Shadow Covenant

Chapter 208 "Leaving"

dong dong dong.

As the footsteps stopped, a slow and rhythmic knock sounded outside the door of the blacksmith shop. Woody walked to the door one step faster than the blacksmith Kafeiman, and quickly put down the latch on the door panel, followed by the outside world. Sunlight streamed out from the enlarged gap, and three figures appeared in front of the two of them.

Woody was also slightly taken aback, but seeing that the extra person was a middle-aged woman who was much older than him and Cecil, wearing the most common peasant women's attire, he knew who she was, Tesia's Mother.

At this time, she had a warm but timid smile on her face, and she was half a step back from Cecil. The frown that seemed to have been cut by the sharp knife of life had been weather-beaten. huddled together.

"It's here."

"It's here."

When he opened the door, he also heard her chanting.

"Woody."

At this time, half of Cecil's side face was bathed in the sun, and even the faint down on the white and tender skin reflected a golden luster that was not dazzling but moving.

"How's it going?"

she asked.

"all the best."

Woody opened the door, and then used the bolt that fixed the door to brace it on the ground to prevent it from creaking due to the wind. On the other hand, he didn't need to do it. The first time Tesia saw him, Since then, he has shared another job with him. The little girl has sex with a doorknob that is taller than her, and forcefully hits the groove, like a hard-working ant.

Woody withdrew his gaze, put his eyes on the stiff woman behind Cecil, and said hello.

"You are Tecia's mother, right? I'm Woody."

"I know you from Tesia, Master Woody, thank you...thank you for helping Tesia...Gods...I really don't know what to say." The middle-aged woman was uneasy Rubbing the apron that had not been taken off at the waist, he raised and raised his big rough hands with black dirt in his nails, and finally put them down, turning into gratitude in those amber-shaped pupils that were the same as Tecia's, but much muddied. Light.

She was clearly incoherent, but Woody didn't mind, he smiled, his voice soft and friendly.

"Okay, it's okay, isn't this the best ending? Your illness has been cured, and your daughter has returned safely. I will tell the guards. The order to arrest her will be cancelled soon."

Woody naturally understood where the uneasiness in the mother's eyes came from before. Naturally, it was an unresolved wanted issue. This kind of thing is naturally not a problem for Woody, and if he wants to leave the Golden River Valley, then he must Conflict with local forces, at least the spirit of nature pretending to be Viscount Korn will not let it go.

After solving him, Tesia's problem will naturally not be taken care of by anyone.

In the final analysis, it is not a big deal, but because of Tecia's special physical fitness, she has become a pawn in the competition between the two sides. In terms of conspiracy theory, Woody thinks that the source of the curse on this mother may be caused by the previous viscount. The purpose of this is to actively lure Tesia to leave her familiar hometown and go to the distant foothills to find the elixir to save her mother.

"That's good, that's good. I really don't know how to thank you. Come to my house for lunch. There are two chickens and a sheep at home. The sheep here are much more delicious than those in the city. They are free-range. On the cliff, the meat is very tender. Several masters wanted to buy it before, but I didn’t sell it. I originally planned to wait for Tesia to grow up and use it to send her to the city as a noble maid, but now it seems that it should not be possible. gone."

Under the gentle breeze, the woman's babbling seemed a bit far away, and Woody recalled the past for a while. At that time, his mother seemed to be so fond of babbling, and she had her own plan, but The inner emotion does not affect the apology on Woody's face.

"Thank you ma'am, we have something to do later, so we won't go to eat. When everything is over, I will bring her over to eat your meal, okay?"

"It's okay, it's okay, just remember to come here when the time comes, I'll wait for you here, it's okay, now with the potion you gave me, the physical discomfort before has all gone away."

Woody's serious and sincere answer naturally made the slightly disappointed peasant woman flustered again, shaking her head while waving her hands, as if it was the first time she met someone who expressed apology to her, and the gratitude in her eyes, the tone of her voice The cramps in the room and the discomfort of not knowing how to place her hands and feet made her look a little funny but sincere.

"I am so sorry."

After finishing speaking, Woody talked to Cecil who was curious about the scattered iron accessories in the blacksmith shop.

"Let me introduce someone to you."

"This is blacksmith Kaverman, and also our next companion." He pointed to the thin figure who also walked out of it.

"companion?"

Cecil put down a round piece of heavy metal that seemed to be some kind of mosaic, and looked at Woody in surprise.

She didn't say this before, she thought it was just a simple investigation, but she didn't say that more people would come in, but when she saw the figure gradually appearing behind Woody, her surprise turned into surprise.

Seeing this figure, which was even thinner than Xi'an's mother, gradually walk out of the sun, what impressed Cecil the most was not his fully armed equipment and the eye-catching giant bow, nor was it that although he was old, Sparse white hair stubbornly broke free from the dark and dry scalp.

It was his eyes.

Those are a pair of brown eyes with the same hair as most southerners, but they are more wild than human beings, which makes people feel intimidated, and when these eyes are projected on him, Cecil keenly feels that he is being overwhelmed. Staring at something, like an eagle soaring in the sky, feeling uncomfortable all over.

"Her name is Cecil, and she is the leader of a business group. This time, it was mainly because the caravan was stranded in the Golden River Valley that she had no choice but to come out with me to find the reason."

"Oh."

The morning sun was also very dazzling. It was the first time for Kafferman to walk out of the store at this point. After knowing that the girl in front of him might be a spellcaster, he didn't seem too restrained, but said very relaxedly.

"Is that related to the Jingsong Forest you mentioned?"

"From Cohen's mouth, it is true."

Woody immediately pushed the blame and the reason to the Viscount.

"Little Cohen? He should be the lord here?"

Kafferman is obviously not the kind of hermit who really bury his head deep in the mountains and doesn't ask about things outside the window. He still has some understanding of the names of the local lords.

"Yes."

Woody nodded. In order to make Kaverman more aware of the current situation, he simply used a few words to summarize the current situation, as well as the reasons and consequences of their coming here.

And the ins and outs of this also made Tesia, who knew so much for the first time, and hugged her mother, Tesia was shocked, although after that day, she knew that the old man who gave her the amulet might be a bad person , to use her to achieve something, but this is the first time he knows that his true identity is actually the lord here, and what is even more shocking is that the current Viscount Korn is actually his substitute, a natural The spirit takes the place that belongs to the master.

Tesia's mother was even more distressed that her daughter was involved in these disputes. She kept touching her forehead and kissing her. In the middle, can she still save her mother?

This made her couldn't help crying, not to mention the fear of the mother and daughter, although it was not the first time Cecil had heard of this, but looking at Woody who was talking in front of the old man, his eyes still couldn't help revealing Show a different look.

"It's probably like this. If you want to know more about the current situation, you probably won't know until you arrive in the forest."

Woody licked his slightly dry lips, swallowed, with a relaxed expression.

"Don't worry, I also asked Cohen about the situation there, and the information he told me should not be false."

"I've been to Jingsong Forest several times. It's nothing but how do you know there is a demiplane there?"

Kafferman casually asked this question that had been lingering in his mind for a long time at this appropriate time. He was still quite uneasy about the whereabouts of his wife.

"This, I felt it from the gray fog here."

"Grey fog?"

"Accurately, in the mouth of the mage, it should be called the dimensional fog."

Woody corrected himself, and looked at the sky above the town. At this time, the pale gold of the clouds had gradually faded, and he could see the blue and white intersecting, broken sky between the undulating mountains.

Although he didn't understand what the dimensional fog was, it didn't prevent Kaverman from capturing important information.

"Then you are saying that this dimensional fog comes from that plane?"

"If nothing else, yes."

Woody nodded, then continued.

"I knew the timing of the birth of the mist from Cohen's mouth, and I already guessed that it might be that the mist that does not belong to this plane is intertwined with reality, which will form a myth that makes people unable to leave this place. Therefore, if we want to really solve this problem, we still have to go to Take a look at that plane."

What is said inside is of course true. The mist was originally used to protect the Lost Temple from being peeped by outsiders. It is also a natural protective cover to prevent others from disturbing the Feathered Serpent God Balukalya. For the residents inside the barrier, It is a cage and curse in another sense.

"Then my wife..."

"If nothing else happens..."

With the memories of his previous life, although Woody can be 100% sure that his wife Ruiya is in the Lost Temple, it is still difficult to make too many decisions without grounds, and he has long been used to doing everything and answering. Give yourself some leeway.

"Well, shall we go now?"

The blacksmith Kaverman, who got the answer from Woody again, was obviously in a lot of high spirits, or he was already high in spirits, but now he seemed more energetic, to use a kind of mimicry to describe it, that is.

The fire is burning hotter.

Although I don't know what firewood is used, it doesn't prevent Woody from reminding me kindly.

"Even if we start, the journey is quite long, you should rest more."

Even if there is no information about Cohen, a local, Woody, who has been to the Golden River Valley in his previous life, naturally knows that if they want to reach Jingsong Forest on the way, they must not only pass through the Great Rift Valley that cuts off the river that runs through the East and West, but also have to go through In River Valley City, even if we set off now, we still have at least two days and one night to reach Jingsong Forest, and we can only see the outline of the forest in the morning of the day after tomorrow. This is still the case of riding a horse.

However, camping is also considered. If you don't rest, it may be faster, but as a senior adventurer, Woody naturally does not recommend taking a tired body to challenge the Lost Temple, which was not low in the previous life.

Kafferman heard Woody's implication. He was afraid that he would be so energetic now that he might not be able to supply energy and blood when he arrived at the temple later. However, regarding the worry of the black-haired young man, the blacksmith smiled and waved his hands.

"Young man, don't worry about my body. I can hold on now, and I haven't been active for a long time. I need to warm up."

The words are playful and brisk, which makes people can't help dispelling the worries in their hearts.

Woody took a look at his expression, and felt relieved. Although he didn't know how he was still energetic at the age of 80 or [-], he could guess that it must have something to do with his animal companions. relation.

He remembered that this animal companion seemed to be a mutated petrified lizard, resting in the deserted mines behind the town all year round, feeding on unearthed ores.

If there is a shared specialty, then it makes sense that Kaverman is full of energy now. After all, the petrified lizard, as a magical beast, is a bit like a tortoise in terms of lifespan and energy, or the caster is creating When the petrified lizard was transformed, it added the characteristics of a turtle to it. Apart from eating, it usually spends most of its time resting in its nest, and if necessary, it can sleep without closing its eyes for days and nights, while still being full of energy.

"Then we can rest assured, you will leave here in a carriage with us later?"

It is meaningless to stay in Yellowstone Town any longer, Cecil answered Kaverman's joke for Woody, and even offered to invite him.

But in exchange for Kafferman's shaking his head.

"When are you going to set off, just tell me when the time comes, and I will catch up soon."

Obviously, his character is not very ostentatious, and he doesn't want such an age to attract too much unnecessary attention. Of course, Woody suspects that he brought his animal companions, which may make the residents of the town panic. , bringing unnecessary troubles to his next life of seclusion.

"That's fine too."

Cecil was not annoyed by Kaverman's refusal. After getting the answer, he turned to look at Woody and signaled him when to leave. After all, all the things to be done now have been done.

"Let's go now."

"Tesia, you don't have to follow, just stay with your mother."

Woody turned his head to look at the mother and daughter who were reluctant to part, and smiled.

"what?"

Tesia was a little puzzled, because at the beginning Woody had agreed to take her away and go to Jingsong Forest together, so why did he suddenly change his mind.

But Woody naturally knew that it was not a change of mind, but that it didn't matter whether Tesia went or not. She couldn't help Woody solve anything. The most likely thing was her existence. The Lost Temple's attitude towards them at the beginning might It will be better, after all, Tesia is a man of destiny who came to this world with the gift of Feathered Serpent God.

But just think about it.

An old man of seven or eighty years old seems to be able to play this role.

(End of this chapter)