On the Seven Towers

Chapter 458: Distress in the Forest

After Rosa came out of the warehouse that served as a school, she felt very depressed. She always felt that she and Doris were on the same side, but she didn't expect that Doris would protect Jenny inexplicably. That's the enemy's bad boy!

Thinking of the difficulty that her mother had to take care of four children after her father died that year, she would have endless hatred pouring out of her heart.

Her mother and she made a living by spinning linen. Sometimes, her mother had to sell her body to merchants to maintain the balance of the family. This kind of thing was very common in this town located at a transportation hub, even for herself. The first time, he gave it to an old and ugly businessman in exchange for twenty copper shields.

But even so, it is still too difficult to maintain life at home.

Her younger brother starved to death, and her eldest sister had a high fever and became an idiot. The family didn't have enough food to feed a disabled person, so they had no choice but to strangle her to death.

Now the new mayor killed the baron and distributed food to them. She and her little sister had enough to eat for the first time after their father died. The whole family is extremely supportive of the Chinese people. It’s just that sometimes, she feels that Mayor Chen is too soft-hearted. If she were to come, he would not give anyone in the Baron’s family a chance to live peacefully. A young lady like Jenny should be allowed to live the life she had before. Hard days.

Rosa returned home angrily, picked up a basket and walked out of the town. She was going to take a walk in the woods and pick some wild vegetables and mushrooms. It turns out that every plant and tree in the surrounding woods belongs to Count Carlos and Baron O'Farrell. Generally no one dares to pick something to eat, otherwise he will be whipped by the guards.

But after Mayor Chen came, he let go of the surrounding forest. Everyone can go to the forest to find food, but they are not allowed to cut down large trees casually. This has improved the food of the townspeople a lot.

Rosa was lucky today and picked up a lot of wild vegetables and mushrooms along the way. She was secretly angry as she recalled the previous scene of not being able to get off the stage, and walked forward while searching the ground, and unknowingly walked into the depths of the forest.

She found a large white mushroom at the root of a big tree. However, when she reached over, she saw a pair of boots stepping on the edge of the mushroom.

Rosa screamed and found a middle-aged man wearing a black cloak. The middle-aged man's face was very pale. His eyes were dark blue, but there was a trace of green light dancing in the middle. The man was holding a short staff with a black gem on it. This posture seemed really scary to Rosa. Awesome.

Rosa backed away with the basket. Only then did she remember that someone had said that the two older children had disappeared two days ago. She didn't want to talk to this man at all. After taking a few steps back, she hurriedly turned around and ran away.

But Rosa had just taken two steps, and her body was frozen there, maintaining the appearance of taking steps, and would not move.

"What a great piece of material. Since you were so considerate and came here by yourself, as a reward, I will try to make you suffer as little pain as possible." The middle-aged man spoke in a gloomy and gentle tone.

"I, I'm just an ordinary villager. Please let me go." Rosa lost control of everything below her neck, and only her head could still move.

The man walked slowly past her and came to her, "Unfortunately, your body is already mine. I will make good use of it. Go to sleep now..." The middle-aged man's hand After pressing on her head, Rosa completely lost consciousness.

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The next day was a day off, but there were still many activities for the students. As part of his teaching program, Crete brought school students to work on the farm. Dozens of students were assigned the job of digging ditches.

Crete assigned each person an area to be responsible for, and asked the students to form a group of three or four to work together. The students had very limited strength, and the area they were responsible for was also very short, so they all gathered together.

The four people who participated in the study group yesterday came together naturally. The other students were surprised when they saw this scene. They didn't expect that Doris, the most bitter and resentful person, would actually get together with the baron's daughter.

Doris is the oldest in the class and the vice-president of the Women's Association. She is also pretty. What she does and what she says in the class can greatly influence the trend among her classmates. Today she and Jenny appeared together, which saved Jenny from a lot of eye-rolls. Even when a few people came to greet Doris and the others, they would nod to Jenny.

This made Jenny feel quite flattered.

"Don't worry. In fact, most of your classmates don't think much about you. They just follow other people's words. As long as you are sincere to others, their feelings for you will gradually improve," Doris said.

"Yes!" Jenny nodded in response, and she actually hugged Doris gently.

Doris felt soft and touched her head with her hand. This child was six years older than her. He was really just a poor child.

Later, Doris learned that although Crete walked out of the classroom yesterday, he never left. He used a small magic to observe what happened in the classroom. In the end, he was very satisfied with Doris's performance. He chatted with Doris alone for a few words and praised her for her performance. This was really an unexpected surprise for Doris. Thinking of this, she secretly glanced at Crete and found that he and Chen Hansheng were talking on the field ridge. He looked so handsome facing the sun.

"Doris, did you know? Rosa didn't come home yesterday." Andrei interrupted Doris' gaze.

Doris said with some worry: "Of course I know. The Women's Association has sent people out to look for her, but no clues were found. The guards watched her leave the village and she never came back."

"Ah? How could this happen?" Jenny covered her mouth. She was very worried that this was the result of the quarrel yesterday. "Could it be because of me?"

"You think too much. Rosa is just a little unhappy. It has nothing to do with you that she went to pick wild vegetables by herself." Doris comforted.

"Some people say that there are a few new wolves in the forest. The missing people must have been eaten by wolves." Andre whispered.

"Don't talk nonsense." Although Doris said this, she knew in her heart that the missing people must be in a bad situation. Everyone was asked to go out in groups these days. The soldiers of the escort team will also search in the surrounding woods. Everyone is a little worried about this matter.

At this time, Jenny said: "Sister Doris, look, there are three people coming over there. Isn't one of them Rosa?"

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