After the Legend Chapter 30: Winter goes to spring
Lucien frowned deeply. He has always been cold, and it is rare to have such an obvious expression. The male elf who spoke kindly behind him said: "The two mercenaries both confessed that they were told that the elves have a history of tens of thousands of years and that they have accumulated countless treasures, not only gold and precious stones. , and the ancient artifacts, as long as they get a small part of them, they are enough to enjoy them for a lifetime. They were only half-trusted, but just before the half-elves were about to drive them away, they accidentally discovered the spar hidden by Ludlow. "
"Spar?" Xiao Tianjian asked.
"I know that." Old Joe explained, "Ever since the establishment of Phantom Town, human adventurers have come every year to get the herbs or animals in the elf forest. As long as it is not too much, we will agree. , but ask them to exchange all kinds of magic spar. Those spar are used to strengthen the power of weapons to deal with monsters in the snow field. Once the magic power is exhausted, they become useless gems. The elves are not interested in these , they were thrown away as toys for the children. The little prince liked the color of those spar stones, so he collected more than others."
Xiao Tianjian felt that his son's hobby was a bit like himself, but he still couldn't understand: "Even if the child collects a few abandoned spar, it doesn't mean that there is treasure in the elf forest? Isn't that something given by humans? ?"
The kind elf sighed: "But the mercenaries don't know, they only think that a child can have so many gems, which shows how rich the elves are, so they simply kidnapped the children. When they are hostages, they want them to lead the way. Little Luella wanted to warn her, but they killed her."
Xiao Tianjian's face was a little ugly, and it was possible that it was his son who had been killed. The elves do not love treasures, but are only interested in plants and elegant art. After those spar stones lose their magic power, they are no different from toys to them, but they become the source of trouble. "Who is it that spread the rumor?!" He asked through gritted teeth.
"No matter who it is, it's not good intentions." Lucien opened his mouth coldly, he took out a tattered parchment and threw it to Xiao Tianjian, "This is the so-called so-called found on those humans. Treasure map, if they find the place, it will be a disaster for us elves."
Xiao Tianjian took a closer look at the drawing. The drawing was very old, and there were traces of moths on it. The lines on the drawing were obviously the plan of the elf forest. There were three red Xs on it, which marked the word treasure, and the two Xs were respectively It is the location of the two World Trees in the Elf King City and the Elf Station. He is not quite sure about the location of the third X, but he vaguely remembers that Fonoya once mentioned that there used to be a fountain of life in that area, but it dried up a hundred years ago. .
Besides the three Xs, it is indicated that the things are buried underground. If those uninformed mercenaries really find the World Tree and dig its foundation, it is tantamount to shaking the foundation of the survival of the elves.
"Who the **** made the treasure map? What are they planning?!" Xiao Tianjian was sure that those people must be detrimental to the elves. Suddenly, he remembered something, "This kind of thing? How many pictures are there? How many people know about this rumor? Did those mercenaries confess?"
Lucien took back the blueprint: "They didn't tell anyone else, but it's unclear if anyone else knows about it. I'm going to report the matter to the queen immediately and leave." After that, he told his men to take Ludlow, and After escorting two mercenaries, he led all the elves to retreat
Xiao Tianjian watched them take away his son. In a hurry, he got up to chase, but was pushed back by Lao Qiao: "Are you crazy?! Do you want these legs? Or do you imagine me too? Be a cripple?!"
Xiao Tianjian hurriedly said: "It's fine, it's just a pain, I'm already fine."
"You idiot! Who said it's already healed? That's a holy medicine, not a magic medicine. It can only minimize the injury, and it needs good conditioning to heal. You've been tired for a few days before your injury is healed. If you don't rest well, this injury will not be cured!" Lao Qiao restrained him hard, carefully checked the injury on his foot, and only pressed a little forcefully, Xiao Tianjian was speechless in pain, Lao Qiao saw this, He called a few half-elves to find an herbal medicine, chewed it and put it on his wound, and he couldn't help crying out in pain.
Old Qiao snorted coldly, "You brought it on yourself. Now there is no holy medicine for you to drink. If you don't want to become crippled, don't move!" After saying that, he tore off a few strips of cloth to wrap Xiao Tianjian's legs, and chopped them off again. He used a few branches as splints, and asked several half-elves to work together to carry him back to the tree house.
Ming Na stayed in the tree house and waited. Seeing several uncles carrying grandpa back, both of them were startled. Xiao Tianjian and Lao Qiao were surprised that Ming Na had lost a lot of weight, while Ming Na was frightened by grandfather's tragic state and couldn't help but ask: "What happened to grandpa? Is he injured? Has Xiao La rescued him yet?"
The half-elves worked together to put Xiao Tianjian on the bed. The latter was so painful that his teeth cracked, and Lao Qiao replied for him: "The little prince is fine, the elves took him back to the royal city. Your grandfather was hurt again. Legs, this time is very serious, you must not touch him." Ming Na nodded quickly, avoiding Xiao Tianjian three feet away, seeing him crying and laughing: "It's not that exaggerated... Go and boil some hot water for me to drink, you are thirsty. .”
Ming Na went out the door in response. She is now very skilled at boiling water. She even threw a fruit into the water and boiled it very innovatively. sleepy.
Sick people should sleep well. This is the experience she got from her parents, nanny, housekeeper and other people when she was sick since childhood.
When they entered the house with the pot in their hands, most of the half-elves left, leaving only Old Joe. Xiao Tianjian drank the water, and soon felt sleepy, and immediately became vigilant: "Ming Na, what did you put in this water?"
Ming Na replied: "It's a kind of green fruit, small and fragrant. Grandpa, go to sleep, just wake up." As she spoke, she gently patted Grandpa's shoulder, Kind of like coaxing a child.
Xiao Tianjian couldn't help laughing and crying: "You child, who taught you to cook this kind of water? Where did the fruit come from?" When he knew that it was picked from a nearby tree, he was very helpless: "I'm not called the elf. Did they bring you food? Don't they bring enough food? Why are you picking fruit? And made...this...this kind of fruit soup?"
Ming Na stuck her tongue out: "I'm so bored, and I have nothing else to do. All they bring are fruits, and I eat them coldly. It's very uncomfortable. I have to boil hot water and drink it, thinking , if you throw the fruit into the boil, what will it taste like? I tried many kinds of fruit, and the fruit they sent didn't taste good after cooking, so I looked for other fruit, and the result was only this kind of boiled water Delicious."
After listening to his words, Old Qiao immediately got up and searched the house, and found a dozen or so different colored fruits in a large pottery bowl with a missing mouth. Nadao: "Ming Na, didn't your grandfather teach you that you can eat every kind of fruit? Have you eaten all of them?"
Ming Na hurriedly shook her head: "I just picked it yesterday, and I haven't eaten it yet." Blinking her eyes, she asked carefully, "Uncle Qiao, can't these be eaten?"
"At least two are poisonous." Lao Qiao picked out seven or eight of them, "Some will paralyze the body, others are fine, but the taste will not be very good, it just smells sweet. ." He suddenly narrowed his eyes and picked up a red fruit, which looked similar to the other red fruit, but smaller in size: "I actually let you find this! This looks very similar to a cherry, But people will laugh more and more when they eat it. The more they eat, the longer they laugh. This kind of fruit has always been found only in the east of the Elf Forest, and I didn’t expect to see it here.”
Although Ming Na found it interesting, she also knew that she almost ate something she couldn't eat, and she was a little scared: "I don't know... By the way, I caught two fish from the water to make soup a few days ago. Drink, it hurts to death at night. Are those fish poisonous too?"
Old Qiao stared at her blankly, then turned to look at Xiao Tianjian, speechless. The latter smiled bitterly: "Ming Na, the kind of fish in the river... you can eat it, but you need to remove the bones, and one fish can make a big pot of soup. Did you throw the fish and the bones together?" The little granddaughter He doesn't have the ability to kill fish for bones, he knows this very well.
Ming Na bowed her head and twisted her hands. She finally knew that she had eaten the wrong thing, and she couldn't help being a little discouraged. She thought she was very powerful.
Old Qiao looked at her sternly and said: "Fortunately, I found out early this time, otherwise if you really eat all these fruits, no one will be able to save you. You can't eat casually in the future, not all You can eat anything delicious, you know?"
Minna nodded quickly to be taught. Xiao Tianjian looked a little unbearable, so he comforted: "Actually, it's not that exaggerated. For example, if you eat that kind of fish, although you will have a stomachache, your body will become very warm, and you will not be afraid of cold even in winter."
Ming Na looked at him curiously and was about to ask for more details, but was interrupted by Old Qiao: "Don't teach bad children, the power of that kind of fish is not something a child can bear, if it weren't for her in the little prince I ate a lot of fruits with water and wind elements, which stabilized the toxicity of the fish bones, do you think she can survive it?"
His attitude was very strict, and Xiao Tianjian couldn't say anything more, and soon fell asleep under the combined effect of his coercion and the fruit soup. Under the leadership of Lao Qiao, Ming Na began to learn about various plants, fruits and animals.
Because Xiao Tianjian was inconvenient to move, and Ming Na was young and ignorant, Lao Qiao handed over the inn to Leif and stayed in the tree house to take care of the two grandchildren's daily life, in addition to preparing meals for them and replacing Xiao Tianjian Besides medicine, it also taught Ming Na a lot of things.
Ming Na's life was very fulfilling. Not only did she learn a lot of interesting new knowledge, but she also restarted the practice of magic, potion and light art. However, when she was busy, she occasionally wondered when she would be able to return. When I see Grandpa Marshall at home, when can I go to my parents, and why Xiaola hasn't come to see her.
Not only did Ludlow not come, but even the elves didn't send anyone over. The food and medicine for the tree house were all sent by the half-elves from Phantom Town. Xiao Tianjian was also muttering in his heart. Although he failed to rescue the three children safely, his wife was too ruthless, right?
Perhaps he heard his heart, and soon, Fnoya came with Ludlow, along with Lucien and two other elf guards, but they stayed outside the house and didn't come in. Lao Qiao knew that the old friend's family must have something to say, so he quietly went out.
As soon as Mingna saw Ludlow, she rushed over happily: "Xiao La, you are finally here, I miss you, aren't you all right? Why haven't you come to play with me for so long?"
Ludlow took a peek at his mother before smiling at Minna and whispered, "This is not the time to play." Minna looked at him incomprehensibly, but he refused to speak.
Xiao Tianjian looked at his son, a little excited: "Xiao La, you...you know who I am?" Ludlow's face flushed, and he glared at Ming Na, who felt even more strange.
Fnoya nodded to her son: "Let's go out and play, I have something to tell... Tell Xiao." Ludlow peeked at Xiao Tianjian, and then took Ming Na out the door. Xiao Tianjian reluctantly watched his son's back disappear outside the door, then turned to look at Fonoya: "What's the matter?" His wife's expression was too calm, and he had an ominous premonition.
Fnoya just asked lightly: "I heard Joe say that your leg injury is very serious. You have to rest for a few months, and you may have to spend the winter here, right?"
Xiao Tianjian hurriedly said: "Don't listen to him, it's actually not that serious." As soon as he finished speaking, he regretted it again, doesn't this mean that he will be able to leave soon?
Fu Nuoya didn't say anything, just took out a wooden bottle: "This is a special medicine made by our clan, it is very helpful for your injury, you can drink it back." Xiao Tianjian is happily planning to take it The bottle, but Fonoya put the bottle on the table, and sat down on a chair two meters away from the bed: "You saved the child's injury, you helped us exterminate the monsters in the snow field before, and you will never again. What do you owe us. You can rest assured here to recover from your injuries, leave when you are healed, and don't come back in the future."
Xiao Tianjian was stunned: "What do you mean?! Can't I even come back to see the children? Why are you so heartless when it comes to husband and wife?!"
"This has nothing to do with feelings." Fonoya still looked indifferent, but her brows were no longer worried, "Mother has decided to close the elf forest and refuse all human beings to enter. The proposal to open is just to give the half-elves a place to live. Now, the half-elves who are willing to come back are all back, and the others are greedy for the prosperity of the human world and are not willing to live a dull life. Before winter, we will set up defenses to the north of the royal city to prevent the invasion of monsters. In the future, we will no longer need the spar. Closing the forest is better for the elves.”
Xiao Tianjian stared at her closely: "Is it because of the rumor about the treasure? Just find the source and destroy it. If the forest is closed, how do you know who is plotting against you?! Are you willing? If someone died, don't you want to find out the culprit and take revenge?!"
Fnoya was unmoved: "No matter who spread the rumors, as long as no one can enter the Elf Forest, what harm can it do to us? We will not go outside, we are not interested in fighting. "
"What if I could help you find out the truth? I don't ask you to open up, as long as you allow me to come back occasionally..."
"Xiao." Fnoya interrupted him, looking at him, "Humanity's hopes are endless. Don't forget, what did you promise that day? I won't blame you anymore, and neither will you. Don't get tangled up anymore."
Xiao Tianjian was stunned for a while, with a wry smile on his face. Yes, he has clearly made up his mind, why does he want to go back on it now?
Fnoya stood up: "Today I will bring the child to see you again, and I won't come again in the future. You can take care of your injuries, I hope you... get well soon." After speaking, she turned and left.
"Fu Nuoya." Xiao Tianjian stopped his wife, this may be the last time, "Is it really impossible for us?"
Fnoya didn't look back: "From the beginning, we shouldn't be together. We've decided to leave, don't regret it."
Xiao Tianjian leaned weakly against the back of the bed and watched his wife go away. He knew that although Fonoya had a gentle personality, once she made up her mind, she would not change it. Just like when she insisted on marrying herself, even if the Elf Queen deprived her of her right to the throne, she would not give in. Today, she will make this decision. It seems that the fate of their husband and wife is really coming to an end.
Minna kept talking to Ludlow outside the house, but the other party was very reticent, looking into the room from time to time, and answering Minna's questions without a word. Minna asked for a long time, only to know that the entire elves were praying for the dead elves, and that Ludlow was currently living in a cave near the royal city.
Funoa took her son away soon after she came out. Minna was a little flustered and kept calling Xiao La's name~IndoMTL.com~ but Ludlow just turned around and waved at her without saying anything.
Back in the house, Ming Na called him carefully a few times when she saw Grandpa's face blank. Xiao Tianjian woke up and patted his granddaughter's head with a wry smile: "Is this a retribution?"
He has been very silent since then, often in a daze, wondering what to think. Ming Na followed Lao Qiao to learn things, and occasionally asked him about things he didn't understand in martial arts, and he was also a little absent-minded.
Ming Na didn't understand what was going on. Ever since Xiaola left that day, she has never been here again, and she hasn't been here all autumn. I asked Grandpa, Grandpa just smiled wryly, and when I asked Lao Qiao, Lao Qiao said sigh. When the first snow came, she finally gave up and accepted the fact that her new friend and uncle would never come to her again.
The winter is very cold, there are strong snowstorms almost every day, the surrounding of the tree house is white, the water in the creek is completely frozen, and they have to break the ice to boil the water. Since it was no longer possible to make a fire outside the house, and the fire inside the house was also not allowed, Xiao Tianjian took out a copper stove and charcoal made by a dwarf from the ring, and used it to heat and cook.
Minna has grown numb to his magical ring.
Even if there is charcoal, the amount is limited, so Ming Na begged Lao Qiao for a long time before convincing him to make an exception to make fish soup. The elves no longer send food over, and the food supplies from Phantom Town have been changed from once every two days to once every five days, and sometimes they even run out of food due to heavy snowstorms. Minna had the hardest winter of her life.
By the time the winter passed, Xiao Tianjian's injury was completely healed. He stretched his muscles and walked towards the Elf City for a long time, then came back and said to his granddaughter with a smile: "Mina, let's get out of here, okay?"
(I can finally leave...)
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