Become a martial girl

Chapter 172

As soon as they saw the haggard priest who was still coughing, several people from the villagers rushed forward, as if they wanted to help him.But the priest waved his hand lightly, rejecting the kindness of the villagers.Coughing, he approached Mengdie and the others. After looking at Mengdie, he said, "Everyone, please...cough... calm down. Although they are not the wolf slaughter group sent by His Majesty, they have my letter of recommendation I believe... ahem... sooner or later, His Majesty will send troops to solve your serious problems."

The old priest kept coughing, and it seemed that every word he uttered would cause him the pain of suffocation.Unexpectedly, the surrounding villagers seemed to listen to the words of the great sage Father Cotton, and the anger on his face gradually turned into piety, and they retreated to the surroundings.

"Hugh, who is this?" Mengdie asked softly.

Xio also replied softly: "This? This is Father Cotton, who is known as the great sage of the world, the chief priest of the Metropolitan Church, the only clergyman and magician who is allowed to enter and leave the throne room and participate in political affairs in the Luwell Empire. The old man has been wandering around the world for decades, relying on a special magical power to transfer people's illnesses to himself, thereby saving the world. Because of the frequent use of this power, his body He was also gradually entangled by illness and suffering. In short, for the world, this is a great priest who gave up his own body to save others. Therefore, he is called a sage."

Mengdie let out an "oh" and began to carefully look at the old man in front of him.His body did look weak, and there was hardly any blood on his haggard and pale face.But facing every villager, he will put a generous smile on his face, giving people confidence and hope.

After appeasing the villagers, Father Cotton stretched out his hand to Mengdie... No, he didn't reach out to Mengdie, but to the old lady Gruma behind Mengdie.

"Children of the Goddess, please do not be afraid. No one can hurt you."

Mengdie hesitated for a moment, but stepped aside.Granny Gruma, who was behind her, looked at Father Cotton who was reaching out to her, clasped her hands excitedly, and knelt down on the ground.Tears of joy flowed from old eyes.

After some reassurance, the old lady stood up.At the same time, Father Cotton also asked the surrounding villagers to disperse.At the kind invitation of Grandma Gruma, the four of Mengdie and Father Cotton were all invited to walk to the old man's house.Although some of the villagers approached to invite Father Cotton, they were still rejected by him.

Granny Gruma's house is located at the westernmost end of the village.Standing in front of her house and looking west, you can see a vast and boundless forest in the distance.If you take a closer look, you can see countless bloodstains spreading along the village to the dark forest.Needless to say, it must have been left behind by people or animals who had been dragged abruptly into the forest.

Mengdie looked at the bloodstains that had not been buried by the dust, and sighed slightly.After Edward's greeting, she followed the crowd and entered the old woman's dilapidated house.

At first glance, Mengdie could only use the word "scary" to describe this room.On the walls, on the wooden cabinets, on the beds, there are those horrible wolf paw prints everywhere.Just based on these paw prints, one can roughly imagine what kind of mental torture this old woman experienced every night.If the old woman hadn't shown Mengdie the hidden underground storage room under her bed, it would be hard to imagine how this old man survived until now.

"Come on, everyone, please sit down, please sit down. I'm going to boil water now."

Granny Gruma was very excited when guests came to the house.She bent down, carrying the kettle, to shake up the little water in the tank.In the eyes of Meng Die, such a figure is really unbearable.She stood up, took the kettle and ladle from the old man, smiled and pressed her on her seat.Then she took a little water from it, boiled two cups, and put them in front of the old woman and Father Cotton respectively.

"Come on, mother-in-law, you were wronged just now, now drink some hot water to calm down."

Where did Grandma Gruma think that Mengdie didn't burn the water for the four of them at all?The old man stood up immediately anxiously, wanting to speak.But Mengdie had already picked up her glass of water, blown off some heat, and handed it to her respectfully.

Unable to resist, Granny Gruma could only sit down slowly, took a sip of the water that Mengdie handed over to her.The warm feeling made her tears flow again uncontrollably.But Father Cotton next to him was completely aware of all this.His head, without everyone noticing, nodded lightly.

After Mengdie briefly introduced the four people on her side again, she immediately began to ask about the whereabouts of the most important target—the Black Flame Snake.

"Grandma, may I ask the soldiers who were wiped out last time, did you see some people with black tattoos on their shoulders in the forest?"

The old lady Gruma lowered her head, thought for a while, and said, "Have... tattoos on your shoulders? Ah... yes, yes! It seems to be the case. Unfortunately, the soldier's neck was bitten off, The blood kept bleeding, and he died in a short time..."

Recalling the horror scene at that time, Granny Gruma trembled a little while holding the water cup.Seeing this, Niya hurried forward to hold her hands.

Yes, it seems that Sasha's news is accurate.Mengdie's spirit was lifted, and her tail couldn't help but slightly raised.

"Then old lady, did the soldier tell me where in the forest he saw the Black Flame Snake?"

Mengdie asked hopefully.In any case, she also wanted to get news of the King's Cup as soon as possible, so that she could regain and rescue Aiya!

However, the old man gave Mengdie a very disappointing news——

"Well...he just reluctantly said that he saw someone with tattoos, but after that, the soldier died..."

(End of this chapter)