tree, and followed by the laughter and cheering of several people.
In the open space, several girls who had been taking a nap were awakened. They shook dissatisfiedly and sat down by the white cloth under the tree. They seemed to have not yet escaped from their sleep. They looked at each other with their eyes straight.
"It's so noisy." Lina put away the book in her hand and sat over to take the black tea handed over by Pansy: "Who are these people? Why did they make a big fuss when they come? Has no one reminded them of their habit of early spring festivals?"
"I don't know, I just came." Panis hugged the little banshee who was awakened but still refused to come out of his arms, and said to Freya: "You people from the Adventurers Guild don't care. Isn't this the place you are looking for?"
"It's not our private territory, it's a masterless valley." Freya said helplessly: "Can we stop at the entrance of the valley? But Mr. Pannis, you finally talk to me. Did you say that you have been moved by my enthusiasm and sincerity and have accepted my love for you?"
"Swoosh." Panis threw Anne down, and the words he said remained in place, but the man had disappeared in an instant: "I'll go see who it is, wait a moment."
"Puff." Catherine covered her mouth and laughed, shook her head and sighed, "Freya, are you real or fake? If it's fake, why do you have to pester him? If it's true, why do you scare him away every time?"
"Of course it's true." Freya clenched her fists on her chin, her eyes shining with light, and said seriously: "I will never forget that scene. You were knocked away by the armored cow. He stretched out his fists to block the road between you and the armored cow. He saw thousands of kilograms of monsters crushing towards him like a siege hammer and unwilling to give in. Such a reliable teammate and such a reliable man should be what every woman yearns for. So, he successfully captured me with just one move. At the moment when he saw his fearless and firm image, I felt that my heart was melted..."
"Bang." Vivian's staff hit Freya's head again.
"Hey, I didn't say anything this time." Freya complained innocently: "Why do you knock me again?"
"Oh, sorry, I'm used to knocking." Vivian took back the staff expressionlessly and apologized without any sincerity: "Next time I'll pay attention and knock it when needed."
The girls suddenly fell into a mysterious silence, sat sideways in the same posture, holding their chins with their hands. No one knew what they were thinking. A strange atmosphere quietly brewed in the silence.
"Woooo, they're gone." Afraided by the noise of the people in the distance, the deer licked the twin girls' cheeks reluctantly, and crawled into the woods and disappeared in a blink of an eye. The two unwilling girls waited on the spot for a long time before running back to Lina with a sad face, breaking the strange silence: "We still want to take them home."
"They are back home, go back to their own home." The girls suddenly woke up from their thoughts. Lina touched the heads of the two sisters and comforted: "Their home is here, just like our home is in Shengdu. You don't want others to take you away, right? Don't be sad. If you miss them, I'll take you here to see them next time."
"Yeah." The innocent girls nodded: "I will definitely bring us next time."
As we were talking, the noise in the distance suddenly increased, and it seemed to be a quarrel, but less than a minute later, a powerful momentum suddenly burst out, suppressing all the noise.
Chapter completed!