Shadow Covenant

Chapter 191 "The Lost Temple"

When the sound enough to startle all the birds inhabiting the temporary camp was flying outside the reeds, Tesia was leaning on the slightly dry meadow of reed stalks and counting the bright gold coins he just got. The Griffin gold coin issued by the Karl Kingdom attached to the Golden River Valley, but the redbud flower branded on it still made her overjoyed.

One, two, ..., five.

She tirelessly fiddled with the little cutie who was only not much bigger than her thumb. Hearing the crisp metal sound, she felt relaxed from the bottom of her heart.

It seems that with these, all the hustle and bustle outside the reeds can be excluded from my mind.

As for the guards of River Valley City who came to arrest him, Tesia didn't take it seriously and seemed extremely confident.

After all, since the lord can let himself pass through the fog that covers the Golden River Valley, he can also escape the pursuit of Viscount Korn's minions.

Just listen to what he says.

Where there is water, they won't come near!
She kept in mind the regulations in many teachings and strictly followed them. Whether the wet soil wet her precious cotton trousers or messed up her soft and curly long chestnut hair, she never took a step away from the reeds. Listening to the sound of gurgling water, she felt extremely at ease, until the sound of footsteps fell in her ears, she suddenly seemed like a kitten being pinned down by the back of the neck, and her heart immediately seemed to be clenched average.

……

"Don't be afraid, it's me, but can you escape their pursuit by hiding here? Little guy, oh no, little girl."

Woody looked at the short figure who wanted to squeeze himself into the reeds, and teased that he found that the seller he had just traded with was a petite girl with golden curly hair different from Veranduo, who was younger than Veranduo. She was younger, and her complexion was far less fair than hers, with a bit of earthy color, but her sly and agile eyes were almost the same as hers, which made him miss Veranduo and his aunt a little.

They should also be preparing to go to St. Lawrence now.

"Sir, you startled me!"

Tesia, who was too late to put down his hood because of his haste to escape, saw that he was the person he had just traded with, with lingering fear on his face, patted his small chest, and said angrily.

"What's the matter, guilty of being a thief?" Woody is actually in a normal mood now, but seeing the little girl who looks like Willand in front of him, his mood is much happier, and he couldn't help but tease him.

"You're the one with a guilty conscience!" The girl in front of her was like a kitten whose tail had been trampled on, jumping her feet anxiously, and her rebuttal was unprecedentedly strong.

"Then why are you in such a hurry to hide?"

Woody is also idle now, and he doesn't mind digging out some behind-the-scenes stories from the girl in front of him that he didn't know much about in his previous life, to satisfy his inner curiosity at the moment.

"Of course...of course...it's about you!"

The chestnut-haired girl originally wanted to explain, but when her eyes were fixed, she immediately became vigilant, and her tone became extra cautious.

"What's none of my business? Because they bought your medicinal materials, they all came to your door, okay?"

Woody said angrily, and pointed to the direction of the temporary camp, where the guards' reprimands and orders were vaguely heard.

When the cloak girl heard Woody's words, she shrank with guilt.

"That... that... I'm sorry."

"Did they hurt you, sir?"

As she spoke, she also pulled up the brim of the cloak, carefully looking at Woody's face and various parts of his body for the first time.

After all, in her memory, the villagers in Huangshi Town who offended those guards were all beaten terribly, and even lost their lives because of this, because getting involved in such things was their favorite thing to do, and she did not There is no doubt about the authenticity of this matter.

But when she saw that Woody's whole body was intact, she was stunned, but she thought of something.

"Did you give them all the herbs?"

"If it is, then I will give you something to make up for. I have a little more here. If... If you want to withdraw, can you give me some time...I promise, I promise, after they leave, I will Find the same herbal medicine for you."

The girl obviously didn't have much business experience, and before Woody could speak, she easily revealed all her cards.

Before Woody could say the words "They asked me to hand over the things I bought from you!", he was already in a hurry as if Woody was going to blame her on her in the next second.

Seeing that the girl was so anxious, Woody couldn't bear to continue teasing her, so he said patiently.

"No, they didn't seem to want to conflict with me, they just had a brief exchange and then they left."

"Are those minions so easy to talk to?"

The cloaked girl looked a little suspicious, but Woody insisted on this statement, and he had no other injuries, so it seemed that there was no conflict.

She could only believe it, but she still wasn't completely relieved, instead she hurriedly reminded her.

"Then you have to be more careful. They are with us, and even the birds on the roadside will be taken away by their feathers. They will definitely not let it go..."

The tone is full of certainty and certainty.

Woody was a little curious about what kind of experience it was that made a little girl under fifteen years old to have such great malice towards the guards.

Seeing that Woody didn't speak, the little girl thought that Woody was getting scared or worried. In order to dispel the panic in his heart, the girl came to comfort him instead, she said with her pointed chin raised.

"But since you found me and came to this place, it means that you are lucky. Don't worry, follow me. They will definitely not find you. When I send you out of the Golden River Valley, they will not find you. Trouble."

"You don't need to be thankful, just let me apologize for what you did when you were frightened by them just now!"

"..."

"You know them well?"

Looking at the cloaked girl who is so confident, Woody wonders where her confidence comes from.

However, the cloaked girl seemed to be worried, and she didn't tell him her reliance, but simply said "I've dealt with them for a long time." "I'm a local, so I don't know." Apparently Woody could see that she must be hiding a lot from him.

But this is also human nature, Woody was not strong enough to ask her to tell him everything she knew, seeing that she was unwilling to discuss this topic in depth, he decisively changed the topic.

"What happened to River Valley City? I think it was weird when they came to find me."

After all, it is more convenient to ask the locals, but the cloaked girl in front of her obviously has some scruples in this regard.

Woody was helpless, but it was impossible for him to force her to answer, so he could only be patient and take his time, but her expression showed that she still wanted to talk, but the high probability was because she had just met and lacked a sense of security .

And now Woody remembered that he forgot to introduce himself, so he introduced himself briefly.

The girl in the cloak also looked extraordinarily generous.

"My name is Tecia Carl."

"Natesia, you seem to care about money? Is it because of the upcoming elf market?"

Woody got the name of the cloaked girl in front of him, and he stopped beating around the bush. He needed to know more, which would benefit his next actions, not to mention that there was a bronze dragon screaming wildly in his heart.

"Help her, help her!"

"Oh, such a pure soul, the breath of justice and kindness, I haven't felt it for a long time."

"As cool as swallowing a baby shark in midsummer,"

……

When it came to this, Tesia was obviously much less interested. Her eyes were staring blankly at the inconspicuous position among the reeds, without focus, and her tone was not as bold as before. Instead, she became a little hesitant, but she finally nodded and admitted. .

"Yes, I need a sum of money, because my mother is sick, and I need to go to the elf market to buy something that can cure her. I heard that there is a fountain of life there, which can cure all diseases."

When she said these words, her amber eyes were full of longing, but Woody felt something was wrong the more she heard it.

Not to mention whether the group of exiled wood elves have such a precious treasure as the fountain of life, let's say that elves, who are so stingy with humans, can be so generous to strangers, so they won't mess with humans. It's so stiff, not to mention, this thing can't be bought with mere hardware coins.

"Pharmaceuticals that can cure are also available. Anyway, I just want to improve my mother's condition."

As if seeing Woody's frown, Tesia showed a self-deprecating smile and said indifferently.

"What kind of disease?"

Woody vaguely sensed that this illness might be related to the curse he saw from the guard leader today, but he didn't reveal it immediately, but continued to ask.

"I have a headache and weakness at night, and I will pass out in a short time. I can't wake up no matter how I scream, and my body temperature will drop, as if I am dead. I am really...really scared."

Tesia's description of the condition was imprinted in her mind, and she spoke very fluently, but when she talked about the symptoms, her eyes could not help showing fear and panic. Obviously her mother, to her, was like everything. .

She doesn't want to lose!
"Does anyone else in your town have this disease?"

Woody was keenly aware that Tesia had seen similar symptoms. Sure enough, when he asked, Tesia had a look of unbearable expression on his face. Although he didn't admit it, it also made Woody's guess more certain.

"Is it because of River Valley City?"

Woody continued to guess, but Tesia shook his head bluntly.

"It's none of their business. Although the guards in River Valley City didn't treat us well, the law is strict and the lord is not righteous, but the curse and illness have nothing to do with them, because...even the jesters around Viscount Korn himself My relatives also got this disease, or in other words, the residents of the entire Golden River Valley are equal, no one will escape the curse because of their status as nobles or rich people, on the contrary, the probability of them getting it seems to be higher."

"Since this is the case, no one has asked outside for help? For example, ask priests from other city-state temples to help."

Woody thought it was the lord of River Valley City who made the matter, but the girl in front of him swore that it had nothing to do with them, it seems that there is another hidden story behind it.

Seeing Woody thinking, Tesia sighed.

"Stay with me. It's just a while before the elf market. When they leave, I will take you out of the Golden River Valley."

Woody was a little bit dumbfounded for a while, seeing that she had taken the promise seriously, it made him a little helpless, but he didn't have the pleasure of lying all the time, so he could only tell the truth.

"Don't worry, their strength can't shake me and the business group I'm staying with, thank you for your kindness."

"The main purpose of my coming here is to see what help you need. Your herbs are all fresh and their properties are well preserved."

Seeing that Tesia still didn't believe it, Woody could only helplessly point to the direction he was in just now.

"Did you hear the sound just now? I made it. I knocked down one of their guard leaders. They are probably lying on the bed and screaming."

"The leader of the guard?"

"It's the tall and thin one. He likes to expose half of his armor. He has no beard on his chin and thin cheeks. He should be less than 1 meters tall."

Woody described it casually, but unexpectedly, Tesia showed a very surprised expression, she said in surprise.

"You defeated Silver Knight Russ?"

"The one who rides the black horse is also called the silver knight?"

A black line of probability appeared on Woody's forehead. Except for the bright silver armor, Woody couldn't associate this nickname with it.

"That's because Ruth has long silver hair. It is said that his ancestors have noble blood. Not long ago, he was eating in the mud like us. My mother said that when he was hungry, he came to our house to get potatoes."

Tesia said this with a look of disdain, obviously condemning Ruth for forcibly adding noble blood to his ancestors and his ungrateful behavior.

"Wait, what did you say?"

Woody seized on the information point.

"Russ wasn't a knight not long ago, but he just became a guard recently?"

"That's right, it was just three months ago. At that time, he was still doing nothing in the town, and he knew to peek at Aunt Jenny every day..."

The child spoke indiscriminately, basically shaking off all the things Ruth had done in Yellowstone Town.

Woody was also lost in thought when he heard these words.

If it is true what Tesia said, then being able to raise a little gangster to a fighter with a challenge level of at least 5, and a professional with the ability to cast spells, this ability is definitely not something that ordinary people can bestow.

In Asenland, the thing that can give ordinary people the ability to cast spells is either through learning and mastering the method of casting spells, like druids, resonating with nature, and gaining the authority to cast spells.

Or with the help of the gods, enter their exclusive channel and cast spells according to their contribution and piety level.

Looking at Cohen's situation, the probability is the latter.

That is, with respect to God.

Well, this made Woody recall the hidden copy hidden in the Golden River Valley in his previous life.

"The Lost Temple."

Challenge level 10.

(End of this chapter)