The mountain road winds upward. This is probably not a public road built by the town office, but a mountain road built by the owner of the forest farm at his own expense. Therefore, the mountain road is not wide and somewhat narrow. The ground is also paved with yellow mud and stone.
The road is flattened by rollers, instead of being paved with gravel and sand like a public road.
Although this kind of loess mountain road looks relatively flat, it is not durable. Wind, rain and time can quickly make the road surface bumpy, or busy transportation vehicles can crush the road surface in a short time. The current mountain road
It was pretty good, and there were no obvious ruts on the road surface. Claude estimated that this mountain road should have been newly built in the past two years.
Generally speaking, such mountain roads are privately owned and are not allowed to pass by others. However, in Bailu Town and the three southwest counties, private roads are also allowed for pedestrians. If you are riding a horse or carriage, you must obtain the permission of the owner.
If you are walking on this mountain road like Claude, even if you are discovered by the owner, he will only ask you who you are and what you are doing here.
Claude planned to walk up this mountain road for a while and then climb over the small hill in front, and then he would arrive at his destination. It was a small mountain col with dense woods. It should be a good place for hunting. If you are lucky,
You may find big prey, wild boars, antelopes, etc...
Just after turning a corner of the mountain, where the mountain road turned, Claude heard a panicked cry from in front of him: "The horse is frightened, hurry up and catch up, you bastard! My wife is still in the car, what are you doing?"
Driving..."
Claude looked up and saw a small carriage pulled by a powerful black horse running towards him on the mountain road twenty or thirty meters away, and two people were stumbling behind the carriage.
One of them is an old man who looks like a butler, and the other is probably the unlucky coachman who lost his car.
The mountain road is not wide, only about three meters. If it is in normal condition, if the carriage is turned aside, the mountain road can still barely accommodate two carriages passing by. But now the strong horse pulling the carriage has been stimulated by something unknown.
Just pull the carriage behind and run wildly in the middle of the road. If you can run along the mountain road, it will be fine, but I am afraid that if the horse rushes forward regardless of the turns in the mountain road, both the horse and the carriage will roll down the mountain.
Just when Claude saw the scene clearly, the frightened horse had already rushed to a place about ten meters away from him with the carriage, fearing that in a few seconds it would hit Claude who was standing in the middle of the mountain road...
"Pa ta", there was no other way at this time. Claude could only use a mental shock immediately to restrain the frightened horse first, so as not to bring him down the mountain.
The frightened horse was stunned for a moment, but its performance was much better than that of the pack horse in the outdoor market. It didn't knock itself over, it just changed from a long stride to a small trot, and it actually stopped when it reached Claude.
When he got down, he shook his horse's head, as if he couldn't remember what happened just now, and lowered his head again to gnaw the weeds on the roadside.
Claude grabbed the reins of the black horse and prepared to wait for the two butlers and coachman behind to catch up before handing it over to them.
Just now he had cast mental shock on the frightened horse, and he was still worried that some unforeseen accident would happen, such as the horse suddenly falling down or suddenly stopping and being hit by a carriage pulling from behind. It would frighten him again and make him crazy. He was already ready to dodge.
He also wanted to use a mental shock on the frightened horse again. But it was good, the frightened horse was usually well-trained, and nothing unexpected happened.
At this time, the curtain of the carriage was lifted, and a richly dressed lady in her thirties emerged from inside. However, her whole hair was messed up, and it hung down to cover half of her face. It was obvious that the horse just now
She was so frightened and dragged the carriage around that she suffered a lot inside.
"It's okay, madam." Claude nodded politely. This madam has a very plump figure, and is also very fiery. She is tall and convex. From the skin color on her exposed arms, you can see the maintenance.
Very good, white, delicate and shiny.
The lady lifted her hair and took a closer look at Claude. Claude quickly lowered his head to show respect. Unexpectedly, the lady smiled and said something kindly that shocked Claude: "Thank you.
Your life-saving grace, little mage."
Mr. Little Mage...this title immediately made Claude's mind go blank...I was discovered...what should I do...kill and silence, or kill and silence...
"What did you call me? I, I don't understand..." Claude was struggling desperately.
The lady smiled, but her red lips uttered words that made Claude's body freeze: "Didn't you hear clearly? No way, my little mage, thank you for stopping this frightened horse with your magic just now and saving me.
One life. Haven’t you asked the little mage for his surname?”
Here are just the lady, the housekeeper behind, and the coachman. It’s fine. At worst, all three of them will be killed, and then disguised as a tragedy of frightened horses driving down the mountain. No one should find out that it was me who did it. This world’s detective work
The methods are not as advanced and sophisticated as in the previous life. There are surveillance everywhere. Now that there is no one around, it is a good time to take action...
Claude didn't think about why this noble lady found out that he used magic to stop the frightened horse. He only had one thought in his mind. He must not let anyone discover that he learned magic. He didn't want to be wanted and run away.
It will also affect the family. Forget about the father and Albert, but the mother, sister and brother must not be harmed because of themselves...
"It doesn't matter. When we meet on a narrow road, we should help. Especially when we see a noble lady like you in danger, we will naturally help if we have the ability. It's a trivial matter. There is no need to be polite. There is no need to say thank you. As for the name, forget it.
, I don't ask for anything in return for such a small thing." Claude said politely, but he had already made up his mind that as soon as the housekeeper and coachman arrived behind him, he would kill someone and silence them.
"Haha, you are so interesting. You say such mature words at such a young age. Please tell me your name. Let me see which family in Bailu Town has such an outstanding son like you..." The lady laughed, but when she saw
Claude was secretly looking at the surroundings with his eyes, paying attention to the housekeeper and coachman rushing behind him, when she was suddenly startled and suddenly woke up.
"Do you want to kill someone and silence them?" The lady put away her smile and stared at Claude.
"What did you say?" Claude wanted to fool him, but the murderous intent in his eyes could not be concealed from the lady in front of him.
"Haha," the lady laughed again: "Don't be nervous, young man, relax. You probably have never killed anyone, so the idea of killing someone to silence them can be seen from the expression on your face and eyes.
Come out. Why don't you think about it, why do I know that you used magic? The reason is very simple, young man, we are the same kind..."
"You, what did you say? Are we the same kind?" Claude was really shocked now. Does the lady in front of him mean that she can also do magic?
"Go sit in my front room and I will show you my magic."
The lady's invitation put Claude in a dilemma. He was not sure whether the lady in front of him was deceiving him. Maybe she was just trying to dispel his idea of killing people and find excuses to escape danger. But when he calmed down and thought about it,
What your lady said makes sense. How did she discover that she had used magic? It would be impossible for ordinary people in the town to discover that she had used magic, unless she really knew magic...
Let's go and have a look. She said she would let him see her spells... If it was a deception, then it wouldn't be too late to go on a killing spree. Anyway, with the mental shock and magic flying arrows in hand, Claude would be able to protect himself.
Still very confident.
A person has been practicing magic alone for nearly a year. Even though Claude has become a first-level rune mage, he still hopes to share his experience in learning and practicing magic with others. There is a good opportunity in front of him, maybe this expensive one
The Lady can tell herself more about magic.
"Okay, distinguished madam, I am willing to accept your invitation to go to your residence to see what your spells are like." Claude finally made a decision and suppressed the thought of murder and silence in his heart.
"Huh, huh..." The housekeeper and the carriage driver who were chasing after them finally ran to the carriage panting: "Husband, madam, are you okay..."
The butler breathed heavily and greeted the lady. The coachman came up and took the reins from Claude's hand consciously, and began to inspect the big black horse that just lowered its head and gnawed the weeds on the roadside.
"I'm fine, Lutheran." The lady pointed at Claude: "Fortunately, this young man pulled the frightened horse and stopped the carriage from emasculating, otherwise you would have gone to the bottom of the mountain to find me."
The butler and the coachman fell behind the carriage and did not really see how the frightened horse was stopped. After hearing what the lady said, they quickly expressed their thanks to Claude again and expressed their gratitude to the lady for inviting Claude to the residence.
Very much agree.
However, because of the incident of frightening the horse, the housekeeper named Lutheran did not dare to let the lady ride in this carriage again. He asked the coachman to drive the carriage back first and then change another carriage to take everyone back.
The coachman drove the carriage away, leaving the lady, the steward and Claude walking on the mountain road.
"You are such a strange young man. As a magician, you are carrying a matchlock. Don't you know that the most taboo thing for magicians is the musket? They regard the musket as a weapon of the devil. It is precisely because of the musket that for six hundred years
The former magician was just kicked out of the Farea continent."
The lady did not speak behind her old butler's back. Instead, the old butler took a closer look at Claude after hearing the lady say that he was a magician.
"I don't know about these taboos." Claude shook his head: "No one has ever told me these things. For me, as long as it's easy to use, I don't care if it's magic or a musket."
"Oh..." The lady seemed to want to ask something else, but she held back. After a while, she asked: "Then why did you come to my forest farm with a matchlock gun on your back today?"
Claude pointed forward: "I just passed by your forest farm and wanted to take a look at the mountain col over there. I heard that someone saw a big wild boar there some time ago, so I thought it would be a good hunting target, so
It’s coming.”
The lady covered her mouth with her hand and smiled: "That forest farm also belongs to me, but you are very brave. Are you sure you can deal with a big wild boar with a matchlock gun by yourself?"
"Of course." Claude replied without changing his expression.
The lady turned and asked the steward who was following behind: "Ludian, are there really wild boars there?"
The housekeeper nodded: "Madam, the forest guard Xioli did see a group of wild boars looking for food in our forest farm some time ago. I don't know where they came from. Xioli said that he planted more than three acres of wild boars on the hillside.
The cassava was almost ruined. I originally wanted to ask some hunters to help clean up the wild boars in the town. Because my wife lives here during this time, I turned him down so as not to disturb my wife from those rude and rude hunters.
of purity.”
"So that's it..." The lady nodded slightly: "Then now you tell Sioli that he doesn't need to find any hunters. I'm going to let this young man hunt those wild boars. I think you won't let me down.
Right? Young man..."
Claude laughed: "Of course, dear madam, you will see those wild boars soon. I guarantee they will not be alive."
The carriage has arrived. It is a carriage for long-distance travel. There is also a silver rose badge carved on the purple-black carriage wall.
This seems to be the family crest of some nobleman, right?
Claude didn't expect that there was a unique manor villa located in this forest farm. There was a small fountain in the yard. In front of the fountain was a flat grassland with lush green grass. There was also a clear stream on the other side of the grassland.
Picturesque.
"Come in." Your lady led Claude into the hall and closed the door.
Then Claude watched in amazement as the lady's left hand suddenly emitted a dazzling white light. The white light condensed and soon turned into a small ball of light. The lady gently blew on the small ball of light in her hand.
He breathed and saw the small ball of light rising to the zenith and staying there...