Ali Shafiq looked ahead in trance. She leaned against a hemlock tree and tapped her red lips rhythmically with her catkin-like fingers.
Xing Ze on the side asked Hagrid how to dispose of the unicorn's body. The gamekeeper clapped his hands and replied: "Just leave it here, it will return to nature."
"Okay." Xing Ze stood up, looked at Ai Li, and waited for her to give a suggestion - whether to continue the investigation or go back and report.
"We have to find that thing." The eldest lady straightened her body and gave the answer as expected, "We cannot let the tragedy happen again." She said very firmly, with an aura that was irresistible.
"I agree." Hagrid echoed in a loud voice, "No matter who did it, I will make him pay the price."
Xing Ze did not object. He originally planned to go to the depths of the Forbidden Forest. If he encountered danger, aside from Ellie, Hagrid was a hybrid giant and gamekeeper, and the Forbidden Forest was his second home.
What's more, his magical attainments are not bad.
"Then let's go, we've wasted too much time here." Xing Ze said, "Hagrid, take us to the depths."
"No problem, but you have to follow me closely and just follow my footsteps. Do you understand?" the gamekeeper said seriously.
Xing Ze and Ai Li nodded.
There is a reason why this vast land is called the Dark Forest. On the outside of the Forbidden Forest, it is already difficult for sunlight to penetrate through the layers of leaves. But the further you go in, the trees become taller and their branches are intricate. The light above your head
It has also become increasingly rare.
However, one thing was increasing continuously, which was the mist. The gauze-like mist initially only lingered under their feet. As it deepened, the mist began to rise and surround them.
"Follow closer," Hagrid reminded again, "the fog is getting thicker."
"Why don't you use magic to disperse the fog?" Xing Ze asked puzzledly.
"Because the fog is also part of the Forbidden Forest. Some magical animals live in the fog. If you dispel the fog, they will be angered." Ellie, who was walking in the middle, explained.
As she was speaking, Xing Ze noticed that the mist around him was stirring, and something slid across his arm, cold and smooth.
"Stop, stop." Hagrid shouted in a low voice, "Let them pass first."
The three of them stopped, and more and more things began to slide past their bodies. Hagrid took out three small dry flowers from his loose pocket.
"Take it." He gave Ai Li and Xing Ze one each, "Take it, and then don't make any sound."
The moment he took the flower, the feeling of sliding across his body became less and less and eventually disappeared, but Xing Ze could still see the mist around him rolling and surging.
This situation lasted for a while. When the fog calmed down, Hagrid said: "That's enough, let's move on."
"What is that?" The experience just now aroused Xing Ze's curiosity.
"Mist snake," Hagrid explained, "a magical animal that lives in the fog and usually moves in groups. They have no eyesight, but their hearing is very good. As long as they don't make a sound, there is no danger."
How interesting. Xing Ze sighed in his heart. Although his mother in this world was a protector of magical animals, she never mentioned this strange creature.
Hagrid turned and walked forward, "Keep the flowers." He said, "You may encounter them later."
The three of them continued forward, the fog gradually dissipated, and the sun shone through the sparse branches. They walked out of the woods and came to a clearing full of weeds.
Hagrid put the package behind him on the ground, took a deep breath and said, "Let's rest here for a while, eat something and drink some water."
No one objected to his proposal. Xing Ze looked up and looked for the raven. He soon saw its silhouette on a gray-white stone not far from them.
"It's not bad," Ellie said to Hagrid, "Nothing seems out of the ordinary all the way."
"Yes, this is good, isn't it?" Hagrid took out a large kettle and drank a few sips. The clear spring water flowed down his throat, making him feel very comfortable.
"Let's walk a little further in the afternoon, right to the cave." He said with a swipe of his lips, "Then go out from the other side, so that we can return to the hut before dark."
"It's up to you." Ellie nodded, gestured with her hand, and a hot water cup appeared out of thin air.
She drank some water and whispered to Hagrid, "What do you think?"
Hagrid followed her gaze and saw the young wizard probing around. He pondered for a moment and said: "Xing Ze? What happened to him? I think he is very good. Without him, we would not be able to find out who is alone."
The true cause of death of the Horned Beast.”
"That's the problem." Ellie motioned to Hagrid to lower his voice, "How did he know there was a wound on the unicorn's neck?"
"Well, didn't he give an explanation?"
"Come on, he's talking nonsense. I won't believe it if you can draw an inference based on just that bit of information." The eldest lady narrowed her eyes, "Hagrid, what can unicorn blood do?
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"Unicorn blood can extend life." The gamekeeper quickly replied.
"Yes, it can extend life. Who needs this most right now?"
Hagrid thought for a long time this time. He smoothed his beard and said, "I don't know, miss, a seriously ill person? A werewolf? Well, I don't think a werewolf can catch a unicorn."
"It's him, Hagrid." Ellie gave the answer in a voice that was almost a whisper. "It's that terrible dark wizard. She's back. I checked the wound on my abdomen and the residual magical energy. I know it's him.
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"Oh, my God. You are right..." the gamekeeper exclaimed uncertainly. His exclamation attracted Xing Ze's attention.
"What's wrong?" Xing Ze asked.
"No, no...it's okay. I just found a rare spider." Hagrid made up a joke casually.
"I think you should come and take a look." Xing Ze seemed to have discovered something, "There is something here."
The two looked at each other, stood up and walked towards Xing Ze.
In a pile of green and yellow weeds, they saw some rotten pieces of meat. Xing Ze used dead branches to push aside a few vigorous sedges to make what was hidden inside clearer.
"A hare?" Hagrid guessed as he looked at the pile of things, because the only thing that could identify its original appearance was a pair of long ears.
"Merlin's beard, how did it become like this?" Ellie leaned down, picked up a dead branch and picked up some slippery and sticky meat.
It's best not to be like that. Xing Ze stood up and looked towards the woods opposite. He exhaled a long breath and his face turned extremely ugly.
Hagrid and Ellie noticed something strange about him, and looked over together. On the grass leading to the forest opposite, there were many pieces of the same flesh and blood scattered around.
Most blood clots are hidden among the weeds, but the bright red color is still easy to see.
"We have to get out of here!" Xing Ze suddenly woke up, "Quickly, get out of here!"