In the autumn forest, there were monster corpses all over the ground, and black crows were eating the corpses unscrupulously. Reina was covered in blood, holding a steel sword tightly in her right hand, leaning against a big tree with her back, looking around warily.
The crows beside her made a piercing noise, but Rena had no extra energy to drive them away. She was too tired. As soon as she stepped into the forest, she encountered a tapir-like monster. After killing one, its
The blood attracted more monsters.
She ran away and fought back all the way, and kept fighting until night, until she was exhausted and could no longer run.
If a few more powerful monsters come now, she may be in danger.
Mr. Ball also noticed her situation and transformed back into his ball form.
"Little princess."
"I'm fine."
Reina shook her head. She wanted to rest now, but it was not safe yet. She had to find a safe place to spend the night. This forest was too dangerous. God knew if there would be another monster attack.
However, at this moment, a strange sound came, like footsteps, clicking in the dark forest, and getting closer and closer.
Reina took a deep breath and adjusted her breath. She looked at the grass more than ten meters away. There was movement there. There was something there!
"who?"
Reina shouted loudly, and suddenly a ball of fire appeared in front of her, and it was still spinning rapidly.
A dim light suddenly lit up, and an old man in his sixties or seventies appeared in front of Reina holding a lantern.
Her silver-white hair and wrinkled face gave Reina a feeling of déjà vu. The old man looked cold and unfriendly.
"Human? In a place like this?"
Reina was a little confused. She didn't remember that she had seen this old man before, but she only knew that her face was somewhat familiar.
The old man came to Linnai's side. She was holding an ancient lantern in her right hand, and the pale yellow light shone on Linnai's face.
"Are you hurt?"
She suddenly asked,
Reina shook her head. She looked at Mr. Ball beside him. Mr. Ball was silent. Generally speaking, it would say something, such as great, finally saved. But it didn't, but
He stood there without saying a word, like a stone.
It proves that it is restricted by the precepts, which means that she must have seen this old woman before, and she was still with that person.
The old woman helped Reina up and took her towards the forest. Strangely, they were not attacked by monsters along the way.
Soon after, the old man brought Reina to two houses, a large luxurious house and a small house that looked a little depressed.
The old man took Reina into the big house. As soon as he entered the room, he saw herbs collected from the forest hanging above his head. She asked Reina to sit on a comfortable chair, and then made a cup of hot tea.
"Do you still remember me?"
The old woman suddenly asked.
Reina held the cup and shook her head with a livid face. The other party seemed to see that she had lost her memory. But since the other party asked that, she must have known her before!
"Excuse me, have I been here before? Was there anyone else with me at the time? What did he look like?"
Rena asked hurriedly.
The old woman smiled a little sarcastically, which made Reina a little uneasy.
"Let's rest here for a few days."
She just said this and walked out.
There were several plates of simple food on the dining table, including pumpkin porridge, dried rabbit meat, wild vegetables and bread. Mr. Ball carried a piece of firewood and put it into the fireplace. The fire from the fireplace shone on the dining table, making people feel warm.
"What about those people on the mountain?"
The old man asked suddenly. She kept silent about the man.
"fine."
Reina replied that she didn't know what the other party wanted to know.
"It's good, hum, it's good, then why do you want to leave?"
The old woman suddenly seemed angry. Reina didn't know what she said wrong. Didn't she like the Gaoshan tribe? Then, since she was from the Gaoshan tribe, would she also hate herself?
"I wanted to know who he was, why he left me there, and what happened in the past."
Rena replied.
The old man suddenly stopped talking again, and the two of them finished the meal in silence.
In the evening, the old woman boiled some hot water for Reina and asked her to take a bath. She didn't know what she put in the bath water. Reina only felt a little bit of pain all over her body, but after washing, she felt much more relaxed.
The next morning, she wanted to continue on her way, but she heard the old man's voice coming from behind.
"I saved you, and you're going to leave so ungratefully?"
Hearing this, Reina stopped and slowly put down her baggage. She wanted to give something to the old man as a thank you gift, but he didn't want anything. In desperation, she took off the silver bracelet.
However, the old man turned cold on the spot and cursed: "Put it on quickly! I don't want your things. If you have any conscience, just stay and work for me for a few days."
Reina sighed, she finally stayed and worked obediently for this eccentric old man.
Mr. Ball stood there, thinking that this old man was a little strange. How did she survive alone in such a place full of monsters? And why didn't the monsters in the forest dare to approach her?
At the beginning of the period, she didn't take it to heart, but as the days passed, Reina spent a week in this ordinary pastoral life, but she still had no intention of leaving.
"Little princess, should we leave?"
While sleeping, Mr. Ball asked.
Reina was sleeping on the bed and seemed a little tired. She went out with the old man to collect food or herbs every day. When she came back, she helped cook, chop firewood, and process herbs.
"Let's talk tomorrow."
Rena replied lazily, then turned over and fell asleep immediately.
However, she seemed to have forgotten such a thing the next day and continued her fulfilling daily life, busy preparing to survive the winter.
The old man had a big vat at home, and she stored all the food here. According to her, this was food to get through the winter.
"Let's fill this with food and go."
Reina changed her words again.
This makes Mr. Ball very uneasy. You know, the last time they came was a few months ago. Can an autumn last that long?
It began to doubt, and Rena began to feel strange. She had been tentatively asking about the man in the past, but now she kept silent.
After several days, Mr. Ball finally couldn't bear it anymore. He quietly came to the stone house and came to the big vat. He opened the wooden lid on the big vat, and suddenly he was stunned.
At this moment, a figure appeared behind it. With a gentle push, Mr. Ball fell into the vat with a thud, and there was an echo from inside.
That's not a big tank, it's an ancient well with no bottom.