"Since fifteen years ago, that group of people has rarely had contact with outsiders. They will not welcome you and may even be violently expelled," the old woman said.
Hearing this, the Demon King smiled slightly. He was not afraid of any violent expulsion, but he was just afraid that the answer he would get now was that they were gone.
"Just tell me where they are."
The old woman sighed softly. She looked at Reina, then looked away and said, "It's snowy these days. It's very dangerous to go up the mountain. Let's stay here for a few days before leaving."
Her words really surprised the Demon King. He smiled awkwardly and said, "How dare you bother me..."
"certainly!"
However, the old woman interrupted the devil.
"It's not free."
After saying that, she snapped her fingers, and suddenly the broom and garbage shovel next to Mr. Ball suddenly moved and flew into the attic, where they started cleaning.
Although the Demon King didn't want to stay here any longer, if he wanted to get the exact location of the Takayama Clan, he could only get it from this old woman. He also didn't want to run around with Reina, which would only make people physically and mentally exhausted.
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So the two of them lived in this small wooden house. After the devil's judgment, this old woman was not an ordinary person. She knew magic and could survive in such a dangerous place, which showed that she was quite capable.
Of course, if she wanted to do anything to the two of them, the Demon King would definitely not let her succeed.
In the morning, the devil finally didn't have to make breakfast. The old woman woke up before dawn and cooked some wheat porridge with various nuts. It tasted very unique and served with toast. Although it was simple, it was very resistant to hunger. Even the little
The gluttonous Reina also couldn't eat anymore after three bowls.
At the request of the old woman, the Demon King took an ax and went to the forest to chop wood, while Reina went with her to the river to pick some reed-like plants.
Reina was carrying a small basket on her back and rolled up her trousers. The water in the river was clear and cold. Fortunately, it was not deep and only reached her knees. Mr. Qiu was also carrying a basket several times larger than himself and was working in the water.
The old woman said that this is a plant called water girl. In autumn, it will grow ears, which can be ground into powder to make delicious bread. Moreover, there is a very tough silk at the core of its stem, which seems to have magical powers.
Magic power, use it to make a rope and wear it on your body, it can bring luck.
So Reina wanted to pick more and go back to make one for the master.
With her hard work in harvesting, she harvested three full baskets of water girls early in the morning, and then took them back for processing.
The master came back from cutting a lot of wood in the morning, and stacked it into a hill, which was almost higher than the house. The old woman scolded him for this, saying that he had cut too much, and that in the spring, mushrooms would grow on the wood and rot.
The devil didn't take it seriously and planned to use the wood to build a hut for storing wood.
Lunch was still very simple. The staple food was roasted potatoes, fried eggs and some wild vegetables stewed with dried meat. In the afternoon, Renai and the old woman processed the plants picked in the morning, beat them on the stone, separated the grains, and separated the grains.
Choose them and put them on a flat stone to dry.
The processing of the stems is more troublesome. They need to pull out the stem filaments one by one. The two came to the river again. They wore small rings made of wood on their hands, wrapped the filaments on them and then pulled out the balls.
Sir, you don't have to go to that trouble. It just put the stalk in its mouth, and I don't know what kind of magic it used to suck out the filament, and then spat the stalk into the river.
The useless stalks were placed in the river and allowed to float away.
"Is that man your father?"
While working, the old woman suddenly asked.
Reina shook her head and said, "No, he is my master."
"Master? What did he teach you?"
"Magic, movement, fighting, etc. Master knows everything and can do it all. He is very powerful." Reina introduced happily, but as she spoke, her brows dropped like falling leaves.
"But the master seems to have become a different person recently."
"What's wrong?"
The old woman suddenly stopped what she was doing and looked at Reina nervously.
"Master suddenly became very gentle. Although he was very gentle before, now he no longer makes me exercise hard, doesn't let me carry heavy things, and doesn't knock me on the head or scold me."
"Isn't this great?" The old woman was a little confused, but she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Reina shook her head and said: "This is indeed good...but I feel very uneasy, and the master suddenly said he wanted to find my relatives, and I suddenly felt a little scared..."
The old woman lowered her head to work and said calmly: "He is only your master. Even if you are your parents, they will be separated one day."
After hearing this, Reina felt a little more upset.
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After taking care of the three baskets of water girls, it was already time for the sun to set. The two of them went back with the empty baskets and a rolled-up green ball of string.
However, when they returned home, they found that there was a strange house next to the cabin.
It was an exquisite wooden house. The wood seemed to have been polished and oiled, and the dark brown surface was reflective. Door frames and windows were all available, as well as an external corridor and a second floor.
Outward-facing windows.
What's even more terrifying is that there is actually a yellow light shining inside.
"This!! What!"
The old woman's eyes widened. She had only been away for a long time. How could there be so many other houses next to her house?
At this moment, the devil opened the door and saw that it was filled with wooden furniture. It was really a complete place.
"I'm finally back. I saw it was a little late, so I made a dinner using your food. Don't you mind?" said the man standing at the door.
The old woman had a lot to say, but she wanted to say too much, and she didn't know which one to say first, so she suddenly coughed.
"Wait! What's going on with this house?"
She took a deep breath, her voice a little loud.
The Demon King touched his head and said, "Didn't I tell you to get you a house to put wood in?"
What!!
The old woman almost gasped. Is this a place made of square wood? This is bigger and more beautiful than her house!
Moreover, how did he do it? He built such a house in one day, no, in one afternoon. Even with magic, it is impossible to do it!
"Don't you like this style!? I deliberately imitated the style of your house. If you don't like it, I will help you change it."
She shook her head and said, "No, forget it."
The dinner was even more exaggerated. The small table was filled with mouth-watering delicacies, and he didn't know where he got the meat. Even simple wild vegetables were made into beautiful and delicious dishes by him.
How did he have time to make such complicated food? Or after building that house?
The old woman sighed, thinking that there were too many weird things in the world. When she tasted the dishes cooked by the Demon King, she finally understood why Reina was so afraid of leaving this man.